July 18 , 2014 Smackdown results The July 18 , 2014 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on July 15 , 2014 at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville , North Carolina . Summary . Two days before WWE Battleground , The Lunatic Fringe ran full - speed into Demonic fire , Intercontinental Championship Battle Royal combatants battled for momentum , grooving “ besties ” battled would - be frenemies , East sounded off against West and the “ Ayatollah ” went head - to - head with a brutal disciple of fear . After suffering a vicious ambush at the hands of Seth Rollins , Randy Orton and Kane on Raw , Dean Ambrose kicked off SmackDown by asking his attackers if that was all they had – calling them out in the process . Instead , Rollins appeared on the TitanTron , informing his former “ business associate ” that while he had tweaked his knee and was not medically cleared to engage him on Friday night , COO Triple H had put The Lunatic Fringe into a match against The Devil ’ s Favorite Demon . With the stage set for a colossal Intercontinental Championship Battle Royal at WWE Battleground , Sheamus joined forces with Dolph Ziggler against their fellow pay - per - view opponents Fandango & The Miz . And , in the end , after The Celtic Warrior took out Fandango with the Brogue Kick , The Showoff hit the Zig Zag on “ The Moneymaker ” for the huge tag team victory . While Nikki Bella was meant to serve as the Special Guest Referee in the SmackDown contest between Eva Marie & Alicia Fox , the two competitors suddenly attacked her in the middle of their match ! It ’ s worth noting that speculation ran rampant as to whether Stephanie McMahon might have had something to do with the incident , as further retribution for Nikki ’ s sister Brie slapping her at WWE Payback . Poised to take on Bray Wyatt at WWE Battleground , Chris Jericho went one - on - one with Wyatt Family disciple Luke Harper in a SmackDown barnburner . And when Erick Rowan attempted to breakup Y2J ’ s Walls of Jericho , the first - ever Undisputed WWE Champion knocked him out of the ring and grabbed the quick pin on his war torn opponent . Then , as the full force of The Wyatt Family launched a follow up attack after the bell , WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos charged to the ring to even the odds and send The New Face of Fear packing . With their cold war ready to turn red hot this Sunday at WWE Battleground , both camps – Jack Swagger / Zeb Colter and Lana / Rusev – sounded off and waved their respective flags in explosive resolve . Determined to conquer one and all in the Intercontinental Championship Battle Royal at WWE Battleground this Sunday , Alberto Del Rio readied himself in a match against fellow pay - per - view competitor and former I . C . Titleholder Kofi Kingston . And when the highflying Wildcat got caught up in the ropes , The Mexican Aristocrat stomped down on him from the turnbuckle to the canvas and seized the win . Dancing “ besties ” Summer Rae & Layla teamed up against Divas Champion AJ Lee and her unlikely frenemy Paige in hot Divas action . Alliance or not , however , when AJ tagged herself into the match to make Summer tap - out to the Black Widow , her Battleground No . 1 Contender was noticeably upset . Nevertheless , once the titleholder extended her hand after the match , Paige chose to bring her in for the real thing and gave her a huge hug . ‘ Swoggle schooled the WWE Tag Team Champions , only to end up out in the cold . In the height of SmackDown ’ s main event , just after Dean Ambrose had countered Kane ’ s attempt to blast him with the Tombstone onto the steel ring steps , Seth Rollins emerged and hit his one - time business associate with the Money in the Bank briefcase . He then executed a Curb Stomp to Ambrose onto the unforgiving steps , pounding a message into The Lunatic Fringe , just two days before their highly anticipated showdown at WWE Battleground .