WWF Backlash (2002)

The 2002 Backlash was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the fourth annual Backlash and took place on April 21, 2002, at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri, held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown! brand divisions. The concept of the event was based on the backlash from WrestleMania X8. This was the WWF's first PPV event to be held at Kemper Arena since Over the Edge in May 1999, in which Owen Hart, competing as The Blue Blazer, died after falling 78 feet from a harness to the ring. It was the company's first PPV event held following the introduction of the brand split the previous month. It was also the final Backlash held during the Attitude Era and under the WWF name, as the promotion was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) the following month. Nine professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the event's card. The main match from the SmackDown! brand featured Hollywood Hulk Hogan defeating Triple H to win the Undisputed WWF Championship, and the featured match from the Raw brand was an encounter between The Undertaker and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in a match to determine the number one contender to the Undisputed WWF Championship with Ric Flair as the special guest referee, which The Undertaker won. The other main match from Raw was a singles match for the Intercontinental Championship between Rob Van Dam and Eddie Guerrero, which Guerrero won by pinfall to win the championship.