Cargill grabbed a mic and told The Queen to get to the back of the line. After a break, Jax made her way to the ring. This was two of WWE's strongest women competing in a singles match, so there was some pressure on them to make it feel big.

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,

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! 

Cody Rhodes is currently advertised to make his return to WWE on this week's episode of Friday Night SmackDown.

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.