WWE Fastlane 2019: 4 things we’re glad didn’t happen at the PPV

Fastlane was supposed to do a lot of building for both Raw and SmackDown Live in terms of storylines for WrestleMania 35, and it did just that and more.

The event was particularly good and had some classic matches and turns, which fans had been waiting for a long time.

Most of the match results were highly predictable, but the way they worked out surprised almost everyone.

Along with that, WWE and Vince McMahon delivered a few curveballs which surely shook up the card and made it even better than it seemed before.

However, there were still a few things that we are glad did not happen at the pay-per-view amid all the action and fanfare.

Take a look at the 4 things we’re thankful WWE did not pull off at the event and share your favorite moments from the show in the comments section.

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#4 Mandy Rose becomes the SmackDown Women’s Champion

Mandy Rose failed to grasp her first major opportunity

While the chances of the SmackDOwn Women’s Championship changing hands at the pay-per-view were slim, they were most certainly there.

Fans were expecting none of the championships to change hands at the event, but if there was one Champion who was at a threat then it was most definitely Asuka.

Mandy Rose was accompanied by Sonya Deville to the match, and it is slowly becoming obvious that WWE doesn’t care much for Asuka and her championship reign anymore with the Raw Women’s Championship scene red hot.

Therefore, Rose could have picked up the victory and become the new champion to shock the fans in order to bring some attention back to the title.

However, thankfully, that wasn’t done as Rose is still not ready for big matches and a big title which was obvious during her match with Asuka last night.

Rose can certainly become a champion in the future, but now isn’t the time for the mid-carder to rise to the top and win the gold.

#3 Turned The Miz heel again

The stage is now set for a WrestleMania showdown!

The Miz’s run as a babyface as just started and much is left for the superstar to achieve before he turns heel again!

While that stands true, there was at least a 50% chance that The Miz would turn heel and attack Shane McMahon on Sunday night to take their alliance to another level.

The stage was set, and after their loss to The Usos, fans were waiting to see who would turn on whom. Thankfully, the creatives pulled the trigger pointing in the right direction and turned Shane McMahon heel on The Miz in front of his home crowd.

While The Miz has become a natural heel in recent years, it’s a good chance to see him as a babyface instead and battle against some heels rather than feud with the same opponents.

With WrestleMania not too far away, there are many rivalries that The Miz could get into after he if done with Shane McMahon at The Grandest Stage of Them All.

#2 Kofi Kingston get his title shot

Kofi Kingston expected a title shot but got a beating instead

While Kofi Kingston should have gotten his one-on-one championship match a long time ago, it still hasn’t happened yet and fans have been growing desperate to watch Kofi as champion especially since Elimination Chamber last month.

With that in mind, WWE at first teased that Kofi might get included in the match between Kevin Owens and Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship. However, it was Mustafa Ali who took the spot he’d missed at Elimination Chamber and made it a Triple Threat Match.

Kofi, on the other hand, suffered at the hands of The Bar without Xavier Woods and Big E by his side.

Kofi will surely get his title shot now that the WWE Universe is behind him, but it will have to be a one-on-one match so that we can watch the man shine and prove himself.

Therefore, it was right for WWE not to give Kofi a title shot at Fastlane in a triple threat or fatal four-way match.

#1 Another turn within The Shield

The Shield fought the heels side-by-side

One thing that almost every other WWE fan was contemplating was another heel turn within The Shield.

We’ve seen Seth Rollins turn heel the first time around and attack his partners, and then Dean Ambrose do so the night Roman Reigns had to relinquish his Universal Championship.

Fans believed that there was a chance that either Dean Ambrose would turn on Roman Reigns, or even Roman Reigns might turn on his other two brothers after getting them back together.

However, thankfully for the fans and the three superstars, the night ended without any member turning on each other.

This was important as the night and the match was significant in many ways, and fans wanted it all to go down smoothly rather than lead to another betrayal and a match at WrestleMania.

While a match between Reigns and Ambrose at WrestleMania would have been a great watch, letting Ambrose go as a face is what the WWE should focus on at the moment.

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