Extreme Rules (2016)
Extreme Rules (2016) was a wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) made by WWE. The event was held on May 22, 2016. It took place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.[1] It was the eighth annual Extreme Rules.
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| Theme song(s) | "Fire" by PVRIS | |||
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| Promotion | WWE | |||
| Sponsor | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | |||
| Date | May 22, 2016 | |||
| Attendance | 15,963 | |||
| Venue | Prudential Center | |||
| City | Newark, New Jersey | |||
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Eight wrestling matches take place on the event. In the most important match, Roman Reigns beat AJ Styles in a Extreme Rules match to keep his WWE World Heavyweight Championship.[2]
The event had mixed evaluations. Critics praised the matches for the Intercontinental Championship and WWE World Heavyweight Championship. However, the rest of the show was not well received.[3]
Results
| # | Matches | Conditions | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-show | Baron Corbin beat Dolph Ziggler | No Disqualification match[4] | 7:07 |
| 2 | The Club (Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows) beat The Usos (Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso) | Tornado tag team match[5] | 8:37 |
| 3 | Rusev (with Lana) beat Kalisto (c) | Singles match for the WWE United States Championship[6] | 9:31 |
| 4 | The New Day (Big E and Xavier Woods) (c) (with Kofi Kingston) beat The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch) | Tag team match or the WWE Tag Team Championship[7] | 6:20 |
| 5 | The Miz (c) (with Maryse) beat Cesaro, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn | Fatal 4-Way match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship[8] | 18:18 |
| 6 | Dean Ambrose beat Chris Jericho | Asylum match[9] | 26:21 |
| 7 | Charlotte (c) beat Natalya by submission | Submission match for the WWE Women's Championship; Ric Flair was banned from the ring corner; if he interfered, Charlotte would lost the title.[10] | 9:30 |
| 8 | Roman Reigns (c) beat AJ Styles | Extreme Rules match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship[2] | 22:12 |
Extreme Rules (2016) Media
The event was held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
References
- ↑ "Get Extreme Rules tickets now". WWE. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Melok, Bobby. "WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns def. AJ Styles (Extreme Rules Match)". WWE. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ↑ Caldwell, James (May 22, 2016). "5/22 WWE Extreme Rules PPV Results – Caldwell's Complete Live Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ↑ Taylor, Scott. "Baron Corbin def. Dolph Ziggler (No Disqualification Match)". WWE. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ↑ Benigno, Anthony. "Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson def. The Usos (Tag Team Tornado Match)". WWE. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ↑ Adkins, Greg. "Rusev def. United States Champion Kalisto". WWE. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ↑ Pappolla, Ryan. "WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day def. The Vaudevillains". WWE. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ↑ Artus, Matthew. "Intercontinental Champion The Miz won a Fatal 4-Way Match". WWE. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ↑ Murphy, Ryan. "Dean Ambrose def. Chris Jericho (Asylum Match)". WWE. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ↑ Burdick, Michael. "WWE Women's Champion Charlotte def. Natalya (Submission Match)". WWE. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
