The following week on March 8's Raw Is War, Tori fought Vachon with Sable in her corner but after receiving a squash from Vachon, Sable also gave Tori a Sable Bomb, leading to Tori interrupting Sable's Playboy interview by demanding a championship match at WrestleMania.[11]. Shane performed a Leap of Faith off the Titantron onto Big Show, who was lay in the staging area. While the referee was distracted, MVP struck Lashley in the face with his cane, allowing Omos to perform the Choke Bomb on Lashley to win the match. Rollins attempted a Phoenix Splash, but Rhodes avoided it. brand was a Last Man Standing match for the World Heavyweight Championship between The Undertaker and Batista, which ended in a no-contest after both men failed get to their feet before the referee counted to ten. When The Undertaker did successfully find Stephanie, Shamrock, in his quest to get revenge on Undertaker, continued to beat down and interrogate members of The Ministry of Darkness for McMahon's whereabouts. Christian performed an Unprettier on Guerrero but Jeff broke up the pin with a Swanton Bomb. The two continued to throw the other into the walls of the room and Mankind then broke a pane of glass over Show's head, making both men bleed Show's head and Mankind's hand which left bloody prints over the walls. The concept of the pay-per-view was based around the backlash from WWE's flagship event, WrestleMania. The event received mixed reviews from critics and fans. Moss performed a Fallaway Slam on Corbin for a nearfall. Text to 44202 (Msg&Data Rates May Apply). [19] Backlash was reinstated in 2016, but it was held in September after that year's SummerSlam, thus ending its previous tradition of being the post-WrestleMania PPV. Rock also took a camera from the production crew and stood on the remaining table above Austin and pointed the camera over him to mock him. Kane ripped off his mask to reveal it was actually The Undertaker who grabbed McMahon by the throat as the lights turned off in the arena and when they came up, he was gone with McMahon alone in the ring. The following week, James retained the Women's Championship against Phoenix in a lumberjill match, with the win coming after the evil Melina attempted to strike James with her boot, but accidentally struck Phoenix. Edge, who defeated Mr. Kennedy on the May 7 episode of Raw to win the Money in the Bank contract,[29] cashed in his opportunity and defeated The Undertaker to win the World Heavyweight Championship. He ran at Austin who ducked, meaning the belt knocked Rock down. [24] Adam Pearce subsequently suspended Flair, however, fellow WWE official Sonya Deville, who primarily appeared on SmackDown, reinstated Flair the following week after Flair made a public apology on Raw. Rock picked up Austin and threw him into the WrestleMania XV sign but Austin circled round and threw Rock into them instead, then dragged him back towards the ring having a suplex reversed on the concrete walkway. The 2003 event was the fifth event in the Backlash chronology and featured the backlash from WrestleMania XIX.It was scheduled to In his fourth reign as WWE Champion, he won the title by defeating Brock Lesnar on April 3, 2022, on Night 2 of WrestleMania 38 in a Winner Takes All match to claim both championships. The event took place on April 29, 2007, at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. brands where the wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform. Reigns was then interrupted by Cesaro, but before he could speak, Reigns, Jey, and Heyman left the ring and departed backstage. They were positive about the rest of the show. It was the 16th event in the Backlash chronology and featured wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands. World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view event. It took place on March 28, 1999, at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Ten professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the event's card.The ticket sales of 20,276 drew a gross of $1,437,050. After Orton's intended interference failed, Cena pulled out the win, thus, the championship match at Backlash became a Fatal Four Way starring three former WWE Champions challenging Orton. The third claw came with a low blow, for which Mankind was not disqualified. Sky Sports Box Office hub - Your home of pay-per-view entertainment on Sky.com "[10][14], Canadian Online Explorer's professional wrestling section rated the entire event 8 out of 10, declaring "the World Wrestling Federation had something to prove and prove it they did" in reference to a lackluster WrestleMania. As soon as the match was over, Chyna low blowed Triple H and revealed her alliances with The Corporation, promising a Valentine's Day present at the subsequent pay-per-view. [18], The pay-per-view opened with Cody Rhodes facing Seth "Freakin" Rollins. [13] Knowing Rock would be busy feuding with Mankind, McMahon realized Austin was likely to use the 1999 Royal Rumble, rather than a personal attack, to attempt to reclaim the belt and laid down the stipulation that he must win a Buried Alive match against The Undertaker to be in the Rumble. Email ESPN Radio Shows Two hardcore wrestling matches were scheduled for the card. In other prominent matches, Ronda Rousey defeated Charlotte Flair in an "I Quit" match to win the SmackDown Women's Championship, Edge defeated AJ Styles by technical submission, and in the opening bout, Cody Rhodes defeated Seth "Freakin" Rollins. [27] This was followed with an appearance from the San Diego Chicken, who mocked special referee Vinny Pazienza and was punched to the floor for it.[28]. [17], At WrestleMania 38, Bobby Lashley defeated Omos; oddly, Lashley's manager MVP did not accompany him for the match. Stone Cold Steve Austin's feud with The Corporation continued after WrestleMania with Austin demanding the return of his customized smoking skull belt that was taken from him after losing the WWF Championship at Breakdown: In Your House in 1998. [17] Undertaker began delivering ambiguous apocalyptic messages, but after recruiting Mabel, now Viscera (Nelson Frazier, Jr.) and The Brood, he began to be more direct, revealing his plan to attack Mr. McMahon and take over the World Wrestling Federation. The 2001 Backlash was the third Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). The Street Profits vs. Alpha Academy for the Raw Tag Titles, Edge vs. AJ Styles, Johnny Knoxville vs. Sami Zayn in an Anything Goes match, Pat McAfee vs. Austin Theory, Bobby Lashley vs. Omos", "4/15 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Barnett's review of Ricochet vs. Jinder Mahal for the Intercontinental Championship, Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn, Raw Tag Team Champions Randy Orton and Riddle appear", "4/29 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Barnett's review of Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn in a steel cage match, Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey compete in Beat The Clock submission challenges, Ricochet vs. Shanky for the Intercontinental Title, Usos vs. RK-Bro contract signing for WrestleMania Backlash", "4/18 WWE Raw results: Powell's live review of Cody Rhodes vs. an opponent of Seth Rollins' choosing, Finn Balor vs. As the fight resumed, Butterbean jabbed Gunn to the body and followed with a clean overhand right which sent Gunn back to the canvas, giving Butterbean a victory via knockout. The majority of the early part of the match took place outside the ring, with Austin being choked with a T-shirt then taking Rock through the crowd before returning into the secure area and into the crowd the opposite end. In an intergender tag team contest, Val Venis and Nicole Bass defeated D'Lo Brown and Ivory when Nicole Bass pinned Ivory. The Undertaker, meanwhile, was involved in a storyline where he became the leader of a Satanic group of wrestlers called The Ministry of Darkness. It took place on March 28, 1999, at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Ten professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the event's card.The ticket sales of 20,276 drew a gross of $1,437,050. In another tag team match, Droz and Prince Albert defeated Too Much (Brian Christopher and Scott Taylor) when Albert pinned Scott Taylor. He began working for Vincent J. McMahon's World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) in 1975, and was a Madison Square Garden ring announcer since 1977. The event took place on May 16, 2021, from the WWE ThunderDome, hosted at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Floridait was WWE's first PPV to present the ThunderDome from the Yuengling Center during the COVID-19 pandemic, following a four-month residency at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. [6] Rather than oppose him as he usually would, McMahon acquiesced to the request as The Undertaker had threatened his family. This tie-in was heavily panned and covered in the media, with the New York Post calling it "one of WWE's saddest moments ever." The 2022 WrestleMania Backlash was the 17th Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. Title, Sasha Banks and Naomi vs. Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan for the WWE Women's Tag Titles, RK-Bro vs. During April Undertaker successfully managed to abduct Stephanie, however Shamrock, looking for revenge, set about trying to find her and attacked various members of the Ministry for her whereabouts. Regal did indeed add Jericho to the match, but not as a competitor. In another dark match, Lita faced Molly Holly. Shane eventually made his way to the ring and was punched into the corner, escaping a Bronco Buster when Test pulled him out of the ring. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions.The event took place on July 18, 2010, at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.The event included two Money in the Bank ladder The 1999 Backlash was the inaugural Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF; WWE as of 2002). When Steve Austin won the Royal Rumble[19] in 1998, Mr. McMahon made clear he was not happy with a rebellious, foul-mouthed beer drinker as the representative for his company should he win the WWF Championship at WrestleMania XIV. The Brood then ascended back into the rafters as Undertaker put the noose around Boss Man's neck, with Paul Bearer causing the Cell to rise and take a hanging Boss Man with it. Back in the ring, Riddle performed an RKO on Jey from the top rope. The 2013 event was the seventh event in the Night of Champions chronology. The alliance between Phoenix and Melina ended a week later, and the two Divas would face James at Judgment Day for the title. Prior to their match, Rey was attacked backstage, similar to what happened at WrestleMania Backlash, leaving Dominik to face Ziggler and Roode alone. Dwayne Johnson, Actor: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. The Women's Championship match began with Tori taking her time to enter the ring, Sable grabbing her hair when she finally did and tossing her back out. A WrestleMania considerado o principal evento da WWE, [11] sendo descrito como o Super Bowl do entretenimento esportivo. Tori regrouped outside and pulled Sable out by her legs, ramming her face into the apron and the barricade. Although Boss Man was able to deliver a swinging neckbreaker, Undertaker took control again throwing Boss Man into the cell. With McMahon irate, Austin revealed he was willing to put his place on the line and not headline WrestleMania if McMahon would give him the opportunity to fight him one on one with no interference from The Corporation; if McMahon could beat him, Austin would not go to WrestleMania. Styles ran the ropes, leading to both men hitting a cross body block to each other at the same time. Lashley interrupted, but was attacked by Cedric Alexander, who wanted to rejoin MVP and reform The Hurt Business. [10] The feud intensified on the April 8 episode of ECW, where during a contract signing for Backlash, Guerrero, with assistance from Bam Neely, Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder, delivered a Frog splash on Kane through a table. [19], The third match was between AJ Styles and Edge, with Damian Priest barred from ringside. [18], At WrestleMania 37, Bobby Lashley defeated Drew McIntyre to retain the WWE Championship. The 2002 Backlash was the fourth Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). When the event was released on DVD, it reached a peak position of second on Billboard's Recreational Sports DVD Sales Chart. [5] The event was released on DVD on May 27, 2008[17] by Sony Music Entertainment. During the beginning of the year he began to articulate a desire for Stephanie McMahon leading to a Hell in a Cell match at WrestleMania where Corporation member The Big Boss Man was hanged from the ceiling. Rhyno performed a Gore on Raven to retain the title. [21], Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Riddle) appeared on the following SmackDown to challenge the SmackDown Tag Team Champions, The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso), to the title unification match that was originally going to happen at WrestleMania Backlash. As the two double-teamed Austin, Mankind came running to the ring in his referee's uniform,[6] throwing McMahon straight out the ring and taking over as referee. In the end, Sheamus performed a Knee Strike on Ricochet to win the match. WrestleMania 17 (stylized as WrestleMania X-Seven) was the 17th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). The first was a Fatal 4-Way elimination match for the WWE Championship featuring wrestlers from the Raw brand, in which all four men fought in the ring at the same time, with competitors being eliminated by pinfall or submission. Test interfered, performing a Big Boot on Big Show. They cut open the roof of the cell and passed through a noose, securing the other end to the top of the cell. The Big Show countered, however, and delivered a chokeslam to Khali. WrestleMania Backlash: Tampa, FL: 1 63: 62 26 The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) July 18, 2021: Money in the Bank Kickoff: Fort Worth, TX: 5 470+ 470+ On the May 20, 2022, episode of SmackDown, The Usos defeated Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Riddle) in a Winner Takes All match. Early advertising had included the In Your House branding, but it was dropped in the weeks leading up to the pay-per-view. The first was a specialty match, a Boiler Room Brawl based around wrestler Mankind who was billed as being "from the boiler room". After being thrown into a ramp Mankind took advantage by spraying steam into Show's face, then unleashing suspended pipes from above onto him, burying Show. The Mean Street Posse tried to restrain X-Pac but he fought back, only to be floored by Test. [11] Meanwhile, X-Pac, who had altercations with Shane McMahon prior to the February event, was frustrated with Shane's interference in the match and goaded into putting his European Championship on the line in a tag-team match with Triple H against Kane and Shane, which Shane won thanks to Triple H being distracted by Chyna. Rock caught Austin's foot and spun him around, trying to Rock Bottom him again but Austin elbowed him away and delivered a stunner, finally securing a pinfall and winning the WWF Championship. WWE's former ECW brand also took part (20062009) during the first brand split until that brand was disbanded in early 2010. He then tried a double-armed DDT into the steps but was shoved over the steps falling backward. AJ Styles then attacked Edge, but Judgment Day gained the upper hand. Shane got himself intentionally disqualified, but did not get his head shaved. [38] A match between Cesaro and Rollins was scheduled for Hell in a Cell. WrestleMania XV was the 15th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). The WWE SmackDown Women's Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the SmackDown brand division.It is one of two women's world titles for WWE's main roster, along with the WWE Raw Women's Championship on Raw.The current champion is Ronda Rousey, who is The 2021 WrestleMania Backlash was the 16th Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE.It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions.The event took place on May 16, 2021, from the WWE ThunderDome, hosted at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Floridait was WWE's first PPV to He followed this with a cover for a successful pinfall, giving Hardy the victory and the championship. Austin tried a roll-up pin, following up with a Lou Thesz Press but Rock soon took the advantage with another Rock Bottom. Backlash had an attendance of approximately 11,277 and received 200,000 buys, less than the previous year's event. Jericho avoided the blow and the sledgehammer instead hit Austin, a situation Jericho and Benoit took advantage of to win the match and the titles. [3] The 2022 event was also confirmed to be held under this name, thus renaming the event series to WrestleMania Backlash. [11] Holly felt enraged that circumstances had conspired against him, while Snow still wanted another chance at the belt. Austin threw his opponent into the ring, celebrating to the crowd but when he entered the ring Rock sprang up and drove Austin into the floor with a Rock Bottom, following with an unsuccessful pin cover. In the main event, The Two-Man Power Trip (Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H) faced The Brothers of Destruction (Kane and The Undertaker) in a Tag team match for The Brothers of Destruction's WWF Tag Team Championship, Triple H's WWF Intercontinental Championship and Austin's WWF Championship. In the previous year, due to the suddenly enlarged roster, a shootfighting (unscripted) knockout tournament titled Brawl for All was organized on a voluntary basis, with Bart Gunn winning the tournament on August 24[12] after defeating every opponent by knockout aside from his opening-round opponent Bob Holly. [26][28], The Brawl For All match began with the two meetings in the middle, Gunn running into some blows from Butterbean. Lita performed a Litasault on Molly to win the match. The event consisted of eight professional wrestling matches with predetermined outcomes. The gang-up allowed Guerrero to attack Kane with a steel chair.[13]. It took place on April 25, 1999, at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island and was presented by Castrol GTX.The event had originally been promoted as "Backlash: In Your House", but the branding At Judgment Day, Austin accidentally hit Triple H with a steel chair during his chain match with Kane, causing Triple H to lose his Intercontinental Championship. Throughout this time, it retained its position as the post-WrestleMania PPV. [22], Madcap Moss was interviewed about his match against Happy Corbin, who then attacked him with a chair, put the chair around Moss' neck, and slammed Moss' Andr the Giant Memorial Trophy down on top of the chair on him. [11], Tori was sitting front row as a plant as early as September 14's Raw Is War, but it was not until late December that she began to act with stalker tendencies, sending flowers and notes to Sable, the Women's Champion and even helping her to defend her title against Luna Vachon at the Royal Rumble. It is (as of this writing) only the 5th PPV/PLE in WWE history where the only championships being defended are Womens Titles (the others being Royal Rumble 88 and 89, Evolution 2018, and WrestleMania Backlash 2022) and only the second to [27], Next, Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode defended the SmackDown Tag Team Championship against Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio. [4], The event included matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. During the match Chyna, who was supporting Triple H, tried to attack X-Pac but he made it clear he would not refrain from attacking her. The Usos accepted and the match was scheduled for the following week. Seven professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the event's card. The 2007 event was the ninth event in the Backlash chronology and featured the backlash from WrestleMania 23.It was scheduled to [6], The inaugural WrestleMania Hardcore Championship match began with Al Snow striking Billy Gunn as he tried to make a pre-match speech. Wrestlers from Raw were featured in the main event at Backlash: a fatal 4-way elimination match for the WWE Championship, featuring the champion, Randy Orton, defending against Triple H, John Cena, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL). He began working for Vincent J. McMahon's World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) in 1975, and was a Madison Square Garden ring announcer since 1977. It took place on March 28, 1999, at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Ten professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the event's card.The ticket sales of 20,276 drew a gross of $1,437,050. When he did,[20] McMahon set on a six-month-long quest to dethrone Austin as champion, which he eventually did in a de facto handicap match at Breakdown: In Your House against The Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker and Kane), who could not pin each other. [12] Two weeks later on April 22, 2008, the feud again intensified during an episode of the Cutting Edge, in which Edge, Hawkins, Ryder, and Neely ganged up against Kane. But JBL had other ideas, telling Orton that he deserved a title match as a reward for proving that he was the toughest Superstar on Raw in his Belfast Brawl victory over Finlay also at WrestleMania. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brand divisions.The event took place on April 27, 2008, at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.The concept of the pay-per-view was based around the Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode to become the new SmackDown Tag Team Champions", "Damian Priest def. When Holly rechristened himself Hardcore Holly on February 15, decrying poor gimmicks and tag-team partners he had been given in the past, Gunn made his first appearance since winning the tournament, to remind Holly that not all his partners were of a poor caliber. Night of Champions was an annual pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE since 2007. The 2007 event was the ninth event in the Backlash chronology and featured the backlash from WrestleMania 23.It was scheduled to Despite waiting for her father, the car suddenly started driving. Title match for the ECW World Championship. Undertaker began to dominate the match so much so that the referee tried to reprimand him, but his stare scared the referee out of the ring. Dwayne Johnson, Actor: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. Shane then unceremoniously ejected his father from The Corporation while Austin and Rock continued to feud over ownership of Austin's personalized belt. The Miz, Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Usos vs. Triple H also wrestled X-Pac due to Triple H causing X-Pac to lose a match for the European Championship the previous month. Hardy performed a Twist of Fate on Christian to retain the title. Pat Patterson, holder of the WWF North American Heavyweight Championship, was awarded the title (with the kayfabe Bayley then interrupted, claiming that Belair cheated at WrestleMania Backlash by using her hair. It was scheduled to take place on April 29, 2001, at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. Backlash is a pay-per-view (PPV) event that was established by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 1999.
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