Here's the Complete W/L Records, Facts, & Stats for WWE FastlaneHere are my Fastlane Thoughts:
My Picks: Rollins, SKY, Judgment Day, Cena & Knight, Lashley & Street Profits.
Hysterical Paul Heyman promo. Also, I like the segment earlier with Rey Mysterio & Santos Escobar & how the mystery partner still hasn't got back to Rey.
They need to put matches back on the Kickoff. The show is such a waste of time.
Uh oh, problems in Damage CTRL.
Jade Cargill is there with Triple H. Interesting.
Cool opening video with Pat McAfee.
Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso VS The Judgment Day was awesome. I was not expecting the finish. BONUS FACT: Today was the 1st time in wrestling history that the WWE & AEW Tag Team Championships changed hands on the same night. PICKS: 0 for 1.
Stupid segment with Xavier Woods, Wade Barrett, & Booker T promoting Pizza Hut.
The LWO & Carlito VS Bobby Lashley & The Street Profits was a fun match. Great return of Carlito. But stupid product placement for Pizza Hut. PICKS: 0 for 2.
Asuka VS Charlotte Flair VS IYO SKY had its moments. There were a lot of missed spots but then got better as it went on. PICKS: 1 for 3.
John Cena & LA Knight VS Solo Sikoa & Jimmy Uso has been a fun match. Cena looked great. He hasn't missed a step. I loved Pat McAfee on commentary. It was funny that Paul Heyman called Roman & did the Play-by-Play for him. Doesn't Roman have a Peacock subscription? PICKS: 3 for 4.
Wow, No Cash-in for Damian Priest tonight thanks to Rhea Ripley.
It's cool to see Shane McMahon's son, Declan.
Seth Rollins VS Shinsuke Nakamura was incredible. Rollins was amazing doing all of those spots with a bad back. I love Cole & Graves on commentary telling Rollins to stop. Also, how come all Japanese wrestlers know how to spit mist? PICKS: 3 for 5.
Here are my Fastlane Match Rankings:
1) Cody Rhodes & Jey Usos VS The Judgment Day
2) Seth Rollins VS Shinsuke Nakamura
3) John Cena & LA Knight VS The Bloodline
4) The LWO & Carlito VS Bobby Lashley & The Street Profits
5) Asuka VS Charlotte Flair VS IYO SKY
I started watching the Press Conference, but I had to turn it off after that stupid Taylor Swift question to IYO SKY.
Overall, Fastlane was another awesome WWE PPV (will not call it a PLE). I loved everything except the Women's Triple Threat. The show moved fast. I can't wait to see what happens next.
Here are my Fastlane Facts & Stats:
This was the 1st WWE Fastlane PPV since 2021, but if someone competed in consecutive events, I will mention it as back-to-back, even though there was no Fastlane in 2022.
Seth Rollins was the only wrestler to wrestle on every PPV in 2023. This was the 1st time in WWE History that Jey & Jimmy Uso wrestled in separate matches on PPV. This was the 1st PPV since Survivor Series on November 26, 2022 that there was only 1 1-on-1 Men’s Singles Match.
This was the 2nd PPV in a row to not have a Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Match & the 1st Fastlane since 2019 to not have one. This was the 1st PPV since Money In The Bank on July 2 to not have a Women’s World Championship Match & the 4th Fastlane in a row to not have one, & the 2nd PPV in a row to have only 1 Women’s Championship defended. This was the 2nd PPV in a row to not have an Intercontinental Championship Match & was the 1st Fastlane since 2019 to not have one. This was the 1st Fastlane to not have a Women’s Tag Team Championship Match since the Championship was established in 2018 & 3rd PPV in a row to not have one in 2023.
This was the 9th PPV in a row to not have a Kickoff Match & 1st Fastlane since 2015 to not have one.
CODY RHODES & JEY USO VS THE JUDGMENT DAY was the 11th Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship Match of 2023, the 1st since Raw on September 25, & 2nd PPV in a row. This was the 6th Tag Team Championship Match at Fastlane & 1st since 2019. This was Cody Rhodes’ 2nd Fastlane & 1st since 2015 & 1st Tag Team Championship Match at Fastlane. This was his 1st PPV since SummerSlam on August 5, his 1st Tag Team Match on PPV since he & Wade Barrett lost to Stephen Amell & Neville at SummerSlam on August 23, 2015 & 1st Tag Team Championship Match since he & Goldust lost to The Usos along with The Miz & Damian Sandow on Smackdown on January 9, 2015, 1st 2-on-2 Tag Team Championship Match since he & Goldust lost to Miz & Sandow on Raw on November 24, 2014, 1st on PPV since he & Goldust lost to The Miz & Damian Sandow along with Los Matadores & The Usos at Survivor Series on November 23, 2014, & 1st 2-on-2 Tag Team Championship Match on PPV since he & Goldust defeated The Usos at Hell In A Cell on October 26, 2014. This was Jey Uso’s 4th Fastlane & 1st since 2019 & 4th Tag Team Championship Match at Fastlane & 1st since 2019. This was his 1st PPV since SummerSlam on August 5, his 1st Tag Team Championship Match since he & Jimmy Uso lost to Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn on Smackdown on April 28, & 1st on PPV since he & Jimmy Uso lost to Owens & Zayn at WrestleMania 39 on April 1, & the 1st time he’s wrestling in a Tag Team Championship Match without teaming up with Jimmy. Since they won, Rhodes & Uso are the 3rd 1st-time team to win the Raw Tag Team Championship & 3rd 1st-time team to win the Smackdown Tag Team Championship, Cody Rhodes is the 9th 4-time Raw Tag Team Champion after Cesaro, Kofi Kingston, The Miz, John Morrison, Rey Mysterio, Seth Rollins, Sheamus, & Xavier Woods, & 3rd 1st-time Smackdown Tag Team Champion in a row. He last held the Tag Team Championship on November 23, 2014 at Survivor Series, so his 3241 Days between Reigns is the 2nd Longest Gap between Tag Team Championship Reigns after Shelton Benjamin (9/18/03 Smackdown – 12/20/20 TLC, 6304 Days) & ahead of Drew McIntyre (10/24/10 Bragging Rights – 9/3/18 Raw, 2872 Days), The Usos (2/22/15 Fastlane – 5/20/22 Smackdown, 2641 Days), Curtis Axel (8/2/11 Raw – 7/15/18 Extreme Rules, 2520 Days), Edge (11/17/02 Survivor Series – 6/28/09 Bash, 2416 Days), & The New Day (12/18/16 Roadblock – 10/12/20 Raw, 1395 Days). Jey Uso is the 10th 4-time Raw Tag Team Champion (see above) & the 3rd 6-time Smackdown Tag Team Champion after Big E & Kofi Kingston. They are the 1st Tag Team Champions to be made up of different brothers that held Tag Team Championships with their own brother & the 1st Multi-Generational Raw Tag Team Champions since The B-Team (Curtis Axel & Bo Dallas) & 1st Multi-Generational Smackdown Tag Team Champions since The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt & Randy Orton). They are the 1st team since Braun Strowman & Nicholas to win the Raw Tag Team Championship on their 1st time teaming & the 1st ever Smackdown Tag Team Champions to win the titles on their 1st time teaming. This was Finn Balor & Damian Priest’s 1st Fastlane & 1st Tag Team Championship Match at Fastlane, making them the 1st Tag Team Champions since The Revival in 2019 to make their Fastlane debut as defending Tag Team Champions. This was The Judgment Day's 2nd Raw Tag Team Championship Defense, so since they lost, they are the 1st since Robert Roode & Dolph Ziggler who lost to The Viking Raiders on Raw on October 14, 2019 to lose in their 2nd Defense & the 1st since The Street Profits who lost to Roode & Ziggler on Smackdown on January 8, 2021 to lose in their 2nd Defense. As of Fastlane, The Judgment Day's Reign has lasted 34 Days, so since they lost, they are the 1st since Jason Jordan & Seth Rollins (12/25/17 – 1/28/18) to lose in 34 Days, which was the 13th Shortest Raw Tag Team Championship Reign & the 1st to lose the Smackdown Tag Team Championship in 34 Days, which was the 6th Shortest Smackdown Tag Team Championship Reign. This was the 2nd Tag Team Championship Match to open Fastlane & 1st since Shane McMahon & The Miz VS The Usos in 2019, Jey is the 2nd wrestler after Sasha Banks (2016 & 2021) to wrestle in 2 Fastlane openers, Cody Rhodes, Finn Balor, & Damian Priest's 1st Fastlane opener, & Balor's 1st PPV opener of 2023, Priest's 3rd & 1st since Money In The Bank on July 1, Rhodes' 2nd & 1st since Royal Rumble on January 28, & Uso's 1st PPV opener of 2023. This was the 3rd Raw Tag Team Title Change of 2023 & 1st since Payback on September 2 when The Judgment Day defeated Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn. It was the 91st Title Change in History. This was the 2nd Smackdown Tag Team Title Change of 2023 & 1st since Payback on September 2, when The Judgment Day defeated Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn. It was the 30th Title Change in WWE History. This was the 2nd Tag Team Title Change at Fastlane & 1st since Cesaro & Tyson Kidd defeated The Usos in 2015.
THE LWO VS BOBBY LASHLEY & THE STREET PROFITS was the 28th 6-Person Tag Team Match of 2023, the 1st since NXT on September 12, the 1st for the main roster since Raw on September 11, & the 1st on PPV since Backlash on May 6. This was the 5th 6-Person Tag Team Match at Fastlane & 1st since 2019. This was Carlito's 1st Fastlane, 1st match overall & 1st Tag Team Match since he & Jeff Hardy defeated Elias & Jaxson Ryker on Raw on 2/1/21, his 1st PPV since the Royal Rumble on 1/31/21, his 1st Tag Team Match on PPV since he & Primo lost to Edge & Chris Jericho along with Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes at The Bash on 6/28/09, his 1st 6-Man Tag Team Match since he, The Big Show, & Jack Swagger lost to Kofi Kingston, MVP, & Primo on Raw on 7/20/09, & 1st on PPV in his Career. This was Santos Escobar’s Fastlane debut & 1st 6-Man Tag Team Match at Fastlane. This was his 1st PPV since SummerSlam on August 5 & his 1st 6-Man Tag Team Match on PPV & his 1st 6-Man Tag Team Match overall since he, Tony D’Angelo, & Channing Lorenzo defeated Gallus on NXT on August 1 & 1st on the main roster since The LWO lost to The Bloodline on Raw on April 24. This was Rey Mysterio’s 2nd Fastlane & 1st since 2019 & 1st Tag Team Match at Fastlane. This was his 2nd PPV in a row in 2023, his 1st Tag Team Match on PPV since he & Edge defeated The Judgment Day at Clash At The Castle on September 3, 2022, & 1st 6-Man Tag Team Match on PPV since he, Kofi Kingston, & John Morrison defeated Alberto Del Rio, The Miz, & R-Truth at SummerSlam on August 14, 2011. This was Bobby Lashley’s 1st Fastlane since 2019, which was also a 6-Man Tag Team Match. This was his 1st PPV since Backlash on May 6, his 1st Tag Team Match overall since he & AJ Styles lost to Tommaso Ciampa & The Miz on Raw on August 22, 2022, his 1st Tag Team Match on PPV & 1st 6-Man Tag Team Match on PPV since he, Omos, & AJ Styles lost to The New Day at Extreme Rules on September 26, 2021. This was Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford’s 1st Fastlane & 1st 6-Man Tag Team Match at Fastlane. This was their 1st PPV since WrestleMania 39 on April 1, their 1st 6-Man Tag Team Match since they & Seth Rollins defeated Imperium on Raw on January 23 & 1st on PPV since they & Madcap Moss defeated The Alpha Academy & Austin Theory at Clash of The Castle on September 3. This was the 1st time Lashley & The Street Profits teamed up since they defeated The Alpha Academy & Theory on Raw on July 4, 2022, which was Lashley’s last 6-Man Tag Team Match.
ASUKA VS CHARLOTTE FLAIR VS IYO SKY was the 12th WWE Women’s Championship Match of 2023, 1st since Smackdown on September 22, & 1st on PPV since SummerSlam on August 5. It was the 6th Women’s Championship Match at Fastlane & 1st since 2019, but 1st Women’s Championship Match since 2017. This was the 24th Triple Threat Match of 2023, the 1st since NXT on October 3 & the 1st on the main roster, 1st Women’s Triple Threat on the main roster, & 1st for the Women’s Championship since SummerSlam on August 5. It was the 4th Triple Threat Match at Fastlane & 1st since 2019, but 1st Women’s Triple Threat Match at Fastlane. This was Asuka’s 2nd Fastlane & 1st since 2019, 1st Triple Threat Match at Fastlane & 2nd Women’s Championship Match at Fastlane & 1st since 2019. This was her 1st PPV since SummerSlam on August 5 & was her 8th Triple Threat Match in her Career & 1st since she lost to Bianca Belair along with Charlotte Flair at SummerSlam on August 5, giving her a Triple Threat Match Record of 2-5-1. If Asuka would have won, she would have been the 3rd wrestler to be a 4-time Women's Champion after Sasha Banks & Charlotte Flair. This was Charlotte Flair’s 5th Fastlane, which ties Roman Reigns for most Fastlane matches & the most Fastlane matches for a woman, & 1st since 2019, her 1st Triple Threat Match at Fastlane, & her 3rd Women’s Championship Match at Fastlane & 1st since 2018. It was her 1st PPV since SummerSlam on August 5 & was her 15th Triple Threat Match in her Career & 1st since she lost to Bianca Belair along with Asuka at SummerSlam on August 5, giving her a Triple Threat Match Record of 5-10-0. If she would have been, she would have been the 1st 7-time Women’s Champion, which was the Most Reigns of All-Time. This was IYO SKY’s 1st Fastlane making her the 1st Women’s Champion since Asuka in 2019 to make their debut as defending Women’s Champion. This was her 1st PPV since SummerSlam on August 5 & her 5th Triple Threat Match in her Career & 1st since she defeated Piper Niven & Mia Yim on Raw on April 10, giving her a Triple Threat Match Record of 5-0-0. This was IYO SKY's 3rd Women's Championship Defense, so if she would have lost, she would have been the 1st since Asuka who lost to Bianca Belair along with Charlotte Flair in a Triple Threat Match at SummerSlam on August 5 to lose in her 3rd Defense. As of Fastlane, IYO SKY's Women's Championship Reign has lasted 63 Days, so if she would have lost, she would have been the 2nd to lose in 63 Days after Alexa Bliss (6/17/18 – 8/19/18), which was the 13th Longest Reign of All-Time. The Women’s Championship has changed hands 3 times in 2023 with the last title change taking place at SummerSlam on August 5 when SKY defeated Bianca Belair. It has change hands 27 times in History. Women’s Championships have never changed hands at Fastlane. Women’s Championships have changed hands 4 times in Triple Threat Matches with the last title change taking place at SummerSlam on August 5 when Bianca Belair defeated Asuka & Charlotte Flair. Titles have never changed hands in a Triple Threat Match at Fastlane.
JOHN CENA & LA KNIGHT VS THE BLOODLINE was the 1st Non-Title Men’s 2-on-2 Tag Team Match at Fastlane since The New Day VS Shinsuke Nakamura & Rusev in 2019, but 1st ever on the main show. This was John Cena’s 3rd Fastlane & 1st since 2018 & 1st Tag Team Match at Fastlane. This was his 1st match overall & 1st PPV since he lost to Austin Theory at WrestleMania 39 on April 1, making 2023 the 1st year since 2019 that he wrestled at least 2 matches in a calendar year. This was John Cena’s 1st Tag Team Match since he & Kevin Owens defeated Roman Reigns & Sami Zayn on Smackdown on December 30, 2022 & his 6th 2-on-2 Men’s Tag Team Match on PPV in his Career after he & Batista defeated King Booker & Finlay (12/17/06 Armageddon), he & Shawn Michaels defeated Batista & The Undertaker (2/18/07 No Way Out), he & David Otunga defeated Drew McIntyre & Cody Rhodes (10/24/10 Bragging Rights), he & The Rock defeated The Miz & R-Truth (11/20/11 Survivor Series), & he & Bobby Lashley defeated Elias & Kevin Owens (10/6/18 Super Showdown). This was LA Knight’s 1st Fastlane & 1st Tag Team Match at Fastlane. This was his 3rd PPV in a row in 2023 & his 1st 2-on-2 Tag Team Match on PPV & 1st overall since he & Rick Boogs lost to The Street Profits on Smackdown on May 19 & only his 3rd Tag Team Match in WWE after he & Cameron Grimes lost to Grizzled Young Veterans on NXT on August 3, 2021. This was Solo Sikoa’s 1st Fastlane & 1st Tag Team Match at Fastlane. This was his 1st PPV since Money In The Bank on July 2. It was his 3rd 2-on-2 Tag Team Match on PPV after he & Roman Reigns lost to Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn (5/27/23 Night of Champions) & they lost to The Usos (7/2/23 Money In The Bank). This was Jimmy Uso’s 4th Fastlane & 1st since 2019 & his 4th Tag Team Match at Fastlane, but 1st time he will not be teaming with Jey or wrestling for the Tag Team Championship at Fastlane. This was his 1st PPV since Money In the Bank on July 2. This was the 1st time that he’s not teaming with Jey since he & Sikoa defeated The Street Profits on Raw on February 27 & 1st time on PPV.
SETH ROLLINS VS SHINSUKE NAKAMURA was the 7th World Heavyweight Championship Match of 2023, 1st since Payback on September 2, & 5th PPV in a row. It was the 5th WWE, Universal, or World Heavyweight Championship Match at Fastlane & 5th event in a row. This was the 2nd Last Man Standing Match of 2023 & 1st since NXT Battleground on May 29, 1st on the main roster, 1st on PPV, & 1st for a Universal or World Heavyweight Championship since Brock Lesnar VS Roman Reigns at SummerSlam on July 30, 2022, & 1st at Fastlane. This was Seth Rollins’ 4th Fastlane & 3rd in a row & 1st Championship Match & Last Man Standing Match at Fastlane. This was his 9th PPV in a row in 2023, which was his most consecutive PPV matches since 12 in 2019 & 1st Last Man Standing Match in his Career. This was Seth Rollins’ 6th World Heavyweight Championship Defense, so if he would have lost, he would have been the 1st to lose in his 6th Defense which was the Most Defenses of All-Time. As of Fastlane, Rollins’ World Heavyweight Championship Reign has lasted 133 Days, so if he would have lost, he would have been the 1st to lose in 133 Days, which was both the Shortest & Longest Reign of All-Time. This was Shinsuke Nakamura’s 4th Fastlane in a row & 1st Championship & Last Man Standing Match at Fastlane. This was his 4th PPV in a row in 2023, making it the 1st time since Backlash (May 6, 2018), Money In The Bank (June 17, 2018), Extreme Rules (July 15, 2018), & SummerSlam (August 19, 2018) that he wrestled 4 PPVs in a row in the same calendar year, the 1st time since he defeated Jeff Hardy at Extreme Rules (July 15, 2018) & SummerSlam (August 19, 2018) that he wrestled 2 1-on-1 Matches at back-to-back PPVs & it was against the same opponent. It was his 2nd Last Man Standing Match in his Career & 1st since he lost to AJ Styles at Money In The Bank on June 17, 2018, giving him a Last Man Standing Match Record of 0-2-0. If he would have won, he would have been the 2nd 1st-time World Heavyweight Champion in a row, the 2nd in a row to be a former NXT Champion, but the 1st 2-time NXT Champion, the 2nd in a row to be a former Intercontinental Champion, the 2nd in a row to be a former United States Champion, & 1st to be a former Smackdown Tag Team Champion. This was the 6th 1-on-1 Match between them after Survivor Series on November 18, 2018 (won by Rollins), Smackdown on October 4, 2019 (ended in a No Contest), Fastlane on March 21, 2021 (won by Rollins), Smackdown on March 26, 2021 (won by Rollins), & Payback on September 2, 2023 (won by Rollins), making it the 4th match to be re-matched from Payback, so Rollins won 4, Nakamura won 0, & 1 match ended in a No Contest. This was the 2nd 1-on-1 match to take place multiple times at Fastlane after Daniel Bryan VS Roman Reigns (2015 & 2021). This was the 2nd Fastlane in a row to have a World Championship Match as the Main Event & 4th time, Seth Rollins’ 2nd Fastlane Main Event & 1st since 2019. This was the 1st time since 2018 that Roman Reigns was not in the Fastlane Main Event. The World Heavyweight Championship has changed hands once in 2023 when Rollins defeated AJ Styles to win the vacant title. It has changed hands 1 time in History. WWE, World, or Universal Championships have changed hands 1 time at Fastlane with the last title change taking place in 2017 when Goldberg defeated Kevin Owens. World, WWE, or Universal Championships have changed hands 3 times in a Last Man Standing Match (Randy Orton defeated Triple H (October 7, 2007 No Mercy), Edge defeated John Cena (April 26, 2009 Backlash), & Alberto Del Rio defeated The Big Show (January 11, 2013 Smackdown). The World Heavyweight Championship has never changed hands at Fastlane.