{"id":11759,"date":"2016-02-24T13:11:25","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T19:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=11759"},"modified":"2016-02-24T13:41:59","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T19:41:59","slug":"11759","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/02\/24\/11759\/","title":{"rendered":"PPV EVALUATION &#8211; Fast Lane 2016: Best\/Worst Match, Surprise\/Letdown, more; Updated PPV Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3044179384\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE Fastlane is in the books! It was a fairly middle of the road show, but there were two solid bouts and having had the benefit of seeing Raw I&#8217;d say we&#8217;re in for an interesting few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Before we get rolling, I&#8217;ve been asked a bit about the Titus O&#8217;Neil situation. The suspension\u00a0seems strong, but you don&#8217;t mess around with your boss ever, especially on TV, and ESPECIALLY if your boss is Vince McMahon. If Vince high-fives you, you better sell it like you would the Tombstone. Anyway.\u00a0On to the show&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>BEST MATCH \u2013 CHRIS JERICHO VS. A.J. STYLES<\/p>\n<p>This was my favourite of the three match series between the two, and although there were definitely a few moments of seeming miscommunication, in general this was a big thumbs up. I think having Jericho kick out of the Styles clash was an odd booking decision, but Jericho tapping at the end was a major win for Styles. Here&#8217;s hoping we get to see Styles\u00a0and Kevin Owens tear the house down in Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>WORST MATCH \u2013 CURTIS AXEL VS. ADAM ROSE<\/p>\n<p>Why is this on &#8220;pay per view?&#8221; Why were Alberto Del Rio and Kalisto on the pre show? What purpose did this serve? And although it wasn&#8217;t a match, that New Day-Edge &amp;\u00a0Christian segment? Oof. Piles of talent in the ring, but it did nothing for me at all.<\/p>\n<p>BIGGEST SURPRISE \u2013 YOU LOVE ROMAN! SAY IT!<\/p>\n<p>I guess it wasn&#8217;t necessarily a surprise to some, but regardless of how the crowd has been reacting to him, I guess the WWE decided to stay the course and not shake things up for the WrestleMania main event. Even more baffling was Triple H destroying Reigns the next night on Raw, complete with total babyface crowd-pandering. Maybe they&#8217;ve given up on swaying the crowd? Still, I&#8217;m sure the match will be great&#8230; but I think Reigns is going to be entering hostile territory come Dallas.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-577874976\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>BIGGEST LETDOWN \u2013 TREADING WATER<\/p>\n<p>This was an okay show, butt if you missed it you certainly don&#8217;t need to worry. Everything was pretty much just there to get through to the next night, in my opinion. WrestleMania didn&#8217;t see any shake-ups (until Raw that is), but at least I&#8217;m interested to see where they go from here.<\/p>\n<p>BEST QUOTE \u2013 EDGE<\/p>\n<p>The segment was painful, but Edge telling Alberto Del Rio that Edge, who is retired, has done more in the last five years than Del Rio has was funny.<\/p>\n<p>BEST MOVE \u2013 SHIELD POWERBOMB<\/p>\n<p>A nice nod to Ambrose and Reigns&#8217;s past.<\/p>\n<p>BEST MATCH FINISH \u2013 A.J. STYLES VS. CHRIS JERICHO<\/p>\n<p>Jericho&#8217;s job at selling the &#8216;calf crusher&#8217; was outstanding. A great end to the match and possibly to their series?<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-379240856\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>OTHER THOUGHTS<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Alberto Del Rio and Kalisto had a good match on the pre-show. I really wish they&#8217;d do more with Del Rio, as he&#8217;s a great worker and is more than capable of a run at or near the top again.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ryback, Kane, and Big Show beat The Wyatts? Huh. Curious booking for sure. Where does this leave Bray for Mania?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Divas tag was a nice opener. It feels like the division is getting back on track again, and I expect Banks to be involved in something special at WrestleMania.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Kevin Owens and Dolph Ziggler had a fun match, on par with their seemingly dozens of TV outings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; I like that Charlotte retained the Divas Title. Will Brie get a title\u00a0win before she rides off into the sunset, though?<\/p>\n<p>WHAT IT\u2019LL BE REMEMBERED FOR<\/p>\n<p>I suppose the start of the Reigns era after a few (quite a few) bumps in the road? The crowd still simply doesn&#8217;t want to see Roman in the top position, but it looks like that&#8217;s what we&#8217;re getting. Fastlane was a decent show, nothing spectacular. I&#8217;d seek out Jericho vs. Styles and the main event.<\/p>\n<p>Follow me <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nathankyght\" target=\"_blank\">@nathankyght<\/a>. We&#8217;ll retweet things, tell jokes. It&#8217;ll be grand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATED 2016 PPV EVALUATION RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 \u2013 WWE ROYAL RUMBLE (2016-01-24)<br \/>\n2 &#8211; WWE FASTLANE (2016-02-21)<br \/>\n3\u00a0\u2013 TNA ONE NIGHT ONLY LIVE! (2016-01-08)<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-222935693\"><div id=\"pwtor-320810290\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE Fastlane is in the books! 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