Rating: Summary: WWF Backlash 2001 Review: Everyone is saying that Backlash 2001 was horrible, well there wrong. I found it very entertaining. X-Factor vs. Dudleyz was a great opener, and the Dutchess of Queensbury Rules match was a great too. The Ultimate Submission match was a good pure wrestling match and I found it very entertaining. Shane's "Bump" was amazing, falling 50 feet from the Backlash structure onto the Big Show. The European title match was good and the main event a good too. Also, a great hardcore title match between Rhyno and Raven. Here are how the matches add up:Dudleyz vs. X-Factor: 6/10 stars- Great opening match, some nice spots like Dudleyz throwing Spike into X-Factor and the double superkick. Also, X-Pac gets wood! Hardcore title match: Rhyno vs. Raven- 8/10- Nice 1-on-1 hardcore match, with Rhyno working his a** off, this match had everything including the kitchen sink! Dutchess of Queensbury Rules: Chris Jericho vs. William Regal- 7/10- Entertaining match with the Dutchess making the matchup interesting, some great wrestling. 30 minute Ultimate Submission: Chris Benoit vs. Kurt Angle- 7/10-Some people say it's boring, but it's really not, great technical matchup and mat wrestling. Great finish. Last Man Standing: Big Show vs. Shane- 8/10- great match with the Shane McMahon leap making it even better. European title match: Latino Heat vs. Christian vs. Matt Hardy- 6/10- solid matchup, little rivalry behind it though. WWF Championship, IC title, and tag title on the line: HHH & Stone Cold vs. Undertaker & Kane- 7/10- good tag team match, Kane really took a beating, overall pretty good match. Backlash 2001 is far from the best pay-per-veiw of all time, but in my opinion it is much better than last years. People just liked last year's because Stone Cold came back....
Rating: Summary: Like Judgment Day following, a strong PPV Review: Many fans thought this would blow...well it did in some aspects, but in others turned out to be a great show. Dudleyz (all 3) vs. X-Factor (all 3)- Nothing terrific. 6/10 Rhyno vs. Raven - We should see more of this in the hardcore division! 8/10 Matt Hardy vs. Christian vs. Eddie Guerrero- Like the hardcore match, we should see more LightHeavyWeight action like this...even if it is a European Championship match. 8/10 William regal vs. Chris Jericho Dutchess of Queensberry- Entertaining match, but a pretty predictable one. 8/10 Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit 30 min. Submission Match- Excellent descirbes it all. 10/10 Shane McMahon Vs. Big Show Last Man Standing- yet another Shane Spectacular with more bumps. 9/10 Two Man Power Trip vs. Brothers of Destrucion Three Championships - Poor Main event. Terrible Main Event. 6/10
Rating: Summary: wwf backlash one of best of 2001 Review: great PPV best match stone cold and triple h vs. undertaker and kane three titles on line dumb ending but in a werid way i like it because even thought stone cold is heel it was best for company all though they lose the titles to benoit and jericho it any way better than undertaker and kane only for a couple of months with title second best match last man standing unbelived ending great PPV
Rating: Summary: Very Solid PPV That Delivered Review: Everybody says this ppv was not good. This was a very solid ppv that is very entertaining!! Here is a match-by-match run down: 1) SIX MAN TAG MATCH - Dudleys VS X-Factor This match was a very good opening match. Justin Credible's performance was very good. 2) HARDCORE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH - Rhyno (c) VS Raven This was perhaps the greatest hardcore match in years! This match was not one of those 30 men brawls. It was one-on-one great hardcore action! 3) DUCHESS OF QUEENSBERRY RULES MATCH - William Regal VS Y2J This match was a screw-job to Y2J. It was entertaining but the outcome didn't please the audience. 4) 30 MINUTES ULTIMATE SUBMISSION MATCH - Benoit VS Angle This match was a GREAT "wrestling" match. Some said it was boring, but you have to stay with it. Great finish!! 5) LAST MAN STANDING MATCH - Shane McMahon VS Big Show Shane McMahon delivers his usual BUMP. This was right up there with his SummerSlam 2000 bump. Good finish! 6) TRIPLE THREAT FOR EUROPEAN TITLE - Matt Hardy (c) VS Christian VS Eddie Guerrero Not a bad Triple Threat. This match was basically used to calm the crowd down before the main event. 7) THREE TITLES ON THE LINE - Austin & Triple H VS Undertaker & Kane The match's finish was not what I expected, but the overall match was great! It ended in a usual McMahon screw-job. The finish was not clean. The match was not bad considering the main event was a tag match. The overall event was pretty good. None of the matches were boring! It is well worth buying! It is not as bad as everyone says.
Rating: Summary: A very underrated PPV Review: Backlash 2001 Dudleys V X-Factor This was a great opening match, with some nice spots including the Dudleys throwing Spike onto X-Pac. The ending is a bit crap, but afterwards X-Pac is put through a table! 7/10 Hardcore title - Rhyno V Raven This was a absolutely brilliant hardcore match, involving many weapons, including chairs, signs, a sink and even a shopping trolley! There were some great spots, and the whole match never got boring at all. The only bad points were the sudden ending and it could have lasted longer. 9/10 Dutchess of Queensbury Rules - Chris Jericho V William Regal This basically involved Jericho constantly being screwed. Regal keeps making up new rules, such as no submission and no DQ. It was quite entertaining though. 7/10 30 minute Ultimate Submission - Chris Benoit V Kurt Angle This was a great technical match, with good mat wrestling. However, those who don't like that kind of match will find this boring and it drags on for ages. 6/10 Last Man Standing - Big Show V Shane McMahon This match was great, and Shane refuses to loose. Vince even comes in and hits Shane with a chiar, but he still gets up. The ending is amazing, with Shane jumping off the top of the titantron all the way down onto the Big Show who's lying on some wood. The end gets an extra point! 9/10 European title match - Guerrero V Christian V Matt Hardy A solid 3-way match. It's funny at the end as Jeff comes in to help Matt and Edge comes in to help Christian, but no one comes to help Guerrero. 7/10 WWE Title, IC title, Tag Titles Stone Cold & Triple H V Undertaker & Kane It was weird when Austin was a heel with Triple H and Kane gets beaten up pretty badly, but overall this was an entertaining end to the show. 8/10
Rating: Summary: Buy it for 2 matches Review: Definitely, the best match on here was the Chris Benoit vs. Kurt Angle Submission match. This match prooved the fact that an audience could be entertained by real technical wrestling, and 30 minutes of it. A great 5 star match and one of 2001's 5 best matches. Also worth viewing was the Rhyno vs. Raven Hardcore match. The match was almost perfect for a hardcore match, even though that's not my type of wrestling. This match showed just how a shopping cart can be hardcore. Now what about that Frankenstein doll...
Rating: Summary: 3 and a half stars actually. Review: WWE Backlash 2001 had a couple of good matches but the other matches pretty much stunk. The Hardcore Championship match between Rhino and Raven was a really good one. The Last Man Standing match between Shane McMahon and The Bigshow was also a classic, especially the ending where Shane drops an elbow from the top of a 40ft. steel structure! The rest of the PPV is a bit lame and boring. Rent this PPV, but don't buy it. It's not worth the buy.
Rating: Summary: WWE BACKLASH ROCKS Review: WWE Backlash was great. This was the second best WWE pay-per-view event of 2001(just behind Wrestlemania 17). It's one of the best pay-per-view events ever in WWE history. With that said, I've made a list of my top 3 favorite matches of WWE Backlash 2001: Number 3: Undertaker and Kane v.s. Stone Cold and Triple H(Tag Team title and WWE title on the line)- The main event of WWE Backlash featured the two 7 foot monsters Undertaker and Kane taking on Stone Cold and Triple H (Who battled each other in No Way Out 2001 but now were teaming up). This making was full of intense action and excitement. Number 2: Raven v.s. Rhyno(Harecore title on the line)-This match was Hardcore and featured lots of blood bashing weapons such as chairs, trash can lids, shopping carts,and a whole lot more. Great hardcore match. Number 1: Big Show v.s Shane McMahon- By far the best match of WWE Backlash and the best match of 2001. What made this match my favorite was when Shane McMahon climbed up on top of the stage about 40 feet high in the air and just jumped right off of the stage and landed right on the 7'2'', 500 pound Big Show. This movie is fantastic and is a must own for everyone.
Rating: Summary: Backlash Review Review: I think that Backlash was one the bes best ppv's of 2001. Shane McMahon jumping off the set was amazing. The main event All Titles on the line was one of the best that I have seen. I also liked the Hardcore match between Raven and Rhyno. I rate this with 5 stars. This is a ppv I highly recommend on DVD and VHS.
Rating: Summary: Good enough. Review: Three titles on the line in the same match meaning fewer matches,but still it was a good event.Shane proved he's pretty much fearless again,and although most people would suggest that the main event was poor,I thought it was pretty good.I wouldn't pay for it though,mainly due to the small amount of matches.But still better than what Amazon tell you it is.
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