WWE added Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger vs. Santino Marella and The Great Khali to tonight’s Battleground pay-per-view because of timing issues. Once they laid out the show with the planned match lengths, they realized they still had a significant amount of time left. The call was then made to announce the tag match.
While CM Punk is dealing with nagging injuries and Ryback is limited to his in-ring work, the plan is for their match at Battleground tonight to still receive a decent amount of time. Plans call for Punk and Paul Heyman’s feud to keep going past tonight.
Josh Mathews, Tensai, Titus O’Neil and The Miz will host the Battleground pre-show tonight. The panel will also likely make an appearance on the pay-per-view.
Eva Marie noted on Instagram that E! was filming for Total Divas ahead of tonight’s Battleground pay-per-view and posted this photo:
Here’s the final card for tonight’s WWE Battleground pay-per-view from Buffalo, New York. Remember to join us for live coverage beginning at 7:30pm EST with the Kickoff Pre-show.
WWE Title Match
Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton
Battleground Hardcore Rules Match for the World Heavyweight Title
Rob Van Dam vs. Alberto Del Rio
WWE Divas Title Match
Brie Bella vs. AJ Lee
WWE Intercontinental Title Match
R-Truth vs. Curtis Axel
Goldust and Cody Rhodes with Dusty Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns
If Goldust and Cody win, they get jobs. If they lose, they can never work for WWE again and Dusty Rhodes will lose his developmental job.
Grudge Match
Ryback vs. CM Punk
Bray Wyatt vs. Kofi Kingston
Kickoff Pre-show Match
Dolph Ziggler vs. Damien Sandow
You can watch the free kickoff show below
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