Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #27399 in DVD
• Released on: 2003-08-11
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 196 minutes

Synopsis
Some of the biggest superstars of the pro wrestling world get in the ring together to throw each other around, beat each other with furniture, and grunt like cavemen. Matches include an amazing battle between The Rock and Goldberg and a violently spectacular spar between John Cena and Brock Lesnar.

Customer Reviews

not the years best but still good
Following on from the excellent wrestlemania 19 which occured one month earlier,it was always going to be difficult for this pay per view to compete,if you do that then this dies a death in some ways but watch it as a singular experience and it is clear that this event is solid without moving any mountains.
The event had a format of minimalism,no last man standing matches,no first blood,no cages,no buried alive,no anything out of the ordinary and to that extent it still holds its own,opening up with a fine match between tag team champs team angle against los guerreros which was high action and had eddie guerrero in particular in fine form,when team angle tried a dirty trick the crowd booed,when eddie or chavo copied it the crowd lapped it up,this was entertaining for me and the outcome was controversial,a fine opener.
Next up was sean ohaire,(short lived or what)with roddy piper as his guide against rikashi,the match had hype about it and in some ways it lived up to it,some laughs included and a fine display from ohaire in truth.
Next up was another tag match,the champs rob van dam and kane vs the dudley boyz,this match was great again,fast,brutal,engaging and action packed,plenty of fast paced moves occured as well as savage moves,kane and rvd looked the part here and this match failed no one.
Next up was a ladies title match,the champ jazz vs trish,this match was ok,not great,jazz and trish worked well enough together but the match lacked both pace and drive but while predictable enough kept the event ticking over.
next up was a poor enough match,it didnt look good on paper and it didnt deliver upon its time,the 500 pound big show vs a less than 200 pound rey mysterio,a little bit of storyline led to this but it was never gonna last the course and this feud didnt last long,the match was over as soon as you would expect,rey giving his all in parts and the big show just taking it and then destruction,it did look good but certainly surreal when a stretchered rey was smashed into the ring post but not a match that would make anyones greatest of all time list.
Next up was the title match between an emerging john cena against the champ brock lesnar who was enjoying a fine run of success,the match was good,it wasnt perfect but had some moments of note,within a year these men would be in very different places indeed but for now this was maybe too far for cena but he cut his teeth well enough in this match,no shame in this.
Next up was the RAW card six man tag match,flair,triple h and chris jericho took the role as the villains against a team that didnt look comfortable with each other,they were made up of a returning,but not for a period of great success,kevin nash with shawn michaels and booker t,the match was filled with bad behaviour and individual battles as opposed to team work ,nash wasnt that great here and certainly looked to steal the limelight,the team of villains worked well but their oppenents let this match down so i was pleased with the outcome,not the best when you consider the quality of those involved but did enough to warrant its place on the card.
Next up was the main event,a match with no title on line,just reputation,the rock,a wwe legend against the wcw legend who had just joined the company,goldberg.If vince mcmahon had known that goldberg would only stay a year he may well have never allowed him the liberties he did but he wasnt to know,the rock,meanwhile was in and out of the wwe at this time as he was working in hollywood and after this event he was gone again,leading to his eventual forever goodbye,the crowd still hated him for leaving the company but while they had him here he got some cheers as did goldberg.The match was good without being great,the rock wasnt at his best while goldberg was ruthless when it counted,one reign would end and one would begin was essentially how this match would be deemed so the outcome shouldnt shock but on the dvd extras you get to see what happened after the event ended on television when the rock picked himself up,grabbed the mic and spoke of his thanks to all the fans and made a few jokes and won the crowd over,almost getting a blessing,this was an excellent,very real moment that makes this dvd worthwhile as not many may have seen that,a 3.5 out of 5 dvd then.

NOT THE BEST BUT IT WAS ALRIGHT
This wasn't the best PPV of course but it was still okay in my opinion

FIRST MATCH- SHELTON BENJAMIN & CHARLIE HAAS VS. LOS GUERREROS {EDDIE & CHAVO GUERRERO} FOR THE WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Nice long tag team match to start the Backlash PPV. Great athletic abilities by Benjamin & Haas & great mind games by Chavo & Eddie. Benjamin & Haas win the hard fought tag team match to retain their WWE Tag Team Championship. After the match Eddie & Chavo steal the Tag Team titles & run backstage. 5/10

SECOND MATCH- BIG SHOW VS. REY MYSTERIO Just a squash, nothing special. Big Show wins after a Chokeslam on Mysterio for the win. After the match Mysterio is badly hurt & can't breathe {Because Big Show seriously hurt him during the match}. Suddenly Big Show returns & while Mysterio is on a stretcher, Big Show grabs the stretcher & slams it against the ring post with Mysterio still on it adding more injury to Mysterio. 2/10

THIRD MATCH- JAZZ W/ THEODORE LONG VS. TRISH STRATUS FOR THE WWE WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP Not a bad match but it was still pretty boring at some times. Theodore Long tries to interfere at some times, Jazz gets the win after what looks like a Gory Powerbomb sort of move. 3/10

FOURTH MATCH- SEAN 'O' HAIRE W/ ROWDY RODDY PIPER VS. RIKISHI Not a bad brawl from these two men but when did Sean 'O' Haire & Roddy Piper form an alliance together. Anyways Sean 'O' Haire gets the win after a finishing move {Which looks like an F-U but you toss them backwards from your shoulders}. 3/10

FIFTH MATCH- ROB VAN DAM & KANE VS. DUDLEY BOYS FOR THE WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP SPECIAL GUEST REFEREE: CHIEF MORLIEY {VAL VENIS} Just like the Smackdown tag team match earlier in the night. It was long & it was a bit more good adding Val Venis as the referee. Val as the referee tries to help the Dudley Boys after low blowing Kane but to no avail gets Chokeslammed by Kane for his troubles. Kane & RVD win after a Chokeslam, followed by a Five Star Frog Splash on D-Von {Another referee came to the match} to retain their World Tag Team titles. 5/10

SIXTH MATCH- TRIPLE H, CHRIS JERICHO & RIC FLAIR VS. SHAWN MICHAELS, KEVIN NASH & BOOKER T IN A 6-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH Good 6-man tag team match with all 6 men seriously taking it to each other. After the referee tries to take care of the match by taking Jericho, Booker, Flair & Michaels out of the ring. Behind the referee HHH nails Nash with the Sledgehammer for the 3 count & to get the win. 5/10

SEVENTH MATCH- BROCK LESNAR VS. JOHN CENA FOR THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP A good Smakdown Main Event match of the night. During the match Cena makes Lesnar's head busted open which Cena tries to take advantage. But Lesnar fights his way back & nails an F-5 on Cena for the win & to retain his WWE Championship. 5/10

EIGHT MATCH- ROCK VS. GOLDBERG It is great to see Goldberg come back. Goldberg gets the great win against Rock after a Spear followed by a Jackhammer to get the win. 3/10

This wasn't really a bad PPV, it was actually good. The Raw & Smackdown tag team matches were excellent & the Smackdown Main Event between Cena & Lesnar was very good as well. All in all this was a good Raw, Smackdown joint PPV.

WrestleMania Aftermath is here
WWE Tag Team Title Match
Team Angle (Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas) vs Los Guerreros (Eddie and Chavo Guerrero) 7/10
A good and decent tag team match, Eddie is great and the ending is pretty funny as well.

SmackDown Match
Rikishi vs Sean O'Haire 3/10
This match is stupid, boring and pointless.

World Tag Team Title Match
Rob Van Dam and Kane vs The Dudley Boyz: Guest Referee Chief Morley 7/10
Another good tag match started off slow but really picked up near the end.

Women's Title Match
Trish Stratus vs Jazz 3/10
Your typical women's match you can see this on nearly every episode of Raw.

SmackDown Match
Big Show vs Rey Mysterio 5/10
The winner is predictable 500lb vs 175lb so I will give it something because it is a very unique match up. The ending was horrific.

WWE World Title Match
John Cena vs Brock Lesnar 6/10
This was alright but could have been a lot better, but John Cena will be a great superstar.

6 Man Tag Team RAW Match
Triple H, Ric Flair, Chris Jericho vs Kevin Nash, Booker T and Shawn Michaels 8/10
One of the better matches on the card but nothing to great.

RAW Match
The Rock vs Goldberg 8/10
This match is enjoyable to watch because we see Goldberg make his in ring return and The Rock is pretty funny as well.

This is a poor attempt at a WrestleMania aftermath and WrestleMania 19 has greatly overshadowed this card.