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<p>WWE&#8217;s first major event since the highly successful Wrestlemania took place from the small but lively island of Puerto Rico. Backlash became the first PLE (PPV) in the country since New Year&#8217;s Revolution in 2005.</p>



<p>Although WWE&#8217;s top champion, Roman Reigns, took a leave of absence, the show featured a plethora of talents, with WWE bringing in as many Latin superstars as possible. The crowd was on their feet for the entirety of the program, making the matches, and the entire event, one for the ages. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Raw Women&#8217;s Championship<br>Bianca Belair (c) def. Iyo Sky</h2>



<p>Belair was surprisingly booed by the San Juan crowd, who were firmly behind Sky, the heel challenger, throughout the battle. Belair&#8217;s arm was under target by the Damage CTRL member, before Sky got the first nearfall with a double stomp.</p>



<p>Belair appeared to have botched a move when she missed the landing of the military press, but Sky escaped unharmed. Belair hit an impressive powerbomb from the top rope but Sky survived. Bayley and Dakota Kai made their way out, allowing Sky to regain momentum. Kai sneakily landed a kick on Belair, allowing Sky to go for the Moonsault.</p>



<p>Bayley tried to cause a distraction but it ended up hurting Sky&#8217;s chances and Belair recovered to hit the KOD to win the match and retain the title. </p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Seth Rollins def. Omos</h2>



<p>Omos attacked Rollins during his serenading entrance and continued to power down on the Messiah. Rollins found an opening and landed several kicks to get down the big man to his knees, and got a nearfall after hitting a Tornado DDT and a Frog Splash. </p>



<p>Omos countered a Stomp attempt to hit the Chokeslam for a nearfall. Rollins hit the Stomp after recovering, but MVP got on the apron for a distraction. MVP got a kick for his troubles, and Rollins hit another Stomp, but Omos survived.</p>



<p>Finally, the match came to an end after Rollins hit a Super Stomp from the top rope. </p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">WWE United States Championship<br>Austin Theory (c) def. Bobby Lashley and Bronson Reed</h2>



<p>Lashley got the initial momentum, but Theory and Reed worked together to get the former WWE Champion down. Reed eventually turned on Theory, and Lashley ended up attacking both men. </p>



<p>Lashley got the Hurt Lock locked in on the champion, but Theory survived. Reed and Lashley tussled, and the Australian hit the Tsunami from the top, only for Theory to break the pin. Reed hit a Powerslam and went for the Moonsault on Theory, but the champion survived, and Reed got hit with a Spear by the Almighty. </p>



<p>Theory pushed Lashley out of the ring and pinned Reed to retain the title. </p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Smackdown Women&#8217;s Championship<br>Rhea Ripley (c) def. Zelina Vega</h2>



<p>An extremely emotional Zelina Vega, dressed in the colors of Puerto Rico, received a warm welcome from the San Juan crowd. Vega received the &#8216;chancla&#8217; from her mother in attendance, and threw it at Ripley, which angered the champion. </p>



<p>Vega took all of Ripley&#8217;s attacks and eventually started a comeback, hitting the 619 and a Frog Splash for a nearfall. However, that was it, as Ripley recovered to hit the Riptide for the pinfall. </p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">San Juan Street Fight<br>Bad Bunny def. Damian Priest</h2>



<p>Bunny came out to his song, and the crowd went absolutely bonkers! Priest taunted his former friend to start out the match, but Bunny didn&#8217;t back down and hit a Michinoku Driver! Priest recovered and hit the South of Heaven, but didn&#8217;t do a proper cover. </p>



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<p>Bunny used a chair and garbage can lids to get back into the match, and hit a Falcon Arrow in the middle of the ring! Priest went to the outside, and Bunny followed, but Priest slammed a garbage can into Bunny&#8217;s face. He followed it up with a Broken Arrow from an elevated box onto a table, as the fans went absolutely wild. </p>



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<p>After the duo returned to the ring, Bunny started attacking Priest&#8217;s knee, who begged for mercy from his former friend. Bunny hit a low blow on Priest, but Finn Balor and Dominik Mysterio came out to play interference. Rey Mysterio, Carlito, Savio Vega, and The LWO came out to dismantle The Judgment Day. </p>



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<p>Bad Bunny locked in the Figure Four but Priest survived. Eventually, Bunny won the match with a Bunny Destroyer. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">The Bloodline (Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Solo Sikoa) def. Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, and Matt Riddle. </h2>



<p>Zayn faced the majority of the attack from the three brothers, as they took turns to keep the superstar down to his knees. Zayn eventually hit a Tornado DDT and tagged in Riddle for the hot tag, and soon Owens joined in for the assault. </p>



<p>Jimmy inadvertently hit Jey and the distraction allowed Owens to hit a Pop-up Powerbomb. Tensions quickly escalated between Jey and Sikoa, as they kept making tags without the consent of each other. Sikoa hit a Samoan Spike on Owens and grabbed his elder brother Jey by the throat, but left him unharmed. </p>



<p>Towards the end, Sikoa tagged himself in and hit the Spike on Riddle for the win. Jimmy celebrated with Sikoa and Jey, but the two stars kept staring daggers at each other. </p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Cody Rhodes def. Brock Lesnar</h2>



<p>Rhodes caused great damage to Lesnar even before the match could get started, and dished out multiple Disaster Kicks as soon as the bell rang. However, Lesnar caught him on the third attempt and started tossing around the American Nightmare. </p>



<p>Lesnar&#8217;s assault came to a halt after going into the ring post, which opened him up. Rhodes further damaged the wound, as Lesnar wore a paint of red throughout his face. </p>



<p>Rhodes landed multiple Cross Rhodes but Lesnar kicked out and it was followed by an F5 from the Beast for another nearfall. </p>



<p>Lesnar had the Kimura locked in but Rhodes reversed it into a pinning position to win the match out of nowhere! A quirky finish that sets up a follow-up battle between the two in Saudi Arabia.</p>



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