Welcome to the live results watch page for WWE BACKLASH 2024 pay-per-view!
The Countdown to WWE Backlash: France will begin at 12 p.m. ET with the actual premium live event beginning at 1 p.m. ET.
Follow along here throughout the show for the results of each match as well as my personal thoughts on everything throughout the night down after the separation bar.
Keep refreshing for new updates, check out the quick results at the top of the page for the winners and chat it up with everyone in the comments as the show goes on!
Quick Hits Results:
- Tag Team Street Fight: The Bloodline’s Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga defeated Kevin Owens and Randy Orton by pinfall.
- Triple Threat Match for the WWE Women’s Championship: Bayley (c) defeated Naomi and Tiffany Stratton by pinfall.
- Singles Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Damian Priest (c) defeated Jey Uso by pinfall.
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Match: Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill defeated The Kabuki Warriors Asuka & Kairi Sane (c) by pinfall to win the titles!
- Singles Match for the Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes (c) defeated AJ Styles by pinfall.
Author’s POV, Running Commentary & Thoughts:
Street Fight: Kevin Owens and Randy Orton vs. Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga
- I love how pumped up this crowd is. They’re singing Orton’s song with such passion.
- Anyone else’s Peacock feed crapping out on them a lot? I think mine has had to reset itself something like 10 times since the pre-show started.
- Before the bell even started, the two teams began fighting. Security tries to wrangle them up, leading to Nick Aldis coming out to announce that if they want to do it this way, this match has been changed to a No Disqualification bout. Nice!
- They brawl into the crowd.
- Trash cans and steel steps and commentary table spots abound. The fans want true tables, of course. Owens and Orton are happy to oblige, setting one up on the outside and one on the inside of the ring.
- Owens puts Tonga through the outside table. Sikoa gives Orton a Samoan Slam through the one in the ring.
- Sikoa’s hair really gives him a Woody Woodpecker vibe in my mind. That mohawk is fierce.
- RKO to Tama Tonga almost gets the win, but Sikoa breaks up the pin. I have no idea what this crowd is chanting, but I really hope they keep up this energy for the rest of the show. They’re great.
- Oooo, brainbuster off the turnbuckle onto some chairs. Owens almost got the pin on Tonga, but Tanga Loa interferes! We’ve got Camacho back in WWE (but I’m sure they’re not going to bother mentioning that run!). Very cool. I just assumed this would be Jacob Fatu’s spot. We’re totally getting The Usos and Roman Reigns against this new version of The Bloodline. That’s awesome.
- Sikoa gets the win with a Samoan Spike on Owens for the pin.
Bayley (c) vs. Naomi vs. Tiffany Stratton
- Tiffany Stratton’s new theme really is just trash. I don’t know why Def Rebel puts such little effort into trying to make 9/10 of their songs so generic. They don’t even fit the characters. If you put that song on with even someone like Dijak coming out, it would fit him better. Do they even listen to them before they choose, or do they just say “You need a new theme. Pick a random number and we’ll play that track.” these days? Awful. Bayley’s theme is crap now, too.
- Are we all on the same page here that Naomi’s taking the pin from Bayley?
- I keep thinking the audience is chanting for Socker Boppers. Remember those? Or am I just super old since I know them even more so as Sock’em Boppers?
- Fans were getting excited with a Stratton pin attempt. Even though they’re singing the usual Bayley song (I wanna knoooow), I get the sense they’d be happiest with Tiffany winning the belt.
- Stratton gives both Naomi and Bayley each an Alabama Slam onto the commentary table.
- “This is awesome” chant. I understood that one.
- Out of nowhere, Bayley snatches a pin on Naomi that really didn’t feel like it had the momentum behind it to be the end of the match. The crowd didn’t react pretty much at all. I was taken aback that that was the end, too. A simple reversal that looked like an obvious kickout was going to happen. Hm.
- Naomi smiles and hugs and kisses Bayley on the cheek after the match and raises her hand. Stratton is naturally not as thrilled. Strange feel to this ending, in my mind.
Damian Priest (c) vs. Jey Uso
- Dimming the lights and having people do Jey Uso’s entrance with their phones on makes that even cooler. It’s crazy how much more over he is these days as a singles act compared to his tag team days. I wonder if we’re ever going to see Jimmy make that transition and level up, too.
- JD McDonagh is out eventually to try to help Priest. This isn’t going to end well for JD.
- Even Damian Priest is using a spear these days? Who doesn’t at this point?
- Priest is mad at McDonagh for interfering and says he doesn’t need his help. McDonagh eats a superkick from Uso for his efforts. Priest has to kick out of a splash a moment later.
- So it seems the crowd is chanting “simplement deux” all the time, for basically “2-count.” Mystery solved.
- Yeet. No yet. Yeet. No yeet. That’s sticking around even if it isn’t Jimmy who is fighting Jey. Neat. Or no neat, if you don’t agree.
- I’ve always liked the Razor’s Edge. Priest does it well, too. Just a 2-count, though. I mean, simplement deux.
- Finn Balor is out to help now. He’ll do a much better job. South of Heaven chokeslam and…Jey kicks out. Priest is frazzled. The crowd chants that this is awesome.
- I just noticed a sign that says “bring back heel Doink”
- Another Uso Splash nearly gets the win for Jey, but McDonagh is able to put Priest’s foot on the ropes unbeknownst to the referee, prompting “a**hole” chants from the fans, and “f*ck you, JD” I believe.
- Priest gets the pin on Jey and retains.
- Balor and McDonagh start beating down Uso after the match for some extra punishment and surprisingly, Priest pushes them off, saying “he’s done.” Are we getting a babyface turn sooner for him than expected? I thought they’d at least go through a Braun Strowman feud first, or that Balor might be the one who turns face. This is very interesting.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Match
- In all reality, Bianca and Jade would destroy Kairi and Asuka in pure size and power, but we know this won’t be a squash (nor should it be).
- They’re still largely in charge at the start. But things are about to change with Belair jumping to the outside and tweaking her knee.
- You know how these matches are structured. Bianca takes the majority of the match for herself while Jade gets some power spots and helps save the day. We’re now in the latter portion, where she’s dominating Asuka and Kairi largely on her own.
- Jade does feel more natural in the ring right now. Although as I say that, there’s some miscommunication between Jade and Kairi about who is legal for a pin. That seems more on Kairi, though, if I’m tracking things correctly.
- This is messy now. Kairi keeps having this near-pin but armbar attempt with Jade. It’s I believe the second or maybe third time they’ve had miscommunication. Something’s off.
- Eventually, they’re back around to the finish we all saw coming. KOD for the win and we have new tag team champions.
Cody Rhodes (c) vs. AJ Styles
- I love that Cody wears the title instead of just carrying it on his shoulder like most people do these days. It’s a belt! Belts go around your waist!
- So despite the big pops for people like Rhodes, Orton, Uso, etc, I think it’s a definitive answer that the most over thing for this crowd is seeing a two-count.
- They’re having a fairly even match that won’t go down in the record books as an all-time performance, but is rock solid. For “In Your House: France” as it’s being called (which I agree with; good comment @TheSpectralRemnant) it’s got a good feel to it. We all know Cody isn’t losing, so let’s just enjoy the ride.
- Everyone is harping on this potential heel turn for Cody down the line already, but I personally want him to have a solid run as a traditional babyface. I’m enjoying how this match is structured. Sometimes, the classics just work, and I like babyface Rhodes fighting back from underneath and firing up for some more offense right now.
- Styles is booked here to be more of the aggressor, which makes sense given his tweener/heel status and challenger spot. We’ve got some aerial maneuvers, some grounded mat wrestling and a mix of other elements, too.
- Of course, the crowd can’t seem to change it up past their one song and their simplement deux chant. I see that Twitter is HATING that at this point.
- By the end, Cody hits Cross Rhodes, gets the pin and that’s as straightforward as you can get.
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