Jacob Fatu's aura was on full display Saturday night in the opening contest of Backlash, in which he successfully retained the United States Championship with a win over LA Knight, Damian Priest, and Drew McIntyre in a Fatal 4-Way Match.

Cena added another tally in his favor, but Orton was the better man in the latest match of their timeless feud

John Cena appeared on the final SmackDown before Backlash and cut a promo ahead of his Undisputed WWE Championship match against Randy Orton. The segment ended with a masked wrestler entering the ring and attempting to hit Cena with an RKO.