10 Best WWE Pay-Per-Views: 2000 - 2002

#8 Backlash 2000

The kind of card the Attitude Era was all about

A sold-out capacity crowd, some excellent action and popular decisions made this an epic event.

Backlash 2000 opened with Edge and Christian defending the WWE Tag Team Championships with X-Pac and Road Dogg. It was a pretty exciting opener. Edge pinned a bloody X-Pac after nailing him with the ring bell.

The Big Boss Man and Bull Buchanan beat the APA in a stiff match. Crash Holly retained the Hardcore Championship over Hardcore Holly, Perry Saturn, Tazz and The Hardy Boyz in a wild but clunky match.

The Big Show dressed as Hulk Hogan squashed Kurt Angle in less than three minutes. Test and Albert defeated The Dudley Boyz in a passable match.

Eddie Guerrero retained the European Championship over Essa Rios in a short but good aerial contest. They should have been given much longer.

Chris Benoit retained the Intercontinental Championship over Chris Jericho by DQ in a solid and thrilling bout. And in a very popular decision, The Rock finally regained the WWE Championship from Triple H in an action-packed main event. The roof nearly blew off as Stone Cold Steve Austin interfered and attached the McMahon-Helmsley regime.

The best match of the night was a surprising one. Dean Malenko retained the Light Heavyweight Championship over Scotty 2 Hotty in the best match of Malenko's WWE run and of Scotty's career.