IWE Backlash (2009)
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| Backlash (2009) | ||
 Promotional poster featuring Kevin McAlmond | ||
| Theme song(s) | "Seasons" by The Veer Union | |
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Entertainment | |
| Date | April 26, 2009 | |
| Attendance | 8,357 | |
| Venue | Dunkin' Donuts Center | |
| City | Providence, Rhode Island | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| WrestleMania XXV | Backlash (2009) | Judgment Day (2009) |
| Backlash chronology | ||
| Backlash (2008) | Backlash (2009) | Final |
Backlash (2009) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE). It took place on April 26, 2009 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. The 11th and final event under the Backlash banner, it featured talent from all three IWE brands: Raw, SmackDown, and XCW. The event's card featured seven matches.
The main event consisted of a Last Man Standing match for the World Heavyweight Championship, in which Edge defeated Dustin Simpson to win. The other main match scheduled on the event's card was a Six-Man Tag Team match for the IWE Championship between Triple K (champion), Jesse Dern and James Mayer, and The Legacy (Kevin McAlmond, Mark Semmler and Ted DiBiase). Legacy won the match and Orton became the new IWE Champion. Other matches also appeared on the event's card. The first was an "I Quit" match between Jeff and Matt Hooper and three singles matches: Khristian versus Charlie Wilson for the XCW Championship, followed by Justin Eldridge versus Kane, and Kris McGowan versus Ricky Steamboat.
The event had 182,000 buys, down on the Backlash (2008) figure of 200,000 buys.
Contents |
Background
Event
Preliminary matches
Main event matches
Aftermath
Reception
Results
| # | Results | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| Dark | Jose Serrano defeated Nick Kessler | Singles match |
| 1 | Khristian defeated Charlie Wilson (c) | Singles match for the XCW Championship |
| 2 | Kris McGowan defeated Ricky Steamboat | Singles match |
| 3 | Kane defeated Justin Eldridge | Singles match |
| 4 | Josh Hooper defeated Matt Hooper | "I Quit" match |
| 5 | Justina Black (c) defeated Chandra Denney (with Rosa Speranza) | Singles match for the title of "Miss WrestleMania" |
| 6 | The Legacy (Kevin McAlmond, Mark Semmler and Kyle Johnson defeated Triple K (c), Jesse Dern and James Mayer | Six-man tag team match for the IWE Championship |
