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Diot’s WWE Fastlane 2016 Review
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2-21-16
Cleveland, OH
Your hosts are Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, and JBL.
Pre-Show
2 out of 3 Falls Match for the WWE US Championship- Kalisto © vs. Albert Del Rio
Fall 1: Del Rio attacks to start and he rips at the mask of Kalisto. Punches in the corner by Del Rio but Kalisto fights back with some kicks to the leg. Hurricanrana by Kalisto gets 1 and Del Rio bails. Springboard crossbody by Kalisto to the floor!!! Del Rio rams Kalisto into the apron and back in, he covers for 1. Snap suplex by Del Rio and Kalisto bails. Del Rio works over Kalisto on the floor and Kalisto shoves Del Rio into the post. Back in, he covers for 2. Kalisto walks the barricade and catches Del Rio with a hurricanrana, sending Del Rio crashing into the timekeeper’s era. Del Rio looks to springboard off the barricade but Del Rio nails him with a chair for the DQ!!! Kalisto 1-0.
Fall 2: Del Rio tosses Kalisto all over the ring side apron as we go to break.
Back and Del Rio catches Kalisto with a guillotine double stomp for 3. Tied 1-1.
Fall 3: Clothesline by Del Rio gets 2. They go up and Del Rio rips at the mask again. He puts Kalisto in the tree of woe and he works him over. Del Rio goes back up but Kalisto takes him off with the Frankensteiner. Enzuigiri from the apron by Kalisto and he hits a springboard seated senton. Springboard battery ram by Kalisto and he hits a snap hurricanrana for 2. Tilt-a-whirl back breaker by Del Rio and Kalisto comes back with a tilt-a-whirl DDT for 2. Kalisto goes up but Del Rio crotches him and he follows up. Reverse superplex by Del Rio and Kalisto bails to avoid the cover. Del Rio puts Kalisto on the barricade and he hits the double stomp on the floor!!!! Kalisto gets back in before the 10 count!!! Del Rio puts Kalisto in the tree of woe and goes up. Double stomp misses and Kalisto drives Del Rio into the turnbuckles. Roll-up by Kalisto gets 3!!!!
Winner and Still WWE US Champion- Kalisto ***1/2 ( Hell of a match and one of the better pre-show matches the WWE has done. There was good psychology, everything was crisp and well executed and I felt Kalisto was on Del Rio’s level here rather than playing the little underdog like he has in their previous encounters.)
Main Show
Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch vs. Naomi and Tamina
Banks blind tags in right away and Naomi goes on the attack. Tag to Tamina and Lynch tags herself in. Double dropkick to Tamin and she hits some leg drops for 2. Tag to Naomi and Naomi fires away with kicks. Lynch cuts her off with an exploder suplex forcing Naomi to bail. Baseball slides by Banks and Lynch and back in, Naomi snaps Lynch’s neck off the ropes as she was going up. Back in, Naomi fires away and Tamina tags in. Clothesline by Tamina gets 2. Chin lock by Tamina but Lynch starts to fight out so Tamina brings her down. Tag to Naomi and she slams Lynch into a leg drop from Naomi for 2. Chin lock by Naomi but Lynch starts to fight out of it. Tag to Tamina and she fires away in the corner. Lynch escapes her clutches and she goes for the tag but Naomi pulls Banks off the apron. Tamina tosses Lynch to the floor and Naomi catches her with a clothesline. Back in, Naomi charges but Lynch low bridges her, sending her crashing to the floor. Tag to Banks and she cleans house. Knee strike by Banks and she hits a standing Meteora. Double knee strike in the corner by Banks and she blocks a head lock driver into the corner. Backstabber by Banks and she goes for the Banks Statement but Tamina pulls her to the floor to save. Banks chases Tamina back in and Naomi catches her with the Rear View for 2. Banks sends Naomi shoulder first into the post and Tamina catches her with a super kick for 2 as Lynch saves. Double missile drop kick by Lynch and Banks tilt-a-whirls into the Bank Statement on Tamina!!! Disarmer by Lynch to Naomi and they both tap!!!
Winners- Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch **3/4 ( These girls did a damn good job in their rare opening match role. Banks looked like a superstar and Lynch got over as a resilient fighter. They got a strong win in a competitive match and Tamina and Naomi did a hell of a job putting them over. They had a simple tag match and it built up Banks and Lynch as strong championship contenders, so this was a good start all around. )
WWE Intercontinental Championship- Kevin Owens © vs. Dolph Ziggler
Owens throws a head butt to start and he pounds away. Owens grabs a head lock but Ziggler escapes and goes for the Rear Naked Choke but Owens is able to go back to the hold. Dropkick by Ziggler and Owens sends him hard into the corner sternum first. Owens attacks the shoulder that seems to be injured and he hits an inverted curb stomp. Back senton by Owens gets 2. Owens grabs the chin lock but Ziggler breaks with a jaw breaker. Avalanche in the corner by Ziggler and he hits a swinging neck breaker. Elbow drop misses and Owens hits a back senton to the back for 2. Chin lock by Owens but Ziggler begins to fight out so Owens throws a knee to the mid section. Owens charges but misses and he crashes into the post shoulder first. Avalanche by Ziggler and he fires away at Owens in the corner. Swinging neck breaker by Ziggler and he hits some rapid elbow drops for 2. Ziggler goes for the DDT but Owens crotches him to block. Cannonball in the corner by Owens gets 2. Ziggler catches Owens with the DDT for 2. Ziggler puts Owens on top and follows up. Owens catches him with the Fisherman’s Superplex and both men are down. Ziggler catches Owens with a super kick on the floor and back in, Owens catches Ziggler with a super kick. Super kick by Ziggler gets 2. Owens drags Ziggler to the floor and he goes for a power bomb but Ziggler counters with a hurricanrana driving Owens into the steps. Back in, Ziggler hits a Fameasser for 2!!! Ziggler goes for Sweet Chin Music but misses and Owens hits the Pop Up Powerbomb for 3!!!
Winner and Still WWE Intercontinental Champion- Kevin Owens ***1/2 ( Really good match. The early portion of the match was weird as they resorted to a lot of rest holds and not in the way that Owens’ usually does it to be entertaining. The final stretch of Ziggler throwing everything he had in the tank was great and put this on par with some of their Raw encounters from weeks prior. )
Big Show, Ryback, and Kane say the Wyatt Family bit off more than they can chew. They promise to send them to hell.
Video package for Wyatt Family/Show, Ryback, and Kane airs.
Wyatt Family (Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, and Braun Strowman) w/Bray Wyatt vs. Big Show, Ryback, and Kane
Rowan and Ryback start. Rowan stomps away in the corner and Ryback catches him with a second rope dropkick. Tag to Show and he chops Rowan in the chest. He stomps away in the corner and Ryback tags in. Back elbow by Rowan and Harper tags in. He works over Ryback in the corner and Ryback comes back with an avalanche. Dropkick by Harper and Strowman tags in. He works over Ryback and sends him hard into the corner. Tag to Rowan and Ryback catches him with a suplex. Tag to Kane and he catches Rowan with a DDT. Slam by Kane and he hits a basement dropkick for 2. Big boot by Kane and he dumps Rowan to the floor. He fights off the Wyatt Family on the floor but Rowan knocks him off with a big boot. Tag to Strowman and he sends Kane into the corner. Back in, Strowman bends Kane in the ropes and Harper tags in. They slug it out and Harper grabs a chin lock. Kane starts to fight out so Strowman tags in and he works Kane over in the corner. Strowman misses a Yakuza kick and he crashes all the way to the floor. Back in, Ryback tags in and he cleans house. Corner knee strikes by Ryback and he slams Harper. Running power slam by Ryback gets 2 as Rowan breaks with a flying splash. Chokeslam by Kane to Rowan and Show shoves Strowman to the floor. SHOW PRESSES HARPER ONTO THE WYATT FAMILY ON THE FLOOR!!!! Show catches Strowman with a Spear on the floor. Back in, Ryback catches Harper with the Meat Hook. Wyatt distracts him, allowing Harper to roll him up for 2. Super kick by Harper and he goes for a power bomb but Ryback counters into the Shell Shock for 3.
Winners- Big Show, Ryback, and Kane **1/4 ( This was pretty dull for the majority of the match as to be expected. Harper was the work horse, bumping around and keeping things interested and everyone picked up their energy in the final two minutes to make this serviceable. )
Roman Reigns says everything is thrown out the window tonight and he wants to be the last man standing. He says things will never be the same after tonight. Dean Ambrose agrees and says he wants a trip in the fast lane. Ambrose guarantees Lesnar will not win tonight, one of them will.
Video package for Charlotte/Bella airs.
WWE Diva’s Championship- Charlotte w/Ric Flair © vs. Brie Bella
Brie grabs a key lock to start but Charlotte counters into the head scissors. Brie escapes and pounds away on Charlotte on the mat. She goes back to the arm but Charlotte escapes and throws a knee to the mid section. Brie mocks the Flairs and she hits a face buster for 2. Kick to the chest by Brie and Charlotte goes to the apron to escape. She catches Brie with a hurricanrana taking Brie down to the floor. Back in, Charlotte throws some shoulders to the mid section and Brie catches her with a sunset flip for 2. Clothesline by Charlotte gets 2 and she goes to the surfboard. Brie starts to fight out so Charlotte takes her down by the hair for 2. Brie catches Charlotte in a crucifix for 2 and she grabs a sleeper. Charlotte breaks and covers Brie for 2. Head scissor drivers by Charlotte and she maintains the head scissors. She rolls Brie around the mat but Brie drop toe holds her to come back. Knee strike by Bella and she throws some forearms for 2. Neck breaker by Charlotte and Brie catches her with a small package for 2. Big boot by Charlotte and Brie dropkicks Charlotte off the apron. Baseball slide by Brie and back in, she goes up. Missile dropkick by Brie and she throws some kicks to the chest. X-Factor by Brie gets 2. Brie grabs the Yes Lock and she turns it into the half crab as Flair attempted to help his daughter. Charlotte powers out and she catches Brie in the Figure-8. Brie taps.
Winner and Still WWE Diva’s Champion- Charlotte ** ( This match was a mess. Brie wasn’t good at all, her offense looked sloppy and it generated some really awkward moments throughout the contest. The match was probably good in theory but this had poor execution. )
Video package for Styles/Jericho airs.
Chris Jericho says you’re only as good as your last match and he has the last win over Styles. He feels sorry for Styles because of the pressure on him and the ramifications of the result of tonight’s match. He says we’re going to find out if Styles really is phenomenal.
AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho
Wheelbarrow roll-up by Styles gets 2. Jericho tries to roll him into the Walls but Styles blocks. Styles looks for the Calf Crusher but Jericho goes into the ropes to block. Back in, Styles catches Jericho with a hurricanrana from his back and he slams Jericho. Knee drop by Styles gets 2. They trade blows and Jericho goes up. Double axe handle off the top by Jericho and Styles comes back with a dropkick. Snap suplex by Styles and Jericho comes back with a back drop. Jericho clotheslines Styles to the floor and he catches Styles with a baseball slide. Jericho sends Styles into the barricade and back in, he goes up. Crossbody off the top by Jericho gets 2 and he goes to the chin lock. Styles fights out and Jericho misses a charge in the corner causing him to crash to the floor. Styles goes for the slingshot pescado but Jericho dropkicks him on the way down. Back in, Jericho hits a slingshot splash for 1. He goes back to the chin lock but Styles again fights out. Styles cleans house and he hits a corner clothesline. Basement forearm by Styles and he hits the springboard reverse DDT for 2. Jericho and Styles trade counters until Jericho catches him with an enzuigiri for 2. Sit-out gord buster by Styles gets 2. Styles misses a dropkick and Jericho hits the Lionsault for 2. Corner clothesline by Jericho and he puts Styles on top. Styles sweeps the leg of Jericho and he goes to springboard but Jericho blocks with a springboard dropkick!!! Jericho covers for 2. Hard forearm by Styles and he puts Jericho on top. Styles follows up but Jericho fights him off. Pele by Styles and he follows up again. Styles goes for the Frankensteiner but Jericho blocks and he catches Styles in the Walls of Jericho!!! Styles makes the ropes to break. Jericho swings Styles into the barricade and he grabs the Liontamer on the floor!!!! Jericho catches Styles with a Codebreaker as he was coming back in for 2 as Styles’ arm is under the ropes. Jericho calls Styles stupid and slaps him a few times. Styles fights back with strikes and Styles counters the butterfly back breaker into the Styles’ Clash for 2!!! Calf Crusher by Styles and Jericho taps!!!! Jericho wants to nail Styles after the match and Styles challenges him to but Jericho thinks better of it and offers a handshake. Styles obliges.
Winner- AJ Styles ***3/4 ( Great match but it came just short of the epic they were probably looking for. There were times where they were really out of synch and some sequences were ugly looking. However, I loved that this was back and forth from the get go and Jericho really turned up the intensity to put over how important the conclusion to their feud was. )
Edge and Christian come out for the Cutting Edge Peep Show and Tony Chimel returns to introduce Edge as the Rated-R SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUPERSTAR!!!! They hype their show airing after the PPV and talk about how they’re happy to be in the ring again. The New Day cut them off and they call Edge and Christian old. Edge and Christian rip jokes on New Day and claim that they are rip offs of them. They claim to never rip on sports team before claiming LeBron will never bring a championship to the city of Cleveland. They claim there is no team better than them and Edge and Christian get a New Day Sucks chant going. The League of Nations come out and Sheamus’ challenges them to talk trash to their faces. Xavier Woods claims today is the day of rest and they walk out instead. The League of Nations threaten Edge and Christian and Alberto Del Rio claims he ended Edge’s career five years ago. Edge and Christian decide to leave and declare that the League of Nations are providing the five second pose as the League of Dumbasses. Yeah this sucked.
Curtis Axel w/Social Outcasts vs. R-Truth
Hip toss by Truth and he hits some punches in the corner. Truth knocks the Social Outcasts off the apron but Axel is able to shove him down to the mat. Goldust comes out and he trips up Axel. Goldust fights them on the floor and he rolls Rose into the ring which distracts Truth. Axel rolls him up for 3.
Winner- Curtis Axel DUD ( This whole thing was so stupid. There was no heat, they did absolutely nothing during the match, and everyone came out of this looking like the geeks they are.)
Video package for Reigns/Ambrose/Lesnar airs.
#1 Contender’s Match- Dean Ambrose vs. Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman
Winner faces Triple H at WrestleMania. Lesnar goes after Ambrose to start but Reigns saves. Release german suplex by Lesnar to Reigns. Ambrose fires away but Lesnar takes him down with a clothesline. German suplex #2 for Reigns. Ambrose catches Lesnar from behind with a missile dropkick and Lesnar comes back with an overhead belly to belly suplex. Lesnar sends Reigns into the barricade and he catches Ambrose when he attempts the suicide dive, driving him to the floor with an overhead belly to belly suplex!!! Back in, German suplex #3 for Reigns. #4 for Reigns. Lesnar hits the F-5 on Reigns for 2 as Ambrose saves. Ambrose slaps Lesnar so Lesnar fires away with knees. German suplex #1 for Ambrose, #5 total for Brock. #2 for Ambrose, #6 total. #3 for Ambrose, #7 total. Lesnar goes for the F-5 but Reigns catches him with the Spear for 2!!! SUPERMAN PUNCH~!!!! Lesnar bails to recover and Reigns leaps off the steps but Lesnar catches him!!! Ambrose goes low to save Reigns and Reigns powerbombs Lesnar through the announce table!!!!! Ambrose sends Reigns into the steps and back in, Ambrose hits a cross body. He fires away on Reigns and hits the corner forearm into the bulldog. Ambrose goes up and hits the standing flying elbow for 2. They slug it out and Reigns hits a big boot. Ambrose answers back with the Wicked Clothesline and both men are down. Ambrose and Reigns see that Lesnar is getting up so they double team him on the floor. They send Lesnar into the barricade and Reigns power bombs Lesnar through ANOTHER ANNOUNCE TABLE!!!!!! They bury Lesnar under the broken pieces of the table and Reigns goes back after Ambrose. Back in, Reigns throws rapid corner lariats and he rolls Ambrose up for 2 before dead lifting him up. Ambrose throws some elbows at Reigns and he leaps off the top but eats a SUPERMAN PUNCH~!!!! Ambrose blocks the Spear and he sends Reigns shoulder first into the post. Dirty Deeds by Ambrose gets 2!!! Reigns tries to counter Dirty Deeds into the Samoan Drop but Lesnar catches him with German suplex #5 for Reigns, #8 total!!!! Reigns catches Lesnar with a Spear but Lesnar catches him in the Kimura!!!! Reigns POWERS LESNAR UP SO AMBROSE COULD NAIL HIM REPEATDELY WITH A CHAIR!!!!! He starts creaming Reigns repeatedly with the chair and hits another chair shot knocking Lesnar to the floor. Reigns catches Ambrose with the Spear for 3!!!!
Winner- Roman Reigns **** ( Awesome main event. Loved that the double teaming on Lesnar was 100% effective, keeping him out of the match so they can do battle to determine who goes to WrestleMania. They destroyed Lesnar and made sure he didn’t have another opening again and in the end, Reigns was the better man. I loved this match and I think they may have finish this a little too soon, they could have kept rolling for a few minutes and this could have been even better. )
Triple H and Roman Reigns face off and stare at the WrestleMania sign to end the show.
