The 2018 edition of Backlash took place on May 6th in New Jersey. The show was headlined by the match between AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura. It also featured a match between Samoa Joe and Roman Reigns.
Here are the match ratings for the show according to Dave Meltzer. Ratings are from his Wrestling Observer Newsletter (subscribe here). He rates them on a 5-star scale [here are all of the five-star ratings that he has ever given out].
— Ruby Riott vs Bayley
- Rating: 1.5 stars.
— Seth Rollins (c) vs. The Miz for the Intercontinental Championship
- Rating: 4.25 stars.
— Nia Jax (c) vs. Alexa Bliss for the “RAW” Women’s Championship
- Rating: 1.25 stars.
— Carmella (c) vs. Charlotte Flair for the “SmackDown” Women’s Championship
- Rating: 1 star.
— Jeff Hardy (c) vs Randy Orton for the WWE United States Championship
- Rating: 2.25 stars.
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— Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley vs Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn
- Rating: 1.5 stars
— Daniel Bryan vs. Big Cass
- Rating: 2 stars.
— Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe
- Rating: 1.5 stars
— AJ Styles (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE Championship
- Rating: 3.25 stars
How did you rate the matches? Let us know in the comment section.
This was an absolute abortion of a show.