2021 WWE FASTLANE PPV PARTICIPANTS’ PPV HISTORY

Since I do the blogs looking at every Pay-Per-View every month, I thought I would do one looking at WWE Fastlane. To see the entire history of Fastlane, visit the Fastlane HERE. And for any feedback or comments about this, comment below or tweet me (@hbkid718). Thanks.

This is the 1^st Fastlane PPV since 2019. Even though there was no Fastlane in 2020, if they wrestled in 2019 & will be wrestling again in 2021, I will count it as back-to-back Fastlane events. This will be the 1^st Fastlane since 2017 that the WWE Championship will not be defended, the 1^st PPV of 2021, the 1^st PPV since Survivor Series on November 22, 2021 that the WWE Championship was defended, but the 1^st time since Payback on August 30, 2020 that the WWE Champion didn’t wrestle on PPV. This will be the 2^nd PPV in a row in 2021 to not have a Women’s Championship Match & the 1^st Fastlane in History to not have a Women’s Championship Match, ending a streak of the Women’s Championship being the only Championship to be defended at every Fastlane event. This will be the 3^rd PPV in a row to not have a Tag Team Championship Match on it & the 1^st Fastlane since 2016 to not have one.

Since no Kickoff Match has been announced, here are the facts about it. The wrestlers on the roster to wrestle on a Kickoff Match are Big E, Xavier Woods, Shinsuke Nakamura (2019), Shelton Benjamin, Chad Gable, & Mojo Rawley (2018), Akira Tozawa (2017), & Kalisto (2016). The only title to be defended on a Fastlane Kickoff Match was the United States Championship in 2016.

Since the Opening Match has not been announced, here are the facts about it. The wrestlers on the roster to wrestle in a Opening Match are: Jey Uso, Shane McMahon, & The Miz (2019), Shinsuke Nakamura (2018), Sami Zayn (2017), Sasha Banks, Naomi, & Tamina (2016), Seth Rollins & Dolph Ziggler (2015). The only Championship to be defended in an Opening Match was the Smackdown Tag Team Championship in 2019.

WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: DANIEL BRYAN VS WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPION ROMAN REIGNS WITH SPECIAL ENFORCER: EDGE

Daniel Bryan VS Roman Reigns will be the 3^rd Universal Championship Match of 2021, the 1^st since Elimination Chamber on February 21, & the 3^rd PPV in a row in 2021. It will be the 4^th WWE or Universal Championship Match at Fastlane, the 2^nd Fastlane in a row, but the 1^st Universal Championship Match since Goldberg VS Kevin Owens in 2017, making this the 1^st time in Fastlane History that Kevin Owens is not wrestling in a WWE or Universal Championship Match, as he wrestled in a 6-Pack Match in 2018 & a Triple Threat Match in 2019 for the WWE Championship. This will be Daniel Bryan’s 3^rd Fastlane & 2^nd in a row, his 2^nd WWE or Universal Championship Match at Fastlane in a row, his 3^rd PPV in a row in 2021, & his 2^nd Universal Championship Match in a row in 2021. This will be Roman Reigns’ 5^th Fastlane match, giving him the most Fastlane Matches in History, & his 2^nd in a row, but will be his 1^st ever WWE or Universal Championship Match at Fastlane. It will be his 3^rd PPV in a row in 2021. Daniel Bryan at Fastlane will be Roman Reigns’ 8^th Universal Championship Defense, giving him the most Universal Championship Defenses in History, surpassing Kevin Owens, Brock Lesnar, & Seth Rollins who all had 7 Defenses. As of Fastlane, Roman Reigns’ Universal Championship Reign has lasted 204 Days, which is the 2^nd Longest of All-Time after Brock Lesnar’s 1^st Reign (4/2/17 – 8/19/18), which lasted 503 Days. This will be the 1^st match ever to take place multiple times at Fastlane after they wrestled each other in 2015, & is the 5^th 1-on-1 Match between them after Smackdown on May 31, 2013 (won by Reigns by Disqualification), Raw on September 16, 2013 (won by Bryan), Fastlane on February 22, 2015 (won by Reigns), & Elimination Chamber on February 21 (won by Reigns), so Bryan has won 1 & Reigns has won 3, making this the 2^nd or 3^rd match to be re-matched from Elimination Chamber. Edge will be the 1^st time ever that there was a Special Enforcer at Fastlane, the 1^st Special Enforcer since Elias was Special Enforcer for Roman Reigns VS The B-Team on Smackdown on April 30, 2019, & the 1^st on PPV since John Laurinaitis at the Royal Rumble for CM Punk VS Dolph Ziggler on January 29, 2012, which was the last time there was a Special Enforcer for a WWE or World Championship Match. This will be the 3^rd WWE or Universal Championship Match to main event a Fastlane & 1^st since 2018, but 2^nd Universal Championship Match & 1^st since 2017. This will be Daniel Bryan’s 2^nd Fastlane main event & the 1^st since 2015, making Bryan VS Reigns the only match to main event Fastlane twice. It will be Roman Reigns’ 4^th Fastlane main event, which is the most in Fastlane History & his 2^nd in a row, making it the 3^rd time in a row that someone wrestled in back-to-back Fastlane events (Kevin Owens in 2017 & 2018 & King Corbin in 2018 & 2019). The Universal Championship has never changed hands in 2021, but has changed once at Fastlane, in 2017, when Goldberg defeated Kevin Owens. It has changed hands 15 times in History. If Daniel Bryan wins, he would be the 5^th to be both WWE & Universal Champion, after Roman Reigns, Bray Wyatt, Brock Lesnar, & Seth Rollins, but the 1^st in History to be World Heavyweight, WWE, & Universal Champion, as well as United States & Intercontinental Champion.

Daniel Bryan (1-1-0)

1. Lost to Roman Reigns in a WWE World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender’s Match (2/22/15)
2. Defeated Mustafa Ali & Kevin Owens in a Triple Threat Match to retain the WWE Championship (3/10/19)

Roman Reigns (4-0-0)

1. Defeated Daniel Bryan in a WWE World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender’s Match (2/22/15)
2. Defeated Dean Ambrose & Brock Lesnar in a WWE World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender’s Triple Threat Match (2/21/16)
3. Defeated Braun Strowman (3/5/17)
4. With Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins as The Shield defeated Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley, & Drew McIntyre in a 6-Man Tag Team Match (3/10/19)

WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION BIG E VS APOLLO CREWS

Big E VS Apollo Crews will be the 6^th Intercontinental Championship Match of 2021, the 1^st since Smackdown on March 12, & the 1^st on PPV since the Triple Threat Ladder Match between Jeff Hardy, AJ Styles, & Sami Zayn at Clash of Champions on September 27, 2020. It will be the 3^rd at Fastlane & 1^st since Kevin Owens defeated Dolph Ziggler to retain the title in 2016. This will be Big E’s 2^nd Fastlane event in a row, but 1^st ever Singles Match or Title Match at Fastlane. This will be Big E’s 1^st PPV since the Royal Rumble on January 31, his 1^st Singles Match on PPV since he defeated Sheamus at Payback on August 30, 2020, & the 1^st time he is defending the Intercontinental Championship on PPV since he defeated Jack Swagger at Elimination Chamber on February 23, 2014. Apollo Crews will be Big E’s 7^th Intercontinental Championship Defense, so if he would lose, he would be the 1^st since William Regal who lost to Rob Van Dam at WrestleMania 18 on March 17, 2002 to lose in his 7^th Defense. As of Fastlane, Big E’s Intercontinental Championship Reign has lasted 86 Days, so if he loses, he would be the 1^st ever to lose in 86 Days. This will be Apollo Crews’ Fastlane debut, his 1^st PPV since the Battle Royal at Survivor Series on November 22, 2020, & his 1^st Singles Match on PPV since he lost to Bobby Lashley for the United States Championship at Clash of Champions on September 27, 2020. This will be the 3^rd 1-on-1 Match between Big E & Crews after Smackdown on January 8, 2021 (won by E) & January 22, 2021 (won by Crews by Disqualification), so E has won 1 & Crews has won 1. This would be the 1^st Intercontinental Title Change of 2021, the 1^st on PPV since Sami Zayn won the Ladder Match at Clash of Champions on September 27, 2021, the 1^st ever to take place at Fastlane, & the 180^th of All-Time. If Crews wins, he will be the 1^st to be both the United States & Intercontinental Championship since Jeff Hardy in 2020 & the 26^th in History. He will be the 1^st first time Champion since AJ Styles in 2020.

Big E (1-0-0)

1. With Xavier Woods as The New Day defeated Shinsuke Nakamura & Rusev in a Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (3/10/19)

Apollo Crews (0-0-0)

This will be Apollo Crews’ Fastlane debut

WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPION RIDDLE VS MUSTAFA ALI

Riddle VS Mustafa Ali will be the 5^th United States Championship Match of 2021, the 1^st since Raw on March 15, & the 2^nd PPV in a row in 2021. It will be the 5^th at Fastlane & 3^rd in a row. It will be Riddle’s Fastlane debut & his 3^rd PPV in a row in 2021. It will be his 1^st 1-on-1 Match on PPV since he defeated King Corbin at Payback on August 30, 2020. Mustafa Ali will be Riddle’s 2^nd United States Championship Defense, so if he would lose, he would be the 1^st to be Ricochet who lost to AJ Styles at Extreme Rules on July 14, 2019 to lose in his 2^nd Defense. As of Fastlane, Riddle’s United States Championship Reign has lasted 28 Days, so if he would lose he would be the 4^th United States Champion to lose in 28 Days after Zack Ryder (12/18/11 – 1/16/12), Seth Rollins (8/23/15 – 9/20/15), & Kevin Owens’ 1^st Reign (4/2/17 – 4/30/17). It will be Mustafa Ali’s 2^nd Fastlane in a row & 1^st 1-on-1 Match at Fastlane. It will be his 3^rd PPV in a row in 2021 & will be only his 4^th 1-on-1 Match on PPV after he lost to Cedric Alexander at WrestleMania 34 on April 8, 2018, lost to Murphy at Survivor Series on November 18, 2018 & lost to Randy Orton at Hell In A Cell on October 6, 2019. This will be the 3^rd 1-on-1 Match between them after Raw on March 1 (won by Ali) & Raw on March 15 (won by Riddle), so they each have won 1 match. This is the 2^nd PPV in a row that a match took place on Raw & then re-matched on PPV the following week after the Gauntlet Match on Raw on February 15 & Elimination Chamber on February 21. The United States Championship has changed once in 2021 at Elimination Chamber on February 21, & has changed hands once at Fastlane, in 2018, when Randy Orton defeated Bobby Roode, & will be the 75^th of All-Time. If Ali wins, he would be the 2^nd 1^st time Champion in a row & the 2^nd wrestler in a row to win the United States Championship as his 1^st title on the main roster, not counting NXT. He would be the 1^st United States Champion since Apollo Crews to win the United States Title as his 1^st ever title, counting NXT.

Riddle (0-0-0)

This will be Riddle’s Fastlane debut

Mustafa Ali (0-1-0)

1. Lost to WWE Champion Daniel Bryan along with Kevin Owens in a Triple Threat Match (3/10/19)

WWE WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIOSHIP MATCH: WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPION SASHA BANKS & BIANCA BELAIR VS WWE WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS SHAYNA BASZLER & NIA JAX

Sasha Banks & Bianca Belair VS Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax will be the 5^th Women’s Tag Team Championship Match of 2021, the 1^st since Raw on March 8, & the 3^rd PPV in a row. It will be the 2^nd Women’s Tag Team Championship Match in a row at Fastlane. This will be Sasha Banks’ 4^th Fastlane & 2^nd in a row, & her 2^nd Women’s Tag Team Championship Match in a row at Fastlane. It will be her 3^rd PPV in a row in 2021. This will be Bianca Belair’s Fastlane debut & her 3^rd PPV in a row in 2021. This will be Shayna Baszler’s Fastlane debut & 3^rd PPV in a row in 2021. This will be Nia Jax’s 3^rd Fastlane event, 2^nd in a row, & 2^nd Women’s Team Championship Match in a row & her 3^rd PPV in a row in 2021. Sasha Banks & Nia Jax are the only wrestlers to be in both Women’s Tag Team Championship Matches at Fastlane, as Banks & Bayley defeated Jax & Tamina in 2019. They also wrestled in a Singles Match in 2017, as Banks defeated Jax, making them the only women to wrestle each other multiple times at Fastlane. Banks & Belair will be Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax’s 4^th Women’s Tag Team Championship Match Defense, so if they would have lost, it would be the 2^nd time they lost the titles in their 4^th Defense, as they lost to Asuka & Charlotte Flair at TLC on December 20, 2020, & would join the list of every Women’s Tag Team Champion except for Banks & Bayley’s 2 Reigns (1^st Reign ended in 2 Defenses & 2^nd Reign in 5 Defenses) & The Kabuki Warriors (5 Defenses) to lose in 4 Defenses. As of Fastlane, Baszler & Jax’s Women’s Tag Team Championship Reign has lasted 50 Days, so if they would lose, they would be the 1^st ever to lose the title in 50 Days, & they would have the 3^rd Shortest Reign of All-Time after Banks & Bayley’s 1^st Reign (49 Days, 2/17/19 – 4/7/19) & Asuka & Flair (41 Days, 12/20/20 – 1/31/21). This will be the 2^nd or 3^rd match to be re-matched from Elimination Chamber, as Baszler & Jax defeated Banks & Belair on February 21, 2021. It would be the 2^nd Women’s Tag Team Title Change of 2021, the 1^st since the Royal Rumble on January 31, the 1^st ever at Fastlane, & the 10^th of All-Time. If they win, Banks will be the 1^st ever 3-time Women’s Tag Team Champion, the 1^st since Asuka to hold both a Women’s Title & the Women’s Tag Team Titles, & Belair would be the 1^st since Charlotte Flair to win the Women’s Tag Team Championship for the 1^st time, & 1^st since Nikki Cross to win a Women’s Tag Team Championship as their 1^st Championship in WWE.

Sasha Banks (3-0-0)

1. With Becky Lynch defeated Team B.A.D. (Naomi & Tamina) (2/21/16)
2. Defeated Nia Jax (3/5/17)
3. With Bayley defeated Nia Jax & Tamina to retain the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship (3/10/19)

Bianca Belair (0-0-0)

This will be Bianca Belair’s Fastlane debut

Shayna Baszler (0-0-0)

This will be Shayna Baszler’s Fastlane debut

Nia Jax (0-2-0)

1. Lost to Sasha Banks (3/5/17)
2. With Tamina lost to WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks & Bayley (3/10/19)

NO HOLDS BARRED MATCH: DREW MCINTYRE VS SHEAMUS

Drew McIntyre VS Sheamus will be the 4^th No Holds Barred, No Disqualification Street Fight of 2021, 1^st since McIntyre VS Sheamus on March 8, & will be the 1^st ever No Holds Barred Match in Fastlane History. It will be McIntyre’s 2^nd Fastlane in a row & his 1^st Singles Match at Fastlane. It will be his 3^rd PPV in a row in 2021, his 1^st Non-Title Match on PPV since the Royal Rumble on January 26, 2020, & his 1^st Non-Title Singles Match on PPV since he lost to Roman Reigns at Stomping Grounds on June 23, 2019. It will be McIntyre’s 8^th No Holds Barred Match in his Career & 1^st since Raw on March 8, giving him a No Holds Barred Record of 5-1-1. This will be Sheamus’ 2^nd Fastlane in a row & his 1^st Singles Match at Fastlane. It will be his 3^rd PPV in a row in 2021. It will be Sheamus’ 11^th No Holds Barred Match in his Career, with his last match being the No Contest on Raw on March 8, giving him a No Holds Barred Match Record of 8-1-1. This will be the 5^th 1-on-1 Match between them, after Tribute to the Troops on December 13, 2011 (won by Sheamus), Smackdown on January 27, 2012 (won by Sheamus), Raw on March 1, 2021 (won by McIntyre), & Raw on March 8, 2021 (ended in a NC), so McIntyre has won 1, Sheamus has won 2, & 1 ended in a No Contest.

Drew McIntyre (0-1-0)

1. With Baron Corbin & Bobby Lashley lost to The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, & Seth Rollins) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match (3/10/19)

Sheamus (1-0-0)

1. With Cesaro as The Bar defeated Kofi Kingston in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match (3/10/19)

INTERGENDER MATCH: RANDY ORTON VS ALEXA BLISS

Randy Orton VS Alexa Bliss will be the 3^rd Intergender Match of 2021, the 1^st since a 6-Person Tag Team Match on Smackdown, & the 1^st ever at Fastlane. It will be the 1^st Intergender Match on PPV since Kofi Kingston & Mickie James VS Santino Marella & Beth Phoenix at SummerSlam on August 17, 2008. This will be Randy Orton’s 2^nd Fastlane & 1^st since 2018. It will be his 3^rd PPV in a row in 2021. This will be Alexa Bliss’ Fastlane debut, her 1^st match overall since she defeated Nikki Cross on Raw on February 1, 2021, 1^st PPV since the Royal Rumble on January 31, & her 1^st Singles Match on PPV since she lost to Bayley at Stomping Grounds on June 23, 2019. It will be both Orton & Bliss’ 1^st ever Intergender Match.

Randy Orton (1-0-0)

1. Defeated WWE United States Champion Bobby Roode to win the title (3/11/18)

Alexa Bliss (0-0-0)

This will be Bliss’ Fastlane debut

SHINSUKE NAKAMURA VS SETH ROLLINS

Shinsuke Nakamura VS Seth Rollins was Nakamura’s 3^rd Fastlane PPV in a row & his 1^st Singles Match at Fastlane since 2018. It is his 1^st PPV since the Royal Rumble on January 31 & his 1^st Singles Match on PPV since he defeated The Miz at Clash of Champions on September 19, 2019. It will be Seth Rollins’ 3^rd Fastlane PPV & 2^nd in a row & his 1^st ever Singles Match at Fastlane. He has only wrestled in 6-Man Tag Team Matches at Fastlane. It will be his 1^st PPV match & match overall since the Royal Rumble on January 31, his 1^st Singles Match since he lost to Murphy on Smackdown on November 20, 2020 & 1^st on PPV since he defeated Dominik Mysterio in a Street Fight at SummerSlam on August 23, 2020. It will be their 3^rd 1-on-1 Match against each other after Survivor Series on November 18, 2018, which was won by Rollins & Smackdown on October 4, 2019, which ended in a No Contest, so Rollins has won 1, Nakamura has won 0, & 1 ended in a No Contest.

Shinsuke Nakamura (1-1-0)

1. Defeated Rusev (3/11/18)
2. With Rusev lost to The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods) in a Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (3/10/19)

Seth Rollins (2-0-0)

1. With The Big Show & Kane as The Authority defeated Erick Rowan, Ryback, & Dolph Ziggler in a 6-Man Tag Team Match (2/22/15)
2. With Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns as The Shield defeated Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley, & Drew McIntyre in a 6-Man Tag Team Match (3/10/19)

BRAUN STROWMAN VS SHANE MCMAHON

This will be Braun Strowman’s 3^rd Fastlane & 1^st since 2017, his 1^st PPV since the Royal Rumble on January 31, & his 1^st Singles Match on PPV since he lost to Bray Wyatt at SummerSlam on August 23, 2020. It will be Shane McMahon’s 2^nd Fastlane in a row, his 1^st match overall since he lost to Kevin Owens on Smackdown in a Ladder Match on October 4, 2019, & his 1^st on PPV since he lost to Owens at SummerSlam on August 11, 2019.

Braun Strowman (0-2-0)

1. With Luke Harper & Erick Rowan as The Wyatt Family lost to The Big Show, Kane, & Ryback in a 6-Man Tag Team Match (2/21/16)
2. Lost to Roman Reigns (3/5/17)

Shane McMahon (0-1-0)

1. With The Miz lost to WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Usos (Jey & Jimmy Uso) (3/10/19)