WWE Backlash 2016: Full match results

Full match results from WWE Backlash 2016 on Sunday, Sept. 11 from The Coliseum in Richmond, VA

The first brand-specific pay-per-view of the so-called new era will take place on Sunday, Sept. 11 with WWE Backlash taking the stage in Richmond, VA. This will be the first event for the SmackDown LIVE brand and it looks to be quite a show-stealer. There are plenty of high-profile matches and potentially big moments that could happen. Needless to say, they’ve done a good job building to this first SmackDown PPV.

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WWE Backlash will be main-evented by Dean Ambrose defending the WWE World Championship in a huge match against AJ Styles. Styles is arguably the best pro wrestler in the world right now. Considering what both he and Ambrose are capable of, this could be an incredible match. There’s a reason this is in the main event and it should very well deliver.

Sunday’s show will also feature the crowning of two new champions. Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon announced the SmackDown Women’s Championship and Tag Team Championships. The Women’s title will be decided in a Six-Pack Elimination match at WWE Backlash. Meanwhile, the tag titles will be awarded to the winners of the tournament finals.

Additionally, Randy Orton will face off with Bray Wyatt at Backlash. Also, The Miz will put his Intercontinental Championship on the line against Dolph Ziggler. With all of this and more on the docket, you won’t want to miss anything that happens at WWE Backlash.

Lucky for you, we’ll be keeping track of all of the live results here once the show begins at 8 p.m. ET. Just follow the results below and check out the links to see highlights from each match.

Kickoff Match: Baron Corbin def. Apollo Crews

Six-Pack Elimination Match for SmackDown Women’s Championship: Becky Lynch submits Carmella

Tag Team Tournament Semis: The Usos def. The Hype Bros

Intercontinental Championship Match: The Miz def. Dolph Ziggler 

Kane def. Bray Wyatt (via Randy Orton Assist)

Tag Team Tournament Finals: Rhyno and Heath Slater def. The Usos

WWE World Championship Match: AJ Styles def. Dean Ambrose (c)

WWE is certainly entering a new phase of the new era with this pay-per-view. As if that wasn’t already the case given the brand-split, the fact that Styles is now champion solidifies it. On top of that, there are now twice as many champions on SmackDown moving forward with Becky Lynch and the team of Rhyno and Heath Slater claiming their titles at Backlash.

Either way, this was a resounding way to kick off the brand-specific pay-per-views for WWE. They had to come in here realizing the need to shake things up. And that’s exactly what they did. There are two brand-new champions and one new champion who happens to be the best wrestler in the world. Not a bad look for SmackDown, if you ask me.