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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: A CONTRACT IS SIGNED . . . BUT IT ISN'T FINAL, TENSION AMONG TAG TEAM PARTNERS (NOT JUST ONE), AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2021-03-12 21:58:00

We begin with a look at last week's main event between Daniel Bryan and Jey Uso as well as Roman Reigns' low talking threat to Jey if Daniel wins.

We are in St. Petersburg, Florida and your announcers are Michael Cole and Corey Graves.

Edge makes his way to the ring.

Edge says we have a big contract signing and there are some things he needs to address.  There are a few people who have had his name falling out of their face.  Roman Reigns said that I shouldn't face a man like him.  I find it amusing.  I picked up on something that seemed to fly over a lot of people's heads because you and Paul are great spin doctors.  You want us to acknowledge him as the main event of Wrestlemania and I made my choice.  Then you felt what I bring to the table, a table I am the carpenter of.  Then you backtracked.  You took a U Turn down Daniel Bryan Boulevard.  Daniel went his own way and you got played.

Last week, Daniel Bryan said that he deserved to be in the main event of Wrestlemania instead of him.  You said that because you wrestled more matches than me in the last 3 months.  While you were wrestling once a week, I was wrestling six or seven times a week against Undertaker, Eddie Guerrero, Batista, and Terry Funk.  I am back, not because I have to be, but because i love this.  Don't say you belong there because you love this or because you wrestled more than me in the last three months.

I have to wait to see who wins at Fastlane to see who I wrestle at Wrestlemania.

Daniel Bryan makes his way to the ring.

Daniel says you talk about Roman Reigns being sucked in but you got sucked in and was offended by what I said.  That was not my intention.  I figured that you would have respected me going into business for myself for the first time since you are the Ultimate Opportunist.  Daniel says he has infinite levels of respect for what Edge has done and accomplished.  I saw how hard you worked and how much you love this.  I saw how hard you fought to get back because you love this.

When I wanted to challenge Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship, it was not about you.  I watched you point at the Wrestlemania sign at Elimination Chamber and I was demoralized.  It wasn't because of how many matches you had this year.  It was because I was going into what might be my last Wrestlemania on the back burner.  If this is my last run, I am going to give it everything I've got to get into the main event of Wrestlemania.

You've got your spot in the main event of Wrestlemania.  This isn't about you.  If I want to main event Wrestlemania, I have to go to Fastlane and face Roman Reigns and beat him.  That is why I went into business for myself.

Edge says if you use air quotes it cancels everything out.  Edge says that Roman has already beaten Daniel.  If we are talking about wins, I won the Royal Rumble.  I outlasted 29 others, including you to win the match.  I have mutual respect for you and I like you.  I don't like how you did this.  You are better than this, but you aren't better than me.

Match Number One:  Montez Ford, Angelo Dawkins, Dominik Mysterio, and Rey Mysterio versus Chad Gable, Otis Dozovic, Dolph Ziggler, and Robert Roode

Otis, Chad, Dolph, and Roode attack the Street Profits and Mysterios from behind as they go to the ring.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Dawkins with a forearm to Dolph on the apron and an elbow to Roode.  Dawkins with a bulldog and drop kick to Roode.  Dawkins with a drop kick to Gable.  Ford tags in and he drop kicks Roode and Dominik tags in and hits an assisted leg drop for a near fall.  Roode with a knee to Dominik and Gable tags in and punches Dominik.  Otis tags in and hits a shoulder tackle.  Dominik floats over and goes to the apron but he is met with a double sledge when he comes off the ropes.  Gable tags in and Otis with a punch.  Gable with an Irish whip and a bridging butterfly suplex for a near fall.  Roode tags in and Gable works on the leg and then Roode with an elbow drop to the leg.

Roode goes for a suplex but Dominik is able to get back to his feet and Dominik with a tornado DDT on Roode.  Dolph and Dawkins tag in and Dawkins with clotheslines and a corkscrew back elbow and exploder.  Dawkins punches Otis to knock him off the apron.  Dawkins runs into an uppercut from Dolph but Dawkins with a spinebuster.  Gable distracts the referee after Ford tags in and Roode pushes Ford off the turnbuckles to the floor as we go to commercial.

We are back and Ziggler wtih a reverse chin lock on Ford.  Ford with punches but Ziggler with a knee.  Ziggler with a standing drop kick to Ford.  Ford punches Ziggler and then he knocks Gable and Roode off the apron.  Ford misses an enzuigiri and Ziggler with a sleeper on Ford.  Roode distracts the referee so he does not see the tag so he sends Dawkins back to the apron.  Ziggler backs Ford into his corner and Roode tags in and it is allowed because the referee saw it.  Roode with a back breaker to Ford and he gets a near fall.  Otis tags in and he punches Ford.  Otis with a hard Irish whip but he misses a splash into the corner when Ford moves.  Gable tags in and he knocks Dawkins off the apron.

Gable with a German suplex but Ford lands on his feet and he leaps over Gable to make the tag to Rey.  Rey with a satellite head scissors to Gable and then Rey floats over on an Irish whip and Rey with a tornado DDT for a near fall.  Dominik goes up top as Otis gets Rey up and Otis catches Dominik.  Rey with a seated senton to Otis and a head scissors to Gable and Roode tags in while Gable is in the ropes.  Roode with a spinebuster for a near fall.  Dolph with a super kick to Ford.  Dawkins with a Silencer.  Rey and Dominik with 619s to Roode.  Rey and Dominik with splashes onto Gable and Otis while Ford hits the Seven Star Frog Splash for the three count.

Winners:  Montez Ford, Angelo Dawkins, Rey Mysterio, and Dominik Mysterio

Michael Cole mentions the announcement of Molly Holly as the first inductee for the Class of 2021 for the WWE Hall of Fame.

Jey Uso walks in the back and he sees Paul Heyman outside Roman's locker room.  Paul asks Jey if he talked to Roman because he is not letting him in the room.  Paul says Fridays are a tough day.  Jey says he has some stuff to take care of and then he will stop by later.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Kayla Braxton is with Seth Rollins in the back.  Kayla asks Seth about his issues with Cesaro.  We take a look at what happened two weeks ago between Cesaro and Rollins.

Seth wants to know why are we talking about this.  Seth says he was trying to help Cesaro.  He has had some success, but not as much as Seth has.  Cesaro has never been a leading man.  Seth says he was disrespected and embarrassed.  Seth says he is done with Cesaro.  He calls Cesaro the biggest waste of potential.  

Kayla asks about Cesaro's rematch against Murphy later tonight.  Seth is intrigued and he walks away.

We take a look at the latest in the Adventures of Reginald and we see Nia and Shayna taking Reginald on a shopping spree and he can get anything he wants.  While Nia is enjoying the Reginald experience, Shayna wishes she was anywhere else.

Reginald asks what he can do to repay Nia.

Match Number Two:  Cesaro versus Buddy Murphy

Before the match starts, Seth Rollins makes his way to the stage and he takes a seat.

Cesaro with a European uppercut and punches in the corner.  Murphy backs Cesaro into the corner and connects with shoulders.  Murphy with kicks but Cesaro with a Euroepan uppercut and he sends Murphy into the turnbuckles.  Murphy with a kick but Cesaro kicks back and Murphy goes to the floor.  Murphy goes to the floor and Cesaro follows but Murphy with a running knee to the head.  Cesaro drop kicks Murphy off the turnbuckles and then he hits a superplex.  Cesaro with running European uppercut and Murphy wtih a boot and he comes off the turnbuckles.  Ceasro catches Murphy off the turnbuckles an gives Murphy the Giant Swing but Rollins attacks Cesaro and the referee calls for the bell.

Winner:  Cesaro (by disqualification)

After the match, Rollins punches and kicks Cesaro and gives him Black Out.  Rollins yells at Cesaro and tells Cesaro to get up.  Rollins with a kick to the knee and another Black Out.

Rollins gets a chair and he puts it around Cesaro's head.   Rollins prepares to stomp on the chair but Jamie Noble makes the save.  Rollins leaves the ring.

Rollins stops to stare at Shinsuke Nakamura and Rollins walks away.

Kevin Owens walks in the back and he has his notes.  Sami Zayn stops Kevin and he says he is just the man they are looking for.  Sami says he has been thinking about this and he knows that Kevin is aware of the conspiracy against Sami.  Sami says he wants Kevin in his documentary.  Kevin says he has the KO Show tonight.  Sami says this is going to be huge and they are going to blow the lid off of this and it will be all over Youtube.  

Kevin says he will think about it but he has to do the KO Show first.  He gives Sami a blank note card and then he walks away.

We go to commercial.

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