WWE SmackDown Results – March 5, 2021

WWE SmackDown Results – March 5, 2021 – Tonight’s SmackDown kicks-off with a hype video for Roman Reigns Vs. Edge at WrestleMania.

We’re live from the ThunderDome at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Michael Cole is in the ring. He says, as we know, the main event of WrestleMania may be Roman Reigns Vs. Edge for the Universal Championship… or maybe not. Not if his guest tonight has anything to say about it, then Cole introduces former WWE Champion, Daniel Bryan.

Michael brings up Daniel’s match against the Cousin of the Table in a Steel Cage match and if Bryan wins, he faces Roman for the Universal Title at Fastlane.  Cole mentions that Bryan was supposed to team with Edge against Roman and Jey Uso.  Cole asks why did Daniel want the title match.

Daniel says Cole is making a lot of assumptions.  The biggest assumption is whether anyone asked him to be in that tag match.  No one came up to talk to him about the match.  They know Daniel.  He rolls with the punches and he does what he is asked to do and he will work his butt off.  Bryan says he knows why Edge didn’t ask.  He knows why Roman didn’t ask him.  Roman doesn’t want to defend his title at Fastlane.  Daniel says he is not the old Daniel Bryan any more.

Bryan says WWE has their dream match.  Attitude Era versus the Thunder Dome.  The only person who does not want to see that match is him and Daniel says he is going to do his damnest to make sure that doesn’t happen.  Daniel says he wants to show a package about himself.

Bryan says he has lost a lot in his career.  He has gotten beaten up a lot in his career.  You would think after winning my third Elimination Chamber Match and fighting valiantly against Roman Reigns, you wouldn’t think that was the deal.  When I rolled to the floor and Edge entered the ring, speared Edge, and pointed to the Wrestlemania sign, I have never felt more like a failure.

Daniel says he doesn’t have a ton of ambition.  He mentions his personality test and he was told that he had the lowest ambition score and she wondered how could he be successful.  Daniel says it is because he loves this.  He says he has never had to work a day in the last 21 years because he does not think this is a job.  For the last year, I have had in the back of my head that I am going to be more of a full time dad than a full time wrestler.  I have decided to put other talent first and give someone else the chance.

When I rolled to the floor and Edge pointed to the Wrestlemania sign and I felt like a failure, it is because I failed myself and put myself on the back burner.  I realized I had a lot more ambition than that personality test said.  I should be in the main event of Wrestlemania, not Edge and Roman.  In the last three weeks, I have wrestled more matches than Roman and Edge have in the last three months.  They have wrestled three matches this year.  I wrestle every week because I love this.  I did a disservice to myself because I can be the absolute best.

If I beat Jey Uso tonight, I get to face Roman Reigns at Fastlane.  By beating Roman, that is the only way I get to main event Wrestlemania and this could be my last chance.

Roman Reigns’ music plays and he makes his way to the stage with Paul Heyman and Jey Uso. We go to commercial.

We are back and Roman has made his way into the ring.

Roman is handed the mic and he says he is looking at the same guy, but you don’t sound like the same guy.  The way you are talking is confusing and if it confuses me, it is confusing our audience.  Daniel Bryan is ambitious and driven now.  You are the underdog and little guy.  You are a lotto winner.  You are the guy who waits on the opportunity and it works out some times.  You are not ambitious.  I am ambitious.

I have been driven since I was young.  If i want something I take it.  You don’t love this, you need this because you don’t have anything.  Love is based on service and what you will do for others.  Take me for example.  I love this business.  I don’t need it.  I do it because everybody needs me.  Smackdown, the crew, and the cameraman need me.  Paul and Jey need me.  You need me.  After Jey whoops your ass, you will know the facts that you need me.  Then you are going to acknowledge me.

 Uso takes the mic and steps to Bryan, ranting and talking trash about tonight’s cage match. Uso says Bryan’s Road to WrestleMania ends tonight. He shoves the mic in Bryan’s gut. Uso walks away but turns to attack. Bryan counters and sends him out of the ring. Bryan stares Reigns down in the middle of the ring as his music starts back up. Fans chant “yes!” as Bryan watches Reigns makes his exit with Heyman. Uso clutches his arm and backs up the ramp while staring Bryan down.

— We take a look at last week’s match when the Street Profits beat Baron Corbin and Sami Zayn.

— We are back and Sami Zayn interrupts The Street Profits. He says you did pull off a fluke victory last week, but tonight we are going to prove that it was a FLUKE. King Corbin comes out and he tells Sami to stop.  He says we are not tag partners or teammates.  Sami says they are partners tonight.  Baron asks them if they want a singles match.

Montez asks Angelo about his schedule since Bobby and Dolph are dodging them.  Angelo asks if that means he faces Sami. Sami wants to know if this is a set up.  Sami says you cannot give this to him at the last minute.

Match Number One:  Montez Ford (with Angelo Dawkins versus Baron Corbin (with Sami Zayn)

Ford with a few drop kicks to Corbin but Corbin with a spinebuster for a near fall.  Corbin with punches. Corbin with an Irish whip that sends Ford sternum first into the turnbuckles.  Corbin sends Ford face first to the mat with an accordion slam.  Ford with a rear naked choke and Corbin backs Ford into the turnbuckles but Ford holds on.  Ford with kicks and an enzuigiri and drop kick.  Ford with a DDT followed by a moonsault for a near fall.  Corbin rolls Ford up but Ford rolls through and hits an enzuigiri.  Corbin with End of Days for the three count.

Winner:  King Corbin

After the match, Sami says since he helped Corbin wins, he wants some help from Corbin. Dawkins knocks Zayn off the apron into Corbin and Zayn and Corbin argue and then Corbin goes to the back as we go to commercial.

Sami Zayn vs. Angelo Dawkins

The match is joined in progress and Dawkins tries to keep Zayn in the ring.  Zayn with a kick and side head lock.  Dawkins with a shoulder tackle and drop kick for a near fall.  Zayn goes to the floor and he kicks Dawkins and sends him into the ringside barrier.  Zayn gets a near fall.  Zayn with a kick and punches before he chokes Dawkins in the ropes.  Zayn with a clothesline for a near fall.  Zayn gets a few more near falls.  Zayn punches Dawkins and Dawkins with clotheslines and a flying back elbow.  Dawkins with a twisting splash in the corner followed by a bulldog for a near fall.  

Zayn blocks an exploder but Dawkins with a neck breaker for a near fall.  Dawkins with elbows to block the Blue Thunder Bomb.  Dawkins misses a splash into the corner and Zayn with an exploder into the corner.  Zayn sets for the Helluva Kick but Ford distracts Zayn by going over to the camera crew.  Dawkins with a rollup for the three count.

Winner:  Angelo Dawkins

After the match, Zayn wants to know who is behind this.  Zayn doesn’t recognize one of the cameramen and Zayn attacks him with knees.  

— Reginald is in the back with Carmella.  Carmella wants to play “Who’s the Snake’.  Carmella talks about how the snake obsessed over Sasha Banks and Carmella tells Reginald that he is fired. Back to commercial.

— We are back and Big E is back next week.

Dominik Mysterio vs. Chad Gable

They lock up and Gable with a waist lock take down.  Gable with a front face lock and Mysterio sends Gable to the floor to escape the waist lock.  Mysterio with an arm drag into an arm bar.  Gable with a drop toe hold and he drives the knee into the mat.  Gable with a dragon screw leg whip and a knee drop to the leg.  Gable with a step over toe hold and Mysterio kicks Gable away.  Mysterio with an enzuigiri and he tries for a monkey flip but Gable puts Mysterio on the turnbuckles.  Mysterio with a head scissors and a victory bomb into the turnbuckles.  Mysterio goes for a tornado DDT but Gable escapes.  Gable with a Tiger Suplex for a near fall.  

Gable goes up top for a moonsault and lands on his feet because he assumed Mysterio would move.  Gable with a rollup for a near fall.  Mysterio with a La Magistral for the three count.

WInner:  Dominik Mysterio

After the match, Rey with a seated splash off the apron that sends Otis into the announce table.

Backstage:

Kayla Braxton asks Seth Rollins about being swung by Cesaro last week.  Seth asks why would Cesaro do that?  Has he ever swung anyone that many times.  Why?  Seth says it is because Cesaro is afraid.  He is afraid of us.  He is afraid of the vision.  Cesaro wanted to humiliate and embarrass him.  He will never forget that.

Buddy Murphy shows up after his Mysterio Mystery Tour. Buddy says maybe he can assist Seth with the Cesaro situation. Seth tells Buddy to get out of his sight, NOW.

We go to commercial.

— We take a look back at Shayna Baszler kicking Asuka in the head a few weeks ago.

Shayna Baszler vs. Bianca Belair

Back from the break and out comes Bianca Belair. Cole hypes Belair and SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks vs. Jax and Baszler at WWE Fastlane. Before the match begins, the music hits and out comes Belair’s WrestleMania 37 opponent. Banks walks down the ramp but here comes Reginald the sommelier. Banks isn’t thrilled to see him. 

Shayna escapes a slam and Bianca with a side head lock.  Bianca floats over and hits a shoulder tackle.  Bianca kicks Shayna away on a figure four set up.  Bianca with a rollup for a near fall.  Bianca with a La Magistral for a near fall.  Shayna with a wrist lock and she works on the knee.  Bianca gets Shayna on her shoulders and Shayna escapes.  Bianca goes for a float over in the corner and Shayna kicks Bianca in the arm.  Shayna with a running knee into the corner for a near fall.Shayna with a wrist lock and she hyper-extends the arm. 

Shayna misses a knee and Shayna returns to the wrist lock but Bianca with a slam and forearm.  Bianca with a shoulder in the corner followed by more shoulders.  Bianca kicks Shayna and hits a suplex.  Shayna sends Bianca to the floor in front of Reginald and Bianca pushes Reginald down in front of Nia and Nia pushes Reginald and then hits Sasha accidentally with a shoulder tackle when Reginald moves.  Bianca gets Shayna up for KOD and the three count.

Winner:  Bianca Belair

Bianca tells Sasha to take care of the Reginald thing. Reginald asks if they are okay and Sasha slaps Reginald and she tells him to stay away.

— Jey Uso is in Roman’s dressing room.  Roman tells Jey if he wins, the Universal Title is safe until Wrestlemania.  If not, I have to defend the title at Fastlane.  If you lose, you do not just embarrass yourself, you embarrass the family. Jey says he’s got this.

Murphy vs. Cesaro

Before the match, Seth Rollins makes his way to the ring. 

Cesaro with a waist lock take down followed by a deadlift gutwench suplex for a near fall.  Cesaro catches Murphy on a leap frog attempt and hits a tilt-a-whirl back breaker for a near fall.  Murphy sends Cesaro to the floor and Cesaro appears to have hurt his hand.  Murphy with a kick and a plancha onto Cesaro.  Murphy with Meteora for a near fall.  Murphy comes off the turnbuckles into a European uppercut.  Cesaro with a running European uppercut followed by Irish whips adn European uppercuts followed by a boot to the head.  Cesaro signals that it is time to swing and he gives Murphy the Giant Swing.  Cesaro with the Sharpshooter and Murphy taps out.

Winner:  Cesaro

After the match, Rollins applauds Cesaro’s victory but he doesn’t mean it.

— We see Reginald backstage with his luggage, apparently leaving. He stops at Sasha Banks’ locker room and knocks. She opens the door and yells “No!” in his face, then slams the door. Reginald keeps walking. Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler stop him. Baszler says he reeks of failure. Baszler taunts Reginald and threatens him. Jax calms her down and asks if Baszler sees what she sees – Reginald is kind of cute. Reginald looks a bit confused as we go back to commercial.

In the Arena:

Apollo Crews makes his way to the ring and he has a spear and two members of his military attachment.

He says that everybody is saying they don’t like the new Apollo but this is the real Apollo.  This is how I really talk.  I am descended from Nigerian Royalty.  I am a real African American.  He mentions that these men are members of the Nigerian Elite Guard.  When he was younger, he was ashamed to accept these stories.  He says when he was younger, he wanted to fit in and be just like you.  You did not want to be my friend.  His ‘friends’ would ask him ignorant questions.  Did you ride lions to school?  

The truth is that the stories his father told him about his ancestors.  The more he goes back to his roots, the more history is repeating itself.  Big E, you tried to conquer and humble me.  Every time you did that, I would hear my ancestors say to stand up and claim my birthright.

Crews says he knows that Big E is at home nursing his injuries.  You are coming back next week and that makes me very happy.  I am no longer the man you once dismissed.  I am no longer the man who fits in.  I no longer ask, I demand.  I demand a rematch for your championship.  You will fall at my feet and you will be a defeated man.

— Natalya and Tamina are in the back and Natalya wants to know why they are not getting the tag title match at Fastlane.  Adam Pearce says that was the match that was made.

— Jey Uso is in the back and Kayla ambushes Jey and asks about the ramifications of him losing. Daniel Bryan with a running forearm to the back of Jey’s head. We go to commercial.

— We are back with Ding Dong Hello and she is in the back and she says she has a new segment so she will be reading ‘Sweet Tweets’. Bayley reads positive tweets about her, but just like with Noam Dar on Supernova Sessions, she found a negative comment. Shwe then walks away slamming the door.

Daniel Bryan vs. Jey Uso
If Daniel Bryan Wins, He Faces Roman Reigns for the Universal Title at Fastlane

Corey is in the cage as it lowers and he says when the door closes you are filled with dread.  Corey mentions the three ways to win a cage match.  

Before the match starts, Roman Reigns’ music plays and he is joined by Paul Heyman to approach the ring to watch this match and Roman is given his own chair to sit down in the aisle.

Back to commercial.

Bryan and Uso exchange punches and Bryan is sent into the cage by Uso.  Bryan’s head is sent into the cage a few times.  Roman gets up and stands next to the cage as Jey tries to get Bryan to acknowledge him.  Roman returns to his seat.  Jey runs Bryan’s head into the cage again.  Jey wants the door opened and he is kept in the cage by Bryan.  Jey with punches to Bryan and Jey climbs the cage.  Bryan climbs after Jey and Bryan pulls Jey to the ropes.  Bryan sends Uso into the cage and Uso does the same.  Uso crotches Bryan on the top rope and connects with an uppercut.  Meanwhile, Roman is relaxing at ringside while Paul has to stand because Roman does not care if Paul is able to sit down.

Bryan sends Uso into the cage many times and Uso goes down.  Bryan with a missile drop kick.  Bryan with a kick to the arm and he continues to work on Jey’s arm and he applies a hammer lock and sends Jey shoulder first into the cage.  He does it again.  Bryan flips out of the corner on an Irish whip and then he climbs the cage but Jey crotches Bryan on the turnbuckles.  Jey kicks Bryan in the tree of woe.  Jey kicks the knee and he has trouble pulling himself to the top of the cage.  Bryan get out of the tree of woe and both men are on the top of the cage.  Bryan with a head butt and Uso is on the top rope.  Jey with a Super Samoan Drop and both men are down as we go to commercial.

We are back and Bryan head butts Uso while both men sit on top of the cage.  They go back to the inside of the cage and Bryan kicks Uso against the cage on the top rope.  Uso with a thrust kick that sends Bryan to the mat and Uso with a splash for a near fall.  Jey calls for the door to be opened and Bryan keeps Uso from escaping.  Uso goes for an enzuigiri but Bryan with a kick.  Uso with a super kick for a near fall.  Bryan with a crucifix for a near fall.  Bryan with elbows and he goes for the LeBell Lock but Uso blocks it and he punches Bryan.  Uso sends Bryan into the cage.

Uso climbs the cage and Bryan stops Uso and connects with head butts to the back of the head.  Uso struggles to stay on the top turnbuckle and Bryan is grabbed by Uso.  Bryan with forearms on the top turnbuckle and Bryan slams the arm into the cage followed by a butterfly superplex.  Bryan with the LeBell Lock and Uso gets to the ropes but that is not going to force a break.

Uso taps out, Daniel Bryan is going to Fastlane.

Winner:  Daniel Bryan

We go to credits