WWE Backlash 2008
WWE Backlash 2008
April 27, 2008 - Baltimore, Maryland
RESULTS:
Matt Hardy defeated Montel Vontavious Porter -US Title **1/4
Kane defeated Chavo Guerrero -ECW World Championship *3/4
The Big Show defeated The Great Khali **
Shawn Michaels defeated Batista -Super Grudge Match ***
Team Phoenix defeated Team James -6 on 6 Divas Match *1/2
The Undertaker defeated Edge -World Heavyweight title ***1/4
HHH defeated Orton & JBL & Cena -WWE Championship ***1/2
Nothing blew me away on this event, although I thought Batista vs. Michaels had alot of potential until the fake injury spot, and it might have been one of the best Batista straight wrestling/non-gimmick matches I have seen. I’m not very hot about the Edge/’Taker matches, not this one or the Wrestlemania 24 match. It’s good but I can watch guys punch each other over and over just so much. The finishe to the 4-way match were good but overall the end of the Age of Orton is a dissapointment. I think Randy is one of the most improved all around wrestlers in the business, and the WWE for sure, but they just keep burying him and make him a basic non-player. He might be heel and they play that up in his character of being a chicken-shit but his ring work says he’s better then that and Edge does a better job in that role than his ex-partner.
