Extreme Rules (2016)

Extreme Rules (2016)
Extreme Rules (2016)
Theme; song(s)	"Fire" by PVRIS
Information
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
Pay-per-view chronology
Extreme Rules chronology

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.

Eight wrestling matches take place on the event. In the most important match, Roman Reigns beat AJ Styles in a Extreme Rules match^{[broken anchor]} 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[change | change source]

#	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^{[broken anchor]}^[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^{[broken anchor]} or the WWE Tag Team Championship^[7]	6:20
5	The Miz (c) (with Maryse) beat Cesaro, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn	Fatal Four-Way match^{[broken anchor]} 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 ringside and if he disregard his ban, Charlotte would lost the title.^[10]	9:30
8	Roman Reigns (c) beat AJ Styles	Extreme Rules match^{[broken anchor]} for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship^[2]	22:12

References[change | change source]

↑ "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.

Other websites[change | change source]

Official website for the Extreme Rules (2016)

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[1] "Get Extreme Rules tickets now". WWE. Retrieved April 6, 2016.

[ME-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Melok, Bobby. "WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns def. AJ Styles (Extreme Rules Match)". WWE. Retrieved May 22, 2016.

[ER16-3] Caldwell, James (May 22, 2016). "5/22 WWE Extreme Rules PPV Results – Caldwell's Complete Live Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved May 22, 2016.

[4] Taylor, Scott. "Baron Corbin def. Dolph Ziggler (No Disqualification Match)". WWE. Retrieved May 22, 2016.

[5] Benigno, Anthony. "Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson def. The Usos (Tag Team Tornado Match)". WWE. Retrieved May 22, 2016.

[6] Adkins, Greg. "Rusev def. United States Champion Kalisto". WWE. Retrieved May 22, 2016.

[7] Pappolla, Ryan. "WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day def. The Vaudevillains". WWE. Retrieved May 22, 2016.

[8] Artus, Matthew. "Intercontinental Champion The Miz won a Fatal 4-Way Match". WWE. Retrieved May 22, 2016.

[9] Murphy, Ryan. "Dean Ambrose def. Chris Jericho (Asylum Match)". WWE. Retrieved May 22, 2016.

[10] Burdick, Michael. "WWE Women's Champion Charlotte def. Natalya (Submission Match)". WWE. Retrieved May 22, 2016.

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