WWE Friday Night SmackDown Feb. Thread - 2/26/21 feat. Bianca Makes Mania Decision & Evil Otis

[Emperor Smeat]

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SmackDown preview, Feb. 5, 2021: Edge returns to SmackDown tonight!

The Rated-R Superstar makes his return to SmackDown in the wake of his Royal Rumble Match victory. Plus, Big E battles Apollo Crews and Sami Zayn in an Triple Threat Intercontinental Championship Match and King Corbin takes on Dominik Mysterio. Don’t miss Friday Night SmackDown, tonight at 8/7 C on FOX.

SmackDown Preview : Quick Hits

Edge returns to SmackDown tonight!
Big E vs. Apollo Crews vs. Sami Zayn - Triple Threat Intercontinental Championship Match
King Corbin will once again battle Dominik Mysterio
Hulk Hogan to share his memories of defending the WWE Title against Andre the Giant in historic television event 33 years ago



Card and preview for tonight's 205 Live show:
The following matches are advertised for tonight’s WWE 205 Live television show.

-Jake Atlas vs. August Grey.

-“Bollywood Boyz” Sunil Singh and Samir Singh vs. “Ever-Rise” Matt Martel and Chase Parker.

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[erickman]

wwe's best brand now smackdown

[erickman]

fake you suck chants

[Emperor Smeat]

That was a pretty great promo by Reigns.

[erickman]

That was a pretty great promo by Reigns.

the real battle is paul and roman vs kenny and don, they have to one up each other.

[Emperor Smeat]

the real battle is paul and roman vs kenny and don, they have to one up each other.

Going to be tough for Heyman and Reigns to top the painting Omega has of himself and Don Callis at his house.

[Emperor Smeat]

When was the last time a Corbin feud wasn't boring and actually benefited or made the other person look good?

This feud with Dominik so far hasn't really checked either of those boxes.

[erickman]

wow when was the last time he did the swing

[Emperor Smeat]

Bryan vs. Cesaro was pretty good.

Laughed at Bryan having weed leaves on his trunks and boots.

[erickman]

billy kay is gold on the mic

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Billie Kay quickly switching from being pals with the Riott Squad to trying to be pals with Bayley.

[Emperor Smeat]

Guess WWE really loved the pirate ship style videos they did for last year's Mania since this year's Mania hype video is basically the same thing style and format wise.

[Emperor Smeat]

Poor Reginald, got whipped for just stating what probably will happen to Bianca against Sasha at Mania. Also having a black guy get whipped during Black History month seems a bit messed up but then again WWE invited infamous N word user Hulk Hogan to tonight's show.

Also that leather dress Sasha was wearing was way too tight and small for her. Wonder how long it took her to put it on. At least a good 30 minutes or so.

[Emperor Smeat]

That might have been the most annoying Street Profits have been on the mic with the mini-screen stuff during the Otis & Gable vs. Ziggy & Roode match.

Then again at least they were a ton more energetic than Cole & Graves usually are on commentary.

[Emperor Smeat]

Well that was a very anti-climatic use of Hogan.

WWE promoted him talking about his famous match against Andre on SNME 33 years ago and all he did was say one sentence about it calling Andre stinky and just blabbered about Edge afterwards.

[joshwoodsrohfandm]

Edge talking to Shinsuke backstage;

Edge vs Reigns has to be the match; i mean let's face it---the story these guys can tell behind both personalities is all we ever hope to get. Drew just doesn't work for me, and Reigns has grown a lot as a heel; only fitting they match up? EDGE REIGNS--is it gonna happen?

[Emperor Smeat]

IC title match was pretty good.

If it wasn't for the rumors of Edge vs. Reigns at Mania, Big E vs. Reigns would have been my pick for Reigns match at Mania. Maybe even have both titles on the line since you could go in multiple directions afterwards.

[joshwoodsrohfandm]

Was this a swerve?

Edge looked to be choosing reigns and Kevin Owens stuns Reigns and the show ends like are we getting Finn Balor and Edge? Really? I was hoping for Reigns Edge or maybe they are doing that just teasing other choices.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at the show ending with Owens attacking Reigns.

Seeing as there are still 2 more PPV events till Mania, WWE probably going to milk this Edge decision stuff until the last minute.

Show itself was mostly fine this week. Had a rough part for a good chunk of the 2nd hour but was mostly enjoyable overall.

[Volare]

Cesaro and Bryan....clinic for the ages. Also got "Orton Vibes" when Cesaro won this.

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[drave]

Cesaro is so god damn good.

[joshwoodsrohfandm]

Smackdown is the best show which is not surprising and I love it every week. Raw seems to be the slouch of the two; just lazy writing and boring drew leading the way. I hope we get edge and reigns for the universal championship.

[screech]

Are they actually going to push Cesaro this time? Don't wanna get my hopes up.

[drave]

Smackdown is the best show which is not surprising and I love it every week. Raw seems to be the slouch of the two; just lazy writing and boring drew leading the way. I hope we get edge and reigns for the universal championship.




But do they member like Pepperidge Farms members?

[drave]

Are they actually going to push Cesaro this time? Don't wanna get my hopes up.




Wish they would. He always has moved so smooth in the ring. Felt like he had a good grip on the cocky heel persona too. Feel like he could do bigger things than what he's doing now.

[Lock Jaw]

Feel like it is "far too late" for Cesaro... instead of this doing anything for him, it is more like "Oh, Daniel Bryan has really fallen far".

D-Bry indeed a far cry from his heights... with the bland generic colour trunks and back to the short hair and beard.... he's probably happy as a clam just rassling having great matches with Cesaro.... but seems like he is just so far from being the "main event guy" right now...

[screech]

The Rumble could've been a good chance to give him the "iron man" push. The guy who doesn't win but lasts a long time and racks up eliminations. Instead he came out at what, 28? Seemed like he was building momentum leading to...I don't know, something.

[XL]

Couldn’t take awake from Edge being the Iron Man.

[screech]

Yeah that's true. Just seemed like he was poised for a bigger night, I guess.

[Lock Jaw]

Guess I have not been watching/reading results.... but didn't he lose to Cesaro before the Rumble too, and in general not being involved in anything important? How was he "poised"?

[screech]

Cesaro was winning on SD leading to the rumble. Commentary was really "putting him over" too.

[Emperor Smeat]

Are they actually going to push Cesaro this time? Don't wanna get my hopes up.

Yes and no based on recent rumors involving his new deal with WWE.

He's not going to get any big pushes but likely won't be handled as bad as before since WWE wants him in a Daniel Bryan type role to help build new and/or younger potential big stars for the Blue brand.

Supposedly him and not Nakamura was originally meant to get that rub from the Gauntlet match a few weeks back but because he didn't sign a new deal at that point, that's why they went with Nakamura in case Cesaro decided to leave.

[Tom Guycott]

When was the last time Corbin wasn't boring ?



I was hoping it would have kept the spacing. And I can't fake it by blacking it out because not everyone uses the correct format.

[XL]

Guess I have not been watching/reading results.... but didn't he lose to Cesaro before the Rumble too, and in general not being involved in anything important? How was he "poised"?

I think you’re talking about Bryan here. Screech was talking about Cesaro being the “iron man”.

Really expected Bryan to be getting his win back on Friday so pleasantly surprised when Cesaro won. Seems they’re in a weird bind on SmackDown where Roman is so far ahead of the rest of the roster in terms of positioning (which is great). They have Bryan who could be switched on as the next babyface challenger at any point but he’s obviously keen to be giving other guys the rub. Do you propel Cesaro far enough by having him beat Bryan repeatedly?

[drave]

You can have Cesaro propelled by giving him a shot. I think he'd have a decent go at Reigns, and with a lesser known "moveset" it'd be fun as hell. Cesaro is freakishly strong and could make both himself and Reigns look amazing.

[Lock Jaw]

Pound-for-pound, Cesaro has to be the strongest WWE Superstar on the roster!!

[Lock Jaw]

Hate when they say that..... and they say it every Cesaro match.

[drave]

Commentary can make or break someone in some ways, and it is bad they do that.

[Mr. Nerfect]

SmackDown has been damn good lately. I’m going to credit Bryan. He consistently has the best match of the week, plus he seems to have lobbied for really talented guys to get some shine.

Was surprised by how good Dominik looked. I don’t care for him yet, and it’s still weird thinking of him as a wrestler, but he was a lot less clunky than I thought he would be.

[joshwoodsrohfandm]

Ya know? I was thinking that they should just refer to edge as the "PG Superstar" cause we're not in that rated r era anymore.

In all seriousness; Edge looking on as Owens STUNS Reigns was crazy cool because the expression said everything; hope he picks reigns.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I’ve never been the biggest Edge fan in the world, but his work since coming back has been amazing. The guy is there to work and for whatever reason, even though he should be rusty, he’s been arguably “better” than he ever was.

Imagine how amazing Christian would be if he came back?

[Emperor Smeat]

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SmackDown preview, Feb.12, 2021: Roman Reigns has a blockbuster announcement about the Universal Championship

SmackDown Preview : Quick Hits

Roman Reigns has a blockbuster announcement about the Universal Championship
Seth Rollins returns to SmackDown tonight!



Card and preview for tonight's 205 Live show:

205 Live results: Feb. 12, 2021: Atlas seeks payback in collision with Nese

Jake Atlas is set to take on Tony Nese in what is certain to be a heated singles clash, while "Bolly-Rise" will battle Mansoor and Ashante "Thee" Adonis.

WWE 205 Live Preview : Quick Hits

Atlas collides with Nese, Bolly-Rise to battle Mansoor and Adonis on 205 Live



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[erickman]

we will do this thread

[Emperor Smeat]

Baring a last minute addition, bit surprised there won't be a Women's Elimination Chamber match this year.

3 Chamber matches would have been overkill although don't really need the Universal and WWE to both have a Chamber match.

[erickman]

roman heels his way out of the chamber

[Emperor Smeat]

Holy shit at Domink's head after that suicide dive on the outside.

Overshot the dive and smashed face first into the edge of the table.

[erickman]

thats a surprise win, i figured ray would be in the chamber

[Emperor Smeat]

Yeah Rey & Dominik would have been a way more entertaining pair to put in the Chamber than Sami & boring Corbin.

Tag match was pretty good though.

[slik]

I actually have SD on for once in the background...

My guess is KO wins the EC and then loses to Roman later in the night, then Edge comes out and challenges Roman to WM.
Edge/Christian vs Roman/Jey at Fastlane, Edge vs Roman at WM

[Emperor Smeat]

Don't think Big E knows what an "open challenge" means if Apollo Crews isn't allowed to partake in the open part.

Also that banter between Big E & Apollo at the end was a bit weird. Like WCW style Goldberg "not following the script" moment with how it played out.

[erickman]

why is the locker room going to the ring i thought seth was a heel.

[Emperor Smeat]

:| at Big E vs Nakamura ending via DQ.

WWE going overboard with the amount of DQ and non-finishes for big and/or interesting matches in recent times is why its been hard to remain invested in their shows since they keep doing this stupid shit with their booking.

[Emperor Smeat]

Guess the Messiah business wasn't that profitable for Rollins since he's back to his old theme.

Nevermind, he's still a cult leader.

[erickman]

ok they went down there just to leave

[Emperor Smeat]

Graves is right, why is Cole upset at Billie Kay when it was Ruby who tossed Kay's resumes into the ring.

Not Kay's fault that Ruby has greasy hands that caused the big distraction and Liv's loss.

[Emperor Smeat]

Street Profits vs. Gable & Otis was a nice fun match. Best match on the show so far.

[erickman]

a hole

[xrodmuc316]

You can tell Vince told Bianca to black it up a bit more since the Rumble win. Dancing for no reason lol

[erickman]

thought my hole was covered up

[Emperor Smeat]

That Women's promo segment stunk.

Guess WWE changed their minds about Nia Jax screaming about her hole not being PG since they aired the clip uncensored on tonight's show.

[xrodmuc316]

thought my hole was covered up

Just on youtube

[slik]

I have never noticed before that KO sort of looks like an angry garden gnome
Could be a potential new gimmick to explore in 2021

[Emperor Smeat]

Ziggy & Roode vs. Cesaro & Bryan was very good.

SD's Elimination Chamber match looks way more interesting on paper than RAW's WWE title one in terms of potential directions for Mania afterwards.

This week's show was mostly very entertaining overall.

[slik]

I guess you could say Nia Jax is really the hole package

[erickman]

I guess you could say Nia Jax is really the hole package

an they bleped it again in the replay look at the news page review of smackbown.

[weather vane]

Thunder Bay

[Evil Vito]

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Aaaaaand they're already going to run it into the ground.

[Lock Jaw]

Did she yell it out again?

[Evil Vito]

Not that I can tell but "Nia lands on her ass" is something Vince will laugh about hysterically for weeks so it'll now be part of her schtick.

[Lock Jaw]

Imagine if it does long term damage to her body/hole all because Vince thought it was good for a laugh

[Evil Vito]

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They're gonna break up the Riott Squad again aren't they? Because who needs actual women's tag teams in a division with women's tag belts?

[Emperor Smeat]

Women's tag titles are more useless than the 24/7 title.

At least with R-Truth being the center of the 24/7 title division, its led to a goldmine of comedic moments and laughter.

WWE's shown they barely care at all about the Women's Tag titles and division unless its Sasha & Bayley holding it. Even those two were not immune considering their 2nd reign had its fair share of booking issues.

[screech]

Watching now. Usually don't like the opening talkie segments, but I've enjoyed the Reigns stuff so much I don't really mind.

Corbin vs Mysterio family is so boring. Zero interest.

Heel Apollo is the most interesting he's ever been.

[screech]

Why is the roster surrounding the ring for Seth? This seems weird.

[screech]

Liv Morgan is gorgeous. Love her

[screech]

If The Riott Squad would just accept Billie Kay as a member, everything would be fine.

[screech]

Everything Gable does looks so smooth.

[screech]

Street Profits just love to have fun

[Emperor Smeat]

Watching now. Usually don't like the opening talkie segments, but I've enjoyed the Reigns stuff so much I don't really mind.

Corbin vs Mysterio family is so boring. Zero interest.

Heel Apollo is the most interesting he's ever been.

Dominik feels like an afterthought these days compared to the very hot start he had early into the Mysterio Family vs. Rollins & Murphy feud.

WWE blundered big time by pushing him to the side for the terrible Murphy & Aalyah romance stuff and sticking him right after into a typical boring Corbin feud.

[screech]

I missed all of the romance angle. I'm good with that.

[screech]

The K.O. stunner fest would've been cooler if they'd kept his music rolling

[Emperor Smeat]

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SmackDown preview, Feb 12, 2021: Owens, Bryan & Cesaro battle Uso, Corbin & Zayn for Elimination Chamber momentum

SmackDown Preview : Quick Hits

Owens, Bryan & Cesaro battle Uso, Corbin & Zayn for Elimination Chamber momentum
Edge to kick off SmackDown tonight ahead of WWE Elimination Chamber
Bayley hosts “Ding Dong, Hello!” with special guests Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler



Card and preview for tonight's 205 Live show:

205 Live preview: Feb. 19, 2021: Grey and Daivari set for slugfest

Mansoor, Curt Stallion, Jake Atlas and Ashante "Thee" Adonis are primed for an Eight-Man Tag Team Match against "Bolly-Rise," while August Grey will take on Ariya Daivari in what is sure to be a heated clash.

WWE 205 Live Preview : Quick Hits

205 Live to feature Eight-Man Tag, slugfest between Grey and Daivari



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[erickman]

one of the best parts of the show is the roh ad

[Emperor Smeat]

That was a very dastardly move by Jey Uso to interrupt Sami Zayn's Mania signing pointing time.

[Azriel]

seriously, the impertinence of it all

[xrodmuc316]

I love that Vince McMahon's idea for Shinsuke turning face was just to give him his old music back, the fucking racist old man lol

[Emperor Smeat]

Seems King Corbin might be getting some competition soon as the ruler of the Blue Brand if that reference from Apollo Crews about having Nigerian royalty ancestry is any indication.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Crews tripping over Big E after nailing him with the steps.

[Emperor Smeat]

That's 2 shows in a row this week where WWE did a steps spot and stretcher job.

First on NXT a couple days ago and now on SD.

[Emperor Smeat]

Did the medic get lost or something backstage?

That might have set a record for longest amount of time between a stretcher job and rolling up to the ambulance.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Billie Kay wearing Natalya inspired cat ears.

Women's tag match stunk though.

[erickman]

this segment will be bad

[Emperor Smeat]

Did someone forget to finish sowing that shirt Bayley is wearing?

That popped up turtleneck makes no sense with how the rest of her shirt looks.

[erickman]

will we get a my hole in this match

[Emperor Smeat]

That Bayley's talk show segment easily is a strong contender for worst WWE segment of the year.

Also worst segment on SD since either the Jeff Hardy piss test segment with Sheamus or Corbin & Pals attacking Roman Reigns with dog food.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Reginald beating Nia Jax in a tag match via Nia being too fat to kick out.

Reginald being a face during that match and Bayley's talk show was weird. Wouldn't be surprised at all if his sudden friendship with Banks really is meant to be a face turn and not some sneaky swerve.

[Azriel]

Are they setting up an Edge heel turn or something. Reginald's being super creepy, but Sasha being as fine as she is, I can sort of understand

[Emperor Smeat]

:| Mysterios vs. Gable & Otis ending via DQ.

Also :| at Otis turning heel.

Tonight's show has sucked a lot so far.

[Emperor Smeat]

OMG they really are teasing a face turn for Reginald based on that segment with Carmella.

[Emperor Smeat]

Corbin, Uso, &amp; Zayn vs. Bryan, Cesaro, &amp; Owens was very good.

:lol: at WWE production crew screwing up the post-match surprise attack spot by Corbin since they didn't cut to the match replay quick enough. Even commentary ruined the surprise by mentioning Corbin when they shouldn't have.

As a regular show, this week's SD was mostly meh but as a go-home show it mostly stunk. Only thing I'd recommend would be the main event 6-man tag.

First time in a long while where RAW was actually the better show of the two for the week.

[Azriel]

Agreed, RAW was slightly better than Smackdown, but this wasn't a very good week for lead ups to a PPV. Also, they seriously need to work on the sound. I thought they made the audience reactions a bit too loud

[Emperor Smeat]

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SmackDown preview, Feb. 26, 2021: Royal Rumble winner Bianca Belair to make her WrestleMania decision tonight

Edge and Roman Reigns continue their Road to WrestleMania, Royal Rumble winner Bianca Belair to make her WrestleMania decision, The Street Profits battle Sami Zayn & King Corbin and Rey Mysterio & Dominik Mysterio take on Otis and Chad Gable. Don’t miss SmackDown, tonight at 8/7 C on FOX.

SmackDown Preview : Quick Hits

Royal Rumble winner Bianca Belair to make her WrestleMania decision tonight
The Street Profits to battle Sami Zayn & King Corbin
Rey Mysterio & Dominik Mysterio once again take on Otis & Chad Gable



Card and preview for tonight's 205 Live show:


After three different iterations of “Bolly-Rise” combined to go 0-3 over the last three weeks, Ever-Rise are looking to get back in the win column without the assistance of The Bollywood Boyz.

Accomplishing such a feat will be much easier said than done, however, as they’ll tangle with Mansoor and Curt Stallion, who were each part of the quartet that dealt “Bolly-Rise” a loss in last week’s Eight-Man Tag Team Match.

Mansoor enters tonight’s bout with his undefeated record intact, while Stallion came within an eyelash of winning the NXT Cruiserweight Champion from Santos Escobar and also scored the winning pinfall last week against “Bolly-Rise.”

August Grey had a rough night on last week’s 205 Live, as he caught a pre-match beatdown in the backstage area when Tony Nese and Ariya Daivari suddenly ambushed him during an interview. And right when Grey appeared to be closing in on a victory against Daivari Dinero later that evening, The Premier Athlete interfered to tee up his comrade for a controversial win.

Can The Life of the Party somehow overcome the odds this week?

Don’t miss what is certain to be a thrilling edition of 205 Live, streaming tonight at 10/9 C on the award-winning WWE Network!


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[erickman]

heel time with roman

[Emperor Smeat]

Reigns & Pals and Daniel Bryan promo segment was pretty good.

Not sure why Reigns has an issue with Edge challenging him for his belt at Mania since he kept goading him into making that decision beforehand.

[Emperor Smeat]

So what was the purpose of the Blue Brand Elimination Chamber match if Bryan can quickly get another title shot before Edge?

WWE really should get rid of having PPVs in between Rumble & Mania since it just leads to them becoming more and more lazy for Mania's build over the years.

[Emperor Smeat]

Mysterios vs. Gable & Otis was pretty good.

Not sure I'm going to get used to Evil Otis since he was one of the few genuine lovable and interesting face wrestlers WWE had on the main roster, especially on the younger or new star side.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: Apollo really is doing a Nigerian royalty gimmick now.

:lol: they gave him an evil foreigner accent as well.

It sounds ridiculous but Apollo probably could pull off the rich aristocrat/upper class gimmick better than Alberto Del Rio did in WWE.

[erickman]

uh oh cruz is a prince from africa now who wants to give you money

[Emperor Smeat]

Crews vs. Nakamura was pretty good.

[Emperor Smeat]

Did the spirit of Lana suddenly possess Natty?

She looks a lot different tonight.

[Emperor Smeat]

Bianca vs. Banks for the SD Women's title at Mania got confirmed.

Asuka can kiss her belt goodbye since its about to be the property of Charlotte very soon.

[Emperor Smeat]

Holy shit at the air Montez Ford got from that sunset flip over Sami onto Corbin.

Street Profits vs. Corbin & Sami was decent but that spot by Ford was easily the highlight of the whole match.

[erickman]

yeah that is a contender for jump of the year.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Rollins screaming while being swung around by Cesaro.

[Emperor Smeat]

:| at Bryan vs. Jey Uso ending via double countout. Match itself was very good despite that buzz kill ending.

WWE can't go a week without doing a screwy finish or two for their main shows.

Guess Roman Reigns is getting the night off at Fastlane.

This week's show was very enjoyable overall. Haven't seen all of this week's NXT's show yet but currently leaning towards SD over NXT for which WWE show I enjoyed the most this week.

[Volare]

Ok I'm semi intrigued.

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[Volare]

And all hail the Tribal Tree!

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[erickman]

with jim crockett death today vince better be on the stage with the 12 bells ringing