WWE Backlash, known as WrestleMania Backlash since 2021, is a professional wrestling event that is produced by WWE, a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut.
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10 Facts About WrestleMania Backlash
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The inaugural WrestleMania Backlash had been originally advertised as an In Your House show, but the branding was dropped before the event took place.
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From its inception until 2009, Backlash held this position as the post-WrestleMania PPV and was held annually in April, with the exception of the 2005 event, which was held in May After the 2009 event, Backlash was discontinued and replaced by Extreme Rules in 2010, but after seven years, it was reinstated in 2016 and held in September as that year's post-SummerSlam PPV.
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WrestleMania Backlash was then reinstated as a SmackDown-exclusive PPV that year and was WWE's first brand-exclusive PPV of the second brand split.
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Early advertising for the inaugural WrestleMania Backlash had featured the "In Your House" branding until it was quietly dropped in the weeks leading up to the pay-per-view.
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The 2002 WrestleMania Backlash was in turn the promotion's very first PPV held following the implementation of the original brand split and it featured wrestlers from both brands.
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In mid-2016, WWE reintroduced the brand split and brought back brand-exclusive PPVs Due to the need for more PPV events, WrestleMania Backlash was reinstated, and the 2016 event was held exclusively for the SmackDown-brand and was WWE's first brand-exclusive PPV of the second brand split.
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In 2019, WrestleMania Backlash was scheduled to be held in June it was canceled and replaced by a one-off PPV called Stomping Grounds.
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WrestleMania Backlash then returned in 2020 and was held in June that year.
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The 2021 WrestleMania Backlash was in turn WWE's first PPV held in the ThunderDome at the Yuengling Center.
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