Kevin Owens and Goldberg trade verbals; Braun Strowman pummels Roman Reigns at contract signing; Samoa Joe defeats Cesaro
Tuesday 28 February 2017 09:09, UK
Seth Rollins has confirmed that he will be at WrestleMania 33 as he looks to finally exact revenge on former mentor Triple H.
The Architect hobbled to the ring on a crutch in his first Raw appearance since Samoa Joe reinjured his knee in January to reveal that the chances of him being fit to compete in Orlando on April 2 were bleak.
However, Rollins became fired-up once The Game, who cost him the Universal Title in August and a spot in the Royal Rumble Match earlier this year, emerged to warn his onetime protege not to show up at WWE's premier show as it would be the last thing he did.
Rollins promised to appear at WrestleMania, even if doctors had not medically cleared him, in order to take down the 14-time world champion.
Elsewhere, Universal Champion Kevin Owens challenged Fastlane opponent Goldberg to a Street Fight - before quickly reneging on the bout.
Owens' about turn came after he had vowed to add Goldberg his list of victims since joining WWE's main roster in 2015 and the latter promised to defeat Owens on Sunday and go on to defend the Universal Title against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania.
Braun Strowman and Roman Reigns' Fastlane contract signing turned physical, with Reigns nailing multiple Superman punches and spearing the Monster Among Men through the ringside barricade.
Strowman won the brawl after hurling The Big Dog chest first onto the turnbuckle, detaching the top rope in the process, but Reigns still managed to stumble to the table and sign the papers.
Big Cass booted his way to a win over Luke Gallows to gain momentum ahead of his and Enzo Amore's Tag Team Title shot against Gallows and Karl Anderson in Milwaukee at the weekend.
Sheamus made light work of Titus O'Neil but his tag-team partner Cesaro slipped to defeat to Rollins' attacker Joe, as the latter continued his dominant start to life on the Raw roster.
The two-time NXT Champion was not able to celebrate for long, though, as he was quickly jumped by Sami Zayn, the man he has ambushed over recent weeks and whom he will face at Fastlane.
The New Day's Xavier Woods and Big E downed Rusev and Jinder Mahal - the Bulgarian Brute and his partner announced as Woods and E's opponents after an Oscars-style mix-up had earlier seen The Shining Stars incorrectly awarded the match.
The Shining Stars were in action, though - Primo and Epico destroyed by Big Show, who was himself laid out by a Lesnar F5 once Raw rolled off the air after confronting The Beast Incarnate.
Nia Jax secured victory for herself and Charlotte over Sasha Banks and Raw Women's Champion Bayley, six nights before she goes one-on-one with Banks at Fastlane.
Jack Gallagher and TJ Perkins conquered Neville and Tony Nese in a cruiserweight tag-team match, Gallagher submitting Nese while his Fastlane foe and fellow Englishman Neville watched on.
Plus, The Brian Kendrick beat up Akira Tozawa after the Japanese star had defeated Scottish star Noam Dar with a Snap German Suplex.
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