6) Jeff Hardy Retained The United States Championship
Backlash featured a match for the United States Championship. Jeff Hardy defended against Randy Orton. Jeff would go on to retain the Title after hitting the Swanton Bomb.
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A decent match.
You can’t spell SWANTON without WON, and @JEFFHARDYBRAND did just that against @RandyOrton to retain the #USTitle at #WWEBacklash! pic.twitter.com/K3lvLmF6MN
— WWE (@WWE) May 7, 2018
7) Elias Is Great At Working A Crowd
Elias made a special appearance at Backlash. During his appearance, he insulted the crowd and cracked a few jokes about Bruce Springsteen. The crowd was really into it. It was noticeable to me how good Elias is at working a crowd.
Elias gets more crowd reaction than than the entire US Title match#WWEBacklash
— Wrestling Real Talk (@wrestling_real) May 7, 2018
Elias is becoming an absolute master at owning a crowd. #WWEBacklash #WWE
— WrestlingRumors.net (@WrestleRumors) May 7, 2018
8) A Random But Fun Segment Happened
Elias was eventually interrupted by the New Day, Rusev Day, No Way Jose, Titus Worldwide, Breezango and Bobby Roode. This turned out to be a really fun and random segment to get the crowd back into it.
Great stuff.
This was the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal of musicals #wwebacklash
— Justin Henry (@JRHWriting) May 7, 2018
Alright, that segment was ridiculous and nonsensical and I loved it. #WWEBacklash
— Leoñ ⚾ (@LeonCastilloJr) May 7, 2018
9) “We Want Enzo” Chants Happened
Backlash featured a match between Big Cass and Daniel Bryan. As the match was getting started, the crowd started to chant “We Want Enzo” at Big Cass.
Enzo was released a few months ago after sexual assault allegations came to light.
“We Want Enzo” chants? Go home, New Jersey, you’re drunk. #WWEBacklash
— S.M. Luke (@SMLukeOfficial) May 7, 2018
10) Daniel Bryan Forced Big Cass To Tap Out
Daniel Bryan ended up forcing Big Cass to submit with the ‘Yes Lock’. I was pretty surprised to see Cass tap out in his first singles match since returning from injury.
A big win for Bryan.
Did @BigCassWWE just TAP TAP TAP? YES! YES! YES!@WWEDanielBryan is VICTORIOUS at #WWEBacklash! pic.twitter.com/Gs7eR1bhpx
— WWE (@WWE) May 7, 2018
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