July 20 , 2012 Smackdown results The July 20 , 2012 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on July 17 , 2012 at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego , California . Summary . In his first match back in action after nearly a year away , Rey Mysterio teamed with World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus against Mr . Money in the Bank Dolph Ziggler and Alberto Del Rio . Plus , Big Show unleashed his giant wrath and AJ leaped into action during a match between her fiancé Daniel Bryan and the monstrous Kane — just three days before the monumental 1 , 000 episode of Raw . After a surprise return to Raw SuperShow four days ago — following an injury at the hands of Alberto Del Rio that kept him out of action for almost a year — Rey Mysterio came home to San Diego and to SmackDown . While the city was already a very special place for the former World Champion , it was also the very location where he was put out of action . The Ultimate Underdog was soon interrupted by The Mexican Aristocrat , who proclaimed Mysterio made a big mistake by coming back and picking a fight with him — before ordering the “ little Chihuahua ” out of “ his ring . ” When the masked Superstar refused , Del Rio promised everyone in the sound of his voice that Rey ’ s comeback would be short . On Monday ’ s Raw SuperShow , The Prime Time Players failed to capture the titles from WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston & R - Truth . Four days later on SmackDown , Darren Young & Titus O ' Neil would team with Hunico & Camacho against the reigning champions and Primo & Epico — the very team that promoter A . W . left high and dry to take over P . T . P . ' s careers . The fast - paced thrill ride that followed was explosive from the beginning . When complete disorder broke out for the second time in the match , the crafty A . W . ’ s distraction allowed O ' Neil to clock Primo on the top rope . As his victim fell toward the canvas , Young lifted his knees to finish him off . But just when it looked like the action was finished , Big Show stomped into the ring after the bell . Though The Prime Time Players managed to escape the wrath of The World ’ s Largest Athlete — taking down Kofi in the process — Hunico & Camacho suffered a double chokeslam , while R - Truth and Primo each felt the full effects of The World ’ s Largest Athlete ’ s destructive WMD . When Damien Sandow attempted to interrupt Zack Ryder ’ s entrance before their imminent match — admonishing the WWE Universe for supporting “ the brainless Broski ” — Long Island Iced - Z answered back with authority , attacking the self - proclaimed “ Intellectual Savior of the Unwashed Masses . " Still , once the bell rang , the absolutely vicious Sandow took over , driving his opponent into the canvas for the victory and sending another clear message that he is an aggressive tour de force . “ Peep Show ” host Christian declared that bizarre reached a whole new level after Daniel Bryan proposed to AJ for the second time on last Monday ' s Raw SuperShow and she accepted . And three days before they are to be married on the 1 , 000th episode of Raw , the happy couple would be Captain Charisma ’ s special guests . After the betrothed presented a video of their wedding planning fun during the week , they confirmed to Christian that what they had was , in fact , true love . The outspoken host then turned his questions to the WWE Universe , who helped him determine in one collective voice that Bryan and AJ shouldn ’ t get married , that Bryan didn ’ t love AJ and that AJ had no idea what she was really doing . At a pivotal moment of their excruciating matchup , Daniel Bryan dropped the rope on a charging Big Red Monster , causing Kane to nearly take out AJ as he fell to the ringside floor . When WWE ’ s “ Yes ” man took a second to check to see if his future wife was OK , The Devil ’ s Favorite Demon unleashed an excruciating assault on his adversary from behind . But back in the ring , when Kane tried to finish things with a chokeslam , AJ jumped on his back and attacked him . As she aggressively assaulted Kane , while holding on for dear life , the referee was forced to call for the bell . With his fiancée still on Kane ’ s back , Bryan attempted to re - engage the masked menace , only to get a chokeslammed for his trouble . Kane finally got AJ facing him , leading to a mesmerizing stare between them , before Bryan managed to pull AJ out of the ring . Heath Slater came to SmackDown , claiming his luck was about to change from all the trouble he had been having with WWE Legends on Raw SuperShow . But , that notion went up in flames when Animal — one - half of the iconic Road Warriors — emerged . The WWE Hall of Famer wasted no time ripping through The One - Man Band . " What a rush ! " After enduring an absolutely brutal offensive by his two opponents Alberto Del Rio & Dolph Ziggler — in his first match back in action in nearly a year , mind you — a completely war torn Rey Mysterio managed to tag Sheamus into the explosive main event . The Great White quickly cleaned house . But just when he was looking for the Brogue Kick on the Mexican Superstar , Ricardo Rodriguez grabbed his leg from outside the ring . This forced the referee to call for the bell and give The Celtic Warrior and his heroic masked partner the win by disqualification .