WWE Fastlane 2023 is a pay-per-view event or Premium Live Event organized by WWE. It was the seventh event under the chronology of Fastlane and the first event since 2021. Fastlane took on October 7, 2023, live from the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The Fastlane event usually takes place in either February or March and acts as a major event on the Road to WrestleMania. In 2023, however, the event was organized in October for the first time, and that too on a Saturday, the first time for a Fastlane event.
WWE Fastlane is a Premium Live Event by WWE first organized in 2015. Its first five editions took place smoothly on an annual basis up until 2019. Fastlane took place on the Road to WrestleMania. The event was dropped in 2020 before being reinstated the next year at its usual spot. It was discontinued once again after 2021 and recalled in 2023, but now at a completely new spot.
The 2023 event was announced to be held in October, a new month and period for the event. The name Fastlane was given to the event to bring out its role on the Road to WrestleMania. The event was introduced in 2015 as a replacement for Elimination Chamber on the Road to WrestleMania. From 2017 to 2019 and 2021, both Elimination Chamber and Fastlane were organized between Royal Rumble and WrestleMania before Fastlane was shifted to October in 2023, replacing the slot of WWE Extreme Rules.
The 2023 edition of WWE Fastlane aired live from Gainbridge, Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. It took place on Saturday, October 7, falling in line with WWE's practice of organizing its Premium Live Events on Saturdays, a pattern it has been following since last year.
It was the first Fastlane since 2021 and the first WWE event to take place in Indianapolis since Clash of Champions 2016. The start timing of the event in different countries were as follows:
WWE Fastlane 2023 was held in the Gainbridge Fieldhouse Arena situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the first event to be held in the city of Indianapolis since Clash of Champions was held there in 2016. The 2016 event was held in the same arena, but it was then known as Bankers Life Fieldhouse, which was renamed to its current name in 2021.
The Gainbridge Fieldhouse was opened in 1999, and at its peak, has a seating capacity of around 19000 spectators for concerts. It has a capacity of around 17000 and 11000 fans for Basketball and Ice Hockey respectively. For comparison, at Clash of Champions 2016, a total of 13,467 fans attended the then-Bankers Life Fieldhouse arena.
For the fans of WWE in the USA any PPV event is not available on the WWE Network as the service has stopped in the country since 2021. As Fastlane is also a PPV event, WWE Network is not a choice for the viewers in the USA. Fans can tune in to Peacock TV to stream the superstars taking on each other in Fastlane.
Elsewhere, Fastlane has been streaming on PPV and on WWE Network since 2015 and will continue to do so. So, fans can watch Fastlane 2023 via WWE Network in most countries. Fastlane 2023 is the first edition in the event's chronology to stream on Binge in Australia. Indian fans can stream the event on Sony Sports Network or on the SonyLIV app.
The tickets for Fastlane 2023 went on sale on July 14 on WWE's official partner Ticketmaster. The seating capacity of the arena is around 13000 to 15000 fans for a pro-wrestling event and thus, willing fans had to act quickly to get their seats booked for the much-anticipated event. The price of the ticket ranged from as low as $39 to as high as $550, and were sold out pretty quickly.
| Match | Stipulation | Result |
| Judgment Day (Damian Priest and Finn Balor) (c) vs. Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso | Undisputed Tag Team Championships | Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso |
| Latino World Order (Carlito, Rey Mysterio and Santos Escobar) vs. The Street Profits (Bobby Lashley, Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) | Six Man Tag Team Match | Latino World Order |
| Iyo Sky (c) vs. Asuka vs. Charlotte Flair | Triple Threat Match for WWE Women's Championship | Iyo Sky (c) |
| The Bloodline (Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa) vs. John Cena and LA Knight | Tag Team Match | John Cena and LA Knight |
| Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Seth 'Freakin' Rollins (c) | Last Man Standing Match for World Heavyweight Championship | Seth 'Freakin' Rollins |
Before Payback 2023, Jey Uso quit WWE after being betrayed by his own brother. However, at Payback, Cody Rhodes announced that Uso was joining Monday Night RAW as an individual superstar. Jey was met with opposition from the rest of RAW roster. The Judgment Day tried to persuade Uso to join their stable but Uso declined. The group then proceeded to beat Uso before he was saved by Rhodes. A title match between the two teams was then set for Fastlane.
During the match, Rhodes and Uso were disturbed by JD McDonagh, Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley. Despite many interferences, it were the challengers who walked out with the victory after the 20-minute match.
On the September 22 episode of SmackDown, Santos Escobar and Rey Mysterio defeated The Street Profits in a tag team match. Bobby Lashley was disappointed from Street Profits and lashed out at them. The next week, Mysterio and Escobar faced each other in a title match, following which they were attacked by The Profits. They were then saved by the rest of LWO. Thus, a six-man tag team match between the two teams was set up.
Prior to Fastlane, Lashley and Profits took out the rest two members of Latino World Order. Mysterio and Escobar were left with no member to team with and had to go into the match in a handicap situation. However, as the match went on, they were joined by a returning Carlito. The former United States Champion performed a backbreaker on Montez Ford to secure the victory for his team.
Damage CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai and WWE Women's Champion Iyo Sky) had been feuding with Asuka and then Charlotte Flair leading up to SummerSlam and after the event as well. Asuka challenged Iyo Sky for a rematch for the WWE Women's Championship Match at Fastlane 2023. Asuka was assisted by Charlotte Flair, who defeated Bayley on the September 29 episode of SmackDown. Following the match, Flair also stated her intention of challenging Sky for the WWE Women's Champion. After the match, Bayley accepted the title challenges on behalf of Iyo Sky - setting up a triple threat match between Sky, Flair and Asuka.
The match was the only female superstars match at Fastlane 2023. Sky was supported by Bayley who distracted the referee during the match. Asuka tapped out to Flair's figure-eight leglock but the same was not counted because referee had not seen it, thanks to Bayley. At the same time, Sky performed a moonsault on Flair to grab the victory and retain her gold.
John Cena returned to WWE on the September 1 episode of SmackDown and was interrupted by Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa. The two led a beatdown on Cena, who was saved by a returning AJ Styles. Styles' return was cut-short after he was brutally attacked by the two brothers and was left unable to compete. Thus, The Leader of Cenation was left without a partner.
On September 25, it was announced that Cena would be facing Uso and Sikoa in a Handicap match. However, the next week, he was joined by a returning LA Knight, who was added to the matchup as Cena's partner. The match between the two teams lasted for over seventeen minutes where both the teams battled almost equally. However, it was the team of LA Knight and John Cena that secured the victory after the former performed a BFT on Uso.
Seth Rollins became the first-ever World Heavyweight Champion at WWE Night of Champions 2023 and since then has defeated Shinsuke Nakamura twice to retain the title. He beat Nakamura at Payback, following which the King of Strong Style viciously attacked the champion, requiring him to be carried out of the arena. The next night, Rollins asked for a rematch but Nakamura declined. A brawl ensued between the two of them, which would continue for almost every week building up to Fastlane. Finally, a Last Man Standing Match between the two stars was officiated for the title.
At the event, Rollins and Nakamura fought equally in a match that lasted about half-an-hour. In the end, it was the champion Rollins who stood on his feet while referee made the ten count for Nakamura.
| No. | Stipulations | Matches | Results |
| 1 | WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Match | Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler (c) vs. Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair | Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax def. Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair to retain the Women's Tag Team Championships |
| 2 | Intercontinental Championship Match | Big E vs. Apollo Crews | Big E def. Apollo Crews |
| 3 | Singles Match | Braun Strowman vs. Elias | Braun Strowman def. Elias |
| 4 | Singles Match | Seth Rollins vs Shinsuke Nakamura | Seth Rollins def. Shinsuke Nakamura |
| 5 | No Holds Barred Match | Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus | Drew McIntyre def. Sheamus |
| 6 | Intergender Match | Randy Orton vs. Alexa Bliss | Alexa Bliss def. Randy Orton |
| 7 | Universal Championship Match | Roman Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan | Roman Reigns def. Daniel Bryan to retain the Universal Championship |
| No | Year | Date | Venue | City |
| 1 | 2015 | 22-Feb-15 | FedExForum | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 2 | 2016 | 21-Feb-16 | Quicken Loans Arena | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 3 | 2017 | 5-Mar-17 | Bradley Center | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 4 | 2018 | 11-Mar-18 | Nationwide Arena | Columbus, Ohio |
| 5 | 2019 | 10-Mar-19 | Quicken Loans Arena | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 6 | 2021 | 21-Mar-21 | WWE Thunderdome at Tropicana Field | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 7 | 2023 | 7-Oct-23 | Gainbridge Fieldhouse | Indianapolis, Indiana |
WWE Fastlane 2023 was on Saturday, October 7, 2023.
At Fastlane 2023, Cody Rhodes and Jimmy Uso became the new tag team champions. Seth Rollins and Iyo Sky retained their golds. John Cena and LA Knight defeated The Bloodline, and The Latino World Order defeated The Street Profits.
Yes, Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso defeated The Judgment Day to become the new tag team champions, marking the first time Uso has held any belt without his brother Jimmy.
A single ticket to Fastlane 2023 ranges from as low as $40 to as high as around $2000. An average ticket for the event cost in the range of $200.
John Cena teamed up with LA Knight to defeat Solo Sikoa and Jimmy Uso at Fastlane in a tag team match.
Yes, Seth Rollins defeated Shinsuke Nakamura at Fastlane 2023 to retain his World Heavyweight Championship.
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