{"id":135086,"date":"2025-05-10T19:39:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T23:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=135086"},"modified":"2025-05-12T18:11:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T22:11:44","slug":"wwe-backlash-2025-former-njpw-star-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/05\/10\/wwe-backlash-2025-former-njpw-star-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Backlash 2025: Former NJPW Star Debuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/05\/10\/live-wwe-backlash-2025-st-louis-results-5-10-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">WWE Backlash 2025<\/a>, during the United States Championship Fatal 4-Way Match, Solo Sikoa would interfere on behalf of Jacob Fatu. LA Knight was planning on demolishing Fatu as he was propped up on the announce table. Sikoa would intervene, pulling the &#8220;Samoan Werewolf&#8221; off the precarious position. However, Solo did not come solo. The monstrous Jeff Cobb would make his WWE debut.<\/p>\n<p>After months of speculation on when he&#8217;ll appear, it seems like Jeff Cobb is now aligned with Sikoa. That said, it looks like Jacob Fatu had no idea about this. Fatu looked very confused during the melee but chose to just roll with the punches; all gas, no brakes as he likes to say.<\/p>\n<p>While Fatu did not need the help of Solo Sikoa and Jeff Cobb, he had no choice to capitalize on the damage, retaining the WWE United States Championship.\u00a0 With Jeff Cobb seemingly enlisted by Solo Sikoa, how will this pan out for the rest of the WWE SmackDown locker room?<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, we&#8217;ll find out in the next coming days.<\/p>\n<h2><em>What did you think of the debut of Jeff Cobb at WWE Backlash 2025?<\/em><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">IT&#8217;S JEFF COBB!!! \ud83d\ude32<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWEBacklash?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWEBacklash<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SbmSBqsIKn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/SbmSBqsIKn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1921347183774736647?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/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> for more on WWE Backlash 2025, Jeff Cobb, 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>At WWE Backlash 2025, during the United States Championship Fatal 4-Way Match, Solo Sikoa would interfere on behalf of Jacob Fatu. LA Knight was planning on demolishing Fatu as he was propped up on the announce table. Sikoa would intervene, pulling the &#8220;Samoan Werewolf&#8221; off the precarious position. However, Solo did not come solo. 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