Bodeen checks in with his Top 5 moments coming out of WWE Fastlane, the last PPV on the Road To WrestleMania!

After very little build, there wasn’t much hype heading into Fastlane this year. Even with this, Fastlane was a show of two halves. While the first half of Fastlane felt disappointing and dull, the second half of Fastlane was exciting as Drew McIntyre and Sheamus destroyed each other and Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan put on an amazing match. So with the one big stop on the road to WrestleMania now behind us, let’s look at the top 5 moments that stood out on Fastlane.

5. The Fiend returns to shock Randy Orton  

After weeks and weeks of Alexa Bliss teasing Randy Orton and playing mind games on him, it was only a matter of time until The Fiend would return to get revenge on Randy Orton. Before The Fiend would return however Alexa Bliss would play more mind games on Randy Orton at Fastlane in their match, making Orton cough the black substance we have seen him cough lately as well as throwing a fireball at him.

The Fiend would then return from under the ring to grab Randy Orton’s ankle. The Fiend would then rise up from under the ring to the surprise of Orton, with The Fiend having a new look showing off his scars from being burnt alive from Randy Orton at TLC last year. Alexa Bliss would then kick Randy Orton into The Fiend, allowing The Fiend to hit Orton with the Sister Abigal giving Alexa the win.

While this angle has not been everyone’s cup of tea, personally I loved the encounter between The Fiend and Randy Orton at Fastlane, especially as I loved the Fiend’s new look. With WrestleMania now upon on us, it will be interesting to see if WWE give us another Firefly Funhouse match.

4. Riddle and Ali steal the preshow as Retribution break up  

While the preshow may be boring to watch, especially as it feels repetitive and dull every Pay-Per-View sometimes we do see little glimpses of preshow greatness. We would see this an example of this greatness of the Fastlane preshow as the United States Champion, Riddle took on Ali in a solid match.

While their match wasn’t special it was still a great match that left me excited to watch the main show. After 10 minutes of great back and forth action, Riddle would eventually get the win over Ali, after hit a great-looking Bro-Derek from the middle rope to retain his United States Championship.

After the match, Ali would blame his loss on the other members of Retribution. Reckoning and Slapjack would then leave the ring to the frustration of Ali. Ali would then berate T-Bar and Mace, only for both men to hit Ali with High Justice, putting an end to Retribution.

3. Shinsuke Nakamura and Seth Rollins save the card  

After the first half of Fastlane felt boring and slow due to the quality of matches being below average as well as bad booking, Fastlane needed something to save the show. Luckily Shinsuke Nakamura and Seth Rollins would put on an amazing match, saving the card and helping set up the second half of the show which was much better.

Shinsuke and Rollins would both trade strikes, with Rollins getting the upper hand early in the match. Rollins would then take out his frustrations on Nakamura and even attempted to send a message to Cesaro by performing the Cesaro swing. This would allow Shinsuke to get back into the match as both men continued to push each other.

Seth would eventually get the win over Shinsuke after reversing Shinsuke to kick Shinsuke in the back of the head. This would allow Seth to hit the curb stomp on Shinsuke for the win in a great match that made Seth look strong heading into WrestleMania 37.

2. Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns fight for the Universal Championship as Edge watches 

After Seth Rollins, Shinsuke Nakamura, Sheamus and Drew Macintyre saved the card there was huge pressure on Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns to deliver a great main event that would leave a positive taste in the mouths of fans. Thankfully both men would put on a great match that helped set up the main event for WrestleMania 37.

Daniel Bryan would start off the match, teasing Roman Reigns hitting small strikes and staying out of Roman’s reach. Reigns would eventually get his hands on Bryan, punishing Bryan for teasing him early in the match. Reigns would continue to brutalize Bryan, only for Bryan to hit the running knee on the ref. Putting Edge in charge.

Bryan would put Reigns in the YES lock, only for Jey Uso to come out and attack Bryan and Edge. Bryan would then attack Jey with a steel chair and looked to attack Roman, only to hit Edge. Bryan would once again put Reigns in the YES Lock only for Edge to hit Bryan and Roman with a chair and leave with Roman getting the win.

1. Drew Mcintyre and Sheamus destroy each other   

While it would have been better if this was a number one’s contender match Drew McIntyre and Sheamus still put on an amazing match with both men showing their brutality. The match would start off with both men trading strikes, bruising their backs. Both men would then trade kendo stick strikes, with the marks being left on the back of both men. Both men would then take the fight to the ThunderDome crowd area with Drew throwing Sheamus off the stage.

Sheamus would then get the upper hand after hitting a Brogue Kick on Drew McIntyre, sending Drew over the barricade. Sheamus would then pick up Drew and perform White Noise through the announce table. Sheamus would then pick up a chuck of the announce table, only for Drew to hit Sheamus with the Future Shock DDT, with Drew then hitting a Claymore on AJ for the win.

This was without a doubt the best match on the card. Special credit also has to be given to Drew McIntyre’s Scottish face paint which looked absolutely awesome, especially as it disappeared throughout the match.

These were my top 5 moments from Fastlane. What were your top 5 moments from Fastlane and what was your favorite match on the card? Let us know in the comments below?