After Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns destroyed what was left of the League of Nations last week, Stephanie McMahon informed both superstars they will be competing in the main event of Fastlane. Roman Reigns will go one-on-one-on-one (heh) with Dean Ambrose and Brock Lesnar. The winner will go on to face the current reigning and defending world heavyweight champion Triple H at WrestleMania. Let’s leave out the absurd notion that Reigns isn’t just being granted a rematch out of this equation for now. Predictability aside, the booking of this triple threat match could potentially lead to not only an interesting Fastlane main event, but thrilling episodes of Raw as well.
Since the match was announced last week, the tension between the blood brothers Ambrose and Reigns is likely to mount. The last time Ambrose and Reigns went one on one it was easy to keep the contest somewhat friendly due to it being in the course of a tournament. Ambrose and Reigns were not in any direct conflict leading up to that match. This situation is totally different. The Authority had to have added Ambrose to the mix just to throw Reigns off his game.
Triple H, Stephanie, and Mr. McMahon will continue to throw curveball after curveball at Reigns. As of the publishing of this article, the main event of Raw has not been announced. Look for there to be a tag team match featuring Reigns and Ambrose on the same team, or more likely Reigns and Ambrose on opposite teams. Nothing will drive a wedge faster than pitting Reigns and Ambrose against each other at every turn.
All that said let’s not forget about the other competitor in the triple threat match, “The Beast Incarnate” Brock Lesnar. Under normal circumstances, Lesnar would be the odds-on favorite to win the triple threat match. Problem is at this point Lesnar is distracted by his issues with the Wyatt Family. Last week on Raw, Bray Wyatt destroyed Kane to display how vicious he can be when properly motivated. Lesnar has yet to retaliate against the Wyatts for eliminating him from the Royal Rumble. Lesnar will be on Raw this week, which means Bray Wyatt will have a huge target on his back. It is safe to say that if anyone gets in Lesnar’s way, they will get two round-trip tickets to Suplex City.
The New Day ended up on the wrong side of a butt kicking by the Usos and The Rock last week on Raw. It seems New Day’s feud with the Usos isn’t over; it’s just heating up. Will both teams go face to face once again on Raw? Or will a new set of challengers step up to challenge New Day’s reign of booty?
AJ Styles made his not so shocking WWE debut at the Royal Rumble. Styles followed that up with a hard-fought victory over WWE legend Chris Jericho on Raw last week and a not so hard-fought victory over Curtis Axel on Smackdown. What’s next for “The Phenomenal One”? Will he continue to cut a path through the WWE roster? Or does Styles already have his eyes set on WWE gold? With Alberto Del Rio injured, WWE U.S. champ Kalisto may be looking at his next challenger.
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