Line #1 YMMV/Backlash


1	* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments:
2	** During the [[Wrestling/TheaTrinidad Zelina Vega]] vs. Wrestling/RheaRipley match in the 2023 edition, Zelina's mother, who is in the audience along with the rest of Zelina's family, gives her baby girl a slipper. While most people would be confused as what it is, Latin American fans will know that it is the most powerful weapon of them all. ''La chancla''. Zelina decides to throw the slipper at Rhea's face.
3	** As Samantha Kelly introduces AJ Styles in his match against Cody Rhodes in the 2024 edition, the French audience is singing a party song[[note]]Il est vraiment phénoménal by Phenomenal Club[[/note]] that momentarily causes the camera to ''bounce'' as if an earthquake struck.
4	** During the Kevin Owens and Randy Orton match against Solo and Tama Tonga, Kevin Owens does a dive off a barricade. Orton later goes to that barricade, looks down and...jumps off.
5	** If you thought the Puerto Rico crowd was loud last year, the French crowd had a lot of fun with the chants in ''Backlash 2024'', whether it's the singing for AJ Styles, chanting for Charles Robinson or Samantha, going Pas (No) Yeet during Damian Priest vs Jey Uso or even stating how ''they're not tired from the chanting'' despite being two hours into the PLE.
6	* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: The 2023 edition, taking place in UsefulNotes/PuertoRico, has the entire arena cheering [[Wrestling/TheaTrinidad Zelina Vega]] on in her match against Rhea Ripley. Zelina breaks down in tears when she is announced, dressed up in the colors of the Puerto Rican flag and with her family in the audience. Even though she lost, the crowd rises in standing ovation for her. Bonus points, the crowd chants a Puerto Rican saying, "Yo soy Boriqua, pa que tu lo sepas" = "I'm Puerto Rican, just so you know".
7	* JustHereForGodzilla: The 2023 edition had fans watching for either the [[Wrestling/TheaTrinidad Zelina Vega]][=/=]Wrestling/RheaRipley match or Music/BadBunny/Damian Priest, due to the pay-per-view being held in Puerto Rico since ''Wrestling/NewYearsRevolution 2005'', with Zelina, Bad Bunny and Damien Priest hailing from Puerto Rico.
8	* MemeticMutation: 1...2...Simpelment 2![[labelnote:Explanation]]On the 2024 edition of Backlash, being held in France, the audience would always react to a 2-count with "Simpelement 2!" (only a 2)[[/labelnote]]
9	* RootingForTheEmpire:
10	** Wrestling/JohnCena was heavily booed in the 2006 event despite being face, with the crowd cheering for his opponents Wrestling/TripleH (especially with the heavy {{Foreshadowing}} of Wrestling/DGenerationX's reformation in recent weeks) and Wrestling/{{Edge\|Wrestler}}. This was during the beginning of Cena's XPacHeat.
11	** Despite being the heel, the crowd cheered harder for IYO SKY than for the face champion Wrestling/BiancaBelair during their Raw Women's Championship match in 2023.
12	* SignatureScene:
13	** 1999: Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin vs [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] in the rematch from ''Wrestling/WrestleMania XV''.
14	** 2000: The Rock defeating Wrestling/TripleH for the WWF Title (his fourth World title overall).
15	** 2001: Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon leaping off of the titantron onto Wrestling/BigShow.
16	** 2002: Wrestling/HulkHogan winning his sixth WWF championship (his twelfth and final World title overall).
17	** 2003: Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} making his WWE in-ring debut against The Rock.
18	** 2004: Wrestling/ChrisBenoit making Wrestling/ShawnMichaels tap via sharpshooter, or Wrestling/MickFoley dropping Wrestling/RandyOrton back-first onto a pile of thumbtacks.
19	** 2005: Shawn Michaels and Hulk Hogan teaming up against Wrestling/MuhammadHassan and [[Wrestling/ShawnDaivari Daivari]].
20	** 2006: Wrestling/JohnCena vs Triple H vs Wrestling/{{Edge\|Wrestler}} for the WWE Title or Shawn Michaels teaming up with "God" against Wrestling/{{Vince\|McMahon}} and Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon.
21	** 2007: Wrestling/{{Batista}} vs Wrestling/TheUndertaker - Last Man Standing for the World Heavyweight Championship or John Cena vs Shawn Michaels vs Randy Orton vs Edge for the WWE Title.
22	** 2008: Triple H winning his seventh WWE championship (his twelfth World title overall).
23	** 2009: Edge capturing his 9th World Championship.
24	** 2016: Wrestling/AJStyles defeating [[Wrestling/JonMoxley DeanAmbrose]] to win the WWE World Championship (his first of two overall).
25	** 2017: Wrestling/JinderMahal winning the WWE Championship.
26	** 2018: AJ Styles and Wrestling/ShinsukeNakamura's GroinAttack induced DoubleKnockout, Wrestling/SethRollins vs. Wrestling/TheMiz for the Intercontinental Championship, or the people leaving the arena during Wrestling/RomanReigns vs. Wrestling/SamoaJoe.
27	** 2020: Randy Orton vs. Edge - "[[ItsTheBestWhateverEver The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever]]"
28	** 2021: Either Wrestling/RomanReigns vs. [[Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli Cesaro]] for the Universal Championship, or Wrestling/TheMiz vs. Damien Priest in a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot zombie lumberjack match]].[[note]]The 2021 edition was sponsored by ''Film/ArmyOfTheDead'', so this was basically ProductPlacement: The Match.[[/note]]
29	** 2022: Wrestling/RheaRipley's helping Edge defeat AJ Styles and officially joining The Judgement Day.
30	** 2023: Either [[Wrestling/TheaTrinidad Zelina Vega]] vs Wrestling/RheaRipley, particularly for Zelina's UsefulNotes/PuertoRico inspired outfit and the standing ovation from the crowd, or Music/BadBunny vs Damian Priest, particularly for Wrestling/{{Carlito\|Colon}}'s appearance.
31	* SignatureSong: "All Summer Long", the 2008 theme.
32	* SoBadItsGood:
33	** The 2020 edition's Tag Team match with Street Profits and Viking Raiders. See below.
34	** For those who didn't it take too seriously, the Zombie Lumberjack match during the 2021 edition was this in a hilarious kind of way.
35	* ToughActToFollow: The 2023 edition had fans note that the street fight of Music/BadBunny vs Damian Priest should've been the main event instead of Wrestling/CodyRhodes vs Wrestling/BrockLesnar.
36	* UnexpectedCharacter: In the 2023 edition, no one expected the returns of Wrestling/{{Carlito\|Colon}} and Savio Vega to come to the aid of Music/BadBunny in his Street Fight against Damian Priest.

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