Dean Ambrose vs Seth Rollins vs Roman Reigns for WWE Championship (Photo : Screengrab from WWE Youtube)
The moment the dust settled at WWE Battleground, it's clear that Smackdown Live will be the home of the WWE World Heavyweight championship.
Dean Ambrose withstood the challenge of former Shield teammates Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns to keep the championship belt around his waist on Sunday at Verizon Center in Washington D.C.
Here's the blitz recap for WWE Battleground 2016:
Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns for WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Winner: Dean Ambrose, the defending champ continues to reign after hitting dirty deeds on Reigns, who was on the cusp of retaining the title after he connected his Superman Punch on Rollins.
Enzo Amore, Big Cass and John Cena vs. the Club (A.J Styles, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson:
Winner: John Cena hit super Attitude Adjustment on Styles to take the victory. With Gallows and Anderson heading to RAW, it will be interesting how Styles will react to his loss against Cena now that he no longer has his henchmen on his side.
The Miz vs. Darren Young with Bob Buckland:
Winner: The Miz. He retains the WWE Intercontinental championship via disqualification. Young hit a chickenwing on the Miz and continued to strangle him after the referee stopped the match.
Becky Lynch vs. Natalya:
Winner: Natalya sustains her supremacy over the red head, forcing her to tap out after locking her up with his signature sharpshooter.
Sasha Banks & Bayley vs. Charlotte & Dana Brooke
Winner: Sasha Banks took the win with the help of her surprise tag-team partner Bayley. Banks forced the reigning WWE women's champion with Banks Statement.
The Wyatt Family vs. The New Day:
Winner: The Wyatt Family. Bray Wyatt was too much for Xavier Woods physically and mentally, hitting a Sister Abegail for the win.
Rusev vs. Zach Ryder for US Championship
Winner: Rusev. The Bulgarian executed the Accolade to submit Ryder in their entertaining title fight.
Other Matches:
Fandango and Tyler Breeze vs. the USOS: Brezango (pin)
Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn: Kevin Owens (pin)
