Daniel Bryan defeats Cesaro

Daniel Bryan defeats Cesaro: Smackdown March 13

Result: Daniel Bryan defeats Cesaro by pinfall.

Match: Bryan backed Cesaro into the corner and hit a number of kicks, but Cesaro reversed and hit Bryan with a number of uppercuts as Smackdown went to commercial.

Back from commercial, Cesaro hit a deadlift superplex followed by additional uppercuts in the corner. Once Bryan got to his feet, he hit the Yes Kicks, but couldn’t sustain an advantage. Cesaro caught Bryan running in and used a pop-up upper cut, but Daniel Bryan rolled him up for a pinfall victory.

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