
Del Rio then invoked his rematch clause to face Kalisto for the title at the event. Īt the Royal Rumble, Kalisto defeated Alberto Del Rio to win the WWE United States Championship. On the following night on Raw, Stephanie McMahon scheduled a triple threat match featuring Ambrose, the previous champion Roman Reigns, and Brock Lesnar at the event, with the winner facing Triple H at WrestleMania 32 for the title. Storylines between the characters played out on WWE's primary television programs, Raw and SmackDown.Īt the Royal Rumble, Triple H won the Royal Rumble match by eliminating Dean Ambrose to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
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The card consisted of eight matches, including one of the Kickoff pre-show, 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. A second Fastlane event was scheduled for February 21, 2016, at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, thus establishing Fastlane as an annual pay-per-view for the promotion. The name of the event 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. In February 2015, WWE held a pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network event titled Fastlane. In other prominent matches, AJ Styles defeated Chris Jericho by submission and Charlotte defeated Brie Bella by submission to retain the WWE Divas Championship.

In the main event, Roman Reigns defeated Brock Lesnar and Dean Ambrose in a triple threat match to become the #1 contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to face Triple H at WrestleMania 32. The event consisted of eight matches, including one on the Kickoff pre-show. It was the last Fastlane held before WWE reintroduced the brand extension in July.

The event took place on February 21, 2016, at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. It aired on pay-per-view (PPV) and the WWE Network.
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The 2016 Fastlane was the second Fastlane professional wrestling event produced by WWE. Promotional poster featuring Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, Eva Marie, and Brock Lesnar
