Battleground Rate WWE Battleground 2016

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Spoiler: Results

Sasha Banks and Bayley defeated Charlotte & Dana Brooke via Submission

The Wyatt Family defeated The New Day via Pinfall

Rusev (c) w/ Lana defeated Zack Ryder via Submission to retain the WWE United States Championship

Sami Zayn defeated Kevin Owens via Pinfall *Recommended*

Natalya defeated Becky Lynch via Submission *Not Recommended*

The Miz (c) w/ Maryse defeated Darren Young w/ Bob Backlund via Double Countout to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship

John Cena and Ezno & Cass defeated The Club via Pinfall

Dean Ambrose (c) defeated Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns via Pinfall to retain WWE Championship *Recommended*

 

[Dojo]

9/10. Felt the Orton/Y2J segment ran too long and was completely bored by Becky/Nat. Everything else was fantastic. Owens/Zayn was definitely the match of the night.

Too bad bout them GMs tho.

 

[Roadster]

Made it perty @Jacob Fox :tough:

 

[Roadster]

Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn was crazy intense. Great story, and great action. Perfect formula for a Match of the Year candidate.

Dean Ambrose vs. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins was a great story, super pumped. Too bad it was cheapened by the damn GNS~.

8/10 - Stay away from Natalya vs. Lynch.

 

[Jacob Fox]

I gave it an 8/10. Might have rated it higher but there were a few things I didn't like.

I liked:

Bayley making her debut and the whole Bayley and Sasha Banks vs Charlotte and Dana Brooke *** It was good to see a good woman's match on a PPV again since Wrestlemania.

New Day Vs the Wyatt family *** I really didn't care much about this match but I still enjoyed it.

Sami Zayn vs Kevin Owens **** Easily the match of the night. This was a great match from the beginning to the end. An absolutely excellent encounter.

Rusev vs Zach Ryder **1/2 Decent match even if I didn't get into it.

Miz vs Darren Young **. Now I didn't actually like this match, but I liked Bob Backlund's antics in the match so I had to include it in the like section.

John Cena, Enzo and Cass vs the Club *** This was a fun match too. Nothing really stood out about it but I enjoyed it.

Shield Triple Threat ***1/2 I enjoyed everything about this. It told a good story and I had a mark out moment when Ambrose retained the belt. I really didn't think he would and I bet $1000 on Reigns... but I am completely fine losing the money for Ambrose to retain the belt.

I didn't like:

Becky vs Natayla ** This was just boring.

Highlight real. This just drug on. It was boring. And Viperville?

Really, this was just an excellent PPV from beginning to end. Loved it.

 

[Jacob Fox]

Made it perty @Jacob Fox :tough:

LOL you took that 2 minute thing WAY too seriously.. you took exactly two minutes haha

 

[AfricanScatMahn]

I actually enjoyed the y2j Orton segment. Who know Orton had a personality. Especially the fandango and enhancment comment.

 

[C.M. Shaddix]

8/10 nailed it!

Good points
-Bayley debut and the whole match
-Zayn vs. Owens
-Cena/Enzo and Cass vs. Club
-Wyatts vs.New Day
-Shield Triple Threat plus ending

Bad Points
-Lynch vs. Natalya
-IC title
-US title

 

[Krendall]

Okay, everyone's had a great joke at my expense. Now that I'm not stuck trying to chat on a phone that keeps freezing and making typing difficult, let me explain what I meant. Usually, when someone else comes out to watch a match, that person(s) interferes. I ended up waiting the entire match for Stephanie to get involved (like, say, pull Ambrose off a pin or pull out the referee or something) and start a big fight amongst the GMs, which would've taken away from the match. Thankfully (to my surprise), that didn't happen. I'm also very sick of GMs/owners/authority figures being a constant on-air presence, so I was annoyed they came out at all. I was expecting constant camera cuts to them watching the match, which would've been redundant since we can guess how they feel during the match. Again, that didn't happen. In fact, the cameras cut more to the rosters watching, which did get a tad annoying. Still, the way I would've done it would be to have the GMs in the back with their respective rosters and only have the winning GMs (Shane & Daniel in this case) come out at the very end.

With all that out of the way, this was a very good show, possibly the best of the year to date. Zayn vs. Owens was an amazing match, and the triple threat was damn good, too. Heck, even Orton seemed energized to give a promo, and it was the most entertaining one I'd seen in years.

 

[alexb]

While overall very predictable (almost nailed it to perfection aside from the New Day pick in my predictions thread), I’m also on board with the 8/10 of rating. I, too, thought it was a very enjoyable and entertaining show for the most part, more so given the circumstances, thus being a not really relevant PPV in the grand scheme of things. My thoughts:

- Starting off the PPV with the women’s tag I felt was a nice touch and as it turned out, it was indeed Bayley being revealed as the mystery partner for Sasha. I still kind of feel they should have saved this moment for later on but nevertheless, it made for a good match and, as expected, Sasha Banks ended up picking up the win so her and Charlotte for the title at Summerslam will probably become official as soon as tonight.

As for Bayley, I’m guessing this was a one off thing and that she’ll be back on NXT for the time being, especially since no reference was made whatsoever by the commentary team. I mean, you would think they’d wonder what her appearing last night would mean and which brand would get her but being that nothing of that nature was ever discussed tells me that her official debut on the main roster will be left for another time in the near future.

- Sami Zayn vs. KO was by far your MOTN and, yeah, I agree it should also be a candidate for match of the year when the time comes. I personally LOLed when KO had Zayn on a submission hold and the ref was asking Sami if he wants to quit and Owens was yelling “yes, of course he wants to quit”.

- Though my only incorrect prediction, I guess it’s nice to see the Wyatts finally getting a big win.

-Enzo and Cass were simply gold yet again and it’s just inevitable that they square off with New Day at Summerslam and be crowned new tag team championships. Can you be any hotter than these two right now?

- What a horrible finish in that IC title match. I knew to expect shenanigans because Miz had to retain but this was beyond rediculous....

- I agree with both points made by our fellow members above regarding Natalya vs. Becky (indeed nothing to be invested in) and perhaps the highlight reel segment dragging a bit too long. I certainly enjoyed it, don’t get me wrong, and especially the “no enhancement needed” line that Orton dropped but sure, they could have done it all in perhaps lesser time.

- Main event was fine and I certainly enjoyed the fact that Dean retained. Unlike many, I personally liked the fact that both commisioners and GM's were outside at ringside because they made it look like a really big deal, as was the case anyway, in regards to where the belt would land.

I also found it interesting that they had shots of the locker rooms, with almost all stars from each brand watching and routing for their respective brand and it just comes down to the point I made while ranting about the draft the other day and the fact (amongst many others) that we never got to see any reactions from the superstars on the spot. What they did last night should have been precisely the case for the most part at the draft, instead of making it feel so rushed and shitty.

 

[Gman003]

8/10

Enjoyed it for the most part. I was slightly behind most of the show so once it got to the natalya match, I obviously skipped ahead some lol.

Overall good ppv and now we'll finally get to see the brand split in effect tonight.

Side note, what's being done about future ppv? Are they all going to be shared? Interpromotional matches all the time? Because summerslam is a month away from now and they'll have atleast 1 mixed match.

 

[Leo C]

Internet sucked throughout. Gave no fucks about the show before it started, really. Mostly fine. Owens vs Sami was very, very good. Main event was good. Laughed out loud at Cena pinning AJ Styles, that was very entertaining.

 

[Jacob Fox]

As for Bayley, I’m guessing this was a one off thing and that she’ll be back on NXT for the time being, especially since no reference was made whatsoever by the commentary team. I mean, you would think they’d wonder what her appearing last night would mean and which brand would get her but being that nothing of that nature was ever discussed tells me that her official debut on the main roster will be left for another time in the near future.

JBL actually made a comment during the match that Bayley appearing on the main roster was a one time thing and she would be going back to NXT.

It seemed a bit weird that JBL and not Cole made the announcement.

 

[alexb]

JBL actually made a comment during the match that Bayley appearing on the main roster was a one time thing and she would be going back to NXT.

It seemed a bit weird that JBL and not Cole made the announcement.

I completely missed it while watching so good call...

 

[RedDwarfTechy]

Best part of the show was Zayn vs Owens, easily one of my favourite matches that I wouldnt watching over and over again, great story, great competitors.

Funny how Usos were the one hoisting Dean on their shoulders while their 'family' was crawling outside the ring XD

Overall 7/10 as far as PPVs go, interesting and surprising direction with the titles.