7 Biggest Missed Opportunities From WWE Elimination Chamber 2019

5. Disregarding Fastlane

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As far as the Raw Women's Championship goes, it seems like WWE can't see anything other than the dollar signs all over the title's role at WrestleMania. While that is relatively understandable, given the magnitude of what we could witness on the 'Grandest Stage Of Them All', the company shouldn't be letting that excitement dilute their own product - especially on the Road to WrestleMania.

Not satisfied with making the Women's Championship match at Elimination Chamber feel completely redundant, the powers-that-be have taken it one step further by completely disregarding their next PPV altogether.

Following Ronda Rosuey's swift victory over Ruby Riott, Michael Cole confirmed on commentary that we would officially see Ronda vs. Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania, ignoring the fact that Fastlane comes first. Does this mean that we won't see the Raw Women's Championship defended at the event? Moreover, even if that is the case, what is the point in confirming it so early? All it has managed to do is show us WWE's hand early while completely disregarding the importance of Fastlane.

We know that nothing really matters other than the inevitable Triple Threat Match for the title at 'Mania but the product shouldn't reflect that at this stage. It's the creative team's purpose to make us believe that anything can happen in WWE but, right now, it's all gotten very on-the-nose, which ultimately makes it seem all the more predictable.

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