{"id":85680,"date":"2021-02-26T16:00:30","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T21:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=85680"},"modified":"2021-02-26T15:20:35","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T20:20:35","slug":"preview-friday-night-smackdown-02-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/02\/26\/preview-friday-night-smackdown-02-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: WWE \u2013 Friday Night SmackDown (02\/26\/2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friday is here! This means that <strong>Friday Night SmackDown<\/strong> on FOX returns to our screens once again.\u00a0 Over the past 12 months, <strong>SmackDown<\/strong> has come on leaps and bounds to establish itself as the most must-see WWE show on air.\u00a0 The covid era (as this is what we are calling it now) has been kind to <strong>SmackDown<\/strong>, with performances from the likes of<strong> Roman Reigns<\/strong>, <strong>Sasha Banks,<\/strong> and<strong> Bayley<\/strong>, to name three, carrying the brand and making it stand out among the crowd of televised pro wrestling.\u00a0 Whereas there are currently no matches announced for SmackDown, it is sure to be, at the very least, a<em> good<\/em> show.\u00a0 Additionally, it is <em><strong>WrestleMania<\/strong><\/em> season, meaning that each passing week promises to grant us a look at what this year&#8217;s big event has to offer.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s take a look at what might be in store for this week&#8217;s edition of Friday Night SmackDown.<\/p>\n<h2>Full Friday Night SmackDown Card<\/h2>\n<p>&#8211; Dominik Mysterio &amp; Rey Mysterio vs Alpha Academy (Chad Gable &amp; Otis)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Street Profits (Montez Ford &amp; Angelo Dawkins) vs Sami Zayn &amp; King Corbin<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Bianca Belair makes her WrestleMania decision<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WWE<\/a>.com, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BiancaBelairWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@BiancaBelairWWE<\/a> will make her <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WrestleMania?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WrestleMania<\/a> decision tonight!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SmackDown<\/a>, 8e\/7c on FOX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nfD59gd9Yi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/nfD59gd9Yi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEonFOX\/status\/1365343827695988738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Bianca Belair Set to Make WrestleMania Decision on Friday Night SmackDown<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85696\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/02\/Bianca-Belair-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/02\/Bianca-Belair-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/02\/Bianca-Belair-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In winning her respective <strong><em>Royal Rumbl<\/em><\/strong>e match at this year&#8217;s event, <strong>Bianca Belair<\/strong> established herself as a top star on the women&#8217;s roster (as well as within the entire WWE).\u00a0 Bianca has it all; agility, size, strength, style, and the right kind of attitude to make it in the business.\u00a0 Her claim of being the &#8220;EST&#8221; of the WWE is not just a gimmick but something she has a genuine claim to.\u00a0 In Sasha Banks, she has an opponent who is one of the best women&#8217;s wrestlers of all time &#8211; and she&#8217;s not yet 30.\u00a0 Sasha remains one of the most talented workers in all of pro wrestling and a match against Bianca Belair is a mouthwatering prospect.\u00a0 There have been plenty of rumblings coming out of the WWE lately that Sasha Banks may have to return to her nastier, &#8220;BOSS&#8221; persona to overcome her uniquely talented and gifted adversary.\u00a0 The same Boss who tormented the likes of Bayley when Sasha was NXT&#8217;s biggest star.\u00a0 It has now been announced by WWE via Twitter that Bianca Belair will make her WrestleMania decision on tonight&#8217;s SmackDown.\u00a0 Tune in to find out her choice!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Roman Reigns Versus Edge is Set For WrestleMania<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-84536 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/02\/Edge-vs-Roman-Reigns.jpg\" alt=\"Friday Night SmackDown\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/02\/Edge-vs-Roman-Reigns.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/02\/Edge-vs-Roman-Reigns-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As we witnessed at the conclusion of last week&#8217;s<em><strong> Elimination Chamber<\/strong><\/em> pay-per-view, Roman Reigns was on the receiving end of a Spear from <strong>Edge<\/strong> after Roman&#8217;s successful title defense against a tired and beaten-down<strong> Daniel Bryan<\/strong>.\u00a0 Bryan had jus<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/02\/21\/daniel-bryan-elimination-chamber-match\/\" target=\"_self\">t won the SmackDown <em>Elimination Chamber<\/em> match<\/a>, granting him an immediate title shot (thanks to a nasty stipulation added in by Reigns and<strong> Paul Heyman<\/strong>) against the WWE Universal Champion for the title.\u00a0 Of course, beating Roman Reigns is a monumental feat that not many can achieve.\u00a0 To do so immediately after outlasting five other men in the <em>Elimination Chamber<\/em> is virtually impossible.\u00a0 After beating Bryan in decisive fashion, Edge speared Roman, pointing to the <em>WrestleMania<\/em> sign afterwards &#8211; signalling his intention to challenge the Tribal Chief for the WWE Universal Championship at <em>WrestleMania<\/em>.\u00a0 On tonight&#8217;s episode of Friday Night SmackDown, we can expect some fallout from this challenge.\u00a0 For years in the mid-to-late 2000s, Edge was in a similar position to Roman Reigns &#8211; a senior, heel talent doing all he can to win and retain the top prize.\u00a0 Whereas Roman has Paul Heyman, Edge had then-SmackDown GM, <strong>Vickie Guerrero<\/strong>.\u00a0 They both even have a Spear.\u00a0 Now, the shoe is on the other foot and we know from recent experience that Reigns and Heyman will do all they can to ensure Edge doesn&#8217;t make it to WrestleMania.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0WWE fan? You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE Network<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Looking to talk wrestling, pro football, or any number of sports? Head on over to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/boards\/index.php\" target=\"_self\">LWOS Boards<\/a>\u00a0to engage in conversation with fellow fans!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday is here! This means that Friday Night SmackDown on FOX returns to our screens once again.\u00a0 Over the past 12 months, SmackDown has come on leaps and bounds to establish itself as the most must-see WWE show on air.\u00a0 The covid era (as this is what we are calling it now) has been kind [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2482,"featured_media":84536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,26,3],"tags":[1445,328,77,159],"class_list":["post-85680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-smackdown","category-wwe-universe","tag-bianca-belair","tag-edge","tag-roman-reigns","tag-sasha-banks"],"modified_by":"Alex Richards, LWOF Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2482"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85680\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}