On This Day in Pro Wrestling - April 25
On this day in 1999, at the very first WWF Backlash pay-per-view from Providence, Rhode Island, ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin retained the WWF Championship against The Rock in an explosive WrestleMania XV rematch.
At the conclusion of the match Austin was reunited with his coveted Smoking Skull belt by Vince McMahon.
Other matches include:
Mankind defeated …