July 13 , 2012 Smackdown results The July 13 , 2012 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on July 10 , 2012 at the Pepsi Center in Denver , Colorado . It has been retitled Friday Night Zackdown because Zack Ryder won the previous week ' s Great American Bash , earning the right to be General Manager the following week . Summary . With just two days to go until Money in the Bank rocks the WWE Universe , Zack Ryder took the helm of the blue brand Friday as this week ' s Interim General Manager , transforming SmackDown to " ZackDown . " While Ryder ’ s goal was to bring excitement to the WWE Universe , Alberto Del Rio ' s Friday night goal was to act as an agent of chaos , attacking World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus after The Great White ’ s impressive victory over Chris Jericho . The night ’ s Interim General Manager , Zack Ryder , kicked off the Friday festivities by welcoming the WWE Universe to the very first edition of Friday Night " ZackDown " ! Ryder , who won last week ’ s 20 - Man Battle Royal to become the one - night Interim GM , certainly made " ZackDown " his own , as he organized the world ’ s largest fist pump with members of the WWE Universe in attendance and promised the greatest SmackDown ever . But the good vibrations didn ’ t last long , as No . 1 contender to Sheamus ’ World Heavyweight Championship , Alberto Del Rio , interrupted the party atmosphere with some pointed words for both Ryder ( who he called a " stupid clown " ) and The Great White . Del Rio promised that , after their title match at Money in the Bank , not only will he become the " real " World Champion , but he ’ ll " rule SmackDown . " Ryder ’ s answer to Del Rio ’ s bombastic claims was a resounding one — the Broski - in - charge showed he has some GM chops by setting up a match between Sin Cara and Del Rio ! After getting some words of encouragement from Theodore Long , who has a long and successful history in the General Manager chair himself , Ryder was " greeted " by Big Show . The angry giant disagreed with Long ’ s assessment of Long Island Iced - Z ’ s job performance , however , saying that Ryder is doing a terrible job and saying in no uncertain terms that he , meaning Big Show , should take over SmackDown as GM . To make that happen , The World ’ s Largest Athlete reared back , seemingly to level Ryder with the WMD . But The Great Khali arrived just in time , and right on cue , Ryder announced that the two giants would square off in a match later in the night ! In advance of his one - on - one bout against Primo , Darren Young entered the SmackDown arena flanked by tag team partner Titus O ’ Neil and Prime Time Players ' promoter , A . W . , who talked up his clients from the moment their entrance music hit the speaker system . Primo , one - half of the former WWE Tag Team Champions , and still harboring a major beef with A . W . , looked to get back at the head of All World Promotions with a victory over one of A . W . ’ s prized clients . Four of the Superstars who will compete in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match for a World Heavyweight Championship Contract Sunday all converged in tag team action on " ZackDown " as Intercontinental Champion Christian & United States Champion Santino Marella took on Dolph Ziggler & Cody Rhodes . Christian mixed it up with old foe Cody Rhodes to kick off the match , and after a fast - paced back - and - forth exchange , Christian tagged Santino into the fray . The move incited Rhodes to loudly declare that he wanted " nothing to do with " the U . S . Champion , and the second - generation Superstar quickly tagged in Ziggler so The Showoff and The Milan Miracle could face off . In a match made by Zack Ryder , two giants faced off in squared circle combat as The Great Khali tried to silence the enormous rage of Big Show . The gargantuan grapplers traded massive chops , and when Khali got in a good lick , he raised his hands to demonstrate his dominance . Big Show used this opportunity to put an early end to The Punjabi Playboy ’ s celebration , connecting with a WWE Universe - shaking WMD from out of nowhere to send Khali crashing to the canvas . Big Show overcame what could have been an enormous block in his road to Money in the Bank with the resounding victory . Last week , after flipping a coin on SmackDown to see who would take on the destructive force that is Ryback , Curt Hawkins was decimated by the scary - strong Superstar . One week later , with Hawkins at his side , Tyler Reks took his turn at attempting to topple the undefeated scourge of SmackDown . Reks came flying out of the gate , trying his best to make good on his promise to defeat Ryback . But a huge boot to the chest turned the bout around , and Reks was never able to fully recover . Ryback denied any attempt at offense by his overmatched opponent and a monstrous clothesline spelled the end . When the big man hit Shell Shocked on Reks , it was all over , and Ryback remains undefeated . With just two days to go before he squares off in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match for a World Heavyweight Championship Contract , Damien Sandow dominated Justin Gabriel in one - on - one competition on " ZackDown . " The self - professed " Intellectual Savior of the Unwashed Masses " shouted insults at his opponent as he dictated the pace of the bout . Gabriel appeared to garner some offense , but Sandow stopped the attempted attack and scored an impressive pinfall victory . Will Sandow be able to build on this win as he heads into Money in the Bank ? As a result of a backstage encounter earlier in the show where Sheamus challenged Chris Jericho , Zack Ryder scheduled the bout as the night ’ s main event ! The two competitors entered the fray with different long - term objectives , but with the same short - term goal in mind . Both looked to build momentum heading into Money in the Bank , as Sheamus readied for his title defense and Jericho set his sights on the match he created , where four former champions will battle for a chance to challenge for the WWE Title . The battle began with a slap to the face and quickly spiraled into a brawl , plain and simple . Jericho , ever the wily veteran , did what he could to set the pace of the bout right off the bat , but he couldn ’ t escape Sheamus in the early going , as The Celtic Warrior brought his trademark power game to Friday night . It was destined to be a brutal , physical battle when Sheamus launched Jericho off the apron and out onto the SmackDown announce table . But Y2J regained control after he slammed Sheamus into the steel ring steps and launched The Great White over the announce table — a clear indication that Jericho was more than willing to do a little brawling himself .