WWE Backlash 2002
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Movie Reviews of WWE Backlash 2002
Movie Review: WWF Backlash 2002: From Kansas City, MO
Summary: 4 Stars
Here is the Card
1. Cruiserweight Championship
Billy Kidman vs Tajiri
2. Bradshaw vs Scott Hall
3. Women's Championship
Jazz vs Trish Stratus
4. Jeff Hardy vs Brock Lesnar
5. Edge vs Kurt Angle
6. Intercontinental Championship
Rob Van Dam vs Eddie Guerrero
7. #1 Contenders Match
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs The Undertaker
Guest Referee: Ric Flair
8. WWF Tag Team Championship
Billy and Chuck vs Maven and Al Snow
9. Undisputed Championship
Triple H vs Hulk Hogan
Movie Review: KANSAS CITY's WWF BACKLASH 2002
Summary: 4 Stars
i was there very close to ringside i even got on camera with my sign in the main event saying "battle of the biceps" and thank you jerry lawler for pointing out my sign in the commentaty the dvd i feel does not deserve 5 stars because they censored what really hapened there and should have showed it the way it really happened , musics were altered for the dvd like undertakers Edge 's ric flairs , and the NWO's. i can only ask why why sell out to censorship show stuff how it really happened
Movie Review: Hulkamania runs wild!
Summary: 3 Stars
Match #1: Billy Kidman vs. Tajiri (Cruiserweight Title Match) This was a very good cruiserweight match with lots of good moves performed by both men. Tajiri won the match after he sprayed his opponent in the eyes with red mist, allowing him to get the 1-2-3. **** Great opener.
Match #2: Bradshaw vs. Scott Hall
X-Pac interfered, causing Faarooq to chase after him. Hall then took advantage of the distraction and rolled up Bradshaw for the win. * Poor match.
Match #3: Jazz vs. Trish (Women's Championship Match)
Molly Holly attacked Trish before the match, which gave Jazz an advantage. Jazz retained her title in the end, following the STF submission move. **1/2
Match #4: Jeff Hardy vs. Brock Lesnar
The closing moments of the match were when Lesnar hit the F-5 on Jeff, plus three power-bombs. Brock did not pin his opponent, but he destroyed Jeff enough to make the referee call for the bell and stop the match. Brock Lesnar was successful in his WWE in-ring debut. **1/4
Match #5: Kurt Angle vs. Edge
This was probably the best match on the card. Angle was able to score with the Angle Slam and the Ankle Lock, but Edge survived the moves. A frustrated Kurt Angle went outside and grabbed a steel chair. He aimed to hit his opponent in the face with it, but accidently hit himself instead! Edge took advantage of it and went for his Spear. Angle countered the move and hit another Angle Slam for the 1-2-3! This match was considered as one of my favourite matches of all-time. ****3/4
Match #6: Rob Van Dam vs. Eddie Guerrero (Intercontinental Title Match)
Latino Heat had returned a few weeks before the PPV and he seemed to have a problem with RVD. There were lots of high-flying moves performed by the two men in the bout and in the end it was Guerrero who hit his version of the Frog Splash on his opponent for the 3-count. ***3/4
Match #7: The Undertaker vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin
This match was for the No. 1 Contender slot, with Ric Flair as the Special Referee. It went back and forth many times and Ric Flair called it right down the middle. Austin picked up a steel chair to use on the Undertaker, but the American Badass saw it coming and kicked the chair right back into the face of his opponent. Undertaker got the cover on Stone Cold who then had his foot on the bottom rope. Ric Flair apparently did not see Austin's foot on the rope so he counted the 1-2-3 normally. The Undertaker was the winner of the match, although he should not have been. * Slow, boring and dissapointing match.
Match #8: Billy & Chuck vs. Al Snow & Maven (Tag Team Title Match)
Rico interfered, causing Al Snow to run after him. The illegal man Chuck ran in from out of nowhere and super-kicked Maven in the face, allowing Billy to cover the rookie for the win. **3/4 Average match.
Match #9: Triple H vs. Hulk Hogan (Undisputed Championship Match)
The Hulkster hit the Leg Drop, but Chris Jericho broke up the referee's count and punched him out. Then he hit Hogan in the face with a steel chair and got the referee back in the ring, but HHH did not want any help and he knocked Jericho over the top rope. The Game soon scored with the Pedigree on his opponent, but then the Undertaker ran down to break up the count! The DeadMan knocked down Triple H with the steel chair and put Hogan on top of teh Game! Hogan did not want any help either, so he knocked the Undertaker over the top rope, scored with another Leg Drop on Triple H and got the 1-2-3! The Hulkster had won the WWF Championship! After the match Hogan and Triple H shook hands and a show of respect. The show ended with Hollywood Hulk Hogan celebrating with his newly-won WWF Championship! *3/4 Another match which was dissapointing and slow.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
> Five exclusive interviews
> Big Show v Justin Credible & Steven Richards
> The Dudley Boyz reunion
> Brock Lesnar's impact
Overall, an average PPV with a couple of good matches and plenty of DVD Extras. Not a must-have, but if you have a spare twenty dollars and you don't expect much, then, by all means, buy it.
Final Score: (/10) 5.5
Movie Review: Hit and Miss
Summary: 3 Stars
This ppv you'll either HATE, or you'll LOVE it. As much of a hit or miss as you can get.... Little something for everyone, good moments, forgettable moments.. but decent nonetheless..
OUT OF 5 STARS
WWE Cruserweight Championship
Tajiri v. Billy Kidman **1/2
Good, solid match. Nothing outstanding. Lots of high flying and flips and dips that come with the smaller guys. Nothing too great, but very solid no less.
Bradshaw v. Scott Hall **1/2
I'm kinda dumbfounded as to how Bradshaw ended up being the nWo cop, but then again, that's the WWE for ya. Horrible booking for this match but all things considered, these two put on the best show they could given the circumstances. Nothing great here, but again, a passable match.
WWE Women's Championship
Jazz (c) v. Trish **1/2
Actually a pretty decent match! By far the suprise of this DVD. Both use their fulll moveset and do actually look decent in the ring. As far as women's wrestling is concerned, this is a good showing.
Brock Lesnar v. Jeff Hardy **
Good match for Brock to showcase his stuff. Absolutely DESTROYS Hardy. Hardy does a good job of selling as well. Nothing wow. By all means a squash match. But that was it's purpose. Brock was mighty impressive.
Edge v. Kurt Angle ***
An outstanding match! Very good spots and both really look solid here. Match of the night so far.
WWE Intercontinental Championship
Rob Van Dam (c) v. Eddie Guererro ****
Another outstanding match, and this time, IS the match of the night. Eddie's first match back and it's a great show!
#1 Contenders Match Ric Flair Special Guest Referee
Stone Cold Steve Austin v. The Undertaker ***
Good match, but I think these two can do better. The screwjob ending kinda hurt it too... Again, Solid, but nothing eye popping.
WWE Undisputed Championship Match
Triple H (c) v. Hollywood Hulk Hogan ***
As far as actual action in the match, it's slow and plodding. Hogan just isn't main event material anymore, but nonetheless, the match is full of emotion and there's great psychology between the two. I enjoyed it just for the drama, but the action itself isn't anything to get excited about.
Overall this is a decent ppv. The matches are either very emotional or very good in the ring. Only the intercontinental title match really combined both. Worth a buy if you're a big Hogan fan, but other then that i'd go with a solid rental. If you want a decent watch on a friday night, it's worth picking up for a rental. I'd save the big money on this though..
Movie Review: don't believe the other reviewers!
Summary: 3 Stars
this was an okay PPV from April 2002 which included the first ever meeting between HHH and Hogan. I know what you think, but if you look past that awful match, there were quite some (to be exact: 3) great matches.
1 Tajiri (w/ Torrie) vs. Kidman for the CW Title ****
excellent opener. good pace, two great workers and some spectacular moves
2 Bradshaw (w/ Faarooq) vs. Scott Hall (w/ X-Pac) -
bleh. one is in the baddest shape he could possibly be (Hall), the other one was known as a member of the boring APA (Bradshaw). godawful match because of Hall
3 Jazz vs. Trish (Women's Title match) **
good for a women's match, but really, who cares?
4 Brock (w/ Heyman) vs. Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) **
this was only to get Brock over as a monster heel. nothing really entertaining here except for the awkward ending
5 Kurt Angle vs. Edge **** 1/2
one of the best matches of 2002. the crowd was HOT for this one. why weren't these two fighting in the main events instead of you-know-who? definately a must-see here
6 RVD vs. Eddie Guerrero (IC Title Match) *** 1/2
cool match, but nothing really special. lots of nice moves. Eddie dominates most of the match and wins (almost) clean
7 Taker vs. Austin (special ref: Flair) 1/2 *
ugh. both WAY past their prime. slow, dull, absolutely no heat. this is fast-forward-button's favorite
8 Billy & Chuck (w/ Rico) vs. Al Snow & Maven (TT Title Match) *
wow. talk about an useless PPV match. just a filler without any meaningful reason to be on this event. who cares bout these low midcarders?
9 HHH vs. Hogan (WWF Title Match) -
oh boy. one of the worst decisions ever made by the WWF was to put the belt on Hogan right here. nobody really needed that. this match is atrocious. it's real suffering watching this. about 2 wrestling moves are used in the entire match which is WAAAAAAY too long for Hogan (he was 53 at this time!!!). s*it like this is a good reason to hate Vince. of course Hogan's title reign flopped BIG TIME and he had to pass the title to the Taker (another godawful decision) one month later
overall: watch the Tajiri-Kidman, Angle-Edge and RVD-Eddie matches and forget the rest