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WWE Fastlane, surprisingly delivered this past Sunday, despite the card being rather uninteresting ahead of the show, which is the last PPV before The Show of Shows, WrestleMania 35.
Most of the matches on the card set up a future WrestleMania 35 match or feud, with the PPV confirming another match for the big event as Becky Lynch won her match against Charlotte Flair by disqualification, following an attack by WWE RAW Women's Champion Ronda Rousey, on Becky Lynch.
There were no title changes at Fastlane as The Usos defended their SmackDown Tag Team titles, Asuka retained the SmackDown Women's title as she defeated Mandy Rose, while Sasha Banks and Bayley won their match against Tamina and Nia Jax. The Revival once again retained their RAW Tag Team titles as they defeated Aleister Black & Ricochet and Chad Gable & Bobby Roode at Fastlane, while Daniel Bryan and Samoa Joe also won their matches to retain the WWE Championship and United States Championship, respectively.
Let's take a look at all the 5 fallouts from Fastlane 2019:
#1 Shane McMahon vs The Miz for WrestleMania 35
At Fastlane, the expected happened - Shane McMahon turned heel on The Miz, following their loss to The Usos in the SmackDown Tag Team Championship match. The Miz was once again pinned, and after a hug with his father on ringside, The Miz was attacked by Shane McMahon, turning McMahon heel.
Shane McMahon has been a constant fixture over the last few years at WrestleMania, and this feud between him and The Miz, just under a month before WrestleMania 35, sets up a match between the two at the marquee show. It's surprising that WWE turned Shane heel considering The Miz is great as a heel, but a Shane heel run is something we haven't seen in quite a while.
#2 Fatal four-way tag team match for the WWE Women's Tag Team titles?
At Fastlane 2019, Sasha Banks and Bayley successfully defended their WWE Women's tag team titles, and in their very first title defence, defeated the team of Tamina and Nia Jax.
Following the match, an angry Tamina and Jax brutalised the Women's Tag Team champions which resulted in Beth Phoenix, who was on commentary, to come to their aid. But she couldn't keep the two at bay and was overpowered by Jax and Tamina which led to her former partner, Natalya to come to her rescue, but she too was attacked by Jax and Tamina.
The addition of Natalya and Phoenix to this feud is surprising and we didn't see it coming at all, but could WWE be teasing a potential fatal four-way match for the women's tag team titles with the three above teams as well as Lita and Trish Stratus, who have for some time been considered the possible opponents for Bayley and Banks at WrestleMania 35.
#3 More potential WrestleMania 35 matches teased
At Fastlane, one huge WrestleMania 35 match was confirmed as Becky Lynch defeated Charlotte Flair by disqualification following Ronda Rousey's interference. This means that we will get a match between Rousey, Flair and Lynch at WrestleMania 35 for the RAW Women's Championship.
Mandy Rose, who got an opportunity to face Asuka for the SmackDown Women's Championship, lost her title opportunity after Asuka took advantage of Rose tripping on the ring apron which was removed by her partner, Sonya Deville, a little while prior to it. This resulted in Asuka taking advantage and winning the match. Could we maybe see Deville or Rose turning heel on the other, and potentially turning the SmackDown Women's title match a triple threat match at WrestleMania 35 between the above three Superstars?
We also saw Randy Orton and AJ Styles, prior to the main event at Fastlane, feature in a small segment where Orton attacked Elias, while Orton himself was attacked by AJ Styles. Styles and Orton have feuded over the last few weeks on SmackDown, which all but confirms a match between the two at next month's marquee event.
#4 Kofi Kingston primed for a WM35 win
A few weeks ago Kofi Kingston was nowhere near the WWE Championship title picture, but misfortune for another Superstar as well as the huge crowd reaction has seen him being inserted into the WWE Championship picture.
Mustafa Ali's injury resulted in Kingston replacing him in the Elimination Chamber match, where he went all the way and was the last one standing with WWE Champion, Daniel Bryan.
He was set to face Bryan at Fastlane once again, only for Vince McMahon to replace him with a returning Kevin Owens, much to the displeasure of the WWE Universe. But this was just WWE's way of getting more fans to side with Kingston, and swerve after swerve by the WWE, we will most likely see Kofi get his WrestleMania moment.
We aren't quite sure if it will be a singles match or a multi-man match with Kevin Owens and Mustafa Ali, two other stars who are super over with the fans, added to the equation.
But, one thing is for sure - Kofi Kingston will walk away from WrestleMania 35 with the WWE Championship around his waist.
#5 The end of The Shield
Fastlane 2019 was the last time The Shield teamed up together in a PPV as Dean Ambrose is set to leave the company, which was highlighted by the commentary team ahead of their match against Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre, and Bobby Lashley.
Seth Rollins is set to face Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 35 for the Universal Championship, while we aren't sure whom Roman Reigns will face at The Show of Shows. If recent reports are to be believed, (and how the match at Fastlane went) we could maybe see Baron Corbin face Reigns at WrestleMania.
Ambrose leaving WWE is not a "work", like many in the WWE Universe predicted, and Fastlane 2019 was the final match together for the trio, and it was a great way to see the ever-popular faction end their WWE run on a high.
Perhaps we could see the trio have a WrestleMania moment if Rollins vanquishes The Beast and wins the Universal title.
