10 Things WWE Regrets About Fastlane
5. A Hot Mess Of A Last-Minute Undercard
In which WWE literally doubled down on one of its weirdest tropes.
Whether through poor pacing, the last-minute realisation that a crowd needs cooling down, or pure ineptitude, WWE has in its recent past presented an unadvertised five-minute nothing match on PPV. Unadvertised with good reason; few prior to Royal Rumble 2019 wanted to see Chad Gable and Bobby Roode Vs. Scott Dawson and...Rezar on what was already scheduled to be a marathon of a show.
WWE ran two unadvertised nothing matches at Fastlane '17 in what was a very unhelpful reminder that the midcard had nothing to do, weeks ahead of WWE's so-called "season finale" - nor anything to offer, in the case of Jinder Mahal. We'd be kind to WWE - its ridiculous schedule is closer to soap opera than prestige television - but since Stephanie McMahon compares the product to something loftier than that, f*cking Shakespeare, we won't.
"Earlier that night", Jinder Mahal told Rusev that he fancied his chances in singles competition. Then General Manager Mick Foley granted both Mahal and Rusev the opportunity - and just imagine being at that arena, and expecting to watch a pay-per-view - which manifested as a boring Cesaro match, Jesus Christ, and Big Show's glorified burial of the Bulgarian Brute.
WWE is d*mn lucky Pitbull leant the absolute banger that is 'Green Light' to promote WrestleMania 33, because without it, we would have remained decidedly un-pumped for the occasion.