10 Most Underrated WWE Pay-Per-Views of The 2000's

#6 Backlash 2009

A great final match

It was going to be interesting to see how Backlash 2009 was to play out. Coming one month after WrestleMania 25, it didn't have that much to live up to. WrestleMania 25 may have had that outstanding all-time classic with The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels, but much of the rest of the card wasn't WrestleMania standard, so could Backlash outdo it? As it turned out, very much so.

WWE ECW Champion Jack Swagger opened up the show defending his title with the recently returned Christian. Captain Charisma was very over here, especially when he pinned Jack to take the Championship in this well-received match.

Chris Jericho faced WWE Hall of Famer, the iconic Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat next. When you consider that The Dragon was 56 years old at the time and this was his first one-on-one match in 15 years, this was a very thrilling match, and a damn fine final one-on-one match to have.

Kane pinned CM Punk in a grudge match next. It was a fine effort for a 9-minute match. One of WWE's most personal but uncomfortable feuds came to an end next when Jeff Hardy defeated brother Matt Hardy in an exciting I Quit match. For such a violent match, it was actually in the after-match assault that Jeff accidentally broke his brother's wrist.

Santino Marella as Santina Marella pinned Beth Phoenix in 3 seconds with help from The Great Khali. This existed only for the pre-match segment of Vince McMahon, off-script, trying to get Santino to kiss Jim Ross for the chairman's own amusement. Luckily for Jim, it didn't happen.

Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase Jr. defeated Triple H, Batista and Shane McMahon in a good 6 Man Tag Team match for Orton to win Triple H's WWE Championship next. It was an unusual stipulation match that hadn't been seen on WWE TV in 9 years, since King of The Ring 2000, but it worked well for the storyline.

The main event was the best match of the night. An excellent Last Man Standing match, Edge defeated John Cena to win the World Heavyweight Championship. Action packed and a memorable finish, this was one of the best one-on-one matches of both the men's careers.