Date & Location Announced for WWE Backlash 2026

WWE announced that this year’s Backlash event will be taking place on May 9th at the Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida.

Breaking news… pic.twitter.com/fsPR0INKVj

— Triple H (@TripleH) January 31, 2026

As first announced by @TripleH earlier today, #WWEBacklash heads to Tampa, Florida on Saturday, May 9th at @benchmark_arena! pic.twitter.com/3rwd9OtqXk

— WWE (@WWE) January 31, 2026

This will be the first time Tampa will be hosting a Backlash event since 2021.