Good evening, everyone, and welcome to not only the final pay-per-view before “Wrestlemania”, but also the final event with the “WWE Thunderdome” being at Tropicana Field in Tampa, Florida. Welcome to “WWE Fastlane”! Tonight, there are four championship matches on the docket, as well as an intergender match. The “road to Wrestlemania” is going to be bumpy for some, and smooth for others after tonight, so without further ado, let’s get going!
- Mustafa Ali (w/ Mace, T-Bar, Reckoning, and Slapjack (Retribution) vs. Riddle: WWE United States Championship. Winner and STILL United States Champion: Riddle!
- Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler (w/ Reginald): WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships. Winners and STILL Women’s Tag Team Champions: Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler!
- Apollo Crews vs. Big E: WWE Intercontinental Championship. Winner and STILL Intercontinental Champion: Big E!
- Elias (w/ Jaxson Ryker) vs. Braun Strowman. Winner: Braun Strowman!
- Seth Rollins vs. Shinsuke Nakamura. Winner: Seth Rollins!
- Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus: No Holds Barred Match. Winner: Drew McIntyre!
- Randy Orton vs. Alexa Bliss: Intergender Match. Winner: Alexa Bliss!
- Daniel Bryan vs. Roman Reigns (w/ Paul Heyman): WWE Universal Championship (w/ Edge as Special Enforcer). Winner and STILL Universal Champion: Roman Reigns!
Well, here we are. The end of the night, and my thoughts on the evening. There were only a few matches that were pretty good, the Intercontinental Championship match, even though the ending was a bit confusing, the Universal Championship match, the McIntyre/Sheamus match, even the Women’s Tag Match was pretty good.
Shane was supposed to face Strowman tonight, but he tweaked his knee, so Shane “tossed” Elias to the monster. The Orton/Bliss match was odd, to say the least, however, it saw the return of “The Fiend”, all burned and all. I’ll be curious to see how this story ends. The McIntyre/Sheamus match was brutal, even going as far as destroying a couple of screens. The one that took the top spot, was the Universal Championship match. I had a feeling Edge would get involved, and he did. However, Jey had to stick his nose in the match. Which caused mayhem across the board. In the end, Reigns prevailed. We even saw a tease of a breakup within Retribution. Will it happen? Who knows.
I know tonight was short and in a few short weeks, the WWE will be heading to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, the original place for last year’s “Wrestlemania”, before the pandemic hit. And, for the first time in a year, a live crowd will be on hand and be able to cheer at “Wrestlemania” in a two-night spectacular! See you all then, on April 10th and 11th, for “WWE Wrestlemania”!