Backlash (2007)

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Backlash
Philips Arena
Attendance14,500[1]
Buy rate210,000[2]
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The 2007 Backlash was the ninth

Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. It was WWE's first monthly PPV held to feature all three brands after the company discontinued brand-exclusive PPVs. The concept of the pay-per-view was based around the backlash from WrestleMania 23
.

The main match on the Raw brand was a

ECW World Championship
. Vince won the title and the match for his team after pinning Lashley.

Production

Background

Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia
.

Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.[4] From 2004 to 2006, Backlash was held exclusively for the Raw brand, but following WrestleMania 23, WWE discontinued brand-exclusive PPVs.[5] The 2007 Backlash was the first PPV held following this change and thus featured wrestlers from Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW.[4]

Storylines

The

Make-a-Wish Foundation, however, announced that Michaels, Orton, and Edge would face Cena for the title at Backlash in a fatal four-way match.[10]

ECW Champion
.

The main rivalry on the SmackDown! brand was between The Undertaker and

Last Man Standing match between Undertaker and Batista at Backlash.[14]

The main rivalry on the

handicap match.[10]

Event

Preliminary matches

Other on-screen personnel[17]
Role: Name:
English
commentators
 Jim Ross (Raw)
Jerry Lawler (Raw)
Michael Cole (SmackDown!)
John "Bradshaw" Layfield (SmackDown!)
Joey Styles (ECW)
Tazz
(ECW)
Spanish commentators Carlos Cabrera
Hugo Savinovich
Interviewers
 Todd Grisham
Maria Kanellis
Ring announcers Justin Roberts (Raw/ECW)
Tony Chimel (SmackDown!)
Referees Mike Chioda (Raw)
Chad Patton (Raw)
Jim Korderas
(SmackDown!)
Mickie Henson (SmackDown!)
Marty Elias (Raw)
Jack Doan (Raw)
Scott Armstrong (ECW)

Before the event aired

dark match.[18] The first match of the event was The Hardys (Matt and Jeff) versus Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch for the World Tag Team Championship. Cade and Murdoch controlled a majority of the match; however, The Hardys won the bout when Matt pinned Murdoch after a Twist Of Fate, which was followed by Jeff's Swanton Bomb.[19]

The match that followed was Melina versus Mickie James for the WWE Women's Championship. The match was short lived, as Melina performed an Inverted DDT on Mickie James and pinned her to retain the WWE Women's Championship.[20]

The third match was between Chris Benoit and Montel Vontavious Porter for the WWE United States Championship. Benoit and MVP struggled throughout the match, attempting to gain the upper hand. In the end, Benoit pinned MVP with a small package to retain the WWE United States Championship.[21]

Main event matches

Shane McMahon in the ring before his match at Backlash.

The three-on-one handicap ECW World Championship match between champion Bobby Lashley and Team McMahon (Umaga, Vince McMahon, and Shane McMahon) was next. Shane struck Lashley with the ECW World Championship belt and Umaga executed a diving splash on Lashley. Umaga then tagged in Vince, who scored a near-fall. Vince then tagged in Umaga, who executed a second diving splash on Lashley. After being tagged in again, Vince pinned Lashley to win the ECW World Championship and the match for his team.[22][23]

The next match was The Undertaker against Batista in a Last Man Standing Match for the World Heavyweight Championship. At one

spear to The Undertaker off the stage. Neither man could get to their feet before the referee's count of ten; in result, the match ended in a draw. Due to WWE regulations, titles can't change hands in a Last Man Standing match by a draw, so The Undertaker remained champion.[24]

The main event was John Cena against Edge, Randy Orton, and Shawn Michaels in a fatal four-way match for the WWE Championship. During the match, Michaels performed a

Sweet Chin Music on Cena, who fell on Orton for the pinfall victory, retaining the title.[25]

Aftermath

Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch continued their rivalry with The Hardys until the two teams had a rematch at Judgment Day for the World Tag Team Championship, which The Hardys won.[26]

Chris Benoit and Montel Vontavious Porter also continued their rivalry for the WWE United States Championship, which led to a

two out of three falls match at Judgment Day, which MVP won.[27][28]

On the May 11 episode of SmackDown!, The Undertaker defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Batista in a

Mr. Kennedy on the May 7 episode of Raw to win the Money in the Bank contract,[29] cashed in his opportunity and defeated The Undertaker to win the World Heavyweight Championship.[30][31]

Team McMahon's feud with Bobby Lashley continued as Mr. McMahon gave Lashley a rematch at Judgment Day, which was another three-on-one Handicap match for the ECW World Championship.[29] At Judgment Day, Lashley won the match, but Vince said that Lashley had not beaten him, as Lashley had pinned Shane instead, so Lashley was not awarded the belt.[32] The rivalry continued until One Night Stand, where Lashley challenged Vince to a street fight. Lashley won the match and the ECW World Championship, and their rivalry ended.[33]

This was the last Backlash ever to be in 4:3 format until January 2008 when it went to high definition.

Results

No.Results
dark match

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