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– Byron Sexton is with Lyra Valkyria. He asks about what she is dealing with tonight.
Lyra says there is so much going on in her head and she says she has to deal with the embarrassment about what Becky fed her and how she still wanted to defend Becky. Becky turned on her, and did Becky think she would go back to Ireland? Becky underestimates her. She will show that she was never a stepping stone. Becky will be the crowning list of people she has beaten as Intercontinental champion.
– Byron Saxton is with LA Knight.
He asks about Knight’s 2025 and his chances. Knight says they don’t need to sing his praises. He doesn’t hear workhorse when he hears those numbers. He thinks champion. Knight says it is okay he came to blows with Priest last night because that will happen in this match. Knight says he shouldn’t have to deal with a multi-man match for the title. Anyone standing in the way of him and the title, the backlash will be swift and severe.
– Wade Barrett talked to Randy Orton.
Wade asks Randy what comes to him when someone says John Cena. He says pretentious prick. He is all about himself. Does anyone know the real John Cena. Today, the word would be selfish.
Wade asks about OVW and his first memories of meeting John Cena. John was a young kid and didn’t know his ass from a hole in the ground. Robotic but the body of a Greek God. He had the gift of gab. He says he was impressed with John.
He asks what has made the rivalry special. Randy says the fans were loud and he says he was lucky to be in the ring with Cena because of the Let’s Go Cena . . . Cena sucks chants. He says the crowd was in the palm of their hands. It was the most fun he could have in his career. He says this feels unnecessary. The new attitude doesn’t make sense. He says John is lost to the Hollywood machine. John wants to end things on his terms. That is why he is selfish.
Wade asks if there were glimpses into the darker attitude from John. Randy says he thought he might have seen some hints, but Cena keeps himself separate. No one went to John’s apartment in OVW. He says it was a bit odd. John has a great mind for business and pushing his brand. John has masked it from everyone. Now we are seeing the real John Cena.
Wade asks about John holding the industry with disdain. Randy says he does not understand why Cena has these feelings. If he leaves with the title, nothing stopped or changed. The business has continued to move like when he left in 2016. Things won’t bottom out when John leaves. Randy says he would have been proud to see John try to disrupt things. He will beat the s*** out of John in front of his family and friends. He won’t mind if he hands get bloody. He has to get John down long enough to punt his head off his shoulders and then John is no more. Randy says he can retire at that point, but it won’t be 27 dates, it will be 5 to 10 years.
– Byron is with Dom in the locker room. He asks if Dom is afraid of Penta. Dom says he might be, but that isn’t the point. He says he already beat him on the grandest stage of them all. Byron points out that he didn’t pin Penta at Mania. Dom points out that he won at Raw after Mania and Byron says JD helped.
WWE Backlash 2025 Live Results
We are live from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri, as LA Knight makes his way to the ring for our first match of the night.
WWE United States Championship
Jacob Fatu (c) vs. LA Knight vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Damian Priest
All four men look at each other and stand in their respective quart erof the ring. Knight goes after Fatu while Priest goes after Drew. Drew and Priest go to the floor. Fatu with punches and chops followed by a head butt. Knight with punches while Priest kicks Drew against the ringside barrier. Fatu misses a splash into the corner and hits the ring post. Knight with a neck breaker. Knight with a uranage to Priest and a drop kick through the ropes to Drew. Knight with a slingshot shoulder tackle and he goes for a sunset flip but Fatu does not go over so Knight drops Fatu onto his knees. Knight goes for the YEAHple’s Elbow on Drew but Priest stops him. Knight with a DDT and a double elbow drop. Fatu gets Knight up and Knight gets to his feet for a reverse DDT and a near fall.
Fatu backs Knight into the corner and punches him. Fatu punches Priet and then Knight and Priest with forearms. Knight and Priest go high and low on Fatu. Fatu is sent shoulder first into the ring post. Knight punches Priest and Drew with spinebusters to Knight and Priest followed by neck breakers to everyone. Drew runs into a clothesline from Knight and Fatu with a super kick to Kniht. Fatu kicks Knight to the apron. Priest kicks Fatu on the turnbuckles and Priest sets for a rana and hits it off the turnbuckles on Fatu. Priest with a leaping flatliner to Knight. Priest with a forearm off the steps to Fatu on the floor. Priest with a kick to Fatu and he goes to the ropes and goes Old School and hits a cross body on Drew. Priest with a rebound clothesline to Fatu.
Priest with elbows to Fatu and Knight and then he clotheslines Drew over the top rope. Priest with a heel kick to Knight. Priest goes to the floor and Fatu stops Priest and hits a Samoan drop onto the ringside barrier. Fatu and Drew look at each other from their side on the floor and then they get into the ring. Drew with the first punch and then Fatu returns fire. They exchange punches in the ring while the crowd reacts. Drew with a thrust to the throat but Fatu with a back elbow. Fatu with a pop up Samoan drop. Fatu looks around and he hits a running hip into the corner.
Fatu puts Drew in position and Fatu goes up top. Drew gets up and gouges the eyes. Drew sets for s superplex but Knight crotches Drew and puts him in the tree of woe. Knight with kicks to Drew and a running knee. Knight goes up and sets for a superplex but Fatu pushes Knight off. Fatu goes up top and Drew pulls himself up and he tosses Fatu onto Knight. Fatu with a running hip to Drew and then hits a suicide dive on Priest. Fatu with a swanton to Drew. Knight with BFT to Fatu. Priest with South of Heaven to Knight. Drew with a Claymore to Priest and Priest falls on to Knight for the cover and Drew has to break it up.
Fatu is the first one up. Fatu runs into a back elbow from Drew. Drew with a kick and Future Shock to Fatu. Drew goes for Future Shock on Knight but he escapes. Drew avoids BFT and hits Future Shock. Drew sets for the countdown for Claymore and hits it on Knight but the referee is pulled out of the ring by Priest. Priest shows how much he cares about Drew and Drew is pissed. Priest pulls Drew to the floor and they exchange punches and go into the time keeper’s area. Fatu with a head butt to Knight followed by kicks and more head butts. Fatu misses the double jump moonsault. Knight goes for the double jump elbow drop and he hits it and does it again for a near fall.
Drew and Priest are in the crowd and they fight by the production area. Priest with a forearm to Drew and they go on top of some of the cases. Drew looks below and sets for a suplex through tables but Priest gouges the eyes. Priest hits South of Heaven off the case and both men go through the tables. Knight sends Fatu into the apron and ring post. Knight sends Fatu into the announce table. Knight hits Fatu with the hood of the announce table. Knight goes to the turnbuckles for a double jump elbow drop through the table, but Solo pulls Fatu off the table. Knight goes over to Solo and he is clotheslined by Jeff Cobb. Cobb looks at Solo and Cobb sends Knight into the ring post and ringside barrier. Cobb sends Knight into the ring post again and hits a splash to the back against the ring post.
Cobb sends Knight into the ring. Fatu looks at Solo and Cobb and he is a bit confused. Solo has Cobb move out of the way so he can finish Knight. Fatu with a running hip into the corner. Fatu pulls Knight into position and he hits a double jump moonsault for the three count.
Winner: Jacob Fatu
After the match, Fatu walks past Cobb and Solo and heads to the back by himself.
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship Match
Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Becky Lynch
They lock up and Becky backs Lyra into the corner and Becky has some words for Lyra and she pushes Lyra in the corner. Lyra with a waist lock and Becky with a standing switch and take down. Becky with a waist lock and Lyra with a back elbow and Becky with a shoulder tackle. Becky with a take down but Lyra with a crucifix for a near fall. Becky with an arm drag. Lyra with a waist lock and Becky with a back elbow. Lyra with a double leg take down and she sets for a rocking chair and she swings Becky. Lyra goes for a surfboard and she gets Becky up. Lyra rolls her over and gets her up again. Lyra continues to hold on to the surfboard and she gets a near fall with a bridge. Lyra with a waist lock and Becky with a standing switch. Lyra with a Northern Lights suplex for a near fall.
Lyra with a drop kick that sends Becky to the floor. Lyra with a drop kick through the ropes. Lyra sends Becky back into the ring. Lyra goes up top and Becky crotches Lyra. Becky slams Lyra to the mat. Becky with forearms to Lyra. Becky does the belt around the waist gesture and she rubs Lyra’s face in the mat. Becky gets a near fall. Lyra with a head butt to the midsection but Becky with a forearm. Becky with a slap and chops. Becky misses a running forearm into the corner and Lyra misses a splash. Becky with a springboard kick and exploder for a near fall.
Becky chokes Lyra in the ropes. Becky sends Lyra to the floor and then into the ringside barrier. Becky has some words with Lyra’s fiancee. Lyra with forearms but Becky with a kick and she sends Lyra into the ring post. They return to the ring and Becky gets a near fall. Becky slaps Lyra and pie faces her. Lyra slaps back and Beck slaps Lyra. Lyra counters an exploder into a fireman’s suplex. Lyra with clotheslines and a series of kicks. Lyra with a cartwheel into an enzuigiri. Lyra with a Doctor Bomb for a near fall.
Becky goes to the apron and Becky kicks Lyra and goes up top. Lyra with forearms and she sets for a superplex. Lyra hits a superplex and she gets a near fall. Lyra gets Becky up for Night Wing but Becky escapes. Lyra with a rollup and Becky counters and rolls through and holds the ropes so the referee stops the count. Becky with a GTR for a near fall. Becky tells Lyra to get up and Lyra escapes the uranage. Lyra sends Becky to the floor when Becky goes for the springboard kick. Lyra with a pescado to Becky and she goes up top. Lyra with a leg drop to the back of the neck for a near fall. Lyra goes for a moonsault but Becky gets her knees up.
Lyra with a forearm and Becky with one of her own They go back and forth. Becky with a kick and Lyra goes for a back slide but Becky blocks it and she locks in a cross arm breaker but Lyra with a cross arm breaker of her own. Becky rolls up Lyra and gets a near fall. Becky with DisArmHer but Lyra with a rollup for a near fall. Becky goes for the uranage but Lyra counters with an arm drag for a near fall. Becky with a uranage for a near fall. Becky looks confused and she punches Lyra. Becky goes to the floor and she gets a chair and brings it into the ring. The referee grabs the chair from Becky and Becky exposes the turnbuckle while the referee returns the chair to someone at ringside. Lyra tries to reverse Becky and Becky stops short of the turnbuckles. Lyra with a German suplex and a moonsault for a near fall.
Lyra goes for Night Wing but Becky gets to her feet and she sends Lyra into the turnbuckles followed by a uranage but Lyra kicks out again. Becky slams Lyra’s head into the mat. Becky tries to send Lyra into the exposed turnbuckle and the referee stops her. Lyra escapes a uranage and Lyra with Night Wing but Becky kicks out because the referee was out of position to return the turnbuckle pad. Lyra gets Becky up again and Becky gets to her feet. Lyra with a victory roll for a near fall. Becky with a thumb tot he eye and rollup for a near fall. Lyra with a rollup for the three count.
Winner: Lyra Valkyria
Afer the match, Becky attacks Lyra and applies DisArmHer. Becky walks to the back with a blank stare on her face.
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. Penta
Dom pushes Penta and Penta with a dorp kick. Dom with punches but Penta with a head scissors. Penta misses a shoulder in the corner and Dom with a head scissors take down. Dom is sent to the turnbuckles and Penta with a thrust kick and he follows with a lungblower for a near fall. Dom drops Penta on the top rope and Dom drop kicks Penta to the floor. Dom with a suicide dive into a DDT on the floor. Dom mocks the Penta strut. Dom chops Penta and Penta chops back. Dom with another chop and he sends Penta into the ring steps. Dom gets back into the ring and then he goes to the floor to send Penta back into the ring. Dom with a slingshot senton.
Dom gets a near fall. Dom with kicks and punches to Penta. Dom gets a near fall. Dom with a reverse chin lock. Penta with a wraparound bulldog and Dom rolls to the floor to regroup. Penta goes up top and he hits a cross body off the ring post. Dom kicks Penta coming off the apron and Dom with a suplex. Penta blocks the second sulex. Dom sends Penta into the ropes and Dom misses the 619. Penta with a slingshot crucifix bomb for a near fall. Dom with obLIVion for a near fall. Dom goes for a monkey flip but Penta puts Dom on the turnbuckles and he kicks Dom. Dom sends Penta to the apron and Dom kicks him again. Dom goes for a suplex on the apron but Penta blocks it and he kicks Dom and hits a Destroyer on the apron.
Carlito makes his way to the ring to talk to the referee. JD and Finn show up and then Finn gets a chair and the referee sees it while JD holds Penta. The referee sends them all to the back. Penta with a flip dive over the referee onto Finn, JD, and Carlito. Penta gets back into the ring and he hits a super kick on Dom. Finn gets back on the apron even though he was sent to the back. Grande Americano head butts Penta on the turnbuckles. Dom with a frog splash for the three count.
Winner: Dominik Mysterio
GUNTHER vs. Pat McAfee
They lock up and Gunther pushes Pat into the corner. They lock up and Gunther with a hip toss. They lock up and Gunther with a wrist lock and he turns it into an arm bar. Pat with a reversal and he avoids a chop. They lock up and Pat with a side head lock. Gunther puts Pat on the apron and Gunther pats Pat on the top of the head. Pat punches Gunther and he slingshots back into the ring and trips. Pat with punches but Gunther with a chop. Gunther with a forearm to the back and kicks. Pat with punches and chops and Gunther wants more. Pat with more punches and Gunther with a chop.
Gunther with chops in the corner. Gunther with another chop and Pat goes down. Gunther with an arm wringer and a shoulder tackle. Pat avoids an elbow drop and he kicks Gunther in the back. Gunther with a snap mare and kick to the back. Pat and Gunther exchange chops and Gunther with a boot. Gunther invites Cole into the ring. Gunther pats Pat on the top of the head and Pat with a punch. Gunther with a German suplex. Gunther with a sleeper and Pat powers out of the hold. Gunther with a German suplex. Gunther with a front face lock and forearm. Gunther puts Pat on the turnbuckles. Gunther with a forearm and he sets for a German superplex. Pat with elbows to knock Gunther to the mat. Pat misses a moonsault and he lands on his feet. Gunther with a German suplex and Pat lands on his feet. Pat with a series of kicks and he gets a near fall. Pat slaps Gunther and he chops Gunther. Pat with another chop and Gunther chops back. They continue the exchange. They exchange forearms. Pat with a bicycle kick and a thrust kick. Pat has a kick blocked and Gunther with a power bomb.
Gunther with a Boston Crab. Cole gets up from the announce table to motivate Pat and Pat is close to the ropes but Gunther pulls him into the center of the ring and Gunther with elbows to the head. Gunther grabs Cole and brings him into the ring. Gunther pushes Cole and Pat with a kick to Gunther. Gunther kicks Pat and Cole gets to the floor. Pat with an O’Connor roll for a near fall. Pat rolls to the apron. Gunther sets for a suplex to bring Pat back into the ring and Cole trips Gunther and holds the leg but Pat can only get a two count. Pat with a sleeper but Gunther with a clothesline.
Gunther with a sleeper and he adds a body scissors. Pat gets a second wind. He tries for elbows but Gunther holds on and he gets Pat back onto the mat. The arm goes down and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Gunther
Undisputed WWE Championship Match
John Cena (c) vs. Randy Orton
They lock up and go to a stalemate. They lock up again and go to another stalemate. Cena offers his hand to Orton and Randy laughs. Cena has some words for Orton and he puts his hand out. Orton shakes it and Cena punches Orton in the side of the head and applies a side head lock. Orton with a shoulder tackle and Orton with a thumb to the eye. Cena goes to the floor. They lock up and Orton backs Cena into the corner and Orton with a punch after blocking one from Cena. Orton with a side head lock. Orton with a shoulder tackle and a side head lock take down.
Orton with a shoulder tackle and Cena goes to the apron. Cena says he has had enough and he heads up the aisle. Orton chases after Cena and hits him with a Northern Lariat. Orton with punches as they go back to the ring. Cena with a clothesline and he punches Orton. Cena goes to the turnbuckles to punch Orton. Orton kicks Cena and he shows John how to punch someone on the turnbuckles. Orton with a European uppercut for a near fall. Orton with the Garvin Stomp. Orton with a leaping knee drop for a near fall.
Cena with a sleeper and he gets on Randy’s back to add more pressure to the hold. Orton with a sleeper into a rear naked choke. Cena with a rear naked choke. Orton with a choke of his own. Cena with a rear naked choke and Orton with a belly-to-back suplex and both men are down. Cena with two flying shoulder tackles followed by a Blue Thunder Bomb. Cena sets for the five knuckle shuffle and he hits it. Cena gets ready for the Attitude Adjustment but Orton escapes and Orton with two clotheslines. Orton ducks a clothesline from Cena and Orton with a power slam.
Orton has Cena on the apron and sets for the hanging DDT but Cena gets into the ring and gets a near fall with a rollup. Cena goes for the STF and Orton tries to get to the ropes. Orton kicks Cena away. Orton with the hanging DDT and he looks around. Orton twists to the mat to set for the RKO. Orton punches the mat and Cena avoids it and Cena with an Attitude Adjustment but Orton counters into an RKO and both men are down. Orton and Cena exchange punches. Orton with a head butt and Cena with a head butt. They go back to punches. Orton with a European uppercut. Cena with an Attitude Adjustment for a near fall.
Orton holds on to the ropes to avoid an Attitude Adjustment. Cena with a flying shoulder tackle. Cena goes for another one and Orton hits an RKO. Cena rolls toward the ropes. Orton lines up for the kick but misses. Cena with an Attitude Adjustment for a near fall. Cena mocks Orton by punching the mat. Cena backs up to kick Orton but Orton moves and Cena blocks an RKO and he pushes Orton into the referee. Cena with an Attitude Adjustment. Cena tells us to be very very quiet . . . he’s gonna cheat. Cena grabs the title belt and brings it into the ring.
Cena gets in the ring and Orton with an RKO. The referee wakes up too late so Orton only gets a near fall. Orton sees Cena down on the floor and it is time to rearrange the announce table for some back drop drivers. Cena pushes Orton from behind and the referee goes down. Cena sends Orton into the ring post. Orton escapes an Attitude Adustment and Orton gives Cena an Attitude Adjustment onto the announce table. Orton looks under the ring while the referee continues his nap. Orton finds a table. Orton sets up the table on the floor. Orton sends Cena into th ringside barrier but Cena does the same. Cena sends Orton into the ring steps. Cena gets Orton up and Orton escapes and he sends Cena through the table with an Attitude Adjustment.
They return to the ring and Orton with an RKO and a second referee finally makes his way to the ring but Cena kicks out at two. Cena hits the referee with the belt and Orton hits Cena with an RKO. There is no official to make the count (even though the match should technically be over due to the referee shot). Officials come to the ring and there is confusion. Orton looks around and he yells at Aldis. Orton gives Aldis an RKO. All of the agents get RKOs. Orton backs up to kick Cena in the head. R Truth gets in the way to stop Orton. Orton with an RKO to Truth. Cena with a low blow and he picks up the title belt. Cena hits Orton with the belt and he gets the three count since referee once has come back from the dead to make the count.
Winner: John Cena
After the match, Cena wants the music stopped. He says he doesn’t need music. He says what he needs is competition and he sure as hell doesn’t need you. He tells St. Louis to drink it in because this is what the last real champion looks like.
We go to credits.
–– Here is what’s in store for WWE Backlash 2025 ––
- Undisputed WWE Championship Match: John Cena (c) vs. Randy Orton.
- WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship Match: Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Becky Lynch.
- GUNTHER vs. Pat McAfee.
- WWE United States Championship Match: Jacob Fatu (c) vs. LA Knight vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Damian Priest.
- WWE Intercontinental Championship Match: Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. Penta.
WWE Backlash 2025 Preview
The Undisputed WWE Championship, United States Championship, Intercontinental Championship, and Women’s Intercontinental Championship will all be on the line tonight as WWE presents Backlash 2025 from St. Louis, Missouri.
In the main event, John Cena defends the Undisputed WWE Championship for the first time since dethroning Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 41. His challenger is none other than Randy Orton, who will compete in front of a hometown crowd. Over the past several weeks, Orton has attempted to reconnect with Cena in hopes of drawing out his former persona, but Cena has remained defiant. Orton has made his presence felt by catching the champion off guard with multiple RKOs, including one during last night’s SmackDown, where he cleverly used a body double to set up his attack.
Becky Lynch will challenge Lyra Valkyria for the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship in a match fueled by betrayal. The two briefly held the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles before losing them the night after WrestleMania 41 on the April 21 episode of RAW. Following the loss, Lynch blindsided Valkyria, igniting a personal rivalry. Their verbal altercation on this week’s RAW erupted into a physical confrontation, setting the tone for a heated title clash.
The United States Championship will be contested in a Fatal Four-Way Match featuring champion Jacob Fatu, Damian Priest, LA Knight, and Drew McIntyre. Priest and Knight have both been campaigning for a title shot in recent weeks, while McIntyre’s ongoing issues with Priest have pulled him into the fray. With tensions between Fatu and Solo Sikoa also bubbling beneath the surface, tonight’s match could shift the landscape of WWE’s mid-card scene.
Dominik Mysterio will make his second title defense since capturing the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 41 when he faces Penta. Penta, who previously came up short in a title match on the April 21 RAW, gets another chance at gold after continuing to target Mysterio in recent weeks.
Also set for Backlash is the return of Pat McAfee to in-ring action. McAfee will compete for the first time since the 2024 Royal Rumble as he takes on GUNTHER in a grudge match. McAfee has been at odds with GUNTHER after stepping in to defend Michael Cole from an attack at the commentary desk. That confrontation escalated into a challenge, and now the two will settle their differences in the ring.
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WWE Backlash 2025 Results
