WWE Backlash 2018: Live Stream, WWE Network Start Time and Match Card

WrestleMania 34 and the Greatest Royal Rumble may have featured Superstars from both Raw and SmackDown, but WWE Backlash will be the first B-level pay-per-view under WWE's new co-branding initiative. 

From this point forward, event big event will include Superstars from both brands. Let's take a look at everything we know about this year's Backlash PPV.

Venue: Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey

Start Time: 8 p.m. ET (main show), 7 p.m. ET (Kickoff)

How to Watch: WWE Network and select cable and satellite providers

Backlash Card

The card for Backlash is packed to the brim with nine matches, but since this is a co-branded pay-per-view, a few championships have been left off the show. Here is a full rundown of the event, according to WWE.com:

• Bayley vs. Ruby Riott
• Daniel Bryan vs. Big Cass
• Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn
• Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe
• Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton (U.S. Championship)
• Seth Rollins vs. The Miz (Intercontinental Championship)
• Carmella vs. Charlotte Flair (SmackDown Women's Championship)
• Nia Jax vs. Alexa Bliss (Raw Women's Championship)
• AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (WWE Championship)

PPV Live Stream

A select few cable and satellite providers still carry WWE PPVs, but for the most part, people will be watching Backlash on WWE Network. Here is a list of the devices that support the streaming service, according to WWE.com:

• Apple TV
• Kindle Fire
• Amazon Fire TV
• PlayStation 3 and 4
• Roku
• Xbox 360 and Xbox One
• Android devices with the WWE app
• iOS devices with the WWE app
• WWE.com
• Panasonic Smart TV
• Samsung Smart TV
• Sony Blu-ray devices and Smart TV
• Windows 10 devices
• Tivo

                 

Kickoff Live Stream

Backlash will have a standard one-hour Kickoff special before the PPV goes live. Below is a list of places where you can stream the pre-show other than WWE Network:

• WWE.com
• WWE app
• YouTube
• Pheed
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Google Plus
• Pinterest

             

Bleacher Report Writers' Thoughts and Predictions

The WWE team here at Bleacher Report has been analyzing and offering predictions for Backlash leading up to Sunday's show:

• A panel of writers gave their predictions for the show.
• Graham Matthews offered up some bold predictions.
• Ryan Dilbert examined the feud between Big Cass and Daniel Bryan.
• Aaron Bower looked at all the rumors heading into the PPV.
• Erik Beaston gave a rundown of the entire show. 

                

Other Backlash Thoughts

Backlash will be WWE's third major event in the span of a month, but this one will be the usual three-hour PPV unlike the supersized WrestleMania and Greatest Royal Rumble events that were roughly five hours (not counting the pre-shows). 

Unfortunately, this is a co-branded event. That means a lot of Raw and SmackDown superstars who would usually be featured on a brand-exclusive event are riding the bench.

Both sets of tag titles and the Cruiserweight Championship were left off the card in favor of including some non-title bouts like Reigns vs. Joe and Bryan vs. Cass.

It almost feels like WWE is working toward ending the brand split since this is exactly how things played out the first time WWE recombined the shows after the original brand extension in 2002. 

Regardless, Backlash should be a fun show based on the card WWE put together. Styles and Nakamura will likely continue to outdo their previous matches, so we have that to look forward to.

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What are your predictions for WWE Backlash?