vivalaraza1331
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Post by vivalaraza1331 on Apr 26, 2009 22:29:54 GMT -5
The end of the six-man tag showed everyone just how sick and tired they are of Hunter the Bar-burrier. No matter how badly people bash John Cena, he at least gets a reaction either way. The last month, the reaction for Trips has ended the minute he spits the water at the beginning of the match. The worst thing that can happen for a performer is for them to be met with no reaction and if it were any other star on the roster, with the possible exception of Undertaker and Michaels, they would be faced with instant de-push. I hope to God this opens someone's eyes.
As for the show itself, it was a very solid, quality pay-per-view. In my opinion, Backlash was everything Wrestlemania wasn't. It had some very good-to-great wrestling and it advanced, or closed, on-going storylines. Great show that, for once, felt pay-per-view worthy. It didn't rely on fancy sets or name recognition. I could have done without the Khali segment which, as I called earlier in the day, made Beth look worse than anyone else involved. But considering that lasted maybe six minutes on a three-hour show, I can't complain too badly. Thumbs up for a great WRESTLING show.
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Post by rkokixas on Apr 26, 2009 22:32:12 GMT -5
To ChrisHustle,thanks!!!!
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Post by T1 on Apr 26, 2009 22:33:39 GMT -5
Best pay-per-view since Wrestlemania XIV. I'd say since One Night Stand. Last year's ONS was terrific. So what do you guys think best Backlash ever? Not sure about that, 2007 was a really amazing event from top to bottom. It didn't quite have the " end with a bang moment" but it had a very creative finish to an awesome main event. And all 5 other matches that year all ranged from good to great.
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Post by King Shocker the Monumentous on Apr 26, 2009 22:34:50 GMT -5
LET THE ERA OF AWESOMENESS BEGIN!!!
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Post by J12 on Apr 26, 2009 22:35:19 GMT -5
Best pay-per-view since Wrestlemania XIV. I'd say since One Night Stand. Last year's ONS was terrific. So what do you guys think best Backlash ever? Not sure about that, 2007 was a really amazing event from top to bottom. It didn't quite have the " end with a bang moment" but it had a very creative finish to an awesome main event. And all 5 other matches that year all ranged from good to great. For me, nothing quite beats Backlash 2004. One of my favorite events, and much like this year's, was everything Wrestlemania XX missed out on.
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Post by Jimmy on Apr 26, 2009 22:40:22 GMT -5
backlash 2000 still reigns supreme in my book. one of the best ppv's of all time.
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Post by WalterF on Apr 26, 2009 22:40:42 GMT -5
I went to Wrestlemania 25 and loved it, but this Backlash PPV is the first since Judgment Day 2007 that i have not ordered. The card is horrible and honestly, the title scene (WWE and world) in WWE right now is possibly the most stale and boring it has EVER been. I'll just check it out when it airs on WWE in Demand.
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Post by J12 on Apr 26, 2009 22:42:05 GMT -5
I went to Wrestlemania 25 and loved it, but this Backlash PPV is the first since Judgment Day 2007 that i have not ordered. The card is horrible and honestly, the title scene (WWE and world) in WWE right now is possibly the most stale and boring it has EVER been. I'll just check it out when it airs on WWE in Demand. Not that I don't agree that WWE is a bit boring right now, but I have to admit - Backlash was a better show than Wrestlemania, overall. It was an excellent show, and while it was not without flaws, it felt a lot more like a "big show" than Mania did this year.
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Post by T1 on Apr 26, 2009 22:43:08 GMT -5
J12, I completely agree about the crowd. I was stunned by how amazing the crowd was tonight. I never really paid attention to advertisements or the very beginning so I didn't catch where they were. But during the Swagger/Christian match I saw how electric the crowd was and I immediately thought " Where are they?" Stunned to find out Providence.
They were unglued the entire night.
They really deserve another PPV within the next year or so.
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Post by SodaGuy on Apr 26, 2009 22:43:51 GMT -5
I went to Wrestlemania 25 and loved it, but this Backlash PPV is the first since Judgment Day 2007 that i have not ordered. The card is horrible and honestly, the title scene (WWE and world) in WWE right now is possibly the most stale and boring it has EVER been. I'll just check it out when it airs on WWE in Demand. You should've ordered it tbh man. It was great.
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Post by WalterF on Apr 26, 2009 22:50:00 GMT -5
I went to Wrestlemania 25 and loved it, but this Backlash PPV is the first since Judgment Day 2007 that i have not ordered. The card is horrible and honestly, the title scene (WWE and world) in WWE right now is possibly the most stale and boring it has EVER been. I'll just check it out when it airs on WWE in Demand. Not that I don't agree that WWE is a bit boring right now, but I have to admit - Backlash was a better show than Wrestlemania, overall. It was an excellent show, and while it was not without flaws, it felt a lot more like a "big show" than Mania did this year. By reading the posts here I can tell alot of people found it to be a really solid PPV so I'll definitely check it out when it comes out on on demand and problably tape it with my DVD recorder. WM25 was all about HBK v. Taker for me, though, and that won't be matched, but Backlash did seem to have alot of solid bouts and I'm looking forward to watching them. I just couldn't justify ordering it with NO Michaels matches, NO Taker matches, and that has Edge v. Cena for the 575950227th time in the last 3 years as well as what seemed to be a boring tag team match. I do admit though I do really wanna see Steamboat and Jericho, that seems like it was awesome.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2009 22:52:48 GMT -5
the title scene (WWE and world) in WWE right now is possibly the most stale and boring it has EVER been. I'm intrigued at how you came to that conclusion considering that both of the two stalest guys in WWE not named Dave Batista will be out of the main event scene for what looks to be a few months. Seriously, when was the last time that neither Cena nor Triple H occupied the main event scene? 2001?
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Post by Patriot174 on Apr 26, 2009 22:53:13 GMT -5
Pretty entertaining PPV. Enjoyed it more than WrestleMania. Can't wait to go to the fallout SD/ECW/Superstars(?) at MSG Tuesday. At least it was somthin to watch , than our yankees Still can't understand how they went from a momentum-building, rain-shortened Oakland sweep to what took place this weekend at Beantown. I'm sure that this will be the first non-Big-4 PPV DVD that I will actually get in 4 years. I really enjoyed it. Night, guys. Off to update my Yankees season tracker in my sig and write up the Raw thread preview.
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Post by King Silva on Apr 26, 2009 22:53:39 GMT -5
Thank the Lord that Edge, Orton, and Christain are the 3 new world champs in the wwe!
I couldn't be happier!
All of the other matches ended pretty good too.
Sucks that Santina kept her Miss Wm title, Beth should have won since she is actually a Miss. . .
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Post by J12 on Apr 26, 2009 22:54:07 GMT -5
Not that I don't agree that WWE is a bit boring right now, but I have to admit - Backlash was a better show than Wrestlemania, overall. It was an excellent show, and while it was not without flaws, it felt a lot more like a "big show" than Mania did this year. By reading the posts here I can tell alot of people found it to be a really solid PPV so I'll definitely check it out when it comes out on on demand and problably tape it with my DVD recorder. WM25 was all about HBK v. Taker for me, though, and that won't be matched, but Backlash did seem to have alot of solid bouts and I'm looking forward to watching them. I just couldn't justify ordering it with NO Michaels matches, NO Taker matches, and that has Edge v. Cena for the 575950227th time in the last 3 years as well as what seemed to be a boring tag team match. I do admit though I do really wanna see Steamboat and Jericho, that seems like it was awesome. Its totally understandable that people still favor Wrestlemania because of Taker/Michaels. I tend to think about Mania 25 sans the Taker/Michaels match, because it really stands on its own. When you take that match away, Wrestlemania was a solid Pay-Per-View, but nothing more. It wasn't Wrestlemania to me. For the 40 minutes that HBK and Taker were out there, it felt like a huge show, but before and after that, it could have been any other night. For me, Backlash accomplished the big event feel.
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Post by Phantom on Apr 26, 2009 22:55:23 GMT -5
This PPV was actually really good. Orton and Edge winning was shocking, but hopefully Edge gets a good title reign. Thank god Christian won.
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Post by WalterF on Apr 26, 2009 22:58:30 GMT -5
the title scene (WWE and world) in WWE right now is possibly the most stale and boring it has EVER been. I'm intrigued at how you came to that conclusion considering that both of the two stalest guys in WWE not named Dave Batista will be out of the main event scene for what looks to be a few months. Seriously, when was the last time that neither Cena nor Triple H occupied the main event scene? 2001? Well I am not talking about after tonight or post-Backlash ... I am talking about the last few months and including Backlash. Orton and HHH wrestled about a zillion times in the last 2-2 and a half years, thus having them feud just bored the hell out of me. They added some interest with the good promo's leading up to WM25, but the match fell flat, just feeling like the same old HHH/Orton bout they have been working for years. With that said, the thought of a six man tag match with those two plus Legacy, Batista and Shane McMahon, did not intrigue me either. And Edge has wrestled Cena also about a zillion times in the last several years, so I felt no need to see that. Now that Edge and Orton are champs, IF HHH and Cena step back from the title scene, things can pick up again, in my opinion.
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Post by Get A Rhythm™ on Apr 26, 2009 23:02:41 GMT -5
Just got back from Backlash.. It was pretty boring up until Matt vs. Jeff.. Christian/Swagger wasn't bad, tho. Much better than Punk/Kane. The 6-man tag was alright.. Great to see Orton walk out the champ, tho.. So glad I saw that in person. My dad and I left pretty much at the start of Cena/Edge bc he wanted to beat the crowd. Speaking of crowds, I was texting during the show and out of the corner of my eye, I see an uproar in the stands. I look over and there's a nasty crowd fight by the hard camera. They let the dude back in to the show, too. All in all, tho, I had fun. 6th row seats. The pyro was crazy good, too.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2009 23:06:05 GMT -5
I'm intrigued at how you came to that conclusion considering that both of the two stalest guys in WWE not named Dave Batista will be out of the main event scene for what looks to be a few months. Seriously, when was the last time that neither Cena nor Triple H occupied the main event scene? 2001? Well I am not talking about after tonight or post-Backlash ... I am talking about the last few months and including Backlash. Orton and HHH wrestled about a zillion times in the last 2-2 and a half years, thus having them feud just bored the hell out of me. They added some interest with the good promo's leading up to WM25, but the match fell flat, just feeling like the same old HHH/Orton bout they have been working for years. With that said, the thought of a six man tag match with those two plus Legacy, Batista and Shane McMahon, did not intrigue me either. And Edge has wrestled Cena also about a zillion times in the last several years, so I felt no need to see that. Now that Edge and Orton are champs, IF HHH and Cena step back from the title scene, things can pick up again, in my opinion. Oh, okay then. I actually do agree with you on several points since half of the matches for Backlash looked bad on paper but the completely unexpected results and awesome spots in the Edge/Cena match made for a great PPV.
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Post by WalterF on Apr 26, 2009 23:09:30 GMT -5
Well I am not talking about after tonight or post-Backlash ... I am talking about the last few months and including Backlash. Orton and HHH wrestled about a zillion times in the last 2-2 and a half years, thus having them feud just bored the hell out of me. They added some interest with the good promo's leading up to WM25, but the match fell flat, just feeling like the same old HHH/Orton bout they have been working for years. With that said, the thought of a six man tag match with those two plus Legacy, Batista and Shane McMahon, did not intrigue me either. And Edge has wrestled Cena also about a zillion times in the last several years, so I felt no need to see that. Now that Edge and Orton are champs, IF HHH and Cena step back from the title scene, things can pick up again, in my opinion. Oh, okay then. I actually do agree with you on several points since half of the matches for Backlash looked bad on paper but the completely unexpected results and awesome spots in the Edge/Cena match made for a great PPV. Right, I was going off merely what the card was and how ... "unfresh" seeming some of these matches were, but its getting a lot of good reviews here. You can never tell what a good PPV will be, sometimes the most anticipated ones with great looking cards end up being lacklustre when the thrown-together seeming ones end up having the best matches. Lol, I have three months to go before it goes up on WWE 24/7. I'll wait patiently lol
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