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The blue brand rolls into the BOK Centre in Tulsa tonight, and the energy is off the charts. We are officially on the home stretch to Backlash, and the “New Era” isn’t just knocking on the door—it’s kicking it down.

The “Absolute” Confrontation

The show kicked off with the Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes addressing the WWE Universe about his open challenge for Backlash. He was quickly interrupted by the debuting Ricky Saints, who walked out to a massive pop. The tension was undeniable as they stood face-to-face—Saints made it clear he didn’t come to SmackDown just to be a “friend” to the Champ. Gunther attacked Cody, taking him out, giving a warning that he is coming for his title.

Tonight’s Featured Match: Jacy Jayne vs. Charlotte Flair

This is the one everyone is talking about. After Fatal Influence (Jacy, Fallon Henley, and Jazmyn Nyx) made their presence felt last week by crashing the legends’ returns, Jacy has a chance to back up her talk against “The Queen.” Can Charlotte weather the storm, or will the numbers game of the NXT call-ups be too much? Rhea will become a part of this; the upstarts need to be put in their place.

Debut Watch: Ricky Saints & Blake Monroe

The vignettes are done, and the rumours are flying—tonight is the night we expect to see Ricky Saints and Blake Monroe make their official SmackDown debuts. Both are coming in with massive hype, and Tulsa is about to find out exactly what they bring to the main roster.

The Bloodline & The Undisputed Title

Cody Rhodes is still the man at the top, but the shadow of the new-look Bloodline is growing. With Jacob Fatu lurking and Roman Reigns waiting in the wings for Backlash, Cody has to keep his head on a swivel.

U.S. Title Turmoil: New champ Trick Williams is officially a marked man. After being ambushed by a “Gingerbread Man” who turned out to be Sami Zayn, Trick is looking for payback tonight. They will meet at Bakclash

R-Truth/Damien Priest are defending the Tag Team titles against Fraxiom. Talla Tonga/Solo Sokia showed up post-match. Clearing the ring. Solo, with a message for Jacob, is a dead man walking. Solo just told the twins that Roman is not his Trible Chef.

Royce Keys in singles action against 1/2 of Los Garza Angel, Berto on the outside trying to help Angel, but nothing is working.

Women’s Tag Titles on the line with Paige/Bree Bella defending the titles against Nia Jax/Lash Legend.

The Usos are facing Solo Sikoa/Talla Tonga in tag action. Jacob Fatu arrived to take out Solo and Talla.