a full 10 with reviewer John Powell declaring the main event had "enough imagination in it" to top their previous encounter. While most matches had strong ratings, the Intercontinental Championship match was given a lowly 4 out of 10. The most criticized match was the penultimate contest between The Undertaker and Ken Shamrock which was given only 3 out of 10 and described as an "unbearably boring, 18 minute-plus submission hold extravaganza". Aftermath A second Backlash event was held the following year after WrestleMania 2000, thus establishing Backlash as an annual PPV for the WWF; in 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE, which became an orphaned initialism in 2011). With the exception of the 2005 event, which was held in May, Backlash was held every April through the 2009 event. Throughout this time, it retained its position as the post-WrestleMania PPV. Following the 2009 event, however, Backlash was discontinued and replaced by Extreme Rules in 2010. Backlash was reinstated in 2016, but it was held in September after that year's SummerSlam, thus ending its previous tradition of being the post-WrestleMania PPV. In 2021, however, Backlash was positioned as the first PPV held after WrestleMania 37, thus the event returned to its original concept and was titled "WrestleMania Backlash". Results References External links Official event website 1999 1999 in Rhode Island Events in Providence, Rhode Island Professional wrestling in Providence, Rhode Island 1999 WWF pay-per-view events April 1999 events in the United States