WWE Fastlane 2018: 10 Things WWE Got Right

7. Bobby Roode's Glance At The 'Mania Sign

Bobby Roode
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Randy Orton is a Grand Slam Champion, the United States Title has a new owner and poor Bobby Roode has been displaced before the biggest show of the year. Don't be too disheartened though, because there's every chance he'll get a title rematch at WrestleMania.

Right before losing the US belt at Fastlane, Roode used some brilliant foreshadowing to sell his desperate attempt to hold onto the title and his overwhelming frustration that he just couldn't seem to put Orton away. In an age fascinated with pointing at the 'Mania sign, Bobby switched things up and merely glanced at it with concern.

That was clever.

Roode's eyes revealed he knew things were starting to slip away at the most crucial time of the year, and the fact he locked a steely glare on the sign instead of pointing like everybody else helped him significantly when he again stared up at the neon banner post-loss.

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