Daniel Bryan and Rowan show up to start tonight's show. After a video recap of what happened to Kofi Kingston last week, Daniel Bryan says he remained silent as everyone gushed over Kofi, who got replaced in the WWE Championship match at Fastlane by Kevin Owens. Daniel Bryan says it is the fans' time to remain silent, and Rowan tells everyone to shut up and open their eyes, as Daniel Bryan is going to enlighten everyone. Daniel says he is not here to talk about Kofi, for Kofi is a supporting player, not a leader, and for that, Kofi is where he should be: with The New Day in a promotional tour of India. He says that Vince McMahon was right to replace Kofi, but says he replaced a man who throws copious amounts of pancakes with a man who eats copious amounts of pancakes - Kevin Owens - and says everyone likes Owens because he looks and thinks like the people and is undeserving of the title. He says that Owens is a nobody, but he is also a somebody because he is a nobody with with nothing to lose. Daniel then says he has everything to lose as he is the planet's champion. Suddenly, Owens shows up, and says that since he got injured, he stepped back from being a WWE Superstar and back into being a fan, and he sat back with his family and watched WWE from his couch, which Daniel says is where Owens belongs. He says that as awesome as his time off was, it was hard to see other people do what he loved unless it was Daniel Bryan, and when Daniel did it, it was awful to watch due to his ego. He then says it got worse when he placed the WWE Championship in the trash - where Daniel says it belongs - and Kevin Owens says it was the last straw. He says he came back for Daniel Bryan, and says Daniel deserves to have his condescending mouth shut. Daniel says it is not his mouth he should be worried about, as people shove things down his throat, as he is an intellectual. Owens calls Daniel out for making fat jokes, and Daniel says the fans relate to Owens for being low-brow. Owens says that if Daniel thinks he is like the people for being a pretentious jackass, then he is just like the people as Daniel claims he is. He also says he does not have a reality show or a seven-foot-tall back-up dancer. Daniel says he doesn't have a seven-footer because he doesn't have any friends left. While Owens says that is true, he didn't need anyone to hit him with a Stunner and pin him in the middle of the ring, and he did not mean to take Kofi's place. However, he does mean to beat Daniel Bryan again at Fastlane, and when he does, he will take the WWE title from him. Rowan stands between Daniel and Owens, and Owens makes work of Rowan before going for Daniel. This leads to Rowan getting back in the ring and slamming Owens into the mat before Daniel Bryan lifts up his wooden and fabric WWE Championship upwards in celebration.
Before the next match, The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) talk about their tag team title defense against The Miz and Shane McMahon at Fastlane before making fun of Miz and Shane, saying they cannot take the "bromance" anymore. He says that Shane and Miz will be facing the ultimate tag team on Sunday.Shane and The Miz show up, and Shane says their qualities make them the best tag team in the world, and come Sunday, everyone will see who laughs last. The Miz tells The Usos that if they lose focus for one second, he will take advantage and destroy them. The Usos charge at Miz and Shane, but Miz and Shane send them out of the ring.
The Miz beats Jey Uso. During the match, Jimmy Uso tries to help Jey cheat to win, but Shane takes out Jimmy and Miz hits a distracted Jey with a Skull Crushing Finale to get the win.
Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews Charlotte Flair, who mockingly says that SmackDown Live is missing the presence of Becky Lynch. She invites Becky to show up tonight, as she wants to know if Becky is man enough to talk about her capabilities in a "friendly discussion."
Carmella and R-Truth show up. R-Truth says he wants to be like his childhood hero, John Cena, but he did not realize that he issued a United States Open Challenge every single week; he has done this once and is already tired. Carmella tells him that Cena said "Never give up," but R-Truth says Cena also said "You can't see me" even though he's seen him all the time. Carmella tells him he has to be brave after the seven-second dance break. R-Truth then states that the open challenge starts now, and almost immediately, Lacey Evans shows up, walks down the ramp, poses, turns around and walks back up the ramp to the back as she is introduced as "The Sexy Southern Belle." R-Truth tells Lacey Evans to come back, then says "She ain't want none." After a do-over, the challenge is answered for real by Samoa Joe. After Joe gets in the ring, Rey Mysterio shows up, as does Andrade and Zelina Vega.It is then announced that a Fatal 4-Way for the United States title is about to start.
Samoa Joe beats Andrade, Rey Mysterio and R-Truth to become the WWE United States Champion!
We hear from The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) from footage from earlier today in Mumbai, India, where they promise that they will be at Fastlane.
Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews Samoa Joe, who says that everyone fears what he will do to win gold and keep it, as he does not cater to the masses and he has disrespect for anybody who has the audacity to come at him. He says that if anyone has any nightmares of going up against him in the ring, he will soon put them to sleep.
Before the next match, Sheamus calls Aleister Black and Ricochet "NXT's shiny new toys," then wishes them luck with the Raw Tag Team Championships on Sunday. Cesaro then says that like the rest of Raw's tag team division, they don't measure up. Also before the match, it is announced that the team of Aleister Black and Ricochet vs. the team of Bobby Roode and Chad Gable vs. The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships is official for Fastlane.
Aleister Black and Ricochet beat The Bar (Sheamus and Cesaro). After the match, Rusev and Shinsuke Nakamura attack Aleister and Ricochet, and The Bar join in. The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) run in to fight off Rusev and Nakamura and ultimately make the save.
Mandy Rose quickly beats Naomi with the distraction from Sonya Deville. After the match, Asuka ambushes and beats up Mandy and Sonya on the stage.
Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles. Styles says championship opportunities don't grow on trees, but he would not want to be in Kevin Owens' or Kofi Kingston's situations. Randy Owens shows up and says that AJ Styles talking about somebody other than him deserving a title shot is why it took 15 years for AJ to get here.
Rey Mysterio vs. Andrade is official for the Fastlane kick-off.
"The New" Daniel Bryan guests on commentary for the next match.
Kevin Owens beats Rowan by disqualification after "The New" Daniel Bryan attacks Owens for attacking him. After the match, Mustafa Ali returns for the first time in weeks, and Owens hits Daniel with a Stunner.
Charlotte Flair shows up. After a video recap of the end of last night's Raw, Charlotte condescendingly asks the crowd to start a "Becky Lynch' chant to get Becky to come to the ring so they can have a friendly discussion. It works, and Becky shows up. Becky says she may be hurting, but she has hurt before and she will hurt again if it means staying in Charlotte's head, as she is in "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey's head to the point that she doesn't know whether she wants to face her or not. Ronda may have hit her with her absolute best, but she is still here and she is ready to fight again, especially after she's beaten Charlotte before, even on one good leg. She says she may be damaged, but damaged people are the most dangerous as they have nothing left to lose. Ronda may have hit her with her absolute best, but she is still here and she is ready to fight again, especially after she's beaten Charlotte before, even on one good leg. She says she may be damaged, but damaged people are the most dangerous as they have nothing left to lose. Two referees have to pull Becky off of Charlotte, who rolls out of the ring.
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