Extreme Rules 2016

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Written By: Mark Armstrong

Running Time: 180 Minutes
Certificate: 15
Number Of Discs: 1
Studio: Fremantle Home Entertainment
Released: July 18 2016

(To read a full event review of WWE Extreme Rules 2016, click here.)

(Thanks to Fetch Publicity for arranging this review.)

A lot can happen in two months. Since Extreme Rules took place, we've had the comebacks from injury for Seth Rollins, John Cena and Bray Wyatt (Rollins returned at the very end of Extreme Rules admittedly) and Randy Orton's return has been announced; Roman Reigns has been suspended; and Brock Lesnar returned to UFC with a victory over Mark Hunt at UFC 200, and had a SummerSlam showdown with Orton announced, only for that match to be called into question given the news that Lesnar failed a drug test prior to the UFC fight. Oh, and WWE has just been split into two via the latest Draft, which will mark a new era for WWE.

Ironically, the term "New Era" was being pushed heavily on WWE television prior to Extreme Rules given the spotlight on NXT stars and other faces who were fresh to WWE, or performers who were being given another chance to succeed. Despite the injuries still plaguing WWE at that point, the product still had some momentum heading into Extreme Rules - the one night of the year when WWE goes "extreme" - and watching it again on DVD, the show is a good portrayal of how the emphasis on high-quality wrestling action had made WWE a more interesting place than it had been in the dark days of late 2015.

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