John Cena has a friend to ride with on the road to WWE Fastlane. Cena teams with LA Knight to battle the Bloodline's Solo Sikoa and Jimmy Uso at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Saturday night.
Cena and AJ Styles vs. Sikoa and Uso was teased as one of
Fastlane's main events, but The Bloodline removed Styles from the equation.
Cena, a 16-time world champion, found a formidable replacement in Knight, one
of the company's fastest-rising stars. Speaking of The Bloodline, former group
member Jey Uso is one of the greatest tag team wrestlers in WWE history. Uso
teams with Cody Rhodes to challenge Damian Priest and Finn Balor for the
undisputed tag team championships.
Payback is in the past but things are far from settled
between Seth Rollins and Shinsuke Nakamura. The bitter rivals meet in a world
heavyweight championship rematch under Last Man Standing stipulations. The
winner is declared only once their opponent fails to answer the referee's
10-count.
The card also has two more intriguing matchups set to take
place. The WWE women's championship is on the line when IYO SKY takes on both
Asuka and Charlotte Flair in a triple threat match. SKY earned the title after
cashing in her Money in the Bank contract against Asuka at SummerSlam.
Ironically enough, that was also a triple threat match involving Flair. Plus,
an interesting tag match is scheduled when LWO takes on Bobby Lashley and the
Street Profits.
Take a look below at the confirmed matches for Fastlane. The
event streams live on Peacock on Oct. 7 with the main card starting at 8 p.m.
ET.
2023 WWE Fastlane matches
John Cena & LA Knight vs. The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa
& Jimmy Uso): Cena was stranded on the island of relevancy when LA Knight
came along with a lifeboat. The framework was set for a massive tag team match
pitting Cena and AJ Styles against Sikoa and Uso. The Bloodline forced the
disadvantage by attacking and hospitalizing Styles with a backstage attack.
Cena already signed the contract for Fastlane, meaning he would need to find a
partner or go at it alone against Sikoa and Uso in a handicap match. As The
Bloodline were attacking Cena the following week, Knight made the save and
signed his own name to the contract as Cena's partner.
World Heavyweight Championship -- Seth Rollins (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (Last Man Standing match): It's been a long, long time since Nakamura has looked this dangerous. "The King of Strong Style" has rekindled a killer instinct that led to a competitive match against Rollins at Payback. Nakamura fell short in his pursuit of the title, but his mind games spurred Rollins into wagering the world heavyweight title a second time. Rollins and Nakamura look to settle the score for good in a grueling Last Man Standing match at Fastlane.
WWE Women's Championship -- IYO SKY (c) vs. Asuka vs.
Charlotte Flair: It seemed that Flair was set to challenge SKY one-on-one after
beating Bayley on SmackDown. As Damage CTRL was about to pounce on Flair after
the match, Asuka ran in to make the save. A frustrated Bayley then declared --
without SKY's input -- that both Asuka and Flair could challenge for the WWE
women's championship.
Undisputed Tag Team Championships -- Judgement Day (Damian
Priest and Finn Balor) (c) vs. Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso: Rhodes was instrumental
in bringing Uso from SmackDown to Raw. Uso is short on friends but he counts
Rhodes among them. The Judgement Day's failed attempts to recruit Uso have led
to ongoing turmoil between the two sides. It was announced on the Oct. 2
episode of Raw that Uso and Rhodes will challenge Priest and Balor for the
undisputed tag team titles.
LWO (Rey Mysterio, Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde and/or Cruz Del Toro) vs. Bobby Lashley and Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford): The new trio of Lashley and Street Profits are out to establish themselves as SmackDown's number one stable. Their hostile takeover has put them at odds with LWO. A six-man tag team match is scheduled for Fastlane. Three members of LWO, yet to be determined, will take on Lashley and the Street Profits.
Catch all of the matches live on WWE channel (GOtv ch. 68) at 1am on Sunday. You can rewatch at 8am, 1pm and 6pm respectively on the same channel. Stay connected or upgrade to GOtv Supa+ to enjoy all the wrestling action this month. Download the MyGOtv app or dial *288# to subscribe, renew or upgrade your subscription.
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