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BACKLASH

The Dudley Boyz capture the World Tag Team Championships over Lance Storm and Chief Morley. A pretty good match ending with a 3D to get the win and the Championships! (75%)

Eric Bischoff defeats Shane McMahon in the Falls Count Anywhere match after Eric ends up breaking Shane's leg on the stage! (60%)

Matt Hardy Version 1.0 defeated Edge cleanly with the Twist of Fate which is a change from the cheap victories Matt had gotten recently. (82%)

Los Guerreros narrowly in a very good match retain their WWE Tag Team Championships over Team Angle with a Brainbuster by Chavo followed by a Frog Splash from Eddie in the end! (84%)

RVD in what I suppose could be considered an upset defeats the Rock in a solid 15 minute match with his Five Star Frog Splash! (86%)

Chris Jericho makes Booker T Tap out to the Walls of Jericho after Booker had kicked out of the Lionsault. This is considered the Showstealer match of the night by the crowd reaction and the effort put in by both men (88%)

Chris Benoit beats John Cena after a Suicide Headbutt followed up shortly after by a reversal out of Cena's DVD into a Crippler Crossface!! Cena is made to tap out to make Benoit the first holder of the WWE American Championship and the winner of the tournament! (84%)

Brock Lesnar defeats The Undertaker for #1 contendership to Kurt Angle's WWE Championship. Lesnar ends up dominating a beatup Undertaker from the last few weeks. Taker gets a few shots in but overall didn't fair well. (81%)

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin defeats Triple H to capture the World Heavyweight Championship. GOLDBERG Made his debut in this match while the ref was knocked out as was Ric Flair. Goldberg looked like he was going to spear Austin but Austin dodged Goldberg. Goldberg then speared a hole almost right through Triple H whom was behind Austin!!! Goldberg looks down in shock at what he just did..to be turned around by Austin..Stone Cold Stunner!!! Austin then picks up Triple H..STUNNER FOR HIM TOO!!! The referee rolls over to see Austin making the cover..1.....2.....3.!!! Austin wins the Title! Austin gets up doing his celebration with the Title but as Austin comes down off the second turnbuckle he went up. Goldberg was up by now..SPEAR! Goldberg, Triple H and Ric Flair begin to beatdown horribly on Austin. Backlash goes off the air with the three of them holding their arms high in the air over the fallen Stone Cold (87%)

Backlash Rating: 83%

Flashback

WWE Smackdown (April 24)

Charlie Haas beat Billy Kidman because of Shelton Benjamin's interference (64%)

Edge gets the jump on Matt Hardy backstage throwing him into a pileup of equipment including metal poles that end up crashing to the floor with Matt Hardy's body as he lays there hurting! (75%)

Brian Kendrick beat Jamie Noble Cleanly (69%)

Rikishi beat Shelton Benjamin due to Eddie Guerrero's interference. Chavo intercepted Charlie Haas before he could get down to the ring. (62%)

John Cena is rapping in this promo talking about how he busted open the Taker and tonight he was gonna plant the Deadman in the ground! (90%)

Rabid Rhyno draws the WWE Tag Team Champions Los Guerreros due to the interference from Team Angle with Steel Chairs cracking Rhyno and Benoit as well as Los Guerreros with those chairs! (77%)

Chris Kanyon beats Nathan Jones in a "Why did they sign this match" type deal. (63%)

Undertaker is on the mic this time backstage talking about how he's gonna make John Cena famous tonight by destroying him in front of all the fans across the world and in the arena tonight! (84%)

Rey Mysterio retains his WWE Cruiserweight Championship against Psicosis by pinfall from a West Coast Pop (72%)

Shane McMahon talks about how the match between he and Bischoff has one final stipulation being it will be Falls Count Anywhere! (77%)

John Cena goes over the Undertaker but Taker wasn't selling much for the kid (Kinda like real life huh?) and it winds up being a much worse match than it could have been but with Cena winning in the end with his DVD on Taker! (71%)

Smackdown Rating: 70%

Flashback

Monday Night RAW (April 21)

Tommy Dreamer beats Batista in a Hardcore Rules Match to retain his Hardcore Championship cleanly with the Dreamer Driver despite interference from Randy Orton! (61%)

Eric Bischoff cuts a promo from his office talking about how he's going to destroy Shane McMahon at Backlash and gain total complete control of RAW (67%)

Ken Shamrock makes his debut against Kane making him tap out to the Original man to use the Ankle Lock with that move! (70%)

Dudley Boyz defeat the Canadian Blondes clean in a match for top billing in the Tag Division. (72%)

Scott Steiner defeats Triple H after Stone Cold hits a Stunner on HHH while the referee was distracted with Ric Flair! (68%)

After the match HHH is backstage and talks to the coach who has a microphone. HHH talks about at Backlash he's not only going to end Austin's career..he's going to Kill the Rattlesnake! (80%)

Hurricane defeats Test in what could be considered an upset (62%)

Rock is getting prepared for his match with RVD in the main event. He is walking up towards the stage as their match is up next! (90%)

Rock ends up beating RVD With a kick to the groin followed by a People's Elbow. Pretty cheap! (78%)

RAW Rating: 72%

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Sunday Night Heat (April 20)

Maven beats Rodney Mack clean but gets nailed with a Double Underhook Powerbomb after the match (65%)

Nunzio beats A-Train with help from Chuck Palumbo (60%)

A video clip from Smackdown showing Cena's attack on Undertaker airs. (86%)

Chris Kanyon beats Tajiri by hitting his "I'm Betta Than You!" and then pulling the tights as well on the cover (79%)

A Video promotes a Rock vs RVD Main Event tommorrow night! (90%)

Tommy Dreamer defeats Jeff Hardy with the Dreamer Driver onto a Stop sign in a Hardcore Rules Match to Retain the Hardcore Championship! (63%)

Rey Mysterio ends up drawing Jamie Noble due to Psicosis's interference in the WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match but Rey retains due to the draw. (83%)

Heat Rating: 64%

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WWE Smackdown (April 17)

Rey Mysterio retains his WWE Cruiserweight Championship over Brian Kendrick and Billy Kidman clean with the West Coast Pop on Kendrick (76%)

A confrontation between Matt Hardy Version 1.0 and Edge is shown earlier in the day but security and Shane McMahon keeps them apart. They tell them to keep it under wraps and under control till tonight IN the ring! (84%)

Chris Kanyon defeats Nunzio (66%)

John Cena beats Tank Abbott with a chain to the head knocking Abbott down and out early for the win (72%)

Rhyno Beats Brock Lesnar in a match all about competition (85%)

Eddie Guerrero beats the Wrestler for the New Millenium Sean O'Haire Cleanly with the Frog Splash! (80%)

Matt Hardy Version 1.0 won by getting Edge counted out by throwing him over the Barricade and slamming his head down into it each time he tried to get up until the count of nine and then slid into the ring and Edge was counted out..then Hardy fled after this (81%)

Just as Undertaker is getting ready for his big Semi-Final Match against Chris Benoit next. John Cena attacks Undertaker backstage!!! Cena popped out from behind a corner with that damn chain around his fist and busts Taker wide open hitting him in the forehead knocking him down. Then running off afterwards! (80%)

Chris Benoit defeats a weakened Undertaker in quick fashion by forcing Taker to tap out! (77%)

Smackdown Rating: 75%

Monday Night RAW

April 14, 2003

Raw's intro hits and begins playing it's video to all the TV viewers, as well as on the Titantron. Then it cuts to the arena where huge pyro begins going off on the stage as Raw sets to start for the night. Then Lance Storm's music hits and Lance as well as Chief Morley come out onto the stage. They walk down to the ring. Storm rolls under the bottom rope and Morley steps through the ropes but before they can do anything at all the Dudley Boyz music hits. D-Von and Bubba Ray don't come out though as Morley and Storm lean on the top rope watching the ramp way. From behind the time keeper's table over the barricade the Dudleyz come and grabs a table from under the ring and slide it into the ring. They both get in the ring and as Morley turns back towards where the Dudleyz are...3D! 3D Morley is out! Storm turns seeing it happen, He and D-Von begin to slug it out as Bubba sets the table up. Storm swings with a fist but D-Von ducks it and D-Von lifts Storm up and Bubba grabs him by the neck. Reverse 3D Through the Table!! The Dudleyz leave Storm/Morley completely out in the ring!

Overall Rating: 68%

Rock laying the smack down on that Kicking Machine RVD!

Rock is backstage with the coach and he cuts one of his quite humorous promos at RVD and his whole hand motion thing. Rock then does his normal catchphrase but informs the fans whom he can hear throughout the arena that they can't singalong with the Rock anymore!

Overall Rating: 100%

Jazz vs Trish Stratus

(WWE Women's Championship, Falls Count Anywhere Match)

This match is one of those hard hitting impact matches that Trish and Jazz had last year. This is a very good match for a Women's match which are normally not very good quality wrestling. Jazz hits a big spinebuster in the middle of the match getting a long two count. Trish hits a Chick-Kick for a long two count. Trish tries a Stratusfaction but Jazz ends up sending Trish crashing down onto a trash can that had been brought into the ring. Jazz then quickly locks in her STF and Trish has to tap out! Jazz's music hits and she raises her arms in the air as the Championship is handed to her. Good solid Match by the women as Raw goes to commercial break.

(Winner and Still WWE Women's Champion: Jazz)(Trish Lost Overness)(Jazz Gained Overness)(WWE Women's Championship Gained Overness)

Overall Rating: 74%

Crowd Reaction: 78%

Match Quality: 68%

Rob Van Dam vs Tommy Dreamer

(Hardcore Championship)

Both men come out to a big pop. Tommy actully takes command early in the match. Dreamer lays in some punches and then nails RVD with a chair shot. Dreamer then hits..OH MAN Spinning Neckbreaker onto the chair!!! RVD holds his neck in pain as Dreamer covers him..1..2...kickout! RVD hits several of his trademark kicks which is capped off with a Rolling Thunder and covers Dreamer..1..2...kickout! RVD seems in control when The Rock comes running out onto the stage and running down to the ring. He slides under the bottom rope into the ring as the crowd is erupting in boos and cheers as Rock stances behind RVD. RVD turns around..ROCK BOTTOM! Rock lays RVD out and leaves the ring as Dreamer lays an arm over RVD. Not even noticing what had happened..1...2....3! Tommy Dreamer gets a big win to retain his Hardcore Championship. He rolls out of the ring and staggers to the backstage area. Rock sets up the chair in the ring as if to sit in it. He picks up RVD and whips him to the ropes..DROP TOE HOLD DOWN MASHING RVD'S FACE OFF THE CHAIR! The crowd gives one of those gasp pops as Rock talks trash to RVD as he kicks the mat in pain holding his face. Rock raises his arm in victory and then walks to the backstage area as RVD looks at Rock leaving his face bloodied up!!

(Winner and Still Hardcore Champion: Tommy Dreamer)(Tommy Dreamer Gains Overness)(Hardcore Championship Gains Overness)

Overall Rating: 72%

Crowd Reaction: 66%

Match Quality: 78%

Backlash Is Gonna be All About the Money

A Video promo highlighting the career highlights of Shane McMahon and Eric Bischoff and then showing the past couple weeks action between the two. Then it's showing the two of them facing off with the Backlash background behind them facing off..Does this mean the Match Is on!!!?

Overall Rating: 71%

Canadian Blondes (Jericho/Christian) vs Black Gold (Book/Goldy)

(First Hour Main Event)

Jericho and Christian come walking out to Jericho's music. They both get down to the ring and then Booker's music hits. Booker comes out with Goldust and Goldust goes down doing Booker's normal entrance with him. Once Black Gold are down to the ring Booker and Christian start the match in the ring. Great start up with Christian finally gaining control with a backbreaker DDT he does. Christian tags Jericho in. Christian holds Booker and Jericho hits a huge chop on Booker's chest. Jericho whips Booker to the ropes and hits a flying forearm knocking Booker down. Jericho yells down on Booker talking trash about him. Jericho hits his walking senton onto Booker and covers him arrogantly..1..2..Booker reverses it into a pin..1..2..kickout by Jericho. Booker begins to crawl towards his corner but Jericho pulls him back towards his corner. Booker kicks Jericho away and gets to his feet. Jericho runs at him but Booker knocks Jericho down with a big spinning kick and goes down. Booker tags Goldust in and he's on a roll taking both Jericho and Christian down with punches and clotheslines. Booker clotheslines Christian over the top rope going over with him. Goldust tries to suplex Jericho but Jericho blocks it and hits an inside cradle on Goldust. He pulls the tights hard to hold Goldust down..1..2....3!! Jericho steals one for his team! Jericho rolls out of the ring as Christian comes around the ring. Both men back up the ramp holding their arms in the air having stolen the win as Raw goes to commercial!

(Winners: Canadian Blondes)

Overall Rating: 86%

Crowd Reaction: 87%

Match Quality: 84%

Scott Steiner vs Hurricane

This match is a squash for the most part but late in the match Hurricane after several near falls begins to come back and fights out of the domination by Steiner. Finally Hurricane completes the comeback by hitting a shining wizard on Steiner taking him down..1...2...3! Hurricane with another big upset! Hurricane gets out of the ring quickly and runs to the back having basically cleanly stolen a win!

(Winner: Hurricane)

Overall Rating: 70%

Crowd Reaction: 71%

Match Quality: 68%

Austin's partner?

A camera comes on backstage showing Stone Cold Steve Austin walking backstage and he walks straight into Kane's Locker Room!! Is he asking the Big Red Machine for Help!?

Overall Rating: 83%

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs Batista and Triple H (Handicap Rules)

The glass shatters with Stone Cold's music hitting as Stone Cold walks out onto the ramp and coming down to the ring. He does his four turnbuckles thing and then Triple H's Music blasts throughout the arena. He comes walking out onto the stage with Ric Flair and Batista behind him as the strobes go off. Batista and Triple H come to the ring and the match is underway. An awesome match ensues with Austin starting off early taking both Batista and Triple H down. Eventully HHH and Batista take control hitting several double team moves as this isn't a tag handicap match. The match begins to sway as Austin hits a stunner on Batista after he'd put HHH down with a spinebuster. He covers Batista after a slow crawl over to him and the count..1...2..HHH broke it up! HHH begins to overpower Austin and hits his Facebuster. HHH goes for his high knee but Austin ducks and Hebner catches it in the face going down. After that happens Booker T! Booker comes running down to the ring and slides under the bottom rope. HHH turns and gets caught with a BOOK END! HHH is down! Austin picks HHH up and..STUNNER! Booker wakes Hebner up and pulls Batista out of the ring as the ref counts HHH down..1...2....3.! Austin wins! A hot main event as Austin stands up and does his usual celebration as Booker slides back in the ring. Triple H down in the ring and Batista on the outside looking on as Raw goes off the air!

(Winner: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin)(HHH Loses Overness)

Overall Rating: 79%

Crowd Reaction: 81%

Match Quality: 76%

Administration behind HHH?

After Raw is off the air and Booker had just gotten backstage..WHAM A 2x4 straight to Booker's head by Chief Morley! What does that mean? Why did he do that?! The fans see it on the Titantron and are booing big time as they wonder what is going on!

(Chief Morley Gains Overness)

Overall Rating: 84%

RAW Rating: 78%

TV Rating: 6.06

Attendance: 6,530

Ticket Sales: $391,800

Flashback

Sunday Night Heat (April 13)

Jazz defeats Ivory to Retain her WWE Women's Championship (53%)

Jamie Noble defeats Billy Kidman by the distraction from Nidia giving Noble the upperhand to hit his Tiger Bomb (74%)

A Video promotiing tommorrow night's main event as HHH/Batista vs Stone Cold and a Partner of his choosing plays to help promote tommorrow night's Main event (73%)

Nathan Jones defeats Chuck Palumbo clean but Nathan again doesn't perform well in this match..one of Nathan's few matches in WWE infact (68%)

A Video begins to play promoting the coming of Scorpio..just a hint to anyone..this fails! (68%)

Al Snow beats the ingrate Chris Nowitski from Tough Enough I. (70%)

Tommy Dreamer defeats Test under Hardcore Rules to retain his Hardcore Championship! (63%)

Heat Rating: 55%

(This was that rare Event where things for some reason or another didn't click cause as you can see all the ratings were decent except the first)

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WWE Smackdown (April 10)

Angle involving Eric Bischoff showing up on Smackdown challenging Shane McMahon to a match at Backlash. It ends up being agreed upon. If Eric wins he gets full and complete control of RAW for however long he wants. If Shane wins. Eric is fired! (73%)

The debut of Psicosis on Rey Mysterio taking the champ down with the Psycho Stunner! (75%)

Brian Kendrick pulls a giant upset beating Big Show but receiving another post match beatdown from A-Train and Big Show! (63%)

John Cena defeated Chris Kanyon in the First Rd Match of the WWE American Championship Tourny with a low blow followed by a DVD (68%)

A backstage attack by someone in shrouds takes down Matt Hardy Version 1.0. Then revealing himself as Edge yelling at Matt Hardy screaming at how Matt tried to end his career backstage at No Way Out attacking him!! So that's who attacked Edge!!!! (83%)

Chris Benoit defeats Rhyno clean by tapout in a First rd Match of the WWE American Championship Tourny. (81%)

Tank Abbott beat down Tajiri in a squash match in the First rd of the WWE American Championship Tourny (72%)

Los Guerreros are seen backstage cutting an improptu promo about how they're going to bring the WWE Tag Team Championships home to la Familia tonight! (73%)

Undertaker beats Brock Lesnar clean in the last First rd match of the night advancing! (82%)

Los Guerreros beat Team Angle for the WWE Tag Team Championships legitimately. Eddie hit a Frog Splash for the win! (79%)

Smackdown Rating: 73%

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Monday Night RAW (April 7)

Tommy Dreamer Wins a 10 Man Battle Royale for the Hardcore Championship! (64%)

An angle between Booker and Jericho promoting their match later in the night after a confrontation! (84%)

This part has an Interview with Eric Bischoff about the edict laid down by Shane McMahon about Eric Bischoff's running of RAW and a promotion of a possible match at Backlash! (69%)

Goldust defeats Batista getting revenge for Batista electrocuting him a few weeks back (75%)

Bubba/D-Von and Spike end up defeating Three Minute Warning with Rico in a match that stemmed from Three Minute Warning beating down Spike on Heat! (66%)

This is a segment where Austin gets into the face of HHH challenging him saying he's got no balls anymore and HHH gets into his face as both men have to be seperated in their fury (87%)

Christian defeats Kane in a pretty solid match. Just competition here (77%)

Jazz Defeats Trish Stratus to Win the WWE Women's Championship legit (75%)

HHH cuts a long promo about how he's going to end the career of Stone Cold Steve Austin just like he ended Mick Foley's. (81%)

It's Rock Celebration night and to crash the party is Rob Van Dam who comes down interrupting the Rock. Rock gets pissed off but it ends up with RVD avoiding a Rock Bottom and hitting a kick to the mouth on Rock followed by a FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH! (91%)

Booker T defeats Chris Jericho in a very big Main Event that advances their feud greatly (88%)

RAW Rating: 78%

Flashback

Sunday Night Heat (April 6)

(This was back before I started doing RAW Brand Matches and Smackdown Brand Matches as a competition but merely just to get lower midcarders and under on TV)

Maven beat Chris Nowitski in a Tough Enough Matchup! (63%)

Video hyping Ken Shamrock's return to WWE (73%)

Nunzio beat up on Bill Demott via Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli! (61%)

Rico beat up on Spike Dudley with help from Rosey and Jamal (66%)

Video promoting the Bisch and a big announcement tommorrow night on RAW! (79%)

Bradshaw beat Kevin Nash clean but in a bad match (60%)

Tommy Dreamer beat Rodney Mack in a Hardcore Match to promote the Hardcore Championship 10 man over the top rope Battle Royale! (65%)

(This was the Worst Sunday Night Heat Show or Any Show in the Diary (55%)