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Fastlane 2019 is set to take place this Sunday, on March 10, 2019, at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. This year will mark the 5th edition, as it started back in 2015, replacing the annual Elimination Chamber PPV.
Fastlane 2019 is the last big stop on the Road to WrestleMania, taking place less than one month before WrestleMania 35. This year's Fastlane has a lot of interesting matchups and the results of these matches would in many ways help shape WrestleMania's match card.
As of now, a total of 9 matches (including 2 on the pre-show) are scheduled to take place at Fastlane 2019. The WWE Championship is set to be defended as Kevin Owens will challenge the reigning Champion, Daniel Bryan, for the title. Other than that, the recently reunited Shield will take on the team of Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley, and Baron Corbin.
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Another interesting match will be between Becky Lynch and Charlotte, which if Becky wins she'll be added to the RAW Women's Championship match at WrestleMania. All and all, Fastlane's results would be very crucial for WrestleMania.
Ever since it's inception in 2015, Fastlane has been an important yet often lightly-taken PPV by the fans. Hence, a lot of interesting facts about the PPV often go unnoticed.
In this article, let's take a look at the 5 interesting facts about Fastlane that many of you might not know. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section below.
#5 Roman Reigns is undefeated at Fastlane
While the greatest streak in pro-wrestling belongs to the Undertaker at WrestleMania, the Big Dog also has his little streak of undefeated matches at the Fastlane PPV.
Roman Reigns has been part of 3 matches at Fastlane, winning all 3 of them, thus making his win-loss record 3-0.
His debut match at the PPV was in 2015 where he defeated Daniel Bryan in what is considered one of the best matches in the PPV's short history. The very next year, Reigns defeated Brock Lesnar and Dean Ambrose in a triple threat to earn a title shot at WM 32. His last match at the PPV was in 2017, where he defeated the Monster Among Men, Braun Strowman.
Will Roman be able to maintain his streak this year? Will the Shield stay united in their match against the heel trio? We shall get to know that soon.
#4 Champions love Fastlane
In the 4 past editions of Fastlane, only 3 championships have changed hands at the event. One major reason for this could be due to its placement. Being just one month before WrestleMania, WWE doesn't make a lot of changes in its championship scene at this time.
One more interesting fact is that only a maximum of one championship has changed hands on any of the past Fastlane events.
In 2015, Cesaro and Tyson Kidd defeated The Usos to win the Tag Team Championship. The next year, all 3 champions retained their title. In 2017, Goldberg defeated Kevin Owens to win the Universal Championship, and finally last year, Randy Orton defeated Bobby Roode to win the United States Championship.
#3 Cena is winless at Fastlane
Yes, you read that right. The poster boy of WWE, the Champ, John Cena, is yet to register a win at the Fastlane PPV, with his record being 0-2 (W-L).
Cena first competed at Fastlane in 2015, where he lost to Rusev by technical submission. Cena's second match at the PPV came last year in 2018, where he competed for the WWE Championship in a six-pack challenge against Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, and the then WWE Champion, AJ Styles.
#2 Longest match
The longest match in the history of the Fastlane PPVs was the main event of Fastlane 2018 that lasted for 21 minutes and 52 seconds. In this match, AJ Styles successfully defended his WWE Championship in a six-pack match against John Cena, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Dolph Ziggler, and Baron Corbin.
The match was a fast-paced one, with a lot of high drama moments and near falls, making it the best match on the show that night.
#1 Shortest match
On the 2017 edition of Fastlane, Goldberg was scheduled to challenge Kevin Owens (c) for the Universal Championship. The match that followed lasted merely 22 seconds with Goldberg defeating Owens after hitting a spear and a Jackhammer.
Though this happened after a distraction caused by Chris Jericho, the squash match came as a surprise to many, as fans didn't expect Owens' reign to come to an end like this.
Goldberg then went on to defend the title against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania, while Kevin Owens took on Chris Jericho that same night.
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