Battleground (2014)

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Battleground (2014)
Theme
song(s)		"Jungle" by Jamie N Commons and X Ambassadors (feat. Jay-Z)
Information
PromotionWWE
SponsorTakis
DateJuly 20, 2014
Attendance12,000
VenueTampa Bay Times Forum
CityTampa, Florida
Pay-per-view chronology
Money in the Bank (2014) Battleground (2014) SummerSlam (2014)
Battleground chronology
Battleground (2013) Battleground (2014) Battleground (2015)

Battleground (2014) was 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[change | change source]

See also: Professional wrestling

Battleground featured professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that played out on WWE's primary television programs, Raw and SmackDown. Wrestlers portrayed heroes or villains as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[2][3]

Results[change | change source]

# Matches Stipulations Times[4]
Kickoff Adam Rose (with Summer Rae and Layla) defeated Fandango Singles match[5] 1:19
Cameron defeated Naomi Singles match[6] 3:18
1 The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) (c) defeated The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) by 2–1[7] 2-out-of-3 falls Tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship[8] 18:50
2 AJ Lee (c) defeated Paige Singles match for the WWE Divas Championship[9] 7:48
3 Rusev (with Lana) defeated Jack Swagger (with Zeb Colter) by countout Singles match[10] 10:40
4 Seth Rollins defeated Dean Ambrose by forfeit Singles match N/A
5 Chris Jericho defeated Bray Wyatt Singles match[11] 15:04
6 The Miz won by last eliminating Dolph Ziggler 19-man battle royal for the vacant WWE Intercontinental Championship[12] 14:11
7 John Cena (c) defeated Kane, Randy Orton and Roman Reigns Fatal four-way match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship[13] 18:15
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ Giri, Raj. "WWE Battleground Location, Mick Foley Hosting Comedy Show (Video), Evan Bourne Note". wrestlinginc.com. Raj Giri. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  4. ↑ http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2014/07/21/21820686.html[permanent dead link]
  5. ↑ Murphy, Mike. "Adam Rose vs. Fandango". WWE. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Clapp, John. "Cameron vs. Naomi (Kickoff Match)". WWE. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos def. The Wyatt Family". WWE. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  8. ↑ Pappolla, Ryan. "WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos vs. The Wyatt Family (2-out-of-3 Falls Match)". WWE. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  9. ↑ Clapp, John. "Divas Champion AJ Lee vs. Paige". WWE. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  10. ↑ Clapp, John. "Jack Swagger vs. Rusev". WWE. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  11. ↑ Clapp, John. "Chris Jericho vs. Bray Wyatt". WWE. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  12. ↑ Clapp, John. "Intercontinental Championship Battleground Battle Royal". WWE. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  13. ↑ Giannini, Alex. "WWE Championship Fatal 4-Way Match". WWE. Retrieved 1 July 2014.

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