Backlash (2026)
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|image = Backlash_2026.png |
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|promotion = [[WWE]] |
|promotion = [[WWE]] |
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|brand = [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] |
|brand = [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] |
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|date = May 9, 2026 |
|date = May 9, 2026 |
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|venue = [[Benchmark International Arena]] |
|venue = [[Benchmark International Arena]] |
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|city = [[Tampa]], [[Florida]] |
|city = [[Tampa]], [[Florida]] |
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The 2026 '''Backlash''', also promoted as '''Backlash: Tampa''', is an upcoming [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) and [[livestreaming]] [[List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards|event]] produced by [[WWE]]. It will be the 21st [[WWE Backlash|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 (WWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] [[WWE brand extension|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. |
The 2026 '''Backlash''', also promoted as '''Backlash: Tampa''', is an upcoming [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) and [[livestreaming]] [[List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards|event]] produced by [[WWE]]. It will be the 21st [[WWE Backlash|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 (WWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] [[WWE brand extension|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. |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
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===Background=== |
===Background=== |
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