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To say Backlash in Puerto Rico was anything other than a resounding success for WWE would be disingenuous. The promotion did fantastic numbers both in terms of ticket sales and streaming numbers, and the fans who funneled into the Coliseo De Puerto Rico in San Juan were some of the loudest WWE has been graced […]

When Brock Lesnar ran head-first into an exposed turnbuckle at WWE Backlash to split his forehead clean open in his main event match against Cody Rhodes, it was an unusual spot for the typically blood-adverse promotion, so much so that they actually played back the highlights in black and white on RAW to cover up […]

Though Jon Moxley has been Jon Moxley-ing it up for over four years now, taking part in matches for AEW, New Japan Pro Wrestling, and indie promotions across the country, to a segment of the professional wrestling world, he will forever be known as Dean Ambrose, the third member of The Shield and only member […]

“Booker T” rapper Bad Bunny turned in the performance of the night at Backlash when he worked an absolute heater of a match opposite Damian Priest in a San Juan Street Fight. Dubbed the “co-main event” of the show despite going on third-to-last, Bunito and Priest went to war for the better part of half […]

After going at it yet again with Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville, who decided to circulate a petition to secure a new WWE Women’s Tag Team Match, Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez found themselves in the unusual situation where they aren’t guaranteed to be in “The Complaint Department’s” next title shot, as theoretically, they could […]

Savio Vega hasn’t wrestled a match in WWE since all the way back in December of 1999, when he lost a match to the Ministry of Darkness – Mideon, The Undertaker, and Viscera – as part of a team with Miguel Perez Jr. and Kane in Mexico. Though he wrestled for the promotion for an […]

As improbable as it may seem, one of the hottest winning streaks in WWE right now belongs to none other than Mustafa Ali, the positive-Ali unrestricted free agent who has secured three-straight wins over Chad Gable, Akira Tozawa, and finally, Otis on the most recent edition of RAW. Stopping by RAW Talk to discuss his […]

Though Matt Riddle wasn’t booked on the most recent edition of RAW, probably because WWE decided to book one entire half of the World Heavyweight Championship Tournament bracket on one night, “The Original Bro” was still hanging out in Jacksonville and decided to talk to Cathy Kelley on RAW Talk about all of the excitement […]

After watching Xavier Woods lose his debut match on RAW to Dominik Mysterio of The Judgement Day, Cathy Kelley attempted to catch up with the New Day member to ask him about the match for a WWE digital exclusive segment. Unfortunately, Woods didn’t want to talk about his poor showing… before talking about it a […]

On Saturday night, WWE held its annual Backlash event, to which earned big numbers across the board, in front of an electric San Juan, Puerto Rico crowd at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot. The Puerto Rican musical artist, Bad Bunny, was one of the highlights of the show and competed against, and […]

WWE’s future with Endeavor could be becoming clearer with Conor McGregor’s mention of SummerSlam in a tweet to Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns. Is it possible we could finally see McGregor in a WWE ring at SummerSlam? In the hours after WrestleMania 39 concluded, as the pro-wrestling business does, quickly moving on to the next […]

After taking an absolute beatdown at the hands of Brock Lesnar during his opening round battle against The Miz and Finn Balor in the WWE World Heavyweight Tournament, Cody Rhodes was approached by Cathy Kelley to see if he had any intentions to accept “The Beast Incarnate’s” challenge to “fight” at Night of Champions in […]

Heading into the first RAW after the 2023 WWE Draft’s new rosters came into play, Seth Rollins more or less had a 1-in-6 chance of representing the Red Brand in the finals of the tournament to decide on the new, inaugural WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Tasked with wrestling two matches against four other Superstars with […]

At the moment, Sami Zayn is one of the biggest stars in all of WWE; he headlined the Elimination Chamber in Montreal, won the final match of Night 1 of WrestleMania 39 alongside his tag team partner Kevin Owens, and currently stands undisputed with his long-time pal as not only the top tag team in […]

After securing a bloody-yet-abbreviated win at Backlash over Brock Lesnar, Cody Rhodes was riding high; he was booked for the opening segment of RAW, scheduled to face off with Finn Balor and The Miz for an opening match in the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Tournament, and looked like a favorite to represent the Red Brand […]

Whether he’s been watching WWE programming for all of your life, or you’re one of the thousands of fans who saw their first “Premium Live Event” on the first Saturday of the month of May, it’s hard to argue that any performer looked like a bigger star at Backlash than Bad Bunny, the Grammy winner/Kardashian […]

Baron Corbin has been a lot of things within the WWE Universe; he’s been a “buma**” he’s been a king, he’s been happy, he’s been sad, he’s been friends with JBL, and, at times, he’s been a “Lone Wolf,” the gimmick that quite may still be his most endearing to fans of all ages. Sitting […]

When Matt Cardona debuted in AEW all the way back in 2020, it was as a friend of Cody Rhodes. Now granted, it wasn’t quite that simple; after securing a win over Warhorse during his TNT Championship open challenge, Rhodes was attacked by members of The Dark Order, only for his friend from ‘Strong Island’ […]

Gunther has been the Intercontinental Champion for over 330 days now, cementing himself as one of the greatest champions in the title’s history. For years, WWE has treated the Intercontinental Championship as just another title being passed around like a toy. The fans stopped caring about the title because it had lost most of its […]

Austin Theory and the United States Championship are now exclusive to Friday Night SmackDown. With the WWE Draft over and done with, Theory will have fresh new opponents on the blue brand for his United States title. Since Triple H took over creative, he’s made it a mission to make fans care about WWE’s midcard […]

With Backlash officially in the books, WWE fans – and Bad Bunny fans – the Universe over have celebrated the successful outing, with some calling it the most compelling crowd the promotion has wrestled for since Sami Zayn called the Bell Centre in Montreal “his f**ing house” before the Elimination Chamber. The atmosphere was hot, […]

After securing a massive win over Omos at Backlash, Seth Rollins was riding high. He had almost 18,000 fans cheering him on, was able to outsmart Omos and MVP with his innovative Super Stomp off the top rope, and, with his night over, “The Visionary” was ready to party up and down the island of […]

In a somewhat curious decision, WWE decided to book Cody Rhodes versus Brock Lesnar – named a co-main event of Backlash before the show – as the final match at Backlash, with the San Juan Street Fight between Bad Bunny versus Damian Priest booked fifth, and Sami Zay, Kevin Owens and Matt Riddle versus The […]

Kevin Owens, Matt Riddle, and especially Sami Zayn wanted nothing more than to beat Solo Sikoa and The Usos at Backlash in order to finally finish off The Bloodline. While the Undisputed Tag Team Championships weren’t on the line, what with it being a trios match, delivering another loss to Jimmy and Jey might have […]

In a match versus Damian Priest that was over twice as long as any of the contests that came before it, Bad Bunny put on an absolute show for the nearly 18,000 fans in attendance Backlash in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and in true international Superstar fashion, he brought an entourage along that looked more […]

A lot has been said, written, and discussed about how cool it would be to see Zelina Vega win a match against Rhea Ripley at Backlash in Puerto Rico to become the new SmackDown Women’s Champion. It would be a full-circle moment from the Superstar of Puerto Rican decent, would legitimize her as a top-tier […]

Theoretically, WWE set things up perfectly to take the United States Championship off of Austin Theory at Backlash. They booked a pair of supersized opponents in Bronson Reed and Bobby Lashley, who really don’t like each other, and could have had one pin the other to take the strap without Theory having to take the […]

Seth Rollins is a big, bad dude; he’s secured wins over basically every performer on the WWE main roster over the last decade or so via his impressive in-ring efforts, his wits, and his brutality, and might just be the favorite to win the new WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Night of Champions in Saudi […]

Typically, when a member of a tag team wrestles a singles champion at a “Premium Live Event,” their chances of securing the win are rather low. Sure, there have been plenty of champions who came from the world of tag team wrestling, with Shawn Michaels leaving Marty Jennetty behind to become an all-time great singles […]

After a month of pomp and circumstance, Backlash is officially here, and for Zelina Vega, that means one thing and one thing only: wrestling Rhea Ripley for the SmackDown Women’s Championship. Fortunately, Vega hasn’t completely let the moment pass her by, as, while talking to Megan Morant of the SmackDown LowDown, she noted just how […]

After watching from the sidelines as the rest of his The Judgement Day faction-members, Dominik Mysterio, Finn Balor, and Rhea Ripley, got their moments in the sun at WrestleMania 39, Damian Priest has finally been afforded his own chance to shine when he wrestles none other than Bad Bunny, his former tag team partner at […]

After dropping their WrestleMania 39 rematch against Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships, The Usos really need a win in San Juan, Purto Rico to get back in the good graces of The Bloodline’s leader, Roman Reigns. Fortunately, the Brothers Fatu have a not-so-secret weapon they’re ready to deploy […]

Bianca Belair is effectively one win away from making WWE history. If she can secure the dub against IYO SKY at Backlash and WWE doesn’t pull some 24/7 Championship/Money in the Bank-type behavior, Belair will wake up on Sunday as the longest reigning Women’s Champion of the modern era, with her 401-day reign exceeding all […]

After infamously breaking his ankle on a house show in Hershey, Pennsylvania, AJ Styles is officially back, and his faction, The OC, are better than ever. Reunited under the banner of The Bullet Club’s second leader, The OC were not only drafted onto SmackDown as a four-person unit but secured their first win as a […]

Though he isn’t technically booked for a match at Backlash, Rey Mysterio got his big moment in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the night before, where, after fully embracing a feud with his son, Dominik Mysterio, he and fellow lWo member, Zelina Vega, wrestled a match against “The Eradicator of The Judgement Day” and her Kayfabe […]

Though WrestleMania 39 has long since passed, the Backlash is officially upon the WWE Universe, with grudges to be settled, feuds to be renewed, and even a few surprising potentially planned along the way by Paul “Triple H” Levesque. Could fans see a new champion crowned in Puerto Rico? Potentially so; though there isn’t a […]

After hinting at his plans for SmackDown during WWE’s Backlash press conference earlier in the day, Cody Rhodes was finally afforded a chance to address a live crowd with a hot microphone in his hand in the lead-up to his match against Brock Lesnar in San Juan, and as he often does, “The American Nightmare” […]

After spending the better part of a year away from the WWE ring, Naomi, the former WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion who walked out of the company with Sasha Banks (aka Mercedes Moné) last summer, has officially returned to the ring, joining Impact under the ring name Trinity Fatu, or just Trinity for short. That’s […]

Folks, it’s official: AEW has sold 60,000 tickets and counting for All In 2023. Not since the debut of CM Punk has excitement been at such a fever pitch for Tony Khan’s company, and with “The Best in the World” reportedly coming back to AEW in the not-too-distant future, it would appear things are only […]