WWE Backlash 2002

Kevin Dunn
2002-04-21

One Man's Journey to Stand Alone
5.8
180 min

Backlash (2002) was a PPV which took place on April 21, 2002 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. It was presented by Castrol GTX and the final U.S.-produced pay-per-view to use the WWF name. This was the first WWF pay-per-view event after the Brand Extension/Split. The main match from the SmackDown! brand featured Hollywood Hulk Hogan challenging Triple H for the Undisputed WWF Championship and the featured match from the Raw brand was an encounter between The Undertaker and Steve Austin with Ric Flair as special guest referee. The other main match from Raw was a Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship between Rob Van Dam and Eddie Guerrero, which Guerrero won by pinfall to win the championship.

Cast

Name Character Team
Paul Lévesque Triple H Unowned
Hulk Hogan Hulk Hogan Unowned
Mark Calaway The Undertaker Unowned
Steve Austin Stone Cold Steve Austin Unowned
Ric Flair Ric Flair (Referee) Unowned
Eddie Guerrero Eddy Guerrero Unowned
Rob Szatkowski Rob Van Dam Unowned
Monty Sopp Billy Unowned
Charles Palumbo Chuck Unowned
Allen Sarven Al Snow Unowned
Maven Huffman Maven Unowned
Kurt Angle Kurt Angle Unowned
Adam Copeland Edge Unowned
Brock Lesnar Brock Lesnar Unowned
Jeff Hardy Jeff Hardy Unowned
Carlene Moore Jazz Unowned
Patricia Stratigeas Trish Stratus Unowned
Scott Hall Scott Hall Unowned
Sean Waltman X-Pac (Ringside) Unowned
John Layfield Bradshaw Unowned
Ron Simmons Faarooq (Ringside) Unowned
Yoshihiro Tajiri Tajiri Unowned
Peter Gruner Jr. Billy Kidman Unowned
Torrie Wilson Torrie Wilson (Valet) Unowned
Vince McMahon Mr. McMahon Unowned
Martin Lunde Arn Anderson Unowned
Nora Benshoof Molly Holly Unowned
Paul Heyman Paul Heyman (Manager) Unowned
Amy Dumas Lita (Valet) Unowned
Chris Irvine Chris Jericho (Promo) Unowned
Rico Constantino Rico (Manager) Unowned