{"id":118904,"date":"2021-05-07T13:33:19","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T18:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=118904"},"modified":"2021-05-07T13:34:30","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T18:34:30","slug":"wwe-friday-night-smackdown-primer-5-7-throwback-episode-of-smackdown-cesaro-vs-rollins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/05\/07\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown-primer-5-7-throwback-episode-of-smackdown-cesaro-vs-rollins\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN PRIMER 5\/7:  Throwback Episode of Smackdown, Cesaro vs. Rollins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3274335064\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN PRIMER<br \/>\nMAY 7, 2021<br \/>\nTAMPA, FL. IN THE THUNDERDOME AT THE YUENGLING CENTER<br \/>\nAIRS ON FOX NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT<br \/>\nBY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH.COM CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Michael Cole and Pat McAfee<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Match Results and Exclusives from Last Week<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Smackdown Women\u2019s Champion Bianca Belair and the Street Profits defeated Smackdown Tag Team Champions Dolph Ziggler &amp; Robert Roode and Bayley in an intergender six-person tag match.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bianca Belair &amp; The Street Profits are ready for what\u2019s next: SmackDown Exclusive, April 30, 202..\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CAvFYHOG4VM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tamina &amp; Natalya defeated WWE Women\u2019s Tag Team Champions Shayna Baszler &amp; Nia Jax in a non-title match.<\/li>\n<li>Big E defeated Apollo Crews via DQ when Commander Azeez interfered, allowing Crews to retain the Intercontinental Championship. Kevin Owens came out to attack Azeez, followed by Sami Zayn attacking Kevin. When Sami was admiring the IC title, Azeez gave him the Nigerian Nail.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Apollo delivers a warning to all that will challenge him: SmackDown Exclusive, April 30, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WXeaCCU7ZJg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Roman Reigns defeated Daniel Bryan to retain the Universal Championship. Bryan is now banished from Smackdown and has been moved to the WWE Alumni section on their website. Following the match, Cesaro rescued Bryan from getting a chair shot, but then Jey Uso attacked Cesaro. Throughout the night various wrestlers, past and present, weighed in on the match. It has been reported that Bryan\u2019s contract with WWE is expired.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Key Non-Wrestling Segments<\/h4>\n<p>Aleister Black was featured in another vignette as he continues to re-introduce himself.<\/p>\n<h4>Items Advertised by WWE<\/h4>\n<p>We continue on our way towards WrestleMania Backlash with another edition of Smackdown. Last week we found out that tonight\u2019s episode will be of the throwback variety and advertised that Cesaro will take on Seth Rollins in a WrestleMania rematch. Here\u2019s the video WWE has put out:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cesaro battles Seth Rollins on a special Go Back episode of SmackDown - Friday on FOX\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xEQpx4rdA3o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>WWE does not have anything else in their preview.<\/p>\n<h4>Cesaro (Zazarow) vs. Seth Rollins<\/h4>\n<p>At WrestleMania, Cesaro got seemingly the biggest win of his career when he defeated Seth Rollins in a one-on-one match. He previously won the Andre the Giant memorial battle royal, but no victory was hailed as much as this one especially by the announce team. Rollins has continued to take issue with Cesaro and has said \u201cit\u2019s not over until I say it\u2019s over.\u201d Two weeks ago, Cesaro paired with Daniel Bryan to defeat Rollins and Jey Uso. Last week, Rollins incorrectly predicted that Bryan would defeat Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, in a WrestleMania rematch, Cesaro and Rollins go one-on-one. In addition to Rollins\u2019 incorrect prediction, he said Cesaro would never get a crack at the Universal Championship because he wouldn\u2019t make it past next week (tonight). Here\u2019s a little Twitter trash talk from both men.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWECesaro\/status\/1390416321742000130?s=20<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OHHH BABY! The greatest technical wrestler in all of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWE<\/a> vs ZAZAZAZAROW THIS FRIDAY!!! Can you say \u201cMATCH OF THE CENTURY?!?\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dVukSTgy0Q\">https:\/\/t.co\/dVukSTgy0Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWERollins\/status\/1389397310950477824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I suspect this will be a great match, although with WrestleMania Backlash around the corner and in need of more matches, I suspect a potential non-finish leading to a match with a stipulation at that event. I wouldn\u2019t mind another match, depending on how things are handled tonight.<\/em><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3292361373\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h4>Latest WWE Then and Now<\/h4>\n<p>If I may, I\u2019d like to plug my recent edition of WWE Then and Now that dropped yesterday for PWTorch VIP members. Torch assistant editor Zack Heydorn joined me to discuss WrestleMania 22 from 2006 with an in-person perspective as Zack was in attendance. We talked over many topics, past and present, including is there someone Edge can put over the way Mick Foley did for him on that show? Despite a fun match with Shawn Michaels, was Vince McMahon involvement on television past its expiration date? Is there a potential Triple H to John Cena \u201ctorch passing\u201d combination on today\u2019s roster? We then quickly previewed WrestleMania Backlash. If you\u2019re not already, become a Torch VIP member to hear this show along with all the other great content that comes with your membership and the convenience of ad-free reading and listening.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. Thank you for reading!<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1340438775\"><div id=\"pwtor-1509180956\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN PRIMER MAY 7, 2021 TAMPA, FL. 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