Backlash (2005)

The 2005 Backlash was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was the seventh annual Backlash and took place on May 1, 2005, at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire, held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw brand division. The concept of the event was based around the backlash from WrestleMania 21. In the main event, Batista defeated Triple H in a singles match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship. From the five scheduled bouts on the undercard, two received more promotion than the others. The first was a tag team match, in which Shawn Michaels and Hulk Hogan defeated Muhammad Hassan and Daivari. The other was a Last Man Standing match where Edge defeated Chris Benoit after Benoit failed to get to his feet before the referee's 10 count. Backlash helped WWE increase its pay-per-view revenue by US$4.7 million, through ticket sales and pay-per-view buys.