Backlash - Shawn Michaels vs. Batista

PY · 04-08-2008, 04:07 AM

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After two confrontations this past week, one on SmackDown and then again on Chris Jericho’s Highlight Reel, it’s official: Shawn Michaels and Batista will go one-on-one at Backlash.

The two Superstars have argued back-and-forth on whether or not HBK made the right decision by ending Ric Flair’s career at WrestleMania XXIV. The Animal blames Michaels for ending his mentor’s livelihood, going so far as to tell HBK he should have laid down for Flair on The Grandest Stage of Them All. The Interpromotional Challenge was inked by Raw GM William Regal and SmackDown GM Vickie Guerrero moments after the Highlight Reel confrontation on Raw.

Never one to back (or lay) down, Michaels has fired back that he gave Flair “exactly what he had asked for at WrestleMania,” adding that, he did “what anyone would have done.”

What will happen when these two top-caliber athletes, and former champions, collide at Backlash? Will the heavy emotion weighing on both Superstars explode in the ring when they meet in this rare encounter? Will Batista unleash his anger over Flair’s retirement on the man responsible? Or will HBK give The Animal exactly what he gave Flair at WrestleMania – the fight of his life?

The Great Shan0 · 04-08-2008, 07:28 AM

1000000 on Michaels

Jericho24 · 04-09-2008, 04:03 AM

100 on Michaels

Kizza · 04-09-2008, 08:31 AM

900059309 on HBK.

Kizza · 04-09-2008, 08:34 AM

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If two’s company and three’s a crowd, then four, well, four can be downright fatal — especially when you combine the lethal elements of Randy Orton, Triple H, John Cena and JBL in a Fatal Four Way Title Match at Backlash.

The lethal wheels were set in motion the moment Raw General Manager William Regal arranged a Backlash title bout pitting Orton, the reigning WWE Champion, against media maven JBL. Triple H interrupted the GM to make the case that he should be given a title opportunity as well. An intrigued Regal then set a Handicap Match between Triple H and Orton & JBL. The Game emerged with the victory and an opportunity at the WWE gold.

Not to be outdone, Cena’s entrance music broke, and the leader of the Chain Gang pleaded his case with the Raw GM as well. Regal allowed Cena the same opportunity he afforded The Game — a Handicap Match, this time against JBL and Triple H himself.

While the Legend Killer hoped to better his odds and preserve the “Age of Orton,” he watched helplessly as, in one night on Raw, he saw the odds of preserving his reign dwindle to 25 percent against three former WWE Champions. It all started as the friction between Triple H and JBL came to a head, distracting from Cena. After inadvertently receiving a JBL punch to the face, Orton, in a fit of rage, leveled the media maven with an RKO. Cena quickly took advantage and covered JBL for the pinfall and a title opportunity at Backlash.

While Orton managed to scrape out a victory in his Triple Threat Match against Triple H and Cena at WrestleMania XXIV, can the Legend Killer possibly hope to overcome even stiffer odds with JBL in the mix? If not, which of the remaining competitors will survive the Fatal Four Way Title Match to lay claim to WWE gold?

Kizza · 04-09-2008, 08:37 AM

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It didn’t take long for Chavo Guerrero to secure his rematch with ECW Champion Kane. Then again, it didn’t take long for the Big Red Machine to capture the gold from the self-proclaimed “Mexican Warrior,” either.

Despite the quick contest between Kane and Guerrero at WrestleMania XXIV, Kane traveled a difficult road to obtain the title. In a special FreeView presentation of the 24-Man Battle Royal, Kane outlasted the likes of The Great Khali, Mark Henry and other monstrous competitors to become No. 1 Contender to the ECW Title. Later that evening, he relied on strategy, which proved to be effective. He took the defending ECW Champion by surprise and laid him to rest in a mere eight seconds.

While Chavo doesn’t argue that he lost, he does point out that he had the difficult task of preparing for 24 different Superstars that night. Backlash, however, is a different story. The former ECW Champion has had since WrestleMania to train with Kane on his mind. He ensured he would have an opportunity to win back the gold before CM Punk used his Money in the Bank ticket, should the Straightedge Superstar choose to earn back the ECW Championship.

Now that Chavo has his chance, will he make the most of Backlash and hoist the ECW Title once again? Or will Kane further illustrate why he is deserving of his championship status?

Kizza · 04-09-2008, 08:39 AM

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After winning the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania and moving to 16-0 on the Grandest Stage of Them All, Undertaker now heads into Backlash to defend his title against the obsessed former champion, Edge.

The rivalry between The Phenom and the Rated-R Superstar has been on and off for nearly a full year, with each Superstar holding the gold during that time. Edge had time and time again slipped through the clutches of Undertaker, but his overconfidence heading into WrestleMania XXIV may have been what cost Edge the title. Now he must face an uphill battle in trying to take it back from The Deadman.

The Ultimate Opportunist vowed to the entire Rated-R entourage and to his fiancée, SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero, that he would win back the title from Undertaker. At Backlash, the Rated-R Superstar will have the opportunity to live up to those words when he challenges The Phenom for the gold.

Will Edge’s vow to Vickie come full circle at Backlash? Can the Rated-R Superstar and his entourage find a way to peel the gold away from Undertaker? Or will the best laid plans of the Ultimate Opportunist rest in peace thanks to the World Heavyweight Champion, The Deadman?