Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #74767 in DVD
• Released on: 2001-09-03
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 194 minutes

Video Description
Please note this product was created before 10 November 2002 when the World Wrestling Federation Entertainmnet Inc. traded as WWF. This product refers to WWF and carries a WWF logo

Synopsis
With his pride still smarting from the humiliating drubbing he received from The Undertaker at WRESTLEMANIA X-SEVEN, Triple H looks to restore his honor during BACKLASH 2001. To help avenge his defeat, Triple H teams up with Stone Cold Steve Austin to take on The Undertaker and Kane in the ultimate grudge match. This, among other hotly anticipated matches, including Chris Benoit vs. Kurt Angle and Big Show vs. Shane, makes BACKLASH 2001 a must-see follow up to WRESTLEMANIA 17.

From the Back Cover
April 29, 2001: Chicago becomes the battlefield for the ultimate prize! The Windy City may never be the same.

Three Titles are on the line
Stone Cold Steve Austin (WWF Champion) & Triple H (Intercontinental Champion) vs. Undertaker & Kame (Tag-Team Champions)

Last Man Standing Match:
Shane McMahon vs. Big Show

30-Minute Ultimate Submission Match:
Most submissions in a half-hour wins
Chris Benoit vs. Kurt Angle

Duchess of Queensberry Rules Match:
Commissioner William Regal vs. Chris Jericho

Triple-Threat European Championship Match:
Matt Hardy (Champion) vs. Christian vs. Eddie Guerrero

Hardcore Championship Match:
Rhyno (Vchampion) vs. Raven

6-Man Tag-Team Match:
Dudley Boyz vs. X-Pac, Justin Credible & Albert

Customer Reviews

Best Backlash to date
The 2001 Backlash still stands as the best Backlash so far. With a last man standing match, a hardcore match, a 30 minute ultimate submission match, and four of the baddest men in the WWE fighting in the main event, this is definately worth it.

Dudley Boyz vs. X-Factor:

This was okay for an opener. The crowd was chanting for tables the whole match. I never saw X-Factor live, but they sure made a unique tag team. X-Factor wins after the "X Marks the Spot" double drop kick. After the match X-Pac gets sent through a table, courteosy of the Dudley Boyz. 7/10

Hardcore Championship Match
Rhyno [Champion] vs. Raven:

Brutal hardcore match. Raven gets hammered by a shopping cart, then both men knock each other around with steel chairs and trash cans. Painful moment was when Rhyno gored the shopping cart after Raven moved. Rhyno prevails and hits the gore on Raven to win. 8.5/10

Duchess of Queensburry Match
Chris Jericho vs. William Regal:

Okay, first of all they kept changing the damn rules everytime Jericho kept winning. First there was a time limit, then no submissions to win the match, finally no disqualifications. Jericho finally put the Walls of Jericho on the Dutchess, who was at ringside, until Regal clobbers him with a chair to win. 7.5/10 strange match because of the stipulations and the Dutchess angle.

30-Minute Ultimate Submission Match
Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit:

This was one great match. These two guys had some of the best technical wrestling in 2001 and this was the highlight of their fued. The man who had the most submission victories at the end wins. Both men managed to make the other tap out to arm bars, and their own holds. At around 10 minutes left Angle had about 3 submissions and Benoit had 2. Then at the last second Benoit makes Angle tap out to Angle's own hold and the match ended.

The answer to the unclear winner was sudden death, and after a few minutes Benoit managed to make Angle tap out with the crossface. 10/10 Nice match, the best one these two had in 2001.

Last Man Standing Match
Big Show vs. Shane McMahon:

The ironic thing was that these two were allies just one year prior to this match. Some weapons were used by Shane O' Mack, including a kendo stick, a steel chair, and even an rag soaked in ether. An appearance by Mr. McMahon and Test made the match that more exciting.

The ending was unbelievable, as Shane climbs 50 feet up a scaffold and gives an elbow drop to the Big Show! Shane McMahon wins a brutal Last Man Standing Match. 9/10

European Championship
Triple Threat Match
Eddie Guerreroe vs. Christian vs. Matt Hardy [Champion]:

To tell the truth, I don't know why this match was on the card, it was the second worst match on the DVD. Edge and Jeff Hardy both make appearances and Jeff helps his brother win the match. 7/10

World Heavyweight Title/Intercontinental Title/Tag Team Titles match
Stone Cold Steve Austin [World Heavyweight Champion] and Triple H [Intercontinental Champion] vs. Kane and the Undertaker [Tag Team champions]
Winners take all:

This was a wild 20 minute plus brawl between the tag team champions and the Intercontinental champion and the World Heavyweight champion. All through the match both Stone Cold and Triple H tried to leave going through the crowd but the Brothers of Destruction chased them down. Stephanie was at ringside and gets knocked down after trying to help out her husband.

Kanes arm was a big red bullseye because in the weeks prior he was beaten up and his arm was bandaged.Then Mr. McMahon makes an appearance again with a sledgehammer and Triple H nails Kane in the head with the sledgehammer. Triple H and Stone Cold Steve Austin win the tag team titles. 9/10

The main event, last man standing match, ultimate submission match, and the hardcore match are four very good reasons why to get this DVD. And to think most people are saying this is one of the worst ppvs of 2001! 2004 would have killed for a ppv like this....

Jonnos Backlash 2001 review
ACE pay per view the best in recent years it has many great matches flow like this
1. Six man tag match Dudley Boyz vs X pac,Justin Credible,Albert 7/10
2.Hardcore Championship match Rhyno vs Raven 8/10
3.European Championship match Matt Hardy vs Eddie Guerrero vs Christian 7/10
4.Dutchess of Queensbury rules match Chris Jericho vs William Regal 9/10
5.30 Minute time limit match Kurt Angle vs Chris Beniot 10/10
6.Last man standing match Shane McMahon vs Big Show 10/10 Great!!!
7.Three titles are on the line Undertaker and Kane va Triple H and Stone Cold Steve Austin. 10/10 Match of the night AAAAAAAA

This is a quality event and is well worth buying.

The worst PPV of recent years
Coming off the back of the highly successful Wrestlemania X7 PPV, it was always going to be hard for Backlash to follow it's act.

However I never thought it would be as bad as it was. The storylines were uninteresting and major stars were missing. The main event (HHH/SCSA V Taker/Kane) was a major disappointment and it's outcome led to a month of stagnant storylines.

This was seen as the worst PPV of 2001, but I see it as the worst PPV since the pre-attitude era.