10 Best Kevin Owens WWE Moments
3. A Match Of The Year Candidate At Battleground
In the run-up to Battleground, most fans were only concerned with one match. No, not The Miz vs. Darren Young, even if Bob Backlund was in the challenger's corner.
The bout on everybody's lips was the fabled 'Shield triple threat' between Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns - for the WWE Championship, no less.
Owens and Zayn decided to instead steal the show with a phenomenal grudge match, a widely-accepted match of the year candidate, and one of the most entertaining clashes in their epic, multi-promotional rivalry. The match threatened to descend into disaster after Sami botched a springboard moonsault from the apron, landing on his previously injured shoulder, but the pair expertly worked the spot into the fabric of the contest. The merciless Owens immediately targeted that arm, which Zayn sold consistently for the remainder of the match - and the babyface was eventually able to win after a cathartic pair of Helluva Kicks to his eternal nemesis.