WWE WrestleMania Backlash 2022 Review
WWE's «sequel» to WrestleMania 38, WrestleMania Backlash, hit the Peacock live stream on Sunday, May 8 from the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island, highlighted by a thrilling, action-packed main event featuring a six-man tag team match with RAW tag champions RK-Bro (Randy Orton & Riddle) and Drew McIntyre versus WWE Undisputed Universal Champion Roman Reigns and Smackdown tag champions The Usos, collectively known as «The Bloodline.»
Backlash served as a rather subdued departure from the overstuffed two-night extravaganza of April's «WrestleMania Weekend», featuring a mere six matches on the card (and only one title match among them), but that distinct lack of filler, unnecessary or otherwise, allowed each of the Backlash matches to be more fleshed out and gave the live audience time to breathe and become more emotionally involved as the night wore on.
Stone Cold Steve Austin and Cody Rhodes Pick Their Favorite Zelda Games
That, coupled with a number of straightforward finishes and a not-so-surprising but pleasant reveal, wouldmake Backlash into a stable, well-done event, something many fans and critics felt the WWE needed after the rollicking, but rather inconsistent WrestleMania 38.
WINNER: Cody Rhodes (20:52, via pinfall — Rhodes countered Rollins' roll-up with his own for the win)
THOUGHTS: This was a great opener to kick off the show. The psychological process for this match was nice and to the point, with Rollins demonstrating early on that he had every signature move of Rhodes scouted, negating any and all element of surprise that Rhodes might have had in their Mania match. It helped make for a more emotionally intense match, Rollins continually pushing Rhodes' buttons, while Cody became frustrated for
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