Wrestlemania Backlash 2022 is the first premium live event to be conducted by the WWE following Wrestlemania 37. Going by its name, the ‘Mania season has just been extended for about a month with this event where mostly grudge matches will feature on the card. The potential main event will feature a six-man tag team match in a non-title capacity with several champions participating in it.
That brings The Sportster to reveal interesting statistics and that’s Wrestlemania Backlash 2022 will take place without having a world title match on the card. That breaks a streak where there has been a World Title match on every single WWE Network Specials since Elimination Chamber 2020. We can count out the two editions of Survivor Series as the format of this particular show has champions’ collision without any of the titles being defended.
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As noted above, Elimination Chamber 2020 was the final PPV event without a world title match on the card before fans were forced to leave attending live shows for almost 18 months due to the pandemic situation. On that night, the Raw Women’s and SmackDown Tag Titles were on the line while at Elimination Chamber, only Smackdown Women’s title will be on the line.
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At the time of the Chamber 2020 edition, Brock Lesnar was the WWE Champion and he wouldn’t defend his title again until WrestleMania 36, the following month. The same situation arose with the Universal Champion, Goldberg who had beaten Bray Wyatt for the title in Saudi Arabia but he also wouldn’t defend the title at the Show of Shows.
Roman Reigns is the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion there’s no concrete update on what the future holds for both his titles. Drew McIntyre will likely be his next challenger and that match was rumored for Wrestlemania Backlash 2022 but with a lot of big shows coming up, WWE put it on hold. Perhaps, they want to save that match for SummerSlam or Clash at the Castle in the UK in September.
WWE Wrestlemania Backlash 2022 PLE Match Card
Wrestlemania Backlash 2022 takes place, tonight at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. The match card for the event stands as follows,
WWE SmackDown women’s championship: Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Ronda Rousey in an “I Quit” match
Singles match: Cody Rhodes vs. Seth “Freakin” Rollins
Six-man tag team match RK-Bro (Raw champions) and Drew McIntyre vs. The Usos (SmackDown champions) and Roman Reigns
Singles match: AJ Styles vs. Edge (with Damian Priest)
Singles match: Happy Corbin vs. Madcap Moss
Singles match: Bobby Lashley vs. Omos (with MVP)
