WWE Backlash 2018: Analyzing and grading each match and segment

#10 Roman Reigns def. Samoa Joe

Match: Samoa Joe threw Roman Reigns through an announce table and launched him over two more announce tables before the match even started. Once the contest began, Joe dominated much of it with lengthy submission moves and heavy offence. In the end, Reigns escaped the Coquina Clutch and got the win a couple of minutes later with a spear.

Verdict: When a totally meaningless match with next-to-no storyline build-up headlines a disappointing PPV, you can hardly blame fans for hijacking it with “CM Punk”, “Boring”, “Rusev Day” and “Delete” chants.

The match was too slow and had nothing riding on it, with both men set to return to different brands over the next couple of days. It's crazy to think that WWE had a whole month to think of a main event for the first post-WrestleMania dual-brand PPV and they delivered THIS!

Grade: D

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Danny Hart has been one of the most active writers at Sportskeeda since he began working for the WWE section of the site in October 2017.

Danny currently writes around 100 articles per month about WWE. Before joining Sportskeeda, he worked for seven years as a writer and editor for the football website Goal.com. He also reported live from Premier League stadiums around England.

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