and according to WhatCulture<\/a>, WWE fans left the arena during it. Silliness aside, Williams may finally be able to move on from this lackluster rivalry and put the mascot to sleep. Lil Yachty got involved in the match, hitting Zayn with a candy cane stick. Williams hit his opponent with the Trick Shot for the win.<\/p>\nNow, can we please move on from the gingerbread man? PLEASE! Also, Sami Zayn was asked in an interview about his character\u2019s arc as a tweener. Meaning a mix of a good and a bad guy. He said, as long as he gets a reaction, that\u2019s all that matters. WWE needs to figure out what to do with him because WrestleMania is in Saudi Arabia next year. Expect him to be in a big match at the event, and maybe walk out as WWE champ.<\/p>\n
Danhausen and Mystery Partner take down The Miz and Kit Wilson<\/h2>\n
Who could the face painted man\u2019s tag partner be? CM Punk, Jelly Roll, or Ricky Saints? How about none of the above? Instead, he introduced a cloning machine and out came a \u2018Minihausen\u2019. All four competitors put on a show for the crowd, as the Miz sold his opponent\u2019s moves like crazy. Danhausen is still undefeated on WWE programming, and it doesn\u2019t look like he will be losing anytime soon. This match was what it needed to be. A fun, fast-paced affair that was actually funny. Maybe the Gingerbread Man should take notes. Actually, let this hopefully be the last time I mention him ever.<\/p>\n
Iyo Sky beats Asuka<\/h2>\n
This match ROCKED! We didn\u2019t get it at WrestleMania, and we also didn\u2019t have Kairi Sane after she was released. Fans chanted, \u201cWe want Kairi\u201d as the match began. Well, Sky and Asuka hit it out of the park as they both looked to prove to management how much they fumbled this one. The two hugged after the match, and Asuka waved goodbye to the fans. Whether or not she is truly done with WWE, Asuka is arguably the most underappreciated wrestler the company has. Iyo Sky is also seen as the greatest female wrestler on the planet, so here\u2019s to hoping both women thrive in their future endeavors.<\/p>\n
ANOTHER WWE BELT?!<\/h2>\n
When John Cena tweeted that he would be at Backlash in Tampa for a groundbreaking announcement, fans wondered what it could be. Could he reveal the location of WrestleMania 44? It is rumored to take place in Nashville, at the Titans’ new stadium. Or could it be something to do with Club WWE, for which Cena is the spokesperson for it. Well, it turns out that WWE is introducing its 20th belt called the \u201cJohn Cena championship\u201d. The man of hustle, loyalty, and respect announced the \u201cJohn Cena Classic\u201d, where superstars from NXT and WWE compete for the coveted belt. To make matters more interesting, you don\u2019t even have to win the tournament to win the belt. The WWE Universe votes throughout the tourney to determine who will be crowned at the end.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s got to be Oba Femi, right?. Triple H and the creative team clearly don\u2019t know how to follow up on his career-defining victory against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania. They are playing the long game, having him do the \u201cOba Femi Open Challenge\u201d on Monday Night Raw, where he squashes anyone in his path. Although he did have a great clash with Otis last week. We will see how this concept plays out, and at least the WWE Universe can collectively sigh in relief that his appearance had nothing to do with Club WWE. Which I assume has an astronomical price tag attached to it.<\/p>\n
Roman Reigns defeats Jacob Fatu in the Main Event, and Fatu is UNLEASHED!<\/h2>\n
WWE fans and media personalities knew this match was a foregone conclusion once it was announced. Reigns was going to walk out as the champ. However, things got really interesting when he was removed for the whole month of June. TKO Group Holdings stated it was a \u2018clerical error\u2019, and he was not scheduled to be at Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia. To make matters worse, Reigns was (and might still be) on the poster for the PLE. Fans wondered if Fatu might be winning Saturday. That didn\u2019t happen, but the Samoan Werewolf walked out of Backlash a star. He had an answer for everything the Tribal Chief threw at him. He kicked out Superman punches and spears, but ultimately lost after being hit by an exposed turnbuckle. Things didn\u2019t end there, as Fatu applied the Tongan Death Grip to the Champion before decimating his opponent. He took the title with him and said \u201cI told you\u201d to the camera as the show went off air. Now, that\u2019s how a star is born. Whether or not that was a heel turn is yet to be determined, but Jacob Fatu has cemented himself as a main event player.<\/p>\n
What a night for WWE after all the backlash from WrestleMania 43. It\u2019ll be intriguing to see what they have in store for the rest of the month. Saturday Night\u2019s Main Event is less than two weeks away, and Clash in Italy is a week after that.<\/p>\n
Paul Heyman told Cody Rhodes his showdown with Gunther will be at Clash in Italy as long as the American Nightmare gets the Career Killer to sign the contract. With Randy Orton out of action with back issues, WWE put the top face and heel on a collision course. Perhaps Gunther beats Rhodes to become the WWE Champion.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s hope Triple H can continue this momentum amidst the releases and TKO approaching talent for 50% pay cuts while they continue to reap most of the profits.<\/p>\n
Next time, we are going to take a deep dive into the transformation of WWE once TKO took over. No matter what the ticket prices are or the number of subscriptions fans have to pay, the company isn’t going anywhere. Tune in for a journey down what many people claim to be the \u201cDeath of WWE\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WrestleMania 42 didn\u2019t live up to many WWE fans\u2019 expectations, meaning Backlash had a lot to prove. Taking place in Tampa on Saturday, stars were born, careers might have ended,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":8844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[6995,9413,9400,9414,1013,6145,98,9412],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n
WWE Backlash 2026 Results: Jacob Fatu Becomes a Star Against Roman Reigns - Frisco Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"WWE Backlash 2026 featured Jacob Fatu\u2019s breakout moment, John Cena\u2019s shocking announcement and a stellar Iyo Sky vs. Asuka match.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WWE Backlash 2026 Results: Jacob Fatu Becomes a Star Against Roman Reigns - Frisco Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"WWE Backlash 2026 featured Jacob Fatu\u2019s breakout moment, John Cena\u2019s shocking announcement and a stellar Iyo Sky vs. Asuka match.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Frisco Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-11T13:34:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-13T12:44:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778506408268\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1452\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"810\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chris Creamer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@FriscoTimes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@FriscoTimes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chris Creamer\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Chris Creamer\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/person\/b9e44a9f85955141f414dc099652b91a\"},\"headline\":\"WWE Backlash 2026 Results: Jacob Fatu Becomes a Star Against Roman Reigns\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-11T13:34:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-13T12:44:14+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843\"},\"wordCount\":1240,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778506408268\",\"keywords\":[\"backlash\",\"Fatu\",\"Jacob\",\"Reigns\",\"Results\",\"Roman\",\"Star\",\"WWE\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Sports\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843\",\"name\":\"WWE Backlash 2026 Results: Jacob Fatu Becomes a Star Against Roman Reigns - Frisco Times\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778506408268\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-11T13:34:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-13T12:44:14+00:00\",\"description\":\"WWE Backlash 2026 featured Jacob Fatu\u2019s breakout moment, John Cena\u2019s shocking announcement and a stellar Iyo Sky vs. Asuka match.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778506408268\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778506408268\",\"width\":1452,\"height\":810},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"WWE Backlash 2026 Results: Jacob Fatu Becomes a Star Against Roman Reigns\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/\",\"name\":\"Frisco Times\",\"description\":\"Your Gateway to San Francisco's Stories\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Frisco Times\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cropped-\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20240625172131.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cropped-\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20240625172131.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Frisco Times\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/FriscoTimes\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/friscotimes\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/person\/b9e44a9f85955141f414dc099652b91a\",\"name\":\"Chris Creamer\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Chris Creamer\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?author=34\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"WWE Backlash 2026 Results: Jacob Fatu Becomes a Star Against Roman Reigns - Frisco Times","description":"WWE Backlash 2026 featured Jacob Fatu\u2019s breakout moment, John Cena\u2019s shocking announcement and a stellar Iyo Sky vs. Asuka match.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"WWE Backlash 2026 Results: Jacob Fatu Becomes a Star Against Roman Reigns - Frisco Times","og_description":"WWE Backlash 2026 featured Jacob Fatu\u2019s breakout moment, John Cena\u2019s shocking announcement and a stellar Iyo Sky vs. Asuka match.","og_url":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843","og_site_name":"Frisco Times","article_published_time":"2026-05-11T13:34:03+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-05-13T12:44:14+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1452,"height":810,"url":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778506408268","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Chris Creamer","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@FriscoTimes","twitter_site":"@FriscoTimes","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Chris Creamer","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843"},"author":{"name":"Chris Creamer","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/person\/b9e44a9f85955141f414dc099652b91a"},"headline":"WWE Backlash 2026 Results: Jacob Fatu Becomes a Star Against Roman Reigns","datePublished":"2026-05-11T13:34:03+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-13T12:44:14+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843"},"wordCount":1240,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778506408268","keywords":["backlash","Fatu","Jacob","Reigns","Results","Roman","Star","WWE"],"articleSection":["Sports"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843","url":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843","name":"WWE Backlash 2026 Results: Jacob Fatu Becomes a Star Against Roman Reigns - Frisco Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778506408268","datePublished":"2026-05-11T13:34:03+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-13T12:44:14+00:00","description":"WWE Backlash 2026 featured Jacob Fatu\u2019s breakout moment, John Cena\u2019s shocking announcement and a stellar Iyo Sky vs. Asuka match.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778506408268","contentUrl":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778506408268","width":1452,"height":810},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8843#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"WWE Backlash 2026 Results: Jacob Fatu Becomes a Star Against Roman Reigns"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/","name":"Frisco Times","description":"Your Gateway to San Francisco's Stories","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#organization","name":"Frisco Times","url":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cropped-\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20240625172131.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cropped-\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20240625172131.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Frisco Times"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/FriscoTimes","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/friscotimes\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/person\/b9e44a9f85955141f414dc099652b91a","name":"Chris Creamer","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&r=g","caption":"Chris Creamer"},"url":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?author=34"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8843"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8843"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8845,"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8843\/revisions\/8845"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}