Backlash (2005)
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | |
| Brand (s) | RAW | |
| Date | May 1, 2005 | |
| Venue | Verizon Wireless Arena | |
| City | Manchester, New Hampshire | |
| Attendance | 14,000 | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| WrestleMania 21 | Backlash (2005) | Judgment Day (2005) |
| Backlash chronology | ||
| Backlash (2004) | Backlash (2005) | Backlash (2006) |
Backlash (2005) was the seventh annual Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on May 1, 2005 at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire. The official theme song was "Stronger" by Trust Company.
The main event was Batista versus Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship, which Batista won after performing a Batista Bomb. The main matches on the undercard were Hulk Hogan and Shawn Michaels versus Muhammad Hassan and Daivari, and a Last Man Standing match between Edge and Chris Benoit.
[edit] Results
Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- Sunday Night HEAT match: Tyson Tomko defeated Val Venis (5:40)
- Tomko pinned Venis after a Big Boot.
- Shelton Benjamin defeated Chris Jericho to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (14:30)
- Benjamin pinned Jericho after countering the Walls of Jericho into a roll-up
- Rosey and The Hurricane won a Tag Team Turmoil match to win the World Tag Team Championship (13:43)
- Tajiri and William Regal (c) defeated The Heart Throbs (Antonio and Romeo) when Tajiri pinned Antonio after a roll-up. (3:10)
- Tajiri and William Regal defeated Simon Dean and Maven when Regal pinned Dean after a Regal Knee. (5:54)
- La Résistance (Robert Conway and Sylvain Grenier) defeated Tajiri and William Regal when Conway pinned Regal after a roll-up and grabbing the tights. (9:16)
- The Hurricane and Rosey defeated La Résistance when Hurricane pinned Conway after a Super Hero Splash. (13:43)
- Edge defeated Chris Benoit in a Last Man Standing match (18:47)
- Edge defeated Benoit after hitting him in the back of his head with a brick, leaving Benoit unable to answer the ten count.
- Chris Masters beat Melissa Coates in a Master Lock Challenge
- Kane (w/Lita) defeated Viscera (w/Trish Stratus) (6:09)
- Hulk Hogan and Shawn Michaels defeated Muhammad Hassan and Daivari (15:05)
- Hogan pinned Daivari after Michaels hit him with Sweet Chin Music.
- Batista defeated Triple H (w/Ric Flair) to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (16:26)
- Batista pinned Triple H after a Batista bomb.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Royal Rumble • No Way Out • WrestleMania • Backlash • Judgment Day • One Night Stand • Night of Champions |
| The Great American Bash • SummerSlam • Unforgiven • No Mercy • Cyber Sunday • Survivor Series • Armageddon |
| Backlash |
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| Backlash: In Your House • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 |
| Former pay-per-view events |
| The Wrestling Classic (1985) • This Tuesday in Texas (1991) • King of the Ring (1993-2002) |
| In Your House (1995-1999) • Bad Blood (1997, 2003-2004) • Fully Loaded (1998-2000) • Over the Edge (1998-1999) |
| InVasion (2001) • December to Dismember (2006) • New Year's Revolution (2005-2007) |
| Former International pay-per-view events |
| One Night Only (1997) • Mayhem in Manchester (1998) • Capital Carnage (1998) |
| No Mercy (UK) (1999) • Rebellion (1999-2002) • Insurrextion (2000-2003) |
