WWE Backlash 2023 (2023)
The 2023 Backlash is the upcoming 18th Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and live streaming event produced by WWE. It will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event will take place on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico Jose Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico, marking the first WWE event held in Puerto Rico since New Year's Revolution in 2005, and only the second event overall. After the previous two years were titled "WrestleMania Backlash", the 2023 event reverted to its original name, but maintained its post-WrestleMania concept, with the 2023 event based around the backlash from WrestleMania 39. Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny will serve as the host of the event.
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Brock Lesnar as Brock Lesnar |
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Cody Rhodes as Cody Rhodes |
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Kevin Steen as Kevin Owens |
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Rami Sebei as Sami Zayn |
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Matthew Riddle as Matt Riddle |
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Joseph Fatu as Solo Sikoa |
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Joshua Fatu as Jey Uso |
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Jonathan Solofa Fatu as Jimmy Uso |
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Bad Bunny as Bad Bunny |
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Luis Martinez as Damian Priest |
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Rhea Ripley as Rhea Ripley |
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Thea Trinidad as Zelina Vega |
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Colby Lopez as Seth "Freakin" Rollins |
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Jordan Omogbehin as Omos |
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Austin White as Austin Theory |
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Franklin Roberto Lashley as Bobby Lashley |
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Jermaine Haley as Bronson Reed |
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Bianca Crawford as Bianca Belair |
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Masami Odate as IYO SKY |
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Paul Heyman as Paul Heyman (Manager) |
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Hassan Hamin Assad as MVP (Manager) |
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Pam Martinez as Bayley (Appearance) |
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Cheree Georgina Crowley as Dakota Kai (Appearance) |
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Juan Rivera as Savio Vega (Appearance) |
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Carlos Colón Jr. as Carlito (Appearance) |
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Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio as Rey Mysterio (Appearance) |
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Fergal Devitt as Finn Bálor (Appearance) |
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Dominik Gutiérrez as Dominik Mysterio (Appearance) |
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Jorge Bolly as Santos Escobar (Appearance) |
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Raúl Mendoza as Cruz Del Toro (Appearance) |
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Michael Paris as Joaquin Wilde (Appearance) |
| Writing | Ed Koskey | Writer |
| Production | Vince McMahon | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Bruce Prichard | Writer |
| Crew | Vince McMahon | Creator |
| Writing | Vince McMahon | Writers' Production |
| Writing | Paul Levesque | Writers' Production |
| Production | Nick Khan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paul Levesque | Producer |
| Writing | Michael Seitz | Writer |
