Hello everyone, I'm McKenzie Mitchell for
WWE Now, with a full recap from WWE Backlash.
Let's throw five minutes on the clock and
take a look back at an unforgettable night in Puerto Rico.
It had been a full month of pent up frustration for Cody Rhodes, and
he couldn't even wait until the opening bell to start unleashing on Brock Lesnar.
>> [NOISE] >> Cody Rhodes.
Rhodes before the opening bell, bringing the fight to the Beast!
>> Steel step smashes and chair strikes slowed Lesnar, but
it takes a lot more than that to tame the Beast.
Rhodes got his trip to Suplex City, but was able to regroup and
would bludgeon the Beast with a hit to an exposed turnbuckle.
Despite being battered, Lesnar appeared indestructible, hitting an F5,
but the American Nightmare dug deep with a Cody Cutter and
two crossroads to slay the Beast.
The story lives on, Cody Rhodes earned his redemption against the Beast and
now set his sights back on Championship Gold.
The cracks in The Bloodline have been forming since WrestleMania and
Matt Riddle, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens have been happy to exploit them.
The Original Bro was flying around the ring and
smashing through The Usos and Solo Sikoa.
The drama between the brothers hit another level with a series of aggressive tags
that eventually led to Jey Uso staring down a Samoan Spike.
>> [NOISE] >> All those
>> Cooler heads eventually prevailed when
Matt Riddle caught the deciding Samoan spike as The Bloodline would claim
an uneasy victory.
Bad Bunny has headlined arenas all over the world, but
it was hard to match the reception he got from his hometown crowd at WWE Backlash.
The Grammy Award winner came ready for the Samoan Street fight and
proved bunnies can in fact fly with a top rope dive.
However, Damian Priest grounded Bad Bunny with a falcon arrow through the road gear.
>> My God!
>> As The Judgment Day crashed the scene, the LWO, Carlito, and Savio Vega entered
the mayhem and helped send Finn Balor and Dominic Mysterio running for the exit.
With the action back in the ring, the world famous recording artist proved it,
once again in the ring with a Bunny destroyer to earn the win.
Bad Bunny dealt the Judgment Day a huge setback and
the party was officially on in San Juan.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> There is cause for celebration.
[MUSIC]
>> The stage was set for an emotional SmackDown Women's title match as
Rhea Ripley and Zelina Vega both made epic entrances at WWE Backlash.
>> From Queens, New York, Zelina Vega.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> Vega soaked in the love
from the Puerto Rico crowd before the match,
but channeled that back into rage for the nightmare.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> For Vega,
paid homage to Eddie Guerrero, Minyara.
>> The challenger looked ready to shock the world, but
Mami had the final answer with a crushing riptide.
Austin Theory always has plenty to say, but
once again he proved he could back up the talk.
With a triple threat match taking away his champion's advantage,
the A-Town superstar turned to an early alliance with Bronson Reed.
But it didn't stop Bobby Lashley from putting the champion in a hurt lock but
Theory was able to power out just as the pressure turned up.
[SOUND] >> Theory using the rope to his advantage,
falls down, cover and forces Bobby to kick out.
>> Boom >> Cover, new champ, Theory breaks it up.
>> As the chaos heated up, the United States Champion laid in wait and
used an almighty spear as his moment to pull Lashley from the ring and
take the pin on Reed to retain.
While Seth Freakin Rollins was basking in the sweet sound of his own music,
Omos was busy kicking him into reality.
>> Wait a minute.
Owen, Omos has had enough.
>> The Nigerian giant seemed to have an answer for all of the visionaries attacks,
even halting his signature stomp in its tracks.
Rollins would follow that up with two more stomps to Omos for a near fall,
until one final super stomp off the ropes slayed the giant.
With some amazing acrobatics and mastery of the Sky,
Iyo had the WWE Universe believing in an upset.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> To the top rope,
moonsault, down goes Belair.
>> But the strength of the EST remained undeniable with an impressive
one arm press and a jaw dropping power bomb off the ropes.
Belair on the second rope, Iyo Sky high above the ring, that's a powerbomb.
>> As Damage Control tried to tip the scales for their teammate,
it only fueled Belair as a KOD sealed the win and
clinched her the title of longest reigning women's champion in the modern era.
And now we prepare for a new era in WWE as the post draft rosters take
effect tomorrow night on Raw at 8/7 Central on the USA Network.