March 16 , 2012 Smackdown results The March 16 , 2012 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on March 13 , 2012 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus , Ohio . Summary . Prior to competing in the SmackDown main event , Chris Jericho refused to apologize for comments he made about CM Punk ’ s father on Raw SuperShow . Instead , he expounded on the highly personal attack in order to explain why he is “ the best in the world at what he does ” while The Second City Saint “ only pretends to be . ” With World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan and AJ watching at ringside , an extremely heated main event between WrestleMania World Title No . 1 contenders Jericho and Sheamus eventually spilled out onto the ringside floor . There , The Great White threw his opponent in the direction of Bryan . Moments later , when the referee ’ s back was turned , The Celtic Warrior ’ s Show of Shows adversary answered back , hitting him with a vicious kick that ultimately caused cost him the match by count - out . As Bryan escaped to the top of the ramp , Sheamus delivered a fierce post - match Brogue Kick to the celebrating Jericho , pulling WrestleMania momentum from the jaws of defeat . Four days after the announcement on Raw Supershow that he would be a member of Team Johnny – in WrestleMania ’ s 12 - Man Tag Team Match to determine which GM will control both Raw and SmackDown – Mark Henry laid waste to Yoshi Tatsu with The World ’ s Strongest Slam . One week after board - appointed SmackDown General Manager John Laurinaitis signed Drew McIntyre to a one - year contract – a document that included a " no cut " clause in it – a smiling SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long put The Chosen One into a match against Big Show . And just as the referee had stopped the Scottish Superstar ’ s match against Hornswoggle last week , he once again called for the bell after The World ’ s Largest Athlete annihilated Drew with an earth - shattering WMD . Is the giant ready to overcome his past WrestleMania misfortune and capture the Intercontinental Title in Miami ? Making it clear that he is fully prepared to match Kane ’ s wrath at any time , The Viper called out The Big Red Monster , looking to find out why he has been pursued by his monstrous foe . The Devil ’ s Favorite Demon proceeded to show a clip from the July 22 edition of SmackDown , in which the two warriors battled each other in a Street Fight . After Orton won , Kane had shaken his hand . Fast - forward eight months to the present , where the horrific Superstar made it clear that he had been obsessing about that moment ever since and was now seeking closure from that time when he showed a humanistic side that no long exists . WWE ’ s Apex Predator called him to the ring , but Kane instead challenged him to a match at WrestleMania . Set to battle Big Show for the Intercontinental Title at WrestleMania on April 1 , Cody Rhodes demonstrated his ability to overcome another giant , defeating The Great Khali with his patterned springboard kick . Following an unflattering comment about the way his girlfriend AJ looked in a dress that he bought her , Daniel Bryan informed the spitfire Diva that he had set up a match for her , one that could help her get a Divas Title opportunity if she won . Moments after Bryan made his own entrance in an excessive celebration that seemed to steal the spotlight , AJ took on Nikki Bella . When the Bellas tried to use “ Twin Magic ” to switch places in a critical moment of the match , the World Heavyweight Champion stopped it , paving the way for AJ to counter her opponent and pick up the quick win . When Christian interfered in the match between Kofi Kingston and David Otunga , SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long personally informed the referee , who promptly ejected him from ringside . Then as the referee , Teddy and John Laurinaitis were arguing , Otunga tried to use his belt as a weapon . After Team Teddy captain Santino Marella stopped him , Otunga knocked him from the apron . This opened the door for Kofi to deliver Trouble in Paradise for the victory . Christian welcomed two special guests to “ The Peep Show ” – SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long and Interim Raw General Manager John Laurinaitis – offering them both the opportunity to court him to their team at WrestleMania . While Teddy refused to beg , “ Mr . Excitement ” stated that if the outspoken Superstar competed on his team and they won , he would get “ one more match ” for the World Heavyweight Title . Christian proceeded to join Team Johnny . Long attempted put Christian in a match , but Laurinaitis stated that he was still not medically cleared to compete . So instead , Teddy informed David Otunga that he would face the newest member of Team Teddy at The Show of Shows , Kofi Kingston .