Things are always bound to get extreme in the WWE. Now that we’ve arrived on May 22, the most intense rivalries will get as hardcore as possible at Extreme Rules 2016.
The card for this WWE Network event is stacked. Once again, AJ Styles and Roman Reigns are vying for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. This rematch will will fall under Extreme Rules, which means pure anarchy will go down. Also on deck for this PPV is a Texas Tornado match between Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows and The Usos, a Submission match between Charlotte and Natalya, a No DQ match between Dolph Ziggler and Baron Corbin plus even more intense matchups.
Now that Extreme Rules 2016 is underway, we’re going to list all the results and highlights you need to know.
Dolph Ziggler vs. Baron Corbin (No Disqualification Match)
Winner: Baron Corbin!
Highlights: Ziggler broke out some new pink and white tights. Ziggler started the bout out by flinging Corbin into one of the steel corner ring posts. He almost got a quick win, but Corbin shoved him before the count of two. Ziggler splashed Corbin in the corner, but Corbin fought him off and took the fight outside the ring. Corbin pulled Ziggler’s face right into the steel ring post. Then he threw Ziggler chest first into the protective pads when they both got back into the ring. Corbin trapped Ziggler’s arms between the ring ropes and taunted him while he laid in several stiff punches. Corbin then proceeded to lock Ziggler into a facelock.
Ziggler stayed stuck in Corbin’s submission lock for just a few moments. Once he escaped, Ziggler turned the tables on Corbin and began beating him down with his comeback offense. Ziggler went for a Fame Asser, but Corbin caught him in mid-air. Ziggler rolled behind him and almost got the win, but Corbin shoved him off and then planted him with his Deep Six spinning slam. Corbin picked up Ziggler into a Powerbomb position. He flung Ziggler into the air, but Ziggler caught himself on the top rope and tried to jump into a Spinning DDT. Corbin caught him and paid for it by getting laid down with a Fame Asser. Ziggler kept going strong for a bit until Corbin took him down with a Low Blow. The match came to an end once Corbin finished Ziggler with his End of Days.
The Usos (Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso) vs. The Club (Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows) (Texas Tornado Tag Team Match)
Winners: The Club (Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows)!
Highlights: The Usos wasted no time in starting this brawl as they ran right into Anderson and Gallows on the entrance ramp. inside the ring, both twins took it to their latest rivals and pushed them outside the ring. On the outside, Anderson catapulted Jimmy into the audience. Then Anderson and Gallows started beating down on Jey. Jey took the chance to get inside the ring and launch himself onto both men. The match continued with even more fierce action. Anderson and Gallows went into a cool variation of their Boot of Doom to Jimmy on the outside. Back in the ring, both men began working on Jey with their tag team maneuvers. Both men went for a top rope move, but Jimmy pushed Anderson off the top rope. Jimmy dropkicked Gallows into a pin position with Jey, but they couldn’t get the win.
Anderson pulled Jimmy out once again, which led to Gallows stopping Jey from saving his brother. Anderson laid in a nice knee strike on Jey, which was followed up by a Gallows big boot. Anderson signaled for the Boot of Doom again, but he stopped. The Usos laid in their duo Superkick on Gallows and almost hit their big splashes from the top rope. After this moment, all four men laid each other out with their respective trademark moves. However, all four men were unable to revive themselves and get a pin. Anderson took the outside and ran full speed at Jey, but he got stopped with a Superkick. Anderson then got caught with the Umaga tribute maneuver right to the crowd barrier. Gallows threw Jey into the ringside area and then retrieved the ring bell. Gallows looked to lay out Jimmy, but he got stopped with a Superkick. Jimmy tried to get the win with his Superfly Splash, but Gallows moved at the very last second. Jey fell right onto the ring bell and then got cut off with a Magic Killer.
Kalisto (c) vs. Rusev (with Lana) (WWE United States Championship)
Winner: And the new WWE United States Champion, Rusev!
Highlights: Kalisto wasted no time in targeting Rusev’s legs with swift kicks. As soon as Kalisto took to the air, Rusev used a sledgehammer-like strike to swat him away. Rusev then began assaulting his much smaller rival. Rusev used his powerful sidekick to ground Kalisto later on. At one point, Kalisto kicked Rusev in the leg again and finally got him down to one knee. This didn’t do much to stop him though since Rusev got back up and struck Kalisto to the mat. Rusev then chose to lock in a tight Bearhug on Kalisto for a good while. Rusev then broke the hold and kneed Kalisto in the back, then picked him up for the Torture Rack.
Kalisto fought hard and switched into a Sleeper Hold on Rusev for several moments. Rusev started fading, but he chose to fall backwards and land right on Kalisto to get him off. As the match continued, Kalisto planted Rusev with a Tornado DDT off the top rope. Kalisto made his comeback with more kicks and plenty of high flying moves. When Rusev ended up on the outside, Kalisto flew through the middle ropes and locked in a Hurricanrana and spun Rusev right into the steel ring steps. Back in the ring, Kalisto landed a Springboard Frog Splash on Rusev but only got a 2-count. Rusev ran out the ring, but got caught with a Asai Moonsault as soon as he turned around to notice his opponent. Kalisto looked to capitalize with another big top rope move, but Rusev shoved him off right onto the edge of the ring. The ref and ringside doctor began checking on Kalisto, but Rusev would have none of it. Once he locked in The Accolade, Kalisto quickly tapped out.
The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston and/or Xavier Woods) (c) vs. The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch) (WWE Tag Team Championship)
Winners: And still the WWE Tag Team Champions, The New Day!
Highlights: The New Day gave a proud speech to the live audience in attendance as usual. Big E brought out two shovels that represented their opponents. Big E noted that since they’re in the Garden State, they’re about to bury some hoes. Wait…that’s not PG. Once the match began, Woods laid in a nice clothesline on English. Xavier looked fiercer than usual as he laid in a running Hurricanrana. He looked to get in some more offense, but English shoved him to the outside and signaled Gotch to punish him some more. Gotch laid in some offense of his own back in the ring before tagging English back in. English dropped a big knee on Xavier and then locked in a tight Sleeper Hold. Gotch returned to the ring and then locked Xavier into a submission hold of his own.
Xavier escaped the hold and threw some devastating elbows at Gotch and finally dropped him with an Enzuguri. Big E got the hot tag and began handing out suplexes to English and Gotch. His comeback offense came into play as he dominated English in the ring. Big E went for his middle rope splash to the outside, but he ran right into a knee strike from English. English almost got the win with a Front Face DDT, but Big E kicked out. Big E almost landed his duo Big Landing with Big E, but English escaped. The match fell to the outside and pure pandemonium ensued. Xavier almost got beat with the Whirling Dervish, but he kicked out at two. Big E ended up spearing English to the outside. Kofi kicked Gotch in the head while the ref’s back was turned, which then led to Xavier finishing him off with a Shining Wizard.
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