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|[[The Miz]] won by last eliminating [[Dolph Ziggler]]<ref group=Note>The other participants were: [[Alberto Del Rio]], [[Big E Langston|Big E]], [[Bo Dallas]], [[Antonio Cesaro|Cesaro]], [[Curtis Axel]], [[Primo (wrestler)|Diego]], [[Damien Sandow]], [[Dolph Ziggler]], [[Heath Slater]], [[Kofi Kingston |
|[[The Miz]] won by last eliminating [[Dolph Ziggler]]<ref group=Note>The other participants were: [[Alberto Del Rio]], [[Big E Langston|Big E]], [[Bo Dallas]], [[Antonio Cesaro|Cesaro]], [[Curtis Axel]], [[Primo (wrestler)|Diego]], [[Damien Sandow]], [[Dolph Ziggler]], [[Heath Slater]], [[Kofi Kingston]], [[Ron Killings|R-Truth]], [[Ryback]], [[Sheamus]], [[Hunico|Sin Cara]], [[The Great Khali]], [[Titus O'Neil]], [[Xavier Woods]] and [[Zack Ryder]].</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:20, 21 July 2014
 | This article documents a current professional wrestling PPV. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. Initial news reports, scores, or statistics may be unreliable. The last updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. |
| Battleground (2014) | |||
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 Promotional poster featuring Bray Wyatt | |||
| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Date | July 20, 2014 | ||
| City | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Venue | Tampa Bay Times Forum | ||
| Pay-per-view chronology | |||
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| Battleground chronology | |||
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Battleground (2014) is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It took place on July 20, 2014 at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Florida.[1] It was the second event under the Battleground chronology, with the event having originated in 2013.
Background
Battleground will feature professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and 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.[2][3]
At Money in the Bank, John Cena won a ladder match for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship to become a 12-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion. The next night on Raw, Triple H announced Cena will defend the title at Battleground in a Fatal 4-Way match against Roman Reigns, Kane and Randy Orton.[4]
On June 30 edition of Raw, Michael Cole announced that Bad News Barrett suffered an injury on the June 27 edition of SmackDown where he was thrown into the barricade by Jack Swagger. Due to this, he was stripped of the Intercontinental Championship. Cole also announced that there will be a Battleground Battle Royal at Battleground for the vacant WWE Intercontinental Championship.[5] On the same edition, Cesaro, The Great Khali, Kofi Kingston, and Damien Sandow were added to the battle royal. On the July 1 edition of Main Event, Dolph Ziggler, Rob Van Dam, Ryback, Curtis Axel and Big E were added to the match. On the July 4 edition of SmackDown, Alberto Del Rio and Bo Dallas were added to the match. On the July 7 edition of Raw, Fandango and Sheamus were added to the match. On the July 14 edition of Raw, Sin Cara, The Miz, Titus O'Neil, Xavier Woods, Zack Ryder, Heath Slater, R-Truth, Adam Rose, and Diego were added to the match. At Battleground, Bad News Barrett will award the Intercontinental Championship to the winner of the battle royal. On July 16, Sandow and Rose were pulled from the battle royal.[6] On July 20, Sandow was reinstated into the battle royal and Fandango was pulled from the battle royal.[7]
On the June 30 edition of Raw, Chris Jericho returned to the WWE, but he was attacked by the The Wyatt Family, thus setting up a match between the two at the event.[8] On July 8, WWE.com announced that Jericho will fight against Bray Wyatt at Battleground.
On the June 30 edition of Raw, AJ Lee returned to the WWE and defeated Paige for the Divas Championship.[8] On the July 11 edition of Smackdown, it was announced that AJ will defend the title against Paige at the event.[9]
Following Money in the Bank, WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos continue their feud with Wyatt Family members Luke Harper and Erick Rowan. On the June 30 edition of Raw, The Wyatt Family defeated The Usos and Sheamus. On the July 7 edition of Raw, Harper and Rowan defeated The Usos. On the July 11 edition of SmackDown, it was announced that The Usos will defend the title against The Wyatt Family in a 2-out-of-3 falls match at the event.[9]
On the June 2 edition of Raw, Seth Rollins turned on The Shield by attacking both Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns, siding with The Authority in the process. Rollins and Ambrose have since been attacking each other and interfering each other matches. The feud intensified when Kane assisted Rollins in winning the Money in the Bank ladder match at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view on June 29. On July 12, WWE.com announced that Rollins and Ambrose will be facing each other at Battleground.[10]
On the June 30 edition of Raw, Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter confronted Rusev and Lana about their anti-American views. Swagger and Colter issued a challenge to Rusev, which was accepted on the July 14 edition of Raw.[11]
Also confirmed for the event is Cameron squaring off against Naomi, which will take place on the pre-show. After they lost to AJ Lee and Paige on the July 7 edition of Raw, Cameron and Naomi attacked each other, effectively breaking up The Funkadactyls and setting up a match for the event.[12]
On July 20, WWE.com announced that Adam Rose will face Fandango on the pre-show.[7]
Results
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1† | Adam Rose (with Layla and Summer Rae) defeated Fandango | Singles match[13] | |
| 2† | Cameron defeated Naomi | Singles match[14] | |
| 3 | The Usos (Jimmy and Jey) (c) defeated The Wyatt Family (Erick Rowan and Luke Harper) 2-1 | 2-out-of-3 falls tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship[15] | |
| 4 | AJ Lee (c) defeated Paige | Singles match for the WWE Divas Championship[16] | |
| 5 | Rusev (with Lana) defeated Jack Swagger (with Zeb Colter) by countout | Singles match[17] | |
| 6 | Seth Rollins defeated Dean Ambrose by forfeit | Singles match[18] | |
| 7 | Chris Jericho defeated Bray Wyatt | Singles match[19] | |
| 8 | The Miz won by last eliminating Dolph Ziggler[Note 1] | 19-man battle royal for the vacant WWE Intercontinental Championship[20] | |
| 9 | John Cena (c) vs. Kane vs. Randy Orton vs. Roman Reigns | Fatal 4-Way match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship[21] | |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
† – indicates the match took place on the pre-show | |||
- ^ The other participants were: Alberto Del Rio, Big E, Bo Dallas, Cesaro, Curtis Axel, Diego, Damien Sandow, Dolph Ziggler, Heath Slater, Kofi Kingston, R-Truth, Ryback, Sheamus, Sin Cara, The Great Khali, Titus O'Neil, Xavier Woods and Zack Ryder.
See also
References
- ^ Giri, Raj. "WWE Battleground Location, Mick Foley Hosting Comedy Show (Video), Evan Bourne Note". wrestlinginc.com. Raj Giri. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ^ Zucker, Joseph. "John Cena to Defend World Heavyweight Title in Fatal 4-Way at Battleground PPV". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Zucker, Joseph. "New WWE Intercontinental Champion to Be Named in Battle Royal at Battleground". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Martin, Adam. "Two names pulled from Battleground Battle Royal on Sunday". wrestleview.com. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b Martin, Adam. "New match added to Battleground kickoff show tonight". wrestleview.com. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b Martin, Adam. "WWE RAW Results - 6/30/14 (Jericho, new Divas Champion)". wrestleview.com. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b Trionfo, Richard. "WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: NEW MATCHES FOR BATTLEGROUND; ORTON VERSUS JERICHO; IT IS NO BULL TO BOLIEVE; AND MORE". pwinsider.com. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwebattleground/2014/dean-ambrose-seth-rollins-26462754
- ^ "WWE RAW REPORT: MORE NAMES FOR THE BATTLE ROYAL; A SONIC BOOM; WYATT AND JERICHO TALK; AND MORE". pwinsider.com. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "WWE RAW Results - 7/7/14 (John Cena vs. Seth Rollins)". wrestleview.com. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ WWE.com staff. "Adam Rose vs. Fandango". WWE. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ Clapp, John. "Cameron vs. Naomi (Kickoff Match)". WWE. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ Pappolla, Ryan. "WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos vs. The Wyatt Family (2-out-of-3 Falls Match)". WWE. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ Clapp, John. "Divas Champion AJ Lee vs. Paige". WWE. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ Clapp, John. "Jack Swagger vs. Rusev". WWE. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ Pappolla, Ryan. "Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins". WWE. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ Clapp, John. "Chris Jericho vs. Bray Wyatt". WWE. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ Clapp, John. "Intercontinental Championship Battleground Battle Royal". WWE. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ Giannini, Alex. "WWE World Heavyweight Championship Fatal 4-Way Match". WWE. Retrieved 1 July 2014.