[6.0] "Great main event and IC title match but the rest ranged from forgettable to bad. That being said, the main event really delivered, at the very least."

[5.0] "There is a lot to love about this Backlash and a lot that missed the mark. The main event is a surprising gem, and both the Shawn vs. McMahons and RVD/Benjamin matches were above average. Umaga squashing Flair did a great job at getting him over, so that was good despite the short length. The rest kind of sucked, though. Kane/Show was awful, Mickie and Trish was disappointing, and the opener was pretty subpar. This is another show that you'll probably want to cherry pick matches from rather than watch the whole event, but you can find worse than this Backlash for sure."

[5.0] "It was better than I expected considering it was Backlash, but it still had some incredible low points. First of all there were three good matches worth the time, plus Umaga vs Flair was a nice presentation of a new monster heel. Carlito vs Masters was decent with the Puerto Rican being really over, RVD vs Benjamin was a great technical match with a fast pace and Shelton impressing as a heel and the main event was a very good Triple Threat with three guys that each got a different reaction from the crowd. But there was also a lot of not so good stuff. Trish vs Mickie had an awful DQ finish, Kane vs Big Show was a horrible advertisement for See No Evil with nobody even taking time to think about the finish to the contest and Michaels vs McMahons ruined the whole impression of their WrestleMania match as this one dragged and wasn't as entertaining, because it wasn't just Shawn embarassing Vince Stone Cold style, but having almost a competetive match with a disappointing finish. And also you can't forget about this long ass Striker and Eugene segment. So some good stuff here and there, but a mixbag overall."

"Backlash can be one of the best events out of any year in WWE. This Backlash event was pretty solid. I think the IC Title match was a showstopper of a contest. The main event to me though was the match of the night. I think this PPV had some bright spots but also had a few duds. Overall I liked the show and it holds up well to this day when it comes to the quality of what we expect from an event."

[8.0] "You have three great matches in the ic title match the handicap match and the main event this isn't the best ppv but it is pretty good."

[8.0] "Great show, overall a PPV that can be remembered. Not a big fan of some pointless skits of the show of course."

[4.0] "Based on personal match ratings only. Had 4 good matches and 2 poor matches and 1 terrible match. Not the worst PPV of the year though."

[6.0] "Fairly decent ppv. Main event was very good although I wasn't a big fan of the finish. The 'tag team' match was quite entertaining and even though all the stuff with god is rather stupid, I found it quite amusing. Kane/Show is poor, it feels like these two have had a million matches and never had a good one. RVD/Shelton is a good match between two very strong in ring performers. It's a shame that Trish and Mickie couldn't follow up from their Mania match due to Trish's injury. Umaga/Flair does excatly what was intended, make Umaga look like a beast. Carlito/Masters is a very basic match with the right man winning. Decent ppv overall."

[8.0] "I enjoyed Backlash 2006 more than I expected. Every match makes sense, Carlito vs Masters was doomed to happen, Umaga has a huge ppv debut against Ric Flair. Trish vs Mickie is disappointing, too short for their quality. Kane vs Big Show is the only stupid stuff of the event, the May 19 storyline is entertaining but they can't do those angles on a ppv. The three recommended matches are good or even great, so I think Backlash is the right event after Wrestlemania."

[7.0] "Now HERE'S how you make a pretty decent PPV for the post Wrestlemania season. The Triple Threat match was fantastic (with actual real life blood being used in the main event) Kinda unfortunate the match between Trish and Mickie had to be stopped and yes, the HBK/God/McMahon storyline was insipid given that God got nearly a 10 minute entrance for crying out loud but, the undercard like Masters and Carlito having a good match in the opener saved the PPV from being a complete disaster. Pretty good show."