Giving Every Fastlane Match A Letter Grade by @McIcverTheMark
Akira Tozawa & Rich Swann vs The Brian Kendrick and Noam Dar
Prediction: Tozawa and Swann
Result: Swann pins Dar after hitting Phoenix Splash
Grade: C
Thoughts: For what this was, which was a filler cruiserweight match for the kickoff show, it was fine. Did exactly what it needed to do without being terrible. The double suicide dive spot was great, the actual in ring work was decent as you’d expect with those involved and a fantastic phoenix splash to end everything with. However- why should we care? I know we’ve literally been saying this since the Cruiserweights debuted but until we’ve been given a reason to care about anyone apart from Neville or Jack Gallagher then this division will continue to flounder. Tozawa is absolutely incredible though. HA!
Main Show
Sami Zayn vs Samoa Joe
Prediction: Samoa Joe
Result: Sami Zayn passes out
Grade: B+
Thoughts: I mean…who didn’t think this was going to be great? Two of the best workers in the world, never mind just in the WWE, putting on a fantastic show on the opener of Fastlane. The right hand by Joe at the start, the incredible Blue-Thunder Bomb out of nowhere by Sami then the finish which was booked excellently. It simultaneously makes Joe look like a…Destroyer whilst also showing the fight of Sami by making him never truly give up. The only thing that hurt this was the time it was given; it would have been much better if it had been an extra five – seven minutes but that’s just a biased fans opinion. The only question that comes out of this match; what’s next for both men? I wouldn’t complain if they faced each other at Mania but I seriously doubt they’re going to face off at the grandest stage of them all. So, it will be very interesting in the upcoming weeks to see what happens. But overall; fantastic start.
Enzo and Cass vs The Club- WWE Raw Tag Team Title Match
Prediction: Gallows and Anderson
Result: Karl Anderson pins Enzo Amore
Grade: C
Thoughts: Enzo and Cass have a fantastic hot tag. Karl Anderson is amazing and will most likely have a fantastic singles run when given the chance. Apart from that…I have no idea what else to say. This was incredibly, incredibly predictable and the match never really got going into a high-speed (The irony of this occurring on Fastlane is amazing). The finish was a generic heels doing heel things ending and just…yeah. I literally have nothing else to contribute- Enzo and Cass used to be fantastic but over the past few months; they’ve just became annoying. Completely and totally annoying- only being used to shill merch and catchphrases. A damn shame.
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