Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for April 9, 2021

Daniel Bryan heads to the ring to start tonight's show. Daniel Bryan says he is excited about quite a few things about WrestleMania, yet nothing excites him more than having a live audience and winning the Universal Championship in the main event. He says he cannot wait to walk down to the ring with 20,000 chanting "Yes!" in unison, and while he is synonymous with the word "yes," he has constantly been told "no" throughout his career. Daniel Bryan says he has been told that he does not belong in the main event, in WWE or at WrestleMania, and he has been told he is not best for business or the face of WWE, and that the only person who felt he was was himself. He considers himself lucky, as he had friends and family to tell him to ignore the haters, look within himself and say "yes," because every time life told him "no," he told himself "yes." Daniel states that doctors said he would never come back, that fans said he would never be world champion, that Roman Reigns said he could not tap him out, and now, he has been told "yes" to being in WrestleMania's main event. He says that Sunday's match is the biggest match of his career, as he has Edge - who is furious for stealing the spotlight for him - on one side, and Roman Reigns - who is enraged he made him tap out once and could potentially lose to him - on the other. He says that when men are furious and enraged, they are dangerous, and while Edge and Roman are dangerous men, they will face the best, most dangerous Daniel Bryan they have ever seen, and says he will walk out of WrestleMania as Universal Champion.

Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford), who are fired up by Daniel Bryan. Montez Ford says it is about time they have a shot at the SmackDown tag team titles, then he and Angelo Dawkins are attacked by Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode. This brawl spills onto the stage, and Rey Mysterio, Dominik Mysterio, Chad Gable and Otis also jump in. All four teams brawl before their match as the show goes to break.

Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode retain the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships against the team of Chad Gable and Otis, the team of Rey and Dominik Mysterio, and The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) after picking the bones of Montez Ford's handiwork on Chad Gable.

Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews Bianca Belair. Bianca admits she is both excited and nervous, but being nervous means you care so long as you are not scared, and she knows the world is watching to see what she can do. Bianca says being "the EST of WWE" makes her dangerous and gives her all the tools to win and become the SmackDown Women's Champion in the greatest night of her life.

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We see footage from earlier this week of Big E going back home to Tampa, Florida. He says Apollo Crews says a lot about going back home, then says he never forgot as he gets a haircut. Big E says he comes back here to get his mind right, and talks about the bridge where he used to run two miles before wrestling practice. He talks about Raymond James Stadium, and says it is where champions are made, where he will shine and where Apollo's championships dreams will come to die.

We see a video package chronicling the events leading up to Randy Orton vs. The Fiend at WrestleMania.

Tamina beats Nia Jax by disqualification after "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler breaks up a pinfall attempt from Tamina. After the match, Natalya and Tamina fight back and stand tall in the ring.

Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews The Riott Squad, and Billie Kay shows up with Carmella. Ruby Riott says she and Liv Morgan have learned from their losses and are more in sync than ever, but Carmella and Billie Kay mock them, with Carmella saying the women's tag team titles are theirs and that if she wanted a lesson on friendship, she would watch an after school special. Mandy Rose, Dana Brooke, Naomi and Lana also show up, and soon all four teams brawl backstage. Natalya and Tamina soon join in and end up being the last team standing.

We see an election-style ad where Seth Rollins puts himself on a pedestal while calling Cesaro a bad example who has never had a one-on-one match at WrestleMania.

Edge heads to the ring. Edge talks about how he went to WrestleMania 6 and knew what he needed to do with the rest of his life, and says that when he dreams things, he has to manifest them, and he became a Superstar who accomplished everything. However, he did not end his career on his own terms, and had it ripped away from him when it was all he wanted to do. He says he fought and ripped his career from fate's hand, and he came back to steal the show and main event WrestleMania. He talks about how Daniel Bryan has called this his last WrestleMania, and says that this is the same for him, and says Daniel Bryan used sympathy as a factor to get into the main event and make it a Triple Threat Match. He says that instead of a clash of the titans from two eras, he now has "an indie bookstore troll" sticking his nose into their business. He then address Roman Reigns, saying he owes Roman nothing and - if anything - Roman owes him. Edge calls Roman "Samoan Edge," saying he made the template for him when he arrived in WWE, then admits he is good and admires what he has become, then says they had their match ripped away from them and that some fans have caught on to this. He also mentions that the Universal Championship match takes place ten years to the day of his retirement, yet nobody mentions this while Daniel Bryan's WrestleMania story is driven to the ground, and says he has not received the respect he deserves. Edge says he came back to win the Royal Rumble to get to WrestleMania, and had to go through a triple fusion in his neck and nine years out of the business to come back and perform at a level like never before only to receive a slap in the face to him and his work ethic. He says it is time to take back the respect he deserves, and regardless of how people want to see his story, he is the next Universal Champion, because he has dreamt it and now he will manifest it.

Backstage, Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville talk about the Triple Threat Match. Deville says she does not agree with it, stating that Edge and Roman should be in a singles match.

Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews Sasha Banks. Sasha says she does not care what Bianca Belair has to say, and that Bianca - and everyone else - cares what she has to say. She says Bianca may be "the EST of WWE," but she - not Bianca - is the best, and that Bianca will realize her place beneath her when she finds out her best is not enough as she makes her tap out at WrestleMania.

We see a video package chronicling the events leading up to Drew McIntyre vs. Lashley at WrestleMania.

We see footage from earlier this week where Sami Zayn meets with Jake and Logan Paul during boxing practice. Sami proposes the three of them spar in a boxing ring, but as he takes the wrong exit, he finds himself locked out of the gym. After the footage, Sami Zayn shows up flustered by the footage being played, and saying everything is fine between him and Logan Paul as Superstars head to the ring for the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. Suddenly, Sami is attacked from out of nowhere by Kevin Owens, who chases him to the back.

Jey Uso last eliminates Shinsuke Nakamura to win the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal.

Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns head to the ring. Roman says he is annoyed that he even has to be here, as he is not a politician running for President and does not have to sell himself to the fans. He says he has more things to worry about, as he can lose even if he is not pinned. He says that since he is here, he might as well state the obvious and say that he will show up at WrestleMania and win, because when he shows up, WWE is winning. He says that he can have one good week like Edge and Daniel Bryan, because he has had thirty good weeks in a row, and that he has changed the ratings for SmackDown and made the Universal Championship relevant. Roman says Daniel Bryan did not make him tap out and is holding on by a thread, and that Daniel Bryan will not be able to make him tap out at WrestleMania. He also says that he "took it away from Edge and from everyone else," and that being at WrestleMania is the dream as well as where the dreamers' stories end and his begins. He then says that he will do at WrestleMania will pale in comparison to what happens next, because he is the man with the golden hand and he will crush Edge and Daniel Bryan's dreams. Roman then says he will wreck everybody and leave with the Universal Championship, and Edge and Daniel Bryan will look up at a man greater than them as the whole world acknowledges him.

Talking Smack: Edge reminds Paul Heyman who he is.

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