Fastlane (2016)

Fastlane (2016)

Promotional poster featuring Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar and Eva Marie.
Theme
song(s)		 "Watch This" by Will Roush[1]
Information
Promotion WWE
Sponsor(s) Tapout
Date February 21, 2016
Venue Quicken Loans Arena
City Cleveland, Ohio
WWE Network event chronology

Royal Rumble (2016) Fastlane (2016) March to WrestleMania: Live from Toronto
Fastlane chronology

Fastlane (2015) Fastlane (2016)

Fastlane (2016) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It will take place on February 21, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.[2] It will be the second event in the Fastlane chronology.

Background

Fastlane will consist of professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines that play out on WWE's primary television programs, Raw and SmackDown. Wrestlers will portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3][4]

At the Royal Rumble event, Triple H won the Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Dean Ambrose to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.[5] The following night on Raw, Stephanie McMahon announced a triple threat match featuring Ambrose, previous champion Roman Reigns, and Brock Lesnar at the event, with the winner facing Triple H at WrestleMania 32 for the championship.[6]

At Royal Rumble, Kalisto defeated Alberto Del Rio to win the WWE United States Championship.[5] Del Rio then invoked his rematch clause to face Kalisto for the title at the event.[7]

On the February 1 episode of Raw, Brie Bella defeated WWE Divas Champion Charlotte.[7] The following week on Raw, it was announced that Charlotte would defend the title against Brie Bella at the event.[8]

On the February 1 episode of Raw, Sasha Banks announced her split from Team B.A.D., causing her former teammates Naomi and Tamina to attack Banks during her match against Becky Lynch. Lynch assisted Banks, setting up a tag team match between the two teams for the event.[7][8]

Matches

No. Matches Stipulations
1 Dean Ambrose vs. Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar Triple threat match to determine the #1 contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 32[9]
2 Kalisto (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio Singles match for the WWE United States Championship[10]
3 Charlotte (c) vs. Brie Bella Singles match for the WWE Divas Championship[11]
4 Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks vs. Team B.A.D. (Naomi and Tamina) Tag team match[12]
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BBQmIbbAFO3/
  2. ↑ Paglino, Nick. "WWE Announces Date and Location for 2016 Fastlane PPV". Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  5. 1 2 Caldwell, James. "1/24 WWE Royal Rumble PPV Results – CALDWELL’S Complete Live PPV Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Tedesco, Mike. "WWE RAW Results - 1/25/16 (The Rock, Fastlane main event)". wrestleview.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 Tedesco, Mike. "WWE RAW Results - 2/1/16 (Tag Team Main Event)". wrestleview.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  8. 1 2 Tedesco, Mike. "WWE RAW Results - 2/8/16 (Daniel Bryan retires from WWE)". wrestleview.com. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  9. ↑ Clapp, John. "Dean Ambrose vs. Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar (Triple Threat Match for opportunity to face WWE World Heavyweight Champion Triple H at WrestleMania)". WWE. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  10. ↑ Clapp, John. "United States Champion Kalisto vs. Alberto Del Rio". WWE. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  11. ↑ Clapp, John. "Divas Champion Charlotte vs. Brie Bella". WWE. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  12. ↑ Clapp, John. "Becky Lynch & Sasha Banks vs. Naomi & Tamina". WWE. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

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