WWE Backlash 2003
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Movie Reviews of WWE Backlash 2003
Movie Review: Backlash 2003 review
Summary: 3 Stars
My new rating system-
For matches-
1= Bad/Mediocre (Because I am going to stop giving 1/2 stars. So I will put either bad or mediocre on a 1 and I will tell what it was)
2= O.K.
3= Good
4= Great
5= Excellent and nearly flawless
For Overall PPV Grade-
60= F. Don't buy
70= D. Mediocre and worth a rent
80= C. Good event and worth a buy
90= B. Great event and definately worth the buy
100= A. Excellent event. Need to have this if you are a wrestling fan and make sure to keep this safe and secure.
Team Angle v. Team Guerrero's WWE Tag Titles- This match started off with some good solid wrestling. Both the Guerrero's and Team Angle had good solid chemistry in this one. Towards the end things were getting hot and the crowd was really into it.. I loved seeing Eddies' "3 amigos" (one of my favorite moves). The end came when Chavo was trying to suplex Haas but Shelton held his feet down for the surprise win. Very good opener for this ppv. Only complaint was it could have went at least 2 minutes longer.. Still it was 15 minutes of action.. But that does not subtract from this match as it did what it needed for the time and definately is worth the watch. Especially towards the end!
Rating- 3.
Rikishi v. Sean O' Haire w/ Piper-
OOC- Their is this annoying fan who keeps doing some odd noise
O.K. During the first portion of this match saw Piper interfering and being a distraction. O' Haire dominates w/ power moves and does a resthold which the crowd is dead right now. The crowd ought of a sudden is looking somewhere else it seems like and is booing, at what, I have no idea... This crowd seems really distracted.. Half paying attention.. Half not.. Weird.. Rikishi avalanches O' Haire in the corner and O' Haire drops.. Crowd erupts.. We know what is next.. Stinkface....NO!. O Haire does a hilarious boot to Rikishi's ass to send him crashing down on his... well.. ass.. Soon after a bit of offense Piper gets in w/ a coconut but ends up getting smashed in the head and Rikishi salutes Snuka.. Turn around.. BOOOOM!! What a move that was!!.. 1..2..3. This match had little that would amaze you.. It goes at a decent pace.. It doesn't get to the point where you can not watch.. It just doesn't offer something that gets you standing on your feet until the last moments with Piper. Still this was an O.K. match.
Rating- 2.
Kane & R.V.D. vs. Dudleys Special Ref- Chief Morley
This match started off with some solid paced quick tagging from Kane and RVD. RVD was at his best in this match. Solid chemistry from Bubba and R.V.D. as well as D-Von and Kane. Towards the end of this match is simply breath taking and it was on spot. After interference by Storm and Morley. RVD hits the frog splash after a Kane chokeslam on Bubba. Excellent match that had a great ending which brought my grade up. As far as the match, it was up there with the opening tag match but the ending brought this from good to great. Some critics hated the interference but it set up the well executed ending and left me breathless.
Rating- 4
Trish v. Jazz Womens title-
This match starts off with the noticeable Womens Towards the end Teddy throws a shoe and hits trish.. Teddy blames a fan.. lol. Trish hits Teddy with it.. Jazz eventually rolls Trish for the 3. This actually was a good paced match but lacked variations of wrestling. It wasn't what you called a "womens classic".. But I don't think it was completely terrible. A decent match.. Just not "good".. Mediocre is the better word for this..
Rating- 1
Rey vs. Big Show-
A perfect way to sum this up is David vs. Goliath. Big Show for the most part was throwing Rey around like a plum. Rey came in with some good offense with a 619 to the stomach,leg and head. Eventually he goes for a west coast pop and is countered into a monstrous Chokeslam. You have to see this match.. It was a good David vs. Goliath match. People say its wasting time blah blah.. But I certainly loved this match because it added something besides your basic singles match.. Great "filler", if you want to call it that.. It kept the crowd and me going.. Also, watch after the match when Big show throws the stretcher into the ringpost. Rey hits his head and damn near has a concussion. That got Big show some heat with vince. Good David v. Goliath match
Rating- 3
Brock vs. Cena WWE Title
This match had its up and downs.. There were 3 or 4 botched and messed up spots that were slightly noticeable if you pay attention. John Cena applies a very boring resthold for what seems like 3 minutes in my eyes that brings the grading down a good bit plus the crowd was that much into it except a few "Cena!" chants. It seemed sorta long. Brock gets busted open on his exposed wound Cena busted open on a SD. Cena gets chain taken away by ref and F-5 and its over. I give this o.k. because of a few boring moments and missed spots.. Plus I think it could have been much better.
Rating- 2
HHH, Flair, Jericho vs. Booker T., Nash, Michaels Six man tag
This match was an o.k. match. The crowd sort of hurt this match because they were watching and did not seem too much in crowd response which hurt this match. It wasn't a bad match at all but it could have been better. It seemed a little slow at times but picked up and made up for it. I HATED the end because Nash and Flair nearly botched the finish when Nash through Flair into the red. They seriously messed that up and if you watch it you can tell how corny they did that. HHH nails Nash with sledgy.. I really thought this match could have been better. It rates as o.k.
Rating- 2
Goldbeg v. Rock
This was a split crowd for this match. Half rock, half Goldberg. Rock basically carried this whole match and made Goldberg look really good. I tip my hat to Rock because Goldberg has such a basic offense.. Goldberg served his purpose but I credit Rock for making this match decent. Rock showed off his good acting skills in this match and really got the crowd going and entertained.. I believe that if Rock was not in this match and Goldberg was paired with anyone else... This match would have been a disaster. My complaint is Goldberg favored his injured shoulder too much and seemed a bit slow. He revved it up towards the end and ended this match before it could lose any credibility.. I give this match an o.k. rating.. Because of it being a spot to spot match... Goldberg's lack of creative moves.. It boosts with Rock's entertainment and selling and making Goldberg look good. So it is a main event just because of The Rock.. But I think maybe a better six man tag could have helped out for the two main events.
Rating- 3 (Rock's performance, selling...)
In conclusion- This wasn't like the greatest ppv ever by any means but it was definitely watchable. The only thing I really didn't like was the six man but it picked its pace up. At one time I was going to give it a bad rating especially that finish that I still don't like but it had a bit in the beginning and middle to say it was o.k. Overall, if you're interested in this event I say it is pretty much worth it. I got it and I don't hate that I got it.. So that's definitely a good thing.. For historical purposes it's the first and only time Rock and Goldberg wrestled.. Six man could have been better.. And this ppv offers a way underrated undercard. So I give this ppv an 80 rating meaning it was a good event and worth a buy. It just gets there because of the six man mess. Still, however, I will recommend this and the extras is pretty good.
Movie Review: A few good moments
Summary: 3 Stars
I think Backlash was the first dud as far as 2003 WWE Pay-Per-Views go. The Royal Rumble was great, with a great rumble match and a classic title match between Angle and Benoit, No Way Out had some awesome matches and huge main events with Austin's return and Hogan vs. Rock 2 and Wrestlemania 19 was just great through and through.
But Backlash had a few too many mediocre matches with all of the major stars and big names thrown at the end of the show with The Rock and Goldberg main event, and Raw's six biggest wrestlers all in one forgettable tag team match. But nevertheless I'll go through a quick match-by-match.
{WWE Tag Team Championship}
The World's Greatest Tag Team (c) vs. Los Guerreros
This was one of the better matches and probably the best match to open with. The fans were behind Eddie and Chavo all the way, but it did have a number of slow spots that pulled a "boring!" chant from the crowd. But that doesn't make this match any worse. The only thing I'd change is I'd probably make it a couple of minutes shorter since it was already 15 minutes long, which was actually longer than the main event.
7.5/10
Sean O'Haire w/ Roddy Piper vs. Rikishi
Eh. Press the skip button. The only things to be seen here are some generic wrestling, Piper getting hit with a coconut and Sean O'Haire's somewhat impressive finishing move. This match seemed to go nowhere really. It was to put over Sean O'Haire, which seemed pontless since his push seemed to end very quickly.
3.5/10
{World Tag Team Championship}
Rob Van Dam & Kane (c) vs. The Dudley Boyz
Special Guest Referee: Chief Morley
Surprisingly, this was the most entertaining match in my eyes. As much as I hate when two should-be main event wrestlers like RVD and Kane get thrown together into a tag team, I have to admit, that Rob Van Dam and Kane were a good team and fun to watch. And of course, The Dudleyz are one of the best, if not, THE best, tag team still around in wrestling.
The build up to the match was good with The Dudleys being forced into the match reluctantly and Chief Morley being against RVD and Kane all the way. It was a fun match, and, as much as it pains to me to say, this match was probably match of the night (yes, better than Rock and Goldberg, and better than Cena and Lesnar.)
8/10
{WWE Women's Championship}
Trish Stratus (c) vs. Jazz w/ Theodore Long
Diva matches are usually hit or miss as far as I'm concerned, but Jazz and Trish are two really good women's wrestlers. But this match was a bit more of a miss. The ending was just, I don't know, odd. Theodore Long threw his shoe at Trish to distract her during a pin. I don't know. Hit the skip button.
3/10
Big Show vs. Rey Mysterio
When I saw this match on the card, I was so sure this match would be horrible. While it is interesting to see the smallest guy in WWE face the biggest guy, I figured the interest factor would wear off and make the match highly predictable.
I was, however, surprised as I did stay interested throughout the entirety of the match. Granted the match wasn't even 4 minutes long. Rey used some mind games and his speed to try and outwit the Big Show. And for a second, I even believed that Rey could win, but then of course, the inevitable massive chokeslam happened. Big Show was then made out to be a monster and destroyed Rey after the match, readying him for another push to the WWE title.
Show is actually a bit of an underrated wrestler in my view, a lot of people think he's overrated and just used for his size, but I've seen some great matches with him in it, and he's good at adapting to different situations and styles.
6/10
{WWE Championship}
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. John Cena
Meh. This was Cena's first big title push. He actually makes a good heel, but I never bought into Lesnar as a face. But then again I wasn't the biggest Lesnar fan.
The match was pretty slow and these two do have the potential to put on a better match, maybe they were just having an off night, but a Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena could be good if it had been booked a little later in Cena's career.
5/10
{Six-Man Tag Match}
Triple H, Ric Flair and Chris Jericho vs. Kevin Nash, Shawn Michaels and Booker T
This match just seemed cluttered to me. You've got six huge names, but it seemed to be built entirely around the Triple H/ Kevin Nash feud. It's like they forgot about the massive Shawn Michaels/ Triple H feud and Booker T's main event at 'Mania, even the HBK and Y2J feud. The ending was a bit of a predictable diappointment with Triple H coming in with the trusty sledgehammer and walking away looking like the bigger man, already getting a win over Kevin Nash right at the start of their feud. It really made Nash look weak. I think if they wanted the feud to work, they should really have had HBK and Booker T get the pinfall, or even end it with a DQ finish.
6/10
The Rock vs. Goldberg
This was really the only major match that they hyped for the event, and I'm assuming the only match anyone bought the PPV for, I know it was for me. I mean you have WWE's biggest guy versus the biggest guy from WCW. The only match that should've filled more seats could possibly have been Goldberg vs. Austin, which'll never happen.
It's a nice novelty to see Rock and Goldberg in the same ring as one another. But the match isn't that amazing. It's still decent though and entertaining, if only for The Rock's efforts. The crowd seemed very Pro-Rock.
The ending was predictable, there was no way Goldberg would lose his first match in the WWE.
It was entertaining, but it didn't save Backlash.
7.5/10
Overall, Backlash is an average pay-per-view, you'll find yourself wanting to fast forward through some matches (like Rikishi and O'Haire and the Women's title match) and you'll find yourself rolling your eyes at the predictability of other matches.
Highlights:
*World Tag Title Match
*Goldberg and The Rock
Downfalls:
*Every other match
The opening tag match should have been a few minutes shorter, and maybe with a bit of a better ending.
Sean O'Haire and Rikishi should have been replaced with a good match. I'd like to know why the Undertaker and Chris Benoit weren't booked on this card. Maybe they had legitimate reasons but if not, then it's just stupid to have so much time filled up with some of the rubbish they filled this pay-per-view with. And throughout the entirety of the pay-per-view there were short segments involving an altercation between Torrie Wilson and Stacy Keibler, ultimately to set up the Test and Scott Steiner feud which was a blatant waste of time before the storyline even came to fruition.
On top of this, was the six-man tag necessary? I would've maybe made it into a normal tag match with Flair & Triple H against Nash and Shawn Michaels and then have Booker and Jericho in a one on one match.
I'd avoid this DVD unless you're trying to collect all of the 2003 DVDs, or you're just interested in the Rock/Goldberg main event.
Movie Review: Backlash Review
Summary: 3 Stars
<50: Ask for a refund for not only your money, but also your time. [F]
50-54: Mediocre & disappointing. [D] (EG: UnForgiven 2002)
55-59: Average. [C]
60-64: Worth A Watch. [C+] (EG: No Mercy 2002, Armageddon 2002 & No Way Out 2003)
65-69: Good event that was worth the money. [B] (EG: Survivor Series 2002 & Royal Rumble 2003)
70-74: Very good. [B+] (EG: WrestleMania 19)
75-79: Make sure you add this ppv to your video or dvd collection. [A] (EG: SummerSlam 2002)
80+ : Make sure that the video or dvd is locked in a safe & cannot be erased. Memorable. [A+]
SHELTON BENJAMIN & CHARLIE HAAS defeated EDDIE & CHAVO GUERRERO to Retain the WWE Tag-Team Championship Well, I got my wish of this match being given enough time to successfully play out, so I cannot complain about that. Good tag-team psychology out there in the ring during this bout. Did you notice the way Eddie basically ran the whole match to a certain extent? He was even calling the timing of a few of the spots for Team Angle. Honestly, I was a little disappointed overall. Nothing really jumped out of the screen & grabbed me during the match. It was good, just nothing special unfortunately. Match Rating...7
SEAN O'HAIRE defeated RIKISHI: Nothing great here. In fact, I can see why a lot of people would have hated this match. I didn't think it was too offensive though, because it was short enough & fairly well choreographed. The one thing I am very unsure about is the direction that the WWE are going with on Sean O'Haire. He is not a Brock Lesnar or a Batista type, so please let him be his own man in the ring. Giving him only power moves to do is only going to make him look weak as he progresses. Match Rating...5
ROB VAN DAM & KANE defeated THE DUDLEY BOYZ to Retain the World Tag-Team Titles You know it makes me laugh that some people cannot get pre-conceived ideas out of their heads!!! 'Lame-duck champions', "the 2 teams have fought each other before", 'predictability', etc, etc, etc... blah, blah, blah... crap, crap, crap. Judged independently, this was by far the match of the night. Treat it as such!!! Simply put; This was a well put together, well performed, perfectly timed, exciting match. I must say that RVD does look better when he has ex-ECW guys as opponents selling for him, but that plus the Morley & Storm shenanigans only added to the excitement of the match in my opinion. Match Rating...8
JAZZ defeated TRISH STRATUS to Win the Womens Title: Perfectly acceptable women's match. I liked some of the move sequences & there was no botched moves to speak of. Unfortunately, the division needs more than 'perfectly acceptable' & this bout didn't present anything more. We need Lita back in the ring quickly. Jazz wins & that's fine by me for the time being. Match Rating...5
THE BIG SHOW defeated REY MYSTERIO: I'm past the barracking stage of my life when it comes to wrestling, but I was genuinely barracking for Rey during this match. Very entertaining overall with Rey getting in enough offense to make it worthwhile. The Big Show falling down just reminds me how funny he can be, but after what happened following the match, something tells me that comedy won't be in his near future. Wicked shot to the ringpost with Rey tied to that board stretcher. Simply wicked!!! Match Rating...6
BROCK LESNAR defeated JOHN CENA to Retain the WWE Championship: Don't know what to make of this one. They were obviously trying to have an intense psychological match. While they didn't completely fail, these guys aren't Angle & Benoit just yet. The match also lasted a few minutes too long in my opinion. We will all probably look back & say that this will be a successful start to Cena's push. But taken individually, I didn't really get involved. Match Rating...6
TRIPLE H, RIC FLAIR & CHRIS JERICHO defeated KEVIN NASH, SHAWN MICHAELS & BOOKER T: Yet another match on the card that I didn't mind, but where something extremely important was missing. In this case, it was the unbelievably anti-climactic finish. And I'm not just saying that because Triple H got the pin. The match was progressing fairly well with a good variety of combinations in the ring throughout. Then the ref got bumped, the sledgehammer came out & it was all over. I don't know if it was too quick, or whether the sledgehammer has had it's day, but I was just left very unimpressed by the ending of the bout. Match Rating...7
Before I get into the main event, I have to state that I will usually include a segment in the overall 'PPV Rating' if I believe it lasted long enough. I cannot include The Rock's interview before the match because the time taken wasn't significant. But I found it so entertaining & laughed so hard that I have decided to add a point to the match rating of the main event.
BILL GOLDBERG defeated THE ROCK Strange main event match to say the least. I think it lasted about 13 minutes, yet it had so few wrestling sequences. In between Goldberg's over-selling of a shoulder injury & The Rock entertaining us, there was hardly any time for wrestling. A hard one to rate because it appealed to me for it's entertainment value, but didn't from a wrestling perspective. I suppose that's to be expected with Goldberg getting back into the ring, and The Rock just about to leave. Match Rating...5 + 1 = 6
PPV RATING (50/80) = 62.5
Looking at the key, I have given Backlash a 'C+' grade & have said that it was 'Worth A Watch'. I'm pretty much happy with that. It's one of those events that are fine to watch, but I wouldn't go out of my way for. No standout match was levelled off by the fact that there wasn't a terrible (failing) match on the card. A lot of the bouts had elements I really liked, but because of a lack of something else throughout the match, just didn't work as a whole.
Movie Review: BACKLASH 2003 REVIEW
Summary: 3 Stars
(NEW RATING SYSEM)
UNDER 50: AVOID, GET A REFUND FOR YOUR TIME AND MONEY (F)
50-54: PRETTY DISSAPOINTING (D)
55-59: JUST AVERAGE (C)
60-64: WORTH A LOOK (C+)
65-69: GOOD EVENT, WORTH A BUY (B)
70-74: VERY GOOD EVENT (B+)
75-79: GREAT EVENT, ADD THIS TO YOUR COLLECTION NOW! (A)
80+: LOCK THIS BABY IN A SAFE PLACE! (A+)
WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
SHELTON BENJAMIN & CHARLIE HASS VS. EDDIE & CHAVO GUERRERO
A PRETTY NICE TAG TEAM MATCH. GOOD TAG TEAM WRESLING IS SHOWN BY BOTH TEAMS. EDDIE BASICALLY OWNED THE MATCH, AS YOU CAN TELL IF YOU LOOK FOR IT. BUT I WAS A LITTLE DISSAPOINTED, BECAUSE NOTHING REALLY SPECIAL HAPPENED, SUCH AS A HIGH SPOT THAT WILL MAKE YOU JUMP. BUT STILL OVERALL A GOOD TAG TEAM MATCH THAT MOST WILL ENJOY.
WINNERS & STILL WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: SHELTON BENJAMIN & CHARLIE HASS
RATING: 7
SEAN O'HAIRE VS. RIKISHI
DEFINATELY NOTHING SPECIAL HERE. I MUST ADMIT I WAS NOT VERY INTO THIS MATCH, AND FOR A GOOD REASON. THE PACE COULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BETTER, BUT THEIR STYLES SORT OF CLASHED. SEAN O'HAIRE IS ONLY GIVEN POWER MOVES, AND HE ISNT LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER POWERHOUSES IN THE WWE, AND THAT MIGHT NOT BE GOOD FOR HIM. WELL, TRYING TO THINK OF A POSITIVE, I MUST SAY THAT FINISHED BY O'HAIRE WAS IMPRESSIVE. I HAVE TO PASS IT, AS IT WAS A WATCHABLE MATCH, BUT NOTHING SPECIAL.
WINNER: SEAN O'HAIRE
RATING: 5
WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
KANE & ROB VAN DAM VS. DUDLEY BOYZ
EXCELLENTLY DONE TAG TEAM MATCH. IT HAD THE QUALITIES OF A GREAT MATCH. THE TIMING WAS PERFECT AND IT WAS VERY EXCITING. THIS WAS A LOT BETTER THAN I HAD EXPECTED. IF YOU GET BORED WITH THE O'HAIRE AND RIKISHI MATCH, COME TO THIS ONE. I DO HAVE TO SAY MORLEY AND STORM ONLY ADDED TO THE MATCH WITH THEIR SHENANIGANS, NOT TOOK AWAY FROM. UNEXPECTEDLY, THIS WAS THE MATCH OF THE NIGHT.
WINNERS & STILL WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: KANE & ROB VAN DAM
RATING: 8
WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
JAZZ VS. TRISH STRATUS
I WAS KIND OF SUPRISED IN THIS MATCH, WHERE WE DID NOT SEE ANY BOTCHED MOVES, BUT I GUESS THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY THING POSITIVE THAT I CAN REALLY THING OF FOR THIS MATCH. OTHER THAN THAT IT WAS JUST AN AVERAGE WOMAN'S MATCH. NOTHING STOOD OUT, AND NOTHING SPECIAL HAPPENED. IT WAS NOT A BAD MATCH, BUT I THINK THESE WOMEN CAN DO MORE. BRINGING BACK LITA FOR THIS MATCH WOULD HELP, AS A TRIPLE THREAT WOULD BE GREAT.
WINNER & NEW WOMEN'S CHAMPION: JAZZ
RATING: 5
BIG SHOW VS. REY MYSTERIO
I COULDNT HELP CHEERING FOR REY DURING THIS MATCH. IT WAS MORE ENTERTAINING THAT YOUR AVERAGE BIG MAN VS. SMALL MAN MATCH, BECAUSE THIS HAD ITS COMEDY SPOTS, AS BIG SHOW WOULDNT FALL, AND FINALLY REY MADE HIM TOPPLE. BUT THEN AGAIN, I CAN'T SEE BIG SHOW DOING ANY MORE FUNNY THINGS FOR QUITE AWHILE BECAUSE OF WHAT HE DID AFTER THE MATCH. THAT WAS A SICK SHOT TO THE RINGPOST WHILE REY WAS STRAPPED TO THE BOARD STRETCHER. STILL A DECENT MATCH, JUST TOO SHORT AT AROUND 4 MINUTES.
WINNER: BIG SHOW
RATING: 6
WWE CHAMPIONSHIP
BROCK LESNAR VS. JOHN CENA
I WAS INTO THIS MATCH. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WERE TRYING TO HAVE AN INTENSE PSYCHOLOGICAL MATCH HERE, WHICH WOULD BE PRETTY TOUGH TO DO. AS I MUST SAY, THESE TWO ARENT THE BEST AMATURE WRESTLING LIKE ANY MIX OF ANGLE/GUERREO/BENOIT, WHO MAKE A WRESTLING CLINIC EVERY MATCH THEY ARE PUT IN, BUT THEY PLAYED IT PRETTY WELL. A LITTLE LONGER THAN I EXPECTED, BUT THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO START CENA'S PUSH IN THE WWE.
WINNER & STILL WWE CHAMPION: BROCK LESNAR
RATING: 6
6 MAN TAG TEAM MATCH
KEVIN NASH, SHAWN MICHAELS & BOOKER T VS. TRIPLE H, RIC FLAIR & CHRIS JERICHO
ANOTHER MATCH I WAS INTO. I DEFINATELY DIDNT MIND THIS ONE, AS IT WAS A WELL DONE MATCH. BUT IT WAS MISSING AN IMPORTANT FINISH. ITS NOT TRIPLE H, BUT I DO THINK THAT ITS THE SLEDGEHAMMER. I THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE GIVEN A LONG REST, BECAUSE SEEING IT EVERY DAMN MATCH TRIPS HAS, YOU JUST GET TIRED OF SEEING IT. BEFORE THAT DAMN ENDING, THE MATCH WAS PROGRESSING VERY WELL, WITH SOME GOOD MOVES USED BY BOTH TEAMS TO KEEP THE CROWD INTO IT, WHICH OVERALL MAKES IT A PRETTY GOOD MATCH.
WINNERS: TRIPLE H, RIC FLAIR & KEVIN NASH
RATING: 7
GOLDBERG VS. THE ROCK
BEFORE MY ACTUAL REVIEW FOR THIS MATCH, I MUST SAY THAT THE ROCK'S INTERVIEW BEFORE THE MATCH WAS GREAT, AND WE ALL KNOW HE CAN STILL ENTERTAIN US. BUT NOW ON TO THE ACTUAL MATCH.
I REALLY THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS A WEIRD MATCH. NOT MUCH WRESTLING IN THIS MATCH, BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE THE ROCK ENTERTAINING US AS USUAL, AND GOLDBERG OVERSELLING ANY INJURY AS USUAL, IT MAY BE HARD TO ACTUALLY FIT IN SOME GOOD QUALITY WRESTLING. IM AFRAID I MIGHT OVERRATE THIS ONE, AS IT REALLY IS NOT A GOOD MAIN EVENT MATCH, SO ILL KEEP IT JUST AT A 'WATCHABLE' SCORE. STILL NOTHING SPECIAL, BUT IM SUPRISED BECAUSE IT WAS THE MAIN EVENT OF A PAY PER VIEW.
WINNER: GOLDBERG
RATING: 5.5
PAY PER VIEW RATING (49.5/80) = 62
USING THE RATING SYSTEM, BACKLASH 2003 GETS A 'C+' GRADE, MEANING IT IS WORTH A WATCH. THAT WOULD SEEM RIGHT FOR THIS PPV, BECAUSE IT IS WORTH A WATCH, NOTHING YOU SHOULD RUSH OUT THE DOOR FOR, BUT IT WAS DECENT. NO FAILING MATCHES MADE THE EVENT EVEN BETTER TO WATCH, BUT SOME DID SCORE PRETTY LOW, BUT AS THE MAIN EVENT HAD A LOW SCORE FOR WRESTLING, IT COULD HAVE GOTTEN A BETTER RATING FOR ENTERTAINMENT. OVERALL I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU TO BUY THIS, JUST DONT RUSH OUT TO GET IT.
Movie Review: WWE Backlash 2003
Summary: 3 Stars
Team Angle VS Los Guerreros: What a way to kick off a PPV with this fast paced, back and fourth encounter. Alot of lying, cheating, and stealing in this match makes it very entertaining but Team Angle retains in the end. The one problem I had with this match is I never noticed how when the ref's back is turned, if he heard hands slap it's an automatic tag. It happened alot in this match and was just plain stupid but didnt really take away from the action.
Rikishi VS Sean O'Haire: Roddy Piper is currently managing O'Haire, a typical WWE big man that was brought in and quickly forgotten about. They use the story of how Kishi is looking revenge for his uncle, Jimmy Snuka, about when Piper smashed a coconut on Snuka's skull more then twenty years ago. Of course, Kishi smashes a coconut on Pipers skull but it costs him the match. A decent big man brawl match but O'Haire did look impressive for his short WWE run.
Dudley Boyz VS Kane and RVD: I remember this feud well, as Cheif Morley tried at all lengths to strip Kane and RVD of the tag titles. Surprisingly, Morley calls it down the middle for most of the match but of course it heads south towards the end. Dudley's hit Morley with a 3-D so they are down a ref. Kane hits a choke slam, RVD hits his 5-star frog splash, and out runs a ref to count the three. A pretty entertainig match overall.
The continuing of Stacey and Torrie ends in a brawl. Earlier in the PPV Test kisses Torrie Wilson and Sable sees it and tells Stacey. Why the hell i'm I writing this? It's pointless and stupid.
Jazz VS Trish: Skip. Wow, Teddy Long has come a long way in WWE. From ref to manager to the general manager of Smackdown.
Booker T is talking to Shawn Michaels in the locker room. The only reason why I pointed this out is because recently T stated he wanted his last match to be against HBK.
Big Show VS Rey Mysterio: This match has been seen so many times before with Mysterio. He faces a big man and tries his best to hang on and sometimes he scores a win. Awesome, short match as Mysterio almost scores a win but Show choke slams Mysterio and wins it. Mysterio used a chair after Show pushed the ref out of the way to start the offense, but isn't Show pushing the ref a automatic DQ? Well, thats WWE for you! Mysterio sells the chokeslam as big move and gets put on a stretcher and Show takes him and whips him against the ringpost. Sick but it was awesome!
John Cena VS Brock Lesnar for the WWE championship: Cena wins a tournament the gain the shot and beat some pretty big names to get here. I miss Cena doing these raps and it's the only time I really enjoyed watching Cena. Overall, it was a pretty good match-up and Cena looked good in defeat.
Triple H, Ric Flair, and Chris Jericho VS Booker T, Shawn Michaels, and Kevin Nash: A pretty good match with Triple H winning after hitting Nash with the sledgehammer. Maybe he thought if Nash won the world title, he'd ruin the WWE. This was just a match to put feuds in one match, mostly done on Raw.
The Rock VS Goldberg: Never cared for Goldberg until he came to WWE, probably because he beat Triple H for the world title. This would be Rock's final WWE match as he moved onto Hollywood, you can watch it as a bonus feature on the dvd. Rock cuts a interview before the match that was funny but seemed rushed. The match takes a few minutes to start and when it does, it pauses for a few more seconds. Then we finally get some action for a brief few minutes. Rock tries his best, Goldberg is slow paced and boring to watch. An overall disappointment and will go down as one of the worst executed dream matches in wrestling.
Overall, a good PPV expect for the main event. Goldberg VS Rock was a failure and brought down what was a good PPV.