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Battleground (2016)
Promotional poster featuring John Cena
Promotion	WWE
Brand(s)	Raw SmackDown
Date	July 24, 2016
City	Washington, D.C.
Venue	Verizon Center
WWE Network event chronology
← Previous Money in the Bank (2016) Next → NXT TakeOver: Back to Brooklyn
Battleground chronology
← Previous Battleground (2015) Next → —

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 under the new WWE brand extension.

Background

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 his contract 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 all three former Shield members at Battleground. On June 21, two days after Money in the Bank, Reigns was suspended for 30 days for violating WWE's Wellness Program, which uses drug testing to detect substance abuse. Pro Wrestling Torch reported that WWE knew of Reigns' violation before Money in the Bank, leading to Reigns being scripted to lose his world title at the event. However, with Reigns' suspension ending before Battleground, WWE is still advertising him as part of the Battleground main event.

Matches

See also

• List of WWE Network events
• List of WWE pay-per-view events

References

1. "Get WWE Battleground tickets now". WWE. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
2. Caldwell, James. "6/19 WWE MITB PPV Results – CALDWELL'S Complete Live Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
3. Caldwell, James. "6/20 WWE Raw Results – CALDWELL'S Complete Live TV Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
4. "Roman Reigns suspended". WWE. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
5. "Talent Wellness Program Summary". WWE. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
6. Caldwell, James. "Roman Reigns suspended for Wellness Violation". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
7. ^ Clapp, John (June 20, 2016). "WWE Champion Dean Ambrose vs. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins (Triple Threat Match)". WWE. Retrieved June 24, 2016.

External links

• Battleground Official Website

• 2016 in professional wrestling
• WWE Battleground
• 2016 WWE Network events
• Professional wrestling in Washington, D.C.
• Sports in Washington, D.C.
• 2016 in Washington, D.C.