This Day in Wrestling History - April 27

[Chris]

Pay-Per-Views
2003: WWE Backlash (Buyrate: 0.56/Buys: 375,000)
2008: WWE Backlash (Buys: 200,000)

Television Shows
1985: WWF All Star Wrestling
1985: WWF Championship Wrestling
1991: WWF Saturday Night's Main Event #29 (Rating: 7.70)
1993: ECW Hardcore TV #4
1996: WWF Superstars
1997: WCW Pro
1997: WCW Worldwide
1998: WWF RAW is WAR #357 (Rating: 5.71)
2000: WWF SmackDown! #37 (Rating: 5.40)
2002: WWF Jakked/Metal
2006: TNA iMPACT #96 (Rating: 0.84)
2007: WWE Smackdown #403 (Rating: 2.60)
2009: WWE RAW #831 (Rating: 3.42)
2010: WWE NXT #10 (Rating: 0.79)
2012: WWE Smackdown #663 (Rating: 1.74/Viewers: 2,680,000)
2013: WWE Saturday Morning Slam #36

Title Changes
1981: Tommy Rich wins NWA World Heavyweight Championship
1992: Barry Windham wins WCW World Television Championship
1999: Sting wins WCW World Heavyweight Championship
1999: Diamond Dallas Page wins WCW World Heavyweight Championship
2003: Jazz wins WWE Women's Championship
2008: Matt Hardy wins WWE United States Championship
2008: Triple H wins WWE Championship

Birthdays
1974: Johnny Devine
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Source: wrestlingdata.com

 

[Keith]

Outside of their first segment that Rock/Goldberg feud was quite flat.

Austin/Windham for the TV Title was really hot stuff, that was when that belt really meant something and proved that mid-titles could serve a purpose.

 

[Deezy]

Didn't help that Goldberg didn't know how to drive his own muscle car and looked like an idiot after his debut. Also can't blame the booking on that, he just made himself look foolish.

 

[Cwalker]

These threads have helped me realize why Backlash got the axe. Some terrible buys for that PPV.

Goldberg/Rock seemed good on paper, but they didn't have the chemistry.