10 Best Ever WrestleMania Follow-Up Pay-Per-Views

5. Backlash 2009

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Had you taken Shawn Michaels and Undertaker's WrestleMania 25 epic and put it on this show, not only is it a worthy WrestleMania, but it's also probably one of the greatest WWE events of all time. Come on, you've got Ricky Steamboat in a one on one match with Chris Jericho at his peak as an unlikable heel, what more do you want?

Edge regaining the World Heavyweight title from John Cena in a brutal last man standing match was the appropriate finish for the show. Also notable was Christian capturing the ECW Championship from Jack Swagger in a very good opener. Triple H loses the WWE Championship to Randy Orton in a six-man tag, and gets sung out of the venue, despite being a babyface. 

For the final event under the Backlash header, it was certainly a good one.

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Justin has been a wrestling fan since 1989, and has been writing about it since 2009. Since 2014, Justin has been a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine. Justin also writes for History of Wrestling, and is a contributing author to James Dixon's Titan series.