WWE Fastlane 2021: 10 Things That Must Happen
9. Big E Gets Smashed With Steel Steps
Show your enemies the steel!
That's been Apollo Crew's mantra since being rebranded as a callous heel who delights in smacking Big E around with big, clunky steps. The reborn villain even gave E a little holiday after bashing him with the weapon on SmackDown, and that's why this entry exists.
Both lads in the Intercontinental Title match can hark back to that spot by having Crews ambush E before it even begins. This'd create easy drama (Michael Cole and Corey Graves can shout themselves hoarse about the injustice of it all if they like), and it'd give the reigning champ something to battle back against.
It remains to be seen whether or not WWE are all in on Apollo. They might view him as a short-term challenger who's one and done after this pay-per-view. That doesn't need to be the case; that's true even if he loses, which...