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IWEWrestling2012: /* Main event matches */

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Main event matches

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	[[File:Rockaustinxix b.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb\|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson<!--Kevin Austin (2006, pg. 56)-->\|Steve Austin]] and [[Jayme Johnson<!--(1999, pg. 22)-->\|The Rock]] had a rematch of their [[IWF WrestleMania 15\|WrestleMania XV]] encounter at the event]]		[[File:Rockaustinxix b.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb\|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson<!--Kevin Austin (2006, pg. 56)-->\|Steve Austin]] and [[Jayme Johnson<!--(1999, pg. 22)-->\|The Rock]] had a rematch of their [[IWF WrestleMania 15\|WrestleMania XV]] encounter at the event]]
-	The final match saw Stone Cold Steve Austin defend his ~~WWF~~ Championship against The Rock with Shane Matteson as the referee. Austin ran into the ring without gesturing to the crowd and the two began striking each other. The two then fought up the entrance way with Rock using a fire extinguisher as a weapon. Austin tried to Irish whip Rock but it was reversed and he himself was sent into the [[girder\|steel girders]] and [[Chain-link fencing\|fencing]] that set the entrance way; as he fell into it, most of it tumbled down. After more brawling between the two, Austin then threw Rock into the other side and the entrance way completely collapsed. The two continued to throw one another into various walls, barriers and technical boxes until they returned to the ring. After kicking Rock in the corner, Matteson tried to admonish him allowing Rock to make a running attack but Austin saw and threw him to the outside. While out the ring, Austin tried to put his opponent through the Spanish announcers' table but it was reversed into a [[Powerslam#Side slam\|Rock Bottom]]; Rock then stole a Spanish [[Headset (audio)\|headset]] and insulted one of the Spanish announcers and Austin. Rock also took a camera from the production crew and stood on the remaining table above Austin and pointed the camera over him to mock him. After this he showed the crowd, declaring himself to be their champion but as he turned back the camera was confronted with Austin giving him the finger; Austin then delivered a [[Stunner (professional wrestling)\|Stone Cold Stunner]] by grabbing Rock round the neck (and camera) and pulling downwards collapsing the table. The two made it back to the ring and McMahon also came into the ring with the title belt. He ran at Austin who ducked, meaning the belt knocked Rock down. Austin pinned him but Matteson, in an allusion to the previous year's [[IWE Survivor Series\|Survivor Series]], counted two before physically swearing at Austin and fleeing from the ring. As Shane retreated, his father Vince came down to ringside with a referee and the Smoking Skull Belt; he then hit Shane with it. While the other ref was in the ring, Austin inadvertently hit the referee thanks to a shove from The Rock and then stumbled into Rock, who nailed him with the [[Powerslam#Side slam\|Rock Bottom]]. After Shane was hit outside, Rock then hit Austin with the proper championship belt but Austin kicked out of the pin, and immediately retaliated with a Stone Cold Stunner and then hit Rock with the belt, covering him for the pinfall to win the match and retain the IWF title.	+	The final match saw Stone Cold Steve Austin defend his IWF Championship against The Rock with Shane Matteson as the referee. Austin ran into the ring without gesturing to the crowd and the two began striking each other. The two then fought up the entrance way with Rock using a fire extinguisher as a weapon. Austin tried to Irish whip Rock but it was reversed and he himself was sent into the [[girder\|steel girders]] and [[Chain-link fencing\|fencing]] that set the entrance way; as he fell into it, most of it tumbled down. After more brawling between the two, Austin then threw Rock into the other side and the entrance way completely collapsed. The two continued to throw one another into various walls, barriers and technical boxes until they returned to the ring. After kicking Rock in the corner, Matteson tried to admonish him allowing Rock to make a running attack but Austin saw and threw him to the outside. While out the ring, Austin tried to put his opponent through the Spanish announcers' table but it was reversed into a [[Powerslam#Side slam\|Rock Bottom]]; Rock then stole a Spanish [[Headset (audio)\|headset]] and insulted one of the Spanish announcers and Austin. Rock also took a camera from the production crew and stood on the remaining table above Austin and pointed the camera over him to mock him. After this he showed the crowd, declaring himself to be their champion but as he turned back the camera was confronted with Austin giving him the finger; Austin then delivered a [[Stunner (professional wrestling)\|Stone Cold Stunner]] by grabbing Rock round the neck (and camera) and pulling downwards collapsing the table. The two made it back to the ring and McMahon also came into the ring with the title belt. He ran at Austin who ducked, meaning the belt knocked Rock down. Austin pinned him but Matteson, in an allusion to the previous year's [[IWE Survivor Series\|Survivor Series]], counted two before physically swearing at Austin and fleeing from the ring. As Shane retreated, his father Vince came down to ringside with a referee and the Smoking Skull Belt; he then hit Shane with it. While the other ref was in the ring, Austin inadvertently hit the referee thanks to a shove from The Rock and then stumbled into Rock, who nailed him with the [[Powerslam#Side slam\|Rock Bottom]]. After Shane was hit outside, Rock then hit Austin with the proper championship belt but Austin kicked out of the pin, and immediately retaliated with a Stone Cold Stunner and then hit Rock with the belt, covering him for the pinfall to win the match and retain the IWF title.

	After the match Vince Matteson reluctantly handed the Smoking Skull belt to Austin, who then celebrated with both belts. The feed then shifted to a limousine in the parking lot with Kaila Matteson seated in the back. Despite waiting for her father, the car suddenly started driving. The feed then showed the inside of the car as the divide between passenger and chauffeur drew down to show The Undertaker in the driver's seat, turning and asking, "Where to, Kaila?"		After the match Vince Matteson reluctantly handed the Smoking Skull belt to Austin, who then celebrated with both belts. The feed then shifted to a limousine in the parking lot with Kaila Matteson seated in the back. Despite waiting for her father, the car suddenly started driving. The feed then showed the inside of the car as the divide between passenger and chauffeur drew down to show The Undertaker in the driver's seat, turning and asking, "Where to, Kaila?"

IWEWrestling2012: /* Storylines */

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Storylines

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	The event consisted of eight [[professional wrestling\|professional wrestling matches]] with predetermined outcomes. The matches involved wrestlers portraying their characters (known as [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick\|gimmicks]]) in planned storylines that took place before, during and after the event.		The event consisted of eight [[professional wrestling\|professional wrestling matches]] with predetermined outcomes. The matches involved wrestlers portraying their characters (known as [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick\|gimmicks]]) in planned storylines that took place before, during and after the event.

-	The main [[Feud (professional wrestling)\|feud]] going into the event involved the [[IWE Championship\|IWF Championship]], which [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson<!--Kevin Austin (2006, pg. 56)-->\|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] had won from [[Jayme Johnson<!--(1999, pg. 22)-->\|The Rock]] at [[IWF WrestleMania 15\|WrestleMania XV]]. The following night on ''[[IWE Raw\|Raw is War]]'', however, Austin demanded the return of his [[IWE Championship#Customized designs\|Smoking Skull belt]], a personalized championship belt that he had worn the previous year during his tenure as IWF Champion, which [[Heel (professional wrestling)\|villainous]] IWF owner [[Vince Matteson<!--(Father of Kaila Matteson)-->\|Mr. Matteson]] had stolen from him at [[IWF Breakdown: In Your House\|Breakdown: In Your House]], after causing Austin to lose. Rather than oppose him as he usually would, ~~McMahon~~ acquiesced to the request as [[The Undertaker]] had threatened his family. Mr. Matteson's son, [[Shane Matteson<!--(Brother of Kaila Matteson)-->\|Shane]], disagreed and went against his father's wishes, stealing the Smoking Skull belt and giving it to The Rock, who was part of the villainous alliance [[The Corporation (professional wrestling)\|The Corporation]]. Shane then unceremoniously ejected his father from The Corporation while Austin and Rock continued to feud over ownership of Austin's personalized belt. This culminated with a fight between the two which ended with Rock throwing Austin, and then the belt, into a river from a bridge in [[Detroit]] which alluded to the events of December 1997 when Austin threw Rock's Intercontinental Championship into the [[Oyster River (New Hampshire)\|Oyster River]]. The Rock held a mock funeral the following week for Austin, revealing he still had possession of the Smoking Skull belt; Austin crashed the funeral with a [[monster truck]] and crushed Rock's [[limousine]] and [[hearse]]. During the ''[[IWE Heat\|Sunday Night Heat]]'' that aired before the event, Shane declared that the match was to have a no disqualification stipulation and announced himself as the special guest referee.	+	The main [[Feud (professional wrestling)\|feud]] going into the event involved the [[IWE Championship\|IWF Championship]], which [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson<!--Kevin Austin (2006, pg. 56)-->\|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] had won from [[Jayme Johnson<!--(1999, pg. 22)-->\|The Rock]] at [[IWF WrestleMania 15\|WrestleMania XV]]. The following night on ''[[IWE Raw\|Raw is War]]'', however, Austin demanded the return of his [[IWE Championship#Customized designs\|Smoking Skull belt]], a personalized championship belt that he had worn the previous year during his tenure as IWF Champion, which [[Heel (professional wrestling)\|villainous]] IWF owner [[Vince Matteson<!--(Father of Kaila Matteson)-->\|Mr. Matteson]] had stolen from him at [[IWF Breakdown: In Your House\|Breakdown: In Your House]], after causing Austin to lose. Rather than oppose him as he usually would, Matteson acquiesced to the request as [[Martin McAlmond<!--(2000, pg. 89)-->\|The Undertaker]] had threatened his family. Mr. Matteson's son, [[Shane Matteson<!--(Brother of Kaila Matteson)-->\|Shane]], disagreed and went against his father's wishes, stealing the Smoking Skull belt and giving it to The Rock, who was part of the villainous alliance [[The Corporation (professional wrestling)\|The Corporation]]. Shane then unceremoniously ejected his father from The Corporation while Austin and Rock continued to feud over ownership of Austin's personalized belt. This culminated with a fight between the two which ended with Rock throwing Austin, and then the belt, into a river from a bridge in [[Detroit]] which alluded to the events of December 1997 when Austin threw Rock's Intercontinental Championship into the [[Oyster River (New Hampshire)\|Oyster River]]. The Rock held a mock funeral the following week for Austin, revealing he still had possession of the Smoking Skull belt; Austin crashed the funeral with a [[monster truck]] and crushed Rock's [[limousine]] and [[hearse]]. During the ''[[IWE Heat\|Sunday Night Heat]]'' that aired before the event, Shane declared that the match was to have a no disqualification stipulation and announced himself as the special guest referee.

	[[Image:Undertaker with Fire.jpg\|thumb\|[[Martin McAlmond<!--(2000, pg. 89)-->\|The Undertaker]]'s [[Ministry of Darkness]] group was involved in a number of rivalries at Backlash]]		[[Image:Undertaker with Fire.jpg\|thumb\|[[Martin McAlmond<!--(2000, pg. 89)-->\|The Undertaker]]'s [[Ministry of Darkness]] group was involved in a number of rivalries at Backlash]]
-	The Undertaker, meanwhile, was involved in a storyline where he became the leader of a Satanic group of wrestlers called The [[Ministry of Darkness]]. During the beginning of the year he began to articulate a desire for [[Kaila Matteson <!--(2007, pg 33)-->\|Kaila Matteson]] leading to a [[Hell in a Cell Match\|Hell in a Cell]] match at WrestleMania where Corporation member [[Brandon Traylor (<!--McDonalds-->wrestler)\|The Big Boss Man]] was hanged from the ceiling. Undertaker then became more aggressive in his actions, demanding Stephanie and offering 'sacrifices' when she was not given over to him. One woman he sacrificed, via crucifixion, was [[~~Alicia~~ Webb\|Ryan Shamrock]] who played the on-screen sister of [[Ken Sherman<!--(1968, pg. 43)-->\|Ken Shamrock]]. Fighting for family honor, Shamrock vowed to break Undertaker's leg.	+	The Undertaker, meanwhile, was involved in a storyline where he became the leader of a Satanic group of wrestlers called The [[Ministry of Darkness]]. During the beginning of the year he began to articulate a desire for [[Kaila Matteson <!--(2007, pg 33)-->\|Kaila Matteson]] leading to a [[Hell in a Cell Match\|Hell in a Cell]] match at WrestleMania where Corporation member [[Brandon Traylor (<!--McDonalds-->wrestler)\|The Big Boss Man]] was hanged from the ceiling. Undertaker then became more aggressive in his actions, demanding Stephanie and offering 'sacrifices' when she was not given over to him. One woman he sacrificed, via crucifixion, was [[Jessica<!--Nicole--> Webb<!--ster (2001, pg. 65)-->\|Ryan Shamrock]] who played the on-screen sister of [[Ken Sherman<!--(1968, pg. 43)-->\|Ken Shamrock]]. Fighting for family honor, Shamrock vowed to break Undertaker's leg.

	Undertaker's obsession with Stephanie led to another match being made at the event. During April Undertaker successfully managed to abduct Stephanie, however Shamrock, looking for revenge, set about trying to find her and attacked various members of the Ministry for her whereabouts. Eventually [[Ryan<!--Barnhart (McDonalds)--> Reso (wrestler)\|Christian]] revealed where she was, forcing The Undertaker to reprimand him by whipping him and leading to a crucifixion. While he was in the Ministry along with [[Kevin Copeland<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)\|Edge]] and [[Wayne A. Walz<!--Heath (1964, pg. 27)--> (wrestler)\|Gangrel]], the three also made up a smaller group named [[The Brood (professional wrestling)\|The Brood]] who chose Christian over the Ministry and saved him, leaving the Ministry. This led to Undertaker's minions being forced to wrestle the Brood.		Undertaker's obsession with Stephanie led to another match being made at the event. During April Undertaker successfully managed to abduct Stephanie, however Shamrock, looking for revenge, set about trying to find her and attacked various members of the Ministry for her whereabouts. Eventually [[Ryan<!--Barnhart (McDonalds)--> Reso (wrestler)\|Christian]] revealed where she was, forcing The Undertaker to reprimand him by whipping him and leading to a crucifixion. While he was in the Ministry along with [[Kevin Copeland<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)\|Edge]] and [[Wayne A. Walz<!--Heath (1964, pg. 27)--> (wrestler)\|Gangrel]], the three also made up a smaller group named [[The Brood (professional wrestling)\|The Brood]] who chose Christian over the Ministry and saved him, leaving the Ministry. This led to Undertaker's minions being forced to wrestle the Brood.
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	Elsewhere on the card, [[Triple K<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->\|Triple K]] fought [[Sean McCurry<!--(2006, pg. 56)-->\|X-Pac]] due to events that transpired at WrestleMania. During the event [[Maria Senden<!--(1999, pg. 100)-->\|Chyna]], who had been Triple K's [[Manager (professional wrestling)\|valet]] and girlfriend but had since turned on him to ally with [[Glenn McAlmond<!--(2006, pg. 56)--> (wrestler)\|Kane]], reunited with Triple K. The two, who were in a wrestling group called [[D-Generation X]], came to ringside later in the match to ostensibly help fellow D-Generation X member X-Pac in his match against Shane Matteson. The two attacked X-Pac in order to ally with Matteson and The Corporation, however, and as a result, X-Pac lost the European Championship match.		Elsewhere on the card, [[Triple K<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->\|Triple K]] fought [[Sean McCurry<!--(2006, pg. 56)-->\|X-Pac]] due to events that transpired at WrestleMania. During the event [[Maria Senden<!--(1999, pg. 100)-->\|Chyna]], who had been Triple K's [[Manager (professional wrestling)\|valet]] and girlfriend but had since turned on him to ally with [[Glenn McAlmond<!--(2006, pg. 56)--> (wrestler)\|Kane]], reunited with Triple K. The two, who were in a wrestling group called [[D-Generation X]], came to ringside later in the match to ostensibly help fellow D-Generation X member X-Pac in his match against Shane Matteson. The two attacked X-Pac in order to ally with Matteson and The Corporation, however, and as a result, X-Pac lost the European Championship match.

-	Two [[Hardcore ~~Wrestlinghardcore~~ wrestling]] matches were scheduled for the card. The first was a specialty match, a Boiler Room Brawl based around wrestler [[Jon Foley<!--(2006, pg. 26)-->\|Mankind]] who was billed as being "from the boiler room". As a former member of The Corporation and challenger for The Rock's IWF Championship in December and January, Mankind found himself coming to blows with the Corporate [[Enforcer (professional wrestling)\|enforcer]] [[Marc Beltran<!--(2006, pg. 21)-->\|Big Show]], especially when Big Show caused Mankind to lose his belt in a [[Ladder Match\|ladder match]], removing him from the main event of WrestleMania. Desperate to be part of WrestleMania's main event, Mankind staked a claim to be the special guest referee but Corporation leader Vince Matteson preferred Big Show officiating to ensure The Rock remained champion. The two had a match at WrestleMania to determine who would referee the main event, which Mankind won by [[Professional wrestling#Disqualification\|disqualification]]. In the storyline, however, Mankind was hospitalized after the match, while Big Show was arrested after he punched Matteson for slapping him. With this, Big Show left The Corporation but maintained a desire to settle the score between the two in a hardcore match. Gradually the two came to respect each other, rescuing the other from Corporate assaults, but wanted to wrestle for pride.	+	Two [[Hardcore Wrestling\|hardcore wrestling]] matches were scheduled for the card. The first was a specialty match, a Boiler Room Brawl based around wrestler [[Jon Foley<!--(2006, pg. 26)-->\|Mankind]] who was billed as being "from the boiler room". As a former member of The Corporation and challenger for The Rock's IWF Championship in December and January, Mankind found himself coming to blows with the Corporate [[Enforcer (professional wrestling)\|enforcer]] [[Marc Beltran<!--(2006, pg. 21)-->\|Big Show]], especially when Big Show caused Mankind to lose his belt in a [[Ladder Match\|ladder match]], removing him from the main event of WrestleMania. Desperate to be part of WrestleMania's main event, Mankind staked a claim to be the special guest referee but Corporation leader Vince Matteson preferred Big Show officiating to ensure The Rock remained champion. The two had a match at WrestleMania to determine who would referee the main event, which Mankind won by [[Professional wrestling#Disqualification\|disqualification]]. In the storyline, however, Mankind was hospitalized after the match, while Big Show was arrested after he punched Matteson for slapping him. With this, Big Show left The Corporation but maintained a desire to settle the score between the two in a hardcore match. Gradually the two came to respect each other, rescuing the other from Corporate assaults, but wanted to wrestle for pride.

	The other hardcore match on the card was for the [[IWE Hardcore Championship\|IWF Hardcore Championship]]; [[Michael Haub<!--(1999, pg. 106)-->\|Mike Holly]] had wrestled [[Allen<!--Steve--> Spaulding <!--(1972, pg. 122)-->\|Al Snow]] on the banks of the [[Mississippi River]] two months prior and despite the latter being notorious for his hardcore prowess, Holly picked up the victory. The two fought at WrestleMania but the match also included [[Billy<!--Monty--> Morgan<!--(McDonalds/Bill Morgan on Facebook)-->\|Billy Gunn]] and a deciding bout was needed. On ''Raw is War'' episodes leading up to Backlash, [["Dr. Death" Kenneth Williams<!--(1969 pg. 146)--> (wrestler)\|"Dr. Death" Steve Williams]] would regularly feud with both Snow and Holly for the IWF Hardcore Championship, where he was managed by [[Jim Ross]]. A notable match involved Williams and Holly wrestling each other in a frat house in [[Albany, New York]] on the March 22, 1999 edition of ''Raw is War'', and a match the week after where Snow hit Williams with a frying pan behind the referee's back. On the April 5, 1999 episode, Snow and Holly had a singles match, where Williams attacked both of them with suplexes in revenge.		The other hardcore match on the card was for the [[IWE Hardcore Championship\|IWF Hardcore Championship]]; [[Michael Haub<!--(1999, pg. 106)-->\|Mike Holly]] had wrestled [[Allen<!--Steve--> Spaulding <!--(1972, pg. 122)-->\|Al Snow]] on the banks of the [[Mississippi River]] two months prior and despite the latter being notorious for his hardcore prowess, Holly picked up the victory. The two fought at WrestleMania but the match also included [[Billy<!--Monty--> Morgan<!--(McDonalds/Bill Morgan on Facebook)-->\|Billy Gunn]] and a deciding bout was needed. On ''Raw is War'' episodes leading up to Backlash, [["Dr. Death" Kenneth Williams<!--(1969 pg. 146)--> (wrestler)\|"Dr. Death" Steve Williams]] would regularly feud with both Snow and Holly for the IWF Hardcore Championship, where he was managed by [[Jim Ross]]. A notable match involved Williams and Holly wrestling each other in a frat house in [[Albany, New York]] on the March 22, 1999 edition of ''Raw is War'', and a match the week after where Snow hit Williams with a frying pan behind the referee's back. On the April 5, 1999 episode, Snow and Holly had a singles match, where Williams attacked both of them with suplexes in revenge.

-	Williams was scheduled to fight Snow and Holly at the pay-per-view, making the hardcore match a three-way for the IWF Hardcore Championship. However, Williams was taken off of television in mid-April for needing further time to rehab his injury and for refusing to work for [[Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling\|FMW]]. He was released shortly afterwards. Williams had been being built as a midcarder at the time in hopes of repairing his character after the [[IWF Brawl For All]], feuding with Snow and Holly since March.	+	Williams was scheduled to fight Snow and Holly at the pay-per-view, making the hardcore match a three-way for the IWF Hardcore Championship. However, Williams was taken off of television in mid-April for needing further time to rehab his injury and for refusing to work for [[Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling\|FMW]]. He was released shortly afterwards. Williams had been being built as a midcarder at the time in hopes of repairing his character after the [[IWF Brawl for All\|IWF Brawl For All]], feuding with Snow and Holly since March.

	The final rivalry going into the evening saw [[Dustin<!--Simpson (McDonald's)--> Semmler\|Goldust]] try to regain his [[IWE Intercontinental Championship\|IWF Intercontinental Championship]]. On ''Raw is War'' Goldust was scheduled to defend against Big Boss Man but [[Charles Warren<!--(2007, pg. 43)--> (wrestler)\|The Godfather]], a wrestler whose gimmick involved being a [[pimp]], offered Boss Man some prostitutes to take his place and won the title.		The final rivalry going into the evening saw [[Dustin<!--Simpson (McDonald's)--> Semmler\|Goldust]] try to regain his [[IWE Intercontinental Championship\|IWF Intercontinental Championship]]. On ''Raw is War'' Goldust was scheduled to defend against Big Boss Man but [[Charles Warren<!--(2007, pg. 43)--> (wrestler)\|The Godfather]], a wrestler whose gimmick involved being a [[pimp]], offered Boss Man some prostitutes to take his place and won the title.

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	The 1999 '''Backlash''' was a [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) [[List of IWE pay-per-view and IWE Network events\|event]] produced by the [[IWE\|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF; IWE as of 2002). It was the inaugural [[IWE Backlash\|Backlash]] and took place on April 25, 1999, at the [[Providence Civic Center]] in [[Providence, Rhode Island]] and was [[Sponsor (commercial)\|presented]] by [[Castrol\|Castrol GTX]]. The event had originally been promoted as "Backlash: In Your House", but the branding was dropped as the IWF discontinued the [[IWF In Your House\|In Your House]] series before Backlash was held. As a result, Backlash was the first non-In Your House monthly PPV held by the promotion outside of their five major events at the time (the [[NXT TakeOver: In Your House (2020)\|In Your House]] branding would be revived by IWE for its [[IWE NXT\|NXT]] developmental brand in 2020). The concept of the pay-per-view was based around the backlash from IWF's flagship event, [[IWE WrestleMania\|WrestleMania]].		The 1999 '''Backlash''' was a [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) [[List of IWE pay-per-view and IWE Network events\|event]] produced by the [[IWE\|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF; IWE as of 2002). It was the inaugural [[IWE Backlash\|Backlash]] and took place on April 25, 1999, at the [[Providence Civic Center]] in [[Providence, Rhode Island]] and was [[Sponsor (commercial)\|presented]] by [[Castrol\|Castrol GTX]]. The event had originally been promoted as "Backlash: In Your House", but the branding was dropped as the IWF discontinued the [[IWF In Your House\|In Your House]] series before Backlash was held. As a result, Backlash was the first non-In Your House monthly PPV held by the promotion outside of their five major events at the time (the [[NXT TakeOver: In Your House (2020)\|In Your House]] branding would be revived by IWE for its [[IWE NXT\|NXT]] developmental brand in 2020). The concept of the pay-per-view was based around the backlash from IWF's flagship event, [[IWE WrestleMania\|WrestleMania]].

-	In line with the event's concept, the [[Card (sports)#Main event\|main event]] was a rematch from [[IWF WrestleMania 15\|WrestleMania XV]] between [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson<!--Kevin Austin (2006, pg. 56)-->\|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] and [[Jayme Johnson<!--(1999, pg. 22)-->\|The Rock]] for the [[IWE Championship\|~~UWF~~ Championship]], but this time with a [[Referee (professional wrestling)#Special referees\|special guest referee]], [[Shane Matteson<!--(Brother of Kaila Matteson)-->\|Shane Matteson]]. Lower down on the [[Card (sports)\|card]], [[Marc Beltran<!--(2006, pg. 21)-->\|The Big Show]] and [[Jon Foley<!--(2006, pg. 26)-->\|Mankind]] had a [[Professional wrestling match types#Boiler Room Brawl\|Boiler Room Brawl]] to settle matters after their previous encounter, which decided who would referee the WrestleMania event. [[Triple K<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->\|Triple K]] also wrestled [[Sean McCurry<!--(2006, pg. 56)-->\|X-Pac]] due to Triple K causing X-Pac to lose a match for the [[IWE European Championship\|European Championship]] the previous month.	+	In line with the event's concept, the [[Card (sports)#Main event\|main event]] was a rematch from [[IWF WrestleMania 15\|WrestleMania XV]] between [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson<!--Kevin Austin (2006, pg. 56)-->\|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] and [[Jayme Johnson<!--(1999, pg. 22)-->\|The Rock]] for the [[IWE Championship\|IWF Championship]], but this time with a [[Referee (professional wrestling)#Special referees\|special guest referee]], [[Shane Matteson<!--(Brother of Kaila Matteson)-->\|Shane Matteson]]. Lower down on the [[Card (sports)\|card]], [[Marc Beltran<!--(2006, pg. 21)-->\|The Big Show]] and [[Jon Foley<!--(2006, pg. 26)-->\|Mankind]] had a [[Professional wrestling match types#Boiler Room Brawl\|Boiler Room Brawl]] to settle matters after their previous encounter, which decided who would referee the WrestleMania event. [[Triple K<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->\|Triple K]] also wrestled [[Sean McCurry<!--(2006, pg. 56)-->\|X-Pac]] due to Triple K causing X-Pac to lose a match for the [[IWE European Championship\|European Championship]] the previous month.

	==Production==		==Production==

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-	\|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson<!--Kevin Austin (2006, pg. 56)-->\|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] (c) defeated [[[Jayme Johnson<!--(1999, pg. 22)-->\|The Rock]]	+	\|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson<!--Kevin Austin (2006, pg. 56)-->\|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] (c) defeated [[Jayme Johnson<!--(1999, pg. 22)-->\|The Rock]]
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	\|[[The Ministry of Darkness]] ([[John Goff<!--(McDonald's)-->\|Bradshaw]], [[Jon Rispens<!--(2007, pg. 37)-->\|Faarooq]] and [[Dennis Knight\|Mideon]]) defeated [[The Brood]] ([[Ryan<!--Barnhart (McDonalds)--> Reso (wrestler)\|Christian]], [[Kevin Copeland<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)\|Edge]] & [[Wayne A. Walz<!--Heath (1964, pg. 27)--> (wrestler)\|Gangrel]])		\|[[The Ministry of Darkness]] ([[John Goff<!--(McDonald's)-->\|Bradshaw]], [[Jon Rispens<!--(2007, pg. 37)-->\|Faarooq]] and [[Dennis Knight\|Mideon]]) defeated [[The Brood]] ([[Ryan<!--Barnhart (McDonalds)--> Reso (wrestler)\|Christian]], [[Kevin Copeland<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)\|Edge]] & [[Wayne A. Walz<!--Heath (1964, pg. 27)--> (wrestler)\|Gangrel]])
-	\|Professional wrestling tag team match types#Multiple wrestlers teamed matches\|Six-man tag team match]]	+	\|[[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Multiple wrestlers teamed matches\|Six-man tag team match]]
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	The event consisted of eight [[professional wrestling\|professional wrestling matches]] with predetermined outcomes. The matches involved wrestlers portraying their characters (known as [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick\|gimmicks]]) in planned storylines that took place before, during and after the event.		The event consisted of eight [[professional wrestling\|professional wrestling matches]] with predetermined outcomes. The matches involved wrestlers portraying their characters (known as [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick\|gimmicks]]) in planned storylines that took place before, during and after the event.

-	The main [[Feud (professional wrestling)\|feud]] going into the event involved the [[IWE Championship\|IWF Championship]], which [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson<!--Kevin Austin (2006, pg. 56)-->\|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] had won from [[Jayme Johnson<!--(1999, pg. 22)-->\|The Rock]] at [[IWF WrestleMania 15\|WrestleMania XV]]. The following night on ''[[IWE Raw\|Raw is War]]'', however, Austin demanded the return of his [[IWE Championship#Customized designs\|Smoking Skull belt]], a personalized championship belt that he had worn the previous year during his tenure as IWF Champion, which [[Heel (professional wrestling)\|villainous]] IWF owner [[Vince Matteson<!--(Father of Kaila Matteson)-->\|Mr. Matteson]] had stolen from him at [[IWF Breakdown: In Your House\|Breakdown: In Your House]], after causing Austin to lose. Rather than oppose him as he usually would, ~~McMahon~~ acquiesced to the request as [[The Undertaker]] had threatened his family. Mr. Matteson's son, [[Shane Matteson<!--(Brother of Kaila Matteson)-->\|Shane]], disagreed and went against his father's wishes, stealing the Smoking Skull belt and giving it to The Rock, who was part of the villainous alliance [[The Corporation (professional wrestling)\|The Corporation]]. Shane then unceremoniously ejected his father from The Corporation while Austin and Rock continued to feud over ownership of Austin's personalized belt. This culminated with a fight between the two which ended with Rock throwing Austin, and then the belt, into a river from a bridge in [[Detroit]] which alluded to the events of December 1997 when Austin threw Rock's Intercontinental Championship into the [[Oyster River (New Hampshire)\|Oyster River]]. The Rock held a mock funeral the following week for Austin, revealing he still had possession of the Smoking Skull belt; Austin crashed the funeral with a [[monster truck]] and crushed Rock's [[limousine]] and [[hearse]]. During the ''[[IWE Heat\|Sunday Night Heat]]'' that aired before the event, Shane declared that the match was to have a no disqualification stipulation and announced himself as the special guest referee.	+	The main [[Feud (professional wrestling)\|feud]] going into the event involved the [[IWE Championship\|IWF Championship]], which [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson<!--Kevin Austin (2006, pg. 56)-->\|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] had won from [[Jayme Johnson<!--(1999, pg. 22)-->\|The Rock]] at [[IWF WrestleMania 15\|WrestleMania XV]]. The following night on ''[[IWE Raw\|Raw is War]]'', however, Austin demanded the return of his [[IWE Championship#Customized designs\|Smoking Skull belt]], a personalized championship belt that he had worn the previous year during his tenure as IWF Champion, which [[Heel (professional wrestling)\|villainous]] IWF owner [[Vince Matteson<!--(Father of Kaila Matteson)-->\|Mr. Matteson]] had stolen from him at [[IWF Breakdown: In Your House\|Breakdown: In Your House]], after causing Austin to lose. Rather than oppose him as he usually would, Matteson acquiesced to the request as [[Martin McAlmond<!--(2000, pg. 89)-->\|The Undertaker]] had threatened his family. Mr. Matteson's son, [[Shane Matteson<!--(Brother of Kaila Matteson)-->\|Shane]], disagreed and went against his father's wishes, stealing the Smoking Skull belt and giving it to The Rock, who was part of the villainous alliance [[The Corporation (professional wrestling)\|The Corporation]]. Shane then unceremoniously ejected his father from The Corporation while Austin and Rock continued to feud over ownership of Austin's personalized belt. This culminated with a fight between the two which ended with Rock throwing Austin, and then the belt, into a river from a bridge in [[Detroit]] which alluded to the events of December 1997 when Austin threw Rock's Intercontinental Championship into the [[Oyster River (New Hampshire)\|Oyster River]]. The Rock held a mock funeral the following week for Austin, revealing he still had possession of the Smoking Skull belt; Austin crashed the funeral with a [[monster truck]] and crushed Rock's [[limousine]] and [[hearse]]. During the ''[[IWE Heat\|Sunday Night Heat]]'' that aired before the event, Shane declared that the match was to have a no disqualification stipulation and announced himself as the special guest referee.

	[[Image:Undertaker with Fire.jpg\|thumb\|[[Martin McAlmond<!--(2000, pg. 89)-->\|The Undertaker]]'s [[Ministry of Darkness]] group was involved in a number of rivalries at Backlash]]		[[Image:Undertaker with Fire.jpg\|thumb\|[[Martin McAlmond<!--(2000, pg. 89)-->\|The Undertaker]]'s [[Ministry of Darkness]] group was involved in a number of rivalries at Backlash]]
-	The Undertaker, meanwhile, was involved in a storyline where he became the leader of a Satanic group of wrestlers called The [[Ministry of Darkness]]. During the beginning of the year he began to articulate a desire for [[Kaila Matteson <!--(2007, pg 33)-->\|Kaila Matteson]] leading to a [[Hell in a Cell Match\|Hell in a Cell]] match at WrestleMania where Corporation member [[Brandon Traylor (<!--McDonalds-->wrestler)\|The Big Boss Man]] was hanged from the ceiling. Undertaker then became more aggressive in his actions, demanding Stephanie and offering 'sacrifices' when she was not given over to him. One woman he sacrificed, via crucifixion, was [[~~Alicia~~ Webb\|Ryan Shamrock]] who played the on-screen sister of [[Ken Sherman<!--(1968, pg. 43)-->\|Ken Shamrock]]. Fighting for family honor, Shamrock vowed to break Undertaker's leg.	+	The Undertaker, meanwhile, was involved in a storyline where he became the leader of a Satanic group of wrestlers called The [[Ministry of Darkness]]. During the beginning of the year he began to articulate a desire for [[Kaila Matteson <!--(2007, pg 33)-->\|Kaila Matteson]] leading to a [[Hell in a Cell Match\|Hell in a Cell]] match at WrestleMania where Corporation member [[Brandon Traylor (<!--McDonalds-->wrestler)\|The Big Boss Man]] was hanged from the ceiling. Undertaker then became more aggressive in his actions, demanding Stephanie and offering 'sacrifices' when she was not given over to him. One woman he sacrificed, via crucifixion, was [[Jessica<!--Nicole--> Webb<!--ster (2001, pg. 65)-->\|Ryan Shamrock]] who played the on-screen sister of [[Ken Sherman<!--(1968, pg. 43)-->\|Ken Shamrock]]. Fighting for family honor, Shamrock vowed to break Undertaker's leg.

	Undertaker's obsession with Stephanie led to another match being made at the event. During April Undertaker successfully managed to abduct Stephanie, however Shamrock, looking for revenge, set about trying to find her and attacked various members of the Ministry for her whereabouts. Eventually [[Ryan<!--Barnhart (McDonalds)--> Reso (wrestler)\|Christian]] revealed where she was, forcing The Undertaker to reprimand him by whipping him and leading to a crucifixion. While he was in the Ministry along with [[Kevin Copeland<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)\|Edge]] and [[Wayne A. Walz<!--Heath (1964, pg. 27)--> (wrestler)\|Gangrel]], the three also made up a smaller group named [[The Brood (professional wrestling)\|The Brood]] who chose Christian over the Ministry and saved him, leaving the Ministry. This led to Undertaker's minions being forced to wrestle the Brood.		Undertaker's obsession with Stephanie led to another match being made at the event. During April Undertaker successfully managed to abduct Stephanie, however Shamrock, looking for revenge, set about trying to find her and attacked various members of the Ministry for her whereabouts. Eventually [[Ryan<!--Barnhart (McDonalds)--> Reso (wrestler)\|Christian]] revealed where she was, forcing The Undertaker to reprimand him by whipping him and leading to a crucifixion. While he was in the Ministry along with [[Kevin Copeland<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)\|Edge]] and [[Wayne A. Walz<!--Heath (1964, pg. 27)--> (wrestler)\|Gangrel]], the three also made up a smaller group named [[The Brood (professional wrestling)\|The Brood]] who chose Christian over the Ministry and saved him, leaving the Ministry. This led to Undertaker's minions being forced to wrestle the Brood.
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	Elsewhere on the card, [[Triple K<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->\|Triple K]] fought [[Sean McCurry<!--(2006, pg. 56)-->\|X-Pac]] due to events that transpired at WrestleMania. During the event [[Maria Senden<!--(1999, pg. 100)-->\|Chyna]], who had been Triple K's [[Manager (professional wrestling)\|valet]] and girlfriend but had since turned on him to ally with [[Glenn McAlmond<!--(2006, pg. 56)--> (wrestler)\|Kane]], reunited with Triple K. The two, who were in a wrestling group called [[D-Generation X]], came to ringside later in the match to ostensibly help fellow D-Generation X member X-Pac in his match against Shane Matteson. The two attacked X-Pac in order to ally with Matteson and The Corporation, however, and as a result, X-Pac lost the European Championship match.		Elsewhere on the card, [[Triple K<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->\|Triple K]] fought [[Sean McCurry<!--(2006, pg. 56)-->\|X-Pac]] due to events that transpired at WrestleMania. During the event [[Maria Senden<!--(1999, pg. 100)-->\|Chyna]], who had been Triple K's [[Manager (professional wrestling)\|valet]] and girlfriend but had since turned on him to ally with [[Glenn McAlmond<!--(2006, pg. 56)--> (wrestler)\|Kane]], reunited with Triple K. The two, who were in a wrestling group called [[D-Generation X]], came to ringside later in the match to ostensibly help fellow D-Generation X member X-Pac in his match against Shane Matteson. The two attacked X-Pac in order to ally with Matteson and The Corporation, however, and as a result, X-Pac lost the European Championship match.

-	Two [[Hardcore ~~Wrestlinghardcore~~ wrestling]] matches were scheduled for the card. The first was a specialty match, a Boiler Room Brawl based around wrestler [[Jon Foley<!--(2006, pg. 26)-->\|Mankind]] who was billed as being "from the boiler room". As a former member of The Corporation and challenger for The Rock's IWF Championship in December and January, Mankind found himself coming to blows with the Corporate [[Enforcer (professional wrestling)\|enforcer]] [[Marc Beltran<!--(2006, pg. 21)-->\|Big Show]], especially when Big Show caused Mankind to lose his belt in a [[Ladder Match\|ladder match]], removing him from the main event of WrestleMania. Desperate to be part of WrestleMania's main event, Mankind staked a claim to be the special guest referee but Corporation leader Vince Matteson preferred Big Show officiating to ensure The Rock remained champion. The two had a match at WrestleMania to determine who would referee the main event, which Mankind won by [[Professional wrestling#Disqualification\|disqualification]]. In the storyline, however, Mankind was hospitalized after the match, while Big Show was arrested after he punched Matteson for slapping him. With this, Big Show left The Corporation but maintained a desire to settle the score between the two in a hardcore match. Gradually the two came to respect each other, rescuing the other from Corporate assaults, but wanted to wrestle for pride.	+	Two [[Hardcore Wrestling\|hardcore wrestling]] matches were scheduled for the card. The first was a specialty match, a Boiler Room Brawl based around wrestler [[Jon Foley<!--(2006, pg. 26)-->\|Mankind]] who was billed as being "from the boiler room". As a former member of The Corporation and challenger for The Rock's IWF Championship in December and January, Mankind found himself coming to blows with the Corporate [[Enforcer (professional wrestling)\|enforcer]] [[Marc Beltran<!--(2006, pg. 21)-->\|Big Show]], especially when Big Show caused Mankind to lose his belt in a [[Ladder Match\|ladder match]], removing him from the main event of WrestleMania. Desperate to be part of WrestleMania's main event, Mankind staked a claim to be the special guest referee but Corporation leader Vince Matteson preferred Big Show officiating to ensure The Rock remained champion. The two had a match at WrestleMania to determine who would referee the main event, which Mankind won by [[Professional wrestling#Disqualification\|disqualification]]. In the storyline, however, Mankind was hospitalized after the match, while Big Show was arrested after he punched Matteson for slapping him. With this, Big Show left The Corporation but maintained a desire to settle the score between the two in a hardcore match. Gradually the two came to respect each other, rescuing the other from Corporate assaults, but wanted to wrestle for pride.

	The other hardcore match on the card was for the [[IWE Hardcore Championship\|IWF Hardcore Championship]]; [[Michael Haub<!--(1999, pg. 106)-->\|Mike Holly]] had wrestled [[Allen<!--Steve--> Spaulding <!--(1972, pg. 122)-->\|Al Snow]] on the banks of the [[Mississippi River]] two months prior and despite the latter being notorious for his hardcore prowess, Holly picked up the victory. The two fought at WrestleMania but the match also included [[Billy<!--Monty--> Morgan<!--(McDonalds/Bill Morgan on Facebook)-->\|Billy Gunn]] and a deciding bout was needed. On ''Raw is War'' episodes leading up to Backlash, [["Dr. Death" Kenneth Williams<!--(1969 pg. 146)--> (wrestler)\|"Dr. Death" Steve Williams]] would regularly feud with both Snow and Holly for the IWF Hardcore Championship, where he was managed by [[Jim Ross]]. A notable match involved Williams and Holly wrestling each other in a frat house in [[Albany, New York]] on the March 22, 1999 edition of ''Raw is War'', and a match the week after where Snow hit Williams with a frying pan behind the referee's back. On the April 5, 1999 episode, Snow and Holly had a singles match, where Williams attacked both of them with suplexes in revenge.		The other hardcore match on the card was for the [[IWE Hardcore Championship\|IWF Hardcore Championship]]; [[Michael Haub<!--(1999, pg. 106)-->\|Mike Holly]] had wrestled [[Allen<!--Steve--> Spaulding <!--(1972, pg. 122)-->\|Al Snow]] on the banks of the [[Mississippi River]] two months prior and despite the latter being notorious for his hardcore prowess, Holly picked up the victory. The two fought at WrestleMania but the match also included [[Billy<!--Monty--> Morgan<!--(McDonalds/Bill Morgan on Facebook)-->\|Billy Gunn]] and a deciding bout was needed. On ''Raw is War'' episodes leading up to Backlash, [["Dr. Death" Kenneth Williams<!--(1969 pg. 146)--> (wrestler)\|"Dr. Death" Steve Williams]] would regularly feud with both Snow and Holly for the IWF Hardcore Championship, where he was managed by [[Jim Ross]]. A notable match involved Williams and Holly wrestling each other in a frat house in [[Albany, New York]] on the March 22, 1999 edition of ''Raw is War'', and a match the week after where Snow hit Williams with a frying pan behind the referee's back. On the April 5, 1999 episode, Snow and Holly had a singles match, where Williams attacked both of them with suplexes in revenge.

-	Williams was scheduled to fight Snow and Holly at the pay-per-view, making the hardcore match a three-way for the IWF Hardcore Championship. However, Williams was taken off of television in mid-April for needing further time to rehab his injury and for refusing to work for [[Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling\|FMW]]. He was released shortly afterwards. Williams had been being built as a midcarder at the time in hopes of repairing his character after the [[IWF Brawl For All]], feuding with Snow and Holly since March.	+	Williams was scheduled to fight Snow and Holly at the pay-per-view, making the hardcore match a three-way for the IWF Hardcore Championship. However, Williams was taken off of television in mid-April for needing further time to rehab his injury and for refusing to work for [[Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling\|FMW]]. He was released shortly afterwards. Williams had been being built as a midcarder at the time in hopes of repairing his character after the [[IWF Brawl for All\|IWF Brawl For All]], feuding with Snow and Holly since March.

	The final rivalry going into the evening saw [[Dustin<!--Simpson (McDonald's)--> Semmler\|Goldust]] try to regain his [[IWE Intercontinental Championship\|IWF Intercontinental Championship]]. On ''Raw is War'' Goldust was scheduled to defend against Big Boss Man but [[Charles Warren<!--(2007, pg. 43)--> (wrestler)\|The Godfather]], a wrestler whose gimmick involved being a [[pimp]], offered Boss Man some prostitutes to take his place and won the title.		The final rivalry going into the evening saw [[Dustin<!--Simpson (McDonald's)--> Semmler\|Goldust]] try to regain his [[IWE Intercontinental Championship\|IWF Intercontinental Championship]]. On ''Raw is War'' Goldust was scheduled to defend against Big Boss Man but [[Charles Warren<!--(2007, pg. 43)--> (wrestler)\|The Godfather]], a wrestler whose gimmick involved being a [[pimp]], offered Boss Man some prostitutes to take his place and won the title.