SmackDown Women's Champion Rhea Ripley vs. Zelina Vega

Zelina Vega is determined to honor her Puerto Rican heritage when she challenges Rhea Ripley for the SmackDown Women's Championship in Puerto Rico at WWE Backlash. 

Since joining The Judgment Day, Rhea Ripley has brought her game to a whole new level. After outlasting 29 other Superstars to conquer the 2023 Royal Rumble Match, she defeated Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania to capture the SmackDown Women's Championship in an already legendary title fight. The Eradicator now stands at the top of the mountain, daring someone to try and pick her off.

Enter the tenacious Zelina Vega. During the dangerous rivalry between Rey Mysterio and his son Dominik, the WWE Hall of Famer recruited Legado del Fantasma to form a new version of The LWO to watch his back. Surely fueled in part by the confidence generated from the faith that Mysterio had in her and her compatriots, the high-flying Vega went to WWE Official Adam Pearce and laid down her intention to challenge the new SmackDown Women's Champion to a title match at WWE Backlash. 

Don't miss a moment of the action of WWE Backlash, streaming LIVE from Puerto Rico with special host Bad Bunny on Saturday, May 6, at 8 ET/5 PT on Peacock in the United States and WWE Network everywhere else.