WWE Backlash Results
May 6, 2023
Report by Lovell Porter for Wrestlezone.com
Raw Women’s Championship Match: Bianca Belair (c) vs. Iyo Sky
Belair and Sky trade pin attempts. The crowd is firmly behind Sky, in a change of pace. Belair seems to be loving every minute of it, as she smiles while they cheer Sky. After a flip to avoid Sky, Belair lands a dropkick. Belair lands two body slams in a row. Sky escapes a third and stuns Belair’s arm on the top rope. Sky goes up top and locks Belair in a straightjacket choke. Belair clutches her arm as Sky lands a double stomp to it. Sky focuses her assault on Belair’s left arm. Sky works over Belair.
Belair tries the Glam Slam but Sky rolls through and lands a double stomp. Belair’s arm is in bad shape. Sky and Belair trade strikes. Sky tries a head scissors but Belair reverses it into a back breaker. Belair hurts her arm in the process. Belair lands a flurry of strikes. Corner 10 punches by Belair. Belair sits Sky on the top rope. Belair does a gorilla press slam with one arm before dropping Sky on her face. Superstar splash by Belair. Sky kicks out.
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Sky fires back with a few strikes Sky walks the ropes before slamming Belair’s arm on the top rope. Missile dropkick by Sky. Belair falls out of the ring. Sky goes up top. Belair pushes her off. Belair tries a 450 splash. Sky gets her knees up and locks in a crossface. Belair almost counters into a powerbomb but Sky turns it into a facebuster. Sky counters the KOD with an armdrag. Belair falls out of the ring. Sky lands a moonsault off the top to the outside area. Belair isn’t moving. Sky sends her back into the ring. Belair kicks out. Sky tries a ranna off the top.
Belair holds on and hits a sit out powerbomb off the top! Sky kicks out! Dakota Kai and Bayley walk to the ring. Sky grabs Belair’s ponytail. Belair pulls Sky into the KOD position. Kai gets on the apron. Belair wacks Kai with Sky. Sky turns the move into a sunset flip. Belair kicks out. Kai lands a head kick while Bayley distracts the referee. Sky goes up top for the Over the Moonsault, but Bayley gets caught holding Belair’s braid to keep her in place. After that confusion, Sky misses her moonsault. Belair hits the KOD for the win!
Winner and STILL Raw Women’s Champion, Bianca Belair!
Backstage, Bad Bunny and Rey Mysterio have a conversation about tonight in Spanish. Savio Vega walks in to a huge pop. Vega gifts Bad Bunny a kendo stick with the Puerto Rican flag on it.
Seth “Freakin” Rollins vs. Omos w/MVP
Omos clocks Rollins as he is playing to the crowd while they sing his song. The bell rings, and Omos turns Rollins inside out with a shoulderblock. Rollins stuns Omos on the top rope. Rollins tries a springboard but Omos swats him out of the air with a clubbing blow. Omos works over Rollins. Rollins is sent over the top. Omos follows. Rollins sends Omos into the ring post. Suicide dive by Rollins. Omos doesn’t go down. Rollins tries again and gets caught by the throat and chokeslamed on the apron. Omos press slam Rollins back into the ring.
Snake eyes by Omos, followed by a big boot. Omos mocks Rollins and the crowd. Rollins tries a sleeper. Omos shrugs him off. Rollins lands a springboard knee. Omos is still on his feet. Rollins lays in a few leg kicks. Dropkick to the knee by Rollins. Omos drops to a knee. Superkick by Rollins. Rollins tries to set up a pedigree while Omos is on his knees. Omos back body drops Rollins. Omos misses a splash in the corner. Rollins slams Omos’ head into the ring post.
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Tornado DDT by Rollins. Frog splash by Rollins. Omos kicks out at one. Rollins lands a diving elbow to the back of Omos’ head. Rollins tries the Stomp but Omos blocks it. Chokeslam by Omos. Omos tries a choke bomb. Rollins blocks it. Sleeper by Rollins. Omos struggles but Rollins has it in deep. Omos reverses it into a sidewalk slam. MVP gets on the apron. Rollins lands the Stomp and dropkicks MVP off the apron. Rollins lands a second Stomp. Omos kicks out! Rollins dives off the top and lands another Stomp for the win!
Winner- Seth “Freakin” Rollins
