August 22 , 2014 Smackdown results The August 22 , 2014 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on August 19 , 2014 at the U . S . Airways Center in Phoenix , Arizona . Summary . In the wake of The Biggest Party of the Summer , post - match turmoil ran rabid all over SmackDown . Five days after losing to Roman Reigns at SummerSlam , Randy Orton opened SmackDown , explaining that one battle would not define the war for him or his black - clad adversary . The Viper also made it clear that he had reemerged with new focus , ready to extract retribution from Reigns , respect from the WWE Universe and make “ collateral damage ” out of Rob Van Dam in his imminent SmackDown collision . Following a challenge by Jack Swagger on WWE Main Event , The Real American battled Seth Rollins on SmackDown . And in the height of the action , while Swagger vigorously worked to return to the ring after Rollins hurled him over the barricade , he couldn ’ t prevent his opponent from delivering the Curb Stomp as he climbed through the ropes . As a result , Swagger dropped back down to the ringside floor for the count - out . Moments later Bo Dallas emerged , pointing out that while , in his opinion , Swagger had let down America by losing to Rusev at SummerSlam , the inspirational Superstar was willing to pick up the mantle and become “ American ’ s Sweetheart . ” After Rusev made Sin Cara tap - out to the Accolade , he opted to hold the excruciating maneuver after the bell , serving as an example – by him and the Ravishing Russian Lana – of what happens when you disrespect the Russian Federation . This brought Mark Henry to the ring , four days after he powered through Rusev on Raw . The very presence of The World ’ s Strongest Man sent the Russian contingent into a slow retreat , amid a barrage of shouting by both camps . When Randy Orton attacked Rob Van Dam backstage before their match , it would only serve as a prelude for brutal things to come . Obsessed with Roman Reigns , and seemingly not at all caring whether he won or lost his match against RVD , The Viper unleashed a ruthless assault on his high - flying foe outside the ring . This resulted not only in a premature end to the contest , but also a post - match RKO onto a steel chair and a promise by Orton that he would see Reigns later in the show . After losing the Divas Championship to Paige at SummerSlam , AJ Lee interrupted her “ frenemy ’ s ” match against Natalya for the second time this week . Nearly getting Paige counted out after “ borrowing ” her Divas Championship , the former titleholder caused enough of a disturbance that Paige fell into the Queen of Harts ’ Sharpshooter as soon as she got back in the ring . After Stardust & Goldust beat WWE Tag Team Champion The Usos in a non - title showdown on Raw , the bizarre brothers took on the creepy Luke Harper & Eric Rowan . But seconds after Goldust picked up the quick pin in the midst of tag team turmoil , The Wyatt Family disciples unleashed an unbelievable post - match onslaught on the victors . Even with Randy Orton lurking at ringside and causing distractions from the get go , Roman Reigns managed to make quick work of The Miz with a thunderous Spear . However , the real action began when Reigns and Orton engaged in a back - and - forth , post - match brawl both inside and outside the ring . While it looked as if Orton would end this free - for - all by nearly hitting Reigns with the RKO onto the steel chair – as he had done to RVD earlier in the night – Reigns turned the tables and unleased a chair / Superman Punch assault that sent The Viper back into his den … at least for the moment .