GDT: WWE Battleground (23rd July 2017) - Cage of the Hinderer

Kimi

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Welcome to WWE Smackdown: Battleground, the “match that no one ever wanted” PPV!

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WWE World Championship - Punjabi Prison Match
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Jinder Mahal (c) vs Randy Orton

WWE United States Championship - Singles Match
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AJ Styles (c) vs Kevin Owens

WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship - Tag Team Match
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The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso) (c) vs The New Day (Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston, & Big E)

Number One Contender Elimination Match
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Tamina vs Natalya vs Charlotte Flair vs Lana vs Becky Lynch

Flag Match
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John Cena vs Rusev

Singles Match
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Shinsuke Nakamura vs Baron Corbin

Singles Match
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Sami Zayn vs Mike Kanellis w/ Maria Kanellis

Singles Match - Pre Show
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Tye Dillinger vs Aiden English
 
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Kimi

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The good bits are all the non-Jinder matches. But the Jinder match will be interesting to see exactly how terrible the gimmick ends up being this time around, so that's almost evens out on it's own. So it's a good card once again.


However, there is once terrible part of this card, it's the last one for four entire weeks(!). No more PPVs until Takeover and Summerslam. How will we ever cope...
 

garnetpalmetto

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I still don't understand all the rules Jinder laid out for his match.

It's essentially a steel cage match with a few additions. Within the inner cage (which is 16' tall), there's four doors (4'x4') with a ref at the door. Each door, at the request of a combatant, can be opened once for 60 seconds. After that door has been opened and shut it can't be reopened again. Once all four doors have been taken out of play, a wrestler would have to climb up and out of the inner cage. No matter how they get out of the inner cage, they have to climb up and out of the outer cage (which is 20' tall). First person to get out of both cages wins.
 

Kimi

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I still don't understand all the rules Jinder laid out for his match.
The rules don't matter at all. It's a WWE cage match so the wrestler will ignore the rules and act like idiots to do whatever random spots they need to do. You are probably better off not knowing them really.
 

Cor

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It's essentially a steel cage match with a few additions. Within the inner cage (which is 16' tall), there's four doors (4'x4') with a ref at the door. Each door, at the request of a combatant, can be opened once for 60 seconds. After that door has been opened and shut it can't be reopened again. Once all four doors have been taken out of play, a wrestler would have to climb up and out of the inner cage. No matter how they get out of the inner cage, they have to climb up and out of the outer cage (which is 20' tall). First person to get out of both cages wins.

You forgot the rule where only one wrestler may escape from the doors of the inner cage, while the second wrestler must climb the inner cage and make a massive jump onto the second cage to catch or beat the first wrestler
 

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I haven't watched a Smackdown PPV since April. Just can't get into Smackdown.

Don't know if I'll catch this one or not... anything to get excited about?
 

Hypernova

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It's essentially a steel cage match with a few additions. Within the inner cage (which is 16' tall), there's four doors (4'x4') with a ref at the door. Each door, at the request of a combatant, can be opened once for 60 seconds. After that door has been opened and shut it can't be reopened again. Once all four doors have been taken out of play, a wrestler would have to climb up and out of the inner cage. No matter how they get out of the inner cage, they have to climb up and out of the outer cage (which is 20' tall). First person to get out of both cages wins.

That is too many rules for any type of match. Over-under on if this will be worse than the House of Horrors?
 

SeidoN

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so what are we thinking for Breezango?

im gonna go with Harper+Rowan
 

M.C.G. 31

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That's problematic as I don't think either should lose.

There's no shame in losing to a team like Harper/Rowan given their size. They can be legit very quick. It'd also turn into a real program afterwards.

I don't think any NXT team is ready for the call, and even if there was one, they can't lose on their debut.
 

Sheppy

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Can't see the main event cracking 3 stars at all.

Also, i wonder if they give Sami/Mike time... they could have a decent one.
 

AfroThunder396

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lol, Breezango is not going out there to win. It's fun to beat up Primo & Epico or The Ascension, but these guys are a punchline first and wrestlers second right now. Against a credible team they can and should lose.
 

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