WWE: Ranking Every PPV from 2016

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15. Fastlane

Oof. Fastlane. The final PPV before WrestleMania 32 had basically no redeeming qualities as it was a disappointment through and through. Let’s take a look at some of the biggest lowlights.

First of all, United States Champion Kalisto faced off against Alberto Del Rio in a 2 out of 3 falls match. That in itself is not a lowlight, in fact the match was excellent. The problem is that it was put on the pre-show. A title defense with a stipulation that we see only sparingly in WWE was put on the pre-show. This odd decision was just the beginning to a night that had plenty of head-scratching and downright awful moments.

The Wyatt Family took on the team of Big Show, Kane, and Ryback, and for some reason Team Big Show came out on top. A team that was randomly thrown together for the sake of facing the Wyatts actually beat them, even though they had essentially nothing to gain from it.

Then, a match took place that would go on to exemplify the quality of the PPV as a whole. R Truth and Curtis Axel had an impromptu match, directly before the main event no less, with absolutely no explanation. Two lower-card talents who are usually found on Main Event or Superstars more or less served as the co-main event. That is ludicrous.

The night ended with a triple threat match between Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar, and Dean Ambrose to determine the number one contender for Triple H’s WWE World Heavyweight championship at WrestleMania. This was during the peak of Reigns’ mega-push that almost no one was behind, so although the match itself wasn’t bad, everyone and their mother knew the result.

Overall, there was really nothing good about Fastlane. 2016 had some great moments, but exactly zero of them occurred at this transitional PPV that took place before Mania.