Backlash News

The following WWE Backlach results are courtesy of Adam Martin, Wrestleview.com. Let's take a look at what went down...

- Matt Hardy defeated MVP to become the NEW WWE United States Champion. Hardy falls out of the ring and the referee starts the count. Hardy hits the ring at 9 and MVP can't believe it. MVP with another series of kicks to Hardy. MVP with another huge kick to Hardy's head. MVP misses a kick in the corner and Hardy hits a Twist of Fate. Cover...1...2...3. Matt Hardy is the new WWE United States Champion!

- Backstage, Eve Torres is with the new WWE United States Champion Matt Hardy. Hardy talks about being a European, Hardcore, Cruiserweight and Tag Team Champion, but says tonight was the biggest championship win of his career. He talks about working so hard to get back into the ring. Hardy said it was all worth it and had only one thing to say to MVP - "MVP - I am better than you!"

- Kane defeated Chavo Guerrero to retain the ECW Championship. Chavo drops Kane's head over the top rope, goes to the top, jumps, Kane catches him, but Chavo drops Kane with a DDT. Chavo with more offense keeping Kane on the ground. Chavo is back to the top, but Kane grabs him by the neck. Chavo kicks Kane off, Chavo jumps and connects with a Frog Splash. But Kane counters grabbing Chavo by the neck and then drops him with a chokeslam. Kane covers and gets the pinfall to retain the ECW Title.

- Cole and Mick Foley look at a "Tale of the Tape" between Big Show and The Great Khali.

- Big Show defeated The Great Khali. Big Show fights back, driving Great Khali into the corner and then lifts up Khali for a big scoop slam! Khali fights back applying a choke on Big Show. Big Show breaks it up and levels Khali with a chokeslam! Big Show covers Khali and gets the pinfall.

- Backstage, John Cena is talking with Jimmy Wang Yang when Randy Orton walks up. Orton said a victory tonight for Cena will not home. He said he will go home disappointed, just like he did at WrestleMania. Cena said win, lose or draw, he promises Orton will go home a broken man.

- Shawn Michaels defeated Batista with Chris Jericho as the special guest referee. HBK is up on the top, Batista comes up with, HBK punches him off and HBK connects with a flying elbow. HBK goes for Sweet Chin Music, but Batista catches HBK with a huge spinebuster. Batista Bomb attempt, but HBK counters out, falls down and grabs his knee in pain. Jericho keeps Batista back as HBK favors his knee. HBK gets to his feet and catches Batista with Sweet Chin Music. HBK covers and gets the pinfall.

After the match, Jericho raises the hand of Shawn Michaels. We see some highlights of the match leading into the finish, including the end where HBK favored his knee but was able to come back and take out Batista with the Sweet Chin Music to gain the victory. Back live, we see Michaels having his arm over Jericho's shoulder needing help to walk. Two more referees come out and help Michaels to the back.

- Beth Phoenix, Melina, Jillian, Layla, Victoria & Natalya defeated WWE Women's Champion Mickie James, Maria, Ashley, Michelle McCool, Cherry & Kelly Kelly. Ashley with a huracanrana on Jillian Hall with the legal tags. Beth knees Ashley from the ring apron and Beth gets the tag. Beth goes to work on Ashley's neck. Beth lifts Ashley up. Layla gets kicked away, but Beth prevents Ashley from getting a tag. Mickie runs in and DDT's Beth. Victoria takes out Mickie with the Widow's Peak. Michelle takes out Victoria. Melina takes out Michelle. Kelly Kelly takes out Melina. Jillian takes out Kelly Kelly. Cherry takes out Jillian. Natalya takes out Cherry. Maria takes out Natalya. Layla takes out Maria. Ashley takes out Layla. Beth grabs Ashley and hits her Fisherwoman's Suplex to get the pinfall.

- The Undertaker defeated Edge to retain the World Heavyweight Championship. Edge puts Taker up on the top, Edge stands up on the top, Taker throws Edge off, goes back to the top, jumps, but Edge moves and Taker lands hard. Edge leaves the ring, grabs the World Title, drops Taker off the top rope, Edge is in, Taker goes for a chokeslam, but Edge counters into a russian leg sweep. Edge is up on the top, Taker launches him off, covers, but Edge gets his boot on the bottom rope. Taker signals for the end.

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WWE has added a 12-Diva tag team match to the Backlash card this Sunday.

It will feature WWE Women's Champion Mickie James, Maria Kanellis, Ashley Massaro, Michelle McCool, Cherry and Kelly Kelly vs. Beth Phoenix, Melina, Jillian, Layla, Victoria and Natalya.

Check out other matches on the card now.

We've barely recovered from Wrestlemania XXIV but a couple new matches have already been announced for the WWE Backlash PPV on Sunday, April 27. They are:

WWE Championship - Fatal Four Way Match
- Randy Orton (c) vs. John Cena vs. Triple H vs. JBL

World Heavyweight Championship Match
- The Undertaker (c) vs. Edge

ECW Championship Match
- Kane (c) vs. Chavo Guerrero

- Shawn Michaels vs. Batista

With all the talk surrounding Wrestlemania 24, it's easy to forgot about WWE Backlash.

This year's pay-per-view takes place in Baltimore on April 27. Here's the poster for the event:

A reader sent the following in to PWInsider, regarding last night's Backlash pay-per-view:

• Ric Flair got a monster pop coming out before the dark match.
• Dark match was Carlito vs. Nitro. Really fun match and Carlito picked up the win.Place was legit sold out.
• Crowd was really live all night.
• Big pop for the Hardys coming out; Crowd was pretty into the match and huge pop for the finish.
• Mickie James/Melina was kinda dull live. Seemed rather sloppy and crowd was pretty dead for that one.
• Huge pop for Kennedy interrupting Edge promo. Seems like he could be a big time face someday.
• MVP/Benoit was really good. Crowd was way into Benoit and popped big for the finish.
• ECW match was OK for what it was. Lashley was WAY over. Crowd was into all of his offense. Oddly there was very little heat for the title change. Some good laughs with Vince acting like a goof. Seems like the celebration went on forever while they were waiting for some response and it never really came.
• Undertaker entrance was awesome, as always. Crowd really loves him. Batista got decent heel heat. Match started slowly and then really took off. On a side note, they built the gimmicked platform during the show. It really took away from the coolness of the finishing spot. Crowd didn't like the non-finish and there was a few bullsh*t chants. Batista got a nice pop once he emerged from the wreckage.

Pops
1. Undertaker
2. Benoit
3. Ric Flair
4. Cena
5. Lashley

Heel Heat
1. Cena
2. JBL
3. Batista (before the finish)
4. Edge

The following report is courtesy of lordsofpain.net...

Match 1: World Tag Team Championship: (Champions) The Hardys vs. Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch
Matt Hardy and Cade start it out. Lock up but Cade rushes Matt into the corner. Another lock up ensues but Matt with a side headlock takedown and holds in a headlock. Cade with a running elbow and a right hand punch knocking Matt down. Matt with punches and hip toss to Cade and Murdoch and another side headlock takeover for a two count on Cade. Cade tags to Murdoch but Matt slams Trevor and nails a fist drop and tags out to Jeff who nails a dropkick over the top rope and tags out back to Matt. The Hardys nail a leg drop/elbow drop combination and a flip elbow leg drop for a two count. Jeff nails the whisper in the wind and covers but Cade breaks up the count. Matt clotheslines Cade over the top rope and Jeff jumps on top of Matt's back and catipults himself launching a crossbody unto Cade and Murdoch on the outside. Matt nails an elbow to Murdoch in the ring for two. Matt with a clothesline but Murdoch comes back with a blow to Matt's back. Cade and Murdoch throw Matt back first into the corner multiple times. Cade tags in but Matt counters with a russian leg sweep and tags to Jeff. Jeff dropkicks Cade to the outside and goes to nail a dropkick through the ropes but Cade pulls Jeff back first out ringside. In the ring Cade powerbombs Jeff for two.

Cade with a slam and tags to Murdoch. Cade throws Murdoch into a leg drop to Jeff for a two count. Murdoch with a sleeperhold to Jeff who fights out but Murdoch counters with a swinging neckbreaker for two. Tag to Cade and Cade nails fists to Jeff's back. Cade with a big clothesline for a two. Tag to Murdoch. Jeff surprises Cade with an inside cradle for two. Murdoch with a boot for two. Tag to Cade and Jeff fights back and Cade tags back out to Murdoch who comes in with a flying fist drop. He tags back out to Cade who nails a snapmare and applies a sleeperhold but Jeff fights out and nails a jaw breaker. Cade tags Murdoch who nails a back suplex to Jeff. Tag back to Cade who runs into a reverse mule kick from Jeff. Matt makes the hot tag who nails a running clothesline and bulldog for two. Matt nails the side effect and covers but Cade breaks up the count. Murdoch nails a flipping powerbomb for two. Matt counters and nails the twist of fate and tosses Cade to the outside. While the referee is checking on Cade, Jeff goes up top and nails the swanton bomb and Matt covers for the win. Winners: The Hardys

Backstage Shane is pumping up Umaga for their match against Lashley. Vince appears and says a McMahon will win the ECW title tonight, but he wants it to be his son Shane. But Shane insists it be his dad. Vince says that sounds good and walks off while Shane starts to roll his eyes.

Match 2: Women's Championship: (Champion) Melina vs. Mickie James
Lock up but Melina with a hammerlock. Mickie with a fireman's carry and arm lock. Melina back with a hammerlock but Mickie with a monkey flip for one. Mickie with a side headlock takeover but Melina counters with a headscissors. Mickie nips up and we have a staredown as a Mickie chant starts out. Melina with a side headlock but Mickie with a headscissors. Melina fakes an injury saying something is in her eye and nails a forearm shot to Mickie. Mickie drives Melina into the corner and nails a monkey flip and punches away at the beautiful vixen. Melina with a throat thrust but Mickie counters and goes up top but Melina pushes her hard out to the ringside area. Melina pulls Mickie back into the ring and tosses Mickie by her hair. Melina with an interesting leg submission with Mickie's head between Melina's legs and Melina turns it into a pinning combination for a two count. Mickie counters with an inside cradle for two. Melina goes up top and chokes Mickie on the top turnbuckle. Mickie counters with punches but Melina counters with a modified version of a louise thez press.

Melina with a sleeperhold but Mickie James counters with a kick but Melina catches her and spreads her legs apart! On the ground Mickie catches Melina's kick and does the exact same making Melina spread eagle! Mickie with a front drop kick and a second one nailing Melina directly in the face! Mickie with a clothesline and tosses Melina by the hair for two. Mickie with a neckbreaker for another two count. Melina with a kick but Mickie nails an elbow in the corner and goes for the rana but Melina counters but Mickie goes up top and nails a crossbody for only two. Melina goes up top and kicks Mickie in the face and nails a reverse DDT for the win. Winner: Melina

Maria is backstage with Edge. Maria said someone wanted her to ask this question and read off a cue card. She asks, "how did you win your first championship?" Edge said I used my money in the bank and beat John Cena over a year ago. Edge asked Maria who told her to ask him that. Maria said he did and Mr. Kennedy shows up from behind. Kennedy said he just wanted to wish Edge good luck in his grueling match tonight. Kennedy gives Edge a smirk.

Match 3: United States Championship: (Champion) Chris Benoit vs. MVP
They lock up and MVP backs Benoit in the corner. MVP with kicks to Benoit's knee. Benoit with a facelock but MVP counters with a facelock of his own. Benoit with an arm drag and drop toe hold and goes for the crippler crossface but MVP quickly escapes and runs out of the ring. Back in the ring another lock up ensues but MVP with a sidelock takedown. Benoit counters with a headscissors and manages to keep MVP locked in it and MVP can't escape. MVP finally flips frontward into a pinning combination but Benoit bridges out and performs a backslide for two. Benoit with a back suplex and applies the sharpshooter on MVP! MVP barely makes it to the ropes. Benoit with chops but MVP fights back with a kick to the back of Benoit's head. MVP applies a neck vice working on Benoit's neck and Benoit fights back with knees and elbows but MVP catches Benoit and nails a belly to belly for two. MVP goes back to applying the neck vice but Benoit fights back and nails three german suplexes.

Chris Benoit follows it up with a nothern lights suplex. MVP catches Benoit and slingshots him throat first into the ropes. MVP with a neckbreaker for a two count. Benoit counters MVP and locks in the cripple crossface! MVP once again makes it to the ropes. MVP snapmares Benoit and applies an armlock and places Benoit's arms between his legs for leverage. MVP with a big boot for a two count. MVP misses another boot and Benoit lands on five perfectly executed german suplexes. Benoit goes up top and tries for the diving headbutt but MVP gets his knees up! MVP now with a half boston crab but Benoit makes it to the ropes. Benoit counters MVP's suplex with a small package for the win. MVP is shocked! Winner: Chris Benoit

Backstage Todd Grisham is with the WWE Champion John Cena. But before Cena can talk Randy Orton shows up. Orton says they both have a lot in common. He says there both young, incredibly good looking, and extremely talented. Orton says he and Cena should take out Edge and Michaels in their match and then see who the better man is between Orton and Cena. Cena asks if Orton really thinks he's handsome and makes a gay joke toward Orton. Cena then does the Orton pose and Orton says the only pose is in that ring with you lying in the ring and me on top. Ron Simmons shows up and gives us a "Damn."

Match 4: 3 On 1 Handicap Match for the ECW Championship: (Champion) Bobby Lashley vs. Shane McMahon, Umaga without Armando Alejandro Estrada, and Vince McMahon
Shane and Lashley start out. Lashley spears Shane big time and clotheslines him in the corner. Lashley with a huge spinebuster to Shane. Vince mocked Lashley saying don't make me come in there. Shane tags to Umaga. Umaga with a kick to Lashley's face. Umaga charges at Lashley who jumps over him and nails a clothesline. Umaga with a headbutt but Lashley then clotheslines Umaga over the top rope. Lashley throws Shane to the outside. Lashley dares Vince to come into the ring. Shane does though and gets a delayed vertical suplex for his troubles. Lashley drop toe holds Umaga and Shane low bridges the ropes and Lashley goes to the outside. Lashley gets thrown shoulder first into the steel steps by Umaga. Umaga with a leg drop in the ring. Shane tags in who applies an armlock. Lashley counters with a one armed powerbomb for a two count! Shane tags to Umaga who kicks Lashley in the ribs. Umaga with a bear hug but Lashley fights back until Umaga nails a samoan drop.

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The following matches were announced for this year’s Backlash pay-per-view on WWE RAW last night:

Fatal Four Way For The WWE Championship
John Cena vs. Randy Orton vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Edge

3-on-1 Handicap Match For The ECW Title
Bobby Lashley vs. Umaga, Vince McMahon & Shane McMahon

World Tag Team Title Match
Matt & Jeff Hardy vs. Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch

According to sources, the original plan for Backlash - the next WWE pay-per-view, which will feature all three brands - was to replay the two main events from Wrestlemania 23.

Now, however, it's not as clear that Batista vs. The Undertaker will take place again. Many insiders believe that feud has run its course.

Especially after the events at WWE RAW last night, though, it's pretty much certain that Shawn Michaels will challenge John Cena again for the title.