WWE Backlash Live Coverage - May 10th, 2025

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John Cena and Randy Orton renew rivalry in Undisputed WWE Title clash





Date:
Saturday, May 10 at 7 p.m. EST

Location:
Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri

Available on:
Peacock


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WWE Intercontinental Championship:
Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. Penta

WWE United States Championship Fatal 4-Way:
Jacob Fatu (c) vs. LA Knight vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Damian Priest

Gunther vs. Pat McAfee

WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship:
Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Becky Lynch

Undisputed WWE Championship:
John Cena (c) vs. Randy Orton

– We are live! Michael Cole and Wade Barrett greet audiences at home as LA Knight, Damian Priest, Drew McIntyre, and Jacob Fatu all make their way to the ring.

WWE United States Championship Fatal 4-Way: Jacob Fatu (c) vs LA Knight vs Damian Priest vs Drew McIntyre

The bell rings and Knight brawls with Fatu as Priest and McIntyre go at it. Priest and McIntyre spill out of the ring as Knight connects with a neckbreaker on Knight. Knight sends Priest crashing into the mat with a uranage, then lands a shoulder on Fatu's midsection and hits a bodyslam on McIntyre. Knight delivers a DDT to Priest and an elbow drop to McIntyre, but Fatu gets Knight on his shoulders. Knight escapes and delivers a swinging neckbreaker to Fatu.

McIntyre delivers a spinebuster to Priest, then lands a neckbreaker on him, Knight, and Fatu. Fatu rocks Knight with a superkick, but Priest runs over Fatu with a clothesline and lands back elbows on Knight and McIntyre in opposite corners. McIntyre and Fatu then stare down one another in the ring, but Fatu levels McIntyre with a Samoan Drop and teeters on the ropes with him, but Knight drapes McIntyre off the top rope by his knees and fires off stomps on him. Fatu delivers a Swanton Bomb to McIntyre, but Knight catches him with a BFT. Priest then delivers South of Heaven to Knight, but McIntyre catches Priest with a Claymore Kick.

McIntyre delivers the Future Shock DDT to Fatu, then connects with a Claymore Kick on Knight. He goes for a pin, but Priest pulls the referee out of the ring to break the fall. Fatu sets up for a moonsault on Knight, but Knight moves out of the way and delivers an elbow drop to Fatu. He connects with a second elbow drop off the top rope, then goes for a pin but Fatu kicks out.

Priest and McIntyre brawl through the crowd, and Priest delivers a South of Heaven to McIntyre off a road case and through a table. Officials run to check on the two men as Knight looks to fly off the middle rope. Solo Sikoa moves out of the way, and Knight gets in Sikoa's face. Jeff Cobb appears out of nowhere and clocks Knight from behind, then continues beating him down and sends him crashing into the ring post. Sikoa signals to Fatu to finish off Knight, and Fatu gives him a confused look. He then delivers a Hip Attack and moonsault to Knight for the win.

Winner AND STILL United States Champion: Jacob Fatu

– After the match, Fatu heads to the back ahead of Sikoa and Cobb.

– Becky Lynch then makes her way to the ring. Lyra Valkyria follows.

WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship Match: Lyra Valkyria (c) vs Becky Lynch

The bell rings and the two lock up. Valkyria wears Lynch down with a submission hold and cinches in a Bow and Arrow on her, then dropkicks her out of the ring and dumps her back inside. The two continue going back and forth before Valkyria delivers a superplex to Lynch off the middle rope.

Lynch rolls up Valkyria, but the referee catches her hand on the bottom rope. Valkyria lands a leg drop on Lynch and looks to follow it up with a moonsault off the middle rope, but Lynch gets her knees up and exchanges forearm strikes with Valkyria. Lynch cinches in a Armbar of Valkyria, but Valkyria transitions into a Armbar of her own. Lynch locks in the Dis-Arm-Her on Valkyria, but Valkyria quickly escapes. Lynch then delivers the Man Handle Slam to Valkyria and goes for a pin, but Valkyria kicks out.

Lynch grabs a chair, but the referee disposes of it. Lynch exposes the top turnbuckle as she does so, but Valkyria looks to send her crashing into it. Lynch stops her own momentum, then lands a second Man Handle Slam on Valkyria and goes for a pin, but Valkyria kicks out. Lynch then sends Valkyria's head repeatedly bouncing off the mat.

Valkyria connects with Night Wing on Lynch and goes for a pin, but the referee doesn't see the fall as she attempts to fix the turnbuckle pad. Lynch then rakes Valkyria's eyes and rolls her up, but Valkyria counters into a pinfall of her own for the win.

Winner AND STILL Women's Intercontinental Champion: Lyra Valkyria

– After the match, an enraged Lynch cinches in a Dis-Arm-Her on Valkyria. Officials run down to the ring to break the fall, and Jason Jordan escorts Lynch to the back.

– Penta then makes his way to the ring. Dominik Mysterio follows.

WWE Intercontinental Championship Match: Dominik Mysterio (c) vs Penta

The bell rings and Dominik goes straight after Penta. Penta connects with a hurricanrana on Dominik, but Dominik delivers a tope suicida-DDT combination to Penta. Dominik flies over the top rope and pins Penta, but Penta kicks out and delivers a crossbody to Dominik off the ring post. Dominik delivers The Three Amigos to Penta and sends him crashing into the ring ropes, then looks to dial it up for the 619.

Penta moves out of the way, but Dominik hits Oblivion on Penta. He goes for a pin, but Penta kicks out. Penta lands a Canadian Destroyer on Dominik, but Finn Balor, Carlito, and JD McDonagh appear at ringside. Balor grabs a chair from the ringside area, but the referee catches him. The referee ejects Balor, Carlito, and McDonagh from ringside. Balor reemerges at ringside and while the referee is distracted by him, Penta ascends up the ropes. El Grande Americano delivers a headbutt to him with the metal piece in his mask. Dominik follows it up with a Frog Splash to Penta for the win.

Winner AND STILL Intercontinental Champion: Dominik Mysterio

– GUNTHER then makes his way to the ring. Pat McAfee follows.

GUNTHER vs. Pat McAfee

The bell rings and the two go back and forth. GUNTHER mocks McAfee, but McAfee fires off forearms on GUNTHER. GUNTHER levels McAfee, but McAfee fires off chops on GUNTHER. GUNTHER responds with a series of strikes and chops on McAfee in the corner, then follows it up with a shoulder tackle. McAfee hits a kick on GUNTHER's spine, but GUNTHER regains the upper hand.

GUNTHER lands a chop and a German suplex on McAfee, then looks to land a second one off the middle rope. McAfee hangs on and lands a moonsault on GUNTHER, then follows it up with a kick and a superkick. GUNTHER lands a powerbomb on McAfee and locks in a Boston Crab on him before transitioning into a crossface.

Cole gets up from the ringside area and cheers McAfee on from ringside. GUNTHER drags Cole into the ring, but McAfee comes to Cole's aid. GUNTHER runs over McAfee with a kick, but McAfee rolls up GUNTHER. GUNTHER kicks out, but McAfee pins him as Cole hangs into his foot to help McAfee. GUNTHER kicks out and gets in Cole's face, but McAfee locks in a Sleeper on GUNTHER. GUNTHER escapes and cinches in a Sleeper on McAfee, but McAfee stays alive. McAfee fires off elbows on GUNTHER's midsection as he looks to escape the hold, but GUNTHER keeps it cinched in and puts McAfee to sleep.

Winner: GUNTHER

– John Cena then makes his way to the ring. Randy Orton follows.

Undisputed WWE Championship Match: John Cena(c) vs Randy Orton

The bell rings and the two lock up. Cena decides to head to the back, but Orton chases him up the entrance ramp and forces him to get back in the ring. Cena fires off right hands on Orton, but Orton fires off right hands on Cena. Orton delivers a knee to Cena's chest, but Cena cinches in a Sleeper on Orton. Orton escapes and returns the favor.

Cena lands a pair of shoulder tackles on Orton and connects with a slam on him, then follows it up with the Five Knuckle Shuffle and sets up for the Attitude Adjustment. Orton escapes and levels Cena, then hits a Scoop Powerslam on him. Cena responds with a pair of Attitude Adjustments on Orton, but Orton responds with an RKO to Cena. He sets up for the Punt, but Cena counters into another Attitude Adjustment. He goes for a pin, but Orton kicks out.

Cena looks to deliver a Punt, but Orton looks to counter into an RKO. Cena sends Orton crashing into the referee and delivers yet another Attitude Adjustment, then grabs the Undisputed WWE Championship belt from ringside. Orton catches Cena with an RKO and goes for a pin, but Cena kicks out after the referee begins the count a second too late.

The referee goes down once again, and Orton sends Cena crashing on top of the table. Orton then retrieves a table from under the ring and sets it up, but Cena gets Orton up on his shoulders. Orton escapes and gets Cena up on his shoulders, then connects with the Attitude Adjustment on him through the table.

A second referee runs down to the ring, and Orton pins Cena. Cena kicks out and looks to hit Orton with the Undisputed WWE Championship belt. Cena moves out of the way and accidentally hits the referee. Orton then lands an RKO on Cena and pins him, but no referee is around to count the fall. Officials run down to the ring including Nick Aldis, but Orton gets in Aldis' face. Orton then hits an RKO on Aldis and every single other official in the ring. R-Truth then slides in the ring and tries Cena low blows him and clocks Orton with the Undisputed WWE Championship. The first referee then crawls back in the ring to count the fall for the win.

Winner AND STILL Undisputed WWE Champion: John Cena

– After the match, Cena grabs a microphone and says he needs some competition. He says he's on the lookout for his next challenger as the show goes off the air.

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