As a result of GUNTHER’s attack on the commentary team during last week’s episode of Monday Night RAW, Pat McAfee cut a promo on the situation on the April 28th edition, putting out a challenge to fight GUNTHER.
RAW General Manager Adam Pearce was missing from this week’s program, but SmackDown’s General Manager Nick Aldis took his place and acted on his behalf, stating that he couldn’t just lift the suspension placed on GUNTHER outright and have them go at it. Instead, he offered a sanctioned match for WWE Backlash 2025 as a means for McAfee to get his hands on The Ring General.
One-on-one at #WWEBacklash?! 😲 pic.twitter.com/XGnxQfjCYX
— WWE (@WWE) April 29, 2025
Earlier in the night, Becky Lynch vs. Lyra Valkyria for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship was also added to the lineup, and a few other things have been teased, but not outright confirmed for the Enterprise Center on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
As it stands right now, here is the updated card for WWE Backlash:
- Undisputed WWE Championship Match: John Cena (c) vs. Randy Orton
- Women’s Intercontinental Championship Match: Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Becky Lynch
- GUNTHER vs. Pat McAfee
- (Unofficial) WWE Women’s Championship Match: Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Nia Jax
- (Unofficial) World Heavyweight Championship Match: Jey Uso (c) vs. Logan Paul
What do you think about McAfee vs. Gunther? Drop your thoughts in the comments below!
