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This coming Sunday, WWE will present Fastlane 2021, the final pay-per-view on the Road to WrestleMania 37. With Fastlane taking place just three weeks before WrestleMania, the results of the matches on the show could have a massive impact on the final match card for The Showcase of Immortals next month.
So far, a total of five matches have been announced for WWE Fastlane 2021, including three championship matches and also an intergender match between Randy Orton and Alexa Bliss. With WrestleMania so close, there is no room for any errors for WWE.
Let's take a look at five massive mistakes WWE shouldn't make at any cost at Fastlane 2021 this Sunday. Comment down and let us know your thoughts on the same.
#5 Daniel Bryan becomes the new Universal Champion at WWE Fastlane 2021
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In what could possibly be the main event of WWE Fastlane 2021, Universal Champion Roman Reigns will be defending his title against Daniel Bryan. This past week on Friday Night SmackDown, a massive stipulation was added to this match. Edge and Jey Uso will take on each other on this week's SmackDown and the winner will become the special guest enforcer for the Universal Championship match at WWE Fastlane 2021.
In all likeliness, it will be Edge who goes on to become the special guest enforcer. Now, the winner of the 2021 Royal Rumble Edge has already chosen to face Roman Reigns for his title at WrestleMania 37. However, for the past few weeks, WWE has been teasing the addition of Daniel Bryan to the entire feud. That might lead to the Universal Championship match at WrestleMania 37 becoming a triple threat, something that should not happen.
There is a possibility that WWE might consider Edge unintentionally causing Roman Reigns to lose the match and Daniel Bryan to become the new Universal Champion. This could ultimately lead to the triple threat at WrestleMania. However, WWE should not do this and keep the WrestleMania match a singles bout between Roman Reigns and Edge. Reigns has been the best thing on WWE's main roster in the last year and he deserves to enter WrestleMania as the Universal Champion.
#4 Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships at WWE Fastlane 2021
WWE Fastlane 2021 will feature the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler defending their titles against SmackDown Women's Champion Sasha Banks and the 2021 women's Royal Rumble winner Bianca Belair. Now, WWE has officially announced that Bianca Belair will be challenging Sasha Banks for her title at WrestleMania 37.
There's something about WWE having the champions and challengers team-up before their massive showdown, and we've seen that on numerous occasions previously. However, one has to wonder what impact it could have on WrestleMania if Belair and Banks end up becoming the new WWE Women's Tag Team Champions at WWE Fastlane 2021 this Sunday.
With WrestleMania 37 being two nights, every champion will surely defend their titles. Banks and Belair winning the women's tag team titles at Fastlane would lead to them first defending their titles against a team and then facing each other for the SmackDown Women's Championship.
There are many other deserving teams who could benefit a lot more from winning the women's tag team titles. Not to forget that losing the titles at Fastlane could badly affect the WrestleMania status of Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler. WWE should not make the mistake of letting Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair become the new WWE Women's Tag Team Champions at WWE Fastlane 2021.
#3 Apollo Crews loses to Big E clean at WWE Fastlane 2021
The third championship match at WWE Fastlane 2021 will see the Intercontinental Champion Big E defend his title against the newly-changed Apollo Crews. This feud has been really interesting and has immensely helped Crews establish himself as a character, something he hasn't been able to do much on his main roster career so far.
Most fans expected this match to take place at WrestleMania 37 but WWE has booked it at Fastlane. Now, this match is a little unpredictable as either of these two have a great chance of walking out with the Intercontinental title around their waist. The most likely result would be for this match to end in disqualification with the newly heel-turned Apollo Crews using some of his tactics. This would ultimately lead to a bigger rematch at WrestleMania 37, possibly with some stipulation added.
However, what WWE needs to avoid doing at Fastlane this Sunday is letting Big E pick up a clean victory over Apollo Crews. It has only been a couple of weeks since Crews has revealed his new gimmick and losing this match clean would harm his credibility.
#2 Sheamus defeats Drew McIntyre at WWE Fastlane 2021 and demands to get added to the WrestleMania 37 match
WWE Fastlane 2021 will also feature former best friends Drew McIntyre and Sheamus taking on each other. If their last encounter on Monday Night RAW was anything to go by, fans can expect their match at Fastlane this Sunday to be very hard-hitting, yet amazing.
Now, earlier reports suggested that WWE is planning to make this match between McIntyre and Sheamus at WWE Fastlane a Last Man Standing match with the winner going on to challenge WWE Champion Bobby Lashley at WrestleMania 37. However, WWE surprisingly announced on this week's Monday Night RAW that Drew McIntyre will be facing Lashley for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 37.
This is yet another match that could see some massive changes, with Sheamus defeating Drew McIntyre at Fastlane this Sunday and then demanding to be added to the WWE title match at WrestleMania. However, WWE should let McIntyre defeat him at Fastlane and get some momentum ahead of his WrestleMania showdown against Bobby Lashley.
#1 The Fiend doesn't return at WWE Fastlane 2021
Undoubtedly, the most intriguing bout on the card of WWE Fastlane 2021 is the intergender match between Alexa Bliss and Randy Orton. It was at WWE TLC 2020 where Randy Orton burned 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt in the middle of the ring during their Firefly Inferno match. Since then, The Fiend hasn't been seen on WWE TV but Alexa Bliss has taken over the baton from him, making Orton's life miserable.
For the last couple of months, fans have been expecting The Fiend to return - first during the Royal Rumble 2021 match and then during the Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship. However, that hasn't happened and a section of the WWE Universe isn't happy with The Fiend's return getting dragged on for so long.
As interesting and unique as this storyline has been, The Fiend needs to return at WWE Fastlane 2021. We are definitely headed towards a WrestleMania clash between 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton. To set it up properly, The Fiend should make his presence felt at WWE Fastlane. What horrors could be in store if and when the sadistic alter ego of Bray Wyatt makes his return?
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