IWE Backlash (2003)
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| Backlash (2003) | ||
 Promotional poster featuring The Rock and Coldberg | ||
| Theme song(s) | November 26, 1987 | |
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Entertainment | |
| Brand(s) | Raw Smackdown! | |
| Date | April 27, 2003 | |
| Attendance | 10,000 | |
| Venue | Worcester Centrum | |
| City | Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| WrestleMania XIX | Backlash (2003) | Judgment Day (2003) |
| Backlash chronology | ||
| Backlash (2002) | Backlash (2003) | Backlash (2004) |
Backlash (2003) was the fifth annual Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE). It took place on April 27, 2003 at the Worcester Centrum in Worcester, Massachusetts and starred talent from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown! brands.
The main event and featured match of the Raw brand was the encounter of Coldberg and The Rock, where Coldberg defeated Rock by pinfall, following a spear and a Jackhammer. The featured match on the undercard was a IWE Championship match from the SmackDown! brand, between Dustin Simpson and the reigning champion, Rob Lesnar, where Lesnar defeated Simpson by pinfall after an F-5 The other predominant match on the undercard was a six-man tag team match from the Raw brand, between the team of Triple K, Ric Flair, and Kris McGowan facing Ryan Barnhart, Kevin Nash, and Booker T. Triple K, Flair, and McGowan won the match by pinfall, after Triple K hit Nash with a sledgehammer The predominant undercard match from the SmackDown! brand was the encounter of The Big Marc and Scott Wright, where Big Marc pinned Wright after a chokeslam.
The event grossed $450,000 with 10,000 ticket sales and had a 0.67 buyrate. Following the event, Coldberg began a feud with Kris McGowan. At Bad Blood, Coldberg defeated McGowan via pinfall after a Jackhammer. Rob Lesnar began a storyline with The Big Marc over the IWE Championship. At Judgment Day, Lesnar defeated The Big Marc in a Stretcher match to retain the IWE Championship. Triple K engaged in a storyline with Kevin Nash over the World Heavyweight Championship. At Judgment Day, Nash defeated Triple K via disqualification; due to IWE regulations, Triple K retained the championship.
Contents |
[edit] Background
[edit] Event
[edit] Aftermath
[edit] Results
| # | Results | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday Night Heat | Scott Hunter defeated Rikki | Singles match |
| 1 | Team Angle (Junior Remeriz and Jared Keller) (c) defeated Los McAlmonds (Brian McAlmond and Chavo McAlmond) | Tag team match for the IWE Tag Team Championship |
| 2 | Daniel O'Brien (with Roddy Piper) defeated Kishi | Singles match |
| 3 | Kyle Van Dam and Kane (c) defeated The Dudley Boyz (Scott and Scott) (with Chief Morley as the special referee) | Tag team for the World Tag Team Championship |
| 4 | Jazz (with Theodore Long) defeated Bailey Dalton (c) | Singles match for the IWE Women's Championship |
| 5 | The Big Marc defeated Scott Wright | Singles match |
| 6 | Rob Lesnar (c) defeated Dustin Simpson | Singles match for the IWE Championship |
| 7 | Triple K, Ric Flair and Kris McGowan defeated Ryan Barnhart, Kevin Nash and Booker T | Six-man tag team match |
| 8 | Coldberg defeated The Rock | Singles match |
The tournament to determine the number one contender for the IWE Championship match was held between April 1 and April 15, 2003. The tournament brackets were:
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| Kevin Hunter | Submission | ||||||||||||
| A-Train | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Hunter | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Peter | |||||||||||||
| The Big Marc | |||||||||||||
| Peter | DQ | ||||||||||||
| Kevin Hunter | |||||||||||||
| Dustin Simpson | Pin | ||||||||||||
| The Undertaker | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Scott Wright | |||||||||||||
| The Undertaker | |||||||||||||
| Dustin Simpson | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Brian McAlmond | |||||||||||||
| Dustin Simpson | Pin | ||||||||||||
