The 2018 event took place on May 6, 2018 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Backlash was originally scheduled as a Raw-exclusive pay-per-view. However, in February 2018, WWE announced that they were ending brand exclusive pay-per-views following WrestleMania 34, thus the 2018 event featured both Raw and SmackDown. The card comprised nine matches, including one on the pre-show. In the main event, Roman Reigns defeated Samoa Joe. Also on the card, Seth Rollins retained the Intercontinental Championship against The Miz, and WWE Champion AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura fought to a draw. The show was also notable for Daniel Bryan's first singles pay-per-view match since Fastlane 2015.