5 Surprising Moments from Fastlane 2018

1: Asuka vs Charlotte

Who isn't excited for this match?

It is a clearly new era in the WWE. The match I am likely the most excited about for WrestleMania 34 is a Women’s Title match. Asuka and Charlotte are easily the best two female workers in the company. Women’s wrestling has come a long way in the last few years and it is about to step up to another level in New Orleans.

The Women’s title match between Ruby Riott and Charlotte Flair was a good match at Fastlane. The result was however never really in any doubt. We knew Charlotte would not lose the title to a new wrestler in her first pay-per-view match right before Mania. But I didn’t expect what happened next.

I thought we had a good chance of an Asuka match against Charlotte soon. The WWE has tried to swerve the fans by implying that Asuka had already accepted a title match with Alexa Bliss. However, we have already seen that on a Raw and it wasn’t that impressive.

But the fact Asuka actually came out at Fastlane itself and did the whole WrestleMania point was a great and fun surprise. I don’t know if I have seen a better crowd reaction to a possible women’s match in WWE history. I, like the Columbus fans, cannot wait for their epic match on April 8th.