Backlash (2004)

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Backlash
World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand(s)Raw
DateApril 18, 2004
CityEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
VenueRexall Place
Attendance13,000[1]
Buy rate295,000[2]
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The 2004 Backlash was the sixth

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw brand division. The event took place on April 18, 2004, at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, thus being the only Backlash event held outside the continental United States until the 2023 event. The concept of the pay-per-view was based around the backlash from WrestleMania XX
.

The

spear
.

Production

Background

The event was held at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 1999. The concept of the pay-per-view was based around the backlash from WWE's flagship event, WrestleMania.[3] The 2004 event was the sixth Backlash and featured the backlash from WrestleMania XX. It was scheduled to take place on April 18, 2004, at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, being the first Backlash held outside the United States. While the previous two years had featured wrestlers from both the Raw and SmackDown! brand divisions, the 2004 event was held exclusively for Raw.[4][5]

Storylines

The main

Booker T.[13][14] On the March 29 episode of Raw, Bischoff made the one-on-one World Heavyweight Championship match between Benoit and Michaels a triple threat match also involving Triple H.[15][16]

The other main match on the card was a

handicap match. Evolution won the match when Orton pinned Foley after an RKO.[7] On the March 29 episode of Raw, Foley challenged Orton to a Hardcore match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at Backlash, which Orton accepted that same night. Mick Foley added another stipulation that Evolution would be banned from ringside.[17][18]

Another feud heading into the event was between

handicap match at Backlash.[19]

Event

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
English
commentators
 Jim Ross
Jerry Lawler
Spanish commentators Carlos Cabrera
Hugo Savinovich
Interviewers
 Jonathan Coachman
Todd Grisham
Ring announcer Lilian Garcia
Referees Mike Chioda
Chad Patton
Jack Doan
Earl Hebner

Preliminary matches

Before the event went live on pay-per-view,

diving clothesline on Flair for the win.[1][20][21]

Next was a match between Jonathan Coachman and Tajiri. During the match, Garrison Cade interfered on Coachman's behalf, allowing Coachman to roll-up Tajiri for the win.[1][20][21]

The third match of the event was Chris Jericho versus Christian and Trish Stratus in a handicap match. Jericho won the match by pinning Christian after throwing him onto Stratus and executing an

enziguiri.[1][20][21]

In the next match, Victoria faced Lita for the WWE Women's Championship. Both women evenly controlled the match. The match ended when Victoria pinned Lita with an Inside Cradle. After the match, Molly Holly and Gail Kim attacked both Lita and Victoria.[1][20][21]

Randy Orton defended the Intercontinental Championship against Cactus Jack.

Next was a hardcore match between Randy Orton and Cactus Jack for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. with the stipulation that Evolution were banned from ringside. One spot in the match saw Cactus lie a barbed wire baseball bat between Orton's legs and perform a leg drop. Cactus continued to use the bat, as he poured gasoline on it and tried to light it on fire. Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff interrupted and informed Cactus that he would be disqualified and the event would end if he lit the bat on fire. In a particularly brutal spot, Orton - wearing only his signature trunks - missed an RKO and was thrown onto thumbtacks. When this spot had been attempted previously, those involved - including Foley himself - had done so fully-clothed. The sight of Orton with thumbtacks embedded into his bare body was, for many, the first major bump of his career.[22][23] After taking an elbow drop off the entrance stage, Orton executed an RKO on Cactus onto the barbed wire baseball bat to retain the title.[1][20][21]

The sixth match was a

Eye of the Hurricane.[1][20][21]

The match that followed was between Edge and Kane. The match was controlled by Kane, as he focused on Edge's injured left hand. Edge reversed attacks from Kane and attempted a Spear but Kane avoided, causing Edge to perform a Spear on the referee. Edge struck Kane with the cast and performed a spear on Kane for the win.[1][20][21]

Main event

The main event was a triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship between Chris Benoit, Shawn Michaels, and Triple H. Michaels dove off the top rope but Benoit and Triple H avoided, causing Michaels to fall through an announce table. Triple H attacked Michaels with a sledgehammer. Benoit forced Michaels to submit to the sharpshooter to retain the title.[1][20][21]

Aftermath

The following night on Raw,

Battle Royal took place, in which the winner would go on to face Benoit at Bad Blood for the World title.[30][31] During the match, Triple H, one of the participants in the match, was eliminated by Michaels, who was not a participant in the match.[30][31]

On the May 24 episode of Raw, Bischoff lifted Michaels' suspension, after Triple H pleaded that Michaels be reinstated.

Hell in a Cell match between Triple H and Michaels at Bad Blood.[32][33] At Bad Blood, Triple H defeated Michaels by pinfall after executing two Pedigrees.[34]

Following Backlash, Lita and Kane were put in an angle, which involved Matt Hardy. It saw Hardy attack Kane to an attempt to prevent Kane from harming Lita.[24][25] In the following weeks on Raw, Kane began repeatedly assaulting Hardy and attempting to seduce Lita.[35] One incident saw Kane kayfabe kidnap Lita and hold her tied up backstage, where he supposedly asked her a "question."[26][27] Later that night, Kane won a number one contenders Battle Royal match, in which he received a title shot at Bad Blood.[26][27] At Bad Blood, Benoit was successful in defending the World Heavyweight title, after he pinned Kane with a roll-up.[36]

During a match between

Enzuigiri.[36]

Mick Foley named his match with Orton the favorite match of his career.[38]

Results

No.Results
Triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship[40]
30:12
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
H – the match was broadcast prior to the pay-per-view on Sunday Night Heat

See also

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