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WWE Fastlane 2019 was that weird Pay-Per-View that no-one really wanted, not far enough away from Elimination Chamber and too close to WrestleMania for it to have any real impact and meaning.
In fact, the matches on the card screamed 'filler' to almost everyone in the WWE Universe with Becky Lynch and Kofi Kingston still expected to get their 'Mania matches and the Fastlane matches were just treading water to get there.
Other matches were randomly added like New Day vs Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev & Shield vs Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley and top stars like Rey Mysterio and Andrade were regulated to the pre-show, with other top stars like AJ Styles and Randy Orton, and both Raw Champions Ronda Rousey and Brock Lesnar not on the card at all.
With that in mind, Fastlane was going to have to pull out all of the stops to get out from under the lack of hype that preceded it, and boy did it do that! In fact, there haven't been many PPV's with as many shocks and surprises as this year's Fastlane.
Let's take a look at the give bonkers surprises that took place!
#5 Shane McMahon brutally attacks his tag-team partner The Miz
The Shane McMahon and Miz Vs. Usos match opened the show and it had some amazing moments with Miz taking to the top rope and flying in an uncharacteristic move and Shane McMahon playing 'air-traffic interceptor' by hitting a mid-air Coast-To-Coast to save his partner.
However 'The Best Tag Team In The World' failed to regain the Tag-Team titles they lost and after the match, it appeared that Shane McMahon had had enough of The Miz and his father. McMahon would completely lose it and brutally attack his partner in front of his father and his adoring home crowd.
#4 Rey Mysterio vs Andrade was turned into a Fatal Fourway for the US Title
Lots of people were looking forward to another singles match between heated rivals Andrade and Rey Mysterio at Fastlane, even if it was taking place on the pre-show and not the main card like the two talented wrestlers deserve.
However, no-one was complaining when Carmella's pre-show petition to get R-Truth a US Title rematch resulted in the match being bumped up the main card after all and changed into a Fatal Fourway between Andrade, Rey Mysterio, Samoa Joe, and R-Truth.
#3 Vince McMahon asks to speak to Kofi Kingston about the WWE title; adds him to Fastlane match
During the pre-show, Kofi Kingston told Kevin Owens there were no hard feelings, and then an assistant told Kingston that Vince McMahon wanted to see him to discuss the WWE Title match later tonight.
Kingston then waited to speak to Mr. McMahon and was eventually told to get himself ready because he was in a match taking place next. Everyone assumed it was the WWE Title Match, but in reality, it was a vicious trick from Vince McMahon and Kingston ended up getting demolished by The Bar in a Handicap match.
#2 Mustafa Ali was added to the WWE Title Match
Vince McMahon wasn't completely lying when he told Kofi Kingston that the previously advertised WWE Title match between Kevin Owens and Daniel Bryan was now going to be a Triple Threat. It just wasn't going to be Kingston who was added.
In fact, it would be the man who Kingston replaced in the Elimination Chamber, Mustafa Ali who would be added to the match. Although even a pure babyface like Ali couldn't escape the ire of the WWE Universe when they realized Kofi Kingston definitely wasn't getting his title shot.
#1 Ronda Rousey helped Becky Lynch beat Charlotte Flair
Becky Lynch hobbling down to the ring to take on Charlotte Flair looked like a hopeless affair, with 'The Queen' dominating Lynch for large stretches of their match. With so much at stake, it looked like Lynch would need a miracle to re-earn her way back into the Raw Women's Title match at WrestleMania.
And a miracle came in the form of Ronda Rousey who interfered in the match and delivered a vicious blow to Lynch's chest, which in turn won her the match via Disqualification and earned her a spot in the WrestleMania match making it Lynch Vs Flair Vs Rousey.
