WWE Backlash (2006) (TV)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Kevin Dunn

Writers:

Court Bauer (writer)
Dusty Rhodes (writer)

Release Date:

30 April 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Sport

Plot:

Chris Masters vs Carlito. Umaga vs Ric Flair. RVD vs Shelton Benjamin. Mickie James vs Trish Stratus...

Plot Keywords:

Wrestling | WWE

Cast

Hazim Ali	...	Himself
Shelton Benjamin	...	Himself
Carlos Cabrera	...	Himself
John Cena	...	Himself
Mike Chioda	...	Himself
Jonathan Coachman	...	Himself
Carlos Colon Jr.	...	Carlito
Rob Conway	...	Himself
Adam Copeland	...	Edge
Ken Doane	...	Himself
Jack Doan	...	Himself
Amy Dumas	...	Lita
Eddie Fatu	...	Umaga
Ric Flair	...	Himself
Lilián García	...	Herself
Todd Grisham	...	Himself
Charlie Haas	...	Himself
Glenn Jacobs	...	Himself (as Kane)
Mickie James	...	Herself
Mickey Jay	...	Mickey Henson
Johnny Jeter	...	Himself
Maria Kanellis	...	Herself
Matthew Kaye	...	Matt Striker
Jerry Lawler	...	Himself
Paul Levesque	...	Triple H
Shane McMahon	...	Himself
Vince McMahon	...	Himself
Shawn Michaels	...	Himself
Nick Mitchell	...	Mitch
Mike Mondo	...	Himself
Chris Mordetzky	...	The Masterpiece Chris Masters (as Chris Masters)
Nick Nemeth	...	Himself
Chad Patton	...	Himself
Jim Ross	...	Himself (voice)
Dustin Runnels	...	Goldust
Hugo Savinovich	...	Himself
Trish Stratus	...	Herself
Joey Styles	...	Himself
Rob Van Dam	...	Himself
Paul Wight	...	Himself
Mark Yeaton	...	Himself

Runtime:

USA:210 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Company:

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

Trivia:

Four superstars suffered injuries at the 2006 edition of Backlash. Triple H received a laceration around his left eye, which required medical attention; Shawn Michaels suffered a partially broken nose; and the Women's Championship match left both Trish Stratus and Mickie James injured, with a dislocated shoulder and left elbow injury respectively.

Movie Connections:

References The Waterboy (1998)

Soundtrack:

Baby Hates Me

Fine Example

An good example of how a single-brand WWE Pay-Per-View should be, and that winning isn't everything. Save for the match between Umaga and Ric Flair, this single-brand Pay-Per-View was worth it's while. While I usually agonize over a crappy booked single-brand PPV, this time there were enough running plots to make for a good card, and so it only is up to the wrestlers to make it count. And they did not disappoint. RVD and Shelton took a while to build up, but ended up being a good match altogether. And tho, as a huge Shelton mark, I did feel bad for his loss, there was no denying it that Shelton did manage to make RVD, who has a knack for throwing overly obvious fake punches, look pretty good and this match was enjoyable to watch, since both wrestlers tried their hardest to impress the crowd, and succeeded pretty well in doing so. Although HBK (and God, let's not forget about Him!) did lose to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit Squad, the match was a good one and it didn't seem like this feud is going to end with a victory of McMahonism. A similar thing happened with the main event match, which unexpectedly ended in Cena pinning Triple H, not even using a finisher in the process. And even tho it sucks we're still stuck with John Cena as the champ of the RAW brand, where I once used to curse Triple H for getting back at his opponent after losing in his Evolution days, now I was cheering him on. Never before has Triple H taking out people with his trusted sledgehammer looked so darn satisfying, making me cheer for more. And the added DX crotch chops were just that!