{"id":120084,"date":"2021-05-28T08:16:34","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T13:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=120084"},"modified":"2021-05-28T17:17:58","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T22:17:58","slug":"wwe-friday-night-smackdown-primer-5-28-further-build-towards-hell-in-a-cell-usos-vs-street-profits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/05\/28\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown-primer-5-28-further-build-towards-hell-in-a-cell-usos-vs-street-profits\/","title":{"rendered":"(Updated) WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN PRIMER 5\/28: Further Build Towards Hell in a Cell, Usos vs. Street Profits, Rey &amp; Dominik Defend Tag Titles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3623978253\" 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 28, 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 Key Segments from Last Week<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Nia Jax &amp; Shayna Baszler and Bayley defeated Smackdown Women\u2019s Champion Bianca Belair and Women\u2019s Tag Team Champions Natalya &amp; Tamina. All women got into it before this \u201cimpromptu\u201d match following the opening segment where all champions except for Roman Reigns stood at the top of the stage. WWE was plugging eventually leaving the Thunderdome. Here\u2019s Shayna and Nia in an exclusive discussing the match they would have on Raw for the women\u2019s tag team championship, which we now know they lost:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nia Jax &amp; Shayna Baszler react to their title match this Monday: SmackDown Exclusive, May 21, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q9PO4yECzcE?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>Another Aleister Black vignette aired titled \u201cBeautiful Pain.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Shinsuke Nakamura (w\/Rick Boogs) defeated King Corbin. Prior to the match Corbin came out and called out Nakamura for stealing his crown. Boogs made his Smackdown debut playing Nakamura\u2019s theme on guitar.<\/li>\n<li>Jimmy Uso requested of Sonya Deville that he and his brother Jey face the Street Profits. Sonya, knowing I would complain, said that match must be advertised and built. Thank you, WWE, for appeasing the primer writer for PWTorch.com. (Hey I can imagine, right?)<\/li>\n<li>Cesaro came out and demanded another match with Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship but was attacked by Seth Rollins. Rollins attacked him again backstage.<\/li>\n<li>Smackdown Tag Team Championship co-holder Dominik Mysterio defeated Robert Roode.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rey and Dominik Mysterio will be ready for all challengers: SmackDown Exclusive, May 21, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JbNPvsoP8U0?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>Apollo Crews defeated Big E, Kevin Owens, and Sami Zayn in a fatal four-way to retain the Intercontinental Championship. Aleister Black made a surprise appearance and gave Big E his signature Black Mass to help Apollo score the pin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>This Week<\/h4>\n<p>We continue towards Hell in a Cell which started to take shape this past Monday. We learned that Charlotte Flair will challenge Rhea Ripley for the Raw Women\u2019s Championship. Bobby Lashley defends the WWE Championship against the winner of this week\u2019s upcoming match between former champions Drew McIntyre and Kofi Kingston. We\u2019ll talk more about those matches in Monday\u2019s Raw primer. That said, with Cesaro challenging Roman Reigns but being attacked by Seth Rollins, we\u2019ll find out where the Universal Championship picture will likely go with tonight\u2019s edition of Smackdown. Thus far one match is advertised.<\/p>\n<h4>The Usos (Jimmy &amp; Jey) vs. The Street Profits (Montez Ford &amp; Angelo Dawkins)<\/h4>\n<p>I mentioned earlier that Jimmy Uso requested of Sonya Deville that he and his brother Jey take on the Street Profits. Jimmy assured a skeptical Sonya that they were on the same page and both wanted the match. Later, when Jimmy approached Jey, it was apparent that wasn\u2019t the case and Jey said he owed it to Roman Reigns to let him know about the match. When Jey spoke to Roman, he said the \u201cus\u201d is them two and not Jimmy and Jey and then whispered something in his ear.<\/p>\n<p>These teams face each other for the first time. At the risk of pontificating, the Usos are one of the most decorated and successful teams of the 2010s right up there with New Day. The Street Profits have already held all three tag team championships (NXT, Raw, and Smackdown if you count the ridiculousness of the \u201ctitle exchange\u201d they made with New Day when both teams swapped shows are the champs of their respective shows. Things will be interesting considering the dynamics between the Usos and their cousin, Universal Champion Roman Reigns.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: Seeing how the Usos will acclimate back into the tag division will be interesting considering Roman\u2019s involvement. They\u2019ll have matches but it won\u2019t be like before. I do see, eventually, a potential feud with the Mysterios that could lead to Rey taking on Roman as I believe (at the very least) there is still some wrestling capital in which WWE can invest with Rey. They can do stuff with Dominik and Roman and \u2026 don\u2019t sleep on this \u2026 Dominik turning on his father and joining \u201cthe bloodline.\u201d As far as the Street Profits go it should be a fun series of matches, but they\u2019re not the end point of what\u2019s planned for the Usos and Roman.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Smackdown Tag Team Championship: Rey &amp; Dominik Mysterio (champs) vs. Dolph Ziggler &amp; Robert Roode<\/h4>\n<p>On the heels of Dominik Mysterio defeating Robert Roode last week, Roode and his partner Dolph Ziggler will challenge Rey &amp; Dominik Mysterio for the Smackdown Tag Team Championship. Rey &amp; Dominik defeated Roode &amp; Ziggler for said titles at WrestleMania Backlash nearly two weeks ago. I guess you can say this is a rematch.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: The tag team championships in WWE (at least on Raw and Smackdown) mean absolute diddly squat. Those enthusiastic about the tag team division I ask you one question. Why?<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Other Scenarios<\/h4>\n<p>WWE\u2019s preview is not up as of this posting, but I anticipate they will work towards another potential match between Cesaro and Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship for better or worse. It could potentially be one of the Hell in a Cel matches, as the Raw matches announced thus far are not as such. Seth Rollins is involved in this as well, and I can\u2019t ignore the possibility of a triple threat between those men. Let\u2019s not ignore the history between Rollins and Reigns.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4193706253\" 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<p>A feud is likely between Big E and Aleister Black, which is interesting considering both men can\u2019t really afford to be doing jobs at the moment, unless they have soured on Big E which is possible. We\u2019ll see how they follow up on the attack at the end of last week\u2019s show.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t suspect it\u2019s over between Bianca Belair and Bayley over the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship. That\u2019s another potential match for Hell in a Cell. I wouldn\u2019t think they\u2019d be in such a match, but you never know.<\/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-1502861079\"><div id=\"pwtor-322650216\"><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 28, 2021 TAMPA, FL. 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