3 controversial booking decisions at Backlash and why they were justified

#1 Not enough weapons were used during the No DQ match

Nakamura vs Styles

When Paige added the no disqualification stipulation to the third installment of AJ Styles vs Shinsuke Nakamura, many fans envisioned a violent match with heavy use of weapons, dives off of ladders and breaking of tables. This sentiment was also resonated by the live audience who were seen chanting "we want tables" during the match.

However, this match was never going to be about weapons and violence; it was about low-blows and methodical storytelling.

As per old school pro-wrestling, weapons should be used few and far between even in a no-DQ match as it adds to the anticipation and makes the weapon used look legitimate. While we have seen hardcore matches where people go through tables, only to get up after taking a bump making the use of the table merely a visual spectacle.

This is the reason, the brief part of the match involving a chair seemed like a big deal and had the people invested. The usage of weapons and high-risk sports would have taken away from the story which primarily revolved around the low-blows.