January 7 , 2011 Smackdown results The January 7 , 2011 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on January 4 , 2011 at the Tucson Convention Center in Tucson , Arizona . Summary . Edge reigned supreme over Kane in the culmination of a brutal Last Man Standing championship onslaught . Both Superstars utilized every weapon in their reach , battling throughout the arena and destroying the ringside area , as they tried viciously to do the same to each other . After delivering a Spear to The Big Red Monster , The Rated - R Superstar followed it up with an excruciating Con - Chair - To to the knee , preventing Kane from answering the 10 - count . In heroic fashion , Kofi Kingston reclaimed the Intercontinental Title , overcoming Dolph Ziggler with an explosive high cross body off the top rope . Moments later , Ziggler attacked the new champion , inspiring SmackDown ’ s frantic Official Consultant Vickie Guerrero to call for her boyfriend ’ s immediate championship rematch . This cleared the path for Kingston to defeat Ziggler a second time with Trouble in Paradise and retain his newly acquired title . Shortly after Dolph Ziggler lost his Intercontinental Title to Kofi Kingston , SmackDown ’ s Official Consultant Vickie Guerrero put the bleach - blond Superstar into contention for something even bigger . With General Manager Theodore Long absent , Guerrero used her temporary authority to add Ziggler to the scheduled Triple Threat Match – set to decide the No . 1 contender to the World Heavyweight Championship – making it a colossal Fatal 4 - Way Match . After Wade Barrett stunned the WWE Universe – coming out of nowhere to attack Big Show and prevent a probable win by The World ’ s Largest Athlete – the already volatile match erupted into absolute mayhem . This culminated in Ziggler hitting the Zig Zag on Cody Rhodes for the pin , catapulting him to the No . 1 contender position to Edge ’ s World Title . As Kelly Kelly looked ready to hit the K2 legdrop on Michelle McCool , Layla jumped up on the apron . Her subtle distraction allowed her partner - in - flawless to counter and hit the Faithbreaker for the win . But , the fireworks didn ’ t end with the bell . After the match , Drew McIntyre emerged to stop a post - match attack on Kelly Kelly by Team Lay - Cool . Before facing Rey Mysterio in a 2 - out - of - 3 Falls Match , a smiling Alberto Del Rio made a bold statement , informing the WWE Universe that it is his destiny to win this year ’ s Royal Rumble and go on to headline WrestleMania . After avoiding the 619 , Del Rio scored the important first fall on Mysterio with the cross armbreaker . The Ultimate Underdog roared back , using his athletic prowess to pick up the quick pinfall on his aristocratic opponent . Then , in the crucial final moments of the match , Ricardo Rodriguez held Mysterio ’ s feet as the masked Superstar was trying to get back in the ring . This prevented Mysterio from answering the 10 - count and allowed his affluent adversary to triumph . After the bell , Mysterio made Rodriguez pay dearly for his interference , dialing up a 619 - splash combination on Del Rio ’ s unfortunate ring announcer .