IWE Backlash
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| IWE Backlash | ||
| The IWE Backlash logo circa 2016 | ||
| Information | ||
| Promotion(s) | IWE | |
| Brand(s) | Raw (2002–2009) SmackDown (2002–2003; 2007–2009; 2016–present) ECW (2007–2009) | |
| First event | Backlash (1999) | |
| Last event | Backlash (2018) | |
IWE Backlash was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event, that was produced by IWE, a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut. The event was created in April 1999 as an annual PPV event for IWE. To coincide with the brand extension, the event was made exclusive to the Raw brand in 2004. In 2007, to follow the format of WrestleMania, all PPV events became tri-branded. Extreme Rules replaced Backlash in 2010.
After the newly reinstated IWE Brand Extension took effect in 2016, Backlash returned as a SmackDown exclusive event as a post-SummerSlam event on the same year, while the 2017 edition of the event still remained SmackDown-exclusive event and returned to being a post-WrestleMania pay-per-view event, paralleling Raw's Payback. In 2018, Backlash was a dual brand event. The scheduled 2019 event was canceled and replaced by Stomping Grounds.
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[edit] Dates and venues
| Raw-branded event | SmackDown-branded event |
| # | Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Backlash: In Your House | April 25, 1999 | Providence, Rhode Island | Providence Civic Center | Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs. The Rock in a No Holds Barred match for the IWF Championship with special guest referee Shane Matteson |
| 2 | Backlash (2000) | April 30, 2000 | Washington, D.C. | MCI Center | |
| 3 | Backlash (2001) | April 29, 2001 | Rosemont, Illinois | Allstate Arena | |
| 4 | Backlash (2002) | April 21, 2002 | Kansas City, Missouri | Kemper Arena | |
| 5 | Backlash (2003) | April 27, 2003 | Worcester, Massachusetts | Worcester Centrum | |
| 6 | Backlash (2004) | April 18, 2004 | Edmonton, Alberta | Rexall Place | |
| 7 | Backlash (2005) | May 1, 2005 | Manchester, New Hampshire | Verizon Wireless Arena | |
| 8 | Backlash (2006) | April 30, 2006 | Lexington, Kentucky | Rupp Arena | |
| 9 | Backlash (2007) | April 29, 2007 | Atlanta, Georgia | Philips Arena | |
| 10 | Backlash (2008) | April 27, 2008 | Baltimore, Maryland | 1st Mariner Arena | |
| 11 | Backlash (2009) | April 26, 2009 | Providence, Rhode Island | Dunkin' Donuts Center | |
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| September 11, 2016
| Dean Ambrose (c) vs. KJ Styles for the IWE World Championship | |||
13
| May 21, 2017
| Rosemont, Illinois
| Allstate Arena
| Randy Orton (c) vs. Jinder Mahal for the IWE Championship | |
(c) – refers to the champion prior to the match
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