WWE Smackdown results – 23/04/2021 (Cesaro and Daniel Bryan team up, Intercontinental Championship match)


WWE Smackdown results – 23/04/2021 (Cesaro and Daniel Bryan team up, Intercontinental Championship match)

Reigns challenged Bryan

The show kicked-off with the highlights from last week’s Smackdown episode. Cesaro faced Jey Uso in the main event but the match was interrupted by Seth Rollins. Cesaro was in the ring, as the show began.

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Cesaro’s segment

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Rollins, Uso, Bryan and Cesaro

Cesaro was about to speak as Seth Rollins came in. He called Cesaro the man of the hour. Rollins said Cesaro fulfilled his potential when he was in the ring with Rollins at Wrestlemania.

He took Cesaro to promise land and Cesaro didn’t even thank him. Rollins heard Cesaro wants to go after the Universal Championship. But their story isn’t over. Seth said that on his worst day and on Cesaro’s best, he could beat him.

Cesaro said that he was having a great day and it would become better if Rollins stepped in the ring. Jey Uso came out. He said Cesaro should listen to Rollins. Seth asks Uso to work together against Cesaro.

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Daniel Bryan comes out to the ring. He said that Cesaro was out there because he wanted a Universal Championship match. Rollins was out there because he was embarrassed that Cesaro beat him at Mania. Uso was out there because Roman told him to.

Bryan was out there to ensure that Cesaro gets what he deserves. Bryan said that he had worked harder than anybody else and deserved a shot at the title. Roman Reigns came out with Paul Heyman.

Reigns said Bryan should talk about his work at Wrestlemania. He did exactly what he had told and called Bryan a loser. As Cesaro is letting Bryan talk for him, he is a loser as well. Reigns called Cesaro a loser with bad luck and Bryan a stupid loser.

Daniel Bryan and Cesaro def. Seth Rollins and Jey Uso

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The four men brawled before the match

All four men were fighting in the ring but the match hadn’t started. The referee called for the bell. Bryan started with a suplex on Jey. An elbow by Cesaro and he knocked Seth off the ring apron. He lifted Jey up and hit a vertical suplex.

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Seth threw Cesaro in the corner and double teamed Cesaro. A headlock by Seth as Cesaro tried to fight back. A boot to the face by Seth. He jumped off the second rope and but Cesaro caught him and a backbreaker followed.

Bryan with a dropkick off the top rope. He knocked Jey off the ring apron. Bryan with the yes kicks. He goes for another one but Seth ducked. Seth went for the overhead kick but Bryan caught him and a German Suplex by Bryan. Jey and Seth throw Cesaro to the outside and a double suplex on the outside.

Cesaro with an uppercut followed by a spinning clothesline. He tried to swing Jey but Jey grabbed the bottom rope. Cesaro flies off the second rope and a flying corkscrew uppercut. Seth is thrown to the outside and Bryan with a suicide dive. Jey knocked Cesaro to the outside.

Jey went for a suicide dive but Cesaro with an uppercut. Cesaro climbs the top rope, he jumps but Jey hits him with a super kick. Jey on the ring apron as Cesaro hit a superplex off the top rope from the ring apron. Bryan hit him with the running knee for the win.

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Bryan – Cesaro segment

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Cesaro spins Uso

Bryan grabbed the microphone and called out Roman. Jey tried to attack them, but Cesaro knocked him down and swung him around. Jey slowly got up and Cesaro hit the uppercut. Bryan told Reigns was afraid of all the swings.

Cesaro spun Jey around for the second time and Reigns still didn’t appear. Bryan asked if Roman was afraid. He knew Reigns couldn’t beat Kevin Owens without Jey’s help. He couldn’t beat Bryan without Edge’s help. He couldn’t beat Edge without Jey’s help. And he can’t beat Cesaro.

Tamina def. Nia Jax

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Jax and Tamina

Tamina picked Nia up and slammed her in the corner. A headbutt by Nia followed by a splash. Nia talked trash but Tamina took Nia down.

Tamina tried to pick Jax up but Shayna held onto Nia’s leg. Nia rolled to the outside and Tamina threw her into the barricade. Reginald got on the ring apron to distract Tamina. Tamina hit a superkick on Nia for the win.

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Apollo Crews def. Kevin Owens (retains Intercontinental Championship)

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Crews and Owens

A leg take down by Owens and switched into a side headlock. He got Crews up into another headlock. Crews sent Kevin to the ropes and a dropkick by Owens.

A senton by Owens followed by a clothesline taking Apollo to the outside. Kevin is about to go for a suicide dive but Azeez stood in his way. Kevin got on the ring apron and Apollo tripped him up.

Crews went for a moonsault but Kevin moved out of the way and Owens hit him with a superkick. He threw Apollo back in the ring. Owens with a senton off the top rope. Sami Zayn’s music hit and out came Sami.

Sami was on commentary. Apollo and Owens were fighting on the second rope and Apollo knocked Owens down. He jumped but Owens moved out of the way and Kevin hit him with a superkick.

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Owens went for the Stunner but Crews went for the Olympic slam, Owens blocked it and a superkick by Owens. He sent Apollo to the ropes and a pop-up powerbomb. Azeez on the ring apron distracted Owens as Apollo rolled him up for the win.

Owens hit Crews with a Stunner after the match but Azeez knocked him down. Zayn danced around Owens.

Rey and Dominik Mysterio def. The Alpha Academy

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Mysterio and Gable

A shoulder block by Otis took Dominik down followed by a running clothesline. Otis lifted Dominik up and slammed him down onto the mat. Otis climbed the second rope but Rey grabbed Dominik to the outside. Otis ran to the outside and hit both Rey and Dominik with a clothesline.

A belly to belly by Gable onto Dominik followed by a second. Gable went for a German but Dominik landed on his feet and Rey was tagged in. A head scissor take down by Rey. He got on the top rope but Gable slowed him down. Gable on the second rope, he placed Rey on his shoulders but Rey with a hurricanrana.

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Rey knocked Otis off the ring apron. They double teamed Gable. Dominik jumped over the top rope and he threw Otis onto the announce table. Rey with the 619 followed by the frogsplash for the win.

Roman Reigns’ segment

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Heyman, Reigns, Cesaro and Bryan

Cesaro and Daniel Bryan came down to the ring. They asked Roman Reigns to come out. Cesaro said Reigns could come out and give his answer or they could go back and get it. Reigns walked out with Heyman and Uso.

The trio got in the ring as Reigns posed with his title. He asked Cesaro who he was. He didn’t deserve a shot at the title. Cesaro hadn’t earned it. Reigns’ answer was no because he would never be on the level of The Tribal Chief.

Reigns said the Universal Champion issues the challenges and the challenger is Bryan. He said he never liked Bryan and will never will. But he will give Bryan one more opportunity, next week on Smackdown.

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Cesaro told Bryan to accept the challenge. But Reigns said that if Bryan lost, he didn’t want to see him ever again on Smackdown. Bryan accepted as the show ended.  

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