WWE Roadblock is aprofessional wrestling event series produced byWWE, aConnecticut-basedprofessional wrestling promotion. The event was established in March 2016, and this inaugural event was simply titledRoadblock and aired exclusively on theWWE Network streaming service. The second event was then held in December 2016 under the nameRoadblock: End of the Line where in addition to the WWE Network, it also aired on traditionalpay-per-view (PPV) outlets. To coincide with thebrand extension reintroduced in July 2016, this second event was held exclusively for wrestlers from theRaw brand. Roadblock was discontinued after this second event; however, in 2022, WWE revived the event for itsdevelopmental brandNXT, and it has since been held annually in March as atelevision specialepisode of theNXT program.
The event's title is a reference to its scheduling. The first event was titled as a reference to its original March position on the "Road toWrestleMania". With the second event held in December, its title was in reference to it being WWE's final PPV andlivestreaming event of 2016. Since 2022, its title has been in reference to its position on the road toNXT Stand & Deliver, the brand's annual WrestleMania week event.
In July that year, WWE reintroduced thebrand extension where they again split their roster between theRaw andSmackDown brands where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform. Brand-exclusivepay-per-views (PPV) also returned. The Roadblock name was in turn reused for the Raw-exclusive December PPV and WWE Network event. It was titledRoadblock: End of the Line due to it being the final PPV of the year.[3][4] This would also be the final event to carry the Roadblock name as Roadblock was quietly discontinued with no event scheduled for 2017.[5]
The Roadblock name was revived for thedevelopmental brandNXT for aspecial episode ofNXT on March 8, 2022, as "NXT Roadblock"; this event served as a lead-in to that year'sStand & Deliverlivestreaming event, NXT's WrestleMania weekend show. Roadblock has since been held as an annualtelevision special ofNXT with its name in reference to the road toStand & Deliver.[6][7] The name reverted back to WWE Roadblock in 2025 as all major NXT events have used the promotion's logo instead of the brand's logo sinceNXT moved toThe CW in October 2024.
