WWE Friday Night Smackdown 2/19/2021

WWE Friday Night Smackdown 2/19/2021

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2021/02/wwe-friday-night-smackdown-2122021.html

Edge came out to talk. He said he could have up to 13 possible opponents depending on who wins at the Elimination Chamber. Roman and crew then came out. Roman said there's not 13 to choose from, just 1 and that's him.

Edge says Roman needs him and calls him insecure. He said Roman is cracking under pressure already then Sami Zayn comes out. Sami said both of them disrespected him as he is the biggest threat to both. Sami said he was going to Wrestlemania then Jey Uso superkicked him to shut him up. Roman walked up to Edge and said something in his ear and we couldn't hear any of it. They stared down to end the segment.

They said we would get a 6-man tag tonight with the people in chamber and Nia and Shayna on Bayley's "Ding Dong Hello!" show.

Big E came out. He is next to the commentary booth eating a tv dinner and soaking his feet.

Apollo Crews was interviewed in the back. He said he respects Big E and he gave him good advice like to go after oppurtunities, then Crews said he told him to go back to catering. He said Big E is intimidated by him and he is coming for him after he beats Nakamura.

Shinsuke Nakamura vs Apollo Crews

Nak hits a knee then drops a knee on him. Nak takes a baseball slide into E's area then Crews throws Nak into E and his dinner tray falls over. We go to break and come back and Nak hits a flying kick off the ropes and other various kicks. Nak does his slide under german while Crews sits on the middle rope. Crews hits a spinebuster for 2 then an enzugiri. Nak goes for a flying armbar and rolls him up into a pinning combination for the win.

Crews then decks him from behind and throws him into the rails outside. E talks trash to Crews and Crews grabs the steps. E gets in his way, teling him to drop the stairs and walk away. E stupidly turns his back and gets rammed with the steps along with Nak. Nak then is lariated over the rails. Crews tells him that it's not over until he says it is over.

Crews puts E in the ring and makes it look like he will drop the steps on him. The ref gets in the way and E rolls out. Crews then drops the steps on E on the outside, though we can't see it and it didn't look like it actually hit anything but a foot at best.

Big E is carried out on a stretcher while Seth Rollins enters. Seth says E being betrayed by his friend is a tragedy and said his friends did the same thing last week when they walked out on him. They show Rollins' return from last week and him beating up Cesaro.

Seth says he suffered emotional trauma and is still suffering. We are 41 minutes in and have had one match so far. Rollins said he will file a formal complaint with his lawyer's help. Seth said a bunch of losers ruined his moment last week. He said Cesaro is the biggest loser out of all of them and says he took made Seth's return all about Cesaro. He said everyone who stood in his way will pay and to "embrace division".

Kevin Owens and Edge talked in the back. Owens says all he can think about is beating Roman for the title like all Edge could think about this year is winning the Rumble.

Big E's stretcher finally made it to the ambulance in the back.

The Riott Squad vs Tamina and Natalya

The Squad didn't get anywhere with Tamina early. Liv limbo'd out of a shot then springboarded but took a shot from Tamina on the way out. The Squad double dropkicked Natalya then did a codebreaker/nodowa otoshi combo. Billie Kay then came out and distracted the Squad.

Tamina knocked Liv off the apron. Ruby missed an enzugiri then took a side slam from Tamina for the loss. Billie then celebrated with Natalya and Tamina but Tamina superkicked her after Natalya pushed her away.

They showed Sasha Banks at the Daytona 500. Corbin went up to Edge in the back and said it feels like the main event of Wrestlemania. Corbin said this is his kingdom, bragged about how much his clothes cost and told him he need sto bow down next time he sees him. Edge then told him he would show off his timepiece, which was his iphone.

Ding Dong Hello! with Bayley, Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax

Bayley had a plague for her 380 days as SD women's champ. Nia said it was a good thing Bayley got rid of Sasha but Shayna said Bianca is just as bad. Nia said she is the sexiest thing on TV, not Bianca. Reginald then came out to defend Sasha.

Nia got up in Reg's face. Reg says Sasha is the best champ in the world and said if Bianca and Sasha teamed up, they would beat them. Sasha came out. Bayley asks her to use the door. Sasha tells Reg not to speak for her. Sasha says the division revolves around her then Bianca Belair comes out. Bianca tels Reginald she isn't anyone's sidekick. Bianca and Sasha argues and Reg says they are all on the same team. Reg offers to team with them to fight Nia, Shayna and Bayley.

Sasha Banks, Reginald and Bianca Belair vs Nia Jax, Shayna Baszler and Bayley

I do not cover intergender matches unless each gender only fights their own gender and will skip this. Reginald pinned Nia.

Kayla Braxton interviewed Cesaro. He said he wasn't patronizing Seth last week but was out there and hoping he would come back and be a leader. He said Seth came back as the same smug SOB that left. He said he will get even with him, win the 6-man then win the Chamber amd beat Reigns.

Edge walked in. He said Cesaro has grit and not many here have it. Cesaro said he would see him at the main event of Wrestlemania.

Rey Mysterio and Dominic Mysterio vs Otis and Chad Gable

Ziggler and Roode are at the booth for this. Gable throws around Dom and Dom japanese armdrags him. Otis sends him flying with a shoulder and Rey hits la silla from the top onto him. He tries to springboard crossbody him but gets slammed down. Chad encourages Otis to splash Rey off the ropes and it seems like Otis and Chad were disqualified for not getting out of the ring fast enough. Otis then gets on the 2nd rope and splashes Rey in what seems to be an ill-advised heel turn.

Edge runs into Daniel Bryan in the back. Edge says DB inspired him to come back since he came back himself. DB tells Edge if he wins the Chamber and the SD title, he wants Edge to challenge him.

Rey is being helped to the back.

Cesaro, Owens and DB talked in the back. They teased Owens, saying he would never turn on his opponents and went down all the people he turned on. Owens promised he would behave himself because he wants to win. He said they should worry about Sunday though in the Chamber.

Carmella asked where Reginald has been and what took him so long. Reginald tried ot explain himself. Carmella said she knows he will do the right thing. Carmella spits out the wine the throws it in his face, saying it is disgusting then asks for another glass.

Sami Zayn, Jey Uso and King Corbin vs Kevin Owens, Cesaro and Daniel Bryan

Edge comes down to do commentary.

Jey pounds on DB then DB gives it back to him. DB and Cesaro do a double slam on Jey. DB and Sami just kind of run into each other. Sami and Corbin argue then Cesaro hits a bunch of uppercuts on Sami. Sami goes outside and his partners throw him back in, then he takes a giant swing.

Corbin then gets a giant swing but falls over due to Corbin's size. We come back from break and Cesaro is swinging Corbin again. Even though we saw Cesaro stop doing the swing before the break, Coles tells us that he did the swing during the whole break. Cesaro gets thrown over the announcers table by Jey then Heyman joins the commentators. Cesaro gets beat up on for a bit. Paul is asked what happens if Jey Uso wins and Paul said he won't share that answer. Paul said we won't complain about it if that happens though because it is a big box office match-up.

Cesaro does a springboard uppercut off the 2nd rope and DB comes in and dropkicks Jey off the apron. DB hurricanrana's Sami off the top and Owens superkicks Uso.  Then he cannonball dives him off the apron. Sami hits a nice blue thunder bomb on DB. DB butterfly suplexes Sami off the top then puts him in the Yes Lock which Sami taps for. Daniel Bryan, Owens and Cesaro win. This wasn't anything special.

Everyone hits finishers to close the show and Edge spears Jey but gets speared by Roman. Roman poses over Edge to close the show.

Overall thoughts: Lame episode. There wasn't a ton of wrestling and it had a little too much talking.