The WWE WrestleMania Backlash theme is slated to return as the company will hold the event on May 8th at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I.
The arena confirmed the news on Friday morning as tickets go on sale next week. They also released the promotional material for the show which features the likes of Brock Lesnar and Ronda Rousey along with ROman Reigns, Sasha Banks, Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch.
🚨ANNOUNCEMENT @WWE Wrestlemania Backlash – Premium Live Event
🎟️ Pre Sale : February 16 – 17
🎟️ On Sale : Friday, February 18 at 10 am
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— Amica Mutual Pavilion (@The_AMPPVD) February 11, 2022
Lesnar is slated to challenge Roman Reigns for the Universal Title at WrestleMania 38 in April while at this same show, Rousey will challenge SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair for her title.
Up to this point, both Rousey and Lesnar had only been advertised for shows through WrestleMania. You can check out Rousey’s updated schedule that we posted earlier in the week.
Last year’s WrestleMania Backlash show was taped at the ThunderDome. You can see the 2022 WWE event schedule below:
Saturday, February 19 – Elimination Chamber in Saudi Arabia
Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3 – WrestleMania in Dallas, Texas at AT&T Stadium
Sunday, May 8 – WrestleMania Backlash Pay-Per-View at Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I.
Sunday, June 5 – TBA Pay-Per-View at Allstate Arena in Chicago, IL
Saturday, July 2 – Money In The Bank® at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV
Saturday, July 30 – SummerSlam® at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, TN
Saturday, September 3 or Sunday, September 4 – TBA Pay-Per-View at TBD location
Saturday, November 26 – Survivor Series at TD Garden in Boston, MA
