WWE Fastlane is the final pay-per-view for both brands before WrestleMania 33 in April, and with a loaded card of excitement, we’ll rank every match on the docket, starting with the Fastlane Kickoff Show match.
RAW will host WWE Fastlane on March 5 in Milwaukee for the final pay-per-view for WWE before their biggest show of the entire year: WrestleMania 33.
Three championships will be defended, including the RAW Tag Team Championship, the RAW Women’s Championship and the big one for the Universal Championship between Kevin Owens and Goldberg. For the first time in over 14 years, Goldberg will have a chance to win a world title in WWE.
Along with Goldberg’s quest to become a three-time world champion, Enzo and Cass will look to win their first tag team title in WWE after falling short a couple times during their NXT run, while Charlotte Flair will look to become a five-time RAW Women’s Champion and extend her pay-per-view winning streak to 17 straight.
Outside of the title matches on the card, Sasha Banks will battle Nia Jax in a rematch from their Royal Rumble Kickoff Show duel (won by Jax), Roman Reigns will look to place the first loss on the monstrous Braun Strowman, while Sami Zayn will take on Samoa Joe in what could be one of the matches of the year.
With all of that being said, let’s rank the match card, starting with a quick breakdown of the Fastlane Kickoff Show match featuring the stars of WWE 205Live.
8. Rich Swann and Akira Tozawa vs. The Brian Kendrick and Noam Dar
Let’s address a couple things about this match: Akira Tozawa’s yelling is wonderful and I wonder if he just goes around the locker room randomly yelling at the other guys and girls in the back just for fun.
The other thing is, this match is going to feature purple ropes with it being a cruiserweight-featured match, which is dumbest thing ever and WWE should rid themselves of those ropes. Unless you’re honoring Domestic Violence Awareness Month — which isn’t until October — get rid of the damn purple ropes. We know they’re cruiserweights. Move on from that already.
As for the match itself, it’s on the show before the show, so the four guys should get some time in the ring to battle it out for a bit to entertain the early Fastlane attendees. These matches are usually fast-paced and have a couple good spots, so it should be a nice time-filler before 8 p.m. EST.