AJ Styles
AJ Styles came out victorious on Sunday, after Fastlane 2018. Despite having to face five other challengers, he retained the WWE title. He will defend it at WrestleMania 34 against Shinsuke Nakamura.
John Cena, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Baron Corbin, and Dolph Ziggler came very close to winning the WWE championship, but they couldn't take it from the champion.
John Cena was the closest to winning the WWE title for the 17th time. AJ Styles covered John Cena and that's how he took the victory.
Thus, AJ Styles confirms his place at WrestleMania 34. He will now have to face Shinsuke Nakamura, who earned his spot by winning the Royal Rumble.
With this achievement, AJ Styles is the 11th wrestler who has had multiple reigns that have lasted more than 100 days each. He is the only WWE champion, along with Bruno Sammartino and Randy Savage, who has been able to surpass this amount of time.
Winner | Loser | Title |
Tye Dillinger and Breezango | Mojo Rawley, Chad Gable, and Shelton Benjamin | - |
Shinsuke Nakamura | Rusev | - |
Randy Orton | Bobby Roode © | United States |
Natalya and Carmella | Becky Lynch and Naomi | - |
The Usos © vs The New Day | No result due to intervention of The Bludgeon Brothers | Tag Team |
Charlotte Flair © | Ruby Riott | Women's |
AJ Styles © | John Cena vs Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn vs Baron Corbin vs Dolph Ziggler | World |
PREVIEW
AJ Styles is considered by many WWE fans as the best wrestler on the planet. And tonight (7:00 pm / FOX Action), the 'Phenomenal' has a good opportunity to prove them right at the highly anticipated Fastlane 2018.
In what will be the main event of Fastlane 2018 in Ohio, AJ Styles will put his WWE world title on the line against five powerful opponents: John Cena, Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, Kevin Owens, and Sami Zayn.
Note that AJ Styles doesn't need to be pinned to lose the WWE championship. In this type of match (Six-Pack challenge), it is enough for one wrestler to defeat another in the ring to win the match and also the title.
In the weeks leading up to Fastlane, it was believed that Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn could join forces to emerge victorious. But the unexpected betrayal of 'Generico' to 'KO' in the last SmackDown may have changed the plans.
Furious for being attacked from behind, Kevin Owens will enter the ring at Fastlane thinking more about getting revenge on Sami Zayn than about the title itself. And in the end, it could end up benefiting AJ Styles in this difficult match. Who will emerge as the absolute champion on April 8th at WrestleMania?
On the other hand, the women's division will also be present at WWE Fastlane, as Charlotte Flair will defend her SmackDown title against Ruby Riott. Meanwhile, Naomi and Becky Lynch will take on Natalya and Carmella.
The other confirmed matches for WWE Fastlane are for the United States Championship, between Bobby Roode and Randy Orton, and for the tag team titles, between The Usos and The New Day.