Daniel Bryan opened up tonight’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown by coming down to the ring with a steel chair, and ended it by being the victim of a surprise attack by Edge.
.@WWEDanielBryan has no plans to leave the ring until he gets what he wants! ?#SmackDown #UniversalTitle @WWERomanReigns pic.twitter.com/Pvy2fk97ZA
— WWE (@WWE) March 27, 2021
After coming down to the ring and bragging about his ability to force Roman Reigns to tap out at Fastlane, Bryan then said Edge is to blame for his loss at the pay-per-view. Bryan went on to say that he was tired of waiting for things to happen, and that he wants a spot in the main event of WrestleMania 37, and a title shot against Reigns tonight.
.@EdgeRatedR took exception to @WWEDanielBryan's suggestions to be included in the #WrestleMania main event! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/mJT78hweZp
— WWE (@WWE) March 27, 2021
In response to his rant, Adam Pearce made his way out, saying that he couldn’t grant a title match for Bryan, as Reigns’ next title defense would be against Edge. Bryan then said that he would face off against the winner immediately after, to which Pearce said that would be too unfair. However, Edge made his way out to the ring and angrily yelled that Bryan didn’t deserve a title match, before the two started fighting. After trading shots for a bit, Edge hit Bryan with a massive spear before slamming a chair down onto his back.