Battleground (2016)

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Promotional poster featuring John Cena
Promotion WWE
Brand(s) Raw
SmackDown
DateJuly 24, 2016
City Washington, D.C.
Venue Verizon Center
Attendance15,109
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The 2016 Battleground (also known as Battlefield in Germany) was the fourth annual Battleground professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event took place on July 24, 2016, at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. It was the last event to feature WWE's full main roster before the newly reinstated brand extension went into full effect, excluding WWE's "Big Four" PPVs (Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series), as after the following month's SummerSlam, monthly PPVs became brand-exclusive until WrestleMania 34 in April 2018, after which, brand-exclusive PPVs were again discontinued.

Contents

Nine matches were contested at the event, including one match on the Kickoff pre-show. In addition to the regular matches, the event determined the home brand of the WWE Championship, the Intercontinental Championship, and the United States Championship. The WWE Women's Championship and WWE Tag Team Championship were not defended at the event and automatically became exclusive to Raw by default due to their respective champions being drafted to the brand in the 2016 WWE Draft that was held just prior to this event. These two championships were subsequently renamed after other championships were later established so that each brand had a men's world championship, a women's world championship, a secondary male championship, and a male tag team championship.

In the main event, SmackDown's Dean Ambrose retained the WWE Championship in a triple threat match against his former Shield teammates, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, both of whom had been drafted to Raw, thus keeping the championship on SmackDown. Also, SmackDown's The Miz defeated Raw's Darren Young to keep the Intercontinental Championship on SmackDown, and Raw's Rusev defeated SmackDown's Zack Ryder to keep the United States Championship on Raw. The show was also notable for Randy Orton's first appearance after a nine-month injury, as well as Bayley's main roster debut.

Production

Background

The event was held at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Capital one arena.jpg
The event was held at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.

Battleground was an annual July professional wrestling event established by WWE in 2013, although the original event was held in October. [1] Announced on March 27, 2016, the 2016 event was the fourth Battleground and took place on July 24 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. The event aired on pay-per-view (PPV) worldwide and was livestreamed on the WWE Network. [2] Tickets went on sale on April 9 through Ticketmaster. [3] This was the first WWE PPV to be held after WWE reintroduced the brand extension earlier in July, where the promotion again split its main roster into two separate brands, Raw and SmackDown, where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform. However, excluding the "Big Four" PPVs (Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series), the 2016 Battleground was the final monthly PPV to feature the full main roster, as after SummerSlam the following month, monthly PPVs became brand-exclusive. [4]

Storylines

The event comprised nine matches, including one on the Kickoff pre-show, that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers, [5] [6] while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Raw and SmackDown .

At Money in the Bank, Dean Ambrose won the Money in the Bank ladder match and subsequently the WWE World Heavyweight Championship by cashing in his contract on Seth Rollins, who had just won the title from Roman Reigns. [7] After a #1 contender's match between Reigns and Rollins ended in a double countout the next night on Raw, Ambrose requested to defend the title against both Reigns and Rollins. Accordingly, Shane McMahon scheduled a triple threat match between all three men for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Battleground. [8] On June 21, two days after Money in the Bank, Reigns was suspended for 30 days for violating WWE's Wellness Program, [9] which uses drug testing to detect substance abuse. [10] Pro Wrestling Torch reported that WWE knew of the violation before Money in the Bank, leading to Reigns losing his world title at the event. With Reigns's suspension ending before Battleground, [11] WWE continued to advertise Reigns as part of the Battleground main event. [12] On the June 27 episode of Raw, both Rollins and Ambrose acknowledged Reigns's suspension on television. However, Stephanie McMahon opted not to remove Reigns from the Battleground match, and instead gave AJ Styles and John Cena the opportunity to qualify for the match by matches against Ambrose and Rollins. Styles and Cena lost when they each interfered in each other's matches. [13] On June 27, the WWE World Heavyweight Championship was renamed as the WWE Championship. [14] The WWE brand extension was then reinstated with Stephanie McMahon named Commissioner of Raw and Shane McMahon named Commissioner of SmackDown. On July 18, a match for the WWE Championship between Ambrose and Rollins ended in both men pinning each other simultaneously. While Raw commissioner Stephanie McMahon declared Rollins the new champion, the referee ruled the match a draw, with Ambrose retaining the title. [15] [16] The next day on SmackDown, Ambrose defeated Rollins in a rematch to retain the title. The same night, the 2016 WWE draft took place and Ambrose was drafted to SmackDown, while Reigns and Rollins were drafted to Raw. [17]

In December 2014, at NXT TakeOver: R Evolution, Sami Zayn won the NXT Championship from Neville. After the match, Zayn's friend Kevin Owens, first congratulated and then attacked him. [18] In February 2015, at NXT TakeOver: Rival, Owens defeated Zayn to win the NXT Championship. [19] Zayn moved to WWE's main roster at the Royal Rumble and eliminated Owens from the Royal Rumble match. [20] At Payback, Owens defeated Zayn. [21] At Money in the Bank, both men failed to win the Money in the Bank ladder match. [7] Zayn defeated Owens on the June 20 episode of Raw, [8] and challenged Owens to another match a week later during Chris Jericho's Highlight Reel, which Owens accepted. [13]

At Money in the Bank, Natalya and Becky Lynch lost a tag team match. After the match, Natalya turned heel and attacked Lynch. [7] Natalya attacked Lynch again the following night on Raw, and proclaimed to be solely looking out for herself. [8] On the June 27 episode of Raw, Lynch attacked Natalya, who was on commentary, before her match against Summer Rae. [13] On the July 4 episode of Raw, a match between the two was scheduled for Battleground. [22]

At Money in the Bank, AJ Styles defeated John Cena after The Club (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) interfered, executing a Magic Killer on Cena. [7] The following night on Raw, Styles and Gallows attacked Cena during his match against Anderson. [8] On the June 27 episode of Raw, Cena and Styles cost each other a chance to be involved in the WWE Championship match at Battleground and then Gallows and Anderson delivered a Magic Killer to Cena on the ramp. [13] On the July 4 episode of Raw, The Club again attacked Cena after Styles told Cena that no WWE Superstar will come out to help him. However Styles was wrong when Enzo Amore and Big Cass saved Cena. Later that night, a six-man tag team match was made between the two teams at Battleground. [22]

On the July 11 episode of Raw, Darren Young won a battle royal to earn a title match against Intercontinental Champion The Miz at Battleground. [23]

On the July 7 episode of SmackDown, Zack Ryder won a match against Sheamus and then challenged Rusev to a WWE United States Championship match. [24] On the July 11 episode of Raw, Rusev attacked Ryder after his match against Sheamus and accepted Ryder's challenge for Battleground. [23]

On the June 20 episode of Raw, The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Braun Strowman, and Erick Rowan) returned and were interrupted by WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, and Big E). [8] The two teams addressed each other in their promos over the next few weeks. On the July 4 episode of Raw, The Wyatt Family invited The New Day to their family compound, which New Day accepted. [22] The next week on Raw, The New Day showed up at the compound and both teams brawled until New Day ran away. [23] On July 12, a six-man tag team between both teams was scheduled for Battleground. [25]

After her return in early June, Sasha Banks reignited her feud with Charlotte, who had formed a tag team with Dana Brooke while Sasha was on hiatus. On the June 20 episode of Raw, Sasha rescued Paige from an attack from Brooke and Charlotte. [8] On the June 27 episode of Raw, Sasha and Paige defeated Dana and Charlotte. [13] Over the following weeks, Charlotte and Dana continued to provoke Sasha. [22] Hoping to earn a title match with Charlotte, Sasha defeated Dana on the July 11 episode of Raw [23] and again on the July 14 episode of Smackdown. Later that night, Charlotte and Dana were scheduled to wrestle Sasha and a mystery partner at Battleground. [26]

After Randy Orton was revealed as Brock Lesnar's opponent for SummerSlam, he was announced as the guest of a special episode of Chris Jericho's The Highlight Reel at Battleground. [23] [27]

On July 22, a match pitting The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) against Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango) was scheduled for the Battleground Kickoff pre-show. [28]

Event

Other on-screen personnel
Role:Name:
English commentators Michael Cole (PPV)
John "Bradshaw" Layfield (PPV)
Byron Saxton (PPV + Pre-show)
Mauro Ranallo (Pre-show)
Spanish commentators Carlos Cabrera
Marcelo Rodríguez
German commentators Carsten Schaefer
Sebastian Hackl
Ring announcers Greg Hamilton
JoJo
Backstage interviewer Tom Phillips
Pre-show panel Renee Young
Booker T
Corey Graves
Jerry Lawler

Pre-show

During the Battleground Kickoff pre-show, Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango) squared off against The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso). The match ended when Jimmy attempted a Samoan Splash on Breeze but Breeze countered and pinned Jimmy with a small package for the win. [29]

Preliminary matches

The actual pay per-view opened with WWE Women's Champion Charlotte and Dana Brooke facing Sasha Banks and her mystery partner, who was revealed as Bayley. In the end, Banks forced Charlotte to submit to the Bank Statement to win the match. [29]

Next, The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan, and Braun Strowman) faced WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods) in a six-man tag team match. In the climax of the match, Big E executed a Spear on Strowman, who was standing on the apron. Woods was shocked into retreating by Wyatt's signature spiderwalk. Wyatt then executed Sister Abigail on Woods for the win. [29]

After that, Rusev defended the United States Championship against Zack Ryder. The match ended when Ryder executed a Rough Ryder on Rusev and attempted an Elbow Drop, but Rusev countered the move and executed a Jumping Sidekick to the back of Ryder's head. Rusev forced Ryder to submit to The Accolade to retain the title. After the match, Rusev attacked Ryder until Ryder's NXT tag team partner, Mojo Rawley, came out. Rusev avoided a confrontation and left the ring. [29]

In the fourth match, Kevin Owens faced Sami Zayn. Zayn executed a Blue Thunder Bomb on Owens for a near-fall. Zayn executed a Brainbuster on the ring apron on Owens. Owens executed a Bullfrog Splash on Zayn for a near-fall. Zayn executed two Half and Half Suplexes for a near-fall. Owens countered a Helluva Kick into a Pop-Up Powerbomb but Zayn placed his foot on the rope to void the pinfall. In the end, Owens implored Zayn to stay down but Zayn executed an Exploder Suplex into the turnbuckles and a Half and Half Suplex, followed by two Helluva Kicks to win the match. [29]

Next, Natalya faced Becky Lynch. The end came after Natalya kicked Lynch's right kneecap and applied the Sharpshooter. Lynch eventually submitted, thus Natalya won the match. [29]

After that, The Miz (accompanied by his wife, Maryse) defended the Intercontinental Championship against Darren Young (accompanied by Bob Backlund). The match ended when Maryse pretended to fall as if Backlund had attacked her, causing Miz to shove Backlund. Young then applied the Crossface Chickenwing on Miz outside the ring. The referees separated the two wrestlers and ruled the match a double disqualification. [29]

In the next match, John Cena teamed with Enzo Amore and Big Cass to face The Club (Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, and AJ Styles) in a six-man tag team match. In the end, Cena executed a Super Attitude Adjustment on Styles to win the match. [29]

Randy Orton made his return after a nine-month injury. Randy Orton May 2014.jpg
Randy Orton made his return after a nine-month injury.

Chris Jericho then hosted the Highlight Reel with Randy Orton, who made his first appearance following a nine-month injury. Jericho constantly berated Orton's behavior ahead of his upcoming match at SummerSlam against Brock Lesnar (including a video of Lesnar showing his feats of strength) to provoke Orton into attacking him, eventually resulting in Orton attacking him with an RKO. [29] [30]

Main event

Dean Ambrose defended the WWE Championship against his former Shield teammates Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins in the main event. Dean Ambrose with belt.jpg
Dean Ambrose defended the WWE Championship against his former Shield teammates Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins in the main event.

In the main event, Dean Ambrose defended the WWE Championship against Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns. During the match, Ambrose and Rollins teamed up to attack Reigns, performing a Double Powerbomb on Reigns through a broadcast table to temporarily take him out of the match. In the climax of the match, Rollins executed a Pedigree on Reigns for a near-fall. Rollins executed a Turnbuckle Powerbomb on Reigns, who delivered a Superman Punch and a Spear to Rollins. Ambrose pinned Reigns after Dirty Deeds to retain the championship. The entire SmackDown roster came out to celebrate with Ambrose as the event ended. [29]

Reception

Battleground 2016 received mixed to positive reviews, with Dave Meltzer's reviews reflecting this: Breezango vs. The Usos was rated 2.75 stars, the women's tag team match was rated 2 stars, The New Day vs. The Wyatt Family was rated 3.25 stars (the same rating received by Natalya vs. Becky Lynch), the United States Title Match was rated 2.25 stars, Cena's match was rated 3.5 stars, Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn was rated 4.5 stars, the highest of the event's matches, and the main event received 4 stars. The lowest rated match of the event was the Intercontinental Title match, which received a very low 1.5 stars. [31]

Cultaholic Wrestling ranked the event at No. 1 in their 2020 ranking of every 2016 PPV Ranked from Worst to Best. [32]

Aftermath

With the return of brand-exclusive PPVs after SummerSlam, the following year's Battleground was held exclusively for wrestlers from the SmackDown brand. [33] Brand-exclusive PPVs would last until WrestleMania 34 in 2018, after which, brand-exclusive PPVs were discontinued. [34]

Raw

Dean Ambrose retaining the WWE Championship at the event left Raw without a world title. On the following episode of Raw, commissioner Stephanie McMahon and General manager Mick Foley announced a new world title for Raw, the WWE Universal Championship; the WWE Championship was then renamed to WWE World Championship. As Raw's number one draft pick, Seth Rollins was named a contender to the title, and his opponent was determined in two fatal four-way matches. Finn Bálor, in his debut match on the main roster, won the first, while Roman Reigns won the second. Later that night, Bálor became the second contender by defeating Reigns, and was scheduled to face Rollins to determine the first Universal Champion at SummerSlam. [35]

The next night on Raw, Sasha Banks defeated Charlotte to capture the WWE Women's Championship. Sasha Banks WrestleMania 32 Axxess.jpg
The next night on Raw, Sasha Banks defeated Charlotte to capture the WWE Women's Championship.

After Sasha Banks and Bayley defeated Charlotte and Dana Brooke at Battleground, Banks faced Charlotte for the WWE Women's Championship on the following night's episode of Raw and defeated Charlotte to win her first Women's Championship. [35] A title rematch was later scheduled for SummerSlam. [36] On the August 8 episode, Banks defeated Brooke, banning her from ringside during the match. [37]

SmackDown

On the following episode of SmackDown, the entire SmackDown roster wanted a shot at Dean Ambrose's WWE World Championship. It was subsequently announced that there would be a six-pack challenge between AJ Styles, John Cena, Dolph Ziggler, Bray Wyatt, Baron Corbin, and a winner of a Battle Royal, which was won by Apollo Crews. Later that night, Ziggler won the six-pack challenge to earn a WWE World Championship match against Ambrose at SummerSlam. [38]

On the August 2 episode of SmackDown, AJ Styles challenged John Cena to a match at SummerSlam, and Cena accepted. [38]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes [29]
1PBreezango (Fandango and Tyler Breeze) defeated The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) by pinfall Tag team match [39] 5:26
2 Sasha Banks and Bayley M defeated Charlotte and Dana Brooke by submission Tag team match [40] 7:25
3 The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan, and Braun Strowman) defeated The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods) by pinfall Six-man tag team match [41] 8:47
4 Rusev (c) (with Lana) defeated Zack Ryder by submission Singles match for the WWE United States Championship [42] 7:01
5 Sami Zayn defeated Kevin Owens by pinfall Singles match [43] 18:22
6 Natalya defeated Becky Lynch by submission Singles match [44] 9:04
7 The Miz (c) (with Maryse) vs. Darren Young (with Bob Backlund) ended in a double disqualification Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship [45] 8:41
8 Big Cass, Enzo Amore, and John Cena defeated The Club (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, and Karl Anderson) by pinfall Six-man tag team match [46] 14:30
9 Dean Ambrose (c) defeated Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins by pinfall Triple threat match for the WWE Championship [47] 18:03
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

MBayley is revealed to be Sasha Banks' mystery tag team partner.

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