Every WWE Backlash World Title Match Ranked From Worst To Best

15. The Two-Man Power Trip Vs Undertaker & Kane (2001)

Trapped within the inertia of Stone Cold Steve Austin's heel turn, the Two-Man Power Trip combo of 'The Rattlesnake' and Triple H are fondly remembered for their merciless beatdowns of the babyface headliners in mid-2001, but nostalgia tints what was actually a rather destructive and mishandled run.

This high stakes tag team match against The Undertaker and Kane was symbolic of the problems surrounding the unit.

Triple H was inarguably the best in-ring performer in North America at the time, assembling a litany of phenomenal encounters over the prior 18 months that had cemented him in the upper echelon. But the decision to give him Intercontinental Title for this all-belts clash brought out the worst in his detrimental style. Trading the secondary strap with Jeff Hardy, Hunter had gobbled up the popular North Carolinian in the programme, with similar abuse dished out to the other 'Team Extreme' members by Austin.

'The Rattlesnake' himself was currently floating between malevolent champion and lumbering snickering sidekick to 'The Game', who cleverly positioned himself as the de-facto muscle of the team.

'The Brothers of Destruction' didn't help things. Entering the match as tag team champions simply to drop the gold to the heels, Undertaker in particular showed visible disinterest, with a Kane character fans had grown weary of forced to do the heavy lifting for the duo. Just one month on from the greatest WrestleMania of all time, the product already looked a shadow of it's former self.