WWE SmackDown Results – March 19th 2021

Written by Innes McVey • Published 19th March 2021
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Keep up with all of tonight’s WWE SmackDown results as the show emanates from the WWE ThunderDome inside Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida with just a few days to go until Fastlane!

Check out the results from last week’s SmackDown!

The results from this week’s show were as follows:

  • Sasha Banks defeated Nia Jax via Pinfall to retain the SmackDown Women’s Championship (9:37)
  • Rey & Dominik Mysterio defeated The Street Profits via Pinfall (2:50)
  • Alpha Academy defeated Rey & Dominik Mysterio via Pinfall (4:41)
  • King Corbin defeated Sami Zayn via Pinfall (2:03)
  • Shayna Baszler defeated Bianca Belair via Disqualification (1:03)
  • Edge defeated Jey Uso via Pinfall to become Special Enforcer to Fastlane’s Universal Title match (12:03)

Sasha Banks vs Nia Jax – SmackDown Women’s Championship Match

  • We see Bianca and Sasha bickering backstage with Bianca asking Sasha why she took the match. Bianca says she won’t come out to save her but Sasha says she never asked for her help anyway before making her way to the ring.
  • Sasha uses her quickness to take control early, even taking Baszler down at ringside before stomping Jax with ease in the corner. Sasha goes for the Bank Statement early on but Nia dodges and stuns Banks with a stiff elbow before continuing on the offence.
  • Nia hits a gorilla press slam for a near-fall before following up with a samoan drop but Banks kicks out again. Bianca Belair makes her way to the ring as we cut to commercial. We cut back to Nia hitting a sidewalk slam yet another near-fall before locking in the stretch muffler and slamming Sasha headfirst into the turnbuckle.
  • Sasha just barely kicks out at two and Jax locks in the stretch muffler again but Banks rolls out, hitting a reverse meterora for a two count of her own. Nia goes for another samoan drop but Banks escapes and hits a tilt-a-whirl DDT into the Bank Statement.
  • Shayna enters the ring which distracts Banks long enough to release the hold. Baszler goes to kick Sasha in the face but inadvertently hits Nia instead before being thrown out the ring by Bianca. Sasha rolls Nia up for the three count, retaining her title.
  • A few segments later, we see Nia saying she’ll come after Shayna if she costs them the Women’s Tag Championship at Fastlane. Shayna says she will get a match with Bianca and “kick her head off” to make up for it.

Winner: Sasha Banks via Pinfall, retaining the SmackDown Women’s Championship in 9:37

Edge Interview

  • Kayla introduces Edge and asks how it feels to compete on SmackDown for the first time in a decade. Edge says the blue brand feels like home to him as some of the best and worst moments of his career have happened here.
  • He says coming back feels surreal but right as he feels Bryan needs to get a fair chance at Fastlane – which is why he needs to be special enforcer. He praises Jey as being a special talent but says he can’t reach his potential under Roman’s shadow and that’s why he’ll beat him tonight.

Seth Rollins Calls Out Cesaro, Shinsuke Nakamura Interrupts

  • Seth recalls how Cesaro took their disrespect of him too far when he declined Rollins’ offer to embrace the vision last month. Rollins says he’s a WrestleMania main eventer whilst Cesaro is an abject failure before showing us how he beat up ‘The Swiss Superman’ last week.
  • Rollins mocks how Cesaro can’t ‘reach the brass ring’ before claiming Cesaro is “the biggest waste of potential in WWE”. Shinsuke Nakamura interrupts, grabs the microphone from Rollins’ hand and tells him to shut up. Nakamura teases the Kinshasa but Rollins rolls out the ring.
  • The two brawl and the segments ends with Nakamura eventually hitting a Kinshasa on Rollins.

The Street Profits vs Rey & Dominik Mysterio

  • Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode join commentary for this match. Ford and Dominik start the match off and are evenly-matched until Rey makes a blind tag, hits a dropkick and gets a two count. Dawkins tags in and hits a back suplex into a moonsault combination for another two count.
  • Rey manages to take down both of the Street Profits before tagging in Dominik. Ford regains control and hits a Rock Bottom for a near-fall. Street Profits go for a Doomsday Device but Rey dropkicks Ford off the apron before Dominik rolls up Dawkins for a shock three count.
  • Afterwards, Alpha Academy make their way to the ring and says that that victory doesn’t put them in line for a title shot over them. Gablee start talking trash to Street Profits but Rey & Dominik hit them with simultaneous dropkicks out of the ring before we cut to commericial.

Winners: Rey & Dominik Mysterio via Pinfall in 2:50

Alpha Academy vs Rey & Dominik Mysterio

  • We cut back mid-match as Street Profits have joined commentary. Gable takes Rey to the top rope for a superplex but Rey headbutts his opponent to knock him off hitting a 619. He sets up for a frog splash but Otis knocks Rey down before tagging in.
  • Otis dominates over the older Mysterio whilst Ziggler & Roode dodge Cole’s questions about who they’ll give a title match too. Otis attempts a falling headbutt but Rey dodges and tags in Dominik as Otis tags Gable back in.
  • Dominik hits a comeback sequence on Gable, getting a two count from a roll-up, before hitting a tornado DDT – the pinfall attempt of which is broken up by Otis. Rey and Otis begin brawling on the outside as Dominik attempts the 619 but Gable catches him.
  • Gable tags in Otis, hits Chaos Theory and Otis follows up with the middle rope splash to pick up the win.

Winners: Alpha Academy via Pinfall in 4:41

Sami Zayn Invites Kevin Owens To Accompany Him For His Match

  • Zayn . Zayn tells Owens how Logan Paul said he’d check out his documentary but Owens responds by implying that Zayn is simply twisting reality to fit his narrative. Zayn says ‘they’ are holding him back and when Owens asks who they are, Zayn says he doesn’t get it.
  • Zayn invites Owens to accompany him ringside for his match with Baron Corbin later tonight and if nothing goes awry, he’ll drop the whole documentary.

Daniel Bryan Addresses His Universal Championship Match At Fastlane

  • Bryan reminds us that the main event is Edge’s first match in over a decade and the winner becomes special enforcer of his Fastlane match. Bryan says it doesn’t matter whether Edge or Jey win because both ultimately want Roman to win.
  • Bryan says Edge wants Roman because he thinks he can beat ‘The Tribal Chief’ but Bryan KNOWS he can beat Roman, which is why he’ll beat him on Sunday. Roman Reigns makes his way to the ring. Roman says he’s got a better chance of sprouting wings than causing Reigns to tap out.
  • Roman says he’d rather die than tap out in the middle of the ring. Bryan calls that extreme and says that everyone is “untapoutable” until they do tap, so Bryan is going to break him. He hopes Reigns doesn’t die but regardless, he’ll be taking the Universal Championship on Sunday.

Sami Zayn vs King Corbin

  • We see a promo video beforehand that hypes the match up as “the least anticipated match in SmackDown history” and “the match that no one wanted to see”. Owens joins commentary for this match.
  • Zayn dodges a shoulder tackle from Corbin into the corner before attempting a roll-up with his feet on the ropes, but the referee catches him. Zayn tries to take the cover off the top turnbuckle but Corbin catches Zayn into the End of Days to pick up the win.
  • Zayn argues with Owens after the match and says that Owens isn’t seeing things straight. Owens thanks commentary before Zayn hits a vicious Helluva Kick on commentary before arguing with the referee and screaming into his documentary cameras as he leaves.

Winner: King Corbin via Pinfall in 2:03

Big E and Apollo Crews Take Part In An Exclusive Interview

  • Cole asks both men if they’ll ever be able to settle their differences. Big E says the time for that is over and all he wants to talk about is vengeance as Crews is going to get everything he deserves.
  • Crews responds that he deserves respect because he is Nigerian royalty. Apollo says he will crack Big’s face at Fastlane and he will finally attain what he deserves – the Intercontinental Championship. Big E says there’s no waiting for Sunday and runs off to find Apollo.
  • He gets in a golf cart and tries to run Apollo over with it before the two brawl backstage. Big E hits Apollo with a trashcan before the two are separated by officials. Apollo escapes using the golf cart as Big E is held back.

Bianca Belair vs Shayna Baszler

  • Sasha makes her way to the stage but tells Bianca she’s got this and leaves. Nia Jax abandons Baszler early on, allowing Natalya and Tamina to attack Baszler and cause a DQ.
  • Natalya and Tamina takedown Bianca in the ring as Tamina hits a swinging slam to incapacitate the 2021 Women’s Royal Rumble winner.

Winner: Shayna Baszler via Disqualification in 1:03

Edge vs Jey Uso – Winner becomes Special Enforcer for Daniel Bryan vs Roman Reigns at Fastlane

  • Daniel Bryan joins commentary for this match. Edge outmanoeuvres Uso early on, flipping him over into a pinfall attempt for an early one count. Edge continues to overpower the Uso brother until Uso manages to get a shot in on Edge’s ribs which seemingly injures them.
  • Uso throws Edge chest first into the steel steps followed up by a tope suicida which pushes Edge into the announce table before we cut to commercial. We cut back to Uso continuing to focus on Edge’s injured ribs with a series of stiff strikes and kicks.
  • Uso throws Edge straight into the corner post but Edge eventually regains control after throwing Uso into the corner. Uso hits a samoan drop for a near-fall but Edge retaliates with a top rope hurricanrana followed up by the Edgecution.
  • He sets up for the Spear but Uso counters with a Superkick. Jey hits the Uso Splash and after some hesitation, eventually makes the cover but Edge kicks out. Edge whips Uso’s injured arm into the canvas before rebounding off the ropes and hitting a Spear to pick up the win.
  • After the match, Roman Reigns appears out of nowhere and Spears Edge. Roman taunts Bryan but Uso attacks him as he’s on his way to the ring. Uso throws Bryan into the ring and Roman hits a second Spear to close the show.

Winner: Edge via Pinfall, becoming the Special Enforcer in 12:03