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InsidePULSE’s WWE Backlash Report 05.01.05
Live from Manchester, NH
Announcers are JR & The King
Report done *EXCLUSIVELY* for InsidePULSE by PK

Shelton Benjamin (c) vs. Chris Jericho – Intercontinental Title
Tie-ups to start, with hip tosses back and forth. Jericho bitch slaps Shelton, and Shelton snaps, and pounces on him. Shelton goes for a suplex, but Jericho flips over, and lands on the apron, then pulling Shelton to the floor, but Shelton holds on, and tries to Powerbomb Jericho, but Jericho regains his composure, and does a hurracanranna on the floor. Back in the ring, Jericho hits a brainbuster, and starts to work over a sleeper. Benjamin fights back, whips Jericho to the turnbuckle and hits a Stinger Splash. Shelton sticks up Jericho in the corner, and chops him, but Jericho comes out and nails a bulldog, then goes for a Lionsault. However, Benji gets up and shoves Jericho over the top rope. They fight on the turnbuckle, and Jericho shoves Benji off, but Benji runs back at the turnbuckle, and leaps to the top rope, and quickly grabs Jericho and nails a SUPERPLEX!! They go back and forth, Jericho drops Shelton in the ropes, and runs off the ropes toward Shelton, but Shelton pops up, and nails a huge Samoan Drop for 2. Shelton charges Jericho, but Jericho back body drops him over the top on the apron, and Shelton leaps back on the top rope, and hits a springboard bulldog. Shelton goes for a roll up, but Jericho reverses it, and tries to turn the Walls, but Benji won’t let him, and Jericho catapults him into the corner, but Benji lands on the 2nd rope. Jericho goes after him, but Benji ducks, and hits a T-Bone, but Jericho is in the ropes. Back up, Shelton goes for the spinning enzaguri, but Jericho ducks, grabs Shelton’s legs, and locks on the Walls. Shelton gets to the ropes. Jericho goes for the Lionsault again, Shelton gets his knees up, but Jericho stops himself, tries to turn it back into the Walls again, but they start countering each other, and finally Shelton flips over Jericho and make the pin!
Winner – Shelton

New Guy Todd tries to speak to Jericho, but Jericho just keeps walking.

Coach with Edge. Edge says that this time last year, Benoit was defeating HBK & HHH for the 2nd time in a row. This year, he will be laying under the last man standing.

Tag Team Turmoil — World Tag Team Titles
The Heart Throbs vs. Tajiri & William Regal
Really quick back and forth action, and Tajiri scores the pin on Romeo really early.

Tajiri & William Regal vs. Simon Dean & Maven
Dean and Maven try to jump the Champs after the pin, and they work over Tajiri for a bit. Tajiri gets the hot tag to Regal, and Regal takes out both men, then hits a running knee to the head on Dean to finish him off.

Tajiri & William Regal vs. La Resistance
Nothing really happens…a lot of melee, Tajiri is taken out, and Greiner rolled up Regal and pulled the tights for the pin.

La Resistance vs. Rosey & The Hurricane
Helms jets into the ring, and they work over La Rez, Rosey sits up on the top turnbuckle, and Helms hits a splash from Rosey’s shoulders for the pin!
Winners and NEW Tag Team Champs – Rosey & The Hurricane

Recap of the Benoit/Edge feud.

Edge vs. Chris Benoit – Last Man Standing
Benoit jumps all over Edge to start. Huge ‘You Screwed Matt’ and ‘We Want Matt’ chants ring out in the beginning of the match. Edge with body slam, and lines up for a spear. Edge charges, and Benoit hits a drop toe hold. Edge goes under the ring, and takes out a trash can, but Benoit baseball slides into Edge. They fight, and go into the crowd (right in front of where my boy Marcus is sitting). They fight back into the ring, and Benoit locks on a Sharpshooter. Edge taps, but that does no good here. Benoit nails a Trifecta of Germans, and Edge rolls to the floor. Benoit tries a suicide dive to the floor, but Edge slaps him in the head with a trash can lid. In the ring, Edge puts a trash can in the middle of the ring, then hits a SUPERPLEX on Benoit on the trash can. Edge gets a ladder, and starts climbing it, but Benoit gets up behind him and suplexes him off. Benoit climbs the ladder, and goes all the way to the top, and goes for a Headbutt, but Edge rolls out of the way. Edge goes to get the briefcase, but Benoit is up, and grabs Edge in the Crossface. Edge looks to have passed out, but he is only playing possum. Benoit runs toward him, but Edge hits the Impaler on briefcase. Benoit gets up at 8, then gets a spear. Benoit gets up at 9, and gets another spear. Benoit gets up at 9 again, but Edge pulls a solid brick out of his briefcase and clocks Benoit in the back of his head! Edge tosses the brick on the ringsteps, just to prove that it’s a real brick. Benoit is down for the 10 fall.
Winner – Edge

Recap of the brick shot time and time again.

King brings down the RAW Divas to plug the Divas magazine. Masterpiece breaks it up, and goes on with his Masterlock Challenge. He picks a very manly girl. She doesn’t get out.

KANE and Lita getting read, they laugh over the idea of Viscera getting paid off.

Viscera is telling Trish what he plans on doing later, and he booked them into a bed & breakfast for the night. Trish reminds Vis that until he takes care of business, they don’t take care of business.

KANE (w/ Lita) vs. Viscera (w/ Trish)
Christian doesn’t have a match because of this. They fight. Vis goes to the floor, and KANE leaps off the top rope to the floor. I repeat, Christian is not on the card because of this crap. Stuff happens. Christian still doesn’t have a match. KANE hits a choke slam.
Winner – KANE

Trish tells off Vis, and tells him she wouldn’t have slept with him anyway. Then she says that she will get a real man to take him out. Vis gives her a bear huge, then nails the big splash.

Recap of Hogan/HBK/Hassan/Daivari.

Muhammad Hassan & Khosrow Daivari vs. Shawn Michaels & Hulk Hogan
Hassan and Hogan start. Hogan out muscles him a few times, then Hassan lures him in the corner, and Hassan and Daivari pummel him. They whip Hogan off the ropes, and Hogan hits a double clothesline. Hogan brings in HBK, and they hit a double boot. HBK calls for Chin Music, but Hassan gets in the ring, and hits him in the kidneys with a lead pipe. The AA’s work over HBK for a while, and Hassan finally calls for the Camel Clutch and locks it on. HBK stands up, and drops Hassan in an Electric Chair. HBK gets to Hogan with the hot tag, and Hogan dumps Hassan, goes to hit the leg drop on Daivari, but Hassan is back in, and clocks Hogan with the pipe. Hogan hulks up, goes for the leg drop again, but Hassan grabs his ankle, and at the same time, HBK hits Chin Music on Daivari, and Hogan makes the pin.
Winners – Hogan & HBK

New Guy Todd with Triple H. HHH says he will hit a Pedigree, and HHH won’t move.

Christian makes his way to the ring with Tomko. Christian says that he’s been hearing about Backlash, more specifically, the Backlash that will happen if he wasn’t on the show. He cuts a rap on his fellow main eventers.

Recap of HHH/Batista.

Batista (c) vs. Triple H (w/ Ric Flair) – World Heavyweight Title
Flair distracts Batista to start, and HHH beats him down. Batista reverses a whip, and ducks his head, but HHH tries to hit a Pedigree, Batista slides out, then goes for the Demon Bomb, but HHH slides out. More back and forth, HHH tries for a Pedigree again, but its too close to the ropes, and Batista back body drops him over the top rope. Batista goes to the outside, and charges HHH, but HHH lifts up Batista, and drives him kidney first into the retaining wall, then clotheslines him over the wall. HHH then suplexes Batista back into the ringside area, and puts him back in the ring. HHH starts working on Batista’s back. HHH with a HUGE spinebuster for 2. Batista starts fighting back, and sends HHH into the ring steps. Back in the ring, Flair slides the belt in the ring, and distracts the ref. Batista goes for the Demon Bomb, but HHH has the belt, and he hits Batista in the head. Batista goes for a clothesline, but HHH ducks, and Batista takes out the ref. Batista turns around, and gets drilled with a Pedigree. Flair tries to get the ref back in the ring, but that doesn’t work. A new ref makes his way in, but by that time Batista is back up. HHH tries the Pedigree again, but gets catapulted. Flair comes in, distracts Batista, and HHH goes to do the 10 count punch of doom, but Batista grabs HHH, and walks out of the corner and hits the Demon Bomb for the pin.
Winner – Batista

HHH snaps, and Pedigrees the 2nd ref, as Batista laughs at him from the stage.

Show Over.

~PK

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