WWE Backlash 2002
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Movie Reviews of WWE Backlash 2002
Movie Review: April 2002 - Kemper Arena - Kansas City, Missouri
Summary: 3 Stars
This was the first PPV were the superstars were on two different shows, although they both were at this PPV.
1. Tajiri vs. Billy Kidman (Cruiserweight Title)
Amazing way to kick off the show. Great action from beginning to end. One of the best cruiserweight matches of the year. (9/10)
2. Scott Hall vs. Bradshaw
I don't really know why this match was on here. The WWF has been trying forever to bring up Bradshaw in the singles ranks and finally it has worked, but not for this match. This was Scott Hall's last appearance in the WWF before he was fired. Nothing too exciting in the match. (6.5/10)
3. Jazz vs. Trish Stratus (Women's Title)
Women's match. Nothing happens. (2/10)
4. Brock Lesnar vs. Jeff Hardy
Lesnar's first appearance at a WWF PPV. He had already injured Matt Hardy on RAW and he tossed Jeff around like a rag doll in this match. Lesnar is just so strong. (7.5/10)
5. Edge vs. Kurt Angle
This match kicked off their long lasting fued. This match stole the show. The two have great chemisty together and battled it out to the end. Good finish with a lot of near falls. (9/10)
6. Eddie Guerrero vs. Rob Van Dam (Intercontinental Title)
Eddie's return to the ring started his rise up the ranks. Good match between the two although it could have been a little better, but Eddie had a lot of ring rust. (8/10)
7. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Undertaker (#1 Contender Undisputed Title/Ric Flair as Guest Referee)
One of the most boring matches I have ever seen. The match is very long, slow paced, goes by very slow, and is way too predictable. (3/10)
8. Billy & Chuck vs. Maven & Al Snow (Tag Titles)
It is nice to see Maven and Snow teaming together, but nothing really happens. Okay match. (7/10)
9. Triple H vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan (Undisputed Title)
Not the best match, but it was needed. Triple H made Hogan look good in this match. Undertaker and Vince McMahon makes appearances over the course of the match. (7.5/10)
This PPV was decent, but nothing too great. I do not recommend picking up this DVD.
Overall Rating: 7/10
Movie Review: Good Solid PPV From Kansas City
Summary: 3 Stars
In my opinion, this was one of the last good PPVs the WWE put on. The card is solid top to bottom, with 3 very good matches and a main event that was very entertainer and climatic.
I attended this show and was very impressed with it from where I sat. Watching the DVD just confirmed my opinion of Backlash 2002. I could of gave this show 4 stars but will stick with 3 and give it a strong recommendation.
-Kidman v. Tajiri
This was by far the best match on the show. Tajiri really showed how talented he is and really gives flashes of his ECW days.
-Edge v. Kurt Angle
This match started their classic feud that ended with Kurt Angle getting the Baron Von Raschke treatment. Both guys really worked their tails off in this contest - Edge really stepped up to the plate with the former world champion.
-Eddie Guerrero v. Rob Van Dam
Another solid match with Guerrero returning to the WWE and eventually setting up his run as WWE champ. As much as I like Van Dam he's not as good as Guerrero, and it kind of shows in this bout.
-Hulk Hogan v. HHH
This match was really good live - the heat Hogan got in an old NWA town was very surprising but cool. HHH is very intense in this match and tries to keep Hogan focused on business inside the ring. Also, compare how HUGE HHH was then and how smaller he is now...
There are not alot of extras on this disc, but the package about Brock Lesnar's debut is cool.
Movie Review: One unforgettable match
Summary: 3 Stars
Backlash was an Ok paperviewThe main Event was what I was looking to see.
I really wanted to watch HHH/HOGAN match with out interferrance.
Sadly it was from my favorite WWE star, the Undertaker.
Though the match was awesome it just didn't hold it up for me.
Austin/Taker match wasn't a big deal for me Because It was nothing important except that it's for the no1 contender for the wwe championship....
I give this 3 stars for the match and the
BIG SHOW/SHANE match which stole the show for me.
These two men flat out killed eachother.
This was better than there match at Judgmentday which was 2/3 years ago I think....
Over all don't buy this PPv....Borrow if from a friend or something....Or buy, It's up to you....I'm not forcing anyone not to watch it.
I thought this was an average/and yes awesome ppv to watch...
3.2 out of 5
Movie Review: The Unofficial Last WCW PPV via WWE
Summary: 2 Stars
Why did I say that? Well, for those of us that watched WCW PPV's know all to well, how much the undercard would outshine the main event and other headlined matches. I mean, you'd have a blow away opener like Pillman/Liger or Eddie Guerrero/Rey Misterio, Jr., then continue it with awesome matches like Cactus Jack/Sting, Rude/Steamboat, Benoit/Raven, then we get to what's supposed to have put the butss in seats and get some of the worst matches that you'd ever seen, like Sting/Black Scorpion ordeal or anything dealing with Hulk Hogan.
This brings me to Backlash 2002, this PPV reeked WCW so bad, you'd think Vince was high on crack and stole this WCW concept for this PPV. It started off great with Kidman/Tajiri and was drowning in the depths of hell when with Triple H/Hogan.
Important to note this was the last PPV under the WWF name, and the first Brand Split PPV.
The Good
Chris Jericho's Promo
This was before the RVD/Eddie Guerrero match. Jericho interupts the show and lets everyone know how upset he his that he doesn't have a match, after headlining Wrestlemania a month prior. Classic stuff, very funny, and the highlight of the PPV. Jericho runs down all the people who had matches, which made it even funnier.
Edge vs. Kurt Angle
This kicked off their feud in the spring of 2002, which led to Angle going bald @ Judgement Day, and great cage match the ended the feud on Smackdown, shortly afterwards. This was the better of all of those matches, and the ending was classic.
Billy Kidman vs. Tajiri
Solid opener, crowd was into this match all the way.
RVD vs. Eddie Guerrero
Eddie returns to PPV, defeating RVD for the IC belt. Good match, but the I prefer the ladder match they had on Raw afterwards.
In The Middle
Trish Stratus vs. Jazz
Not a bad match, but better off on Raw. Molly Holly's promo and attack on Trish before the match began was the best part of the match.
Brock Lesnar vs. Jeff Hardy
Matt did so much better putting Lesnar over on Raw, especially selling that F5 on the stage. Match was nothing, but effective in putting Brock over.
Now it's time for the WCW portion of the show.........
The Bad
Ric Flair's red boots, whe he reffed the Austin/Taker match. Had to get that in.
Maven/Al Snow vs. Billy & Chuck
Rico was the highlight of this match. If Al Snow isn't jobbing to the stars, he's stuck trying put over guys who aren't no where near as talented as he is.
The Ugly
Scott Hall vs. Bradshaw
This was ugly before it was conceived. A godawful match, Scott Hall was even more useless here, than he was at WM X-8. This was the second match on the card, back in WCW, they always followed a hot opener, with a so so retarded or crowd killing match, this match did just that. Bathroom break match to say the least.
Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker
Austin was upset that he was on the midcard at X-8, and really showed them why they were RIGHT, after his performance in this match. The rest breaks between these two, had even Dusty Rhodes going, "That's just pathetic!" Sloppy, and then those ugly ass red boots Flair was wearing.
And finally, JR would say something like, "This is gonna get a whole lot uglier before it's all over folks." We got our Main Event.....
Triple H vs. Hulk Hogan
First off Triple H did most of the work, and this was at the beginning of the repetitive slow bore he is now, so you already know this is going to hell fast. Hogan couldn't decide which leg he wanted to sell as hurt. Triple H would strike on the left, Hogan would limp with the right. The match was so slow and just dragged on and on, I didn't know part of a wrestling match was to deliver disturbing grunts and groans (not on the Triple H/Nash level @ Bad Blood 2003). Hogan only pulled off one acceptable wrestling move, "the Diamond Cutter", which is someone else's, but it's better than his unacceptable ones. Then we have the run in's. Jericho runs in and attacks Hogan which could of helped H win the match. Instead, Triple H beats him up, because H wants to beat Hogan on his own. Taker runs in next and whacks H with a chair, Hogan chases him off, then hits the leg drop on H to win the belt. That Hogan is a classy guy, I hope the kids took notes after saying their prayers and taking their vitamins. After losing the belt, H, busted open, confronts Hogan. Instead of rightfully punching Hogan in the mouth, he shakes his hand, cuz see it's Hogan, where as if it was Rock or Jericho it wouldn't be so acceptable, so kids it's not alright to be cheated, unless it's Hulk Hogan cheating you brotha!!!. Backwards ass booking all around. Kind of forgot there were good matches earlier on. That was another thing we realized after watching a WCW PPV.
Extra's are forgettable, and refuse to mention.
By now, you should have rendered this one useless. I'm not a Hulkamaniac, but I guess it's buyable for them. Outside of them, if you get it, only watch RVD vs. Eddie, Kurt vs. Edge, and Kidman vs. Tajiri. Don't insult your intelligence with the rest of the show.
Movie Review: A Bad Way To Start The Brand Split
Summary: 2 Stars
Backlash was the first WWF PPV after the start of the RAW/SmackDown brand split and you can see why this one wasn't done well as it was just absolutely horrible with alot of dull matches with an occassional standout but not enough to get you through this 3 hour show.
Crusierweight Champion Billy Kidman vs. Tajiri - This was the right way to start off the show off as these two gave you a good crusierweight match that was filled with wrestling & some high flyin'.
Bradshaw vs. Scott Hall - The APA reunited in this match was Faarooq was in the corner to counteract X-Pac in Hall's corner. This was just a drawn out brawl between the two that really got dull & dry most of the time.
Womens Champion Jazz vs. Trish Stratus - Molly Holly beat down Trish before the match so it was mostly just Jazz finishing Trish off while Trish sold the beating. Not a good womens match.
Brock Lesnar vs. Jeff Hardy - Hardy was nothing more than a body for Brock to abuse & beat down to the point where he was knocked out & the referee stopped the match. This could have been saved for RAW...not a PPV.
Edge vs. Kurt Angle - This was the beginning of a great series of matches between the two. Edge had singles matches before but none of them before showcased how Edge could wrestle a main event callibur style of match until this one. This was the match of the night for me only to be topped by each match afterwards in the spring of 2002.
Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam vs. Eddie Guerrero - The battle of the frog splashes here. This was better than their Judgment Day encounter but this performance was topped by their RAW ladder match. These two meshed well with their arial & mat based styles. This was the second best match of the night.
Stone Cold vs. Undertaker with special referee: Ric Flair - Honestly, this match was a long & boring 30 min. encounter. Unlike their previous matches where they had some wrestling, brawling, and just absolute crazyness throughout the match...they just tried to straight up wrestle for half an hour & it just came off as boring & flat. Not even the "Flair" factor saved this match for me.
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy & Chuck vs. Al Snow & Maven - This match was boring as well...SmackDown was heavily lacking tag teams at this time but yet drafted the tag team champions to that show.
WWE Champion Triple H vs. Hollywood Hogan - This began Hogan's last WWE title run as Triple H made Hogan look like a million bucks in the ring. The finish started to get a little too screwy but overall, the match was good.
(Also available on Hogan's Anthology)
In the end, there were only two matches worth paying for (Edge/Angle & RVD/Guerrero) but their best encounters are on other DVD's more worth your buck. This is a PPV that I would skip off as this PPV overall was medicore.