Rhea Ripley Retains RAW Women s Championship During Opening Of WrestleMania Backlash Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on May 16, 2021
During tonight s WWE WrestleMania Backlash pay-per-view, RAW Women s Champion Rhea Ripley defended her title against Asuka and Charlotte Flair in a triple threat match.
Ripley picked up the win to retain.
Charlotte Flair debuted new ring gear inspired by the 101 Dalmatians character Cruella de Vil.The match opened with Charlotte slide outside the ring. Asuka and Rhea went after Charlotte and then fought each other.
Asuka led with the momentum but the tables turned when Charlotte delivered her trademark moonsault to Asuka and Rhea on the outside on the ring.
WWE Hell In A Cell Pay-Per-View Moved To June Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on May 16, 2021
During tonight s WWE Wrestlemania Backlash the company announced that their annual Hell In A Cell pay-per-view will take place very early this year on June 20, 2021.
WWE normally holds the Money In The Bank PPV in June, and Hell In A Cell later in the year.
Speculation suggests Money In The Bank will take place on July 18, 2021, with a live audience.
History was made at tonight s WWE WrestleMania Backlash pay-per-view.
Dominik and Rey Mysterio won their match against The Dirty Dawgs and have become the first-ever father and son tag team champions in WWE History.
During the Kickoff-show, Roode and Ziggler attacked Dominik Mysterio. It appeared Dominik would be unable to compete.
As the match started, Rey went 2 on 1 against The Dawgs. Halfway through the match, Dominik made his way down to the ring holding his ribs.
He got the tag and ended the match with a frog splash!
Batista Blasts Fan Who Criticized WrestleMania Backlash Zombies Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on May 16, 2021
As seen on tonight s WWE WrestleMania Backlash, the company booked a load of zombies to invade the ring during The Miz s match against Damian Priest. The angle was done to help promote Army of the Dead which sponsored the pay-per-view and also stars WWE legend Batista.
The angle however drew a lot of criticism on social media with one fan tweeting Batista calling the zombies insulting . Hey Dave I love you, but this zombie shit on the WWE Backlash show was insulting!
Batista replied and blasted the fan telling them to tweet Vince McMahon instead.
WWE WrestleMania Backlash will take place tonight from Tampa, Florida at Yuengling Center.
Below is the final announced card:
WWE Championship Triple Threat Match
Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Braun Strowman
WWE Universal Championship Match
WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship Match
Bianca Belair (c) vs. Bayley
WWE Raw Women’s Championship Triple Threat Match
Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Asuka vs. Charlotte Flair
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match
Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode (c) vs. Rey & Dominik Mysterio
Lumberjack Match