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Battleground (2013)

2013 professional wrestling pay-per-view event

Battleground was a professional wrestling pay-per-view show made by WWE. It took place on October 6, 2013 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The first event in the WWE Battleground event series, it was announced on the July 29 episode of Raw as the new October WWE pay-per-view which would replace Over the Limit.[2]

Battleground
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PromotionWWE
DateOctober 6, 2013
Attendance11,700[1]
VenueFirst Niagara Center
CityBuffalo, New York
Pay-per-view chronology
Night of Champions Battleground Hell in a Cell
Battleground chronology
First Battleground 2014

Results

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No. Results Stipulations Times
1P Dolph Ziggler defeated Damien Sandow by pinfall Singles match[4] 10:08[3]
2 Alberto Del Rio (c) defeated Rob Van Dam by submission Hardcore match for the World Heavyweight Championship[5] 16:04[6]
3 The Real Americans (Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro) (with Zeb Colter) defeated Santino Marella and The Great Khali (with Hornswoggle) by pinfall Tag team match[7] 7:06[6]
4 Curtis Axel (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated R-Truth by pinfall Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship[8] 7:40[6]
5 AJ Lee (c) (with Tamina Snuka) defeated Brie Bella (with Nikki Bella) by pinfall Singles match for the WWE Divas Championship[9] 6:38[6]
6 Cody Rhodes and Goldust (with Dusty Rhodes) defeated The Shield (Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) (with Dean Ambrose) by pinfall Tag team match
Had The Shield won, Dusty would have lost his job as an NXT trainer and the Rhodes family would have been banned from WWE.[10] 		13:55[11]
7 Bray Wyatt (with Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) defeated Kofi Kingston by pinfall Singles match[12] 8:17[11]
8 CM Punk defeated Ryback (with Paul Heyman) by pinfall Singles match[13] 14:47[14]
9 Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton ended in a no contest Singles match for the vacant WWE Championship[15] 25:22[14]
  • (c) – is the champion(s) going into the match
  • P – This match took place on the pre-show

References

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  1. ↑ Martin, Adam (October 10, 2013). "Recent WWE attendance figures (October 4 to 7)". WrestleView. Archived from the original on October 11, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ "WWE Battleground Announced as New October Pay-Per-View". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
  3. ↑ Caldwell, James (October 6, 2013). "Battleground PPV Results 10/6 (Pre-Show): Ziggler vs. Sandow, plus All-Star Panel". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ Burdick, Michael (September 30, 2013). "Dolph Ziggler def. Damien Sandow (Kickoff Match)". WWE.
  5. ↑ Clapp, John (September 19, 2013). "World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio def. Rob Van Dam (Battleground Hardcore Rules Match)". WWE.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Caldwell, James (October 6, 2013). "Battleground PPV Results 10/6 (Hour 1): World Title match opens the PPV, plus IC Title & Divas Title matches". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on October 10, 2013.
  7. ↑ Medalis, Kara A. (October 3, 2013). "The Real Americans def. Santino Marella & The Great Khali". WWE.
  8. ↑ Grate, Jake (October 2, 2013). "Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel def. R-Truth". WWE.
  9. ↑ Wortman, James (September 30, 2013). "Divas Champion AJ Lee def. Brie Bella". WWE.
  10. ↑ Murphy, Ryan (September 30, 2013). "Cody Rhodes & Goldust def. WWE Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns". WWE.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Caldwell, James (October 6, 2013). "Battleground PPV results 10/6 (Hour 2): Rhodes Bros. vs. The Shield in a big tag match". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on October 10, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  12. ↑ Grate, Jake (October 2, 2013). "Bray Wyatt def. Kofi Kingston". WWE.
  13. ↑ Benigno, Anthony (September 23, 2013). "CM Punk def. Ryback". WWE.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Caldwell, James (October 6, 2013). "Battleground PPV Results 10/6 (Hour 3): WWE Title match, power outage situation, Punk vs. Ryback". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on October 10, 2013.
  15. ↑ Wortman, James (September 16, 2013). "Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton ended in a No Contest". WWE.

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