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Opening
Seth Rollins came to the ring to criticize Roman Reigns for being suspended for violating the wellness policy. He demanded that Reigns be taken out of the Battleground match and that he get to go one on one with Ambrose. Dean then came to the ring and accused Rollins of just being angry that he had the belt. AJ Styles then came to the ring and at first demanded Roman be removed from the match and he added in. When this didn't go over well, Styles then asked for a fatal fourway. Then, however, John Cena came to the ring and said he deserved a match and asked for it to be made a fatal five way.
Stephanie McMahon then came to the ring and made several matches. The first being John Cena vs Seth Rollins, the second being Dean Ambrose vs AJ Styles. She added the stipulation that if Cena or Styles won, they would be added to the Battleground main event.
Paige and Sasha Banks vs Charlotte and Dana Brooke
Paige and Sasha Banks defeated Charlotte and Dana Brooke by submission when Sasha hit the backstabber on Brooke and then rolled it into the bank statement.
Rusev vs Titus O'Neil
Titus O'Neil defeated Rusev by a countout when he threw Rusev over the barricade and slipped back into the ring.
Kane and Stephanie Segment
Kane tried to convince Stephanie that he should be allowed to run Smackdown. Stephanie told Kane she would be running Smackdown. The Miz then showed up and was wondering why he didn't get a red carpet return back to the WWE after shooting his role in Marine 5. Kane then tried promoted his latest film. Kane then insisted that Miz has to defend his IC title every 30 days and Stephanie then put Miz into a title defense with an unknown opponent.
John Cena vs Seth Rollins
Seth Rollins defeated John Cena by pinfall after the Club came to the ring to distract John Cena. Rollins took advantage and hit Cena with a pedigree and got a three count. As a result, Cena is out of the match at Battleground.
Enzo and Cass vs Two Jobbers
Enzo and Cass defeated two jobbers by pinfall in less than a minute.
After the match, the Social Outcasts returned and labeled themselves Hard, no SAWFT. After arguing about who was the hardest, the Outcasts tried to get into the ring. Heath Slater got knocked down and then Axel and Bo Dallas moved off.
Making Darren Young Great Again
Bob Backlund tried to influence Darren Young to make this era the Darren Young era.
Summer Rae vs Becky Lynch no star
Natalya was at ringside doing commentary for this match. Rather than starting the match, Becky attacked Natalya at ringside. The referee had to hold Becky back as Natalya left ringside. The match never happened.
The Highlight Reel with Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn
Sami Zayn made it clear that neither his nor Kevin Owens' careers were going anywhere until they ended their rivalry. He implored to put an end to the rivalry at Battleground. Zayn told Owens to admit that he was just jealous that Zayn was signed to WWE first. Owens insisted that he was not upset that Zayn got signed before him. He insisted he was happy for Sami. He said that Sami couldn't be happy for him, though, when he beat Sami for the NXT title and that this proves that Owens is a better friend to Zayn than Zayn was to Owens. He agreed to one more match at Battleground.
Jericho then told Sami that he was indeed a bad friend to Owens and that is because Sami cares too much about what the fans think. Jericho told Zayn that he wanted to slap his "idiot face." But he deferred to Owens rather than hitting him. He then told them that they both were only enhanced by his presence in the ring. Then, Jericho did his whole "Gift of Jericho" speel and then Sami and Owens both kicked Jericho in the face.
The Miz vs Kane for the Intercontinental Championship
The Miz had a match for the IC title with a mystery opponent who was revealed to be Kane. During the match, Marysse pretended to get hurt and fell off the ring apron. Miz then took her from ringside and lost by countout.
Cesaro and Apollo Crews vs Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio
Cesaro and Crews defeated Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio when Del Rio left ringside and Crews hit Sheamus with the spinning sit down powerbomb. Sheamus tagged himself in early in the match in the middle of Del Rio performing a move, creating friction between the two. This is why Del Rio left.
There was a small promo where Stephanie interrupted a Dean Ambrose interview to tell him she was getting one step closer to ending his pathetic title reign.
The New Day and Wyatt Family Promo
The New Day came out dressed up like members of the Wyatt Family, after announcing that "We're here!" The New Day insisted that the Wyatt Family started the fight and they needed a big old bowl of Booty O's. After mocking the Wyatts for a it, the Wyatt Family interrupted and came out. Bray Wyatt then began mocking the New Day's catch phrases. Bray tried to influence Xavier Woods again. He then said "New Day falls" and then he was gone.
AJ Styles vs Dean Ambrose
Seth Rollins was at ringside doing commentary during this match. About 15 minutes into the match, the Club came down to the ring to distract Ambrose. Cena then also came down to the ring, beat up the Club, distracted AJ which gave Ambrose the time to hit AJ with dirty deeds and get the pin. The Club then attacked Cena outside of the ring while Seth Rollins hit Dean Ambrose with the Pedigree. The Club hit the magic killer on Cena on the stage. AJ then berated Cena as he lay on the stage. Rollins then put Ambrose into a second pedigree before raising the belt up in the air.
Seth Rollins came to the ring to criticize Roman Reigns for being suspended for violating the wellness policy. He demanded that Reigns be taken out of the Battleground match and that he get to go one on one with Ambrose. Dean then came to the ring and accused Rollins of just being angry that he had the belt. AJ Styles then came to the ring and at first demanded Roman be removed from the match and he added in. When this didn't go over well, Styles then asked for a fatal fourway. Then, however, John Cena came to the ring and said he deserved a match and asked for it to be made a fatal five way.
Stephanie McMahon then came to the ring and made several matches. The first being John Cena vs Seth Rollins, the second being Dean Ambrose vs AJ Styles. She added the stipulation that if Cena or Styles won, they would be added to the Battleground main event.
Paige and Sasha Banks vs Charlotte and Dana Brooke
Paige and Sasha Banks defeated Charlotte and Dana Brooke by submission when Sasha hit the backstabber on Brooke and then rolled it into the bank statement.
Rusev vs Titus O'Neil
Titus O'Neil defeated Rusev by a countout when he threw Rusev over the barricade and slipped back into the ring.
Kane and Stephanie Segment
Kane tried to convince Stephanie that he should be allowed to run Smackdown. Stephanie told Kane she would be running Smackdown. The Miz then showed up and was wondering why he didn't get a red carpet return back to the WWE after shooting his role in Marine 5. Kane then tried promoted his latest film. Kane then insisted that Miz has to defend his IC title every 30 days and Stephanie then put Miz into a title defense with an unknown opponent.
John Cena vs Seth Rollins
Seth Rollins defeated John Cena by pinfall after the Club came to the ring to distract John Cena. Rollins took advantage and hit Cena with a pedigree and got a three count. As a result, Cena is out of the match at Battleground.
Enzo and Cass vs Two Jobbers
Enzo and Cass defeated two jobbers by pinfall in less than a minute.
After the match, the Social Outcasts returned and labeled themselves Hard, no SAWFT. After arguing about who was the hardest, the Outcasts tried to get into the ring. Heath Slater got knocked down and then Axel and Bo Dallas moved off.
Making Darren Young Great Again
Bob Backlund tried to influence Darren Young to make this era the Darren Young era.
Summer Rae vs Becky Lynch no star
Natalya was at ringside doing commentary for this match. Rather than starting the match, Becky attacked Natalya at ringside. The referee had to hold Becky back as Natalya left ringside. The match never happened.
The Highlight Reel with Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn
Sami Zayn made it clear that neither his nor Kevin Owens' careers were going anywhere until they ended their rivalry. He implored to put an end to the rivalry at Battleground. Zayn told Owens to admit that he was just jealous that Zayn was signed to WWE first. Owens insisted that he was not upset that Zayn got signed before him. He insisted he was happy for Sami. He said that Sami couldn't be happy for him, though, when he beat Sami for the NXT title and that this proves that Owens is a better friend to Zayn than Zayn was to Owens. He agreed to one more match at Battleground.
Jericho then told Sami that he was indeed a bad friend to Owens and that is because Sami cares too much about what the fans think. Jericho told Zayn that he wanted to slap his "idiot face." But he deferred to Owens rather than hitting him. He then told them that they both were only enhanced by his presence in the ring. Then, Jericho did his whole "Gift of Jericho" speel and then Sami and Owens both kicked Jericho in the face.
The Miz vs Kane for the Intercontinental Championship
The Miz had a match for the IC title with a mystery opponent who was revealed to be Kane. During the match, Marysse pretended to get hurt and fell off the ring apron. Miz then took her from ringside and lost by countout.
Cesaro and Apollo Crews vs Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio
Cesaro and Crews defeated Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio when Del Rio left ringside and Crews hit Sheamus with the spinning sit down powerbomb. Sheamus tagged himself in early in the match in the middle of Del Rio performing a move, creating friction between the two. This is why Del Rio left.
There was a small promo where Stephanie interrupted a Dean Ambrose interview to tell him she was getting one step closer to ending his pathetic title reign.
The New Day and Wyatt Family Promo
The New Day came out dressed up like members of the Wyatt Family, after announcing that "We're here!" The New Day insisted that the Wyatt Family started the fight and they needed a big old bowl of Booty O's. After mocking the Wyatts for a it, the Wyatt Family interrupted and came out. Bray Wyatt then began mocking the New Day's catch phrases. Bray tried to influence Xavier Woods again. He then said "New Day falls" and then he was gone.
AJ Styles vs Dean Ambrose
Seth Rollins was at ringside doing commentary during this match. About 15 minutes into the match, the Club came down to the ring to distract Ambrose. Cena then also came down to the ring, beat up the Club, distracted AJ which gave Ambrose the time to hit AJ with dirty deeds and get the pin. The Club then attacked Cena outside of the ring while Seth Rollins hit Dean Ambrose with the Pedigree. The Club hit the magic killer on Cena on the stage. AJ then berated Cena as he lay on the stage. Rollins then put Ambrose into a second pedigree before raising the belt up in the air.
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