WWE Fastlane 2019: Preview and predictions

SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match

The Usos (c) vs. The Miz & Shane McMahon

After losing their titles at Elimination Chamber last month, Shane McMahon abused his authority and gave himself and The Miz the automatic rematch — you know, the thing that isn’t supposed to happen anymore — for Fastlane. The added drama here is that this match takes place in The Miz’s hometown of Cleveland and his dad will be sitting at ringside. Certainly nothing could go wrong there. The match at Elimination Chamber was fun and the promo and singles match this past Tuesday were both entertaining as well, so this should be solid enough.

Prediction: Everything is pointing to Shane vs. The Miz at WrestleMania so The Usos should take this one. I don’t know if the McMiz split actually happens here but it’s coming soon.

Raw Tag Team Championship Triple Threat Match

The Revival (c) vs. Bobby Roode & Chad Gable vs. Aleister Black & Ricochet

Here’s a fun question for the WWE Universe. Do you remember the last time the Raw Tag Team Championship was on the line at a pay-per-view? Give up? The answer is nearly six months ago at Hell in a Cell when Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler beat Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose. No, seriously. That’s why it has been so nice to see the tag division getting a little more time on Monday nights in recent weeks. Sure, The Revival haven’t really won a match since winning the titles and the booking has been a little strange but at least we’re seeing some entertaining matches and given the participants, this one should be good as well.

Prediction: It’s hard to see Aleister Black and Ricochet winning the titles , but they’re still going to be the highlight here. My guess is that including Bobby Roode and Chad Gable and making this a triple threat is so the NXT guys can lose without taking the pinfall. The Revival deserve an actual victory so let’s go with the champs retaining.

Women’s Tag Team Championship Match

Sasha Banks & Bayley (c) vs. Nia Jax & Tamina

After outlasting five other teams in the Elimination Chamber to win the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship, the Boss N’ Hug Connection (just an awful team name) gets a big test in Nia Jax and Tamina, who really aren’t looking overly dominant these days. I’m not expecting a great match here, but it’s nice that the women’s division finally has tag team gold of its own.

Prediction: I think Sasha Banks finally successfully defends a championship here as she and Bayley walk away with the victory to set up a bigger match at WrestleMania, even if their opponents there might not even be on the actual, full-time roster. Check back in for the official review of Fastlane to see who I’m thinking rolls back into the mix for a title shot in New York.