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Hello everyone! You may have seen some of my posts before
where I fantasy book PPV's 1-2 days before they occur. I have been doing these
since Night Of Champions 2015. If you want, you can click on my name and read
some of my other ones. Today, this is how I would book Battleground 2016.
Enjoy!
PRE SHOW:
As usual on the pre show, throughout the hour the panel
gIves their thoughts and predictions for the matches and they hype up the
matches and we see video packages. A Social Media Lounge segment with Enzo and
Cass is announced earlier in the day to take place on the pre show. Use
#AskTheCertifiedGs. 30 minutes into the pre show we get the social media
lounge. at about 7:45, we get the kickoff match. Kickoff Match: Breezeango vs
The Usos
Winners: Breezeango.
Shouldn't need an explanation for that. After the match, the
panel gives their final predictions and we go to the final PPV before the
rosters are officially split apart. This card could make this the best PPV in
years. There are so many suprises they could pull out here with the brand split
and leading into Summerslam next month. Here's how I would book battleground.
Main Show
1st Match: Sasha Banks and SECRET MYSTERY PARTNER (Bayley)
vs Charlotte and Dana Brooke
I think it's about time a women's match kicked off a PPV.
This will be a good match, and Bayley's definite debut will leave a feel good
impression for the rest of the show. Sasha's partner has to be Bayley. Her
tweets about even Meltzer not being able to guess who it was had to just be a
joke. It has to be Bayley. It wouldn't be Troll Eva Marie or Emma or anyone
like that, and all the good women besides her from NXT have already come up in
the draft, and excluding Asuka. It could be Nikki Bella, but she almost just
tweeted about doctors clearing her, and she's only just been back in the
performance center for a few days.... At least we all hope. If it's anyone
besides Bayley, everyone will throw a fit and complain the rest of the night.
Charlotte Crew is out first and then Sasha. We get highlights from the past
weeks of the feud during Charlotte's entrance. Sasha cuts a promo on Charlotte
and Dana and hyped up her mystery partner. She introduces Bayley and the tube
men pop up and it's the biggest pop of the century. The match goes 11 minutes
and Bayley and Sasha get the double win as Bayley gives the Bayley To Belly to
Dana and pins her while Sasha locks Charlotte in the Bank Statement and she
taps as the ref's hand hits the 3. They celebrate after the match. Of course,
like American Alpha, Bayley would work Double Duty until Takeover Brooklyn II,
which would be her last NXT match. I'll have the Summerslam card at the end of
the post, where Sasha finally gets her 1 on 1 title shot with Charlotte. Sasha
would win the title there, maybe have a rematch with Charlotte at CLASH Of
Champions, then Bayley and Sasha would finally face off for the title, face vs
face, at Hell In A Cell, in the first ever women's Hell In A Cell Match.
Winners: Sasha Banks and Bayley
2nd Match: The Miz w/ Maryse vs Darren Young w/ Bob Backlund
for the Intercontinental Title
I've been very surprised lately to see that lots of people
actually seem to like Darren Young in this new position. His new gimmick seems
to be that he wins every match by default. The battle royal 3 weeks ago that
originally have him this shot had Baron Corbin and Apollo Crews both
eliminating each other, and Young was just sitting in the corner. Then last
week on Raw, when he faced Del Rio, Alberto and Miz bumped heads, and Young
rolled him up for tie win. Miz comes out first followed by Darren. The match
goes 10 minutes, and the match ends when Maryse and Miz are trying to play
dirty and Young and Miz are brawling in the ring and Maryse runs in with a
steel chair and Young ducks and she hits Miz in the corner. Miz falls down and
Young locks in the Chickenwing as Miz is knocked out and Miz taps as the crowd
goes insane. Maryse is in shock and Backlund and Young go insane and Backlund
puts Young on his shoulders and Young holds up his title. I feel like especially
with the split rosters now in this brand split, they really need to start
utilizing and finding a place for talent like Darren that they would never let
go anywhere otherwise. This is the perfect opportunity to capitalize on that,
and a young, talented star in the middle of a push like Young. Your new
intercontinental champ, Darren Young.
Winner and NEW Intercontinental Champion: Darren Young
Backstage interview with Sasha and Bayley.
3rd Match: New Day vs The Wyatt Family
I'm really really not sure why this match isn't for the tag
titles. I mean, I understand there would be no point, as Strowman is on a
different show from Rowan and Bray, but still. I guess since Rowan and Wyatt
are together they'll put Harper on Raw with Strowman when he returns, unless they're
planning Strowman vs Lesnar again. Haha, no. New Day is out first then the
Wyatts. Before the draft occurred and before it was declared that this wasn't
for the titles, I was gonna have The Wyatts win the titles, and then Big E
betrays new day in frustration and becomes the big singles star and says new
day was holding him back and made him look like a joke and all that. But now
this isn't the right time for that. But I still feel that The Wyatts need a big
win here leading into them splitting up. If it's not for the titles, why the
hell wouldn't you give the Wyatts the win? The match goes 14 minutes, and all
hell breaks lose as Strowman and Kofi brawl in the outside, Big E kills Rowan
with a Suicide Spear to the outside, and then Kofi goes for a Frogsplash but
Wyatt catches him in midair spinning Sister Abigail and he picks up the win.
WINNERS: The Wyatt Family
4th Match: Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn
It's about 9:00 now, and Owens and Zayn are about to have
their FINAL BATTLE! Only it's not, because they were both drafted to Raw, and
they're bound to have 84 more feuds. Sami is out first followed by KO. The
match goes 16 1/2 minutes. They brawl everywhere. Into the crowd, all around
ringside. At one point, Sami goes for his DDT through the ring post, but Owens
catches him, and gives him a running Pop Up Powerbomb through the English
announce desk. Owens yells at Michael Cole after. The match ends when Owens
throws Zayn into the ropes for the Powerbomb and Zayn bounces back and Owens is
about to throw him up into the air but Zayn counters into that fucking insane
jumping Canadian Destroyer and hooks the leg for the win. I would like to have
Zayn finally get his big win over KO at a PPV like Summerslam, but it seems
like they're making this out to really be the end of the feud and Sami hasn't
won a PPV match yet in the 5 months he's been on the main roster, so he needs
this win.
WINNER: Sami Zayn.
Backstage interview with new IC Champ Darren Young and
Backlund.
5th Match: Rusev vs Zack Ryder for the US Title
I'd like to say that WWE actually genuinely has faith in
Ryder now for some reason, and they're giving the Zack Ryder as United States
Champ campaign another chance, but nope. Rusev and Lana out first then Zack.
Rusev squashes Ryder in a 6 minute match.
WINNER and STILL US Champ: Rusev.
6th Match: John Cena and Enzo and Cass vs The Club
It's 10:00 now. The Club is out first then Cena and Enzo and
Cass. Cena joins in with E&C's usual promo, calling Club Sawft. The match
goes 16 minutes, and The Club needs to lose here for what happens later. They
can take a loss, they're still extremely over and very strong, and Enzo and
Cass could use some more momentum, and plus you know good ol' John Felix
Anthony Cena won't agree to job to The Club twice. Cena wins after all 6 men
break loose and Cena and Anderson are the two legal men and Cena hits him with
an AA.
WINNERS: John Cena, Enzo and Cass.
We go to our kickoff panel now and they give their thoughts
on the show so far. After, we get a Summerslam promo and a network promo.
7th Match: Becky Lynch vs Natalya
I feel like Becky can afford a loss here, and it would give
her a rematch going into Summerslam, and I feel like Natalya needs the win at
this point, because even veterans like Natalya whose jobs are usually to put over
younger talent still have their own careers and legacies, and they can use wins
too. ;) WINNER: Natalya
8th Match: Dean Ambrose vs Seth Rollins vs Roman Reigns for
the WWE Championship
Feels weird to say just the WWE Title. Holy shit, here we
go. This PPV contains the most anticipated triple threat match in the history
of professional wrestling, and it's finally happening tonight. Let that sink
in. We get an awesome video package before of every piece of history between
the shield members, even before WWE. Rollins comes out first, then Reigns, then
champ Ambrose. The match goes 23 minutes. Here are some spots:
At one point, Rollins and Reigns are on the top rope and
Rollins is going for his Suplex into Falcon Arrow move but Reigns pushes him
off and delivers a massive Superman Punch from the top rope.
Rollins and Ambrose are both resting against barricades on
corner ends of the ring, and Reigns spears Seth through the one on the
northeast and runs all the way around the ring to spear Ambrose through the
southwest barricade.
Reigns and Ambrose are brawling on the stage and Rollins
dives onto them from the top of the titantron.
Ambrose and Reigns both trade clotheslines off the ropes and
then they both go for one at the same time and they both fall down. Rollins
runs to the top rope from the outside and delivers a Frogsplash to both men.
Reigns hits a Pedigree on Rollins and Rollins kicks out and
then hits a spear on Reigns.
Rollins and Ambrose are fighting on the English announce
table and then Reigns runs in from the timekeepers area and spears Ambrose
through the Spanish Announce desk.
Obviously lots of chair shots and weapon shots on everyone
Rollins is about to hit a Buckle Bomb on Reigns and Reigns
hits the turnbuckle and then Ambrose elbow drops a standing Rollins and
everyone goes down.
Ambrose and Reigns are both in the ring. Reigns hits a spear
on Ambrose and Rollins runs in and throws Reigns out. Rollins pedigrees Ambrose
and Reigns runs in and throws Rollins out now and spears Ambrose a second time.
Everyone is pissed as it looks like Reigns is about to win, but Ambrose kicks
out at 2.999999999999 and the crowd goes insane.
After all of that, Rollins and Reigns are down on the stage
side of the ring and Ambrose goes for a Suicide Dive but suddenly AJ Styles
comes in from out of nowhere and knocks Ambrose down with a Phenomenal Forearm.
Styles starts punching Ambrose continuously and Reigns and Rollins go in to try
to get Styles out. The two manage to get Styles down but suddenly Gallows and
Anderson run in and attack Roman and Seth and AJ continues his attack on
Ambrose. The Club is beating them down but the 3 have to team up for the time
being and all three former shield members come back on the Club. They get AJ
down and the brawl spills to the outside. The Shield delivers a Double Triple
Powerbomb to Gallows and Anderson through the English announce table. AJ runs
up and tries to ambush Reigns but the 3 then beat down Styles. The Shield are
standing tall but the lights go out and Balor's heartbeat sound plays. It's
finally time. The lights come back on and Balor is just sitting on the top
rope, looking at the shield. The arena becomes unglued and The Club sneaks up
from behind with steel chairs and takes out all 3 men. The Club is stomping
them down and eventually all at the same time, Balor delivers a Coup De Grace
to Reigns from the top rope to the outside, AJ gives Rollins a Styles Clash on
the floor, and Gallows and Anderson both give Ambrose a magic killer on a
chair. The PPV ends with all 4 men holding up the wwe title with one hand, and
they too sweet each other on their other hand, and they all stand over the
broken shield members. The Balor Club- Shield feud has begun.
There was no OFFCIAL winner, but on Raw it's announced that
Ambrose retained the title by default.
So, why did the shield reunite here? Is it permanently? Is
Seth face now? How long does the Club-Shield feud last? What happens from here?
That'll all be answered in a post I'm writing that will come out soon
titled" The Balor Club vs The Shield". I'll just say that the feud
ends at Survivor Series.
So, that's how I would book Battleground 2016. Tell me what
you liked or didn't like, and what you think will happen. Be sure to look out
for my "How WWE Should Book Summerslam 2016" post the day before
that. Hope you liked, and enjoy the PPV tonight!
