nick_6100
Raw had its First Pay Per View of 2004 in Canada. Benoit's hometown and what a better way to come back then to show your hometown that you can be the best.1. Shelton Benjamin defeated. Ric Flair in a very good singles contest. Benjamin wins it with a super-kick. Must be watching HBK.Rating: 6/10 ( C ) 2. Jonathan Coachman defeated. Tajiri in a very bad match. Eugene interfering was just a comedy.Rating: 4 /10 ( D - ) 3. Chris Jericho defeated. Christian and Trish Stratus in a Intergender Handicap Match, Jericho got his revenge on both Christian and Trish for what happened at Wrestlemania XX.Rating: 6/10 ( C ) 4. Victoria defeated. Lita to retain the Women's Championship in a very fair match.Rating: 5/10 ( D ) 5. Randy Orton defeated. Cactus Jack in a Hardcore Match to retain the Intercontinental Championship was one of the Hardecore Matches in the WWE. And Foley carried Orton throughout the entire match.Rating: 8/10 ( B ) 6. Rosey and The Hurricane defeated. La Resistance in a average tag team match.Rating: 5/10 ( D ) 7. Edge defeated. Kane in a good but short match.Rating: 6/10 ( C ) 8. Chris Benoit defeated. Shawn Michaels and Triple H to retain the World Heavyweight Championship in a Triple Threat Rematch from Wrestlemania XX.Rating: 7/10 ( B - ) Overall Backlash Rating: 6/10 ( C ) And Okay Pay Per View for RAW to start out with.
connor-macgregor
1) Shelton Benjamin Vs Ric Flair this match was a great opener,Benjamin really owned Flair throughout the entire match with Flair getting a few punches there and then.It just shows how great Benjamin is in the ring. = ***2) Jonathan Coachman Vs Tajiri This was a joke match.Coach was owned throughout the match and Tajiri was bored stiff through this match. Garrison Cade's interference was stupid and really Cade really is Coach's bitch helping out that way = *1/23) Chirs Jericho VsChistian & Trish Stratus - 2 on 1 Handicap MatchPersonally i thought this match was not that bad,could have go on maybe 5 minutes longer but then again maybe it shouldn't't.Trish was misused in this match and it was mostly Jericho and Cage doing all the work but in the end Jericho came out the victor and that was maybe the right move = ***1/24) Victoria (c) Vs Lita - WWE Women's ChampionshipQuite a boring match ,nothing very exciting in this match. Victoria came out the victor which i guess i was expecting and then Molly and Gail Kim came out and attacked both Victoria and Lita which i guess you know why after watching WM20 but overall not that good match. = **5) Randy Orton (c)Vs Mick Foley - WWE Intercontinental ChampionshipThis match was very good,it was a match that kept me on the edge of my seat with its chair shots and violent style of wrestling.After 4 years of retirement we still know that Foley is still violent but it was a shame that Orton got the win but i guess in some way you saw it coming. = ****6) Hurracane & Rosey Vs La Resistancedon't know why this match was on the card. It was a pointless match that was a waste of time including the interference of Eugene which was silly. = *3/47) Edge Vs Kaneonce again this had no business being on the card.Bit of a boring match as well.But it was to cheer up the fans = **3/48) Chris Benoit (c) Vs Triple H Vs Shawn Michaels - World Heavyweight ChampionshipBy far the best match of the night,Each person gave their all in this match and it was funny that The Canadians were booing Michaels.Overall great match = **** 1/4Overall = Great PPV 22.75/40 = 56%
Akbar Shahzad (rapt0r_claw-1)
Backlash 2004 was a good pay-per-view, and I enjoyed it a lot. Lots of the matches were WrestleMania rematches, and good ones at that. However, some of the matches were downright dull. I think they could have made the Triple Threat longer instead of having eight matches.Match 1: Shelton Benjamin vs. Ric FlairRic Flair sought revenge in this match after Benjamin beat his good buddy Triple H two weeks in a row. This match could have been a very good one, but it was disappointing. It was all right for most of the time, but to have Benjamin win with a clothesline was pathetic. Ever since coming to RAW, I haven't seen Benjamin's old finisher, the Super Kick. He learned from Shawn Michaels, and he kicked well. Why they have him winning pay-per-view matches with clotheslines is something beyond my understanding.Match rating: 6/10Match 2: Jonathan Coachman vs. Tajiri Tajiri was very good on SmackDown!, and many say the move to RAW wasn't a good idea. I've been content with Tajiri's doings on RAW since he moved, but this match was a disappointment. RAW finally gets a good cruiserweight (and luckily, a VERY good one) and they waste him by making him lose to Coach. Besides that, he's been butchered by Batista and Triple H on RAW after Backlash. Match Rating: 5/10Match 3: Chris Jericho vs. Christian & Trish Stratus in a Handicap MatchThis was one of my favorite matches on the card. I'd been looking forward to a better show than WrestleMania XX, although I doubted I would get it. The match was excellent, and I was glad to see Trish get a few elbows stuck into her face. Jericho won, to my great joy, but the ending wasn't quite of the quality of the rest of the match. Jericho knocked down Trish, kicked Christian in the face and pinned him for the win. It happened in a blink of an eye, which was impressive, but it was still a bit anti-climactic. Christian should have tapped out.Match rating: 8/10Match 4: Victoria vs. Lita for the Women's ChampionshipI'm not too big on the women's division, and I don't think anybody is. The matches vary from okay to downright crap. Thankfully, Victoria and Lita can actually wrestle, and they proved it. The match was good to pass the time, but the ending I didn't like. A mere small package to win? Even worse, Molly Holly and Gail Kim attacked both the contestants after the match. There was no need for that.Match Rating: 6/10Match 5: Randy Orton vs. Cactus Jack in a No Holds Barred Match for the Intercontinental Championship.This was an extremely predictable match, as there was no way Foley was going to be Intercontinental Champion. Despite a tiny bit of disappointment, this was an awesome match. The blood wasn't faked, Orton went into those thumbtacks ... it was a blood bath, although a planned one. These hardcore wrestlers are something. I didn't like the part where Bischoff ruined the show by stopping Foley from setting the bat alight. What I wonder at is how Foley kicked out of a RKO.Match rating: 9/10Match 6: La Resistance vs. Hurricane & RoseyThe only reason this match took place was as a set-up for Eugene's first match. This could have happened on RAW or on HEAT. This was no better than a HEAT match, so why it was so high up on the pay-per-view card is a mystery. Hurricane wins after an interference by Eugene Dinsmore.Match rating: 4/10Match 7: Edge vs. KaneEdge's return was a big disappointment. I've been happy with him since Backlash on RAW, but to make him cheat to win was horrible. I know Edge has bent the rules in the past, but this I didn't like. Couldn't they have come up with something better for the return of a gem like Edge? They had fourteen months to think about it, but they didn't really use them. Kane lost, but what is the use of him being pinned twice on pay-per-view after a year and a half of never being pinned since his mask came off? I don't know what they're doing with him. But the rest of the match was quite enjoyable, and saved the show.Match Rating: 7/10Match 8: Chris Benoit vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H in a Triple Threat Match for the World Heavyweight Championship. The biggest and best rematch in history, undoubtedly. I was hoping that Michaels would win, but knew that Benoit would never lose in Edmonton, especially after the Hart-Michaels incident. To make up for it, Michaels taps to the Sharpshooter. This was not much compared to WrestleMania XX, but it does a damn good job. I thought it was going to be a WrestleMania replay, but the script changed a good deal. It was an amazing match.Match rating: 9/10Backlash was awesome. It wasn't WrestleMania, but it was as good as a RAW pay-per-view could get. Thanks for the show, Vince.Backlash rating: 6.75/10
