Battleground 2017

|Date: July 23, 2017|Venue: Wells Fargo Center |City: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Attendance: 12,500|Brand: Smackdown |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show kicks off with a nice video package based around flags and colours. John Cena and Rusev get plenty of focus as do Jinder Mahal and Randy Orton. Tom Phillips welcomes us to the site of the Punjabi Prison, Battleground! The Usos (Jimmy & Jey) (c) vs. The New … Continue reading Battleground 2017

Battleground 2016

|Date: July 24, 2016|Venue: Verizon Center |City: Washington D.C.|Attendance: 15,109 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger A video package kicks us off with all of the top superstars holding flags. The package then focuses on the main events, the match between New Day and The Wyatt Family and then Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens. And then finally The Club, John Cena, Enzo & Big Cass. Michael Cole welcomes … Continue reading Battleground 2016

Battleground 2015

|Date: July 19, 2015|Venue: Scottrade Center |City: At Louis, Missouri|Attendance: 11,000 |Buys: 76,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger A video package kicks us off, focusing on Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt and then John Cena and Kevin Owens and then Seth Rollins and Brock Lesnar. Michael Cole welcomes us to St Louis! He’s joined by Jerry “The King” Lawler and John “Bradshaw” Layfield for the third annual … Continue reading Battleground 2015

Battleground 2014

|Date: July 20, 2014|Venue: Tampa Bay Times Forum |City: Tampa, Florida|Attendance: 12,000 |Buys: 99,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Battleground returns following a disappointing outing last year. The main event for this year is a fatal four way match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Triple H made the announcement after telling John Cena the night after Money In The Bank that he could do things the … Continue reading Battleground 2014

Battleground 2013

|Date: October 6, 2013 |Venue: First Niagara Center |City: Buffalo, New York |Attendance: 11,700 |Buys: 114,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Tonight marks the first ever Battleground pay per view and it has the second lowest amount of buys of any show in the last 17 years. Only December To Dismember did worse. The major news is that there is no WWE Champion heading into this show. Daniel Bryan beat Randy Orton for the title … Continue reading Battleground 2013