WWE Backlash 2026 preview, predictions and more

WWE Backlash is the archetypal premium unrecorded lawsuit to beryllium held aft WrestleMania 42.

The amusement volition instrumentality spot astatine the Benchmark International Arena successful Tampa, Florida, connected Saturday nighttime astatine 6 p.m. ET. The amusement volition diagnostic 5 matches with 2 titles up for grabs – the World Heavyweight Championship and the United States Championship.

John Cena is besides acceptable to denote "history-making news" astatine the event.

Read beneath for a little preview of each lucifer and predictions.

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Iyo Sky vs. Asuka

Iyo Sky competes during the Women’s Royal Rumble astatine the WWE Royal Rumble lawsuit successful Indianapolis, Ind., connected Feb. 1, 2025. (Joe Camporeale/Imagn Images)

The rivalry betwixt Iyo Sky and Asuka has been blistery going backmost earlier WrestleMania 42. Asuka had tried to get wrong Sky’s caput implicit the past fewer weeks and it culminated successful Asuka interfering successful Sky’s Women’s Intercontinental Championship lucifer against Becky Lynch.

Sky mislaid the lucifer acknowledgment to Asuka. The 2 had a heated promo connected "Monday Night Raw" successful which Asuka blinded Sky with bluish mist.

This lucifer could beryllium a show-stealer. Sky and Asuka person tremendous past unneurotic going backmost to their clip successful Japan. They were besides a portion of Damage CTRL successful WWE – 1 of the astir fearsome pistillate factions successful WWE earlier they broke up.

Prediction: Iyo Sky pulls retired the triumph successful a fantastic match.

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Trick Williams (c) vs. Sami Zayn for the United States Championship

Sami Zayn wrestles Trick Williams during SmackDown astatine VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena successful Jacksonville, Fla., connected May 8, 2026. (Kevin Sabitus/WWE)

Trick Williams won the United States Championship against Sami Zayn astatine WrestleMania 42 successful 1 of the wildest upsets connected the show. But their rivalry continued arsenic Zayn got backmost astatine Williams by dressing up arsenic the gingerbread antheral and attacking the champion.

Zayn volition get his rematch with Williams astatine Backlash arsenic he’s inactive upset with being made a fool retired of. His emotions boiled implicit astatine the ceremonial for the gingerbread antheral connected "Friday Night SmackDown."

Zayn tried to marque a constituent astatine the ceremonial that helium had excessively overmuch respect for the concern to let Williams to person a ceremonial for the character. It was a enactment that Zayn deed connected passim the last amusement earlier Backlash arsenic helium was confused astir wherefore it was happening successful the archetypal place.

Williams has received instrumentality enactment since helium made his tally to the U.S. title. Zayn vowed to "disrespect" Williams during their lucifer astatine Backlash and assaulted him. Zayn didn’t expect the equalizer – Lil Yachty – to emergence retired of the coffin and deed him with a candy cane. Williams past deed Zayn with a Trick Shot.

Prediction: Sami Zayn takes backmost the rubric implicit Trick Williams and gets revenge connected Lil Yachty.

Wildcard prediction: Kevin Owens makes his instrumentality to assistance Sami Zayn recapture the title.

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Seth Rollins vs. Bron Breakker

Bron Breakker faces disconnected with Seth Rollins successful the ringing during Monday Night RAW astatine Sames Auto Arena successful Laredo, Texas, connected April 27, 2026. (Cooper Neill/WWE)

This volition beryllium the astir intriguing lucifer going into Backlash.

Seth Rollins and Bron Breakker person been astatine each other’s throats since Breakker outgo Rollins a triumph implicit Gunther astatine WrestleMania 42. Breakker had been connected the mend with an wounded earlier helium crushed Rollins with aggregate spears successful Las Vegas.

Rollins has been trying to get backmost astatine Breakker since the attack. The 2 person smacked each different astir successful the weeks since and traded barbs implicit their places wrong the company.

While Breakker has The Vision down him successful the match, Rollins has not been capable to find anyone helium could trust. The Street Profits, Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins, person had their eyes connected Logan Paul and Austin Theory, portion Rollins has maintained absorption connected Breakker. But Rollins and the Street Profits person made wide they didn’t truly like, nor trust, each other.

Don’t hide the different missing subordinate of The Vision – Bronson Reed. There’s been nary authoritative timetable for his instrumentality from injury. But you ne'er cognize who could beryllium lurking successful the shadows successful Tampa.

Prediction: Seth Rollins picks up the win, but The Vision get the past laugh.

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Danhausen and enigma spouse vs. The Miz and Kit Wilson

Miz speaks with Danhausen during SmackDown astatine BOK Center successful Tulsa, Oklahoma, connected May 1, 2026. (Meg Oliphant/WWE)

The Miz and Kit Wilson person tried to get retired of the Danhausen "curse" for weeks. Danhausen has tormented some WWE stars since helium arrived astatine the company, including astatine WrestleMania 42.

In the past 2 weeks, The Miz and Wilson person beaten down Danhausen, starring to the tag squad lucifer astatine Backlash. Danhausen has a singles wins implicit Wilson and The Miz.

The astir absorbing portion of the storyline is who volition travel to Danhausen’s aid. He’s been cooking up a "clone" successful his laboratory to get idiosyncratic successful his corner. Everyone from Jelly Roll, John Cena, CM Punk, Stephen A. Smith and adjacent Shane McMahon person been rumored to beryllium the idiosyncratic to backmost up Danhausen.

The lone hint that came retired is Michael Cole saying that the idiosyncratic who volition beryllium successful Danhausen’s country loves money.

Prediction: Danhausen wins successful a goofy and amusive way. As for his tag squad partner, it truly could beryllium Punk arsenic the 2 person a past together. But it’s truly up successful the air.

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John Cena’s large announcement

John Cena hosts WrestleMania 42 astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas, Nevada, connected April 19, 2026. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

John Cena has teased each week that helium volition marque an announcement that volition shingle up the WWE.

In each likelihood, the announcement could beryllium the authoritative opening of Club WWE. Cena has been successful the advertisements for the subscription work touting each of the features that volition travel to anyone who signs up for it.

What if it was thing else? There are a fewer things Cena could denote that would person the WWE Universe abuzz, including a two-night Royal Rumble, the determination of WrestleMania 44 oregon the summation of a caller premium unrecorded lawsuit featuring All-Stars from WWE and NXT.

It whitethorn not beryllium immoderate of that, but it’s amusive to deliberation about.

Cena volition beryllium astatine his 2nd lawsuit arsenic the big since winding down his in-ring career. He finished it successful December, losing to Gunther. He won his history-making 17th WWE rubric astatine WrestleMania 41.

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Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jacob Fatu for the World Heavyweight Championship

World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns makes his entranceway during Monday Night RAW astatine the CHI Health Center successful Omaha, Neb., connected May 4, 2026. (Rich Wade/WWE)

Roman Reigns’ archetypal promo connected "Monday Night Raw" arsenic the satellite heavyweight champion was interrupted by Jacob Fatu successful the contiguous aftermath of WrestleMania 42.

Fatu said helium wanted the rubric and everything that came with it due to the fact that helium has a household to provender and wealth helium needs to bring to the table.

Reigns and Fatu travel from the aforesaid bloodline of Samoan pro wrestlers. Reigns is simply a second-generation wrestler from the Anoa’i household tree, portion Fatu is from the 3rd generation. Reigns is the lad of Sika Anoa’i and Fatu is the lad of The Tonga Kid and the nephew of Haku.

Haku was known for utilizing the Tongan decease grip, which is simply a fabled wrestling determination that sees the attacker grip their opponent’s throat. Fatu utilized it connected Reigns successful the past 2 weeks and is apt to interruption it retired again during his lucifer against Reigns astatine Backlash.

Reigns tried to debar it during their skirmish connected Monday. Reigns antecedently warned Fatu against utilizing the determination connected his ain blood. But Fatu’s desperation to triumph the title has been the driving motivator.

It volition beryllium a large combat consciousness erstwhile these 2 conscionable connected Saturday.

Prediction: Roman Reigns retains the World Heavyweight Championship.

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How to watch

WWE Backlash tin beryllium seen connected ESPN Unlimited with the archetypal hr being aired connected ESPN 2.