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Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. Cesaro
Cesaro will finally get an opportunity to swing Universal Champion Roman Reigns out of his spot at the head of the table when The Swiss Superman challenges The Big Dog at WrestleMania Backlash.
The freakishly strong Cesaro has arguably never looked better. Not only has he scored several high-profile victories on SmackDown in recent months, including a huge win over Daniel Bryan, but he put the exclamation point on his ascension with a victory over Seth Rollins at WrestleMania.
Despite Cesaro’s achievements, Universal Champion Roman Reigns hasn’t acknowledged him with any level of respect and flat out refused to give him a title match. Bryan saw the injustice in the titleholder’s actions and publicly championed for Cesaro, a move that led Reigns to defeat The Leader of the “Yes!” Movement in a title match to bar him from SmackDown forever.
Tonight’s special Throwback episode of WWE Smackdown saw the TV returns of Teddy Long and Jimmy Uso. Friday’s episode saw both Uso and Long come out in the opening segment, which ultimately led to Cesaro earning a WWE Universal Championship match at WrestleMania Backlash.
Uso was brought out by Roman Reigns as a “replacement” on the roster for Daniel Bryan after Bryan was banished from the brand due to his loss to Reigns last week. This marks Uso’s first appearance on WWE television since WWE Clash of Champions, when he came out to throw in the towel for Jey Uso in the latter’s match with Roman Reigns.
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