They locked up and Trick backed Sami into the corner. On the break, Sami stung him with a chop. Sami grabbed a side headlock, but Trick burst out with a flying clothesline. Trick unloaded with chops in the corner, then cracked Sami with a back‑hand slap and followed with kicks. Sami bailed to the floor on an Irish whip. Trick chased him down and hit him from behind while Sami barked at Yachty.

Sami turned things around by sending Trick into the ring steps. He grabbed the steps as if to use them, then tossed them aside and went after Yachty instead. Trick rolled back in, but Sami pounced with punches and locked in a crossface. Sami chopped him, hit a clothesline, and covered for a count of two. He followed with another two count.

Sami slapped Trick on the mat, then turned to jaw at Yachty again. Trick rose and hit a neckbreaker. He fired punches, landed an uppercut, then hit a jumping side kick and a slam. Trick pulled Sami up, but Sami countered with an arm drag. Trick answered with a thrust kick. He went for the jumping knee, but Sami blocked it. Trick planted him with a uranage for a close call.

Trick placed Sami on the turnbuckles. Sami fought him off with elbows and punches, then hammered him with forearms and launched into a sunset flip powerbomb for a count of two.

Sami lined up for the Helluva Kick, but Trick cut him off with a thrust kick. Trick swung for the jumping side kick and missed, giving Sami the opening for a Blue Thunder Bomb, which earned a count of two. Sami cracked Trick with a punch, then leapt over him — but his knee buckled on the landing. The referee immediately checked on him as Sami clutched the leg.

Trick hesitated, eventually reaching down to pull Sami up — and Sami snatched him into an inside cradle for a count of two.

Yachty jumped onto the apron and distracted the referee, giving Sami the opening to crack Trick with the candy cane — but Sami could only get a count of two. Sami stomped Trick in the corner, then fired off more kicks until the referee forced him back to the center of the ring. Sami charged for the Helluva Kick, but Yachty smashed him with the candy cane. Trick followed with the jumping knee for a close call.

Sami rolled to the floor, blasted Yachty, and took the candy cane from him. Trick came flying in with a clothesline that sent Sami crashing into the ring steps. Trick tried for a uranage on the steps, but Sami countered and spiked him with a DDT on the steel.

Sami threw Trick back into the ring and hit a Helluva Kick on Yachty for good measure. He set for another Helluva Kick on Trick — but Trick moved, and the jumping knee connected clean for the three count.

Winner: Trick Williams

Kit Wilson & The Miz vs. Danhausen & Minihausen

The cloning attempt was a disaster, and Danhausen made sure everyone knew it. During his entrance, he dragged out a strange orange crate and revealed the result of the experiment — a miniature Danhausen, Minihausen, who marched to the ring ready for battle.

Kit Wilson opened the match by kicking the tiny clone and posing, but Minihausen fired back with a sharp chop and a flurry of kicks. The clone hit a springboard forearm, then snapped off a head‑scissors takedown that sent the crowd into a frenzy. Miz tagged in, only for Minihausen to spin him with a satellite head‑scissors.

Kit tried to hold the clone away at arm’s length, but Minihausen kicked him, sprang to the ropes, and nailed Miz with another kick before attempting a rana. Kit blocked it — until Minihausen adjusted mid‑air and sent Kit spilling to the floor with a rana anyway. The clone climbed up top and hit a crossbody onto both Miz and Kit.

Danhausen rolled Kit back inside, but Miz yanked Danhausen into the ropes. Kit followed with a kick, and Miz drilled Minihausen with a punch. Kit rammed the clone into the turnbuckles and tagged Miz back in. Miz pressed Minihausen overhead and drove him down with a powerslam, taking control.

Kit and Miz hit a double delayed vertical suplex, with Miz holding his end long enough to let Kit finish the move solo. Kit covered for a count of two, then another. He clamped on a reverse chinlock, wearing the clone down. Kit hoisted Minihausen onto the turnbuckles, hanging him in the tree of woe, and drove shoulders into him. Kit charged for a corner elbow and missed, crashing hard. Minihausen flipped out with a moonsault.

Miz tagged in — and so did Danhausen. Danhausen hit a reverse atomic drop into a clothesline, then followed with a Northern Lights suplex. He hammered Miz with corner clotheslines, caught a second wind, and hit even more. Danhausen spun into a tornado DDT. Kit tried to intervene, but Danhausen booted him when Miz ducked aside. Miz rolled Danhausen up for a count of two, then hit a big boot.

Minihausen blasted Miz in the corner, then snapped off a rana on Kit that sent him over the top rope to the floor. The clone followed with a suicide dive.

Minihausen chased Kit up the aisle. Kit caught him with a kick and hurled him into the “machine,” slamming the door shut.

The door creaked open — and now multiple clones spilled out, all mutated versions of Minihausen. They swarmed Kit back to the ring, where one spun him around with an airplane spin. Kit grabbed the mirror, Miz slid in, and hit a Skull Crushing Finale for a near fall. Danhausen dragged a clone to his corner to make the tag.

Miz punched Danhausen, but Danhausen tackled him with a Thesz Press and rained down punches. He clotheslined Miz over the top rope, then sent Kit out the same way. Miz grabbed a fire extinguisher, tried to use it, and ended up blasting himself and Kit with the spray. Minihausen dove off the top with a crossbody onto Kit on the floor.

Danhausen stepped in and cracked Miz with a bicycle kick, scoring the three count.

Winner: Danhausen & Minihausen

Iyo Sky vs. Asuka

They locked up and Asuka immediately took Iyo down. Iyo answered with a takedown of her own, then backed off with a clean break — only for Asuka to shove her. They tied up again and Asuka pie‑faced her. Asuka hit a forearm and clamped on a side headlock, taking Iyo down with it.

Iyo hit a shoulder tackle, but neither woman budged. Asuka fired forearms. Iyo flipped into a handspring and swept the leg. She followed with a dropkick and kicked Asuka in the corner. Asuka fired back with a forearm, Iyo returned one, and Asuka hammered her with more until Iyo hit the mat — only for Iyo to handspring back to her feet.

Iyo caught Asuka with a drop toe hold into the turnbuckles, then hit a hesitation double‑knee strike for a count of two. Asuka rolled to the floor. Asuka caught Iyo with a forearm on the apron, but Iyo blocked being sent into the turnbuckles and hit a back elbow. Iyo went for an Asai moonsault — and Asuka tripped her mid‑move and blasted her with a forearm.

Asuka sent Iyo into the ringside barrier and the apron, then broke the count so she could continue the assault on the floor. She peppered Iyo with Kawada kicks, then hung her in the ropes with a Boston Crab. Asuka followed by choking Iyo across the middle rope.

Asuka pie‑faced her again, but this time Iyo fired back with forearms. Asuka cut her off with a round kick for a count of two, then hammered her with punches. Asuka kicked at Iyo’s legs and body, but Iyo answered with forearms and rolled her into a victory roll that transitioned into a double stomp.

Iyo cracked Asuka with a backfist and a sharp shotei. Asuka whipped her to the corner, but Iyo slipped to the apron, snapped Asuka’s arm across the top rope, and climbed up. Iyo launched with a missile dropkick, then charged into the corner and hit the running double‑knee strike for a close call.

Asuka blocked the butterfly backbreaker and unleashed a barrage of kicks, finishing with a flying kick for a count of two. Asuka swung for another roundhouse, missed, and Iyo rolled her up for a count of two.

Iyo swung and missed on a rollup, then cracked Asuka with a back‑heel kick for a count of two. She locked in a waist‑lock, but Asuka reached the ropes. Iyo snapped her down with a German suplex and bridged, earning another close call. Asuka countered into a Fujiwara armbar. Iyo kicked free, leaving both women down.

Asuka dragged her into a takedown and transitioned toward the Asuka Lock, but Iyo fought out with sharp elbows. Iyo planted her with a face‑buster. Asuka immediately shifted into a cross arm‑breaker and locked it in. Iyo rolled through and trapped Asuka in her own Asuka Lock with body scissors. Asuka clawed toward the ropes and finally forced the break.

Iyo climbed the turnbuckles for a superplex, but Asuka stopped her. Asuka went up top herself, only for Iyo to blast her with a shotei. They traded forearms on the ropes until Iyo snapped off a Frankensteiner, but Asuka rolled through into a sunset flip for a count of two.

Asuka charged for the running hip attack, but Iyo moved. Asuka got caught in the ropes, and Iyo dropkicked her to the floor. Iyo went for a suicide dive — Asuka punched her out of mid‑air. Asuka dragged Iyo onto the announce table and tried for a suplex, but Iyo blocked it. Asuka kicked her and went for the mist, but Iyo shielded herself with a folder. Iyo caught Asuka’s leg, dropped to the floor, and drove Asuka’s knee onto the table. Iyo followed with a crossbody off the table, then hit an Asai moonsault.

Iyo rolled Asuka back inside and climbed for the moonsault, but Asuka got her feet up and immediately applied a cross arm‑breaker. Iyo escaped, only for Asuka to clamp on a triangle. Iyo stacked her for a near fall. Asuka transitioned into the Asuka Lock, squeezing tight until Iyo nearly faded — but Iyo rolled backward into another near fall.

They rose and slapped each other, trading shots until the strikes turned into full‑force punches. Asuka blocked a round kick and hit a German suplex. Iyo answered with a German of her own, then charged and hit the running double‑knee strike. She climbed the ropes, launched, and the moonsault landed clean for the three count.

Winner: Iyo Sky

After the match, Iyo and Asuka hug.

John Cena Announcement

John Cena made his way to the ring to a massive ovation, soaking in the moment before he even spoke. He said this was so cool, and that he could really lean into moments like this now — because nobody was coming down the aisle to kick his teeth in anymore. He thanked the fans for their energy and their gratitude, then posed the question everyone has been asking: what is the next phase of his WWE career.

The crowd erupted into chants for one more match. Cena smiled and said he thinks about his last match often. Some people were upset about how it ended, but he was genuinely happy. He couldn’t have been happier, because that night wasn’t about him — it was about opportunity. He reminded everyone that he asked WWE Superstars to give NXT talent the chance to stand on a stage like WrestleMania and prove themselves.

He pointed to Sol Ruca, Je’Von Evans, and Oba Femi as examples of what that opportunity can create. He said this is what that energy sounds like — a man who debuted in December and then strutted into WrestleMania to kick Brock Lesnar’s ass.

Cena said they have to do it again… and they are.

He officially announced The John Cena Classic — an entire evening where the best of today compete with the best of tomorrow. WWE Superstars and NXT Superstars will stand side‑by‑side, each getting a chance to prove themselves on a massive stage.

Then came the bombshell: a brand‑new WWE championship, one that Cena is personally putting his name on. He said he will strive for a level of excellence that makes the title special — but the biggest superstar in WWE is the WWE Universe.

For the first time ever, the fans will vote on the winner. Someone might not win the match, but their hustle, heart, and performance could win the vote. Cena said that embodies everything he stands for, and that’s why this is important to him. He promised to give everything he has to this for as long as possible.

Cena thanked Oba Femi for being one of the people who made this possible. He thanked WWE for taking a chance on the idea. He thanked everyone watching at home. And he thanked Tampa — a city that means the world to him.

–– Here is what’s in store for 2026 WWE Backlash ––

• WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jacob Fatu
• Danhausen & Mystery Partner vs. The Miz & Kit Wilson
• IYO SKY vs. Asuka
• John Cena to make an announcement
• Seth Rollins vs. Bron Breakker (to air on ESPN2)
• WWE United States Championship: Trick Williams (c) vs. Sami Zayn (to air on ESPN2)

WWE Backlash 2026 Preview

Seth Rollins vs. Bron Breakker finally becomes official tonight after months of escalating hostility. Last October, Breakker sparked The Vision’s betrayal of Rollins, who had served as both co‑founder and leader of the group. Rollins later struck back by interfering in the 2026 Men’s Elimination Chamber, costing Logan Paul a chance at victory. Breakker answered that receipt at WrestleMania, spearing Rollins and directly contributing to his loss against GUNTHER. With both men now cleared and the score evened, they meet one‑on‑one with nothing left to settle except who walks out the better man.

On ESPN2, fans will also see Trick Williams defend his newly won United States Championship against Sami Zayn. This rematch comes just days after WrestleMania 42, where Williams dethroned Zayn to capture the title. With emotions running high and pride on the line, their rivalry reaches its next chapter under the bright lights of Backlash.

The remainder of WWE Backlash streams on the ESPN app (subscription required), beginning with a deeply personal grudge match between IYO SKY and Asuka. Asuka turned on SKY last September with help from Kairi Sane, fracturing Damage CTRL and igniting a feud that has only intensified since. With Sane released from WWE last month, her involvement in tonight’s showdown remains uncertain — adding another layer of unpredictability to an already volatile matchup.

In tag team action, The Miz and Kit Wilson face Danhausen and a mystery partner. Miz and Wilson orchestrated an elaborate ruse to humiliate Danhausen, prompting him to demand a match. SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis granted the request on one condition: Danhausen must find his own partner. Internal speculation suggests the mystery teammate could be a celebrity who has recently appeared on WWE programming, but nothing has been confirmed.

Closing out Backlash, Roman Reigns defends his newly won WWE World Heavyweight Championship against his cousin Jacob Fatu. Since issuing the challenge to “The OTC,” Fatu has repeatedly gotten the better of Reigns, using the Tongan Death Grip to leave the champion gasping for air on multiple occasions. Whether Reigns falls victim to it again or finds a way to overcome his most dangerous family member remains the looming question.

WWE Backlash 2026 Live Results

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