WWE Fastlane 2018: 10 Things That Must Happen

10. Nakamura Vs. Rusev Opens The Show

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Aside from that hot confrontation with AJ Styles at Money In The Bank, some decent matches against John Cena and Randy Orton, and that Royal Rumble win, Shinsuke Nakamura has been booked terribly on WWE's main roster.

The latest example of this comes at Fastlane when the number one contender for the WWE Title warms up for WrestleMania by facing a floundering mid-carder creative seemingly can't decide on as a heel or babyface. After weeks/months of delighting fans with his comedic approach, Rusev is now the natural villain against Nakamura.

That doesn't make any sense, so it'd be wise to get this match out of the way early.

Hearing fans pop for Shinsuke's entrance will be the highlight here. Again, this seems like a match WWE had planned for an episode of SmackDown after Fastlane, only to realise that they were a few short for the pay-per-view.

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