{"id":134473,"date":"2025-04-25T20:43:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T00:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=134473"},"modified":"2025-04-25T20:45:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T00:45:31","slug":"first-match-for-wwe-backlash-2025-revealed-on-wwe-smackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/04\/25\/first-match-for-wwe-backlash-2025-revealed-on-wwe-smackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"First Match for WWE Backlash 2025 Revealed on WWE SmackDown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WWE Backlash 2025 will take place in St. Louis, Missouri, and on <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/04\/25\/wwe-smackdown-tonight-4-25-25-live-results-and-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">WWE SmackDown<\/a>, we finally get the first match for the first WWE PLE after WWE WrestleMania 41. For the main event, a legendary feud will be reignited, and the stakes could not get any higher. After a heated exchange on SmackDown, WWE officials quickly made the match between Randy Orton and John Cena for the Undisputed WWE Championship official.<\/p>\n<p>The battles between these two were wars the WWE Universe will never forget. Two of the best to ever do it inside the ring, the final showdown happens in Randy Orton&#8217;s hometown. John Cena wants to retire and &#8220;ruin professional wrestling&#8221; by taking the biggest prize the industry has ever seen.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for him, Randy Orton lives, breathes, and bleeds professional wrestling, saying that he will stop at nothing to get the Undisputed WWE Championship from John Cena, and save the WWE as a whole.<\/p>\n<h2><em>What do you think of the WWE Backlash 2025 main event between John Cena and Randy Orton? Are you excited?<\/em><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandyOrton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@randyorton<\/a>\u2019s not just gonna sit back and watch <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCena?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@johncena<\/a> ruin wrestling \ud83d\ude21<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SmackDown<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ExwqjlxRrZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ExwqjlxRrZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1915926645203951889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><b>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><i>Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0for more on the WWE SmackDown Card Tonight and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>You can check out WWE programming on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81788927\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Netflix<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0(Raw),\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usanetwork.com\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>USA Network<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0(SmackDown),\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>The CW<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0(NXT),\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Tubi<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0(WWE Evolve),\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetv.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>A&amp;E<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0(WWE Superstar Sunday \u2013 Rivals, WWE LFG, and Greatest Moments) and\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Peacock<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0(WWE Main Event as well as archives and premium live event streaming). Follow WWE on social media to relive top moments and matches on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>YouTube<\/i><\/a><i>, and catch fast-paced action on X (<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/events\/1773457579022155776?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>WWE Speed<\/i><\/a><i>).<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWE Backlash 2025 will take place in St. Louis, Missouri, and on WWE SmackDown, we finally get the first match for the first WWE PLE after WWE WrestleMania 41. For the main event, a legendary feud will be reignited, and the stakes could not get any higher. 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