10 Best WrestleMania Rematches That Ever Happened At Backlash
2. Chris Benoit vs. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels (Backlash 2004)
Despite the tragedy that would follow, the ending of WrestleMania XX - Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero celebrating together with the World Heavyweight and WWE Championships in their hands - was a truly memorable moment that outlasts both men. Benoit was holding the World Heavyweight title as a result of his victory in a Triple Threat match over Triple H and Shawn Michaels. One of the great WrestleMania main events, with the inevitable caveat that comes with every Benoit match, it was so good that WWE decided to run the exact same match again the following month at Backlash.
Replaying such a classic match a month later may have seemed risky, but the trio pulled off another classic. If it may have lacked the drama of the first encounter, in which the Madison Square Garden crowd couldn't quite believe that Benoit would win the title until the very second Triple H tapped out to the Crippler Crossface, the rematch was aided by the hometown reception for Benoit.
With three of the best ever to lace up the boots in the ring, the action flowed smoothly throughout, with perfectly timed rescues and near falls, as well as inventive uses of the triple threat format. Having made Triple H tap at 'Mania, Benoit forced Michaels to submit to the Sharpshooter this time around, ending a match that may even have been better than the original.