Backlash 2007 Thoughts
Backlash 2007 was the 9th Backlash event produced by the WWE. It took place April 29, 2007 at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. It was the WWE's first monthly PPV held to feature all three brands of Raw, Smackdown, and ECW after the company discontinued brand-exclusive PPVs. Attendence was at 14,500 with a buyrate of 210,000. This was a very low rate really for unkown reason. Card looked pretty good on paper.
Card featured 6 matches which is pretty odd as that's low but majority of the matches were pretty long with the shortest being a little over 9:00 minutes. The 2 big matches everyone was likely excited to see were the WWE Championship Fatel 4 Way which featured John Cena defending the belt against Edge, HBK, & Oroton and Last Man Standing for the World Heavyweight Championship which involved Undertaker/Batista. We also had a major storyline of Vince McMahon trying to do whatever it takes to get revenge on Bobby Lashley who he blamed for getting his hair shaved a month ago after the story against Trump. This made a Handicap match scheduled.
The Good - Well the main event was an excellent closure to the show. They didn't waste anytime and all 4 stars were hot from the start. Michaels was doing some excellent selling and got huge pops for his performance during the match. At the end it was an instant classic and one of the best Fatel 4 Ways ever in my opinion. The Last Man Standing was also great. I think it ending in a draw was a little bit of a head scratcher but it told a good story in later dates as the feud continued. All 3 opening title matches were good and didn't disappoint in anyway especially the US title match of Chris Benoit vs. MVP. I thought it was way better than their match at WM a month earlier.
The Meh - The Handicap match ended up being an average match overall. The in-ring performances of each star was kind of odd but match itself was entertaining and the crowd was into it.
The Bad - The only bad thing was Vince winning the belt in this storyline which many would say basically killed the ECW Championship. But nothing else to criticize this show of.
Overrall - A all around great show. When the worst match is actually average and you have an instant classic, that's definitely a double thumbs up. Not one of the greatest B-Level PPVs but still a fun show.
Score - 8 out of 10: Really Really Good
0 = Terrible : 1 = Bad/Lackluster : 2 = Decent : 3 = Good : 4 = Awesome : 5 = One of the Best of all Time :
1. The Hardys vs. Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch: World Tag Team Championship - 3.5/5
2. Melina vs. Mickie James: WWE Women's Championship - 3/5
3. MVP vs. Chris Benoit: WWE United States Championship - 3.5/5
4. Bobby Lashley vs. Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon, & Umaga: ECW World Championship (Handicap Match) - 2.5/5
5. Batista vs. Undertaker: World Heavyweight Championship (Last Man Standing) - 3.5/5
6. Shawn Michaels vs. Edge vs. Randy Orton vs. John Cena: WWE Championship - 4.5/5
Best Match - Shawn Michaels vs. Edge vs. Randy Orton vs. John Cena
Worst Match - Bobby Lashley vs. Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon, & Umaga
Most Memorable Moment - Batista spearing Taker off the stage.
Top 5 Performers
1. Shawn Michaels - Outstanding Performance
2. John Cena - Good Performance
3. Randy Orton - Good Performance & Promo
4. Edge - Good Performance
5. Batista/Undertaker - Good Performance.
Backlash 2007 was the 9th Backlash event produced by the WWE. It took place April 29, 2007 at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. It was the WWE's first monthly PPV held to feature all three brands of Raw, Smackdown, and ECW after the company discontinued brand-exclusive PPVs. Attendence was at 14,500 with a buyrate of 210,000. This was a very low rate really for unkown reason. Card looked pretty good on paper.
Card featured 6 matches which is pretty odd as that's low but majority of the matches were pretty long with the shortest being a little over 9:00 minutes. The 2 big matches everyone was likely excited to see were the WWE Championship Fatel 4 Way which featured John Cena defending the belt against Edge, HBK, & Oroton and Last Man Standing for the World Heavyweight Championship which involved Undertaker/Batista. We also had a major storyline of Vince McMahon trying to do whatever it takes to get revenge on Bobby Lashley who he blamed for getting his hair shaved a month ago after the story against Trump. This made a Handicap match scheduled.
The Good - Well the main event was an excellent closure to the show. They didn't waste anytime and all 4 stars were hot from the start. Michaels was doing some excellent selling and got huge pops for his performance during the match. At the end it was an instant classic and one of the best Fatel 4 Ways ever in my opinion. The Last Man Standing was also great. I think it ending in a draw was a little bit of a head scratcher but it told a good story in later dates as the feud continued. All 3 opening title matches were good and didn't disappoint in anyway especially the US title match of Chris Benoit vs. MVP. I thought it was way better than their match at WM a month earlier.
The Meh - The Handicap match ended up being an average match overall. The in-ring performances of each star was kind of odd but match itself was entertaining and the crowd was into it.
The Bad - The only bad thing was Vince winning the belt in this storyline which many would say basically killed the ECW Championship. But nothing else to criticize this show of.
Overrall - A all around great show. When the worst match is actually average and you have an instant classic, that's definitely a double thumbs up. Not one of the greatest B-Level PPVs but still a fun show.
Score - 8 out of 10: Really Really Good
0 = Terrible : 1 = Bad/Lackluster : 2 = Decent : 3 = Good : 4 = Awesome : 5 = One of the Best of all Time :
1. The Hardys vs. Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch: World Tag Team Championship - 3.5/5
2. Melina vs. Mickie James: WWE Women's Championship - 3/5
3. MVP vs. Chris Benoit: WWE United States Championship - 3.5/5
4. Bobby Lashley vs. Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon, & Umaga: ECW World Championship (Handicap Match) - 2.5/5
5. Batista vs. Undertaker: World Heavyweight Championship (Last Man Standing) - 3.5/5
6. Shawn Michaels vs. Edge vs. Randy Orton vs. John Cena: WWE Championship - 4.5/5
Best Match - Shawn Michaels vs. Edge vs. Randy Orton vs. John Cena
Worst Match - Bobby Lashley vs. Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon, & Umaga
Most Memorable Moment - Batista spearing Taker off the stage.
Top 5 Performers
1. Shawn Michaels - Outstanding Performance
2. John Cena - Good Performance
3. Randy Orton - Good Performance & Promo
4. Edge - Good Performance
5. Batista/Undertaker - Good Performance.