{"id":26731,"date":"2016-07-24T15:52:18","date_gmt":"2016-07-24T20:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=26731"},"modified":"2016-07-24T17:32:03","modified_gmt":"2016-07-24T22:32:03","slug":"wwe-battleground-ppv-sunday-line-shield-explodes-reigns-network-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/07\/24\/wwe-battleground-ppv-sunday-line-shield-explodes-reigns-network-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Battleground PPV Sunday Line-up &#8211; Shield Explodes, Reigns &#038; Orton return, Cena-Styles, Sasha&#8217;s teammate; Network Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1073472152\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>In-between the WWE Draft and the official brand split is the Battleground PPV wrapping up feuds before wrestlers go their separate ways.<\/p>\n<p>Or, in the case of A.J. Styles &amp; John Cena and Kevin Owens &amp;\u00a0Sami Zayn, staying on the same brand after Battleground.<\/p>\n<p>Battleground also marks the TV return of Roman Reigns following his 30-day suspension for a Wellness Policy violation.<\/p>\n<p>Reigns joins Seth Rollins as two Raw brand challengers to the WWE World Hvt. Title held by Dean Ambrose in the PPV main event.<\/p>\n<p>Battleground also marks the TV return of Randy Orton after recovering from a major shoulder injury that has kept him off TV the entire year. Orton is scheduled to join Chris Jericho on the &#8220;Highlight Reel&#8221; previewing his Summerslam match against Brock Lesnar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Battleground Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>7:00 p.m. EST: Battleground pre-show on WWE Network<\/li>\n<li>8:00 p.m. EST: Battleground PPV on WWE Network &amp; select cable outlets<\/li>\n<li>11:00 p.m. EST:\u00a0Cruiserweight Classic Week 2 scheduled to air\u00a0instead of PPV replay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Updated\u00a0Battleground PPV Line-up<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WWE World Hvt. Title match: Dean Ambrose (Raw) vs. Seth Rollins (SD) vs. Roman Reigns (SD)<\/li>\n<li>Randy Orton returns to WWE TV on Chris Jericho&#8217;s Highlight Reel<\/li>\n<li>Sami Zayn (Raw) vs. Kevin Owens (Raw)<\/li>\n<li>The Club (A.J. Styles (SD) &amp; Karl Anderson &amp; Luke Gallows (Raw)) vs. John Cena (SD) &amp; Enzo Amore &amp; Big Cass (Raw) in a six-man tag match<\/li>\n<li>IC Title match: The Miz (SD) vs. Darren Young (Raw)<\/li>\n<li>U.S. Title match: Rusev (w\/Lana) (Raw) vs. Zack Ryder (SD)<\/li>\n<li>WWE tag champions New Day (Big E. &amp; Kofi Kingston &amp; Xavier Woods) (Raw) vs. The Wyatts (Bray Wyatt (SD) &amp; Erick Rowan (SD) &amp; Braun Strowman (Raw)) in a six-man tag match<\/li>\n<li>Becky Lynch (SD) vs. Natalya (SD)<\/li>\n<li>Women&#8217;s champion Charlotte (Raw) &amp; Dana Brooke (Raw) vs. Sasha Banks (Raw) &amp; ???\n<ul>\n<li>Pre-show: The Usos (SD) vs. Tyler Breeze &amp; Fandango (SD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1894517407\"><div id=\"pwtor-4254635961\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>In-between the WWE Draft and the official brand split is the Battleground PPV wrapping up feuds before wrestlers go their separate ways. 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