{"id":139113,"date":"2022-05-08T07:30:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T12:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=139113"},"modified":"2022-05-07T21:30:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T02:30:53","slug":"wrestlemania-backlash-2022-wwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/08\/wrestlemania-backlash-2022-wwe\/","title":{"rendered":"HEYDORN&#8217;S TAKE: Don\u2019t hold me to this \u2013 WrestleMania Backlash 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3355580629\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>I\u2019m just not quite sure what to say about a show, when it gets worse as the build goes on. How about we just leave it at that. This is where I\u2019m at with WrestleMania Backlash.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\">WWE<\/a> had an intriguing story going with The Usos, RK-Bro, and the unification of the tag team titles, but that match is a distant, distant memory. Hard to say the match is bogged down by Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre given their star power, but it is.<\/p>\n<p>WrestleMania Backlash has been built in a paint by numbers way, but lacks deep stories that fans are invested in. Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair? A feud that should pop off the screen, but doesn\u2019t because fans don\u2019t seem to care. Same thing with the six-man tag, now. A.J. Styles vs. Edge? Yep, same thing. Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins has been solid, but that alone can\u2019t save an entire PPV build.<\/p>\n<p>Not having any men\u2019s world championship on the line hurts the show and though it could easily be an event that delivers from an in-ring perspective, it can\u2019t escape the negatives pulling it down.<\/p>\n<p>Call this a preview, a calm look into the distant future, or a gaze into a wondrous crystal ball; just don\u2019t hold me to anything, ok?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>The Usos &amp; Roman Reigns vs. RK-Bro &amp; Drew McIntyre<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yeah, the straight tag would have been better. Not breaking any news with that opinion, right? This feels like exactly what it is \u2013 WWE deciding they didn\u2019t want to unify the tag titles and deciding they didn\u2019t want to go to Reigns vs. Drew at this time. So? Mash them all up together into one match. I can\u2019t see Reigns and The Usos losing this and Riddle taking the pin won\u2019t hurt anything, so I\u2019ll put my money on that.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>Happy Corbin vs. Madcap Moss<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2421351308\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The grudge feud of all grudge feuds FINALLY comes to a head! Yeah, that\u2019s sarcasm. This is what it is. Certainly not a elevator for Moss if he wins and Corbin stays where he is if he wins. Yawn. Madcap takes it, though. Why not?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>A.J. Styles vs. Edge<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Disappointing. The build, the match at WrestleMania 38, Edge\u2019s heel turn, all of it. Styles and Edge could steal the show here, but there isn\u2019t an indication that they will. Audiences don\u2019t seem to be buying the Edge Judgement Day stuff and therefore haven\u2019t reacted strongly to any angles building this rematch. I smell a Hell in a Cell match between these two, so with Damian Priest unable to be ringside, Styles has this locked up.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>Bobby Lashley vs Omos<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve liked this. It\u2019s old school in nature, but WWE has told a good story with clear heels and clear babyfaces. MVP greatly helps Omos and Lashley still looks the part as one of Raw\u2019s top stars. Because of that fact, Lashley all the way in this one.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best built match on the show. Audiences are buying Cody in the role he\u2019s in and Rollins plays off him nicely. It\u2019s hard to see Cody losing here, but that\u2019s why I\u2019ll take Seth. WWE needs some feuds ready for Hell in a Cell and this could be one of them if they book this match in the favor of Rollins.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair \u2013 Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship \u201cI Quit\u201d Match<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3807004901\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>WWE tried to do the right thing with this program. They\u2019ve had regular interactions on Smackdown and a nice pull apart brawl on the go-home show. Rousey has not been an effective enough babyface to make fans care about her quest for the title. The result is a very cold feud. This could very well end up being the match of the night, but it\u2019s just not simmering like WWE should want it to. There is no way Ronda Rousey is saying \u201cI Quit\u201d on PPV, so you\u2019re looking at a new Smackdown champion come Sunday night.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/07\/ppv-primer-wrestlemania-backlash\/\">PPV PRIMER \u2013 WRESTLEMANIA BACKLASH: Preview and predictions for Charlotte Flair vs. Ronda Rousey, Seth Rollins vs. Cody Rhodes, more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3479306389\"><div id=\"pwtor-386825880\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>I\u2019m just not quite sure what to say about a show, when it gets worse as the build goes on. 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