Backlash (2006)

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The 2006 Backlash was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was the eighth annual Backlash and took place on April 30, 2006, at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw brand division. The concept of the event was based around the backlash from WrestleMania 22. This was the last Backlash to be brand-exclusive during the first brand split period (2002–2011), as following WrestleMania 23 in April 2007, brand-exclusive PPVs were discontinued. It would also be the last Raw-exclusive Backlash as after brand-exclusive PPVs returned during the second brand split period that began in 2016, Backlash became SmackDown-exclusive until brand-exclusive PPVs were again discontinued after WrestleMania 34 in April 2018. Seven professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the event's card, which saw three main matches. The first of these main events was a triple threat match for the WWE...

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