Backlash (2006)
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World Wrestling Entertainment | |||
Brand(s) | Raw | ||
Date | April 30, 2006 | ||
City | Lexington, Kentucky | ||
Venue | Rupp Arena | ||
Attendance | 14,000 | ||
Buy rate | 273,000[1] | ||
Tagline(s) | Long Live The King | ||
Pay-per-view chronology | |||
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The 2006 Backlash was the eighth
Seven
The event received 273,000 pay-per-view buys, which was more than the previous year's event received. This contributed to WWE's pay-per-view revenue increasing by $4.3 million from the previous year. When the event was released on DVD, it peaked at second on Billboard's DVD sales chart for recreational sports.
Production
Background
Storylines
Backlash featured matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing feuds, plots, and storylines. of events that built tension, and culminated into a wrestling match or series of matches.[5] All wrestlers were from WWE's Raw brand.[6]
The
Another rivalry heading into the event was
The Divas rivalry between
Event
Before the event aired live on pay-per-view,
Role: | Name: |
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English commentator(s) | Jim Ross |
Jerry Lawler | |
Spanish commentator(s) | Carlos Cabrera |
Hugo Savinovich | |
Interviewer (s)
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Maria Kanellis |
Todd Grisham | |
Ring announcer | Lilian Garcia |
Referees | Mike Chioda |
Jack Doan | |
Chad Patton | |
Marty Elias |
In the first match of the actual event
Next was a match between
The third match was between Mickie James and Trish Stratus for the WWE Women's Championship. The match had escalated outside the ring. When Stratus delivered punches to Mickie, who was on the second turnbuckle, Mickie threw her over the top rope, causing Stratus to land on her right arm. Afterwards, Mickie choked Stratus with a wristband she was wearing that fell off during the match,[3][28] therefore giving the win to Stratus by disqualification, but per WWE regulations, a title can only change hands via pinfall or submission therefore Mickie retained the Championship.[30]
The next match was for the WWE Intercontinental Championship between Rob Van Dam and Shelton Benjamin. Both Van Dam and Benjamin started the match with high spots as Benjamin performed a Sunset Flip Powerbomb. The match went back and forth with action, but in the end Van Dam performed a Five Star Frog Splash on Benjamin and pinned him to win the match and retain his Money in the Bank briefcase and win the Intercontinental Championship.[28][31]
In the next match,
The sixth match was Vince and Shane McMahon versus Shawn Michaels and "God" in a No Holds Barred match. As soon as The McMahons made their way to the ring, Vince informed the referee to "check" "God" for any hidden objects, as God was being "portrayed" by the stage spotlight. The match started with Shawn Michaels executing a crossbody on both Vince and Shane McMahon on the outside of the ring. Afterwards, Michaels crossbodied Vince down through a part of the Backlash staging area. Shane then hit Michaels with a folding chair and caused him to bleed. After Vince and Shane took turns assaulting Michaels, Vince grabbed a microphone and informed Michaels that "God" had left the building and used a Superkick against him. Michaels battled back and grabbed two tables and put both Vince and Shane on them. Michaels then grabbed a ladder and stood on top of it. The Spirit Squad (Kenny, Johnny, Mitch, Nicky, and Mikey) interfered and attacked Michaels, which was followed by the Spirit Squad putting Michaels through a table with a Sky lift slam. Vince then pinned Michaels for the win.[28][33]
The
Reception
The event received 273,000 pay-per-view buys, which was more buys than the previous year's event received, however, the event made $19.9 million in revenue, which was less than the previous year's revenue of $21.6 million.[34]
The event was released on
Aftermath
On the May 15 episode of Raw, Rob Van Dam lost the WWE Intercontinental Championship to Shelton Benjamin in a rematch.
Following the aftermath from Backlash, Kane was confronted by an
The McMahons, along with The Spirit Squad, continued their feud with Shawn Michaels. In the weeks that followed, Michaels would get revenge on both the McMahons and the Spirit Squad.[42][43] On the May 22 episode of Raw, however, Michaels was in a 5-on-1 handicap match, and the Spirit Squad members, in storyline, injured Michaels' left knee.[44] Triple H, who was included during the rivalry, was ordered by Vince McMahon to "break Michaels' skull", with his signature sledgehammer. Triple H failed to do what Mr. McMahon ordered, turned Face and attacked the Spirit Squad.[44] Weeks followed in which Triple H was supposed to become a member of Mr. McMahon's "Kiss My Ass Club". Triple H, however, backfired when trying to become a member, when he gave a Pedigree to McMahon and laid him and Shane out in the ring.[45] On the June 12 episode of Raw, McMahon booked Triple H in a Handicap Gauntlet match against the Spirit Squad. The match saw Michaels return from his storyline injury, which led to Triple H and Michaels reforming their previous wrestling stable D-Generation X.[46] At Vengeance, DX met the Spirit Squad in a 5-on-2 handicap match, which DX won.[47]
The 2006 Backlash would be the last Backlash to be Raw-exclusive, as following WrestleMania 23 the following year, WWE discontinued brand-exclusive PPVs.[48]
Results
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