Backlash 2023 card predictions

[Tg11]

As far as an early card for Backlash, my card would look like this:

Guest Host: Bad Bunny (Puerto Rico)


- RAW Women's Championship (Triple Threat Match)- Asuka (new champion) vs Bianca Belair vs Bayley

- WWE Intercontinental Championship- Drew McIntyre (new champion) vs LA Knight

- WWE Women's Tag Team Championship- Becky Lynch & Lita (c) vs Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler

- No Holds Barred- Seth Freakin Rollins vs Logan Paul

- Smackdown Women's Championship- Rhea Ripley (c) vs Liv Morgan

- WWE United States Championship- Austin Theory (c) vs AJ Styles

- Main Event- 6 Man Tag Team Match Winner Takes All Titles- WWE Undisputed Universal Champion Cody Rhodes and WWE Undisputed Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs The Bloodline (Roman Reigns, Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) w/Paul Heyman

 

[Wiseman]

Historically speaking, there are just way too many new champs coming out of WM. I mean from the card you have it's Austin Theory and the Women's Tag champs who are retaining. Just can't see that happening. Not only that, Styles isn't going to be back at least for a little bit more. Also can't see Liv getting another shot, at least not this soon. If Rhea does win, I feel her and Charlotte will definitely continue their feud. OUTSIDE of that, really feel they'll do a Raquel feud, hell even a Lacey Evans feud over a Liv feud.

If Drew wins, hell if Sheamus wins the next program either have is going to be against the other. Think that's painted pretty thick.

 

[Order]

I actually think if Roman Reigns loses he takes some time off and misses Backlash most likely.

I'm not sure who that would mean Cody faces but if Gunther loses the IC Title then it could be him or a returning Randy Orton.

I'll make some predictions after Mania.

 

[The All-Nighter]

I actually think if Roman Reigns loses he takes some time off and misses Backlash most likely.

I'm not sure who that would mean Cody faces but if Gunther loses the IC Title then it could be him or a returning Randy Orton.

I'll make some predictions after Mania.

IF Roman Reigns loses, Gunther would be an interesting challenger for Cody Rhodes ... However, Rhodes will obviously retain at Backlash. Therefore, Gunther will not be picked to prevent him from losing 2 important matches in a row (if he loses the IC title at Wrestlemania 39). ... On the other hand, if Gunther retains, than we might see a champion vs champion clash at Backlash !

Personally, since Backlash PPV's are strongly linked to Wrestlemania PPV's, I predict that Triple H, Paul Heyman and the writers (with or without Vince McMahon) will decide to go for a 6-man tag team Grudge Match (with no titles on the line in order to extend the feud) pitting Cody Rhodes, Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens VS Roman Reigns, Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso ! (regardless of who wins at Wrestlemania 39) .

 

[The All-Nighter]

Historically speaking, there are just way too many new champs coming out of WM. I mean from the card you have it's Austin Theory and the Women's Tag champs who are retaining. Just can't see that happening. Not only that, Styles isn't going to be back at least for a little bit more. Also can't see Liv getting another shot, at least not this soon. If Rhea does win, I feel her and Charlotte will definitely continue their feud. OUTSIDE of that, really feel they'll do a Raquel feud, hell even a Lacey Evans feud over a Liv feud.

If Drew wins, hell if Sheamus wins the next program either have is going to be against the other. Think that's painted pretty thick.

Correct, but I doubt John Cena will beat Austin Theory since he cannot commit to a fulltime WWE schedule anymore.

 

[The All-Nighter]

As far as an early card for Backlash, my card would look like this:

Guest Host: Bad Bunny (Puerto Rico) >>>> OK.


- RAW Women's Championship (Triple Threat Match)- Asuka (new champion) vs Bianca Belair vs Bayley >>>> YES !

- WWE Intercontinental Championship- Drew McIntyre (new champion) vs LA Knigt >>>> NOT YET....

- WWE Women's Tag Team Championship- Becky Lynch & Lita (c) vs Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler >>> YES !

- No Holds Barred- Seth Freakin Rollins vs Logan Paul >>>> OK !

- Smackdown Women's Championship- Rhea Ripley (c) vs Liv Morgan>>>> DON'T CARE ....

- WWE United States Championship- Austin Theory (c) vs AJ Styles >>>> NOT YET ....

- Main Event- 6 Man Tag Team Match Winner Takes All Titles- WWE Undisputed Universal Champion Cody Rhodes and WWE Undisputed Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs The Bloodline (Roman Reigns, Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) w/Paul Heyman >>>> YES ! BUT WITHOUT THE TITLES ON THE LINE AND IAM NOT SURE ON WHICH SIDE PAUL HEYMAN IS GONNA BE !

 

[Tg11]

* Guest Host is Bad Bunny since we are in Puerto Rico

* Bad Bunny performance gets interrupted by another Puerto Rican...none other than Damian Priest of The Judgment Day as Judgment Day crashes Bad Bunny's performance...Priest challenges Bad Bunny to a match here at Backlash in Puerto Rico...Bad Bunny accepts


- (1)- opener- Bad Bunny (babyface) vs Damian Priest (heel; Judgment Day) (Winner: Bad Bunny)

- (2)- WWE Intercontinental Championship- Gunther (retains at Mania) (c) vs Drew McIntyre (Winner: Still WWE Intercontinental Champion Gunther; Gunther title reign continues)

- (3)- Puerto Rico Street Fight- Logan Paul (hometown boy; gets cheered despite being a heel since he resides in Puerto Rico) vs Seth Freakin Rollins (Winner: Seth Freakin Rollins since Logan beats Seth at Mania)

- (4)- Smackdown Women's Championship- Rhea Ripley (heel; Judgment Day) (c) vs Liv Morgan (* Liv becomes the next #1 Contender for that title plus there is the history of Rhea & Liv they were once former friends/former Women's Tag Team Champions together and they were in the Final 2 of the Women's Royal Rumble Match this year) (Winner: Still WWE Smackdown Women's Champion Rhea Ripley)

- (5)- WWE United States Championship- Austin Theory (c) vs Switchblade Jay White (* The Switchblade makes his long awaited WWE debut the night after WrestleMania 39 and his debut is interrupted by Theory of all people; White hits his finisher on Theory; program is set) (Winner: New WWE United States Champion Switchblade Jay White)

- (6)- Bray Wyatt (return since he misses Mania) vs The All Mighty Bobby Lashley (Winner: Bray Wyatt; push is back on Wyatt)

- (7)- RK Bro Is No More- Randy Orton (heel; returns with Riddle the night after Mania on RAW but instead turns on Riddle to set up this feud) vs Matt Riddle (babyface; returns with Orton only to be double crossed by Orton) (Winner: Randy Orton)

- (8)- Main Event- 6 Man Tag Team Match Winners Take All- WWE Undisputed Universal Championship and WWE Undisputed Tag Team Championship also on the line- WWE Undisputed Universal Champion Cody Rhodes (wins titles at Mania dethroning Roman) and WWE Undisputed Tag Team Champions KOZayn (win titles at Mania determining Usos) vs The Bloodline (Roman Reigns & The Usos) (Winners: Rhodes, Owens & Zayn retain all their titles)


This is another card

 

[The All-Nighter]

* Guest Host is Bad Bunny since we are in Puerto Rico >>> YES, MAKES SENSE.

* Bad Bunny performance gets interrupted by another Puerto Rican...none other than Damian Priest of The Judgment Day as Judgment Day crashes Bad Bunny's performance...Priest challenges Bad Bunny to a match here at Backlash in Puerto Rico...Bad Bunny accepts >>> HELL YEAH !


- (1)- opener- Bad Bunny (babyface) vs Damian Priest (heel; Judgment Day) (Winner: Bad Bunny) >>>> IN THAT CASE, TRIPLE H PROMISED DAMIAN PRIEST A MAJOR PUSH AFTER BACKLASH OR A RAISE, ALTHOUGH I AM NOT A BIG FAN OF CELEBRITIES DEFEATING REAL WRESTLERS (I AM STILL RECOVERING FROM DAVID ARQUETTE IN WCW )


- (2)- WWE Intercontinental Championship- Gunther (retains at Mania) (c) vs Drew McIntyre (Winner: Still WWE Intercontinental Champion Gunther; Gunther title reign continues) >>> YES.

- (3)- Puerto Rico Street Fight- Logan Paul (hometown boy; gets cheered despite being a heel since he resides in Puerto Rico) vs Seth Freakin Rollins (Winner: Seth Freakin Rollins since Logan beats Seth at Mania >>>> YES.

- (4)- Smackdown Women's Championship- Rhea Ripley (heel; Judgment Day) (c) vs Liv Morgan (* Liv becomes the next #1 Contender for that title plus there is the history of Rhea & Liv they were once former friends/former Women's Tag Team Champions together and they were in the Final 2 of the Women's Royal Rumble Match this year) (Winner: Still WWE Smackdown Women's Champion Rhea Ripley) >>>> DON'T CARE

- (5)- WWE United States Championship- Austin Theory (c) vs Switchblade Jay White (* The Switchblade makes his long awaited WWE debut the night after WrestleMania 39 and his debut is interrupted by Theory of all people; White hits his finisher on Theory; program is set) (Winner: New WWE United States Champion Switchblade Jay White. >>>> NO, THANKS. I DON'T LIKE NEWBIES GETTING TITLE SHOTS THAT SOON.

- (6)- Bray Wyatt (return since he misses Mania) vs The All Mighty Bobby Lashley (Winner: Bray Wyatt; push is back on Wyatt >>>. GOOD IDEA, BUT PERHAPS NOT REALISTIC SINCE I SUSPECT THAT LASHLEY WILL REJOIN MVP AT WRESTLEMANIA 39 AND CONTINUE / RESUME FEUDING WITH BROCK LESNAR.

- (7)- RK Bro Is No More- Randy Orton (heel; returns with Riddle the night after Mania on RAW but instead turns on Riddle to set up this feud) vs Matt Riddle (babyface; returns with Orton only to be double crossed by Orton) (Winner: Randy Orton) >>>> INTERESTING ... BUT WHAT WOULD ORTON'S REASON BE TO TURN ON RIDDLE ??

- (8)- Main Event- 6 Man Tag Team Match Winners Take All- WWE Undisputed Universal Championship and WWE Undisputed Tag Team Championship also on the line- WWE Undisputed Universal Champion Cody Rhodes (wins titles at Mania dethroning Roman) and WWE Undisputed Tag Team Champions KO/Zayn (win titles at Mania determining Usos) vs The Bloodline (Roman Reigns & The Usos) (Winners: Rhodes, Owens & Zayn retain all their titles) >>>> NOOOO ! THE BLOODLINE WOULD NEVER AGREE TO LOSE AGAIN IF THEY LOSE AT WRESTLEMANIA 39.

This is another card >>>>> VERY ENTERTAINING AND OVERALL WELL-PLANNED.

 

[Tg11]

- (3)- Puerto Rico Street Fight- Logan Paul (hometown boy; gets cheered despite being a heel since he resides in Puerto Rico) vs Seth Freakin Rollins (Winner: Seth Freakin Rollins since Logan beats Seth at Mania >>>> YES.

- (4)- Smackdown Women's Championship- Rhea Ripley (heel; Judgment Day) (c) vs Liv Morgan (* Liv becomes the next #1 Contender for that title plus there is the history of Rhea & Liv they were once former friends/former Women's Tag Team Champions together and they were in the Final 2 of the Women's Royal Rumble Match this year) (Winner: Still WWE Smackdown Women's Champion Rhea Ripley) >>>> DON'T CARE

- (5)- WWE United States Championship- Austin Theory (c) vs Switchblade Jay White (* The Switchblade makes his long awaited WWE debut the night after WrestleMania 39 and his debut is interrupted by Theory of all people; White hits his finisher on Theory; program is set) (Winner: New WWE United States Champion Switchblade Jay White. >>>> NO, THANKS. I DON'T LIKE NEWBIES GETTING TITLE SHOTS THAT SOON.

- (6)- Bray Wyatt (return since he misses Mania) vs The All Mighty Bobby Lashley (Winner: Bray Wyatt; push is back on Wyatt >>>. GOOD IDEA, BUT PERHAPS NOT REALISTIC SINCE I SUSPECT THAT LASHLEY WILL REJOIN MVP AT WRESTLEMANIA 39 AND CONTINUE / RESUME FEUDING WITH BROCK LESNAR.

- (7)- RK Bro Is No More- Randy Orton (heel; returns with Riddle the night after Mania on RAW but instead turns on Riddle to set up this feud) vs Matt Riddle (babyface; returns with Orton only to be double crossed by Orton) (Winner: Randy Orton) >>>> INTERESTING ... BUT WHAT WOULD ORTON'S REASON BE TO TURN ON RIDDLE ??

- (8)- Main Event- 6 Man Tag Team Match Winners Take All- WWE Undisputed Universal Championship and WWE Undisputed Tag Team Championship also on the line- WWE Undisputed Universal Champion Cody Rhodes (wins titles at Mania dethroning Roman) and WWE Undisputed Tag Team Champions KO/Zayn (win titles at Mania determining Usos) vs The Bloodline (Roman Reigns & The Usos) (Winners: Rhodes, Owens & Zayn retain all their titles) >>>> NOOOO ! THE BLOODLINE WOULD NEVER AGREE TO LOSE AGAIN IF THEY LOSE AT WRESTLEMANIA 39.

This is another card >>>>> VERY ENTERTAINING AND OVERALL WELL-PLANNED.

Yeah I would go with this card for the following reasons

- Priest/Bunny makes sense because if it hadn't been for Priest in the first place, Bunny would have never have shown up in WWE to begin with. Priest could bring up the fact that he and Bunny were a tag team at Mania 37 when they faced Miz and Morrison, you could play off that too. Makes too sense and both men are Puerto Ricans so you connect the dots.

- Gunther/McIntyre happens because I think Gunther retains his Championship at Mania beating both men essentially but McIntyre doesn't eat the pin because it protects him for a program with Gunther which is bound to happen. Especially if they want to further build Gunther with the IC Title, to make it more relevant and give him a Honky Tonk Man type reign in terms of how long he holds it.

- Logan/Seth is bound to continue especially if Paul wins which he will because it is pretty much his first WrestleMania as a singles competitor even though last year it was him & Miz vs the Mysterios and they obviously wanna build up this Rollins/Paul feud further so. It makes all the more sense for them to go at it at Backlash in Logan Paul's backyard since he lives in Puerto Rico, he'll get cheered by the smark crowd most definitely.

- I would have gone Charlotte/Rhea again but I think after Charlotte loses, we won't see her again for a while again. If that happens, then why not go with Ripley/Morgan? Plus you have the history surrounding Liv/Rhea too.

- Jay White if he shows up in WWE, you obviously want to make him a big deal from Day number one so what better way to do that than by him facing Theory for the WWE United States Championship? Theory is basically bound for the main event sooner or later

Yeah I see Hurt Business 2.0 happening too but I don't see it happening this soon...they obviously wanna build up to it so in the mean time then why not put Lashley/Wyatt together?

Why does Orton need a reason to do anything? His history more than proves he's a Viper you have to turn on him before he turns on you and knowing Orton he could Blane Riddle for why he ended up on the shelf even though it was The Bloodline, he could say it was because of him being friends with Riddle he could have lost his whole career...RK Bro are bound to feud with one another

- The Bloodline are bound to lose again especially if you wanna build towards the beginning of the end of The Bloodline, then no better way than this 6 Man Tag

 

[The All-Nighter]

Yeah I would go with this card for the following reasons

- Priest/Bunny makes sense because if it hadn't been for Priest in the first place, Bunny would have never have shown up in WWE to begin with. Priest could bring up the fact that he and Bunny were a tag team at Mania 37 when they faced Miz and Morrison, you could play off that too. Makes too sense and both men are Puerto Ricans so you connect the dots.

- Gunther/McIntyre happens because I think Gunther retains his Championship at Mania beating both men essentially but McIntyre doesn't eat the pin because it protects him for a program with Gunther which is bound to happen. Especially if they want to further build Gunther with the IC Title, to make it more relevant and give him a Honky Tonk Man type reign in terms of how long he holds it.

- Logan/Seth is bound to continue especially if Paul wins which he will because it is pretty much his first WrestleMania as a singles competitor even though last year it was him & Miz vs the Mysterios and they obviously wanna build up this Rollins/Paul feud further so. It makes all the more sense for them to go at it at Backlash in Logan Paul's backyard since he lives in Puerto Rico, he'll get cheered by the smark crowd most definitely.

- I would have gone Charlotte/Rhea again but I think after Charlotte loses, we won't see her again for a while again. If that happens, then why not go with Ripley/Morgan? Plus you have the history surrounding Liv/Rhea too.

- Jay White if he shows up in WWE, you obviously want to make him a big deal from Day number one so what better way to do that than by him facing Theory for the WWE United States Championship? Theory is basically bound for the main event sooner or later

Yeah I see Hurt Business 2.0 happening too but I don't see it happening this soon...they obviously wanna build up to it so in the mean time then why not put Lashley/Wyatt together?

Why does Orton need a reason to do anything? His history more than proves he's a Viper you have to turn on him before he turns on you and knowing Orton he could Blane Riddle for why he ended up on the shelf even though it was The Bloodline, he could say it was because of him being friends with Riddle he could have lost his whole career...RK Bro are bound to feud with one another

- The Bloodline are bound to lose again especially if you wanna build towards the beginning of the end of The Bloodline, then no better way than this 6 Man Tag

Well done, you could have posted this before posting your Backlash card .

 

[The All-Nighter]

WWE BACKLASH 2023 card :

The host of the event, Bad Bunny, welcomes the fans in attendance but his bitter rival Logan Paul suddenly shows up , interrupts and confronts him. They quickly trade insults and then brawl until the security staff intervenes.

Smackdown Women's title match > Rhea Ripley VS Liv Morgan.

U.S. title match > Austin Theory VS Edge.

Raw Women's title match > Bianca Belair VS Raquel Rodriguez.

Tag team grudge match > Rey Mysterio & Santos Escobar (w/ Zelina Vega) VS Dominik & Damian Priest (w/ Rhea Ripley).

I.C. title match > Gunther VS Sheamus.

6-man tag team grudge match >
The Bloodline (Roman Reigns, Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso w/ Paul Heyman & Solo Sikoa) VS Cody Rhodes, Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn ... During the match Randy Orton makes his return after almost a year and sides with Cody Rhodes, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, preventing Solo Sikoa from interfering.