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John Cena To Defend Title At WWE Backlash 2025, Historic Match Officially Announced, Clash With Old Rival After 8 Years

A dangerous clash between two legends is set to happen at WWE Backlash 2025, with the company’s biggest title on the line.

Backlash 2025 marks the upcoming Premium Live Event of WWE which will take place. The upcoming premium live event Backlash 2025 chooses St. Louis as its venue for May 10. The event preparation at the company has begun for creating an enormous success at this event. During two consecutive days WrestleMania 41 delivered its fans several blockbuster matches which brought out substantial success. Some WWE performers turned into champions while attaining significant victory at their careers. The following episodes of Raw and SmackDown maintained the same level of brilliance that they displayed after WrestleMania. The show brought forth multiple fresh stories to its fans together with substantial advancements for multiple performers.

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An Undisputed WWE Championship Match at Backlash 2025

WrestleMania 41 brought John Cena victory against Cody Rhodes allowing him to claim the Undisputed WWE Championship. Randy Orton will contest his former opponent John Cena in a championship bout for the Undisputed WWE Title at Backlash 2025. The fight between these two wrestlers at Backlash 2025 has already received a scheduled announcement. Randy Orton launched his surprise RKO onto John Cena during the Raw television broadcast.

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The rivals had their first confrontation during the SmackDown broadcast. Both exchanged heated accusations. Randy Orton formally proposed an implication to compete with Cena for the championship at their televised showdown. At Backlash Cena stated his desire to compete against Orton. Cena declared that he would deliver a victory to his hometown audience.

John Cena and Randy Orton Share a Legendary History

Since their early careers John Cena and Randy Orton have developed a profound competitive relationship. The two wrestlers have maintained an infamous rivalry throughout numerous years. The two wrestlers have collided 21 times in the ring with two Hell in a Cell matches along with one TLC match and one “I Quit” contest among multiple other singles matches. The two wrestlers engaged in an unforgettable professional wrestling competition that peaked during 2008 through 2009. The same magic fans experienced before will return to them once again.

Throughout their 21 match-ups Cena has earned a singles match record against Orton that stands at 13-7-1. Back in 2017 Cena defeated Orton in the previous encounter between them on SmackDown programming.

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First published on: Apr 26, 2025 06:06 PM IST


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