Battleground 2016 Shield triple threat main threat

[noah29]

Watching that show on the Network earlier, today and the main event had me thinking- did anyone believe that special match should have been at a big four pay per view main event, instead of Battleground? Or did you guys like the booking?

[Deleted]

I prefer it happening how it did. It probably should have happened at Mania at some point - really if Seth had been healthy for Mania 32 it should have happened there, certainly would've been better than what we actually got - but I don't think holding off on it for the sake of holding off on it would've been a good idea when Battleground was the show that most lined up story and timing-wise for it. And really it's probably the closest there ever was to a period of time where all three Shield guys were decent television at the same time.

[fw91]

Absolutely. If Ambrose could have stayed, Mania 35 could have been time for another one.

[mattyy]

Dec 30, 2020 20:15:53 GMT -5 fw91 said:

Absolutely. If Ambrose could have stayed, Mania 35 could have been time for another one.

I mean, Ambrose was there for a month after 'Mania. They could have easily had a Shield triple threat at Mania instead of having him lose to EC3 and start a feud with Nia Jax.

[Deleted]

Doing a huge match for a show people otherwise would largely ignore actually makes a lot of sense. People were going to watch Mania regardless.

[repomark]

I am in the “it should have headlined wrestlemania” camp. More eyes on it that way and a far better way to establish the gravitas of the match and stardom of all three guys.

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

It was the right time

Holding it off would have felt artificial and trying to create a moment. All 3 guys were champ in one night at MITB and it made sense to have that triple threat match

If all stuck around in the company, a mania main event featuring them was damn sure in the cards but I don't think you had to save their first matchup for that moment

[Deleted]

I'm of two minds on this. I can see why others preferred doing it at SummerSlam or another big PPV, but at the same time you gotta make the B shows worth a shit as well.

[Instant Classic]

Rather bad it at Survivor Series than a Mania.

[fw91]

Dec 30, 2020 21:38:16 GMT -5 mattyy said:

Dec 30, 2020 20:15:53 GMT -5 fw91 said:

Absolutely. If Ambrose could have stayed, Mania 35 could have been time for another one.

I mean, Ambrose was there for a month after 'Mania. They could have easily had a Shield triple threat at Mania instead of having him lose to EC3 and start a feud with Nia Jax.

Was he really there that long into 2019? I thought they did a network special of his last match/shield reunion in February

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Dec 31, 2020 13:54:11 GMT -5 fw91 said:

Dec 30, 2020 21:38:16 GMT -5 mattyy said:

I mean, Ambrose was there for a month after 'Mania. They could have easily had a Shield triple threat at Mania instead of having him lose to EC3 and start a feud with Nia Jax.

Was he really there that long into 2019? I thought they did a network special of his last match/shield reunion in February

That special was in April. Between that last appearance in WWE and his AEW debut, it was barely over a month.

[This Player Hating Mothman]

I think it could have been a Mania main event, but that it had more value in that being a Mania main event years down the line. The match happening when it did was a good call, and the value of having a story play out after years of them doing their own things could have had some real power to it. That didn't shake out, obviously, but I don't think a Shield trtiple threat Mania match needed to be The First Time Ever to have meaning.