4 Positives And 4 Negatives From WWE Battleground

By Scott Carlson /

1. No Surprises Or Big Developments Whatsoever

Pop quiz: What was the big shocker, the big takeaway from Battleground? If you€™re struggling to come up with something, then you see what the biggest problem about Sunday night was. To call Battleground a placeholder of a PPV would almost be an understatement. A new IC champ was crowned, but what else came of it? Rusev/Swagger ended in a countout. Bray Wyatt lost clean. And Cena found a way to overcome the odds. But most importantly, there was no development that came out of the four-way title match. There was no mention of Paul Heyman€™s €œPlan C,€ and Triple H€™s Plan B was rendered unavailable by Ambrose. Blowing one of Brock Lesnar€™s limited appearances unannounced would not have worked, but even an appearance from Heyman at the end letting Hunter know that Plan C was available and ready to go would have been something, which is better than nothing. If WWE is going to sell the Network on the promise of must-see TV, then their €œspecial events€ need to deliver. Storylines need to move forward at these events, not just on Raw. Aside from an outstanding tag title match and a great Ambrose/Rollins brawl, a nonsubscriber didn€™t miss anything. And that won€™t help drive subscriptions. Not every PPV needs to be a WrestleMania, but WWE has to put a better foot forward.