WWE Backlash: St. Louis goes down this evening live from Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO.
Scheduled for the show this evening is John Cena vs. Randy Orton “ONE LAST TIME” for the Undisputed WWE Title, Pat McAfee vs. GUNTHER, Dominik Mysterio vs. Penta for the WWE Intercontinental Title, Jacob Fatu vs. Damian Priest vs. LA Knight vs. Drew McIntyre for the WWE U.S. Title, Lyra Valkyria vs. Becky Lynch for the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Title.
The following are complete WWE Backlash: St. Louis results from Saturday, May 10, 2025. The report was written by PWMania.com reporter Matt Boone (@MattBoone0709) as the show aired from 5pm EST. – 11pm EST. on Peacock.
WWE BACKLASH: ST. LOUIS RESULTS – MAY 10, 2025
“WWE Then. Now. Forever. Together.” kick things off as always. We then see an overhead camera shot of the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri, as Michael Cole welcomes us to ‘Countdown to WWE Backlash: St. Louis.’
The official pre-show for tonight’s highly-anticipated premium live event headlined by Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena defending his title against Randy Orton in the “ONE LAST TIME” main event in Orton’s hometown begins with Cole introducing Wade Barrett and Big E. as his co-pre-show panelists.
They run down the lineup for tonight’s show as the official match graphics flash across the screen. From there, they begin introducing the rest of the WWE Backlash: St. Louis broadcast team working tonight’s show.
First up, Byron Saxton, who is standing at ringside to talk at length about tonight’s “ONE LAST TIME” main event between Cena and Orton, and why it is so much different than the many past in-ring showdowns between these two career-long rivals.
Saxton wraps up and sends it over to Peter Rosenberg. DJ Peter is outside of Randy Orton’s tour bus giving more insight into the main event. He throws it over to Jackie Redmond, who is backstage at Enterprise Center. She provides a bunch of stats and records related to Cena vs. Orton.
She also touches on some stats related to the Lyra Valkyria vs. Becky Lynch match for the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship. She also gives some stats and figures related to the Pat McAfee and GUNTHER featured match.
She then wraps up with some numbers for the four-way showdown for the WWE U.S. Championship between Jacob Fatu, LA Knight, Drew McIntyre and Damian Priest. She mentions LA Knight has won 12 of 21 matches on TV or PLE in 2025. This is the most of any WWE Superstar in the company.
Dominik Mysterio is interviewed live backstage ahead of his WWE Intercontinental Championship defense tonight against Penta. After this wraps up, the pre-show panelists break down some more of the lineup and air some video packages.
WWE United States Championship
Jacob Fatu (c) vs. LA Knight vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Damian Priest
The pre-show wraps up and the cold open video package airs to get things started for the premium live event portion of the evening. The two-man commentary team of Michael Cole and Wade Barrett welcome us to the show. The theme for LA Knight hits.
Out comes “The Mega Star” to the ring for the opening fatal-four-way U.S. title tilt. We then hear the sword-swipe and out comes Drew McIntyre. “The Scottish Psychopath” makes his way out and takes his time heading to the ring second of the four competitors involved in this match.
Third out to the ring is Damian Priest. “All Rise!” He settles inside and then the fourth and final participant, reigning WWE United States Champion Jacob Fatu, makes his way out with his title belt around his neck. “The Samoan Werewolf” takes his time and slowly walks to the ring.
Fatu has his trademark mean look on his face with the red lights in the Enterprise Center. Finally, the bell sounds to get our first of multiple title matches on tonight’s show officially off-and-running. All four guys milk the moment, staring each other down as they slowly close in on each other.
As soon as the bell sounds, LA Knight points at Jacob Fatu. Fatu extends his arms. The crowd is buzzing and chanting, “Fatu.” Knight goes after Fatu, while Drew McIntyre and Damian Priest, who fought at WrestleMania 41, go at it. McIntyre and Priest quickly fall to ringside and continue to brawl.
In the ring, Fatu headbutts Knight back. Knight fights back and punches away at Fatu. Fatu grabs him by the head and throws him to the opposite corner. Fatu charges, but Knight sidesteps him and hits a neckbreaker. Priest runs in, but Knight drops him with a back suplex. Knight catches McIntyre with a baseball slide and hits Fatu with a slingshot battering ram. Knight catches Fatu with a sunset flip backbreaker and slams McIntyre down.
Knight gets the crowd going, but Priest grabs him by the throat. Knight drops Priest with a DDT before hitting McIntyre with an elbow drop. Fatu sets up for a Samoan Drop on Knight, but Knight counters with a reverse DDT for a one-count. Fatu drives Knight to the corner and uppercuts him. Priest grabs Fatu, but Fatu knocks him back. Knight and Priest quickly team up to take Fatu down with a high/low.
Knight and Priest send Fatu into the ring post, damaging his shoulder. Priest attacks Knight. McIntyre runs in and hits Knight with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex before hitting Priest with a spinebuster. McIntyre drops Knight with a neckbreaker before hitting Priest with one. Fatu runs in, but McIntyre ducks a clothesline and hits him with a neckbreaker. McIntyre kips up and poses.
McIntyre sizes Fatu up for a Claymore Kick, but Knight clotheslines him down. Fatu superkicks Knight down and kicks him out of the ring. Fatu elbows Priest back and goes to the top rope, but Priest kicks him in the face. Priest hits a super hurricanrana on Fatu before hitting Knight with a flatliner. Priest exits the ring and jumps off the steps with a double ax handle. Priest gets Fatu in the ring and kicks him in the face.
Priest grabs the arm and starts up the Old School top rope walk. Priest dives off the ropes with a cross-body block on McIntyre. Priest then turns Fatu inside out with a clothesline. Priest hits McIntyre and Knight with running back elbows. Priest clotheslines McIntyre over the top rope and takes Knight down with a spinning heel kick. Priest goes outside and charges Fatu.
Seconds later, Fatu crushes him with a Samoan Drop onto the edge of the barricade. The crowd goes wild for Fatu as he slaps the commentary table. McIntyre looks at Fatu from the other side of the ring. They intensely stare at each other and get on the apron on opposite sides of the ring. They get in the ring and stare at each other. They soon approach each other and exchange right hands.
McIntyre rocks Fatu with a Glasgow Kiss. McIntyre hits the ropes, but Fatu hits a big back elbow. Fatu follows up with a Samoan Drop before crushing him with a running hip attack. Fatu poses in the center of the ring, and McIntyre looks to be unconscious. Fatu pushes McIntyre near the center of the ring. The crowd chants, “This is awesome!” Fatu nods at the crowd as he climbs to the top rope.
McIntyre digs his thumbs into his eyes and sets up for a superplex. Knight sweeps McIntyre’s feet and puts him in the tree of woe. Knight kicks away at the prone McIntyre before backing up and hitting a running knee to the midsection. Knight climbs over McIntyre and grabs Fatu, but Fatu knocks him away. Fatu sets up, but McIntyre sits up and hits Fatu with a belly-to-belly superplex, landing Fatu onto Knight.
Fatu immediately pops up and hits McIntyre with a running hip attack. Fatu then hits the ropes and crushes Priest with a suicide dive! The crowd is going wild for Fatu as he goes to the top rope. Fatu hits McIntyre with a Swanton Bomb and gyrates. Knight hits Fatu with Blunt Force Trauma. Priest hits Knight with South of Heaven. McIntyre then hits Priest with a Claymore Kick. Priest falls onto Knight! 1… 2… McIntyre breaks up the pin.
The crowd loudly chants, “This is awesome” once again. Fatu gets to his feet and gyrates. McIntyre hits him with a back elbow and connects with a Future Shock DDT. Knight counters out of a Future Shock DDT. McIntyre gets out of BFT and hits a Future Shock DDT. McIntyre kips up and signals for the end. McIntyre counts down and hits Knight with a Claymore Kick. 1… 2… Priest pulls the referee out of the ring.
McIntyre is furious. Priest has once again screwed him out of a title. McIntyre and Priest brawl at ringside before violently going over the barricade into the timekeeper’s area. In the ring, Fatu strikes away at Knight with headbutts. The crowd is going wild for Fatu. Fatu goes for a double jump moonsault, but Knight rolls out of the way.
Knight goes to the second rope, does his taunt, and leaps to the top rope for a diving elbow drop. Knight hits it again and covers for a near fall. We then cut to see McIntyre and Priest brawling in the crowd. They brawl onto a crate, and McIntyre sets up for a suplex off the crate. Priest rakes McIntyre’s eyes to avoid it. Priest pulls the straps down and grabs McIntyre by the throat.
Priest crushes McIntyre with a South of Heaven off the crates through two tables! WWE officials immediately run out to check on both men. What a bump. Back to ringside, Knight drives Fatu into the ring apron before sending him headfirst into the ring post. Knight bounces Fatu off the commentary table. A piece of the table falls off, so Knight strikes Fatu with it. Knight lays Fatu on the table and heads to the second rope.
Solo Sikoa runs to ringside and pulls Fatu off the table. The crowd loudly boos him. Knight approaches Sikoa, but someone from the crowd blindsides him. It’s Jeff Cobb! The crowd goes wild for Cobb. Cobb sends Knight into the ring post and the barricade a few times. Cobb avalanches him against the ring post. Cobb sends Knight into the ring.
Fatu looks confused to see Cobb and angrily looks at Sikoa. Sikoa motions toward the ring, but Fatu looks reluctant to get inside. Fatu eventually gets in and hits Knight with a running hip attack. Fatu hits Knight with a double jump moonsault for the victory. Sikoa and Cobb walk off together. They wait for Fatu, but he walks off on his own with the United States Championship over his shoulder.
Winner and STILL WWE United States Champion: Jacob Fatu
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship
Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Becky Lynch
Coming up next in our second match of the evening is our second consecutive championship contest, as the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship will be on-the-line in a battle between two of Ireland’s best women’s wrestling talents of all-time.
After the champion and challenger make their respective ring walks, the bell sounds to get things officially off-and-running. Lynch powers her to the corner. Lynch talks a little trash, so Valkyria shoves her. They do some standing switches before Lynch hits a waistlock takeover. Valkyria elbows her off and hits the ropes, but Lynch follows her into the ropes and shoulder tackles her.
Lynch talks trash. Lynch hits the ropes, but Valkyria drops down and leapfrogs her. Valkyria manages to take her down for a one-count. Lynch hits an arm drag and taunts the crowd. Valkyria looks unimpressed. Valkyria grabs a waistlock, but Lynch fights out. Valkyria slides through the legs, avoids a kick, and takes Lynch down for a pendulum submission. Valkyria drops her and applies a Mexican Surfboard stretch.
Valkyria rolls her over and pulls her back up. Valkyria drops her down and pulls her back up before dropping her back for a two-count. Valkyria soon hits a northern lights suplex for a two-count. Valkyria talks trash to Lynch and kicks her out of the ring. Valkyria gets the crowd going as she hits the ropes and hits a Wrecking Ball Dropkick. Valkyria gets Lynch back into the ring and heads to the top rope. Lynch sweeps the feet and rips Valkyria down to the mat. Lynch clubs away at Valkyria and sneers at the crowd as they boo her.
Lynch’s left elbow is bleeding. Lynch rubs Valkyria’s face into the mat and covers for a one-count. Lynch talks trash. Valkyria tries to fight back, but Lynch cuts her off. Lynch slaps and chops Valkyria down in the corner before taunting the crowd. Lynch pulls the hair to pull Valkyria to her feet. Valkyria avoids an avalanche, but Lynch soon fights back and hits a springboard kick.
Lynch follows up with a Bexploder and covers, but Valkyria’s shoulders aren’t down at first. Lynch shifts her position and picks up a one-count. Lynch argues with the referee. Lynch chokes Valkyria on the bottom rope and continues to taunt the crowd. Lynch sends Valkyria out of the ring and hits a baseball slide. Lynch drives Valkyria into the barricade and yells at Valkyria’s fiancé.
Valkyria fights back, but Lynch drives her into the ring post. Lynch gets Valkyria in the ring and picks up a two-count. The crowd starts coming around on Lynch and chants, “Becky.” Lynch shoves Valkyria a few times, but Valkyria replies with a slap. Lynch wildly slaps her back and goes for a Bexploder, but Valkyria gets out of it. Valkyria hits a running fisherman’s suplex.
Both women are down. Valkyria gets up and is fired up. Valkyria hits a pair of clotheslines before kicking away at Lynch and hitting a step-up enzuigiri. Valkyria connects with a gutwrench sit-out powerbomb for a near fall. Valkyria cannot believe it. Lynch rolls to the apron. Lynch soon punches and kicks Valkyria back from the apron.
Lynch goes to the top rope, but Valkyria cuts her off and hits a delayed superplex for a near fall. Valkyria is wondering what she has to do to put Lynch away. Valkyria lifts her, but Lynch slides off. Valkyria rolls her up, but Lynch rolls through and grabs the bottom rope.
The referee catches Lynch cheating and stops the count. Lynch fires back with a reverse DDT for a near fall. Lynch is getting frustrated. Lynch throws an incredible hissy-fit / temper tantrum. When all is said-and-done, however, it is a series of pin attempts and reversals that leads to Valkyria getting the win.
Valkyria seemed to catch a boot from Lynch during a roll-up attempt right on the tip of her nose. She immediately grabbed her nose and seemed to be bleeding from it and in incredible pain. Michael Cole even mentions on commentary that Valkyria may have suffered a broken nose.
As soon as Valkyria gets the win, she grabs her face and covers up, as Lynch begins a post-match attack. She slams the Dis-Arm-Her on Lynch and cranks away before ultimately leaving Valkyria laying. That’s how this one wraps up, as the show heads into a quick ad break.
Winner and STILL WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion: Lyra Valkyria
WWE Intercontinental Championship
Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. Penta
Following the break and pre-match video package, we head back inside Enterprise Center for our third match of the evening, which is the third consecutive match to feature a championship on-the-line. The lights in the building go down and the theme for Penta hits.
Out comes the masked fan-favorite to a monster crowd reaction. He makes his way down and settles in the ring for his big title opportunity. His music dies down and he awaits the arrival of his opposition.
The theme for Dominik Mysterio hits and out comes “Dirty” Dom-Dom for his first premium live event defense of his WWE Intercontinental Championship. The champion and the challenger are both in the ring and ready to rock and roll. The bell sounds and off we go.
