WWE SmackDown Live Results: Friday Night SmackDown Updates & Highlights (21st May 2021)

WWE SmackDown Results May 21st, 2021: Latest Friday Night SmackDown Winners, Grades, Video Highlights

.@WWEAleister has RETURNED to #Smackdown and just attacked @WWEBigE!

😱 😱 😱 pic.twitter.com/qU0UDZxKfu
— WWE (@WWE) May 22, 2021

Well, that's it for tonight folks. Thanks for tuning in this week again as SmackDown was an exciting show yet again.

Stay tuned here for the full results from the night, and follow Sportskeeda for all your wrestling news.

#AndSTILL! #SmackDown #ICTitle @WWEApollo pic.twitter.com/KmwZkw9bYE
— WWE (@WWE) May 22, 2021

.@WWEAleister is HERE. 👀#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/4Ig3FLftsW
— WWE (@WWE) May 22, 2021

🤯🤯🤯🤯#SmackDown #ICTitle @WWEBigE @WWEApollo @SamiZayn pic.twitter.com/7s13EecE4m
— WWE (@WWE) May 22, 2021

Kevin Owens hits Zayn and Big E with superkicks before hitting Crews with the Pop-Up Powerbomb for a near-fall.

Owens sends Zayn over the timekeepers area, and he brings in Crews to the ring. Zayn hits the half-Snap Dragon Suplex on Owens outside. Big E hits the Urinagi on Zayn.

Big E hits the Big Ending on Crews, but Azeez pulls him out. Big E sends Azeez into the ring post.

The lights dim down, and then things turn really bright as through the smoke, emerges, Aleister Black.

Black approaches Big E and hits him with the Black Mass.

He leaves and Crews pins Big E.

Apollo Crews defeats Sami Zayn, Big E, and Kevin Owens

Owens hits the Cannonball on Big E and Crews, but Zayn hits him with the Blue Thunderbomb for a near-fall.

Owens went for the Pop-up Powerbomb, but Sami fought out. Owens still brought Zayn down on the back of his head in a brainbuster.

That was a near-fall.

Owens reverses Zayn's Superplex with the Fisherman's Brainbuster from the top rope. Big E went for the spear, but Apollo stopped. Crews catches KO and hits the Death Valley Driver on the apron while Big E spears Crews through the ropes.

Sami sends KO into the corner with an exploder. Zayn tries the Helluva Kick, but Owens gets out of the way. Zayn hits the Michinoku Driver for a near-fall.

Sami Zayn bounces off the barricade taking out Crews. Kevin Owens comes in and hits him with the Swanton Bomb for a near-fall. Owens and Big E do well against each other.

Crews hangs Big E up on the top rope, before hitting the superstar with a few German Suplexes. Kevin Owens breaks up the pin attempt with a Senton.

2-for-1 special!#SmackDown #ICTitle @WWEBigE pic.twitter.com/sW1nOhRjGl
— WWE (@WWE) May 22, 2021

Big E dominates on the outside as he beats down Apollo and Sami Zayn on the apron. He then hits the Big Splash on them both on the apron.

Kevin Owens flies out and takes out Big E on the outside.

Apollo Crews vs Sami Zayn vs Kevin Owens vs Big E for the Intercontinental Championship

👀#SmackDown @WWERomanReigns @WWEUsos @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/kt3CtqIK3A
— WWE (@WWE) May 22, 2021

Jimmy Uso makes a tag match for the next week against The Street Profits.

Jey is not happy and says he needs permission from Roman. Roman is not happy to hear about it and says that the only we that Jey needs to be concerned about is being Roman's right hand man.

What a week for @DomMysterio35! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/9ONnVkOPwZ
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) May 22, 2021

.@DomMysterio35 takes down @RealRobertRoode on #SmackDown!@reymysterio pic.twitter.com/KA7ol9PlWw
— WWE (@WWE) May 22, 2021

Dominik drops Roode down and hits the crossbody. He hits the elbow on Roode and then a Tornado DDT, but Roode pushed him away.

Roode looked for the Powerbomb, but Dominik battled out of it and sent him into the second rope. Ziggler causes a distraction, stopping the 619. Mysterio takes out Ziggler on the outside.

Roode runs into the turnbuckle, Dominik hits the 619, and then the Frog Splash.

Dominik Mysterio defeats Robert Roode

.@RealRobertRoode not wasting any time going to work on @DomMysterio35!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/eaQtlmKJKV
— WWE (@WWE) May 22, 2021

Your NEW #SmackDown Tag Team Champions are here!@reymysterio @DomMysterio35 pic.twitter.com/h43OTD7ESU
— WWE (@WWE) May 22, 2021

Dominik vs Robert Roode

Roode starts fast and puts Dominik on the top rope as he attacks him there.

Rollins hops the barricade again and hits another stomp on Cesaro, this time on the steel.

.@WWERollins blindsides @WWECesaro! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/VDoR7F57Di
— WWE (@WWE) May 22, 2021

Rollins breaks through and attacks Cesaro again, hitting him and twisting his arm, before hitting him with the Stomp

"THE preeminent champion in ALL of sports-entertainment."#SmackDown @WWERomanReigns @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/34ULxsg2yl
— WWE (@WWE) May 22, 2021

Reigns asks for Jimmy Uso to come out, but instead, Cesaro makes his way out to interrupt the superstar.

Cesaro says that he was looking for Rollins backstage and couldn't find him, but he had heard Heyman yapping away. He challenges Reigns to a match for the Universal title at Hell in a Cell.

Rollins attacks Cesaro from behind, and attacks the injured arm. He tries to damage the arm as the referees and officials drag him away.

Heyman waxes poetic about Reigns and all that he has achieved so far.

Same energy. @TheRock @WWERomanReigns #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/0aWUlLljer
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) May 22, 2021

Roman says that he does not like to brag on live television, but says that he would like to invite Heyman to celebrate him.

Heyman says that he will take the moment to acknowledge Roman and talks about all the achievements of Reigns so far.

The Head of the Table. THE Champion. The MAIN EVENT.#SmackDown #UniversalTitle @WWERomanReigns @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/LFpx4Pq7UN
— WWE (@WWE) May 22, 2021

Roman Reigns makes his way out to the ring.

STRONG STYLE prevails on #SmackDown! 👑@ShinsukeN @rikbugez @BaronCorbinWWE pic.twitter.com/pbWSvkLMqK
— WWE (@WWE) May 22, 2021

The King of Strong Style @ShinsukeN picks up a win over @BaronCorbinWWE thanks to an assist by @rikbugez! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/dKbbkCE6ij
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) May 22, 2021

King Corbin hooks the inside leg of Nakamura after a Deep Six and almost puts him away.

Boogs, also known as Ric Bugez, plays the music causing a distraction and allowing Nakamura to get the win.

Nakamura drops down Corbin with the sidewalk slam. Corbin is down as Nakamura lines up the Kinshasa, but he gets back in with the suplex.

The POWER of King @BaronCorbinWWE! #SmackDown @ShinsukeN pic.twitter.com/NBU2TUliGR
— WWE (@WWE) May 22, 2021

Corbin hits Nakamura with a couple of strong strikes. He beats down the superstar with a couple of hard shots to the side.

Corbin hits him with a powerbomb.

YeaOH! @PatMcAfeeShow #SmackDown @ShinsukeN pic.twitter.com/5qxdokOcL1
— WWE (@WWE) May 22, 2021

.@rikbugez is here to SHRED with the King of Strong Style! 👑🎸🤘#SmackDown @ShinsukeN pic.twitter.com/RHYl1NaXJd
— WWE (@WWE) May 22, 2021

Same @PatMcAfeeShow, same.#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/uEO2Cj1oCk
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) May 22, 2021

King Corbin vs Shinsuke Nakamura

"Tonight, I'm going to PUNISH @ShinsukeN." 👑#SmackDown @BaronCorbinWWE pic.twitter.com/MpeXVm1EIw
— WWE (@WWE) May 22, 2021

Corbin is interrupted by a person playing a guitar, who introduces himself as Eric Boogs.

He plays the guitar for Shinsuke Nakamura's entrance while Pat McAfee marks out.

Something's missing, King @BaronCorbinWWE... #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/MJW4cXSjoz
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) May 22, 2021

King Corbin is out and says that Shinsuke wearing his crown is the most disrespectful thing he had seen.

He said that Shinsuke was not a real king, and that he would punish the superstar.

"Let's hear it for the bleak, desolate misery..."#SmackDown @WWEAleister pic.twitter.com/lO4LphnVsL
— WWE (@WWE) May 22, 2021

Aleister Black appears in another video promo. It's unclear when he will be returning to the ring, but when he does, he could be one of the most unique stars on SmackDown.

He said that he will return soon and that he would be culling the herd.