Undertaker got up at nine, and Batista went for the Batista Bomb, but Taker drove him into the corner. Batista went for a punch, but Undertaker ducked it and chokeslammed him. Both men were down. Taker got up at seven, Batista barely got up at nine. Undertaker stood on the second rope and hit some punches, but Batista pulled him off the ropes and powerbombed him. Batista was up at four, Undertaker barely got up at nine. Batista went to ringside and grabbed a steel chair. Batista hit a chair shot to the head, then pulled Taker up off the mat and set up for a powerbomb on the chair. Undertaker blocked it and backdropped Batista, who hit his bad leg on the chair. Batista got to his feet, but Undertaker grabbed him and hit the tombstone. Batista managed to get up at nine, then slumped on the ropes. Taker kicked Batista to the floor, then punched him up the rampway. They made it to the entrance stage and Undertaker teased throwing him off. Batista fought back with punches, then set up for a powerbomb on the stage.
<b>The Finish:</b>
Undertaker punched Batista's bad leg to escape, then kicked it. Taker hit a boot to the face, then a punch. Undertaker lifted Batista, but Batista floated over him. Batista speared Undertaker, and they both went off the stage. They went through a platform, and two sets of steel scaffolding that made up part of the set fell down. There was also that really silly pyro blast that goes off when guys get knocked "into production equipment". The referee counted both men out at the twenty one minute mark.
<b>Winner - Draw, still World Heavyweight Champion, the Undertaker</b>
<b>The Aftermath:</b>
Undertaker slowly got up and rolled out of the wreckage. Batista did the same on the far side of the stage.
<b> Fatal Four Way Match for the WWE title: John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton vs. Edge</b>
No count outs or DQ's in this one. Its the first man that scores the pinfall victory is the WWE champion. Cena receives the usual mixed reaction. JR pointed out that this is the first fatal four way in the history of Backlash. The match starts with jawing by all four men. I could sense a "Cena sucks" chant. Cena and HBK go after Rated RKO, and then HBK goes after Cena. HBK gives Cena a series of Ric Flair like chomps. Announcers point out that Cena and HBK fought for 56 minutes on Raw. Rated RKO did a stare down, and then went after each other. Cena clotheslines Orton and HBK on the outside, then receives a baseball slide by Edge. HBK does a moonsault off the top rope onto Cena, Edge and Orton on the arena floor. As the match progresses, Cena is getting more heel heat. Lots of near falls. During the match, Edge and Orton talk as if they are going to team up. They work over HBK. Edge and Orton put HBK into a double boston crab. Cena came out of nowhere to make the save.
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