June 22 , 2012 Smackdown results The June 22 , 2012 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on June 19 , 2012 at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore , Maryland . Summary . An elated Theodore Long emerged at the opening of SmackDown , not only rejoicing in the fact that John Laurinaitis had been fired by Mr . McMahon at No Way Out , but also because the Hardcore Legend Mick Foley would be the Interim General Manager for the night . His celebration came to a sudden halt , however , when Big Show interrupted by promptly making his way past the former SmackDown GM and into the ring . The World ’ s Largest Athlete reminded the WWE Universe that he only cares about himself – not Big Johnny getting fired or the opinions of any member of the WWE Universe . Convinced that he would definitively crush John Cena in any fair , one - on - one fight , the giant announced that he was moving on and throwing his hat in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match at the pay - per - view of the same name on July 15 . SmackDown ’ s ultra - brutal Superstar once again ripped through two competitors at the same time , laying waste to both in excruciating fashion before finishing them off with a destructive double Shell Shocked . Who in their right mind would want to step into the ring with Ryback as he continues to run rapid through WWE ? As a result of missing his World Heavyweight Title opportunity at No Way Out due to a concussion – and with John Laurinaitis getting fired at the same event – Alberto Del Rio returned to SmackDown looking to once again work his way back to the top . That quest would set him on a collision course with Christian . In the height of the fast - paced battle that followed , a distraction by Ricardo Rodriguez allowed Del Rio to catch Captain Charisma on the top rope with a fierce kick , setting up the Cross Armbreaker and a huge victory for The Mexican Aristocrat . Moments after the bell , Cody Rhodes – who Christian successfully defended the Intercontinental Championship against in their explosive pay - per - view rematch five days earlier – attacked his war torn adversary from behind . In an absolute frenzy , Rhodes hurled the titleholder into the steel ring post , dropping him to the canvas before accusing his foe of “ stealing [ his ] time ” and that he himself “ was SmackDown . ” For months , AJ has been involved in an out - of - control rollercoaster ride with CM Punk , Kane and Daniel Bryan . This week on SmackDown , the off - the - wall Diva would serve as a surprise special guest timekeeper as Kane took on Bryan . In the height of the action that followed – after the submission specialist cinched in the “ Yes ! ” Lock on The Big Red Monster – AJ suddenly rang the bell . This caused Bryan to release the hold , thinking his monstrous opponent tapped out . But much to Bryan ’ s chagrin , the referee explained that the masked menace hadn ’ t , in fact , given in and that the match was still going . Before WWE ’ s “ Yes ! ” man could get his bearings , The Devil ’ s Favorite Demon roared back , hitting the chokeslam for the three count . And just as quickly as the match ended , a guiltless AJ skipped away again like nothing out of the ordinary had happened at all . An irate Health Slater decided to interrupt Mick Foley in the ring , lodging a protest after getting slammed over the head by Cyndi Lauper on Monday ’ s Raw SuperShow . Demanding the GM do something about it , The Hardcore Legend took immediate action by introducing The One Man Southern Rock Band to his opponent , Zack Ryder . With Foley watching at ringside , Long Island Iced - Z soundly defeated Slater with the Rough Ryder leg drop . Later in the back , the self - professed “ Intellectual Savior of the Unwashed Masses ” Damien Sandow looked to enlighten Foley and Ryder . Continuing to make big moves in a big way , A . W . returned to SmackDown to lead his new tag team – The Prime Time Players – to the ring . This occurred just five days after he turned on Primo & Epico at No Way Out in favor of his new acquisition . In O ’ Neil & Young ’ s high - octane match with The Usos , the head of All World Promotions would cause a crucial distraction by jumping on the apron and admonishing the referee . This allowed Darren Young to drop Jimmy Uso onto the top rope , setting up his “ Real Deal ” partner to hurl his foe to the canvas for the pin . Shortly after the match , the casted - aside Primo & Epico attacked their former representative and his new clients in the back . Santino emerged before the WWE Universe , charged up to honor the many WWE signs made by the creative Baltimore crowd . And when the cameras found one that read “ I love Santino , ” The Italian Stallion called the woman down to say hi . The ecstatic fan made her way to the ring , wearing a cobra of her own on her arm . But , after the two cobras kissed at the suggestion of Santino , the woman grabbed hold of the U . S . Champion , giving him a huge kiss and causing him to faint backward to the canvas with lipstick all over him . In SmackDown ’ s main event , Dolph Ziggler entered his No Way Out rematch against World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus , looking to build on the incredible challenge he gave the Irish Superstar at Sunday ’ s pay - per - view . Mixing undeniable talent with unrelenting heart , desire and determination , The Showoff brought The Great White to the brink yet again , nearly scoring the victory at several turns . Still , in the end , it was not enough the stop The Celtic Warrior , who blasted Ziggler with a fierce Brogue Kick out of nowhere to capture another triumph in epic fashion .