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#5 Is a Cesaro-Otis feud necessary on SmackDown?

Cesaro with a big swing on SmackDown

One of the unfortunate occurrences recently was Cesaro's quick loss of momentum on SmackDown. Cesaro has been one of SmackDown's best stars in 2021, going on a roll and even defeating Daniel Bryan numerous times.

It led to him finally headlining a pay-per-view and challenging Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship - a match that he was never going to win. That's alright because it was viewed as a stepping stone for the Swiss Cyborg on SmackDown.

After the Edge-Seth Rollins rumors began to emerge, Cesaro's push on SmackDown was quickly withdrawn and he found himself on the losing end more often than not.

It's always FOR THE ACADEMY for @otiswwe as @WWECesaro gets a thrashing for his "boneheaded" remarks!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/Ahn2FNrGAo

— WWE (@WWE) July 17, 2021

On the first SmackDown back with fans, Cesaro seemingly began a feud with Alpha Academy's Chad Gable and Otis. He was attacked backstage before his match with Otis - and even that ended in a disqualification. While Cesaro was mid-swing on SmackDown at Chad Gable's expense, Otis interfered once again.

CESARO SWING!!!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/AvikLVxurg

— WWE (@WWE) July 17, 2021

Cesaro seems to have officially lost his big push on SmackDown after Edge's return and it's a bit unfortunate since he has been amazing this year. Hopefully, he can reinvigorate that momentum on SmackDown post-SummerSlam when part-time superstars like Edge presumably take a backseat.