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WWE Backlash 2026 is officially upon us, with five matches on the cardboard, two championships on the road, and one mystery partner to be revealed! And as all the time, Wrestling Inc. is here to (hopefully) spoil the winners with our predictions!<\/p>\n

To be fair, this does not seem to be a very difficult show to predict. Our consensus picks got here in unanimous for 3 of the five matches, and there wasn’t a ton of dissent on the opposite two, either. But we’re also coming off an incredibly strong showing with our WrestleMania 42 picks, so it’s possible the cardboard is less predictable than we’re simply good at predicting! Either way, the WINC crew is pretty sure we understand how all the pieces is about to go down in Tampa, and we’re here to share that information with all of you. Who will walk out of Backlash with wins under their belts? Let’s get to the picks!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Bron Breakker vs. Seth Rollins: Breakker (87%)<\/h2>\n
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Since getting back from injury, Seth Rollins has been obsessive about getting his revenge on Bron Breakker, who played a serious role in The Vision’s betrayal of him last 12 months. Moreover, at WrestleMania 42, Breakker cost Rollins the victory by interfering in his match with GUNTHER, and though “The Architect”\u00a0could use the win to finally get his retribution, 87% of our staff believes that he’ll lose to the “Badass” at Backlash.<\/p>\n

Although taking the pin on Saturday would mean a second consecutive loss for Rollins, Backlash marks Breakker’s first match since getting back from injury and it could be a poor decision on WWE’s part if he were to be defeated in his return to the ring. Throughout the last 12 months, Breakker has been on the cusp of being positioned as the subsequent World Heavyweight Champion, and if the goal is to eventually have him be a possible choice to dethrone Roman Reigns for the title, a win over Rollins could be crucial.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Furthermore, Rollins losing this weekend might be the start of a brand new storyline for his character, as WWE has already began to hint on the six-time world champion struggling to earn respect from his peers, equivalent to The Street Profits, who claim no person in the corporate trusts him due to his previous antics because the leader of The Vision. Where a loss for Breakker could hinder his trajectory, Rollins failing to win at Backlash may lead to the downfall after which the eventual redemption of his character heading into the summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite there being a possibility that WWE will want to provide Rollins the win after being defeated by GUNTHER at WrestleMania, the vast majority of the WINC staff imagine that Breakker will walk out of Tampa, Florida with the victory.<\/p>\n

Written by Julien D’Alessandro<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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IYO SKY vs. Asuka: SKY (100%)<\/h2>\n
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At WrestleMania, Rhea Ripley had her moment, defeating Jade Cargill for the WWE Women’s Championship. Now, *Danhausen voice<\/a>*\u00a0at Backlash, it is time for IYO SKY to have her moment.<\/p>\n

A full 100% of the Wrestling Inc. Staff think that SKY will overcome Asuka on Saturday. Asuka is not exactly a slouch, but it is very clear which one in every of these women have momentum in WWE. SKY’s partnership, relationship, situationship, whatever you would like to call it, with Ripley has been a central a part of WWE programming, and I’m not exactly sure what a win for Asuka would do apart from derail a few of that sweet, sweet momentum.<\/p>\n

Even when all this does is get SKY back heading in the right direction for a WWE Women’s Intercontinental title shot, there is not any good reason for Asuka to win apart from shock value, and the WINC staff rarely trusts in that. Asuka’s reign as “The Empress of Tomorrow” has come to an end, and we’re resolute that tomorrow belongs to SKY.<\/p>\n

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Mystery Tag Match: Danhausen and … CM Punk? (100%)<\/h2>\n
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Danhausen will wrestle his first WWE premium live event match, and only his third bout with the corporate, at Backlash alongside a mystery partner against The Miz and Kit Wilson, and there is not a soul amongst us who believes that Danhausen and whoever he teams with will lose this match. All of us, 100%, here at WINC, are going with the “Very Nice, Very Evil” one, irrespective of who his partner is, though we’re a bit undecided about that.<\/p>\n

On probably the most recent episode of the blue brand, Miz and Wilson tricked Danhausen into considering Miz had finally accepted him as his protegee after weeks of Danhausen asking him, as an alternative beating him down. Danhausen attempted to curse Wilson, but before he could, he ate a Skull Crushing Finale, then an elbow drop. “SmackDown” General Manager Nick Aldis made the match official later within the night.<\/p>\n

For Danhausen’s mystery opponent, we’re mostly in agreement that his real-life friend, CM Punk, will appear to team up alongside him. “The Second City Saint” hasn’t been around too often following his WWE WrestleMania 42 loss to latest World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns, so an appearance would pop the gang. While 43% of us expect to see Punk, we could also make a case for John Cena, who’s already set to look on the event \u2014 while Cena has sworn to never wrestle again, he could break that promise here, or Danhausen could wrestle alongside an “invisible” version of Cena (i.e. nobody).\u00a0Other guesses from us (in increasing order of wildness) include AAA’s Mr. Iguana, Wilson’s former tag partner Elton Prince, the WWE-rumored Hiromu Takahashi, and a returning Shane McMahon.<\/p>\n

Written by Daisy\u00a0Ruth<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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WWE Men’s United States Championship: Trick Williams (100%)<\/h2>\n
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Trick Williams will making the primary defense of his United States Championship this weekend in a WrestleMania 42 rematch with Sami Zayn, with the added layer of vengeance for the Gingerbread Man costume that Zayn heinously murdered for all to see.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With it being so early in his title run and verbose babyface reactions opposite the warmth that Zayn has been generating (seemingly purely because he is not Williams) it does seem quite difficult to assume him losing this weekend \u2014 although stranger things have happened. And running along that line, 100% of Wrestling Inc.’s staff backed him to go in, “Whoop That Trick,” and retain his title over his rival.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There stays an issue mark in the form of Carmelo Hayes, the person that Zayn had initially beaten for the title within the build-up to WrestleMania. Hayes lost the title through interference from Williams, failing to recapture it and missing out on the “Show of Shows” in consequence. Provided he’s able to return, the upcoming title match between the 2 men he can blame for not having it anymore appears like the right setting.<\/p>\n

There may be also Lil Yachty, last seen promising he could be cornering Williams going forward. That is not been the case to this point after he was attacked by Zayn within the Gingerbread Man costume Zayn unceremoniously slaughtered the very next week. And while a candy cane stays probably the most dangerous weapon in the game, this weekend could also mark a possibility for him to return and help the champion keep his title.<\/p>\n

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World Heavyweight Championship: Roman Reigns (93%)<\/h2>\n
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We’re not expecting Roman Reigns to go on one other 1,316-day run as world champion, but we’re also not expecting him to have one with a length of three weeks. Which means it should lie somewhere in the center \u2014 not too long, and never too short.<\/p>\n

With this in mind, the overwhelming majority of Wrestling Inc. staff (93%) are confident that Reigns will retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship over his cousin, Jacob Fatu, at WWE Backlash on May 9. On condition that Reigns just captured the title on April 19 within the essential event of WrestleMania 42, most of us find the concept of him losing it so quickly to be outright absurd. It is also hardly that you simply hear the words “Roman Reigns” and “transitional champion” in the identical sentence, and considering his status as a needle-mover for the corporate, we don’t think WWE would even entertain that thought.<\/p>\n

We’re not knocking Jacob Fatu’s potential. Most of us imagine he will<\/em> be a world champion in WWE someday. That “someday” is just not without delay. In spite of everything, WWE loves a superb chase, especially when Reigns is the obstacle in a single’s path (example: Cody Rhodes from January 2023 until April 2024).<\/p>\n

It is also hard to overlook the proven fact that Fatu has gotten the higher of Reigns in not one, but two straight episodes of “WWE Raw.” The primary time, Fatu took down “The OTC” with the Tongan Death Grip. This week, Fatu then sent him crashing through a table.<\/p>\n

When it comes to physicality, Fatu has dominated his program with Reigns, which further leads us to imagine that Reigns will even the rating by pinning Fatu at Backlash. Or within the event that Fatu’s domination continues, there is a likelihood that he refuses to release his Tongan Death Grip, and thus disqualifies himself. Either way, Reigns walks out of the premium live event with the World Heavyweight Championship still in his grasp.<\/p>\n

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