WWE Friday Night Smackdown 3/26/2021
Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2021/03/wwe-friday-night-smackdown-3192021.html
Daniel Bryan comes out to start. He said he made Roman tap out, which Roman said he never does. Then he said Edge interrupted it. He said he's tired of standing on the sidelines and letting everyone else have their way. He said he earned the title and a spot at Mania, but he is willing to earn it again. He said he wants a rematch with Roman tonight and isn't leaving the ring until he gets it.
We went to break and returned with him sitting there. Pearce came out sand said he can't give him the match. He said the ref's decision is final and Roman's next defense is against Edge at Wrestlemania. DB says he can fight the winner right after. Pearce said that's not fair and DB smartly brought up how that's what he had to do at Elimination Chamber. DB then said since Mania is two nights, Edge and Roman fight on the first night and he fights the winner on the second night. Pearce didn't know what to say then Edge came out.
Edge slapped the mic away from Pearce. Pearce left and Edge came out. Edge accused DB of trying to take away his dream and said he doesn't deserve the match at Mania. They then went at it and Edge speared DB. Edge then hit Daniel Bryan with the chair.
We went to break and returned with Heyman, Roman and Jey hanging out in their room. Roman asked Heyman to get Pearce and told Jey to use force to resolve this if he must.
We went to break and returned with him sitting there. Pearce came out sand said he can't give him the match. He said the ref's decision is final and Roman's next defense is against Edge at Wrestlemania. DB says he can fight the winner right after. Pearce said that's not fair and DB smartly brought up how that's what he had to do at Elimination Chamber. DB then said since Mania is two nights, Edge and Roman fight on the first night and he fights the winner on the second night. Pearce didn't know what to say then Edge came out.
Edge slapped the mic away from Pearce. Pearce left and Edge came out. Edge accused DB of trying to take away his dream and said he doesn't deserve the match at Mania. They then went at it and Edge speared DB. Edge then hit Daniel Bryan with the chair.
We went to break and returned with Heyman, Roman and Jey hanging out in their room. Roman asked Heyman to get Pearce and told Jey to use force to resolve this if he must.
Seth Rollins vs Shinsuke Nakamura
Seth beat Nak at Fastlane via curbstomp. They recapped their feud. Both are wearing black and red. Nakamura goes aggressive on Seth to start. Rollins takes a couple of knees to the body from various positions and Nak drops a knee on his neck from the apron as he lays on it. We went to break and returned with Rollins hitting a sling blade.
Seth throws Nak into the buckles but he bounces off and flying kicks him. Nak hangs him over the top rope and axe kicks him then sliding knee's him. Rollins is sat on the middle rope and Nak sliding german suplexes him for 2. Seth comes back with a springboard knee then hits a falcon arrow for 2.
Seth ducks a high kick just to take a spin kick then takes a cradle shock for 2. Rollins hits a spinning forearm then a flying armbar. Rollins powerbombs him out of it and does his flying curbstomp for the win.
They did too much here for a tv match and they didn't really slow down at any point to sell anything. It flowed well though.
Seth beat up on Nak after until Cesaro made the save and beat up on him. Cesaro went for the giant swing and Seth left.
Heyman was talking to Roman in their room when Pearce and Jey came in. Heyman thanked him for not giving into Daniel Bryan's idea. Roman got up in Pearce's face and said we don't thank him, he should thank us. Roman said he will not be giving him a second title defense and Pearce said he almost agrees but needs to make a decision by the end of the night.
We get a commercial for a new Mighty Ducks tv series. I liked the first two movies but the third one was disappointing.
Seth Rollins was yelling in the back. He said he wasn't surprised Cesaro tried to swing him and he is sick of the disrespect by Cesaro. He called him a failure and challenged him to a match at Wrestlemania. He was flipping out and said he would never be swung again, then Cesaro nailed him from behind and put him in the giant swing. Cesaro then said "challenge accepted".
Seth beat Nak at Fastlane via curbstomp. They recapped their feud. Both are wearing black and red. Nakamura goes aggressive on Seth to start. Rollins takes a couple of knees to the body from various positions and Nak drops a knee on his neck from the apron as he lays on it. We went to break and returned with Rollins hitting a sling blade.
Seth throws Nak into the buckles but he bounces off and flying kicks him. Nak hangs him over the top rope and axe kicks him then sliding knee's him. Rollins is sat on the middle rope and Nak sliding german suplexes him for 2. Seth comes back with a springboard knee then hits a falcon arrow for 2.
Seth ducks a high kick just to take a spin kick then takes a cradle shock for 2. Rollins hits a spinning forearm then a flying armbar. Rollins powerbombs him out of it and does his flying curbstomp for the win.
They did too much here for a tv match and they didn't really slow down at any point to sell anything. It flowed well though.
Seth beat up on Nak after until Cesaro made the save and beat up on him. Cesaro went for the giant swing and Seth left.
Heyman was talking to Roman in their room when Pearce and Jey came in. Heyman thanked him for not giving into Daniel Bryan's idea. Roman got up in Pearce's face and said we don't thank him, he should thank us. Roman said he will not be giving him a second title defense and Pearce said he almost agrees but needs to make a decision by the end of the night.
We get a commercial for a new Mighty Ducks tv series. I liked the first two movies but the third one was disappointing.
Seth Rollins was yelling in the back. He said he wasn't surprised Cesaro tried to swing him and he is sick of the disrespect by Cesaro. He called him a failure and challenged him to a match at Wrestlemania. He was flipping out and said he would never be swung again, then Cesaro nailed him from behind and put him in the giant swing. Cesaro then said "challenge accepted".
Big E & The Street Profits vs Apollo Crews, Otis & Chad Gable
They announce yet another Apollo Crews vs Big E match at Mania. Apollo has Kevin Owens Syndrome where you can lose a match multiple times and yet still get more title shots.
Dawkins and Ford double dropkick Otis to start. Ford goes for a leapfrog but takes a big powerslam. Ford goes for a slingshot and gets hit with a beautiful northern lights suplex. E overhead belly to belly suplexes Gable then hits a normal belly to belly. E gyrates over him and hits a big splash. Gable takesthe corner uranage but the pin is broken up.
Dawkins takes a spinning clothesline + release german combo and Ford does a great flip dive onto Gable and Otis. Crews then hits the olympic slam out of nowhere on E to win it. Short but fast paced and good.
They announce yet another Apollo Crews vs Big E match at Mania. Apollo has Kevin Owens Syndrome where you can lose a match multiple times and yet still get more title shots.
Dawkins and Ford double dropkick Otis to start. Ford goes for a leapfrog but takes a big powerslam. Ford goes for a slingshot and gets hit with a beautiful northern lights suplex. E overhead belly to belly suplexes Gable then hits a normal belly to belly. E gyrates over him and hits a big splash. Gable takesthe corner uranage but the pin is broken up.
Dawkins takes a spinning clothesline + release german combo and Ford does a great flip dive onto Gable and Otis. Crews then hits the olympic slam out of nowhere on E to win it. Short but fast paced and good.
Edge and Adam Pearce talk in the back. He said he won the Rumble and should get the main event one on one at Mania against Roman. Pearce said his job is to consider all the facts and make decisions, which he said he will do a the end of the night. Edge says he hopes he makes the right decision...or else.
The Kevin Owens Show with Sami Zayn
Kevin said he has a question for him. Sami said he is sorry for what he did last week. He said he had no business kicking him and the conspiracy stuff is affecting his mental state. Sami said Kevin can still be paet of his documentary though and has a bombshell news story. He said he is having a red carpet premiere for his movie trailer next week. He said Logan Paul, who is a very popular youtuber will be here next week.
Kevin said he didn't care. Sami mocked him and said he owes him an apology as he pretends to be on his side. Kevin tells him to shut up and says he wants to know whether Sami will face him at Wrestlemania or not. Sami refuses to answer but eventually agrees. Sami knocks down one of the signs. Kevin said now that he has his answer, he will beat him senseless. Kevin beats him up and hits a stunner to end the segment.
Adam Pearce and Daniel Bryan meet up in the back. DB says Pearce knows what the right decision is, but he has to make it.
They run down what happened with Sasha and Bianca on Smackdown. Bianca was asked about being slapped. She said she could have retaliated, but then Sasha wouldn't have made it to Mania. She said she was the bigger person at the PPV so she could be the betters person at the PPV. She said she is better than Sasha and will end her title reign. She said nobody should see what she is about to do to Natalya.
Bianca Belair vs Natalya with Tamina
Bianca swarms on Natalya early. Natalya slingshot atomic drops her. Bianca goes up top then Sasha comes out. Tamina kicks Bianca and Sasha mocks Bianca as we go to break. Back from break and Bianca is in the surfboard. Natalya pounds on her in the corner and gets suplexed.
Bianca hits a nice spinebuster for 2. She handsprings and moonsaults onto Nat, but Nat moves and gets her back landed on. Natalya then hits a spinning lariat for 2. They collide in air and both bang each others heads off the mat. Bianca rolls out in front of Sasha and they argue and Bianca slaps her. Bianca then hits the sitout torture rack bomb for the win and immediately takes a backcracker from Sasha.
This was fine. Nothing wrong with it really.
Roman, Heyman and Jey are in the back. Edge comes in. Roman goes face to face with him. Edge says DB is trying to steal their spotlight. He said Roman should use his stroke if he has it as Edge might be able to beat Daniel Bryan and win the title without Roman involved.
Dolph Ziggler with Robert Roode vs Rey Mysterio with Dominic Mysterio
In an inset, Rey said the ultimate accomplishment in WWE would be becoming tag champs with his son. It would put him on top of the world as a competitor and as a father.
DZ takes control early and hits a corner splash. He misses another corner splash and takes a headscissors. Rey hurricanrana's DZ over the top. He tries for another off the apron but is powerbombed over the barricade. Dominic goes to check on him and Dolph superkicks him in the head as we go to break.
Back from break and DZ has control. Rey hits la silla from the top then kicks DZ in the head for 2. Dolph then hits the fameasser but only gets 2. Rey evades a superkik and goes for the 619. Roode stops Rey and Dom nails him. Both go out and DZ hit the zig zag as Rey goes for a springboard. But it's only for 2. Rey comes back with a 619 and a slingshot splash and wins it. They did too much here though it was an entertaining match. The powerbomb to the outside should have ended it as should have the zig zag.
Adam Pearce comes out before Rey leaves then Heyman, Roman and Uso follow him.
The Great Khali and Kane are both being put into the hall of fame. The hall of fame has always been a joke and I don't know why anyone cares about it. They care clearly running out of names for it.
We come back from break. Pearce, Roman, Daniel Bryan and Edge are in the ring. Pearce said he gets everyone's concerns and all of them make sense. Pearce agrees with DB, saying he is right and that there is a double standard. He announces a triple threat match for Wrestlemania. Edge and Daniel Bryan go at it then Roman superman punches DB. Jey throws a chair in and Roman takes a spear from Edge. Jey then gets an Edge spear. Edge chairs DB and Roman. Jey then gets some chairshots as Roman heads for the hills.
Edge pulls Daniel Bryan back in when he tries to crawl out. Officials try to stop Edge and he chairs a couple of them. Edge then sits in a chair in the middle of the ring as the show ends. I would normally feel bad for Edge here, but he caused this by screwing up the Roman/DB match. Roman got screwed out of this the most though as he did what he was supposed to do at Elimination Chamber and Fastlane and gets punished for it essentially.
Overall thoughts: The announcement tonight was interesting and the wrestling was okay, so I guess it was a decent show.
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