Extreme Rules (2016)

Extreme Rules (2016) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network livestreaming show made by WWE. The event took place on May 22, 2016, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. It was the eighth annual Extreme Rules.

Eight wrestling matches took place on the event. In the most important match, Roman Reigns beat AJ Styles in a Extreme Rules match to keep his WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Former champion Seth Rollins returned from an injury after the match.

The event got mixed reviews. Critics praised the matches for the Intercontinental Championship and WWE World Heavyweight Championship. However, the rest of the show was not well received.

 Results 
#MatchesConditionsTimesPre-showBaron Corbin beat Dolph ZigglerNo Disqualification match7:072The Club (Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows) beat The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso)Tornado tag team match8:373Rusev (with Lana) beat Kalisto (c)Singles match for the WWE United States Championship9:314The New Day (Big E and Xavier Woods) (c) (with Kofi Kingston) beat The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch)Tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship6:205The Miz (c) (with Maryse) beat Cesaro, Kevin Owens and Sami ZaynFatal Four-Way match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship18:186Dean Ambrose beat Chris JerichoAsylum match (Steel Cage match with added weapons)26:217Charlotte (c) beat NatalyaSubmission match for the WWE Women's Championship; Charlotte's father Ric Flair was banned from the ringside and if he ignored his ban, Charlotte would have lost the title.9:308Roman Reigns (c) beat AJ StylesExtreme Rules match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship22:12

 References 

 Other websites 
Official website for the Extreme Rules (2016) 

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