WWE Backlash 2026 preview, which will be live from the Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida, as WWE hosts the 2026 edition of the after-‘Mania extravaganza. While WrestleMania 42 has come and gone, the “new season” of WWE is now underway, and we’ll be treated to an extension of the “Showcase of the Immortals.” Scores will be settled, and potentially, new champions will be crowned. Let’s go ahead and get into it. Here’s the WWE Backlash 2026 preview, which will go down on May 9, 2026.
Once dear friends that run roughshod over WWE as Damage CTRL, the collision course between IYO SKY and Asuka will have the potential to be the whole dang show this coming Saturday night. When SKY broke off from Damage CTRL, she saw the error of her ways and tried to rebuild what she had shattered, even establishing a friendship with the current WWE Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley. In the shadows, Asuka resented that, feeling like IYO SKY turned her back and left her to her own devices. SKY pleaded with Asuka, but it was brushed aside. Now, IYO SKY knows exactly what to do, even if she needs to beat the sense into Asuka’s mind. Asuka has fully embraced her deepest, darkest sides, and the chains will be off once they find themselves in the ring in Tampa. It’s not at all a stretch to say that IYO SKY and Asuka are two of the best to do it, and even a standard match would be a Match of the Year candidate.
At WrestleMania 42, Roman Reigns finally reclaimed the keys to his kingdom, defeating CM Punk to become World Heavyweight Champion. As anyone would expect, Reigns was riding high on the Raw after WrestleMania. That is, until his own blood would try to take away his prized possession once again. Considered the proverbial Black Sheep, Jacob Fatu is stepping up to the plate, barely breaking a sweat when informing Roman Reigns that he doesn’t want the World Heavyweight Championship. Still, he needs it since it provides everything he wants. To put it mildly, while Reigns recognized Fatu’s potential, Roman thinks he’s not ready yet. Jacob Fatu took exception to this, even getting nose-to-nose with his family in the form of The Usos and Solo Sikoa, with the latter getting his butt handed to him on the SmackDown after ‘Mania 42. Fatu believes that people have been keeping him down long enough, and he has zero fear when it comes to becoming the top champion in WWE even if it means going through the franchise player and his own flesh and blood, Roman Reigns.
Fatu asserted his dominance when Reigns accepted the challenge at Backlash. Jacob would lock in a move so sacred to their clan, the Tongan Death Grip, that even The Usos thought he crossed the line. In peak form, Roman Reigns is virtually unstoppable, but the thing is, Jacob Fatu’s willingness to push the “OTC” with no hesitation makes everyone think he can do the unthinkable. Jacob Fatu took exception to this, even getting nose-to-nose with his family in the form of The Usos and Solo Sikoa, with the latter getting his butt handed to him on the SmackDown after ‘Mania 42. Fatu believes that people have been keeping him down long enough, and he has zero fear when it comes to becoming the top champion in WWE< even if it means going through the franchise player and his own flesh and blood, Roman Reigns. Fatu asserted his dominance when Reigns accepted the challenge at Backlash.
