Published 23:38 IST, June 9th 2020
The Rock does double 'Rock Bottom' on Triple H, Shane McMahon at WWE Backlash 2000: Watch
The Rock lost his title opportunity against Triple H at Backlash 2000 but went on to plant a double rock bottom over Triple H and Shane McMahon.
The Rock has outclassed several WWE elites in his illustrious career, making Triple H one of his prime victim. However, The Rock went on to lose his attempt at the WWE championship belt, when he encountered Triple H at Backlash 2000. Although The Rock pinned Triple H multiple times in the contest, special referee Shane McMahon apparently assisted Triple H in retaining the WWE Championship. However, Shane McMahon had to pay the price for it as The Rock went on to plant a double ‘Rock bottom’ over both Triple H and McMahon.
Backlash 2000: When The Rock double rock bottomed Triple H and Shane McMahon
The nail-biting contest between The Rock and Triple H at Backlash 2000 started off with intense exchanges from both the wrestlers. However, special referee Shane McMahon and WWE CEO Vince McMahon apparently made an impact of their own throughout the contest with their presence. The WWE authorities appeared to be on Triple H’s side as they went on to rescue him from every adversary.
Although Triple H poured a lot of heat from his end throughout the fight, his victory eventually got overshadowed for the tactics that he applied in order to retain the WWF championship at Backlash 2000. Apparently, it was a “bad night” for The Rock since he went on to lose the contest. Despite that, The Rock pored an epic fight from his side and went on to thrill fans by planting a double rock bottom over Triple H and Shane McMahon, after Shane McMahon refused to pin count for ‘The Cerebral Assasin’. However, Triple H managed to change the momentum of the contest with Vince McMahon’s assistance and successfully retained his WWF championship at Backlash 2000.
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WWE BackLash 2020 schedule: Match card
WWE Championship: Drew McIntyre (C) vs Bobby Lashley
WWE Universal Championship: Braun Strowman (C) vs The Miz and John Morrison
WWE RAW Women’s Championship: Asuka (C) vs Nia Jax
Women's Tag Team Championship -- Bayley & Sasha Banks (c) vs. Nikki Cross & Alexa Bliss vs. The IIconics
"Greatest Wrestling Match Ever" -- Edge vs. Randy Orton
United States Championship -- Apollo Crews (c) vs. Andrade
Seth Rollins vs. Aleister Black
Raw Tag Team Championship -- The Street Profits (c) vs. The Viking Raiders
Sheamus vs. Jeff Hardy
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Updated 23:38 IST, June 9th 2020