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00:00:00and this is st louis missouri the gateway to the west in a city deeply rooted in professional
00:00:13wrestling tradition flying along the banks of the mighty mississippi st louis is home
00:00:19to the major league baseball cardinals and also the nhl's blues which play in this building
00:00:26the enterprise center which is sold out at home tonight to wwe backlash well many ways i feel
00:00:34responsible for this but my best friend broadcaster colleague pat mcafee heading into the ring tonight
00:00:41in action against a vicious and dangerous former world champion gunther is here mcafee and gunther
00:00:50live tonight he's the she's the inaugural intercontinental champion lyra valkyria
00:00:57looking for retribution and revenge against well her former mentor the seven-time world champion
00:01:06the man becky lynch looks to win the intercontinental championship here live tonight
00:01:11and this is the hometown of this man seeking his 15th world title
00:01:23randy orton john cena live at backlash
00:01:29what a weekend it was in las vegas
00:01:39you don't mean anything to me because the last real champ
00:01:53is here
00:01:58talking about talking about talking about
00:02:01rko out of nowhere
00:02:05you are the latest legend that i have to put down
00:02:11i'm not the one who tapped out
00:02:17i'm gonna make that matter like i made you matter
00:02:46you're gonna be in for one hell of a night
00:03:08winner's right history
00:03:14and now morgan and morgan presents
00:03:23wwe backlash
00:03:27you are looking live in the sold out enterprise center in downtown st louis missouri
00:03:50we are sold out with 17 155 wwe fans on hand
00:03:57for wwe backlash
00:04:01the following is a fatal full-way match
00:04:14the following is a fatal full-way match for the united states championship
00:04:33introducing the challenges first from los angeles california weighing in at 240 pounds
00:04:41what an incredible way to kick off backlash tonight
00:04:48a fatal four-way match for the united states championship
00:04:53what an incredible way to kick off the night of the united states championship championship on the line packed arena and they are bellowing out support for the united states championship championship on the line
00:05:00the united states championship on the line
00:05:08be not here tonight because he has a match with gutter later on but what a way to kick off the
00:05:13night for the u.s title yeah what is likely to be one of the most physical matches of the year
00:05:18championship on the line packed arena and they are bellowing out support for the megastar l.a.
00:05:25night yeah some tremendous tremendous statistics from our jackie redmond during the countdown show
00:05:30la night has been extremely successful so far in 2025. more wins than just about anyone
00:06:00next from air scotland
00:06:30in at 275 pounds drew mcintyre drew mcintyre has not held a championship since wrestlemania 40
00:06:45some near 14 months ago the night he won the world heavyweight title defeating seth rollins only to
00:06:52hold it for five plus minutes before being cashed in on by one of the men in this matchup tonight
00:06:57damian priest in those 14 months have been the longest of mcintyre's career well just cast your
00:07:06eyes on drew mcintyre that physique is undeniably fab but the grimace on the face tells its story drew
00:07:15mcintyre is livid that he is in a fatal four-way matchup this evening instead of a one-on-one match
00:07:22after winning a number one contenders match on smackdown a couple of weeks ago he aims to make
00:07:30these three opponents pay this evening
00:07:32of course mcintyre yesterday on smackdown did connect with a play more to the jaw of the champ jacob
00:07:45matu that could be the pathway to victory and gold tonight for mcintyre and a win here capturing the
00:07:52united states championship will make drew mcintyre a grand slam champ
00:08:11so
00:08:20from new york city
00:08:48former united states champion would love to win the gold back here tonight
00:08:59no one will ever forget backlash two years ago in puerto rico damian priest and bad bunny
00:09:07one of the most incredible matchups we've seen in this event as we celebrate the 20th backlash here
00:09:14tonight damian priest has a major point to prove after losing the sin city street fight at wrestlemania
00:09:2340 water one of his opponents tonight drew mcintyre something the street king priest
00:09:29wants to make good this evening
00:09:40and tonight backlash is brought to you in part by papa john's order pizza and more for delivery tonight
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00:10:00and
00:10:01and
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00:11:02Ladies and gentlemen, the United States champion Jacob Pottu has never been pinned or made to submit since his arrival here at WWE.
00:11:11The interesting thing about this matchup tonight, Wade, is he doesn't have to be pinned or be submitted in order to lose his United States championship.
00:11:19Because the first man against pitfall in submission becomes the champion.
00:11:23Yeah, that's why Drew McIntyre's reaction to this becoming a fatal four-way is a little surprising to me.
00:11:30I think the pathway to victory for LA Knight, Damian Priest, and indeed the Scottish Terminator McIntyre is that much easier in that they don't have to pin the current champion, a man who may well be unpinnable.
00:11:45Jacob Pottu is staring across the ring at that man, LA Knight.
00:11:49The man Pottu defeated at WrestleMania in an incredible match for the United States title.
00:11:55What a shock.
00:11:55McIntyre has a scowl on his face as he makes his way to the ring to officially begin this match for the prestigious United States championship.
00:12:05Dozens of WWE Hall of Famers have held this title over the years.
00:12:10Of course, the very first crowned back in 1974.
00:12:13Someone who this part of the world knows very well.
00:12:15The late great Harley Grace, the first ever United States champion, an inspiration for many men on the current roster in WWE.
00:12:27So Wade, strategy tonight for these men in this match.
00:12:30Avoid the man that the world is chanting the name of right now, Jacob Pottu.
00:12:40Try and focus all of your energies on softening up one of the other two and stay out of this cold, violent barbarian's way.
00:12:48Yeah, and no surprise that the two rivalries have split off to start this match.
00:12:52Pottu and LA Knight, and of course, McIntyre and Priest.
00:12:55We talked a lot on the countdown show whether Drew McIntyre and Damian Priest nearly 14-long, 14-month rivalry with each other
00:13:05will possibly cost them in this match tonight.
00:13:08Immediately vacating the ring and leaving the end to the jab, put the foot down into the ring.
00:13:13Priest and LA Knight were tagging together last night.
00:13:16The second the match ended, they started throwing fists at one another.
00:13:19All bets are off now.
00:13:20Every man for himself.
00:13:21And LA Knight now, oh, and there's that slingshot.
00:13:26Shoulder right to the chest of Jacob Pottu.
00:13:30Oh, and look at two driven into LA Knight's knees and LA Knight.
00:13:35Focused here in the early going tonight.
00:13:38All out of the blocks is the megastar.
00:13:40He wants his goal back.
00:13:42And LA Knight now, oh, DDT.
00:13:55Lance Damian Priest tonight is so focused here, Wade.
00:13:58Well, this has been an absolute cakewalk thus far for the megastar.
00:14:03But putting one of these men down for the three count is a very tall order this early in a match.
00:14:07Fattu going for the Samoan drop, but again, LA Knight counters it.
00:14:11And here's the cover now.
00:14:13And a kick out by Fattu.
00:14:14That inverted DDT by LA Knight.
00:14:18It's been a two-minute highlight reel of LA Knight's ability thus far.
00:14:22This was not what anyone was anticipating.
00:14:25But you do fear the megastar may well run out of steam at this kind of pace.
00:14:29And now Damian Priest goes after Jacob Fattu as the champion starts to fight back.
00:14:33Remember, Knight was embarrassed at the way that he lost at WrestleMania.
00:14:37It was a great match, but he did not want to lose the title on the grand stage.
00:14:41Oh, and a big elbow drops Fattu again.
00:14:43With the hesitation between Priest and the megastar once again.
00:14:47Let me take you so far in a match like this.
00:14:50On a temporary alliance form here.
00:14:52Because remember, it's every man for himself when it comes to a fatal four-way.
00:14:57Fattu driven into the post.
00:14:59And now LA Knight, just like I said, temporary alliance.
00:15:02Well, I like the alliance in taking out Jacob Fattu.
00:15:04Oh, my God.
00:15:05What a blow by McIntyre.
00:15:06What an absolute domineering powerhouse.
00:15:09And Priest planted on the spine buster.
00:15:13Is this the pace you expected?
00:15:15Neckbreaker.
00:15:16It's not a pace that can be kept up for long.
00:15:19Not with the mass of these bodies.
00:15:21These are four huge competitors.
00:15:23Neckbreaker to Jacob Fattu.
00:15:25And after a trio of neckbreakers,
00:15:27Broome McIntyre is going to wow us with his athleticism into a kip-up.
00:15:31That's a 275-pound man, ladies and gentlemen.
00:15:35Just an unfair number of gifts bestowed upon Drew McIntyre.
00:15:40McIntyre looking for a Claymore.
00:15:42And he's intercepted by LA Knight.
00:15:44You talked about it earlier.
00:15:45The Claymore to Fattu last night.
00:15:47Almost repeated itself here 24 hours later.
00:15:50Well, we've seen time and time again already in this match the inherent problem of a fatal four-way.
00:15:54There is always a fresh opponent lurking and waiting to strike when you least expect it.
00:16:00That step-up kick by Priest.
00:16:01And Fattu now on the top rope.
00:16:03Damian Priest going to go up high as well.
00:16:05So agile for a while.
00:16:06McIntyre and Hurricane Rana sends Fattu across the ring.
00:16:09Oh, six-foot-five superstars should be capable of moves like that.
00:16:13And Priest!
00:16:16Just one wrinkle in the massive playbook of this powerful Puerto Rican.
00:16:21And now Damian Priest takes Fattu on the other side.
00:16:24Off that flatliner, taking out LA Knight.
00:16:28McIntyre finds his way back into the ring as well.
00:16:30Priest turns his attention again to the champion.
00:16:33And a big kick by Priest again.
00:16:40This cost Priest, if you remember, this move here.
00:16:44Old school from the top ropes against McIntyre and Pennsylvania.
00:16:47Where this turns into a crossbody.
00:16:48In costume this time, worked perfectly.
00:16:51And now a big clothesline turns Fattu inside out.
00:16:54And Jacob Fattu has got zero momentum so far in this matchup.
00:16:58The other trio at moments have looked like they're closing in on victory.
00:17:02And perhaps that facade of invincibility
00:17:07is being chipped away on Fattu by the other three competitors.
00:17:11Focused their biggest offense on Jacob Fattu,
00:17:15perhaps realizing he is the most durable threat in the matchup.
00:17:18Spinning a heel kick by Damian Priest,
00:17:21who now finds himself in control.
00:17:23I'm impressed because Priest is in control
00:17:25and he's not breathing heavy at all this deep into a matchup
00:17:28from a lot of offense.
00:17:29Wake up.
00:17:30Oh, look at this, now Fattu, somebody drop out of the barricade.
00:17:34It's interesting you said that about Priest.
00:17:36I talked to him earlier today.
00:17:37He said, ever since WrestleMania, he's increased his cardio.
00:17:42He's tightened up the diet.
00:17:43And I have no interest in being anywhere near this man
00:17:46because he is completely unhinged.
00:17:47Here's a man who, I've told this story before,
00:17:53spent a number of times in jail,
00:17:54got out, had to sleep on a mattress.
00:17:56Said, I'm never going back there again.
00:17:58I'm going to become a wrestler.
00:17:59I'm going to make some money.
00:18:00And I'm going to destroy people in the process.
00:18:02I'm going to use that killer instinct that I learned in jail
00:18:04and take it on on everybody here in WWE.
00:18:08Well, Joe, we've got two alpha males
00:18:10from opposite sides of the planet
00:18:12about to square off.
00:18:15No back down in either one of these men.
00:18:18McIntyre in Fattu.
00:18:20All gas, no brakes.
00:18:22Doesn't do you any good when you hit a brick wall.
00:18:25That's the words of McIntyre.
00:18:40Quite the moment building here in St. Louis.
00:18:43Fattu and McIntyre exchanging blows.
00:18:45Now it's McIntyre is a bit wobbly.
00:19:00But a headbutt.
00:19:04By Drew.
00:19:05And a big shoulder tackle.
00:19:07Drew McIntyre might be about to get dog walked.
00:19:10Pop up Samoa and drop.
00:19:12Yeah, that I mean.
00:19:14What?
00:19:15This guy's a quote to machine.
00:19:18Can you translate that?
00:19:20I think it means, do you know what I mean?
00:19:22Oh, got it.
00:19:22Oh, and in the corner.
00:19:23Paying homage to, of course, Umaga and Rukisi.
00:19:27Not the kind of guy I want to have many conversations with,
00:19:30but like everyone else,
00:19:32I want to stare on in awe at the power of Jacob Fattu.
00:19:37Yeah, I made sure there was a table between us
00:19:39when I spoke with him earlier.
00:19:40I'm going to stay a safe distance away from this man.
00:19:43And the problem is he can close distance in double quick time.
00:19:46Indeed it is.
00:19:50An incredible athlete for his size,
00:19:53the power and the agility,
00:19:56the strength and the quickness,
00:19:58a high impact offensive style.
00:20:01He's also absorbed more punishment than anyone else in this matchup.
00:20:04Yet now he is firmly in control.
00:20:07What does that tell you?
00:20:08Oh, he took a little bit too much time there.
00:20:09And McIntyre breaking the eyes.
00:20:12The official can do nothing,
00:20:13because remember, no disqualification
00:20:14in a fatal four-way match.
00:20:17You simply got to go savage
00:20:18against Jacob Fattu.
00:20:21Do what you got to do to get it done.
00:20:23And now LA Knight
00:20:24across McIntyre.
00:20:26McIntyre stops away at the midsection of McIntyre.
00:20:31McIntyre's in trouble now.
00:20:33Feel that frenzy of energy taken over this place.
00:20:38LA Knight into the corner!
00:20:41McIntyre
00:20:42not able to do anything
00:20:44as LA Knight now heads to the top rope.
00:20:47Time to go to work on the champ.
00:20:49About two able to knock him away.
00:20:51But Priest down, McIntyre tied up.
00:20:53This is effectively a one-on-one match.
00:20:55This is where you need to get to
00:20:56to get victory here.
00:20:58What the hell is Fattu thinking?
00:21:00And look at the core strength of McIntyre
00:21:02as he sends Fattu into Knight
00:21:04and Jacob Fattu follows it up.
00:21:06What an incredible pivot from...
00:21:08And now a suicide dive
00:21:10and Priest driven it into the announce table.
00:21:13Jacob Fattu
00:21:15has him on their feet at St. Louis.
00:21:17This guy is an absolute athletic freak
00:21:20and he's closing another kill.
00:21:23Swag time from the top.
00:21:25And LA Knight
00:21:29blood force trauma.
00:21:32Priest
00:21:33south of heaven.
00:21:37Prime arm on McIntyre.
00:21:39All of the mutes
00:21:40Priest into the cover.
00:21:41Priest into the cover.
00:21:42McIntyre breaks things up.
00:21:44Priest almost is able to steal it.
00:21:46Oh God.
00:21:47Talk about stealing.
00:21:48Defeat from the jaws of victory.
00:21:50McIntyre almost falling
00:21:52on his own sword there.
00:21:54This is absolutely incredible.
00:21:56First Fattu with the swan time.
00:21:59But that wasn't it Wade.
00:22:00Unloading all of the heavy artillery.
00:22:02Do not turn your back.
00:22:03Do not celebrate.
00:22:05B.F.T. from the Megastar.
00:22:07Followed immediately
00:22:07by a crushing south of heaven.
00:22:11And McIntyre here in the big one.
00:22:14All four men are down.
00:22:15It's for the prestigious United States Championship.
00:22:18Incredible electricity here.
00:22:2617,000 plus
00:22:28in St. Louis.
00:22:30Two things guaranteed.
00:22:31To win
00:22:32you need to take your body
00:22:33to places
00:22:34your opponents won't.
00:22:36And secondly
00:22:37all four of these men
00:22:38are going to need
00:22:39major medical intervention
00:22:41when this one is over.
00:22:42Maybe not Fattu.
00:22:43Who's back to his feet
00:22:44and shaking
00:22:45and juking
00:22:45and driving.
00:22:46Driving.
00:22:46And now oh!
00:22:49McIntyre caught him.
00:22:50And now Drew
00:22:51looking at the future shot.
00:22:52DDT!
00:22:54About that medical attention call.
00:22:57And Fattu now
00:22:57rolls out to the apron.
00:22:59L.A. Knight able to counter.
00:23:00Look for the BFT.
00:23:02L.A. Knight
00:23:03got caught up with Fattu
00:23:04rolled out of the ring.
00:23:05And now McIntyre
00:23:06aftershock again.
00:23:08It's just a future shock again
00:23:09by McIntyre.
00:23:10Kip up now by Drew.
00:23:13We're all feeling
00:23:14the aftershocks
00:23:15of the level
00:23:15that impacts
00:23:16these competitors
00:23:17are absorbing.
00:23:19Drew's cooking
00:23:20something up here
00:23:21like a tightly
00:23:22coiled.
00:23:243, 2, 1!
00:23:28Climber!
00:23:29Drew McIntyre
00:23:30into the cover!
00:23:33Hooks the leg!
00:23:342, 1!
00:23:35And Priest!
00:23:36Priest pulled the rep
00:23:37out before a three count!
00:23:383, 2, 1!
00:23:39Rep can't do anything.
00:23:41No disqualification.
00:23:42And once again,
00:23:43Damian Priest
00:23:44has screwed
00:23:45Drew McIntyre
00:23:46out of a championship!
00:23:48Perfectly legal
00:23:49but incredibly
00:23:50underhanded.
00:23:52Priest just
00:23:53haunting the career
00:23:54of Drew McIntyre!
00:23:56But again,
00:23:56Wade,
00:23:57we talked about this
00:23:57earlier tonight
00:23:58with this
00:23:59this awesome animosity
00:24:01between these two men
00:24:02spill out
00:24:02and cost them
00:24:03the match.
00:24:04Priest just
00:24:04cost McIntyre
00:24:05a title again!
00:24:07Meanwhile,
00:24:07Fatou back into
00:24:08the ring.
00:24:09And this is just
00:24:10played into the
00:24:11hands of Jacob Fatou
00:24:12and potentially
00:24:13L.A. Knight.
00:24:15Or maybe Fatou
00:24:17because he's just
00:24:17delivering headbutt
00:24:19after headbutt
00:24:20tonight.
00:24:21And this
00:24:22Roland Tenson
00:24:23is turned into
00:24:24a one-on-one
00:24:26matchup
00:24:26because McIntyre
00:24:27and Priest are down
00:24:28and the timekeepers
00:24:29there are in
00:24:29but for the moonsault!
00:24:30Knight rolled out
00:24:31of harm's way!
00:24:32Now it's L.A. Knight's
00:24:33turn!
00:24:34It's the moonsault
00:24:35that has taken
00:24:35everyone out!
00:24:37L.A. Knight
00:24:37just getting away
00:24:38in the neck of time!
00:24:39What does everybody want?
00:24:41L.A. Knight!
00:24:42L.A. Knight!
00:24:43From the top rope!
00:24:45Big elbow!
00:24:46Down goes the champ!
00:24:50Knight now
00:24:50top rope again
00:24:51delivers the elbow
00:24:52to the heart of Fatou!
00:24:54Knight into the cover
00:24:54to retain
00:24:55and should say
00:24:56regain his championship
00:24:57and it's the guy
00:24:58at two and a half!
00:25:00So small
00:25:01of a megastar
00:25:02you have to stack
00:25:03offense against
00:25:04something!
00:25:04Wait a second!
00:25:05Meanwhile
00:25:05the fight between
00:25:06McIntyre and Priest
00:25:07has now spilled out
00:25:09onto the floor seats
00:25:10of the WWE fans here!
00:25:13McIntyre's
00:25:13driven off of
00:25:14He's born at work!
00:25:16Equipment case
00:25:17and now
00:25:17talking trash
00:25:18to the camera!
00:25:19Well you certainly
00:25:19can't win a match
00:25:20all the way out there!
00:25:21These two
00:25:22completely focus
00:25:23on one another
00:25:24and not victory
00:25:25at this point
00:25:26it seems!
00:25:27What the hell are they
00:25:28going now?
00:25:28McIntyre
00:25:29and Priest
00:25:30up in that area
00:25:32for where our audio
00:25:33and our video equipment
00:25:35are all stored
00:25:36those massive
00:25:37massive crates!
00:25:39Nothing positive
00:25:40ever happens
00:25:41from this position!
00:25:42And now up top
00:25:43McIntyre
00:25:44looking to take
00:25:45Priest out
00:25:46of the entire
00:25:46equation!
00:25:47That was a long
00:25:48old drop goal!
00:25:52It's Priest now!
00:25:55Breaking the eyeballs
00:25:56of McIntyre!
00:25:57Little payback!
00:25:58And again
00:26:03the rage
00:26:04the disdain
00:26:06between these two
00:26:07coming to a
00:26:08boiling point tonight!
00:26:09Oh God!
00:26:09Oh God!
00:26:09Priest lifting
00:26:10McIntyre up
00:26:12got the head
00:26:12and chug slam!
00:26:14All the way
00:26:15to the floor!
00:26:16My God!
00:26:17That was a
00:26:17kamikaze!
00:26:19South of Heaven
00:26:20taking out
00:26:20McIntyre
00:26:21but at what cost?
00:26:29McIntyre's down!
00:26:30Priest is down!
00:26:32LA Knight
00:26:33and Fatou
00:26:33are down at
00:26:34ringside
00:26:34as we take
00:26:35another look!
00:26:36Watch this
00:26:36impact wave!
00:26:37Oh my God!
00:26:38A standard
00:26:38South of Heaven
00:26:39is bad enough
00:26:40but with the
00:26:40elevated
00:26:41height
00:26:42closing through
00:26:42their table!
00:26:44Both men
00:26:45may well be
00:26:46wiped out
00:26:47by this
00:26:47such is their
00:26:48level of hatred
00:26:49for one another!
00:26:51Again
00:26:51we speculated
00:26:52about this earlier
00:26:53would it affect
00:26:54these two men
00:26:55in this match
00:26:55and apparently
00:26:56it has weighed!
00:26:57Well medical staff
00:26:57have understandably
00:26:58sprinted out here
00:27:00that may have been
00:27:01an error
00:27:02from Damian Priest
00:27:04who saw the
00:27:05red rag
00:27:06before his eyes
00:27:07the mist
00:27:08descended
00:27:09and there is now
00:27:11a somber
00:27:11chill in the air
00:27:13as these two men
00:27:13are in grave danger
00:27:14and again
00:27:15remember
00:27:15there are no
00:27:16countouts
00:27:16there are no
00:27:17disqualifications
00:27:17this matchup
00:27:18ends only with
00:27:19pinfall
00:27:19or submission
00:27:20so LA Knight
00:27:21realizing that
00:27:22trying to take
00:27:22advantage
00:27:23as he sends
00:27:24the champ
00:27:25Fatou
00:27:25into the ring post
00:27:26well I'm completely
00:27:27writing off
00:27:28McIntyre and Priest
00:27:30oh god at this point
00:27:31this is a one-on-one
00:27:33match and it's getting
00:27:33really really ugly
00:27:35and now Fatou
00:27:36on our announce table
00:27:37the hood of the
00:27:38announce table
00:27:39compressed into our laps
00:27:40and now
00:27:40using the front of the
00:27:42announce table
00:27:43as a weapon
00:27:44to Fatou
00:27:45Jacob Daup
00:27:46perch on the
00:27:47announce table
00:27:48here
00:27:49the referee is
00:27:49completely
00:27:50unable to prevent
00:27:53any of this
00:27:53carnage going on
00:27:55match continues
00:27:56LA Knight
00:27:58LA Knight now
00:28:00oh my god
00:28:01Knight headed up
00:28:02to the second rope
00:28:03and look who's here
00:28:05Solo Sokola
00:28:07pulling
00:28:08Jacob Fatou
00:28:10off the announce table
00:28:12and maybe saving
00:28:14his championship
00:28:15pays to have
00:28:17backup in this game
00:28:19and LA Knight
00:28:20just knew that
00:28:20his chance of victory
00:28:22went banging
00:28:22you got to defend
00:28:24you got to defend
00:28:25look out
00:28:26oh my god
00:28:28who the hell
00:28:29oh my god
00:28:32Wade
00:28:32Wade
00:28:33that's one of the
00:28:34biggest free agents
00:28:34on the planet
00:28:35oh my god
00:28:36that's Jeff Cobb
00:28:38assaulting LA Knight
00:28:42sending him into the
00:28:43to the post
00:28:44apparently doing
00:28:45Solo Sokola's
00:28:46dirty work for him
00:28:47LA Knight
00:28:50completely blindsided
00:28:51has absolutely
00:28:52no idea
00:28:54what hit him
00:28:55or who hit him
00:28:56this guy is just
00:28:58a ball of muscle
00:28:59and menace
00:29:00he just crushed
00:29:02Knight's spine
00:29:02against the ring post
00:29:04and now sends
00:29:06Knight back into
00:29:07the ring
00:29:07Fatou now
00:29:08coming to
00:29:10that ringside
00:29:12he looks as confused
00:29:20as we are
00:29:20hey get this guy
00:29:22out of here
00:29:22now
00:29:23come on
00:29:24get out
00:29:24hey get him
00:29:29out of here
00:29:29get out of here
00:29:31well the damage
00:29:43has been done
00:29:44by that man
00:29:44and now
00:29:45Jacob Fatou
00:29:46is going to
00:29:46continue
00:29:47the assault
00:29:48on a
00:29:49now defenseless
00:29:50LA Knight
00:29:51and again
00:29:51Wade
00:29:52Fatou looks
00:29:53as perplexed
00:29:53as the rest
00:29:54of us
00:29:54whatever the deal
00:29:56Solo Sokola has
00:29:57struck here
00:29:58Fatou apparently
00:30:00had no clue
00:30:01and Fatou
00:30:05retains
00:30:06the United States
00:30:07Championship
00:30:09here is your winner
00:30:10and still
00:30:13the United States
00:30:15Champion
00:30:16the Samoan Werewolf
00:30:19Jacob
00:30:21Fatou
00:30:23they say
00:30:25don't look
00:30:26a gift
00:30:27cross in the mouth
00:30:28Fatou retains
00:30:29thanks to that
00:30:30intervention
00:30:31but
00:30:32it does not appear
00:30:33that Jacob Fatou
00:30:34wanted any gift
00:30:35or any help
00:30:37whatsoever
00:30:37Jacob Fatou
00:30:42wins the fatal
00:30:44four-way match
00:30:45for the United States
00:30:46Championship
00:30:47Wade
00:30:48remember what
00:30:49Solo Sokola
00:30:50said last night
00:30:52on Smackdown
00:30:52he said
00:30:53I'm out of
00:30:54soldiers
00:30:54you gotta wonder
00:30:56is this man
00:30:58his newest
00:31:00soldier
00:31:19like a dream
00:31:34you walked into my life
00:31:44I'm used to everyone in the WWE
00:32:09want a piece of me
00:32:10but now that I use
00:32:11old spice
00:32:12cracking gloves
00:32:12I gotta look out
00:32:14for everyone else
00:32:15I get it
00:32:18they all want
00:32:19the 24-7
00:32:20first
00:32:20leave them on
00:32:21grandpa
00:32:22grandpa knows
00:32:24the good smell
00:32:24when he takes it
00:32:27now I'm the old spice guy
00:32:31I'm the old spice guy
00:32:36on June 28th
00:32:44from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
00:32:49champions
00:32:54live
00:32:57here
00:33:00WWE
00:33:05night of champions
00:33:06for the first time ever
00:33:07in Kingdom Arena
00:33:08Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
00:33:10tickets available soon
00:33:12on WeBook
00:33:12well folks
00:33:19the general
00:33:20entertainment authority
00:33:21in cooperation
00:33:22with WWE
00:33:23has announced
00:33:23that
00:33:24night of champions
00:33:25will be held
00:33:25at Kingdom Arena
00:33:26in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
00:33:27on Saturday
00:33:28June 28th
00:33:30Friday night
00:33:30Smackdown
00:33:31emanates from
00:33:32Kingdom Arena
00:33:32the night before
00:33:33this March
00:33:34the first time
00:33:35Smackdown will be held
00:33:36in Saudi Arabia's capital
00:33:37general
00:33:38ticket sale information
00:33:39and further event updates
00:33:41available in the upcoming weeks
00:33:43and tonight
00:33:48WWE Backlash
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00:33:58lots to talk about
00:34:00already
00:34:00as we get set
00:34:01for the Backlash
00:34:02post-show
00:34:03immediately
00:34:04following the main event
00:34:05here tonight
00:34:06on Peacock
00:34:06and WWE
00:34:07social media channels
00:34:08Jackie Peter
00:34:10and Big E
00:34:10break things down
00:34:11you see the array
00:34:12of special guests
00:34:13that are going to be
00:34:14on the event
00:34:14later on
00:34:15tonight
00:34:16our main event
00:34:18tonight
00:34:19here in St. Louis
00:34:22Missouri
00:34:22John Cena
00:34:23versus Randy Orton
00:34:25their storied rivalry
00:34:27began 25 years ago
00:34:29they've had 23
00:34:31one-on-one matches
00:34:32in their career
00:34:33tonight
00:34:34could be the final time
00:34:35they meet
00:34:36in WWE
00:34:37but before we get there
00:34:39it's a heated rivalry
00:34:40born in betrayal
00:34:41Lyra Valkyria
00:34:43looks to claim redemption
00:34:44as she faces off
00:34:45with Becky Lynch
00:34:46in a match for the
00:34:46Women's Intercontinental Championship
00:34:47will Lyra finally
00:34:49strike back at the man
00:34:50and settle the score
00:34:51it's an all-Irish showdown
00:34:53for the Women's
00:34:54Intercontinental Championship
00:34:55up next
00:34:56Clint Morgan
00:35:04and Raquel Rodriguez
00:35:05defend the Women's Tag Team
00:35:07titles
00:35:08against Lyra Valkyria
00:35:09hopefully she's found a partner
00:35:11Bayley was attacked
00:35:12yesterday
00:35:12you've got about 24 hours
00:35:14to find a new partner
00:35:15so who will it be?
00:35:19the man
00:35:20is back
00:35:21Lyra Valkyria
00:35:23and Becky Lynch
00:35:24have become great friends
00:35:25over the last couple of years
00:35:26oh my god
00:35:28Becky Lynch
00:35:32with the goal
00:35:34to be able to be here
00:35:36it's really quite amazing
00:35:38especially to be
00:35:39by this woman's side
00:35:40well you saw
00:35:42what happened to Bayley
00:35:43Lyra was given 24 hours
00:35:45to find herself
00:35:45a new partner
00:35:46double champion
00:35:47with the man
00:35:48dream come true
00:35:49I feel like a massive
00:35:50life goal
00:35:51was completed today
00:35:52and I couldn't be happier
00:35:54Liv and Raquel
00:35:56take on Becky
00:35:57and Lyra
00:35:57Women's Tag Team
00:35:59Championship
00:35:59rematch
00:36:00oh oblivion
00:36:10four time champs
00:36:14very disappointed
00:36:19Becky Lynch
00:36:20Lyra Valkyria
00:36:22as well
00:36:23not quite the way
00:36:24they wanted the
00:36:24Raw after Wrestlemania
00:36:26to go
00:36:26the man is back in business
00:36:50so let's get down
00:36:51to business
00:36:52Bayley was tragically
00:36:55taken out of her
00:36:56Wrestlemania match
00:36:58it was me
00:37:00the friend
00:37:02of my enemy
00:37:03is my enemy
00:37:05and that
00:37:06brings me
00:37:07to Lyra
00:37:08Lyra wouldn't be
00:37:11in this business
00:37:12if it wasn't for me
00:37:13I had high hopes
00:37:14for Lyra
00:37:15while I was out
00:37:16she was posing up
00:37:17to the woman
00:37:18who I've been fighting
00:37:20for the last six years
00:37:22you had high hopes
00:37:24for me
00:37:25do you know
00:37:27how many women
00:37:28in that locker room
00:37:29warned me about you
00:37:31I didn't buy any of it
00:37:33because of the hopes
00:37:34that I had
00:37:34for you
00:37:35but I finally see it now
00:37:38are you thinking
00:37:41about the last time
00:37:42we went one on one
00:37:43when I beat you
00:37:45and took your
00:37:46NXT championship
00:37:47she doesn't have a dream
00:37:51if it isn't for me
00:37:53she doesn't make history
00:37:54if it isn't for me
00:37:56backlash
00:37:57if I put this title
00:37:59on the line
00:37:59I'm gonna make that matter
00:38:01like I made you matter
00:38:03you never made me matter
00:38:05I made me matter
00:38:06it doesn't matter
00:38:07how good you think you are
00:38:09I'm the greatest
00:38:10to ever do it
00:38:11I am no longer interested
00:38:13in being the next Becky Lynch
00:38:16I am Lyra Valkyria
00:38:17and I am going to be
00:38:19a better person than you
00:38:20and I already know
00:38:22I'm a better wrestler
00:38:24than you
00:38:46The following contest
00:38:48scheduled for one fall
00:38:50is for
00:38:52the Women's
00:38:53Intercontinental
00:38:55Championship
00:38:57Introducing first
00:39:00the challenger
00:39:01from Dublin, Ireland
00:39:04the man
00:39:07Becky Lynch
00:39:11It's been nearly a year
00:39:14since Becky Lynch
00:39:15has been in a
00:39:16one-on-one match
00:39:17here at WWE
00:39:18she lost the Steel Cage match
00:39:20to Liv Morgan
00:39:21at that point in time
00:39:23had a couple of tag team
00:39:24matchups
00:39:25of course at Wrestlemania
00:39:26and then the
00:39:26night that she turned
00:39:28on Lyra Valkyria
00:39:29will that come into play
00:39:31tonight Wade
00:39:31she really hasn't
00:39:32had this match
00:39:33in a year
00:39:34I think she's fine
00:39:37she's absolutely ready
00:39:38she's blind
00:39:39class is permanent
00:39:40and you shake off
00:39:41the ring
00:39:42rust in a heartbeat
00:39:43when you're as good
00:39:43as Becky Lynch
00:39:44and this match
00:39:46is sponsored tonight
00:39:47by Cricket
00:39:48fast and powerful
00:39:49nationwide 5G coverage
00:39:51you can stress less
00:39:52and smile more
00:39:53Becky Lynch
00:39:56a seven-time
00:39:57world champion
00:39:59Royal Rumble winner
00:40:01couple-time tag team
00:40:02champ
00:40:03former NXT
00:40:03women's champion
00:40:05as well
00:40:05won it all
00:40:06but now gets a chance
00:40:07to add one more
00:40:09in the form of the
00:40:09Women's Intercontinental
00:40:11Championship
00:40:11and her opponent
00:40:23from Dublin, Ireland
00:40:26she is
00:40:28the Women's
00:40:29Intercontinental
00:40:31champion
00:40:33Lyra
00:40:35Valkyria
00:40:38she won a 12-person
00:40:40tournament
00:40:41to become the
00:40:42inaugural
00:40:42Women's Intercontinental
00:40:44champion
00:40:44back in January
00:40:46very proud champion
00:40:47holding the title
00:40:48for 100 plus days
00:40:51we would learn
00:40:54that it was
00:40:55Becky Lynch
00:40:55the woman
00:40:56who attacked
00:40:57Bayley
00:40:57who was supposed
00:40:58to team
00:40:58with Lyra Valkyria
00:40:59for the tag titles
00:41:00at Wrestlemania
00:41:01Becky and Lyra
00:41:04would go on
00:41:04to win the titles
00:41:05and then Becky
00:41:06would turn her back
00:41:07on this woman
00:41:07a woman who
00:41:08looked up
00:41:09idolized Becky Lynch
00:41:10who was a protégé
00:41:11of sorts
00:41:12only to be betrayed
00:41:14after losing
00:41:15the tag team
00:41:16championship match
00:41:17ultimate feel-good story
00:41:20when these two
00:41:20won the tag championships
00:41:22at Wrestlemania
00:41:2341
00:41:23only to capitulate
00:41:2524 hours later
00:41:27Lyra Valkyria
00:41:28I would argue
00:41:29ruined the triumphant
00:41:31return
00:41:32of one of the biggest
00:41:33names in the industry
00:41:34after an 11-month
00:41:36absence
00:41:37yeah well
00:41:37Becky Lynch
00:41:38forcing her way
00:41:38into that matchup
00:41:39after attacking
00:41:40Bayley
00:41:41nonetheless
00:41:41this is for the
00:41:42Intercontinental Championship
00:41:43Lyra Valkyria
00:41:44Becky Lynch
00:41:45Lyra does own a victory
00:41:46over Becky
00:41:47back in 2023
00:41:48Halloween Havoc
00:41:49at NXT
00:41:50Lyra would beat
00:41:51Becky Lynch
00:41:52to take the NXT
00:41:53Women's Championship
00:41:55many people would argue
00:41:57that was a fluke
00:41:58victory
00:41:59if you check out
00:41:59exactly how
00:42:00that went down
00:42:02it was a
00:42:02very quick pin
00:42:03out of nowhere
00:42:04and Becky Lynch
00:42:06is about to make
00:42:06amends for that
00:42:07tonight
00:42:08well fluke or not
00:42:08she won
00:42:09and if Lyra beats
00:42:10Becky tonight
00:42:10are you going to
00:42:11call that a fluke
00:42:11as well Wade
00:42:12if she does it
00:42:13in a fluke
00:42:14way I certainly will
00:42:15referee Jessica Carr
00:42:17going to have her
00:42:17hands full in this
00:42:18matchup here tonight
00:42:20in an interview
00:42:21with Sports Illustrated
00:42:22Lyra Valkyria
00:42:23said Becky
00:42:24loved being an idol
00:42:26she tried to be
00:42:28helpful
00:42:28once was helpful
00:42:30to the women
00:42:31in the locker room
00:42:31that has completely
00:42:32changed
00:42:33now Becky
00:42:34has become
00:42:35jealous
00:42:35and bitter
00:42:36and wants to
00:42:37take the top
00:42:38spot
00:42:38from all
00:42:39so ever
00:42:39Becky Lynch
00:42:42from the
00:42:43formerly idolized
00:42:44Becky Lynch
00:42:44and
00:42:45I'll see you next time
00:42:45to the
00:42:46next time
00:42:47I'll see you next time