Tuesday, February 24, 2015

WWE Fastlane Results and Reactions

Funny how Fastlane is scheduled on the same night as the Oscar's. :) Anyway, here's a quick look at the Fastlane card:

WHAT:WWE Fastlane
WHEN:22 February 2015
WHERE:FedEx Forum - Memphis, Tennessee
MATCHES:
Dolph Ziggler, Erick Rowan & Ryback vs Seth Rollins, Kane, & Big ShowSix-Man Tag Team Match
Goldust vs StardustSingles Match
The Usos (c) vs Tyson Kidd and Cesaro WWE Tag Team Championship
Nikki Bella (c) vs PaigeWWE Divas Championship
Bad News Barrett (c) vs Dean AmbroseWWE Intercontinental Championship
Rusev (c) vs John Cena WWE United States Championship
Daniel Bryan vs Roman Reigns For WWE World Hvwt Championship match in Wrestlemania


PRE-SHOW Highlights:

Pre-Show Panel: Renee Young, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton, Booker T
  • Jon Stewart (host of Daily Show) and Seth Rollins. Well, this is Wrestlemania season. so celebrities from all over are expected to pop up here and there. To his credit, Stewart's promo was great! Better than, dare I say, the promos of the other Superstars in the roster! His promo was a throwback to the days when kayfabe still exists. :)
  • Dean Ambrose interview with Renee Young. The video package of the interview, simply put, elevated the Intercontinental Championship. It highlighted the illustrious history of the belt as well as the intensity of Ambrose both in the ring and on the mic. I almost marked out at the mention of the IC Belt as being the workhorse championship -- you rarely hear those words with this belt recently. Great hype for the Intercontinental Championship. :) 
  • MizTV with Paul Heyman. Unlike the others, the Miz-Mizdow storyline started quite a while back and is going nowhere fast, yet. The split should happen soon between now and Wrestlemania -- if they wanted them to have that match. Paul Heyman is his usual phenomenal self on the mic.