Fastlane (2016)

The 2016 Fastlane was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the second annual Fastlane and took place on February 21, 2016, at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. This was the last Fastlane to be held before the reintroduction of the brand extension in July. The event's name was a reference to its position on the "Road to WrestleMania". Eight matches were contested at the event, including one on the Kickoff pre-show. 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. In other prominent matches, AJ Styles defeated Chris Jericho, and Charlotte defeated Brie Bella to retain the WWE Divas Championship in the title's final defense at a Fastlane event. In February 2015, WWE held a professional wrestling event titled Fastlane, which aired via pay-per-view (PPV) and via livestreaming on the WWE Network. 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. On September 26, 2015, a second Fastlane event was scheduled for February 21, 2016, at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, thus establishing Fastlane as an annual event for the promotion.