Backlash (2009)
| Backlash (2009) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Date | April 26, 2009 | ||
| City | Providence, Rhode Island | ||
| Venue | Dunkin' Donuts Center | ||
| Pay-per-view chronology | |||
| |||
| Backlash chronology | |||
| |||
Backlash (2009) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which will take place on April 26, 2009 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island.[2] It will feature talent from all three WWE brands: Raw, SmackDown, and ECW.[3] There are currently three matches on the event's card.
Background
Backlash (2009) will feature professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that will be played out on Raw, Friday Night SmackDown, and ECW on Sci Fi—World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) primary television programs. Wrestlers will portray a villain or a hero as they follow a series of events that build tension, and culminate into a wrestling match or series of matches.[4] The event will feature wrestlers from WWE's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands—a storyline division in which WWE employees are assigned to a television program of the same name.[5]
The main rivalry heading into Backlash is between Triple H and Randy Orton over the WWE Championship. The feud started back in February when Orton attacked Triple H's wife Stephanie McMahon. Then Triple H convinced Orton to challenge him at WrestleMania XXV, which Orton accepted. At WrestleMania, Triple H defeated Orton to retain the championship. The following night on Raw, WWE chairman Vince McMahon announced that there will be a Six-Man Tag Team match at Backlash between Triple H, Shane McMahon and himself against the Legacy (Orton, Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes) which was then turned into a WWE Championship match by new General Manager of Raw, Vickie Guerrero later on. Shane and Triple H were attacked later that night by the Legacy, but were then saved by a returning Batista. Vince then announced that Batista will take his place at Backlash.
Another rivalry heading into Backlash is between John Cena and Edge over the World Heavyweight Championship. At WWE's February pay-per-view event, No Way Out, Edge attacked Kofi Kingston, who was due to compete in an Elimination Chamber match for Cena's World Heavyweight Championship, took his spot in the match, and won the title. At WrestleMania XXV, Cena defeated the defending champion Edge and The Big Show in a Triple Threat match to regain the championship. Then, on the April 6 episode of Raw, Vickie Guerrero announced that Cena would defend his World Heavyweight Championship against Edge in a Last Man Standing match at Backlash.
Matches
| # | Matches | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triple H (c), Batista and Shane McMahon vs. The Legacy (Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase)[6] | Six-Man Tag Team match for the WWE Championship; If Triple H's team wins, he will retain the WWE championship, but if Orton's team wins, Orton will win the WWE championship. |
| 2 | John Cena (c) vs. Edge[7] | Last Man Standing match for the World Heavyweight Championship. |
| 3 | Jack Swagger (c) vs. TBD[8] | Singles match for the ECW Championship |
See also
References
- ^ "WWE Backlash". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
- ^ "WWE Events Calendar". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
"04-26 Backlash" (Calendar image located on the right)
- ^ "WWE Pay-Per-Views To Follow WrestleMania Formula". World Wrestling Entertainment Corporate. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
- ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment of World Wrestling Entertainment". World Wrestling Entertainment Corporate. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
- ^ "WWE Launches ECW As Third Brand". World Wrestling Entertainment Corporate. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
- ^ "Preview:WWE Champion Triple H, Batista & Shane McMahon vs. Randy Orton & The Legacy". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- ^ "Preview:World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. Edge". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- ^ "Preview:ECW Champion Jack Swagger vs. the winner of the Elimination Chase to Backlash". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-04-07.