[10] At Elimination Chamber, Zayn, Cesaro and Nakamura defeated Strowman in a 3-on-1 handicap match, with Zayn pinning Strowman to win the Intercontinental Championship. [30], Zayn returned from hiatus on the August 28 episode of SmackDown, reuniting with Cesaro and Nakamura backstage; however, Cesaro dismissed him from the locker room so that he and Nakamura could have some discussion by themselves, thus removing Zayn from the group. What matches would you like to see both superstars have? But the powerhouse of The New Day recovered quicker than Cesaro & Nakamura likely anticipated and nearly split Cesaro in half with a … The re-focused team of Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura have had The New Day’s number, and they used it to call for the tables at Sunday’s PPV. You can click here to access our full coverage of tonight’s pay-per-view. The Swiss Cyborg is edging towards a feud and possible WrestleMania match with The Messiah Seth Rollins. Cesaro and Nakamura formed temporary alliances with King Corbin and Mojo Rawley during Zayn's absence. On the August 20 episode of SmackDown, Nakamura formed an alliance with Sami Zayn during Miz TV segment, during which Zayn revealed himself to be Nakamura's official spokesperson due to Nakamura's weak English. One side has a motley crue of heels and budding babyfaces from Smackdown Live, with Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro starting face turns recently. Daniel Bryan & Otis vs. Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura: SmackDown, Jan. 1, 2021. Twitter. Cesaro, Sami Zayn, and Shinsuke Nakamura went separate ways after The Great Liberator took a break from WWE due to the pandemic. [2], At the 2019 Extreme Rules event, Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Finn Balor to win the Intercontinental Championship. Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura are two of the best in-ring workers in WWE today, but they haven’t been booked that way in quite a while. There is no news yet as to when WWE fans will be allowed to enter arenas to watch live shows. [5] The duo unsuccessfully challenged The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston) for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship on the November 29 episode of SmackDown. On the November 8 episode of SmackDown, Cesaro and Nakamura teamed together for the first time as a team and defeated Ali and Shorty G in a tag team match. Both have the potential to be multiple time World Champions, yet the main roster continues to misuse them. On the other hand, Shinsuke Nakamura looks like he is strongly in contention for the Intercontinental Championship. [34] At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Artist Collective unofficially reunited as Cesaro, Nakamura, and Zayn teamed with King Corbin against Big E, Daniel Bryan, Chad Gable, and Otis in an eight-man tag team match in a losing effort. Both men have had some great matches so far and will be entering some high-profile feuds. Otis and Cesaro locked up and Otis slammed him to the mat, and then Gable took Cesaro down and slapped on a waist lock before picked him up hitting a German Suplex for a pin attempt. Strowman earned himself an Intercontinental Championship match against Nakamura by defeating him in a non-title match on the January 10 episode of SmackDown. The stable was formed as an alliance between Zayn and Nakamura in August 2019, when the duo joined forces as Zayn became Nakamura's mouthpiece and manager and helped him in retaining the Intercontinental Championship. It would be great to see both men find some success as singles competitors. Gable locked up with Cesaro and the Swiss Cyborg threw him off with hardly a trouble. The Artist Collective (from left to right: "Shinsuke Nakamura and Sami Zayn forged a frightening alliance on "Miz TV, "Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura def. Let us know down below. [11][12] Shortly after, Zayn began feuding with Daniel Bryan and his student Drew Gulak. [32][33] They lost the titles to The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) on the October 9 episode of SmackDown. The finish of the match saw Cesaro powerbomb Kofi Kingston from the top rope to the outside of the ring through two tables. [27][28][29] They successfully defended the titles against Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado) on the August 21 episode of SmackDown. The Artist Collective was a professional wrestling stable in WWE that consisted of Canadian wrestler Sami Zayn, Swiss wrestler Cesaro, and Japanese wrestler Shinsuke Nakamura. 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The Road to Extreme Rules When Sami Zayn opted to sit out the shows WWE’s been producing at their Orlando Performance Center in the midst of the pandemic, it looked like it might be bad news for Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura. He felt that many of the amazing moments they created as a duo were overlooked. WWE is not capable of running a card like Superstar Spectacle without an 8 man tag team match. Few wrestlers are as respected by professional wrestling fans as WWE superstars Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura. 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The duo broke up as a … Cesaro claims that perhaps their work would have been looked at differently if they had fans attending the show. During a recent interview with FOX Sports, Cesaro commented on teaming with Shinsuke Nakamura, working with Daniel Bryan, and more.You can check out some highlights from the interview below: On teaming with Shinsuke Nakamura and their decision to get back to singles action: “I always thought me and Shinsuke were an awesome team, but as good as we were as a team, there are many singles … Events. A team of Daniel Bryan, Big E, Otis & Chad Gable brawled with Sami Zayn, King Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro in an Eight-Man Tag Team Match. So when Cesaro was attacked from behind by Seth Rollins and Murphy on the build to Fastlane, Nakamura wasn’t going to sit idly by. [22] On May 12, Zayn was stripped from the Intercontinental Championship and a tournament was set up to determine a new champion,[23] with Nakamura losing to A.J. At The Horror Show at Extreme Rules, Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura captured the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Titles. Hopefully, it will be some time soon, so that the Swiss Cyborg can show the WWE Universe what he has in store for them. [16] At WrestleMania 36, Cesaro defeated Gulak at the kickoff show while Zayn successfully defended the Intercontinental Championship against Bryan, with the help of Nakamura and Cesaro. [20][21] Cesaro failed to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match against Daniel Bryan on the April 17 episode of SmackDown. [24] On the June 12 episode of SmackDown, Cesaro and Nakamura defeated the SmackDown Tag Team Champions New Day in a non-title match,[25] which earned them a SmackDown Tag Team Championship match against the New Day on July 10 episode of SmackDown, which ended in a no contest. During their run, the duo found much success, but The Swiss Superman feels that some of their best moments were overshadowed due to the lack of a live audience. Nakamura and Cesaro … In an interview with Ryan Satin of FOX Sports, Cesaro opened up about the recent split between himself and Shinsuke Nakamura. Countless WWE fans have grown frustrated over the company's refusal to push both Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro in the singles division. 24 of the top 50 tag teams in the, The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods), This page was last edited on 25 February 2021, at 23:54. WWE SmackDown is in full swing with WrestleMania on the horizon. Since we are based in Europe, we are forced to bother you with this information. The main event of this week's WWE SmackDown featured Tag Team Champions The New Day defending their titles against the team of Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro. Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Otis and Chad Gable. The SmackDown Tag Team Champions face a challenge from the cynical tandem of The King of Strong Style & The Swiss Cyborg. The duo also won the SmackDown Tag Team titles during this time period, as they defeated The New Day at the Extreme Rules PPV last year. Since returning to the singles competition, both Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura have been on a roll. 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They lost to Strowman and the New Day in a six-man tag team match on the December 27 episode of SmackDown and Cesaro and Nakamura lost to Strowman and Elias in a tag team match on the January 24, 2020 episode of SmackDown.[7][8]. One week after Daniel Bryan declared his entry into the Royal Rumble Match, The Leader of the “Yes!”. The pair won the SmackDown Tag Team Championships by defeating The New Day at Extreme Rules last weekend. They dropped the Championships back to Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods during the October 9th, 2020 edition of SmackDown. Drew Gulak (Kickoff Match for WrestleMania 36 Part 1)", "Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn def. [3] Zayn assisted Nakamura in retaining the title against The Miz at Clash of Champions. Wrestling WWE. Shinsuke Nakamura (中邑 真輔, Nakamura Shinsuke, born February 24, 1980) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. Movement prepares for the huge contest by teaming with the Alpha Academy’s “Blue-Collar Solid” against Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura. Shinsuke Nakamura has waxed lyrical over his partnership with Cesaro. Catch WWE action on WWE Network, FOX, USA Network, Sony India and more. All information about cookies and data security … Cesaro--real name Claudio Castagnoli--and Shinsuke Nakamura defeated The New Day to become SmackDown Tag Team Champions in a tables match and … Speaking to Ryan Satin of FOX Sports, Cesaro spoke about his run as Shinsuke Nakamura's tag team partner. During their run, the duo found much success, but The Swiss … The other side has Dilsher Shanky & Giant Zanjeer, two students of The Great Khali teaming with the legendary Rey Mysterio and Ricochet! Ultimately, … [31] Cesaro and Nakamura continued their tag team as they retained the SmackDown Tag Team Championship against the Lucha House Party at Clash of Champions. The Swiss Superman didn't need long to get over with the fans. Today at 7pm ET | 4pm PT.An out of character conversation w/ Cesaro. Places you can watch YouTube: https://t.co/IjVxiPtn9UFacebook: https://t.co/b52Tn1DSXZTwitter: @WWEonFOX pic.twitter.com/Rl6TqjR3hH. [1] Soon after, Cesaro joined the group and began teaming with Nakamura. SmackDown Superstar Cesaro recently opened up about his time as a part of a tag team with Shinsuke Nakamura. Shinsuke Nakamura Compares Cesaro And Tanahashi, Lana Congratulates Lashley | Fight-Size Update. Nakamura is the … [26] Cesaro and Nakamura would earn wins over Big E and Kingston in singles matches respectively to earn another title shot against New Day in a tables match at The Horror Show at Extreme Rules, which Cesaro and Nakamura won, thus beginning Cesaro's second reign and Nakamura's first reign with the title. He could be involved in a possible triple threat with Big E and Apollo Crews. The Artist Collective was a professional wrestling stable in WWE that consisted of Canadian wrestler Sami Zayn, Swiss wrestler Cesaro, and Japanese wrestler Shinsuke Nakamura. Cesaro has been a part of a handful of … WWE Smackdown Results: Huge WrestleMania Match Announced, Cesaro Confronts Seth Rollins, Apollo Crews Destroys Shinsuke Nakamura and More. Idea for Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura So as we all know, Cesaro is the most underused talent WWE currently has on their roster, with Nakamura not far behind. Tables Match for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles: Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Nakamura defeated Kofi Kingston … By. The New Day to become the new SmackDown Tag Team Champions (Tables Match)", "WWE Smackdown Results – 8/20/19 (Bryan vs. Murphy, King of the Ring continues)", "Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura def. SmackDown Superstar Cesaro recently opened up about his time as a part of a tag team with Shinsuke Nakamura. Nathan Fulgado. The blue brand has now confirmed two main event matches for the biggest show of the year. The new champions isolated their opponents repeatedly, first focusing on Kofi Kingston after taking out Big E early. On the March 20 episode of SmackDown, the group was named The Artist Collective with Cesaro and Nakamura losing to Bryan and Gulak in a tag team match. While Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura aren’t a steady tag team anymore, they still have each other’s backs. The King Of Strong Style nailed Rollins with a brutal Kinshasa, and set up this grudge match. The New Day are no longer SmackDown Tag Team Champions thanks to some clever tables teamwork by Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura. [17][18][19] Zayn disappeared from television after the title defense and refrained from competing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Not everyone can get there. [13][14][15] The following week, on SmackDown, Gulak defeated Nakamura to earn Bryan, an Intercontinental Championship match against Zayn. Styles in the quarter-final round on the May 22 episode of SmackDown. This website uses cookies. As a tag team, Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura had a short run that lasted a little over a year. Nakamura, a first-time tag winner with WWE, has paired up with an experienced performer in that regard, with Cesaro now on his seventh tag belt. [6] During the end of the year, the trio began feuding with Braun Strowman, who began pursuing Nakamura's Intercontinental Championship. After Zayn's absence on television due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cesaro and Nakamura began wrestling as a duo and won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. Winners: Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura This is from our live WWE Clash of Champions coverage post. The Swiss Superman revealed that he had a lot of fun working with Nakamura, but felt that a lot of their work did not get enough limelight due to the absence of a crowd. [9] On the January 31 episode of SmackDown, Nakamura lost the title to Strowman. [4] Shortly after, Cesaro joined Zayn and Nakamura as their frequent ally as he occasionally teamed with Nakamura. Two of the best pure wrestlers on the planet, Cesaro and Nakamura have made a career out of being innovators of brutalizing offense. RUMOR: Bad News For Cesaro And Shinsuke Nakamura. February 27, 2021 9:31 am. Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura bested The New Day in the ring tonight. [35][36] On the January 29, 2021 episode of SmackDown, Nakamura helped Big E and Daniel Bryan fight off Cesaro, AJ Styles, and Sami Zayn, thus disbanding their team.[37]. WWE has a lot of wrestlers on its roster and there are only so many who can be at the top of the roster. Despite his popularity and elite in-ring skill set, WWE has always kept him in the mid-card or tag team division, unwilling to give Cesaro a chance in the main event spotlight. In March 2020, the stable was renamed The Artist Collective. 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