WWF Backlash Results 4-21-02
Submitted by Mick on Sunday, April 21, 2002 at 11:26 PM EST



Well I've earned myself a mini-promotion this month from Smackdown reporter to PPV reporter...sweet! Backlash looks as though it will be a fun show for me to get my feet wet on.

This show is particularly important for the WWF because they will really justify their brand extension and the weak TV product lately by pulling it all together and wowing the fans with a strong PPV tonight.

DATE: April 21, 2002
LOCATION: Kemper Arena - Kansas City, MO
PPV: Backlash
COMMENTATORS: Jim Ross & Jerry "The King" Lawler


This could be a record, the third consecutive year the exact same set has been used for a Pay-Per-View as the swinging blades are back yet again.

Match #1: CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP - Kidman (c) vs. Tajiri w/Torrie
Tie up. They push each other, Tajiri is put on his back, and the two trade blows. Arm drag take down for each and Tajiri puts Kidman in the corner. But Kidman reverses and hits some chops. Kidman up onto Tajiri's shoulders, goes for the hurricanrana, gets slingshoted, but he catches himself on the post and hits a missle dropkick for a nearfall. He gets up and hits a headscissor takedown while the crowd chants for Torrie. The two get up and Tajiri gets Kidman outside the ring and drops him on the barricade face first. Back in the ring, Tajiri hits a scoop slam and follows it up with a knee drop. He then hangs Kidman up on the ropes and stands on his back. He slides to the outside and kicks Kidman in the face. Kidman picks him up and gives him a snap mare into a rest hold. Kidman fights out and hits a running Hurricanrana. Tajiri is unphased and hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker on Kidman. Tajiri then sets up Kidman in the "proverbial" tree of woe and follows it up with his traditional sliding kick. Tajiri then innovates a bow-and-arrow type hold using the post from the outside. Tajiri then hits a backbreaker rest hold. Kidman gives him a knee and near fall? You heard me. Tajiri does a few weak strikes with his feet. FLANDERS SUCKS. Tajiri tries the 4-second Tarantula, it gets reversed, but then he finally gets it. Tajiri goes for the finishing kick of death, but gets an irish whip. He does his Papi Chulo like backflip off of the ropes, but kidman dropkicks him to the back. Both men down. Kidman reverses a suplex, but Tajiri slides around the back and gets a german suplex for a near fall. Tajiri soon gets a pretty vicious back kick for a near fall. Tajri goes for a powerbomb, but YOU CAN"T POWERBOMB KIDMAN and he puts it into a facebuster. Kidman goes for the Shooting Star Press, but misses. Tajiri hits another kick for a near-fall. Both men to the top Kidman hits a top rope sit-out powerbomb for a near fall. Kidman goes for a powerbomb and Tajiri sprayed Kidman with the red mist and got the pin on Kidman.
Winner and NEW Cruiserweight Champion - Tajir

After the match Michael Cole interviews Tajiri about his recent change of heart. Tajiri responds by saying
!@#$%^&*()(*&^%$#@#$%^&*()*&^%$#@$%^&*()(*&^%
You heard me.


Backstage the APA reunites and Faarooq wishes Bradshaw good luck in his match tonight.


The Battle of The Fall-Away Slam: Bradshaw vs. Scott Hall w/X-Pac
Before the match begins, Hall comes out with X-Pac who gets in the ring. Seeing it will be unfair, Faarooq comes out to stand in Bradshaw's corner. They embrace then the match begins.
The two start trading punches, but Bradshaw hits a DDT. Scott retreats to the outside were Faarooq messes him up good. X-Pac too. (yeah, I'm talking like they talk) Bradshaw continues the advantage with a chop, right hand and a float-over suplex into a near fall. Scott gets up, but Bradshaw knocks him down for another refall. Hall gets back up and starts giving out some offense. He knocks Bradshaw around a bit and hangs him on the ropes where X-Pac punches him in the face. The excitement PEAKS as they trade kicks in the corner. Hall showboats and Bradshaw "heroically" bursts out with a clothesline. Both men down. Bradshaw goes back on the offensive and gives Hall a big boot. Hall goes for an irish whip, Bradshaw comes out with a Clothesline From Hell. X-Pac puts Hall's foot on the ropes and the ref breaks up a certain 3 count. X-Pac taunts Faarooq and runs away as good ole Ron gives chase. The ref and Bradshaw watch from inside the ring as X-Pac hits the apron, Bradshaw knocks him down to the outside where Faarooq catches him. While the ref is watching this Hall gives Bradshaw the low blow and gets the pin as the NWO limps to the back.
Winner via pinfall - Scott Hall NO Fallaway slam by either...damn



Vince is shown swaggering backstage and he goes into Rick Flair's office.

VINCE: Well, well, well. How bout that NWO? I didn't come here to talk about them though. I think I'm beginning to like your style. Now that you're an owner, you're beginning to realize that it's never enough what you do. Your employees will never appreciate it. Just like with Austin. Now you've placed yourself between a rock and hardspot - the guest referee spot. Now either you're a fool (they show Arn at this point for some reason) or you're a genius. But I'm beginning to relate to you.

RIC: You can't relate to me, I'll never be a thing like you, you don't know who I am, I'll NEVER be like Vince McMahon.

VINCE: Maybe not, but you can try.


Molly Holly comes out before the Women's Title Match and meets Trish in the ring and cuts a promo about how no one wants the Women's champ to be a cheater or to flaunt her body. Then she attacks Trish and former ECW Man of the Year Jazz comes out.

Match #3 - WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH - Jazz (c) vs. Trish
Jazz takes the advantage and gets a near fall. Jazz hits a Kamikaze (rolling Samoan Drop) on Trish for a near fall. Trish gets up and fights back and knocks Jazz around a bit. Jazz goes to the top and Trish hits a modified Hurricanrana off the top and follows it up with a neckbraker. Jazz takes advantage back and hits a sitdown powerbomb on Trish for a near fall. {NOTE: Every time JR tells us that someone has "tremendous heart" it loses a lot of effect. If Trish, Spike, Maven, etc all have tremendous hearts then the WWF should be placed in a cardiactic oddity ward at some university hospital...that was lame, oh well} Trish goes for the Stratusfaction and gets caught by Jazz in a back suplex. near fall. Jazz hits a dragon screw out of the corner and puts her in a Boston Crab and makes TRISH MOAN! Jazz then modifies it into an STF which Trish taps out to.
Winner via submission and STILL Women's Champion - Jazz

Jazz proves that she is the man when it comes to the women's division.

Mark Lloyd asks Jazz if she would have won if it weren't for Molly Holly. Jazz stares him down and walks away.


Backstage we're shown Heyman psyching up Lesnar. He tells him to have no regret, no remorse. This is all Lita's fault and this is his opportunity.

The "We All Know Brock Is Going To Squash" Match - Jeff Hardy w/Lita vs. Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman
Jeff tries to attack first but Lesnar puts a knee into him and throws him out of the ring. Lesnar gives chase, Jeff goes back in. Lesnar leaps onto the apron where he's dropkicked by Hardy. Hardy goes for a springboard crossbody and Lesnar catches him and nails him into the post. Back in the ring Lesnar poses and Hardy hits a crossbody off the top for a near fall. Lesnar then gave him a belly to belly and speared him into the turnbuckle followed by another belly to belly. He then backbreaks Hardy over and over again. Jeff thrown into the corner and tries to fight back with kicks. Lesnar whips Hardy into the corner and his little offensive stint ends there. Or so I thought, Lesnar whips him again and Hardy goes to the top and hits a rolling hangover on Lesnar. While Lesnar is down Hardy quickly picks him up and gives him a jawbreaker and the Swanton bomb, but Lesnar kicks out. Hardy goes for a chair, but Lesnar knocks it down and hits his move (Fireman's Carry/Tiltawhirl/Pancake). But he refuses to pin him there. He hits two powerbombs in succession and finishes with a spinning powerbomb. At this point the ref stops the match and awards it to Lesnar.
Winner via Referee's Decision - Brock Lesnar



Edge vs. Kurt Angle
Tie-up. Edge takes the early advantage and hits a dropkick. Edge then hits a flapjack and knocks Angle out of the ring. Angle comes back with a little offense, but Edge hits the spinning wheel kick. Angle gets right back up and hits a german suplex. Angle showboats and then works her into the corner. Edge runs at Angle and he hits an overhead belly to belly suplex. Edge finally fights back with a few punches, but Kurt hits a suplex and works him into a suplex. They trade punches again and Angle hits another belly to belly. Edge gets back up and hits one of his own. More punches then Edge comes off the ropes with a flying forearm and then hits the Edge-DDT thing whose name eludes me at the moment. Near fall. Edge hits a modified bulldog and goes to the top. Angle runs up the rope and hits a huge belly to belly off the top for a near fall. Angle up first, goes towards Edge who kicks him away. Edge tries to fight him off, but Angle goes back into the German Suplexes. He hits three for a VERY near fall. ANgle goes for the Angle slam, but Edge reverses with a German suplex of his own that may have ended Kurt's career. Both men down. Both men up. Kurt charges at Edge who back body drops him out of the ring. Edge to the top, flying cross body to the outside. Edge throws Angle back in the ring, goes to the top and hits the Missle Drop Kick. Near Fall, crowd counts along. Edge goes for the Edgecustion (that's the name) blocked, Angle tries the Slam, Edge tries again, blocked ANGLE SLAM. Edge kicks out. Angle snaps and goes for the ankle lock. Edge rolls Angle into a pin, near fall. Kurt goes to the outside and gets a chair. He swings at the ropes and hits himself by accident. Edge hits the Edge-o-matic. Such a close near fall that the ref appeals to the time keeper. Both men back up. Edge goes for a spear and Angle NAILS him in the face with a kick. Angle then gives Edge another Angle Slam and FINALLY pins him.
Winner via Pinfall - Kurt Angle

{That was a GREAT match, good momentum building, great execution, intense near falls, future match of the year candidate possibly.}


Intercontinental Championship - Rob Van Dam (c) vs. Eddie Guerrero
Eddie takes a quick offense, but RVD takes over with a spinning back kick. RVD with a rolling monkey flip out of the corner and a near fall. The two get up and trade punches, but Eddie takes advantage with a dragon screw and works RVD into the corner. RVD reverses and knocks down Eddie and hits a backflip pin for a near fall. RVD suplexes and hits a nice little pin out of it. RVD to the top, but Eddie breaks it up. Eddie goes up with RVD and goes for the superplex. RVD reverses with a top rope stungun on the ropes. RVD back from the outside goes to the top and hits a one legged standing drop kick. Eddie hits an inside cradle followed by an interesting rolling roll up (ha!). Van Dam out of the pinning predicament with a baseball slide and a moonsault of the ring apron. RVD then hangs Guerrero up on the barricade and hits his spinning guillotine leg drop off of the apron. Rolling thunder back in the ring. He goes for a second, but Eddie gets the knees up. Eddie hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker and then a backbreaker. Eddie kicks the down RVD, picks him up and hits a drop toe hold. Guerrero with a Mexican Surfboard and then modifies with it the Dragon Sleeper. Eddie picks up RVD and goes for what appears to be a powerbomb into the Gory Guerrero Special. RVD reverses eventually with the rollup and a near fall. Eddie catches him with a side kick and then flips over the rope with a senton splash. Eddie ties up RVD's arm and goes up to the top and hits a hurricanrana, with the arm still held. Near fall. Two suplexes by Eddie. Near fall. Eddie goes for the Frog Splash, but RVD goes to the top. RVD goes for a superplex, but Eddie flips over him with a BRUTAL sunset flip. Near fall. Eddie goes for a powerbomb, RVD flips out and gives Eddie a sidekick. Eddie retreats for the belt. RVD grabs it out of his hand and in the process accidentally clocks Tim White. Eddie gives RVD the neckbraker ontop of the belt. Eddie hits the frog splash and gets the pin.
Winner via pinfall and NEW Intercontinental Champion - Eddie Guerrero

{wow...what a squashing, was NOT expecting that}




NUMBER ONE CONTENDERSHIP MATCH - Undertaker vs. Stone Cold
Special Guest Referee - Ric Flair

They eskimo kiss before the match begins. Undertaker begins with a side headlock. Austin pushes him off and gets hit with a shoulder block and Austin retreats out of the ring. A good minute later it's back in and now Austin has the side headlock. OOOOOOOOOh. Same thing as before, except Austin goes for the shoulder block and Undertaker no-sells. They stand across the ring from each other and then Austin does push ups. WWF crowds get stupider and stupider as they go wild for this. Austin comes off the ropes with a clothesline and flips off the Undertaker. Then he calls for the Test of Strength. Undertaker complies, but Austin flips him off. This match has officially become 1998 personalities with 80 year old bodies. Austin hits him with two hiptosses, a drop-toe hold and follows that up with an armbar. Undertaker up on his feet. Austin puts him in the corner and starts chopping. Taker gets the boot up and busts out with a clothesline. Undertaker ties up his arm and goes "Old School" on the top rope. Irish whip reversed and Austin hits the Lou Thesz press and the finger-flipping elbow drop and clotheslines Austin out of the ring. Austin follows him, they fight. Back in the ring, Austin clotheslines him out again and follows him again. Austin nails Taker's head onto the announcers' table. Austin tosses him back into the ring, as Austin comes back in he gets caught with the big boot and ends up on the announce table. Undertaker pursues him. He tries to knock Austin into the steps but Austin reverses. Austin flips Taker over the barricade and they fight in the first row. Then Taker flips him back into the ring area. Austin continues the assault with punches, he then goes for a piledriver and Undertaker back body drops him. Undertaker slams Austin's face into his bike. The nWo appears at the top of the ramp at this point. Undertaker throws Austin into the steps. Undertaker then does a guillotine leg on Austin as he lay on the apron. Undertaker then goes to work on Austin's knee. Shades of Breakdown '98, Undertaker goes for a leglock! Austin hits the ropes. Undertaker takes Austin down with a boot and Flair slow counts for a near fall. Undertaker puts Austin in a sleeper hold. Undertaker goes for a near-fall. Irish whip, Austin reverses and hits a sleeper on his feet. Undertaker reverses with a back suplex and gets a near fall. Undertaker side headlock. Austin punches the Taker a few times and tries a stunner but gets pushed away. The nWo continues to look on. Undertaker no-sells a few punches and comes off the ropes with a flipping forearm and goes for the one-handed choke. He breaks the hold and undresses the top turnbuckle. He goes for the irish whip, gets reversed and then the two clothesline one another. Both men down. Austin gets up and punches and kicks Undertaker in the corner. Austin pushes Undertaker into Flair and then hits the Stunner. Flair, who in recent weeks was able to stay conscious after a lead pipe hit him in the face is knocked out cold by the half-assed shoulder block. Undertaker gets up and hits Austin with a chokeslam. Flair is up and we have a two-count. Taker gets a chair, Flair takes it away, Austin low blows him. Undertaker clotheslines Austin off the ropes, near fall. Austin goes for the stunner and gets pushed into Flair again. Poor Ric sees stars again. See that Steamboat? All you had to do was give him the shoulder block. Undertaker nails him with a chair and gets a near fall. Taker picks him up and goes for the Dragaon Sleeper, reversed into a short-arm clothesline. Near fall. {LOOK HOW LONG THIS IS?!?!?!?!?!} Taker grabs the chair again, misses his mark and Austin clearly says "Fuck" repeatedly as he kicks Undertaker into the corner. Austin grabs the chair but Flair tries to grab it from him. Austin finally wrenches it from Flair, but Taker kicks the chair into Austin's face and goes for a pin. Austin puts his foot on the ropes, but Flair doesn't see it and counts the pin.
Winner via pinfall - Undertaker

Austin fights back and stuns the Undertaker after the match.

Coach asks Flair if he saw Austin's leg on the rope. Flair says he didn't. Coach brings him to a monitor. They show him Austin's leg on the ropes. Coach asks him what he has to say. Flair simply responds with "Ohhhhhh shit." {I had the same response when I saw how long the match had run}


TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - Billy & Chuck w/Rico (c) vs. Al Snow & Maven
Al and Maven start off by clearing the ring. Al puts on a headband and mocks Billy and Chuck. They pull Maven out of the ring and double team him while Al is held back by the ref. Back into the ring now Billy and Maven will apparently start. Maven whips Billy into the ropes and hits Billy with a DDT. Both men down, but Billy gets the better of him as they get up and gets thrown into the corner. Maven goes for a kick, but Billy catches his leg, but Maven hits the ensiguri. Al gets tagged in. Al works Billy into the corner, but Chuck attacks him from behind. Billy hits a neckbraker and gets a near fall. Chuck gets tagged in and puts Al in a chicken wing. He then gives Al an overhead belly to belly. Billy gets tagged in and throws Al into the corner. Billy misses a stinger splash, Chuck tries to come in and Al gives him a drop toe hold. Al tags Maven in. Maven comes in and dropkicks Chuck out of the ring, but Billy gives him the Fame-asser. Al pulls Maven out of the pin. Rico comes in and accidentally hits Chuck. Maven to the top, he goes for a top-rope cross-body block and gets a near fall. Rico in the ring, but Al chases him out. Chuck comes out of nowhere and gives Maven a superkick and gets the pin.
Winners and STILL Tag Team Champions - Billy & Chuck



MAIN EVENT: Undisputed WWF Championship - HHH (c) vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan
{Hogan chants...damn you easily amused fans} Tie-up. HHH pushes him away. About a minute later he hits the turnbuckle. Tie-up. Same thing. Stare down. Tie-up. Yawn (oh wait that's me) Hogan pushes HHH back and starts posing. HHH calls for the Test of Strength. HHH takes Hogan, who is sporting the Superstar Billy Graham look with those tights, down to his knees. Hogan is back up and gets a back elbow and then HHH puts him in a wrist lock. At this point I'll point out that HHH's new logo looks like an Iron Cross...and the Excess logo looks like a schwasitika. Back to the match, I've missed nothing. Hogan comes out of it and puts HHH in a side headlock, pushes him off and gives him a shoulder block. They tie-up again. HHH kicks Hogan in the midsection, Hogan goes down. Hogan tries to get up and he gets worked into the corner by HHH. HHH goes for the Irish Whip, but Hogan reverses and gets the back body drop. HHH is up and Hogan gives him a pair of clotheslines. Hogan and HHH trade punches. HHH runs at Hogan and gets flipped out of the ring. Hogan follows and whips him into the post and the barricade. HHH goes for a suplex outside the ring and it gets blocked, Hogan then hits one of his own. HHH spikes Hogan's head on the ring steps. Back in the ring HHH chops Hogan in the corner and then gets whipped into the other corner. HHH goes for the Pedigree, but gets blocked. Hogan hits a slingshot. Hulk takes control and nails HHH with a Diamond Cutter like neckbraker. Hogan goes for a suplex and HHH evades and repeatedly chop blocks Hogan's bad knee. HHH then drags Hogan into the corner and nails him into the post. Hogan limps back to his feet as HHH re-enters the injury. HHH chop blocks him again. HHH puts Hogan's leg on the ropes and elbow drops his knee. HHH drags him into the middle and puts him in a leg lock. Hogan keeps grabbing at HHH's hair repeatedly but the ref keeps pulling him off. HHH keeps changing up different leg wrenches as he repeatedly works Hogan's bad knee. Hogan kicks HHH away, but HHH comes back and puts Hogan in a Figure Four. HHH uses the ropes to gain more leverage and prevent Hogan from rolling him over. Hogan finally reverses the pressure. HHH escapes. HHH puts Hogan in a sleeper. You know what's coming. Yup. Hogan 'Hulks Up' and hits a back suplex. Hogan throws a few punches and then hits the leg drop. Jericho comes running down with a chair and pulls Hebner out of the ring. He then clocks Hogan with the chair. He then tries to wake up Hebner. HHH sees Jericho and attacks him. He gives him the knee to the face. HHH goes for Hogan, but he REALLY Hulks Up now! Hogan blocks HHH's punches and gives him the big boot again. He goes for the leg drop, but HHH rolls away. HHH kicks Hogan in the midsection and gives him the Pedigree. Undertaker comes down and hits the referee. Undertaker comes in the ring and NAILS HHH with the chair. Undertaker tries to put Hogan on top of the HHH, but Hogan gets up and knocks Undertaker out of the ring and then hits the big leg drop for the pin. Is it cold in here or did Hell just freeze over?
Winner and NEW Undisupted WWF Champion - Hulk Hogan

HHH gets up bleeding and shaking and extends his hand to Hogan. They shake, even though HHH is quivering with anger.

As for me? I'm checking to make sure I still have armpit hair because hopefully the WWF is the only thing in the world that has regressed 13 years.

There's your ppv. I'm out. Check out "Mick's Major Malfunction" on the Column Board for commentary, as my achin knee is reminding me that I want to sleep, and I'll see you Thursday for Smackdown.








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