WWE Backlash Results 5/4 - Four Championship Matches, The Bloodline Vs. Kevin Owens & Randy Orton
Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE Backlash" on May 4, 2024, coming to you live from the LDLC Arena in Lyon-Décines, France at a special start time of 1 PM ET!
Cody Rhodes will be making his first televised defense of the Undisputed WWE Championship as he puts his title on the line against AJ Styles. Rhodes finished the story when he dethroned Roman Reigns as titleholder at WrestleMania 40, and Styles had defeated LA Knight in a WrestleMania rematch after both men won Triple Threat matches to earn the right to face one another in a Number One Contenders bout. The pair found themselves involved in a heated verbal exchange with one another last night on "WWE SmackDown", having signed the contract for today's match last week.
Three other championships will be on the line, as Naomi and Tiffany Stratton challenge Bayley for the Women's Championship in a Triple Threat match. Naomi and Stratton faced off in a pair of Number One Contenders matches over the course of the past few weeks both looking to become Bayley's sole challenger. With Naomi earning a title shot when she emerged victorious in the first one on the April 12 episode of "SmackDown" (but ultimately coming up short when she challenged Bayley the following week), and the other on April 26 ending in a disqualification due to outside interference from Nia Jax, "SmackDown" General Manager Nick Aldis ultimately decided to award both women with the opportunity at a title shot.
The World Heavyweight Championship will also be on the line as titleholder Damain Priest defends against Jey Uso. Jey defeated Drew McIntyre, Ricochet, and Bronson Reed in a Fatal Four-Way Number One Contenders match on the April 8 episode of "WWE Raw", and found himself face-to-face with Priest in the ring during a heated verbal altercation two weeks later.
The Kabuki Warriors will be putting the Women's Tag Team Championship on the line against Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair. As Cargill and Belair have been racking up wins over the course of the past few weeks in both singles and tag team competition, Belair has made it clear that she hasn't forgotten what Damage CTRL and the aforementioned Bayley has done to her over the past couple years. Asuka and Kairi Sane haven't put their title since the March 11 episode of "WWE Raw", but they've held the title since late January and successfully defended against the likes of Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell, Kayden Carter and Katana Chance, Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark, and Lyra Valkyria and Tatum Paxley.
Tama Tonga will be competing in his first televised match in WWE as he joins forces with Solo Sikoa to take on Kevin Owens and Randy Orton. The Bloodline members have proven to be a force to be reckoned with over the past few weeks, leading to Paul Heyman begging Owens and Orton to back out of today's tag team match last night during the inaugural edition of "The R-KO Show", and the revelation that Heyman hasn't been in contact with Roman Reigns since WrestleMania.
We are live! Michael Cole and Corey Graves greet audiences at home as Kevin Owens and Randy Orton make their way down to the ring. The Bloodline follows.
The Bloodline (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. Kevin Owens and Randy Orton in a Street Fight
Owens stares down Tonga. He shoves him and fires off right hands on him. Orton and Sikoa then begin brawling, and all four men spill to the outside. Orton sends Sikoa's head bouncing off the ring post and announce desk as officials run down and try to separate the four men. Owens and Tonga continue brawling inside the ring, and security tries to separate. Owens hits two security guards with Stunners, and Nick Aldis makes his way down to the ring. He makes the tag team match between them a Street Fight.
The bell rings, and Owens throws a couple Prime drink bottles at Tonga. Orton and Sikoa begin brawling through the crowd and up the stairs of the LDLC Arena. Owens hits Tonga with the Prime logo, and continues brawling with him through the crowd. Owens hits Tonga with a chair, and Sikoa lands an elbow on Orton. Owens fires off right hands on Sikoa as Orton ends up back in the ringside area. Sikoa fires off stomps on Owens, and Tonga lands a right hand on his midsection. Orton fires off right hands on Sikoa and Tonga's spine, but Sikoa lands an open plan strike on Orton.
Owens dumps Tonga and Sikoa back into the ringside area and delivers a Frog Splash to them both off the barricade. Orton joins the three other men in the ringside area, then sends Tonga's head bouncing off the ring steps. He sends him crashing into the French announce desk spine first as Owens sends Sikoa crashing into the ring steps. Orton sends Tonga crashing into the English announce desk.
Owens grabs a garbage can lid from under the ring and Orton grabs a garbage can. Orton hits Tonga with the garbage can, and Owens throws the garbage can lid at Sikoa. Owens then grabs a kendo stick, and repeatedly cracks it across Sikoa's spine. He gets Tonga on the announce desk, and Orton hits Tonga with a kendo stick of his own.
Owens then grabs a table from under the ring and sets it up, and Orton sets up a second table in the ring. Owens gets Tonga on the table on the outside, and delivers a Frog Splash to him off the apron. Sikoa gets Orton up on his shoulders and hits a Samoan Drop to him through the table. Owens fires off right hands on Sikoa and looks to hit him with a Stunner, but Sikoa avoids it and turns him inside out with a clothesline.
Tonga fires off right hands on Owens before Sikoa slides him a kendo stick. He cracks it across Owens' spine, and Sikoa takes a few kendo stick shots of his own. Sikoa lands a Hip Attack on Owens in the corner, and Tonga hits him repeatedly with the trash can lid. Tonga grabs a garbage can lid and looks to hit Owens with it, but Owens connects with a spear before he can. He fires off right hands on Tonga, but Sikoa grabs the garbage can and hits Owens with it. Sikoa then takes more shots at Owens with the kendo stick.
Tonga grabs another table from under the ring and gets it inside. Sikoa sets it up in the corner, but Owens dumps Tonga out of the ring. He looks to send Owens crashing through the table, but Owens reverses the momentum and Sikoa is sent crashing through the table. Tonga then levels Owens and grabs a few chairs from under the ring. He looks to hit Owens with one, but Orton sneaks up on him. Tonga looks to hit Orton with the chair, but Orton levels him with a pair of clotheslines and a powerslam. He follows it up with a hanging DDT and an RKO. He pins Tonga, but Sikoa breaks the fall.
Sikoa hits a headbutt on Orton, then dumps him out of the ring. He sends Orton's head bouncing off the announce desk, then clears the English announce desk. He headbutts Orton on top of the announce desk, then joins him up there and looks to hit the Samoan Spike. Orton counters into an RKO.
Owens grabs a chair back inside the ring and cracks it across Tonga's spine. He sets up four chairs, then lays Tonga on top of them. Owens then ascends to the top rope, but Tonga joins him up there. Owens lands a Brainbuster on Tonga through the chairs and goes for a pin. The referee begins the three count, but someone pulls him out of the ring. The camera pans to reveal himself to be Tonga Loa! Loa hits Orton with the ring steps, and Sikoa hits Spinning Solo to Owens. He follows it up with a Samoan Spike for the win.
Winners: The Bloodline
After the match, we see Orton help Owens to the back.
Tiffany Stratton then makes her way down to the ring. Naomi and Bayley follow.
Bayley (c) vs. Naomi vs. Tiffany Stratton in a Triple Threat Match for the Women's Championship
The bell rings and Stratton takes a shot at Naomi's midsection. Bayley levels her with an arm drag, but Naomi levels Bayley with one of her own. Stratton gets in Bayley's face, but Bayley shoves her. The three women then take turns rolling one another up before Stratton delivers a kick to Bayley's face. Naomi levels Bayley with a dropkick, but Stratton delivers a boot to Naomi and follows it up with a handspring back elbow. Bayley levels Stratton with a strike and looks to roll up Naomi, but Naomi prevents her from doing so. Stratton delivers a double stomp to Naomi, and Bayley pins her. Stratton breaks the fall by landing a double stomp on Bayley.
Stratton sends Naomi crashing to the outside and sends Bayley colliding with the top turnbuckle. She delivers a pair of elbows and jams her knee into the back of Bayley's neck. She levels Bayley and hits a stomp on her spine, then jams her knee into the back of Bayley's neck once again.
Stratton whips Bayley into the corner and looks to deliver a handspring elbow. Bayley catches her and looks to plant her, but Stratton manages to land an Alabama Slam and goes for a pin. Naomi breaks the fall, and delivers a spear to Stratton through the middle rope. She fires off right hands on Stratton and looks to send her crashing into the barricade, but Stratton reverses the momentum and Naomi is sent crashing into the barricade. Stratton lands a handspring back elbow, but Bayley levels her with a tope suicida and fires off right hands on her. Naomi connects with a kick on her head and delivers a Blockbuster off the barricade near the timekeeper's area.
Naomi gets Stratton back inside the ring and delivers a split legged moonsault. She goes for a pin, but Bayley breaks the fall. Naomi and Bayley teeter on the top rope, but Stratton pulls Naomi off. Naomi pulls Stratton off the top rope and delivers a sit-out powerbomb. She locks in the Exhibition, but Bayley delivers an elbow drop off the top to break the fall.
Bayley delivers a Sunset Flip to Naomi in the corner and looks to do the same to Stratton. Stratton sees her coming, but Bayley manages to land a Bayley-to-Belly. Bayley fires off right and left hands on Stratton, but Stratton sends Bayley crashing into the ring post shoulder first. Naomi pulls Stratton out of the ring and fires off right and left hands on Stratton. Stratton delivers an Alabama Slam to Naomi that sends her crashing into the English announce desk and does the same to Bayley on the French announce desk.
Stratton gets Naomi and Bayley abc in the ring and delivers the Pretties Moonsault Ever. Bayley and Naomi move out of the way and deliver a flapjack-neckbreaker combination. Bayley and Naomi then fire off strikes on one another, but Naomi connects with an enzuigiri. She pins Bayley, but Bayley counters into a pinfall of her own for the win.
Winner (and still): Bayley
We then head backstage and see Jey Uso preparing for his upcoming match. Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, and Paul Heyman all pass him and stare him down. Jey then makes his way down to the ring, and Damian Priest follows.
Damain Priest (c) vs. Jey Uso for the World Heavyweight Championship
The bell rings and Jey gets the crowd fired up. Priest clocks him, but Jey fires off several right hands on him and dumps Priest out of the ring. Jey looks to land a tope suicida, but Priest moves out of the way and sends Jey crashing into the barricade spine first. He gets him back in the ring and delivers a back elbow to Jey in the corner, then levels him and mocks him. He goes for a pin, but Jey kicks out.
Priest locks in a shoulder submission on Jey, then fires off kicks on Jey's thighs. Jey responds with a back suplex and a series of right hands, then connects with a superkick and a step-up enzuigiri. He charges at Priest in the corner, but Priest sends him crashing onto the apron. He hits an enzuigiri and a crossbody off the top rope before he delivers a tope suicida to Priest on the outside. He gets him back inside the ring and looks to follow, but JD McDonagh trips him. Priest looks to take advantage by landing a spear, but Jey kicks out.
Priest asks McDonagh why he's at ringside, and the pair begin arguing. Jey takes advantage and delivers a pair of superkicks to McDonagh and Priest. He lands the Uso Splash on Priest and goes for a pin, but Priest kicks out. Priest and Jey then exchange forearm strikes with one another before Jey hits an enzuigiri. Priest connects with a pump kick and lands Razor's Edge, then goes for a pin. Jey kicks out.
Priest looks to land South of Heaven, but Jey escapes and delivers a spear. He goes for a pin, but Priest kicks out. Finn Balor appears out of nowhere from the crowd, but Jey levels him with a superkick. Priest then delivers a clothesline and South of Heaven and goes for a pin, but Jey kicks out. Priest lands a pair of spinning roundhouse kicks and looks to land a third. Jey catches him with four superkicks and a spear, then ascends to the top. He hits the Uso Splash and goes for a pin, but McDonagh gets Priest's foot on the bottom rope to break the fall.
Jey levels McDonagh with a tope suicida, then catches Balor with a spear. He ascends to the top, but Priest trips him. He then delivers South of Heaven to Jey off the top for the win.
Winner (and still): Damian Priest
After the match, McDonagh and Balor attack Jey. Priest pulls them off, but Balor still fires off stomps on Jey. Priest shoves Balor, but McDonagh gets involved and deescalates things.
Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair then make their way down to the ring. The Kabuki Warriors follows.
The Kabuki Warriors (c) vs. Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair for the Women's Tag Team Championship
Asuka and Belair begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Asuka and Belair then shove each other, and Belair lands a shoulder tackle on her. The pair continue going back and forth before Asuka executes a drop toe hold on Belair. Sane tries to go after Belair from the apron, but Belair fights her off and lands a vertical suplex.
Cargill and Sane tag in, and they go back and forth. Cargill delivers a pair of backbreakers and tags Belair back in. Belair and Cargill send Sane crashing into the mat, and Belair delivers a springboard moonsault to Sane. Belair delivers a shoulder to Sane's midsection in the corner, then rains down right hands on her. Sane tries pulling Belair's braid, but Belair dropkicks her to the outside. She looks to fly, but Sane moves out of the way. Asuka levels Belair with a kick, and Sane ascends to the top. She delivers a crossbody to Belair to take her down.
Sane gets Belair back inside the ring and goes for a pin, but Belair kicks out. Sane fires off right hands on Belair and tags in Asuka. Sane and Asuka both deliver sliding knees to Belair and Asuka goes for a pin, but Belair kicks out. Belair looks to tag in Cargill, but Asuka prevents her from doing so. Sane tags in and whips Asuka onto Belair in the corner. Sane delivers another sliding knee to Belair and ascends to the top, then goes flying with a forearm.
Asuka tags in and looks to fly. Belair moves out of the way and rolls up Asuka, but Asuka kicks out and delivers a kick to Belair's midsection. Asuka looks to hit a suplex on Belair, but Belair counters into a vertical suplex of her own. Asuka and Sane tag in, and deliver a sliding forearm-sliding knee combination. Sane tags in and Asuka lands a kick on her head. Sane ascends to the top and looks to fly, but Belair moves out of the way. Sane pulls on Belair's braid and looks to double team with Asuka, but Belair levels Sane with a clothesline and tags in Cargill.
Cargill delivers a springboard crossbody, then delivers a pump kick to Asuka and lands splashes on Sane and Asuka on opposite corners. She delivers a double chokeslam to Sane and goes for a pin, but Asuka breaks the fall. Cargill sends Sane crashing into the mat, but Sane delivers a spinning backfist to Cargill. Asuka fires off stomps on her, but Sane delivers a backbreaker to Cargill and goes for a pin. The referee reminds her she's not legal.
Cargill delivers a superkick to Asuka, but Sane tags in. Cargill delivers another double chokeslam to Sane, but Sane locks in an Arm Bar. Asuka follows suit and locks in an Arm Bar on Belair. Belair and Cargill both pwoer up to their feet and level Asuka and Sane with double chokeslams.
Belair tags in and delivers a codebreaker-German suplex combination to Sane. Sane rolls up Belair, but Belair kicks out. Belair charges at Sane in the corner, but Sane sends her crashing into the ring post shoulder first. Asuka tags in and holds Belair in place as Sane ascends to the top. Sane connects with the In-Sane elbow and pins Belair, but Cargill kicks out.
Asuka tags in and Cargill levels her with a superkick. Sane looks to fly off the top, but Cargill catches her and delivers Jaded. Belair then delivers KOD to Asuka on top of Sane and pins her for the win.
Winners (and new): Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair
AJ Styles then makes his way down to the ring. Cody Rhodes follows.
Cody Rhodes (c) vs. AJ Styles for the Undisputed WWE Championship
The bell rings and the two lock up. They go back and forth locking one another in submission holds before they take turns landing chops on one another. Rhodes lands a dropkick and does the signature Stardust cartwheel, then hits a delayed vertical suplex. Styles sends Rhodes crashing into the mat, then delivers a kick to his midsection that turns him inside out. Rhodes delvers his signature open palm strike, but Styles fires back with an enzuigiri.
Rhodes sends Styles crashing into the middle rope face first and crashing to the outside. He looks to fly, but Styles catches Rhodes with a right hand. Styles then sends Rhodes' face bouncing off the English announce desk and clears the French announce desk. Rhodes sends Styles crashing into the ring steps spine first before the pair exchange right hands. Rhodes ascends to the middle rope, and drags Styles up there to join him. Rhodes then looks to deliver a vertical suplex, but Styles escapes and pulls Rhodes down.
Styles gets Rhodes up in an Electric Chair position and delivers a Japanese Ocean Cyclone suplex. Rhodes responds with a scoop powerslam and a Disaster Kick, then looks for a second one. Styles gets him into an Electirc Chair position and Rhodes escapes He rolls up Styles, but Styles kicks out. Rhodes then lands a Bull Dog but Styles connects with a Brainbuster on Rhodes on the apron.
Rhodes powerbombs Styles through the French announce desk, and the referee begins a ten count. Both men beat it, and exchange right hands with one another. Rhodes and Styles then exchange strikes with one another before Rhodes hits the Bionic Elbow, then looks for the Cody Cutter. Styles catches him and sets up for a Tombstone, but Rhodes escapes. Styles delivers a suplex to Rhodes in the corner, then connects with a springboard 450 Splash off the top rope from the apron. He goes for a pin, but Rhodes kicks out.
Styles delivers a Burning Hammer and goes for a pin, but Rhodes quickly kicks out.Styles fires off strikes on Rhodes, but Rhodes catches one of his kicks and delivers a Cody Cutter. He goes for a pin, but Styles kicks out. Rhodes sets up for Cross-Rhodes, but Styles escapes and hits a Pele Kick. He looks to land a Phoenomenal Forearm, but Rhodes catches him with a superkick to his midsection. Rhodes cinches in a Kimura Lock, but Styles powers up to his feet and sends Rhodes crashing into the mat.
Rhodes sets up for Cross-Rhodes, but Styles escapes. He sets up for Styles Clash, but Rhodes lands on his feet and sits down into a pin. Styles kicks out, and Rhodes delivers a Cody Cutter off the top rope. He connects with Cross-Rhodes for the win.
Winner (and still): Cody Rhodes