WWE Backlash 2026

The 2026 Backlash, also promoted as Backlash: Tampa, is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It will be the 21st Backlash event and will take place on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at the Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida. It will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The concept of the event will be based around the backlash from WrestleMania 42. This will be the first Backlash to livestream on the ESPN streaming service in the United States.