WWF Backlash 2000

Match

1

Edge and Christian (c)vsD-Generation X

Tag Team Match Title Match WWF Tag Team Championship

Result Edge and Christian def. D-Generation X Pinfall (8 minutes 37 seconds)

VS

Championship on the Line

WWF Tag Team Championship

1983 — 2002 Champion entering: Edge and Christian

Winner

Edge and Christian

Pinfall (8 minutes 37 seconds)

Match

2

Dean Malenko (c)vsScotty 2 Hotty

Singles Match Title Match WWF Light Heavyweight Championship

Result Dean Malenko def. Scotty 2 Hotty Pinfall (11 minutes 47 seconds)

Dean Malenko

VS

Scotty 2 Hotty

Championship on the Line

WWF Light Heavyweight Championship

1997 — 2001 Champion entering: Dean Malenko

Winner

Dean Malenko

Pinfall (11 minutes 47 seconds)

Match

3

Bull Buchanan & Big Boss ManvsThe APA

Tag Team Match

Result Bull Buchanan & Big Boss Man def. The APA Pinfall (8 minutes 37 seconds)

Bull Buchanan Big Boss Man

VS

The APA

Bradshaw Faarooq

Winners

Bull Buchanan & Big Boss Man

Pinfall (8 minutes 37 seconds)

Match

4

Crash Holly (c)vsHardcore HollyvsJeff HardyvsMatt HardyvsPerry SaturnvsTazz

Six-Pack Hardcore Match Title Match WWF Hardcore Championship

Result Crash Holly def. Hardcore Holly, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Perry Saturn, Tazz Pinfall (12 minutes 18 seconds)

VS

VS

VS

VS

Championship on the Line

WWF Hardcore Championship

1998 — 2002 Champion entering: Crash Holly

Winner

Crash Holly

Pinfall (12 minutes 18 seconds)

Match

5

Big ShowvsKurt Angle

Singles Match

Result Big Show def. Kurt Angle Pinfall (2 minutes 35 seconds)

Big Show

VS

Kurt Angle

Winner

Big Show

Pinfall (2 minutes 35 seconds)

Match

6

T & AvsThe Dudley Boyz

Tag Team Match

Result T & A def. The Dudley Boyz Pinfall (11 minutes 6 seconds)

T & A

Test Albert

VS

The Dudley Boyz

Bubba Ray Dudley D-Von Dudley

Winners

T & A

Pinfall (11 minutes 6 seconds)

Match

7

Eddie Guerrero (c)vsEssa Rios

Singles Match Title Match WWF European Championship

Result Eddie Guerrero def. Essa Rios Pinfall (8 minutes 38 seconds)

Eddie Guerrero

VS

Essa Rios

Championship on the Line

WWF European Championship

1997 — 2002 Champion entering: Eddie Guerrero

Winner

Eddie Guerrero

Pinfall (8 minutes 38 seconds)

Match

8

Chris Benoit (c)vsChris Jericho

Singles Match Title Match WWF Intercontinental Championship

Result Chris Benoit def. Chris Jericho Disqualification (15 minutes 3 seconds)

Chris Benoit

VS

Chris Jericho

Championship on the Line

WWF Intercontinental Championship

1988 — 2002 Champion entering: Chris Benoit

Winner

Chris Benoit

Disqualification (15 minutes 3 seconds)

Match

9

Triple H (c)vsThe Rock

Singles Match Title Match Main Event WWF Championship

Result The Rock def. Triple H Pinfall (19 minutes 22 seconds)

New Champion

Triple H

VS

The Rock

Special Guest Referee

Shane McMahon

Championship on the Line

WWF Championship

1989 — 2001 Champion entering: Triple H

Winner

The Rock

Pinfall (19 minutes 22 seconds)

New Champion

Match Summary

The Rock challenged Triple H for the WWF Championship in a match surrounded by McMahon family interference. Shane McMahon was assigned as the special guest referee, giving the champion a built-in advantage. Vince McMahon and Stephanie McMahon were also at ringside to support Triple H. The match was chaotic from the start, with run-ins from Vince’s associates Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco adding to the mayhem.

The tide turned when Linda McMahon arrived with referee Earl Hebner, restoring some order to the officiating. Moments later, Stone Cold Steve Austin made his return to the WWF after months away, storming the ring and clearing out the interference.

With the playing field leveled, The Rock hit a spinebuster followed by the People’s Elbow to pin Triple H and win the WWF Championship. The crowd reaction to Austin’s return and The Rock’s title win made this one of the most memorable moments of the Attitude Era.