March 1 , 2013 Smackdown results The March 1 , 2013 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on February 26 , 2013 at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma . Summary . On an historic night that saw SmackDown become the center of the social media universe , all hell broke loose in a main event showdown between The Viper and The World ’ s Largest Athlete . WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “ The King ” Lawler joined the SmackDown announce team as the blue brand celebrated the first - ever Social Media SmackDown ! Prior to the night ’ s opening match , Damien Sandow made it clear to the WWE Universe that — unlike “ others ” — he felt World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio fit in with the rest of America , insulting the champion ’ s “ poor grammar , ” “ lackluster word choice , ” “ abhorrent ” sentence structure and his friend Ricardo Rodriguez . An amused Del Rio responded by addressing the irony of Sandow speaking about the “ unwashed masses , ” since he felt his opponent needed to wash his mouth out because it smelled like “ caca . ” With Del Rio ’ s WrestleMania No . 1 contender Jack Swagger and his cohort Zeb Colter watching from the back , an extremely fierce match ensued between the reigning titleholder and The Intellectual Savior of the Masses . And in the end — despite an almost maniacal aggression by his opponent — Del Rio countered Terminus to make Sandow tap out to the Cross Armbreaker . Moments later in a WWE Active exclusive , the World Heavyweight Champion showed what a gutsy leader he was , celebrating Social Media SmackDown with the bold suggestion that the WWE Universe should choose his opponent for the following Friday ’ s show . The poll would take place via Twitter , with the fans being able to choose between Dolph Ziggler , Wade Barrett and Antonio Cesaro . In a WWE Active exclusive prior to his U . S . Title Match , Antonio Cesaro revealed that he would no longer wave the American flag en route to his matches . Without the stars and stripes in hand , the Swiss Superstar emerged to take on The Miz — a challenger who was now apparently fully recovered from a painful AC joint injury he suffered at the hands of the freakishly strong titleholder . Miz earned the 2 - out - of - 3 Falls Match for the U . S . Title after defeating the champion in a non - title No Disqualification Match on the Feb . 18 edition of Raw . In the contest that followed , Cesaro — a true throwback to the classic rough - and - tough competitors of old — captured the first fall with the Neutralizer . Then , in a truly epic Social Media SmackDown moment , The Miz won the second fall by making Cesaro tap out to the Figure - Four Leglock during a TV commercial break on WWE Active on the WWE app ! All tied up at one fall each , a showdown for the third fall commenced , with both competitors giving everything they had . But when Miz was kicked into the referee by his adversary , Cesaro took advantage of his foe ’ s back being turned and rolled him up for the pin attempt . Although Miz countered for a pin of his own , Cesaro reversed it yet again and picked up the three - count with the help of a hand full of tights . WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross returned to SmackDown , looking to get to the heart of the controversy involving Jack Swagger — who Good Ol ’ J . R . first brought to WWE many years before — and Zeb Colter . The pair granted J . R . the exclusive interview , feeling he was a “ real American ” and that , as a result , they would be treated better than they felt they had been on Monday ’ s edition of “ Miz TV . ” When J . R . inquired about what happened to Swagger during his three - month absence from WWE , Colter answered for his compatriot , saying he opened Jack ’ s eyes to the truth about what was really going on in this country . Colter went on to say that WWE was a microcosm of that problem — how when Swagger went on a losing streak , it opened the door for Alberto Del Rio to “ sneak in ” and take his position . He claimed WrestleMania was not only about the World Title Match , but it was also a battle for the heart and soul of the country . When J . R . accused Colter of brainwashing Swagger , the “ Real American ” knocked J . R . ’ s hat off , accusing the announcer of being a “ sympathizer . ” As things were going from bad to worse , Alberto Del Rio emerged . Placing J . R . ’ s hat back on his head , Del Rio claimed Swagger was not a “ Real American , " but instead a “ jackass . ” Although it looked like things were about to turn physical , Swagger and Colter elected to leave the ring , saving their fight for The Show of Shows . On Raw , WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No triumphed over The Prime Time Players , despite the special circumstances of their specialty match in which Daniel Bryan was forced to wear a hood over his head and Kane had one arm tied behind his back . Before their rematch on SmackDown , Bryan talked to General Manager Booker T , making it so his Big Red partner would have to wear the hood , while he had his arm tied behind his back . Kane ’ s response was that it was actually a good thing for two reasons : When he beat their opponents again , it would prove he was better than his fellow Tag Team Champion and , with the hood on , he wouldn ’ t have to see Bryan ’ s goat face . A surprise came moments before the match , though , when Bryan put the hood on The Big Red Monster , revealing a goat face painted on it . In the match that followed — moments after Bryan tagged himself in — a blinded Kane grabbed both the referee and his partner , trying to determine if either one was his opponent . While he soon figured it out and let both go , Bryan elected to push him when he turned around . This prompted Kane to shove Bryan to the canvas , setting up Titus O ’ Neil to pick up the quick pinfall . After the match , Kane discovered the goat face on his hood and proceeded to place it on a hug - seeking Bryan before sending him back to the canvas for a second time . Chris Jericho joined the first - ever Social Media SmackDown via a Skype , live from Australia where his band , Fozzy , is touring . For weeks , vignettes have been airing , heralding the emergence of Fandango . Prior to his scheduled SmackDown debut , however , the new Superstar was interviewed by Matt Striker . After the announcer had trouble pronouncing Fandango ’ s name , he informed Striker and the WWE Universe that would not compete in his first match . Moments before the SmackDown main event began , the results of the special Social Media SmackDown poll were revealed . World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio will go one - on - one with The Showoff , Dolph Ziggler , next week on SmackDown ! On Raw , Randy Orton and Sheamus set up The Shield , allowing The Viper to hit the RKO on an unsuspecting Seth Rollins . As a result , The Celtic Warrior promised to get The Viper ’ s back if the trio sought retribution during his match against Big Show . Typically a loner , Orton chose to thank the first Irish - born World Heavyweight Champion for his offer . And it ’ s a good thing he did . For in the grueling final moments of the match — moments after Orton hit The World ’ s Largest Athlete with an incredible hanging DDT using the top rope — Dean Ambrose , Roman Reigns and Rollins attacked . This caused the match to end , not with a RKO , but with a disqualification victory for The Viper . The Shield ’ s offensive came to a screeching halt as quick as it began , though . In the heat of the 3 - on - 2 melee , Reigns was suddenly shoved into a waking Big Show . The irate giant preceded to KO Punch him out of the ring , causing his shocked associates to retreat . But when Big Show followed up his attack by hitting Orton with a chokeslam , Sheamus blasted the giant with a Brogue Kick .