WWF Backlash

There have been some positive reviews for this one. I defy anyone to tell me what match live long in the memory about this.

Everything about it Was average from the crowd Atmosphere matches and commentary no real excitement. Follows the generals pay-per-view event roadmap with some big matches such as hard-core match for the hard-core title. Boiler room brawl between mankind and the big show. The Intercontinental title on the line between the godfather and golddust. Former D Generation X member xpac faces off against triple H with China in his corner none of these were filled with great excitement for memorable moments .

Ken Shamrock faces the undertaker during his ministry of darkness era not one of my favourite incarnations of the Deadman , The main event Austin the Rock for the title with Shane McMahon a special guest referee.

Sometimes it can be hard to get backlash going coming so close after wrestlemania which can have a storyline years in the making \\Back lash is the beginning of starting stories again or wrapping old up .

Reasons to watch this one Some quality Moves and countermoves between undertaker and Ken Shamrock are the night highlight still not enthusing the crowd.

The crowd they finally come to life for the main event between the rock and stone cold who always work well together.

Match 1: The Brood vs Midian and The Acolytes Midian brought his eyeball to the ring with him. Bradshaw hit a fall away slam on Gangrel. Gangrel and Edge double team Bradshaw with a suplex. Edge hit a nice spinning heel kick on Farooq. Farooq hit Edge with the spinebuster. Midian with a vertical suplex on Edge. Edge did a sunset flip on Midian but no ref to count,Farooq was distracting him. Crowd starts chanting Midian sucks. Midian with a low blow on Edge via headbutt. Edge speared Midian from the second turnbuckle. Christian hit a swinging ddt on Bradshaw for a 2 count. Bradshaw powerbombs Christian but Gangrel made the save. Viscera comes to ringside and shoves Christian into the ring apron. Viscera threw him in the ring and Bradshaw was waiting and delivered a devestating clothesline for the win. Winners: Midian & Acolytes

Match 2: Al Snow vs Bob Holly 'Hardcore Title Match' No Count-Outs, No DQ, falls count anywhere. Holly hits Snow in the head with a jug of water on the outside of the ring. Snow does a moonsault from the safety rail onto Holly laying on the floor for a 2 count. Snow used a hockey stick on Holly.He broke it in half and beat him repeatedly with it. Snow gets a table from under the ring. Holly suplexes Snow on the concrete floor. Both men fought all the way to the back. Holly was gonna hit Snow with the kitchen sink but Snow shot him in the eye with water from a water hose. Snow and Holly fought all the way out of the building. Holly shoved Snow off the stairs into a dumpster. Holly jumped off the stairs into the dumpster on Snow. Holly attempted a pin in the dumpster. The ref was even in the dumpster making the count. Holly and Snow fought in the audio truck. Snow hip-tossed Holly out of the audio truck onto the hood of a car. Holly and Snow made their way back into the arena. Snow hit Holly in the head with a skillet. Snow places Holly on a table in the ring and Holly sneaks up on him while he was climbing the ropes and hits him with the skillet. Holly superplexed Snow right through the table! Both men out. Holly got an arm over Snow but Snow kicked out after two. Snow hit Holly right in the face with Head and got the 3 count. Winner and new Hardcore Champion: Al Snow

Match 3: Goldust w/Meanie vs The Godfather 'IC Title Match' Godfather went running into the ropes but got tripped up by Meanie. Goldust hit a lariat for a 2 count. Meanie getting his cheap shots in when the ref's back is turned. Meanie handed Goldustn a baggie full of powder. Goldust went to throw it on Godfather but Godfather hit him before he could throw it and it went right back in Goldust' face. Godfather threw Meanie right into Goldust then he did the hoe train on both of them. Godfather then picked up Goldust and did the death valley driver on him for the three count. Winner and still IC Champ: The Godfather

Match 4: NAO vs JJ and Owen w/Debra This match is to determine the number one contender for the tag team championship. Debra came to the ring wearing a bikini. Lots of talk about puppies from Lawler and the NAO. Debra kept trying to show Billy Gunn her puppies but JJ would never let her,so Road Dog got back on the mic and told Billy to show her his ass and he did then Owen and JJ attacked and the bell rang. Crowd chants "Show your puppies." Owen hit the insegury (sp?) on Road Dog for a 2 count. JJ dropkicks Road Dog out of the ring. Road Dog does a backslide on Owen but the ref had his back turned. Owen hit a spinning heel kick on Road Dog and Billy makes the save. Owen puts the sleeper on Road Dog in the middle of the ring. Owen and Road Dog clothesline each other at the same time. Billy gets tagged in and starts cleaning house. Billy clotheslines JJ out of the ring. Road Dog does a pump handle slam on Owen. Billy kicked JJ out of the ring and did the famouser on Owen while he had the sharpshooter on Road Dog. Road Dog pinned Owen. Winners: New Age Outlaws

Match 5: 'Boiler Room Brawl' Paul Wight vs Mankind (First man to walk out of the boiler room wins.) This match started with the camera going to the back following Paul Wight into the boiler room. Mankind came out of no where and attacked Wight. Mankind tried to shove him in a high voltage electrical closet. Mankind hit Wight with pieces of sheetrock. Wight put Mankind in a shopping cart and shoved it right into a wall ejecting Mankind head first into the wall. Wight chokeslammed Mankind through two table with glass on top of it. Mankind bends a pipe in half over Wight's back then racks him with it. Mankind makes it out of the boiler room and Teddy Long declares him the winner. Right after that Bossman and Test came out of no where and attacked Mankind. Winner: Mankind

Match 6: Xpac vs Triple H w/Chyna Xpac shoves HHH into the steel steps. HHH shoves Xpac face first into the spanish announce table. HHH with a foot to the face of Xpac. Xpac did a spinning heel kick on HHH. Xpac stomped HHH down in the corner but missed the Bronco Buster when HHH moved out of the way. Chyna gets a cheap shot in on Xpac. HHH with a knee to the back of Xpac's head for a 2 count. HHH did a facebuster on Xpac. Chyna dropped Xpac over the safety rail. HHH doing a lot of work on Xpac's neck. Xpac did an inside cradle for a 2 count. HHH with a sleeper hold on Xpac. Xpac did a sleeper of his own on HHH but HHH rammed him into the turnbuckles. HHH suplexed Xpac right on his head. Xpac hits a roundhouse heel kick. Xpac clotheslines HHH. Xpac hit a swinging ddt from the top rope on HHH. Chyna on the ring apron. Xpac with a blatant low blow on HHH. Xpac sends HHH into the steel steps. Ref gets knocked out from a baseball slide by Xpac. Chyna comes in the ring and racks Xpac them hits an inverted ddt on him. Kane's music comes over the loud speakers. Kane went to chokeslam Chyna but HHH hit him. Kane chokeslams HHH. Kane chokeslams Chyna. Kane dragged HHH and Chyna into opposite corners setting them up for the bronco buster from Xpac. Xpac does the bronco buster on HHH and Chyna. HHH came from behind Xpac after het got done doing the bronco buster to Chyna and nailed him with the pedigree for the 3 count. Winner: Triple H

Match 7: Ken Shamrock vs The Undertaker Shamrock wastes no time starting the match. UT clotheslines Shamrock. UT did the tight rope walk on Shamrock. UT suplexes Shamrock for a 2 count. Shamrock did a sunset flip on UT then put a leg submission move on UT. Shamrock working on UT's leg. Shamrock places UT's ankle over the steel steps then jumps on it. UT did a drop toe hold on Shamrock. Shamrock with a arm bar on UT. Shamrock knocks UT off the ring apron and UT hits the security railing. UT slams Shamrock into the steel steps. UT with a backbreaker on Shamrock. UT puts the point of his elbow in Shamrock's back. UT slams Shamrock then does a leg drop on him then Shamrock puts UT in a leg submission move. UT counters with a half boston crab. UT with a big boot to the face on Shamrock. Shamrock does a huricanrana on UT for a 2 count. Shamrock lock on the ankle lock submission. Bradshaw tries to interfere but Shamrock knocks him off the ring apron. Shamrock with a belly to belly suplex on UT. UT tombstones Shamrock for the 3 count. Winner: The Undertaker

Match 8: The Rock vs Steve Austin 'World Title Match' Austin ran to the ring and immediately the 2 locked up. Rock with a swinging neckbreaker on SCSA. Rock clotheslines SCSA in the aisle. Rock hits SCSA in the head with a fire extinguisher. Rock slings SCSA into a chain link fence. SCSA suplexes Rock on the floor. SCSA chokes Rock with some audio cable. Rock clotheslines SCSA and then chokes him with the audio cables. SCSA throws Rock into the steel steps. SCSA stomps Rock down in the corner. SCSA comes off the apron with a clothesline on Rock. Rock puts the rock bottom on SCSA through the spanish announce table. Rock hits SCSA with a piece of the announce table in the back. SCSA gives Rock the stunner on JR and Lawler's announce table. Rock puts the rock bottom on SCSA in the middle of the ring for a 2 count. Shane accidently hits Rock in the head with the belt when SCSA ducked.SCSA went for the pin but Shane wouldnt count and left the ring. Vince came to ringside. Vince hits Shane with the smoking skull belt. Vince makes Hebner the ref. SCSA hits the stunner on Rock on the belt. Hebner makes the 3 count. Vince tosses SCSA the smoking skull belt. Winner: Steve Austin

Not that bad of a PPV, some matches I thought could have been scraped. This PPV derserves a B-