Fastlane (PPV)

Fastlane is a professional wrestling event produced annually by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It replaced Elimination Chamber in the February slot of WWE's pay-per-view calendar. The name of the event is a reference to its position on the "Road to WrestleMania". In 2015 and 2016, Fastlane was held in February until after WWE reinstated the brand split in July 2016, which moved it to March in the seceding years. In 2017, Fastlane was a Raw-exclusive pay-per-view and in 2018, it switched to being SmackDown-exclusive.

2015[]

Seven matches were contested on the main card with no match on the pre-show. In the main event, Roman Reigns defeated Daniel Bryan to retain his WWE World Heavyweight Championship shot against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 31. Also at the event Triple H had a "face-to-face" confrontation with Sting.

The event received 46,000 buys (excluding WWE Network views), down from the Elimination Chamber 2014 figure of 183,000 buys, which predated the launch of the WWE Network.

2016[]

The event consisted of eight matches (including the pre-show). In the main event, Roman Reigns defeated Brock Lesnar and Dean Ambrose in a triple threat match to become the #1 contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to face Triple H at WrestleMania 32.

2017[]

Ten matches were contested at the event with one match on the pre-show. In the main event, Goldberg defeated Kevin Owens to win the WWE Universal Championship, becoming the only person to win the Universal Championship, WWE's World Heavyweight Championship, and the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. On the undercard, Roman Reigns defeated Braun Strowman, ending Strowman's undefeated streak, Bayley retained the Raw Women's Championship against Charlotte Flair, thus ending Flair's undefeated streak in singles matches at pay-per-views, Neville retained the WWE Cruiserweight Championship against Gentleman Jack Gallagher, and Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson retained the Raw Tag Team Championship against Enzo Amore and Big Cass.

2018[]

Seven matches were contested at the event, including one on the pre-show. In the main event, AJ Styles retained the WWE Championship in a six-pack challenge against Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, and free agent John Cena. On the undercard, Randy Orton defeated Bobby Roode to win his first United States Championship, becoming the eighteenth Grand Slam Champion in the process. Charlotte Flair also retained the SmackDown Women's Championship against Ruby Riott, after which, women's Royal Rumble winner Asuka from the Raw brand made her Fastlane debut to challenge Flair for the title at WrestleMania 34.

Fastlane dates and venues[]

	Raw-branded event		SmackDown-branded event

Event	Date	City	Venue	Main event
Fastlane 2015	February 22, 2015	Memphis, Tennessee	FedEx Forum	Roman Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan for a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania 31
Fastlane 2016	February 21, 2016	Cleveland, Ohio	Quicken Loans Arena	Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Brock Lesnar for a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania 32
Fastlane 2017	March 5, 2017	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	BMO Harris Bradley Center	Kevin Owens (c) vs. Goldberg for the WWE Universal Championship
Fastlane 2018	March 11, 2018	Columbus, Ohio	Nationwide Arena	AJ Styles (c) vs. Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn vs. Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship
Fastlane 2019	March 10, 2019	Cleveland, Ohio	Quicken Loans Arena	The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns) vs. Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley, and Drew McIntyre in a six-man tag team match
Fastlane 2021	March 21, 2021	St. Petersburg, Florida	Tropicana Field	Roman Reigns (c) vs. Daniel Bryan for the WWE Universal Championship with Edge as the special guest enforcer
Fastlane 2023	October 7, 2023	Indianapolis, Indiana	Gainbridge Fieldhouse	Seth Rollins (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in a Last Man Standing Match for the World Heavyweight Championship

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Fastlane
2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2021 • 2023

World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view events
Royal Rumble • Elimination Chamber • Fastlane • WrestleMania • Backlash • Money in the Bank • Extreme Rules • SummerSlam • Hell in a Cell • Crown Jewel • Survivor Series • TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs
Former pay-per-view events
The Wrestling Classic (1985) • This Tuesday in Texas (1991) • King of the Ring (1993-2002) • In Your House (1995-1999) • No Way Out (1998-2012) • Unforgiven (1998-2009) • Over The Edge (1998-1999) • Fully Loaded (1998-2000) • Judgment Day (1998-2009) • Armageddon (1999-2008) • InVasion (2001) • Vengeance (2001-2011) • Cyber Sunday (2004-2008) • New Year's Revolution (2005-2007) • December to Dismember (2006) • Breaking Point (2009) • Bragging Rights (2009-2010) • Fatal 4-Way (2010) • Capitol Punishment (2011) • Night of Champions (2008-2015) • Over The Limit (2010-2012) • Bad Blood (1997-2004) • Roadblock (2016) • Payback (2013-2017) • Battleground (2013-2017) • Great Balls of Fire (2017) • No Mercy (1999–2008, 2016–2017) • Evolution (2018)
Former International pay-per-view events
One Night Only (1997) • Mayhem in Manchester (1998) • Capital Carnage (1998) • No Mercy (UK) (1999) • Rebellion (1999-2002) • Insurrextion (2000-2003) • Global Warning (2002) • Super Show-Down (2018-2021)