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At ], ] won the ] after winning the ] and cashing in on ] after Rollins defeated ] to win the title.<ref name="MITB16">{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=6/19 WWE MITB PPV Results – CALDWELL’S Complete Live Report|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/06/19/619-wwe-mitb-ppv-results-caldwells-ongoing-live-report/|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=June 19, 2016}}</ref> The following night on ''Raw'', Reigns and Rollins competed in a #1 contender match for the title, which ended in a double count-out. Ambrose willingly opted to defend the title against both Reigns and Rollins in a ], which ] granted and made official for Battleground.<ref name="Raw06062016">{{cite web|last1=Caldwell|first1=James|title=6/20 WWE Raw Results – CALDWELL’S Complete Live TV Report|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/06/20/june20rawresultsfinal/|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=June 20, 2016}}</ref> At ], ] won the ] after winning the ] and cashing in on ] after Rollins defeated ] to win the title.<ref name="MITB16">{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=6/19 WWE MITB PPV Results – CALDWELL’S Complete Live Report|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/06/19/619-wwe-mitb-ppv-results-caldwells-ongoing-live-report/|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=June 19, 2016}}</ref> The following night on ''Raw'', a #1 Contender's match between Reigns and Rollins ended in a double count-out. After the match , ], on Ambrose's request, made a ] between Ambrose, Rollins and Reigns at Battleground. <ref name="Raw06062016">{{cite web|last1=Caldwell|first1=James|title=6/20 WWE Raw Results – CALDWELL’S Complete Live TV Report|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/06/20/june20rawresultsfinal/|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=June 20, 2016}}</ref>


== Matches == == Matches ==

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Battleground (2016)
PromotionWWE
Brand(s)Raw
SmackDown
DateJuly 24, 2016
CityWashington, D.C.
VenueVerizon Center
WWE Network event chronology
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Battleground (2016) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE. It will be taking place on July 24, 2016 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.. It will be the fourth event under the Battleground chronology, and the first event since the new WWE brand extension.

Background

See also: Professional wrestling

The professional wrestling matches at Battleground will feature professional wrestlers performing as characters in scripted events pre-determined by the hosting promotion, WWE. Storylines between the characters played out on WWE's primary television programs, Raw and SmackDown.

At Money in the Bank, Dean Ambrose won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship after winning the Money in the Bank ladder match and cashing in on Seth Rollins after Rollins defeated Roman Reigns to win the title. The following night on Raw, a #1 Contender's match between Reigns and Rollins ended in a double count-out. After the match , Shane McMahon, on Ambrose's request, made a Triple Threat match between Ambrose, Rollins and Reigns at Battleground.

Matches

No.Matches*Stipulations
1Dean Ambrose (c) vs. Roman Reigns vs. Seth RollinsTriple Threat match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change

See also

References

  1. Jansen, Jonathan. "WWE Battleground Details and Pre-Sale Code, UpUpDownDown to Host 2k16 Tournament at Wrestlemania Axxess". wrestlezone.com. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  2. Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  3. "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  4. Caldwell, James. "6/19 WWE MITB PPV Results – CALDWELL'S Complete Live Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  5. Caldwell, James. "6/20 WWE Raw Results – CALDWELL'S Complete Live TV Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  6. Clapp, John. "WWE World Heavyweight Champion Dean Ambrose vs. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins (Triple Threat Match)". WWE. Retrieved June 20, 2016.

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