Raw results, Feb. 22, 2016: Shane McMahon is back!

DETROIT — Well, it’s safe to say that nobody saw any of this coming. One week after announcing the creation and awarding of the Vincent J. McMahon Legacy of Excellence Award, Mr. McMahon bestowed the honor on none other than Stephanie McMahon. OK, maybe some saw that coming, but they certainly didn’t expect the return of THE MONEY to ruin it all.

Stephanie didn’t even get a chance to start her acceptance speech before Shane McMahon, who hasn’t been seen in WWE since 2010, returned to question Stephanie’s status as the family flag-bearer. He also revealed a secret deal between him and Mr. McMahon that preserved his place in line throughout his time away from WWE. To top it off, Shane also demanded control of Monday Night Raw, which his father agreed to … with a catch: Shane must compete in a match of Mr. McMahon’s choosing and surrender a lock box of undisclosed family secrets should he lose. And that match is? Hell in a Cell … at WrestleMania … against The Undertaker.

Among the many takeaways from WWE Fastlane’s main event was that, if not for Dean Ambrose and a steel chair to the back, Brock Lesnar may well be headed to WrestleMania instead of Roman Reigns. The Conqueror does not take losing lightly; hence his barbaric sneak attack of The Lunatic Fringe in the Joe Louis Arena parking lot before Raw. But what Lesnar fails to grasp is that Dean Ambrose is so tough that he may well outlive both cockroaches and the Twinkie.

Following Heyman’s demand that a new WrestleMania opponent present himself to The Beast, the punch-drunk Lunatic Fringe somehow managed to commandeer an ambulance and crawl his way back to Raw to confront Lesnar and challenge him to a No Holds Barred Match at The Show of Shows. Not only did Lesnar accept, but he also gave Ambrose a free sneak preview by F-5ing him onto the arena floor. Rough start on The Road to WrestleMania, but rest assured, Ambrose will be back for more.

Hours after Brock Lesnar attacked him in the parking lot, Dean Ambrose gets even on Raw.

Ryback put the team on his back at WWE Fastlane to deny The Wyatt Family a victory over WWE’s titans. And that, it appears, was enough work for The Big Guy for the time being. Right as The Human Wrecking Ball, Big Show and Kane had maneuvered themselves into the driver’s seat of a rematch with the first family of fear — Bray Wyatt subbed in for Braun Strowman this time — Ryback abandoned his fellow giants entirely as a symbolic gesture of striking out on his own. With Show having been taken out already, last man standing Kane was helpless against the full-force Wyatts, who wasted no time in dispatching The Big Red Monster with Sister Abigail.

Could The Wyatt Family topple the titans in a WWE Fastlane rematch on Raw?

Is it too on the nose to say Roman Reigns has his work cut out for him? Because Triple H made that abundantly clear at the end of Raw’s main event, which began as Reigns vs. Sheamus bout turned quickly into a beating of the No. 1 contender by The Game. Triple H made it his business to make sure Reigns never makes it to Dallas once The Celtic Warrior had beaten The Big Dog down.

While Sheamus made himself scarce, The King of Kings took Reigns apart piece by piece, jabbing him in the throat with the timekeeper’s bell and pounding his face over and over into the commentary table until his nose bled. As a final kiss-off to his No. 1 contender, Triple H brought Reigns’ limp body to the steel steps and Pedigreed him onto them. Game on.

Roman Reigns and Sheamus rekindle their rivalry on Raw, but things get out of hand when The League of Nations and Reigns' WrestleMania opponent, WWE World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, arrive.