WWE Friday Night Smackdown 4/23/2021
Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2021/04/wwe-friday-night-smackdown-4162021.html
Cesaro is in the ring to start the show and Seth Rollins immediately comes out. Seth mocks him and says he helped Cesaro be more successful by wrestling him at Wrestlemania. He says this isn't over and blames his loss on the rain delay at Mania.
Seth heads down to the ring then Jey Uso comes out. Jey says Cesaro can't beat him or Roman. Seth tells Jey to circle the ring and they will take down Cesaro. As they try, Daniel Bryan comes out. The heels go to leave and DB asks where they are going. DB says he says he respects Cesaro and says he has worked harder than anyone else.
Daniel invites Roman to come out to help attack them and he does come out with Heyman. Roman comes out and says he beat DB as he said he would and shows off his new shirt with him pinning Edge and DB. Roman calls both of them losers. Roman leaves after saying they are surrounded by people who want to beat them up then Cole says we will be seeing some action after the break.
Daniel Bryan and Cesaro vs Seth Rollins and Jey Uso
We return and these guys are all brawling though the match hasn't begun. DB running forearms Jey in the corner then Cesaro delay vertical suplexes him. Seth gets in and sling blades Cesaro for 2. Jey does a running hip attack to Cesaro in the corner and hits some shots on Cesaro. Jey holds down Cesaro so Seth can knee drop him.
Seth comes off the 2nd buckle and Cesaro catches him with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. DB gets in and dropkicks both opponents and german's Seth for 2. DB takes a buckle bomb then is top rope splashed by Jey for 2.
Cesaro gets tossed out and suplexed on the floor. During the break, DB got stuck over the middle rope somehow and was stretched. Seth then booted him in the face while his head was hanging off the apron. Seth then forearms Bryan in the back of the head for 2.
DB gets worked on in the corner by both opponents and takes a samoan drop by Jey. DB makes the hot tag and Cesaro really flurries on Jey, then he spinning clotheslines him. Cesaro hits a nice corkscrew euro uppercut for 2 and pop-up euro's Jey after. DB back body drops Seth over the top then topes him. Jey then tries to dive on Cesaro but takes another euro uppercut. Cesaro comes off the top and takes a superkick as we go to a 2nd break.
We return from the break with Seth and Cesaro trading shots. Cesaro puts him in the sharpshooter but Jey superkicks Cesaro in the back of the head to get Seth out. Seth leaves and Uso is 2nd rope superplexed in. DB hits a runing knee on Jey and wins it.
I'm not a fan of having the opener being an epic like this but it was a decent back and forth match otherwise. They will have to explain why Seth left here though.
DB gets on the mic after and calls for Roman Reigns. He calls for Roman and Jey tries to attack from behind but is caught with the giant swing. DB commentates as Cesaro hits Jey with a european uppercut and DB calls Roman "afraid". DB and Cesaro question Roman's loyalty to Jey and Cesaro puts Jey in the giant swing again. DB continues to talk trash on Roman and says he is afraid.
Pearce and Sonya Deville talk in the back. Apollo Crews and his bodyguard then come in. Crews isn't happy he has to fight tonight and Pearce tells him he will be fighting against Kevin Owens.
Jey is interviewed in the back. Jey says Cesaro wil be put down for stepping up to the head of the table.
Nia Jax with Shayna Baszler and Reginald vs Tamina with Natalya
Nia puts up Tamia and spears her into the corner. Nia talks trash and Tamina pounds on her, then thesz presses her. Tamina tries to pick up Nia but Shayna holds down Nia. They fight outside and Nia goes into the barricade. Nia then gets her head banged off of it. Reg gets on the apron and is almost knocked off. Tamina nails Shayna in the back of the head with her foot and Shayna starts yelling at Reg. Tamina superkicks Nia then rolls her up for the win. There was pretty much nothing to it except for the shenanigans outside and it's pretty clear we are about done with this Nia and Shayna team.
Seth heads down to the ring then Jey Uso comes out. Jey says Cesaro can't beat him or Roman. Seth tells Jey to circle the ring and they will take down Cesaro. As they try, Daniel Bryan comes out. The heels go to leave and DB asks where they are going. DB says he says he respects Cesaro and says he has worked harder than anyone else.
Daniel invites Roman to come out to help attack them and he does come out with Heyman. Roman comes out and says he beat DB as he said he would and shows off his new shirt with him pinning Edge and DB. Roman calls both of them losers. Roman leaves after saying they are surrounded by people who want to beat them up then Cole says we will be seeing some action after the break.
Daniel Bryan and Cesaro vs Seth Rollins and Jey Uso
We return and these guys are all brawling though the match hasn't begun. DB running forearms Jey in the corner then Cesaro delay vertical suplexes him. Seth gets in and sling blades Cesaro for 2. Jey does a running hip attack to Cesaro in the corner and hits some shots on Cesaro. Jey holds down Cesaro so Seth can knee drop him.
Seth comes off the 2nd buckle and Cesaro catches him with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. DB gets in and dropkicks both opponents and german's Seth for 2. DB takes a buckle bomb then is top rope splashed by Jey for 2.
Cesaro gets tossed out and suplexed on the floor. During the break, DB got stuck over the middle rope somehow and was stretched. Seth then booted him in the face while his head was hanging off the apron. Seth then forearms Bryan in the back of the head for 2.
DB gets worked on in the corner by both opponents and takes a samoan drop by Jey. DB makes the hot tag and Cesaro really flurries on Jey, then he spinning clotheslines him. Cesaro hits a nice corkscrew euro uppercut for 2 and pop-up euro's Jey after. DB back body drops Seth over the top then topes him. Jey then tries to dive on Cesaro but takes another euro uppercut. Cesaro comes off the top and takes a superkick as we go to a 2nd break.
We return from the break with Seth and Cesaro trading shots. Cesaro puts him in the sharpshooter but Jey superkicks Cesaro in the back of the head to get Seth out. Seth leaves and Uso is 2nd rope superplexed in. DB hits a runing knee on Jey and wins it.
I'm not a fan of having the opener being an epic like this but it was a decent back and forth match otherwise. They will have to explain why Seth left here though.
DB gets on the mic after and calls for Roman Reigns. He calls for Roman and Jey tries to attack from behind but is caught with the giant swing. DB commentates as Cesaro hits Jey with a european uppercut and DB calls Roman "afraid". DB and Cesaro question Roman's loyalty to Jey and Cesaro puts Jey in the giant swing again. DB continues to talk trash on Roman and says he is afraid.
Pearce and Sonya Deville talk in the back. Apollo Crews and his bodyguard then come in. Crews isn't happy he has to fight tonight and Pearce tells him he will be fighting against Kevin Owens.
Jey is interviewed in the back. Jey says Cesaro wil be put down for stepping up to the head of the table.
Nia Jax with Shayna Baszler and Reginald vs Tamina with Natalya
Nia puts up Tamia and spears her into the corner. Nia talks trash and Tamina pounds on her, then thesz presses her. Tamina tries to pick up Nia but Shayna holds down Nia. They fight outside and Nia goes into the barricade. Nia then gets her head banged off of it. Reg gets on the apron and is almost knocked off. Tamina nails Shayna in the back of the head with her foot and Shayna starts yelling at Reg. Tamina superkicks Nia then rolls her up for the win. There was pretty much nothing to it except for the shenanigans outside and it's pretty clear we are about done with this Nia and Shayna team.
Kevin Owens is interviewed. He said he hasn't had a match for the IC title in years. He says he is delighted and says he will be the one to beat Crews for his title.
Big E then comes in. He says Owens is a line jumper and he should be getting the match instead. Owens says he is right but tonight he will be getting the match instead of Big E. They then fake laugh to end this. I'm on Big E's side here. It's bogus that Crews got endless rematches and he hasn't gotten one yet.
Daniel Bryan and Adam Pearce talk in the back. We couldn't hear it due to the fake noise but it sounded like DB wanted a match with Pearce tonight.
Big E then comes in. He says Owens is a line jumper and he should be getting the match instead. Owens says he is right but tonight he will be getting the match instead of Big E. They then fake laugh to end this. I'm on Big E's side here. It's bogus that Crews got endless rematches and he hasn't gotten one yet.
Daniel Bryan and Adam Pearce talk in the back. We couldn't hear it due to the fake noise but it sounded like DB wanted a match with Pearce tonight.
WWE Intercontinental Championship - Apollo Crews (c) with Commander Azeez vs Kevin Owens
They get tied up to start and Owens puts him in a side headlock. Owens hits a nice dropkick and starts pounding Crews in the corner. Owens then hits a hard back elbow and a senton before lariating him over the top. Owens goes for a dive but Azeez stands in the way. Crews then trips Owens while he is distracted.
Crews then pounds on Owens and throws him out and Owens hits a superkick out there. Back in and Owens top rope swantons him for 2. Sami Zayn then comes out and Owens gets mad as we go to break. We return from break and Sami comes to the commentary booth. Crews and Owens fight up top and when they get back down, Owens superkicks Crews for 2. Crews then flips Owens with a big lariat.
Crews hits an enzugiri and triple german suplexes for 2. Crews misses a corner attack then is german suplexed and cannonballed in the corner. Owens hits another suplex and a pop-up sit-out powerbomb for 2. Owens goes up top and Crews rolls out, so Owens climbs down and splashes him from the apron to the floor. Azeez gets on the apron and distracts Owens for the Crews roll-up. Owens then stunners Crews and Azeez hits Owens with the Nigerian nail.
They did a little too much here and they really devalued the superkick here as Owens hit tons of them and it didn't put Crews down. They had a lot of time for this one.
Sami Zayn then dances over Owens after. Paul Heyman is interviewed. He says he likes Cesaro and even loves him in a professional way. He says Cesaro is his favorite Cesaro is this Cesaro. Paul says Roman will give his answer to Cesaro's challenge tonight.
Megan Morant, a new interviewer, interviews Crews. Crews is very happy about his win and gets nailed by Big E. E throws him int osome boxes and has to be stopped by officials. Azeez then sees what happened and isn't happy.
We get a video on Aleister Black, who hasn't been on TV for a long time. He is reading a book. He says he wasn't taught how to beat the dragon but how to defeat the dragon. It was really hard to hear most of what he said.
Ziggler and Roode were interviewed. They said Alpha Academy with beat The Mysterio's tonight. They are asked who is next for them then The Street Profits come in. They said they want next and they tell them to go to the back of the line. Bayley then comes in and breaks it up. She says she is the ultimate role model and talks about Bianca Belair. She said she helped trian Bianca and never got a thank you. She said Bianca is selfish and rude. She said she will take back her title at Backlash. Montez Ford then comes in with a phone and lets Bianca listen in on what Bayley is saying. Bianca says she will be right there.
Bianca arrives and tells Bayley to talk smack to her face. Bayley says she will talk trash to her face but then doesn't. she says it will be an honor to be her first challenger. She says it will be an honor to wrestle her. She leaves and comes back then starts laughing and Bianca is confused.
Rey Mysterio and Dominik vs Chad Gable and Otis
I think Otis and Gable have new gear here with them wearing black and blue with some white and red in there too.
Otis hits a hard lariat early on Dom, then he slams him. Otis double lariats his opponents on the outside and Chad gutbusters Rey ouside.
We go to break and return with Chad in control on Dom. Chad hits a nice tiger suplex for 2 then knocks Rey off the apron. Dom gets beaten up in the corner then splashed by Otis. Chad hits two great belly to belly suplexes and Dom flips out of his german. Dom stun guns him and Rey gets the tag in. Rey hits some nice headscissors on Chad and code reds him for 2. Chad ends up spearing the post and Rey hurricanrana's him off the 2nd rope for 2.
Dom slides across the mat and sunset bombs Chad on the outside in the barricade. Otis catches Dom's plancha but then runs into the announcer's table. Rey hits the 619 then frogsplashes Chad for the win. This was a good match.
Cesaro and Daniel Bryan shake hands with the Mysterio's as the Mysterio's leave. We go to break.
Back from break and Big E vs Crews is announced for the IC title next week.
Cesaro and DB are in the ring and want answers from Roman. Roman, Heyman and Jey come out. Roman says no a match and said Cesaro doesn't deserve it. Roman offers DB one more title match though and Cesaro tells him he has to take it. Roman tells DB he wants to see him disappear after he beats him and DB says he accepts. It's Title vs Loser Leaves Town. It was so hard to hear any of this due to the fake crowd noise.
Overall thoughts: A wrestling heavy episode that was pretty good overall.
I think Otis and Gable have new gear here with them wearing black and blue with some white and red in there too.
Otis hits a hard lariat early on Dom, then he slams him. Otis double lariats his opponents on the outside and Chad gutbusters Rey ouside.
We go to break and return with Chad in control on Dom. Chad hits a nice tiger suplex for 2 then knocks Rey off the apron. Dom gets beaten up in the corner then splashed by Otis. Chad hits two great belly to belly suplexes and Dom flips out of his german. Dom stun guns him and Rey gets the tag in. Rey hits some nice headscissors on Chad and code reds him for 2. Chad ends up spearing the post and Rey hurricanrana's him off the 2nd rope for 2.
Dom slides across the mat and sunset bombs Chad on the outside in the barricade. Otis catches Dom's plancha but then runs into the announcer's table. Rey hits the 619 then frogsplashes Chad for the win. This was a good match.
Cesaro and Daniel Bryan shake hands with the Mysterio's as the Mysterio's leave. We go to break.
Back from break and Big E vs Crews is announced for the IC title next week.
Cesaro and DB are in the ring and want answers from Roman. Roman, Heyman and Jey come out. Roman says no a match and said Cesaro doesn't deserve it. Roman offers DB one more title match though and Cesaro tells him he has to take it. Roman tells DB he wants to see him disappear after he beats him and DB says he accepts. It's Title vs Loser Leaves Town. It was so hard to hear any of this due to the fake crowd noise.
Overall thoughts: A wrestling heavy episode that was pretty good overall.
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