WWE Fastlane: 5 Best Matches in the Event's History

#3 AJ Styles vs Dolph Ziggler vs Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn vs Baron Corbin vs John Cena (Fastlane 2018)

A slugfest between 6 highly talented performers.

Multi-men matches are exciting encounters, and this huge match from Fastlane 2018 for the WWE Championship was no different. In the midst of his monumental WWE Title reign, AJ Styles was easily the most over superstar on the roster, and a dream match with Shinsuke Nakamura at Wrestlemania 34 was on the cards for the Phenomenal One.

However, standing in his way was a quintet of superstars who defined the post-2016 Brand Extension era of Smackdown. What followed was an outstanding encounter that ranks among the finest bouts not only in the history of Fastlane but also in WWE history.

In John Cena, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Dolph Ziggler, and Baron Corbin, Styles had the perfect opponents to fight his way out of the puddle that he was put into to secure his dream match with Nakamura. The 22-minute slugfest was non-stop action from the opening bell, with the Champion and Cena acting as the anchors of the bout.

The WWE Championship rivalry was not the only point of focus of this match, as Owens & Zayn's issues with Shane McMahon and John Cena's WrestleMania arc were also given prominence. Fastlane 2018 is the last brand-specific pay-per-view to date, and there could not have been a better way to bring an end to that trend than with this match, which ended with Styles hoisting his prize over his head.