Roman Reigns vs Jacob Fatu official

Roman Reigns vs. Jacob Fatu is now official for WWE Backlash after Reigns accepted Fatu’s challenge on the April 27 episode of Raw. (wwe.com 1) (wwe.com 2) WWE lists the bout as a World Heavyweight Championship match, with Reigns defending against his cousin at Backlash on Saturday, May 9, at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida. (wwe.com 1) (wwe.com 2) The challenge started one week earlier, on the April 20 Raw, when Jacob Fatu stepped up to Reigns and called for the match. WWE’s April 27 recap says Fatu attacked Reigns before the champion finally agreed. (wwe.com 1) (wwe.com 2) WWE’s Backlash page frames the match as a family fight inside the Bloodline orbit, with Reigns returning to titleholder status at WrestleMania 42 and Fatu moving straight into his first shot at that championship. (wwe.com) Raw also locked in two more Backlash matches. WWE made Seth Rollins vs. Bron Breakker official after Rollins challenged his former ally on Monday’s show. (wwe.com) (wwe.com) WWE says Breakker and Rollins were once aligned in The Vision before Breakker led a coup in October, then reappeared at WrestleMania 42 to spear Rollins and cost him a match with Gunther. (wwe.com) The women’s side of the card changed too, with IYO SKY vs. Asuka added after Asuka attacked SKY during SKY’s match with Women’s Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch on Raw. (wwe.com) (wwe.com) WWE says that rivalry has been building since September, and it intensified after the Raw following WrestleMania, when SKY and new WWE Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley beat The Kabuki Warriors. (wwe.com) (wwe.com) WWE’s event page lists Backlash Tampa for 5:30 p.m. at Benchmark International Arena on May 9. The company’s upcoming-events page identifies it as the first premium live event after WrestleMania 42. (wwe.com) (wwe.com) That leaves Backlash with a card now anchored by Reigns and Fatu, with Raw turning last week’s challenge into WWE’s next title match. (wwe.com) (wwe.com)