Still suffering a vicious Raw assault by Triple H, The Lunatic Fringe thwarts a sneak attack from Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens.

Three days after one of Dean Ambrose’s often self-destructive “five-second plans” earned him both a beatdown and a WWE World Heavyweight Title Match against Triple H at WWE Roadblock — March 12, exclusively on WWE Network — a battered and bruised Lunatic Fringe kicked off SmackDown.

Speculating on the numerous ways in which a potential title win over The Game could change the WrestleMania landscape — not only for him, but also for Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar and The King of Kings — the unpredictable Superstar was soon interrupted by Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens.

Displaying a strong mixture of mockery and contempt for his war-torn adversary, The Prizefighter attempted to take advantage of Ambrose’s “broken” state with a sneak attack. But Ambrose caught a glimpse of his advancing attacker in the TitanTron and instead countered with a steel chair assault. He then challenged KO to a SmackDown showdown, which was made official for later that night.