WWF Backlash - April 24, 2005

Maise pinned X-Pac after a flying legdrop in 0:18:15.
Rating: **** 1/4

The Holly Cousins defeated Hardly Christian when Crash made Christian submit to a figure-four sleeper in 0:29:11.
Rating: *** 1/2

Al Snow pinned Scotty Too Hotty after a moonsault in 0:25:35.
Rating: * 1/2

No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
Erik Angle pinned Perry Saturn after hitting him with a keyboard in 0:14:18.
Rating: ****
(Erik Angle retained the WWF Hardcore Title.)

D'Lo Brown pinned Tajiri after a running power bomb in 0:15:41.
Rating: *** 1/2
(D'Lo Brown retained the WWF European Title.)

The Impact Players defeated E & C when Credible pinned Chavo Jr. with the That's Incredible in 0:28:45.
Rating: **** 1/4
(The Impact Players retained the WWF World Tag-Team Titles.)

Jeff Hardy pinned Chris Benoit with the Senton Bomb in 0:14:31.
Rating: ** 3/4

Booker T pinned Edge with the Missle Dropkick in 0:15:35.
Rating: ** 1/4

Non-Title-Match:
William Regal pinned Reckless Youth after a German suplex in 0:16:21.
Rating: *** 3/4

Rob Van Dam and Sean O'Haire defeated Kurt Angle and Dean Malenko when O'Haire pinned Angle after a flying headbutt in 0:18:08.
Rating: *** 3/4

Notes:

Maise debuts in the WWF! Maise (Maven Huffman) was the man who won the very first Tough Enough (all other winners are toiling around in HWA until I know who the hell they are), and before he came to the WWF, he went to ECW for a short feud with Tazz followed by a long TV title reign. Now he is here, in the World Wrestling Federation, and only 4 years after he won! He whoops X-Pac's ass.
The Holly's take out Hardly Christian in a #1 contender's match to put them into a match with The Impact Players and E & C at Judgement Day!
Al Snow beats Scotty Too Hotty in their small feud.
Erik Angle and Perry Saturn continue their never ending feud, with Angle pinning Saturn to retain the Hardcore title. Saturn is now 0-5 against Angle.
D'Lo Brown defended the European title against Tajiri because they need something to do.
E & C try to uncrown the Players, but they fail. E & C are by far the most loved tag-team in the history of the WWF by this point, and just may be the most talented.
Jeff Hardy pinned Chris Benoit because Jeff needed to beat someone big, so I put him in a feud with the Canadian.
Booker T fought Edge because Edge is a member of the Big Three in the WWF, consisting of RVD, Sean O'Haire, and Edge, and Booker T is one of their main opponents (along with Kurt Angle, Dean Malenko, William Regal, and Chris Benoit). Booker beat Edge because the heel has to go over in this case.
William Regal fought Reckless Youth, but not for the Light-heavyweight Title. Regal is on the verge of breaking out as a huge star, so he destroys Youth.
Finally, RVD and Sean O'Haire beat Kurt Angle and Dean Malenko. At Judgement Day, O'Haire challenges Malenko and RVD fights Angle in another tag match, so this match was a must to push along the storyline. This is just the beginning of the huge feud I promised. Angle is going to be a monster heel like never before.