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Backlash 2000

Backlash 2000 took place on April 30th, from the MCI Center, in Washington, DC. This was the 2nd Backlash pay per view; the first was held the year before in 1999. It drew a sellout crowd of 17,867, which was a paid of 16,614 for $540,820 and another $170,693 in merchandise. It did a 1.62 buyrate or roughly 675,000 buys.

We're coming off of WrestleMania 2000 or 16, which we recently did a show on. We saw Triple H retain the World Title and Vince McMahon turn on Rock during that match, which led to Vince aligning with Woman's Champion Stephanie, Shane and DX, creating one big stable, the McMahon-Helmsley faction

What'd you think of Stephanie being the woman's champion during this time? 

Shane was also the European Champion about a year before this. What did you think of that when it happened?

We also started to see referee Earl Hebner kind of start a feud against the McMahon-Helmsley faction. 

On the April 17th Raw, Triple H defended his WWF Title against Chris Jericho. During the match, Hebner came to relieve the original referee, who had gotten knocked out, which caused Triple H to argue with Hebner. The distraction allowed Jericho to take advantage and pin Triple H to win the title, though Hebner visibly called a fast pinfall. The Faction then brought Hebner and the original referee Mike Chioda to the ring, where Chioda admitted that Hebner made an unfair pinfall. Triple H then had Hebner fired, and reversed the decision, allowing Triple H to regain the title 

Speaking of Mike Chioda, he was one of the ones released recently and he had been there since 1989. What's your thoughts on that?

Let's get to some company news heading into Backlash

Meltzer reported - There is expected to be an announcement regarding the television situation imminently. Based on what we believe to be the case based on numerous reports, the much-talked about CBS deal has likely been agreed to in principle by both sides. Officially, WWF has to give USA network the right to match the offer. We are under the impression that USA has already been given the offer to match, and had not at least as of a few days ago officially given WWF an answer on whether or not to match it, but it has been believed for some time that USA wouldn't be matching the offer 

The following week, he wrote - The pro wrestling television landscape for next season, which seemed days from being sorted out, is back in a holding pattern after the USA Network filed suit against WWFE, Viacom Inc. and CBS Corporation on 4/13.

The suit filed in Delaware Chancery Court regards the language and interpretation of the right to match any outside offer to maintain WWF cable programming for the next five years as is in the contract between the two parties. Earlier in the day, in a strange announcement, the USA Network said that it was matching the offer that CBS and Viacom put down, and thus by doing so had retained the program rights to the WWF cable package through September of 2005.

WWF was not part of the announcement and had never agreed to keep its programming on USA. USA maintains that the right to match the offer only pertains to the offer as it relates to the four pro wrestling shows, Raw, Heat, Superstars and Livewire, and promises of advertising and additional non-wrestling programming or even new wrestling programming shouldn't have to be matched.

CBS and Viacom on 4/3 made an official five-year offer that the WWF took to USA Network to match, figuring USA would be unable to match it and they would be able to announce the CBS deal. 

The deal USA was asked to match included things they believed to things they shouldn't have to match because it didn't involve the four specific wrestling television shows they are attempting to maintain, in specific, broadcasting XFL football presumably on Sundays on UPN, a $500,000 movie developmental fund, producing a one-hour weekly drama series on UPN, a publishing joint venture with Simon & Schuster (owned by Viacom) for new books. 

In addition, the Viacom and CBS offer included syndicated radio specials, hosting theme park events and an equity investment in buying WWFE stock (a Los Angeles Times article pegged the stock investment at $30-$50 million, a lower figure than the $100 million figure that had been thrown around weeks ago).

The CBS/Viacom proposal was to move Raw, Superstars and Livewire to TNN and move Sunday Night Heat to MTV.

According to an article in Multi Channel News, the lawsuit states, "by tying the right of first refusal with respect to the (television series) to rights to different properties that Viacom and CBS wish to exploit. . . the `offer' represents a transparent and unlawful attempt by WWFE, Viacom and CBS to frustrate USA's contractual rights."

Meltzer reported - To clear up rumors, Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Chyna have broken up. She confirmed this in a Dallas newspaper by saying she isn't seeing anyone. Part of the reason may have been that she wants to live in California because there has been interest in her for acting parts and she felt the need to be located close by and he just bought an expensive home in New Hampshire 

On April 13th, WWF contracted wrestler Taz defeated WCW contracted wrestler Mike Awesome for the ECW World Title. Taz would then drop it to Tommy Dreamer at the ECW Arena on April 22nd. 

What's your memories about all of that?

Before Taz dropped it to Dreamer, Vince had him wrestle WWF World Champion HHH on Smackdown, in Philly and of course lose

Meltzer reported - The proposed Stu Hart birthday show promoted by Stampede Wrestling on 5/31 in Calgary, which was to include 26 performers from the World Wrestling Federation, was officially postponed late this past week after it became clear it was a no-win situation to hold the event.

The only actual announcement of this came in a Jim Ross update on the WWF web site when he stated the show had been postponed. Stampede Wrestling, after getting negative publicity when Stu Hart said in a Calgary Sun article that he wouldn't be attending the show and thought that due to it being so close to the one year anniversary of Owen's death that he didn't feel it was appropriate to be celebrating, decided to quietly let the show die down. 

The company feeling was that since both Stu and Martha Hart, who are ultimate babyface in the community, had come out against the show, it had become a no-win proposition even though WWF has ordered all its wrestlers who had signed up to honor their commitments, even though many had wanted to pull out based on it becoming a controversial subject.

There is still talk of doing a Stu Hart birthday show in the fall, feeling getting it away from the month of May would eliminate some of the local media bad taste regarding the one year anniversary of the death of Owen. It is said that Stampede wanted the show on 6/1 rather than 5/31, just to get it out of the month of May, but because of travel problems with the wrestlers from the WWF, who would be in 

Tacoma for Smackdown on Tuesday, and Calgary isn't that bad of a flight from there, rather than going home for a day and flying back, or staying on the road on Wednesday rather than going home and basically destroying their time home with their families, it would be much easier for the wrestlers to have the show on a Wednesday.

Whether Stu Hart had initially agreed to do the show or not has become a major point of contention behind the scenes as people are equally insistent on both sides. It has been pointed out that Stu was at the Stampede house show where the card was first announced on 4/14. WWF officials claim Stu had spoken with Bruce Prichard and seemed happy about the show as well. On 4/15, after a heated discussion at the house involving both Bruce and Bret Hart, Stu said he was unaware of the show and wouldn't be attending.

It is said that Stampede Wrestling, run by Bruce and Ross Hart, were aware from the start that Bret and Martha would never be involved with a show that involved the WWF, although the WWF wrestlers signing up were never aware of this or had the knowledge this would turn into a political quagmire. While there was never going to be any public mention of Owen in regards to the hyping of the show, the idea that WWF wrestlers were of the impression it was partially (actually we've been told they were under the impression it was largely) about Owen was confirmed when Chris Benoit said as much on his web site about it being sold on the wrestlers as a tribute show for Owen as well as a birthday show for Stu.

It is said that Bruce and Ross Hart, when they first contacted Vince McMahon and Jim Ross about the event were really only looking for a few wrestlers were worked in the area early in their careers such as Benoit, Chris Jericho and Steve Blackman, and to use them as headliners along with using Sabu, the regular Stampede Wrestling crew and even inviting some wrestlers from WCW and perhaps even Lance Storm from ECW and The Funk Brothers (who appeared at Stu's 80th birthday show in 1995). When the WWF brought it up to the talent, 26 of the performers signed up (not just wrestlers but others including even ring announcer Howard Finkel), and WWF submitted a full card to Ross & Bruce, leaving them with only a few spots for local or outside talent.

Dave later reported -  Stu Hart specifically called up Benoit and Jericho this past week to thank them for standing up for him and wanting to not do the show when it came out he wasn't going to have any part or be involved in it. To a lot of people, that seemed to answer questions as to what his feelings about everything were 

Meltzer reported - Mark Henry is being sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling. I think it's pretty clear they're trying to get him to quit. Come to think of it, if you think of the angles they've done with him, from the b.j. from the transvestite to the relationship with Mae Young, they've probably been trying for some time. Henry signed a ten-year contract for a reported $2.5 million long before he ever had a first match, when he was training for the 1996 Olympics in weightlifting 

Mark would wrestle a little for OVW, then start training for the Arnold Strongman Classic, in honor of his Mother, who unfortunately passed away, and Mark won the contest in 2002

Meltzer reported - Representatives of New York State Senator Tom Libous, who is contemplating introducing legislation that would mandate drug testing for all wrestlers to perform in New York, and representatives of both WWF and WCW are scheduled to meet to work out a compromise in the proposed legislation 

Meltzer reported - Shawn Michaels is expected to return in his old commissioner role sometime around the middle of the month. Jim Ross teased it in an internet report and Michaels wrote back that while he'd be glad to be back, that nobody from the company had told him he would be back or given him a date 

Shawn did some commentary on Raw a few times in the summer of 1998. Since you were on call with him during those shows, how do you think that he did?

Meltzer reported - Wizards of the Coast Inc. filed a lawsuit on 3/23 against WWFE to keep the WWF from launching game cards that freelance game designer Michael Fitzgerald claims are based on his ideas. The claim is that the WWF has taken key design features without permission or license into their game. Wizards is releasing a game with WCW in June. Fitzgerald had first met with Comic Images, a New Jersey publishing company, about working with WWF and designing a trading game last year and had the mockup for the game prepared. 

Comic Images told them the game was being opened up to other companies. Fitzgerald, who didn't have a contract with Comic Images or the WWF, received no payment for his idea, then pitched it to WCW, which signed a contract with him last July for the game called WCW Nitro scheduled to be released next month. Wizards is asking the court to grant a permanent injunction against the WWF from releasing its game, which is also scheduled to come out at the same time 

That takes us to Backlash

Edge & Christian retained the WWF tag titles beating X-Pac& Road Dogg in 9:23. Strong opener. Dogg kicked Christian in the back really hard. There was a big pop for a near fall after Edge did a diving head-butt on Dogg. Christian delivered a double reverse DDT before making the hot tag to Edge. They did so much at the finish, maybe too much, that it was hard to keep up with, but the near falls were great, especially when Edge schoolboyed X-Pac. 

Finish saw X-Pac have Edge pinned, but Christian hit him with the ring bell. The bolt on the bell cut X-Pac open hardway and he needed a few stitches. Edge ended up getting the pin, which got a huge pop. Although it wasn't noticeable, X-Pac in particular got tired early due to asthma, and called for the finish several minutes before hand which may have explained the finish happening so quickly. *** 

Dean Malenko pinned Scotty 2 Hotty to retain the WWF lightheavyweight title in 12:59. Fast-paced excellent match and Malenko was the unnoticed in-ring star of the show. Malenko mainly worked the leg, then they built the finish where they traded near falls. Scotty did a bulldog and the worm. Malenko went for a pin using the ropes, teasing the Smackdown finish, but ref Jack Doan caught him this time. Malenko did a form of a Tiger driver for a near fall and later a powerslam. Malenko snapped Scotty's neck on the top rope when Scotty tried to throw him over the top. Finish was innovative, with Scotty going for a top rope superplex and Malenko reversing it into a dangerous looking DDT off the top. The last few minutes really picked up the heat and intensity. **** 

There was a meeting of the minds backstage with Vince making sure that Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson were with them. Triple H, Stephanie and referee Shane McMahon were in the room too. 

Big Bossman & Bull Buchanan beat Acolytes in 7:41. This was a stiff, fast-paced match, particularly considering these were all big men, but couldn't follow the previous two matches. Buchanan did some nice athletic moves. Faarooq worked better than usual as everyone was getting up and down. In the overused move of the night, Buchanan superplexed Bradshaw with a near fall. Bradshaw did his clothesline for a near fall on Buchanan but Bossman saved. Finally Bossman hit Buchanan with the night stick and Bull did what basically was a famouser off the top rope on Bradshaw for the pin. *3/4 

The Hardy Boyz were shown talking about the upcoming Hardcore Title match. They had an understanding about how they’re going to compete for the title in this match.

The Hardcore Champion Crash Holly talked to his cousin Hardcore Holly. Hardcore said he’ll go after his cousin and he slapped him.

The announcers talked about Steve Austin not being there yet. The whole show has been JR saying “Austin is due to arrive at any time” and he’s not there yet.

Crash Holly scored the first pin to retain the hardcore title in a match with Matt & Jeff Hardy, Perry Saturn, Bob Holly and Tazz in 12:20. Everyone worked hard and stiff but it was almost like the Battle Royal in that it was too many guys brawling at the same time making it hard to watch. Jim Ross at least twice mentioned Tazz as a former ECW champion. There was a stage fixture symbolic of the moving hook in the backlash promos that Crash and Matt Hardy climbed. Crash ended up falling first, first time hooking his ankle and hanging backwards (a spot Pat Patterson popularized in the 70s in cage matches) before falling.

Matt ended up delivering a plancha from about 12-13 feet up from an unstable structure (part of which broke at about the same moment) which the cameras missed the first time. Jeff did a huracanrana off the structure and looked like he hit his head going under. The crowd died when all six wound up back in the ring after seeing the stunts. Tazz did a shotgun lariat on Crash. Bob hit Crash with a street sign. Really the story was that everyone was beating up on Crash. They brought in the typical hardcore weapons like cookie sheets and road signs. The match dragged, however. Everyone kept breaking up the pins. 

There was a big pop when a ladder was brought up which the Hardys used as a weapon. Jeff did a swanton off the top of the ladder (which Matt was holding steady or Jeff for sure would have broken his neck) but Matt & Jeff fought each other over the pin. Tazz got the Tazzmission on Crash but Saturn hit him with a road sign. Matt & Jeff did planchas on Bob and Saturn leaving Crash to pin Tazz in the ring. *3/4 

Taz and Crash had some problems a few years before this. Crash went to the ECW House of Hardcore to get trained, which Taz ran and they had some issues which resulted in Taz kicking him out basically. 

Did they have problems with each other during this time?

Shane McMahon was interviewed by Jonathon Coachman backstage. He’s the referee in the main event and he’s happy that his dad gave him that responsibility. Shane ended it quickly by saying that the match is coming up soon.

There was a video package for Big Show’s match with Kurt Angle. It was the start of Show becoming a comedic babyface. He did imitations for several weeks leading up to this with Angle getting frustrated that Show was letting his talent go to waste.

Angle did one of his arrogant pre-match promos. He said that like George Washington he cannot tell a lie as he said Big Show is waste of talent. Angle said people should be ashamed for re-electing Marion Berry. Look it up. He said some people are liars and cheater – look at the President (Bill Clinton). He called himself a hero as he usually does.

Big Show pinned Kurt Angle in 2:37. Show got a huge reaction coming out to Hulk Hogan's music and parodying Hogan's mannerisms and interview. The crowd popped huge for it as parody. Vince McMahon specifically told the announcers not to mock Hogan as the feeling was doing so would be seen as coming down to the level of the competition. If there was a mock, it was Jim Ross noting when the crowd chanted "Hogan" that it's been a long time since so many fans in one building have chanted for Hogan and he wasn't even there, and when Angle kicked out of the legdrop. After Angle kicked out, Show got serious, mean and choke slammed him for the pin. It was entertaining for what it was, but anyone on the roster could have been used in Angle's spot since the match was meant as a comedy squash, as opposed to someone whose star is on the rise 

During this time, Show was doing different parodies of people. It was really the first time during his run up to that point that we saw his comedic side. What did you think of that? And why was this necessary, why couldn't he just be a giant without the comedy things

Meltzer wrote - The story Jim Ross told about Kurt Angle actually winning the NCAA championship in the heavyweight division while only weighing 196 pounds is a true story and it's actually an amazing feat if you understand college wrestling. The wrestler he beat in the finals that year was Sylvester Terkey, who now works under the name The Collector for Ohio Valley Wrestling. On Ohio Valley TV, they've been pushing that fact on television seemingly to build for a match between the two 

A video package aired hyping up the T&A with Trish Stratus vs. Dudley Boyz match. The story was that Trish (who was new to WWE a few months earlier) taunted Bubba Ray Dudley and his love of putting people through tables. She did  “Table Tips” promos while making sexual innuendo comments. Bubba was unable to put her through the table since she kept talking him, so it was all about hyping that up.

Trish was interviewed by Michael Cole while Test and Albert looked on. She said that in a few moments, Bubba’s going to find out how she feels. 

Bubba was shown watching Trish on a monitor while D-Von gave him a pep talk about how they had to go.

They showed future NWA owner Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins at ringside. 

Test & Albert beat The Dudleys in 11:04. The entire match was a build for the table spot. Stratus did an interview before the match that had Buh Buh mesmerized, if that's the right term. She has to be a great athlete for her ability to run in those heels. Fans weren't into the match at all. T&A got the face reaction coming out, largely for Stratus' artificially enhanced physique, but Dudleys were the faces in the match since the crowd was into the table spot. 

There were some missed spots early on. 

Fans were chanting for tables, even as the guys were doing near falls. Ross seemed almost unhappy with the crowd reaction, pointing out the tables chant in the middle of the match was akin to chanting for a car wreck during a race. Finish saw D-Von pull Buh Buh out of the way of Test's elbow off the top finisher. They set up 3-D, but Stratus got on the apron and took off her jacket and started wiggling her T&A, and Buh Buh lost interest in the match. He turned around and Test hit him with a high kick for the pin. After the match, the Dudleys did 3-D on Albert and D-Von was occupied with Test. 

Buh Buh went after Stratus, but she again kissed him. He shook off the magic powers of the kiss and instead power bombed her off the top rope through the table. She did the stretcher job. She apparently has asked for Buh Buh to not protect her as obviously as he's done for the other women so she'd take more of the bump, which he was a little reluctant to do, but agreed to it, as I guess she wanted to get over as someone who can do her own stunts. ** 

As Trish was loaded into an ambulance, a car pulled up. It’s Eddie Guerrero and Chyna. He was informed by a ref that he had to go to the ring now to defend his European Title. The story is that Eddie was just at his prom and just got back in time. 

Eddy Guerrero retained the European title beating Essa Rios in 8:43. I guess the entire GED and prom gimmick was only for an excuse to rip Chyna's dress off since they've never shown her in her underwear before. Guerrero and Chyna came in driving a '57 Chevy, to make sure everyone recognizes this as the single most stereotype racial character in the industry. He "arrived late" so they went to the ring in prom clothes. Guerrero actually wrestled in dress shoes and dress pants, but was wearing white sox. Rios seemed nervous and missed some moves early, at one time slipping off the ropes. 

The cameras were out of position when Rios missed a pescado. Guerrero took a real bad bump on the back of his head from a Lucha high spot. The cameras missed Guerrero's plancha. 

They were batting about .800 by this point on missing flying spots. Chyna shoved Lita off the top rope and she fell just shy of the Spanish announcers table (which she wasn't allowed to break since it was off limits for the main event). 

Rios did an Asai moonsault and crashed on, but didn't break the English table. Rios did a missile dropkick to the back in the ring. Rios did another great running dive over the top near the corner and hurt his elbow on the landing. 

Rios was on the top rope but Chyna grabbed his leg, causing him to crotch himself. Guerrero delivered a superplex off the top. Guerrero went up but Rios did an armdrag off the top. Rios did a high moonsault but Guerrero got his knees up, then scored the pin with a whirly bird into a neckbreaker. After the match, Rios dropkicked Guerrero into Chyna and as she was stunned, Lita tore her dress off. **3/4 

We didn't see Essa Rios too long after this. Why didn't things work out for him in the WWF

Triple H and Stephanie were interviewed by Coachman in their locker room. He said he’s going to prove that he’s that damn good. Vince was there too. He said most of us were surprised that Steve Austin wasn’t there yet. Vince said that Austin may have encountered transportation difficulties. 

Chris Benoit retained the IC title beating Chris Jericho via DQ in 15:08. This was an excellent match until a lackluster finish. The crowd heat wasn't there until the latter stages. Benoit did a rolling german suplex early, then backdropped Jericho out of the ring and missed a tope. The cameras were perfect for this one. Benoit dropkicked the steps into Jericho's stomach which he sold later in the match. 

Jericho later hit the quebrada but started selling his stomach instead of going for the pin. They threw wicked chops back-and-forth. Benoit swatted away Jericho's springboard dropkick (cameras totally missed that one). 

Jericho delivered a double power bomb. Benoit finally got the crossface. Fans were really into the move and it was a great rope break spot. Benoit tried for it again in the middle but Jericho fought his way free. Jericho put on the walls for another great rope break spot. Ref Tim White got bumped and Benoit hit Jericho with the title belt but Jericho kicked out of the fall when White recovered. 

Benoit gave Jericho a snap suplex on the belt and went for the diving head-butt, but Jericho grabbed the belt and put it in Benoit's path, and Benoit's nose smashes open (but apparently wasn't broken but was bleeding badly) on contact. White called for the DQ on Jericho. Jericho put White in the walls after the match until the other refs broke it up. Ross at first said the DQ was a bad call because the cameras totally missed the finish, but then after the replay showed the finish perfectly, he said it was a good call. ***3/4 

A video package aired showing Vince screwing The Rock out of the World Title at WrestleMania. They showed clips from WWE TV leading to the match with Linda McMahon saying that Steve Austin would be in The Rock’s corner. Then on the final Smackdown before Backlash, Austin blew up the Degeneration X bus. 

The Rock was interviewed by Michael Cole. Rock said that he’s going to walk out as the WWE Champion. It doesn’t matter who he has to go through – he’ll go through them all and he’s making history 

Rock won the WWF title from Hunter Hearst Helmsley in 19:24 in a match with Shane McMahon as ref and Vince and Stephanie McMahon in HHH's corner. McMahon announced about card subject to change saying Austin wouldn't be there. Throughout the show they pushed the odds being against him with Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco aligning themselves back with Vince and that Austin mysteriously hadn't arrived, of course, guaranteeing he would. 

Ross also brought up internet rumors about Austin turning on Rock (which guaranteed he wouldn't) and didn't bring up internet rumors that had the finish down pat perfectly (and by not changing the finish to a worse finish because the real finish was out, it showed again why surprises in this industry are at times highly overrated and the most logical end to a story is more often than not the best one because it's the most logical). 

Vince kept interfering. HHH & Shane hugged early to everyone knew it was a biased ref deal. It was mostly a punch, kick fast-paced match. Fans were chanting for Austin numerous times during the match. After a long chinlock spot, they were both knocked down with a simultaneous clothesline spot. Vince hit Rock with the title belt and Shane went to count fast but Rock kicked out. HHH took a Harley Race bump over the top to the floor. 

Rock DDT'd him but Shane wouldn't count. Rock punched Shane who took a bump to the floor. HHH whipped Rock into the steps. He set up a pedigree on the spanish announcers table, but Rock stopped him with a low blow and as Shane got up to hold on, Rock delivered a rock bottom to both of them through the spanish table. Vince started pounding on Rock, who no sold and glared at him. But this distraction allowed HHH to hit a low blow and pedigree, but no ref. Vince called to the back and Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco (moving at three times the speed of either Hulk Hogan or Kevin Nash the next night in Nitro) ran in with ref shirts on. 

Jim Ross said that Patterson must have gotten back from the parade (there was a high profile Gay Rights parade in Washington, DC that afternoon). Patterson & Brisco attacked Rock. Patterson still has the best punches from the mount of any pro wrestler alive or dead. 

When HHH got the mount and started pounding, they weren't even in Patterson's league. Stephanie gave Vince a chair. Vince gave Rock a weak chair shot that Rock had to sell. If it was anyone else in any other match the crowd would have groaned. They wanted to, but quickly realized this was Vince and rock so they let is slide. Austin's music played immediately so that may have helped. 

Austin hit HHH, Patterson, Brisco, Shane, Vince and HHH again with hard chair shots. He got down on his knees to bad mouth Vince on the ground, and then had a very difficult time getting up. Luckily it was momentarily and very few saw it because he was looking far too mortal for Stone Cold Steve Austin at that point. Austin walked off, while Linda McMahon came out with Earl Hebner. Stephanie tried to block and ring but Linda shoved her down. Rock used the spinebuster and people's elbow on HHH and Hebner counted the fall. 

After the match, Rock was celebrating when he was interrupted by Austin's music. They teased the idea that they would fight, but instead they toasted each other and the belt, but sort of teased they could do something later. Austin left and Rock's music played as the show went off the air. ***3/4 

This set up a rematch in an Iron Man match between the two at the next pay per view

Triple H and The Rock had a long rivalry that actually started with Rock's first WWF match at the Survivor Series 1996, they were on opposite teams. Then in February 97, Rocky Maivia beat Hunter Hearst Helmsley for the Intercontinental title and their feud went from there

Where do you think their feud ranks over the years? It kinda seems to mostly go unnoticed over the years

The next night on Raw, Rock beat Shane in 9:14. Patterson and Brisco came out to ref, with Patterson in the ring. You said when the two came down that Patterson always brings up the rear. 

HHH interfered using a stick through the cage. Rock got it and used it on Shane. When Rock went to climb out, Patterson stopped him with a low blow. Patterson tried to shove Shane over so he'd win the title. 

Rock used the rock bottom on Patterson. Shane took a big bump into the ring from the top of the cage and Rock hit the people's elbow. Brisco slammed the door in Rock's face as he tried to leave. HHH got in the ring and pounded on Rock as everyone waited for Austin, as the crowd was chanting for him. Instead, they got Hebner. Hebner threw Brisco into the cage, shoved down HHH, Rock gave HHH a sidewalk slam and climbed out of the cage to keep his title 

On a scale of 1-10; 10 being the best, what do you give Backlash 2000?