Backlash was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. It was the fifteenth event in the Backlash chronology.

Edge and Randy Orton put their in-ring skills to the test when they face off in The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever. WWE Champion Drew McIntyre battles Bobby Lashley. Universal title Braun Strowman defends his title against The Miz and John Morrison in a Handicap Match.