BACKLASH

Backlash

Backlash was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment . It took place on April 26, 2009, at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. The 11th and final event under the Backlash banner, it featured talent from all three WWE brands: Raw, SmackDown, and ECW. The event's card featured seven matches.

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backlash

Noun

  1. A sudden backward motion.
  2. A reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.
    The public backlash to the proposal was quick and insistent.
  3. The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear.
  4. The jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.

Verb

  1. To cause or set off a backlash.


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