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Michael Cole might have said it best when the bell rang to end the opening match at Backlash: “Bron Breakker has arrived.”
Breakker defeated Seth Rollins in a brutal fight between a rising star and a multiple champion. Breakker had to struggle and outmaneuver Rollins throughout the match to gain a split-second advantage over him.
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Bron Breakker and Seth Rollins face off at WWE Backlash at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida on May 9, 2026. (Kevin Sabitus/WWE/Getty Images)
It helped that he had Paul Heyman in his corner, and thus the rest of The Vision. Rollins took his eyes off Breakker for a few moments to hit Austin Theory with a chair and a Stomp and chase Logan Paul out of the ring area. As Rollins returned to the ring, Breakker hit him with a spear.
Although Rollins didn’t completely get out of it, he climbed to the middle rope for an Avalanche Stomp. But Breakker hit Rollins with a spear as “The Visionary” came off the rope. He then set up a groggy Rollins in the middle of the ring, bounced off the ropes for momentum and nailed Rollins with a torpedo spear.
Bron Breakker enters the ring during WWE Backlash at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida on May 9, 2026. (Conor Kvatek/WWE)
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Breakker got the victory and the biggest win since joining the WWE main roster. Previously, Breakker and Rollins faced each other while the former was still in NXT.
This was Breakker’s first match since appearing in the Royal Rumble in January. He made his dynamite return at WrestleMania 42, costing Rollins a victory over Gunther.
Seth Rollins and Bron Breakker face off at WWE Backlash at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida on May 9, 2026. (Michael Owens/WWE)
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Breakker is now in control of his own future. Gold awaits the “Unpredictable Bada…”.
