November 16 , 2012 Smackdown results The November 16 , 2012 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on November 13 , 2012 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland , Ohio . Summary . Two days before their World Title rematch at Survivor Series , The Celtic Warrior charged World Heavyweight Champion Big Show , pushing their bitter rivalry once again beyond the ring and into a state of all - out destruction . Meanwhile , SmackDown General Manager Booker T and Mick Foley placed the members of Sunday ’ s Traditional Elimination Tag Team Match into a series of bouts that quickly descended into a struggle for pay - per - view momentum . In addition to basking in the glory of bringing his controversial talk show , “ Miz TV , ” to his hometown Cleveland , The Miz also celebrated the fact that Monday ’ s RAWactive poll chose him to fill the vacant spot on Team Foley in the Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match Sunday . After pledging he would not follow any team captain , however , the outspoken Superstar welcomed Mick Foley in the ring — the iconic Superstar fitting that very job description . After The Hardcore Legend took the opportunity to plug his new book , “ A Most Mizerable Christmas , ” he posed the question : Which Miz was going to show up to Survivor Series ? Would it be The Miz who accomplished so many milestones in his WWE career or would it be the somewhat laid - back , more talk / less action Miz ? When the “ Miz TV ” host pointed out that Mick should worry about the dysfunction of the other members of the Survivor Series group rather than him , Foley welcomed all of Team Foley into the ring . When he “ opened the lines of communication , ” Team Hell No used the opportunity to further argue with each other . Then , when things almost turned volatile between archrivals Kofi Kingston and Miz , Foley called on Randy Orton to be the “ voice of reason . ” But the nine - time World Champion said that despite their volatile history , he liked Foley more than anyone of the team — a group he didn ’ t “ like or trust at all . ” In a fierce matchup from start to finish , Damien Sandow looked to strike first and pick up Survivor Series momentum in a one - on - one contest against the high - flying Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston . And when all was said and done , “ The Intellectual Savior of the Masses ” accomplished just that , rolling up “ The Wildcat ” to grab the quick , yet crucial , pre - pay - per - view victory . Four days after becoming the No . 1 contender for the Divas Championship at Survivor Series , a Diva war - of - words earlier in the day prompted Kaitlyn to join forces with Layla and Natalya to take on the current titleholder Eve and her partners Aksana and Alicia Fox . After A - Fox accidently knocked Eve off the ring apron , Kaitlyn seized the opportunity , hitting a reverse DDT for the victory . Will the former bodybuilder finally capture the butterfly - emblazoned title at the second - longest active pay - per - view in WWE history ? In the second match of the night between Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match participants , Randy Orton reluctantly joined forces with The Miz against The Mexican Aristocrat & Mr . Money in the Bank . In the final moments , just when WWE ’ s Apex Predator looked poised to execute the RKO on Del Rio , his “ Awesome ” partner suddenly tagged himself into the action , hitting the Skull - Crushing Finale on a staggered Mexican Aristocrat to steal the three - count . Furious over being cheated out of a win over his adversary Del Rio and taking all he could of Miz in the post - match celebration , the irate Viper lashed out , hitting an RKO on his own Survivor Series teammate . On Monday ’ s Raw , Big Show once again attacked William Regal , delivering another KO Punch to the English Superstar . As a result of the assault , a fuming Sheamus attempted to confront The World ’ s Largest Athlete in the parking lot for the first half of SmackDown . Despite warnings from GM Booker T to back off and wait for Survivor Series to engage the giant , the three - time World Champion called The World ’ s Largest Athlete to the ring , looking to start Survivor Series two days early . Big Show finally walked onto the ramp , giving his opinion that his No . 1 contender ’ s SmackDown challenge was completely ridiculous . When the giant suggested Sheamus instead thank him for not coming down and hurting him , The Celtic Warrior tried to bring the fight to him . But before he could , Booker blocked his path , ordering Sheamus to leave the building immediately . After almost every member of Team Ziggler charged to the ring and ambushed Kane during his brutal showdown against Wade Barrett , the referee had no choice but to call for the bell . Mick Foley soon sent his Superstars down the ramp to even the odds , creating an all - out brawl between members of the two Survivor Series Teams — minus a conspicuously absent Miz and the injured Cody Rhodes . Team Foley swiftly cleared the ring of their pay - per - view adversaries . But when both Sandow and Ziggler re - engaged for more , The Viper opted to treat each of them to swift punishment , in the form of dual RKOs . As the dust cleared , The Miz finally emerged , staring down his teammates this Sunday . And the question remains , how will The Awesome One fit into the mix ? Two days before R - Truth will challenge Antonio Cesaro for the United States Championship at Survivor Series , the high - octane Superstar joined the SmackDown announce team as the Swiss Superstar took on Sin Cara . Following Cesaro ’ s victory over the gravity - defying Sin Cara with the Neutralizer , Truth channeled WWE Hall of Famer “ Hacksaw ” Jim Duggan by leading the WWE Universe in a rousing chant of “ USA ! ” After Booker T ordered his Survivor Series No . 1 contender , Sheamus , to leave SmackDown earlier in the night , Big Show found himself in a one - on - one battle against an unknown opponent , The Great Khali . Despite the enormous challenge set in front of him , just two days before he would put his World Title on the line against The Celtic Warrior , The World ’ s Largest Athlete conquered his fellow giant with the KO Punch . Moments after the bell , Sheamus ’ music suddenly filled the arena . While this disturbance alarmed the World Heavyweight Champion , the Irish Superstar didn ’ t emerge . But when The World ’ s Largest Athlete made his way to the back and attempted to climb into his bus , Sheamus arose from the gigantic vehicle and initiated a destructive parking lot brawl with the giant . What will happen when the two forces of nature clash for the World Heavyweight Championship at Survivor Series ?