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The fourth annual Fastlane event came to us live from Columbus, Ohio last night and it changed the landscape of SmackDown Live heading into WrestleMania. There is now a new United States Champion and there seems to be a triple threat match on the horizon between Randy Orton, Bobby Roode and Jinder Mahal.
The SmackDown Women's Championship picture is heating up since Asuka made her presence known last night and challenged Charlotte to a match on the Grandest Stage of Them All, Carmella is still in possession of that Money in the Bank contract that could become quite the stumbling block for both women.
Last night also confirmed that AJ Styles will be walking into WrestleMania as the WWE Champion and will be facing his longtime friend and rival Shinsuke Nakamura.
#5. Carmella has now held onto the Money In The Bank briefcase for 256 days
Fastlane was seemingly the perfect opportunity for Carmella to cash in her Money in the Bank contract after Charlotte successfully defended her title against Ruby Riott. Instead, Asuka made her way over the SmackDown brand to challenge the Champion and it seems that Carmella has been forgotten.
Money in the Bank is coming up in a few short months and if Carmella doesn't cash in then she will have her contract taken off her. She has now held the contract for 256 days which is just two weeks shy of Edge's record from when he cashed in his contract back at New Years Revolution back in 2006 after holding the contract for 280 days.
#4. The Usos are the first team to hold the SmackDown Tag Team Championships for more than 150 days
The Usos and The New Day renewed their feud over the SmackDown Tag Team Championships this weekend but the match ended in carnage as The Bludgeon Brothers brushed aside both teams and sent a message ahead of WrestleMania.
The New Day held the record for the longest reigning Tag Team Champions in history, but The Usos are the team that are the first ones to be able to hold the SmackDown Tag Team Championships for 150 days straight. This total will continue to climb over the next few weeks as the duo look to defend their titles once again at WrestleMania.
#3. Charlotte Is unpinned in WWE since July
Charlotte Flair successfully defended her SmackDown Women's Championship last night at Fastlane in a hard-hitting match against Ruby Riott, and this win means that The Queen is now unpinned since last summer.
Charlotte hasn't been pinned or submitted in WWE since July when she was beaten by Ruby Riott. This will probably feed into the storylines much more when Charlotte puts her title up against the undefeated streak of the Empress in the coming weeks. This was also the first time this year that Charlotte has defended her SmackDown Women's Championship.
#2. Fastlane 2018 is the second shortest Fastlane event in history
Last night's Fastlane event ran for just under three hours, which makes it not just the second shortest Fastlane event in history, but the shortest pay-per-view so far this year.
Fastlane's debut event back in 2015 ran for two hours and 58 minutes, whilst 2016 had a runtime of two hours 47 minutes making it the shortest in the short history of the show. Fastlane 2017 is currently the longest with three hours and three minutes and last night's official run time is two hours and 55 minutes.
All of these times don't count the pre-shows ahead of the events.
#1. Randy Orton is now a Grand Slam Champion
The United States Championship has always eluded Randy Orton but finally last night he was able to become a Grand Slam Champion after more than a decade of trying. Orton made history by becoming a Grand Slam Champion as well since he's the first WWE superstar to become the Champion as a former SmackDown Tag Team Champion.
All other stars who are Grand Slam Champions became so by winning the WWE or Raw Tag Team Championships. Orton is now just one of the 18 recognized Grand Slam Champions in WWE history.
