WWE Roadblock Network Special Thread

Lord TSC

Figured this probably needs its own topic.

Card as follows...

NXT Tag Team Championship: The Revival vs. Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady

WWE Tag Team Championship: The New Day vs. The League of Nations

Brock Lesnar vs. Bray Wyatt

WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Triple H vs. Dean Ambrose

Sure there'll be more matches on the night. Maybe eve an angle or two to set up more Mania matches.

WWE.com has announced that if Dean wins (hahahahaha), then his match vs Brock will be a title match.

Mr.Nice Guy

The booking of the HHH/Ambrose match interests me. HHH winning is a lock. The question is how. Does he put himself over Ambrose clean?

I could see him arguing that he needs to beat Ambrose clean in order to make Reigns's task seem that bit harder. There's a certain case to be made for that. Problem is Ambrose is taking on Lesnar and so if he suffers another loss here then there is no great sense of jeopardy involving that match. In fact a clean loss for Ambrose could hurt that match a lot.

My feeling is if their plan is for Ambrose to beat Lesnar at Mania - and I really, really hope that is not their plan - then Ambrose losing clean is okay. Because a win over Lesnar would more than make up for that.

If the plan is that Lesnar beats Ambrose at Mania then I would hope they take some steps to protect Ambrose to some extent with the finish vs HHH. A low blow, a ref bump, etc.

CastorTroy

So who are the heels and faces in that New Day/LON match?

Stereomaniac

The League Of Nations are the heels and The New Day are the faces.

Kankan14

Be some craic (zero chance) if Bray and Ambrose go over.

Stereomaniac

I doubt that would happen but it would be cool to see The Wyatt Family actually look dominant.

Insect Overlord

Is this tonight?

Itssoeasy

An File wrote: »

Is this tonight?

Yes.

PTH2009

Always nice to have a Saturday night/Sunday morning wrestling event live on the network. Finished work in time too

jaykhunter

CastorTroy wrote: »

So who are the heels and faces in that New Day/LON match?

Hmmm. That's a toughie! Both are comedy heel factions. I'd say New Day as they're more cemented and over than the other guys.
(It's sad to think of Sheamus, Barrett, Rusev & Del Rio - who pushed right should be interrim world champions are now in a go-nowhere comedy heel faction)

Lord TSC

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

The booking of the HHH/Ambrose match interests me. HHH winning is a lock. The question is how. Does he put himself over Ambrose clean?

My guess...

Ambrose has Hunter beat. Brock interferes, and Ambrose wins by DQ. Brock and HHH start beating Ambrose down. Reigns makes his return to save Ambrose, show ends with the two good guys in the ring as the two heels stand outside retreating.

Hope they start putting some more effort into these network specials.

The MSG one was nothing but a televised house show. Wonder will this be the same.

Pentecost

They seem to be making a bit of an effort in putting matches together for this at least. I'll tune in later anyway if I don't fall asleep beforehand which is always a possibility!

Lord TSC

Charlotte vs Nattie added to the show.

Angron

Is that for the title?

Pentecost

Angron wrote: »

Is that for the title?

Don't think so

Lord TSC

Imagine so, but its all based on...

https://twitter.com/MsCharlotteWWE/status/708489700374347776?s=09

Headed to Toronto... Tomorrow my career will come full circle against @NatbyNature #WWERoadblock

One thing I love about these "Network Specials" is how we get matches we probably wouldn't get easily elsewhere.

Pentecost

Nattie is the old hand of the Divas division now. Great to have around. She and Becky are close from their indie days seemingly.

Rjd2

1am start guys?

Pentecost

Yeah 1 a.m.

CastorTroy

Since this has been promoted on the weekly shows better than the previous specials, do you think something of significance could actually happen here?

J. Marston

CastorTroy wrote: »

Since this has been promoted on the weekly shows better than the previous specials, do you think something of significance could actually happen here?

I don't think so. HHH/Ambrose will obviously end in some form of shenanigans. Will still give it a watch though.

CastorTroy

CastorTroy wrote: »

Since this has been promoted on the weekly shows better than the previous specials, do you think something of significance could actually happen here?

I really can't see it. I think they should though to get people interested in them. They feel like the UK exclusive PPVs at the moment but at least they even had proper stages to make it feel bigger. The MSG garden one even had the house show entrance way.

Itssoeasy

Deleted User wrote: »

The MSG garden one even had the house show entrance way.

It didn't it had a scaled down version of the raw set. The old entrance was removed with the MSG renovations.

Stereomaniac

Heading to bed now and won't get to see this until tomorrow night. Enjoy it whoever's up late.

LeeJM

Anyone watching this live?

ricero

Byron saxton is such a jabroni

Itssoeasy

I am new day out early doors.

sky88

God I love the new day

Byron I do not

Itssoeasy

BootyOs ftw. Magic stuff.

J. Marston

Was Kofi just humping that box of BootyO's?