December 5 , 2012 Main Event results The December 5 , 2012 Edition of Main Event is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE , it was taped at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston , South Carolina on December 4 , 2012 . Summary . WWE Main Event was set to feature a highly competitive Champion vs . Champion Match between U . S . Title holder Antonio Cesaro and Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston . Although the evening did begin with that contest , “ The Wildcat ’ s ” and Swiss Superstar ’ s WWE TLC : Tables , Ladders & Chairs opponents — Wade Barrett and R - Truth , respectively — invited themselves to the ringside commentary table before getting involved in the match themselves . As a result , the WWE Universe was treated to an impromptu tag team battle featuring the former WWE Tag Team Champions Kingston & R - Truth against European allies , Cesaro & Barrett . Last week on WWE Main Event , U . S . Champion Antonio Cesaro claimed to be WWE ’ s greatest champion following an impressive victory against Zack Ryder . Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston took exception to the Swiss Superstar ’ s assertion and challenged him to ION Television ’ s first - ever Champion vs . Champion Match . Earlier in the week , the WWE Universe voted for Cesaro to defend the U . S . Title in a Fatal 4 - Way — a battle he won impressively by pinning “ The Wildcat . ” Before the originally scheduled match got underway — and following Cesaro ’ s typical berating of the American WWE Universe — Wade Barrett and R - Truth made their way to ringside , joining Michael Cole and The Miz at the announce table . As the opening bell sounded and Kingston and Cesaro locked up , Cole announced that R - Truth had earned a U . S . Title opportunity against The Swiss Superman at WWE TLC . Though the titles weren ’ t at stake in this contest , Cesaro and Kingston knew the most immediate threats to their respective championships were watching closely . Thus , the battle remained fairly even early on , with Cesaro relying on his raw power and technical skills and Kingston displaying his agility and fast - paced style of competition . With momentum trading back and forth , the action spilled to the outside where the Intercontinental Champion stared down his WWE TLC opponent . From there , Kingston seemed somewhat distracted by Barrett ’ s presence and Cesaro capitalized , targeting “ The Wildcat ’ s ” arm and gaining an important edge in the contest . Each time Kingston tried to regain his composure and mount an offensive , The Swiss Superman brilliantly went after the arm . Battling through the pain and Cesaro ’ s overwhelming power , Kingston ’ s resilience was certainly on display — a fact Barrett was keeping in mind . “ The Wildcat ’ s ” toughness allowed him to regain control of the match and his speed was seemingly too much for Cesaro to handle as he landed a Boom Drop and prepared for Trouble in Paradise . As Kingston prepared to end the battle , however , The Bare - Knuckle Brawler ran into the ring and attacked his WWE TLC opponent . That also prompted R - Truth to go after Cesaro and chaos reigned supreme . The Champion vs . Champion Match ended in a no contest and R - Truth and Kingston — with Little Jimmy ’ s approval ( seriously ) — challenged Barrett and Cesaro to a tag team match . The challenge was accepted and an impromptu tag team match immediately got underway . Experience was definitely in the corner of Truth and Kingston . The duo are former WWE Tag Team Champions that successfully defended the titles for nearly five months in 2012 . Though their abilities as a team certainly worked in their favor , “ The Wildcat ” was still nursing his arm from the earlier bout — and both Barrett and Cesaro capitalized on that weakness . Knowing R - Truth was fired up and ready for a fight , The Bare - Knuckle Brawler and U . S . Champion worked to keep their efforts focused on Kingston . Even though experience was a favorable asset for the former WWE Tag Team Champions , the competitive styles of Cesaro and Barrett meshed together seamlessly . The two Superstars did not have any history or previous animosity with the other , allowing their strength and brawling styles to keep R - Truth and “ The Wildcat ” fighting to rekindle their golden glory days . As the battle raged and shifted back and forth , the WWE Universe inside the North Charleston Coliseum was firmly in support of Kingston & Truth . Although the physicality of Barrett and Cesaro seemed to be the dominant force in the bout , the former WWE Tag Team Champions pressed on , each displaying a resilience that will no doubt come into play in their respective WWE TLC title matches . The experience as a successful tag team is what ultimately led to victory for Truth & Kingston on WWE Main Event . Battling Cesaro , R - Truth tagged himself into the match , executing a sunset flip from the top rope on The Swiss Superman . Struggling to put him down for the pinfall , Kingston nailed Trouble in Paradise , dropping the U . S . Champion and allowing Truth to secure the win over his WWE TLC opponent .