Owens was the primary competitor to make his entrance for his tag crew match with Orton in opposition to Sikoa and Tonga. He took his time attending to the ring whereas interacting with the French crowd.

The gang chanted “We would like Roman” as The Bloodline got here out. All 4 males began brawling earlier than the ref may name for the bell. KO and Tonga paired up whereas Sikoa and Oron fought.

A number of producers and safety tried to interrupt up the battle earlier than SmackDown basic supervisor Nick Aldis confirmed up.

He declared the match to be a Road Battle and ordered the bell to be rung. Orton and Sikoa went into the gang, whereas Owens and Tonga fought at ringside.

The gang was going nuts throughout the entire contest. This was by no means going to be a match stuffed with technical exchanges as a result of nature of the feud, however turning it right into a Road Battle ensured it was going to be absolute mayhem.

A number of weapons comparable to kendo sticks, rubbish cans, metal steps and tables have been used to inflict punishment on each groups.

If WWE wished to start out the present with plenty of power, this was the proper solution to do it. All 4 males have been beating the life out of one another, and the gang ate up each second of it.

They ultimately slowed down a bit and began making each spot really feel extra essential as a result of everybody had taken a lot injury already. Because it regarded like KO was about to win, Tanga Loa made his WWE debut by breaking apart the pin. Sikoa hit Owens with a Samoan Spike for the win.

This was a sensible solution to kick off Backlash. The followers have been invested and the Superstars put in an ideal effort to make sure the one non-title bout on the cardboard left an impression.

Many assumed Jacob Fatu can be on this spot, so seeing Tonga’s brother introduced in was a pleasant shock.

The Bloodline continues to develop, so it is going to be fascinating to see the place Fatu finally ends up debuting and whether or not he will likely be with or in opposition to the group.

End result: Sikoa and Tonga defeated Orton and Owens

Notable Moments and Observations

• Huge E, CM Punk and Jackie Redmond have been a great trio on the pre-show. 
• Owens being distracted by an animal throughout his interview with Kayla Braxton was hilarious. 
• The gang singing alongside to Orton’s music was cool. It is shocking it hasn’t occurred together with his track extra usually. 
• The Viper is all the time nice at promoting again accidents after going via a desk. 
• Owens took a stiff shot to the pinnacle from a rubbish can. Sikoa used the underside of the can, not the aspect. It did not crumple in any respect. 
• Tonga’s again was closely bruised from taking some kendo-stick pictures.