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The Rock defeats Triple H to become new WWE Champion
Following WrestleMania 2000, it appeared as though the McMahon family was
finally coming together as a cohesive unit. Mr. McMahon turned on The Rock and
helped Stephanie’s husband, Triple H retain the WWE Championship at WrestleMania.
Shane was inspired by his father’s actions, and all three seemed to be on the
same page. Triple H faced The Rock at Backlash in a WWE Championship, and with
the McMahons all working together, things didn’t look good for the People’s
Champ.
In the weeks leading up to the match, it was determined that Shane would be
the special guest referee, and Mr. McMahon would be in Triple H’s corner. The
Rock was supposed to have back up as well, as Stone Cold was supposed to be in
his corner. But before the match began, Mr. McMahon reminded the fans that the
card is always subject to change, and that Stone Cold would not be able to make
it to Backlash. It looked as though The Rock would be facing insurmountable
odds.
Shane showed his bias in the match early and often, giving Triple H fast
counts and even refusing to count for The Rock’s pin attempts. The People’s
Champ became fed up with his actions, though, and was able to send both Shane
and Triple H through the announce table with a double Rock Bottom. As The Rock
brought Triple H back to the ring, Mr. McMahon interfered as well. He distracted
the People’s Champ just long enough for Triple H to recover and hit a Pedigree.
Shane was still knocked out, so there was no referee to make the count. With
that, Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson rushed to the ring in referee shirts to
make the count, but The Rock kicked out.
Brisco and Patterson joined Triple H in a beat down of The Rock, and Mr.
McMahon put the cherry on top when he leveled him with a steel chair. Just when
it seemed like The Rock was down and out, Stone Cold’s music hit and the Texas
Rattlesnake came to the ring and cleaned house. Stone Cold cleared the ring of
everyone thanks to a steel chair of his own. With that, Linda McMahon came to
the ring with referee Earl Hebner. The Rock hit Triple H with a spinebuster and
the People’s Elbow, and Linda made Hebner make the count. The Rock was crowned
as the new WWE Champion. Then, in a surreal moment, The Rock and Stone Cold
celebrated together with a few beers.
Backlash 2000 Results
World Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian def. X-Pac & Road Dogg
Cruiserweight Champion Dean Malenko def. Scotty 2 Hotty
Bull Buchanan & Big Boss Man def. the Acolytes
Hardcore Champion Crash Holly def. Hardcore Holly and Jeff Hardy and Matt
Hardy and Saturn and Tazz
Big Show def. Kurt Angle
T&A (Test & Albert) w/ Trish Stratus def. Dudley Boys
European Champion Eddie Guerrero w/ Chyna def. Essa Rios w/ Lita
Intercontinental Champion: Chris Benoit def. Chris Jericho
The Rock def. Triple H with Shane McMahon as the Special Guest Referee (new WWE
Champion)
A*** The video cassette and case are in excellent condition. The
sleeve and/or video label are very clean.
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