Max Everett

2 days ago | wrestlinginc.com | Max Everett

WWE paid tribute to hardcore legend Terrence Brunk, better known to wrestling fans as Sabu, after his passing at the age of 60 over the weekend. Sabu established himself as a legend of ECW throughout the 90s, becoming a two-time World Heavyweight Champion, three-time Tag Team Champion, former World Television Champion, and even a former holder of the FTW Heavyweight Championship – revived by AEW in 2020 until its retirement last year.

2 days ago | wrestlinginc.com | Max Everett |Miles Schneiderman |Daisy Ruth

With WWE Backlash in the rear-view mirror, WWE now formally turns its attention to its summer series of PLE events — Money in the Bank, Night of Champions, and SummerSlam. Given the very nature of those three events we're likely to see major shakeups when it comes to titles changing hands in the relatively near future, but that wasn't the case this past weekend in St. Louis. All four titles on the line were retained, and while GUNTHER vs.

4 days ago | wrestlinginc.com | Miles Schneiderman |Max Everett

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s annual review of WWE Backlash, where four championships were on the line and four championships were successfully defended! If you missed the show and want to know what happened, please feel free to check out our Backlash results page for all the objective details. If you want to know what the WINC staff thought of the show, however, you're in the right place. Did we appreciate Lyra Valkyria scoring a flash pin on Becky Lynch?

4 days ago | wrestlinginc.com | Max Everett

John Cena put R-Truth through a table during the WWE Backlash Post-Show. Cena retained the WWE Championship in the main event of Backlash, defeating Randy Orton after multiple referee bumps, finishers, and surprise interference from Truth to prevent Orton from hitting the Punt Kick. Truth received an RKO for his troubles but ultimately provided the opening for Cena to beat Orton, allowing the "The Last Real World Champion" to continue his retirement tour with the title.

4 days ago | wrestlinginc.com | Max Everett

Drew McIntyre is reportedly being checked out by WWE medical for a potential injury sustained at Backlash. McIntyre was one of four competitors in the United States Championship opener also including Jacob Fatu, LA Knight, and Damian Priest. He and Priest have been feuding over the past few months and saw their personal conflict drag them away from the match in the ring.