Backlash

Backlash
Information
Promotion	World Wrestling Entertainment
First Event	April 25, 1999
Last Event	April 26, 2009
No. Events	11
Offical website	Backlash at WWE.com

Backlash is an annual pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, which started in 1999 and is held normally in April (with the exception of 2005). From 2004 to 2006, the event was exclusive to the RAW brand.

The 2007 event was the first PPV since Judgment Day 2003 (other than the "Big Four" PPV events) to feature all three brands (RAW, Smackdown and ECW) after WWE stopped doing brand-exclusive events.

Backlash often features rematches from WrestleMania, or matches based on events that took place at WrestleMania, hence the name.

Backlash dates and venues

Event	Date	City	Venue
In Your House 28: Backlash	April 25, 1999	Providence, Rhode Island	Providence Civic Center
Backlash 2000	April 30, 2000	Washington, D.C.	MCI Center
Backlash 2001	April 29, 2001	Rosemont, Illinois	Allstate Arena
Backlash 2002	April 21, 2002	Kansas City, Missouri	Kemper Arena
Backlash 2003	April 27, 2003	Worcester, Massachusetts	Worcester Centrum
Backlash 2004	April 18, 2004	Edmonton, Alberta	Rexall Place
Backlash 2005	May 1, 2005	Manchester, New Hampshire	Verizon Wireless Arena
Backlash 2006	April 30, 2006	Lexington, Kentucky	Rupp Arena
Backlash 2007	April 29, 2007	Atlanta, Georgia	Philips Arena
Backlash 2008	April 27, 2008	Baltimore, Maryland	1st Mariner Arena
Backlash 2009	April 26, 2009	Providence, Rhode Island	Dunkin' Donuts Center
Backlash 2016	September 11, 2016	Richmond, Virginia	Richmond Coliseum

Notes

• Triple H holds the record for most Backlash appenances with 10 containing a record of 4-6
• of those 10 Backlash PPV's Triple H has had 8 Title matches and only won 2.
  • (2000 loss The Rock lost the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
  • (2001 win Brothers of Destruction as a result Stone Cold and Triple H won the WWE Tag Team Championship Triple H's Intercontinental title and Steve Austin's WWF World Heavyweight Championship were both on the line
  • (2002 loss Hulk Hogan lost the Undisputed championship
  • (2004 loss Chris Benoit and Shawn Michaels) Benoit defended the title he won at WrestleMania
  • (2005 loss Batista) Defended the title he won at Wrestlemania
  • (2006 loss John Cena and Edge Cena defended the title he won at wrestlemanis
  • (2008 Win Randy Orton and John Bradshaw Layfield and Cena) Triple H won the title that Orton had held for over 5 months
  • (2009 Loss Randy Orton and Ted Dibiase and Cody Rhodes the winner would be which ever of the 6 superstars would get the pin.
• In the last 4 Backlash's Edge has won a title once out of four times, three of which involved Cena as the title holder heading into the match
  • 2009 Edge def. John Cena
• Speaking of Cena he has been in only 5 of the 11 Backlash's but all 5 matches have been for either the WWE title or World Heavyweight Title.
• Meanwhile, The Big Show has been 6 matches at Backlash and has never received a title shot
• Kane has one of the better records in Backlash history boasting a 4-2 record beating the likes of CM Punk, Chavo Guerrero, Jr., Viscera, and defeating Dudley Boyz for the Tag titles
• MVP has been in only two backlash matches both for the WWE United States Championship and lost both of them
• The Dudleyz boys have lost all three of the matches at Backlash
• Vince McMahon is 2-0 with an ECW Championship victory at Backlash and his son Shane is 2-1
• Hulk Hogan,Brock Lesnar, A-Train, Billy Gunn, Gregory Helms (who has two tag title defenses with Rosey) are 2-0 at Backlash

See also

• List of WWE pay-per-view events