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WWE Battleground 2017 Match Card:
Tye Dillinger vs Aiden English (Kickoff)
Sami Zayn vs Mike Kanellis
The Usos (c)vs The New Day (Smackdown Live Tag Team Championship)
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Baron Corbin
Becky Lynch vs Charlotte Flair vs Tamina vs Lana vs Natalya (Fatal Five-way Elimination match; Winner becomes #1 Contender for the WWE Smackdown Live Women’s Championship)
John Cena vs Rusev (Flag match)
AJ Styles (c) vs Kevin Owens (WWE United States Championship)
Jinder Mahal (c) vs Randy Orton (Punjabi Prison match for the WWE Championship)
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Leave us your predictions!
Styles Mahal Usos Tye Nattie Mike Kanilles Nakamura
Should I just leave my predictions link? 😉
lol any bold predictions?
Does KO and AJ have an amazing match count lol.
I think Mahal and Orton yet again exceed expectations.
Well history tells us that these Punjabi matches are terrible, so anything would be a step up.
At least Jinder and Orton are both athletic this time lol
Yeah, neither of them is Great Khali, thank God.
My bold prediction is that there will be monkey bars.
For real though: Lana, AJ, Jinder, New Day, Kanellis, Nakamura
My expectations aren’t high but that usually means WWE delivers lol
Expect the worst and you’re never disappointed. I’m expecting absolute nonsense, so hopefully WWE will surprise me.
AJ vs KO should deliver but other than that, it is a crap shoot lol
Yeah, this is a stop gap to SummerSlam. I’m honestly expecting nothing to change, just like at GBOF.
Has there ever been a good flag match?
Maybe I’m not remembering correctly but I BELIEVE Austin and Hart had a flag match on a raw…. That couldn’t have been bad lol
No.
My wife just said…. ” So wait cena returned to play capture the flag?”
lmao
She isn’t totally wrong
Well…yeah, pretty much.
Anyone see the recent picture Paige that girl needs to start eating again
She posted one and looks fine, check her Twitter
That could be an old picture. I’ve seen more recent pictures that she posted that show her looking very unhealthy.
Yeah you never really know
I think she’s trying to cover up for ADR and is trying to convince people that he isn’t mistreating her.
Such a shame, she has so much talent and is so young. I really hope everything works out.
That situation is going to end badly, but God willing, it won’t turn into a tragedy.
She needs to get away from that douchebag
ITA, but Paige has fallen into the trap that a lot of battered people fall into, which is that she’s placing the blame on herself for his behavior instead of realizing that he’s in the wrong.
Oh, do not get me started. That situation is a horrific tragedy waiting to happen.
Carmella has improved so much as of late. Making a Bliss like rise on the Mic
Yeah her and Bliss have been very surprising. Didn’t expect it prior to the draft
Shes absolutely owning this opportunity
Her turning heel was the best thing that could happen to her. She’s not ‘The Girl with Enzo and Cass’ or ‘Bayley’s BFF sidekick’ anymore. She’s really come into her own.
I loved all of that. She took an opportunity and did very well.
It’s funny that both Carmella and Alexa broke away from their roles as cheerleader in NXT and are thriving
This Philly crowd is chanting Roman Sucks at a SDL event. They will be on fire tonight.
Yep should be fun.
Funny how even though everybody hates Roman, they can’t quit talking about him even when he’s nowhere near the show, right?
Oh god, Mike Bennett’s suit.
I’m jelly
I’m more horrified than jelly.
???
Howdy guys I’m here
Hey bud! Predictions?
Tye Usos Kanellis Styles Nakamura Nattie Mahal
Welcome!
Thanks
Btw my predictions: Mahal, Styles, New Day, Charlotte, Kanelis, Nakamura, Dillinger and Rowan and Harper revealed as fashion popo villains.
I don’t think there will be any title changes, just like GBOF.
Oh I forgot… LolCenaWins
Poor Aiden english
Put him out of his misery
Met him at a NXT live show… Super awesome dude.
I don’t get Dillinger. I learned how to count to ten in pre-school.
hopefully Battleground delivers tonight
with a report I hear about WWE potentially taking the title off of Mahal cause his push is no longer top priority I’m kind of hoping Orton takes the title off of Mahal tonight instead of Cena but that’s just me
It’s gonna be cena at Summerslam they are letting him hold it till Summerslam cause he is now getting midcard push and he isn’t getting over looks like the experiment is over
I can only imagine Vince thinking “Oh my god I have a chance to have Roman and Cena as champions on separate brands this will be the greatest thing ever to get my ratings back so fuck Braun or Joe as Universal Champion we need Roman as Universal and Cena as WWE World this will be money”
Lol that’s totally what he is thinking right now
that and he also probably thinks “This would be even better then having Austin and Rock as World Champions on separate shows”
IF they do that, it won’t be tonight. It’ll be at SummerSlam.
My 1 year old daughter just said WOO! Not sure if I’m winning as a father or setting her up for failure lol
We got blood already
Upset!
WHAT ENGLISH WON
English won? Genuinely surprised.
Me too lol. Cool finisher tho
Yay, Aiden English!!!!!
Oh, hm. Wonder what they’re saying.
Probably a pizza order or something.
Come to think of it, what would you put on a pizza called the “Punjabi Prison”
No beef. Lot of veggies, peppers, maybe chicken.
Oh dear, is Mahal getting his own annoucer(s) like ADR?
If he does I will mark out so hard
I think the tag titles open the show tonight…. Thoughts?
Same or Sami vs Mike
Watch the Usos come out first too–Actually, they won’t, because the New Day comes out with the promo.
I am saying the Women’s match
That was honestly my other pick.. I’m going New Day opening the show in Philly.
Good call!
Here we go
Let’s go!
Saw a report saying Finn is working through an injury
Would explain volumes
Ugh.. where?
Either on wrestlezone or bleacherreport and it’s a shoulder injury he was spotted with the tape
hm….
Alight SD come on guys deliver a good one fight back against Vince’s tyranny to take this show down a peg
Hope so
Thoughts on Rusev vs Shane cause I saw rumors of this happening at summerslam
…..I’m sorry what lol
My thought exactly
Nailed it!
New Day opens
We getting the Kofi/Big E combo?
More like the Kofi/Xavier combo
Thoughts on Bryon’s new nickname as the insider
Maybe it’ll make him interesting?
My day has been very H today how about everyone else?
Xavier Woods kind of looks like what Apollo Creed’s son would have looked like during Rocky IV
????
“One of the usos” That’s awful commentary.
How long have they been with WWE ans they still can’t tell the difference between them
You ain’t lying.
Who y’all got?
New Day.
I have the Usos, not really sure why tho lol
Same and I think WWE wants New Day to win their third title regin the same place they won their second
Loved this last sequence.
This is a fun match.
For sure!
What even is the Usos’ finisher now?
Still the splash right?
Still splash or their new submission
RIP woods face.
HOW DID HE KICKOUT
Instinct Maggle.
This is why woods should wrestle more
Yes!
This is fun
Clap…….Clap…..ClapClapClap
He kicked out of the midnight hour
Oh man, kicked out of the Hour?
What? That’s two now.
This match is H
so H…. so so H
New Day about to win???
That elbow is so damn impressive.
New ChAMPs!
Nailed it!
I picked New Day until today for some strange reason congrats New Day
NOOOOOO!!!!! BOOOOOO!!! I do not want them being champs again! A year of them was more than enough!
Double tag champs!
Also, seeds for a heel turn?
awesome opener just what we needed
Glad woods got the pin
I have the ladies up next…
Corbin vs Nakmura is next
I had that 3rd…. lol
I thought it would kickoff the 9pm hour
I guess the women will
I expect this Nakamura/Corbin match to be stiff as h… and not usos H… H like in the hot fiery place kind of H.
I’m thinking we could see Corbin get KO’d
Interesting thought and I certainly don’t hate it.
Xavier is my favorite active wrestler right now.
Oh, not again! RIP SmackDown tag division.
Not true after that match
I don’t want another round of New Day winning stupid and making all the teams look like jokes.
I don’t see that happening this time
Its a good thing… Usos had no one left to feud with…. I would believe whoever is attacking the Fashion Police will get the next feud with them.
No, New Day were champs for over a year and there are too many SD teams to justify giving them another run. Have the Usos be targeting Breezango or whatever they call themselves. Vince ruined RAW’s tag division for New Day and it’s still recovering. I don’t want that for SmackDown too.
I expect them to put over a up and coming heel team and not hold the titles that long this go round.
Vince ruined The Dudleys and The Club for New Day.
And Enzo and Cass he cleaned out the division for them last year
Nakamura vs Corbin, who ya got?
Nakamura
Nakamura.
Nakamura is so so so so so H
When do you see Corbin cashing in?
He’ll hold it a while in my guess. If I’m guessing I don’t think they have a date in mind yet that’s how long. Maybe SDL after Mania? or even better what if he still has the briefcase for next Superstar shakeup?
Interesting
IDK, rumor is that Vince is going to try and take it off him and give it to Nakamura, though I don’t see how.
I would hate that Nakamura doesn’t need it
Did we just get a Tensai reference? and apparently that guy in the front row doesn’t think to kindly of Corbin.
Yes and lol
Corbin still being a savage
I’m still not getting Nakamura. What am I missing.
NJPW and NXT Nakamura is better
There is a contingency of you out there and right now there isn’t a match or a segment I can point to for reference on why you should think different. Other than he’s ultra charismatic… he sells and strikes very well and to me he SCREAMS star when he steps on the ramp.
I’m light sensitive, so I can’t watch his entrance, the strobe lights give me a headache. I’m just not seeing what’s so great about him other than his entrance.
He works very well. He sells extremely well and the rest of the roster could learn how to utilize facial expressions during a match. With all of that said to your point there isn’t anything on the main roster yet that he’s knocked out of the park.
He’s good, don’t get me wrong, but I’m not seeing what people are so agog about.
No doubt. I’m considering to an article about him.
At the risk of not making the most manly of comments… the only thing I dislike about Corbin is his ring gear….
Looks like a lanky Wyatt reject
His pants look too similar to Strowman who can wear whatever he wants because he can throw my house on top of me.
Exactly
His pants are too low and I’m afraid that one day we’re going to find out if 1. He’s wearing anything but a jock under them and 2. If he’s circumcised.
I think its the color and style…. I get he’s suppose to be some biker dude thing or whatever and not sure if I have a better option its just the only thing I don’t like.
I don’t know any biker with pants that tight. You couldn’t sit in them, let alone ride a hog.
If Nak got offed by Corbin’s Finisher 2 I would have been hot.
How anticlimactic
Interesting finish
Extremely.
4 SDL’s till Summerslam… could do the rematch on the way to Summerslam.
Ahhh, fuck you Corbin
5way time
Oh COME ON WWE… you’re killing my layout predictions lol.
I’m hoping Becky wins and they figure out some way to do Carmella vs Becky for SummerSlam
Someone tell me why the betting odds have Nattie this 5way
No clue other than outside surprise.
they must of found Matt Hardy’s broken bong
True Heel/Face dynamic. Give natty a big summerslam match as a thank you. Could move to a Becky/Charlotte undercard program.
This song fits this video package well
What is that WWE does a good video package? Water is wet and snow is cold lol. Kudos to whomever is in charge of those and you’re right that song was perfect.
Oh, Naomi took out the strobe lights. This entrance is much easier to sit through.
What are your elimination orders?
Is it elimination?
Yes
Tamina. Lana. Becky, Natty.
Lana has the best theme in WWE right now
Jinder Mahal’s theme wants to have some words with you. lol
I didn’t like it at first, but now it’s growing on me
In the words of Conrad Thompson…. How roll tide is Lana right now?
Dang Naomi
Those kicks looked BRUTAL!
Hmm…… Maybe I should change my pick. What if Tamina keeps Lana on long enough to use her to win?
I saw many people pick Tamina…. Maybe if this were #1 contenders match at Battleground or No Mercy but not for Summerslam….
That’s fair. Also I got jossed pretty hard after I said that.
IDK if Tamina will ever get her time to shine. I was hoping for either a team up or a feud between her and Nia, but WWE only wants to use them as someone else’s muscle.
Fan: “Go back to Canada”
Natayla: “Shut Up”
Fans: LOL
I love how the commentators just asked why Lana would be breaking up the submission. That’s a good catch by them. Kudos wwe.
Lana didn’t save Tamnia
Interesting eliminations
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Tamina. Lana. Becky, Natty.
This is why you have me writing for you 😉
We have to see what happens now to see if your 100%
Paddy Power > RawViews
BOOM!
well looks like were getting Charlotte vs Naomi for SummerSlam
say what you will about Charlotte but that strength man…who wouldn’t want a woman like that
Called it
…..what lol
It’s a nod to Nattie
I’m okay…I guess alright well here we go Nattie vs Naomi at SummerSlam
Lame finish but I’m cool with Natayla getting the win and shot at Summerslam she’s earned it.
Naomi wins at SSlam, Carmella cashes in.
She is a heel tho. Why not do it with Becky?
Isn’t Naomi a face?
Yes
So, why can’t Carmella cash in on her at SummerSlam after she beats Nattie?
I think she will
O I thought you meant Natalya wins
The winner of this next match? Us.
True
Why are they putting Sami vs Mike this late
Gonna be the match between Styles/Owen and Cena/Rusev….
Keep forgetting about the flag match
If Rusev doesn’t enter in a tank its a step down for him in this feud lol. (Yes I know he’s not entering in a tank)
Allow the buffering to begin…. #PS4Problems
Lol hate that
Typically happens 2-3 times a special however not typically for long. Have heard that Amazon Fire Stick RARELY does not sure if that’s true.
Ya I know how you feel I always watch the network on my ps4 too and I have that buffering and lag happen everytime a ppv/TakeOver
I remember watching AJ Styles in TNA when I accidently found them on TV. He’s been so damn good for so damn long. I’m glad he’s being able to show that on wrestling’s largest stage.
HEADLOCK MASTER
I say it every week but Kevin Owens has slimmed up SO MUCH. Good for him.
Everyone else freezing up?
Nope watching on my iPad
Didn’t freeze up there…. wow is the ref dead?
He just got hit by AJ’s whole body
Wow
If the goal was to get people to show up to house shows, they basically wasted it.
AJ’s shoulder was up
Can I get a replay so I can see what the hell happened lol
this has Vince and Road Dogg’s fingerprints all over it
So what was the point of Styles being champ again?
You just asked the million dollar question
Supposedly MSG crowd was lite. Pop them with a surprise and next time around they will sell-out.
They wasted a title change on a house show and then do a stupid finish in the rematch. That’s not going to get people to show up.
Any other time I’d get 14 replays before they even stand up… Why no replay on the ending?
Lol. It went like this AJ and Owens trade submissions then he rolled up styles bit his other shoulder was up and the ref didn’t see it
What I’ve realized tonight… My finger on the pulse of Raw is much stronger than on SDL. lol
Sami vs Mike before the main event wow
Gotta bring the crowd back down from someone STICKING A FLAG INTO A DAMN FLAG POLE. well you know…
They always do a cool down match before the main event
Didn’t GBOF go right from Strowman/Roman to Joe/Lesner…. I’m a much bigger fan of when you have two big time matches to go back to back as the final two on network specials.
I don’t remember. It may have. RAW didn’t have any(or not many) filler matches on GBOF though.
imo tonight shows why WWE and UFC right now are night and day you know one product is hip and cool and the other is going through a identity crisis and you can bet which one I think is hip and cool while the other is in a identity crisis lol
Let me ask…. as someone who has never gotten into UFC and has loved Wrestling since as long as I can remember what is it about UFC you like?
first the attraction you know fighting in a octagon esqe cage it’s a great attraction plus wrestlers have been fighting in cage matches for years second the fighters cause the UFC does attempt to make there fighters feel like fighters you want to see Conor McGregor, Ronda Rousey, Jon Jones list goes on and third I think just the style vs style of can a wrestler beat a ju-jitsu guy can this stand up style of Boxing beat the stand up style of Karate etc etc etc it’s just a amazing thing too me that I can easily understand cause fighting is just easy to understand
UFC is at a big down right now tho lol
Over the past few months at least imo
but my push back on that is when you stack the end of 2016 like they did of course the first half of 2017 was gonna be a slow and possibly down time but things are picking up there last few cards have been really good and or great imo
Yeah the fights are always great but in the sense of main stream stars they are struggling without ronda or conor at the moment
Ronda not coming back I think is predictable and Conor’s got the Floyd Mayweather thing but at the end of the day Conor fighting Floyd helps the UFC and MMA as a whole imo but I think if the media paid more attention to more then just Conor and Ronda would we be having this discussion?
No but does anyone else besides those to garner reason to be given that kind of attention?
two*
sorry for that long wait com went whack for a minute but to answer your question I think it’s fair but my thing is just give others a chance you know if you don’t follow heavy then I would suggest you know if the UFC has a card on FOX or Fox Sports 1 watch the cards and you know pick who you like and don’t like same with the PPV’s just gotta give others a chance instead of just focusing on Conor and Ronda is that fair enough to ask?
Forgot we still have the Fashion Files tonight
I hate flag matches
I’m not a negative guy however this special hasn’t done anything to make me believe SDL is anywhere near the quality of Raw right now.
The quality has suffered since the shake up.
You have your choice… you can listen to a one hour Jinder Mahal promo or watch another flag match what would you choose?
One hour of Jinder promos
Is it because you don’t discriminate against his skin color… or the way he talks? Is it because you see how hard he’s worked to get to where he is? and you enjoy when he speaks to his people?
All of the above
🙂
1.3 million of his people? In his native language…of Pun-ja-bi?
How did I forget 1.3BILLION people?
Jinder
So…has anything really worthwhile come from this match?
Nope
Okay, just thought I was missing something.
The truth is not H
HERE WE GO!
hey man that was a good little convo earlier we had about the UFC can I offer up some fights to you to check out if you want to get into the UFC if you want to at least see what the UFC fans see?
Okay, this Punjabi Prison match better knock it out of the park to save this mess.
Really the Ascension
Is it too late for the Ascension to go back to their NXT gimmick?
Yes
Damn. Their NXT gimmick was so cool!
I know but it’s Vince’s fault
Oh lord, what kind of whack stuff do they smoke on SDLive?
To Be continued
YES YES YES
That felt great that the WHOLE crowd just chanted LET’S GO
Consistently gets a massive pop every week.
Then where is the massive push
I never thought there could be a couple more nauseating than Miz and Maryse, but Mike and Maria are accomplishing it.
taking my UFC bias out of my opinion toward WWE anyone else think WWE should remove Road Dogg as head writer of SDL?
He’s a hit and miss
Idk what Ryan Ward did other then making Smackdown awesome to be removed from his position as SDL head writer
When he’s on, it’s fabulous, when he’s off, it’s unbearable.
Wow, Sami actually won! That was a nice palate cleanser!
Punjabi Prison time
I’m expecting absolutely nothing from this, so hopefully it’ll be a pleasant surprise.
Champ enters first… Shame on you WWE.
Yeah, not a fan of the champ coming out first, UNLESS the opponent is the hometown kid or is super over in that town. Neither of which applies here, I think.
Call me old school but to me… The champ is in the main event and the champ enters last.
I agree, but I can tolerate the champ coming out first in certain instances. If the champ is heel and they’re in the babyface’s hometown, let the baby face come out last because that’s special. This Punjabi hot mess is not one of those instances.
And they only did it for the most prestigious and decorated title too
Ah, at least Jinder’s entrance is boss as fuck.
I hate to be a downer but this may be the worst network special of 2017….
Eh, GBOF has this beat, but not by much. There have at least been title changes, GBOF didn’t have any, it was basically an episode of RAW that you had to pay to see.
Except you’re not getting Joe v Lesner on a Raw.
If WWE paid Lesnar enough, we would have.
Is this match terrible, or is it me?
Never seen one before and glad I won’t see another one after this
It’s a wonderful crap match. It’s not good but it did entertain the hell out of me.
GREAT KHALI IS HERE