April 6 , 2012 Smackdown results The April 6 , 2012 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on April 3 , 2012 at the Amway Center in Orlando , Florida . Summary . After his Team Johnny reigned supreme at WrestleMania , John Laurinaitis emerged to usher in the “ People Power Era ” – with himself as General Manager of both Raw and SmackDown . When he called former GM Theodore Long to the ring , Teddy proudly told him off before thanking the WWE Universe for the “ best job he ever had . ” When Laurinaitis offered him employment in his administration , Teddy turned him down flat . That was until the Executive VP of Talent Relations used a contract clause to threaten the college fund the WWE Board of Directors had set up for Teddy ’ s grandchildren . The former head of SmackDown reluctantly took the job and was forced to tell the WWE Universe that his new boss is “ better than him ” before being sent away . In a match set by the new General Manager of both Raw and SmackDown , John Laurinaitis , Team Teddy ’ s R - Truth had to take on both David Otunga and Mark Henry . After The World ’ s Strongest Man took down his high - octane foe with The World ’ s Strongest Slam , Otunga called for his partner to allow him to make the pin . During the match , Michael Cole repeated a rumor that Booker T will be summoned to WWE ’ s Stamford office in the coming week for a closed door meeting with “ the boss . ” Five days after falling to The Big Red Monster at The Show of Shows , The Viper faced Kane in an ultra - brutal No Disqualification Match , wreaking havoc both inside and outside the ring and up and down the entrance ramp . Amidst the mayhem , Orton recovered from a ruthless steel cage assault at the hands of his monstrous adversary , knocking Kane into an exposed turnbuckle before leveling him with the RKO for the redemption victory . With the SmackDown locker room paying very close attention , Ryback debuted with brute force and unwavering intensity , hurling his opponent to the canvas for the dominant victory . Ridiculing the WWE Universe as “ sheep , ” Bryan blamed his losing the World Heavyweight Championship on his girlfriend AJ and her “ kiss of death . ” The former champion then cruelly broke up with the crushed Diva , telling her to get out of his ring . With Cody Rhodes – the Superstar he overcame for the title at WrestleMania – sitting in with the SmackDown announce team , new Intercontinental Champion Big Show ripped through Heath Slater with a chokeslam . When The World ’ s Largest Athlete invited Rhodes into the ring afterward , his resentful foe declined . As Show proceeded to hit the defeated Slater with the WMD , the former champion tried to enter the ring for a sneak attack , but quickly exited again when the giant turned toward him . After backing Team Teddy at WrestleMania , Nikki Bella was put in a match against Beth Phoenix while her sister Brie was given the night off . But , a distraction from an observing Kelly Kelly threw The Glamazon off her game , causing her to lose concentration and slam into the steel ring post . Nikki capitalized , hurling the Divas Champion to the canvas for the huge pin fall . On Monday ’ s Raw SuperShow , Alberto Del Rio revealed that if he could defeated Sheamus on SmackDown , Raw and SmackDown General Manager John Laurinaitis would grant him a World Heavyweight Title opportunity . With such high stakes on the line , Friday night ’ s main event could not have been more powerful . In the heat of the action , The Great White looked ready to overcome his aristocratic opponent . That was until Ricardo Rodriguez jumped up on the ring apron . Sheamus turned his attention to Del Rio ’ s personal ring announcer , leaving the devious employer free to grab a chair . The Celtic Warrior stopped his opponent from using the chair , as the referee got Rodriguez out of the ring . But , when the official spotted the weapon in Sheamus ’ hand , Del Rio made out like he had been hit with the chair , and the ref called for the bell and disqualified the World Heavyweight Champion . Therefore , it appears as if Del Rio got himself the title opportunity he came looking for . An infuriated Sheamus could not contain his anger , Brogue - Kicking the official into next week as SmackDown went off the air .