![]() ![]() The following week, Strowman demanded to have a contract signing with Reigns so that Reigns would not back out of their match. On the February 20 episode, after Strowman defeated Big Show, Reigns again confronted Strowman, but was again overpowered. After Strowman defeated Henry, Reigns came out and performed two Superman Punches on Strowman, but got powerslammed. Due to this, Reigns waited until after the match to confront Strowman. The following week, Reigns demanded to face Strowman that night but Commissioner Stephanie McMahon denied his request and warned Reigns that if he interferes in the match between Strowman and Mark Henry, his Fastlane bout with Strowman would be canceled. ![]() During Reigns' match against Samoa Joe later that night, Strowman came out and caused a distraction for Reigns, allowing Joe to win. On the February 6 episode of Raw, after easily dispatching of four local competitors, Strowman demanded better competition from Foley, who then scheduled Strowman to face Reigns at Fastlane. General Manager Mick Foley then scheduled the match for later that night, where Strowman won by disqualification when Reigns interfered in the match and attacked Strowman. Owens denied this, but Strowman showed footage confirming his claim. The following night on Raw, Strowman revealed that he had helped Owens retain the title due to his dislike of Reigns and because Owens had promised him a title shot. At Royal Rumble, Strowman attacked Reigns during his WWE Universal Championship match against Owens. After a stare down, Reigns and Goldberg double-speared Strowman. Roman Reigns came out to confront those in the ring and declared that he would defeat Kevin Owens for the WWE Universal Championship at the Royal Rumble. Owens came out, touted how he had defeated everyone he had faced, and then said that he would end Goldberg at Fastlane.Īlso on the January 2 episode of Raw during the first edition of The Kevin Owens Show, Braun Strowman announced that he would be in the Royal Rumble match. Goldberg appeared the following week to address the comments made by Owens and promised that he would defeat Owens and be the WWE Universal Champion going into his WrestleMania 33 match with Lesnar. Owens then stopped short of explaining his attack on Jericho. He insulted Goldberg and stated that he would outsmart him at Fastlane. On the February 20 episode, Owens shifted his focus to Goldberg. The following week, however, Owens turned on Jericho during Jericho's "Festival of Friendship" for Owens, brutally attacking Jericho, who was taken to a medical facility. Owens was initially mad at the decision, but conceded, knowing that Jericho would have his back in the match. Jericho accepted the match on the behalf of Owens, and it was made official later that night. After Owens mocked Goldberg, Goldberg then challenged Owens for the Universal Championship at Fastlane. After eliminating Brock Lesnar from the Royal Rumble match but failing to win, Goldberg accepted Lesnar's challenge for a final match at WrestleMania 33 after interrupting Owens' and United States Champion Chris Jericho's promo. Goldberg declared that he would win the Royal Rumble on January 29 and face the Universal Champion at WrestleMania 33. On the January 2, 2017, episode of Raw, Goldberg was the first guest on The Kevin Owens Show, where he confronted WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens. Wrestlers portrayed villains or heroes as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Keep up with the LATEST WRESTLING RUMORS! Click here to sign up for the exclusive Wrestling Rumors daily newsletter, delivered right to your inbox.Fastlane featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing feuds, plots, and storylines that played out on WWE's primary television programs. You can find his work at, or check out his- Amazon author page with 30 wrestling books. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 6,000 full shows covered. Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 60,000 wrestling matches. What did you think of the segment? Would the word being uncensored have helped? Let us know in the comments below. I’m almost worried to see what might happen when the two sides have a plan for a changed rating, as it might not be the big deal that some are expecting it to be. So USA approved the word but only if it was censored? I get the idea, though it isn’t exactly the most logical way to go about things. Opinion: This is one of those things that really doesn’t matter all that much, but it is the kind of thing that makes you wonder what is going on. ![]()
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