July 4 , 2014 Smackdown results The July 4 , 2014 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on July 1 , 2014 at the Prudential Center in Newark , New Jersey . Summary . A special Independence Day edition of SmackDown featured a United States Championship showdown , Chris Jericho ’ s Friday night return amidst the dark shadow of The Wyatt Family and a brutal main event clash pitting The Viper against The Lunatic Fringe . Four days after winning the grueling Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match at Sunday ’ s pay - per - view , Seth Rollins made his triumphant return to SmackDown . He informed John Cena that The Champ got lucky when the treacherous Superstar nearly cashed in on his WWE World Heavyweight Title on Raw . He also stated that , sooner or later , the Cenation leader ’ s time as World Champion would meet an abrupt end . Dean Ambrose crashed the party , however , labeling his former “ brother ” delusional and promising to stop Rollins from ever claiming the World Title . But , when The Lunatic Fringe attacked , Randy Orton joined the fray to form a 2 - on - 1 assault against him . After Roman Reigns emerged to even the odds , WWE COO Triple H responded by putting Ambrose in a main event match against The Viper . The Game made it clear that if Reigns interfered in the contest , he would be out of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Fatal 4 - Way Match at WWE Battleground . After United States Champion Sheamus issued a special Fourth of July United States Championship Challenge on Raw , it was his longtime adversary , Alberto Del Rio , who would answer the call . And in the height of the incredible matchup between two Superstars who are very familiar with each other ’ s respective arsenals , The Celtic Warrior escaped both the Cross Armbreaker and a near Moonsault to overcome The Mexican Aristocrat with the Brogue Kick . SmackDown took a turn into the bizarre , as Goldust and Stardust played the name game . Referring to Daniel Bryan as a “ special little fella , ” Bo Dallas came to SmackDown promising to win the Battleground Battle Royal for “ Little Daniel . ” He then extended his winning streak to “ 12 - Bo ” over Diego with his Running “ Bo - Dog . ” But when Dallas attempted to give some post - match “ inspiration ” to El Torito by telling him he could be taller if he “ Bo - lieved , ” the pint - sized Superstar answered with a Gore . He then mocked the undefeated competitor , prompting Dallas to hit him with an inspirational Body Slam . For the first time in nearly a year , Chris Jericho returned to SmackDown , four days after The Wyatt Family attacked him on Raw . The Ayatollah of Rock ' n ' Rolla promised that if Bray Wyatt wanted to get nuts , he was definitely up to the challenge . In response , The Eater of Worlds appeared on the TitianTron , warning that the “ savior ” better worry about saving himself from The New Face of Fear . Then , when The Miz interrupted Y2J ’ s attempt to call Wyatt down to the ring , The Awesome One received one awesome Codebreaker for his trouble . Even as he set his sights on winning the Battleground Battle Royal to capture the Intercontinental Championship at WWE Battleground , Big E looked to “ stand up ” for his friend Kofi Kingston by “ standing up ” to fellow Battle Royal competitor , Cesaro . Four days earlier , it was The Swiss Superman who delivered an absolutely vicious beating to The Wildcat on Raw . But before the SmackDown match could get started , a fierce brawl broke out between the two competitors outside the ring , resulting in a No Contest . After AJ Lee returned to Raw to win back the Divas Championship from Paige Monday , the English Diva walked down to ringside to see the new titleholder make Eva Marie tap out with the Black Widow . Curiously , after the match , Paige got in the ring and shook AJ ’ s hand and clapped for her victory . Although the “ Born in the USA ” Damien Sandow walked into Newark dressed as Bruce Springsteen , Rusev emerged to play a sour note by annihilating the would - be “ Boss . ” But when Lana followed with some disparaging remarks about Independence Day , Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter stormed to the ring , igniting a fierce stare down between The Bulgarian Brute and The Real American . With Mr . Money in the Bank Seth Rollins joining the SmackDown announce team and Roman Reigns banned from ringside , Dean Ambrose went to battle against Randy Orton in SmackDown ’ s main event . Despite the fact that Ambrose couldn ’ t stop himself from attacking Rollins once again , he still seemed to be in firm control in the match ’ s final moments . However , as he lunged through the ropes at The Viper , Rollins recovered enough to nail Ambrose in midair with the Money in the Bank briefcase , bringing the disqualification . With the official match over , Rollins and Orton initiated another 2 - on - 1 assault on Ambrose . But , as Rollins prepared an aerial assault from the top rope , the powerhouse Reigns emerged to send him crashing to the canvas and unleashed a major onslaught that included an earth - shattering Superman Punch on the Apex Predator .