We see Peter Rosenberg interview Triple H about various subjects, including Randy Orton.
We see Wade Barrett's interview with Charlotte Flair regarding her WrestleMania match.
It is announced that WWE has officially acquired Mexican professional wrestling orgazination AAA. AAA CEO and General Manager Dorian Peña, Fillip co-founder Alberto Fasja Cohen, AAA President Marisela Peña and WWE Chief Content Officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque are present for the announcement, as are numerous luchadors in WWE as well as AAA luchador El Hijo del Vikingo. Triple H then announces that Worlds Collide will happen on June 7th at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, California and will have a AAA/WWE/NXT cross-branding, with the 30th anniversary of When Worlds Collide as the basis.
Jackie Redmond interviews Rey Mysterio, who states that he is not medically cleared (which is due to an injury he suffered in his match on SmackDown last night). He announces that their will be a replacement and that lucha will be on the map, and that replacement will be Rey Fenix. Rey Mysterio also talks about what his fourteen-years-old self would think about this moment as well as how he got started in AAA, and states that WWE's acquisition of AAA brings his career full circle.
We see Jackie Redmond's interview with "Main Event" Jey Uso.
Backstage, Byron Saxton interviews The New Day. Woods says they are the greatest tag team in WWE history, and that they will tonight and win their thirteenth tag team championships. Kofi says that the last time they wrestled for the tag titles in Las Vegas, they won, and tonight will be a repeat.
In footage from earlier today, Lyra Valkyria finds out that Bayley has been injured. As Raw General Manager Adam Pearce and two members of the medical crew check on Bayley Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez make fun of the situation and state that they have nothing to do with this, but Pearce tells them that they still have a match. Lyra finds out that she has 24 hours to find a new tag team partner. (One of the members of the medical team is independent wrestler Nixi XS.)
We see the WrestleMania journey of deaf WWE fan Geo Head.
We see an introduction to the show narrated by Dana White.
Jelly Roll sings God Bless America.
WWE Chief Content Officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque is in the ring. Triple H welcomes everyone to the show.
DJ Salvatore Gannaci shows up with advertising for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves front and center before "Main Event" Jey Uso shows up for the next match. We are introduced to the Spanish announce team. Chairman of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia GEA Turki al-Sheikh is seen in the crowd.
"Main Event" Jey Uso beats Gunther to become the World Heavyweight Champion after using Gunther's own moves against him. He beats Gunther with a powerbomb, a Spear, three Uso Splashes and a sleeper hold, which Gunther submits to. After the match, Jimmy Uso shows up and celebrates with his brother Jey. Jimmy and Jey then celebrate in the crowd.
Nine-time Grammy winner Rick Rubin, magician and illusionist Criss Angel, San Francisco 49ers tight end and six-time Pro Bowler George Kittle are seen in the crowd.
The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) beat The War Raiders (Ivar and Erik) to become the World Tag Team Championships and become thirteen-time world tag team champions overall after Kofi grabs onto Ivar's foot to stop a potential kick-out after The New Day hit Daylight on Ivar. This is after Kofi trips Ivar up on the ropes and Woods rakes Erik in the eyes.
Actor and musician O'Shea Jackson Jr., actor Michael Che, singer-songwriter Jelly Roll are seen in the crowd.
Before Jade Cargill heads to the ring for the next match, The Weather Channel meteorologist and on-air personality Jim Cantore issues a WrestleMania weather report, announcing that a storm is coming.
Jade Cargill beats Naomi with a powerbomb out of the electric chair position followed by Jaded.
TV host, comedian and author Lilly Singh as well as rapper-singer Lil Yachty are seen in the crowd.
Before the next match, LA Knight shows up in a white Maserati MC20 Cielo.
Jacob Fatu beats LA Knight to become the WWE United States Champion! Haku is seen congratulating Jacob Fatu after the match.
Before the next match, El Grande Americano comes out to a mariachi band, with all the performers wearing El Grande Americano masks. His entrance is also in sepia tone and plays at 24 frames per second. It is clarified on commentary that he is billed as being from "The Gulf of Mexico" instead of "The Gulf of America." El Hijo del Vikingo and UFC CEO Dana White are seen in the crowd before the next match. El Grande Americano confronts El Hijo del Vikingo in the front row just before the bell, and gets smacked with an enzuigiri for his efforts.
El Grande Americano beats Rey Fenix after placing the metal plate into his mask to load it up, allowing him to cause Fenix to injure his right foot when he kicks him in the face and also to headbutt him out of mid-air before hitting the top rope diving headbutt for the win. After the match, El Hijo del Vikingo checks on Rey Fenix and helps him up.
AAA CEO and General Manager Dorian Peña, Fillip co-founder Alberto Fasja Cohen and AAA President Marisela Peña are seen in the front row.
Shawn Michaels shows up to announce that tonight's attendance is 61,467.
Actor Stephen Amell, UFC middleweight fighter Israel Adesanya and UFC CEO Dana White are seen in the front row.
Before the next match, Tiffany Stratton comes out to a Barbie-themed entrance, while Charlotte Flair shows up in a Rolls Royce.
Tiffany Stratton retains the WWE Women's Championship against Charlotte Flair.
Backlash is live on Peacock and Netflix on Saturday, May 10th!
The WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2025 and their families are seen on stage.
We see footage of Iyo Sky in the Goodyear Blimp.
Seth "Freakin'" Rollins fires off a flamethrower on the way to the ring for the next match. The lights go out, and when they come back on, Rollins goes from wearing all black to wearing all white. Members of the Anoa'i Family are seen on the LED boards at the sides of the ramp during Roman Reigns' entrance. CM Punk's entrance starts with a combination of past and present footage that draws back to Punk's introductory vignette from more than fifteen years ago where Punk says that tonight is his night and his main event. "This Fire Burns" by Killswitch Engage is heard during this pre-entrance video package. When CM Punk makes his entrance with Paul Heyman, he is played to the ring by Living Colour.
Seth "Freakin'" Rollins beats Roman Reigns and CM Punk in a Triple Threat Match. During the match, Heyman hands a metal folding chair to Punk, but as Punk is about to hit Roman with the chair, Heyman hits him with a low blow. He then hands the chair to Roman, and Roman smacks Punk with the chair until Heyman gets Roman focused on Rollins. As Roman is about to hit Rollins, Heyman also hits Roman with a low blow. He then hands the chair to Rollins, who smacks Roman in the back before hitting him with The Stomp to win.
Here are the highlights from tonight's show!
Here is the recap for tonight's show!
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