Backlash (2003) was the fifth annual Backlash PPV. It was presented by Castrol GTX, and took place on April 27, 2003 at the Worcester Centrum in Worcester, Massachusetts and starred talent from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown! brands. The main event and featured match of the Raw brand was the encounter of Goldberg and The Rock. The featured match on the undercard was a WWE Championship match from the SmackDown! brand, between John Cena and the reigning champion, Brock Lesnar. The other predominant match on the undercard was a six-man tag team match from the Raw brand, between the team of Triple H, Ric Flair, and Chris Jericho facing Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash, and Booker T. The predominant undercard match from the SmackDown! brand was the encounter of The Big Show and Rey Mysterio.
The Rock

Goldberg

Brock Lesnar

John Cena

Triple H

Ric Flair

Chris Jericho

Shawn Michaels

Kevin Nash

Booker T

Big Show

Rey Mysterio

Jazz

Trish Stratus

Kane

Rob Van Dam

Bubba Ray Dudley

D-Von Dudley

Rikishi

Sean O'Haire

Roddy Piper

Shelton Benjamin

Charlie Haas

Eddie Guerrero

Chavo Guerrero
