8 WWE Fastlane 2021 Impulse Reactions
1. Roman Reigns (c) Vs Daniel Bryan
Great matches happen on a near-weekly basis, and very few of them overpower the pandemic audience experience. This wasn't that, but the genuinely impressive in-ring was lost to the major angle that appeared to go down at the contest's conclusion anyway. Fastlane 2015 this wasn't, but it didn't need to be.
It was at the exact point Daniel Bryan took one look at a downed referee, battered Jey Uso and prone Roman Reigns that the finish to this enjoyable Universal Championship match revealed itself.
Bryan saw an opportunity to use a chair to his advantage, but a swing for Reigns connected with Edge. He then locked on a submission and impressively secured the tap-out he foreshadowed on the go-home SmackDown, but the hold was broken up by a raging Edge before we got the chance to see the 'Yes Man' crowned. He nailed both men with a chair and stormed out, allowing Reigns another ill-gotten win and turning himself further heel in the programme that's supposed to have been his grand babyface redemption arc.
C'est la vie, when "la vie" in question is Daniel Bryan's. The triple threat is the one everybody wanted, and WWE even pointed at who to root for with all the subtlety of a Rumble winner staring at the big sign. Cut those cardboard arms in the shape of a "Yes!" pose, because the 25,000 in attendance will be chanting it proudly.