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Backlash: 29/4/2007
WWE Backlash was live at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The first match of the event was The Hardys (Matt and Jeff) versus Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch for the World Tag Team Championship. Cade and Murdoch controlled a majority of the match; however, The Hardys won the bout when Matt pinned Murdoch after a Twist Of Fate, which was followed by Jeff's Swanton Bomb.
The match that followed was Melina versus Mickie James for the WWE Women's Championship. The match was short lived, as Melina performed an Inverted DDT on Mickie James and pinned her to retain the WWE Women's Championship.
The third match was between Chris Benoit and Montel Vontavious Porter for the WWE United States Championship. Benoit and MVP struggled throughout the match, attempting to gain the upper hand. In the end, Benoit pinned MVP with a small package to retain the WWE United States Championship.
The three-on-one Handicap ECW World Championship match between champion Bobby Lashley and Team McMahon (Umaga, Vince and Shane McMahon) was next. Shane struck Lashley with the ECW World Championship belt and Umaga executed a diving splash on Lashley. Umaga then tagged in Vince, who scored a near-fall. Vince then tagged in Umaga, who executed a second diving splash on Lashley. After being tagged in again, Vince pinned Lashley to win the ECW World Championship and the match for his team.
The next match was The Undertaker against Batista in a Last Man Standing Match for the World Heavyweight Championship. At one spot, Undertaker executed a leg drop through an announce table on Batista. Towards the end, the two fought up the entrance ramp, where Batista executed a spear to The Undertaker off the stage. Neither man could get to their feet before the referee's count of ten; in result, the match ended in a draw. Due to WWE regulations, titles can't change hands in a Last Man Standing match by a draw, so The Undertaker remained champion.
Next up was the WWE Championship match.
In the arena, Edge's theme hits first and out came the Rated-R Superstar who looks to become WWE Champion again just like three of the other men in this matchup. Edge slides into the ring, throws his coat off and poses on the top turnbuckle with his arms raised before he gets down.
Randy Orton's theme hits and out comes Edge's former tag team partner in Rated RKO. Orton stormed down towards the ring with his eyes on Edge and he gets into the ring, posing on the turnbuckle before he gets down, eyeing Edge just as Shawn Michaels' theme hits next.
The Heartbreak Kid comes out and does his usual entrance. Michaels reaches the ring but stays out on the apron as he eyes Edge and Orton. John Cena's theme hits next and out comes the former WWE Champion who looks to win it back from the man who defeated him for it. Cena runs down the ramp and slides into the ring, joining Edge, Orton, and now Michaels once he enters the ring.
Now they just waited for the WWE Champion himself.
OOOOOOWHOOOOOO!
The Devil's Wolf plays to a loud pop and the lights dim to a blood red, casting a sinister glow as the Bladewolf walks out with his WWE Championship around his waist. He makes his way down the ramp and enters the ring over the top rope. he takes his title off and hands it to the referee who gives it to someone at ringside then calls for the bell.
'Ding! Ding! Ding!'
Right out of the bat...MICHAELS NAILS BLADEWOLF WITHS WEET CHIN MUSIC! Edge runs...AND HITS ASPEAR ON THE BLADEWOLF! Cena and Orton were surprised when that suddenly happened as the Bladewolf was kicked out the ring. Now it was down to the four men who weren't the Champion, two of which had taken out the bigger threat for now.
The Champion does not need to be pinned or submitted to loose the title after all.
Michaels talked with Cena, then Edge and Orton got involved, so all four guys started brawling with Cena and Michaels sending the heels over the top to the floor. Michaels connected with hard chops to Cena's chest. Cena came back with a fisherman's suplex for a two count. Michaels with a neckbreaker to Cena and then Orton and Edge went back in with clothesline followed by those two guys tossing Michaels and Cena out of the ring. Orton and Edge got into a slugfest with Orton hitting a dropkick to Edge to send him out of the ring.
Michaels pulled Orton out of the ring, then Cena ran over to them and hit a double clothesline. Edge with a baseball slide dropkick to Cena's back to knock him down on the floor. Edge whipped Orton shoulder first into the steel steps, plus a body slam to Cena on the floor and Michaels hit a body slam on Edge on the floor.
Michaels went up top and hit an impressive moonsault press onto the three guys that were standing on the floor. Shawn's left knee hit the head of Edge when he hit the move. Edge and Michaels went back into the ring leading to a double clothesline spot from them. Cena went up top and hit a double leg drop to the back of the heads of Michaels and Edge leading to a two count by Cena on Michaels. That was impressive by Cena although he may have missed both guys – they sold it anyway.
Orton went back in with a clothesline on Cena followed by Orton dumping Shawn and Edge out of the ring. Shawn and Edge noticed Bladewolf gettig to his feet and quickly double teamed him before they sent him onto the announce table, at least one of them. Michaels went to the top rope...AND CAME OFF WITH AN ELBOW DROP THROUGH THE ANNOUNCE TABLE!
Back in the ring with Orton and Cena, Orton with an inverted backbreaker for a two count. Cena got back up with punches, but when he charged at Orton against the turnbuckle, Randy moved and Cena hit the turnbuckle with his shoulder. Michaels chopped Cena repeatedly followed by a running forearm, but Edge went back in with a spinning heel kick on Michaels.
Edge and Orton each tried pinfalls, then Edge suggested that they work together and that led to the heels punching Michaels followed by a hard whip that sent HBK into the turnbuckle.
Cena was on the apron, so Edge punched him off the apron into the announce table at ringside. There was also a double team back body drop by Edge and Orton on Michaels, who sold it so well by grabbing his back. Edge and Orton applied a double Boston Crab on Shawn, who nearly tapped out until Cena was back in the ring for a double blockbuster on the two heels. Cena with a clotheslines, then running shoulder tackles and a spinning suplex on Edge.
Cena hit the Five Knuckle Shuffle fist drop on Edge. Orton and Michaels pulled Cena out of the ring, then they shoved Cena into the ring post and Michaels sent Orton into the ring post. Michaels teased a piledriver on Orton on the announce table, but then Edge hit Michaels in the back with a steel chair. Orton gave Edge a thumbs up, so Edge hit Orton in the head with a steel chair.
Edge went back into the ring the steel chair as he charged at Cena, who tripped up Edge and slapped on the STFU submission with the fans screaming about it. Edge managed to get to the ropes. Cena slapped the STFU submission on Orton, but then he let go when Michaels was in the ring and Michaels got an inside cradle for two. Michaels with a running forearm to the face, then two atomic drops and a third atomic drop for Orton as well. Michaels sent Edge and Orton out of the ring followed by a body slam on Cena. Michaels went up top and hit an elbow drop to the chest of Cena. Michaels with a body slam on Edge and Michaels went up top leading to an elbow drop on Edge.
Michaels with a body slam on Orton with Shawn selling as if he was exhausted. Michaels went up top again, but Cena was there to stop him with punches. Cena put Michaels on his shoulders, so Edge and Cena slammed Cena backwards so that it was like a double suplex and a Samoan Drop style bump. It's a different kind of Tower of Doom spot.
All four guys were down in the ring as the fans were standing all around ringside. Edge and Cena battled in the ring, Michaels went in and Orton hit a RKO on Michaels, but Cena hit Orton to prevent a pin.
Edge hit the Impaler DDT on Cena for a two count. That was Edge's finisher earlier in his career. The announcers put over the intensity of the match. Cena avoided Edge, then Cena shoved Orton right into a Spear by Edge. Cena picked up Edge and hit the FU on Edge. Michaels hit Cena with the Sweet Chin music superkick and Cena landed with the back of his neck onto Orton's chest.
Suddenly the Bladewolf slides in, shoves Cena off Orton...AND HOOKS ORTON'S LEGS! ONE! TWO! THREE! BLADEWOLF RETAINS THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP!
'Ding! Ding! Ding!'
The Devil's Wolf plays as Bladewolf rolls out the ring. "here is your winner and STILL WWE Champion...THE BLADEWOLF!"
Bladewolf picked his spot and the right time to take advantage, like a wolf stalking it's prey, waiting for the right moment to pounce and he did just that. Some can see it as cheating, but it was a genius move.
Everyone thought he was out of it after getting knocked out in the opening of the match then an Elbow drop through the announce table, but he showed that he will not go down just as easily as that.
And that's it for this chapter everyone. I hope you liked it. Also I want to point out, that Bladewolf has been in movies. He starred as Jason in Jason X, as Michael Myers in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later in 1998, starred as Jason in Freddy vs Jason, and had a small appearance in the 2005 King Kong movie,
Now he stars as the game Nathan Jones plays in The Condemned.