Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #41857 in DVD
• Released on: 2002-08-05
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 169 minutes

Special Features
English
Region 0
Dolby Digital Stereo English
Dolby Digital Stereo

Synopsis
The World Wrestling Federation's annual Backlash competition is one of the biggest professions wrestling events of the year. The top contenders of the season get in the ring, all set to slam each other's bodies against the ropes and use whatever props they can get their massive hands on. 2002's event featured nine superstar matches, including a historic battle between Triple H and Hollywood Hogan.

Customer Reviews

HHH GETS MESSED UP
Backlash 2002 was a great p-p-v. the matches were:
cruiserweight title match, kidman vs. tajire, mist was used. 6/10
scott hall vs. Bradshaw, 5/10. SCOTT WINS THANKS TO X-PAC!
womens TITLE MATCH: JAZZ VS. TRISH,5/10.
JEFF HARDY VS. BROCK LESNAR,THE REF STOPPED THE MATCH AFTER JEFF GOT 3 POWERBOMBS AND WAS OUT! 7/10.
KURT ANGLE VS. EDGE, ANGLE HAD TO DO IT. 8/10.
IC TITLE MATCH, EDDIE GUERRERO VS. RVD,I'M SO HAPPY, EDDIE DOES IT, TAKE THAT RVD!!!
UNDERTAKER VS. STONE COLD, WINNER FACES WWE CHAMPION, AUSTIN GOT MESSED UP.9/10
TAG TITLE MATCH, AL SNOW AND MAVEN VS. BILLY AND CHUCK, MAVEN GOT PINNED, BIG DEAL, 7/10.
HHH VS. HHH(Hollywood Hulk Hogan)Match of the night.HHH WAS BUSTED AFTER UT LAID HIM OUT WITH A STEEL CHAIR, BUSTING HHH OPEN. HOGAN HIT THE LEGDROP AND BECAME THE CHAMPION. 10/10

Good, but no title shot....
WWE Backlash 2002 is a good PPV. There are a few problems. First, the Austin/Undertaker match is pretty slow, but most annoying is the sound. You see, when it came for this DVD to be released, Undertaker had stopped using "Rollin'". This resulted in his music bieng dubbed with a different track (You can confirm this by looking at Flair's aftermatch inteview, where his music on the replay is "Rollin'"). This results in a delay, with the soundtrack about 2 seconds behind for the rest of the DVD, meaning you see things way before you hear them. I tried not to let this spoil my enjoyment of it, but it gets very ammoying very quickly. Highlight: Voodo Child!! Hulk vs HHH is amazing.

Backlash brings list of stars, but struggles to back it up
WWE Backlash on DVD offers the usual array of extras expected from DVD releases involving wrestling. As a Pay Per View event, these always include the biggest and most famous stars of the wrestling company. This one is the same, providing Hulk Hogan, Triple H, Stone Cold Steve Austin and Undertaker, to name but a few. However, it is my opinion that this PPV lacked the level of intensity seen in other WWF/WWE events of the past. A spectacle yes, but not of the same calibre as Wrestlemania 17 or X-8, or the Summerslam series'. There is also a distinct lack of variety in the match styles (no true hardcore, ladder or cage varieties).

The extras include the usual mish-mash of interviews and short trailers and features included in the build-up to the event itself. The inclusion of the match from Heat involving the Big Show is a welcome surprise addition.

Overall, not the classic that the bill would make you believe, but a satisfactorily entertaining event. Worth buying for most wrestling fans, if not... not really a great introductory piece.