WWE Backlash 2018 Predictions: 06/05/2018

WWE will be returning to dual-branded pay-per-views this this on a regular basis, with the first such event the Backlash event, which features the Superstar's of both RAW and SmackDown Live. The Hype Team go through the card and predict what we think will be happening at the event in all of the advertised matches. All aboard.

WWE Backlash 2018: 06/05/2018

We've little time to breathe after the Greatest Royal Rumble, with Backlash tonight just a few weeks removed from the big event in the Middles East, and we expect that more might change tonight than it did in the Kingdom.

Backlash 2018: Lineup

WWE Championship: AJ Styles (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

WWE Intercontinental Championship: Seth Rollins (c) vs. The Miz

WWE United States Championship: Jeff Hardy (c) vs. Randy Orton

WWE RAW Women's Championship: Nia Jax (c) vs. Alexa Bliss

WWE SmackDown Women's Championship: Carmella (c) vs. Charlotte Flair

Singles Match: Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe

Singles Match: Daniel Bryan vs. Big Cass

Tag Team Match: Braun Strowman & Bobby Lashley vs. Sami Zayn & Kevin Owensy

Kickoff Match: Bayley vs. Ruby Riott

WWE Greatest Royal Rumble: Predictions

We've got @HypeTrainSam, @HypeTrainRob, and our Presenter, @AdamZoltie, all aboard the Backlash hype train, and here's what we think will happen...

Tag Team Match: Braun Strowman & Bobby Lashley vs. Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens

Sam: Strowman & Lashley

Rob: Zayn & Owens (Lashley heel turn, maybe)

Adam: Strowman & Lashley

Singles Match: Daniel Bryan vs. Big Cass

Sam: Daniel Bryan

Rob: Daniel Bryan

Adam: Big Cass

Singles Match: Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe

Sam: Samoa Joe

Rob: Roman Reigns (uggggggggggghhhh)

Adam: Roman Reigns

WWE SmackDown Women's Championship: Carmella (c) vs. Charlotte Flair

Sam: Carmella

Rob: Carmella (can see a DQ win, or some involvement from the Iconics)

Adam: Carmella

WWE RAW Women's Championship: Nia Jax (c) vs. Alexa Bliss

Sam: Nia Jax

Rob: Nia Jax

Adam: Nia Jax

WWE United States Championship: Jeff Hardy (c) vs. Randy Orton

Sam: Jeff Hardy

Rob: Randy Orton (to avenge his Backlash loss to Jinder last year)

Adam: Jeff Hardy (as a Triple Threat with Shelton Benjamin added prior)

WWE Intercontinental Championship: Seth Rollins (c) vs. The Miz

Sam: Seth Rollins

Rob: Seth Rollins

Adam: Seth Rollins

WWE Championship: AJ Styles (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

Sam: Shinsuke Nakamura

Rob: AJ Styles (AJ will wear a cup, no sell the ball shot)

Adam: Shinsuke Nakamura * TITLE CHANGE * (this is their last chance to have a meaningful, classic match otherwise they will be accused of wasting a massive opportunity/rivalry between these two)

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