The opening video shows highlights from WrestleMania. As soon as the curtain closed that night, the Backlash began. That’s a lot better line in the video. It shows some of tonight’s WrestleMania continuations including the 6-man main event where only 2 of them are fighting for the Championship and Edge’s obsession with the World Heavyweight Championship continuing in a Last Man Standing match. Not to mention the brother vs. brother rematch (Here)
But we’re looking at none of that, Jim Ross welcomes us to
Backlash as Christian makes his way out to the ring. Jack Swagger and the terrible
silver belt are out next, Jack Swagger has been WWECW Champion since January,
but Christian recently got a pinfall victory over Swagger.
Michael Cole, Jim Ross & Jerry “The King” Lawler are on
commentary for this match.
JACK SWAGGER © VS. CHRISTIAN
(WWECW Championship)
WWE Backlash 2009 (26th April 2009)
Jack Swagger takes Christian down, and an alligator roll takes them back and forth before Swagger brings them back vertical.
Christian breaks on the ropes, Swagger shoves Christian but is slapped in the mouth. Swagger reverses an irish whip, sending Christian into the ropes, but Christian slides under Swagger and connects with a spinning heel kick and a spinning back elbow. Christian covers but only gets 2. Christian works a headlock but is sent off the ropes and knocked down with shoulder tackles from Swagger. Jack Swagger lifts Christian overhead, throwing him out to the floor and following to choke Christian before bringing it back to the ring. Lawler says he would have waited out the count there. JR calls it a rookie mistake as Swagger covers for 2. Jack Swagger sends Christian into the ropes and follows, driving his knee into Christian's ribs. Jack Swagger puts Christian in a reverse bearhug and slams him to the mat, rolling him into a pin for 2.
Jack Swagger brings Christian back to his feet for another slam for a nearfall. Christian elbows out of the hold, Swagger sends Christian into the corner and blocks the pendulum kick, Christian is stomped to the mat and Jack Swagger covers for 2. Jack Swagger shoves Christan off the ropes into a bearhug, Christian’s shoulders hit the mat for 2, he tries to fight from underneath but Swagger lifts him back into the bearhug, wrenching the hold. Christian fights out again, Swagger kicks Christian in the midsection cutting off the attempt at momentum. Jack Swagger hits a rib breaker on Christian for 2. Jack Swagger returns to the waitlock on the mat but Christian fights out. Christian is sent into the corner, Swagger follows but hits the top turnbuckle. This time the pendulum kick finds it’s mark but Christian runs into a knee in the midsection. Swagger’s running Vader Bomb hits knees and Christian is able to get back to his feet.
Christian connects with right hands, Swagger reverses an irish whip sending Christian into the turnbuckles but runs into a back elbow. Swagger blocks the tornado DDT but can’t avoid the sunset flip. 1, 2, no! Jack Swagger scoops Christian up and slams him down, Christian blocks the Gutwrench Powerbomb, Swagger clubs at his back and carries Christian over to the corner seating him on the top turnbuckle. Christian fights out of the corner and hits the Tornado DDT. Christian covers but only gets 2. Back to their feet, Swagger hits a belly-to-belly suplex, Christian attempts a crucifix and Swagger slumps out of the ring. Christian goes out to the apron and he’s caught with a right hand.
Christian holds on to the top rope to avoid a german suplex from the apron. Christian fights out of the waistlock and sends Swagger back to the ring. Christian climbs the corner from the apron but Swagger meets him with a backdrop. Jack Swagger hits the Vader Bomb from the top and it only gets him 2. Christian slaps Swagger but the Unprettier is countered, Jack Swagger lifts Christian on his shoulder and drives him into the corner. Christian slips out the back and rolls Swagger up for 2. Jack Swagger gets over the surprise and goes back to the turnbuckles with a running powerslam before planting Christian on the mat. 1, 2, no! Jack Swagger removes a turnbuckle pad but has the referee over with him. Christian has removed the pad across the ring and waits for Swagger.
The referee replaces the turnbuckle cover as Swagger runs into the
exposed turnbuckle and staggers into a Killswitch. Christian covers for the
win.
WINNER: CHRISTIAN (NEW WWECW Champion)
. This match seemed to have two
conflicting stories. Christian was the underdog to the larger, more powerful
champion. Yet at the same time he was the smart veteran that took advantage of
rookie mistakes from Jack Swagger. The match made Swagger look strong in defeat
and it was a step in the right direction for Christian’s return, I just couldn’t
find a reason to care. [**] 4/10
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