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| Match-by-match results
and television rating of this edition of WWE Backlash 2008 Pay-Per-View.
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| Quick Results |
United States Championship Match: Matt
Hardy def. M.V.P. [c]
ECW Champonship Match: Kane
[c] def. Chavo Guerrero
Big Show def. Great Khali
Special Guest Referee Chris Jericho:
Shawn Michaels def. Batista
12 Diva Tag Match: Beth Phoenix,
Melina, Layla, Victoria, Jillian, Natalya def.
Mickie James [c], Ashley, Kelly Kelly, Michelle
McCool,
Cherry, Maria
World Championship Match: Undertaker
[c] def. Edge
WWE Championship Match: Triple
H def. Randy Orton [c], John Bradshaw Layfield,
John Cena
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| Detailed Results |
M.V.P [c] vs. Matt Hardy [United States Championship Match]
Matt Hardy introduced first. MVP introduced next. We
actually have in ring introductions as well. Referee holds
up the belt and we then have a bell. The two circle and lock
up. MVP with a single leg takedown and a break. They circle
again and MVP kicks Matt in the gut. Back into the corner
and Matt delivers right hands, sends MVP to the ropes, who
hangs on and slips out quickly. Matt whips MVP again and arm
drags him. Two count only. Hardy with a side headlock takeover
now. MVP sends Hardy too the corner and charges, Matt counters
with a boot, and then follows up with an elbow. MVP answers
with a back suplex. Two count for MVP. MVP on the ropes now
with Hardy trying to set up a superplex. Matt elbows MVP off
and then Moonsaults, but MVP gets the knees up. MVP with an
arm wrench submission. Matt hoists MVP up in a crucifix-like
position and slams him down backwards. Matt charges MVP and
gets belly-to-belly suplexed, MVP with a two count. Hardy
tossing punches now he reverses the Playmaker into the Side
Effect and gets a two count. Hardy climbs the ropes now, MVP
gets up and dropkicks Matt off the ropes, and he lands straddling
the turnbuckle. MVP climbs after Matt now and tries a suplex
but Matt turns it into a Super Side Effect and hits it. Both
men down for a referee count. Two count for Matt as he rolls
over in desperation. MVP catches a Hardy boot to the guy.
Hardy tries a Twist of Fate, but MVP gets out. MVP charges
and hits a running kick to the skull of Matt Hardy. Hardy
falls outside of the ring and gets counted to nine. He slides
back in at nine and a half, and is greeted with three consecutive
MVP kicks to the skull. MVP is taunting Hardy, and hits another
kick to the skull. Matt is down and struggling to get up in
the corner. MVP charges for one more big boot, Matt ducks
and MVP catches the turnbuckle. Matt Hardy quickly hits a
Twist of Fate and pins MVP for the 1-2-3. Matt Hardy is your
new US Champ. Your Winner: Matt Hardy
Big Show vs. Great Khali The two monsters face off
in the ring when the bell rings. Big Show steps up to Khali
who is not scared. Khali shoves Show. Show shoves back and
Khali delivers punches. Show to the ropes, ducks a clothesline
and delivers a punch, Khali with one right back. Show with
a headbutt. Khali with a headbutt of his own. Show with another,
Khali with another. Show chops Khali, Khali chops Show. Clothesline
by Khali that takes Show to the mat. Khali applies a Crossface
on the mat. Show gets to his feet and begins to punch Khali,
then tries a scoop slam but falls backwards. Khali applies
a nerve hold. Show breaks free and gets a Chop to the head.
Two count for Khali. Khali applies a Surfboard Submission
hold. Crowd chanting boring. Show gets to a vertical based
and back elbows his way out of the hold. Show kicks Khali
and Scoop Slams him. Two count for Big Show. Khali now tries
a Khali Bomb but Show blocks it and slaps on a Choke, hits
a Chokeslam and pins Khali. 1-2-3. Your Winner: Big Show
Shawn Michaels vs. Batista [Special Guest Referee Chris
Jericho] Chris Jericho is introduced first as the Special
Guest Referee. Batista is introduced first. Shawn Michaels
makes his way to the ring next. The two come to the center
of the ring and Jericho explains the rules. They back into
their corners and we have a bell. The two circle and Shawn
applies a wristlock but gets back elbowed. Batista in the
corner now and gets punched, but sends HBK to the mat, who
gets right back up and charges, but then rolls outside of
the ring. Shawn back inside now and the two circle again.
Shawn with a side headlock, Batista places HBK in the corner
and Jericho calls for a break. Shawn quickly turns Batista
around into the corner, Batista reverses by shooting HBK off
into the corner. Clothesline by Batista. Shawn then follows
with a chop block on Batista followed by a short arm scissors
somehow. Shawn working on the left arm of Batista right now.
Batista tries to stand up with Shawn locked onto his left
arm but cannot do it. Instead he rolls back into a pin and
gets two. Batista tries to lift Shawn again and this time
does it. He has Shawn on his left shoulder, mid-hold, then
Shawn hurricanradas Batista over the top rope to the outside.
Back inside the ring now and Shawn applies another unique
submission. Michaels wrenches back on the arm wrapping it
around the rope. Batista to his feet and explodes with a big
clothesline now. Both men down. Batista has Shawn in the corner
and shoulderblocks him a few times. Batista hits a powerslam
and a two count. Michaels applies a Crippler Crossface. He
applies it for a while until Batista finally breaks out. HBK
rope to rope, ducks a clothesline and hits a flying forearm.
HBK nips up, Batista Spears him immediately and gets a two
count. HBK on the ropes now and Batista climbs after him.
Jericho takes Batista off the ropes. Back up goes Batista
and gets shoved down by HBK. HBK climbs and hits the Flying
Elbow Drop. Shawn calls for Sweet Chin Music, he starts and
Batista Spine Busts Shawn. Then he hoists HBK up for a Batista
Bomb. HBK gets dropped to the mat and sells a left knee injury.
Shawn to the corner, gets up quickly and snaps off a Sweet
Chin Music. Quickly covers Batista and gets the 1-2-3. Your
Winner: Shawn Michaels
Mickie James [c], Ashley, Kelly Kelly, Michelle McCool,
Cherry, Maria vs. Beth Phoenix, Melina, Layla, Victoria, Jillian,
Natalya Michelle McCool starts out with Beth Phoenix.
Beth sends Michelle to the corner and charges, she moves and
McCool kicks Beth and then tries a hurricanrada, but it is
turned into a slam. Melina in now and battles Michelle in
McCool’s corner. Mickie James tagged in and kicks Melina but
then gets elbowed. Mickie hurricanradas Melina Natalya in
now and gets a Neckbreaker for her troubles. Victoria tagged
in and she tries a standing Moonsault but Mickie moves. Outside
the ring now Cherry goes to the other side of the ring and
clocks a diva and now outside all of the divas start to rumble.
Back inside and Ashley and Jillian are the legal women and
Ashley hurricanradas her down. Ashley sent to the ropes and
gets kicked in the back by Phoenix. Phoenix is in now and
tries to Double Arm Chicken Wing Ashley but she gets out and
crawls for a tag but gets yanked back by Beth. Beth clocks
Mickie James off of the apron. James responds by coming in
a nod hitting the DDT on her. Victoria slides in and hits
Widows Peak on James. McCool in and she clocks Victoria. Melina
gets in and Rocker Drops her. Kelly jumps in and kicks Melina.
In comes Jillian who gets a kick off and then gets planted
by Cherry. Natalya in and suplexes Cherry. Maria Bulldogs
Natalya. Ashley in now with Phoenix and Phoenix Fisherman
Suplexes her to finish things off. Your Winner: Beth Phoenix,
Melina, Jillian, Natalya, Layla, Victoria
Undertaker [c] vs. Edge [World Championship Match]
Edge introduced first followed by Undertaker. We have the
in-ring introductions. Belt held high, bell rings, and here
we go. Taker goes right at Edge and sends him outside of the
ring. Edge takes his time getting back inside. Taker clotheslines
down Edge who retreats to a corner immediately. Undertaker
goes right for Edge and Headbutts him. Taker turns Edge around
and tosses him in the corner, applying a boot choke. Short
arm shoulderblocks on Edge. Taker goes for an Old School but
Edge gets free. Taker on the apron now and Edge baseball slides
into Taker sending him back-first into the fan barricade.
Speaking of back-first, Edge then leaps from the apron onto
Taker who catches him and rams him into the post. Taker slams
Edge across the fan barricade. Then he places him on the mat,
face up with his head hanging out over the apron. Taker on
the apron and hits the running legdrop across the sternum
of Edge. Edge now charges Taker in the corner and Spears his
back. Two count for Edge. Edge with a scissor lock on Taker
who turns and pummels Edge in the face. Edge sends Taker to
the ropes now and dropkicks his lower back. Edge applies a
Camel Clutch now to slow the pace. Taker gets to a knee, but
cannot lift Edge and Edge rolls through keeping the submission
applied, and then they break. Edge goes right back to the
Camel Clutch. Taker gets to his feet and drops Edge backward.
Taker now hits Snake Eyes and follows it with a Big Boot to
the skull of Edge. Drops and elbow and gets a two count. Taker
tries for Old School again but Edge breaks free, he climbs
up in the ropes onto Taker who shoves Edge off to the mat.
Taker to the top ropes and flies for a Flying Elbow Drop,
but Edge moves and Taker gets mat. Edge crawls for a pin,
hooks the leg and gets two. Outside now Edge on the apron,
has the title belt, he drops it accidentally, Taker slaps
a Choke and tries a chokeslam but Edge gets free, gets inside
the ring, hits a Russian Legsweep and get s a two count on
Undertaker. Edge to the top ropes, Taker catches him and tosses
him down to the mat. Taker covers him with his entire body
and gets two as Edge gets a foot on the rope. Taker calls
for the Tombstone. He lifts him up and Edge grabs onto the
ropes. HE rips off a turnbuckle in the process and then wriggles
free, he rams Taker into the exposed turnbuckle. Referee goes
to reattach the turnbuckle pad as Taker sets up a Last Ride.
Curt Hawkins runs down with the belt and clocks Taker in the
head. Edge crawls over…pin…1….2.. KICK OUT! Edge goes for
a Spear of Taker, who turns it into a DDT instead. Taker slaps
on a Choke, here comes Zach Ryder who gets on the apron. Taker
sends Edge into him. Taker turns it into a Chokeslam, on the
way up Edge blocks it and rolls Taker up for a pin but Taker
turns it into an armbar. Taker applies the arm bar and turns
it into a triangle choke. He has it on…….Edge is fading….Edge
taps.! Your Winner: Undertaker After the match the
Undertaker keeps the hold on for about an extra minute after
the bell.
Randy Orton vs. John Cena vs. Triple H vs. John Bradshaw Layfield
[Fatal Four Way WWE Championship Match] Triple H introduced
first. JBL introduced second. John Cena introduced third.
Randy Orton is introduced last. We have out in ring introductions.
The referee shows the belt and we have a bell. Orton quickly
steals the belt from the ref and charges JBL with it but he
gets a boot to the mouth and gets knocked out of the ring.
Orton grabs a chair while outside. JBL in the meantime starts
to attack Cena with punches. Triple H then gets involved and
punches JBL and suplexes him. Cena pops off and clotheslines
Triple H. JBL and HHH in the ring duking it out as Cena gets
knocked outside. Cena charges around the ring at Orton and
flying shoulderblocks him then sends him inside the ring.
HHH sends Orton into Cena who is on the apron and knocks him
across the announce table. Inside now Orton and JBL double-team
HHH. JBL and Orton try a double clothesline of HHH but instead
get clotheslined by The Game. Orton and HHH go at it now.
Orton charges HHH in the corner who moves and Orton tastes
post. Hunter outside now sends JBL in to the steel ring steps.
The Game tries a Pedigree outside but instead; JBL hits a
double leg takedown on HHH on the steel ramp. Inside, Orton
and Cena going at it. Cena with a Blockbuster. Cena climbs
the ropes and hits a Tennessee Jam then goes for the STFU.
JBL in and he is about to break the hold up but instead stops
and taunts Orton. Triple H then gets in and applies Crossface
to JBL. JBL hits a thumb to the eye of Cena to break his hold
while he's in a hold of his own. Orton taunts JBL now who
is in the hold and Cena hits Orton from behind sending him
into The Game and JBL, this breaking the hold. JBL delivers
rights to the head of Orton in the corner now. Orton goes
to the top ropes and JBL knocks him off so he straddles the
ropes. JBL kicks Orton to the temple now. JBL climbs the ropes
with Orton and tries a Superplex, but Triple H clocks JBL.
He and Cena then Powerbomb JBL as he Superplexes Orton down.
Cena covers JBL, Triple H covers Orton simultaneously. Both
get only two. HHH and Cena deliver punches back and forth
and the crowd spouts YAY for HHH's and BOO for Cena's. Cena
kicks HHH and Suplexes him. Two count for Cena. Cena to the
ropes, flying shoulderblocks, and then goes for a Five Knuckle
Shuffle but HHH pops up and hits a Spine Buster. John Cena
now applies an STFU on JBL and he taps out. JBL is eliminated.
Cena immediately runs in and kicks Cena in the head and covers
him. John Cena is eliminated We are down to Triple
H and Randy Orton who eye each other from across the ring.
HH and Orton exchange blows in the center of the ring. Hunter
snap suplexes Orton and follows with a big knee drop to the
head. Two count for Triple H. Outside now, Orton sends Triple
H into the steel steps. Orton stomps HHH in the gut and then
catapults him over the fan barricade. Orton suplexes HHH back
to ringside over the fan barricade and onto the floor. Back
inside the ring now, Orton drives the boot into the mid-section
of Hunter. Hunter now clutching Orton in an attempt to crawl
to a vertical base. Orton stands over HHH laughing. Orton
applies a rear naked choke. Orton sends Triple H to the ropes
and snap slams him on the rebound. Orton now calling for the
RKO. HHH gets up. He goes for the RKO but HHH shoves Orton
off. The Game to his feet, hits a facebuster and gets a two
count. HHH and Orton battle outside the ring now. Orton out
of desperation sends Hunter into the fan barricade and now
goes for the steel steps. Orton tries to piledrive HHH on
top of the steel steps, Instead HHH reverses out and double
leg takedown's him on the steel. Back inside we go. Orton
charges The Game, who Spinebusts Orton. HHH kicks Orton and
goes for a Pedigree, but Orton counters it with a back body
drop. Orton goes for an RKO but HHH shoves him off, and into
the referee. Orton then hits the RKO out of nowhere, and both
men are down. Referee is back up. Orton crawling over to a
fallen HHH. Lays the arm over…1-2-NO! Kickout by HHH! Orton
to his feet now and he slowly scans the crowd and stands over
HHH. He backs from the fallen HHH into the corner and goes
for a kick. He runs, and misses it. HHH counters into a Pedigree,
Orton gets out and tries an RKO, countered again…Triple H
turns it into a Pedigree and hits it! The pin…1…2….3!!! NEW
CHAMPION! Your Winner: Triple H . .
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| Commentary:
Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Michael Cole, Mick Foley, Mike Adamle,
and Tazz |
| Report by:
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