IWE Extreme Rules (2015)
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| Extreme Rules (2015) | ||
| Information | ||
| Promotion | IWE | |
| Date | April 26, 2015 | |
| Venue | Allstate Arena | |
| City | Rosemont, Illinois | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| WrestleMania 31 | WrestleMania 31 | Payback (2015) |
| Extreme Rules chronology | ||
| Extreme Rules (2015) | Extreme Rules (2015) | Extreme Rules (2016) |
Extreme Rules (2015) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by IWE. It will take place on April 26, 2015 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. It will be the seventh event under the Extreme Rules chronology.
Background
{{#invoke:see also|seealso}} Extreme Rules will feature professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that play out on IWE's primary television programs, Raw and SmackDown. Wrestlers will portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.
At WrestleMania 31, Dustin Simpson defeated Rusev to win the IWE United States Championship, marking Rusev's first loss via pinfall. On the April 2 episode of SmackDown, Rusev invoked his rematch clause to face Simpson for the title at the event. On the April 13 episode of Raw, after Simpson retained the title against Bad News Barrett, Rusev attacked Simpson with a chain. Lana then announced that the match would be a Russian Chain match.
At WrestleMania 31, Kody Brown won the ladder match for the IWE Intercontinental Championship. On the March 30 episode of Raw, previous champion Bad News Barrett attacked Brown after Brown retained the title against Dolph Ziggler. On the April 2 episode of SmackDown, Barrett attacked Bryan during his match against Sheamus, causing Sheamus to win by countout. On the April 6 episode of Raw, Barrett invoked his rematch clause on the IWE App to face Brown for the title at the event. On April 26th, it was announced on WWE.com that Bryan would be unable to compete due to injury and the bout was cancelled, but it was announced that Barrett would instead face Neville on the Extreme Rules pre-show.
At WrestleMania 31, Kevin Orton defeated Seth Rollins. Later in the event, Rollins cashed in his Money in the Bank contract during the scheduled IWE World Heavyweight Championship match between Rob Lesnar and Roman Reigns and pinned Reigns to win the title. On the April 6 episode of Raw, Orton defeated Ryback and Reigns in a triple threat match to face Rollins for the title at the event. On the April 13 episode of RAW, Orton faced IWE Tag Team Champion Cesaro and Tyson Kidd in a Handicap match to earn the right to choose a stipulation, while Rollins defeated Kane to also earn the right to choose a stipulation. Rollins chose to ban Orton's finisher, the RKO, while Orton announced that the match would be a Steel Cage match. On the April 20 episode of Raw, Triple K announced that Kane would be the gatekeeper to the cage for the match.
On the April 13 episode of Raw, Paige won a Batlle Royal and earned a Divas title match against Nikki Bella at the event. After the match, Naomi turned heel by attacking Paige, who suffered a storyline injury and was later deemed unable to compete at the event. On the April 20 edition of Raw, Naomi defeated Brie Bella, earning a title match against Nikki at the event.
#1 Contender Divas Championship Battle Royal
| Elimination | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summer Rae | Rosa Mendes | 0:34 |
| 2 | Natalya | Rosa Mendes | 0:36 |
| 3 | Rosa Mendes | Emma | 0:48 |
| 4 | Emma | Alicia Fox | 1:06 |
| 5 | Cameron | Naomi | 2:23 |
| 6 | Alicia Fox | Paige | 2:24 |
| 7 | Naomi | Paige | 3:55 |
| 8 | Paige | Winner | N/A |
On the March 30 episode of Raw, Sheamus returned from injury, appearing to save Brown and Ziggler from an attack by Bad News Barrett, but then attacked Brown and Ziggler, turning heel in the process. On the April 13 episode of Raw, Sheamus attacked Ziggler after Ziggler defeated Neville. On the April 16 episode of SmackDown, Sheamus announced that he would face Ziggler in a Kiss Me Arse match at the event.
On the April 6 episode of Raw, Big Show attacked Reigns during his triple threat match against Orton and Ryback. On the April 13 episode of Raw, Big Show attacked Reigns after Reigns's interview and chokeslammed him on a Taxicab. On the April 16 episode of SmackDown, Big Show announced that he would face Reigns in a Last Man Standing match at the event.
On the April 20 episode of Raw, The New Day defeated The Lucha Dragons by countout to earn a Tag Team Championship match against champions Tyson Kidd and Cesaro on the Extreme Rules pre-show.
On the April 2 episode of SmackDown, Dean Ambrose fought Luke Harper to a no contest after Harper put Ambrose through a table. On the April 13 episode of Raw, Ambrose attacked Harper after Harper lost to Ryback by disqualification. On the April 20 episode of Raw, Ambrose and Harper once again fought to a no contest. Later in the night, it was announced that Ambrose would face Harper in a Chicago Street Fight at the event.
Matches
| No. | Matches | Stipulations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1P | Neville defeated Bad New Barrett | Singles match | |
| 2 | Dean Ambrose defeated Luke Harper | Chicago Street Fight | |
| 3 | Dolph Ziggler defeated Sheamus | Kiss Me Arse match | |
| 4 | The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston) (with Xavier Woods) defeated Tyson Kidd and Cesaro (c) (with Natalya) | Tag team match for the IWE Tag Team Championship | |
| 5 | Dustin Simpson (c) defeated Rusev (with Lana) | Russian Chain match for the IWE United States Championship | |
| 6 | Nikki Bella (c) (with Brie Bella) defeated Naomi | Singles match for the IWE Divas Championship | |
| 7 | Roman Reigns vs. Big Show | Last Man Standing match | |
| 8 | Seth Rollins (c) vs. Kevin Orton | Steel Cage match for the IWE World Heavyweight Championship with Kane as the cage gatekeeper Orton is banned from using the RKO | |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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See also
References
External links
| ← 2014 • 2015 IWE Network events • 2016 → | ||||
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| IWE | Royal Rumble • WrestleMania 31 • Extreme Rules • Payback • Elimination Chamber • Money in the Bank • Battleground • SummerSlam • Night of Champions • Live from Madison Square Garden • Hell in a Cell • Survivor Series • TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs | |||
| IWE NXT | TakeOver: Rival • TakeOver: Unstoppable • TakeOver: Brooklyn • NXT TakeOver: Respect • TakeOver: London | |||
