backlash backlash fifth annual backlash professional wrestling pay view event produced world_wrestling_entertainment wwe presented took place april worcester worcester massachusetts starred talent promotion raw smackdown brands main event featured match raw brand encounter rock wwe pay view defeated rock pinfall following spear featured match wwe championship match smackdown brand john_cena reigning champion defeated pinfall predominant match man tag team match raw brand team facing shawn_michaels flair won match pinfall triple hit nash predominant match smackdown brand encounter big big pinned event grossed ticket sales following event began feud bad blood defeated pinfall began storyline big judgment day defeated big match retain triple engaged storyline world heavyweight championship judgment day nash defeated triple disqualification wwe regulations triple retained championship background main event backlash encounter rock main feud raw brand heading event feud began march episode raw rock held segment entitled rock appreciation night segment intended promote win wrestlemania segment rock discussed list people beaten career including wondering challenge match wwe debut came ring stated rock challenge confrontation rock following week raw rock confrontation provoked rock answering challenge rock refused rock finally accepted challenge april episode raw satellite week backlash feud intensified rock held segment entitled rock concert mocked wrestler gimmick parody later segment appeared audience entered ring rock execute rock predominant match backlash wwe championship match john_cena reigning champion main feud smackdown brand heading event feud began february smackdown fought ended ending career propel leg ring post wrestlemania challenged wwe title held champion end match shooting star press distance head angle stunned forced angle finish match capitalized regained wwe title april episode smackdown general manager announced wwe championship tournament winner receive wwe championship match backlash john_cena involved tournament defeated finals april episode smackdown earn wwe championship match backlash week backlash feud intensified main event match involving interfered breaking pinfall attempt match hit trademark chain wwe championship title belt main match raw brand man tag team match involving team facing shawn_michaels feud began march episode raw backstage segment booker medically attended following title match triple wrestlemania flair came scene confront night cut promo complained won match michaels wrestlemania promo booker defeated disqualification flair interfered match attacked triple came ring flair attacked booker simultaneously attack caused michaels come ring help booker avail locked michaels walls triple locked booker indian following week raw nash entered feud main event tag team match team booker pinned triple earn victory team flair came ring attacked booker followed attacking michaels steel chair attack led return nash sidelined injury attacked flair turn events triple prepared hit nash retreat ring soon week later nash said wanted hunter friends triple tell turned nash triple flair fought booker hurricane lost thanks shawn_michaels attacked nash came rescue accidentally hit booker feud intensified week backlash main event world heavyweight championship match booker reigning champion triple michaels special guest referee match michaels triple resulting flair coming ring attacking michaels came ring dispersed flair helped michaels triple feet receive low blow triple main match smackdown brand encounter big feud began april episode smackdown tag team match pitting big train big train won match pinfall match sprayed green mist face delivered big caused collapse floor match backstage segment big appeared frustrated embarrassed feud escalated week backlash match big big performed came ring distracted big caused big chase ringside resulting winning match event pre event aired live pay view defeated match sunday night heat aired main card match event main card tag team match reigning champions match began gained early advantage performed gun eddie double team benjamin prevented eddie match period time eventually tagged match gained advantage legal wrestler match eddie illegally entered ring hit frog splash unsuccessful pin attempt pin attempt eddie benjamin fought ringside benjamin ring perform suplex situation caused land pin cover benjamin held leg preventing kicking allowed retain second match event versus gained early advantage ring mat soon able attacked ring corner led face attempt turn events led attempted interference tried hit grabbed broke head distraction allowed perform prophecy pinfall match event tag team match reigning champions kane special guest referee match began kane van dam control match kane performed gained advantage delivering slam van dam later match kane regained control proceeded attempt gave kane low blow attempted interfere match kane van dam behalf avail proceeded knocking official match distraction storm allowed kane successfully deliver followed star frog splash pinfall new referee kane van dam retained world tag team championship fourth match event jazz accompanied faced reigning champion storyline came match injured ribs advised wrestle doctors forced wrestle raw general manager women wrestled forth match gained advantage jazz performing bulldog pin attempt long threw shoe head causing pin broken ending match saw attempting perform sunset flip jazz jazz counter sitting grabbing middle rope pinfall new women champion fifth match night big versus match big size advantage including performing big attempted west_coast pop big able catch mid air reversing pinfall match placed big picked slammed ring post similar swinging baseball bat sixth match john_cena reigning champion gained early advantage performing suplex hitting head commentators broadcast table threw steel ring steps caused bleed head delivered regaining control match spear sent ring corner attempted push referee avail distraction allowed hit low blow subsequently attempted hit steel chain referee confiscated chain situation allowed perform pinfall retain featured final match main card man tag team match team facing team shawn_michaels team triple took early advantage triple illegally entered ring performed pedigree michaels michaels team took control match nash tagged attacked nash wrestled booker performed kick flair proceeded nash triple ringside booker ringside flair michaels wrestling ring flair michaels wrestled flair able lock figure leg lock illegally entered match performed michaels locked hold nash continued brawl triple ringside noticed turn events entered ring delivered threw flair referee referee knocked triple hit nash pinned earning victory flair main event main event night versus rock early match ringside avoid wrestling rock returned ring performed rock rock signature maneuver gaining early advantage proceeded hitting rock spear spear resulting hitting steel ring post rock took advantage situation locked broke hold grabbing ring ropes performed successful spear rock rock able perform rock unsuccessful pinfall attempt delivered spears pinfall aftermath backlash rock left wwe focus acting career filmed film produced released later rock left wwe began feud april episode raw episode interview guest segment stated wanted wwe sparking feud wrestlers month later episode raw mystery attempted run following week raw general manager interrogated raw superstars find interrogated admitted guilty austin forced storm match defeated storm pinfall match forced storm admit superstar storm running episode raw guest highlight reel agreed match bad blood bad blood defeated pinfall engaged feud big feud began episode smackdown cut ring promo big stating defeating backlash big later appeared stage challenged wwe championship match following week smackdown announced big face match later night feud escalated handicap match team big train lost pinfall match double teamed big train double team caused come assist avail big performed judgment day defeated big match retain john_cena match unexpected wwe return episode raw day john_cena lost rock wrestlemania start feud culminating match eponymous pay view extreme rules point likely remembered previous feud wwe seen multiple matches time dominant brutally aggressive previous wwe run return wwe realigned established character beast big thing rematch time unification wwe championships wwe pay view german pinfall win retain championship disqualification loss night champions pay view month scheduled television january month successfully defended title triple threat match month royal_rumble eventually lose title title contract opportunity wrestlemania challenging match right nonetheless road occasionally having run ins john_cena aftermath man tag team match backlash feud world heavyweight championship reigning champion triple feud began april episode raw tag team match involving triple flair facing reigning champions kane triple attempted pinfall nash came ring chased triple backstage area triple ran nash smashed windows threw drove triple following week raw austin announced world heavyweight championship match nash triple judgment day judgment day triple disqualified retain world heavyweight championship results tournament determine number contender wwe championship match held april april tournament
Backlash (2003)