Figure Four Weekly: Previewing WWE Fastlane

The era of brand-exclusive pay-per-views will officially come to an end on Sunday night as Fastlane takes place at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Even with SmackDown’s quality having been down and this again being a fairly lackluster card for the brand, there’s always some added intrigue for PPVs that set things up for WrestleMania. And while Fastlane isn’t quite a one-match show, almost all of that intrigue lies in what will happen in the main event.

John Cena was added to the main event last week, expanding an already bloated match. It will be AJ Styles defending his WWE Championship against Cena, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Dolph Ziggler, and Baron Corbin in a six-pack challenge. Cena joining the match isn’t a bad decision. After not being much of a factor for the past year, the angle of him being desperate to find a path to WrestleMania is at least compelling.

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