AEW 3: Reigns vs. Ambrose
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| AEW III: Reigns vs. Ambrose | ||
| Information | ||
| Promotion | Attitude Era Wrestling | |
| Date | February 7, 2016 | |
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Ultimate Ascension (2015) | AEW III: Reigns vs. Ambrose | Last Stand (2016) |
| Event chronology | ||
| AEW II: Gunner vs. Reigns | AEW III: Reigns vs. Ambrose | TBA |
AEW III: Reigns vs. Ambrose is a professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by AEW that will take place on January 31, 2016 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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[edit] Background
- See also: Professional wrestling
AEW III: Reigns vs. Ambrose will feature professional wrestling matches that involve wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines that play out on AEW's television programs, Concussion. Wrestlers will portray heroes (faces) or villains (heels) as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.
At Superclash IV, Dean Ambrose had cost Roman Reigns his AEW World Heavyweight Championship. It was later announced by Paul Heyman that the January pay-per-view would be titled; AEW III, as well as announced that Reigns would face Ambrose at the event.
At Ultimate Ascension, Knux won the Triple Tier Cage match to win the AEW World Heavyweight Championship. After the match, John Cena cashed in Goldust's Money in the Bank contract and defeated Knux to win the World Heavyweight Championship. On the January 12 episode of Concussion, it was announced that Cena would make his first title defense against Kevin Owens at the event, however former AEW Champion, Colt Cabana returned to the promotion being announced as the new AEW DOA, firing Paul Heyman, before announcing that former champion Knux would receive his rematch against Cena instead at AEW 3.
At Ultimate Ascension, Taryn Terrell defeated Paige, Bayley, Dana Brooke, Charlotte and Eve Gracie to win the first Women's Money in the Bank ladder match. Later in the night after Candice Michelle had defeated former holder of both Women's Championships Alexa Bliss and Awesome Kong in a Triple Threat Ladder match to win both the AEW Women's Championship and the AEW Women's United States Championship, Tarrell cashed in her Money in the Bank contract to win the AEW Women's Championship. However, Women's General Manager AJ Lee announced that Tarrell would make her first title defense at AEW III against Charlotte.
At Devil's Night, Johnny Gargano defeated Knux to win the AEW Television Championship. On the January 12 episode of Concussion, Enzo Amore defeated Tyler Breeze to become the number one contender at Johnny Gargano's AEW Television Championship, the match was later revealed to take place at AEW III.
At Ultimate Ascension, Stardust attacked Fin Balor during a in-ring segment. On the January 12 episode of Concussion, it was announced that Fin Balor will faces Stardust at the Prelims of the event.
[edit] Results
| No. | Results | Stipulations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1P | Tara defeated Natalya Neidhart | Singles match | |
| 2P | Stardust defeated Fin Balor | Singles match | |
| 3 | The Miz (c) defeated Prince Puma, Sami Zayn and Neville | Fatal four way match for the AEW Light Heavyweight Championship | |
| 4 | Tyler Breeze defeated Johnny Gargano (c) and Enzo Amore (with Big Cass) | Triple threat match for the AEW Television Championship | |
| 5 | Crazzy Steve defeated Paul Heyman | Street Fight | |
| 6 | Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeated King Barrett (with Sheamus, Alberto Del Rio and Rusev) | Singles match for the AEW Intercontinental Championship | |
| Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose | Singles match | ||
| John Cena (c) vs. Knux | Singles match for the AEW World Heavyweight Championship | ||
| Taryn Terrell (c) vs. Charlotte | Singles match for the AEW Women's Championship | ||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
P – indicates the match took place on the prelims | |||
