{"id":170703,"date":"2025-05-10T15:30:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T20:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=170703"},"modified":"2025-05-10T22:29:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T03:29:15","slug":"wwe-backlash-results-powells-live-review-of-john-cena-vs-randy-orton-for-the-wwe-championship-gunther-vs-pat-mcafee-dominik-mysterio-vs-penta-for-the-intercontinental-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2025\/05\/10\/wwe-backlash-results-powells-live-review-of-john-cena-vs-randy-orton-for-the-wwe-championship-gunther-vs-pat-mcafee-dominik-mysterio-vs-penta-for-the-intercontinental-title\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Backlash results: Powell&#8217;s live review of John Cena vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship, Gunther vs. Pat McAfee, Dominik Mysterio vs. Penta for the Intercontinental Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-1357251173\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><b>WWE Backlash<br \/>\nMay 10, 2025 in St. Louis, Missouri at Enterprise Center<br \/>\nStreamed live on Peacock (and Netflix internationally)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>WWE Backlash Countdown Show<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>-Michael Cole hosted the countdown show and said the attendance would be over 16,000. After narrating various arrival and backstage shots, Cole was joined Big E and Wade Barrett at a desk set up on the main floor. Cole congratulated Big E on his engagement.<\/p>\n<p>-Byron Saxton checked in from ringside. Saxton recalled John Cena being booed at ECW One Night Stand in 2006. Saxton said Cena expects hostility tonight in Randy Orton&#8217;s hometown. Peter Rosenberg spoke while standing in a backstage parking area, and then turned things over to Jackie Redmond, who was backstage. Redmond said Gunther has never lost two singles matches in a row, even going back to his NXT days.<\/p>\n<p>-NXT play-by-play voice Vic Joseph joined the panel. Joseph debated Barrett about the Women&#8217;s Intercontinental Championship, and then the panel made some match predictions.<\/p>\n<p>-Cole apologized to viewers because he does not intend to be unbiased while calling the Gunther vs. Pat McAfee match. Cole cut a good promo about how he should be allowed to have an opinion. Cole said McAfee would give everything he has. He said McAfee might get his ass kicked, but he would give it his all. Cole said McAfee was doing it for him and the other broadcast team members. Cole said LeBron James didn&#8217;t physically attack Stephen A. Smith when they had issues, they talked it out.<\/p>\n<p>-Big E delivered his &#8220;big meaty men slapping meat&#8221; line regarding the four-way for the U.S. Championship. Nice.<\/p>\n<p>-Jackie Redmond and Peter Rosenberg replaced Cole and Barrett at the countdown show desk.<\/p>\n<p>-Barrett&#8217;s sit-down interview with Randy Orton aired. Orton spoke in character about his history with Cena. Footage aired of the two of them in Ohio Valley Wrestling. Orton said Cena had the gift of gab, and everyone in OVW knew he was going places. Orton said he wants to punt Cena&#8217;s head and then embark on his own retirement run. Orton said his retirement tour wouldn&#8217;t be 20-some days, it would be five to ten years.<\/p><div id=\"prowr-3596582754\" class=\"prowr-content-4 prowr-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: prowrestling_incontent_2 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"prowrestling_incontent_2\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\", slotId: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>-The panel spoke about the four-way for the U.S. Championship. The match will open the show.<\/p>\n<p>-Michael Cole made his entrance while the panel continued to speak. Wade Barrett&#8217;s entrance followed. Both men were introduced by ring announcer Alicia Taylor.<\/p>\n<p>-Pershard Owens stood in the ring and performed the national anthem. Owens performs the anthem at St. Louis Blues games.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>WWE Backlash Main Card<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Michael Cole checked in on commentary and narrated the arrival and backstage shots of Pat McAfee, Gunther, U.S. Women&#8217;s Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria, Becky Lynch, and Randy Orton&#8230; A video package aired on the Backlash matches&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Jacob Fatu vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Damian Priest vs. LA Knight in a four-way for the U.S. Championship.<\/strong> Fatu started the match without anyone in his corner. The crowd chanted Fatu&#8217;s name after the opening bell. Knight avoided an early corner splash by Fatu, who hit his head on the ring post casing. Knight had an offensive flurry that included him hitting moves on all three opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Priest and Knight teamed up for a high\/low style move on Fatu. Knight took a swing at Priest, who avoided it before hitting Knight. McIntyre went on his run of offense with neckbreakers on all three opponents. McIntyre kipped up, looked into the hard camera, and shrugged his shoulders. McIntyre went for a Claymore on Fatu, but Knight cut him off.<\/p>\n<p>Priest took his turn hitting moves on all three opponents while the fans chanted for tables. Priest turned Fatu inside out with a clothesline that showed a lot of light. Priest also threw a tame clothesline at McIntyre to send him over the top rope to the floor. Priest went to ringside and ran at Fatu, who popped him up and performed a Samoan Drop on top of the barricade.<\/p>\n<p>Fatu and McIntyre returned to the ring on opposite sides and stared each other down before trading punches. Fatu put McIntyre down with a Pop-Up Samoan Drop and then followed up with a hip attack in the corner. A generous &#8220;this is awesome&#8221; chant broke out. Fatu went up top and was cut off by McIntyre, who gouged Fatu&#8217;s eyes. McIntyre joined Fatu on the ropes, but Knight tripped up McIntyre and got him in a tree of woe before putting the boots to him.<\/p>\n<p>Knight went up top and was headbutted back to the ring by Fatu. McIntyre pulled Fatu off the ropes with a suplex. Fatu landed on McIntyre, shot up and hit McIntyre, and then dove onto Priest at ringside. Fatu returned to the ring and hit a Swanton on McIntyre. Knight hit Fatu with a BFT. Priest put Knight down with a South of Heaven chokeslam. McIntyre dropped Priest with a Claymore Kick. Priest fell on top of Knight, but McIntyre broke up the pin.<\/p><div id=\"prowr-766168179\" class=\"prowr-content-5 prowr-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: prowrestling_incontent_3 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"prowrestling_incontent_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"prowrestling_incontent_3\", slotId: \"prowrestling_incontent_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>McIntyre hit Future Shock DDTs on Fatu and Knight. McIntyre counted down and then drilled Knight with a Claymore Kick and had him pinned, but Priest pulled the referee to the floor to break the count. Cole said Priest screwed McIntyre out of another championship. Priest and McIntyre fought into the timekeepers&#8217; area.<\/p>\n<p>Fatu went for a triple jump moonsault that Knight avoided. Knight went to the ropes and performed a double jump into an elbow on a standing Fatu to knock him down. Knight performed a double jump elbow drop onto Fatu and covered him for a near fall.<\/p>\n<p>McIntyre and Priest fought onto a production crate near production row. Priest gouged McIntyre&#8217;s eyes and then hit him with a South of Heaven chokeslam that sent both men crashing through tables next to the crate. A bunch of medical crew members ran out to check on both wrestlers.<\/p>\n<p>At ringside, Priest ran Fatu into the ring post and then slammed his head on the broadcast table. Knight put Fatu on top of the broadcast table and then went to the second rope and played to the crowd. Solo Sikoa came out and pulled Fatu off the broadcast table. Knight went after Solo, but he was punched by a man on the other side of the barricade.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Cobb, who wore a black shirt and black pants, was mentioned by name by Cole as the man who struck Knight. Fatu recovered and seemed surprised by Cobb&#8217;s involvement as he looked at him. Solo motioned for Fatu to return to the ring and have his way with Knight. Fatu did just that and hit his moonsault finisher for the win.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jacob Fatu defeated LA Knight, Drew McIntyre, and Damian Priest in a four-way in 17:55 to retain the U.S. Championship.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>After the match, Fatu looked at Solo and Cobb at ringside, then walked between them and headed to the back with his title belt&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> They went with the expected finish of Fatu pinning Knight, but the way they got there was fun with the arrival of Jeff Cobb. The story is clearly that Fatu was not in on Cobb&#8217;s arrival.<\/p>\n<p>Ads aired, including one for WWE Night of Champions on Saturday, June 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at Kingdom Arena. Cole said the same venue would play host to Smackdown the night before&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Cole also hyped a Backlash post-show that will include an appearance by Paul &#8220;Triple H&#8221; Levesque&#8230; Cole said Cena and Orton have had 23 singles matches (it just feels like 23,000)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>A video package set up the Women&#8217;s Intercontinental Championship match, and then entrances for the match took place. Lynch came out first to her usual entrance theme. Valkyria wore &#8220;wings&#8221; on her arms and stared at Lynch while walking down the aisle&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Lyra Valkyria vs. Becky Lynch for the Women\u2019s Intercontinental Championship.<\/strong> Jessika Carr was the referee. Lynch took Valkyria to ringside and ran her into the barricade. Lynch held Valkyria while taunting her fianc\u00e9, who was in the front row. Back in the ring, Valkyria rallied with a nice fisherman&#8217;s suplex. Valkyria superplexed Lynch for a near fall. Valkyria rolled Lynch into a pin and got a two count. Lynch reversed it and the referee caught her holding the ropes while going for the pin.<\/p>\n<p>Valkyria jumped from the ropes and hit a leg drop to the back of Lynch&#8217;s neck before covering her for a two. Valkyria went for a moonsault, but Lynch put her knees up. Valkyria and Lynch traded strikes in the middle of the ring. Lynch took Valkyria down and went for the Disarmer, but Valkyria escaped and put Lynch in an armbar. Lynch rolled onto Valkyria in a pin position to break the hold. Lynch applied the Disarmer, which Valkyria broke by putting her in a pin position.<\/p>\n<p>Moments later, Lynch hit a Manhandle Slam and only got a near fall. Lynch acted shocked that her finisher didn&#8217;t get the job done. A &#8220;this is awesome&#8221; chant broke out. Lynch threw punches at Valkyria, and the fans booed. Lynch went to ringside and grabbed a chair from the timekeepers&#8217; area and returned to the ring with it. The referee took the chair away.<\/p>\n<p>Lynch untied a top turnbuckle while the referee cleared the chair from the ring (further proof that referees are unable to walk backwards). Valkyria came back and picked up a near fall. Valkyria showed some frustration over not getting the pin. Lynch hit another Manhandle Slam and once again only got a near fall. Lynch threw a fit and then slammed Valkyria&#8217;s head on the mat several times.<\/p>\n<p>Lynch tried to run Valkyria into the exposed turnbuckle. The referee got in the way and then went to ringside and grabbed the turnbuckle pad. Meanwhile, Valkyria hit Lynch with her Nightwing finisher, but the referee was focused on the turnbuckle pad. The referee was late to make a two count and still left the turnbuckle exposed. Lynch stuffed a Nightwing attempt. Lynch thumbed the eye of Valkyria, who was able to catch Lynch in a pin for a three count while also selling her eye.<\/p>\n<p><em>Lyra Valkyria defeated Becky Lynch in 18:45 to retain the Women&#8217;s Intercontinental Championship.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lynch immediately attacked Valkyria and then put her in the Disarmer. Adam Pearce, referees, and producers ran out. Lynch eventually released the hold. Cole said Valkyria retained her title, then questioned at what cost. Lynch headed to the back. A weary Valkyria held up her title belt while two referees tried to keep her upright. Cole said Valkyria may have broken her nose, but he said she has arrived&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> A quality match. More importantly, they got the desired crowd reaction, as the fans got behind Valkyria while Lynch had drew heat for her heel antics. I&#8217;m happy they had Valyria retain, in part because Lynch winning may have been overshadowed by the referee being scripted to act like an incompetent moron.<\/p>\n<p>After some ads, Cole narrated footage of the first match that John Cena and Randy Orton had in OVW back in 2002&#8230; Cole thanked Killer Mike for the Backlash theme song&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>A video package set up the men&#8217;s Intercontinental Title match, and then entrances for the match took place. Finn Balor, Carlito, and JD McDonagh walked out with Dom, who headed to the ring alone&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Dominik Mysterio vs. Penta for the Intercontinental Championship.<\/strong> Eddie Orengo was the referee. Penta hit an early Backstabber and covered Dom for a two count. Dom crotched Penta on the top rope and then knocked him to ringside. Dom performed a suicide dive into a DDT on the floor. Cool spot.<\/p>\n<p>Later, Penta hit a top rope crossbody block onto Dom on the floor. Back in the ring, Penta stuffed the Three Amigos and then avoided Dom&#8217;s 619 attempt. Penta used a crucifix pin to get a two count. Dom came back with Liv Morgan&#8217;s Oblivion finisher and got a near fall. Penta hit a Destroyer on the apron, which left both men down at ringside.<\/p>\n<p>Carlito walked out and distracted the referee. Meanwhile, Finn Balor and JD McDonagh hopped the barricade. McDonagh held Penta, but Balor took his sweet time until the referee turned around and spotted them. Penta dove over the referee and hit a flip dive on Carlito and McDonagh. Balor climbed on the apron and argued with the referee while Penta was on the ropes.<\/p>\n<p>El Grande Americano showed up and headbutted Penta while the referee was distracted by Balor. Dom went up top and frog splashed Penta before pinning him&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>Dominik Mysterio defeated Penta in 9:20 to retain the Intercontinental Championship.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Good work from Dom and Penta, but that finish had Raw written all over it.<\/p>\n<p>Cole hyped AJ Styles vs. Finn Balor for Monday&#8217;s Raw in Louisville, Kentucky. Cole said many consider it to be a dream matchup. He also listed the War Raiders vs. The Creed Brothers, Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley vs. Roxanne Perez and Giulia, and CM Punk speaks for the first time since WrestleMania&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Cole also hyped Saturday Night&#8217;s Main Event for May 24 featuring Jey Uso vs. Logan Paul for the World Heavyweight Championship&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Karate Kid Legends fan section&#8221; was shown. This consisted of a bunch of people wearing headbands striking bad karate poses (shockingly, this did not make me want to see the movie)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>A video package set up the Gunther vs. Pat McAfee match. McAfee made his entrance first, wearing a blue and white jersey with a WWE logo on the neck (it was meant to look like an Indianapolis Colts jersey). Cole said he would be biased in calling the match. Gunther made his standard entrance&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Gunther vs. Pat McAfee.<\/strong> Dan Engler was the referee. Cole stood behind his desk and said that if anyone could pull this off, it&#8217;s McAfee. Cole said McAfee came from nothing and built an empire. McAfee removed his jersey and tossed it into the crowd. A &#8220;you tapped out&#8221; chant mocked Gunther. There were also early chants of &#8220;Let&#8217;s Go, Pat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gunther gave McAfee a clean break and patted him on the head. McAfee struck Gunther, but then tripped while trying to hop over the top rope. McAfee got right up and threw forearm strikes at Gunther, who dropped him with a big chop.<\/p>\n<p>Gunther chopped McAfee again a short time later. Gunther looked at Cole and smirked. Cole asked him what was in this for him and told him to cover McAfee. Gunther toyed with McAfee, who fired back with a chop of his own. Gunther immediately put McAfee down with a big boot. Gunther held the ropes open for Cole, who told him to cover McAfee. Barrett advised Cole to sit down and avoid eye contact.<\/p>\n<p>McAfee threw a big slap at Gunther, but Gunther put him right down with a chop. Gunther continued to mock Cole while toying with McAfee. Gunther placed McAfee on the top turnbuckle. Gunther went up behind McAfee and went for a gut-wrench suplex, but McAfee stuffed it and elbowed him off the ropes.<\/p>\n<p>McAfee went for a moonsault, but Gunther avoided it. Gunther went for a German suplex, only McAfee landed on his feet (kinda) and then threw a kick at Gunther. McAfee punted Gunther and covered him for one.<\/p>\n<p>Moments later, Gunther put McAfee down with a powerbomb. Cole yelled at Gunther to end the match. Gunther put McAfee in a Boston Crab. Cole removed his headset and went to ringside and cheered for McAfee. Gunther grabbed Cole and pulled him inside the ring. &#8220;That&#8217;s a 58-year-old man,&#8221; Barrett said. McAfee caught Gunther with a kick, which allowed Cole to get to ringside.<\/p>\n<p>McAfee rolled up Gunther for a two count. Gunther tried to suplex McAfee from the apron into the ring, but Cole tripped Gunther, causing McAfee to land on top of him for a two count. Gunther put McAfee in a sleeper. McAfee fired up at one point, but he faded and the referee called for the bell.<\/p>\n<p><em>Gunther defeated Pat McAfee in 14:00.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>After the match, Cole entered the ring to check on McAfee. Gunther looked down at both men. McAfee got to his feet. Gunther gave him a bit of a hat tip style acknowledgment before leaving the ring. Cole hugged McAfee, and then left him to have a moment alone in the ring&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/span><\/strong> It wasn&#8217;t always pretty, but the live crowd ate it up. The match was laid out the way it needed to be in that while McAfee had some hope spots, Gunther dominated him. That said, I could have done without Gunther showing any respect to McAfee afterward. Hey, no Goldberg appearance.<\/p>\n<p>After a movie trailer and ads, Cole returned to the desk and said he had to get back to work and call one of the most important main events in WWE history&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Wait, did they change the main event? Er, never mind.<\/p>\n<p>A video package set up the WWE Championship match&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The decibel meter graphic appeared on the screen, and then Randy Orton&#8217;s entrance theme played. The meter maxed out around 115 while the fans sang Orton&#8217;s theme song. Orton told a kid that 15-time is right, and then fist-bumped him before entering the ring.<\/p>\n<p>John Cena made his entrance wearing a &#8220;The Last Time Is Now&#8221; blue and yellow t-shirt while holding a towel behind his head as he walked to the ring&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. John Cena vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship.<\/strong> Alicia Taylor delivered in-ring introductions for the championship match. The referee was Chad Patton. Cole said Cena and Orton first met in a singles match on August 9, 2001, at a Brian Pillman Memorial Show. Cena offered an early handshake. When Orton accepted, Cena poked him in the eye.<\/p>\n<p>Cena tried to leave, but Orton caught up to him and roughed him. Back in the ring, Orton mounted Cena in a corner of the ring and threw punches at him while the fans counted along. Cena eventually put Orton in a sleeper hold. A &#8220;Randy&#8221; chant broke out. Orton shoved Cena into the ropes to break the hold and then applied a chin lock. Cena escaped. They took turns going back and forth with sleepers until Orton executed a side slam.<\/p>\n<p>Cena went through his Five Knuckle Shuffle sequence and hit the punch at the end. Orton hit a pair of clotheslines, ducked one from Cena, and powerslammed him. Cena went to the apron. Orton pulled him back in for a Draping DDT, but Cena countered into a pin for a two count. Cena went for the STFU, but Orton blocked it.<\/p>\n<p>Orton kicked Cena off of him and then hit the Draping DDT. Orton struck the Viper&#8217;s Pose, but Cena avoided the FKO. Cena hoisted up Orton and went for the Attitude Adjustment. Both men stayed down. The replay showed that Orton hit the RKO on the way down. A &#8220;this is awesome&#8221; chant broke out.<\/p>\n<p>Cena and Orton took shots at one another in the middle of the ring while the fans did the &#8220;yay\/boo&#8221; bit. Cena hit an AA and covered Orton for a near fall. Cole said the 17,000 in attendance were invested in every move. Dueling &#8220;Let&#8217;s Go Cena&#8221; and &#8220;Cena Sucks&#8221; chants broke out. Cena hoisted up Orton for another AA, but Orton avoided it. Cena hit him with a shoulder tackle and then ran the ropes, but Orton dropped him with an RKO. Cena rolled away to avoid being pinned.<\/p>\n<p>Orton backed up and then went for a punt, but Cena avoided it. Cena hoisted up Orton and hit an AA for a good near fall. Cena went for a punt, but Orton avoided it. Orton set up for an RKO, but Cena shoved him into the referee. REF BUMP!!!<\/p>\n<p>Cena hit another AA. Cena smiled and then looked at the hard camera and shushed. Cena went to ringside and made the &#8220;you can&#8217;t see me&#8221; gesture to the broadcast team. Cena grabbed the WWE Championship belt and returned to the ring. Orton shot up and dropped Cena with an RKO. Cole counted to three, but the referee was slow to make the count, so Cena kicked out at two. Cena rolled to the floor.<\/p>\n<p>Orton went to ringside and cleared the broadcast table. The referee tried to talk Orton down. Cena shoved Orton into the referee. REF BUMP 2!!! Cena ran Orton into the ring post. Cena hoisted up Orton, who slipped away. Orton hoisted up Cena and gave him an AA that sent him mostly over the table, which collapsed anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Cole said they needed another official because it didn&#8217;t look like Chad Patton was going to recover enough to handle his duties. Orton pulled a table out from underneath the ring. Orton set up the table. Cena cut him off and hoisted him up, but Orton slipped away and put Cena through the table with an AA.<\/p>\n<p>Cole said they had a serious problem because the referee was still down. Another &#8220;this is awesome&#8221; chant broke out. Cole said it was awesome, but Orton wouldn&#8217;t have a chance to win if there was no one there to count. Back in the ring, Orton struck the Viper&#8217;s Pose and then hit an RKO. Referee Eddie Orengo ran out and made the count, but Cena kicked out at the last moment.<\/p>\n<p>Orton argued with the referee. When Orton turned around, Cena tried to hit him with the title belt, but Orton ducked it, and Cena hit the referee with the belt. REF BUMP 3!!! Orton hit the RKO and covered Cena while the fans counted to ten for a visual pinfall.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Aldis and a group of producers ran out and checked on the referee. Orton got pissed and dropped Aldis and all of the producers with RKOs. Orton backed into a corner of the ring and set up for a punt on Cena.<\/p>\n<p>R-Truth ran in and blocked Orton from punting Cena. Orton dropped R-Truth with an RKO. Cena low-blowed Orton. Cena waited for Orton to stand up and then hit him with the title belt. Chad Patton returned to the ring and made the three count&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>John Cena defeated Randy Orton in 27:50 to retain the WWE Championship.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>After the match, Cena got the mic and said: &#8220;I know you can&#8217;t see me, but can you hear me? Cut the damn music. I don&#8217;t need music.&#8221; Cena hopped on the middle turnbuckle. &#8220;What I need is competition, and I sure as hell don&#8217;t need you,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Drink it in, St. Louis, because this is what the last real champion looks like.&#8221; Cena dropped the mic and held up his title belt. The executive producer credits were shown while Cena continued to pose with the title to end the show&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> The main event was fun until they went overboard with the ref bumps. The wrestlers didn&#8217;t do anything fancy, but they worked hard, and the live crowd was hanging on every move. Even with the silliness at the end, this was much better than the WrestleMania 41 night two main event (and not just because Travis Scott didn&#8217;t show up). I won&#8217;t argue with anyone who disliked the match due to all of the ref bumps, but the live crowd being hot for everything made it a fun watch.<\/p>\n<p>Individual enjoyment of the show likely hinges on what you thought of the main event. As someone who found it entertaining, I came away satisfied with the overall show. The undercard was fun aside from the Raw-like Intercontinental Title match. Jake Barnett and I will team up for the same night audio review of WWE Backlash for <a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/dot-net-membership-benefits\/\">Dot Net Members<\/a> (including our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/prowrestlingdotnet\">Patreon<\/a> patrons). 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