Originally scheduled to be a six-team tournament between American Alpha, The Ascension, Breezango, The Hype Bros, The Usos, and The Vaudevillains, Heath Slater, who was still trying to earn a SmackDown contract after being left out of the WWE draft, was granted entry into the tournament on the condition that he must find a partner and win the tournament to earn a contract. [2], Backlash is a pay-per-view (PPV) event that was established by WWE in 1999. 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. Barbie Blank, Actress: Clash Time. Boss Man attacked Bradshaw with a nightstick and Buchanan performed a Scissors Kick on Bradshaw to win the match. The 2000 Backlash was the second Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). Following WrestleMania 23 in 2007, brand-exclusive PPVs were discontinued, thus the events from 2007 to 2009 featured wrestlers from Raw, SmackDown, and ECW, the latter of which was established as a third brand in 2006 but was disbanded in 2010. [16] However, The Usos would attack American Alpha after their match, causing Chad Gable to suffer a leg injury. The event was seen In the main event, Triple H defended the WWF Championship against The Rock with Shane McMahon as the special guest referee. Lower down on the card, Big Show and Mankind had a Boiler Room Brawl to settle matters after their previous encounter, which decided who would referee the WrestleMania event. The 2016 Backlash, however, was scheduled to be held on September 11, 2016, at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia, thus ending its previous tradition of being the post-WrestleMania PPV. [23] However, the match did not happen as all five women attacked each other. In the end, Orton interfered and attacked Wyatt with an "RKO", leading to Kane executing a second Chokeslam on Wyatt to win the match. WrestleMania 37 was the 37th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event produced by WWE.It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions.The event took place as a two-night event on April 10 and 11, 2021, at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.Following the merger of the WWE Network In the end, Styles performed a Phenomenal Forearm off the barricade on Owens. The 2004 Backlash was the sixth Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). [20], After that, The Miz defended the Intercontinental Championship against Dolph Ziggler. [15] On the September 6 episode, the six women had a championship forum conducted by general manager Daniel Bryan, which ended in a brawl, causing a six-woman tag team match to be announced, with the team of Nikki Bella, Becky Lynch, and Naomi facing Natalya, Alexa Bliss, and Carmella. After Edge managed to tag in Christian the teams ignored the tag team rules and all wrestled in the ring, with Edge using a kneeling Christian to run and jump into the corner to attack Mideon and Christian then doing the same with Gangrel to jump onto Bradshaw in the opposite corner. WrestleMania 38 was the 38th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event produced by WWE.It was held for wrestlers from the promotion Raw and SmackDown brand divisions.The event was held as a two-night event, taking place on April 2 and 3, 2022, at the AT&T Stadium in the DallasFort Worth metroplex city of Arlington, Texas. In a major announcement made by WWE, Charlotte Flair will be out of action indefinitely as a result of injury. [9] Rowan and Harper then both competed in the WWE Championship number one contender's six-pack challenge, but were unsuccessful. She is the only person to have held both The event was seen Rhyno executed a Gore on Jimmy whilst the referee was distracted, with Slater gaining the pinfall, to win the titles. Williams was scheduled to fight Snow and Holly at the pay-per-view, making the hardcore match a three-way for the WWF Hardcore Championship. X-Pac fought back but was thrown out of the ring where Chyna attacked him. The Faction then brought Hebner and the original referee Mike Chioda to the ring, where Chioda admitted that Hebner made an unfair pinfall. It took place on March 31, 1985, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.The attendance for the event was 19,121. [4][5] Storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television show SmackDown Live. Time Left: 12d, 16h, Current Bid: $100.00 During the match the Ministry would distract the referee to ambush the various Brood members while the Brood tended to use double team moves until Edge was isolated from tagging his partners. [17][13] Nikki was set to face Carmella following the unveiling of the title, whom she had pinned at SummerSlam. Undertaker's obsession with Stephanie led to another match being made at the event. The match quickly moved outside the ring and into the crowd on the concrete floor. Nakamura called for a referee, but before the match could begin, Ziggler backed out and said he would face Nakamura at Backlash and then attacked Nakamura, but Nakamura overpowered Ziggler. Bryan would later acquiesce to a contract renegotiation, while Ziggler would lose on back to back weeks against The Miz for the title. The original concept of the pay-per-view was based around the backlash from WWE's flagship event, WrestleMania. [14] The following week on Talking Smack, Rowan said that he disliked the fact that Harper had left The Wyatt Family. [9] On the next SmackDown, Nakamura interrupted Dolph Ziggler's in-ring promo. Breezango", "Natalya, Carmella & Tamina def. WWE WrestleMania 38 Arlington, Texas Sunday, May 8: WWE WrestleMania Backlash: Providence, Rhode Island: Sunday, June 5: WWE Hell in a Cell: Chicago: Saturday, July 2: WWE Money in the Bank: Las Vegas Austin ran into the ring without gesturing to the crowd and the two began striking each other. Raised in Latvia & Moscow the former Soviet WrestleMania 2000 (sequentially known as WrestleMania 16) was the 16th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). After Shane refused to count out Triple H, Rock performed a double Rock Bottom through an announce table on Triple H and Shane. 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[3] The final match of the show saw Viscera pin Test after Big Boss Man hit Test with a nightstick, pretending to be aiming for Viscera. [15] On the September 6 episode of SmackDown, The Miz slapped Ziggler, who was providing guest commentary for The Miz's match against Apollo Crews, before fleeing. In a major announcement made by WWE, Charlotte Flair will be out of action indefinitely as a result of injury. [14] On the final SmackDown before Backlash, the six women, along with Ellsworth, traded barbs before Naomi faced Carmella, who defeated Naomi due to distraction. WWE: Wrestlemania Backlash 2022 . It was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw brand division.The event took place on April 18, 2004, at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, thus being the only Backlash event held outside the United States. [2][3][4] A second Backlash event was scheduled for April 30, 2000, at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C., thus establishing Backlash as an annual PPV for the WWF. [10] The following week, Flair and Naomi's title match ended after they were both attacked by Natalya, Tamina, and Carmella. MORE. This is just a huge blow to the former champion who put up one hell of a fight. [9] On the April 18 episode of SmackDown, Jinder Mahal, who had moved over from Raw, defeated Dolph Ziggler, Mojo Rawley, Erick Rowan, Luke Harper, and Sami Zayn, who also moved over from Raw, in a six-pack challenge to become the number one contender for the WWE Championship at Backlash. WWE: Wrestlemania Backlash 2022 . The feed then shifted to a limousine in the parking lot with Stephanie McMahon seated in the back. The 2007 Backlash was the ninth Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Omos and MVP 15" x 17" Autographed Framed 2022 WrestleMania Backlash Collage with Piece of Event-Used Canvas - #1 of a Limited Edition of 5. Flair suffered an injury during her SmackDown Womens Championship Match at WrestleMania Backlash at the hands of Ronda Rousey. The 2022 WrestleMania Backlash was the 17th 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 8, 2022, at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island; this was the third Backlash held at Dunkin' Donuts Center COMMERCE [21], The actual pay-per-view opened with Shinsuke Nakamura facing Dolph Ziggler. [1][3][4], A second Backlash event was held the following year after WrestleMania 2000, thus establishing Backlash as an annual PPV for the WWF. Triple H would get the deciding victory in the final seconds when The Undertaker interfered, attacking Triple H, which Michaels called as a victory by disqualification for Triple H, giving Triple H back the WWF Championship. Lynch forced Carmella to submit to the "Dis-arm-her" to win the title. [11] Afterwards on Talking Smack, Corbin attacked Zayn and shoved an official. [7] On the post-WrestleMania Raw, Jericho was granted a rematch for the title at Raw's pay-per-view Payback,[16] but the following week, Owens was moved to the SmackDown brand as a result of the Superstar Shake-up. [3] It was held annually from 1999 to 2009, however, in 2010, Backlash was discontinued and replaced by Extreme Rulesin April 2011, the promotion ceased going by its full name of World Wrestling Entertainment, with "WWE" becoming an orphaned initialism. During the final moments, Flair smashed a chair across Rouseys back and planted her with a Natural Selection onto the chair before locking in the Figure-Eight. A brawl ensued that resulted in a six-man tag team match where the team of Owens, Corbin, and Mahal defeated Styles, Zayn, and Orton. Christian almost won the match after a tornado DDT from the corner but Ministry member Viscera came to ringside and squashed Christian against the ring then threw him back in, allowing Bradshaw to use his Clothesline From Hell finisher and pin him. [10][13], After this a tag team match took place between the New Age Outlaws, a team made of The Road Dogg and Billy Gunn and the team of Jeff Jarrett and Owen Hart. Wrestlers were portrayed as either villains or fan favorites as they followed a series of events which built tension, culminating in a wrestling match or series of matches. The 2022 WrestleMania Backlash was the 17th 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 8, 2022, at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island; this was the third Backlash held at Dunkin' Donuts Center The Showcase of the Immortals continues on WrestleMania night two as Roman Reigns battles Edge and Daniel Bryan in a Triple Threat Match for the Universal Championship. WrestleMania (sequentially known as WrestleMania I) was the inaugural WrestleMania and inaugural professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event (only in selected areas), produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). [38][39] Backlash then returned in 2020 and was held in June that year. Event: Date: Venue: WrestleMania Backlash: May 8, 2022: Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island: Hell in a Cell: June 5, 2022: Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois The Charlotte Flair WWE Wrestlemania Backlash match againstRonda Rousey was among themost intense women's matches in a long time. Scotty attempted a Superplex on Malenko, who countered into a Super DDT on Scotty to retain the title. [16], At the 2016 WWE draft, WWE Women's Champion Charlotte was drafted to Raw, leaving SmackDown without a women's championship. The two teams then immediately had a SmackDown Tag Team Championship rematch that The Usos won. Format: DVD. [2] Early advertising for the inaugural Backlash had featured the "In Your House" branding until it was quietly dropped in the weeks leading up to the pay-per-view. [10] The 2002 Backlash was in turn the promotion's very first PPV held following the implementation of the original brand split and it featured wrestlers from both brands. [5][4][6][7] With the exception of the 2005 event, which was held in May,[8] Backlash was held every April through the 2009 event. Time Left: 12d, 16h, Current Bid: $185.00 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). The 2000 Backlash was the second Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). Omos and MVP 15" x 17" Autographed Framed 2022 WrestleMania Backlash Collage with Piece of Event-Used Canvas - #1 of a Limited Edition of 5. It took place on April 2, 2000, at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim in Anaheim, California.A total of nine matches were contested on the event's card. The highest rated match was Dean Malenko vs. Scotty 2 Hotty for the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship, rated 4 out of 5 stars. [11] On the May 2 episode, Flair, now a face, was attacked backstage by the three heels, now calling themselves The Welcoming Committee, who also tried to convince Becky Lynch to join them. Buy WWE tickets and get WWE Live event details for upcoming WWE Live events like Monday Night Raw, Friday Night Smackdown, NXT 2.0, WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, SummerSlam, Survivor Series and more. From its inception until 2009, Backlash held this position as the post-WrestleMania PPV and was held annually in April, with the exception of the 2005 event, which was held in May. Lynch then came out and acted like she was going to join the three, but then attacked them, but got overwhelmed. Rousey managed to escape the submission. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter rated the Intercontinental Title match 3.75 out of 5 stars, the same rating as the main event. The 2002 event was WWE's very first PPV held following the implementation of the original brand extension the month prior. [3], The card included eight matches, including one on the Kickoff pre-show, that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by WWE's writers on the SmackDown brand. Dean Ambrose then appeared, demanding to have his rematch clause granted first. Zayn came out for the save and took out Corbin, but was overpowered by Owens. C.J. Vince McMahon hit Rock with the title belt and Triple H pinned Rock for a near-fall. Seeders Leechers ; : 2022-10-15: 1.68GB: 0: 0: 23 hours ago The latter team's manager, Debra, wore a skimpy outfit and the Outlaws tried to make her strip, when she wouldn't Gunn offered to do so himself first, living up to his moniker Mr. Ass. Chyna then interfered, knocking out X-Pac but suddenly the lights went out, signaling the entrance of Kane. After Vince McMahon betrayed The Rock at WrestleMania, Vince joined forces with Triple H, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, Shane McMahon, and D-Generation X to fully complete the formation of the heel faction, the McMahon-Helmsley Faction. This rendered him exclusive to the SmackDown brand, and was where Slater and Rhyno would be successful in their first titles defense against The Ascension. Mankind then climbed a ladder but was chokeslammed from it through a table. Read the latest sports news from around the world on Australia's sports leader Fox Sports. Undertaker then put Shamrock in a bow and arrow submission. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW brand divisions.The event took place on April 29, 2007, at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.It was WWE's first monthly PPV held to feature all three brands after The 2017 event was scheduled to be held on May 21, 2017, at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois, which was the first Backlash to be held in May since the 2005 event. The main event was a singles match for the WWF Championship with Shane McMahon as special guest referee, in which The Rock (aided by Stone Cold Steve Austin) defeated Triple H to win the championship. After suffering more assault to his neck, X-Pac evened the match with a sleeper hold and then built a fast momentum of kicks and tosses, almost winning the match after a tornado DDT from the top rope. Styles attacked Ambrose with a low blow and executed a "Styles Clash", to win the title.[20][21]. [8][17] Following WrestleMania 23 in 2007, WWE discontinued brand-exclusive PPVs,[18] thus the events from 2007 to 2009 featured wrestlers from Raw, SmackDown, and ECW,[19][20][21] which had been established as a third brand in 2006 but was disbanded in 2010,[22][23] and the brand extension itself was dissolved in 2011. The 2007 Backlash was the ninth Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). [7] With this, Big Show left The Corporation but maintained a desire to settle the score between the two in a hardcore match. WWE WrestleMania ist eine Groveranstaltung des Wrestling-Marktfhrers WWE, die seit 1985 jhrlich Ende Mrz oder Anfang April stattfindet.WrestleMania gilt allgemein als das wichtigste Wrestling-Ereignis des Jahres.Damals trat die WWE (noch unter dem Namen World Wrestling Federation) lediglich als Veranstalter und Stifter der zu erringenden Titel auf, weshalb alle She is signed to WWE, where she performs under the ring name Paige. Featured matches on the undercard included Chris Benoit defeating Chris Jericho by disqualification to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship and a six-man Hardcore match for the WWF Hardcore Championship, which Crash Holly won to retain the championship. The event took place on May 21, 2017, at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. In another tag team match, Droz and Prince Albert defeated Too Much (Brian Christopher and Scott Taylor) when Albert pinned Scott Taylor. The other hardcore match on the card was for the WWF Hardcore Championship; Bob Holly had wrestled Al Snow on the banks of the Mississippi River two months prior and despite the latter being notorious for his hardcore prowess,[10] Holly picked up the victory. Benoit applied the Crippler Crossface on Jericho but Jericho countered the hold into the Walls of Jericho, with Benoit touching the ropes to force Jericho to break the hold. It took place on April 30, 2000, at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. Nine professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the event's card. Later that night, WWF CEO Linda McMahon, the only member of the McMahon family to not be a member of The Faction, arrived, and announced that she declared The Rock to be "outnumbered" at Backlash, and decided that she would allow one WWF wrestler to be in The Rock's corner at Backlash: Stone Cold Steve Austin, who had not been seen in the WWF since the previous year's Survivor Series. 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[7] On the post-WrestleMania SmackDown, Wyatt challenged Orton to a "House of Horrors" match;[8] after Wyatt moved to Raw as a result of the Superstar Shake-up, the match was made a non-title match and scheduled for Raw's pay-per-view Payback. [10] The following week, Orton defeated Rowan in a no disqualification match and was afterwards attacked by Mahal and The Singh Brothers; Mahal subsequently stole the WWE Championship belt. 90. During the match, Breeze disguised himself as a janitor and an elderly woman, which allowed him to get some offense on The Usos. The event was instead held after SummerSlam that year. The Undertaker, meanwhile, was involved in a storyline where he became the leader of a Satanic group of wrestlers called The Ministry of Darkness. [22], Next, Kevin Owens defended the United States Championship against AJ Styles. Time Left: 12d, 17h, Current Bid: $19.00 [16], During the Backlash Kickoff pre-show, Baron Corbin faced Apollo Crews. Later, Eddie Guerrero defended the WWF European Championship against Essa Rios. [22] On September 24, 2016, at a house show in Chicago, Illinois, Lesnar defeated Orton in a no disqualification rematch. 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). 05:14. It took place on March 31, 1985, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.The attendance for the event was 19,121.