WWE Backlash
May 6, 2023
Coliseo de Puerto Rico Jose Miguel Agrelot
San Juan, Puerto Rico
WWE Backlash 2023 Official Card
Singles Match:
Cody Rhodes vs Brock Lesnar
Six Man Tag Team Match:
Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn & Matt Riddle vs The Bloodline (The Usos & Solo Sikoa)
San Juan Street Fight:
Bad Bunny vs Damian Priest
WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship Match:
Rhea Ripley (champion) vs Zelina Vega
Singles Match:
Seth Rollins vs Omos
WWE RAW Women’s Championship Match:
Bianca Belair (champion) vs IYO SKY
WWE United States Championship Match:
Austin Theory (champion) vs Bobby Lashley vs Bronson Reed
WWE Backlash 2023 Results
WWE RAW Women’s Championship Match:
Bianca Belair (champion) vs IYO SKY
Belair gave SKY a powerbomb off the top rope. Bayley and Dakota Kai came to ringside. Bayley got on the ring apron. Belair took a swing at her and missed. SKY pulled Belair by her ponytail but Belair punched her. Kai got on the ring apron as Belair was attempting to give SKY the KOD. Belair swung SKY’s leg into Kai sending Kai off the ring apron. SKY managed to avoid the KOD and rolled Belair up for a near fall. Bayley got on the ring apron again and Belair pulled her in the ring. With the referee distracted trying to get Bayley out of there, Kai kicked Belair. SKY went for a moonsault, but Belair moved out of the way and hit the KOD on her for the pin to retain her championship.
Winner: Bianca Belair
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Backstage, Rey Mysterio was talking to Bad Bunny. Savio Vega gave Bad Bunny a custom kendo stick.
Seth Rollins vs Omos (w/ MVP)
MVP got on the ring apron to distract the referee. Rollins gave Omos a Curb Stomp. Rollins superkicked MVP. Rollins gave Omos another Curb Stomp, but Omos kicked out. Rollins came off the top rope to deliver the Curb Stomp and pinned him.
Winner: Seth Rollins
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WWE United States Championship Match:
Austin Theory (champion) vs Bobby Lashley vs Bronson Reed
Theory gave Reed the Blockbuster. He tried for the A-Town Down but couldn’t keep him up on his shoulders to finish it. Reed gave Theory a powerslam. Reed went to the top rope and missed a moonsault on Theory. Lashley speared Reed. Theory immediately threw Lashley out of the ring and pinned Reed to retain his championship.
Winner: Austin Theory
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WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship Match:
Rhea Ripley (champion) vs Zelina Vega
Vega gave Ripley the 619. Vega came off the top rope with the Meteora for a near fall. Ripley kicked Vega in the head, gave her the Riptide, and pinned her to retain her championship.
Winner: Rhea Ripley
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San Juan Street Fight:
Bad Bunny vs Damian Priest
Bunny and Priest fought outside the ring. Priest gave Bunny a Broken Arrow from the top of a crate through a table. They made their way back to the ringside area. Priest set up Bunny to give him a kick, but Bunny moved out of the way and kicked the ring post and injured his leg. Bunny hit him in the leg with the kendo stick. Bunny grabbed Priest’s leg and dropped it on his shoulder. Priest told the referee he’s not okay. Bunny slammed Priest’s leg against the ring post repeatedly. Bunny grabbed a chair and slammed it against Priest’s leg which was still up against the ring post. Bunny went to hit Priest with the chair with Priest down on the mat, but Priest begged him not to. Bunny backed off and Priest kicked him in the face with his good leg. Priest hopped over to grab the chair and before he could hit Bunny, Bunny gave him a low blow. Bunny was getting ready to hit Priest when Dominik Mysterio and Finn Balor hit the ring and attacked Bunny. Rey Mysterio hit the ring, but Dominik and Balor were too much for Rey. Carlito came in and attacked Balor and Dominik. He gave the Backstabber to Balor. Carlito took a bite of the apple, but Dominik hit him from behind. Carlito tripped Dominik into the ropes and Rey gave him a 619 and Carlito spit the apple in Dominik’s face. As Dominik and Balor were leaving the ringside area, Savio Vega came out and sent down Santos Escobar, Cruz Del Toro, and Joaquin Wild to attack Dominik and Balor. Balor escaped, turned around, and Vega chopped and kicked him and did the same to Dominik. Balor and Dominik ran to the back with the LWO chasing them. Inside the ring, Priest went for a spinning kick on Bunny, but Priest’s leg gave out. Bunny applied the Figure-four leglock on Priest, but Priest escaped. Priest charged at Bunny, Bunny moved out of the way, and Priest went head first into a chair. Bunny hit Priest with the chair multiple times and followed it with the Bunny Destroyer to pin Priest.
Winner: Bad Bunny
After the match, Bad Bunny, The LWO, Savio Vega, and Carlito celebrated in the ring.
The roof just blew off for the return of CARLITO in Puerto Rico at #WWEBacklash!!!
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Savio Vega is here in Puerto Rico at #WWEBacklash to take out The Judgment Day! pic.twitter.com/mBuFevlENZ
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Six Man Tag Team Match:
Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn & Matt Riddle vs The Bloodline (The Usos & Solo Sikoa)
Owens gave Jimmy Uso a Swanton Bomb and then a superkick. Jimmy made the tag to Jey. Jimmy went to superkick Owens, but Owens ducked and Jimmy hit Jey with it. Owens superkicked Jimmy and then Solo. Owens gave Jey a pop-up powerbomb for a near fall. With Jey’s back turned, Solo made the tag and looked mad at Jey. Jey immediately tagged Solo and they argued. Zayn charged at Jey to deliver the Helluva Kick, but Jey moved out of the way and Solo got hit with it. Zayn gave Jey an Exploder. Zayn gave Jey the Helluva Kick, but Solo broke up the pin attempt. With both Jey and Zayn down, Solo looked at Zayn, but then looked at Jey as if he was going to go after him. Riddle hit Solo from behind. Jimmy threw Riddle out of the ring. Owens gave Jimmy a Stunner. Solo kicked Owens and gave him the Samoan Spike. Hey tapped Solo on the back. Solo turned around and thought about giving Jey the Spike, but then didn’t do it although he still looked mad at Jey. Zayn hit Solo from behind, but Jey rolled up Zayn for a near fall. Jey hit Zayn with a superkick. Jey dove off the top rope, but Zayn got his knees up and rolled him up for a near fall. Zayn made the tag to Riddle. Solo made the tag to Jey without Riddle knowing it. Riddle hit the Bro Derek on Jey. Solo came from behind and hit the Samoan Spike on Riddle and pinned him.
Winners: The Usos and Solo Sikoa
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Main Event: Cody Rhodes vs Brock Lesnar
Before the match, Cody hit Reigns with the ring steps and hit him repeatedly with a steel chair. They got in the ring and the match officially started. Lesnar gave Cody multiple suplexes. Lesnar charged at Cody, but Cody leg-dropped him head first into the exposed turnbuckle. Lesnar immediately started bleeding as he had a huge gash on his forehead. Cody hit the Cody Cutter on Lesnar followed by the Disaster kick. Cody hit the Cody Cutter and two Cross Rhodes for a near fall. Lesnar hit the F-5 for a near fall. Lesnar got the Kimura on Cody but Cody rolled him forward and while still in the hold and pinned him.
Winner: Cody Rhodes
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The Beast wasn’t expecting THIS from @CodyRhodes at #WWEBacklash! pic.twitter.com/k7Ou5WvLOm
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