Rock won the wwe championship but only held it for about a month. One year after losing the title to stone cold steve austin at wrestlemania xv the rock would reclaim the belt, becoming champion for the fourth time and for the first. He doesnt get to celebrate his wrestlemania victory much however, as the rated r superstar and his wife, the smackdown general manager vickie guerrero are determined to make life miserable for the peoples champion. Page 6 the complete history of the wwe championship part 9. Four superstars have recorded four wins each at wwe backlash. With a last man standing match, a hardcore match, a 30 minute ultimate submission match, and four of the baddest men in the wwe fighting in the main event, this is definately worth it. Triple hs attempt to use a stray chair against the rock was met with a spinebuster and peoples elbow. A month after the match at wrestlemania 2000, the rock had a rematch with triple h at backlash 2000 in which the rock won his fourth wwf championship. Which had living leged legend killer randy orton fight wwe hall of famer mick. One match that should be on here is the match between triple h and the rock at backlash in 2000. From 19992010, backlash was the payperview that followed wrestlemania. Mar 16, 2021 alas, the rock was the host of wrestlemania, and he intervened by assisting the awesome one in retaining the wwe title.
Wwe wrestlemania 37 latest betting odds call for new world. Possible wwe title plans could result in huge fan backlash. Wwe backlash was a professional wrestling payperview event, that was produced by wwe, a professional wrestling promotion based in connecticut. At backlash 2000 triple h defended his wwf championship. Sep 06, 2017 in a night of firsts, the wwe universe witnessed aj styles win his first wwe world championship. In 2007, to follow the format of wrestlemania, all ppv events became tribranded. The game of hot potato with the wwf championship would be concluded at king of the ring, when rock pinned vince mcmahon to win the title, effectively. Ahh, wwe backlash the event that joey styles isnt good enough to call. Apollo crews defeated andrade on the wwe backlash kickoff show and successfully defended his united states championship.
Dwayne johnson the rock wwe wrestling stats you didnt know. The second backlash event was held on april 30, 2000 at the mci center in washington, d. After backlash, the rock left wwe to focus on his acting career, as he filmed walking tall, a film coproduced by wwe films, released in 2004. Despite all of the bad blood between the two parties, cm punks wwe. Just as it looked bad for the rock, stone cold steve austin returned to destroy everyone with a chair, allowing rock to win the title.
Relive the iconic title victories when the great one defe. As one of the leaders of the attitude era along with stone cold steve austin, the undertaker and dgeneration x, the great ones brash and boastful persona along with his incredible physical tools helped the wwe win the monday night wars with rival wcw. Ranking the undertakers wwe and world title wins 0 of 8 over the course of the last 21 years, almost every aspect of the undertaker s career has been covered extensively. As rock left wwe, goldberg began a feud against chris jericho on the april 28, 2003 episode of raw, during jerichos first episode of the highlight reel, an interview show, where goldberg was the guest. Whether or not the wwe champion wins or loses at wrestlemania can. With the social unrest in america, wwe could have created a special moment with bobby lashley and the wwe title, but chose to pass up the opportunity. The match was between reigning champion, triple h, and challenger the rock with guest referee shane mcmahon. The year backlash had the real wrestlemania main event cbr. They say that the wwe champion has to defend the championship against the wwe roster. The event was created in 1999, with its inaugural event produced as an in your house event in april of that year. It took place on april 27, 2003, at the worcester centrum in worcester, massachusetts and starred talent from the promotions raw and smackdown.
Austin made a shocking return, helping rock by taking out the rest of the mcmahon family trying to help triple h. After the match, chris jericho and kurt angle run down and attack the rock. Last year it was hollywood hulk hogan vs hhh for the undisputed title and this year its the rock vs. The rock defeated triple h to win the wwf title, shane mcmahon was the referee. Lesnar caught cena off guard and won with the f5 to retain the wwe title. Courtesy wwe it had been well over a decade since bobby lashley had challenged for the wwe championship, and sunday nights match against drew mcintyre showed just how much lashley has improved over that stretch. The rock had finally defeated his oldest rival for a the wwe championship, to a deafening crowd reaction. Backlash was a professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world wrestling entertainment wwe. The main event was a special guest referee match for the wwf championship. In the wake of the rock s triumphant win, triple h and co. To coincide with the brand extension, the event was made exclusive to the raw brand in 2004.
More on test at wrestlemania, 2 backlash matches, the rock. Jazz to counter it by sitting on her while grabbing the middle rope to win the title. The most unlikely tag teams in history wwe news sky sports. The rock would later win the wwf championship again at king of the ring 2000. This is great to have for any rock or wrestling fan to have. Apollo crews wins first singles title, nia jax to face asuka at wwe backlash image. The moveborrowing continued when edge hit a rock bottom, which still. Drew mcintyre put his wwe championship on the line against bobby lashley. Wwe title match brock lesnar defeated john cena to retain the wwe championship. World wrestling entertainment 20032004 after leaving japan, goldberg signed a oneyear contract with world wrestling entertainment wwe in march 2003, debuting on the march 31 episode of raw the night after wrestlemania xix and starting a feud with the rock by performing a spear on him. The 10 longestreigning wwe champions of the past decade. The rock would win the title at backlash 2000, in a classic match against triple h with shane mcmahon as the referee. Family, its one national championship in the books, and ano.
Never cared for goldberg until he came to wwe, probably because he beat triple h for the world title. Sep 28, 2019 the rock would win the title at backlash 2000, in a classic match against triple h with shane mcmahon as the referee. The rocks world championship wins ranked from worst to. Jun 09, 2020 at backlash 2000 triple h defended his wwf championship against the rock, the game would have the mcmahons have in his corner and the rock would have stone cold steve austin. Dwayne the rock johnson wins the undisputed championship. Six weeks after winning the championship at backlash 2009, randy orton would lose the wwe championship to batista. Drew mcintyre, right, defeated bobby lashley at wwe backlash to retain the wwe championship. The rock is the most famous sports entertainer in the history of the business. May 02, 2019 dwayne the rock johnson celebrated his 47th birthday on thursday, and the wwe helped celebrate by putting together a collection of his 10 world championship victories onto the wwe youtube page. Rey mysterio and the shortest wwe title reigns of all time. Asuka threw almost every submission in the book in jaxs direction, but. Apr 02, 2008 more on test at wrestlemania, 2 backlash matches, the rock by ryan gray april 2, 2008 as we reported sunday night, former wwe superstar andrew test martin was backstage at wrestlemania.
Michaels makes lesnar look like a million bucks before taking the surprise win. Oct 30, 2019 wwe s decision to have lesnar dismantle kingston in less than 10 seconds resulted in a ton of fan backlash across social media, as the way wwe just tossed kingston aside after a memorable title. Chris jericho defeated the rock to win the world title, and later unified with the wwf title by beating steve austin. The rock hints at wwe return and floats dream wrestlemania opponent roman reigns wins the belt w. But it did wind up standing out as important milestone in wwe history. After rock went into the ring with that version of the wwe title, shane told a ringside attendant to wait until austin got into the ring and then put the smoking skull version of the wwf title in shanes office. Dwayne the rock johnson wins his first ever wwe undisputed championshipmore wwe. The rocks big babyface title win would have been a natural. After defeating edge to win the world heavyweight championship at the 25th anniversary, the rock is now a 15time world champion, just one shy of the record held by ric flair.
C nine professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the card. After just coming up short in a fatal fourway elimination match at. And also to my mind the best no holds barred intercontinetal title match ever. Edge delivers a rock bottom to randy orton at wwe backlash. Mar 21, 2009 over the next couple of months the rock feuded with triple h over the wwf championship. The wwe championship match between the rock and triple h wasnt sold as. Wwe lists the greatest moments in the history of backlash.
Vickie announces that the rock will face edge in a rematch for the world heavyweight championship at backlash and the move which helped him beat edge at wrestlemania, the infamous rock bottom is banned from being used backlash 09 world heavyweight championship the rock c def. The rocks world championship wins ranked from worst to best. Wwe has announced they are selling replicas of the rock s brahma bull championship belt. Team angle won when chavo went for a suplex on charlie haas, but shelton benjamin scooped his leg from outside. Is john cena going to win the wwe title at backlash. The rock would pin punk to retain the championship. Every wrestlemania match and heavy weight title reign is available here to read. Backlash was a professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world wrestling.
To determine the wwe superstar, a number one contenders match is made at mitb. Edge who needs the rock bottom, when you have the most electrifying move in sports entertainment at your disposal the great one hits edge with a peoples elbow to retain the world heavyweight championship, much to the frustration of vickie guerrero. The match they had at backlash will be at wrestlemania but it would be longer and steve austin will return to wrestlemania and help the rock win the wwf title. After briefly teasing some tension, austin and the rock celebrated with beers. The rock s wcw title is renamed the world title and rock defeats kurt angle in a title match. Stone cold steve austin headlined wrestlemania 19 10 time world champion. Aug 22, 2019 the game rewrote the record books when he became the first heel to win the main event of wrestlemania when he successfully defended the strap in a four way elimination bout versus the rock, mick. The match took place at extreme rules inside a steel cage. After dropping the title to austin at wrestlemania xv, johnson would not win it again until backlash when he pinned triple h via a peoples elbow. Austin would return from injury for one night and take down the mcmahonhelmsley regime and help the rock win the wwf championship. This culminated in the rock defeating punk to win his eighth wwe championship. As hollywoods number one actor and the official sexiest man alive, rocky stands alone at the top of. Rock bottom on triple h and shane mcmahon at the same time.
Later he won his fifth wwf championship at the 2000 king of the ring in a tag team match. There was a power that went along with the belt, and the game wanted it more. The rock and goldberg go to war in the main event of backlash 2003. Roman reigns latest news, breaking stories and comment the.
John cena busted brock lesnar open with a shot to the head with the championship belt cena tried to wrap the chain around his fist, but the referee stopped him from using it. The wwe championship match between the rock and triple h wasnt sold as an immortal mat classic thats not how things were done in the latter days of the attitude era. Punk received a title rematch with the rock, at elimination chamber, with the added stipulation that if the rock was disqualified or counted out, he would still lose the wwe championship. The 10 worst wwe champions of the 2000s thesportster. So, they book kenny versus a wwe superstar at backlash. Vince mcmahon watches stone cold take the title from the rock in 1999. A few weeks ago on raw, crews defeated his sunday opponent, andrade, to become the united states champion and earn his first wwe title. Backlash 09 world heavyweight championship the rock c def. Mick foley and the rock shared three wwe tag team title reigns. Apollo crews is enjoying the finest run of his wwe career. From here on forward, wwe is set on a mission to bring back the wwe championship from aew back to wwe.
The rock defeated shane mcmahon in a steel cage match to retain the wwf title. Nov 15, 2019 the topper was the main event as hhh defended the wwe title against the rock with shane as referee. The peoples champion looks to become the wwe champion as he battles triple h on raw. In wwes world, the ending of wrestlemania 2000 rock not winning the belt.
After being a fan of wrestling since the early 90s i really lost interest in watching wwe around i believe may of 2004 when the product just really began to stink, backlash was an event held on april 27, 2003 which fearured an awesome match card with such awesome storyline build ups, heres the match listings wwe tag team championship match. Wwe 2k19 batista vs the rock universal championship backlash. The event in 2000 was rebranded as an annual ppv event for wwe. Watch backlash, live on sky sports box office on sunday night. Furthermore, this is one of the rare instances when cena should have gone over, instead of settling for his milestone 10th world championship reign beginning at extreme rules. Wwe selling replicas of the rocks brahma bull title 411mania. The rock is the most electrifying wwe superstar in history and has captured 10 world championships. It was the fifth event under the backlash chronology the main event and featured match of the raw brand was. The 2001 backlash still stands as the best backlash so far. The rock gets a rematch with the man who defeated him for the wwe title, kurt angle. This was amidst wwfs golden run for ppvs between royal rumble and fully loaded 2000 excluding wrestlema.
The year backlash had the real wrestlemania main event. Kane looked very good but he was also for sure selling his arm injury all the way through and it came into affect at the end. A month later at backlash, the rock captured the wwf championship from. This would be rock s final wwe match as he moved onto hollywood, you can watch it as a bonus feature on the dvd. On the april 7 episode of raw, goldberg and the rock had another. However, i wish they could have put at least a few more matches on discs two and three. However, the last two years the wwf wwe have tried to seperate themselves from the backlash norm by making huge mainevents. The predominant match at backlash was a wwe championship match.
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