{"id":159928,"date":"2026-05-03T06:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T10:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=159928"},"modified":"2026-05-02T17:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T21:26:12","slug":"wwe-backlash-2026-predictions-kairi-sane-will-help-iyo-sky-wreak-vengeance-on-asuka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/05\/03\/wwe-backlash-2026-predictions-kairi-sane-will-help-iyo-sky-wreak-vengeance-on-asuka\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Backlash 2026 Predictions &#8211; Sane Helps SKY Wreak Vengence On Asuka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We make our <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/05\/02\/wwe-backlash-2026-preview-match-card-5-9-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">WWE Backlash 2026<\/a> predictions as the event takes place soon on May 9, 2026. This will be WWE&#8217;s first PLE to kick off their road to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/04\/23\/wwe-summerslam-2026-predictions-full-match-card-after-wrestlemania-42\/\" target=\"_self\">SummerSlam<\/a> in August after a historic WrestleMania 42, where WWE crowned three new world champions in Roman Reigns, Liv Morgan, and Rhea Ripley and two new mid-card champions in Becky Lynch and Trick Williams.<\/p>\n<p>WWE usually schedules four matches for these B-level PLEs. Still, the company actually booked five matches this time around: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jacob Fatu for the World Title, IYO SKY vs. Asuka, Danhausen &amp; Mystery Tag Partner vs. The Miz &amp; Kit Wilson, Trick Williams (c) vs. Sami Zayn for the U.S. Title, and Seth Rollins vs. Bron Breakker. Without further ado, it is now time to pontificate about this year&#8217;s official Backlash Predictions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WWE PPV Predictions - Mark Justice\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PL4Cbox4S9rfPQAIqd77dztP3geVc0ymXs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>WWE Backlash 2026 Predictions:<\/h2>\n<h2>Seth Rollins vs. Bron Breakker<\/h2>\n<p>The plethora of injuries in the Vision this past year has foreshadowed a pernicious future for the storyline between Seth Rollins and Bron Breakker. Most fans should have the clairvoyance to realize that this is an inevitable trilogy that will conclude at SummerSlam. This is only the first chapter, as Rollins and Breakker should trade wins before their final battle.<\/p>\n<p><span>Rollins took Breakker under his wing to mold him into his star pupil and the next big megastar. Meanwhile, Breakker betrayed Rollins and ran the Vision on his own, as he felt that Rollins held him back as merely a bodyguard who did his dirty work. Rollins will have to get his revenge, especially after Breakker screwed him in his &#8216;Mania match against Gunther, but Breakker should nefariously win here with help from The Vision.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A nefarious victory by Breakker would not only give him the big victory he needs over Seth Rollins to prove himself as the next rising star and future world champion, but also warrant a rematch at the next PLE with a stipulation that bans The Vision from ringside. A steel cage match, for example, would give Rollins the opening to assure a clean victory over Breakker as the babyface in this story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"max-width: 610px\"><smartframe-embed class=\"smartframe_wp_element\" customer-id=\"a61405551f80e72f675225f083759bb9\" image-id=\"fwuQxi5HOxeI\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 2667px; aspect-ratio: 2667\/4000;\" ><\/smartframe-embed><\/p>\n<p>That victory would give Rollins the leverage he needs to challenge for the World Title he never lost after relinquishing the title due to injury. Whenever Rollins reignites his Shield rivalry with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/04\/27\/the-real-threats-to-roman-reigns-before-summerslam-2026\/\" target=\"_self\">Roman Reigns<\/a>, all Breakker has to do is screw Rollins in that title match to set up a final match with Rollins at SummerSlam, where he can get that clean victory over Rollins and solidify his road to the top.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prediction: Bron Breakker<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Trick Williams (c) vs. Sami Zayn &#8211; U.S. Title Match<\/h2>\n<p>Anyone would be remiss to neglect the fact that Sami Zayn has a predilection for Gingerbread Men. That would make more advertisement money than John Cena&#8217;s Fruity Pebbles, especially since the PLEs nowadays fill so much time with superfluous ads instead of actual wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/04\/17\/sami-zayn-and-trick-williams-could-have-the-biggest-double-turn-in-history-at-wrestlemania-42\/\" target=\"_self\">the double turn that has been gradually occurring between Williams and Zayn<\/a> has been the most interesting component of this storyline. Trick has really connected with the fanbase as a babyface due to his antics involving his Lemon Pepper Steppers, the Gingerbread Man roasts on Zayn, and even his KFC endorsements. He definitely won&#8217;t lose the title so soon after dethroning Zayn, but this heel turn for Zayn should be pivotal in his graduation from the mid-card to the main event scene.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prediction: Trick Williams<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Danhausen &amp; Mystery Tag Partner vs. The Miz &amp; Kit Wilson<\/h2>\n<p>Long-term booking might be cursed in WWE, but at least fans can enjoy the cartoonish segments <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/05\/01\/danhausen-lands-big-opportunity-at-wwe-backlash-2026\/\" target=\"_self\">Danhausen<\/a> has with The Miz and Kit Wilson. The cat and mouse game they have been playing truly feels like a Tom and Jerry situation, in which Miz is Tom, who always loses, and Danhausen is Jerry, who always wins.<\/p>\n<p>Like Jerry, Danhausen can&#8217;t lose or else the show will be over, and the fans would have to be subjected to more boring episodes of Miz TV. Danhausen has cursed Miz&#8217;s home as well as his marriage with Maryse; he even stole Miz&#8217;s daughter&#8217;s bicycle. After making his life a living hell, he will solidify that with a win, and the perfect tag partner would be his best friend, CM Punk, who teased going to SmackDown after challenging Cody Rhodes for the WWE Title on the Raw after &#8216;Mania.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prediction: PunkHausen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>IYO SKY vs. Asuka<\/h2>\n<p>The common aphorism is that good things come to those who wait. Well, the fans waited for Kairi Sane to get her babyface payoff from a long-winded storyline that stemmed from Damage CTRL. In that storyline, Asuka was abusing and manipulating Kairi Sane by blaming her for every loss they had as the Kabuki Warriors and even guilt-tripping her for being the reason Iyo Sky left them for Rhea Ripley.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/05\/22-2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-160848\"><\/p>\n<p>These women did a really good job in telling that story and had the fans invested, but WWE decided to fire Kairi Sane unceremoniously and put a screeching halt to all of that momentum. Similar to what they did with R-Truth, fans are now chanting for WWE to <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/2160510\/wwe-fans-triple-h-rehire-kairi-sane\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rehire Kairi Sane<\/a>. She should come back and help IYO SKY win this match to get her sweet revenge against Asuka finally.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prediction: IYO SKY<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jacob Fatu &#8211; World Heavyweight Title Match<\/h2>\n<p>There are so many positive platitudes that could be attributed to the Bloodline storyline in the WWE, but it ran its course three years ago and has become as stale as a moldy bread on the kitchen counter. The Usos let the entire WWE Universe know that they want to be singles stars, be their own men, and become leaders of the locker room who don&#8217;t have to follow Roman Reigns&#8217; orders to succeed.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, they hypocritically did the opposite of what they set out to do, as they are back to being the Tribal Chief&#8217;s spineless subordinates. Furthermore, during his WrestleMania feud, CM Punk pointed out that Roman always needs help to tell his stories in WWE. Roman defeated Punk clean at WrestleMania without help and hypocritically went right back to recruiting the Usos on the Raw after &#8216;Mania.<\/p>\n<p>The antithetical pivots in this storyline have become completely asinine and come across as a contrived methodology to stretch out a profitable storyline that has already lost its steam. WWE even went as far as to include Solo Sikoa and the Tongans in this story as obstacles for Jacob Fatu, who has proven that he does not need The Bloodline to fight his battles for him.<\/p>\n<p>After defeating a Bloodline hater in Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 42, getting a world title shot was the perfect next step for Fatu. Unfortunately, he is the first challenger for Reigns, and Reigns is not losing the title so soon after dethroning Punk at &#8216;Mania. To protect Fatu in defeat, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/02\/26\/3-wwe-stars-that-could-be-jacob-fatus-mystery-attacker\/\" target=\"_self\">the mystery attacker who kicked Fatu&#8217;s teeth down his throat back in October<\/a> should screw Fatu in this match and be revealed as Randy Orton.<\/p>\n<p>Orton asserted that he was destroyed by factions like The Vision and The Bloodline at the expense of helping his friend and star pupil, Cody Rhodes, keep that WWE Title. Since Orton still has past transgressions with those factions, it would make sense for him to get involved here and add even more layers to his storyline with Cody Rhodes on the road to SummerSlam.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160847\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160847\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/05\/11-4.webp\" alt=\"WWE Backlash 2026 preview graphic featuring World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu.\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/05\/11-4.webp 960w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/05\/11-4-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Official WWE Backlash 2026 in Tampa, Florida poster featuring World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns and challenger Jacob Fatu. (Photo Credit: WWE)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rhodes will be disgusted at the callousness of Orton, especially since Fatu suspected that either Rhodes or McIntyre might have attacked him all along. Rhodes won&#8217;t be happy with Orton keeping that secret from him this entire time and even tarnishing the credibility and prestige of his title reign during that time. He will be especially traumatized to see that Orton punted Fatu&#8217;s teeth, just like Orton did to his eye at &#8216;Mania.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prediction: Roman Reigns<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WWE PPV Predictions - Mark Justice\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PL4Cbox4S9rfPQAIqd77dztP3geVc0ymXs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Other Matches WWE Should Add To The Backlash Card<\/h2>\n<h2>Penta (c) vs. Rusev vs. Je&#8217;Von Evans vs. Ethan Page &#8211;\u00a0 Intercontinental Title Match<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Penta<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> had a major WrestleMania moment and should continue his momentum, but he has a big target on his back. He still has his hands full with Je&#8217;Von Evans, who felt he was very close to winning that title at &#8216;Mania in that Ladder Match. Evans would be a strong candidate to win the title, but WWE will likely implement a &#8220;slow burn&#8221; babyface chase for Evans, so a heel dethroning the babyface Penta would be more suitable. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It would be too early for Ethan Page to win the title, as he just got called up from NXT two weeks ago. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/04\/15\/under-the-radar-rusevs-steady-rise-back-to-the-top-in-wwe\/\" target=\"_self\">Rusev<\/a> is a menacing, intimidating, monstrous heel who has actually been feuding with Penta ever since Dominick Mysterio was InterContinental Champion and still needs his lick back. This swerve victory would solidify his second run in the WWE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prediction: Rusev<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Finn Balor &amp; Sol Ruca vs. Dirty Dominick Mysterio &amp; Liv Morgan &#8211; Mixed Tag Match<\/h2>\n<p>This is the boldest match WWE could add to the card, as Finn Balor and Sol Ruca have not interacted yet. However, they both have common enemies and could still join forces to advance both feuds. Killing two birds with one stone is always better than throwing stones in a glasshouse. Sol Ruca did confront <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/04\/27\/top-stars-that-could-ruin-liv-morgans-road-to-summerslam-2026\/\" target=\"_self\">Liv Morgan<\/a> on the Raw after Mania, so this would be a great opportunity for her to get the solid rub and showcase her fancy pro wrestling skills on a bigger stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"max-width: 610px\"><smartframe-embed class=\"smartframe_wp_element\" customer-id=\"b0c95bc04383cef69c6b47df872135cf\" image-id=\"WmOB04TfgFVB\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 2400px; aspect-ratio: 2400\/3600;\" ><\/smartframe-embed><\/p>\n<p>Since WWE is stretching out the saga between Balor and Dom, Dom should nefariously pin Balor in this match to get his win back from &#8216;Mania and maintain the dominance of the established power couple. This will also ensure that Sol Ruca looks strong in defeat and can still challenge Liv for the world title this summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prediction: Dirty Dominick Mysterio &amp; Liv Morgan<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Paige &amp; Brie Bella (c) vs. Judgment Day &#8211; WWE Women&#8217;s Tag Title Match<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking of Finn Balor, the big question here is: <a  href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PZcsZBfVScA?si=iQCiJCG6Ef5k3IW6\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Can Roxanne Perez trust Judgment Day?<\/a> The crux of this title match will be to provide an answer to that question. Judgment Day earned this title shot by defeating Bayley and Lyra Valkyria on Raw. Roxanne and Raquel have been tag champions before, but Judgment Day has changed since then.<\/p>\n<p>Ever since Judgment Day kicked Finn Balor out of the group, Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez have been suspiciously questioning Roxanne to see where her loyalties lie, especially since Finn was the one who introduced Roxanne to Judgment Day in the first place. While Paige and Brie Bella add another feather in their cap as they move forward as tag champions, they will see Judgment Day implode as Roxanne plants seeds to carve her own path.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prediction: Paige &amp; Brie Bella<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>The Vision (c) vs. Street Profits &#8211; World Tag Title Match<\/h2>\n<p>Once The Vision dethroned the Usos, there were no other threats to those tag titles on Raw until Street Profits left SmackDown and returned to Raw. The Vision only held the tag titles to solidify their faction, and they did not even defend them at Mania. Since they are using the titles as props merely to enhance their importance on the show, they should lose the titles to a more legitimate tag team that will actually add some prestige to the titles.<\/p>\n<p>The telegraphing here is as straightforward as a clean sweep in the NBA Playoffs. Seth Rollins will help Street Profits win as payback for Vision screwing him in his match against Bron Breakker. Furthermore, a tag title win for the Street Profits would also be a sentimental way to celebrate the EST of pregnancy, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/news\/wwe\/bianca-belair-says-wwe-wrestlemania-injury-prompted-her-to-become-a-mother\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bianca Belair<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prediction: Street Profits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>If you\u2019re not down with just that and would like even more WWE Raw Coverage from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MarkTBKJustice1327\/featured\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Justice<\/a><span>, check out more of his articles right here on LWOS and subscribe to his popular YouTube channel by clicking\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MarkTBKJustice1327\/featured\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE<\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We make our WWE Backlash 2026 predictions as the event takes place soon on May 9, 2026. This will be WWE&#8217;s first PLE to kick off their road to SummerSlam in August after a historic WrestleMania 42, where WWE crowned three new world champions in Roman Reigns, Liv Morgan, and Rhea Ripley and two new [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5747,"featured_media":160814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,2192,3],"tags":[9731],"class_list":["post-159928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wwe","category-wrestling","category-wwe-universe","tag-wwe-backlash-2026"],"modified_by":"Michael Joseph Sugue, Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5747"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159928"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":160893,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159928\/revisions\/160893"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}