DAMIAN PRIEST TO DEFEND TITLE AGAINST JEY USO AT BACKLASH

Damian Priest will defend the WWE World Heavyweight Championship next Saturday at WWE’s BackLash pay-per-view in France. At WrestleMania 40, Damian Priest won the title by cashing in his Money in the Bank contract to end Drew McIntyre’s reign. McIntyre had just defeated Seth Rollins to win the World Heavyweight Title.

In his first title defense, Damian Priest will face Jey Uso on Saturday, May 4th. WWE’s Backlash France streams live Saturday, May 4, at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on Peacock in the United States and on WWE Network internationally.