Steve Notes Smackdown 2/12/21

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Steve Notes Smackdown 2/12/21

Roman promo, Pearce in the ring

You’re here to wait on ME, this title is gonna say on my shoulder as long as I want. You wanna talk about Chamber? Pearce says I’ve had this contract for a week, but you insisted we do this this way. You will defend your title in Elimination Chamber just like Drew. Roman passes the mic to Heyman: Roman has an agreement with WWE to appear at major shows like EC, and EC has to built around the Universal Title, but it doesn’t say Roman has to defend INSIDE EC, so put whomever you want in EC, and whomever is the last man to survive EC, that man will receive a Universal Title shot on the spot. I can tell youre not happy about this, but what are you gonna do about it? Fire him? What is WM gonna be like without Roman? Last Mania without Roman was the worst attended one. Pearce leaves the ring, says Two men don’t need to qualify: Jey and Kevin Owens

Roman goes out to Pearce, gets in his face, you don’t understand this.

Pearce & Sonya

is backstage freaking out about the chamber match and who’s gonna be in it, Sonya has already put together a tag match with Sami and Baron vs. Dom and Rey, the winners of which gets into the Chamber match

Sami Zayn & Baron Corbin vs. Rey & Dom

Sami promo beforehand says it’s all an injustice, we’re keeping an eye on the ref, cuz wwe management would love for you to win

Dom and Rey hit a double 619 on Corbin, but Sami picks up the win off a helluva kick on Dom.

Dirty Dawgs- Roode and Dolph pitch being in EC to Sonya and Pearce, who are confused at first- Sonya says they can earn a spot in a match against Cesaro and Daniel Bryan

Reginald sees Sasha and Kalisto talking, Sasha talks shit, Reginald says Im sorry for what I did, I assure you it will never happen again. Sasha says so you meant what you said when you said I could beat Bianca? He says yes, gives her the champagne.

Big E Promo: When I won the IC title, I made a vow to be a fighting champion, a bond between hair follicles and gorilla glue, that is strong. As I put the Zayn/Apollo chapter behind me--

APOLLOOOOOO interrupts.

Apollo: You were gonna issue an open challenge, and seeing as I took you to the limit time after time--

Big E says I’ll give one to ANYONE but you.

Apollo: Come on, give me another chance, you said ANYONE.

Bg E: puts the mic down, says they’re done (great back and forth, feels real talk)

E finally says BRING OUT MY NEXT COMPETITOR.

Shinsuke Nakamura comes out

Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Big E

Big E gets 2 with an urunagi, goes for Big Ending, Apollo drop kicks them for the DQ, he laughs and talks shit

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Seth Rollins comes back, the entire locker room surrounds the ring. He’s in literally all leather

It feels good to be back, it feels right. This is where I belong. A lot has changed since I’ve been gone, the thing that has changed the most is me. As most of you know, I have become a parent. I am the proud father of a perfect baby girl. I have a new vision. I see some of the most talented performers in history. And I look around and wonder, where do I fit in? After reflection, I found that I AM the leader to bring Smackdown into the new era. It’s not what you can do me, its about what I can do for you. I can be our leader, your teacher, your mentor. Everyone leaves ringside. All you have to do for a better tomorrow, a better smackdown, is embrace the vision.

Cesaro is the only guy still there. Seth says I knew you’d get it, you’d understand. Cesaro says NOPE and walks off. Seth fumes. Cesaro walks, Seth attacks Cesaro. Refs come out to break it up, Bryan runs Seth off.

Bayley vs Liv Morgan

Morgan launches herself into Bayley and eats barricade

Billie comes out, tries to apologize with a card of her and RS on a headshot, Ruby throws them in the ring, which distracts the ref and lets Bayley rake the eyes and hits Rose Plant for the win

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Cesaro interview, he’s ready for his tag match

Street Profits vs. Alpha Academy

There’s a bit of training video beforehand with alpha Academy, they have a new tag finishing move

Montez got a slick haircut

Gable keeps arm dragging Profits

Otis goes on a run, tags in Gable to do the new move, but SP send AA out of the ring and hit their finishers on Gable for 3

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Sasha Banks makes her entrance as the Profits leave, they dance around a bit but towards the end Montez makes the title waist motion as a shoutout to his wifey

Sasha: Everyone is talking about Bianca’s decision. Bianca, I like you a lot, there’s only one choice for the EST to make, and that’s M-E- Me.

Bianca comes out.

I see you, with all your accomplishments, I see you and I heard what you said and I like you too. But girl, uh-uh. Cuz you not the boss of me. Cuz it’s my time and I’m enjoying evry second of it. NIA JAX and Shayna Baszler interrupt. NIa says your egos are big, why is everyone talking about Bianca’s decision, who cares? Shayna: On the same night you won the Rumble match, we got our titles back. Why is no one talking about that? Nia: We’re the most dom force in WWE, we’re on a roll.

Sasha: I came prepared, rolls footage of Shayna eating a pin from Naomi.

Sasha says that wasn’t the footage I was talking about… NIa says YOU WOULDN’T DARE.

Bianca says ROLL IT!!

MY HOLE FOOTAGE!

Well, WWE doesn’t want it censored now. Nia and Shayna attack, but instead NIa gets dumped on her ass again on the apron, they then take out Shayna with a tandem move.

Dirty Dawgs vs. Bryan & Cesaro

Roode shoves Cesaro into Bryan’s suicide dive, they are not a coherent team

Sami and Baron show up mid-match

Cesaro goes on a huge run, destroying Ziggler, goes for Swing, Roode attacks Cesaro’s knee, Bryan takes out Roode, Ziggler hits Famouser for 2, Cesaro counters superkick into rack backbreaker, Swing, scorpian deathlock DOLPH TAPS

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Behind Cesaro, Jey attacks with a chair, Sami and Corbin attack Bryan, the heels beat down the faces

Zayn attacks Corbin, eatsa a knee plus, KEVIN OWENS RUNS DOWN, stunners for all

Owens gets in the camera, says I’m not going away!