[Susan Foreman]

The results from the 2023 Fastlane Pay Per View:

SPOILER:

• The opening bout of the evening was the Tag team match for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship which ended with Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso won the title from Damian Priest and Finn Balor
• Next up was a Six-man tag team match where the lWo [Latino World Order] (Rey Mysterio and Santos Escobar) and a 'mystery partner' defeated the team of Bobby Lashley and The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford). For about three-quarters of the bout, Mysterio and Escobar were on their own in the ring until their mystery partner was revealed as... Carlito, who was making his return after last being seen at the Backlash PPV in May
• The third match was the sole female one which was a Triple threat match for the WWE Women's Championship which ended when champion Iyo Sky defeated both Asuka and Charlotte Flair to retain the title
• The penultimate match. a standard Tag team match, ended when LA Knight and a returning John Cena [who was last seen at the Money in the Bank in July] defeated The Bloodline (Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa) [with Paul Heyman]
• The final match was a Last Man Standing for the World Heavyweight Championship one which ended when champion Seth Rollins ensured Shinsuke Nakamura was unable to answer the ref's 10 second count to retain the title

Fastlane was a low-key event, with only five matches being contested. With no bout lasting less than 10 minutes, it was considered a success that exceeded all expectations and, although there were no 'match of the year' contenders, the return of Carlito and Cena ensured it was a memorable night

The next scheduled WWE PPV is the annual Saudi Arabia extravaganza 'Crown Jewel', which is due to be held on November 4th