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With This Ring #79: Backlash 2001

After the highs of WrestleMania X-Seven we reach Backlash, which is…not as good. However, we are in Chicago allowing us to compare live wrestling show experiences in both 2001 and 2026. So enjoy one of the very few shows in the brief post Monday Night Wars pre-Invasion period that is always so highly thought of. Among our topics:

• Cindy’s thoughts on Spring Break X
• Ryan seeing Vic the Icepick Capri twice over the weekend,
• Jerry Lynn winning the Light Heavyweight title in his surprise debut…on Heat.
• The Dudley Boys settling into PPV opener acts.
• The amazing X-Factor Uncle Kracker theme music.
• A very entertaining hardcore title match featuring a shopping cart.
• The appropriate silliness with the Duchess of Queensbury match, allowing William Regal to make various faces.
• Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit being the right choices for two guys to wrestle a half hour.
• Shane McMahon does another giant leap. 
• A long main event that while it’s for all the gold, doesn’t seem too important.

Enjoy the show!