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Welcome to another edition of the top SmackDown rumors that could have a major impact on the blue brand. This week, SmackDown gave fans a historic episode where Roman Reigns defended his Universal Championship against Daniel Bryan. However, it was no ordinary championship match, as Bryan's SmackDown career was also on the line.
In the end, The Tribal Chief picked up the win, resulting in Bryan getting barred from WWE SmackDown. In today's article, we will take a look at what the future may hold for The Leader of the Yes Movement, among other important topics.
So without further ado, let's dive in and take a look at some big rumors and stories related to SmackDown:
#5 Details on SmackDown's Cesaro having a backstage fight with Sin Cara
Cesaro is known to be an amicable person who has led a mostly non-controversial career in WWE. However, there had been rumors regarding The Swiss Cyborg's backstage fight with former WWE Superstar Sin Cara in 2015, ahead of their match at Elimination Chamber.
Sin Cara, now known as Cinta De Oro, mentioned the incident with Cesaro while speaking to Inside The Ropes. The former NXT Tag Team Champion said the two men had entered into a heated verbal argument ahead of their match, but the matter was eventually resolved.
"The other day, I posted a picture of me and Cesaro because he won his WrestleMania match," De Oro said. "And then Tyson [Kidd] commented on that. He said like, 'Oh, I remember what happened before the match' – because me and Cesaro got in a little argument before the match. So everybody thought we were going to get in this crazy fight or whatever, and then we ended up having an amazing match. It was a great experience for me to be in the first."
Cesaro has been the recipient of a major push on SmackDown lately. WWE has major things in store for The Swiss Superman, as suggested in the next slide.
#4 Roman Reigns' next challenger from SmackDown
Now that Roman Reigns has gotten rid of his nemesis, Daniel Bryan, it is time for a new SmackDown superstar to step up and challenge The Tribal Chief. That superstar is going to be none other than Daniel Bryan's close friend Cesaro.
As per Cageside Seats, the former eight-time champion in WWE, Cesaro, will get his shot at the Universal Championship against Roman Reigns during WrestleMania Backlash.
"Speaking of Reigns, a Universal title match against Cesaro is expected for the upcoming WrestleMania Backlash show."
While it is unlikely that Cesaro will walk out of the pay-per-view as the new Universal Champion, a long program with Reigns could solidify him as a main-event superstar on SmackDown.
#3 Daniel Bryan's future after leaving SmackDown
There has been a lot of buzz surrounding Daniel Bryan's future now that he is no longer a part of SmackDown. Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter has stated that there is a high chance Bryan could be heading to NXT soon.
Dutch Mantell believes Daniel Bryan could be used on both RAW and NXT moving forward. Speaking on Sportskeeda's Smack Talk, the veteran said that RAW needs someone like Daniel Bryan right now.
''I think their most pressing need is to get that RAW number back up and the best person to help them get it back up is Daniel Bryan," Mantell said. "So I think if he went anywhere, he would go to RAW. But he could go to RAW and also work in NXT at the same time."
Where would you like to see Daniel Bryan go next?
#2 Chelsea Green pitched to be the onscreen girlfriend of SmackDown's Dominik Mysterio
Former SmackDown Superstar Chelsea Green spoke to Fightful recently. The recently released star spoke about various ideas she had pitched for herself during a meeting with Vince McMahon.
One of her most prominent ideas was to become Dominik Mysterio's on-screen girlfriend. Dominik has been presented as a young WWE babyface thus far, so it would have been an interesting dynamic for him to date an older woman on-screen. However, the idea did not take off.
''I pitched to be Dominik's girlfriend," said Green. "When it's a girl, I do try to ask because I feel like it's a respect thing. However, I'm too afraid to ask Seth Rollins, and I don't know Dominik, so I just pitched that.''
#1 SmackDown's Kevin Owens to perform a daredevil stunt next week?
WWE has revealed that next week's SmackDown will be a special show. It is set to be a 'go back' (throwback) edition of SmackDown, which could include the return of the Blue brand's iconic set from the past.
One of the features that always stood out on SmackDown was the giant fist that used to be part of the set design.
Now, Kevin Owens is willing to dive off the fist on next week's SmackDown. He also wanted to perform a high-risk move from the pirate ship at WrestleMania 37, but that didn't come to fruition.
Sami Zayn should be extra careful next week as The Prizefighter may be gunning for him!
