11 WWE Fastlane 2019 Impulse Reactions

by Michael Hamflett

1. The Shield Vs. Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre & Bobby Lashley

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Believe in The Shield.

Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose have experienced mixed fortunes as singles stars since their first break-up in 2014, but the continued thirst for their fleeting (and often cursed) reunions act as a reminder of why that severance was so shrewd.

Their "final" encounter as a trio (should Ambrose genuinely leave in April and Rollins ascend to the Monday Night Raw throne at WrestleMania) was a greatest hits package loaded with callbacks and flash forwards as the triumvirate bit a tributary farewell to the flak jackets.

It mattered not that Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley were buried seven foot deep by the defeat - they were goobers before and warm bodies after - and WrestleMania plans can be made and unmade for those and some of the other gormless heels on the show now that the 'Hounds Of Justice' have been celebrated one final time.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation for 10 years. Alongside the production of daily written, audio and video content covering WWE and AEW, he also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot on the UK's wrestling podcast charts with over 10,000 episodes and 70,000,000 total downloads. He also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House!, Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast, and has guested on long-running Sunderland AFC podcast Wise Men Say. With WhatCulture, he has provided in-person coverage of some of the biggest pay-per-views and Premium Live Events in wrestling history, including WrestleMania, Survivor Series, All In & Double Or Nothing in destinations such as New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. He has also been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana, 411Mania and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in music and culture magazines The Crack, Pilot as well as Sunderland AFC's premiere fanzine A Love Supreme. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it every other Saturday at the Stadium Of Light, and at Cribs gigs nationwide.