PWTorch Dailycast – Best of PWTorch Livecast: 5 Yrs Ago – WWE Backlash Post-Show including Zombies, Reigns-Usos storyline, Cesaro shining in main event, Belair vs. Bayley (Ad-Free – 84 min.)

About this episode

The episode revisits the May 16, 2021 analysis of WWE WrestleMania Backlash, discussing key storylines and future events.

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: Today we jump back five years to the May 16, 2021 episode of Wrestling Night in America, PWTorch columnist Greg Parks breaks down, with callers and emailers, the WWE WrestleMania Backlash PPV. Topics include: what’s next for some of the top stars heading into June’s Hell in a Cell PPV, how the Usos/Roman Reigns storyline may unfold, the potential for a Brock Lesnar return, and more. DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER LINKS… Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250", slotId: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250" }); Follow us on Blue Sky… –https://bsky.app/profile/pwtorch.bsky.social Emails… wadekellerpodcast@gmail.com kellerwade@gmail.com pwtorch@gmail.com freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING

People in this episode

Host: Greg Parks

Topics covered

• WWE
• WrestleMania Backlash
• storylines
• PPV analysis
• wrestling
• Brock Lesnar return
• Hell in a Cell

Keywords

• WWE
• WrestleMania Backlash
• Greg Parks
• Hell in a Cell
• Brock Lesnar
• Roman Reigns
• Usos
• Bianca Belair
• Bayley

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WWE

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