Daniel Bryan vs. Cesaro
Cesaro takes Bryan over in a side headlock. Bryan gets to his feet but gets run over by Cesaro. Bryan arm drags Cesaro. Bryan works over Cesaro’s arm. Cesaro catches Bryan with a back elbow. Cesaro lands a roaring European uppercut. Bryan surprises Cesaro with a dropkick in the corner. Bryan drops his full body weight on Cesaro’s shoulder. Bryan drives his knee into Cesaro’s arm. Cesaro responds with a body slam. Bryan flips Cesaro into the ropes. Cesaro lands on his head. Cesaro falls to the outside. Bryan crushes Cesaro with a dive. Bryan kicks Cesaro into the ring post. Bryan tries to lay in another kick but Cesaro ducks. Bryan kicks the ring post. Bryan falls to the floor clutching at his ankle.
After the break, Cesaro is working over Bryan’s ankle. Bryan manages to backflip off the top. As Bryan lands his leg buckles. Bryan manages to PK Cesaro’s injured arm. Bryan head-scissors Cesaro into the Yes Lock. Cesaro reverses that into the Cesaro Swing. Cesaro locks Bryan in the Sharpshooter. Bryan almost makes it to the rope. Cesaro turns the hold into the crossface. Bryan reverses it into the Yes Lock. Cesaro gets to the ropes. Bryan sets up a top rope ranna. Cesaro puts on the breaks. Cesaro hits a spinning brainbuster off the top. Cesaro hits the Neutralizer for the win.
Winner- Cesaro
Backstage, Carmella and Reginald are with Kayla. Carmella says she hasn’t seen Sasha Banks since she beat her two weeks ago. Banks barges in and pushes Carmella. Reginald stands between the two of them. Banks says Carmella can have her title match, as long as Banks gets Reginald in the ring first.
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— WWE (@WWE) January 16, 2021
THE SUPERHUMAN POWER OF @WWECesaro!!#SmackDown @WWEDanielBryan pic.twitter.com/jaznnpO1u6
— WWE (@WWE) January 16, 2021
"Tell your girl she can have her title match…as long as I can have YOU in a match first!" ?#SmackDown @SashaBanksWWE @CarmellaWWE pic.twitter.com/GIj7DFm2Sz
— WWE (@WWE) January 16, 2021
