Backlash (2005) was the seventh annual Backlash PPV. It took place on May 1, 2005 at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire and was presented by Namco's Tekken 5. The event starred talent from the Raw brand. In the main event, Batista defended the World Title in a singles match against Triple H. From the five scheduled bouts on the undercard, two received more promotion than the others. The first was a tag team match, in which Shawn Michaels and Hulk Hogan challenged Muhammad Hassan and Daivari. The other was a Last Man Standing match between Chris Benoit and Edge.
Paul Levesque
Triple H
Dave Bautista
Batista
Adam Copeland
Edge
Chris Benoit
Himself
Ric Flair
Himself
Hulk Hogan
Himself
Michael Hickenbottom
Himself
Mark Copani
Muhammad Hassan
