10 WWE Fastlane 2018 Impulse Reactions
4. The Queen Sh*tty
It would be terse to pick on a passable match because of one flub in the middle, but the crowd's indifference to a miscommunicated suplex spot between the pair at the halfway point summed up the wider problem in promoting Ruby Riott as a viable threat in the first place.
Without a terrifying John Cena promo to cast doubt upon a nailed on result, the women struggled to assemble a believable argument for the Challenger dethroning 'The Queen' on television beforehand, and in the match itself. It wasn't for the lack of trying in the match itself. The pair took to the floor to try and raise the roof, but few were biting on anything other than a Charlotte win - not least because most had predicted her next foe and wanted their dreams realised in the aftermath. But more on that later.
As it was, The Riott Squad failed again as chaos-causers, whilst Becky Lynch and Naomi were as ineffective running interference as they were in their match earlier on the card. All five pretenders were literally hurried out of shot as Flair prepared for her 'Mania match to materialise - they've been extras since the programme began.