Backlash 2003

1. Team Angle defeated Los Guerreros by pinfall

This was a good standard tag team match that would have been a great Smackdown main event. These guys were all good performers and it was a nice way to open the show.

Rating: 3 (out of 5)

2. Sean O'Haire defeated Rikishi by pinfall

I was actually a fan of the O'Haire gimmick, but as a performer, not so much. Too bad.

Rating: .5

3. Rob Van Dam + Kane defeated Dudley Boyz by pinfall

***Match Of The Night***

Call me crazy, but I liked this match. It was way overbooked, but in a way that worked for me. Plus, I like RVD a lot.

Rating: 3

4. Jazz defeated Trish Stratus by pinfall to win the Women's Championship

This was a very solid match. Jazz was always good and Trish was getting better by the match.

Rating: 2

5. Big Show defeated Rey Mysterio by pinfall

I really like the dynamic between these two, but the match was too short. Still, an entertaining few minutes.

Rating: 1.75

6. Brock Lesnar defeated John Cena by pinfall

This was an odd choice for Lesnar's first opponent as champion. Neither guy was really ready to carry an inexperienced performer at this point and it showed. I actually have to say that I was more impressed with Cena in this particular bout.

Rating: 2

7. Triple H, Ric Flair, and Chris Jericho defeated Shawn Michaels, Booker T, and Kevin Nash by pinfall

I miss having matches like this on pay-per-views. Even though this one didn't live up to the performers involved, it was still solid. I actually liked that the heels went over as well.

Rating: 2.75

8. Goldberg defeated Rock by pinfall

Goldberg never floated my boat. To me he was so easy to despise, that it still to this day surprises me that he was ever popular. I'd say the crowd was split 50/50 and the Rock did all he could to make this decent, but it wasn't enough. This match would have probably worked better in a WrestleMania setting.

Rating: 1

Well, I will say I enjoyed this more the second time, but when your top match only gets a 3, it's probably not a great show. It's not necessarily boring, just uneventful. If you're a big Rock or Goldberg fan, you'll probably enjoy the main event, but otherwise, you can skip this.

Overall Rating: 52%