Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows defeated Enzo Amore and Big Cass.
He blasted Anderson with a big boot and partnered with Amore to deliver the Rocket Launcher to Gallows.Īfter clearing Big Cass at ringside, Anderson blasted Amore with a big boot and scored the pin-fall victory, despite the popular babyface's foot being draped over the bottom rope. They isolated the smaller Amore, cutting him off on several occasions as he tried to make the tag to his larger partner.īig Cass exploded into the match late, running rampant on Anderson and Gallows. For Zayn, his role is less certain thanks to an uneven booking and a propensity by WWE Creative for overlooking him.Įnzo Amore and Big Cass fired the Milwaukee crowd up prior to Sunday's Raw Tag Team Championship match, but titleholders Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson wasted little time reminding fans why they are the top dogs in the division. Now, Joe prepares for what should be a high-profile WrestleMania slot, presumably involving Triple H and Seth Rollins. Sometimes, the bad guy is just better and for Zayn, that was the case Sunday night. The Underdog from the Underground was resilient and inspirational, but ultimately this storybook did not have a happy ending. Joe was the intimidating ass-kicker who punished Zayn at every turn. This felt like a match that should have been so much better but never really kicked out of first gear. Samoa Joe defeated Sami Zayn via submission. Joe caught Zayn with the uranage suplex out of the corner and applied the same move for the win. Zayn fought back and tried for a sunset flip powerbomb, but Joe used his weight advantage to stop it. Joe cut off a high-risk maneuver from Zayn with another enzuigiri kick. Zayn played possum and scored a small package for two. The Underdog from the Underground began mounting a comeback, but Joe cut him off with a big atomic drop and a powerslam that netted him a near-fall. The Samoan Submission Machine utilized a modified bow and arrow to work the head, neck and back of Zayn. Joe dropped Zayn with a single jab, than an enzuigiri to take control of the match. Sami Zayn sought revenge for the vile assaults he suffered at the hands of Samoa Joe over the last month as the two former NXT stars squared off in the opening match of Fastlane. While Tozawa may be the priority, Swann's in-ring charisma will help keep him over as the most popular babyface in the cruiserweight division.įrom a storyline perspective, this did nothing to resolve the differences that exist between any of the four men. Swann managed to shine brightest, with his Phoenix Splash proving the most memorable moment of the contest. It was clunky to start and never broke out of the typical tag team formula that is prevalent in all WWE tag bouts. This never lived up to the quality of the Superstars involved. ResultĪkira Tozawa and Rich Swann defeated Noam Dar and Brian Kendrick. Swann kicked Kendrick into the Snap German, and Swann delivered the Phoenix Splash to Dar for the win.
Swann did manage to deliver a big kick that provided the opening he needed to make the tag to Tozawa.Ī senton, stereo suicide dives and a Shining Wizard had the babyfaces rolling. Swann fought out of The Captain's Hook but ate a suplex from Kendrick.
The former cruiserweight champion took the fight to both Dar and Kendrick, scoring a few near-falls in the process.Ī well-timed knee to the back sent Swann to the arena floor, and the heels regained control as Fox danced, celebrating the performance of her boyfriend and his partner to that point. The heels isolated Tozawa and worked him over until the Japanese star made a hot tag to Swann, who exploded into the match. The babyfaces cleared the ring of the heels and were poised to deliver a set of suicide dives when Fox stepped in front of Dar and Kendrick, shielding them. Two midcard cruiserweight stories came together for a tag team match on Sunday's Kickoff Show as Akira Tozawa and Rich Swann battled Brian Kendrick and Noam Dar, accompanied to the squared circle by Alicia Fox.
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