Overview

Backlash (2009) was a PPV that took place on April 26, 2009, at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. The 11th and final event under the Backlash banner, it featured talent from all three WWE brands: Raw, SmackDown, and ECW. The event's card featured seven matches. The main event consisted of a Last Man Standing match for the World Heavyweight Championship, in which Edge competed against John Cena. The other main match scheduled on the event's card was a Six-Man Tag Team match for the WWE Championship between Triple H (champion), Batista and Shane McMahon, and The Legacy (Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase). Other matches included an "I Quit" match between Jeff and Matt Hardy and three singles matches: Christian versus Jack Swagger for the ECW Championship, followed by CM Punk versus Kane, and Chris Jericho versus Ricky Steamboat.

Cast

John Cena

John Cena

Adam Copeland

Edge

Paul Levesque

Triple H

Dave Bautista

Batista

Shane McMahon

Shane McMahon

Randy Orton

Randy Orton

Cody Rhodes

Cody Rhodes

Ted DiBiase Jr.

Ted DiBiase Jr.

Phil Brooks

CM Punk

Glenn Jacobs

Kane

Jeff Hardy

Jeff Hardy

Matt Hardy

Matt Hardy