April 20 , 2012 Smackdown results The April 20 , 2012 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on April 17 , 2012 at the O2 Arena in London , England . Summary . Emerging in a sea of “ YES ! ” chants by the London members of the WWE Universe , Daniel Bryan wasted no time pointing out the numerous ways in which Sheamus had “ taking the cowardly way out . ” He cited his adversary ' s actions in their World Title Match at WrestleMania as well as the $ 500 , 000 fine , the largest in WWE history , that The Celtic Warrior ' s got for Brogue Kicking referee Chad Patton – even eluding to his " permanent probation " status that will get The Great White fired if he so much as touches another official . The former World Heavyweight Champion claimed , in no uncertain terms , that he would again shock the world by winning the World Title from The Celtic Warrior in a 2 - out - of - 3 falls showdown at Extreme Rules in Chicago . However , as he began to restart the “ YES ! ” chants , the lovely AJ interrupted . The submission specialist would have no part of her pleading to talk over their problems . Instead , he once again belittled her in the crassest fashion possible – leaving her visibly crushed as he informed her that he wished she was never born and that he would never take her back . But , as the UK crowd was about to learn , a Diva scorned can lead to extremely volatile results . Consumed by the mental anguish that had just been thrown upon her by her ex - boyfriend Daniel Bryan , the normally kind - hearted AJ became completely unhinged . Prior to her match with Natalya , the noticeably destroyed Diva stood somewhat motionless in the ring . When her third - generation opponent let her guard down long enough to see if she was all right , AJ suddenly slapped her . She then unleashed an emotionally - charged assault on her unfortunate foe . When she wouldn ’ t back off , the referee had no choice but to call for the bell . With Hunico and Camacho waiting in the ring , Brodus Clay stopped his rhythmic entrance to introduce Hornswoggle as his “ little brother . ” The pint - sized Superstar emerged , dressed head - to - toe as a mini - Funkasaurus ! Then , together with his big “ brother , ” he proceeded to bring the London house down with his own funky moves . In the culmination of the tag team match that followed , Brodus sent Camacho flying off the ring apron before delivering the splash to Hunico for the win . Moments later , ‘ Swoggle climbed the ropes , hitting a post - match tadpole splash on the fallen Superstar . After it became apparent that he had signed Titus O ’ Neil & Darren Young to become SmackDown Superstars , Permanent SmackDown and Raw General Manager John Laurinaitis ordered Theodore Long to wear an English Queen ’ s Guard Hat and , in that fashion , not talk at all . Later that night , the new Friday grapplers competed in their first tag team match against The Usos at SmackDown competitors . After Titus dropped the ropes down and sent Jey Uso crashing to the ringside area , he caught a charging Jimmy Uso and lifted him off his feet . With his venerable prey stuck in the wrong part of town , Young hit him with powerful clothesline from the top ropes , setting up his partner to make the cover and give the newcomers their first SmackDown victory . Just when it looked like Big Show was going to overcome Alberto Del Rio with the chokeslam , Ricardo Rodriguez jumped up on the ring apron and distracted the referee . This opened the door for the emerging Cody Rhodes , who hit The World ’ s Largest Athlete with the Disaster Kick under the radar , setting up a huge win for The Mexican Aristocrat in his first match since rejoining the Friday night roster . Though Rhodes attacked him again after the bell , the fuming Show quickly recovered . This realization sent his crafty adversary running into the crowd to avoid a giant problem . Once again , the outrageously fierce Ryback laid waste to another unfortunate opponent , with Drew McIntyre and Heath Slater laughing at the onslaught from the safety of the monitor in the back . As The Great Khali was climbing up on the apron to join Randy Orton and World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus in their six - man tag team main event , Cody Rhodes suddenly took out his leg from nowhere , sending the gigantic Superstar plummeting to the ringside floor . This left The Punjabi Nightmare unable to compete and made it seem for a moment that the situation would evolve into a Handicap Match . That notion was laid to rest , however , when Intercontinental Champion Big Show volunteered himself to take Khali ’ s place in his second match of the night . In the main event that followed , Rhodes was taken down by Show ’ s WMD outside the ring . Then , Daniel Bryan swiftly put distance between himself and his upcoming Extreme Rules opponent Sheamus by tagging out to Henry . This ultimately led The World ’ s Strongest Man down a slippery slope to suffering a trifecta of earth - shattering finishers for the loss – The Great White ’ s Brogue Kick , the giant ’ s WMD and finally Orton ’ s RKO .