December 30 , 2011 Smackdown results The December 30 , 2011 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on December 27 , 2011 at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis , Indiana . Summary . After Booker T thanked the WWE Universe for an awesome year that began at Royal Rumble , Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes emerged to recap his year , including defeating Rey Mysterio at WrestleMania and bringing “ honor and prestige ” back to Intercontinental Title . As Rhodes disparaged Booker – calling him a washed up announcer – his older brother , Dustin , came out to speak in Booker ’ s defense . Dustin – whose alter ego is Goldust – said that when he was down and out , Booker took him under his wing and inspired him . But Cody didn ’ t want to hear any of it . Booker backed up his defender , saying he was more of man than Cody would ever be . Next , Booker said he wanted to face Cody for his Intercontinental Title . After Rhodes agreed to face Booker next week on SmackDown , he blasted his own brother with a cheap shot kick to the groin and a leaping kick to the face from the second rope . Sporting a turban , Jinder Mahal blasted the American tradition of making New Year ’ s resolutions . The aggressive Superstar then took it to Ted DiBiase , making him submit with the Camel Clutch . In tag team action , Alicia dropped Natalya with a Scissors Kick for the win . Then with Natalya still reeling , Tamina blasted her own partner with a kick to the face , followed up by a Superfly Splash from the top rope . The devastating move harkened back to that of her father , WWE Hall of Famer “ Superfly ” Jimmy Snuka . Teddy Long passed on word form high above that the originally scheduled tag team match pitting Big Show & Daniel Bryan vs . David Otunga & Mark Henry would not take place . Instead , Big Show would face David Otunga … with Mark Henry in his corner . Showing off his own moves against the athletic Justin Gabriel , Hunico dispatched of him with a flip from the top rope . After the win , Hunico and his friend Camacho teamed up to brutalize Gabriel by slamming him to the canvas . With Mark Henry watching from David Otunga ’ s corner , Otunga tangled with Big Show . During the bout , World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan attacked from behind , smashing Henry with his title . Next , Bryan taunted the dazed World ’ s Strongest Man , luring him up the entrance ramp . With Henry gone from ringside , Show promptly took care of Otunga , dropping him with a vicious WMD for the second week in a row . With Drew McIntyre ’ s resolve and worth called into question by Teddy Long , the GM pitted him against Ezekiel Jackson . If McIntyre couldn ’ t win , Teddy said he ’ d have to start thinking about letting him go . Fighting for his job , McIntyre clashed with the massive Ezekiel Jackson . While McIntyre argued with the ref about having his feet on the second rope during an attempted pinfall , Jackson swooped in , using his own questionable maneuver , grabbing McIntyre by the tights and rolling him up for the win . Standing in the center of the ring , Sheamus vowed to win the 2012 Royal Rumble Match . But , Hornswoggle came out and declared he would be the winner . Next , Heath Slater came to ringside to state his case that he is the No . 1 redhead on SmackDown , not Sheamus . After exchanging words , The Great White sent Slater flying over the top rope . In a match made by Teddy Long , Heath Slater had his work cut out for him against Sheamus . Despite a good fight , Slater was no match for The Celtic Warrior ’ s brutal Brogue Kick . To compete with the WWE Championship Match pitting CM Punk vs . Dolph Ziggler on Monday ’ s Raw , SmackDown GM Theodore Long announced a big match of his own for next week ' s SmackDown : World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan vs . Big Show for Bryan ' s World Title . Wade Barrett and Randy Orton continued their intense rivalry in a brutal Falls Count Anywhere Match . After waging war inside the ring , the action spilled outside , where The Viper tossed Barrett over the announce table . As Orton continued to pummel Barrett , he was shoved directly into the WWE ref , knocking him out cold . Next , the two continued to fight it out among the WWE Universe . The vicious battle then carried over into the locker room area of the Conseco Fieldhouse , where there was no WWE official present . The battle even waged on inside an elevator ! But when their fight took them to the top of a staircase , it was Orton who ended up at the bottom . At first Barrett started down the stairs to approach Orton , but then backed away and exited through an arena door as The Viper laid motionless on the stair landing . When will WWE ’ s Apex Predator return to action ?