{"id":39691,"date":"2018-05-04T15:48:26","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T20:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=39691"},"modified":"2018-05-04T15:48:26","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T20:48:26","slug":"wwe-backlash-kickoff-show-match-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2018\/05\/04\/wwe-backlash-kickoff-show-match-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Backlash Kickoff Show match announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-3650004650\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, Prowrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>WWE has announced Bayley vs. Ruby Riott as a Kickoff Show match for Sunday&#8217;s Backlash pay-per-view event.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> That&#8217;s a quality match on paper. Of course, it&#8217;s probably more of the same with the storyline attention being on the Bayley and Sasha Banks relationship along with Riott Squad exploiting their numbers advantage. Join me for live coverage of WWE Backlash on Sunday night beginning with the Kickoff Show at 6CT\/7ET. 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