Roman Reigns was accompanied by Paul Heyman, but he seemingly told Jey Uso to stay back because he sounded like he had doubt in his voice.

The Tribal Chief backed Cesaro to the corner but they made a clean break. Reigns scored the first takedown with a shoulder tackle. The challenger returned the favor and got a few near-falls, forcing Reigns to take a breather at ringside. 

They kept the pace steady as they traded strikes. The Big Dog took control again and beat Cesaro down in the corner. The Swiss Superman drilled him with a popup uppercut out of nowhere. 

He brought Reigns down with a corkscrew plancha over the top rope. A running uppercut and a crossbody almost got Cesaro the win. The Tribal Chief countered him on the apron and regained the upper hand, but he couldn't keep him down for a three-count. 

He began focusing on the arm Cesaro injured earlier in the match. Reigns even addressed Daniel Bryan directly as he looked into the camera while punishing The Swiss Superman. 

Cesaro began to build some momentum and hit a superplex from the apron for a two-count. Reigns countered the Neutralizer and locked in an armbar. The Swiss Superstar broke free but was quickly taken down with a Superman Punch. 

Cesaro broke a guillotine choke and put Reigns in the Sharpshooter. The Tribal Chief put him back in the guillotine and choked him out to win after a long struggle. 

After it was over, Jey Uso attacked Cesaro with Reigns' blessing. Seth Rollins came down and joined in on the beating. He put a chair on The Swiss Superman's arm and whipped it into the ring post before hitting a Stomp to end the show. 

Grade: A+

                              

This match was designed to start slow so it could slowly pick up steam over time. They did an excellent job pacing themselves between the moments of chaos.

As always, Reigns carried himself like a star. He has a presence about him that makes every match and segment he is in feel important. Even with all of Cesaro's power and experience, he still felt like an underdog compared to The Tribal Chief. 

They told a great story and looked good doing it. Power, technical prowess and good character work drove this performance to be the best of the night. 

Other than the zombie stuff, Backlash proved to be a good PPV. Even if the entire card was predictable, the action made up for it.