It took place on Apand aired live on PPV. The first Backlash was originally promoted under the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) banner, the former name of WWE. In 2021, Backlash was scheduled for the May PPV slot, returning it to its original position of being the post-WrestleMania PPV-as a result, the 2021 edition will be titled ' WrestleMania Backlash.'īacklash consists of a main event and undercard of championship matches and various other wrestling matches. The scheduled 2019 event was canceled and replaced by Stomping Grounds, but Backlash was reinstated in 2020. Following WrestleMania 34 in 2018, all WWE PPVs ceased being brand exclusive.

The 2017 edition of the event remained SmackDown-exclusive but was moved up to May. Extreme Rules then replaced Backlash in 2010.Īfter the newly reinstated WWE brand extension took effect in 2016, Backlash returned as a SmackDown-exclusive event and as a post- SummerSlam event on the same year, thus ending its previous tradition of being the post-WrestleMania PPV. In 2007, all PPV events became tri-branded following that year's WrestleMania. To coincide with the brand extension, the event was made exclusive to the Raw brand in 2004. The event was created in April 1999 as an annual PPV event for WWE (World Wrestling Federation at the time) and was held as the post- WrestleMania PPV until 2009. Backlash at WWE.com WWE Backlash is an American professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event that is produced by WWE, a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut.

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