Dean Ambrose def. Kevin Owens (WWE World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semifinals)

ATLANTA — Dean Ambrose promised to turn WWE into his own personal asylum upon capturing the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Survivor Series. The Lunatic Fringe got one step closer to his deranged goal at Survivor Series after he defeated Kevin Owens to cement his place in the tournament finals.

Owens, however, was not a pushover for The Lunatic Fringe. The reigning Intercontinental Champion was supremely confident, taunting Roman Reigns before the match, reminding The Big Dog of his shortcomings this year before promising to ruin Reigns’ night in the final.

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Ambrose looked to have the upper hand in the early moments of the match, until Owens turned the tide with a big elbow to the jaw. The Lunatic Fringe tried to bring the bout back to a frantic pace, diving over the ropes to the arena floor. However, Owens squashed Ambrose in the corner with a cannonball to keep the match’s pace slow and methodical.

The bout turned into a back and forth affair, with both Superstars trading blows and throwing everything they had at each other. The match began to turn in Ambrose’s favor when he evaded a top-rope moonsault from the 270-pounder. Owens once again cut The Lunatic Fringe off, capping off a battle on the top rope by driving Ambrose recklessly into the canvas with a twisting suplex.

Owens pounced on The Lunatic Fringe, seeing victory in the horizon. The Intercontinental Champion countered Ambrose’s signature rebounding clothesline with a superkick, but the unstable Superstar was able to counter  the Pop-up Powerbomb into a hurricanrana. Owens charged at The Lunatic Fringe, but Ambrose was able to twist the prizefighter around and connect with Dirty Deeds to cement his place in the finals.

Before the battle, longtime pals Ambrose and Roman Reigns promised that it would be two best friends fighting for the richest prize in WWE at the end of Survivor Series. Which one of the former Shield members will walk out of Atlanta as the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion?