Backlash 2004 vs Backlash 2006.

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OK so it's been awhile since I compared PPV events, maybe at least 2 months but anyway now on topic.

Today we have 2 backlashes, 2006 and 2004.

Backlash 2004

Matches

Shelton Benjamin vs Ric Flair

Jonathan Coachman vs Tajiri

Chris Jericho vs Trish Stratus and Christian (Handicap match)

Victoria vs Lita (Women's Championship match)

Randy Orton vs Cactus Jack (Intercontinental Championship Hardcore match)

Rosey and the Hurricane vs La Resistance

Edge vs Kane

Chris Beniot vs Shawn Micheals vs Triple H (WWE Championship​

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WWE Backlash 2006​

Matches​

Carlito vs Chris Masters

Umaga vs Ric Flair

Trish Stratus vs Mickie James (Women's Championship)

Rob Van Dam vs Shelton Benjamin (Winner Takes all match)

Big Show vs Kane

The McMahons vs Shawn Micheals (No Holds Barred match)

John Cena vs Triple H vs Edge (WWE Championship)​

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My Pick: In all honesty both of these shows model after each other. Both have a no DQ sub-main event and a Triple threat World title event as well. However I lean towards the 2004 event. It really because both the 2 main events were superior the the 2006 counterparts. The No Holds barred match with the whole "God" thing surrounding it made the match look absurd regardless of it's actual quality. The hardcore match from 2004 in all honesty is one the best I have ever seen behind the Wrestlemania 22 Edge/Foley match. This was the Match that made Randy Orton into a star which would lead to his world tile win at Summerslam later that year.

As far as the main events go, this is a tough choice for me. Both are very fun and exciting matches, with plenty of brutal spots and good storytelling. I am going to lean slightly towards the 2004 triple threat match. While the Cena/HHH/Edge match was fun to watch, the Benoit/HBK/HHH match told a better story in my opinion. Benoit and Cena were both the underdogs but Benoit had only won the title a month before while Cena you knew was going to win. I had more of a reason to root for Beniot than I did Cena, so this goes to the 2004 Main event.

The under card was decent on both shows so I will give this one a tie.

Overall Backlash 2004 is my pick.
Which PPV do you think was better? Why?

 

[Wolf Pac]

Backlash 2004

Shelton vs. Flair was a good opener
Nobody expected anything special from Coach vs. Tajiri but it was good for comedy
The Handicap match was a nice revenge story for Jericho
Victoria vs. Lita was decent
The Hardcore match was one of, if not Orton's best match ever. Even Foley said it was his favourite hardcore match
The tag match was the only bad thing about the PPV
Edge vs. Kane was a meh filler but I didn't have no problems with it
The Triple Threat was awesome. Imo I think it was better than their WM XX match

Everything from Backlash 2006 was boring except for the opener, RVD vs. Shelton, the main event and the finish to the McMahons vs. HBK match though the rest of the match was crap

 

[XXJJ]

Definitely Backlash 2004.

Chris Beniot vs Shawn Micheals vs Triple H was a great main event.
Orton vs Foley- IMO this was a classic. I liked this more than Edge/Foley at WM. What an awesome feud. Really this match and feud is what made Orton into a star.

I dont think anything at Backlash 2006 was even close to those two matches.

I thought Edge vs Kane was weak, and I didn't like helms,rosey vs La Résistance from backlash 2004. But I thought the rest of the matches were good.

Nothing really stood out to me from 2006.