5 Biggest news stories from WWE Backlash 2020 

#1: Edge lost against Randy Orton in one of the most hyped WWE matches of all time

"Go home. Be with Beth, be with your daughters ... and tell all three of them that Uncle Randy said 'hi.'"#WWEBacklash @RandyOrton pic.twitter.com/DOsWRIza8T

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) June 15, 2020

Listen, this main event was going to receive criticism right when WWE started hyping Edge and Randy Orton's Backlash bout as "The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever".

What we certainly got was a good match between Edge and Randy Orton. Both men were involved in a lengthy slugfest that got entertaining as time went on. What worked against this bout was the fact that WWE overproduced certain aspects of it. The MSG presentation was certainly appreciable, but any wrestling match feels manufactured when you sell artificial crowd reactions as "amplified audio".

Certain fans felt that the false-finishes became too overwhelming, but at the end of the day, Edge and Orton did their best to encapsulate the meaning of "sports entertainment" in one single main event.

When you snip away WWE's production and unrealistic advertisement, Edge vs. Randy Orton was as entertaining as a classic WWE main event could ever be, but considering Edge's reported injury, as well as the overall ramifications of booking this feud the way WWE did, "The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever" tagline could have done more harm than good on the broader scale of things.

#TheViper @RandyOrton is ending this match the same way he started it.What does this mean for @EdgeRatedR?#WWEBacklash pic.twitter.com/zimSYiaUyr

— WWE (@WWE) June 15, 2020