Backlash 2007

1. Hardyz defeated Cade + Murdoch by pinfall

This was pretty standard fare, but it was decently entertaining, thanks to how over the Hardyz were with the crowd. Murdoch was never very good in the ring and it showed here.

Rating: 2.5

2. Melina defeated Mickie James by pinfall

This was a well-worked match, but lacked excitement. The double split spot was something new and at least you can tell that these two have an idea of how to put a good match on.

Rating: 2.25

3. Chris Benoit defeated MVP by pinfall

This was probably the best match of the series as MVP looked really sharp. The ending made more sense to me this time and everything was well executed.

Rating: 3.25

4. Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon and Umaga defeated Lashley by pinfall

This was pretty much guaranteed not to be a good match and I have to say it was more entertaining than it had any right to be. It's too bad that this was the best they could do with Umaga at the time.

Rating: 2

5. Undertaker and Batista fought to a no contest

I remembered this being a lot better, but the first five minutes or so were pretty blah. They kicked it up a notch at the end and had themselves a good match. Not a bad effort, but not quite the classic they were going for.

Rating: 3.5

6. John Cena defeated Shawn Michaels, Randy Orton, and Edge by pinfall

***Match Of The Night***

This was brilliant stuff by four guys who were on a roll in the ring at this time. They had great chemistry and the match flowed extremely well for a multi-man match. Another great main event in a time where they seemed to always deliver at the top of the card. Unfortunately, they thought that no matter who they put in there with Cena, he could deliver and they gave him Great Khali next. No one can pull that miracle off.

Rating: 4.25

Well, this was a really good show. Nothing was bad and everything got a good amount of time. It's a shame that we didn't get the Mickie James/Melina match at WrestleMania, but it worked out well for this show. There are very few non-big four shows that really are classics, but I'd have to say this one comes pretty close.

Overall Rating: 88%