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Fastlane takes over WWE's ThunderDome this weekend and is the final pay-per-view on the road To WrestleMania 37, which takes place next month.
There could be some major changes to WrestleMania this weekend since Daniel Bryan challenges Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship. A win for Bryan would mean that he would then have to face Edge at the biggest show of the year next month.
Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks are teammates this weekend as they once again look to dethrone Women's Tag Team Champions Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax. But in less than four weeks, the two women will battle for the SmackDown Women's Champion at WrestleMania.
Drew McIntyre faces Sheamus before going head to head with Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship next month, whilst Big E defends the Intercontinental Championship against Apollo Crews. Plus, Alexa Bliss steps up to the challenge of Randy Orton.
Ahead of Fastlane, here are the most interesting stats and facts that every fan needs to know.
#5. Fastlane will feature the first singles Intergender WWE pay-per-view match in many years
The women of WWE have been protected over the past few years, which has meant there haven't been many matches that actually pit females against males for a long time.
Whilst Reginald recently faced off against Sasha Banks on SmackDown and James Ellsworth had several matches with women, these were not considered to be on the level of a former World Champion going up against a much smaller woman.
Not since Chyna's reign as Intercontinental Champion back in 1999 has a man and a woman collided inside a WWE PPV ring in a genuinely competitive match. That being said, at present, it's unclear what WWE actually has planned for Alexa Bliss and Randy Orton this weekend at Fastlane.
Whilst the match has been announced as a one-on-one encounter, it's quite clear that this will not be a straightforward match and it's hoped that it will see the return of The Fiend.
Bray Wyatt's alter-ego hasn't been seen in a WWE ring since TLC back in December when Randy Orton defeated him in a Firefly Inferno match and then set him alight in the center of the ring.
#4. Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan collide for the second time at WWE Fastlane
Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan will likely collide in the main event of this weekend's WWE Fastlane event as the two men battle it out for the Universal Championship.
Whilst this is a high-profile match for both men, it's not the first time they have main evented Fastlane against one another. Back in 2015, Roman Reigns won the WWE Royal Rumble which gave him the opportunity to main event WrestleMania, but the WWE Universe refused to get behind the new star.
Bryan was the star fans wanted to be in the main event that year, so WWE decided to put Bryan and Reigns in a match at Fastlane. The winner would then go on to main event the biggest show of the year.
Of course, Reigns was always going to main event against Brock Lesnar and Seth Rollins ruined the party when he cashed in his contract, but this is one of the better main events in Fastlane history. Hopefully, this weekend's match with either Edge or Jey Uso as the special guest enforcer will be able to live up to the hype as well.
#3. The Universal Championship has only been defended once at WWE Fastlane
The Universal Championship is being defended this weekend at WWE Fastlane when Daniel Bryan challenges Roman Reigns. The Championship was only introduced to WWE back in 2016 when it was won by Finn Balor at SummerSlam, which means that there isn't a lot of history to the belt.
That being said, the Championship has been defended at Fastlane in the past when Kevin Owens was pitted against Goldberg. This is one of the shortest matches in the history of the Championship, since Chris Jericho went on to cause the distraction which led to Goldberg being able to defeat Owens in 22 seconds.
It's also interesting to note that Kevin Owens was never handed a rematch for the title following this loss, since he went on to face Jericho at WrestleMania instead.
It's likely that the match between Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan will last much longer than this, but since their match at Elimination Chamber last month was quite a short affair, it's hard to predict what WWE has planned this weekend.
#2. Nia Jax was a challenger the last time the Women's Tag Team Championships were defended at WWE Fastlane
Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler defend the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships this weekend at Fastlane against Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair for the second time in as many months.
Jax and Baszler won the titles back at the Royal Rumble when they were able to overcome the threat of Asuka and Charlotte Flair and have since defeated all challengers.
Before winning the Tag Team Championships with Shayna Baszler, Nia Jax was part of a tag team with Tamina and the two women challenged for the Championships several times, including once at WrestleMania.
The only time the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships have been defended at Fastlane in the past saw Nia Jax and Tamina come up short against Sasha Banks and Bayley.
This means that the roles have been reversed this time around, since Banks is now a challenger and Nia Jax is Champion. Will Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks have what it takes to overcome Jax and Baszler with Reginald in tow?
#1. This is Big E's first singles match at WWE Fastlane and Apollo Crews' debut
Big E has spent the last few years of his WWE career as part of The New Day alongside Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston. The former WWE Tag Team Champion has been part of several tag team matches at Fastlane in the past but this weekend will be the first time Big E has wrestled in a singles match and defended a singles Championship.
Apollo Crews has been overlooked on both SmackDown and RAW since his arrival from NXT, which could be why this weekend is the first time Crews has been in a singles match at WWE Fastlane.
Crews has developed a new heel character on SmackDown in recent weeks after a conversation with Roman Reigns which appears to have given him the boost he needed to challenge Big E this weekend.
That being said, Big E is expected to have several contenders for his Championship next month at WrestleMania. Rumors suggest that the star will be defending the title in a multi-man match.
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