WWE Backlash 2018: Every Match Ranked From Worst To Best

4. WWE United States Title: Jeff Hardy (c) Vs. Randy Orton

WWE Backlash 2018 Jeff Hardy Randy Orton
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Result: Hardy nails the Swanton Bomb to retain the title (12:00).

Rating: This was TV-caliber fare through and through: neither bad nor especially good. Anyone who's ever called Orton "Blandy Boreton" got further justification tonight, because Randy just couldn't even pretend to sell that he was remotely interested in this contest, as is so often his problem.

Hardy's looking pretty great right now even if he had to deal with a totally unfussed Orton. The match could've easily lost a few minutes and delivered the same level of quality, but that's pretty much par the course with Orton these days. 5/10

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