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If one word can be used to sum up Saturday night’s Roadblock, inconsequential could well be it. As good as the in-ring action largely was, the show seemed nothing more than filler before the WrestleMania build kicks off in earnest.
Fortunately, as if making up for their booking last week, WWE have set out a stacked Raw tonight. As well as the confirmed appearances of Triple H, Shane McMahon, Undertaker, and Brock Lesnar, we could also have a few surprises in store – with one WWE legend reportedly confirmed, and another beloved superstar potentially tagging along for the ride.
With so many storylines unfolding (and criss-crossing) before us, tonight’s show has the potential to be spectacular, or an utter disaster (or perhaps even a spectacular disaster). It must surely be considered required viewing.
Here are the biggest incidents to keep an eye out for…
8. Major Dean Ambrose Backlash WWE.
If one word can be used to sum up Saturday night’s Roadblock, inconsequential could well be it. As good as the in-ring action largely was, the show seemed nothing more than filler before the WrestleMania build kicks off in earnest.
Fortunately, as if making up for their booking last week, WWE have set out a stacked Raw tonight. As well as the confirmed appearances of Triple H, Shane McMahon, Undertaker, and Brock Lesnar, we could also have a few surprises in store – with one WWE legend reportedly confirmed, and another beloved superstar potentially tagging along for the ride.
With so many storylines unfolding (and criss-crossing) before us, tonight’s show has the potential to be spectacular, or an utter disaster (or perhaps even a spectacular disaster). It must surely be considered required viewing.
Here are the biggest incidents to keep an eye out for…
8. Major Dean Ambrose Backlash WWE.
- 3/14/2016
- by Jack G King
- Obsessed with Film
WWE.com
Hundreds of shows per year and literally thousands of matches, but there’s something to learn from each one.
In one of the most literal event titles ever, the company elected to present WWE Roadblock on Saturday, March 12. The main reasoning behind this was to provide another excuse for a WWE Network special broadcast, but also to pit Triple H against Dean Ambrose for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
As it turned out, a relatively short-looking card was padded out come crunch time. Before the show, WWE had only announced a handful of bouts, but there were 9 overall. The first 2 of these were dark matches, as Mark Henry defeated a fellow called Randy Sharp and Goldust overcame Viktor.
This left 7 matches to entertain the Canadian crowd, but what did wrestling fans learn from the Roadblock experience?
This list aims to bring together 10 different points related to the show,...
Hundreds of shows per year and literally thousands of matches, but there’s something to learn from each one.
In one of the most literal event titles ever, the company elected to present WWE Roadblock on Saturday, March 12. The main reasoning behind this was to provide another excuse for a WWE Network special broadcast, but also to pit Triple H against Dean Ambrose for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
As it turned out, a relatively short-looking card was padded out come crunch time. Before the show, WWE had only announced a handful of bouts, but there were 9 overall. The first 2 of these were dark matches, as Mark Henry defeated a fellow called Randy Sharp and Goldust overcame Viktor.
This left 7 matches to entertain the Canadian crowd, but what did wrestling fans learn from the Roadblock experience?
This list aims to bring together 10 different points related to the show,...
- 3/13/2016
- by Jamie Kennedy
- Obsessed with Film
WWE.com
For a company that seemingly can’t wait to get to WrestleMania, it was perhaps confusing to literally put up their own ‘Roadblock’ on the road to that particular show.
Held at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Canada, WWE Roadblock was yet another diversionary stop on the way to the At&T Stadium on April 3.
Before the event had even started, the company promised a WWE World Heavyweight Title bout between Triple H and Dean Ambrose, as well as a one-on-one encounter pitting Bray Wyatt against the menacing Brock Lesnar. The latter had once been tentatively scheduled for WrestleMania, so it was likely a bit of a comedown for Wyatt to learn that his marquee scrap would instead take place on a glorified house show.
Thankfully for what it was, Roadblock was enjoyable. Those courting controversy by claiming it would top ‘Mania were proven wrong – even before the supershow in Texas,...
For a company that seemingly can’t wait to get to WrestleMania, it was perhaps confusing to literally put up their own ‘Roadblock’ on the road to that particular show.
Held at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Canada, WWE Roadblock was yet another diversionary stop on the way to the At&T Stadium on April 3.
Before the event had even started, the company promised a WWE World Heavyweight Title bout between Triple H and Dean Ambrose, as well as a one-on-one encounter pitting Bray Wyatt against the menacing Brock Lesnar. The latter had once been tentatively scheduled for WrestleMania, so it was likely a bit of a comedown for Wyatt to learn that his marquee scrap would instead take place on a glorified house show.
Thankfully for what it was, Roadblock was enjoyable. Those courting controversy by claiming it would top ‘Mania were proven wrong – even before the supershow in Texas,...
- 3/13/2016
- by Jamie Kennedy
- Obsessed with Film
WWE.com
In the preview column posted earlier Saturday, the overarching theme of the questions was clear: Would WWE Roadblock be a speedbump, or a dramatic left turn on the Road to WrestleMania?
We got our answer Saturday night, as WWE put out a Network special event that saw four title matches with no new champions, a special attraction match that was changed on the fly moments before it began, and two other unannounced bouts that will likely have no impact on existing storylines going forward.
All that being said, Roadblock was an enjoyable event that produced multiple good matches that focused more on the in-ring product than backstage vignettes, slick video packages and other distractions. If you like a nice wrestling show, then Roadblock is worth checking out for the Divas Championship, Nxt Tag Team Championship and WWE World Heavyweight Championship matches.
But if you wanted to see a...
In the preview column posted earlier Saturday, the overarching theme of the questions was clear: Would WWE Roadblock be a speedbump, or a dramatic left turn on the Road to WrestleMania?
We got our answer Saturday night, as WWE put out a Network special event that saw four title matches with no new champions, a special attraction match that was changed on the fly moments before it began, and two other unannounced bouts that will likely have no impact on existing storylines going forward.
All that being said, Roadblock was an enjoyable event that produced multiple good matches that focused more on the in-ring product than backstage vignettes, slick video packages and other distractions. If you like a nice wrestling show, then Roadblock is worth checking out for the Divas Championship, Nxt Tag Team Championship and WWE World Heavyweight Championship matches.
But if you wanted to see a...
- 3/13/2016
- by Scott Carlson
- Obsessed with Film
WWE.com
This Saturday, WWE Roadblock airs live on the WWE Network, and the name is certainly appropriate – Triple H may be scheduled to defend the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 32, but if he loses the belt to Dean Ambrose on the Network specials, the entire complexion of the show of shows will change.
Will Ambrose’s WrestleMania match with Brock Lesnar become a title bout if “The Lunatic Fringe” is victorious? Or will Ambrose have to defend against his friend Roman Reigns, who already earned the right to challenge for the title at WrestleMania? Where would that leave Triple H and Lesnar?
Yes, it is unlikely that Dean Ambrose will upset “The Game,” but similar things have happened in the past. Try as WWE might, it’s hard to keep the road to WrestleMania a straight one. Twists and turns are commonplace, and matches that...
This Saturday, WWE Roadblock airs live on the WWE Network, and the name is certainly appropriate – Triple H may be scheduled to defend the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 32, but if he loses the belt to Dean Ambrose on the Network specials, the entire complexion of the show of shows will change.
Will Ambrose’s WrestleMania match with Brock Lesnar become a title bout if “The Lunatic Fringe” is victorious? Or will Ambrose have to defend against his friend Roman Reigns, who already earned the right to challenge for the title at WrestleMania? Where would that leave Triple H and Lesnar?
Yes, it is unlikely that Dean Ambrose will upset “The Game,” but similar things have happened in the past. Try as WWE might, it’s hard to keep the road to WrestleMania a straight one. Twists and turns are commonplace, and matches that...
- 3/12/2016
- by Scott Fried
- Obsessed with Film
WWE.com
The next stop on the Road to WrestleMania comes this Saturday, and in a welcome change of pace from recent shows, WWE Roadblock appears as though it’s going to be one hell of an event.
March to WrestleMania was first planned in the same mould as 2015’s WWE Network specials ‘The Beast in the East’ and ‘Live from Madison Square Garden’.
However, the events leading up the aptly renamed Roadblock – because Vince McMahon loves his driving references more than he likes oiled-up, muscular men in tiny underpants – provide enough reason to believe some pretty hefty shiz is about to go down.
What was once little more than a glorified house show has quickly become an impromptu pay-per-view-like event featuring high profile contests, capped off with a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match between Triple H and Dean Ambrose.
Though the impending results of the event appear to be...
The next stop on the Road to WrestleMania comes this Saturday, and in a welcome change of pace from recent shows, WWE Roadblock appears as though it’s going to be one hell of an event.
March to WrestleMania was first planned in the same mould as 2015’s WWE Network specials ‘The Beast in the East’ and ‘Live from Madison Square Garden’.
However, the events leading up the aptly renamed Roadblock – because Vince McMahon loves his driving references more than he likes oiled-up, muscular men in tiny underpants – provide enough reason to believe some pretty hefty shiz is about to go down.
What was once little more than a glorified house show has quickly become an impromptu pay-per-view-like event featuring high profile contests, capped off with a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match between Triple H and Dean Ambrose.
Though the impending results of the event appear to be...
- 3/11/2016
- by Matt Marsden
- Obsessed with Film
wwe.com
WWE Roadblock is the latest televised house show special to be offered on WWE Network, but with the proximity to WrestleMania, it has taken on a whole other level of meaning.
Especially with the main event, this is set to be a show of significant value. Dean Ambrose battling Triple H for the WWE Title makes Roadblock on a par with any B PPV main event. In fact, many fans felt Ambrose versus Hunter should be the WrestleMania main event. So this Saturday really is going to be a must watch, especially with WWE selling the idea that the Mania main event could change as a result of Roadblock’s outcome.
The rest of the card is slim, but the quality is high. Any Brock Lesnar match is always worth watching, and this weekend he’s scheduled to face Bray Wyatt. It is an intriguing match up, one...
WWE Roadblock is the latest televised house show special to be offered on WWE Network, but with the proximity to WrestleMania, it has taken on a whole other level of meaning.
Especially with the main event, this is set to be a show of significant value. Dean Ambrose battling Triple H for the WWE Title makes Roadblock on a par with any B PPV main event. In fact, many fans felt Ambrose versus Hunter should be the WrestleMania main event. So this Saturday really is going to be a must watch, especially with WWE selling the idea that the Mania main event could change as a result of Roadblock’s outcome.
The rest of the card is slim, but the quality is high. Any Brock Lesnar match is always worth watching, and this weekend he’s scheduled to face Bray Wyatt. It is an intriguing match up, one...
- 3/11/2016
- by Grahame Herbert
- Obsessed with Film
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In the week that saw confirmation that WWE Roadblock was initially supposed to be another triple threat, the world of wrestling was rocked by the tragedy of Hayabusa’s death at the age of just 47.
Elsewhere, the WWE confirmed that they have literally no problem with making their stars look like idiots by unveiling the plans for Surfs U 2, Wave Mania (which will see the likes of Triple H, Undertaker and Paige reimagined as penguins). There was also a big hint that WrestleMania 33 will happen in Orlando (apparently expect an announcement next week), and also that Sami Zayn will get a big chance at WrestleMania 32, probably in a match against Kevin Owens.
And if you weren’t jealous of the company enough, it turns out Vince McMahon made $3.3m in wages in 2015 and Triple H made $3.1m. Shane O Mac will apparently meanwhile make $120,000 for his appearances heading into ‘Mania.
In the week that saw confirmation that WWE Roadblock was initially supposed to be another triple threat, the world of wrestling was rocked by the tragedy of Hayabusa’s death at the age of just 47.
Elsewhere, the WWE confirmed that they have literally no problem with making their stars look like idiots by unveiling the plans for Surfs U 2, Wave Mania (which will see the likes of Triple H, Undertaker and Paige reimagined as penguins). There was also a big hint that WrestleMania 33 will happen in Orlando (apparently expect an announcement next week), and also that Sami Zayn will get a big chance at WrestleMania 32, probably in a match against Kevin Owens.
And if you weren’t jealous of the company enough, it turns out Vince McMahon made $3.3m in wages in 2015 and Triple H made $3.1m. Shane O Mac will apparently meanwhile make $120,000 for his appearances heading into ‘Mania.
- 3/6/2016
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
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