Battleground 2016 2016-07-24

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Battleground 2016

Date
Sun 24th July 2016 (UTC)

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WWE

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2016

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Battleground was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event and WWE Network event produced by WWE. It took place on July 24, 2016 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. It was the fourth event under the Battleground chronology, and the final event before the newly reinstated WWE brand extension went into full effect.

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. After a #1 Contender's match between Reigns and Rollins ended in a double countout the following night on Raw, Ambrose requested to defended 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. 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. The next day on SmackDown, Ambrose defeated Rollins in a rematch to retain the title. On the same show, Ambrose was drafted to SmackDown, while Rollins and Reigns were drafted to Raw.

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 Zayn. In February 2015, at NXT Takeover: Rival, Owens defeated Zayn to win the NXT Championship. Zayn moved to WWE's main roster at the Royal Rumble and eliminated Owens from the Royal Rumble match. At Payback, Owens defeated Zayn. At Money in the Bank, both men failed to win the Money in the Bank ladder match. Zayn defeated Owens on the June 20 episode of Raw, and challenged Owens to another match a week later during Chris Jericho's Highlight Reel, which Owens accepted.

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

At Money in the Bank, AJ Styles defeated John Cena after The Club interfered, executing a Magic Killer on Cena. The following night on Raw, Styles and Luke Gallows attacked Cena during his match against Karl Anderson. On the June 27 episode of Raw, Cena and Styles costed 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. On the July 4 episode of Raw, The Club again attacked Cena until Enzo Amore and Big Cass saved Cena. Later that night, a six-man tag team match was made between the two teams at Battleground.

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.

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. On the July 11 episode of Raw, Rusev attacked Ryder after his match against Sheamus and accepted Ryder's challenge for Battleground.

On the June 20 episode of Raw, The Wyatt Family made their return and was interrupted by WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day. 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. On the July 11 episode of Raw, The New Day showed up at The Wyatt Family compound and the two teams brawled until New Day ran away. On July 12, a six-man tag team between the two teams was scheduled for Battleground.

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. On the June 27 episode of Raw, Sasha and Paige defeated Dana and Charlotte. Over the following weeks, Charlotte and Dana continued to provoke Sasha. Hoping to earn a title match with Charlotte, Sasha defeated Dana on the July 11 episode of Raw 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.

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.

On July 22, a match pitting The Usos against Breezango was scheduled for the Battleground pre-show.

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Result List

Result Description
Tag Team Match
Bayley & Sasha Banks defeat Charlotte & Dana Brooke (7:25)

Six Man Tag Team Match
The Wyatt Family (Braun Strowman, Bray Wyatt & Erick Rowan) defeat The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) (8:47)

WWE United States Title Match
Rusev (w/Lana) (c) defeats Zack Ryder (7:01)

Singles Match
Sami Zayn defeats Kevin Owens (18:22)

Singles Match
Natalya defeats Becky Lynch (9:03)

WWE Intercontinental Title Match
The Miz (w/Maryse) (c) vs. Darren Young (w/Bob Backlund) - No Contest (8:41)

Six Man Tag Team Match
Big Cass, Enzo Amore & John Cena defeat The Club (AJ Styles, Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows) (14:30)

WWE Title Match
Dean Ambrose (c) defeats Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins (18:03)

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