WWE Saturday Night Results: Reigns Retains, Williams Defends, and Cena Announces Classic
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The two put together a strong, hard-hitting main event that culminated with Reigns barely beating Fatu to retain the title. Fatu proceeded to snap and lay out Reigns in brutal fashion, ensuring that he stays put in the world title hunt for a little while longer.
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Yahoo SportsTheir match Saturday night was physical, and had layers of familial history and the Tongan Death Grip blended into their ongoing Bloodline drama. Fatu was dominant and appeared in control for pockets of the match, but Reigns used an exposed turnbuckle and a referee distraction to ultimately help him earn the pinfall victory.
ESPNWWE Backlash: Live results and analysis for Roman ... Can Jacob Fatu get the best of Roman Reigns in a match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship?
ESPN DeportesRoman Reigns survives after epic main event vs. Jacob Fatu - ESPN Deportes Roman Reigns survives after epic main event vs. Jacob Fatu ESPN Deportes
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Even with the loss, Rollins remains in his element as one of the best bell-to-bell guys in WWE right now, and Breakker looks ready to pull up a seat directly in WWE’s spotlight. This rivalry has the legs to carry on, with Breakker continuing his ascent. The real question is whether or not the rest of The Vision can elevate alongside them.
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Bleacher ReportBron Breakker bested Seth Rollins in the night's opener to pick up one of the biggest wins of his career to date. Rollins is bound to be out for revenge eventually, but it's unknown if WWE intends to resume their rivalry going into Clash in Italy or put it on hold for the time being.
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Best: Trick Williams Retains, Worst: Lil Yachty is Still Here 2 of 7Sami Zayn had a chance to regain the U.S. title he lost at WrestleMania when he challenged Trick Williams for the belt.
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Yahoo SportsGrade: A- United States Championship match: Trick Williams (c) vs. Sami Zayn Rematches always need to elevate the feud, not dampen it. This one did have a rather funky start and took some time to really get going. Williams and Zayn played heavily on the crowd reactions, and both stars got pretty desperate in wanting to win, whether it was the challenger getting dirty, or Lil' Yachty not letting his friend lose the title. This one was better than the first match at WrestleMania, but not by a large amount.
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5. A legacy that doesn’t need a title John Cena returned to the squared circle Saturday night, just one month after hosting WrestleMania, to announce the John Cena Classic — an evening where NXT talent will wrestle more established WWE talent for the chance to win a new championship.
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Bleacher ReportHe revealed The John Cena Classic, an event designed to highlight the stars of tomorrow from WWE's developmental system and to introduce a new championship.
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Danhausen found assistance in a mini clone to take down The Miz and Kit Wilson. Iyo Sky managed to put Asuka behind her. Roman Reigns defended successfully against a dangerous Jacob Fatu.
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Yahoo SportsGrade: B Danhausen and Minihausen vs. The Miz and Kit Wilson This one was a friendly reminder that not all wrestling needs to be that serious. It was pure comedy all the way, and it paid off to dive fully into the shenanigans. For as ridiculous as it was, there was some good wrestling here, with Minihausen stealing the show and Danhausen reminding people he's not all just comedy work. This was far from an amazing wrestling match, but at least you can say you were entertained.
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While it was great to finally see them fight on Saturday, the crowd chanting "We want Kairi" as the match began was a reminder that this story could have had a much more satisfying outcome.
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5 of 7The shocking release of Kairi Sane completely changed how the feud between Asuka and Iyo Sky was being told on WWE television.
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01 Bleacher Report In the wake of Backlash 2026, this is what the match card for Clash in Italy on May 31 should look like.
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02 Yahoo Sports As we shift into the eventual build toward SummerSlam, here are six big takeaways from Backlash.
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