March 9 , 2012 Smackdown results The March 9 , 2012 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on March 6 , 2012 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville , Connecticut . Summary . In charge of SmackDown for the night and ready to make an impression out of the gate , board - appointed GM John Laurinaitis started Friday night off by having Santino put his newly crowned United States Title on the line in a steel cage against the Superstar he won it from four days earlier , Jack Swagger . After getting bit by the champion ’ s Cobra through the chain links , a meddling Dolph Ziggler was summarily ordered to leave ringside by the outside referee . Then , when Vickie Guerrero accidentally slammed the cage door on her All - American American client ’ s head , Santino once again shocked the world , escaping the daunting structure to win his first title defense . Though Theodore Long fired Drew McIntyre one week ago , acting GM Laurinaitis gave him an opportunity to regain his job against a “ mystery opponent . ” While , at first , it looked like that competitor might be an emerging Great Khali , David Ortunga soon revealed that it was actually a very reluctant Hornswoggle . In the one - sided carnage that followed , the referee had no choice but to stop the match , deciding that Swoggle could not continue . As a result , McIntyre earned his job back . However , the gigantic Khali offered his own version of congratulations to the newly rehired grappler , delivering a powerful post - match Punjabi chop to Drew as he celebrated . Fresh off being inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame this past Saturday , Mark Henry triumphed over The Personification of Domination Ezekiel Jackson with the World ’ s Strongest Slam . One week after John Laurinaitis ’ stunning announcement that he might put Theodore Long ’ s girlfriend Aksana in a match against Kane , the board - appointed SmackDown GM set up a match between himself and Teddy . He then added a special stipulation that if Mr . Long emerged triumphant , Aksana would have to face The Big Red Monster after all . Once the bell rang in their match , Laurinaitis told Teddy to “ lay down . ” When his proud opponent refused , “ Mr . Excitement ” called Kane down to the ring . But , as The Devil ' s Favorite Demon was about to enter the squared circle , Randy Orton came from nowhere and hit the horrific Superstar with the RKO . As an exasperated Laurinaitis turned his attention to The Viper , Teddy seized the opening and rolled up his GM counterpart for the three - count . Before the defeated Laurinaitis could follow through on his threat to have Aksana face Kane , Teddy and the beautiful Diva made their way out of the building . In spite of Epico ’ s attempt to thwart his opponents ’ momentum in the final seconds of the match and a distraction from the stunning Rosa Mendes , Kofi Kingston & R - Truth put on a high - octane display , culminating with Truth ’ s explosive Flatliner on Primo for the huge non - title victory over the WWE Tag Team Champions . In a tension - filled interview with Michael Cole , Daniel Bryan insisted that his winning the World Title – and the string of success he ' d had since – had nothing to do with luck . Instead , he credited the combination of his scientific in - ring ability , Vegan lifestyle , charisma and sex appeal . While Sheamus conceded that he himself had experienced his share of the " Luck of the Irish , " he went on to claim that his WrestleMania opponent had been hiding behind his girlfriend AJ . After entertaining the WWE Universe with a series of insults aimed at the submission specialist , The Great White assured Bryan that his luck would finally run out at The Show of Shows . In the critical final minutes of the six - man tag team main event , Big Show chased his WrestleMania adversary – Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes – to the back while Sheamus brought the fight outside the ring to his Showcase of the Immortals foe – World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan . This left legal Superstars Randy Orton and The Miz inside the squared - circle to settle things . And after WWE ’ s Apex Predator escaped the Skull Crushing Finale , he would ultimately rise above , executing the RKO on his outspoken opponent for the three - count . As the smoke cleared , the monstrous Kane once again emerged to engage The Viper . Fueled by their combined fury , the battle between the two brutal forces of nature reached new heights , as they launched into an uncontrollable onslaught that quickly spread into the crowd .