May 10 , 2013 Smackdown results The May 10 , 2013 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on May 7 , 2013 at the PNC Arena in Raleigh , North Carolina . Summary . With just nine days to go before the year ’ s most extreme pay - per - view descends upon the WWE Universe , Chris Jericho may have won a battle against Ryback , but it came at a huge physical cost . While Y2J and “ The Human Wrecking Ball ” put the exclamation point on a big night , there was plenty more SmackDown action , including a classic confrontation between Daniel Bryan and Dean Ambrose and an injury to the World Heavyweight Champion . Chris Jericho brought “ The Highlight Reel ” back to SmackDown . His guest ? The No . 1 Contender to the WWE Title , Ryback ! Coming off a massive Monday night victory over WWE Tag Team Champion Kane and embroiled in controversy as he readies to face injured WWE Champion John Cena at Extreme Rules , “ The Human Wrecking Ball ” remained a Superstar of questionable action . While Y2J related to the challenger ’ s win - at - all - cost mentality , the six - time World Champion insinuated that Ryback would lose the respect of the WWE Universe if he goes ahead with his Last Man Standing Match against the injured Cena . As tensions approached a breaking point , Senior Advisor to the SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long interjected . For the first time ever , Y2J would face off against Ryback in SmackDown ’ s main event ! But Ryback couldn ’ t wait for the match to begin , and blindsided Jericho with a thundering right hand to the face . espite his brewing frustration over this week ’ s WWE . com poll declaring him the most “ Underrated Superstar in WWE , ” Cody Rhodes was knocked off by high - flying United States Champion Kofi Kingston in a SmackDown match that showcased two of WWE ’ s most dynamic Superstars . Just when Cody looked to connect with the Disaster Kick , Kofi caught him mid - air with Trouble in Paradise instead ! A three - count later , and “ The Wildcat ” had racked up a big blue brand victory . In a characteristically incendiary message to the “ lame - stream media , ” Zeb Colter labeled World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler a man of “ questionable morals ” and Alberto Del Rio a “ criminale , ” before promising that Jack Swagger would make a statement against “ Blondie ’ s bodyguard , ” Big E Langston , when they locked up on SmackDown . The “ Founding Father ” insisted that , without a doubt , “ The Real American ” would then go on to win the World Heavyweight Title at Extreme Rules and “ take back ” the country . Four days after Jack Swagger ’ s ladder rampage on Raw , “ The Real American ” was set to take on Big E Langston — who was joined by Ziggler and AJ Lee at ringside — on SmackDown . But the match would never even get underway . With Ricardo recovering from Swagger ’ s Raw attack , Alberto Del Rio leaped from the SmackDown announce table before the match began and tossed a ladder into play . Chaos quickly ensued and the Mexican Superstar cleaned house inside the ring . The action was capped off with a vicious kick to Dolph Ziggler ’ s head , followed by a ladder attack on both The Showoff and Jack Swagger , courtesy of Del Rio , leaving The Showoff injured . Del Rio , World Title in hand , proceeded to climb that very ladder in the center of the ring — a symbolic gesture of what the former champion hopes will happen in the Triple Threat Ladder Match at Extreme Rules . The Shield looked to continue their measured decimation of WWE ’ s Tag Team Champions on SmackDown , as Dean Ambrose went head - to - head with Daniel Bryan . With Kane watching his partner ’ s back at ringside to keep the other “ Hounds of Justice ” at bay , Bryan looked confident inside the ring , and a thrilling back - and - forth took place between the two evenly matched Superstars . But when the submission specialist snapped in the “ No ! Lock ” on Ambrose , a Seth Rollins distraction kept The Big Red Monster occupied and allowed Roman Reigns to bum - rush the ring . In response , United States Champion Kofi Kingston flew down the ramp to even the odds . While the “ The Wildcat ’ s ” emergence gave Bryan a loss by disqualification , it provided Team Hell No with a shot of adrenaline as they chased The Shield from ringside ! He ’ s not called The World ’ s Strongest Man for nothing . Mark Henry has performed some mind - boggling feats of strength over the years , but Friday night ’ s WWE tractor - trailer pull may have topped them all . Having already successfully pulled one 55 , 000 - pound trailer earlier in the day , Henry did the unthinkable on SmackDown as he dragged two WWE tractor trailers — weighing in excess of 110 , 000 pounds — and destroyed the world record . With the Extreme Rules Strap Match looming against Sheamus , one thing ’ s for sure — The Celtic Warrior is going to have one truly tall order ahead of him come May 19 . Randy Orton talked about Big Show ’ s sneak - attack KO Punch Monday on Raw , telling Renee Young that he vouched for Big Show at WrestleMania — and that has now cost him twice . As a result , The World ’ s Largest Athlete will have to deal with The Viper ’ s bite — and according to Orton , there will be no antidote for that when they square off at Extreme Rules ! Despite another spirited entrance by Tons of Funk , the music stopped short for Tensai when Big Show leveled the dancing Superstar with a thundering KO Punch just moments into their bout . Just like that , the match was over and The World ’ s Largest Athlete turned his attentions to Tensai ’ s tag team partner , Brodus Clay . But when Big Show looked to put The Funkasaurus down , Randy Orton came out of nowhere to strike — leveling The World ’ s Largest Athlete with an RKO ! It ’ s safe to say that the friendship is most definitely fractured between Divas Champion Kaitlyn and AJ Lee . Making fun of Kaitlyn and her secret admirer , AJ ragged on Kaitlyn ’ s “ man arms , ” prompting the Divas Champion to shoot back with some zingers of her own . When Natalya came to break up the increasingly heated exchange , AJ vacated the premises and was replaced by The Great Khali , who arrived donning a Rey Mysterio mask — and , later , a Cody Rhodes mustache — in an attempt to go “ undercover ” to help find out who Kaitlyn ’ s secret admirer really is . It was a clash of extremely differing styles in SmackDown ’ s main event , as Chris Jericho faced off against Ryback , quickly turning the Friday night blockbuster into an instant classic . When “ The Human Wrecking Ball ” finally looked ready to finish off Jericho with Shell Shocked , the six - time World Champion roared back , flipping his monstrous opponent over into the Walls of Jericho ! Ryback would use his massive strength to get to the ropes , only to walk right into a Code Breaker . However , when the action spilled outside , Ryback stopped Y2J ’ s rally stone cold , throwing him into the barricade , then using the steel ring post to deliver a low - blow for the DQ victory . Ryback wasn ’ t yet done , though , as he stomped back to ringside and destroyed Jericho with another meathook clothesline — this time directly onto , and then over , the blue brand announce table , as SmackDown went off the air .