Matt Hardy Quits, Jeff Hardy Still Dives at Backlash

WWE Backlash PPV Results - 4/26/09
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry "The King" Lawler & Michael Cole
Report by: Adam Martin of WrestleView.com

"I Quit" Match
Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy

The bell rings and Jeff Hardy goes right after Matt Hardy with punches and stiff kicks to the body. Jeff with more shots to the body in the opposite corner. Jeff drops his legs across the crotch of Matt and then Matt rolls out quickly. Jeff with a baseball slide to Matt followed by leaping over the top rope taking out Matt. Jeff then sends Matt with force into the ring barricade and then leaps off the steel steps hitting a big side kick to the body. Jeff tosses Matt back in the ring and hits a few clotheslines in the corner. Jeff with a big dropkick to the chest of Matt in the corner. Jeff drops a leg over the neck of Matt a few times. Jeff then goes up top, jumps and drops a huge leg. Jeff backs up in the corner and the referee asks him if he quits. Matt says no. Jeff with more shots to Matt. Jeff jumps on the back of Matt and tries to choke him out. Matt drives Jeff's head into the corner with force to break it up. Matt drops an elbow over Jeff and then sends him face first into the corner. Jeff goes up top and Matt pushes him off sending Jeff to the floor into the ring barricade. The referee walks out, asks Jeff if he quits and Jeff says no. Matt walks out and tosses Jeff back in.

Matt pulls Jeff's legs into the steel ring post and drives his knees against the post. The referee asks Jeff if he quits and Jeff still says no. Matt wraps Jeff's leg up against the steel ring post and wrenches back. Matt gets back in the ring and takes Jeff down. Matt then applies a Figure Four on Jeff. Jeff starts screaming out in pain. The referee asks Jeff and Jeff says no. Matt then drops the kneecap of Jeff off the mat with force a few times. Matt kicks the legs out of Jeff as Jeff tries getting to his feet using the ropes for help. Matt then applies another Figure Four on Jeff. The referee again asks Jeff if he quits and Jeff says no. Jeff is favoring his leg in pain as Matt continues to work on it. Jeff then switches things up and gets a Texas Cloverleaf submission applied on Matt. Matt taps out, but you can't win that way. The referee asks Matt if he wants to quit and Matt screams no in pain. Matt counters a Twist of Fate attempt, but Jeff is able to get Matt down again hit the Swanton Bomb from up top. The referee asks Matt if he wants to quit and he says no. Jeff then goes back up top again and hits a second swanton bomb. The referee then goes to check on Matt as Jeff leaves the ring.

Jeff goes outside and pulls out a table. Jeff puts the table in the ring and sets it up. Matt sees this and rolls out of the ring. Jeff goes out with Matt, Matt tries to throw him into the announce table, but Jeff stops himself and gives Matt a Twist of Fate on the floor on the outside. Jeff tosses Matt back in the ring and places him on top of the table. Jeff then pulls duct tape from out under the ring and wraps Matt's ankles together. Jeff then wraps Matt's hands together as well. Jeff hits a few forearm shots to the chest of Matt. Jeff then grabs a rope and ties Matt up on the table. Jeff then leaves the ring and pulls out a ladder from under the ring. Jeff sets the ladder up near the table that Matt is tied to. Jeff climbs up the ladder and gets to the top when the referee puts the mic in Matt's face. Matt says he is sorry, they are brothers and he loves him. Jeff listens to the crowd and they cheer him on to do it. Matt pleads with Jeff not to do it saying their mom and dad would not approve. Jeff still stays up looking down and Matt yells that he quits.

Winner: Jeff Hardy

The bell rings, Jeff Hardy starts to climb down and then gets back up and jumps off the ladder crashing through the table with Matt Hardy tied to it. After the match, Jeff stands over Matt and taunts at him. Jeff then celebrates up on the corners and then heads to the back.

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