WrestleMania Backlash was a surprisingly great show.

In the end, Roman Reigns and The Usos stood tall after defeating Drew McIntyre and RK-Bro.

What does that mean for Reigns going forward?

That didn’t happen, as Reigns got the W by pinning Riddle.

Maybe McIntyre isn’t the next challenger after all.

The big news from the night is that Ronda Rousey is the new SmackDown Women’s Champion.

Elsewhere, Rhea Ripley helped Edge defeat A.J.

Styles, and Cody Rhodes beat Seth Rollins in another outstanding match.

If you might forgive the titles not being on the line, this was a terrific main event.

The first part saw The Bloodline work over Riddle.

It set a slow pace, but that picked up once Reigns and McIntyre got in the ring.

The crowd was very into their showdown, which was ultimately won by McIntyre.

Orton then tagged in as Reigns tagged Jimmy.

This began a sequence which led to Orton hitting one of his best RKOs in months.

Jey Uso tried to break it up, but Orton threw him out.

Reigns then flew into frame with a Superman Punch, but Orton caught him with a sick RKO.

Jey Uso then Superkicked Orton, who fought through the pain to deliver another RKO.

The nearfall was broken up by Jey.

Reigns would get his revenge on Orton.

Reigns exploded onto the screen, launching off the ringside steps to blitz Orton with a Superman Punch.

McIntyre then attacked Reigns, attempting a powerbomb on The Big Dog but was interrupted by The Usos.

Reigns then broke McIntyre through the table with a big Rock Bottom-esque Uranage.

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What a battle!

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Jey Uso next hit Riddle with a Suicide Dive and threw him back into the ring.

Jey climbed the ropes, but Riddle hopped up and landed a top-rope RKO.

Unfortunately for Riddle, Reigns tagged Uso just before the RKO.

Reigns then snuck into the ring and sliced Riddle in half with a Spear for the win.

Rating: 4.5 stars.Great from start to finish.

Reigns is the biggest, most protected star in the company.

Madcap Moss beats Happy Corbin

This was an A-to-B match.

Very simple, not particularly effective.

Madcap Moss beat Happy Corbin by pinning him with a sunset flip rollup.

Corbin took the whole match, with limited Moss offense throughout.

The commentators talked up Moss' incredible explosivity, but we only got to see flashes of it.

There wasn’t really even a sustained, impressive comeback.

Rating: 2 stars.Hopefully Moss moves on to more exciting prospects.

Ronda Rousey wins SmackDown Women’s Championship

Ronda Rousey is women’s champ again.

After an opening flurry by Rousey, Flair got control when she planted Rousey with a German Suplex.

From there she barraged Rousey with chops (woo!

), taking her to the outside.

With Rousey slumped on the barricade, Flair chopped her and demanded the ref ask her if she quits.

Rousey said no, and that Flair “slaps like a bitch.”

Rousey pushed Flair into the turnbuckle post outside, then sent her flying over the barricade.

Charlotte fought back, but immediately ran away when Rousey secured herself a Kendo Stick.

Charlotte ran to the back, then came out with two Kendo Sticks.

The two then battled with Kendo Sticks, Star Wars style, with Rousey getting the better of Flair.

This stunned Rousey, for whatever reason, and Flair took the advantage.

They brawled through the crowd, with Rousey at various points refusing to quit.

The crowd chanted “We want tables!”

Flair did an outstanding job selling, shrieking with convincing terror, but refused to quit.

Flair then retook control when she smashed a chair into Rousey’s leg.

On the inside, she slammed Rousey’s face into the chair with a Natural Selection.

The crowd chants “We want tables!”

Flair set up a chair in the middle of the ring and grabs the mic.

With sinister intent, she wished Ronda a “happy Mother’s Day.”

Flair squeeled that she quits, and Rousey is the new SmackDown Women’s Championship.

Rating: 4 stars.Very intense, very good.

There were no tables, but the crowd still popped big for the finish.

Edge makes A.J.

Styles pass out

Damian Priest was barred from the ringside for this WrestleMania rematch.

It ended with, surprise, Damian Priest coming out anyway.

That wouldn’t be the only distraction: Rhea Ripley cost A.J.

Styles the match at the end, pushing Styles from the top rope at a crucial moment.

That allowed Edge to lock in the Crossface and make Styles pass out.

But when he went for a Phenomenal Forearm, Edge cut him off with a big boot.

Edge slowed the pace down massively, methodically working over Styles and his injured arm.

Edge eventually got Styles in the Crossface, but Styles countered into a Calf Crusher.

From there it was a great series of counters and back-and-forth moves.

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Into the exposed turnbuckle!

Styles then threw Edge face-first into the exposed buckle and rolled him up for a nearfall.

Then Edge cut Styles down with a big Spear, again for a two count.

(This Spear happened as the replay for the turnbuckle spot happened, which was awkward.)

Edge attempted another Spear, but Styles caught him with a V-Trigger knee.

Styles began to set up another Phenomenal Forearm, but his bum shoulder wouldn’t allow him to springboard.

Very cheap getaround here.

But as the ref was distracted, a hooded stranger pushed Styles off the top rope.

Edge then got Styles in the crossface and Styles passed out.

After the match the hooded stranger revealed herself to be Rhea Ripley, who joins Edge’s demonic faction.

Rating: 4 stars.More fun to watch than their WrestleMania match.

It was shaping up to be an outstanding bout, but the cheap finish brought it down.

It’s not that Rhea joined the faction, which is a welcome use of her.

Still, Edge and A.J.

did a great job here.

Styles in particular shined.

His offense was tight and explosive, and his selling of the injured shoulder was tremendous too.

As the ref was busy keeping Omos off Lashley, MVP smashed Lashley in the face with his cane.

Omos then gave a dazed Lashley a two-handed chokeslam for the win.

Later, Lashley was able to plant Omos with a spinebuster.

Other than these spots, there’s little to say about this match.

Rating: 1 star.

The match was much different from their WrestleMania encounter.

Whereas that was an exchange of big moves, this had more storytelling to it.

For the first half of the match, Rollins was one step ahead of Rhodes.

Halfway through, Rhodes gave Rollins a big slap, and it turned into a slugfest.

Rhodes got the better of Rollins, which began his comeback.

chant of the night.

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Pedigree!

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The two then brawled on the outside.

Rhodes countered, yanking Rollins into a Cross Rhodes.

He tried to roll into a second one, but Rollins caught Rhodes with a knee.

Rating: 4.5 stars.Fantastic match.

These two had the match of WrestleMania, and this was better.

It’s hard to communicate this in a recap, but Rollins and Rhodes work super well together.

Everything they do is smooth – they’re fun to watch.