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Daniel Bryan and Drew Gulak defeat Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro

Minutes to Bell Time

Daniel Bryan and Drew Gulak defeat Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro: Smackdown March 20

Result: Daniel Bryan and Drew Gulak defeat Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro

Match: Shinsuke Nakamura and Daniel Bryan start the match as Sami Zayn joins the commentary team. All four wrestlers tagged in and out for the first few moments. Eventually Bryan knocked Shinsuke out of the ring and hit a suicide dive. As Bryan came off the top rope to attempt a cross body, Cesaro caught him and hit a backbreaker before Smackdown went to commercial.

Back from the break, Nakamura and Cesaro had Bryan isolated. After a gut wrench suplex, Cesaro got a near fall on Daniel Bryan. Cesaro then sent Daniel Bryan into the corner following up with a European style uppercut on two different occasions.

After a dropkick out of the corner, Daniel Bryan finally got the tag to Drew Gulak. Immediately upon entering, Gulak hit a dropkick and a German suplex on Shinsuke Nakamura. Shinsuke surprised Gulak with a spinning heal kick and then the Artist Collective started picking Gulak a part.

After catching Cesaro with a back elbow, Gulak got a tag to Daniel Bryan. Gulak held Cesaro in position for Daniel Bryan to come off the top rope with a sunset flip for the pinfall victory.

All Matches from Smackdown on March 20

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Match Ratings

Six dimensions combine to make up the overall rating. Matches score ratings of 1-10 only if the match lasts for a minimum of 5 minutes.

  1. Match Quality– Was the match well wrestled or sloppy?
  2. Audience Engagement– Did the live audience care about the match?
  3. Competitiveness– Was the match competitive or one-sided?
  4. Stakes – Did the match matter?
  5. Finish– Did the match end in a satisfying manner?
  6. Performance: (1) Poor (2) Below Average (3) Average (4) Above Average (5) Excellent
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