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WWE Backlash is an annual WWE event, which started in 1999. As of 2004, Backlash is a Raw exclusive pay-per-view event.

1999

1999 was the first installment of Backlash; the event took place in Providence, Rhode Island. In the event the Ministry (Bradshaw, Faarooq, and Mideon) took on the Brood (Edge, Christian & Gangrel) in a 6-man tag team match, the ministry came out of the match victorious. Also, Al Snow defeated "Hardcore" Bob Holly to win the WWE Hardcore Title. The Intercontinental Champion, the Godfather, successfully defended his title against Goldust. The tag team of the New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg & Billy Gunn) defeated the team of Jeff Jarrett and the late Owen Hart. In a "Boiler Room Brawl" Mankind defeated The Big Show. Also, Triple H defeated longtime friend X-Pac in a grudge match. The Undertaker defeated Ken Shamrock, and in the night's main event, WWE Champion, Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated The Rock to successfully defend his title.

2000

The 2000 edition of Backlash took place in Washington, DC. The tag team champions, Edge & Christian, successfully defended their tag team titles against D-Generation X member Road Dogg & X-Pac. The Light-Heavyweight Champion, Dean Malenko, defeated Scotty 2 Hotty to successfully defend his title. The tag team of the Big Boss Man & Bull Buchanan defeated the Acolytes (Faarooq & Bradshaw). In a Hardcore Battle Royal, involving Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Hardcore Holly, Perry Saturn, Tazz, and Hardcore Champion Crash Holly, Crash came out victorious when he pinned Tazz. The Big Show defeated Kurt Angle. The tag team of Test & Albert defeated the Dudley Boyz. European Champion, Eddie Guerrero defeated Essa Rios to successfully defend his title. Chris Jericho was disqualified in his match against Chris Benoit, enabling Benoit to keep his Intercontinental Title. And in the night's main event, The Rock, with Stone Cold Steve Austin in his corner, defeated Triple H, with Vince McMahon in his corner, for the WWE Championship. Shane McMahon was the guest referee for this contest.

2001

The 2001 edition of Backlash was live from Chicago, Illinois. To open the night X-Factor (X-Pac, Justin Credible & Albert) defeated the Dudley Boyz (Bubba, D-Von & Spike) in a 6-Man Tag Match. Rhyno defeated Raven to successfully defend the WWE Hardcore Championship. William Regal defeated Chris Jericho in a Dutchess of Queensbury Match. In a 30-Minute Ultimate Submission Match, Chris Benoit defeated Kurt Angle 4-3 in overtime. Shane McMahon defeated The Big Show in a Last Man Standing Match. European Champion, Matt Hardy defeated Christian & Eddie Guerrero in a triple threat match to successfully defend his title. In a tag team match with the WWE Championship, Intercontinental Championship, and Tag Team Championships on the line, WWE Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin, and Intercontinental Champion, Triple H, defeated Tag Team Champions, The Undertaker & Kane to win the Tag Team Titles.

2002

In 2002 the WWE brought Backlash to Kansas City, Missouri. This was the first edition of backlash since the roster split which had occurred just weeks before. To open the night, Tajiri defeated Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman to win the title. Next, nWo member Scott Hall defeated Bradshaw. Women's Champion Jazz defeated Trish Stratus to successfully defend her title. Brock Lesnar defeated Jeff Hardy when the referee called for the match to be stopped. Kurt Angle defeated Edge in a grudge match. Eddie Guerrero defeated Rob Van Dam to become the new WWE Intercontinental Champion. The Undertaker defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin to become the Number 1 Contender for the WWE Championship. Tag Team Champions, Billy (Gunn) & Chuck (Palumbo) defeated Maven & Al Snow to successfully defend the WWE Tag Team Titles. Hulk Hogan defeated Triple H for the WWE Undisputed Championship.

2003

Worcester, Massachusetts played host to the 2003 edition of Backlash. Team Angle (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) defeated Los Guerreros (Eddie & Chavo Guerrero) to keep the WWE Tag Team Titles. Sean O'Haire, with Roddy Piper in his corner, defeated Rikishi. World Tag Team Champions Rob Van Dam & Kane defeated the Dudley Boyz to successfully defend their titles. Jazz defeated Trish Stratus to become the new WWE Women's Champion. The Big Show defeated Rey Mysterio. WWE Champion Brock Lesnar defeated John Cena to successfully defend his title. The team of Triple H, Ric Flair & Chris Jericho defeated Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash & Booker T in a 6-Man Tag Team Match. In the night's main event, Goldberg defeated The Rock.

2004

The next edition of Backlash was held on April 18, 2004 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was the first RAW-exclusive edition of Backlash. Results were:

Shelton Benjamin defeated Ric Flair
Jonathan Coachman defeated Tajiri after a run-in by Garrison Cade
Chris Jericho defeated Christian & Trish Stratus in a handicap match
Victoria defeated Lita to retain the WWE Women's Title
The Hurricane and Rosey defeated La Résistance (Sylvain Grenier and Rob Conway)
Edge defeated Kane
Randy Orton defeated Cactus Jack in a No Holds Barred Match to retain his Intercontinental Title

In the final encounter, Chris Benoit retained the World Heavyweight Championship, forcing Shawn Michaels to tap out to Bret Hart's Sharpshooter submission hold to win a Triple Threat Match. Triple H also participated in this WrestleMania XX rematch.

2005

The 2005 edition of Backlash is scheduled to take place on May 1, 2005. The location is yet to be determined.

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 ==1999==
-was the first installment of Backlash; the event took place in [[Providence, Rhode Island]]. In the event the Ministry ([[John Layfield|Bradshaw]], [[Ron Simmons|Faarooq]], and [[Dennis Knight|Mideon]]) took on the Brood ([[Adam Copeland|Edge]], [[Jason Reso|Christian]] & [[David Heath (wrestler)|Gangrel]]) in a 6-man tag team match, the ministry came out of the match victorious. Also, [[Allen Sarven|Al Snow]] defeated [[Bob Howard|"Hardcore" Bob Holly]] to win the [[WWE Hardcore Championship|WWE Hardcore Title]]. The [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Champion]], the [[Charles Wright|Godfather]], successfully defended his title against [[Virgil Runnels III|Goldust]]. The tag team of the New Age Outlaws ([[Brian James (wrestler)|Road Dogg]] & [[Monty Sopp|Billy Gunn]]) defeated the team of [[Jeff Jarrett]] and the late [[Owen Hart]]. In a "Boiler Room Brawl" [[Mick Foley|Mankind]] defeated [[Paul Wight|The Big Show]]. Also, [[Paul Levesque|Triple H]] defeated longtime friend [[Sean Waltman|X-Pac]] in a grudge match. [[Mark Callaway|The Undertaker]] defeated [[Ken Shamrock]], and in the night's main event, [[WWE Championship|WWE Champion]], [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] defeated [[The Rock (entertainer)|The Rock]] to successfully defend his title.
+was the first installment of Backlash; the event took place in [[Providence, Rhode Island]]. In the event the Ministry ([[John Layfield|Bradshaw]], [[Ron Simmons|Faarooq]], and [[Dennis Knight|Mideon]]) took on the Brood ([[Adam Copeland|Edge]], [[Jason Reso|Christian]] & [[David Heath (wrestler)|Gangrel]]) in a 6-man tag team match, the ministry came out of the match victorious. Also, [[Allen Sarven|Al Snow]] defeated [[Bob Howard|"Hardcore" Bob Holly]] to win the [[WWE Hardcore Championship|WWE Hardcore Title]]. The [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Champion]], the [[Charles Wright|Godfather]], successfully defended his title against [[Virgil Runnels III|Goldust]]. The tag team of the New Age Outlaws ([[Brian James (wrestler)|Road Dogg]] & [[Monty Sopp|Billy Gunn]]) defeated the team of [[Jeff Jarrett]] and the late [[Owen Hart]]. In a "Boiler Room Brawl" [[Mick Foley|Mankind]] defeated [[Paul Wight|The Big Show]]. Also, [[Paul Levesque|Triple H]] defeated longtime friend [[Sean Waltman|X-Pac]] in a grudge match. [[Mark Calaway|The Undertaker]] defeated [[Ken Shamrock]], and in the night's main event, [[WWE Championship|WWE Champion]], [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] defeated [[The Rock (entertainer)|The Rock]] to successfully defend his title.
 ==2000==
-The 2000 edition of Backlash took place in [[Washington, DC]]. The tag team champions, [[Adam Copeland|Edge]] & [[Jason Reso|Christian]], successfully defended their tag team titles against D-Generation X member [[Brian James (wrestler)|Road Dogg]] & [[Sean Waltman|X-Pac]]. The Light-Heavyweight Champion, [[Dean Malenko]], defeated [[Scott Garland|Scotty 2 Hotty]] to successfully defend his title. The tag team of the [[Ray Traylor|Big Boss Man]] & [[Barry Buchanan|Bull Buchanan]] defeated the Acolytes ([[Ron Simmons|Faarooq]] & [[John Layfield|Bradshaw]]). In a Hardcore Battle Royal, involving [[Matt Hardy]], [[Jeff Hardy]], [[Bob Howard|Hardcore Holly]], [[Perry Satullo|Perry Saturn]], [[Peter Senerca|Tazz]], and Hardcore Champion [[Mike Lockwood|Crash Holly]], Crash came out victorious when he pinned Tazz. [[Paul Wight|The Big Show]] defeated [[Kurt Angle]]. The tag team of [[Andrew Martin|Test]] & [[Matthew Bloom|Albert]] defeated the Dudley Boyz. European Champion, [[Eddie Guerrero]] defeated [[Jose Seldano|Essa Rios]] to successfully defend his title. [[Chris Jericho]] was disqualified in his match against [[Chris Benoit]], enabling Benoit to keep his Intercontinental Title. And in the night's main event, [[The Rock (entertainer)|The Rock]], with [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] in his corner, defeated [[Paul Levesque|Triple H]], with [[Vince McMahon]] in his corner, for the WWE Championship. [[Shane McMahon]] was the guest referee for this contest.
+The 2000 edition of Backlash took place in [[Washington, DC]]. The tag team champions, [[Adam Copeland|Edge]] & [[Jason Reso|Christian]], successfully defended their tag team titles against [[D-Generation X]] member [[Brian James (wrestler)|Road Dogg]] & [[Sean Waltman|X-Pac]]. The Light-Heavyweight Champion, [[Dean Simon|Dean Malenko]], defeated [[Scott Garland|Scotty 2 Hotty]] to successfully defend his title. The tag team of the [[Ray Traylor|Big Boss Man]] & [[Barry Buchanan|Bull Buchanan]] defeated the Acolytes ([[Ron Simmons|Faarooq]] & [[John Layfield|Bradshaw]]). In a Hardcore Battle Royal, involving [[Matt Hardy]], [[Jeff Hardy]], [[Bob Howard|Hardcore Holly]], [[Perry Saturn]], [[Peter Senerca|Tazz]], and Hardcore Champion [[Mike Lockwood|Crash Holly]], Crash came out victorious when he pinned Tazz. [[Paul Wight|The Big Show]] defeated [[Kurt Angle]]. The tag team of [[Andrew Martin|Test]] & [[Matthew Bloom|Albert]] defeated the Dudley Boyz. European Champion, [[Eddie Guerrero]] defeated [[Jose Seldano|Essa Rios]] to successfully defend his title. [[Chris Jericho]] was disqualified in his match against [[Chris Benoit]], enabling Benoit to keep his Intercontinental Title. And in the night's main event, [[The Rock (entertainer)|The Rock]], with [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] in his corner, defeated [[Paul Levesque|Triple H]], with [[Vince McMahon]] in his corner, for the WWE Championship. [[Shane McMahon]] was the guest referee for this contest.
 ==2001==
-The 2001 edition of Backlash was live from [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. To open the night X-Factor ([[Sean Waltman|X-Pac]], [[Peter Polaco|Justin Credible]] & [[Matthew Bloom|Albert]]) defeated the Dudley Boyz ([[Mark Lamonica|Bubba]], [[Devon Hughes|D-Von]] & [[Matthew Hyson|Spike]]) in a 6-Man Tag Match. [[Terry Gerin|Rhyno]] defeated [[Scott Levy|Raven]] to successfully defend the WWE Hardcore Championship. [[Darrin Matthews|William Regal]] defeated [[Chris Jericho]] in a Dutchess of Queensbury Match. In a 30-Minute Ultimate Submission Match, [[Chris Benoit]] defeated [[Kurt Angle]] 4-3 in overtime. [[Shane McMahon]] defeated [[Paul Wight|The Big Show]] in a Last Man Standing Match. European Champion, [[Matt Hardy]] defeated [[Jason Reso|Christian]] & [[Eddie Guerrero]] in a triple threat match to successfully defend his title. In a tag team match with the WWE Championship, Intercontinental Championship, and Tag Team Championships on the line, WWE Champion [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]], and Intercontinental Champion, [[Paul Levesque|Triple H]], defeated Tag Team Champions, [[Mark Callaway|The Undertaker]] & [[Glenn Jacobs|Kane]] to win the Tag Team Titles.
+The 2001 edition of Backlash was live from [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. To open the night X-Factor ([[Sean Waltman|X-Pac]], [[Peter Polaco|Justin Credible]] & [[Matthew Bloom|Albert]]) defeated the Dudley Boyz ([[Mark Lamonica|Bubba]], [[Devon Hughes|D-Von]] & [[Matthew Hyson|Spike]]) in a 6-Man Tag Match. [[Terry Gerin|Rhyno]] defeated [[Scott Levy|Raven]] to successfully defend the WWE Hardcore Championship. [[Darrin Matthews|William Regal]] defeated [[Chris Jericho]] in a Dutchess of Queensbury Match. In a 30-Minute Ultimate Submission Match, [[Chris Benoit]] defeated [[Kurt Angle]] 4-3 in overtime. [[Shane McMahon]] defeated [[Paul Wight|The Big Show]] in a Last Man Standing Match. European Champion, [[Matt Hardy]] defeated [[Jason Reso|Christian]] & [[Eddie Guerrero]] in a triple threat match to successfully defend his title. In a tag team match with the WWE Championship, Intercontinental Championship, and Tag Team Championships on the line, WWE Champion [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]], and Intercontinental Champion, [[Paul Levesque|Triple H]], defeated Tag Team Champions, [[Mark Calaway|The Undertaker]] & [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]] to win the Tag Team Titles.
 ==2002==
-In 2002 the WWE brought Backlash to [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], [[Missouri]]. This was the first edition of backlash since the roster split which had occurred just weeks before. To open the night, [[Yoshihiro Tajiri|Tajiri]] defeated Cruiserweight Champion [[Peter Gruner|Billy Kidman]] to win the title. Next, [[nWo]] member [[Scott Hall]] defeated [[John Layfield|Bradshaw]]. Women's Champion [[Carlene Begnaud|Jazz]] defeated [[Trish Stratus]] to successfully defend her title. [[Brock Lesnar]] defeated [[Jeff Hardy]] when the referee called for the match to be stopped. [[Kurt Angle]] defeated [[Adam Copeland|Edge]] in a grudge match. [[Eddie Guerrero]] defeated [[Rob Szatkowski|Rob Van Dam]] to become the new WWE Intercontinental Champion. [[Mark Callaway|The Undertaker]] defeated [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] to become the Number 1 Contender for the WWE Championship. Tag Team Champions, [[Monty Sopp|Billy]] (Gunn) & [[Chuck Palumbo|Chuck]] (Palumbo) defeated [[Maven Huffman|Maven]] & [[Allen Sarven|Al Snow]] to successfully defend the WWE Tag Team Titles. [[Hulk Hogan]] defeated [[Paul Levesque|Triple H]] for the WWE Undisputed Championship.
+In 2002 the WWE brought Backlash to [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], [[Missouri]]. This was the first edition of backlash since the roster split which had occurred just weeks before. To open the night, [[Yoshihiro Tajiri|Tajiri]] defeated Cruiserweight Champion [[Peter Gruner|Billy Kidman]] to win the title. Next, [[nWo]] member [[Scott Hall]] defeated [[John Layfield|Bradshaw]]. Women's Champion [[Carlene Begnaud|Jazz]] defeated [[Trish Stratus]] to successfully defend her title. [[Brock Lesnar]] defeated [[Jeff Hardy]] when the referee called for the match to be stopped. [[Kurt Angle]] defeated [[Adam Copeland|Edge]] in a grudge match. [[Eddie Guerrero]] defeated [[Rob Szatkowski|Rob Van Dam]] to become the new WWE Intercontinental Champion. [[Mark Calaway|The Undertaker]] defeated [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] to become the Number 1 Contender for the WWE Championship. Tag Team Champions, [[Monty Sopp|Billy]] (Gunn) & [[Chuck Palumbo|Chuck]] (Palumbo) defeated [[Maven Huffman|Maven]] & [[Allen Sarven|Al Snow]] to successfully defend the WWE Tag Team Titles. [[Hulk Hogan]] defeated [[Paul Levesque|Triple H]] for the WWE Undisputed Championship.
 ==2003==
-[[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]], [[Massachusetts]] played host to the 2003 edition of Backlash. Team Angle ([[Charlie Haas]] & [[Shelton Benjamin]]) defeated Los Guerreros ([[Eddie Guerrero|Eddie]] & [[Chavo Guerrero, Jr.|Chavo Guerrero]]) to keep the WWE Tag Team Titles. [[Sean O'Haire]], with [[Roddy Piper]] in his corner, defeated [[Solofa Fatu|Rikishi]]. [[WWE World Tag Team Championship|World Tag Team Champions]] [[Rob Szatkowski|Rob Van Dam]] & [[Glenn Jacobs|Kane]] defeated the Dudley Boyz to successfully defend their titles. [[Carlene Begnaud|Jazz]] defeated [[Trish Stratus]] to become the new WWE Women's Champion. [[Paul Wight|The Big Show]] defeated [[Rey Mysterio]]. WWE Champion [[Brock Lesnar]] defeated [[John Cena]] to successfully defend his title. The team of [[Paul Levesque|Triple H]], [[Ric Flair]] & [[Chris Jericho]] defeated [[Shawn Michaels]], [[Kevin Nash]] & [[Booker Huffman|Booker T]] in a 6-Man Tag Team Match. In the night's main event, [[Bill Goldberg|Goldberg]] defeated [[The Rock (entertainer)|The Rock]].
+[[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]], [[Massachusetts]] played host to the 2003 edition of Backlash. Team Angle ([[Charlie Haas]] & [[Shelton Benjamin]]) defeated Los Guerreros ([[Eddie Guerrero|Eddie]] & [[Chavo Guerrero, Jr.|Chavo Guerrero]]) to keep the WWE Tag Team Titles. [[Sean O'Haire]], with [[Roderick Toombs|Roddy Piper]] in his corner, defeated [[Solofa Fatu|Rikishi]]. [[WWE World Tag Team Championship|World Tag Team Champions]] [[Rob Szatkowski|Rob Van Dam]] & [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]] defeated the Dudley Boyz to successfully defend their titles. [[Carlene Begnaud|Jazz]] defeated [[Trish Stratus]] to become the new WWE Women's Champion. [[Paul Wight|The Big Show]] defeated [[Oscar Gutierrez|Rey Mysterio]]. WWE Champion [[Brock Lesnar]] defeated [[John Cena]] to successfully defend his title. The team of [[Paul Levesque|Triple H]], [[Ric Flair]] & [[Chris Jericho]] defeated [[Shawn Michaels]], [[Kevin Nash]] & [[Booker Huffman|Booker T]] in a 6-Man Tag Team Match. In the night's main event, [[Bill Goldberg|Goldberg]] defeated [[The Rock (entertainer)|The Rock]].
 ==2004==
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 *[[Jonathan Coachman]] defeated [[Yoshihiro Tajiri|Tajiri]] after a [[run-in (professional wrestling)|run-in]] by [[Lance Cade|Garrison Cade]]
 *[[Chris Jericho]] defeated [[Jason Reso|Christian]] & [[Trish Stratus]] in a handicap match
-*[[Lisa Marie Varon|Victoria]] defeated [[Lita (Amy Dumas)|Lita]] to retain the [[WWE Women's Championship|WWE Women's Title]]
+*[[Lisa Marie Varon|Victoria]] defeated [[Amy Dumas|Lita]] to retain the [[WWE Women's Championship|WWE Women's Title]]
-*[[Gregory Helms|The Hurricane]] and [[Matt Anoai|Rosey]] defeated La Résistance ([[Sylvain Grenier]] and [[Rob Conway]])
+*[[Gregory Helms|The Hurricane]] and [[Matt Anoai|Rosey]] defeated [[La Résistance]] ([[Sylvain Grenier]] and [[Rob Conway]])
-*[[Adam Copeland|Edge]] defeated [[Glenn Jacobs|Kane]]
+*[[Adam Copeland|Edge]] defeated [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]]
 *[[Randy Orton]] defeated [[Mick Foley|Cactus Jack]] in a No Holds Barred Match to retain his Intercontinental Title
 In the final encounter, [[Chris Benoit]] retained the [[World Heavyweight Championship]], forcing [[Shawn Michaels]] to tap out to [[Bret Hart]]'s Sharpshooter submission hold to win a Triple Threat Match. [[Paul Levesque|Triple H]] also participated in this [[WrestleMania XX]] rematch.