WWE returns live tonight from “The Sunshine State.”
The annual WWE Backlash premium live event takes place this evening from Tampa, FL., with the ‘Countdown’ pre-show kicking off at 4/3c, leading into the main show starting at 6/5c.
‘WWE Then. Now. Forever. Together.’ airs to get the ‘Countdown to WWE Backlash: Tampa’ pre-show officially off-and-running. Michael Cole then welcomes us to the show as we see arrival shots of various WWE Superstars, including Danhausen, who rides in on his special Danhausen-mobile.
The cold open video airs on that note, and then we shoot to the special setup outside the Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, FL., complete with a sea of WWE fans. Cole addresses the fans as the camera shot settles to the panel, which includes Big E., Corey Graves and Peter Rosenberg.
Cathy Kelley, Byron Saxton and Jackie Redmond check in from various spots inside and outside of tonight’s show venue. Cole then sends us to part one of his in-depth sit-down interview with Seth Rollins, who talks about his battle in his comeback match against Gunther, and his rivalry with Bron Breakker.
Things return to the desk, where the four pre-show panelists begin digging into tonight’s card, dissecting and giving their expert analysis for the matches scheduled for the show this evening. To the surprise of nobody, virtually every time Big E. opens his mouth, fans loudly chant “New Day rocks!”
Jacob Fatu with a mini-Ola Fala around his neck is shown in a backstage walk-and-talk promo, fired up, as he talks about his big opportunity to prove against “The OTC” Roman Reigns that he is, in fact, all gas and no brakes with it. The pre-show panelists talk us through the Tale of the Tape for this main event match.
We see a video package looking at the road to Sami Zayn vs. Trick Williams II for the WWE United States Championship, including the Gingerbread Man shenanigans. Live backstage, we see Cathy Kelley standing by with a smiling Zayn, until she makes a pun about him getting “Tricked” on SmackDown. Zayn rants about respect.
The Usos are introduced. They come out to a big crowd reaction and join the panel for talk about Florida Championship Wrestling and the legacy that FCW has had on the business. A FCW video package airs during this segment as well.
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