WWE News: New Women’s Division Matchup Confirmed for WWE Fastlane PPV
Mar 8, 2018 at 1:34 PM
The Fastlane PPV is the final one before the Wrestlemania show. It would also mark the last brand-exclusive event in the calendar of the WWE since all of them will be co-branded from the biggest event of the year onwards.
From this perspective, the event on this Sunday is going to be indeed special, hosted by the blue brand.
All the championships present on WWE Smackdown Live will be on the line, as confirmed by the brand, much earlier.
Also, a singles match has been confirmed to take place between Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev. Also, another women’s division matchup has been confirmed in the official website of the WWE to make it a decent match card, overall.
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED! @NatByNature & @CarmellaWWE vs. @BeckyLynchWWE & @NaomiWWE THIS SUNDAY at #WWEFastlane! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/4aJLcoz5vo
— WWE (@WWE) March 7, 2018
On this week’s episode of Smackdown Live, Carmella came back on WWE TV after being sidelined for the last few weeks. By virtue of a confrontation against Becky Lynch, she received a match on the show.
It was after a long time that she wrestled on a taped show. The audience did miss this her, a lot. Unfortunately, the match result did not go in her favour.
Despite punishing Becky Lynch for the most part of the matchup, Carmella suffered the pendant moves from her opponent. In the finishing segment, she got trapped into the arm-bar and was forced to tap out. This loss made Naomi, Becky’s friend, delighted at the backstage area.
So, a heel in the form of Natalya confronted her to have a heated conversation. It allowed Naomi to suggest for a tag team match at the Fastlane PPV. The Queen of Harts will get the chance to team up with Miss Money in the Bank to seek redemption against the Irish Lass-kicker.
Later, this match was made official for the PPV on WWE.com,
“As The Road to WrestleMania kicks into overdrive, former SmackDown Women’s Champions Becky Lynch and Naomi will join forces against another former SmackDown Women’s Champion, Natalya, & the first-ever Ms Money in the Bank winner, Carmella, in a tag team match at WWE Fastlane.
Who will walk out of Sunday’s pay-per-view surging toward WrestleMania? Find out when the SmackDown LIVE exclusive pay-per-view streams live, this Sunday at 8 ET/5 PT on the award-winning WWE Network.”
The prime women’s division match at the Fastlane event will be the title match between Charlotte Flair and Ruby Riott. This particular tag team contest appeared out of nowhere and no storyline which is why the fans might not connect to it, that much. Still, we expect it to be an entertainer when Fastlane comes live on this Sunday from Columbus, Ohio.
Meanwhile, this is the full match card of the evening,
Six-Pack Challenge for the WWE Title
John Cena vs. Sami Zayn vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Kevin Owens vs. Baron Corbin vs. AJ Styles
WWE United States Title Match
Randy Orton vs. Bobby Roode
SmackDown Tag Team Title Match
The New Day vs. The Usos
SmackDown Women’s Title Match
Ruby Riott vs. Charlotte Flair
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Rusev
Women’s Division Tag Team Match
Becky Lynch and Naomi vs. Natalya and Carmella