WWE Backlash Results - April 26, 2009

The nerdy white boy is hosting the WWE Backlash pre-show, with the usual video packages we've seen on RAW and SmackDown! the past few weeks, hyping up matches for tonight's PPV.
WWE Backlash Opener:
A video package for Backlash airs, previewing tonight's main matches and it's time for the show to begin.

ECW Title:
Christian vs. Jack Swagger (c)
Christian's music hits to open the show. The ECW world title match is up first. Swagger enters. Match begins with Swagger utilizing an amateur wrestling takedown on Christian. Swagger mauling Christian early. Christian gets a little comeback, Swagger moving kind of slow. Swagger again takes control, throwing Christian around like a rag doll for quite a bit. On the outside of the ropes, Swagger is trying to german suplex Christian onto the floor. Christian knocks Swagger into the ring and goes to the top. Swagger meets him there, back-drops him off, and Vader-bombs him for a 2-count. Christian with a quick roll-up, but only gets two. Swagger with a running powerslam. Swagger takes the turnbuckle off the corner, but the ref catches him and puts it back on. As that's going on, Christian removes a turnbuckle in his corner. He slams Swagger into it and nails the killswitch for the win. Christian is the new ECW world champion.

Winner and NEW ECW champion: Christian

Backstage: Edge and Christian
Christian walks past the curtain and celebrates with Tommy Dreamer and Finlay. He asks to be excused for a minute as he sees something. He walks up and we see Edge. The two banter and Edge talks about how he has to beat John Cena tonight.
Singles Match:
-Chris Jericho vs. Ricky Steamboat
Jericho is out first. Steamboat comes out and the crowd seems into him. Steamboat with a takedown early. Steamboat out-quicks Jericho, running around and confusing him. Back in the ring, double-chop from Steamboat. Steamboat with a wrist-lock on Jericho. He switches to an armbar. Jericho punches his way out. Steamboat comes back with a loud chop. Shoulder-block from Steamboat. Jericho attempts to throw Steamboat over the top. He skins the cat, old-school style, but on the way back in - Jericho quickly clotheslines him over the top and to the floor. Jericho leapfrogs off the second rope and dropkicks Steamboat down onto the apron, outside the ropes. Jericho pulls Steamboat back in the ring and back-suplexes him to the mat. Big spot with Steamboat back-suplexing Jericho off the very top rope. He only gets two and the pace of the match is picking up as Steamboat is firing up. Running powerslam from Steamboat, but he only gets two. Loud chop from Steamboat. Spinning-kick from Jericho. Running bulldog from Jericho. Jericho locks in the Walls of Jericho but Steamboat eventually reverses it into a weird figure-four that he screwed up setting up. Jericho rolls to the ropes and forces the hold to be broken. Jericho runs into the ring post, turns around and Steamboat comes off the top with the high-cross body. He goes for the pin but only gets two. Steamboat goes for the tomahawk chop off the top but Jericho falls to his back and catches Steamboat off the top into a code-breaker. Jericho goes for the pin but Steamboat gets his foot on the rope to break the count. Jericho argues with the ref over the pin. Jericho picks Steamboat up and Steamboat rolls him up. He only gets two. Jericho up quickly and puts the Walls of Jericho on Steamboat, who taps out.
Winner: Chris Jericho

Backstage: Santino and Beth Phoenix
Beth tells Santino to just come clean and admit he dressed up as a woman to win Miss WrestleMania. He refuses. He tries talking Beth into kissing Khali for him, but she refuses. She says she won't be kissing Santino anymore either as she walks away.
Kane vs. CM Punk
Kane's music hits and it's time for he and CM Punk to go one-on-one. Punk is out with his money in the bank briefcase. CM Punk using his quickness to take the early lead in the match. Punk wheel-kicks Kane out of the ring. He leaps over the top and onto the floor, but Kane catches him by the throat. He goes to chokeslam him on the floor, but as he raises him up, CM Punk regains his footing on the ring apron and breaks the hold. He runs and clotheslines Kane onto the floor. Back in the ring, CM Punk with an arm-lock on Kane. Kane breaks free. He dropkicks Punk into the ring-post and he crashes down to the floor. Kane goes out, slams Punk on the floor and brings him back in the ring. Kane with a body-scissors on Punk in the middle of the ring. Kane goes for the chokeslam but in mid-air, Punk switches it to an armbar-slam. Kane is selling that his chokeslam arm is hurt. Punk getting a lot of high-flying offense in now. He applies a version of Tajiri's old taranchala move, within the ropes. CM Punk with a knee to Kane in the corner, into a running bulldog. Punk only gets a two count. Punk goes crazy with kicks to Kane. He tries one-too many as Kane catches one of them and chokeslams him hard to the mat. He gets the pinfall and the victory.
Winner: Kane

"I-Quit" Match:
-[color:9b83=blue! important][color:9b83=blue! important]Jeff [color:9b83=blue! important]Hardy vs. Matt Hardy
Jeff's music hits and out he comes. Matt is out next. The two stare each other down as the bell rings to start the match. Jeff kicks Matt into a corner and begins stomping away. On the outside, Jeff whips Matt into the barricade. Jeff runs and jumps off the ring-steps and slams his leg into Matt, who was laying against the barricade still. Back in the ring, Jeff continues his beatdown of his brother. Leg-drop off the top rope from Jeff. Ref asking if Matt wants to quit, he says no. Jeff with a sleeper hold, but Matt slams Jeff into the corner to break the hold. He's up and drops and elbow on Jeff. Jim Ross says Matt has some swelling on his face already. Jeff up to the top, but Matt simply pushes him off onto the floor. The ref asks if Jeff wants to quit and he says no. Matt applies figure-fours and other leg submissions to Jeff for several minutes. Ref multiple times asks if he wants to quit and he always [color:9b83=blue! important][color:9b83=blue! important]screams "no". Back up, Matt has Jeff on the top rope. Jeff falls down, with his legs hooked onto the top. Matt goes outside the ring and pulls Jeff's head, screaming for him to quit - as the ref asks him. He says no. Jeff elbows his way free and goes to the top. He comes off with the whisper in the wind and knocks Matt down. The two work back to their feet and punch away. Jeff knocks Matt down and puts him in a cloverleaf submission. Jeff with a twist of fate and a swanton bomb. Ref asks if Matt wants to quit, he says no. Match continues. Jeff with a look of disbelief on his face and he kicks Matt. He lands another swanton bomb and rolls out of the ring. He goes under the ring, pulls out a table and throws it into the ring. He sets the table up on the inside of the ring. Matt rolls out of the ring and Jeff follows him. Matt attacks him as soon as he hits the floor, but Jeff reverses a kick into the twist of fate on the floor. Jeff lays Matt across the table. Jeff gets duct-tape from under the ring and tapes Matt's legs together. He throws some punches and then ties Matt's hands together. Jeff takes a rope and ties Matt's body down to the table securely. Matt is tied down now and Jeff taunts him. Jeff goes to the floor and grabs a ladder from under the ring. He brings the ladder into the ring and stops and stares at Matt. He sets the ring up as Matt keeps yelling "Jeff, don't!". Jeff takes his shirt off and sets up the ladder. Matt is trying to talk him out of doing it but Jeff climbs the ladder. He stops up the ladder and poses to the crowd. The ref puts the microphone to Matt's mouth and he apologizes and begs Matt not to do this. He says they're brothers and brothers is the strongest bond in the world. He says he loves him. The Hardy Boys, we can do it all again. He says their mom in heaven wouldn't want this. He said their dad is at home sick. He said daddy wouldn't like it if you did this. Matt screams "I quit" and the match ends. Crowd boo's. Jeff goes to get off the ladder, but climbs back up and comes down with the legdrop.
Winner: Jeff Hardy

Backstage: Randy Orton & Legacy
Todd Grisham talks about tonight's match. Orton says he has nothing left to say to [color:9b83=blue! important][color:9b83=blue! important]Triple [color:9b83=blue! important]H or Shane McMahon. He says he has one thing to say about Batista though. He says they were in Evolution together and what's changed? He says he has Legacy and Batista is still doing HHH's dirty work. Orton says whatever Batista does, don't get DQ'd. He said you wouldn't want HHH to lose his title would you? He said that's what's important ain't it? He says it's amazing after all these years it's still all about "The Game", for some people at least.

Khali Kiss Cam:
The Great Khali's music hits and out he comes. He tells Santina to come out. Santina comes out and says someone has been courting her, so she can't kiss Khali. Santina says it's Jim Ross. Santina says JR calls her his "little slaubberknocker". Khali says he understands why Santina can't kiss him. He says they'll need to prove it by having Santina kiss JR. Santina starts to faint and Beth Phoenix music hits. She comes out and says this is enough of this. Beth Phoenix says she demands a rematch for the title of Miss WrestleMania against Santina. Khali says how dare she interupt this beautiful, tender moment between two people in love. Beth says Santina is really Santino Marella. Beth starts insulting Khali. Khali finally hears enough and "bonks" Beth on top of her head. He then pushes her down to the ground. Khali backs Santina in a corner. Santina tries running out of the ring and does, but "her" top comes off. Santina runs off.

WWE Title:
-HHH, Batista & Shane McMahon vs. Randy Orton & Legacy

Lilian Garcia introduces the match and explains the rules of how the title can change hands tonight. Shane McMahon's music hits and out he comes. Batista's music hits and he's out second. Triple H's music hits and out comes "The Game". Randy Orton's music hits and out he comes with Legacy. All six men brawl and HHH takes Orton to the outside. He beats Orton up the ramp and into the back. HHH comes back out and it's just Legacy now, with Triple H, Batista and Shane McMahon on the opposite side of the ring. Batista and DiBiase start the match. Batista throwing DiBiase around like a ragdoll. Shane in with some elbows. He quickly tags out and in comes HHH. HHH throws DiBiase around for a while and still no signs of Randy Orton. HHH tags Shane back in. Out from nowhere, Orton comes back and slams Batista into the ring post. He tags back in and is stomping away at Batista in the ring. Orton tags in Cody Rhodes and he stomps away at Batista. He ties the ref up and DiBiase and Orton double-team Batista in the corner. Batista is thrown to the floor and Orton is kicking Batista on the floor. DiBiase is now pounding away on Batista and he rolls him back in the ring. Rhodes tags in DiBiase. DiBiase hits Batista and quickly tags in Orton. Orton with the same DDT across the ropes he used on Stephanie McMahon. He nails Batista with it and goes for the pin, but only gets two. Batista almost makes his comeback, but DiBiase drop toe-holds Batista down and controls him on the ground. Orton tagged back in and he quickly stops Batista from tagging out. Orton dropping knees on Batista's face. Batista with a big flying tackle on Orton. Orton tags in Rhodes. Batista makes the hot-tag to Shane. Shane boxing and dancing away as he clears house. Neckbreaker on DiBiase and a two-count for Shane. Shane tosses DiBiase to the floor. Rhodes tags in. Shane knocks him down and goes to the top rope. Shane comes crashing down with the flying elbow drop. Shane goes for the pin but DiBiase pulls him off from the outside. Orton throws Shane over the steps on the floor. Orton tags in and suplexes Shane back into the ring. Triple H finally tags in and the crowd explodes. He is beating on Orton relentlessly in the corner. Big sidewalk slam by HHH. He goes for the pin but DiBiase breaks it up. Batista knocks DiBiase onto the floor. Shane and Rhodes are fighting on the floor. Rohdes breaks free, runs into the ring and DDT's Triple H. Shane McMahon knocks Rhodes over the barricade and into the front row. Shane comes after him, but Rhodes hits him with a chair. Back in the ring, Orton misses a RKO. HHH reverses it into a pedigree but he sees Batista with a chair. He stops and argues with Batista and Orton nails the RKO from out of nowhere for a two-count. The bell rings but the announcers and ref say it was only a two-count. Orton punts HHH and pins him for the three. The bell rings correctly this time and we have our winner.
Winner and NEW WWE champion: Randy Orton

After The Match: HHH Injured
After the match, Triple H is "knocked out". The announcers put on their serious-voices and talk about how serious the punt was. They say Batista was out four months from the same move. They put a neck brace on Triple H and a bunch of medics are kneeling around him. They put him on a stretcher. Batista and Shane are over-selling HHH being hurt. Replays of the punt airs as HHH is strapped down to the stretcher.

Last Man Standing
World Title:
-John Cena (c) vs. Edge
The video package for Cena-Edge airs. Edge's music hits and out comes the Rated-R Superstar. He hits the ring and his music stops. Long delay as the crowd starts chanting "Cena sucks" and Cena's music finally hits. Out comes the World champion. Bell rings and our Last Man Standing main-event is underway. Lots of anti-Cena and pro-Edge chants from the crowd, as the beginning portion of the match is all Edge. After pounding away on Cena for a while, Edge lets the ref count. Count reaches seven and Cena is back for more. Edge spears Cena and the ref starts his count again. Cena up at six and the two exchange punches. Edge with a sleeper hold on Cena. Both men hit their finishers, but get up before the ten count. Edge spears Cena. Cena with the attitude adjustment from the announce table on the floor, over the barricade and into the crowd. Cena battles with Edge throughout the arena. Edge DDT's Cena on the steel grating. Conchairto by Edge, to which Cena barely beats the count for. Big Show comes out and chokeslams Cena off the stage. He crashes through some equiptment and smoke shoots off. Cena can't beat the count and Edge wins the match and the World title.
Winner and [color:9b83=blue! important][color:9b83=blue! important]NEW [color:9b83=blue! important]World champion: Edge

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