September 20 , 2013 Smackdown results The September 20 , 2013 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on September 17 , 2013 at the US Bank Arena in Cincinnati , Ohio . Summary . As the fierce field of warfare began to take shape for WWE Battleground , Vickie Guerrero ’ s Gauntlet Match initiative gave way to COO Triple H ’ s policy of “ fair and honest competition , ” Divas Champion AJ Lee set out to conquer the “ Total Divas ” and a trifecta of No . 1 contenders turned back The Hounds of Justice ! General Manager Vickie Guerrero and Daniel Bryan traded insults at the top of SmackDown , as the Queen Diva attempted to get " The Beard " to admit his involvement in a conspiracy to rob Randy Orton of the WWE Championship at Night of Champions . When Bryan maintained his innocence , Vickie set out to punish both the outspoken No . 1 contender to the WWE Title and those Superstars who stormed the ring in an " active protest " to help him repel The Shield on Raw – creating an 11 - on - 3 Handicap Gauntlet Match . Accordingly , United States Champion Dean Ambrose and WWE Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns would take on the following Superstars , one - at - a - time : RVD , Kofi Kingston , Zack Ryder , R - Truth , Justin Gabriel , The Prime Time Players , The Usos , Dolph Ziggler and Bryan himself . Guerrero informed the submission specialist that he would compete last , promising that The Hounds of Justice will run over every one of the Superstars in their way . Prior to her match against one - half of The Funkadactyls , AJ Lee made the bold statement that she will single - handedly defeat every cast member of E ! Network ' s “ Total Divas ” – starting with Naomi on SmackDown . And with third - generation Diva Natalya joining the SmackDown announce team , the outrageous titleholder made Naomi tap out to the Black Widow . Although Zeb Colter had plenty of derogatory statements for Italian - born Santino Marella , that didn ’ t stop The Milan Miracle from picking up the quick pinfall over former World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger with a backslide out of nowhere ! Echoing his comments four days earlier on Raw , Paul Heyman once again labeled himself the “ Best in the World ” for defeating CM Punk at Night of Champions – a feat he credited his “ hero , ” Ryback , for helping to make possible . The “ Big Guy ” opted to add his two cents as well , accusing both The Second City Saint and his imminent opponent in the ring of being bullies . He then put his mayhem where his mouth was , destroying the local competitor with Shell Shocked . In spite of COO Triple H ’ s decision on Raw to strip Daniel Bryan of the WWE Championship and declare it to be in abeyance , Randy Orton took the “ fault ” for his no longer having the title upon himself . WWE ’ s Apex Predator explained that , for years , he had locked away the truly sadistic part of himself in order to give the WWE Universe what he thought they wanted . But , he served notice that that time was over and – as The Miz discovered on Monday – The Viper had now reopened the door on that sadistic side . Orton promised that he wouldn ' t just reclaim the WWE Championship at the first - ever WWE Battleground pay - per - view , but he would also massacre his opponent in the process . Battling their opponents one at a time , The Shield overcame Darren Young , Titus O ’ Neal , Dolph Ziggler and Kofi Kingston in the opening stages of the first - ever 11 - on - 3 Handicap Gauntlet Match . But just when it looked as if their next opponent , Rob Van Dam , might triumph over The Hounds ' number advantage , a furious COO Triple H rushed onto SmackDown from a meeting that apparently ran late at WWE World Headquarters in Stamford , CT – putting a stop to the action and ordering SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero back to his office . The Game admonished Guerrero for her actions , stating that they would only lead to further opposition if they punished those that stood in opposition on Monday . Instead , Triple H said Superstars must feel the security of “ fair , honest competition . ” And he started by putting Daniel Bryan & The Usos into a main event clash against The Shield ! After summoning Justin Gabriel and Zack Ryder to his office to apologize for Vickie Guerrero putting them into the Handicap Gauntlet Match , Triple H responded to the pair ’ s desire to engage in competition by putting them into a match against Luke Harper & Erick Rowan of The Wyatt Family . And after Harper overcame Zack Ryder with a wicked clothesline that nearly took his opponent ’ s head off , Bray Wyatt put the exclamation point on it with a post - match Sister Abigail . After apologizing to Rob Van Dam for Vickie Guerrero involving him in a Handicap Gauntlet Match , Triple H offered the high - flyer another opportunity at Alberto Del Rio ’ s World Heavyweight Championship at WWE Battleground . But , seconds after The Game left the room , Del Rio carried out a vicious sneak attack on his renewed No . 1 contender . Moments later , The Mexican titleholder then stepped into the ring and overcame R - Truth with the Cross Armbreaker . After taking Daniel Bryan and The Usos out of the Handicap Gauntlet Match eariler in the evening , Triple H placed the No . 1 contender to the WWE Title and the No . 1 contenders to the WWE Tag Team Titles into a main event Six - Man Tag Team Match against The Shield . And when the match broke down into absolute chaos that would leave Seth Rollins , Roman Reigns and Jimmy & Jey reeling on the ringside floor , Bryan cinched in the “ YES ! ” lock on Dean Ambrose . While the United States Champion was able to reach the ropes – forcing the submission specialist to break the maneuver – a double kick by the revived Usos through the ropes set up “ The Beard ” to hit the high knee for the victory .