WWE Extreme Rules 2015: Live Stream, WWE Network Start Time and Match Card
Chris Roling@@Chris_Roling
Featured ColumnistApril 26, 2015
WWE gets extreme Sunday in the aftermath of WrestleMania 31 at the 2015 edition of Extreme Rules.
Headlined by WWE world heavyweight champion Seth Rollins and his attempt to escape Randy Orton's grasp, the card features a continuation of holdover feuds from WrestleMania and new ones as the promotion's new year of storylines begins.
Featuring five championship bouts with entertaining non-title matches such as Dolph Ziggler vs. Sheamus and Dean Ambrose vs. Luke Harper, the card is sure to please fans both for its wild rules and matchups of talent.
Let's look at everything to know about the event.
Where: Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois
When: Sunday, April 26
Start Time: 8 p.m. ET
Watch: Pay-per-view (local service providers)
Live Stream: WWE Network (Free for new subscribers or $9.99 a month for current subscribers)
2015 WWE Extreme Rules Card
| Matches | Stipulations |
| Tyson Kidd and Cesaro (c) vs. The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston) | Tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship |
| Seth Rollins (c) vs. Randy Orton | Steel Cage match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship with Kane as the cage gatekeeper, Orton is banned from using the RKO |
| John Cena (c) vs. Rusev | Russian Chain match for the WWE United States Championship |
| Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Bad News Barrett | Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship |
| Dolph Ziggler vs. Sheamus | Kiss Me Arse match |
| Nikki Bella (c) vs. Naomi | Singles match for the WWE Divas Championship |
| Roman Reigns vs. Big Show | Last Man Standing match |
| Dean Ambrose vs. Luke Harper | Chicago Street Fight |
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PPV Live Stream
WWE Network is now the primary way to watch pay-per-views like WWE Extreme Rules. For $9.99 per month without any long-term commitment, wrestling fans can get the WWE Network by streaming through various devices. This includes every live pay-per-view event as well as original programming and archived footage.
Here are the platforms supporting WWE Network, according to WWE.com:
- Apple TV
- Kindle Fire
- Amazon Fire TV
- PlayStation 3
- PlayStation 4
- Roku
- Sony Internet TV
- Xbox 360
- Xbox One
- Android devices
- iOS devices
- WWE.com
- Panasonic SMART TV
- Samsung SMART TV
- Sony Blu-Ray devices
Kickoff Live Stream
A special hour-long pre-show beginning at 7 p.m. ET precedes the pay-per-view and is available on the following platforms:
- WWE Network
- WWE.com
- WWE App
- YouTube
- Google+
- Pheed
Most Underrated Match: Dolph Ziggler vs. Sheamus
It's not hard to figure out why a match featuring Ziggler receives the "underrated" label.
One of WWE's best sellers and all-around performers, Ziggler is a natural good guy to throw against Sheamus in the latter's return to WWE. The company could've opted to catapult the Celtic Warrior right into the title scene, but it made a wiser choice in putting him against Ziggler.
Instead, Sheamus is back as a heel who picks on the "little guy," though Ziggler may have the talent to prove the owner of the Brogue Kick just bit off more than he can chew.
Call the buildup for the match solid, with both fighters displaying believable disdain for one another, so much so the feud overflows onto social media:
Some may scoff at an embarrassing end stipulation to what is otherwise a normal singles match. In the ring, though, Ziggler's supreme selling will look great going against the power attacks of Sheamus.
WWE can't seem to go wrong with the winner, either. Sheamus owns a segment of the crowd, which seems to cheer him no matter what, and he's much better as a heel in the minds of most. Meanwhile, Ziggler continues to be one of the most over babyfaces in the company.
Look for Sheamus to take the win after an entertaining bout. Ziggler will remain one of the biggest names no matter Sunday's result, and he's better off selling big moves to help prop up a monster heel the company seems intent on skyrocketing back to the top.
It's not a Falls Count Anywhere match or some other brutal stipulation, but it fits Sheamus' current character trajectory well. He'll score a big finish.
Prediction: Sheamus defeats Dolph Ziggler.
