Backlash (2005) was the seventh annual Backlash PPV. It took place on May 1, 2005 at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire and was presented by Namco's Tekken 5. The event starred talent from the Raw brand. In the main event, Batista defended the World Title in a singles match against Triple H. From the five scheduled bouts on the undercard, two received more promotion than the others. The first was a tag team match, in which Shawn Michaels and Hulk Hogan challenged Muhammad Hassan and Daivari. The other was a Last Man Standing match between Chris Benoit and Edge.
Paul Lévesque
Dave Bautista
Adam Copeland
Chris Benoit
Ric Flair
Hulk Hogan
Michael Hickenbottom
Mark Copani
Dara Daivari
Glenn Jacobs
Nelson Frazier Jr.
Amy Dumas
Patricia Stratigeas
Shelton Benjamin
Chris Irvine
Matt Anoa'i
Gregory Shane Helms
Darren Matthews
Yoshihiro Tajiri
Robert Thomas Conway Jr.
Sylvain Grenier
Maven Huffman
Michael Bucci