It was a great decision to hold Backlash in France. I've always thought of Backlash as a filler PPV as there are no big changes so soon after WM, but this crowd has made me really excited for the show. Maybe the crowd went a bit overboard during the last segment, but they largely let the performers deliver promos, reacted well to the matches, gave a bit of local flavor to the chants and were loud as hell.
The episode itself was decent. Damage Ctrl jobbing hard in this entire feud leading to a title loss makes it feel anticlimactic. I get it, Jade and Bianca are over as hell, but some adversity would be appreciated. At least Jade and Bianca look more like a team and not just two stars put together. Seed being planted for Bayley v Bianca is also good.
Another seed planted was Knight v Escobar. Good, fresh match up for the main roster. Melo getting a KotR placement is nice. Not sure about feuding with Bobby though.
Lyon acknowledging our Tribal Chief was great. Roman must be thinking "Oh, now you want me huh" and laughing. Feels like Bloodline v RKO match should be a street fight.
I needed a bit more from the AJ v Cody feud. The match will be great, no doubt. But needs more heat. This "I respect you" act needs to go. Maybe they will continue in the coming months with more violence. Also, AJ's theme sucks.
Lastly was that Samantha announcing on SD? What happened to Mike Rome?