WWE Backlash 2026 Global Start Times: US, UK, Australia and more

By Jake Skudder
Published: 4 May 2026, 03:43

WWE Backlash 2026 Roman Reigns Poster — WWE Backlash 2026 poster featuring Roman Reigns (Image credit: WWE)

WWE Backlash 2026 takes place from Tampa’s Benchmark International Arena on Saturday, May 9 and WWE has shifted the bell time, likely to try and not crossover with the UFC 328 Main Card.

WWE Backlash 2026 key details

Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026.
Venue: Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, Florida.
Main card U.S. start time: 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT
U.S. streaming: ESPN / ESPN Unlimited.
International streaming: Netflix in the UK, Australia and dozens of other territories.

Global start times: US, UK, Australia and more

Assuming the confirmed 6 p.m. Eastern bell time sticks, here’s how WWE Backlash 2026 lines up around the world for the main card:

WWE Backlash 2026 main card start times

Region / City	Local Date	Local Time	Notes
U.S. East (New York)	Sat, May 9	6:00 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN Unlimited main card.
U.S. Central (Chicago)	Sat, May 9	5:00 p.m.	One hour earlier than the standard PPV slot.
U.S. Mountain (Denver)	Sat, May 9	4:00 p.m.	Afternoon start, ideal for family viewing.
U.S. Pacific (Los Angeles)	Sat, May 9	3:00 p.m.	Lines up with big‑fight weekend strategy vs. UFC.
UK (London)	Sun, May 10	11:00 p.m.	Live on Netflix in the UK.
Western Europe (Paris/Berlin)	Mon, May 11	12:00 a.m.	True midnight start, still manageable for hardcore fans.
India (New Delhi)	Mon, May 11	3:30 a.m.	Classic “early‑morning grind” time for Indian fans.
Australia (Sydney)	Mon, May 11	8:00 a.m.	Monday breakfast show, streaming via Netflix.
Australia (Perth)	Mon, May 11	6:00 a.m.	Perfect commute‑time viewing slot.
New Zealand (Auckland)	Mon, May 11	10:00 a.m.	Late‑morning PLE for Kiwi fans.

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Jake Skudder

Jake is an SEO-minded Football, Combat Sports, Gaming and Pro Wrestling writer, successful Editor in Chief, Sports SEO Coordinator for NationalWorld and SEO Writer for F4Wonline.com. He has more than ten years of experience covering mixed martial arts, pro wrestling, football and gaming across a number of publications, starting at SEScoops in 2012 under the name Jake Jeremy. His work has also been featured on Wrestling Headlines, Wrestlingnewsco, HotNewHipHop, The Hard Times and Sportskeeda.

Previously, he worked as the Editor in Chief of 24Wrestling, building the site profile with a view to selling the domain, which was accomplished in 2019. Jake was previously the Editor in Chief for FightFans, a combat sports and pro wrestling site that was launched in January 2021 and broke into millions of pageviews within the first two years. He previously worked for Snack Media and their GiveMeSport site, creating Evergreen and Trending content that would deliver pageviews via Google as the UFC and MMA SEO Lead. Jake managed to take an area of GiveMeSport that had zero traction on Organic and push it to audiences across the globe. Jake also has a record of long-term video and written interview content with the likes of the Professional Fighters League, ONE and Cage Warriors, working directly with the brands to promote bouts, fighters and special events.

He previously worked for the (then) biggest independent wrestling company in the UK, PROGRESS Wrestling, as PR Head and Head of Media across the social channels of the company.