January 24 , 2014 Smackdown results The January 24 , 2014 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on January 21 , 2014 at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids , Michigan . Summary . On the final SmackDown before Sunday ’ s Royal Rumble pay - per - view , Friday night became an absolute powder keg erupting during a chaotic 10 - Man Tag Team main event . Big Show & Rey Mysterio kicked off SmackDown , battling The Real Americans with an awesome display of speed and power . Though Antonio Cesaro is known for his incredible acts of strength , in the end , it was The World ’ s Largest Athlete who hurled both his opponents to the canvas at the same time . This set up the giant ’ s KO Punch on Cesaro , followed by The Master of the 619 ’ s Splash off his gigantic partner ’ s shoulders for the victory . However , as big a statement as their tag team triumph made , the final word on the matter came from the emerging Paul Heyman , who informed Big Show that he would “ suffer ” and be “ subjugated ” at the hands of Brock Lesnar this Sunday at the Royal Rumble event . Next , Bad News Barrett took center stage – perched high above the WWE Universe in order to spread his usual brand of “ cheer . ” The English Superstar wasted no time sharing the “ bad news ” that , while SmackDown ’ s colossal 10 - Man Tag Team Match would be huge , the fans would first be forced to sit through a contest between The Miz and Brodus Clay . He then continued to mock both of the dueling competitors once the bell sounded , kicking up a great deal of dust , until Miz used the disturbance to his advantage and rolled up Clay for the quick three - count . The Awesome One then attempted to go after Barrett . Unfortunately for him , though , the duke of gloom & doom had some bad news for his livid pursuer – namely that Miz would stay below , while Barrett remained safe on high . Now holding the Divas Championship for an astonishing 222 days , AJ Lee scored a hard - fought victory over Cameron on SmackDown with the Shining Wizard . But when Tamina and AJ opted to deliver a follow - up attack after the bell , Naomi took down the outrageous titleholder with beautiful aggression . In the height of another tag team showdown , Curtis Axel took advantage of all - out turmoil to roll up one of his masked opponents for the win . But the action didn ’ t end there , as the scrappy El Torito took exception . After expelling the former Intercontinental Champion through the ropes , the flying “ bull ” launched himself off the top turnbuckle and onto The Human Wrecking Ball outside the ring . Fresh off the news that he will have the No . 1 spot in Sunday ’ s Royal Rumble Match , CM Punk journeyed to SmackDown . The former WWE Champion made it clear that , while winning the Royal Rumble Match has been one of the few honors to elude him , being the first Superstar to enter would not stop him from achieving his goal of victory . An uncharacteristically jubilant Director of Operations Kane emerged to reveal the actual odds of that happening , however . In response , The Second City Saint simply said , “ It ’ s been done before and I ’ ll do it again . ” The Wyatt Family ’ s prized disciples used absolute brutality to overcome The Prime Time Players , as Luke Harper knocked Titus O ’ Neil from the apron with an unforgiving boot and then hit a vicious clothesline on Darren Young for the three - count . Then , after Bray Wyatt put the exclamation on the win with Sister Abigail , The Eater of Worlds proclaimed that , at the Royal Rumble pay - per - view , he will not only beat Daniel Bryan , but hurt him as well . And then he would go on to " change the world . " But the final word came from The Beard himself , who emerged to state that after their Royal Rumble Match , he would not “ be trapped in the prison of [ Wyatt ’ s ] madness , but rather Wyatt would be trapped in the prison of mine . ” Kofi Kingston triumphed over Fandango in a furious showdown , nailing his dancing opponent with Trouble in Paradise out of nowhere . During the match , a somewhat awkward moment came with Summer Rae recognized NXT Diva Emma , cheering in the crowd . But , more importantly , what sort of moments will Kofi and Fandango create in Sunday ’ s explosive 30 - Superstar Royal Rumble Match this Sunday ? When order completely broke down in the colossal 10 - Man Tag Team SmackDown main event , a slew of additional participants from this Sunday ’ s Royal Rumble Match stormed the ring ready to make a point , including the first entry , CM Punk ! As a result , the final show before the imminent pay - per - view free - for - all was left in a state of all - out bedlam .