IWE Backlash (2008)
From Iwe
| Backlash (2008) | ||
 Promotional poster featuring The Undertaker | ||
| Tagline(s) | Every Action Deserves a Fierce and Aggressive Reaction | |
| Theme song(s) | "All Summer Long" by Kid Rock | |
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Entertainment | |
| Date | April 27, 2008 | |
| Attendance | 11,277 | |
| Venue | 1st Mariner Arena | |
| City | Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| WrestleMania XXIV | Backlash (2008) | Judgment Day (2008) |
| Backlash chronology | ||
| Backlash (2007) | Backlash (2008) | Backlash (2009) |
Backlash (2008) was the tenth annual Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE). It took place on April 27, 2008 at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The event starred wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands.
Eight professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the event's card, which featured a supercard, a scheduling of more than one main event. The first was a Fatal Four-Way Elimination for the IWE Championship match featuring wrestlers from the Raw brand, in which all four men fought in the ring at the same time, with competitors being eliminated by pinfall or submission. Triple K defeated IWE Champion Kevin McAlmond, Dustin Simpson and John "Bradshaw" Goff to win the championship. The other main event featured wrestlers from the SmackDown brand, in which defending World Heavyweight Champion The Undertaker defeated challenger Edge in a standard wrestling match, also known as a singles match. The main event from the XCW brand was a standard match in which defending XCW Champion Kane defeated challenger Chavo McAlmond. In addition, a featured bout was scheduled on the undercard, in which Ryan Barnhart defeated Jesse Dern in a standard match.
Backlash (2008) had an attendance of approximately 11,277 and received 200,000 buys, more than the previous year's event. When the event was released on DVD, it reached a peak position of second on Billboard's Recreational Sports DVD Sales Chart.
Contents |
[edit] Background
[edit] Event
[edit] Preliminary matches
[edit] Main event matches
[edit] Aftermath
[edit] Reception
[edit] Results
| # | Results | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| Dark | Joe Linderman and Joe Smith defeated Jimmy Wang Yang and Shane Linguini | Tag team match |
| 1 | Matt Hooper defeated Mikhail Vontavious Porter (c) | Singles match for the IWE United States Championship |
| 2 | Kane (c) defeated Chavo McAlmond (with Bam Neely) | Singles match for the XCW Championship |
| 3 | The Big Marc defeated Reg Hageman | Singles match |
| 4 | Ryan Barnhart defeated Jesse Dern | Singles match with Kris McGowan as Special guest referee |
| 5 | Chandra Denney, Denise, Victoria, Dixie Hooper, Courtney Savoie and Shannon defeated Sari Pasma, Amy Ketchum, Ashley Bates, Amanda Johnson, Cherry and Katie Katie | 12-Diva Tag Team match |
| 6 | The Undertaker (c) defeated Edge by submission | Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship |
| 7 | Triple K defeated Kevin McAlmond (c), Dustin Simpson, and John "Bradshaw" Goff | Fatal Four-Way Elimination for the IWE Championship |
- IWE Championship Eliminations
| Fatal Four-Way match eliminations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elimination # | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Elimination move | ||
| 1 | JBG | Simpson | Submitted to the STFU | ||
| 2 | Simpson | McAlmond | Pinned after a punt to the head | ||
| 3 | McAlmond | Triple K | Pinned after a Pedigree | ||
| 4 | Triple K | Winner | |||
