WWE SmackDown results: Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn hug it out, plant seeds for WrestleMania showdown with Usos - CBS Sports

Cody Rhodes' attempts to mend fences between estranged best friends Owens and Zayn appeared obsolete early Friday night.

A heated, emotional confrontation between enemies-turned-friends-turned-enemies Jey Uso and Zayn closed out SmackDown and served as a catalyst for the Owens-Zayn reunion.

Rhodes kicked off SmackDown and, after briefly addressing WrestleMania opponent Roman Reigns, politely called Owens to the ring.

SmackDown closed with Owens and Zayn giving in to the crowds' "hug it out" chant while Rhodes watched with a smile on his face from a backstage monitor.

Rey Mysterio confessed that he wasn't the most present father, but that it did not deter his love for his son, and that the quality of life his children were afforded is because of that absence.

Authority figure Adam Pearce announced post-match that GUNTHER would defend the intercontinental title against both McIntyre and Sheamus at WrestleMania 39.