March 22 , 2013 Smackdown results The March 22 , 2013 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on March 19 , 2013 at the U . S . Bank Arena in Cincinnati , Ohio . Summary . With WrestleMania just 16 days away , the crucial final spot in the Six - Man Tag Team Match against The Shield at The Show of Shows remained vacant , as The Viper and The Celtic Warrior were thrown into a main event partnership with The World ’ s Largest Athlete and forced to work together or crash and burn . The Miz wasted little time asking his special guests , Randy Orton and Sheamus , who would replace Ryback in their upcoming Six - Man Tag Team Match at The Showcase of the Immortals . The Viper made it clear that he wanted Big Show — acknowledging that he would rather have the devil he knew over the devil he didn ’ t . While WWE ’ s Apex Predator appeared as the uncharacteristic voice of reason , The Celtic Warrior was not so certain . The Awesome One then invited the giant himself to join the discussion . While acknowledging that he couldn ’ t stand Orton or Sheamus , Big Show argued that together they could conquer the likes of Dean Ambrose , Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns . Still , his long - standing Irish adversary remained resistant and things quickly grew even more intense between Sheamus and the gigantic Superstar who ended his most recent World Title run . But the commotion was silenced by the emergence of SmackDown General Manager Booker T , who decided the three competitors would be unlikely partners in a SmackDown main event to see if they could , in fact , get along . In a related issue , Booker later confronted Theodore Long , expressing his displeasure with the way his Senior Advisor handled his business in the matter of Ryback ’ s newly created Show of Shows match against Mark Henry . With his WrestleMania showdown against Ryback set in stone , Mark Henry unleashed absolute destruction on Zack Ryder in a completely one - sided matchup , finishing him in convincing fashion with the World ’ s Strongest Slam . But as the furious World ’ s Strongest Man continued to punish Long Island Iced - Z after the bell — with two more doses of his devastating finishing maneuver — Ryback stomped into the picture . After an intense staredown that spoke volumes , the “ Human Wrecking Ball ” delivered an epic clothesline that sent his stunned Showcase of the Immortals adversary heading for the hills . “ Feed Me More ! ” With AJ Lee literally sitting in “ on ” commentary , Dolph Ziggler bested Kofi Kingston for the second time in a week . In the final moments of the fast - paced contest , Big E Langston took it upon himself to stand in the way of Kingston ’ s offensive and become a human shield . This prompted “ The Wildcat ” to launch an aerial onslaught , leaping off the top rope and out onto Ziggler ’ s massive enforcer on the ringside floor . Although gutsy , this caused the former Intercontinental Champion to turn his back on his opponent , allowing The Showoff to hit the leg drop and the Zig Zag for the three - count . After the bell , Big E once again put the exclamation point on Ziggler ’ s triumph , sending Kingston crashing to the canvas with absolute force . This just may be a prophecy to the destruction that will unfold when Ziggler and his heavy battle WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No at WrestleMania — an epic title contest that will serve as Langston ’ s first - ever WWE match . Four days earlier on Raw — after attacking World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio — Jack Swagger broke Ricardo Rodriguez ’ s ankle with the Patriot Lock . With Del Rio reportedly absent from SmackDown to tend to his injured friend , the “ Real American ” competed against Chris Jericho in a highly anticipated rematch . Prior to the contest , Zeb Colter stated that what happened to Rodriguez was “ unfortunate , but necessary , ” and it was nothing compared to what would happen to Del Rio at WrestleMania , though . He warned that , “ In Jack Swagger ’ s America , if bones need to be broken , bones will be broken , ” and that it should serve as a “ wake - up call ” to everybody , including Jericho . In the height of the hard - fought match that followed , Colter distracted the referee . This cleared the road for a lurking Fandango — who had danced his way down to ringside minutes earlier — to deliver a cheap shot to Y2J . Seizing the opportunity , Swagger followed up with the Swagger Bomb to pick up the victory . As the smoke cleared , Fandango would deliver a post - match assault to the war - torn Ayatollah of Rock ‘ n ’ Rolla , leveling him with a thunderous leg drop off the top rope . His attack was , no doubt , a response to Jericho poking fun of his name on Raw . Team Rhodes Scholars may have appeared optimistic about the future as they emerged for competition with the lovely Brie & Nikki Bella on their arm . But with only one week passing since a huge Divas brawl broke out between The Bella Twins and The Funkadactyls in the back , history was bound to repeat itself . And when one of The Bellas jumped up on the apron during the contest between Team Rhodes Scholars and Brodus & “ Sweet T , ” it triggered another melee between the four Divas and their Superstars and ultimately left the match without a clear winner . After surviving the face - paced Triple Threat Intercontinental Championship Match on Raw , current titleholder Wade Barrett joined the SmackDown announce team to watch The Miz take on Antonio Cesaro . After The Awesome One picked up a huge non - title victory over the U . S Champion with the Figure - Four Leglock , he cinched the classic maneuver back onto the Swiss Superstar for a second time , sending a powerful message that The Miz was not done with The Barrett Barrage . From the moment SmackDown General Manager Booker T put Randy Orton , Sheamus and Big Show in a match together against 3MB , the buzz ran wild as to whether they would be able to trust each other or a lack of trust would make them vulnerable to a Shield attack . In the final moments of their main event showdown , a resilient Orton tagged in Big Show , triggering a gigantic attack on Jinder Mahal . But when The World ’ s Largest Athlete suddenly caught a boot to the face from Drew McIntyre , Sheamus tagged himself in . Seconds later , Big Show rebounded to hit a KO Punch on McIntyre . This cleared the way for The Celtic Warrior to execute the Brogue Kick on the legal Mahal for the pin . Immediately after the bell , however , Big Show took issue with Sheamus tagging himself into the match after the giant “ did the work . ” This led to a complete breakdown in order and things looked ready to explode between the three reluctant “ partners . ”