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|stip1 = [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|Six-Pack challenge]] for the [[WWE Championship]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Benigno|first1=Anthony|title=WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. John Cena vs. Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn vs. Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler (Six-Pack Challenge Match)|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwefastlane/2018/wwe-championship-six-pack-challenge|work=WWE|access-date=February 6, 2018}}</ref>
|stip1 = [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|Six-Pack challenge]] for the [[WWE Championship]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Benigno|first1=Anthony|title=WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. John Cena vs. Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn vs. Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler (Six-Pack Challenge Match)|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwefastlane/2018/wwe-championship-six-pack-challenge|work=WWE|access-date=February 6, 2018}}</ref>
|match2 = [[Bobby Roode]] (c) vs. [[Randy Orton]]
|match2 = [[Bobby Roode]] (c) vs. [[Randy Orton]]
|stip2 = Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches|Singles match for the [[WWE United States Championship]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Burdick|first1=Michael|title=United States Champion Bobby Roode vs. Randy Orton|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwefastlane/2018/bobby-roode-randy-orton-united-states-championship|work=WWE|date=February 20, 2018|access-date=February 20, 2018}}</ref>
|stip2 = [[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches|Singles match]] for the [[WWE United States Championship]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Burdick|first1=Michael|title=United States Champion Bobby Roode vs. Randy Orton|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwefastlane/2018/bobby-roode-randy-orton-united-states-championship|work=WWE|date=February 20, 2018|access-date=February 20, 2018}}</ref>
|match3 = [[The Usos]] (Jey and Jimmy Uso) (c) vs. [[The New Day (professional wrestling)|The New Day]] ([[Big E (wrestler)|Big E]], [[Kofi Kingston]], and/or [[Xavier Woods]])
|match3 = [[The Usos]] (Jey and Jimmy Uso) (c) vs. [[The New Day (professional wrestling)|The New Day]] ([[Big E (wrestler)|Big E]], [[Kofi Kingston]], and/or [[Xavier Woods]])
|stip3 = [[Professional wrestling match types#Tag team match|Tag team match]] for the [[WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Benigno|first1=Anthony|title=SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos vs. The New Day|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwefastlane/2018/the-usos-vs-the-new-day|work=WWE|date=February 20, 2018|accessdate=February 20, 2018}}</ref>
|stip3 = [[Professional wrestling match types#Tag team match|Tag team match]] for the [[WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Benigno|first1=Anthony|title=SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos vs. The New Day|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwefastlane/2018/the-usos-vs-the-new-day|work=WWE|date=February 20, 2018|accessdate=February 20, 2018}}</ref>

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Fastlane (2018)
PromotionWWE
Brand(s)SmackDown
DateMarch 11, 2018
CityColumbus, Ohio
VenueNationwide Arena
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Fastlane (2018) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE for the SmackDown brand. It will take place on March 11, 2018, at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.[2] It will be the fourth event under the Fastlane chronology and the final SmackDown-exclusive pay-per-view under the second brand split as following WrestleMania 34, all WWE pay-per-views will be dual-branded, featuring wrestlers from both the Raw and SmackDown brands.[3]

Storylines

The card will include matches resulting from scripted storylines and have results predetermined by WWE on the SmackDown brand.[4][5] Storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television show SmackDown Live.[6]

At the Royal Rumble, AJ Styles defeated Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn in a handicap match to retain the WWE Championship, although Kevin Owens, who was pinned, was not the legal man.[7] On the following episode of SmackDown, Owens and Sami Zayn interrupted 2018 Men's Royal Rumble winner Shinsuke Nakamura and said that they should be the co-WWE Champions, but the referee failed at his job. Styles and Nakamura then teamed up and defeated Owens and Zayn. During the match, there were tensions between Owens and Zayn as a result of General Manager Daniel Bryan scheduling them to face each other the following week to determine the number one contender for the WWE Championship at Fastlane.[8] Their match ended in a double disqualification, however, as Styles was provoked by Zayn and attacked both men, leading to Bryan scheduling a triple threat match between the three for the title.[9] Commissioner Shane McMahon then announced on Twitter that the winner of a match between Dolph Ziggler and Baron Corbin the following week would be added to the championship match to make it a fatal four-way.[10] Before that match started, Owens and Zayn attacked Corbin in the backstage area and later went after Ziggler to prevent either from being added. In response, Shane scheduled Owens to face Corbin and Zayn to face Ziggler, with both Corbin and Ziggler being added if they won their respective matches, while also threatening that if Owens or Zayn interfered in the other's match, that person would be removed from the title match. Corbin and Ziggler won their respective matches, thus making it a fatal five-way for the WWE Championship at Fastlane.[11] On the February 27 episode, free agent John Cena, who was unsuccessful in becoming the number one contender for Raw's Universal Championship at Elimination Chamber two nights prior,[12] made his return to SmackDown, determined to earn a match at WrestleMania 34. Bryan gave him the opportunity to be added to the WWE Championship match at Fastlane if he could defeat Styles in a non-title match. Cena defeated Styles, turning the championship match into a Six-Pack Challenge. A brawl then ensued between all six competitors.[1]

Immediately following the Royal Rumble, General Manager Daniel Bryan announced that there would be a first-ever "SmackDown Top Ten List" as voted on by the SmackDown roster. Bryan said the list would show who the wrestlers thought should get a title opportunity, but a wrestler could not vote for themselves.[8] The Top Ten List was revealed on the February 6 episode of SmackDown.[9] The following week, United States Champion Bobby Roode, Jinder Mahal, and Randy Orton all exchanged words as Mahal made fun of their spots on the list despite Mahal not ranking at all; Orton and Roode were 9th and 5th, respectively. The segment ended after Orton hit everyone with an RKO, who then suffered a Khallas from Mahal.[11] The next episode, Mahal again called out Roode and Orton, and a brawl broke out in which Roode hit Orton with a Glorious DDT, but then Mahal delivered a Khallas to Roode, standing tall once again. Despite this, Commissioner Shane McMahon scheduled Roode to face Orton for the United States Championship at Fastlane.[13] The following week in a backstage interview, Roode said that in order to be the greatest United States Champion of all time, he would have to beat the best, and said that Orton was one of the best of all time. Orton interrupted and said the U.S. title was the one title he had never held during his WWE career and would be taking it from Roode at Fastlane.[1]

Throughout 2017, The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) and The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods) wrestled at numerous events over the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, with the original feud ending at Hell in a Cell with The Usos winning the feud.[14] The Usos' next feud were with Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin, who were unsuccessful in gaining the titles at the Royal Rumble.[7] On the February 20 episode of SmackDown, The New Day's Big E and Woods defeated Gable and Benjamin to become the number one contenders against The Usos for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship at Fastlane.[13] The following week, The New Day said that they wanted to be the SmackDown Tag Team Champions going into WrestleMania 34. The Usos interrupted and said that they had been with the WWE for a number of years, but have never had a spot on the main card at WrestleMania and said that would not be the case at WrestleMania 34. As the two teams got in each other's face, they were interrupted by The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper and Rowan) and retreated.[1]

At the Royal Rumble, Asuka of the Raw brand won the inaugural women's Royal Rumble match for the right to challenge for either the Raw Women's Championship or SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania 34.[7] The following night on Raw, Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon convinced Asuka to wait until after Raw's Elimination Chamber pay-per-view to make her decision.[15] The next night on SmackDown, SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair wondered who her WrestleMania opponent would be. The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, and Liv Morgan) interrupted and said Flair would not make it to WrestleMania before attacking her.[8] Over the next couple of weeks, Flair defeated Morgan and Logan in non-title matches.[9][11] On the February 20 episode, Flair teamed with Becky Lynch and Naomi in a six-woman tag team match against The Riott Squad where Riott pinned Lynch. Later that episode, Flair offered to put her title on the line at Fastlane against Riott, who accepted.[13]

Matches

No.Matches*Stipulations
1AJ Styles (c) vs. John Cena vs. Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn vs. Baron Corbin vs. Dolph ZigglerSix-Pack challenge for the WWE Championship[16]
2Bobby Roode (c) vs. Randy OrtonSingles match for the WWE United States Championship[17]
3The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) (c) vs. The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and/or Xavier Woods)Tag team match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship[18]
4Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Ruby Riott (with Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan)Singles match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship[19]
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change

References

  1. ^ a b c d Keller, Wade. "Keller's WWE Smackdown Report 2/27: Cena makes first appearance on Smackdown in months as he seeks Path to WrestleMania". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "WWE Fastlane 2018 tickets available now". WWE. December 6, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  3. ^ WWE.com Staff (February 17, 2018). "WWE pay-per-views just got bigger for 2018!". WWE.com. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  4. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  5. ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  6. ^ Steinberg, Brian (2016-05-25). "WWE's 'Smackdown' Will Move To Live Broadcast On USA (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  7. ^ a b c Powell, Jason. "WWE Royal Rumble 2018 live review: Men's and Women's Royal Rumble matches, Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman vs. Kane for the WWE Universal Championship, AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn in a handicap match for the WWE Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  8. ^ a b c Keller, Wade (January 30, 2018). "Keller's WWE Smackdown Report 1/30: Nakamura celebrates winning the Rumble, Owens & Sami controversial Styles finish". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  9. ^ a b c Keller, Wade. "Keller's WWE Smackdown Report 2/6: Sami vs. KO for a right to face Styles, Shane takes issue with Bryan's decision-making". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  10. ^ Martin, Adam. "Shane McMahon adds big stipulation to Ziggler vs. Corbin on next week's SmackDown Live". WrestleView. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  11. ^ a b c Powell, Jason. "2/13 Powell's WWE SmackDown Live TV Review: Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler for a spot in the four-way WWE Championship match at WWE Fastlane, Bobby Roode's U.S. Title open challenge, Charlotte vs. Sarah Logan, New Day vs. Shelton Benjamin and Chad Gable". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  12. ^ Powell, Jason. "WWE Elimination Chamber 2018 live review: Men's and Women's Elimination Chamber matches, Ronda Rousey contract signing, Asuka vs. Nia Jax, Matt Hardy vs. Bray Wyatt, Sheamus and Cesaro vs. Titus O'Neil and Apollo for the Raw Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  13. ^ a b c Barnett, Jake. "2/20 Barnett's WWE SmackDown Live TV Review: New Day vs. Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin for a Smackdown Tag Title shot at WWE Fastlane, Charlotte, Naomi, and Becky Lynch vs. Riott Squad, WWE Champion AJ Styles appears". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  14. ^ Powell, Jason. "Powell's WWE Hell in a Cell 2017 live review: Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon in a Falls Count Anywhere HIAC match, New Day vs. The Usos in an HIAC match for the Smackdown Tag Titles, Jinder Mahal vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  15. ^ Powell, Jason. "WWE Raw Live TV Review: Three Elimination Chamber qualifying matches, The Miz vs. Roman Reigns for the Intercontinental Title, the night after the Royal Rumble". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  16. ^ Benigno, Anthony. "WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. John Cena vs. Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn vs. Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler (Six-Pack Challenge Match)". WWE. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  17. ^ Burdick, Michael (February 20, 2018). "United States Champion Bobby Roode vs. Randy Orton". WWE. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  18. ^ Benigno, Anthony (February 20, 2018). "SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos vs. The New Day". WWE. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  19. ^ Taylor, Scott (February 20, 2018). "SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair vs. Ruby Riott". Retrieved February 20, 2018.
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