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Submitted by Calvin Martin on Monday, April 22, 2002 at 3:48 PM EST
Early rumors for the Judgement Day PPV have Hulk Hogan, Undertaker, Triple H, and Chris Jericho competing in the main event in a 4 way match for the Undisputed Championship. Last Thursday's edition of Tough Enough did a 2.1 cable rating, the highest of the season for the show. The week before the show did a 0.7 cable rating. The spike in the rating is being blamed on MTV promoting the love affair between Pete and Jackie. Credit: 1Wrestling.com Tyler "Hobo" Lansdown sent this in I attended backlash last night in Kansas city. Here is what happened after the cameras were off. Hulk pumped up the crowd for a while with the hand to his ear thing. Then HHH returned with a towel and bottle of water. He hugged Hogan and began playing with the crowd by doing all of Hogan's signature bits. Then HHH taught Hogan how to do his pre-match water spit, which they both did at the same time. It was quite entertaining seeing both superstars emulate each other in such a way. The crowd ate it up. REMINDER - Bret Hart will be featured on "Contact: Talking To The Dead" tonight on ABC at 10PM ET. THE DEAD CAN'T SHUT UP - http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/46203.htm Rock removed from cover of Rolling Stone magazine - http://www.mediaweek.com/mediaweek/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1468931 Interview with Hollywood Hulk Hogan KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Hollywood Hulk Hogan's theme music opens with the line, "Well I'm standing next to the mountain." Well, as of tonight, Hogan's not next to the mountain - he's on top of it. After nine long years, Hogan is once again the World Wrestling Federation Champion. WWF.com caught up with Hogan after winning the title at Backlash to talk about his remarkable feat. http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1130368 Interview with Triple H KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- He's no longer the Undisputed World Wrestling Federation Champion, but that fact didn't wipe the grin off Triple H's face backstage after Backlash. The Game was all smiles as he talked to WWF.com about one of the most memorable nights of his storied career. http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1130374 Interview with Stone Cold Steve Austin UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Why did Stone Cold Steve Austin disappear from the World Wrestling Federation for two weeks after WrestleMania? The Texas Rattlesnake told us why during this interview with WWF.com, conducted before the live event Friday at Nassau Coliseum. He also discussed Hollywood Hulk Hogan, the brand extension, the upcoming European tour and much more. http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1130372 Kidman reflects on solid cruiserweight opener KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- His face still red from Tajiri's mist, Kidman spoke with WWF.com just moments after his breathtaking Cruiserweight Championship match at Backlash. http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1130376 Angle: Backlash match 'made Edge' KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- In October 1999, a Ladder Match at No Mercy helped elevate Edge and Christian to the tag-team elite. In one match, the youngsters had reached the heavens of the tag-team world. Fast-forward two and a half years, to tonight's Backlash Pay-Per-View here at Kemper Arena. Edge was already a successful singles superstar heading into his match against Kurt Angle. But according to Angle himself, tonight's match did for Edge what the Ladder Match had done two and a half years prior - it made him a top singles player in the World Wrestling Federation. http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1130362 Lesnar wins Pay-Per-View debut KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- With his win over Jeff Hardy on Sunday at Backlash, Brock Lesnar took another step from being the "next big thing" to being the "current big thing." http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1130378 Hall & Bradshaw kick ass to the crowd's delight KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- It may not have been a scientific masterpiece, but the Scott Hall vs. Bradshaw match at Backlash was a crowd-pleaser -- except, of course, at the end, when Hall won with a low-blow and a handful of tights. http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1130364 Guerrero wins title in match that 'could have been a lot better' KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Eddie Guerrero has overcome so many personal problems during the last several months that one would think that he'd be ecstatic that he beat Rob Van Dam at Backlash to win the Intercontinental Champion. But part the reason that Guerrero has been able to recover is that he's learned to keep his professional life in perspective. http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1130366 Interview with Charles Robinson UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- World Wrestling Federation referee Charles Robinson returned to work on Friday at the non-televised event at Nassau Coliseum, one week to the day after the burial of his wife. Amy Robinson passed away at the age of 30 on Sunday, April 7, after a long battle with cancer. http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1130370 *NEW GALLERY* Very CONTROVERSIAL Shots of Randy Orton in His Hotel Room!!
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