WWE Backlash 2023 Premium Live Event opens up with a video package, narrated by Bad Bunny. We’re now live from the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico as Michael Cole welcomes us and he’s joined at ringside by Corey Graves. Cole says tonight’s show is sold out with 17,944 fans in attendance. He shows us the Spanish announce team at ringside – Jerry Soto and Marcelo Rodriguez. The crowd is fired up and ready to go.
Here The WWE Backlash 2023 Full Results
– Bianca Belair defeated IYO SKY via pinfall and successfully retained her WWE Raw Women’s Championship. After the match, Bianca Belair stands tall with the title. Damage CTRL regroups at ringside while Belair celebrates with the title.
– Bad Bunny at backstage when 2023 WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio walks in and they speak some in Spanish about tonight’s Street Fight. WWE Legend and Puerto Rico’s Savio Vega then enters to a huge pop from the arena. Vega hugs Bunny and presents him with a Puerto Rican flag kendo stick. They talk some in Spanish and Vega gets Bunny hyped up, then walks out with Rey.
– Seth Rollins defeated Omos via pinfall. After the match, Rollins stands tall as fans begin singing his theme again. Rollins joins fans at ringside now as the celebration continues.
– Michael Cole shows us what happened between Bad Bunny and Damian Priest at the Backlash press conference on Friday.
– Austin Theory defeated Bronson Reed and Bobby Lashley via pinfall and successfully retained his WWE United States Championship. After the match, Theory quickly retreats to the entrance-way with the title. Theory raises the title and celebrates as Lashley looks on from the ring.
– Rhea Ripley defeated Zelina Vega via pinfall and successfully retained her WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship. After the match, Rhea Ripley stands tall. Ripley makes her exit with the title draped over her shoulder. Fans begin chanting and cheering for Vega as she gets back to her feet. An emotional Vega now stands tall and waves to the crowd as they chant to her. She blows them a kiss and exits the ring.
– Bad Bunny defeated Damian Priest via pinfall in San Juan Street Fight. At the closing moments of the match, Finn Balor and Dominik Mysterio rush the ring and stomp away on Bad Bunny, then Rey Mysterio runs in to make the save but Balor and Dominik also beat him down. The music hits and here comes Carlito to a huge pop. Carlito rushes the ring and takes out Balor and Dominik. Carlito with a Backstabber to Balor. Carlito tosses his shirt and stands tall to a huge pop. He then takes a bite of his apple but Dominik decks him from behind.
Carlito sends Dominik into position for a 619 from Rey. Carlito then spits his apple in Dominik’s face, sending Dominik to the floor with Balor. Rey and Carlito force Balor and Dominik to retreat now. The music hits and out comes Savio now to an even bigger pop. Balor and Dominik are stuck between Vega on one end, and Carlito and Rey on the other end.
Finn Balor and Dominik stare Vega down to “Savio!” chants. The music hits again and out comes Santos Escobar, Cruz Del Toro and Joaquin Wilde. They stand with Savio, then attack Balor and Dominik. Carlito and Rey join in as Dominik is beat down while Balor backs away but Vega attacks him and lays him out with his signature kick. Vega then hits his signature moves on Dominik. The LWO, Carlito and Savio chase Dominik and Balor to the back now.
Back in the ring, Bunny turns around to a big kick from Priest but Priest’s leg goes out and he goes down. Bunny applies the Figure Four in the middle of the ring now as fans go wild. Priest kicks out at 2. Bunny keeps the hold locked in as Priest tries to turn it around. Priest breaks it. Bunny blocks the South of Heaven chokeslam and we get a 2 count. Priest charges but Bunny moves and Priest hits the chair wedged in the corner.
Bunny hits Sliced Bread #2 from the corner but Priest kicks out just in time. Bunny brings a chair in and unloads with chair shots to keep Priest down. Bunny rallies the crowd now as Priest stumbles to his one good leg. Bunny kicks him and nails a Destroyer for the pin to win in the middle of the ring.
After the match, Bad Bunny stands tall and has his arm raised to a big pop. Carlito, Savio, Rey and The LWO come back out for a big celebration with Bunny while a disappointed Priest sits up against the barrier. Bunny slaps hands with fans at ringside on his way to the back.
– The Usos and Solo Sikoa defeated The WWE Undisputed Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn and Riddle. After the match, The Bloodline stands tall. Solo looks at both of his brothers with an intense stare. The Usos celebrate but Solo is anxious. Solo then yells out and The Bloodline celebrates to end the segment.
– Cody Rhodes defeated Brock Lesnar via pinfall. After the match, Cody quickly exits the ring. Lesnar can’t believe what just happened. Cody quickly walks away, briefly stopping to turn and play to the crowd, then walk straight to the back while Lesnar sits up on his knees and uses a towel to wipe the blood from his head. WWE Backlash 2023 goes off the air with a shot of Brock Lesnar looking on from the ring.