{"id":39624,"date":"2017-03-06T13:14:20","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T19:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=39624"},"modified":"2017-03-06T13:14:20","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T19:14:20","slug":"rising-star-fading-star-fastlane-big-show-gallagher-strowman-nia-jax-goldberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/03\/06\/rising-star-fading-star-fastlane-big-show-gallagher-strowman-nia-jax-goldberg\/","title":{"rendered":"RISING STAR &#038; FADING STAR OF FASTLANE: Big Show, Gallagher, Strowman, Nia Jax, Goldberg"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3594566388\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>RISING STAR OF FASTLANE: Big Show<\/h3>\n<p>Big Show&#8217;s in great shape and it seems like McMahon wants to do the same thing for his star power. The character of Rusev hasn&#8217;t been handled the best over the past couple years (I&#8217;m thinking since his WrestleMania loss to Cena), but having him be such a credible and powerful force against Show made it a credible win for Mr. WIght.\u00a0 It kept things level after his loss to Braun two weeks ago on Raw, and what&#8217;s even more interesting, is who exactly are they preserving Show for since Shaq has probably ate his way out of WrestleMania 33? Like Shaq, I&#8217;m hungry to find out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HONORABLE MENTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jack Gallagher:<\/strong>\u00a0Even in defeat, Gallagher stole the show in what was the match of the night against Neville. The loss stinks for him because it was a clean win (where else can he go from there?), but it was an impressive showing none the less. Those headbutts are vicious, man. He will need to have a credible feud to follow up to keep that Gentleman&#8217;s umbrella popping.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Samoa Joe:<\/strong>\u00a0I don&#8217;t like seeing Zayn taking a clean loss, but a decisive win was key in having &#8220;The Destroyer&#8221; actually be a destroyer. Joe&#8217;s been getting the Baron Corbin treatment since his Raw debut, and it&#8217;s pretty necessary in today&#8217;s &#8220;WWE Universe&#8221; that they need stars that aren&#8217;t see-sawing wins and losses, which (funny enough) leads me to&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3>FADING STAR OF FASTLANE:\u00a0Braun Stroman<\/h3>\n<p>Ain&#8217;t no way to shake this stick, Stroman&#8217;s star dropped big time after tonight. He looked less like a main eventer and more as a vessel to get Roman Reigns over, which is exactly what he was (surprise, it won&#8217;t!) Rusev came across looking stronger in defeat than Braun did earlier in the night after the gauntlet of chokeslams he took. It&#8217;s hard to top a pinfall after something like that occurs. This seems like such a weird move to do before WrestleMania. Even if you are doing Reigns vs.Taker, do you need to feed Braun to him to make it any more important? No way. It&#8217;s a waste of a potential star and puts Braun back down to earth. We may not be seeing him dancing like Khali anytime soon, but it lowers his &#8220;Brauuun&#8221; yell down an octave.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISHONORABLE MENTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nia Jax:<\/strong>\u00a0I&#8217;m not seeing where Nia Jax fits into the puzzle after tonight and I&#8217;m not talking just in &#8220;Road To WrestleMania&#8221; terms, either. She&#8217;s being positioned as a Mark Henry for the women&#8217;s division: an obstacle in the way to get the talent over. It&#8217;s going to be tough for her to be framed differently after keep featuring her in matches (on the losing end for that matter) that don&#8217;t involve a title.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goldberg:<\/strong>\u00a0I&#8217;ve been a Goldberg fan since I was 13 (which was 1998) and that won&#8217;t change, but booking him to only deliver two quick moves for a second time is so counter productive it drives me nuts. 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