September 6 , 2013 Smackdown results The September 6 , 2013 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on September 3 , 2013 at the Target Center in Minneapolis , Minnesota . Summary . After WWE COO Triple H engaged in a heart - to - heart with an alarmed locker room , RVD battled the “ Face of WWE , ” AJ Lee showed how dangerous beauty can be and Daniel Bryan overcame The Hounds of Justice both inside and outside the ring . Triple H opened SmackDown , explaining that , in essence , “ Cody Rhodes fired Cody Rhodes ” on Raw by showing disrespect and insubordination towards the office of COO , the WWE Universe and to his fellow Superstars – before failing to do his job by losing to WWE Champion Randy Orton . To deal with the issue of Superstars and Divas who might have problems with the way business in WWE is being done , The Game presented an open forum , inviting any and all to the top of the ramp to speak their minds . While Damien Sandow ’ s comments were dismissed as kissing up to the COO , the 13 - time World Champion listened to the concerns of Kofi Kingston , Rob Van Dam , Heath Slater and Ryback . He then rewarded their words with a series of matches : Ryback vs . Dolph Ziggler ; Kingston vs . Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel and RVD vs . WWE Champion Randy Orton . In addition – pointing out Daniel Bryan ’ s absence during the forum ( a meeting Bryan later claimed he was told he wasn ’ t invited to ) – The King of Kings offered the submission specialist a one - on - one match against any member of The Shield . With World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio joining the SmackDown announce team , his No . 1 contender at Night of Champions , RVD , went head - to - head against WWE Champion Randy Orton . At the height of the action , after Del Rio assaulted Ricardo Rodriguez by throwing his former ring announcer into the steel ring post , RVD hurled himself over the ropes and onto the Mexican Champion . While payback was indeed served , The Viper would also strike – reengaging his opponent with a hanging DDT onto the ringside floor before hitting the RKO on his prey for the victory . Afterwards , Del Rio sent a message to his pay - per - view foe , locking up his war - torn prey in the Cross Armbreaker . After attacking Dolph Ziggler on Raw , United States Champion Dean Ambrose joined the SmackDown announce team to watch The Showoff take on Ryback . As the action raged on , the U . S . Champion explained that he attacked Ziggler because of the " disrespect " he showed the business . When asked if The Shield was , in fact , working for Triple H , Ambrose stated that The Shield works for The Shield , serving justice and establishing order . In the final moments of the match itself , Ambrose baited Ziggler , causing a distraction that allowed the Human Wrecking Ball to blast the former World Heavyweight Champion with a furious Meathook Clothesline – setting up Shell Shocked for the victory . After Kofi Kingston racked up a non - title victory in a high - octane contest against Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel with the SOS , Paul Heyman was left in a state of absolute panic . For , if Axel is defeated at Night of Champions , Heyman will be left to face CM Punk one - on - one – a moment that would , most likely , mean the end of the crafty advocate . Prior to Naomi ’ s match against fellow “ Total Divas ” star Brie Bella , Divas Champion AJ Lee talked her way into a loose alliance with Alicia Fox , Layla and Aksana – convincing her fellow femmes fatales that the E ! Network stars were trying to put themselves above the rest . And it soon became very apparent what that grouping would mean , as the titleholder led her fired - up cohorts to the ring to take out both the Funkadactyls and The Bella Twins in a vicious sneak attack ! As the smoke cleared , AJ reaffirmed herself as the Divas Champion ! At the height of a fierce tag team showdown , Jack Swagger thwarted an Uso top - rope assault , tossing one of his high - flying opponents from his lofty perch and allowing Antonio Cesaro to catch the descending Superstar in mid air with an earth - shattering uppercut for the win . The World ’ s Largest Athlete may not be happy with the direction that COO Triple H and Stephanie McMahon have forced him on in recent weeks . But , when The Game put him into a match against all three members of 3MB – whose front man spoke up against the giant “ standing around and doing hardly anything ” earlier in the evening – Big Show ' s opportunity to blow off some steam tripled . And after decimating the outmatched Superstars , Big Show delivered a double chokeslam on Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal before finishing off Heath Slater with the KO Punch for the victory . Triple H then led the still - fuming giant of the locker room away before he could do additional damage to the emerging Shield . Even though , earlier in the night , Triple H had offered Daniel Bryan the chance to face any member of The Shield he wished , the former WWE Champion opted to place that choice in the court of The Hounds of Justice . While it looked for a moment like it would be Roman Reigns , Seth Rollins secured the spot with a sneak attack from behind at the last second . But Bryan would overcome . Despite a fierce opposition – not only from his opponent , but also from the other two Hounds of Justice – the No . 1 Contender to the WWE Title scored the important victory with an authoritative high knee . However , as Bryan celebrated at the top of the ramp , leading the WWE Universe in a “ YES ! ” chant , WWE Champion Randy Orton attacked him with the title , leaving his Night of Champions adversary in a world of hurt as he held championship gold above his head .