From of the three Backlash main events have been named. In the first ever ECW episode, there was a Beat the Clock challenge to determine who will face the ECW Champion, John Cena.

In the first match, King Booker defeated Rey Mysterio by disqualification after Queen Sharmell slapped him. The second match saw Batista narrowly miss the mark set by King Booker, which was 4:05, by one second after delivering a back shattering Batista Bomb to Intercontinental Champion Kevin Nash. While, he missed out on his shot at ECW championship gold, ECW GM Paul Heyman announced that at Backlash Batista will face Kevin Nash for the Intercontinental Championship.

And the shocking final match of the night showed the returning Psycho Sid, after an absence of nearly 8 years, quickly disposed of Bobby Lashley to earn a shot against John Cena. The contract signing will be next week and Paul Heyman has promised that it won't just be an Extreme Rules match.

And on Smackdown, we had a Gold Rush tournament for the shot to face Randy Orton for the WWE Championship at Backlash.

The first match had Kane defeat Ric Flair with a thunderous chokeslam. The next match was scheduled to be Triple H going against Big Show, but apparently Big Show's flight was changed and he was replaced by Mike "the Miz" Mizanin. In a interesting match, the Miz reversed a Pedigree attempt and then Randy Orton gave him a RKO, disqualifying Triple H.

The final match had the Miz score a shocking win over Kane, again with a DQ win after Orton struck him. Orton thought he had the last laugh but it was Smackdown GM, Theodore Long, who had it. Long came out and said that while Orton will face the Miz at Backlash, he won't be his only opponent. Long announced that Orton will defend his WWE Championship against Triple H, the Miz, Big Show, Kane and Ric Flair inside three tons of steel and one of the most demonic structures in WWE history...the Elimination Chamber.

On Raw, we will have the last main event announced. Every male member of the RAW roster will have a singles match and the winner of that match goes on to face every other winner in a Battle Royal to determine the number one contender for the Undertaker's World Heavyweight Championship. With the new competition for each Champion...a former WWE Champion who's been absent 8 years, 5 championship hungry superstars, and possibly the biggest men in WWE history...can the newly crowned Champions walk out of Backlash and keep their titles intact after their first defense?

In other action, Melina defeated Ariel with a spinning neckbreaker on ECW, which proved that Melina is the dominant Diva on ECW. On Smackdown we crowned a new Women's Champion and that women is Mickie James. Mickie last pinned Candice Michelle in the Women's Championship Gauntlet match. Kellie Pickler was pinned by Candice earlier in the match which means the former American Idol contestant will now be forced back to announcing.

On Raw, Shane and Stephanie McMahon will hold a press conference about the future of the WWE after the apparent murder of Vince McMahon and the recent arrest of Linda McMahon for the murder. Shane will also make his in ring return in the Gold Rush tournament.

Tune in to Raw this Monday at 9 pm to see who challenges The Undertaker and the future of the WWE is revealed by the heirs to the WWE, Stephanie and Shane McMahon.

Chapter 2

"Hello and welcome to WWE Monday Night Raw! I'm Good Ole JR along side Jerry "the King" Lawler." JR said.

"Tonight we have a huge night. It's the first Raw since the Draft and we have a Gold Rush tournament tonight and the first show to feature a match from our champion. The Undertaker goes one on one with Matt Striker, who apparently is out of the Gold Rush tournament. That sucks." King said.

"Our first match tonight is the Boogeyman vs. Johnny Nitro!"

Match 1- Gold Rush- Boogeyman vs. Johnny Nitro

Johnny Nitro's music hit and the former member of MnM came down to the ring. He got in and the Boogeyman's music hit. The foul smelling red smoke billowed out from the ring and the Boogeyman crawled into view. Nitro was appalled as the Boogeyman stood up, holding his clock for everyone to see and then smashed it over his head. The Boogeyman danced down the ring and put his staff down and slid into the ring. The bell rang.

Nitro kept his distance from the Boogeyman as worms started to spew out of his mouth. He swallowed them and then danced around the ring. Nitro got fed up and kicked Boogey in the gut. The Boogeyman's eyes grew big and he grabbed Nitro around the throat. Nitro looked scared as the Boogeyman gave him the Boogey Slam! 1...2...3!

Winner- The Boogeyman

"The Boogeyman wins his Raw debut and well, Nitro losses his! Boogeyman advances to the main event tonight." JR said.

"Yeah and coming up we have Cactus Jack vs. Sabu, and the Great Khali vs. Viscera, who has a completely new makeover." King said and Raw went to a break.

Match 2- Cactus Jack vs. Sabu- Gold Rush

Sabu's music hit and the homocidal, suicidal, genocidal Sabu came down to the ring. He got in and Cactus Jack's music hit. Cactus walked down to the ring. He rolled in and the former WWE Champion got in the former ECW Champion's face. The bell rang and Cactus kicked Sabu in the knee cap. Sabu went down and Cactus gave him a leg drop.

"This isn't Extreme Rules. Something Sabu isn't used to, which means it's gonna be a struggle for him." JR said.

Cactus covered but Sabu kicked out. Cactus dragged him to his feet and gave him a powerful Irish Whip into the corner. Jack ran in with a knee to the gut and then gave him a bulldog across the room. Cactus picked him up and gave put him in the corner with the Tree of Woe. Sabu hung upside down and then Cactus ran in with a knee to the gut and then a dropkick to the face. Sabu fell from the Tree of Woe and hit the canvas, hard.

"Cactus is used to mat wrestling, not extreme rules all the time. Sabu is at a distinct disadvantage. Sabu has got barely any juice left." King said.

Cactus picked Sabu up and gave him a Piledriver. 1...2...Sabu somehow kicked out. Cactus shook his head and picked him up and gave him a Double Arm DDT. 1...2...3.

Winner- Cactus Jack

"Folks, I have never seen Sabu in a helpless position such as that one." JR said.

"Well, so far it's The Boogeyman and Cactus Jack." King said.

Match 3- Gold Rush- The Great Khali vs. Viscera

The Great Khali's music hit and the giant man came down to the ring. Khali got in over the top rope and awaited Viscera. Viscera's music hit and the big man came down to the ring with a purpose. Viscera got in Khali's face and the two big men faced off. The bell rang.

Khali shoved Viscera and Viscera shoved him right back. Viscera punched Khali and Khali grabbed Viscera around the throat and pushed him away. Khali kicked Viscera in the head, knocking him down. Viscera got right back up. Khali karate chopped him in the head. Viscera held his head and then Khali grabbed him around the throat and gave him a Chokebomb! 1...2...3.

"The force of Khali is just too much, even for Viscera." JR said.

Winner- The Great Khali

"Khali advances...which means, can anyone stop this man?" King said.

"Coming up, we've got Umaga vs. Mark Henry, Dusty Rhodes vs. Shane McMahon, Jeff Hardy vs. Shawn Michaels, Stone Cold vs. CM Punk, Vader vs. Edge, Snitsky vs. Kennedy, Trish vs. Maria vs. Victoria and the McMahon press conference." JR said.

Match 4- Dusty Rhodes vs. Shane McMahon

Shane's music hit and a more subdued Shane came down to the ring. He got in and waited for Dusty. Stephanie's music hit and the Billion Dollar Princess appeared. "Shane...come back here...we've found something. The match goes to Dusty." Stephanie said and turned around and walked backstage.

Shane got out of the ring and ran backstage and the match was awarded to Dusty Rhodes.

Winner- Dusty Rhodes

Match 5- Umaga vs. Mark Henry

"This match is gonna get ugly." JR said.

Mark Henry's music hit. The World's Strongest Man got in the ring and then Umaga's music hit. The Samoan Bulldozer got into the ring and the bell rang. Umaga and Mark Henry got face to face, almost matched exactly in size and weight. Umaga started off with a swift kick to Henry's gut. Henry hunched over and Umaga kneed him in the shoulder. Henry held his shoulder and pushed Umaga away.

Umaga ran back in and Henry hit a Scrapbuster Slam! Henry covered 1...2...Umaga kicked out. Henry picked Umaga up and punched him with his heavy hands. Umaga was on the recieving end for once, and Henry gave him a World's Strongest Slam! Henry covered again but Umaga kicked out. Henry got up and went to give him a Word's Strongest Splash, but Umaga rolled away. Umaga waited from Mark to get up and then gave him a Samoan Spike. Henry went down and Umaga got to the top rope. He jumped off with a huge splash to Henry! 1...2...3!

Winner- Umaga

"Umaga advances to the next round of the Gold Rush tournament." JR said.

"Now we have a break from the tournament as Maria, Trish and Victoria do battle to see who goes to Smackdown to face the Women's Champion, Candice Michelle, at Backlash." King said.

Match 6- Women's Championship Number One Contender- Maria vs. Trish vs. Victoria

Trish Stratus's music hit and the former Women's Champion came down to the ring. Victoria got in the ring and the two divas faced off. "With Legs Like That" hit the speakers and Maria came down to the ring. She got in and the bell rang.

Trish and Victoria locked up and Victoria won the test of strength and gave her a scoop slam. Maria kept her distance as Victoria got out of the ring, onto the apron. She flipped in, hoping for a leg drop, but Trish rolled away into the corner. Maria ran in and gave Trish a Bronco Buster. Trish pushed Maria away and Victoria gave her a clothesline. Victoria picked up Trish and hit her with a boot to the gut. She set her up for the Widow's Peak but Trish reversed it into a neckbreaker!

Trish covered but Maria broke it up. Maria smiled at her and then gave her a DDT. Maria covered Trish but Victoria broke it up. Victoria grabbed Maria and gave her a scoop slam. Trish got onto the turnbuckle to try and give Maria a moonsault but Victoria grabbed her and gave her a powerbomb. Victoria covered with her feet on the ropes. The ref saw it and stopped the count.

Vic picked up Trish and went to give her a Widow's Peak but Maria got up. Victoria shoved Trish away and grabbed Maria. She set her up for a Widow's Peak but Trish gave Victoria a Chick Kick! Victoria dropped Maria and went down and Maria rolled up Trish. 1...2...3!

Winner- Maria

"Maria! Maria scores a victory!" JR said, nonbelieving.

"Shun the nonbeliever!" King said.

Raw went to a break. Raw came back minutes later, with JR and King.

"During the break, CM Punk was defeated by Stone Cold and Snitsky beat Kennedy. Up next, we have Shawn Michaels vs. Jeff Hardy and Vader vs. Edge." JR said.

Match 8- Shawn Michaels vs. Jeff Hardy- Gold Rush

Jeff's music hit and the former Tag Team Champion came down to the ring. HBK's music hit and the former WWE Champion came down to the ring, in a foul mood. Last Sunday, he retained the WWE Championship against Triple H, only to lose it to Randy Orton moments later when he cashed the Money in the Bank in. HBK got into the ring and the bell rang.

HBK and Jeff went face to face and they shook hands. HBK and Jeff locked up. HBK kneed Jeff in the gut and then in the face, showing ferocity never before seen. Jeff held his nose and then HBK kicked him in the chin. 1...2...3.

Winner- Shawn Michaels

HBK got a mic. "Undertaker...that title...is mine." He threw the mic down and walked backstage.

Final Match- Vader vs. Edge

Edge's music hit and the Rated R Superstar came down to the ring. He got in the ring and waited for his opponent. "IT'S VADER TIME!" was heard and Big Van Vader came down to the ring. He got in the ring and Edge looked scared. The bell rang and Edge gave Vader a dropkick to the knee. Vader seemed barely fazed and picked him up and gave him a Vader Bomb and then splashed him. 1...2...3.

"Vader...made quick work of the Gold Rush competition." JR said.

Winner- Vader

"Up next...the Undertaker is in action against Matt Striker and the Over the Top Rope Battle Royal!" Jr said.

Match 9- Undertaker vs. Matt Striker

The bell rang and Matt Striker came down to the ring. He got in the ring and the lights went off. The Undertaker appeared at the ramp, with the WWE Championship in hand. He walked down the ramp as the fans went nuts. The Undertaker got into the ring and took off his hat and jacket. The bell rang and the Undertaker put his fists up.

Striker looked scared and rolled out of the ring. Undertaker stared at Striker and shook his head. Taker got out of the ring and chased him. Striker turned to run but Taker already had him. He rolled Striker in the ring and got in after him. Striker got to his feet and Taker grabbed him. He tossed him into the corner and started pummeling him with punches. Taker grabbed Striker's arm and wrenched it. He had a hold of Striker's arm and went to the top rope. He walked on the rope and came off with Old School.

Striker went down and Taker cut his throat. Striker got to his feet and Taker put him on his shoulder and gave him a Tombstone! 1...2...3!

Winner- The Undertaker

The Undertaker held his WWE Championship in the air and left the ring as Raw went to a commercial break.

Raw came back and it's Main Event time.

Main Event- Vader vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Snitsky vs. Stone Cold vs. Umaga vs. Boogeyman vs. Cactus Jack vs. Great Khali vs. Dusty Rhodes

Rhodes's music hit and the American Dream came down to the ring. Cactus Jack's music hit and the Hardcore Legend came down to the ring. Stone Cold's music hit and Austin came down to the ring. Shawn Michaels' music hit and the Heartbreak Kid got in the ring. Boogeyman crawled down next, followed by Umaga, Snitsky, Vader and the Great Khali. The bell rang.

HBK grabbed Dusty Rhodes and put him into the corner and started kicking him. The Great Khali came over and shoved Michaels aside and started to choke Rhodes with his foot. The American Dream was no match for Khali and Khali tossed him over the top rope and roared. Big Daddy V walked down the ring, but Khali didn't notice it. V turned Khali around and pushed him over the top rope! Khali hit the floor and was eliminated, by someone not even in the match. V followed Khali out and the two fought up the ramp and backstage.

Vader grabbed the Boogeyman and shoved him into the corner. Boogeyman fought Vader off and kicked him in the gut and kneed him in the face. Umaga ran in and took Boogeyman over the top rope, with a spinning wheel kick. Rhodes, Khali and Boogeyman were all eliminated. Cactus and HBK fought in the corner as Snitsky hit Umaga with a hard boot. Vader grabbed Stone Cold and slapped him across the face and the huge man tossed him over the top rope.

Vader grabbed Umaga but Snitsky gave him a boot over the top rope and it was down to Cactus, Vader, Snitsky and HBK. Cactus grabbed HBK and HBK gave him a back body drop over the top rope. Vader grabbed HBK and slapped him. Vader backed Snitsky against the ropes. HBK went to give Vader a Sweet Chin Music but Vader ducked and it hit Snitsky and eliminated him! HBK turned around and Vader pushed him over the top rope.

Winner- Vader

The lights went out and the Undertaker's music hit. Undertaker came out, holding his World Heavyweight Championship. He walked down to the ring and got in, going face to face with Vader. Taker held his World Heavyweight Championship up into the air in front of Vader. Vader pushed Taker and Taker hit him with a boot. Taker wrapped a hand around Vader's throat but Vader pushed him away and gave him a Vader Bomb! Vader picked up the World Heavyweight Championship and held it over Taker's prone body as Raw went off the air.

The WWE Symbol came on and then the camera cut to Stephanie and Shane McMahon, inside the McMahon family office.

"Hello, everyone and good evening. I'm Stephanie McMahon and I'm here to tell you all one thing." Stephanie said.

"Next week on Raw, one of us will be crowned the WWE Chairman, while the other McMahon will be the CEO of the WWE. We have lost both our mom and dad. My mom murdered my dad." Stephanie said.

"I know, you all are probably wondering...that since the WWE lost Vince and Linda McMahon that we're gonna fall apart and shut down. The odds of that are slim to none. The WWE Board of Directors are currently in session to determine exactly what to do. Neither of us may be the Chairman or the CEO. All I know is that, my mom has been wrongly accused of the murder of my dad." Shane said.

"And whoever did this...will be punished, mark my words." Stephanie said and it grew silent.

The camera panned to the replay of the limo exploding and then the arrest of Linda McMahon and then Raw went off the air.

IT'S VADER TIME

The Undertaker's opponent for Backlash has been revealed. In 11 days, The Undertaker goes one on one with Vader. Vader viscously attacked the Undertaker at WrestleMania, signifying his return. Last night on Raw, Vader defeated Edge in less then a minute and then won the Gold Rush Battle Royal, last defeating Shawn Michaels. While Shawn Michaels was eliminated, he still will be in Backlash action against the American Dream, Dusty Rhodes.

The World Heavyweight Champion was in action, defeating Matt Striker. Next week, just a week before Backlash, the Undertaker faces Johnny Nitro and Vader will face Ken Kennedy.

In other action, the new Women's Champion, Candice Michelle, knows her opponent for Backlash. Raw's Maria will face Smackdown's Candice Michelle for the Women's Championship next Sunday.

The Backlash card is as follows:

ECW Championship- Psycho Sid vs. John Cena ©

WWE Championship- Elimination Chamber- Randy Orton © vs. Triple H vs. Big Show vs. The Miz vs. Ric Flair

World Heavyweight Championship- Vader vs. the Undertaker ©

Women's Championship- Inter promotional- Candice Michelle © vs. Maria

Shawn Michaels vs. Dusty Rhodes

Big Daddy V vs. The Great Khali

Intercontinental Championship- Kevin Nash © vs. Batista

United States Championship- MVP vs. the Rock