tag is oddly abbreviated. Open.
Live, in Lexington, Kentucky, many people are standing around yelling! Todd shows off the UK knowledge he learned five minutes early. Why is he standing on part of the original Rupp Arena floor? Your announcers are Maria and Todd. Wow, Joey's not even B-Team anymore! Maria makes a dopey double entendre 90 seconds in. Play the Danko!
Backlash: Mr. McMahon Presents: Mr. McMahon & Shane McMahon vs Shawn
Michaels & God
Back in Sunday school, Maria always heard that God was undefeated
Backlash: Kane vs Big Show
odd choice for one of the bigger matches
Backlash: John Cena vs Edge vs Triple H [WWE]
Todd segues us to the press conference. (1:22)
Commercials
Backlash: three way.
Wreckless Intent.
Maria is HYPED for the CD; she's got a song on the album.
Backlash: Kane vs Big Show
Maria is so dopey, she keeps saying May 19th.
video package on See No Evil, and by the time I'm back, they're doing the
Show/Kane breakup video package. (about 5:30ish total)
Still to come: Goldust vs Rob Conway. Todd references a screwup I'm sad I missed.
Commercials
Backlash: God
Backlash: "Baby Hates Me" by Danko (Todd: "Darko") Jones
Backlash: Mr. McMahon Presents: Mr. McMahon & Shane McMahon vs Shawn
Michaels & God
video package (3:00ish)
Your announcers are Jerry Lawler and Joey Styles? Huh. No sign of JR yet.
Rob Conway (Atlantic City, NJ, 230 pounds) vs Goldust (Hollywood, CA, 260 pounds) - Conway's dyed his hair blond for reasons I'm sure he knows. He looks like the time lost trios partner of Billy & Chuck. Announcers taking effort to get over nicknames for lack of ongoing stories to talk about these two. I think the ref is Chad. Goldust starting the match by kneeling again. No, he's going to stand because Conway wants to trash talk. Conway points at the fans and shows off his physique. Goldust is not impressed, so he takes punches. Whip, quick reversed, Goldust gets in a knee tot he midsection. Goldust off the ropes, butt bump, freaking Conway into the corner. Lockup, no, Conway with a kick and a forearm. Choke on the ropes. Corner whip, down goes Goldust. One two no. Short clothesline, one two no. Into the chinlock - do we really have that much time? Actually, we do, even though we've still got at least the three way promo left. Goldust rallies up and gets in back elbows. Off the ropes, Conway misses the clothesline, both miss, both try cross bodies and both are down. You don't see that spot in the WWE outside of Goldust matches. Both up, and they stumbled into each other. Punch battle won by Conway when he cheats and kicks. Swinging neckbreaker, one two no. Whip, head down too soon, Goldust uppercut, inverted atomic drop, right, right, clothesline, Goldust is rolling and acting weird. Time for the corner punches. One two three four five six seven eight nine feel himself up ten. Whip, head down too soon, and Conway kicks it. Conway off the ropes, into Goldust powerslam one two three. (3:40) Joey says "a short powerslam", and the difference is? Lawler tries "perverted powerslam."
Joey and King talk the lineup
Backlash: Mr. McMahon Presents: Mr. McMahon & Shane McMahon vs Shawn
Michaels & God
Backlash: Kane vs Big Show
Backlash: Carlito vs Chris Masters
Backlash: Shelton Benjamin vs Rob Van Dam [IC, MitB]
Backlash: Trish Stratus vs Mickie James [WOMEN]
Backlash: Ric Flair vs Umaga
Backlash: John Cena vs Edge vs Triple H [WWE]
and clips (3:09)
and done 45 seconds early!