New Women's Tag Champs Crowned; Jimmy Uso Takes on Cesaro (WWE SmackDown Review - May 14, 2021)5/15/2021 Did the May 14, 2021 edition of Friday Night SmackDown sell you on Sunday's WrestleMania Backlash pay-per-view? In his full review of the show, Graham "GSM" Matthews discusses Jimmy Uso's latest run-in with Roman Reigns and where the tension could be headed, Natalya and Tamina winning the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, an Intercontinental Championship Fatal 4-Way match being announced for next week's SmackDown (not WrestleMania Backlash), Rey Mysterio taking on Dolph Ziggler, Bayley interrupting Bianca Belair, Shinsuke Nakamura's latest loss to King Corbin and why WWE should be building up Nakamura instead, Cesaro vs. Jimmy Uso in the main event, and more!
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Ahead of his huge WWE Championship opportunity at WrestleMania Backlash, WWE Superstar Braun Strowman returns to WrestleRant Radio to speak with Graham "GSM" Matthews about facing Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre this Sunday, his last year in WWE, the pros and cons of having no fans, being back in front of a crowd at WrestleMania 37, his feud with Shane McMahon, getting in great shape during his absence, the current state of Monday Night Raw, and more!
In the second half of the show, RJ Marceau joins GSM to talk the recent report regarding Zelina Vega. Is the recently released Superstar already on her way back to WWE? They then review a newsworthy edition of AEW Dynamite featuring a rare IWGP United States Championship defense from Jon Moxley, SCU's swan song against The Young Bucks, the issue with the AEW World Championship match at Double or Nothing, Stadium Stampede 2, and Miro winning the AEW TNT Championship from Darby Allin. Plus, hear their thoughts on Alexa Bliss using her supernatural powers on Shayna Baszler on Raw, the return of Jinder Mahal, what the hell is going on with Jeff Hardy, if Dakota Kai is next in line for a shot at Raquel Gonzalez's NXT Women's Championship, the debut of Hit Bow on NXT, Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish reuniting (kind of), what's next for Santos Escobar, and FULL PREDICTIONS for Sunday's WrestleMania Backlash pay-per-view! WWE SmackDown went old school on Friday night and was very entertaining overall, despite not featuring an actual fist as part of the set. Graham "GSM" Matthews gets into why the throwback elements of the episode worked and why WWE should do it with the blue brand more often, the long overdue return of Jimmy Uso and where he fits into things with Roman Reigns and Jey Uso, Cesaro beating Seth Rollins to earn a Universal Championship shot at WrestleMania Backlash, Carmella vs. Ruby Riott, Bayley attacking Bianca Belair, Dominik Mysterio vs. Dolph Ziggler and when the Mysterios should win the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, Tamina taking on Reginald and why it was a waste of time, a big 10-man tag team match, Reigns reprimanding Jimmy and what's next for them, and more!
In one of the biggest interviews in WrestleRant Radio, Graham "GSM" Matthews welcomes 16-time WWE world champion John Cena to the show! They're talking his current hosting gig on Wipeout, his history with hosting from his time in WWE, the biggest wipeout of his career and what he learned from it, WWE Superstars that would fare well on the show, missing WrestleMania 37 and why he'll always be a part of the WWE Universe, his relationship with Vince McMahon, his thoughts on Roman Reigns' current heel work, and more!
GSM is then joined by RJ Marceau as always to preview the premiere of Season 3 of Dark Side of the Ring and what episode they're looking forward to the most, Dario Cueto's return to wrestling in MLW, Daniel Bryan reportedly becoming a free agent following his fantastic championship clash with Roman Reigns on SmackDown and where he could end up, MLW's rumored working relationship with WWE, AEW's big Blood and Guts edition of Dynamite, thoughts on the main event and its polarizing ending, other major developments on the show including setup for Double or Nothing, Eva Marie returning to Raw along with the call-up of Mansoor, Charlotte Flair being added to the Raw Women's Championship match at WrestleMania Backlash, and quick thoughts on a strong show from NXT on Tuesday night headlined by a Street Fight for the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship. |
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