Shane McMahon tricked Elias into taking his place at WWE Fastlane.
After McMahon suffered an apparent injury earlier in the day, he brought Elias out to the ring at the pay-per-view. Elias was under the impression he’d be performing a musical concert. Instead, McMahon told him he’d be facing Braun Strowman in his scheduled match.
.@sarahschreib provides an update on @shanemcmahon's status for tonight at #WWEFastlane. @BraunStrowman
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Strowman dominated the match and easily overpowered Elias. But a distraction from Jaxson Ryker helped Elias take control.
An ENRAGED @BraunStrowman takes his frustrations out on @IAmEliasWWE! ? #WWEFastlane @shanemcmahon @JaxsonRykerWWE
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Still, Strowman easily defeated Elias and walked away from the evening dissatisfied that McMahon didn’t get these hands.
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