Cageside Seats - WWE Fastlane 2021 full match previews: Reigns vs. Bryan, Orton vs. Bliss, more! Inside Pro Wrestlinghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48257/CSS-Logo-fv.png2021-03-21T19:00:00-04:00http://www.cagesideseats.com/rss/stream/221019532021-03-21T19:00:00-04:002021-03-21T19:00:00-04:00Fastlane results, live match coverage
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<p id="XKSJy8">WWE <em>Fastlane </em>is all set to pop off tonight (Sun., Mar. 21, 2021) from the ThunderDome inside Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida at 7:00 pm ET, live on the WWE Network. You may also be able to watch this on pay-per-view (PPV) if your cable provider is carrying the event.</p>
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<h4 id="QjA8fT">WWE <em>FASTLANE</em> QUICK RESULTS</h4>
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<strong>Roman Reigns</strong> def. Daniel Bryan</li>
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<strong>Alexa Bliss</strong> def. Randy Orton</li>
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<strong>Drew McIntyre</strong> def. Sheamus</li>
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<strong>Seth Rollins</strong> def. Shinsuke Nakamura</li>
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<strong>Braun Strowman</strong> def. Elias</li>
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<strong>R-Truth</strong> def. Joseph Average</li>
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<strong>Joseph Average</strong> def. R-Truth</li>
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<strong>Big E</strong> def. Apollo Crews</li>
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<strong>Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler</strong> def. Sasha Banks & Bianca Belair</li>
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<strong>Riddle</strong> def. Mustafa Ali</li>
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<h4 id="LLgC65">WWE <em>FASTLANE </em>LIVE BLOG & MATCH COVERAGE</h4>
<p id="fGIdLD">We’re throwing all caution to the wind, it’s better to think about what’s ahead than behind them. Only I have got a better chance at failure, but my mind has a clever way of turning all the worst to right, I’ve found, so I’m just gonna liveblog this here pro wrestling show for y’all, folks.</p>
<p id="RWnGfc">The pre-show opens with Kayla Braxton welcoming us and introducing her panel, tonight consisting of Booker T, Jerry “the King” Lawler, and Peter Rosenberg. As they go through the matches with the usual preview content, we’re informed that Shane McMahon hurt his leg training and is currently being evaluated to see if he can wrestle his match tonight.</p>
<h4 id="lKhbet">Matt Riddle (c) vs. Mustafa Ali (WWE United States Championship)</h4>
<p id="YhxELM">Ali immediately bails to the floor and takes his time getting back inside, Riddle grabs a cravate but a handful of hair forces him into the corner for the break. Big double leg, knees to the ribs, Karelin lift sets him up for the high jump senton... NOPE! Another senton attempt, Mustafa with the feet up to block! He calls to Retribution at ringside to make sure they’re watching and stalks after Matt.</p>
<p id="PHhbDf">Putting him into the corner, pulling him to the apron, right hand and he posts his neck before dropkicking him to the floor! Back inside, bodyscissors applied, keeping the pressure on Riddle’s neck and putting him into the turnbuckles chest first, cover for two. Trading chops in the corner, whip reversed, evasion to the apron to dodge the forerarm, rolling thunder lungblower... NOT ENOUGH!</p>
<p id="yiMelj">Snapmare gets Mustafa back to the bodyscissors, Riddle escapes, Ali floats over, off the ropes... NECKBREAKER COUNTERED INTO A SLEEPER HOLD! MUSTAFA COUNTERS WITH A PIN! Clobbering blows exchanged, Pele kick connects, corner charging forearms, overhead exploder and into the Penalty Kick! Powerbomb connects, roll through into the knee strike... STILL NO!</p>
<p id="HtKDyO">Matt goes up top, corkscrew moonsault but Ali gets the knees up! Mustafa up to for the tornado DDT, reversed, fisherman buster reversed but Riddle rolls through and hits it... ALI KICKS OUT AND LOCKS THE KOJI CLUTCH RIGHT ON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING! MATT DESPERATE, CRAWLING, REACHING FOR THE ROPES, HE POSTS TO HIS FEET FOR A SHORT POWERBOMB TO FORCE THE ESCAPE!</p>
<p id="HE8Azz">Boot up in the corner, Riddle up top, Ali crotches him! Big right hand dodged, reverse into a hanging sleeper hold, referee Darrick Moore calls the break, Matt drags Mustafa up top...</p>
<p id="7wv9FL"><strong>Matt Riddle wins by pinfall with an avalanche fall-forward Tombstone Piledriver to retain the WWE United States Championship.</strong></p>
<p id="OMIUWD">Post-match, Ali berates Reckoning for being out of line and she walks off. SLAPJACK walks off next and Mustafa berates T-BAR, telling him this is all his fault. Mace has had enough, they goozle him... DOUBLE CHOKESLAM TO ALI! </p>
<p id="peIx6x">We get a PSA promoting COVID vaccines next— I got my first shot on Friday, and I hope y’all are getting yours as soon as possible too.</p>
<p id="WDPxWG">The pre-show carries on doing pre-show business until it’s time for the show proper to begin.</p>
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<p id="I1Hjfx">The main show kicks off with a video package setting tonight’s show up, as usual.</p>
<h4 id="Dup1dT">Bianca Belair & Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler (c) (WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship)</h4>
<p id="wjHRuJ">Baszler and Banks to start, Sasha in with right hands, putting her in the corner, quick tag to Belair. Putting boots to her together, shoulder thrust, more quick tags as they work Shayna over at length. Bianca at one point counters a triangle choke attempt with a badass deadlift but that gives Baszler the opportunity to retain the momentum and go to work on her arm.</p>
<p id="dyxqVO">But before she can do any real damage, Jax tags in and Belair gets her in the corner and makes the tag. Float over a Samoan drop, tilt-a-whirl armbar attempt, off the ropes, shoulder block for two! Bianca tags back in, basement dropkick for one, whip to the corner, back body drop to the apron, Baszler runs interference and Nia clobbers Belair with a forearm!</p>
<p id="VksRgr">Queen of Spades tags in, smashing Bianca’s face into the apron, back inside, grinding her down, Belair fights out with punches but Shayna clobbers her down! Tag to Jax, headbutt to the ribs, choking her in the ropes, off the ropes, elbow drop... NOPE! Quick tags, working Bianca over, she makes some space eventually, up and over puts Nia into the turnbuckles, tags made!</p>
<p id="nFd2ey">The Boss in hot with a wicked knee to Baszler, corner knees for both tag champs, springboard caught but she manages to vault over Nia for a tornado DDT on Shayna that sends Jax to the floor and nearly ends it! Tag to Bianca, off the top, 450 splash connects but Reginald runs interference and referee Shaun Bennett doesn’t count the pin! Running Reggie off, Belair gets caught in the Kirifuda Clutch but makes the tag!</p>
<p id="a49hZW">Glam Slam Alarm Clock, Bank Statement crossface applied but Nia shoves Bianca into the submission and breaks it up! A furious and confused Banks yells at Belair and piefaces her into the corner! Baszler from behind...</p>
<p id="JKyiwn"><strong>Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler win by pinfall with a schoolboy pin from Baszler on Sasha Banks to retain the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship.</strong></p>
<p id="tGGkuI">Post-match, Belair and Banks bicker more, Sasha slaps her and calls her a rookie and walks out, title held high.</p>
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<p id="i1pHAU">We go backstage where Shane McMahon is hobbling out of a trainer’s room on one crutch and with ice taped to his knee.</p>
<p id="W3fDhG">He runs into Elias and Jaxson Ryker, and Elias pitches him on performing at WrestleMania and claims it’ll be epic. Shane tells him now isn’t a good time but the Drifter refuses to take the hint. McMahon relents and says he has an idea and we cut away.</p>
<h4 id="YzIS7F">Apollo Crews vs. Big E (c) (WWE Intercontinental Championship)</h4>
<p id="LU2vmI">Trading punches out the gates, E puts him on the apron... SUICIDE SPEAR SENDS CREWS SPIRALING TO THE MAT! Big puts him up on the apron and jaws at him, stomping and choking him while telling him that he asked for this. Big splash connects, E breaks the count and heads back, hitting a second big splash on the apron! Back inside proper this time, overhead belly-to-belly suplex sends Apollo spiraling!</p>
<p id="FazZjC">Another suplex, but Crews is able to hit a basement dropkick to take the champion off his feet! A lariat follows, a German suplex after, holding on and rolling into a second and then a third! Stepping on Big’s neck to choke him, drawing him up, spinning spinebuster connects! Up top, frog splash... NOPE! Waistlock, grinding the life out of E, enzuigiri follows, standing moonsault... E GETS THE KNEES UP!</p>
<p id="poKrJU">Counter the Blue Thunder Driver with a snapmare, Big Ending denied, small package. E reverses...</p>
<p id="13j22F"><strong>Big E wins by pinfall, reversing a small package into a lateral press to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship.</strong></p>
<p id="n8mevO">Post-match, Crews attacks E and lays him out with an Olympic Slam! Another Olympic Slam, he tells Big that it’s not over and draws him back up to slap him in the face and hit a third Olympic Slam!</p>
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<p id="Rs29Hw">We get an Old Spice ad where Drew Gulak takes a free sample and Akira Tozawa comes along with the ninja ref in tow looking for R-Truth. Truth tries to give him a sample, he grabs the arm, the Old Spice rep falls on him...</p>
<p id="1GQdjZ"><strong>Joseph Average wins the 24/7 Championship by pinfall.</strong></p>
<p id="0hWXFG">R-Truth recovers...</p>
<p id="Vk3Uni"><strong>R-Truth wins the 24/7 Championship by pinfall.</strong></p>
<p id="0cofqx">Akira tears Average’s shirt open and freaks out about the Night Panther shirt he’s wearing underneath.</p>
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<p id="fJOPdu">We get footage of Shane McMahon’s training injury from earlier.</p>
<p id="EkzbA4">Shane is in the ring with Elias and Jaxson Ryker as the Drifter is ready to play us a song.</p>
<p id="bkJHA4">McMahon wants everybody to hear exactly what he can do before WrestleMania, and Elias starts playing a song only for Shane to interrupt and apologize for interrupting to tell him that actually he’s taking his place against Braun Strowman tonight.</p>
<h4 id="lxfNCa">Braun Strowman vs. Elias</h4>
<p id="8N7ff6">Elias ducking and dodging, Ryker tries to run interference but Strowman puts the Drifter into the corner and clubs the hell out of him. Big biel, smashing Elias into the post, kicks to the ribs, choking him over the ropes but Jaxson saves his guy! Charging around the floor, clobbering the Drifter, back inside to break the count, Ryker throws Elias back in the ring! </p>
<p id="hpQkP7">Chop block, DDT, Drifter starting to put a head of steam together, up top, diving elbow drop... NOPE! Braun comes back, big lariat, corner lariat...</p>
<p id="DWO6rR"><strong>Braun Strowman wins by pinfall with the running powerslam.</strong></p>
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<p id="B47sNQ">We get a recap of the preshow match and see Matt Riddle scooting along backstage.</p>
<p id="vm2Q0b">He runs into Shinsuke Nakamura, who congratulates him on retaining his title. Riddle wishes him luck against Seth Rollins and offers him a chance to buy into his business proposition to trick scooters out. Nakamura wanders off during his long rambling story, Matt wanders off, and Shinsuke returns to frame, shadowboxing to prepare for his match.</p>
<h4 id="6kPA3O">Seth Rollins vs. Shinsuke Nakamura</h4>
<p id="2zxz1D">Rollins with a side headlock, wrenching it in, Nakamura fights out, knee drops, Seth bails to the floor. Back inside, kicks keep Rollins off balance, Seth gets him to the floor and dives a knee on him to even the odds! Smashing Shinsuke’s face into the announce desk, back inside with knees to the midsection, fireman’s carry gutbuster... NOPE! Backbreaker follows it up, another nearfall!</p>
<p id="j3b1Jk">Waistlock, trying to grind the King of Strong Style down, my feed goes down for a moment and it comes back up with another nearfall. Rollins walks around, talking how he’s a real tough boy, looking for the Giant Swing but Nakamura reverses into a cross armbar attempt! Falling to the floor, Shinsuke sets him up for a knee lift on the apron, diving knee follows and Seth is on the outs!</p>
<p id="epqsoa">Back inside, Good Vibrations, whip across, knee to the gut gets a shockingly deep two! Looking for the inverted exploder, Rollins counters with elbows but runs into a boot out of the corner! Block the kick, he trips Nakamura up so bad that he falls to the floor! Off the ropes, suicide dive connects! Back in, diving knee gets a glancing blow and he follows it up with Sling Blade!</p>
<p id="JEL9FA">Slow to capitalize, cover gets two, jockeying for position over a suplex attempt, trading forearms when that breaks down. Seth gets an enzuigiri, powerbomb blocked and the 540 roundhouse puts Rollins in the corner! Charging in, boots up, swing him over, sliding German suplex! Back inside, charging in, Seth counters... BUCKLE BOMB! Falcon Arrow follows... STILL NO!</p>
<p id="4Nm5wC">Drawing himself up, waiting, charging in, Nakamura catches him... LANDSLIDE FOR TWO! Dragging him up, inverted exploder connects, kip-up, calling for it, Kinshasa blocked, jockeying for position, Rollins hits a Death Blow ala Chris Hero, off the ropes, Black Magic! Off the ropes...</p>
<p id="EdDMuw"><strong>Seth Rollins wins by pinfall with Blackout.</strong></p>
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<p id="qLt0CY">We get a vignette hyping up Rhea Ripley’s Raw debut tomorrow night.</p>
<h4 id="XBVWAR">Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus (No Holds Barred Match)</h4>
<p id="TrunKd">Hot start, McIntyre with a series of belly-to-belly suplexes and a clothesline to send Sheamus to the floor! Belly-to-belly on the floor, more brawling, the Celtic Warrior puts Drew into the post! McIntyre whips him into the steps and stomps his hand on the steel! Back inside, kendo stick in hand, the brawl continues at length and an evil grin plays across Drew’s face as he begins to whip Sheamus with the stick!</p>
<p id="qDheeD">MCINTYRE’S GRINDING THE POINT OF THE KENDO STICK INTO THE CELTIC WARRIOR’S EYE SOCKET! Smacking it across his back, sending Sheamus to the floor, he turns things around and stalks after Drew steps in hand, dorking him across the face with them! Setting him atop the announce table, fireman’s carry, McIntyre out with elbows, underhooks, knees to the jaw, he throws the Celtic Warrior off the table and into the barricade!</p>
<p id="rBHbia">Fishhooks tearing at Sheamus’ face, they brawl out into the crowd area and Drew drops him throat-first across a barricade! Big slam on the floor, more brawling, punches after punches, Sheamus hits the Finlay Roll! Dragging McIntyre along, he fights back with punches... HE THROWS SHEAMUS THROUGH SOME OF THE THUNDERDOME LED BOARDS, ELECTRONICS SPARKING AND SMOKING!</p>
<p id="kOp6hU">Dragging Sheamus back towards ringside, fireman’s carry takes him back to the announce desks but the Celtic Warrior claws at his face and Brogue Kicks him over the barricade! Sheamus draws him up atop the barricade, jawing at him... WHITE NOISE OFF THE BARRICADE AND THROUGH THE ANNOUNCE DESK! Dragging Drew back to the ring, he grabs a side wall of the announce table and slides it in the ring to use as a weapon.</p>
<p id="IqyjHI">Disdainful punches, McIntyre recovers and throws his own right back... FUTURE SHOCK INTO THE DESK WALL! OFF THE ROPES...</p>
<p id="xYBtFb"><strong>Drew McIntyre wins by pinfall with the Claymore.</strong></p>
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<h4 id="3Sigza">Alexa Bliss vs. Randy Orton</h4>
<p id="C0lHLp">Orton starts puking the black fluid during his entrance while he’s posing in the turnbuckles. He rolls out of the ring and demands a towel to wipe his face as he continues to gag and heave. He demands Bliss stop the games and come to the ring and she obliges, bathing the ring in pink light as she does.</p>
<p id="WUXXnW">We get a bell, and Alexa starts out with a fireball! Orton backs off, charges in, Bliss sidesteps and he goes hard into the post! To the floor, Alexa skips off and beckons Randy to follow her. They stop and stare and a lighting rig falls right in front of Orton’s feet! Bliss waves it off and giggles and asks Randy to follow her as she goes back in the ring.</p>
<p id="6H3IAW">He cautiously obliges and she blows a kiss as he enters... AND FOLLOWS IT WITH ANOTHER FIREBALL! She celebrates, commentary suggests Orton blocked it even though that doesn’t exactly read, and he rises back to his full height. A burnt arm reaches out through the mat and grabs his foot! Randy stumbles away and a jet of flame pours out of the ring, giving way to the Fiend!</p>
<p id="u0Ih3I">Burnt and scarred, he steps out of the hole in the mat and squares up with Orton! Bliss with a diving shove, Wyatt hits Sister Abigail...</p>
<p id="5oUNGH"><strong>Alexa Bliss wins by pinfall with a straddle pin.</strong></p>
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<p id="DScJz9">Commentary hypes up WrestleMania, featuring noted racist Hulk Hogan and pillar of the community Titus O’Neil as hosts.</p>
<p id="Ea1xtd">Edge makes his entrance for the main event first, in his capacity as Special Ringside Enforcer.</p>
<h4 id="1QuJMP">Daniel Bryan vs. Roman Reigns (c) (WWE Universal Championship)</h4>
<p id="a8tU94">Bryan going for a single leg out the gates but Reigns shrugs him off. Into the corner, breaking at referee Dan Engler’s behest and Dan gets a leg kick in. Collar and elbow, into the corner, this time Roman breaks dirty with a right hand! Bryan goes for the leg again, Reigns goes for the ropes, Dan keeping his distance, shooting in for the leg, back heel trip attempt but Roman falls into the ropes for the break!</p>
<p id="j3Bllb">Test of strength, Bryan crumbles and Reigns scrapes his knee across his face. Flying armbar attempt breaks it but Roman gets the ropes right away! Leg kicks, Reigns with a side headlock takeover, the American Dragon slips out, knees to the spine, Ode to Jim Breaks applied! Stepping on the bicep, pushing him into a pin and Reigns breaks away! Headbutts, stomps, punching away at Dan to push him into the corner while Edge and Paul Heyman look on.</p>
<p id="MEe5fc">Shoulder thrusts in the corner, ramming Roman into the turnbuckles on the opposite side of the ring, off the ropes, Bryan cuts him off with a dropkick! Wristlock, shoulder armbreakers, Reigns claws at his eyes and backs him into the corner to force the break! Corner lariats as Engler counts, Bryan turns him around with chest kicks and punches! </p>
<p id="81YPXP">To the corner, backflip up and over, Roman catches him with a tilt-a-whirl slam! My feed goes down briefly and when it comes back up, Reigns is dragging Bryan back up for a straight suplex! Striking away, he knocks Dan to the floor with an uppercut and follows after, putting him into the barricade. Bryan recovers, kicks on the floor but Roman passes him into the post and takes him back inside for the cover... NOPE!</p>
<p id="YgjdGJ">Another suplex, corner lariat freight trains Dan, he drop toeholds a second attempt and gets some breathing room! Running corner dropkicks, looking for the avalanche Frankensteiner... REIGNS REVERSES INTO A BOSTON CRAB! Bryan struggling, reverse to a victory roll pin, off the ropes... AXE BOMBER! Both men down and out, slowly rising, American Dragon laying strikes in and the Big Dog fires a knee in return!</p>
<p id="jh7dix">Whip across, front kick scouts the back body drop, low bridge sends Reigns to the floor! Plancha... ROMAN CATCHES HIM AND COUNTERS WITH A POWERSLAM! Scooping Bryan up, he slips out and puts Roman into the post and then dives on him with a knee to the face! Dragging Reigns up, putting him back inside, headed up top, another diving knee inside the ring!</p>
<p id="A8bW7G">Up top once more, missile dropkick connects, slow to cover, only two! A smile plays across Dan’s face, clearly seeing his path to victory, chest kicks ensue, Roman catches the buzzsaw finale and rams him into the corner! Big slicing right as referee Dan Engler warns him off, chainsaw forearms and cravate knees! Engler continuing to warn Reigns about castigo de excesivo, Bryan goes for a double leg but Reigns blocks!</p>
<p id="r8L8la">Hoisting him up, Dan reverses to a Frankensteiner and hits the roundhouse kick! Another buzzsaw, cover... STILL NO! He tells Roman he’s about to get broken, wristlocks applied... YOU’RE GONNA GET YOUR [REDACTED] HEAD KICKED IN! HE ROLLS IT INTO THE LEBELL LOCK! Rolling Roman around, back into the hold in the middle of the ring, wrenching back while Reigns claws at his grip to try and break it... AND PRIES BRYAN’S HANDS APART!</p>
<p id="3wDODI">He rolls Dan over to rain forearms down from mount, hits a Tenryu Powerbomb... NO GOOD! Charging in, chest kick blocks, Roman ducks... THE BUSAIKU KNEE TAKES REFEREE DAN ENGLER OUT! ROMAN HITS THE SPEAR, EDGE SLIDES IN TO COUNT THE COVER... NOT ENOUGH! Edge and Roman jaw at each other over the count, Reigns back to raining forearms down on Bryan’s face but he reverses into a triangle choke!</p>
<p id="i1pogy">Roman posts up on his feet, deadlifts him but Dan punches his head and slides down, picking the leg and shifting into the LeBell Lock! Nowhere to go, wrenching back, crossface strikes when Reigns tries to pry his grip apart again and the American Dragon locks the hold back on! JEY USO FROM OUT OF NOWHERE WITH SUPERKICKS FOR EDGE AND BRYAN! He checks on the Big Dog and goes outside, grabbing a steel chair!</p>
<p id="zmE3j6">Back inside, he puts Edge into the ringpost shoulder first! Bryan ducks a chairshot and hits the Busaiku Knee on Uso! Dan grabs the steel chair and rises to his feet, walloping Jey across the back with it! Looking around for a referee, Bryan takes his chance but Roman ducks and he hits Edge with the chair instead! Superman Punch connects, Reigns lying in wait... HE COUNTERS THE SPEAR INTO THE LEBELL LOCK!</p>
<p id="BMpsAM">Roman with nowhere to go and nobody left to help, his eyes glassing over, fading... AND HE TAPS! HE TAPS BUT THERE’S NO REFEREE TO BE SEEN! EDGE HAS THE CHAIR AND HITS BRYAN WITH IT! HE HITS THE BIG DOG WITH IT AS WELL AND SCREAMS ABOUT HOW THIS IS HIS! EDGE STORMS OFF! Referee Danilo Anfibio slides in the ring, Roman slides over...</p>
<p id="tHq08i"><strong>Roman Reigns wins by pinfall with a loose lateral press to retain the WWE Universal Championship.</strong></p>
<p id="IMM3xa">Roman holds the title high.</p>
<p id="tyOqpz">That’s the show, folks.</p>
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<p id="O3RBnP">WWE <em>Fastlane</em> goes live on pay-per-view (PPV) and the WWE Network tonight (Sun., Mar. 21, 2021) at 7 pm ET from the ThunderDome at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida but the promotion is also offering a free live stream of its Kickoff show starting at 6:00 pm ET.</p>
<p id="b0nUlY">Advertised for the show: No matches have been advertised as of this writing, but you can expect WWE to add something to the card, as that’s usually what they do.</p>
<p id="X3DeVd">There will also be previews of all the matches on the card, analysis, breaking news, and more. The pre-show panel of analysts and experts will break down all the action before the PPV goes live.</p>
<p id="6leoRS">The show starts at 6:00 pm ET, so remember to come back and join us here for the live stream you see above!</p>
<p id="JMRGYZ">Don’t forget to check out complete results and live match coverage of the entire <em>Fastlane</em> event by clicking <a href="https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2021/3/21/22342500/wwe-fastlane-2021-results-live-streaming-matches-roman-reigns-daniel-bryan-edge-wrestlemania">here</a>.</p>
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https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2021/3/21/22343156/wwe-fastlane-2021-live-stream-kickoff-showGeno Mrosko2021-03-21T16:30:00-04:002021-03-21T16:30:00-04:00WWE makes it hard on themselves every year
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<h3 id="mXVTQo">Roman Reigns (c) vs. Danial Bryan</h3>
<h4 id="0po1lT">Universal Championship match with Edge as the Special Ringside Enforcer</h4>
<p id="eL5YDK">WWE paints itself into a corner every year.</p>
<p id="k6c7b1">Between the <em>Royal Rumble</em> and <em>WrestleMania</em>, there are multiple Network specials/pay-per-views (PPVs) on the books. That forces creative to figure out a way to manufacture turns in the world title stories involving the Rumble winner, either leading to convoluted stories, underwhelming PPVs, or both.</p>
<p id="2A58D7">More often than not, the title program for the Royal Rumble winners are pretty clear as that event ends. There is some “who will they choose?” for a little bit given there two champions for the victor to challenge, but that is mainly a manufactured mystery given we all have a good idea where they are going. The champion and challenger are set in late January.</p>
<p id="dUNdyt">The numbers from the last 10 Royal Rumble events show that there are few surprises after the Rumble. There have been a total of 13 Royal Rumbles in the last 10 years. We’re going to take out 2016 because the WWE title was on the line in that match, which Triple H won and then they used the next shows to decide who would face him. </p>
<p id="EItlzh">That leaves 12 Royal Rumbles. For 11 of those, the winner of the Rumble faced someone who was champion the night that they won. Only 2 of those 11 times was a third person added to the match. So what happens during those next two pay-per-views in regards to that specific championship program given the players are set? </p>
<p id="GbtONG">Well, let’s look at a couple years ago when Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch won their respective Royal Rumbles. Rollins eventually challenged Brock Lesnar at <em>WrestleMania</em>. Seth wasn’t on one of the shows in between and was part of a final Shield run that had nothing to do with his title match on the other. Meanwhile, Lynch was involved in some extremely convoluted story where she was removed from the title match and had to defeat Charlotte Flair to earn her way back into the match. Neither was a particularly entertaining use of those PPVs. </p>
<p id="Jte02k">This year the Rumble ended with Edge as the men’s winner and Drew McIntyre and Roman Reigns as champions. They spent the time prior to the next PPV, <em>Elimination Chamber,</em> playing the “Who will he choose game?” but it was quite clear that the Rated R Superstar would be challenging for Reigns’ Universal title. Their segments on <em>SmackDown</em> made that clear as Roman stewed over Edge making him wait for an answer.</p>
<p id="m6hHlm">The <em>SmackDown</em> specific side of the Chamber set up an immediate challenger for Reigns that night, but it was clear whoever won the match wasn’t going to beat Reigns. Edge and Reigns were going to be in the title match at <em>WrestleMania</em>. Daniel Bryan emerged the victor and, despite catching the Tribal Chief early with the Yes Lock, lost in rather short order. Edge took this moment to make the match official with a spear and a sign point.</p>
<p id="buwc7N">That still left <em>Fastlane</em> to deal with before they could finally get into the home stretch of the Reigns/Edge program. They decided to build on the Bryan angle and run the rematch, given Roman’s victory over Daniel immediately after his Chamber match was rather cheap. It was an angle that made sense, but creative was still tasked with adding drama to a match where the winner was in little doubt. We’re not getting Bryan vs. Edge at Mania one on one.</p>
<p id="UFKJhb">To their credit, they’ve done a great job adding questions to this. After Bryan officially earned his shot by submitting Jey Uso in a steel cage, they immediately went to work not just continuing the story between Daniel and Roman but took care to also set up issues between Edge and Daniel Bryan. </p>
<p id="QQQKBa">The Hall of Famer took exception to what he felt was Bryan weaseling his way into his WrestleMania match. He felt it was beneath him. Rich words coming from a man called the Ultimate Opportunist. The build to <em>Fastlane</em> was more than just focusing on Roman and Bryan with Edge on the sidelines.</p>
<p id="F267wR">This allows fans to believe it is possible for Bryan to have a continued presence in the Universal title picture. The odds that Roman is losing his championship three weeks prior to <em>WrestleMania</em> are so slim they’re touching zero. But this becoming a triple threat program that will culminate at Raymond James Stadium is a definite possibility at this point.</p>
<p id="kJiJLK">Edge defeated Jey Uso a couple nights back to become Special Ringside Enforcer to the Universal title match. The Ultimate Opportunist becomes an x-factor that can result in a finish other than Bryan taking a clean loss. It’s a likely possibility. But it’s also still possible that Bryan loses and moves onto a different program at WrestleMania, leaving the Rumble winner and Universal champion alone to work out their problems.</p>
<p id="a09jwr">SmackDown did a better job than normal using the long time, and two PPVs, between the <em>Royal Rumble</em> and <em>WrestleMania</em> in regards to the Universal title program. Better than they normally do. For instance, there are no sommeliers in this angle. Despite knowing with strong certainty that Edge and Reigns will be fighting for the title in three weeks, we don’t know if Bryan will be joining them.</p>
<p id="KhBNMg">We’ll know much more about that after tonight.</p>
<p id="LLNOii"><em>Daniel Bryan challenges Roman Reigns for the Universal title with Edge as the Special Ringside Enforcer tonight at Fastlane, airing on both Peacock (in the US) and the WWE Network (everywhere). Keep it here to </em><a href="http://CagesideSeats.com"><em>CagesideSeats.com</em></a><em> for all your Fastlane updates.</em></p>
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https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2021/3/21/22341211/wwe-fastlane-daniel-bryan-roman-reigns-edge-wrestlemaniaKyle Decker2021-03-21T15:30:00-04:002021-03-21T15:30:00-04:00This match is missing something
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<h3 id="4FyI4y">No Holds Barred match</h3>
<h4 id="nASIuT">Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus</h4>
<p id="uINkbe">Drew McIntyre and Sheamus used to be <a href="https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2020/11/21/21589185/drew-mcintyre-vs-sheamus-feud-wwe-raw">best friends</a>. They were such good friends, in fact, that four months ago Sheamus gifted Drew a <a href="https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2020/11/17/21571640/drew-mcintyre-giant-sword-video-pics-awesome-entrance">giant sword</a> that causes eruptions of fire when you sheath it in the steel ramp on your way to the ring. I wish I had a friend who gave me ridiculously excessive gifts like that.</p>
<p id="0ZCrDg">But you know how this story goes. Sheamus grew jealous of McIntyre’s stranglehold on the WWE championship, and it led to a sudden <a href="https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2021/2/1/22261473/sheamus-turns-on-drew-mcintyre-wwe-raw">betrayal</a>. Now it’s time to settle their issues in a No Holds Barred match tonight (Mar. 21) at <em>Fastlane</em>, streaming on both WWE Network and <a href="https://imp.i305175.net/c/482924/896948/11640?subId1=SBNation&utm_campaign=20200101evergreen&cid=20200101evergreenpdaffil001&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.peacocktv.com%2Fsports%2Fwwe">Peacock</a> at 7 PM ET.</p>
<p id="PT6xs1">Their broken friendship should be the main story here, but the timing of this match is overshadowing it. After Drew McIntyre lost the WWE championship last month at <em>Elimination Chamber</em>, and also failed to pin Sheamus inside that chamber match, it seemed like <em>Fastlane</em> would be the natural place for this personal war to reach its climax. But instead of waiting a few more weeks, McIntyre and Sheamus fought each other in a singles match on the Mar. 1 episode of <em>Raw</em>. The match got <a href="https://www.cagesideseats.com/2021/3/5/22314769/rumor-roundup-aew-mystery-contract-christian-asuka-lacey-title-plans-ali-injury-uso-return-sheamus">rave reviews</a>, and McIntyre won with a Claymore. It was essentially a pay-per-view-level match with a decisive ending, and didn’t require a follow-up. </p>
<p id="E4KC8I">It especially didn’t need a follow-up after this week’s go-home episode of <em>Raw</em> made it clear that Sheamus is a non-factor in the WWE championship scene. Early in the episode, a WWE championship match between McIntyre and Bobby Lashley was <a href="https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2021/3/15/22332986/wrestlemania-37-wwe-championship-match-bobby-lashley-drew-mcintyre">announced</a> for <em>WrestleMania 37</em>. Later in the episode, Lashley defeated Sheamus in a singles match. </p>
<p id="yd0FmY">All of those factors combine to make it so that this No Holds Barred match at <em>Fastlane</em> between McIntyre and Sheamus has zero stakes. It’s not even the sort of situation where Sheamus can be added to the WWE championship match at <em>WrestleMania 37</em> if he prevails at <em>Fastlane</em>. That’s why this one unfortunately feels like an unnecessary add-on the the <em>Fastlane</em> card. This match is clearly missing something.</p>
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<p id="tjvruv">To sum it all up, the circumstances here are not ideal, but this match should still be a hard-hitting and wild brawl between two former friends who really like to beat the hell out of each other. Sometimes that’s all you need to enjoy a pro wrestling match.</p>
<p id="jEn0fr"><strong>Find out who wins by tuning into </strong><em><strong>Fastlane 2021</strong></em><strong> and keeping it right here at Cageside Seats!</strong></p>
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https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2021/3/21/22342628/wwe-fastlane-2021-drew-mcintyre-sheamus-full-match-previewCain A. Knight2021-03-21T13:30:00-04:002021-03-21T13:30:00-04:00The wait for The Fiend’s return may finally be over
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<h4 id="QkOLan">The match</h4>
<p id="UpvlJ4">Alexa Bliss vs. Randy Orton at tonight’s (Sun., Mar. 21, 2021) WWE <em>Fastlane</em> pay-per-view (PPV) at the ThunderDome inside Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.</p>
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<p id="NeIR4d">Supernatural, man.</p>
<p id="gsWQCy">It’s actually hard to believe WWE has stayed with it for this long but The Fiend was burned to death all the way back on Dec. 20, 2020, and hasn’t been seen on television since then. Bliss responded to this by attempting to get Orton to burn her to death as well, then she burned him, and when even that didn’t work she just decided to mess with him repeatedly over a number of months, which cost him multiple matches, including for the WWE championship.</p>
<p id="EldhgO">Beyond that, they’ve done some breathlessly ridiculous things like this:</p>
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<p id="Uke691">And then this:</p>
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<p id="nbH4hc">It’s been hilariously bad as far as basic logic and reasoning are concerned, let alone the fact that it isn’t rooted in anything resembling reality. Still, WWE has pushed ahead to the point that Bliss has now challenged Orton to a match at this show, and he accepted.</p>
<p id="auR16O">The belief, of course, is that this is simply setting the stage for Bray Wyatt to make his return. From death.</p>
<p id="DSMO7H">(Insert sigh here.)</p>
<p id="lxLk50">Enjoy the match!</p>
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<h4 id="D8ODEQ">Women’s Tag Team Championship<br>Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax (c) vs. Sasha Banks & Bianca Belair</h4>
<p id="IX4OYd">Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks are destined to make history at <em>WrestleMania </em>when they face each other for the SmackDown Women’s Championship. Before that, however, they have the opportunity to walk into the grandest stage of them all as the Women’s Tag Team Champions. If one small, wine-slinging fashionista doesn’t get in the way, that is.</p>
<p id="aQirDT"><strong>The Road to </strong><em><strong>Fastlane</strong></em></p>
<p id="vdsUqV">When Bianca Belair won the <em>Royal Rumble</em>, everyone screamed into the Twitter void, “OMG, SHE’S GOING TO FACE SASHA AT MANIA!”<em> </em>Of course, in true WWE form, they made us wait several weeks until that match was made official. In the meantime, Bianca and Sasha struck up an unlikely friendship based on mutual respect and game recognizing game. And as such, they started to tag regularly on SmackDown, the show with all the tags.</p>
<p id="jek4hK">It was starting to look like their match at Mania would be one based on said respect. Not a rivalry per se, but more of a “let’s show these suits where the money is at” match. That is until one sommelier got in the way.</p>
<p id="7GaLBX">Reginald, the man with the worst taste in champagne, ditched Carmella for Sasha, and while Sasha didn’t hire him to bring her wine, she clearly liked the attention. Hey, it’s not her fault she looks that good! Unfortunately for Sasha (and therefore Bianca), Reginald started to get involved in their matches, causing both women to lose several times.</p>
<p id="1Jg4PJ">Sasha still sees Reginald as a harmless groupie, but Bianca knows better, and she knows a distraction when she sees one in loafers. Hence the tension. </p>
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<p id="6Wm6tr">Cue Nia Jax and her devious, if slightly (ok super) sexual, plan of literally picking Reginald up off the floor and turning him into her very pampered and very distracting sugar baby. Yep, Nia’s a sugar mama now, and she’s using Reginald to distract Sasha Banks even further. It’s a win/win for Nia Jax all around. Even her disgruntled and super annoyed tag partner, Shayna Baszler, has seemed to accept this extremely horny plan.</p>
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<p id="SmsWy2">So the women’s tag match has 100% turned into can Sasha Banks focus long enough on her match to win gold for her and her <em>WrestleMania</em> partner, or will Nia’s sugar baby prove to be too much of a distraction.</p>
<aside id="iGekuS"><div data-anthem-component="actionbox" data-anthem-component-data='{"title":"<a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https://imp.i305175.net/c/482924/896948/11640?subId1=SBNation&amp;utm_campaign=20200101evergreen&amp;cid=20200101evergreenpdaffil001&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.peacocktv.com%2Fsports%2Fwwe\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Watch Fastlane on WWE Network’s new home - Peacock!</strong></a>","description":"New subscribers can get four months of Peacock Premium <a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https://imp.i305175.net/c/482924/896948/11640?subId1=SBNation&amp;utm_campaign=20200101evergreen&amp;cid=20200101evergreenpdaffil001&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.peacocktv.com%2Fsports%2Fwwe\" target=\"_blank\">for just $9.99</a> if they sign-up before April 9.","label":"<strong>Get Started</strong>","url":"https://www.peacocktv.com/sports/wwe?irclickid=yKQRVuyanxyLUFQ05-R4sULoUkEQ74X9RSLvQA0&amp;irgwc=1&amp;utm_source=impactradius&amp;utm_medium=paid_affiliate_brandawareness_affiliate&amp;utm_term=Vox%20Media&amp;utm_content=896948&amp;cid=20200101evergreenpdaffil001&amp;utm_campaign=20200101evergreen&amp;utm_campaign=20200101evergreen"}'></div></aside><p id="55MMXP"><strong>What’s at Stake?</strong></p>
<p id="JtZBvt">This goes one of two ways.</p>
<p id="rlQAHP">One - Sasha and Bianca win the tag titles, and head into<strong> </strong><em>WrestleMania</em> are partners and have a good ole fashioned “anything you can do I can do better” match.</p>
<p id="63ZHuW">Two - Reginald distracts Sasha long enough for Nia and Shayna to retain their championships, causing an irreconcilable rift between Bianca and Sasha, giving the duo real heat going into their championship match at <em>WrestleMania</em>.</p>
<p id="CUc1O6">Whatever happens, I think it’s clear that the real winner here is Reginald. God. Dammit.</p>
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https://www.cagesideseats.com/2021/3/21/22343030/wwe-fastlane-2021-full-match-womens-tag-nia-jax-shayna-baszler-bianca-belair-sasha-banks-previewStellaNYD2021-03-21T11:00:00-04:002021-03-21T11:00:00-04:00WWE Network schedule for Fastlane
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<p id="PTZeRb">WWE will return to pay-per-view (PPV) and Peacock later on this evening with its <em>Fastlane </em>event from the ThunderDome at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, featuring Roman Reigns defending the Universal championship against Daniel Bryan, and more!</p>
<p id="9o5tzs">The event kicks off at 6 pm ET with the free Kickoff Show, which runs for one hour on YouTube, WWE.com, and various other social media outlets. That leads right on into the PPV at 7 pm ET, which you can stream from a number of devices if you have a subscription to Peacock.</p>
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<blockquote><p id="VH2s0g">10:30 am ET: Birth of the Stunner<br>10:50 am ET: WWE Fastlane 2019<br>2:30 pm ET: Meeting Stone Cold<br>3:00 pm ET: La Previa — Fastlane 2021<br>4:00 pm ET: The Bump<br>5:30 pm ET: WWE The Day Of — Elimination Chamber 2021<br>6:00 pm ET: WWE Fastlane 2021 Kickoff<br>7:00 pm ET: WWE Fastlane 2021<br>10:00 pm ET: Broken Skull Sessions w/ Randy Orton</p></blockquote>
<p id="0Wo43l">And here’s the complete card:</p>
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<li id="oI3wBh">Roman Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan</li>
<li id="lHIsxt">Big E vs. Apollo Crews</li>
<li id="WNNN43">Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler vs. Sasha Banks & Bianca Belair</li>
<li id="6QNmJH">Riddle vs. Mustafa Ali</li>
<li id="y3PKpg">Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus</li>
<li id="vHY521">Alexa Bliss vs. Randy Orton</li>
<li id="RpNYtj">Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Seth Rollins</li>
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<p id="3ZW1MY">Follow along with all the results and coverage here on Cageside Seats.</p>
https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2021/3/21/22342576/fastlane-2021-start-time-wwe-network-scheduleGeno Mrosko2021-03-21T01:00:00-04:002021-03-21T01:00:00-04:00Your Fastlane open thread
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<p id="VQxbKH">The latest WWE showcase event, <em>Elimination Chamber, </em>takes place tonight (Sun., Mar. 21, 2021) from the ThunderDome at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on pay-per-view (PPV) and the WWE Network. You can get full results and coverage of every single match on the card by clicking <a href="https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2021/3/21/22342500/wwe-fastlane-2021-results-live-streaming-matches-roman-reigns-daniel-bryan-edge-wrestlemania"><strong>here</strong></a>. In an effort to avoid bogging down the main live blog thread, comments for that post have been turned off and this will be your spot to talk about the show all throughout the evening.</p>
<p id="o8WfQ5"><strong>Reminder: GIFs, pics, and links to illegal streams are not allowed in this thread. Offenders will be banned without warning. There is a zero tolerance policy in effect. If you feel you have been banned in error, feel free to reach out to management via email.</strong></p>
<h5 id="fhcqOS">Quick results:</h5>
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<strong>Roman Reigns</strong> def. Daniel Bryan</li>
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<strong>Big E</strong> def. Apollo Crews</li>
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<strong>Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler</strong> def. Sasha Banks & Bianca Belair</li>
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<strong>Riddle</strong> def. Mustafa Ali</li>
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<strong>Drew McIntyre</strong> def. Sheamus</li>
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<strong>Alexa Bliss</strong> def. Randy Orton</li>
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<strong>Seth Rollins</strong> def. Shinsuke Nakamura</li>
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<strong>Braun Strowman</strong> def. Elias</li>
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https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2021/3/21/22342537/wwe-fastlane-2021-live-resultsGeno Mrosko