Backlash (2008)

Backlash (2008)
Backlash (2008)
Tagline(s)	Every Action Deserves a Fierce and Aggressive Reaction
Theme; song(s)	"All Summer Long" by Kid Rock
Information
Promotion	World Wrestling Entertainment
Date	April 27, 2008
Venue	1st Mariner Arena
City	Baltimore, Maryland
Pay-per-view chronology
Backlash chronology

Backlash (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view show made by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held on April 27, 2008 at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. It was the tenth Backlash event held by the WWE.

Matches

#	Matches	Stipulations	Times
Dark	John Morrison and The Miz defeated Jimmy Wang Yang and Shannon Moore	Tag team match	N/A
1	Matt Hardy defeated Montel Vontavious Porter (c)^[1]	Singles match for the WWE United States Championship	11:24
2	Kane (c) defeated Chavo Guerrero (with Bam Neely)^[2]	Singles match for the ECW Championship	8:49
3	The Big Show defeated The Great Khali^[3]	Singles match	8:05
4	Shawn Michaels defeated Batista^[4]	Singles match with Chris Jericho acting as special guest referee	14:59
5	Beth Phoenix, Melina, Layla, Jillian Hall, Victoria and Natalya defeated Mickie James, Maria, Ashley, Michelle McCool, Cherry and Kelly Kelly^[5]	12-Diva tag team match	6:31
6	The Undertaker (c) defeated Edge by submission^[6]	Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship	18:23
7	Triple H defeated Randy Orton (c), John Cena, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield^[7]	Four-way elimination match for the WWE Championship	28:11
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

References

↑ "Matt Hardy def. United States Champion MVP (new champion)". WWE. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
↑ "ECW Champion Kane def. Chavo Guerrero". WWE. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
↑ "Big Show def. The Great Khali". WWE. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
↑ "Shawn Michaels def. Batista". WWE. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
↑ "12-Diva Tag Team Match". WWE. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
↑ "World Heavyweight Champion Undertaker def. Edge". WWE. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
↑ "Triple H def. Randy Orton, John Cena and JBL in a Fatal Four Way Elimination Match (new WWE Champion)". WWE. Retrieved 1 November 2013.

Other websites

Official Backlash 2008 website

[1] "Matt Hardy def. United States Champion MVP (new champion)". WWE. Retrieved 1 November 2013.

[2] "ECW Champion Kane def. Chavo Guerrero". WWE. Retrieved 1 November 2013.

[3] "Big Show def. The Great Khali". WWE. Retrieved 1 November 2013.

[4] "Shawn Michaels def. Batista". WWE. Retrieved 1 November 2013.

[5] "12-Diva Tag Team Match". WWE. Retrieved 1 November 2013.

[6] "World Heavyweight Champion Undertaker def. Edge". WWE. Retrieved 1 November 2013.

[7] "Triple H def. Randy Orton, John Cena and JBL in a Fatal Four Way Elimination Match (new WWE Champion)". WWE. Retrieved 1 November 2013.

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