Dave Bautista Promotes Army of the Dead via WWE Backlash Match as Zombies Surround Ring
News 18Former WWE Champion Batista may be busy promoting his upcoming zombie apocalypse movie Army of the Dead, but he made sure that he hyped up the WrestleMania Backlash pay-per-view match. Before the match, John Morrison attempted to bribe the lumberjacks backstage, but when he opened the lumberjack locker room door, it was filled with zombies, a promotional stunt for the Army of the Dead movie. #ArmyOfTheDead @WWE— The Artist Formerly Known as Super Duper Dave May 16, 2021 The match featured Kayla Braxton and Peter Rosenberg with WWE Hall of Fame members JBL and Booker T. The Kickoff also had an Open Challenge from WWE United States Champion Sheamus. In a perfect blend of the zombie movie and the WWE match, the thunderdome screens showed post-apocalyptic city-state graphics and fog machines coated the ringside area in smoke as the wrestlers indulged in some action.