Battleground was a great show. All of the main events delivered! Let's talk about the important moments.
As expected, Randy Orton got a huge reaction in his hometown. Orton and Sheamus had a great match to open up the show. These two have always been the perfect rivals. I don't know what's next for these two but I'd love to see an Orton/Owens feud down the line and Sheamus is just a cash in away from becoming World Champion.
Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt started off their first ever singles feud with a bang, putting on a match worthy of the five week build. Hard hitting and back and forth action, this was a great first match in this feud. In the end, we got a surprising reunion between Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper, who during a referee distraction, attacked Reigns which allowed Wyatt to pick up the cheap victory. First off, I'm glad Luke Harper is back on WWE TV. He's a great talent and deserves to be doing something with his career. Second off, a Wyatt Family reunion is a great idea, especially with the direction of Wyatt's character. They have NO idea what to do with him so it works for the time being. There's speculation and rumors buzzing, saying that Sting will be making his return to join forces with Reigns to face Wyatt and Harper at SummerSlam. Who's the last person that can say they faced The Undertaker AND Sting in the same calendar year? It would be a great way to continue the feud, which would hopefully culminate inside Hell in a Cell in October.
The Divas revolution continued with a STRONG performance from Charlotte, Sasha Banks and Brie Bella. This was the best main roster Divas match this year and it's no surprise that it came from Charlotte and Banks, who have tore the house down at NXT. This is promise. They started an angle on Raw and showcased it on PPV. I am actually excited to see where this all goes. The only thing bad about all this is that Sasha has to drop the NXT Women's Title now. She doesn't need it anymore. Bayley will start her tremendous roll to NXT Takeover Brooklyn this week, beating former friend Emma, then finally beating Charlotte and winning a #1 Contender's Match against Becky Lynch. It will all culminate with a huge win over Sasha Banks at Takeover in what should be the main event of the show. It's the female Sami Zayn. It's definitely nothing wrong with it. Anyway, the ladies impressed with the lights on bright. Hopefully, Becky will get her time to shine tonight, maybe against Naomi or Alicia.
John Cena defeated Kevin Owens to retain the United States Championship in another fantastic clash between the two. I'm a huge Owens fan and yeah, I would have loved to see him walk out as champion but let's look at it from WWE's standpoint. Owens STILL has to face Balor for the NXT Title at Takeover. Owens is basically wrestling his swansong match that night, which means he's going to lose. It wouldn't look very good for the NEW US Champion losing to a person who is, in WWE terms, under him. Besides, the NXT Champion has already beaten the US Champion this year. Let it be awhile before that happens again. Owens has to fully wrap up his run in NXT before he wins any belts in WWE. I picked Owens to win but rather than getting mad when he did lose, I thought about it and Owens losing made sense. Now, at SummerSlam, in front of a mainly Kevin Owens mark crowd, he can win the title. I don't think they'll do Owens/Cena IV but I'm going with what a friend of mine said. A Fatal Four Way between Cesaro, Rusev, Owens and Cena. The Triple Threat from Raw last week was amazing. Just imagine adding Cena to that fray. The one good thing to note from this match for Owens fans, besides the fact that he had 3 straight match of the year quality matches with the man who runs the place, is that that he's the first man EVER to kick out of an AA off the top rope. It showed that Cena had to do everything in his power to beat Owens. For all of those who are mad at the decision, it's pro wrestling. Daniel Bryan and CM Punk both loss their initial wars with Cena but BOTH beat him for the WWE Title when it mattered most. Don't worry, Owens will have his da. It just wasn't at Battleground.
OK, what the hell did I just witness? Why is The Undertaker back? WHO in creative thought that a Wrestlemania rematch would be a good idea at SummerSlam? Don't you think that Taker should get revenge at the event he LOSS at? Seriously, it's stupid. The whole heel and face thing isn't important I get it but people are definitely going to side with Taker on this one as the streak was sacred to all WWE fans. While I like the fact that Lesnar is now (hopefully) away from the title picture, I don't know if I'm super psyched to see a Taker/Lesnar match a year and a half after the Streak ended. What is this match going to prove? That Undertaker can beat Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam? It's not going to change the fact that The Streak is over. It could definitely be a great match but really, how many suplexes can a 50 year old man take? HOW MANY? Seth took 13. Cena took 16. Reigns took a lot as well. It's just...I get it, it's SummerSlam in New York and you gotta have the big names for the big show but ugh, why ruin a main event 7 months in the making? Seth Rollins is still champion but now, if Taker and Lesnar are occupied with each other, who's next?
I don't think Sheamus/Rollins would put a lot of butts in seats but what if Sheamus cashes in on Raw tonight to set up for the match? That way, Sheamus/Rollins could face off at SummerSlam and WWE would then put Taker/Lesnar in the main event? You know, because they do that. How about a Triple Threat between Lesnar/Seth/Taker? Let Taker win and have Sheamus cash in? I just don't see them having Seth sneak out of this squeaky clean. I guess we'll see tonight though.
Battleground was the best B PPV of the year so far. It did a great job of continuing great storylines and creating intrigue for tonight's Raw AND SummerSlam. You may have not liked a decision WWE did at Battleground but you sure were talking about it this morning with your friends. If so, WWE has done their job. Best Battleground ever.
Could we possibly see Lesnar, Taker AND Sting ALL on one show tonight? Is it Wrestlemania season?
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