Possible New Match Added to WWE Battleground

As previously reported, WWE was looking to fill some time on today’s WWE Battleground card since the Intercontinental title match fell off the event due to Ryback’s injury. Sasha Banks, Charlotte and Becky Lynch were all brought to St. Louis for the show, possibly to fill some time for the PPV.
In addition, PWInsider is now reporting that a Divas bout could be added to the PPV to replace the former IC title match-up. The plan being thrown around is to have a triple threat match involving one member of each Divas trio that were on Raw. Someone from Team Bella vs. a member of Team Paige vs. a member of Team Naomi.
Of course, the report notes that the plans are not “final,” so take the news with a grain of salt. The creative team is said to still be throwing ideas around for the show and awaiting approval from WWE officials.

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Update WWE Battleground Card

Here is the updated card for this Sunday.

WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match
Seth Rollins (c) vs. Brock Lesnar

Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt

WWE United States Championship Match
John Cena (c) vs. Kevin Owens

Randy Orton vs. Sheamus

WWE Intercontinental Championship - Triple Threat Match
Ryback (c) vs. Big Show vs. The Miz

WWE Tag Team Championships Match
The Prime Time Players (c's) vs. The New Day

Kickoff Show:
King Barrett vs. R-Truth

 

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Updated WWE Battleground Card

WWE.com has announced that Randy Orton vs. Sheamus has been added to this Sunday's 7/19 Battleground PPV in St. Louis, Missouri.
Updated card for the show is as follows:
* WWE World Title: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman
* WWE United States Title: John Cena (c) vs. Kevin Owens
* WWE Intercontinental Title, Triple Threat Match: Ryback (c) vs. The Miz & The Big Show
* WWE Tag Team Titles: The Prime-Time Players (c's) vs. The New Day
* Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt
* Randy Orton vs. Sheamus

Opinionated View- This card sucks. I love Rollins but he's been booked awful. Why should I care about Brock it he wins the belt back that means we are back to a once every 2 months champion. Cena vs. Owens really needs a stip at this point and Ownes needs to go over. Don't give a damn about the IC title anymore. Tag title match is going to suck. Reigns and Wyatt haven't done enough to make me care. Haven't cared about Orton or Sheamus in years

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Updated WWE Battleground Card

John Cena defending the WWE United States Championship against NXT Champion Kevin Owens has been added to the card for the Battleground PPV on 7/19.
Here is the updated card for the event as of Tuesday.

WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match
Seth Rollins (c) vs. Brock Lesnar

Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt

WWE United States Championship Match
John Cena (c) vs. NXT Champion Kevin Owens

WWE Intercontinental Championship - Triple Threat Match
Ryback (c) vs. Big Show vs. The Miz

WWE Tag Team Championships Match
The Prime Time Players (c's) vs. The New Day

 

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Another New Match Added to Battleground

The Prime Time Players defending the WWE Tag Team Championships against The New Day has been officially added to the card for the Battleground PPV on 7/19.
Here is the updated card for the show as of early Monday evening.

WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match
Seth Rollins (c) vs. Brock Lesnar

Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt

WWE Intercontinental Championship - Triple Threat Match
Ryback (c) vs. Big Show vs. The Miz

WWE Tag Team Championships Match
The Prime Time Players (c's) vs. The New Day

 

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Updated WWE Battleground Card

WWE.com has announced today that WWE Intercontinental Champion Ryback will defend the Intercontinental Title against The Big Show & The Miz in a Triple Threat Match at the 7/19 Battleground PPV in St. Louis, Missouri.
Updated card for the show is as follows:
* WWE World Title: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman
* Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt
* WWE Intercontinental Title, Triple Threat Match: Ryback (c) vs. The Big Show vs. The Miz

Opinionated View- What a joke of a card. Lesnar returns after months off and is suddenly number 1 contender because now Triple H and Stephanie want to mess with Seth. Reigns really hasn't been interesting in months and well its hard to get behind Wyatt since his push will die off sooner or later. And the triple threat has a guy in Ryback that has never been good. Big Show a guy whose last good match might have been in WCW and The Miz a guy who has just given up.

Updated Battleground Card

Seth Rollins defending the WWE World Heavyweight Champion against Brock Lesnar has been added to the card for the upcoming Battleground PPV on 7/19.
Already announced for the show is Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt.

Opinionated View- I knew it was going to happen but still huge let down. Even worse it appears were about to have months of Rollins cowering away from Brock at every turn

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First Match Set for WWE Battleground

Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt has been announced for the upcoming WWE Battleground PPV on 7/19 in St. Louis airing live on the WWE Network

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Brock Lesnar to Compete at Battleground?

 The WON reports that Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman’s return is a month earlier than originally planned. As previously reported, Heyman is expected to make his return to WWE TV after Money in the Bank which will set up Lesnar’s return.
The original plan was to have a match between Lesnar and Seth Rollins at SummerSlam and while that’s still a possibility, a lot has changed in terms of creative plans since then. Lesnar is expected to have a match at Battleground and his advertised appearances are for the Raws on June 22nd, July 6th and July 13th leading into the July 19th PPV.
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WWE Battleground To Be Held in St. Louis

Per STL Today:
"WWE Battleground PPV" comes to St. Louis for the first time at 6:30 p.m. July 19 at Scottrade Center.
The professional wrestling event airs live on pay-per-view, but St. Louis fans can see the action unfold in person. Favorite WWE stars John Cena, Seth Rollins, Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan and others will be among the competitors.
Tickets are $25-$450 and go on sale 10 a.m. April 11 at the Scottrade Center box office, online at ticketmaster.com, or by calling 800-745-3000.
The event moves around each year, last year taking place in Tampa, Fla., so be sure to take advantage of the convenient St. Louis location. "WWE Battleground" promises multiple exciting matches, with more specific details to come.

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Complete 2015 WWE PPV Calendar Revealed

Sky Sports posted the following WWE PPV calendar for 2015 today. The schedule is as follows…
WWE Royal Rumble
Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA
January 25, 2015
WWE Fast Lane
FedEx Forum in Memphis, TN
February 22, 2015
WrestleMania 31
Levi’s Stadium in Canta Clara, CA
March 29, 2015
WWE Extreme Rules
Allstate Arena in Chicago, IL
April 26, 2015
WWE Payback
Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, MD
May 17, 2015
WWE Money in the Bank
Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH
June 14, 2015
WWE Battleground
Scottrade Center in St. Louis, MO
July 19, 2015
WWE SummerSlam
Izod Center in East Rutherford, NJ
August 23, 2015
WWE Night of Champions
Toyota Center in Houston, Texas
September 20, 2015
WWE Hell in a Cell
Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA
October 25, 2015
WWE Survivor Series
Phillips Arena in Atlanta, GA
November 22, 2015
WWE Tables, Ladders and Chairs
TD Garden in Boston, MA
December 13, 2015

Buy Rates for Summer 2014 WWE PPV

WWE released buyrates for Battleground, Summerslam and Night of Champions today.

* WWE Battleground (7/20/14, headlined by John Cena vs. Roman Reigns vs. Kane vs. Randy Orton for the WWE World Title)- 99,000 buys (down from 199,000 buys for the Money in the Bank PPV in July 2013)

* WWE Summerslam (8/17/14, headlined by John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Title) - 147,000 buys (down from 296,000 buys in 2013)

* WWE Night of Champions (9/21/14, headlined by Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena for the WWE World Title) - 48,000 buys, down from 175,000 buys in 2013)

Opinionated View- Part of the drop is due to the Network. However down is down. Hell wasn't the big justification for having Brock win the title was it would motivate more causal fans to buy the PPV's? 

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WWE Battleground Buyrate

The 7/20 WWE Battleground PPV drew an estimated 113,000 buys according to a figure released by WWE in the company's latest Key Performance Indicator.

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Update On HHH's Shots At Social Media On RAW

This past Monday on RAW, Triple H took shots at online fans when he mentioned that he and his friend "Mark" were tweeting that they weren't going to watch WWE anymore because they were unhappy. He was taking shots at those who reacted negatively to Battleground on social media. 

Triple H reportedly hates fans who react to the product on social media services and act like they understand wrestling when they "don't have a clue". He sees the importance of using social media but personally can't stand it. 

Opinionated VIew- In other words Triple H is pissed the WWE had a bad show and the fans called them on it. 

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Why Didn't Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins Happen at Battleground?

Asource inside WWE claims that the Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins match was held off Battleground because the writers were trying to make the eventual SummerSlam match advertised as their first-ever PPV match together. It was believed that this could be a big selling point for the PPV.

It is also believed that there will be a stipulation added to their SummerSlam match.

Opinionated View- Than why would you book and announce the match? I mean you could have done the brawling they did just based off the idea that Rollins is there to cash in and Ambrose is there to stop him. 

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WWE Releases Statement on Lana’s Promo at WWE Battleground

As previously reported, there has been negative press regarding Lana's promo at the WWE Battleground PPV. Some were upset due to the belief that Lana was referring to the recent Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 disaster. A WWE representative sent the following statement to TMZ regarding the promo…

"Last night's segment during WWE's Battleground event was in no way referring to the Malaysia Airlines tragedy. The storyline with characters Rusev and Lana has been a part of WWE programming for more than 3 months. WWE apologizes to anyone who misunderstood last night's segment and was offended." 

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Rob Van Dam Pulled From Battleground Due to Injury

WWE.com posted the following statement about Rob Van Dam not being part of the WWE Intercontinental Title Battle Royal at last night's Battleground PPV:

"Although scheduled to be in the bout, RVD did not compete due to injury. Stay with WWE.com for more on RVD's condition."

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WWE Battleground 2014 Results

A video package runs focusing on tonight's main event Fatal Four Way for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship with John Cena defending against Randy Orton, Kane and Roman Reigns.

We go live to the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Florida where a huge display of pyro goes off. Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and JBL welcome us to the show.

WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos are out first to kick off the show.

WWE Tag Team Championships - 2 out of 3 Falls Match
The Usos (c's) vs. The Wyatt Family (Erick Rowan and Luke Harper)

We start with Jey Uso and Erick Rowan. Jey with a huge right hand early. Tag to Luke Harper who eats a big dropkick from Jey that sends him to the outside. Jimmy jumps in and dropkicks Rowan off the ring apron. Both Wyatt's regroup at ringside. Harper is back in and chops Jey. Jey takes a snap suplex from Harper after taking a tumble to the outside under the bottom rope. Tag to Rowan who gets in a scoop slam on Jey. Jey with a kick to the head of Rowan and Rowan fires back with a high elbow. Tag to Harper who gets in a Gator Roll on Jey. Jey with a back suplex on Harper to break it up. Hot tag to Jimmy who comes off the top rope, misses a shot on Harper and Harper catches Jimmy with a huge big boot. Harper covers and gets the pinfall. The crowd is surprised at how quick that was.

Winner of Fall #1: The Wyatt Family

Harper tags in Rowan who works over Jimmy in a head vice. Jimmy fights back with some rights, but falls out of a scoop slam attempt on Rowan as Rowan splashes over him for a two count. Tag to Harper who steps over Jimmy. Jimmy with two big rights. Harper fires back with a big right of his own. Tag to Jey who rolls up Harper.

Winner of Fall #2: The Usos

Rowan gets the tag pushing Harper back to the corner after they double team Jey with a series of stomps and kicks. Rowan with a big release slam on Jey for a two count. Tag to Harper who catapults Jey into the second rope chest first. Jey and Harper exchange big right hands. Tag to Rowan who launches Jey to the corner. Rowan misses a charge and Harper tags hismelf in. Harper misses a big boot hitting the top rope and going over the top rope. Hot tag to Jimmy. Jimmy with a leap over the top rope taking out Harper. Jimmy slides in and tosses Rowan over the top rope. Jimmy then hits the ropes and leaps over taking out Rowan. Jimmy runs across the barricade and takes out Harper again. Harper rolls in. Jimmy is up top, jumps and connects with a big cross body for a close two count. Jimmy kicks Harper in the head. Jimmy splashes Harper in the corner, but Harper jumps back up and saplshes Jimmy in the corner. Jimmy counters a powerbomb and connects with a corkscrew moonsault off the top rope for another two count. Harper with a big boot to Jimmy in the corner. Harper with a suicide dive to Jimmy. Harper has Jimmy back in when Jey gets in a shot to Rowan on the outside. Harper attempts a dive to Jey and Jey catches Harper with a superkick. Harper fires back somehow with a sitdown powerbomb for a close two count! Harper tags in Rowan who goes up top. Jimmy rolls out of the way and Rowan hits the ring with force. Jimmy crotches Harper. Jey comes off the top rope getting the tag with a big splash on Rowan. Jey hooks the leg and Rowan somehow kicks out. Jey is shocked. Jey goes back up top, kicks away Harper and Rowan gets in big rights. Jimmy gets the tag. The Usos have Rowan contained in the corner. Rowan fights out, grabs both Usos and hits a double superplex! Jimmy kicks out. Tag to Harper. Jey superkicks Rowan. Harper tosses Jey out. Harper with a superkick to Jimmy after countering a roll up. Jimmy with a superkick on Harper. Harper stays up and clotheslines Jimmy. Jey breaks up the pinfall. Harper tosses Jey out. Jimmy superkicks Harper. The Usos with a double superkick to Harper and then one to Rowan. The Usos with a double splash from the top on Harper! The Usos take the third fall to retain the titles.

Winners of Fall #3 and still WWE Tag Team Champions: The Usos

A video package runs hyping Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins.

Backstage, Seth Rollins says he is smiling because tonight is the night he finishes off Dean Ambrose once and for all. Ambrose attacks Rollins during the interview. Rollins tackles Ambrose fighting back. WWE agents break it up. Triple H walks up and yells at the agents to get Ambrose out of the building.

Cole, Lawler and JBL try to figure out what just happened. It would appear the match may be off based on the comments by Triple H backstage.

WWE Divas Championship
AJ Lee (c) vs. Paige

Lock up and Paige pushes AJ into the ropes early. "CM PUNK" chant breaks out in Tampa. Another lock up and AJ pushes Paige into the ropes. AJ with a roll up, Paige counters into another and AJ catches Paige with a big kick to the gut. Paige fires back with a kick to the head of AJ. Paige keeps AJ grounded with a headlock. Paige then drives her knee into the back of AJ and pulls back her arms. Paige screams, "AJ, come on!" AJ with a tornado DDT on Paige. Paige tackles AJ and both fall to the outside. Paige drives AJ back first into the ring barricade. Paige goes up top, AJ tries to cut her off, Paige with a sunset flip on AJ and gets a two count. Paige tries to toss AJ around her and AJ gets the Black Widow submission applied. Paige counters out of the submission. Paige Turner and AJ kicks out. Paige applies the PTO on AJ. AJ counters out. Paige back to pinfall and Paige kicks out. AJ with a Shining Wizard to the head of Paige, hooks the leg and gets the pinfall.

Winner and still WWE Divas Champion: AJ Lee

After the match, Paige heads to the back and AJ Lee skips around the ring.

A commercial for WWE SummerSlam on August 17 in Los Angeles airs.

Backstage, Randy Orton is looking for Kane. Orton apologizes and tries to get a handshake from Kane. Kane doesn't shake his hand. Orton says Kane should apologize to him for punching him in the face. Kane also doesn't want to apologize. They both agree that the winner tonight won't be John Cena or Roman Reigns. Kane says the winner is standing right here.

Renee Young is with the Battleground panel of Booker T, Alex Riley and Christian.

We see footage of the Rusev/Jack Swagger confrontation on RAW this past Monday.

Rusev is out next with Lana.

Rusev w/ Lana vs. Jack Swagger w/ Zeb Colter

Lana says Americans should be insulted and afraid. "You should be ashamed of yourselves. You always jam your western civilization and democrazy down everybody's throats. You Americans are leaderless. We call your President a wuss. Unlike our true leader, Vladimir Putin. Rusev will crush Jack Swagger!"

Zeb gets on the mic when Lana slaps him. Rusev and Jack Swagger start exchanging shots. Swagger tosses Rusev out. The referee checks on Rusev as he gets back to his feet. Rusev gets back in the ring and the referee calls for the bell to get things officially started.

Swagger gets a "WE THE PEOPLE" chant going and then goes for the Patriot Lock early when Rusev rolls back out. Rusev is back in kicking away at Swagger in the corner. Rusev with big rights. Swagger fights back with rights of his own. Swagger drops down going for another Patriot Lock attempt and Rusev rolls out to avoid it. Swagger tosses Rusev back in and splashes him in the corner. Swagger wtih high knees to Rusev and Rusev fires back with a big splash. Rusev with a big fallaway slam on Swagger. Rusev with kicks to the lower back of Swagger. Rusev drops elbows over the chest of Swagger. Rusev catches Swagger with a big kick. Rusev tosses Swagger over the top rope and favors his knee. Rusev catches Swagger with rights each time he gets up on the ring apron.

Swagger drops the throat of Rusev off the top rope and levels Rusev with a big clothesline. Swagger drops Rusev with a big boot. Swagger with a splash in the corner over Rusev for a two count. Rusev with a big takedown spinebuster for a two count. Rusev with a huge kick to the chest of Swagger. Swagger gets the Patriot Lock applied countering a superkick. Rusev gets close to the bottom rope. Swagger pulls him back out to the middle of the ring. Rusev is reaching. Rusev leaps forward and gets the bottom rope. Swagger holds on just before the referee reaches the five count. Swagger with a chop block and goes back to the Patriot Lock on the outside. The referee starts the count. Rusev sends Swagger face first into the steel ring post. Rusev rolls back in and the referee reaches the 10 count calling for the bell.

Winner via countout: Rusev

After the match, WWE officials are checking on Jack Swagger as Rusev and Lana celebrate in the ring. Lana looks down at Swagger and yells, "Crush!" Rusev jumps out, rolls Swagger back in and Rusev stomps over the lower back of Swagger. Rusev applies the Camel Clutch on Swagger. Rusev breaks the hold as Lana smiles.

Backstage, Goldust and Stardust exchange thoughts.

Seth Rollins is on his way out to the ring. We see footage from earlier tonight of Dean Ambrose attacking Rollins and Triple H demanding that Ambrose get kicked out of the building. Back live, Rollins is introduced by Justin Roberts. Rollins gets on the mic and talks about how his opponent has been thrown out of the building tonight. He is out here to accept his victory via forfeit. "I wanna be announced as the winner and I want my hand raised." Roberts announces Rollins as the winner and the referee raises his hand.

As Rollins is heading to the back, Dean Ambrose runs out and starts attacking him. Ambrose tosses Rollins over the ring barricade into the crowd. Ambrose with rights to Rollins as they continue through the crowd. Rollins tosses Ambrose over the ring barricade back to the ringside area. Rollins gets up on the ring barricade and Ambrose flips him off over to the top of the spanish announce table. WWE officials grab Ambrose and take him away through the crowd. Ambrose breaks free and tackles Rollins jump off the announce table. We see a shot of Triple H walking down the entrance aisle. He is yelling at WWE officials to get Ambrose out of here. Rollins breaks free and goes after Ambrose. Officials get them separated. Ambrose and Rollins are yelling at each other. Triple H holds up the arm of Rollins.

A video package runs hyping Chris Jericho vs. Bray Wyatt.

Chris Jericho vs. Bray Wyatt w/ The Wyatt Family

Chris Jericho backs Bray Wyatt to the corner early and Wyatt can be heard laughing. Wyatt fires back with knees and forearms to the back of Jericho. Jericho with elbows and chops to Wyatt. Jericho with more chops. Wyatt fires back with a huge clothesline. Wyatt counters an early Walls of Jericho attempt following a distraction from Erick Rowan at ringside. Wyatt catches Jericho with a boot to the face. Jericho takes out The Wyatt's at ringside and gets in a quick kick on Wyatt on the outside. Harper tries to prevent Jericho from getting in and the referee sends Luke Harper and Erick Rowan to the back. Wyatt knocks Jericho off the ring apron. Back in the ring, Jericho avoids a shot from Wyatt and Wyatt hits the steel ring post.

Jericho attempts shoulder blocks, Wyatt remains up, Jericho goes up top and connects with a sledgehammer shot. Wyatt avoids a bulldog and drops Jericho chest first over his knee. Jericho drops knees over Wyatt. Jericho goes up top and gets cut off with a right hand and headbutt from Wyatt. Jericho with a boot and bulldog combo on Wyatt. Wyatt gets his knees up during a Lionsault attempt by Jericho. Wyatt plants Jericho with a modified Rock Bottom. Wyatt splashes Jericho in the corner. Jericho trips up Wyatt and Wyatt lands in the corner on the back of his head. Wyatt drives Jericho down over the ring apron. Jericho counters Sister Abigail, attempts a Walls of Jericho, Wyatt counters that and connects with a clothesline. Jericho with a Codebreaker on Wyatt. Jericho hooks the leg to get the win.

Winner: Chris Jericho

Backstage, we see a shot of Seth Rollins leaving the arena with his gear being followed by two security guards. Rollins tells the security guys they can leave. Rollins keeps walking, stops and looks around. We see Ambrose crawling out of a trunk of a rental car and attacking Rollins. Rollins and Ambrose brawl on top of the car. Rollins knocks Ambrose off, gets in the car and takes off.

Battleground Battle Royal to crown a new WWE Intercontinental Champion
Big E vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Cesaro vs. R-Truth vs. Ryback vs. Curtis Axel vs. Zack Ryder vs. Titus O'Neil vs. Damien Sandow vs. Heath Slater vs. Diego vs. Sin Cara vs. Xavier Woods vs. The Great Khali vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Bo Dallas vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. The Miz vs. WWE U.S. Champion Sheamus

Before the match, the former champion Bad News Barrett walks out. "No whoever wins this Battle Royal receives the huge honor of becoming the new Intercontinental Champion. However...I'm afraid I've got some bad news. You see, becoming the new champion will be like an old couple retiring here in Florida. Initially it will be great and you will enjoy every second of it. But the reality is, it's simply delaying the inevitable. Mark my words, when that final grain of sand drops through the hour glass, you will meet your demise. And it will come in the form of a Bull Hammer from me, Bad News Barrett."

Everyone goes after The Great Khali early. Khali with chops to more.

Xavier Woods is eliminated.

Zack Ryder is eliminated.

Sheamus with a Brogue Kick to Khali.

The Great Khali is eliminated.

Sin Cara is eliminated.

R-Truth is eliminated.

Curtis Axel is eliminated.

Damien Sandow is eliminated.

Diego is eliminated.

Sheamus and Ryback have a stare down and exchange shots. Sheamus with a Brogue Kick sending Ryback over.

Ryback is eliminated.

Ziggler with a Zig Zag on Miz. Miz slides out under the bottom rope and remains in the match.

Titus O'Neil is eliminated.

Alberto Del Rio is eliminated.

Big E with a splash to Miz who is back in and then slides out again under the bottom rope.

Big E is eliminated.

Cesaro tries to send Kingston out. Kingston lands on the shoulders of Big E. Big E walks Kingston over to Cesaro. Kingston is trying to pull Cesaro out. Cesaro hooks the arm of Kofi, tosses him back in the ring, Kofi charges and Cesaro gets a boot up. Cesaro finally gets Kofi out with a suplex after raking the eye.

Kofi Kingston is eliminated.

Heath Slater then tosses Cesaro out!

Cesaro is eliminated.

Slater eats a Brogue Kick from Sheamus.

Heath Slater is eliminated.

Sheamus with a shoulder block on Bo Dallas from the ring apron. Sheamus gets Bo tied up in the ropes and drops his forearm shots to the chest. Ziggler kicks Dallas out.

Bo Dallas is eliminated.

We are down to Sheamus and Dolph Ziggler in the ring (The Miz is also still on the outside). Sheamus and Ziggler exchange rights. Sheamus with a shoulder block and high knee to Ziggler. Sheamus breaks up a sleeper from Ziggler. Sheamus avoids a Fameasser. Sheamus with a powerbomb. Ziggler flips out and lands on top of Ziggler. Sheamus attempts a catapult on Ziggler over the top rope. Ziggler hangs on. Sheamus and Ziggler exchange more shots. Sheamus attempts a springboard shoulder block. Ziggler with a superkick on Sheamus. Sheamus falls outside.

Sheamus is eliminated.

The Miz, who was still on the outside, rolls in and tosses Ziggler over.

Dolph Ziggler is eliminated.

Winner and new WWE Intercontinental Champion: The Miz

After the match, The Miz celebrates and is handed the title. We see a shot of an upset Dolph Ziggler at ringside.

Another commercial for SummerSlam on August 17 airs.

A video package runs hyping the main event tonight.

WWE World Heavyweight Championship - Fatal Four Way Match
John Cena (c) vs. Randy Orton vs. Kane vs. Roman Reigns

Justin Roberts did ring introductions for the challengers Randy Orton, Kane, Roman Reigns and the champion John Cena.

The bell rings. Roman Reigns goes after Kane. John Cena goes after Randy Orton. Cena tosses Orton out early. Orton sends Cena shoulder first into the steel steps. Reigns with shots to Kane in the corner. Orton eats right hands from Reigns. Kane with a big right hand that drops Reigns. Kane and Orton with clotheslines on Reigns in the corner. Kane knocks Cena off the ring apron. Reigns with a double clothesline shot on both Orton and Kane from the second rope. Orton and Kane with more shots to Reigns. Cena with a quick suplex on Orton. Kane and Orton now double team Cena. Kane with a side slam on Cena and allows Orton to go for a cover. Cole, Lawler and JBL talk about how The Authority is definitely in control tonight. Orton with kicks to Cena as Kane brawls with Reigns on the outside. Kane with an uppercut to Cena. Cena with his twisting powerbomb on Orton. Cena signals for Five Knuckle Shuffle and connects on Orton's head. Cena has Orton up, Orton grabs the top rope and pulls himself to the outside. Reigns is in now and staring down Cena. Kane attacks Reigns and Orton attacks Cena before they can go at it. Kane catches Reigns with a big DDT, hooks the leg and Reigns kicks out. Orton rolls in and starts yelling at Kane for going for the pinfall.

Kane with an uppercut to Orton after Orton complained about him not watching his back. Kane puts Orton up top and is looking for a superplex. Reigns and Cena walk up. Tower of Doom spot with all four men. Reigns and Cena are up first. Kane sits up and both Cena and Reigns stomp away at Kane. Orton recovers and connects with his DDT through the ropes on both Cena and Reigns. Orton goes for a pinfall and Kane breaks it up. Kane levels Orton with a big boot. Reigns breaks up the pinfall attempt by Kane. Reigns with a Samoan Drop on Kane. Orton with a rolling takedown on Reigns into a half Boston Crab. Reigns counters with a half Boston Crab of his own. Cena drops down and gets the STF applied on Orton as he is in the half Boston Crab! Kane breaks it up with a kick to Reigns. Cena with an AA on Kane. Kane rolls out. Cena with a takedown on Orton and locks in the STF. Orton gets close to the ropes. Cena breaks the submission, pulls Orton to the middle of the ring and locks on the STF again. Cena is yelling at Orton to tap. Reigns grabs Orton, pulls him out and sends him over the announce table. Reigns slides in and stares down Cena. Cena is smiling. Reigns and Cena exchange right hands. The fans cheer for Reigns shots and boo for the Cena shots.

Reigns is tripped up by Cena, but then kicks Cena away. Reigns with a Samoan Drop on Cena. Reigns misses the Superman punch and Cena counters with his twisting powerbomb. Cena goes for Five Knuckle Shuffle, Reigns moves and connects with the Superman punch on Cena! Reigns is yelling at Cena to get up. Reigns connects with the Spear. Reigns hooks the leg and Kane breaks it up. Kane and Reigns exchange shots. Reigns with a jumping clothesline that levels Kane. Reigns splashes Kane in the corner and follows with a right. Kane responds with a right. Superman punch by Reigns on Kane. Reigns runs out of the ring and kicks Cena in the head. Reigns does the same to the head of Orton who was laying over the announce table. Reigns then kicks Kane in the head! Reigns charges and slams Orton through the ring barricade by the timekeepers area! Reigns rolls back in the ring as Kane is recovering. Kane catches Reigns across his throat. Reigns pulls back Kane's hand, Kane with a right hand, Reigns hits the ropes and connects with a Spear on Kane! Cena breaks up the pinfall. Cena tosses Reigns to the outside. Cena with an AA on Kane. Reigns breaks up the pinfall. Reigns covers Kane and Cena breaks that up. Cena with an AA on Reigns.

Kane with a chokeslam on Cena, chokeslam on Reigns and Reigns kicks out. Reigns with a Spear on Kane, hooks the leg and Orton breaks it up. Orton with an RKO on Reigns. Cena with an AA on Orton on top of Kane. Cena hooks the leg of Kane and gets the pinfall.

Winner and still WWE World Heavyweight Champion: John Cena

After the match, John Cena celebrates with his titles as we see a shot of frustrated Roman Reigns at ringside staring down Cena. We see a replay of the finish. Back live, Cena is celebrating at the top of the entrance area as the show comes to a close.

Changes Made to WWE Battleground

Adam Rose vs. Fandango has been added to the WWE Battleground kickoff show tonight live on the WWE Network. Naomi vs. Cameron is also scheduled to take place.

Rose and Damien Sandow had been originally pulled from the Battle Royal to crown a new WWE Intercontinental Champion. With this announcement, Sandow is now being listed for the match again and now Fandango has been pulled.

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Card For Tonight's WWE Battleground PPV

Here is the card for tonight's WWE Battleground PPV live from Tampa on the WWE Network.

WWE World Heavyweight Championship - Fatal Four Way Match
John Cena (c) vs. Randy Orton vs. Roman Reigns vs. Kane

Jack Swagger vs. Rusev

Chris Jericho vs. Bray Wyatt

Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins

Battleground Battle Royal to crown a new WWE Intercontinental Champion
Names confirmed for the match:

* Cesaro
* Kofi Kingston
* The Great Khali
* Rob Van Dam
* Dolph Ziggler
* Big E
* Ryback
* Curtis Axel
* Alberto Del Rio
* Bo Dallas
* WWE U.S. Champion Sheamus
* Fandango
* Sin Cara
* Zack Ryder
* The Miz
* Diego
* R-Truth
* Xavier Woods
* Heath Slater
* Titus O'Neil

WWE Tag Team Championships - 2 out of 3 Falls Match
The Usos (c's) vs. The Wyatt Family (Rowan and Harper)

WWE Divas Championship Match
AJ Lee (c) vs. Paige

Kickoff Match:
Naomi vs. Cameron