Becky Lynch becomes the inaugural SmackDown Women’s Champion
After a hiatus of seven years, WWE re-included Backlash into their PPV schedule as SmackDown-exclusive show in September 2016. A number of new champions were crowned on behalf of the blue brand but the headliner among them was Becky Lynch who ended up becoming the inaugural SmackDown Women’s Champion.
It was a six-way match where Nikki Bella was the favorite to come out on top. But WWE instead decided to give a chance to the Irish Lass-Kicker whose path to stardom began on that night.
