WWE Backlash Odds: Old Rivals Clash ‘One Last Time’

WrestleMania 41 is in the rear view, but only just. We’ve got all the WWE Backlash odds ahead of the curtain raising in St Louis, MO.

The first PLE of the new ‘WWE season’ falls on May 10, with WWE Backlash just 20 days after the climax of WrestleMania 41 and John Cena’s title victory.

‘Super Cena’ will face off against one of his greatest foes in the Viper, Randy Orton and former World Champion Gunther settles a score with commentator Pat McAfee – let’s dive into the WWE Backlash odds and predictions!

WWE Backlash odds

	Favorite	Underdog
WWE Undisputed World Championship	John Cena (c) (-1250)	Randy Orton (+600)
WWE Womens Intercontinental Championship	Becky Lynch (-303)	Lyra Valkyria (c) (+225)
WWE Intercontinental Championship	Dominik Mysterio (c) (-1667)	Penta (+700)
United States Championship Fatal 4-Way	Jacob Fatu (c) (-1000)	Drew McIntyre (+600) LA Knight (+900) Damian Priest (+1000)
Gunther vs. Pat McAfee	Gunther (-1250)	Pat McAfee (+600)

Odds accurate as of May 9

WWE Backlash odds analysis

John Cena (c) vs Randy Orton

John Cena will have been champion for just 20 days when he faces Randy Orton in the Viper’s hometown of St Louis, MO… And that’s just not long enough for him to hold it before he loses it.

This will be a re-run of some of their classic matches from the 2000s. All the greatest hits. But as reflected in the WWE Backlash odds: John Cena’s going to hold on to the strap until at least SummerSlam. This may be the most lopsided set of WWE betting odds I’ve seen.

Jey Uso (c) vs. Logan Paul

This match, combined with Pat McAfee facing former world champ, Gunther give an air of… inauthenticity to the Backlash PLE.

Like this is the PLE they’re doing for the shareholders and to promote the product to new fans who have heard of celebrities but don’t actually know anything about the WWE.

That being said: this match pits one of the biggest babyfaces in the company against the best natural heel on the roster. Logan Paul is just so unlikable to wrestling fans and the pair should have a good match.

It’s just lacked the build you’d probably expect for a title match, and like John Cena: Jey Uso hasn’t held the strap long enough for it to be meaningful. If he loses it to Logan Paul, we can expect loyal WWE fans to turn off in droves.

Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Becky Lynch

Here’s another match on the WWE Backlash card that smells like a share price mover. Becky Lynch’s return has polarized WWE fans who feel Bayley was hard done by in being sidelined for WrestleMania 41, but we are now seeing Lyra Valkyria doing better work than she’s done since hitting the main roster.

Expect ‘Big Time Becks’ to go over in this, in-line with the betting odds. The shareholders will get another big name as champion, the Women’s IC title will get more exposure, and these two could keep a feud going through to SummerSlam.

Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. Penta

This one could be match of the night.

Dominik Mysterio’s crowd reaction when winning the WWE Intercontinental title at WrestleMania was wonderful in how organic it was: he’s worked hard since he arrived in the company as a fresh-faced nepo-baby in 2020, and the Las Vegas crowd let him know just how much he deserved the title win.

Penta’s star continues to rise and they’ll put on a hell of a show at WWE Backlash… I can see Penta winning this one after Finn Balor interferes, costing Dirty Dom his title and setting the Judgement Day pair up for a feud to run into the summer.

Jacob Fatu (c) vs. LA Knight vs. Damian Priest vs. Drew McIntyre

I backed Jacob Fatu to lose to LA Knight at WrestleMania 41, with Solo Sikoa expected to turn on his cousin. It didn’t happen then but I expect it to happen here.

The WWE United States Championship has orbited LA Knight for the last 12 months but I expect it to move on now and we can expect Drew McIntyre or Damian Priest to pick up the strap and elevate it, much like Becky Lynch will for the Womens IC title.

Gunther vs. Pat McAfee

Pat gets his shots in to make it a spirited affair, but Gunther needs to run through the former NFL punter turned sports commentator.

Destruction is the only outcome, and this may be a convenient way to get Pat McAfee off WWE TV for a while as the audience is railing against his presence.

WWE Backlash predictions

WWE Backlash Card

• WWE Undisputed World Championship – John Cena (c) vs. Randy Orton
• WWE Womens Intercontinental Championship – Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Becky Lynch
• WWE Intercontinental Championship – Dominick Mysterio (c) vs. Penta
• WWE United States Championship – Jacob Fatu (c) vs. LA Knight vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Damian Priest
• Gunther vs. Pat McAfee

WWE Backlash Info