WWE Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes announces that he has been cleared to wrestle. Ricky Saints debuts on Smackdown, and challenges Rhodes to a match … tonight.
2. Jacy Jayne (with Fatal Influence) defeats Charlotte Flair (with Alexa Bliss) POST-MATCH: Fatal Influence: Jacy Jayne / Fallon Henley / Lainey Reid attack. Rhea Ripley makes the save.
3. NOTE: The first hour of WWE Backlash on May 9 will air on ESPN2.
4. WWE Tag Team Championship Title Match: Champions Damian Priest and R Truth defeat Nathan Frazer and Axiom. POST-MATCH: Talla Tonga (with Solo Sikoa) attacks all 4.
8. WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Title Match: Champions Paige and Brie Bella defeat Nia Jax and Lash Legend
9. NOTE: WWE Men’s US Champion Trick Williams with face Sami Zayn. Danhausen will face The Miz and Kit Wilson if he can find a partner.
10. Main Event: Jimmy and Jey Uso vs MFT’s: Talla Tonga and Solo Sikoa: Jacob Fatu attacks Sikoa in mid-match, then puts Tonga through the announcer’s table. He walks past the Usos and leaves the ring to end the program.
The Complete Results from TNA Impact, taped in Syracuse, N.Y.:
Jeff Hardy (with Matt Hardy) defeats Vincent of The Righteous (with Dutch)
2. TNA International Championship Title Match: Champion Mustafa Ali (with Order 4) defeats Adam Brooks
3. The Undead Realm: Allie / Rosemary / Mara Sade defeat Tessa Blanchard / Victoria Crawford / Mila Moore
4. Tom Hanifan with the injury report
5. Santino Marella and Indi Hartwell announce that their respective suspensions have been lifted
6. Mr Elegance (with The Elegance Brand and Personal Concierge) defeats The Home-Town Man
7. Promo: TNA X Division Champion Leon Slater calls out Cedric Alexander, who diverts his attention, allowing The System to attack. The save is made by Moose.
8. Main Event: Guitar Strap Match: Elijah defeats Frankie Kazarian
The Complete Results from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fl:
Kali Armstrong defeats Tyra Mae Steele. POST-MATCH: Armstrong says good-bye to Evolve, as she has been elevated to WWE NXT.
2. Romeo Moreno vs Chazz (Starboy) Hall never gets underway, as the two are attacked by the ID 2.0 Squad: Max Abrams / Jacari Ball / CJ Valor / Santi Rivera
3. Masyn Holliday and Layla Diggs defeat Ayna Rune and Gianna Capri
4. Main Event: WWE Evolve Men’s Championship Title Match: Champion Aaron Rourke defeats Braxton Cole and Harlem Lewis
The Complete Review and Results from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fl:
Shawn Michaels, Matt Bloom and Robert Stone are shown in conference discussing the NXT call-ups
2. NXT Men’s NA Championship Title Match: Champion Myles Borne defeats The Dark State’s Saquon Shugars. POST-MATCH: Tristan Angels is speaking to Borne from the audience when Borne is attacked by Cam Hendrix.
3. NXT Men’s Champion Tony D’Angelo is joined in the ring by the debuting EVIL, who presents D’Angelo with a shirt, and then leaves the ring. D’Angelo is then attacked by Tavion Heights and newcomer from the WWE ID program Will Kroos.
4. NXT Focus: NXT Women’s NA Champion Tatum Paxley and Shiloh Hill are in a graveyard discussing Blake Monroe
5. Sean Legacy and EK Prosper defeat Birthright: Channing Lorenzo and Uriah Connors (with Lexis King, Arianna Grace and Charlie Dempsey). Dorian van Dux is scheduled to tag with Prosper in the match but is attacked by Birthright before the match begins. POST-MATCH: Birthright attacks Legacy and Prosper. Tate Wilder makes the save.
6. Clip: NXT Director Shawn Michaels announces that the new home for NXT PLE’s is The CW, effective this summer.
7. Promo: AAA Mixed Tag Team Champion and NXT Women’s Champion Lola Vice is surprised by The Culling: Izzi Dame and Niko Vance. Vice’s Tag Team partner Mr Iguana makes the save.
8. Lizzy Rain debuts, defeating Nikkita Lyons
9. Non-Title: Kelani Jordan defeats WWE Women’s Speed Champion Wren Sinclair (with Kendal Grey) NOTE: Sinclair may have injured her left knee.
10. Clip: Zaria, using AI video
11. Main Event: Shiloh Hill defeats Ricky Saints via pinfall. NOTE: Saints is headed to the main roster this week. By putting Hill over, a time-honored tradition continues.
12. NXT Men’s Champion Tony D’Angelo approaches Shawn Michaels to tell him that he welcomes the chaos to end the program
Seth Rollins and Bron Breakker (with Paul Heyman) kick off the program, setting up a match at WWE Backlash
2. WWE Men’s IC Champion PENTA defeats Rusev (Ethan Page at Ringside) in a non-title match. POST-MATCH: Rusev and Page attack PENTA. Je’Von Evans makes the save.
3. WWE Women’s IC Champion Becky Lynch runs down Laredo, Tx in a promo before issuing an open challenge for her title, which is answered by Iyo Sky.
4. WWE Women’s IC Championship Title Match: Champion Becky Lynch defeats Iyo Sky due to interference by Asuka, who attacks Iyo after the match.
5. Joe Hendry gives a concert performance, calling for the firing of Logan Paul. WWE World Tag Team Champions Paul and Austin Theory attack Hendry. The Street Profits make the save.
6. Rey Mysterio defeats El Grande Americano (with Rayo and Bravo) with the help of The Original El Grande Americano. POST-MATCH; The two El Grande Americanos brawl.
7. Oba Femi defeats Grayson Waller. POST-MATCH: Femi declares the Open Challenge to commence going forward
8. Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez (with WWE Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan) defeat Lyra Valkyria and Bayley. Roxanne Perez, from Laredo, was cheered heavily in the match and scored the pinfall on Bayley with her finisher Pop Rocks.
9. WWE World Champion Roman Reigns ends the program with a promo, answered by Jacob Fatu, who still wants his title opportunity at WWE Backlash. After verbal back and forth, Fatu attacks Reigns, then leaves the ring. Reigns calls out to Fatu and accepts the challenge to defend his title against Fatu at the next PLE.
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NOTES:
Clip: WWE World Champion Roman Reigns and The Usos discuss Jacob Fatu and the upcoming segment tonight
2. Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez attack Stephanie Vaquer backstage
3. Highlight of the Night: From WWE Smackdown: Jacob Fatu defeats Solo Sikoa
4. Finn Balor warns Roxanne Perez not to trust the Judgment Day, Liv Morgan in particular
5. Clip: Sol Ruca will sign on to the WWE Raw roster next Monday night
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Calling the action are Corey Graves and Michael Cole
The Ring Announcer is Alicia Taylor
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ANNOUNCED FOR WWE BACKLASH ON MAY 9 IN TAMPA:
Seth Rollins vs Bron Breakker
2. Asuka vs Iyo Sky
3. WWE Men’s World Champion Roman Reigns vs Jacob Fatu
NXT’s Shawn Michaels and Performance Center Head Coach and VP of Talent Development Matt Bloom meet with the coaches:
Booker T, Bubba Ray Dudley, Kevin Owens and Natalya to introduce a new format for this season.
Vic Joseph and Jeremy Borash call the action. Blake Howard is the Ring Announcer for the first two matches, and Mike Rome does the honors for the Main Event.
The format this season concentrates on development and the possibility of getting the NXT call-up from Michaels at any time.
Match #1 – Kali Armstrong (coached by Booker T) defeats Nikkita Lyons (coached by Bubba Ray Dudley)
Match #2 – Drake Morreaux (coached by Bubba Ray Dudley) defeats Keanu Carver (coached by Kevin Owens)
The Main Event: Kendal Grey (coached by Natalya) defeats PJ Vasa (coached by Booker T): Post-match, Grey is elevated to NXT and is shown signing her NXT contract
