WWE Backlash review: The crowd makes the show

The story coming out of WWE Backlash wasn’t so much about a match or a result. It was about the crowd. Much like last year’s Backlash, the show in Lyon, France had monumental heat for every one of the matches that took place, creating an environment that made WWE look like the hottest promotion on Earth. All matches from Saturday's premium live event benefited from this, and made the show an absolute thumbs up just to hear the crowd react to anything and everything. Cody Rhodes retained the WWE Championship in a very good match against AJ Styles, a true WWE main event match in structure. There isn’t much to say about it, as it was good! Not a match-of-the-year contender by any means, but they had a good match in front of a hot crowd. You can say that for most of the matches that took place on Saturday. One thing I’ll praise WWE events over is the brisk pace. That’s refreshing in a world where I have to spend all day covering an AEW pay-per-view that starts at 3:30 pm PST and doesn't finish until Tony Khan st