WWE: A Parting of the Ways

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SUMMERSLAM RECAP​

American Alpha & The Uso’s beat Breezango & The Vaudevillians​	Eight Man Tag Team Match – Kickoff Show​
The Dudley’s beat Neville & Sami Zayn​	Tag Team Match – Kickoff Show​
Sheamus beat Cesaro​	Match 1 in a Best of 7 Series – Kickoff Show​
Y2KO beat Enzo Amore & Big Cass​	Tag Team Match​
Sasha Banks© beat Charlotte Flair​	WWE Women’s Championship​
The Miz with Maryse© beat Apollo Crews​	WWE Intercontinental Championship​
AJ Styles beat John Cena​	Singles Match​
The Good Brothers beat New Day with Big E©​	WWE Tag Team Championship​
Dean Ambrose© beat Dolph Ziggler and Randy Orton​	WWE World Championship​
Finn Balor beat Seth Rollins​	WWE Universal Championship – 1st champion​

 

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ROAD TO BACKLASH ​

 

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World Heavyweight Championship
At the 2016 WWE Summerslam ppv event the “Phenomenal” AJ Styles faced off with John Cena in singles action. Elsewhere at the same event the “Lunatic” Dean Ambrose© successfully retained the World Heavyweight Championship in a triple threat match.
Against both the “Apex Predator” Randy Orton and the “Show Off” Dolph Ziggler. In the lead up to the TNS exclusive Backlash ppv event, the General Manager of Tuesday Night Smackdown Daniel Bryan took to the ring to announce a huge main event for the ppv.

For the World Heavyweight Championship between Dean Ambrose (Champion) and AJ Styles (Challenger)​

 

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WWE BACKLASH CARD SO FAR

World Heavyweight Championship
Dean Ambrose(c) VS AJ Styles ​

 

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WWE Women’s World Championship
On an episode of Tuesday Night Smackdown, the brand’s General Manager aka Daniel Bryan. Invited the entire blue brand’s female WWE superstars to join him inside the squared circle.

He revealed that all eight women presently in the ring. Would face off in an eight-pack elimination match at Backlash. Where the last woman standing would be crowned the inaugural WWE Women’s World Champion.​

 

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WWE Intercontinental Championship
Fresh off defeating Apollo Crews at the biggest party of the summer aka Summerslam. The currently reigning and defending WWE Intercontinental Champion aka the Miz© was on cloud nine so to speak.

That all changed when he was confronted on an episode of Tuesday Night Smackdown. By a man he knew all too well in the form of John Cena, who challenged Miz for a shot at Backlash. Which Miz automatically shutdown and then walked off but that isn’t where the story ends.

As Daniel Bryan aka the TNS GM revealed on the following weeks show that he had made the match official for Backlash.
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WWE BACKLASH CARD SO FAR

WWE World Championship
Dean Ambrose(c) VS AJ Styles

Vacant WWE Women's World Championship - 8 Pack Elimination
Alexa Bliss VS Becky Lynch VS Carmella VS Eva Marie VS Maryse VS Naomi VS Natalya Neidhart VS Nikki Bella

WWE Intercontinental Championship
The Miz with Maryse(c) VS John Cena

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World Tag Team Championship
The fourth and final championship added to the card of the Backlash ppv. Revolved around the reinstated World Tag Team Championship and of course Daniel Bryan made the announcement.

Like the women’s division before it he invited the brands tag team division into the squared circle. Where he aka Bryan revealed that all the teams present would compete in a tag team battle royal at Backlash.

To crown the inaugural set of champions in this new era of the World Tag Team Championships.​

 

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The Apex of Showing Off
At Summerslam both Dolph Ziggler and Randy Orton attempted and failed to become the new WWE World Champion. As the defending champion aka Dean Ambrose was able to retain after he pinned Ziggler with Dirty Deeds.

Both men blamed the other for their loss which resulted in repeated brawls.

So, a match between the two men to settle their issues was scheduled for Backlash with the winner being crowned the N1C to the WWE World Championship​

 

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Apollo is Hunted by the Lone Wolf
Apollo Crews came up short in his attempt to capture his first piece of WWE gold at Summerslam. In the weeks following he found himself caught in the crosshairs of a fellow blue brand male superstar.

None other than the “Lone Wolf” Baron Corbin who obviously thought Crews was a lesser man for failing. Crews went to TNS GM Daniel Bryan and asked for a match against Corbin at Backlash which was granted.​

 

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WWE BACKLASH FINAL CARD

World Heavyweight Championship
Dean Ambrose(c) VS AJ Styles


Vacant Women's World Championship - 8 Pack Elimination
Alexa Bliss VS Becky Lynch VS Carmella VS Eva Marie VS Maryse VS Naomi VS Natalya Neidhart VS Nikki Bella


WWE Intercontinental Championship
The Miz with Maryse(c) VS John Cena


World Tag Team Championship - Battle Royal
American Alpha VS The Ascension VS Breezango VS Heath Slater & Rhyno VS Hype Bro's VS The Uso's VS Vaudevillains


Number One Contender - World Heavyweight Championship
Dolph Ziggler VS Randy Orton


Singles Match
Apollo Crews VS Baron Corbin




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WWE BACKLASH ​

Baron Corbin beat Apollo Crews​	Singles Match​
Dolph Ziggler beat Randy Orton​	N1C – World Heavyweight Championship – Singles Match​
Alexa Bliss beat Becky Lynch, Carmella, Eva Marie, Maryse. Naomi, Natalya Neidhart, Nikki Bella,​	Women’s World Championship – Eight Pack Elimination Match​
John Cena beat the Miz with Maryse©​	WWE Intercontinental Championship​
American Alpha beat the Ascension, Breezango, Heath Slater & Rhyno. Hype Bro’s, the Uso’s and the Vaudevillians​	World Tag Team Championship – Battle Royal​
Dean Ambrose© beat AJ Styles​	World Heavyweight Championship​

 

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Road to Clash of the Champions ​

 

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WWE Universal Championship
The "Real RockNRolla" Finn Balor went one on one with Seth Rollins in the main event of the 2016 edition of the WWE Summerslam ppv event. This wasn't a regular singles match no sir, this was for the new WWE Universal Championship. In a thrilling instant classic first time encounter both of it's participants laid it all on the line to earn the honor of being the inaugural champion.

When it was all said and done, the WWE Universe had the first ever champion in the form of the "Real RockNRolla" aka Balor. Monday Night RAW's General Manager Mick Foley took to the ring on the post-Summerslam edition of RAW. To announce a rematch between Balor and Rollins, this time around it would be two out of three falls. ​

 

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WWE Universal Women's Championship
The then WWE Women's Championship was on the line at the biggest party of the summer. As the reigning and defending champion Sasha Banks(c) successfully retained the gold against Charlotte Flair. With the newest incarnation of the brand split going into full affect after Summerslam.

The title went under a name change as it would from now on be called the WWE Universal Women's Championship. In the weeks following this, Banks would find herself met face to face with another old rival in the form of Bayley. Who issued a challenge for the title at Clash of the Champions and Banks accepted it. ​