10 Things That Must Happen Ahead Of WWE Fastlane 2017
7. Bayley Needs To Look Strong
After beating Charlotte to win the Raw’s Women’s Championship this past week, Bayley’s on top of the world.
However, she’s also probably going to have to face Charlotte at the upcoming PPV, with the former champion due her obligatory rematch. Usually, the smart money would make Bayley the favourite, seeing as she’s only just won the belt. But Charlotte’s record as the Queen of PPV—16 back-to-back wins and counting—throws that theory into doubt.
The company are unlikely to want to sacrifice that streak at a B-level show like Fastlane, so it’s starting to look likely that Charlotte will regain her title at the 5 March PPV.
So, in order to protect Bayley in the longer-term, it’s important that she’s made to look strong heading into the show. A couple of shaky weeks as champion, followed by a PPV loss of the title that she only just won so recently would reflect pretty terribly and risk undoing all of the good work that was done with her winning the gold in the first place.
A win or two over Dana Brooke could be on the cards. Though, given Brooke's standing, it's debatable as to whether or not that would even mean anything at this point...