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WWE Extreme Rules match card previews: Seth Rollins vs. Randy Orton, Rusev vs. John Cena, Roman Reigns vs. Big Show and more!

Don't miss WWE's Extreme Rules pay-per-view (PPV), streamed live on WWE Network!

Live from Rosemont (Chicago), Illinois's Allstate Arena, the show has become the annual follow-up to WrestleMania, and this year features the man who won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship there by cashing in his Money in the Bank contract making his first title defense against a man who defeated him in Santa Clara, when Seth Rollins faces Randy Orton.

Both secondary singles titles had their profiles raised at the Granddaddy of Them All, when John Cena captured the United States title and Daniel Bryan won a ladder match for Intercontinental gold. At this PPV, Cena will defend against the man he beat for the belt - and this being Extreme Rules, he'll do so in a Russian Chain match! Bryan's scheduled bout against the previous IC king, Bad News Barrett, doesn't have a stipulation, but then, it might not happen anyway as Bryan is being checked for several different rumored injuries.

Divas champ Nikki Bella was allegedly supposed to go one-on-one with AJ Lee, but that woman's retirement created an opening - one that Nikki's old Total Divas co-star Naomi was only too happy to fill.

Several intriguing non-title contests fill out the card, and bring the extreme. Roman Reigns looks to bounce back from his shocking 'Mania loss in a Last Man Standing match against his old foe The Big Show. His former Shield-mate tussles with Luke Harper in a Chicago Street Fight, while a mohawked Sheamus tries to capture the biggest win of his comeback by making Dolph Ziggler kiss his arse.

All that will be preceded by an hour long Kickoff where tag team champions Tyson Kidd & Cesaro will try to fend off  challenge from the increasingly aggressive positivity of The New Day's Big E & Kofi Kingston. The pre-show happens at 7:00PM ET/4:30PM PT, and airs on WWE Network and YouTube (among other places - like right here at cSs!).

The main broadcast will begin at 8PM ET/5PM PT.  For all the ways to watch this annual event, sign-up at WWE.com, or consult you cable or satellite provider.

In this StoryStream, we'll have previews of each and every match on the card. Stay tuned!

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