Backlash France was a 2024 professional wrestling event produced by the American company WWE. It was the 19th Backlash event and took place on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at the LDLC Arena in Décines-Charpieu in the Metropolis of Lyon, France. The event aired via pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming and was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. This was WWE's first PPV and livestreaming event to be held in France, and the first Backlash held outside of North America. The concept of the event was based around the backlash from WrestleMania XL.
Five matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Cody Rhodes defeated AJ Styles to retain SmackDown's Undisputed WWE Championship. In other prominent matches, Damian Priest defeated Jey Uso to retain Raw's World Heavyweight Championship and Bayley defeated Naomi and Tiffany Stratton in a triple threat match to retain SmackDown's WWE Women's Championship. The event was also notable for the WWE return of Tama Tonga’s adopted brother (biological cousin), Tanga Loa, who performed for WWE as Camacho from 2009 to 2014. It was also the largest gate in WWE's history.
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BacklashFrance was a 2024 professional wrestling event produced by the American company WWE. It was the 19th Backlash event and took place on Saturday...
event will be titled BacklashFrance as it will be WWE's first PPV and livestreaming event held in France, as well as the first Backlash held outside of North...
effect beginning with the May 6 episode of Raw, two days after the BacklashFrance pay-per-view and livestreaming event. The draft pools were announced...
disqualification. This lead to a triple threat match for the title at Backlash: France where Stratton was unsuccessful. With her trampoline gymnastics background...
SmackDown, who defeated The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) at BacklashFrance on May 4, 2024. For the men's division, NXT features a primary, secondary...
(in French). September 12, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2023. Lambert, Jeremy (November 16, 2023). "WWE BacklashFrance To Take Place In France On May...
would face The Bloodline (Sikoa and Tonga) in a tag team match at BacklashFrance. This would mark Tonga's in-ring debut in WWE. At the event, The Bloodline...
Stardom Co. Ltd. as a subsidiary of NJPW effective June 28. May 4 – At BacklashFrance, Tanga Loa, Tama Tonga's half-brother officially debuted for WWE, aligning...
effect beginning with the May 6 episode of Raw, two days after the BacklashFrance pay-per-view and livestreaming event. "Ad Age's 40 Under 40 in Marketing...
CTRL in a six-woman tag team match when Cargill pinned Dakota Kai. At BacklashFrance in May 2024, she and Belair defeated the Kabuki Warriors for the WWE...
tying Bayley's record for the longest reign in the title's history. At BacklashFrance on May 4, Priest successfully defended the World Heavyweight Championship...
the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship for BacklashFrance. On the April 23 episode of Raw, Jey and Priest would confront one...
eliminated by Último Guerrero. Tanga Loa made his return to WWE at BacklashFrance on May 4, 2024, assisting Solo Sikoa and his brother Tama Tonga defeat...
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