WWE Roadblock PPV Results: 12-18-16
Results courtesy of
PWTorch.com (direct link to Keller's ongoing report).
Pre-Show
(A) BIG CASS (w/Enzo) vs. RUSEV
Cass dominated early. They cut to a very early commercial break. Rusev rolled to the floor after a corner splash. Cass went for a big boot as Rusev stood on the ring apron. Rusev jumped back to the floor. Cass pursued him. Rusev tried to bail out into the crowd. They brawled among fans. Lana came up behind Enzo. Enzo turned around quickly. Lana pretended she hurt her angle. Rusev attacked Enzo from behind. When Cass came to Enzo's aid, Rusev rolled into the ring to beat the count. The ref counted out Cass. The announcers said Rusev outsmarted Cass.
WINNER: Rusev via countout.
Main Show
(1) THE NEW DAY vs. CESARO & SHEAMUS WWE Raw Tag Team Title match
The New Day came out. Big E pretended he thought the name of the PPV was Rock Block and cited how everyone has faced the situation when the best friend of a girl your with interfered. Kofi Kingston explained it was called Road Block. Xavier sang. They danced. Then out came Cesaro & Sheamus.
When Cesaro went for a Neutralizer, Big E blocked it. Cesaro came back with a flying uppercut. He signaled for the Swing, but Kofi intervened. Sheamus dove toward Kfoi, but hit Cesaro. Xavier from ringside then kicked Cesaro. Big E hit the Big Ending and got a near fall. Big E got wide-eyed with surprise. They cut to a crowd reaction of fans responding with shock. Byron said it was yet another instance of New Day using the éhird man advantage to win a match.
Cesaro took Kofi off the top rope with a huracanrana. Sheamus gave Big E a Brogue Kick at ringside as Cesaro gave him the Giant Swing. He followed with a sharpshooter mid-ring. Kofi tapped out, but the ref didn't see it because he was scolding Xavier for standing on the ring apron. Cesaro then countered Kofi and hit the Neutralizer (which looked nearly as potentially dangerous as a botched Styles Clash during the execution), but Big E interfered to break up the three count at the very last second. The crowd chanted This is awesome! Cesaro dove onto Xavier at ringside. Sheamus then signaled for the Brogue Kick. Xavier shoved Kofi out of the way and at the Brogue. Kofi landed the S.O.S. for a believable near fall.
Sheamus reached to hot-tag Cesaro, but Cesaro pulled his hand away. Kofi thought Cesaro tagged in and schoolboyed him. However, Sheamus was still legal and dove onto Kofi and scored the pin. That was damn clever of Cesaro and Sheamus. Graves said they outsmarted New Day.
Afterward, New Day entered the ring and handed the belts to Cesaro and Sheamus. Cesaro and New Day hugged. Sheamus grabbed the belts and stood on the second rope and raised the belts to celebrate. Cesaro went into the crowd and celebrated among fans in the firs few rows. They cheered Cesaro raising his arms and booed Sheamus when he raised his.
WINNERS: Cesaro & Sheamus to capture the WWE Tag Team Titles. (***)
Good match with a handful of convincing near falls. I'm still not sure what they're doing with New Day using the so-called third-man advantage, but it sure made Cesaro & Sheamus the babyfaces here. The worst part of this title change is that it happened right after New Day set the record, so it just felt a little too convenient. I wish the announcers openly speculated whether New Day let their guard down a bit after setting the record, leaving them vulnerable. At least they're create a storyline reason for the all-too-convenient timing of the title change.
