WWE Fastlane 2019

March 10, 2019

Quicken Loans Arena

Cleveland, OH

Pre-Show: The New Day (Big E and Xavier Woods) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev -

Kind of your average throwaway Pre-Show match. Not a whole lot of build to this one. The only curious thing is that they announced that it will be Big E and Woods participating in the match. That said, I doubt anything major happens here.

Winnter: New Day

Pre-Show: Rey Mysterio vs. Andrade -

It's too bad that this match couldn't make it's way onto the main card. Mysterio and Andrade have great chemistry in the ring together. I'm going to be positive and hope that this may be leading to something bigger for this feud at Wrestlemania in a couple of weeks. Since it's on the pre-show and the pre-show basically means nothing, I'll say it'll be some kind of non finish as to not be a feud ender,

Winner: Andrade via interference

The Usos (c) vs. The Miz and Shane McMahon for the WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship -

I think that most people are suspecting a turn either during or more likely after the finish of the match. I kind of hope that it's Shane with the heel turn, but it will probably be the more obvious situation where The Miz turns after Shane takes the pin. While The Miz is definitely a much better heel, I'm actually kind of enjoying the change of pace with his character. Too bad that it'll be short lived just to set up a match with Shane McMahon at Mania.

Winner: The Usos via pinfall

The Revival (c) vs. Ricochet and Aleister Black vs. Bobby Roode and Chad Gable for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship - 

This should be a fun match. I've always enjoyed three way tag team matches in general. Ricochet and Aleister Black has been a fun new team even though I'm unsure of how long term it is. It kind of seems like the WWE's way of inserting them into the main roster without really having a plan for them. I could see them giving them the belts here, but I don't think that's what will happen. Most likely all three of these teams will be involved in some kind of multi team title match at Mania. With that said, I don't think there is a real reason for a title change here. Most likely it'll be Roode or Gable who will take the fall as to not pin either of the new guys yet.

Winner: The Revival via pinfall

The Boss 'n' Hug Connection (c) vs. Nia Jax and Tamina for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship - 

Although it wouldn't be unheard of for Sasha Banks to lose a championship in her first defense, given that this a new set of titles that they probably want to establish, I really don't see them making a change here. I hope not anyway.

Winner: The Boss 'n' Hug Connection via pinfall

Asuka (c) vs. Mandy Rose for the WWE Smackdown Women's Championship - 

I see this as kind of a filler match on a mostly filler show a few weeks before Mania. I can't see them taking the title off of Asuka at this time. Maybe the end of this match will lead to whatever match Asuka will be having at Wrestlemania since we really don't know what that'll be yet. 

Winner: Asuka via pinfall

Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair (If Becky Lynch wins she's inserted into the WWE Raw Women's Championship Match at Wrestlemania) - 

The finish to this should be fairly obvious. There's no way that after all this build that Becky is left out of that Wrestlemania match. How we get to the finish is a little less clear, but hopefully it'll be a clean finish. Could be a Rousey appearance at some point. Hopefully after the match just for a stare down with either Becky or both of them. 

Winner: Becky Lynch via pinfall

The Shield vs Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley - 

I have to say, I'm surprised that Roman is returning to the ring this soon. I expected him to maybe have to do a little training to get back into ring shape. Having him in six man tag is a good way to ease him back in though I guess. Also, I'm sure they want to get one last Shield match in before Ambrose leaves after Wrestlemania. Pretty obvious what will happen here. They will get all the big Shield spots in one last time. Roman will look strong. The Shield should dominate. I don't anticipate this being a very long one.

Winner: The Shield via pinfall

Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Kevin Owens - 

I really hope that this doesn't lead to Kevin Owens turning heel again. I'm really enjoying his every man babyface gimmick right now. It's possible that Kofi gets involved here, but I don't see how really. I can't see him costing Bryan the title nor can I see him costing Owens a win either. I think it'll either be a DQ finish or Bryan wins after interference. Most likely the interference will be Rowan, but I kind of hope that it's from a returning Sami Zayn who returns as a heel and costs Owens the title. That could set up a program for Owens going into Mania and open up Bryan for the match with Kofi that most people expect to happen. 

Winner: Either Owens by DQ or Bryan after interference

Conclusion -

Overall, while mostly a throwaway show, it could have some fun developments to build towards Wrestlemania. I mostly hope that Zayn returns to set up a match with Owens at Wrestlemania. I really want Owens to remain a babyface for now and this would be a logical way to get him out of the WWE Championship picture for Wrestlemania without hurting his character. Anyone want to discuss Fastlane be sure to either comment or tweet me @DevManeuver. Thanks for reading.

WWE Previews

7:17:00 AM

February 21, 2016
Cleveland, OH 
TV: PPV/WWE Network


It's that time of year again. The Road to Wrestlemania. It seems just like yesterday that we were going into Fastlane and fans were hoping that Roman Reigns would lose a match to prevent him from going into the main event at Wrestlemania. Well, on that front, not much has changed in the past year. This year the scrappy underdog that fans have gotten behind is Dean Ambrose. Will Dean Ambrose challenge Triple H (is this 2002?) in the main event at Wrestlemania for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship? Will the WWE piss fans off once again with the likely scenario of Roman Reigns going on to challenge the COO? Or will Brock Lesnar finally get his chance to regain the belt? We'll get to that shortly.


(Pre-Show) Kalisto (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio 2 out of 3 falls for the WWE United States Championship:

First off, we have Kalisto defending the United States Championship against the former champion Alberto Del Rio. Not much to say about this match. At least they've added the 2 out of 3 falls stipulation to differentiate it from the 20 other matches they've had over the past month. I could see it going either way, since it seems that they've basically killed all the momentum that the US title had during the Cena reign.

Prediction: Kalisto


Ryback, Big Show, and Kane vs. The Wyatt Triplets:

A nothing match that was added after the "main event" on Raw this past Monday. There is literally nothing interesting about this match for me. Neither team winning would surprise me. I lean more towards the Wyatts since Vince seems dead set on pushing Braun Strowman later this year. So I think he'll want to attempt to make him "look strong".

Prediction: The Wyatts


Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks vs. Team Worse:

This match is basically just to set up the divas angle going into Wrestlemania in my opinion. Some tension between Becky and Sasha could cost them the match. I still think they're setting up the triple threat between those two and Charlotte at Mania.

Prediction: Team Worse


Kevin Owens (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler for the WWE Intercontiental Championship:

I don't see them taking the title back off of Owens until at least Wrestlemania. Ziggler has no chance. It will be a good match like these two always have. There have just been too many of them lately.

Prediction: Kevin Owens


Charlotte (c) vs. Brie Bella:

Brie is probably on her way out soon. Possibly after this match. They could give her a "thank you" win and have her lose it back the next night on Raw, but I don't think that's very likely.

Prediction: Charlotte


AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho:

Thrice in a lifetime. The match on Smackdown last week was a pretty good match. That said, I hope that this is the rubber match that ends the feud. I think that Styles should and will win, but I'm not sure this ends the feud. It could, but I could also see it ending with a Jericho heel turn and the feud continuing to Wrestlemania.

Prediction: AJ Styles


Main Event - Dean Ambrose vs. Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar to determine the #1 Contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania:

I think that we all know where Vince McMahon and company wants to go with this. The obvious scenario is Reigns winning this and getting the WWE Championship back at Wrestlemania. I agree with many people in thinking that this could end in disaster, closing out Wrestlemania to a chorus of boos. At the same time, part of me thinks they need to just follow through with their plans and see if Reigns can sink or swim as the top guy. In my opinion, they should go with Ambrose here and turn Reigns, but I don't see that being too likely. I also hope that they figured out that going with Lesnar vs. Wyatt at Wrestlemania is NOT a good idea. I think Reigns wins here. I can see them possibly setting up Ambrose/Lesnar going into Wrestlemania here as well.

Prediction: Roman Reigns


Overall, I think it will wind up being a solid show. The main event, despite the likely winner, should be interesting. Owens/Ziggler and Styles/Jericho should both be good. I'm most interested to see the direction that they'll go after this show heading into Mania.

WWE Previews

10:03:00 PM