During Friday night’s edition of WWE SmackDown (or “Throwback SmackDown”), Cesaro defeated Seth Rollins to earn himself a WWE Universal Championship match against Roman Reigns after a little assist by The Uso’s following an exchange between the returning Jimmy Uso and Seth Rollins.
The show started out with a bit of a “eulogy” for the WWE career of Daniel Bryan following Bryan’s loss to Roman Reigns a week ago (in reality, Bryan’s contract has expired with WWE). Jimmy Uso came down to ringside, making his official WWE return and aligned himself with his brother Jey Uso and Roman Reigns.
Former SmackDown General Manager Teddy Long also made a surprise appearance by making the match with Cesaro and Seth Rollins a #1 Contenders match. Cesaro would then come out and exchange words with the trio before being attacked by his opponent for the night, Seth Rollins.
You can check out some highlights below:
The disrespect. #SmackDown @WWERomanReigns @HeymanHustle @WWEUsos pic.twitter.com/x8fnx2pvOr
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) May 8, 2021
𝑯𝑶𝑳𝑳𝑨! 𝑯𝑶𝑳𝑳𝑨! 𝑯𝑶𝑳𝑳𝑨!
If @WWECesaro defeats @WWERollins in tonight's #WrestleMania rematch, he will get a #UniversalTitle Match against @WWERomanReigns at #WMBacklash! #SmackDown @HeymanHustle @teddyplayalong pic.twitter.com/UDqZxaQrnk
— WWE (@WWE) May 8, 2021
HOLLA HOLLA HOLLA!! @teddyplayalong makes a HUGE announcement for the match between @WWERollins & @WWECesaro! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/y5pwiTkgKh
— WWE (@WWE) May 8, 2021
NOT. A. FLUKE.
In quite possibly the biggest win of his career, @WWECesaro defeats @WWERollins to earn the right to challenge @WWERomanReigns for the #UniversalTitle at #WMBacklash! #SmackDown @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/BdKAc1wFaJ
— WWE (@WWE) May 8, 2021
