Mick Foley, Stephanie McMahon, Jinder Mahal, Rusev and Lana Backstage Segment:
Tag team partners NO MORE! @JinderMahal and @RusevBul will compete in SINGLES matches tonight at #WWEFastlane. pic.twitter.com/5FSpRp5xDz
— WWE (@WWE) March 6, 2017
Mick Foley is on the phone with Stephanie and he says he understands that she is delayed. Stephanie says there are huge matches tonight and Jinder Mahal enters the office. Jinder says that he is no longer a team with Rusev. Their future was ruined by Rusev’s attitude. Rusev enters with Lana. Foley comments on Rusev’s new hairdo. Jinder and Rusev argue about wrestling each other tonight. Foley suggests a best-of-seven series and everyone says no. Foley says that he will find opponents for both men and they will decide who wrestles first.
Samoa Joe Social Media Lounge Interview:
.@SamoaJoe ANSWERS your questions NOW in the #WWEFastlane Kickoff Social Media Lounge. #AskJoe pic.twitter.com/iOrVO3i52d
— WWE (@WWE) March 6, 2017
Triple H brought him in to make an impact and that’s what he did in taking out Seth Rollins. Joe is asked how he plans on destroying Sami Zayn tonight? Joe says he’s done it once and will do it again, he’s going to keep punishing Zayn until he breaks him.
Joe talks about how disrespectful he can get. Charly asks Joe if knows what his plan will be at WrestleMania? Whatever he does at WrestleMania, his presence will be felt full force and without reproach. Joe says his actual plan for WrestleMania will be revealed soon enough.
– TOMORROW NIGHT ON RAW, WE’LL SEE AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT SETH ROLLINS’ REHAB!
– We get a video package for the RAW Women’s Championship Match between Bayley and Charlotte Flair. This match is Booker’s Shucky Ducky Quack Quack Moment of the PPV. Rosenberg is going with Charlotte and Booker has Bayley retaining the women’s strap tonight.
WWE Fastlane Kickoff Match: Akira Tozawa & Rich Swann vs. THE Brian Kendrick & Noam Dar w/Alicia Fox
Kendrick immediately tags in Dar. Tozawa and Dar goes into a collar and elbow tie up. Tozawa blocks a right hand from Dar. Tozawa barks at Dar. Kendrick is tagged in. Kendrick with a clubbing blow to the back of Tozawa. Kendrick and Dar go for a double vertical suplex, but Swann and Tozawa counter with dropkicks in stereo. Swann and Tozawa teases a dive, but Alicia Fox stands afront of Kendrick and Dar. Kendrick catapults Tozawa throat to the top rope for a two count. Kendrick kicks Tozawa in the back. Kendrick lands a snap suplex for a two count. Kendrick applies a rear chin lock. Kendrick with a big boot. Tozawa with a head scissors takedown. Dar and Swann are tagged in.
Swann with a spinning heel kick. Swann follows that up with a Double Stomp to the back. Swann with a Standing Frog Splash for a two count. Swann tosses Kendrick to the outside. Dar whips Swann face first to the steel ring post. Dar rolls Swann back into the ring. Dar with an arm-ringer to Swann. Dar tags in Kendrick. Kendrick chokes Swann with his boot in the corner. Kendrick with a drop toe hold. Kendrick goes for the Capitan’s Hook, but Swann blocks it. Kendrick tags in Dar.
Dar continues to cut the ring in half. Dar gets Swann trapped in an arm-bar. Dar uppercuts Swann. Swann goes for a backslide, but Dar gets back on his feet. Swann connects with the Roundhouse Kick. Swann tags in Tozawa. Tozawa with a sunset flip followed by a standing senton for a two count. Tozawa goes for the snap german suplex, but Kendrick makes the tag to Dar. Tozawa and Swann tosses Kendrick to the outside. Tozawa drops Kendrick with a Suicide Dive. Swann drops Dar with the Somersault Plancha. Tozawa with a Shining Wizard to Kendrick. Dar takes out the legs of Tozawa. Swann with a Roundhouse Kick to Dar. Swann follows that up with another Roundhouse Kick to Kendrick. Tozawa connects with the Snap German Suplex. Swann connects with the Phoenix Splash to pickup the victory.
Winner: Akira Tozawa and Rich Swann
