30 Things You Learn Binge Watching Every WWE Attitude Era PPV

21. Backlash 1999’s Rematch Is Better

The Rock Stone Cold Steve Austin
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A lot of folks rightly trumpet The Rock vs. Steve Austin from WrestleMania XV, but the pair refined their formula by the time Backlash rolled around just one month later. Again, the WWF went with a no rules stip ('No Holds Barred' instead of 'No DQ' on this occasion), and it paid off.

It really is saying something special that these guys improved on 'Mania.

Incredibly, matches between them would only take another leap up the quality scale in time for 'Mania X-Seven. That was the apex of 'Attitude' goodness for many fans, which would be hard to argue against. Kudos to Shane McMahon for being a fun guest ref at Backlash too - he was on top form.

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