Backlash

At Backlash Cody Rhodes slayed “The Beast Incarnate” Brock Lesnar in front of a red-hot Puerto Rican crowd. Photos: WWE

WWE Backlash 2023: Results and highlights

WWE Backlash went down in front of a fired up crowd at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan on Saturday night.

Backlash

At Backlash Cody Rhodes slayed “The Beast Incarnate” Brock Lesnar in front of a red-hot Puerto Rican crowd. Photos: WWE

WWE Backlash went down in front of a fired up crowd at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan on Saturday night.

WWE Backlash results

Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair def. IYO SKY

“The EST of WWE” Bianca Belair proved once again why she is the gold standard in WWE, as she knocked off a very game IYO SKY to retain her Raw Women’s Title and become the longest-reigning women’s champion of the modern era. 

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Seth “Freakin” Rollins def. Omos

Seth “Freakin” Rollins pulled out every stop to conquer the gargantuan Omos in a hotly contested singles matchup.

A sleeper hold from Rollins put the giant down, but even after a pair of stomps, he couldn’t get the three-count. Just when he seemed out of ideas, Rollins scaled the top rope and hit a super stomp, which finally gave him the victory.

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All titles defended

United States Champion Austin Theory def. Bobby Lashley and Bronson Reed

The United States Title is staying with Austin Theory, as the Superstar from A-Town came to Puerto Rico and did exactly what he said he was going to do.

When Theory went for A-Town Down, it was countered into the Hurt Lock, but Reed came out of nowhere and hit a Tsunami. Theory, however, broke up the potential winning count. 

As the action continued, Reed countered A-Town Down, but his moonsault was countered into a Spear by Lashley. Theory then appeared out of nowhere and tossed Lashley out of the ring, allowing him to cover Reed and retain his title.

The United States Title is staying with Austin Theory, as the Superstar from A-Town came to Puerto Rico and did exactly what he said he was going to do.

Backlash heats up

SmackDown Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley def. Zelina Vega

Despite competing in her home country of Puerto Rico, Zelina Vega couldn’t quite muster enough to dethrone Aussie nightmare Rhea Ripley for the SmackDown Women’s Title. 

Vega would briefly find her footing and hit a 619 followed by a second-rope Meteora, but it seemed to only infuriate The Eradicator. Moments later, the champion snatched Vega and hit her with a Riptide, securing the victory and retaining her title.

As Vega slowly got back to her feet after the match, the tearful Superstar received another deafening ovation from the adoring WWE Universe in her hometown.

Carlito returns

Bad Bunny def. Damian Priest in a San Juan Street Fight

Bad Bunny picked up the first singles win of his WWE career as he beat down Damian Priest in a San Juan Street Fight with help from The LWO and others.

It may have been a one on one contest but outside interference was inevitable.

Finn Bálor and Dominick Mysterio hit the ring to aid their friend, only for Rey Mysterio, Carlito, Savio Vega and The LWO to show up and back Bunny. After the chaos, Bunny finally defeated Priest thanks to his signature Bunny Destroyer, which sent the hometown crowd into a frenzy.

Backlash from the Bloodline

The Bloodline def. Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens & Matt Riddle

The Usos & Solo Sikoa got back on track and back to their winning ways after defeating the team of the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn as well as Matt Riddle. 

As the match reached a crescendo Sikoa grabbed Jey and threatened him with a Samoan Spike, only for Zayn to intervene and knock them both to the canvas. The ensuing chaos saw Riddle and Sikoa become the legal men where the brutish Sikoa hit a Samoan Spike to lift his team to victory. 

Though Sikoa and Jey engaged in an intense staredown after the match, cooler heads seemed to prevail, as The Bloodline celebrated their win with no further incident.

Cody Rhodes def. Brock Lesnar

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Cody Rhodes hits a crossroads on a bloodied Brock Lesnar. Photo: WWE

“The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes slayed “The Beast Incarnate” Brock Lesnar in front of a red-hot Puerto Rican crowd. 

Before the official rang the bell, Rhodes launched an all-out assault on Lesnar, attacking him with a steel chair and the steel steps. Once the match began, Rhodes continued his attack, but his attempt at a Cody Cutter was countered into a devastating German suplex. 

Lesnar showed no mercy to The American Nightmare, delivering devastating blows and even tossing Rhodes into an exposed turnbuckle. However, Rhodes turned the tables and sent The Beast face-first into the exposed steel, which resulted in a nasty battle scar for Lesnar. 

A battered Beast survived two Cross Rhodes and even hit an F5 and locked in his Kimura, but Rhodes landed a remarkable counter and pinned Lesnar’s shoulders to the mat for a shocking win. 

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