Backlash (2000)

Backlash
Promotional poster featuring Chris Jericho
PromotionWorld Wrestling Federation
DateApril 30, 2000
CityWashington, D.C.
VenueMCI Center
Attendance19,101
Buy rate650,000[1]
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The 2000 Backlash was the second Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It took place on April 30, 2000, at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C., and presented by Castrol GTX. Nine professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the event's card. The concept of the pay-per-view was based around the backlash from WrestleMania 2000.

The main event was a singles match for the WWF Championship with Shane McMahon as special guest referee, in which The Rock (aided by the returning Stone Cold Steve Austin) defeated Triple H to win the championship. Featured matches on the undercard included Chris Benoit defeating Chris Jericho by disqualification to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship and a six-man Hardcore match for the WWF Hardcore Championship, which Crash Holly won to retain the championship.

  1. ^ "WWE Pay-Per-View Buys (1993-2015)". Wrestlenomics. Retrieved January 22, 2021.