![]() The American professional wrestling promotion WWE originally had a house show scheduled for March 12, 2016, at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and it was titled "March to WrestleMania: Live from Toronto". Production Background The event was held at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Other prominent matches included The New Day ( Big E and Kofi Kingston) retaining the WWE Tag Team Championship against The League of Nations ( Sheamus and King Barrett) in the opening bout, The Revival ( Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) retained the NXT Tag Team Championship against Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady, Brock Lesnar defeated Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper in a 2-on-1 handicap match, and Charlotte retained the WWE Divas Championship against Natalya in the last televised defense of the Divas Championship. The main event saw Triple H defeat Dean Ambrose to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Nine matches (including two dark matches) were contested at the event. The event's title was a reference to its position on the "Road to WrestleMania". The event aired exclusively on the WWE Network and took place on March 12, 2016, at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. WWE Roadblock (originally titled March to WrestleMania: Live from Toronto) was the inaugural Roadblock professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by WWE. WWE also promoted the MSG event as Chris Jericho's 25th anniversary in the wrestling business, which allowed for some additional coverage.Promotional poster featuring Triple H and Dean Ambrose While lacking the overall card strength of Beast in the East, Live from MSG on October 3, 2015, was part of WWE's "Go To Hell" Tour for Lesnar, culminating in WWE Hell in a Cell, where The Beast Incarnate would square off against The Undertaker one final time. In addition, both shows capitalized on Lesnar's star power, something WWE has missed the boat on when it comes to Roadblock.īeast in the East, held in the early morning hours of July 4, 2015, also had a second huge advantage: the NXT Championship match between Kevin Owens and Finn Balor-a match that was promoted both on NXT programming and regular WWE programming, as Owens had recently made his main roster debut. ![]() WWE has hosted numerous live specials on the WWE Network, including two previously promoted house shows that turned into semi-major events: Beast in the East and Live from MSG.Įach of those shows was made bigger by tremendous marketing pushes that made them feel special. Roadblock Missing Build from Previous WWE Network Specials Or Dean Ambrose at WrestleMania #RAWTonight WWE Creative Humor are Brock Lesnar forgot he's facing on Saturday. The Twitter account WWE Creative Humor poked fun at the lack of promotion for the upcoming matchup: It's surprising, since this was once a feud rumored to be showcased at WrestleMania 32, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Dave Meltzer (via 's Raj Giri). Sheamus had been listed on the Ricoh Coliseum's website, but the match is still not official, and Reigns currently is not listed among the Superstars to appear.īrock Lesnar is set to face Bray Wyatt-a match that's been promoted less than Tyler Breeze. According to 's Marc Middleton, Roman Reigns vs. There's an NXT Tag Team Championship match, as well as the aforementioned WWE title match. ![]() The rest of the card is, well, speculation. WWE Offers No Hints At Remaining Match CardĪs mentioned earlier, aside from the WWE title match, there is no build. ![]() If only it would have spent half its attention on the special coming up this week. ![]() All of this foreshadows to WrestleMania 32 and beyond, and WWE Creative should be given credit for building toward its preeminent event. ![]()
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