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The event was held at Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico.īacklash is a recurring professional wrestling event that was established by WWE in 1999. Omos, the six-man tag team match, and the main event. The event received positive reviews, with fans and critics lauding the San Juan Street Fight and the Raw Women's Championship match, deeming them highlights of the night, while also praising Rollins vs. In other prominent matches, The Bloodline ( Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, and Solo Sikoa) defeated Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, and Matt Riddle in a six-man tag team match, Rhea Ripley defeated Zelina Vega, who is WWE's only female roster member of Puerto Rican descent, to retain the SmackDown Women's Championship, and in the opening bout, Bianca Belair defeated Iyo Sky to retain the Raw Women's Championship, subsequently becoming the title's longest-reigning champion. In the event's final match, which was the other main event, Cody Rhodes defeated Brock Lesnar. Seven matches were contested at the event, including Bad Bunny's aforementioned Street Fight. This match and the event's final match were promoted as a double main event.
The match also saw appearances by Puerto Rican wrestlers, Carlito, who made his first WWE appearance since the February 1, 2021, episode of Raw, and Savio Vega, who made his first WWE appearance since the 2020 Survivor Series. He was originally promoted to be the host of Backlash, but it was later announced that Bad Bunny would compete in a San Juan Street Fight against Damian Priest, also of Puerto Rican descent, a match that Bad Bunny won. Puerto Rico native and Grammy Award winning rapper Bad Bunny was featured at the event. After the previous two years were titled "WrestleMania Backlash", the 2023 event reverted to its original name while still maintaining its post-WrestleMania concept, with the 2023 event based around the backlash from WrestleMania 39. This was the first WWE pay-per-view event held in Puerto Rico since New Year's Revolution in January 2005, and the second Backlash event held outside the continental United States following the 2004 event. The event took place on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions.
The 2023 Backlash was the 18th Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. Promotional poster featuring Cody Rhodes and Brock LesnarĬoliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot
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