WWE Fastlane 2019: 5 things that must not happen at the PPV

Modified Mar 10, 2019 07:04 GMT

Kevin Owens as champion? Not the time for it

We are very well on the road to WrestleMania, an the final PPV before the grand event is set to take place tomorrow. Fastlane is a PPV known for its controversial outcomes over the years, such as Goldberg defeating Kevin Owens, Braun Strowman losing his first match to Roman Reigns, Daniel Bryan losing an opportunity to face Brock Lesnar, etc.

Fastlane will undoubtedly be quite relevant and create stories for the biggest show of the year, i.e. WrestleMania. Fastlane card features just six matches, with two on the pre-show.

WWE's decision to cut down the number of matches in recent PPVs is a very sensible decision, and must continue for all non-major PPVs henceforth.

Although WWE has done a good job of creating a solid card for the PPV, it always make some booking decisions which leave fans baffled. We look at five such moments that shouldn't happen, but could happen at Fastlane 2019.

#5 Ricochet and Black defeat The Revival

Do not get me wrong. Ricochet and Aleister Black are two of the finest talents present in WWE today, and have a big future ahead for themselves. However, these two need to be succeeding in the singles division, and not the tag team division, where they hardly belong.

Tag Teams are made out of stories and friendships. However, Ricochet and Black is a team made just for the sake of giving them screen-time. They should not be anywhere near the tag team titles.

Revival struggled for over two years before finally bagging the gold on the main roster, and they deserve a long run with the Championships.

Revival losing to a makeshift tag team will make sure that WWE's already failing tag-team division goes downhill even more.

#4 Nia Jax and Tamina win the titles

Nia Jax is the true definition of a heat-magnet in WWE. Nia Jax is arguably the most hated character in WWE today, ever since she took out Becky Lynch from the Survivor Series matchup against Ronda Rousey.

Sasha Banks and Bayley winning the titles has spawn several high quality matchups against the likes of Io Shirai and Kairi Sane. They should be given a chance to perform at the highest level and get a long run with the titles as the first champions.

#3 Ronda Rousey interferes

The whole Rousey-Lynch-Flair storyline went from one of the hottest stories in wrestling to one of the most overbooked, overproduced convoluted mess. WWE ruined a possible classic matchup at Mania between Rousey and Lynch, and made a mess out of a well-place story.

Becky Lynch will be competing against Charlotte to win back her place in the main-event of WrestleMania. The Royal Rumble winner having to face another superstar to reclaim her spot is already a big hole in the storyline. Hopefully Lynch and Flair are given proper time to perform and no interference from Ronda Rousey takes place.

#2 Kevin Owens wins the title

WWE runied a major storyline between Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch by adding Charlotte Flair into the mix. Kevin Owens getting in the WWE Championship picture could also hamper the wonderful storyline between Kofi Kingston and Daniel Bryan.

If Kevin defeats the WWE Champion and wins the title at Fastlane, it could ruin a major moment for Kofi Kingston at WrestleMania. WWE must stay with Kofi Kingston who has organically become the hottest babyface on Smackdown Live.

#1 Dean Ambrose turns heel again

Dean Ambrose's failed heel turn was disappointing

There are rumors of Dean Ambrose's final match being against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania. With Seth Rollins already scheduled to fight the Beast for the WWE Universal Championship, Dean Ambrose and the recently returned Roman Reigns are still without storylines leading to WrestleMania.

Dean Ambrose turned heel but it was quickly dropped last month, and he could still finish what he started four months ago. However, WWE must refrain from that and learn from the past mistakes of his failed heel turn.

Edited by Atharva Papnoi