August 16 , 2013 Smackdown results The August 16 , 2013 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on August 13 , 2013 at the SAP Center in San Jose , California . Summary . What started as a furious No Disqualification Rematch between Daniel Bryan and Wade Barrett on the final stop before SummerSlam quickly escalated into a game of " replace the referee . " Meanwhile , Kane went to war with The Wyatt Family and The Shield was forced to deal with one of their biggest collective threats to date . Flanked by his followers , the creepy Bray Wyatt opened SmackDown , proclaiming that this Sunday in the City of Angels , he would personally show Kane why “ one man ’ s hell is another man ’ s paradise . ” Despite his chilling words , however , The Devil ' s Favorite Demon chose to strike , systematically taking out Erick Rowan and Luke Harper , before focusing his attack on Wyatt himself . But , the numbers game would soon rise up against him , as The Big Red Monster was ultimately left on the canvas by his SummerSlam Ring of Fire adversary . “ Follow the Buzzards ! ” Set to battle his former best friend , Cody Rhodes , at SummerSlam , Mr . Money in the Bank Damien Sandow went head - to - head with the No . 1 contender to World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio , Christian . And seconds after rolling out of the way of the Cubito Aequet , Captain Charisma caught his “ enlightened ” opponent off guard and picked up the quick pinfall . When The Intellectual Savior of the Masses returned for more , Christian blasted him with an earth - shattering Spear . But before he could celebrate , Alberto Del Rio viciously attacked his SummerSlam challenger from out of nowhere . After informing his prey that he would never be World Champion again , the determined titleholder looked to take him out with the Cross Armbreaker . But , before he could , Christian reversed it out of nowhere and hit the Killswitch on the unsuspecting Mexican champion . With the referee busy trying to clear the ring of chaos , the mischievous Layla was able to kick Kaitlyn from behind , paving the way for Divas Champion AJ Lee to hit the Shinning Wizard on the “ Hybrid Diva ” and steal the victory . What will happen when AJ & Big E Langston take on Kaitlyn & Dolph Ziggler this Sunday at SummerSlam ? As Renee Young attempted to interview The Human Wrecking Ball , the short - fused Superstar suddenly exploded on another terrified stagehand . Four days after Big Show ’ s return on Raw helped neutralize The Shield , The World ’ s Largest Athlete teamed with Mark Henry & RVD to battle The Hounds of Justice in Six - Man Tag Team Action . Seconds after Henry launched Roman Reigns over the announce table like a ragdoll , The World ’ s Strongest Man was taken down by the jaw - dropping aerial assault of Seth Rollins . Meanwhile , inside the ring , Big Show delivered the KO Punch to Dean Ambrose , setting up RVD to hit the Five - Star Frog Splash to pin the United States Champion . Will he do it again this Sunday to capture the title in the SummerSlam Kickoff ? With Henry and Show watching his back , anything is possible . Prior to Jack Swagger ’ s showdown with SummerSlam Host The Miz , Zeb Colter offered equal - opportunity insults to The Awesome One , the people of San Jose and the people of Los Angeles – the city that will house The Biggest Party of the Summer this Sunday . But , once the bell rang , it was Miz that would ultimately make the statement . When Antonio Cesaro caused a blatant distraction in the height of the action , the referee opted to send both him and Colter packing . Never one to miss an opportunity , The Miz used the commotion that followed to grab the quick pin on one - half of The Real Americans . After Curtis Axel overcame Zack Ryder with his painful swinging neckbreaker , Paul Heyman addressed CM Punk ’ s assault on Axel and The Straight Edge Superstar ’ s SummerSlam opponent , Brock Lesnar . While Heyman admitted that The Second City Saint outsmarted him Monday night , he also claimed that Punk ’ s actions served to transform The Straight Edge Superstar from a man in search of revenge to the target of revenge . See if he ’ s right when “ The Best ” battles “ The Beast ” this Sunday ! After a fast - count by Special Guest Referee Brad Maddox cost Daniel Bryan his match against Wade Barrett on Raw , a No Disqualification rematch was scheduled for SmackDown – with a very interested Mr . McMahon watching in the wings . When Bryan cinched in the “ Yes ! ” Lock , the WWE Chairman suddenly took the referee out of the equation , effectively stopping the contest from ending . Barrett soon regrouped and hit the Bull Hammer Elbow , prompting the head of WWE to wave in Maddox as replacement ref . The Raw General Manager subsequently refused to hit the three - count for a Bryan win and then was accidently blasted by Barrett ’ s Kendo Stick . Then , before Mr . McMahon could assume referee duties himself , WWE COO Triple H – who will be the Special Guest Referee in the WWE Title Match this Sunday – emerged to take the reins and made the three - count that finally gave Bryan his victory . As the furious Chairman stormed away and Bryan and The Game celebrated , Mr . Money in the Bank , Randy Orton , emerged on the platform – a serpentine reminder that his Money in the Bank contract could greatly affect the future of the WWE Championship this Sunday at SummerSlam .