Now that we have done all the matches, let me get to the crux of my problem with this show; and that is that most of it felt like it could have been done on an episode of Monday Night Raw. Looking back on it, Battleground was clearly a show that was clearly designed to hype up Summerslam. Typical wrestling booking and promoting indicates that you use the TV shows to generate interest for the PPVs. You wouldn't use the PPVs to generate interest in other PPVs, because why would I accept the fact that I PAID to see something that only hyped up something else that I have to PAY for?
This was never made more evident than the fact that Dean Ambrose vs Seth Rollins didn't take place tonight. Dean Ambrose vs Seth Rollins was arguably the most anticipated match on the card, and the fact that it didn't take place is incredibly disappointing. What WWE said tonight was that Battleground wasn't worthy of this match, and that they needed to save it for Summerslam. If that was the case, then why advertise the match to take place tonight? It was a bait and switch and the fans should be outraged. What we got tonight was Ambrose beating up Rollins multiple times, which was really the same thing we have been seeing on Raw for the last two months. If WWE loses business because of this, they 100% deserve to do so.
Battleground was a show that really felt like an episode of Raw, which is a colossal disappointment when you consider that this is supposed to be an event that is intended for people to PAY TO SEE. There really wasn't a lot of storyline advancement, no titles changed hands outside of the vacated Intercontinental Championship, and overall it was a pretty much a very long plug for the WWE Network and Summerslam.
Read more at http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2014/0720/579212/views-from-the-turnbuckle-battleground-review-why-couldnt-this/#HEIiHUP4paJZz78E.99
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