The Story of Backlash

WWE Backlash is an annual WWE event, which started in 1999. As of 2004, Backlash became a RAW exclusive pay-per-view event. Backlash will often feature a rematch from WrestleMania, or a match based on events that took place at WrestleMania. Triple H is the only wrestler to have competed at every Backlash event. He has a win-loss record of 3-5 to date.

Backlash Title Changes:
1999 - Hardcore Title: Al Snow beat Bob Holly
2000 -WWF Title: The Rock beat Triple H
2001 - In a match for WWF, I-C, & Tag Team Titles: WWF Champ Steve Austin & I-C champ Triple H won the Tag Team Titles from Kane & The Undertaker
2002 - Cruiserweight Title: Tajiri beat Billy Kidman
2002 I-C Title: Eddie Guerrero beat Rob Van Dam
2002 WWF Title: Hulk Hogan pinned Triple H
2003 Womens Title: Jazz beat champ Trish Stratus
2005 Tag Team Title: The Hurricane & Rosey beat champs William Regal & Tajiri, The Heart Throbs, La Resistance, and Maven & Simon Dean

Backlash 1999 – Providence Civic Center; Providence, RI 4/25/99
- Bradshaw, Farooq & Midian beat The Brood (Edge, Christian, & Gangrel)
- Hardcore Title: Al Snow beat Bob Holly to win the title
- I-C Title: Champ The Godfather beat Goldust
- The New Age Outlaws beat Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett
- Boiler Room Brawl: Mankind beat The Big Show
- Triple H beat X-Pac
- The Undertaker beat Ken Shamrock
- WWF Title: Champ Steve Austin beat The Rock

Backlash 2000 – MCI Center; Washington, DC 4/30/00
- Tag Team Title: Champs Edge & Christian beat Road Dogg & X-Pac
- Lightheavyweight Title: Champ Dean Malenko beat Scotty Too Hotty
- Big Bossman & Bull Buchanan beat The APA
- Hardcore Title Six-way match: Champ Crash Holly beat Bob Holly, The Hardy Boyz, Perry Saturn & Tazz
- The Big Show beat Kurt Angle
- Test & Albert beat The Dudley Boyz
- European Title: Champ Eddie Guerrero beat Essa Rios
- I-C Title: Champ Chris Benoit beat Chris Jericho by DQ
- WWF Title: The Rock beat Triple H to win the title

Backlash 2001 – Allstate Arena; Chicago, IL 4/29/01
- Justin Credible, X-Pac & Albert beat Buh Buh Ray, D-Von, & Spike Dudley
- Hardcore Title: Champ Rhyno beat Raven
- Duchess of Queensbury Match: William Regal beat Chris Jericho
- 30 minute ultimate submission match: Chris Benoit beat Kurt Angle 4-3 in overtime
- Last Man Standing: Shane McMahon beat The Big Show
- European Title: Champion Matt Hardy beat Christian & Eddie Guerrero
- In a match for WWF, I-C, & Tag Team Titles: WWF Champ Steve Austin & I-C champ Triple H won the Tag Team Titles from Kane & The Undertaker

Backlash 2002 – Kemper Arena; Kansas City, MO 4/21/02
- Cruiserweight Title: Tajiri beat Billy Kidman to win the title
- Scott Hall beat Bradshaw
- Womens Title: Champ Jazz beat Trish Stratus
- Brock Lesnar beat Jeff Hardy
- Kurt Angle beat Edge
- I-C Title: Eddie Guerrero beat Rob Van Dam to win the title
- The Undertaker beat Steve Austin
- Tag Team Title: Champs Billy & Chuck beat Maven and Al Snow
- WWF Title: Hulk Hogan pinned Triple H to win the title

Backlash 2003 – Centrum; Worchester, MA 4/27/03
- Smackdown Tag Team Title: Champions Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas beat The Guerreros
- Sean OHaire beat Rikishi
- Raw Tag Team Title: Champs Rob Van Dam & Kane beat The Dudley Boyz
- Womens Title: Jazz beat champ Trish Stratus to win the title
- The Big Show beat Rey Mysterio Jr.
- WWE Title: Champ Brock Lesnar beat John Cena
- Triple H, Ric Flair & Chris Jericho beat Kevin Nash, Shawn Michaels, & Booker T
- Goldberg beat The Rock

Backlash 2004 (RAW) – Rexall Place; Edmonton, Alberta 4/18/04
- Shelton Benjamin beat Ric Flair
- The Coach beat Tajiri
- Handicap Match: Chris Jericho beat Christian & Trish Stratus
- Womens Title: Champ Victoria beat Lita
- Falls count anywhere for I-C title: Champ Randy Orton beat Mick Foley
- The Hurricane & Rosey beat La Resistance
- Edge beat Kane
- World Heavyweight Title: Champ Chris Benoit beat Triple H & Shawn Michaels

Backlash 2005 (RAW) – Verizon Wireless Arena; Manchester, NH 5/1/05
- I-C Title: Champ Shelton Benjamin beat Chris Jericho
- Tag Team Title: The Hurricane & Rosey beat champs William Regal & Tajiri, The Heart Throbs, La Resistance, and Maven & Simon Dean
- Last Man Standing: Edge beat Chris Benoit
- Kane beat Viscera
- Hulk Hogan & Shawn Michaels beat Muhammad Hassan & Daivari
- World Heavyweight Title: Champion Batista beat Triple H

Backlash 2006 (RAW) - Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky 4/30/06

View Backlash 2006 here.
The theme song for the event was Baby Hates Me by Danko Jones.

- Goldust def. Rob Conway (3:22) on WWE Heat
o Goldust pinned Rob Conway following a running Powerslam.

- Carlito def. Chris Masters via pinfall (9:55)
o Carlito hit the Back Cracker and got the pin with his feet on the ropes.

- Umaga def. Ric Flair via pinfall (3:30)
- Trish Stratus def. Mickie James via disqualification (4:10).
o Mickie James retains the WWE Womens Championship.
o Trish Stratus dislocated her right shoulder in the match.

- Rob Van Dam def. Shelton Benjamin via pinfall to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship and retain his Money in the Bank contract.(18:40)
o Rob Van Dam pinned Shelton Benjamin after a Five-Star Frog Splash following a Van Daminator with a briefcase.

- Big Show vs. Kane went to a no contest (8:17)
o The lights went red and May 19th came over the loudspeaker. Big Show hit Kane with a chair to put Kane out of his misery.

- Mr. McMahon & Shane McMahon def. Shawn Michaels & God via pinfall on Shawn Michaels in a No Holds Barred match, with the help of the Spirit Squad. (19:50)
o Mr McMahon pinned Shawn Micheals after the Spirit Squad put Shawn through a table

- WWE Championship: John Cena (c) def. Triple H and Edge to retain the WWE Championship. (17:35)
o Cena won by reversing the Pedigree into a jack-knife pin and pinned for the 1.2.3
o After the match, Triple H attacked John Cena, Edge and the referee with a sledgehammer and did the DX crotch chop several times.

Backlash 2007 (RAW) - Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia 4/29/07

The 2007 edition of WWE Backlash is set to take place on April 29, 2007 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

View Backlash 2007 here.