April 18 , 2014 Smackdown results The April 18 , 2014 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on April 15 , 2014 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville , Tennessee . Summary . Following Monday ’ s reunification of one of the most dominant factions in WWE history and their demonstration of “ what true power really is ” at the expense of The Shield , WWE COO Triple H issued an ultimatum to the black - clad trio during his exclusive WWE . com interview with Michael Cole on Wednesday : Crawl back and apologize and all will be forgiven . Unsatisfied with Roman Reigns ’ tweet that “ kings don ’ t win wars , soldiers do , ” The Game opened SmackDown with a blockbuster announcement : Evolution will battle The Hounds of Justice in a Six - Man Tag Team showdown at Extreme Rules . He then put the exclamation point on what Evolution is about , stating that , “ in life , you adapt or perish . ” As an eight - Superstar tournament to name the new No . 1 contender to his Intercontinental Title continues to rage during Raw , Big E went head - to - head with former World Champion Alberto Del Rio on Friday night . In the final moments of the fevered contest , “ Mexico ’ s Greatest Export ” failed to release his attempted Cross Armbreaker at the five - count , forcing the referee to call for the bell . Outraged , Del Rio turned his anger back on his powerful opponent , only to suffer a Big Ending for his troubles . In case someone hadn ’ t yet heard , Paul Heyman emerged before the WWE Universe to reiterate that “ [ his ] client , BROCK LESNAR , conquered The Streak ! ” He said it loud , he said it proud , and he said it over and over and over and over again . Three days after Tamina won a Divas Battle Royal to become the new No . 1 contender to the Divas Championship at Extreme Rules – airing during WWE Main Event , exclusively on WWE Network – titleholder Paige continued to prove she is not “ a flash in the pan ” by making Aksana submit to her modified Scorpion Crosslock . Sure , there was Hogan vs . Andre , Bret Hart vs . HBK and Cena vs . Edge . However , the latest SmackDown showdown may just leave them all in the dust ! In the midst of growing friction during the WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony and this past Tuesday ’ s WWE Main Event , a 3MB - backed Hornswoggle battled Los Matadores ’ El Torito on SmackDown . In the height of the action , El Torito would ultimately reign supreme , hitting the Bullsault for the victory . Following a Raw altercation born out of the ruthless aggressiveness of his match against Xavier Woods , Alexander Rusev faced off against R - Truth on SmackDown . The Bulgarian Brute dominated The Rapping Superstar before making him submit to The Accolade . Then , after the bell , Woods attempted to stop the continued destruction , only to be overtaken and tossed over the top rope . For the second week in a row , Layla helped her new dance partner , Fandango , in his SmackDown clash against Santino – stealing The Milan Miracle ’ s Cobra mere moments before it was about to strike its prey . This time , however , Emma was ready for Layla , launching a counter assault on the former Divas Champion . The commotion carried into the ring , where Marella utilized a sunset flip on his smooth - stepping opponent to pick up the three - count . After nearly hitting a post - match Cobra attack on his foe , though , Santino made the mistake of using his slithering sidekick to high - five Emma – making her entire arm go lifeless ! Four days after a reunited Evolution stepped back into the spotlight to take The Shield to task , a reinvigorated Batista once again squared off against Sheamus . In a brutal slugfest main event that took both Superstars to the absolute brink , The Animal caught The Celtic Warrior on the top turnbuckle and dropped him onto the ropes . This ultimately allowed the six - time World Champion to triumph with a Batista Bomb !