Backlash 2016
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Promotional poster featuring Dean Ambrose
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Theme song(s) |
"Stronger" by Through Fire | |||
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| Promotion | WWE | |||
| Brand(s) | SmackDown | |||
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KFC Jagger Eaton's Mega Life |
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| Date | September 11, 2016 | |||
| Attendance | 7,000 | |||
| Venue | Richmond Coliseum | |||
| City | Richmond, Virginia | |||
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Backlash (2016) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE. It took place on September 11, 2016, at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. Seven professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the event's card, and an additional one on the pre-show. It was the twelfth event in the Backlash chronology, the first SmackDown branded event following the second brand split in July 2016, and the first Backlash PPV since the 2009 event.
In the main event, AJ Styles defeated Dean Ambrose to win the WWE World Championship, making him the first ever wrestler to hold world championships in WWE, TNA, and New Japan Pro Wrestling. The event also determined the inaugural champions for SmackDown's women's and tag team divisions, which were won by Becky Lynch and the team of Heath Slater and Rhyno, respectively.
The card included eight matches resulting from scripted storylines and had results predetermined by WWE on the SmackDown brand. Storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television show SmackDown Live.
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