WWE returning to Mexico later this year, Backlash social media ratings

– WWE will be holding a tour in Mexico later this year. The company recently announced that they would be holding SmackDown brand live events on December 1st in Mexico City, Mexico at Arena Ciudad de Mexico, December 2nd in Merida, Mexico at Coliseo Yutican, and December 3rd in Monterrey, Mexico at Arena Monterrey.

Randy Orton, AJ Styles, Kevin Owens, Baron Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura, Sin Cara, The New Day, Naomi, The Usos, Charlotte Flair, and Becky Lynch are advertised to appear at the events.

– The WWE Backlash pay-per-view event ranked #2 behind the Billboard Music Awards in Nielsen’s social media TV ratings on Sunday night. On Twitter, the show had 185,000 interactions with 37,000 unique authors, which is down from the 243,000 interactions and 43,000 authors that Payback drew. On Facebook, the show had 16,000 interactions with 113,000 unique authors, which is down from the 275,000 interactions and 144,000 unique authors that Payback drew.