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Backlash 2020 will be taking place on June 14, 2020. It was initially set to take place in Kansas City, Missouri, but will now likely take place in the WWE Performance Center, where all of WWE's other shows including Monday Night Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and all of their other pay-per-views have been taking place.
No matches have been officially confirmed for the show yet, but match directions for superstars such as Edge, Randy Orton, Bobby Lashley, Andrade, The Street Profits, and The Viking Raiders have been teased.
#9 Edge vs. Randy Orton
Edge shockingly made his in-ring return in the 2020 Men's Royal Rumble match. He would last for more than twenty minutes in that match and eliminated AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, and Randy Orton, making it into the final three before being eliminated by Roman Reigns. On the Monday Night Raw after Royal Rumble, Edge was viciously attacked by his former tag team partner Randy Orton.
This led to a brutal rivalry in which Randy Orton claimed that he was doing everything that he could do to protect a man that he considered to be like a brother to him. Edge would show an aggressive side because of Randy Orton's betrayal, and the two would eventually attempt to settle their rivalry in a Last Man Standing Match at WrestleMania 36 that happened to be Edge's first singles match in years.
Edge managed to defeat Randy Orton in a long match, and it seemed that their rivalry was over. However, Randy Orton confronted Edge on the latest episode of Raw and said that while Edge was the better man that night, it was the better wrestler that lost that match. Randy Orton said that Edge could not still wrestle in a one-on-one match and challenged him to prove him wrong.
While Edge did not accept the challenge yet to sell the doubt that Randy Orton placed into his mind, he certainly will. The two superstars will have a chance to do battle in a regular match at Backlash, where the two will be able to redeem themselves after a WrestleMania match that many viewed as disappointing.
#8 Aleister Black vs. Seth Rollins
On the Raw after Money in the Bank where Aleister Black and Rey Mysterio were both thrown off of the roof of the Titan Towers of WWE Headquarters by King Corbin, they teamed up against Seth Rollins and Murphy. Seth Rollins appeared to be despondent before he seemed to flip a switch and destroy Rey Mysterio. He drove the luchador's eye into the steel stairs and injured him.
Aleister Black seemed furious after what Seth Rollins had done and immediately attacked him and Murphy as soon as he encountered them. While Rey Mysterio will not be able to get retribution at the moment, Aleister Black can undoubtedly attempt to do so for him.
These two had a match several months ago that ended via disqualification after interference from Seth Rollins's followers.
However, they can have a rematch that ends cleanly at Backlash before Rey Mysterio eventually returns to gain retribution against Seth Rollins and Murphy.
#7 SmackDown Women's Championship: Bayley (c.) vs. Carmella
Bayley has been a dominant champion, and with victories over women like Lacey Evans, Dana Brooke, Alexa Bliss, Nikki Cross, Naomi, Carmella, and now Tamina, it is hard to predict who will be her next challenger. While a match with her and Sasha Banks is certainly in her future, it seems likely that the trigger for that feud will be pulled shortly before SummerSlam.
Therefore, Bayley will likely have to face one of the superstars that she has already beaten in a rematch. The best choice for that would, without a doubt, would be Carmella. Carmella had previously earned a title shot by defeating Alexa Bliss, Naomi, and Dana Brooke in a fatal four-way match. The two had a really good match the next week on SmackDown that Bayley won after illegally using the ropes to pin Carmella.
It was a shame that their rivalry only lasted for a week because it had the potential to be one of the defining rivalries of Bayley's title reign. Besides Sasha Banks, Carmella was probably Bayley's closest friend before her heel turn due to their time together as Baymella on NXT. They could tell a great story together about how Carmella does not recognize what has happened to her old friend and try to appeal to the old Bayley before realizing that she is gone and try to fight against her.
Carmella is one of the only viable options to face Bayley as she has had numerous matches with both Lacey Evans and Naomi, Dana Brooke was portrayed like an idiot at Money in the Bank and wouldn't be taken seriously as a challenger, Tamina just lost to Bayley at Money in the Bank, Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross hold the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships, and Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose are both involved in a rivalry with each other.
Therefore, it will be the Princess of Staten Island that is Bayley's next challenger.
#6 SmackDown Tag Team Championships: The New Day (c.) vs. The Miz & John Morrison
The New Day redeemed themselves from a title loss they suffered to The Miz & John Morrison at Super ShowDown earlier this year when Big E pinned The Miz in a triple threat match also involving Jey Uso on SmackDown to win him and Kofi Kingston to the SmackDown Tag Team Titles for the eighth team.
The two retained the titles at Money in the Bank in a fatal four-way match, also involving Lucha House Party, The Miz & John Morrison, and The Forgotten Sons, by pinning the Lucha House Party. They will likely resolve their rivalry with the former champions at Backlash. The only other teams available are Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode, Heavy Machinery, Lucha House Party, and The Forgotten Sons.
Robert Roode hasn't been seen in weeks, so they will likely not be their next challengers. Otis appears to be in the middle of a singles run as Mr. Money in the Bank, so Heavy Machinery is also out of the picture.
The Lucha House Party was pinned in the match at Money in the Bank, so they will likely not be the next challengers while the Forgotten Sons were only just called up to the main roster, so it is much too soon for them to challenge for the titles. The only options are The Miz and John Morrison.
#5 Raw Tag Team Championship: The Street Profits (c.) vs. The Viking Raiders
The Street Profits and The Viking Raiders have a pretty compelling rivalry. The Viking Raiders have had the champions' number ever since their time in NXT. Erik and Ivar beat The Street Profits in NXT and on Monday Night Raw multiple times. Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford were only able to win both the NXT and Raw Tag Team Titles after Erik and Ivar had left the title picture.
After their latest win over the champions a few weeks ago on Raw, the team, which was formerly known as the War Raiders are the clear number one contenders for the titles and will likely challenge the Street Profits at Backlash with the Raw Tag Team Titles on the line.
Given the fact that the champions have lost to their rivals three times, it makes sense to give them one last chance to redeem themselves on pay-per-view.
#4 United States Championship: Andrade vs. Apollo Crews
Apollo Crews got an upset pinfall victory over Andrade in a six-man tag team match, also involving Aleister Black and Rey Mysterio on the former's team and Austin Theory and Angel Garza on the latter's side.
Apollo Crews would challenge Andrade for the United States Championship on the same night but suffered an injury that was worsened by Andrade's targeting of the knee. He would be unable to complete the match and lost his spot in the men's Money in the Bank ladder match as a result of that injury.
Apollo Crews will likely return at some point in the near future, and his first target will certainly be Andrade. He was well on his way to dethroning the champion before suffering an injury and deserves the chance to do so again as Andrade never pinned or submitted him. This way, the two can have a match that has a conclusive and definitive ending.
#3 Raw Women's Championship: Asuka (c.) vs. Shayna Baszler
Becky Lynch shockingly revealed that she was pregnant on the latest episode of Raw and gave the Raw Women's Champion to 2020 Women's Money in the Bank Ladder Match winner Asuka. Given the fact that Becky Lynch will not be competing for the rest of the year, at least, Asuka is going to have to find someone else to defend the title against.
The most obvious choice is Shayna Baszler. The former NXT Women's Champion has been presented as a dominant force on Raw and got a victory over former multi women's champion Natalya on the latest episode of Raw. That dominant display and her comments about both Asuka and Becky Lynch are likely part of an effort to groom her to be the next challenger for Asuka's title.
Shayna Baszler also got a victory over Asuka by eliminating her in the Elimination Chamber Match. However, the two have yet to face off in a one-on-one match, and it seems like the right choice to pull the trigger between the two at Backlash as they are the two biggest stars of Raw's women's division.
#2 WWE Championship: Drew McIntyre (c.) vs. Bobby Lashley
Bobby Lashley has been dominant over the past few weeks with victories over superstars like No Way Jose, Denzel Denjournette, Titus O'Neil, Akira Tozawa, Shelton Benjamin, R-Truth, and Humberto Carrillo.
After his victory over Humberto Carrillo in a no disqualification match on the latest episode of Monday Night Raw, he met with MVP backstage. MVP asked him when was the last time he had a shot at the WWE Championship and then said that he could help him earn another opportunity.
The Dominator would later attack R-Truth after the former 24/7 Champion, Cedric Alexander, and Ricochet had defeated MVP, Brendan Vink, and Shane Thorne to seemingly confirm his alliance with the former United States Champion.
This storyline will likely lead to Bobby Lashley getting a WWE Title shot as there are not a plethora of other options besides AJ Styles (which would be better for SummerSlam) for Drew McIntyre (who has accepted all challenges presented to him) at the moment.
#1 Universal Championship: Braun Strowman (c.) vs. The Fiend Bray Wyatt
Braun Strowman managed to defeat Bray Wyatt at Money in the Bank to retain the Universal Championship in a pretty even matchup after pretending to rejoin Bray Wyatt before laying him out with his trademark running powerslam.
Bray Wyatt fought Braun Strowman with his regular persona as the host of the Firefly Funhouse. While he almost got the victory with Sister Abagail, Wyatt did not have the aggressiveness that he brings out whenever he wrestles as The Fiend.
However, it will likely be The Fiend that comes for Braun Strowman next. This rivalry still has a lot left in it, and it seeks like this will somehow end with Bray Wyatt getting his hands back on the Universal Championship after this rivalry over. Now that Bray Wyatt realizes that Braun Strowman is truly on his own, the former Universal Champion will likely send The Fiend out to try and punish him for turning on the man who created him.
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