The 2017 Extreme Rules was the ninth annual
Extreme Rules professional wrestling
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and
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event
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produced by
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. It was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's
Raw
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brand division. The event took place on June 4, 2017, at the
Royal Farms Arena
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in
Baltimore
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,
Maryland
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, and was the second Extreme Rules event to take place at this venue after the
2010 edition when the arena was still called the 1st Mariner Arena (renamed to Royal Farms Arena in 2014). It was also the only brand-exclusive Extreme Rules event to be held during either of WWE's brand extension periods. The concept of Extreme Rules is that the event features various
hardcore-based matches.
Seven matches were contested at the event, including one match on the Kickoff pre-show. Only three of the main card's matches were contested under a hardcore stipulation. In the main event,
Samoa Joe defeated
Roman Reigns,
Seth Rollins,
Finn Bálor, and
Bray Wyatt in an
Extreme Rules Fatal Five-way match
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to earn a
Universal Championship match at
Great Balls of Fire
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. On the undercard,
Cesaro and Sheamus
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defeated
The Hardy Boyz
The Hardys, also known as The Hardy Boyz, are an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of real-life brothers Matt and Jeff Hardy, who are currently appearing in All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The team is currently inactive due to Jeff ...
(
Jeff Hardy and
Matt Hardy) in a
Steel Cage match to win their second
Raw Tag Team Championship
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as a team, and in the opening bout,
The Miz defeated
Dean Ambrose to win his seventh
Intercontinental Championship.
Production
Background
Extreme Rules is an annual
gimmick
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(PPV) and
WWE Network event produced by
WWE
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since 2009. The concept of the show is that the event features various matches that are contested under
hardcore rules and generally features one
Extreme Rules match
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. The defunct
Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion, which WWE acquired in 2003, originally used the "extreme rules" term to describe the regulations for all of its matches; WWE adopted the term and has since used it in place of "hardcore match" or "hardcore rules". The 2017 Extreme Rules event was the ninth event under the Extreme Rules chronology. It was held exclusively for wrestlers from the
Raw
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brand, following the reintroduction of the
brand extension
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in July 2016, where WWE again split its roster between the Raw and
SmackDown brands, where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform. The event took place on June 4, 2017, at the
Royal Farms Arena
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in
Baltimore
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,
Maryland
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, marking the second Extreme Rules event to take place at this venue after the
2010 edition when the arena was still called the 1st Mariner Arena (renamed to Royal Farms Arena in 2014).
Storylines
The card included seven matches, including one on the Kickoff pre-show, that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed
villains
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,
heroes
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* ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...
, or
less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw brand.
Storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows ''
Monday Night Raw
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'' and ''
205 Live
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'', the latter of which is
cruiserweight-exclusive.
At
Payback
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Payback may also refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media Fictional entities
* Payback, a member of the fictional comics superhero team Shadow ...
,
Seth Rollins defeated
Samoa Joe, giving Joe his first loss since debuting on the main roster.
The following night on ''Raw'', Rollins stated that his business with Joe was done. He then turned his attention to
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*WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship, the world championship of World Wrestling Council
*WWE Universal Championship, the worl ...
Brock Lesnar
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, however,
Finn Bálor came out and stated that he should be the next person to face Lesnar as Bálor was the inaugural champion and
never lost the title. The two then participated in an
Intercontinental Championship number one contender's triple threat match, also including
The Miz, who won following interference from Samoa Joe, who attacked Rollins, and Bray Wyatt, who performed
''Sister Abigail'' on Bálor.
Also at Payback,
Braun Strowman defeated
Roman Reigns in the main event. After the match, Strowman continued to attack Reigns, but Reigns retaliated by slamming an ambulance door on Strowman's arm multiple times.
On the May 8 episode of ''Raw'', Strowman indicated his desire to face Lesnar for the Universal Title after he was finished with Reigns. Later that night, Reigns attacked Strowman during his match against
Kalisto, targeting his arm with a steel chair.
It was then revealed that Strowman required surgery on his injured arm, and would be inactive for up to six months.
Due to Strowman's situation and the need for a number one contender, General Manager
Kurt Angle scheduled a #1 contender's
Extreme Rules fatal five-way match
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for Extreme Rules between Reigns, Rollins, Joe, Bálor, and Wyatt. Later on ''Raw'', Reigns defeated Bálor and Rollins defeated Wyatt by disqualification after Joe attacked Rollins.
The following week, Wyatt opened the show, stating that he would be the one to defeat Lesnar. Reigns came out, followed by Angle, who scheduled a match between the two that Reigns won by disqualification when Joe interfered and attacked Reigns. Rollins then came out and attacked Joe. Angle then scheduled Reigns and Rollins to face Wyatt and Joe in the main event, which Wyatt and Joe won. Also in the show, Bálor's in-ring promo was interrupted by Lesnar's advocate
Paul Heyman, who said that he wanted to see Bálor face Lesnar. For the final ''Raw'' before Extreme Rules, Angle scheduled a triple threat match between Bálor, Joe, and Wyatt, which Joe won, and a singles match between Reigns and Rollins, which Reigns won.
On the May 1 episode of ''Raw'', Dean Ambrose interrupted an argument between Seth Rollins and Finn Bálor over who should face Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship. Ambrose criticized Lesnar for not appearing and wrestling often and claimed his Intercontinental Championship to be the top title of the Raw brand. The Miz then came out and said that he should be the one to face Ambrose for the title. A #1 contender's match for Ambrose's title was scheduled between Rollins, Bálor, and Miz, who won the match after Samoa Joe attacked Rollins and Bray Wyatt attacked Bálor with ''Sister Abigail''.
On the May 15 episode of ''Raw'', Miz received his Intercontinental Championship match against Ambrose, which Miz won by disqualification after Ambrose
low blowed Miz, who had attempted a low blow on Ambrose. Later, Ambrose was scheduled to defend his Intercontinental Championship against The Miz at Extreme Rules with the stipulation being that if Ambrose were disqualified, he would lose the title.
The following week, The Miz interfered in Ambrose's match against
Elias Samson
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Under the name Elias, shortened from Elias Samson, h ...
, who was having his Raw in-ring debut. Instead of attacking Ambrose, Miz attacked Samson, making Ambrose lose by disqualification. Ambrose chased after Miz, but Samson attacked Ambrose with a
rolling cutter.
At Payback,
The Hardy Boyz
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(
Jeff Hardy and
Matt Hardy) retained the
Raw Tag Team Championship
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against
Cesaro and
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Sheamus. After the match, Cesaro and Sheamus attacked The Hardys, turning
heel
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.
The next night on ''Raw'', Cesaro and Sheamus explained their reasoning for attacking The Hardy Boyz by calling them a novelty act and criticized the fans for living in the past instead of appreciating the present and claimed that The Hardys stole their moment at
WrestleMania 33. The Hardys then appeared and ran Cesaro and Sheamus out of the ring.
The following week, Cesaro and Sheamus won a number one contender's
tag team turmoil match
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against
Enzo Amore and Big Cass
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,
Heath Slater and
Rhyno,
Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson
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, and The Golden Truth (
Goldust
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and
R-Truth), for another title opportunity. After the final match of the tag team turmoil, Cesaro and Sheamus continued to attack The Golden Truth, but The Hardy Boyz came out for the save and Cesaro and Sheamus retreated.
The following week, the tag team title match was scheduled for Extreme Rules and Jeff defeated Sheamus.
On the May 22 episode of ''Raw'', Matt faced Sheamus in a match where the winner chose the stipulation for their Extreme Rules tag team championship bout. Matt won and decided on a
steel cage match.
At Payback,
Alexa Bliss defeated
Bayley to win her first
Raw Women's Championship, as well as becoming the first woman to win both the Raw Women's Championship and
SmackDown Women's Championship.
The following night on ''Raw'', Bliss had a coronation for both accomplishments. The other seven female wrestlers on the Raw roster were also in the ring. She insulted
Mickie James
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,
Sasha Banks
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Banks previously wrestled on ...
, and Bayley before a brawl broke out that resulted in an eight-woman tag team match where the team of Bliss,
Nia Jax,
Emma
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, and
Alicia Fox defeated the team of Bayley, Banks, James, and
Dana Brooke.
The following week, Bliss aligned with Jax and defeated James. After the match, Bliss continued to attack James. Bayley came out for the save and chased Bliss backstage. Jax then attacked James.
On the May 15 episode of ''Raw'', Bayley confronted Bliss and invoked her championship rematch for Extreme Rules. A brawl ensued and Bliss found a
kendo stick
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under the ring and attacked Bayley with it. Later, their Raw Women's Championship match at Extreme Rules was made a
Kendo Stick-on-a-Pole match.
The following week, after Bliss defeated James, Bliss retrieved a kendo stick from under the ring and attacked James with it. Bayley came out for the save, but Bliss retreated.
On the final ''Raw'' before Extreme Rules, Bliss did a controversial "This Is Your Life" segment for Bayley in an attempt to embarrass her by interviewing people from Bayley's past, including her school teacher, her school friend, and her ex-boyfriend. Bayley came out and attacked Bliss, but Bliss retaliated with a kendo stick.
The segment was very poorly received by fans and critics.
At Payback,
Austin Aries defeated
Cruiserweight Champion Neville by disqualification, but Neville kept the title.
The following night on ''Raw'',
T. J. Perkins
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, now going by TJP, was defeated by Aries, but after the match, TJP attacked Aries and injured his leg.
The following week, TJP defeated
Gentleman Jack Gallagher. After the match, TJP continued to attack Gallagher, who was saved by Aries.
The following night on ''205 Live'', Neville said that TJP was deserving of a title shot for his attack on Aries, but TJP did not defeat Aries. The next week on ''Raw'', it was announced that Aries would have another title opportunity against Neville at Extreme Rules. Neville and TJP then defeated Aries and Gallagher in a tag team match.
On the following ''205 Live'', Aries defeated TJP by submission. It was then revealed that Aries and Neville's WWE Cruiserweight Championship bout at Extreme Rules would be a
submission match
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.
On the May 29 episode of ''Raw'', Aries and Gallagher defeated Neville and TJP in a tag team rematch when Aries made Neville submit, the first time Neville ever submitted.
The following night on ''205 Live'', Aries stated that he would make Neville submit again at Extreme Rules. He was then attacked from behind by TJP and Neville applied the ''Rings of Saturn'' on Aries while TJP continued to attack Aries' leg and Aries passed out.
Also in the cruiserweight division,
Noam Dar
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had been dating Alicia Fox. Fox then began receiving gifts from an anonymous sender on ''205 Live''.
Rich Swann revealed that he was the one sending the gifts, but Dar tried to claim credit, including the final gift, which ended up exploding powder in Fox's face. Fox then split from Dar, which was Swann's intention as Fox had previously dated Swann's friend
Cedric Alexander and split from him. However, Dar and Fox reunited after Dar defeated Swann on the May 2 episode of ''205 Live''. On the May 8 episode of ''Raw'', Sasha Banks began a feud with Fox, where the two traded wins over the next couple of weeks.
After Banks defeated Fox on the May 22 episode of ''Raw'', Dar confronted Banks, who attacked him, but Fox attacked Banks with a
scissors kick.
A mixed tag team match featuring Swann and Banks against Dar and Fox was scheduled for Extreme Rules. Banks then appeared for the first time on ''205 Live'' on May 30, where she accompanied Swann for his match against Dar, which Dar won.
After being moved to Raw during the
Superstar Shake-up,
Apollo Crews caught the attention of
Titus O'Neil
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, who offered to become his manager as part of "The Titus Brand".
Crews accepted and started displaying attitude and cockiness, which caused his friend Kalisto, who also moved to Raw during the shake-up, to confront him. The two had a match, where Kalisto defeated Crews.
On June 4, a rematch between the two was scheduled for the Extreme Rules Kickoff pre-show.
Event
Pre-show
During the Extreme Rules Kickoff pre-show, Kalisto faced Apollo Crews, who was accompanied by Titus O'Neil. In the climax, as Crews argued with O'Neil, Kalisto performed
"Salida Del Sol" on Crews to win the match.
Preliminary matches
The actual pay-per-view opened with Dean Ambrose defending the Intercontinental Championship against The Miz, with the stipulation that if Ambrose was disqualified, he would lose the title. During the match, Maryse slapped Miz in front of the referee in an attempt to get Ambrose disqualified, however, the referee knew Maryse's actions and opted not to disqualify Ambrose and in the process, Maryse was evicted from ringside. In the end, Miz shoved Ambrose into the referee, who considered disqualifying Ambrose. Whilst Ambrose was distracted, Miz performed a
"Skull Crushing Finale" on Ambrose to win the title for the seventh time.
Next, Rich Swann and Sasha Banks faced Noam Dar and Alicia Fox in a mixed tag team match. The match ended when Swann performed a
"Phoenix Splash" on Dar for the win.
After that, Alexa Bliss defended the Raw Women's Championship against Bayley in a Kendo Stick-on-a-Pole match. In the end, Bliss performed a
snap DDT
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on Bayley to retain the title.
In the next match, The Hardy Boyz defended the Raw Tag Team Championship against Cesaro and Sheamus in a Steel Cage match, which could only be won if both members of a team escaped the cage. In the end, Jeff performed
"Whisper in the Wind" off the cage on both Cesaro and Sheamus. As Matt attempted to pull Jeff through the cage door, Cesaro and Sheamus climbed and narrowly escaped the cage before The Hardys to regain the title for a second time. This was also The Hardy Boyz first loss since their return at
WrestleMania 33.
In the penultimate match, Neville defended the WWE Cruiserweight Championship against Austin Aries. In the end, Neville performed a
"Red Arrow" to Aries' back and forced Aries to submit to the
"Rings of Saturn" to retain the title.
Main event
In the main event, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Bray Wyatt, Finn Bálor, and Samoa Joe competed in an Extreme Rules match to determine the number one contender against Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship at
Great Balls of Fire
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. After Wyatt and Joe attacked Reigns and Rollins with the steel steps, Wyatt performed a
DDT
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on Rollins onto the steel steps. Joe applied the
"Coquina Clutch" on Bálor, who escaped. Wyatt performed a
side slam
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...
on Reigns onto an announce table. Joe applied the "Coquina Clutch" on Wyatt, but Bálor struck Joe with a chair. Reigns performed a
spear
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through the barricade on Bálor and Joe. Rollins performed a
frog splash
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on Wyatt through an announce table. Bálor performed a
"Coup de Grâce" on Reigns, but as Bálor attempted a pin, Joe applied the "Coquina Clutch" on Bálor, who passed out, giving Joe the win by technical submission and becoming the number one contender for the Universal Championship.
Aftermath
The following night on ''Raw'', Samoa Joe confronted Brock Lesnar's advocate Paul Heyman. Joe said that unlike many others, he did not fear Lesnar and wanted to face him. Joe then applied the ''Coquina Clutch'' on Heyman to send a message to Lesnar,
who returned the following week and brawled with Joe.
Also on the post-Extreme Rules ''Raw'', the other four participants of the fatal five-way were scheduled to face each other in singles matches. Roman Reigns defeated Bray Wyatt and Seth Rollins was scheduled to face Finn Bálor, but General Manager Kurt Angle instead booked Rollins to face Joe due to Joe's attack on Heyman. In the climax, Wyatt's music played and distracted Rollins, giving Joe the win,
and beginning a feud between Rollins and Wyatt.
Dean Ambrose attacked Elias Samson during his segment and demanded a rematch against The Miz, who appeared on the TitanTron and said that Ambrose would not be getting a rematch as Miz was having a celebration. Samson then attacked Ambrose. Later, The Miz had his celebration on becoming a seven-time Intercontinental Champion, which was crashed by Ambrose, who attacked Miz with ''Dirty Deeds''.
After defeating
Heath Slater and
Rhyno, new Raw Tag Team Champions Cesaro and Sheamus taunted The Hardy Boyz for picking a stipulation that they thought would give them the advantage.
The Hardy Boyz then invoked their championship rematch for the following week in a two-out-of-three falls match. After tying the match 1-1, it ended in a double countout, thus Cesaro and Sheamus retained the title.
TJP confronted WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville about their agreement, and Neville said that TJP deserved a title shot. Later, after TJP defeated
Mustafa Ali, Neville attacked TJP and said he would get his title shot the next night on ''205 Live'',
where Neville retained.
This would be Austin Aries' final PPV match with WWE as he was released on July 7.
After retaining her Raw Women's Championship, General Manager Kurt Angle scheduled Alexa Bliss to defend her title against Nia Jax that night on ''Raw'', as she had promised Jax a title shot after she defeated Bayley. The match ended in a disqualification win for Bliss after she intentionally got Mickie James and Dana Brooke, who were at ringside, to attack her.
The following week, Bayley said in a sit-down interview that she had never been in a match like that before, but she would eventually recapture the Raw Women's Championship.
Titus O'Neil, accompanied by Apollo Crews, decided to face Kalisto himself, but was defeated.
The following night on ''205 Live'', Titus tried to recruit
Akira Tozawa, as per recommendation from Crews, to "The Titus Brand".
The 2017 Extreme Rules would in turn be the only Extreme Rules event during the second brand split to be a brand-exclusive show. Following
WrestleMania 34 the following year, brand-exclusive pay-per-views were discontinued.
Results
References
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