Top 5 Matches in WWE Fastlane history
WWE Fastlane has a history of being one of those pay-per-view events that is thrown in between the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania as a "throwaway" style event to bridge the gap between matches, storylines and angles to lead into WrestleMania. Essentially, this is the last stop on the "Road to WrestleMania".
While many wrestling fans within the WWE Universe may feel this show provides little to no purpose, given its predictable nature on how certain matches would end, that doesn't mean the event is without some great matches. Today, I am here to talk about five matches that are important to check out and leave the proverbial thumbprint on the history of WWE Fastlane. Without any further ado, let's get started with number five on our countdown.
#5 "United States Championship Match" - Randy Orton vs. Bobby Roode (Fastlane 2018)
This served as a great undercard match for last year's WWE Fastlane that showcased the brilliance of both WWE Superstars, along with the fact that Roode and Orton have amazing in-ring chemistry together. The match was put together following a top ten list that was put together where Roode and Orton were ranked #5 and #9 respectively.
Jinder Mahal and the Singh Bros made fun of this, which resulted in a brawl where Orton and Roode took out all three men. After this, SmackDown Live Commissioner Shane McMahon booked a match between Bobby Roode and Randy Orton for the United States Championship.
Coincidentally, this was the one title that Orton had never won in his WWE career. Roode felt he had something to prove against Orton; he had to beat Orton to show the world that he was the greatest and the best United States Champion of all-time.
The match was well paced and was truly a classic match where both WWE Superstars took each to their very limit and beyond. "The Apex Predator" would catch Bobby Roode off the top rope with a mid-air RKO to finish off Roode and become the newly crowned WWE United States Champion.
Orton had done it and captured every single championship in his career. He would go on to defend his WWE United States Championship at WrestleMania 34 in a Fatal 4-Way Match against Bobby Roode, Jinder Mahal and Rusev.