WWE Backlash: Settling Scores & Planting Seeds

0:00It's April 29th. Tampa Bay News today starts now, AI-powered and ready. I'm Cory with the story. WWE's riding high offers a mania 42 in Las Vegas, where Roman Reigns snatch the World Heavyweight Championship from CM Punk and Cody. Rhodes held on to his undisputed WWE title against Randy Orden, despite all the chaos. Now the spotlight shifts the backlash in Tampa, Florida, at Benchmark International Arena on Saturday, May 9th, 2026, kicking off. At 6pm, Eastern Time, this shows all about settling scores and planting seeds for the summer grind. Right after WrestleMania, the RAW in Vegas lit the fuse on new rivalries. Reigns was celebrating his win when Cousin Jacob Fattu crashed the party, hitting him with that brutal Tongan death grip and demanding a title shot. Reigns accepted after some family tension, turning it personal. After both chasing respect at the head of the table, fans are buzzing about how these

1:00matches shake up the roster. Seth Rollins is set to class with Braun Brecker, the powerhouse he kind of mentored, but now wants to put down for good after Brecker caused him big at. Mania. Over in the Women's Division, Ayo Sky and Asuka are reigniting their beef, both gunning to climb back toward Liv Morgan's throne. Brecker's been using connections like Paul Heyman to level up, but Rollins questions if he's ready for the big leagues. Fattu says he needs that gold more than wants it, while Reigns demands acknowledgement. Ayo and Asuka's history adds fire, positioning one for a title run. Catch backlash streaming on the ESPN app, here in the States, or Netflix everywhere else. These battles will dictate WWE's path straight to SummerSlam, so lock in. The tribal chief air is just heating up.