The final stop on the road to Wrestlemania has arrived. It’s WWE Fastlane, a pay-per-view that offers one final chance to shake up the championship bouts already set for next month’s Wrestlemania. And luckily for you, GameSpot is here and ready to deliver all of the live results you’ll need.
Of course, only one of WWE’s top titles is on the line tonight, with Roman Reigns defending the Universal Championship. Still, the stakes for this show are high as we expect a number of storyline developments that will play directly into the Wrestlemania match card. Will The Fiend return tonight? Will Sasha Banks or Bianca Belair turn heel to cement their feud? Could Daniel Bryan find a way to insert himself into the Wrestlemania main event?
WWE Fastlane 2021 takes place at the Thunderdome, which emanates from the Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. It’s the last pay-per-view event at the Thunderdome before WWE heads to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida next month for Wrestlemania. It remains to be seen what the company will do for the pay-per-views that follow.
For American viewers, the main card begins at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT. Those in the UK will have a late night into an early morning as the show starts at 11 PM GMT. On Monday, March 22 at 10 AM AEDT, Australians will kick off their workweek with Fastlane. As usual, there will be a Kickoff Show beginning one hour prior, which will be free to watch on YouTube and WWE’s Twitter.
In the United States, this event will be streaming on both the Peacock streaming service, as well as the WWE Network. It’ll be the last WWE Network event for American fans, as the service’s programming is becoming a Peacock exclusive.
You can take a look at the card for WWE Fastlane 2021 below.
- Roman Reigns (c) vs. Daniel Bryan (Universal Championship)
- Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax (c) vs. Sasha Banks & Bianca Belair (Women’s Tag Team Championship)
- Big E (c) vs. Apollo Crews (Intercontinental Championship)
- Riddle vs. Mustafa Ali (United States Championship)
- Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus
- Randy Orton vs. Alexa Bliss
- Seth Rollins vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
- Shane McMahon vs. Braun Strowman
It’s worth noting that Shane McMahon vs. Braun Strowman has been added and removed from the show a number of times. While it’s still not listed on WWE’s own website, it’s being promoted during the Kickoff Show, meaning it looks like it’ll happen tonight, rather than at Wrestlemania.
Below you’ll find our live results from the show, along with notes of any important happenings from the matches. You should also take a moment to listen to the special episode of Wrestle Buddies below, in which Chris E. Hayner and Mat Elfring share their Fastlane predictions.
Kickoff Show
Riddle vs. Mustafa Ali (United States Championship)
Given how Ali and the rest of Retribution have been booked lately, there was never any doubt that Riddle would retain his title in this match. The group that was introduced as outsiders looking to upset the norm within WWE have been booked as nothing more than enhancement talent with an origin story since not too long after Ali was named as their leader. Riddle got in more offense than expected and the back-and-forth between the two was interesting. Yet still, Riddle finished him off with a top rope Bro Derek.
Result: Riddle beats Mustafa Ali by pinfall to retain the United States Championship
After the match, thankfully, the members of Retribution walked out on Ali, hopefully putting this storyline and faction out of its misery once and for all. Plus Mace and T-Bar took Ali out with a double chokeslam for good measure.
