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Tonight’s show starts off with a look back at last week’s Raw and the contract signing for the main event at Fastlane.
We are in Anaheim, California and your announcers are John Layfield, Michael Cole, and Byron Saxton.
Dean Ambrose makes his way to the ring and he has something to say.
Dean says this Sunday at Fastlane, he is in for the fight of his life. It is being called Brother versus Brother versus Beast. Dean Ambrose versus Roman Regns versus Brock Lesnar. That is Sunday and this is Monday Night Raw. Dean says he learned that when the biggest bully comes after you, you gotta get your fingernails dirty and he did what he had to do. Dean says the beast is probably angry at Deano right now. Dean says that he thinks the beast is out for revenge. Dean says that even though they are in Sunny California, an F-5 might be coming through town.
Dean says he can see Brock trying to get him on his shoulders for an F-5. He tells the gorilla to come out if he is in the building or even in the state.
Instead of Brock Lesnar, Stephanie McMahon makes her way to the ring.
Stephanie asks if she was what Dean was expecting. She asks if Dean is filibustering due to lack of performance last week on Raw. You didn’t get the job done against Brock and your buddy Roman Reigns came out. What if Roman didn’t come out. We will find out on Sunday. If you can beat Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar, you will be able to face her husband, the Game for the WWE Championship in the main event of Wrestlemania.
Dean says he knows how this works. He says he wants to get to the fighting part.
Stephanie says that Dean said he wants an F-5 tonight and she asks everyone if they want to see it. If you want an F-5 tonight, you are going to get it. However, not how you think. F-5 stands for Fatal Five Way. You will be an Intercontinental Title Match tonight. Stephanie says if Roman interferes in this match, you are disqualified and you don’t have to be in the match at Fastlane. Will Roman help to make things better for him at Fastlane.
Stephanie says the match is going to happen now.
Match Number One: Dean Ambrose versus Kevin Owens versus Stardust versus Tyler Breeze versus Dolph Ziggler for the Intercontinental Title
Ziggler and Owens go to the floor while Breeze and Stardust work over Ambrose. Ziggler and Owens fight by the ringside barrier while Breeze chokes Dean in the ropes. Ziggler sends Owens into the announce table while Breeze and Stardust continue to punch Ambrose. Ambrose punches Stardust and sends Breeze to the floor. Ambrose with a clothesline and chop. Ambrose punches Stardust on the turnbuckles. Ambrose with a running back elbow after an Irish whip.
Ambrose with a slam to Stardust while Owens and Breeze battle on the floor. Ambrose with a missile drop kick to Stardust and Owens with a forearm to the back of Ambrose’s head. Owens with a forearm to the head. Owens gets a near fall on Ambrose. Owens with a chop and punch in the corner. Owens with an Irish whip and Ambrose goes down after hitting the turnbuckles sternum first. Ambrose with forearms to Owens followed by kicks. Owens sends Ambrose into the turnbuckles.
Owens with an Irish whip but Ambrose gets his boot up and then Owens charges at Ambrose and Ambrose ducks down. Ziggler with a drop kick when Ambrose teases a dive to the floor. Ziggler with a splash into the corner followed by a neck breaker and elbow drop for a near fall on Ambrose. Ambrose clotheslines Ziggler over the top rope. Stardust with a Side Effect to Ambrose. Breeze takes care of Stardust, but Owens with a clothesline to Breeze.
Owens sets for a power bomb and he looks at the floor and Owens power bombs Breeze onto Ziggler and Stardust. Ambrose with a kick and he sets for the double underhook DDT. Ambrose counters a pop up power bomb into a rana. Ambrose with a suicide dive onto Breeze, Ziggler, and Stardust. Ambrose with a neck breaker followed by an elbow from the top but Stardust pulls Ambrose to the floor and sends him into the ring steps.
Breeze with a kick to Stardust as we go to commercial.
We are back and Ambrose punches Stardust and then he connects with running forearms and a running forearm into the corner followed by a bulldog. We see Owens, Ziggler, and Stardust on the floor. Ambrose goes to the apron and Stardust with a punch to stop him and Stardust sets for a superplex. Ambrose head butts Stardust to stop him. Breeze tries for the superplex but Ambrose stops Breeze. Ziggler leaps up and he hits a super X Factor. Breeze sends Ziggler into the ring post and then to the floor.
Stardust with Beautiful Disaster to Breeze. Owens with a super kick to Stardust and then he gets a near fall on Ambrose. Owens looks around at all four men in the corners and Owens with a cannonball to Ambrose, then Stardust and Ziggler. Breeze with a super kick and Beauty Shot but everyone else breaks up the cover. Breeze goes for the Unprettier on Ambrose but Ambrose back drops Breeze to the floor. Stardust misses Beautiful Disaster and then he drops down and kicks Ambrose, but Ambrose rebounds off the ropes and hits a clothesline. Ziggler with a Zig Zag to Ambrose. Breeze sends Ziggler to the floor and Owens with a pop up power bomb to Breeze for the three count.
Winner: Kevin Owens
We go to commercial.
We are back with a look at the end of the Intercontinental Title Match when Kevin Owens became the new Intercontinental Champion.
Dean Ambrose walks through the back and he is stopped by Renee Young. She says that Dean must be in shock. He says he is not surprised at what the Authority does. A wise man said that once you lose something, you will get something better. Did Gandhi say that? Or Gallagher? The Authority has motivated him to beat Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns at Fastlane to face Triple H at Wrestlemania. Dean says he has nothing to lose while Hunter has everything to lose.
Kevin Owens is with Renee. Kevin says he told everyone it was his Intercontinental Title so why not give him the respect he deserves. He wants Renee to tell him he was right.
Dolph says he wants to be the first to congratulate Owens.
Kevin tells Dolph to get out of his spotlight.
Dolph says that Fastlane is Sunday and since he beat Owens the last few weeks, why not tell everyone that Dolph should be Owens' opponent.
Kevin thinks about it and says 'nah'.
The New Day makes its way to the ring.
We see what happened when the New Day crossed paths with Edge and Christian and the musical battle between the two, including the return of the Kazoo.
There will be a Cutting Edge Peep Show at Fastlane and the New Day will be Edge and Christian's guests.
Big E says the last time Edge and Christian stepped to your boys, they totally reeked of BOOTY. Kofi says they broke fisticuffs rule number one. You do not bring a kazoo to a trombone fight. Xavier says that is not a real instrument. He suggests they bring a piccolo, an electric jug, or a recorder. Xavier exchanges to Big E what a recorder is and they make the noise.
Big E says that was the worst thing to happen to music since Coldplay performed at halftime of the biggest football game of the year . . .
Kofi and Xavier stop Big E from saying the name.
Xavier says at Fastlane, your WWE Tag Team Champions of the World will be on the Cutting Edge Peep Show.
Big E wants to address Mark Henry walking out on the New Day last week. Kofi says that Mark could have been the World's Strongest Unicorn but you turned into the World's Largest Booty Hole.
Match Number Two: Mark Henry versus Big E (with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)
They lock up and Big E with a knee to the midsection followed by a forearm to the back. Henry with a slam. Big E retreats into the corner and Henry with head butts. Henry with a JYD head butt and Big E goes to the floor. Big E with a clothesline on the floor after Kofi distracts Henry. Big E runs Henry into the ringside barrier. Big E sends Henry back into the ring. Big E kicks Henry in the corner. While the kicking continues, Kofi and Xavier taunt Henry and then Big E gyrates for Henry. Big E goes for a Warrior Splash and he gets a near fall.
Big E goes for another splash and he connects but he can only get a near fall. Big E with an abdominal stretch on Henry but Henry escapes and he hip tosses Big E. Henry with a clothesline and power slam for a near fall. Xavier gets on the apron and plays Francesca 2. Henry knocks Xavier off the apron onto Kofi. Big E runs into a boot from Henry but Henry misses a splash into the corner. Big E tries for the Big Ending but Henry escapes. Henry collapses to the mat and Big E gets the three count.
Winner: Big E
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