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Backlash France is the upcoming 19th Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event will take place on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at the LDLC Arena in Lyon-Decines, France, marking WWE's first PPV and livestreaming event held in France. The concept of the event will be based around the backlash from WrestleMania XL.

Production

Background

Backlash is a recurring professional wrestling event that was established by the American promotion WWE in 1999. It was held annually from 1999 to 2009, but was then discontinued until it was reinstated in 2016 and has been held every year since, except in 2019. The original concept of the event was based around the backlash from WWE's flagship event, WrestleMania. The events between 2016 and 2020 did not carry this theme; however, the 2021 event returned Backlash to this original concept.

Announced on November 16, 2023, the 19th Backlash will feature the backlash from WrestleMania XL. It is scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at the LDLC Arena in Lyon-Decines, France, marking the first major WWE event to be held in France. The event will feature wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions, and air on pay-per-view (PPV) worldwide and will be available to livestream on Peacock in the United States and the WWE Network in most international markets. Additionally, the May 3 episode of Friday Night SmackDown will be held at the same arena.

Storylines

The event included matches that resulted from scripted storylines. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands, while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.

References

"WWE Backlash". The History of WWE. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
Lambert, Jeremy (April 11, 2021). "WWE Announces WrestleMania Backlash For May". Fightful. Archived from the original on April 12, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
Cohen, James (November 16, 2023). "WWE announce plans to host its first ever premium live event in France with Backlash in Lyon... after company recently confirmed plans to host events in Berlin and Perth". Daily Mail UK. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
"Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
Steinberg, Brian (May 25, 2016). "WWE's 'Smackdown' Will Move To Live Broadcast On USA (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.

External links

Backlash Official Website

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