Best and Worst of SmackDown: Why Title match wasn't booked for Backlash, Big mistake made with Roman Reigns in opening segment

#1 Best: Cesaro made to look great on SmackDown

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As long as the first segment was on SmackDown, Roman Reigns was at his best playing the heel. He mentioned how Cesaro is getting his first singles opportunity for the World Title, whereas The Tribal Chief had been in 39 World Championship matches up to that point.

It was a great way to set up Cesaro as a Universal Title challenger, and he faced Jimmy Uso in the main event of SmackDown. The match itself was great until it ended with a DQ thanks to Roman Reigns.

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It seems like WWE wanted to protect both Jimmy Uso and Cesaro, which is why the finish took place. The Swiss Cyborg ended the night by taking out The Usos, perfectly setting him up for his first singles World Title shot this Sunday.

It also makes sense that The Usos were taken out while Roman Reigns walked away. Cesaro won't probably be winning the Universal Championship, but he's sure to get a great match out of Roman Reigns at WrestleMania Backlash this Sunday.

Or will Cesaro pull off a shocker? Guess we will have to wait until Sunday to find out!