WWE Fastlane 2021: 38 Things You Probably Missed

Roman Reigns saves Daniel Bryan's skin and a melted Kane turns up at Fastlane 2021.

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Anyone whinging about the Alexa Bliss vs. Randy Orton "match" at Fastlane needs to check their expectations next time. It was always going to be 10 minutes of sports entertainment silliness, and Bray Wyatt's 'Fiend' was always going to look like a melted candle when he returned.

That fire-touched look is better than no change at all.

Look closely at WWE's latest abomination and you might've spotted something familiar. Or, more accurately, someone familiar. That was just one of many hidden gems on the last pay-per-view stop before WrestleMania 37 - Fastlane 2021 had 38 such wonders lurking just beneath it's (better-than-expected) hood.

Randy Orton swore, Roman Reigns potentially saved Daniel Bryan's life, Drew McIntyre defied recent company orders, Sasha Banks went superhero, Big E and Apollo Crews deployed a healthy dose of symbolism, Samoa Joe predicted a WWE future that nobody would want and much, much more.

Here's everything you might've missed from Sunday's supershow, including one of the most iconic pieces of camerawork you're likely to see all year, and one ThunderDome kid who was clearly staying up a little too late...

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