The buildup for Sunday's WrestleMania Backlash pay-per-view was a bit lackluster, but the men and women of WWE made up for it with some great matches...

WrestleMania Backlash looked very much like a one-match card going into the show, with Cesaro and Roman Reigns' clash for the Universal Championship standing head and shoulders above the rest...

Full WrestleMania Backlash 2021 highlights (WWE Network Exclusive)

WrestleMania Backlash promised the ultimate fallout from WrestleMania 37. This night certainly delivered on elevating the talent that brought it all at the Show of Shows. New champions that crowned stood tall, and top competitors brought it all again...

While WrestleMania wasn't perfect and had its fair share of problems, WWE clearly wanted to keep some of the good will rolling by adding that name to the title of its next pay-per-view, WrestleMania Backlash...

After putting together a solid WrestleMania 37 in April, WWE decided to attach the 'Mania name to this year's Backlash event in the hope that it would drive up interest. Whether it succeeded is up for debate...

Sunday night, the WWE roster will descend on the ThunderDome once more for WrestleMania Backlash. Adding the 'Mania title to this event was an odd choice by management, but it has done little to make the show feel more important...

Whether an attempt to capitalize on the WrestleMania brand or to use it as an excuse to host several rematches, this year's follow-up event was rechristened WrestleMania Backlash...

As the WWE Universe prepares for WrestleMania Backlash, the 2021 card has finally started to take shape just days before the big event...

The fallout from WrestleMania 37 will come to a head Sunday when WWE stages the WrestleMania Backlash pay-per-view...

If two nights of WrestleMania 37 wasn't enough for you, WWE has added the 'Mania label to this year's Backlash pay-per-view...

With WrestleMania 37 completed, WWE turns to the future, starting with Sunday's WrestleMania Backlash. The pay-per-view has been built on the promise of Raw and SmackDown having to defend their gold...

It feels like a changing of the guard for both WWE and All Elite Wrestling as new champions have been crowned and the next set of pay-per-views are on the horizon...

After yet another disappointing WrestleMania show and the continuation of lackluster storytelling overall, the WWE Universe has shifted its attention to WrestleMania Backlash and how the biggest Superstars will be handled...

Bleacher Report catches you up on the latest news from the WWE Universe.      Mickie James Suggests WWE is Ageist Against Women Recently released WWE Superstar ...

On Sunday, May 16, WWE presents WrestleMania Backlash, a pay-per-view that will continue some of the company's hottest storylines and rivalries while mixing in some fresh new matches featuring the top stars of both Raw and SmackDown...

The odds were stacked against him, but Roman Reigns retained the Universal Championship over Edge and Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 37...

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