Extreme Rules (2016)

Extreme Rules (2016)
Theme
song(s)		 "Fire" by PVRIS
Information
Promotion WWE
Sponsor(s) Tapout
J. C. Penney
Date May 22, 2016
Venue Prudential Center
City Newark, New Jersey
WWE Network event chronology

Payback (2016) Extreme Rules (2016) NXT TakeOver (2016)
Extreme Rules chronology

Extreme Rules (2015) Extreme Rules (2016)

Extreme Rules (2016) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It will take place on May 22, 2016, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.[1] It was originally supposed to take place on May 1, 2016, at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois; however, it switched dates and venues with Payback.[2] It will be the eighth event under the Extreme Rules chronology.

Background

Extreme Rules will consist of professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines that play out on WWE's primary television programs, Raw and SmackDown. Wrestlers will portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3][4]

At Payback, AJ Styles faced Roman Reigns for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Styles defeated Reigns first by countout and then disqualification, but to allow for a definitive champion, the match was restarted, first by Shane McMahon and then Stephanie McMahon, before Reigns finally scored a pinfall over Styles to retain the title. Upon the conclusion of the match, Vince, Shane and Stephanie McMahon agreed that Styles would get a rematch at Extreme Rules in an Extreme Rules match.[5]

At Payback, The Vaudevillains vs. Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady ended in a no contest after Enzo Amore suffered a legitimate injury, which was later found to be a concussion,[6] in a #1 contender match for the WWE Tag Team Championship.[5] The following night on Raw, The Vaudevillains was awarded a title match against WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day at Extreme Rules.[7]

At Payback, WWE Women's Champion Charlotte defeated Natalya in a controversy when Charles Robinson called for the bell when Natalya didn't tap out when Charlotte had her in the sharpshooter, similar to the 1997 Montreal Screwjob at Survivor Series.[5] The following night on Raw, it was announced that Charlotte would defend the title against Natalya in a Submission match with Ric Flair banned from ringside.[7]

Matches

No. Matches Stipulations
1 Roman Reigns (c) vs. AJ Styles Extreme Rules match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship[8]
2 The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston and/or Xavier Woods) (c) vs. The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch) Tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship[9]
3 Charlotte (c) vs. Natalya Submission match for the WWE Women's Championship; Ric Flair is banned from ringside[10]
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Get Extreme Rules tickets now". WWE. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ Johnson, Mike (February 23, 2016). "WWE PPV UPDATES". PWInsider.com. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 Caldwell, James. "5/1 WWE Payback Results – CALDWELL’S Complete Live Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Enzo Amore suffers concussion at WWE Payback". WWE. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  7. 1 2 Caldwell, James. "5/2 WWE Raw Results – CALDWELL’S Complete Live TV Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  8. ↑ Benigno, Anthony. "WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns vs. AJ Styles (Extreme Rules Match)". WWE. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  9. ↑ Clapp, John. "WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day vs. The Vaudevillains". WWE. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  10. ↑ Benigno, Anthony. "WWE Women's Champion Charlotte vs. Natalya (Submission Match; Ric Flair banned from ringside)". WWE. Retrieved May 2, 2016.

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