WWE Adds Title Match To Backlash Card During 5/1 SmackDown

TLDR

During the May 1 episode of WWE SmackDown in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a United States Championship match was added to the WWE Backlash 2026 card after Sami Zayn attacked the Gingerbread Man mascot costume in the ring. Trick Williams, who won the United States Title from Sami Zayn at WrestleMania, booked the title match for Backlash after confronting Zayn about the attack on his mascot.