However, the event was not announced or promoted until May 10 during WWE's Money in the Bank PPV the advertisement had no reference to a city or venue, but confirmed the event for June 14. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic īacklash was originally booked to take place in Kansas City, Missouri on June 14, 2020. It was the 15th event in the Backlash chronology and featured wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands. In 2019, Backlash was originally scheduled to be held in June, however, it was canceled and replaced by a one-off PPV called Stomping Grounds. It was then discontinued but reinstated in 2016. Other prominent matches included Braun Strowman defeating The Miz and John Morrison in a Handicap match to retain the Universal Championship, and Sheamus defeating Jeff Hardy.īacklash is a pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network event that was established by WWE in 1999. In the main event, Randy Orton defeated Edge in what WWE billed as 'The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever.' In the penultimate match, Drew McIntyre defeated Bobby Lashley to retain the WWE Championship. Seven matches were contested at the event, including one on the Kickoff pre-show. Like WWE's other shows since mid-March, Backlash was moved to the WWE Performance Center, though unlike the previous shows, Backlash was not announced until after the start of the pandemic, which made it WWE's first PPV event to be announced during the pandemic. The event was originally scheduled to take place in Kansas City, Missouri however, the event had to be relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first Backlash event held since 2018. While the majority of the event aired live, the main event match between Edge and Randy Orton was pre-recorded on June 7. The event aired on pay-per-view (PPV) and the WWE Network on June 14, 2020, with all the matches taking place at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The 2020 Backlash was the 15th Backlash professional wrestling event produced by WWE. Promotional poster featuring Edge and Randy Orton

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