Fastlane 2021 | Review-ish

The WrestleMania stop gap known as Fastlane is now over, here is a complete run down of the match results followed by the Review-ish. 

Kick off Show Match Result
Riddle defeated Mustafa Ali to remain United States Champion.

Main Card Results
Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler defeted Sasha Banks & Bianca Belair to remain Women's Tag Team Champions.

Big E defeated Apollo Crews to remain Intercontinental Champion.

Braun Strowman defeated Elias.

Seth Rollins defeated Shinsuke Nakamura.

Drew McIntyre defeated Sheamus.

Alexa Bliss defeated Randy Orton.

Roman Reigns defeated Daniel Bryan to remain Universal Champion.

Fastlane Review-ish.
It looks as though the group known as Retribution is no more, after Mustafa Ali lost to Riddle, he took his anger out on the other members, Reckoning & Slapjack walked away, leaving T-Bar and Mace in the ring, who then gave Mustafa a double choke-slam, hopefully this is well and truly the end of this group, it had so much promise in the early stages but the booking has been so poor, fingers crossed that five names mentioned will bounce back from this and go on to achieve individual success in the company. 

Nia & Shayna remaining champions was not a surprise, and neither was the differences between Sasha and Bianca at the end of the match, we are three weeks away from WrestleMania, it'll be interesting to see what happens next between them, beginning this Friday on SmackDown! 

Big E and Apollo had a damn good match, you could feel the intensity here, shame about the botched looking pin fall finish, that would be a valid excuse for Apollo to demand a rematch. 

Braun Strowman defeated Elias in a impromtu match, he was due to face Shane here, however it was pulled from the line-up, as mentioned in the predictions. We can expect to see it at WrestleMania. (Subject to change of course) 

Respect to Drew & Sheamus for putting on a damn good match, a quality "sequel" to the previous match they had, when all was said and done after Drew's win, there was a thought of, what is next on the horizon for the Celtic Warrior?  he needs to remain in the main title picture. 

Orton vs. Bliss, in what looked to be a recorded cine-segment, was best part of the event, yes it dragged on a little, but it happens sometimes, we knew Bray was returning, it was a case how and when, his return had early day Kane vibes. Loved the new look of his, horror film fans will agree.

Roman won the match against Bryan with Edge providing the fatal blow to the challenger, The "Rated R Superstar" then stormed out angrily, the leader of the "yes movement" will no doubt have a valid argument to be included in the title match at WrestleMania.

Expectations were low for this event, overall it felt like it was hit and miss, in terms of rating, it is a solid 5/10. it's all about storyline progression at the end of the day and we saw that. Three weeks away from "The Grandest Stage Of Them All" the build up has been lacking so far, there is still time to pick up the momentum. Thanks for reading. 

Fastlane 2021 | Predictions

Fastlane is LIVE! tomorrow night from Tropicana Field, St Petersburg, Florida. The first ever WWE event to be streamed via Peacock's WWE Network in the United States. Here are the matches currently scheduled, including predictions.

Match Card
United States Championship Match
Riddle (c) Mustafa Ali
This match was announced via social media, they previously faced each other on RAW, where Riddle won, it would make sense for Mustafa to get some retribution here (no pun intended) and pick up a championship along the way, these guys are very good in the ring and this is a candidate for, yes you guessed it, match of the night! Predicted Winner: and NEW United States Champion. Mustafa Ali.

Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Seth Rollins
The following contest was announced on the SmackDown go home show, where Shinsuke confronted Seth after "The Messiah" talked about Shinsuke's friend, Cesaro, who have had their own issues leading up to where we are now, in terms of who will win? a decision has been made. Predicted Winner: Seth Rollins.

Braun Strowman vs. Shane McMahon
Braun has been demanding a WWE Championship opportunity for a while now, however his demands have been denied, not only by Adam Pearce, but by Shane as well, recently Shane has been making fun of Braun by calling him stupid repeatedly, which has understandably annoyed "The Monster Among Men" a lot. On the RAW go home show, these two had a match which didn't last long with no winner, resulting in Shane pouring green slime on his fallen opponent (what is this? Get Your Own Back? somebody call Dave Benson Philips so he can referee this match) jokes aside, I don't expect a winner on Sunday either considering WrestleMania is just a few weeks away. Predicted Winner: No Winner. 

(UPDATE: Braun Strowman vs, Shane McMahon has now been removed from the match line-up)

Randy Orton vs. Alexa Bliss
After much consideration and thought, this will probably be a cinematch or just a in-ring confrontation, leading to Bray Wyatt's return to WWE TV in the near future, thus setting up the Orton vs, Wyatt match for WrestleMania. Predicted Winner: No Winner.

Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus
These guys have had a match or two on RAW prior, to be honest, this match is rendered kind of pointless because WWE have already announced Drew challenging Bobby for the title in a few weeks, if Sheamus picks up the win here in what will be one hell of a fight then the 'Mania match will perhaps be a triple threat, unfortunately, I don't see that happening, but you never know. Predicted Winner: Drew McIntyre. 

Intercontinental Championship Match
Big E (c) vs. Apollo Crews 
Ever since Apollo turned and embraced his Nigerian roots, he has raised his game to the next level and become focused and dangerous, whilst targeting Big E's Intercontinental Championship, will the title change hands? I will say no. Predicted Winner: and still, Intercontinental Champion. Big E.

WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Match
Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler (c) vs. Sasha Banks & Bianca Belair

This is just a stop gap for Sasha and Bianca in terms of their own true feud, they have been friendly to each other over the past few weeks, however, cracks are beginning to show with the inclusion of Reginald. In terms of who will turn? I have no idea, because both can be and have been fantastic heels in the past, expect Nia and Shayna to remain women's tag champions here. Predicted Winners: and still, Women's Tag Team Champions. Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler. 

Universal Championship Match - Special Guest Enforcer: EDGE

Roman Reigns (c) vs. Daniel Bryan 

Edge defeated Jey Uso on the last episode of SmackDown after ten years, to earn the right of being the special enforcer for the following contest scheduled for one fall. There is a sense that he will ultimately cost Bryan the match unfairly so Roman picks up the win, leading to a possible triple threat for the Universal Championship in a few weeks at Raymond James Stadium. Nothing else for me to say here really. 

Fastlane predictions are complete, in terms of expectations for this event, admittedly there aren't any from me, very much looking forward to seeing what happens on the night though. The Review-ish will be available on Monday PM time. Thanks for reading.  

WWE RAW Review-ish Special | Was A New WWE Champion Crowned????

Last week on RAW it was announced Bobby Lashley would take on WWE Champion The Miz, with the title on the line. This weeks edition was set to be one of the most important in recent memory, could "The All Mighty" finally realise his dream after seventeen years in the business? read the review-ish to find out. 

Drew McIntyre kicked off the show to cut a in ring promo, where he talked about recent events, particularly the Elimination Chamber, he was interrupted by The Miz & John Morrison, who did the same thing, Miz tried to get the Scot on his side, before being interrupted by MVP, who said the championship match against Lashley would take place on top of the second hour of the show. This led to Drew vs. Sheamus as the opening match of the night. 

Drew McIntyre defeated Sheamus.

Nia Jax defeated Naomi.

The WWE Championship Match was scheduled to take place here until the Miz claimed he was unable to compete against Bobby Lashley, his plan sort of backfired because Adam Pearce said the title match would now take place at 10pm Eastern (in an hours time)

Shane McMahon announced Braun Strowman would be teaming up with Adam Pearce (yes, you read that correctly) to face Shelton Benjamin & Cedric Alexander of the Hurt Business, with the RAW Tag Team Championships on the line. 

Shelton Benjamin & Cedric Alexander defeated Adam Pearce & Braun Strowman to remain RAW Tag Team Champions. 

Damian Priest defeated Elias. 

The Randy Orton, Bray Wyatt & Alexa Bliss story continued.

Bobby Lashley defeated The Miz by countout. The Miz remains WWE Champion. 

Shane announced The WWE Championship match will take place later tonight on RAW and said Miz will be stripped of the title if he does not compete. 

Charlotte Flair challenged Asuka for the RAW Women's Championship and went on to defeat Shayna Baszler. 

Lucha Houseparty & Riddle defeated Retribution. Mustafa Ali challenged Riddle to a match. 

Mustafa Ali defeated Riddle.

In the main event, Bobby Lashley defeated The Miz to become the NEW WWE Champion. 

RAW Review-ish 
Drew vs. Sheamus was one of a hell of a match, which probably should've taken place at Fastlane but nevertheless I enjoyed watching this and I'm sure you did also. Nia Jax defeated Naomi in quick fashion ahead of her and Shayna's tag title defence against Dakota and Raquel, will there be new champions crowned on Wednesday on NXT? Tune in to find out.

Bad Bunny and Damian Priest look destined to team up at WrestleMania, in terms of opponents? If I had to predict right now? I'd say Miz and Morrison because of past confrontations.

Bray Wyatt is certainly returning to WWE TV, possibly after Fastlane would be the estimation, for a potential cinematch in six weeks time. In terms of the RAW Women's Championship? It was inevitable that Charlotte would challenge Asuka.

I've always believed Mustafa Ali has what it takes to become a champion in WWE and perhaps a win over Riddle here, brings him a step closer to the United States Championship.

Congratulations to Bobby Lashley on becoming the NEW WWE Champion. He has worked so hard on his craft over the years, it is his time now to dominate. I'm very much looking forward to watching his first title defence at Fastlane.  The "Allmighty Era" has officially begun!