On the March 3 episode of SmackDown, a match between Lesnar and Bray Wyatt was scheduled for Roadblock. However, the trio re-entered the ring and eliminated Lesnar from the match. Īt the Royal Rumble, Brock Lesnar eliminated Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, and Braun Strowman of The Wyatt Family from the Royal Rumble 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. 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. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers, while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Raw and SmackDown, along with WWE's developmental territory, NXT. The card included matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. They also renamed the event to Roadblock, which was a reference to its position on the "Road to WrestleMania". To further build towards the following month's WrestleMania 32, WWE decided to broadcast the event live and exclusively on their livestreaming service, the WWE Network. The American professional wrestling promotion WWE originally had a house show scheduled for March 12, 2016, at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and it was titled "March to WrestleMania: Live from Toronto". The event was held at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Other prominent matches included The New Day ( Big E and Kofi Kingston) retaining the WWE Tag Team Championship against The League of Nations ( Sheamus and King Barrett) in the opening bout, The Revival ( Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) retained the NXT Tag Team Championship against Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady, Brock Lesnar defeated Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper in a 2-on-1 handicap match, and Charlotte retained the WWE Divas Championship against Natalya in the last televised defense of the Divas Championship. The main event saw Triple H defeat Dean Ambrose to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Nine matches (including two dark matches) were contested at the event. The event's title was a reference to its position on the "Road to WrestleMania". The event aired exclusively on the WWE Network and took place on March 12, 2016, at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. WWE Roadblock (originally titled March to WrestleMania: Live from Toronto) was the inaugural Roadblock professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by WWE. Promotional poster featuring Triple H and Dean Ambrose
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