WWE Backlash 2025 looked to deliver a quality follow-up to WrestleMania 41 from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis. It was a night of highs and lows, particularly starting with the strongest action of the premium live event.

Despite the five-match card delivering majorly in the way of in-ring action, none of the four championships that were on the line changed hands and there were several finishes that ultimately took away from the brilliance of the contests themselves.

The entire show revolved around the main event, the "final meeting" between John Cena and Randy Orton, in the latter's hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. There were a few highlights, but the match went off the rails late,