This past Sunday at Backlash, SmackDown put on one hell of a pay-per-view.
The show consistently delivered entertaining matches from front to finish against all odds. Randy Orton was out of action, still concussed from his SummerSlam clash with Brock Lesnar. John Cena was also missing, although he resurfaced this past Tuesday. SmackDown's roster is thin compared to Raw's to begin with; ironically, SmackDown benefits from lowered expectations.
Raw's Clash of Champions on Sept. 25, by contrast, suffers from high expectations. Given Raw's roster, it had better put on a superior show. A PPV that is as good as Backlash would be considered a loss. Merely exceeding Backlash ...
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