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Backlash
PromotionWWE
Brand(s)Raw
SmackDown
DateMay 9, 2026
CityTampa, Florida
VenueBenchmark International Arena
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The 2026 Backlash, also promoted as Backlash: Tampa, is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It will be the 21st Backlash event and will take place on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at the Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida. It will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The concept of the event will be based around the backlash from WrestleMania 42. This will be the first Backlash to livestream on the ESPN streaming service in the United States.

Production

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Background

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The event will be held at the Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida.

Backlash is a recurring professional wrestling event that was established by WWE in 1999.[1] It was held annually from 1999 to 2009, but was then discontinued until it was reinstated in 2016 and has been held every year since, except in 2019. The original concept of the event was based around the backlash from WWE's flagship event, WrestleMania. The events between 2016 and 2020 did not carry this theme; however, the 2021 show returned the event to its original concept.[2]

On January 31, 2026, WWE Chief Content Officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque announced that the 21st Backlash, promoted as Backlash: Tampa, would take place on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at the Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida, and would feature wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. It will be themed around the backlash of WrestleMania 42. This marks WWE's first major event to be held in Tampa since Hell in a Cell in 2021 during the ThunderDome era.[3][4]

Broadcast outlets

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In addition to airing on traditional pay-per-view (PPV) worldwide, it will be available to livestream on ESPN's direct-to-consumer streaming service in the United States, Netflix in most international markets, SuperSport in Sub-Saharan Africa, and Abema in Japan.[5] This marks the first Backlash to livestream on ESPN in the United States, as WWE's contract with Peacock to air main roster PPV and livestreaming events expired at the conclusion of Clash in Paris in August 2025.[6][7]

Storylines

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The event will include matches that result from scripted storylines. Results will be predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands,[8][9] while storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "WWE Backlash". The History of WWE. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  2. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (April 11, 2021). "WWE Announces WrestleMania Backlash For May". Fightful. Archived from the original on April 12, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  3. ^ Triple H [@TripleH] (January 31, 2026). "Breaking news…" (Tweet). Retrieved February 2, 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  4. ^ Sapp, Sean Ross (August 14, 2025). "Additional Details On WWE PLE Shows Moving To ESPN". Fightful. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  5. ^ "Where to Watch WWE Premium Live Events, Raw, SmackDown, NXT and more". WWE. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  6. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (August 20, 2025). "WWE Wrestlepalooza Announced For September 20, Will Air On ESPN As WWE-ESPN Partnership Begins". Fightful. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  7. ^ Rumsey, Connel (August 20, 2025). "WWE Clash In Paris To Be Final PLE Airing On Peacock". WrestleTalk. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  8. ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  9. ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  10. ^ Steinberg, Brian (May 25, 2016). "WWE's 'Smackdown' Will Move To Live Broadcast On USA (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
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