Friday night’s WWE SmackDown episode — the go-home show for Backlash — averaged 1.451 million viewers on the USA Network.

"WWE SmackDown" takes place live from the Nutter Center in Dayton, and it'll be the last stop for the blue brand prior to "Backlash 2025." Some potential spoilers have already surfaced for the show. While the company has announced five matches for this Saturday's PLE,

A former WWE personality recently claimed that WWE Superstar Bayley was "washed up" and "boring," leading to countless fans standing up for The Role Model.

Tonight is the 2025 edition of Backlash, known as WrestleMania Backlash for a short ... Their match was made official the following "WWE SmackDown" after a war of words where Orton told Cena he should calm down and have kids, with Cena retorting that ...

The Chadster delivers an UNBIASED preview of tonight's WWE SmackDown! John Cena returns, tag team brilliance, and Tony Khan continues to cheese off The Chadster! 

When last week's episode of "WWE Raw" went off the air, Logan Paul delivered a knockout punch to Jey Uso from the crowd. CM Punk and Sami Zayn didn't see Paul before he attacked, so all they could do was chase him off. Paul's attack will be addressed on the red brand.

Following Backlash and the May 12 edition of WWE Raw, our latest WWE power rankings reveals the 10 best wrestlers in the company right now.

Gunther defeated WWE Raw commentator and former NFL punter Pat McAfee in a grudge match at Backlash on Saturday. McAfee may have lost the fight, but he continued to win over the WWE Universe's hearts—and the respect of Gunther.