Figure Four Weekly: Recapping Backlash 2018

At best, Backlash 2018 was going to be a largely meaningless show that was overshadowed by more important events on the WWE calendar.

Surrounded by WrestleMania 34 and the fallout from the company’s biggest event of the year, the Superstar Shakeup, and the Greatest Royal Rumble, Backlash should have been an afterthought. Instead, it will be remembered as one of the worst WWE shows of at least the last few years.

There was little to care about at Backlash. With Brock Lesnar not on the card, the main event was a Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe match where nothing was at stake and Joe had already moved to SmackDown. The purpose was to get Reigns back on track with a victory after two losses to Lesnar, and he immediately re-enters the conversation to be the person to take the Universal Championship now that he’s beaten Joe.

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