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#Fastlane wwe series

On the January 29 episode of SmackDown, Tyson Kidd defeated Jey Uso. On the February 16th edition of Raw, after Barrett defeated Damien Mizdow, Ambrose attacked Barrett by tying his hands around the ring post, forced him to sign the contract and had Barrett defend his title against him at the event. The following weeks, Ambrose demanded a match for the Intercontinental Championship, but Barrett declined. On the January 19 edition of Raw, Dean Ambrose defeated Bad News Barrett. Later that night, Daniel Bryan defeated Seth Rollins to earn the right to face Reigns at the event. On the February 2 episode of Raw, Roman Reigns was manipulated by The Authority into agreeing to defend his title opportunity for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 31, which he had earned by winning the Royal Rumble match, in a match at Fastlane. On the January 29 episode of SmackDown, Nikki Bella was scheduled to defend the Divas Championship against Paige at the event. On January 26, Rusev was scheduled to defend his United States Championship against Cena at the event. The two shoved each other and got into each other's faces. When asked what was next for him, Rusev, who was the last man eliminated from the Royal Rumble match interrupted the interview. Īfter failing to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at the Royal Rumble, John Cena was being interviewed after the event. When Triple H reiterated his challenge on the February 9 edition of Raw, the lights went out, and a group of Sting impersonators appeared around the arena and inside the ring, illuminated by spotlights, while the real Sting accepted the challenge in a video message. On January 26, Triple H challenged Sting to a 'face-to-face' confrontation at Fastlane. The distraction allowed John Cena to pin Rollins for the win, which reinstated the recently (kayfabe) fired wrestlers Ziggler, Ryback and Erick Rowan. The lights in the arena darkened as Sting walked to the stage and gestured to the Authority at ringside. On the January 19 episode of Raw, Sting appeared backstage during the main event, a 3-on-1 handicap match between John Cena and the team of Big Show, Kane, and Rollins. On November 23, during the main event of Survivor Series, Sting made his first appearance in a WWE ring by attacking Triple H with a Scorpion Death Drop and dragging Dolph Ziggler on top of Seth Rollins, giving Team Cena the win and causing the Authority to be removed from power. Storylines between the characters played out on WWE's primary television programs, Raw and SmackDown.

#Fastlane wwe series

The card consisted of seven matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by WWE's writers.

The name 'Fastlane' 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. It replaced Elimination Chamber, which was previously held in February but was pushed back to May that year. In 2015, WWE scheduled a pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network event titled Fastlane to be held on February 22 that year at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. The event received 46,000 buys (excluding WWE Network views), down from the Elimination Chamber 2014 figure of 183,000 buys, which predated the launch of the WWE Network. Also at the event Triple H had a 'face-to-face' confrontation with Sting. In other prominent matches, Bad News Barrett retained the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Dean Ambrose. In the penultimate match, Rusev defeated John Cena via submission to retain the WWE United States Championship. In the main event, Roman Reigns defeated Daniel Bryan to retain his WWE World Heavyweight Championship shot against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 31. Seven matches were contested on the main card with no matches on the Kickoff pre-show. Fastlane replaced Elimination Chamber in the February slot of WWE's PPV event calendar Elimination Chamber itself was pushed back to May for 2015. The event took place on February 22, 2015, at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. It aired on pay-per-view (PPV) and the WWE Network.

#Fastlane wwe professional

The 2015 Fastlane was the inaugural Fastlane professional wrestling event produced by WWE. Get in the Fastlane on the Road to WrestleMania! Promotional poster featuring Roman Reigns