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WWE Backlash: 10 showstopping, favorite matches from the show’s history

By Kaleb Carter

Batista during WWE WrestleMania 21 "WrestleMania Goes Hollywood" at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by J. Shearer/WireImage for BWR Public Relations)
Batista during WWE WrestleMania 21 "WrestleMania Goes Hollywood" at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by J. Shearer/WireImage for BWR Public Relations) /
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SmackDown Tag Title match – The Usos vs. The Fashion Police – 2017 Backlash

Few  WWE performers have brought more grins to my face in a short amount of time as Fashion Police/Breezango, while few in-ring moments have ever made me laugh harder than this match.

The vignette before the match of Tyler Breeze as a bald-cap-wearing, paper-mustache-adorned, and jumpsuit-sporting goofball was fun enough, but Breeze actually going to the ring in said attire, and then wrestling in it with his mop as a prop, only to then become a hyper-athletic granny, well it was just comedy gold.

Lo and behold, the Usos were in the midst of a run that yielded wonderful in-ring matches pretty much whenever they were involved. That continued in this match, a relatively short barnburner that had the broadcast team cracking up, the Usos trying to stifle grins in the midst of the showdown, and plenty of shenanigans.

While The Usos have carried some of these types of matchups between new challengers to the throne, Fashion Police/Breezango certainly rose to the occasion in this one, transitioning seamlessly from silly nonsense to a splendid sprint to the finish.

Last Man Standing Match for the World Heavyweight title – The Undertaker vs. Batista   – 2007 Backlash

Sometimes you just can’t beat big dudes beating the snot out of each other, and that’s what then champion the Undertaker and Batista did to one another. When this feud was happening back when I was 13 years old, these were two of my absolute favorites in the company. SmackDown was where it was at, at the time, and middle school me was absolutely loving any interaction between these two.

Between some early offense from Taker (leg drop on the apron, superplex), it becomes obvious the Dead Man needed to dig into his bag of tricks. Batista, hobbled with a banged up and bandaged leg, responds back with his own powerful offense, enough to keep the audience going throughout, and answers some near-10 counts while battered and bloody.

And as far as double count-out-finishes go, I won’t ever complain too much about this one. Michael Cole’s “Holy S***” response still gets me, too.

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