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Hundreds of shows per year and literally thousands of matches, but there’s something to learn from each one.
In one of the most literal event titles ever, the company elected to present WWE Roadblock on Saturday, March 12. The main reasoning behind this was to provide another excuse for a WWE Network special broadcast, but also to pit Triple H against Dean Ambrose for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
As it turned out, a relatively short-looking card was padded out come crunch time. Before the show, WWE had only announced a handful of bouts, but there were 9 overall. The first 2 of these were dark matches, as Mark Henry defeated a fellow called Randy Sharp and Goldust overcame Viktor.
This left 7 matches to entertain the Canadian crowd, but what did wrestling fans learn from the Roadblock experience?
This list aims to bring together 10 different points related to the show,...
Hundreds of shows per year and literally thousands of matches, but there’s something to learn from each one.
In one of the most literal event titles ever, the company elected to present WWE Roadblock on Saturday, March 12. The main reasoning behind this was to provide another excuse for a WWE Network special broadcast, but also to pit Triple H against Dean Ambrose for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
As it turned out, a relatively short-looking card was padded out come crunch time. Before the show, WWE had only announced a handful of bouts, but there were 9 overall. The first 2 of these were dark matches, as Mark Henry defeated a fellow called Randy Sharp and Goldust overcame Viktor.
This left 7 matches to entertain the Canadian crowd, but what did wrestling fans learn from the Roadblock experience?
This list aims to bring together 10 different points related to the show,...
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