Roman Reigns defeated the very mouthy Samoa Joe in the main event of WWE Backlash 2018. Meanwhile, despite having the best match of their current feud, Shinsuke Nakamura and AJ Styles still managed to disappoint with a double knockout finish. Credit: WWE.comViewership on Raw and SmackDown Live continued to sink as WWE enters the summer and the NBA Playoffs continue to heat up. WWE Raw Viewership—Last Five Weeks Air Date Average Viewership Apirl 30, 2018 3.066 million April 23, 2018 3.104 million April 16, 2018 3.622 million April 9, 2018 3.921 million April 2, 2018 3.357 millionWWE SmackDown Live Viewership—Last Five Weeks Air Date Average Viewership May 1, 2018 2.436 million April 24, 2018 2.549 million April 17, 2018 2.796 million April 10, 2018 2.952 million April 3, 2018 2.467 millionWWE Backlash Key Competition:NBA Playoff Western Conference Semifinals: Houston Rockets at Utah Jazz, Game 4From the Forbes WWE Vault:WWE Raw Social Media Score on Monday: Did not QualifyWWE SmackDown Live Social Media Score on Tuesday:Twitter: 111,000 total interactions (Down from 139,000)Instagram: 816,000 total interactions (Down from 1.018 million)Facebook: 98,000 total interactions (Down from 112,000)WWE Backlash Announced Attendance: 14,000
Source: Forbes May 07, 2018 03:22 UTC