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5/10 WWE BACKLASH PPV COVERAGE: FOUR TITLE MATCHES, DID McAFEE SURVIVE GUNTHER?, A DEBUT, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2025-05-10 16:59:00

Match Number Three:  Men’s Intercontinental Championship Match: Dominik Mysterio versus Penta

Dom pushes Penta and Penta with a drop kick. Dom with punches but Penta with a head scissors. Penta misses a shoulder in the corner and Dom with a head scissors take down. Dom is sent to the turnbuckles and Penta with a thrust kick and he follows with a lungblower for a near fall. Dom drops Penta on the top rope and Dom drop kicks Penta to the floor. Dom with a suicide dive into a DDT on the floor. Dom mocks the Penta strut. Dom chops Penta and Penta chops back. Dom with another chop and he sends Penta into the ring steps. Dom gets back into the ring and then he goes to the floor to send Penta back into the ring. Dom with a slingshot senton.

Dom gets a near fall. Dom with kicks and punches to Penta. Dom gets a near fall. Dom with a reverse chin lock. Penta with a wraparound bulldog and Dom rolls to the floor to regroup. Penta goes up top and he hits a cross body off the ring post. Dom kicks Penta coming off the apron and Dom with a suplex. Penta blocks the second suplex. Dom sends Penta into the ropes and Dom misses the 619. Penta with a slingshot crucifix bomb for a near fall. Dom with obLIVion for a near fall. Dom goes for a monkey flip but Penta puts Dom on the turnbuckles and he kicks Dom. Dom sends Penta to the apron and Dom kicks him again. Dom goes for a suplex on the apron but Penta blocks it and he kicks Dom and hits a Destroyer on the apron.

Carlito makes his way to the ring to talk to the referee. JD and Finn show up and then Finn gets a chair and the referee sees it while JD holds Penta. The referee sends them all to the back. Penta with a flip dive over the referee onto Finn, JD, and Carlito. Penta gets back into the ring and he hits a super kick on Dom. Finn gets back on the apron even though he was sent to the back. Grande Americano head butts Penta on the turnbuckles. Dom with a frog splash for the three count.

Winner: Dominik Mysterio (retains championship)

Match Number Four:  Pat McAfee versus Gunther

They lock up and Gunther pushes Pat into the corner. They lock up and Gunther with a hip toss. They lock up and Gunther with a wrist lock and he turns it into an arm bar. Pat with a reversal and he avoids a chop. They lock up and Pat with a side head lock. Gunther puts Pat on the apron and Gunther pats Pat on the top of the head. Pat punches Gunther and he slingshots back into the ring and trips. Pat with punches but Gunther with a chop. Gunther with a forearm to the back and kicks. Pat with punches and chops and Gunther wants more. Pat with more punches and Gunther with a chop.

Gunther with chops in the corner. Gunther with another chop and Pat goes down. Gunther with an arm wringer and a shoulder tackle. Pat avoids an elbow drop and he kicks Gunther in the back. Gunther with a snap mare and kick to the back. Pat and Gunther exchange chops and Gunther with a boot. Gunther invites Cole into the ring. Gunther pats Pat on the top of the head and Pat with a punch. Gunther with a German suplex. Gunther with a sleeper and Pat powers out of the hold. Gunther with a German suplex. Gunther with a front face lock and forearm. Gunther puts Pat on the turnbuckles. Gunther with a forearm and he sets for a German superplex. Pat with elbows to knock Gunther to the mat. Pat misses a moonsault and he lands on his feet. Gunther with a German suplex and Pat lands on his feet. Pat with a series of kicks and he gets a near fall. Pat slaps Gunther and he chops Gunther. Pat with another chop and Gunther chops back. They continue the exchange. They exchange forearms. Pat with a bicycle kick and a thrust kick. Pat has a kick blocked and Gunther with a power bomb.

Gunther with a Boston Crab. Cole gets up from the announce table to motivate Pat and Pat is close to the ropes but Gunther pulls him into the center of the ring and Gunther with elbows to the head. Gunther grabs Cole and brings him into the ring. Gunther pushes Cole and Pat with a kick to Gunther. Gunther kicks Pat and Cole gets to the floor. Pat with an O’Connor roll for a near fall. Pat rolls to the apron. Gunther sets for a suplex to bring Pat back into the ring and Cole trips Gunther and holds the leg but Pat can only get a two count. Pat with a sleeper but Gunther with a clothesline.

Gunther with a sleeper and he adds a body scissors. Pat gets a second wind. He tries for elbows but Gunther holds on and he gets Pat back onto the mat. The arm goes down and the referee calls for the bell.

Winner: Gunther

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