Jericho then defeated Styles in a rematch on the February 11 episode of SmackDown. On the following night on Raw, Styles defeated Chris Jericho. ĪJ Styles made his WWE debut during the Royal Rumble match. During the post-match, Ryback and Kane came out to assist Big Show, setting up a six-man tag team match for the event, with Big Show, Kane and Ryback facing Rowan, Strowman and fellow Wyatt Family member Harper for the event. On the February 15 episode of Raw, Big Show defeated Strowman by disqualification after the Wyatt Family attacked Big Show. The Wyatt Family ( Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, Braun Strowman, and Erick Rowan) began feuding with Big Show, Kane, and Ryback, with The Wyatt Family attacking the trio, after Wyatt's victory over Kane on the January 25 episode of Raw, Big Show's victory over Rowan on the February 1 episode of Raw and Wyatt's victory over Ryback a week later. On the February 15 episode of Raw, an installment of The Cutting Edge Peep Show, hosted by Edge and Christian, was announced for the event, with WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day ( Kofi Kingston, Big E, and Xavier Woods) as their special guests. Ziggler, who had defeated Owens in the previous two weeks on Raw, then challenged Owens to an Intercontinental Championship match at the event, with the match being confirmed for the event despite Owens refusing the challenge. Kevin Owens won his second Intercontinental Championship on the February 15 episode of Raw in a fatal five-way match also involving Tyler Breeze, Dolph Ziggler, Stardust and then-champion Dean Ambrose. Lynch assisted Banks, setting up a tag team match between the two teams for the event. On the same episode of Raw, Sasha Banks split from Team B.A.D., thus turning face, causing her former teammates Naomi and Tamina to attack Banks during her match against Becky Lynch. On the February 1 episode of Raw, Brie Bella defeated WWE Divas Champion Charlotte in a non-title match, earning a title match against Charlotte at the event. The match was later moved to the Fastlane Kickoff pre-show, with Del Rio challenging Kalisto to a two-out-of-three falls match. Del Rio then invoked his rematch clause to face Kalisto for the title at the event. Īt the Royal Rumble, Kalisto defeated Alberto Del Rio to win the WWE United States Championship. On the following night on Raw, Stephanie McMahon scheduled a triple threat match featuring the rumble runner-up Ambrose, the previous champion Reigns, and Brock Lesnar at the event, with the winner facing Triple H at WrestleMania 32 for the title. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers, while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television programs, Raw and SmackDown.Īt the Royal Rumble, Triple H won the Royal Rumble match by eliminating WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. The event comprised eight matches, including one of the Kickoff pre-show, 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. On September 26, 2015, a second Fastlane event was scheduled for February 21, 2016, at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, thus establishing Fastlane as an annual pay-per-view for the promotion. The name of the event was chosen as a reference to its position on the "Road to WrestleMania", being held in the two-month period between the Royal Rumble and WWE's flagship event. In February 2015, WWE held a pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network event titled Fastlane. Production Background The event was held at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. In other prominent matches, AJ Styles defeated Chris Jericho, and Charlotte defeated Brie Bella to retain the WWE Divas Championship. In the main event, Roman Reigns defeated Brock Lesnar and Dean Ambrose in a triple threat match to become the #1 contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to face Triple H at WrestleMania 32. This was the last Fastlane to be held before the reintroduction of the brand extension in July.Įight matches were contested at the event, including one on the Kickoff pre-show. It took place on February 21, 2016, at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The 2016 Fastlane was the second Fastlane professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. Promotional poster featuring Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, Eva Marie, and Brock Lesnar
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