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Promotional poster featuring Triple H
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Tagline(s) | Long Live The King | |||
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"Baby Hates Me" by Danko Jones | |||
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Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | |||
Brand(s) | Raw | |||
Sponsor(s) | Topps | |||
Date | April 30, 2006 | |||
Attendance | 14,000 | |||
Venue | Rupp Arena | |||
City | Lexington, Kentucky | |||
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Backlash (2006) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on April 30, 2006, at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. It was presented by Topps. It was the eighth event under the Backlash name and featured wrestlers and other talent that performed on the Raw brand.
Seven professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the event's card, which saw three main matches. The first of these main events was a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship, which saw John Cena defeat challengers Triple H and Edge to retain his title. The second main event was Shawn Michaels and "God" versus Vince and Shane McMahon in a No Holds Barred match, which was won by the McMahons. The third main event was a "Title vs. Briefcase match" that pitted Mr. Money in the Bank Rob Van Dam against Intercontinental Champion Shelton Benjamin, with both men defending their respective titles. Van Dam defeated Benjamin, thus retaining his Money in the Bank briefcase and winning the Intercontinental Championship.