Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #33619 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-08-01
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 190 minutes

Synopsis
Following on the heels of WRESTLEMANIA 21, the stars of the WWE reconvened to celebrate their victories - or avenge their losses - for the 2005 edition of the annual BACKLASH showdown. Held on Sunday, May 1, 2005, in Manchester, New Hampshire, the jam-packed event featured a World Heavyweight Championship between Batista and Triple H; an Intercontinental Championship between Shelton Benjamin and Chris Jericho; a Last Man Standing match between Chris Benoit and Edge; tag-team turmoil with Shawn Michaels and Hulk Hogan against Muhammad Hassan and Daivari; and much more.

Customer Reviews

Raw Back On Top!
1. Intercontinental Title - Shelton Benjamin Vs. Chris Jericho

The event started with the title match of the year in my opnion, excellent spots during the match and totally blew the over matches out of the water, great start to a ppv. 10/10

2. World Tag Titles
William Regal & Tajiri Vs. Maven & Simon Dean Vs. La Resistance Vs. Hurricane & Rosey Vs. Heart Throbs (Tag-Team Turmoil Match)
6/10
Not bad tag match, Regal, Dean & Tajiri were best, but the ending and result wasn't very good.

3. Last Man Staning Match - Chris Benoit Vs. Edge

A good solid match from two good wrestlers the attempted diving headbutt by Benoit into a trash can was good and the Spear out of the ring by Edge was also. 8/10

4. Kane Vs. Viscera

This match was the best it could be Viscera been carried by Kane (which was obviously going to happen) still a good performance by Viscera. 5/10

5. Hulk Hogan & Shawn Michaels Vs. Khosrow Diavari & Muhammad Hassan

Hulk proving he's still got it but Hassan had to sell alot of Hogan's moves, one last match was given and a good one, but i don't think it will be his last. 7/10

6. World Heavyweight Title - Batista Vs. Triple H

Not as good as the Wrestlemania match but a solid main event, again this wont be the last of this rivalry. 7/10

Backlash was a promising event by Raw and showing better may still come.

Match of the night was Shelton Vs. Jericho, possibly the best Ic Title match since Steamboat Vs. Savage.

The Benoit Vs. Edge match and the Main event were good and give the event a 7/10.
Could be worse Raw could have Cena!

Backlash 2005
Live from Manchester, New Hampshire we see the aftermath of Wrestlemania 21 unfold with grudges been ended, began and escilated!

Intercontinental Championship
Shelton Benjamin (c) v Chris Jericho
One of the few bad points about WM 21 was the lack of a I/C title match because Benjamin was involved in the Money In The Bank Ladder match instead. This more than makes up for it thought as both men put respect back into the almost forgotton I/C championship. Some of the counters are incredable with near fall after near fall. Check out Benjamin as he leaps to the top turnbuckle to deliver a superplex in the blink of an eye. One of the matches of the year! 9/10

World Tag Team Championship
Tag Team Turmoil
William Regal & Tajiri (c) v Simon Dean & Maven v Rosey & Hurricane v The Hearthrobs v La Resistance
RAW tried to proove it has some decent tag teams and succedes to an extent although none of these teams are anywhere near up to the standard of the Dudley Boyz, the Hardy Boyz and Edge & Christian from about 5 years previously.
William Regal and Tajiri make a great team it has to be said, 2 of the most underrated wrestlers of the last decade and they prove it here. Despite the gimmick The Hearthrobes show they have some good moves here. Rosey & Hurricane prove they are more than just an amusing gimmick team. La Resistance are past it now and have become boring, luckily they split of into singles competition now. Simon Dean is a wasted talent and Maven just dosen't get any better. Overall this is a decent match but don't expect anything special. 6/10

Last Man Standing
Edge v Chris Benoit
This match is as good as you would expect as both man perform brilliantly in this hard hitting match. Some great spots including a superplex on a trash can and german suplex from half way up a ladder make for some cringe worthy moments. Edge proves why he is a future champion here.

Kane v Viscera
Suprisingly decent match although nothing too special. Kane gets the best out of Big Vis here and neither stick around longer than they have to. Still filler mind. 6/10

Muhammad Hassan & Daivari v Hulk Hogan & Shawn Michaels
Hogan shows that he can perform resonbally well for limited bursts here and dosen't get out of his depth like he does a few months later at Summerslam. Michaels hasn't lost a step. Hassan is, despite this incredably racist (more than most WWE gimmicks) gimmick that he is a very talented wrestler. Daivari may not get in the ring too often but he has a lot of ability. This old school v new school match turns out to be one of the matches of the night. Great for modern fans and nostalgers fans alike whether you like Hogan or not. 7/10

World Heavyweight Championship
Batista (c) v Triple H
After looking like just your regular, run of the mill big man this time last year it would have taken a brave to say that Batista would, in less than a year, become a very credible world champion. Fortune favours the brave and this is living proof. Triple H brings the best out of Batista and this excellent feud really sets Batista up for the rest of his rather impressive title reign and proved to be a far more credible champion than John Cena did on Smackdown!.
This is probably the worst of their 3 title matches on PPV but is still high on entertainment with some heartstopping near falls. Ric Flair makes his presence known again and this match sets up the climax perfectly which would happen in the evil Hell In A Cell a couple of months later at Vengeance. 8/10

Triple H Vs Batista-The Rematch.
Backlash was a fairly decent pay-per-view, but as always with WWE in their post-Wrestlemania period, it was clear that their creative team was worn-out of fresh ideas. The show featured Batista and Triple H in their World Heavyweight Championship rematch from Wrestlemania. It also features The Dream Team of Shawn Michaels and Hulk Hogan teaming up to face the America-despising Muhammed Hassan and Daivari, and also Christian doing a rap dissing WWE Champion John Cena.

Here are my reviews:

Intercontinental Championship
Shelton Benjamin Vs Chris Jericho 5/5
Despite the fact that we've seen these two go at it before, this was still a cracking match. WWE need to push Benjamin.

5 TEAM ELIMINATION MATCH
World Tag Team Championship
Tajiri & William Regal Vs The Heartthrobs Vs Rosey & The Hurricaine Vs La Resistance Vs Simon Dean & Maven 3/5
A blatant cardfiller but it was a decent-quality match. By the way, The Heartthrobs have the worst gimmick that has ever been put on a tag team.

Viscera (W/Trish Stratus) Vs Kane (W/Lita) 3/5
A rubbish match of coarse but it's the comedy from the storyline that you've got to find the entertainment from. Trish hired Viscera to protect her from Kane, in return she'll give him some S-E-X. The 500 lb Viscera then started to think that he was a super-stud and declared himself the "World's biggest love machine." It was the funniest thing WWE has come up with in years!

LAST MAN STANDING MATCH
Edge Vs Chris Benoit 4/5
Edge dislocated Benoit's sholder during the 'money in the bank' ladder match at Wrestlemania, Benoit was out for revenge. A good hard-hitting match.

Hulk Hogan & Shawn Michaels Vs Muhammed Hassan & Daivari 3/5
A decent match but I really could've done without all the pro-American non-sense and Hogan's 15-miniutes of glory-hogging.

WRESTLEMANIA REMATCH
World Heavyweight Championship
Batista Vs Triple H (W/Ric Flair) 4/5
Not too different from their over-stretched match from Wrestlemania but it did seem to move alot faster.

Not the most memorable pay-per-view, it might be worth buying if you're assembling a collection, otherwise save your money and buy Wrestlemania 21 or patiently wait for the release of Vengeance.