WWE Canceled Major Backlash Match

WWE had to cancel a major Backlash match. The premium live event will emanate from Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida, on Satuday, May 9, and three matches have already been confirmed.

Roman Reings will defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Jacob Fatu after the Samoan Werewolf brutally attacked OTC1 on RAW this week. Seth Rollins also confronted Bron Breakker, and the two will clash at the weekend.

The third match announced so far will see Asuka battle IYO SKY. Going by WWE’s new trend of keeping match cards short, another couple of matches could be added to the night. However, it appears the promotion had to cancel a planned match for the event.

In the recent edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (WON), Dave Meltzer mentioned that two or three more matches could be expected to be added to Backlash. He then noted that even though Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan vs. Stephanie Vaquer was not officially on the card, it was in discussion before La Primera’s injury.

Vaquer was taken out backstage in an attack by The Judgment Day’s Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez. This angle was carried out because the former Women’s World Champion was dealing with a legitimate injury.

Vaquer and Morgan clashed at WrestleMania 42 for the Women’s World Championship, and it looks like WWE may have been contemplating a rematch between the two for Backlash. But now it looks unlikely due to the injury of the 33-year-old star.

Earlier, Wrestlevotes Radio on Fightful Select reported that Stephanie Vaquer will be out of action “for the foreseeable future,” with talk of at least a six-week absence. Still, it is hoped that she could return in time for SummerSlam.

Stephanie Vaquer was not 100% heading into WWE WrestleMania 42 match

Ahead of WrestleMania 42, Stephanie Vaquer appeared for an interview on INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet. During the discussion, she said that she needs to recover and mentioned she isn’t at 100% for the Show of Shows.

Her Title match against Liv Morgan on night one of WrestleMania lasted barely seven minutes. This drew criticism from the fans, but there was a reason why WWE kept the match short.

Bodyslam+ reported that both competitors were banged up heading into the match, and the company didn’t want either woman to get hurt further.

Edited by Sherjeel Malik