They Earned It: WWE Brags About Breaking Several Backlash Records

WWE did well. We are freshly done with Backlash 2023 and the show has been well received. The show’s main draw was Bad Bunny facing Damian Priest in a street fight from Bunny’s home of Puerto Rico. It was the first time WWE had run a major event in Puerto Rico in over 18 years and the fans were ready to see WWE again, to the point where the record book has been rewritten.

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WWE has issued a press release announcing various records being broken at Backlash. The event was the most viewed Backlash of all time, including a 22% viewership increase over last year’s edition. It also drew a record for the largest gate in WWE history for an event in Puerto Rico. Unspecified merchandise and sponsorship records were also broken. WWE has presented 18 Backlash events over the years, ranging from 1999 – 2009 and 2016 – 2023, save for 2019.

Backlash went rather well. Check out some of what happened at the show:

Opinion: This is the kind of victory lap that WWE has been able to take in recent months and there is no reason to believe that they won’t continue. WWE’s in-ring product might not be as popular as it has been in the past, but the business end of things is reaching numbers that were never before believed possible. Backlash was another success and that could be the case with several shows to come.

What did you think of the show? Which record is the most impressive? Let us know in the comments below.