Backlash (2016) | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | WWE | |||
Brand | SmackDown | |||
Date | September 11, 2016 | |||
Venue | Richmond Coliseum | |||
City | Richmond, Virginia | |||
Pay-per-view chronology | ||||
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Backlash chronology | ||||
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Backlash (2016) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE. It will took place on September 11, 2016 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. It will be the twelfth event in the Backlash chronology. It will also be the first SmackDown branded event following the second WWE brand extension in July 2016 and the first SmackDown-branded event since 2007's No Way Out.
Background[]
World Tag team Championship tournament[]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
Enzo and Cass | Pin | |||||||||||||
Randy Orton and Dean Ambrose | 12:25 | |||||||||||||
Enzo and Cass | Pin | |||||||||||||
Tanahashi and Okada | 17:32 | |||||||||||||
Rusev and Sheamus | 11:01 | |||||||||||||
Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada | Pin | |||||||||||||
Enzo and Cass | 15:09 | |||||||||||||
The Young Bucks | Pin | |||||||||||||
Golden Truth Goldust and R-Truth | 7:12 | |||||||||||||
Apollo Crews and Cesaro | Pin | |||||||||||||
Apollo Crews and Cesaro | 11:32 | |||||||||||||
The Young Bucks | Pin | |||||||||||||
The Young Bucks Nick Jackson and Matt Jackson | Pin | |||||||||||||
Bray Wyatt and Big Show | 9:10 | |||||||||||||
Matches[]
No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Candice LeRae defeated Taya Valkyrie (c), Naomi, Amber Gallows, Nikki Bella and Lana | Six-pack challenge elimination match for the WWE Global Championship | 15:11 |
2 | Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa defeated Golden Truth (Goldust and R-Truth) | Tag team match | 9:23 |
3 | Cesaro (c) defeated Rusev | Singles match for the Million Dollar Championship | 12:04 |
4 | AJ Styles (c) defeated Dean Ambrose | Singles match for the WWE European Championship | 11:32 |
5 | Bray Wyatt (c) defeated Kane | Ladder match for the WWE United States Championship | 14:55 |
6 | The Kimber Bombs (Cherry Bomb and Kimber Lee) defeated The Powerhouse (Taryn Terrell and Melissa) (c) | Tag team match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship | 13:21 |
7 | The Young Bucks (Nick Jackson and Matt Jackson) defeated Enzo and Cass | Tag team match for the vacant World Tag Team Championship | 15:09 |
8 | Shinsuke Nakamura (c) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi | Singles match for the WWE Championship | 25:02 |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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WWE SmackDown Women's Championship match[]
Eliminated | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Method of elimination | Time |
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1 | Lana | Naomi | Pinned after a split-legged moonsault | 09:32 |
2 | Nikki Bella | Taya Valkyrie | Pinned after a northern lights suplex | 10:01 |
3 | Naomi | Amber Gallows | Pinned after an A Factor | 11:32 |
4 | Taya Valkyrie | Candice LeRae | Pinned after a Shock Bomb | 13:47 |
5 | Amber Gallows | Candice LeRae | Pinned after a Sprinboard reverse frankensteiner | 15:11 |
Winner | Candice LeRae | N/A |