November 4 , 2011 Smackdown results The November 4 , 2011 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on November 1 , 2011 at the Bi - Lo Center in Greenville , South Carolina . Summary . In an anything goes Street Fight , The Viper and Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes clashed in a knockdown , drag out battle . In a particularly brutal moment , The Viper suplexed Rhodes onto a steel grate on the entrance ramp . Despite the crushing blow , Rhodes carried on . With The Viper locked in a painful leg hold , Rhodes removed his mask and used it as a weapon to bash Orton in the skull . But as the battle continued and Rhodes tried a similar move , the cunning Viper grabbed the mask and smashed Rhodes in the face with it . That proved to be a pivotal turning point in the match , shifting momentum in The Viper ' s favor . Finally after an RKO from the ring barricade to the arena floor , then another one in the ring , WWE ’ s Apex Predator secured the win . Adding insult to injury , Orton placed one of Rhodes ’ paper bags over his head . Then as he walked up the ramp in victory , Orton held Rhodes ' mask up to reveal it had been cracked . In a competitive bout between two young Superstars looking for a win , Ted DiBiase reigned supreme when he put away Tyson Kidd with Dream Street . When Mark Henry didn ’ t like the way Daniel Bryan was looking at him , he dared Mr . Money in the Bank to meet him in a match . When the Bryan didn ’ t back down , the ball was set in motion for the night ’ s main event . Making a strong statement , the agile Alicia Fox defeated Natalya with a well - targeted scissor kick . When debating who was entitled to a World Title Match , Christian grew nervous that Big Show was going to knock him out . After stating he would do no such thing , Big Show brutally chokeslammed Edge ’ s lifelong buddy . With Christian unable to face Sheamus due to a massive chokeslam from Big Show , Wade Barrett suggested he take Christian ’ s place . When Sheamus agreed , it was on . But when Christian finally recovered , he decided to get involved . His distraction opened the door for Barrett to cunningly wrap up Sheamus for the pinfall – yet another victory for his “ Barrett Barrage . ” Seething with anger , Sheamus wanted more of Barrett , but was met with a spear from Christian . With The Celtic Warrior down , Christian raised Barrett ’ s arm in victory as the duo walked up the ramp . Up against an unknown Superstar in Epico , Sin Cara was looking good until Hunico intervened , pushing Sin Cara off the top rope . With the bout over due to disqualification and Sin Cara down , both Hunico and Epico launched a brutal 2 - on - 1 beat down on the vulnerable masked Superstar . Even with Big Show in his corner , Daniel Bryan faced a formidable challenge in Mark Henry . But before a winner could be determined , Big Show inserted himself into the action , knocking out the champion with a vicious punch from behind . With the bout over due to disqualification – and Henry still down on the canvas – Show urged Bryan to cash in his Money in the Bank contract . But Henry wasn ’ t going to let things go down like that . As Show aided a groggy Bryan to the ring with his briefcase in tow , Henry began to come to . When Bryan rushed the champion with the briefcase , he fell victim to the World ’ s Strongest Slam . Next when Big Show charged into the ring , Henry bashed him in the head with the metal briefcase and drove him into the canvas with a superhuman World ’ s Strongest Slam . With both Superstars still reeling from the huge impact , SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long emerged to announce their rivalry would be settled in a match at Survivor Series . The news brought a huge smile to The World ’ s Largest Athlete .