![]() John Powell of Canoe.ca summed up that there were "no surprises at a solid Roadblock. James Caldwell of Pro Wrestling Torch wrote that Roadblock was a "glorified house show for the most part, but the toned-down, less-corporate production value was refreshing for a WWE broadcast." Regarding the main event, Caldwell said that the "false finish for Dean was interesting in that WWE is lacking goodwill heading into Mania and going that far with a false finish straddled the line of being more of a turn-off than heat-generator." I know some fans convinced themselves it was possible, but it just never struck me as being realistic regardless of whether it would have made for a better WrestleMania lineup." They weren’t going to shake up the WrestleMania lineup three weeks away. Jason Powell of Pro Wrestling Dot Net commented, "Overall, Roadblock is what most of us thought it would be. In a pre-recorded segment aired immediately before the match, Natalya goaded Charlotte to put her title on the line. On March 11, a non-title match between Divas Champion Charlotte and Natalya was scheduled for the event. On March 8, WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day were scheduled to defend their titles against Sheamus and King Barrett, of the League of Nations, at Roadblock. At the event, the match was changed into a 2-on-1 handicap match, also involving Luke Harper. On the March 3 episode of SmackDown, a match between Brock Lesnar and Bray Wyatt was scheduled for Roadblock. However, the trio re-entered the ring and eliminated Lesnar from the match. On the March 2 episode of NXT, NXT Tag Team Champions The Revival were scheduled to defend their titles against Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady at Roadblock.Īt Royal Rumble, Brock Lesnar eliminated Luke Harper, Erick Rowan and Braun Strowman of The Wyatt Family from the Royal Rumble match. He then accepted the challenge before attacking Ambrose again. Ambrose attacked Triple H, but Triple H stopped his onslaught with a Pedigree. Later that night, Triple H interfered in Ambrose's match against Alberto Del Rio, causing a disqualification. On the February 29 episode of Raw, Dean Ambrose challenged Triple H to a match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Wrestlers portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. He can now move on to bigger and better things in 2017 after proving his worth to Foley.Roadblock, originally titled March to WrestleMania: Live from Toronto, consisted of professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines that play out on WWE's primary television programs, Raw and SmackDown along with WWE's developmental branch NXT. This was certainly a work of class from Sami. Over-powered by Strowman at every angle, Sami Zayn put on quite the act to make it seem believable. But the best part about the bout was Zayn’s determination. ![]() the 10-minute stipulation helped to add drama and protect Strowman even in defeat. ![]() However, the babyface would refuse to go down and kept fighting. Towards the end of the match, GM Mick Foley would try to throw in the towel for Zayn. TEN MINUTES!! finds a way to outlast for the victory at #WWERoadblock!! /m4ye34Rgto Not only did he fight like a real warrior, he also managed to sell Strowman as a real monster. Zayn proved once again that he is perhaps the purest babyface on the Raw roster at the PPV. He would always get the crowd to invest in his story and to sympathize with him. Zayn would always thrive as the gutsy babyface.
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