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Backlash (2016)
Backlash 2016 Poster
Information
Promotion WWE
Brand SmackDown
Date September 11, 2016
Venue Richmond Coliseum
City Richmond, Virginia
Pay-per-view chronology
SummerSlam (2016) Backlash (2016) Starrcade (2016)
Backlash chronology
Backlash (2009) Backlash (2016)

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
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

WWE SmackDown Women's Championship match[]

Eliminated Wrestler Eliminated by Method of elimination Time
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
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