January 20 , 2012 Smackdown results The January 20 , 2012 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on January 17 , 2012 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas , Nevada . This episode entitled " Sin City SmackDown " , marked as the first Roulette edition of " SmackDown " . Summary . After repeating the claim he made on Raw that Big Show ’ s collision with AJ one week ago was no accident , Daniel Bryan declared he would dedicate his main event match against Mark Henry to his injured girlfriend . Sending a message to The World ’ s Strongest Man that he was not afraid of him , the World Heavyweight Champion called for Big Show to “ do the right thing ” and quit . Awarded a Player ’ s Choice Match with a spin of the wheel , Cody Rhodes chose to face Hornswoggle . However , when he attacked his pint - sized opponent before the bell , Justin Gabriel came to the rescue – egging on Rhodes to face him instead . Despite Gabriel ’ s intense effort , which included several near falls on the Intercontinental Champion , Rhodes ultimately prevailed with the Cross Rhodes . This past Sunday , in a WWE Live Event in Oakland , Calif . , Primo & Epico defeated Air Boom to capture the WWE Tag Team Championships . Making their return to Friday night , the high - octane duo looked ready to celebrate with a victory over the battling sons of Rikishi . Hours before SmackDown , the stunning Rosa Mendes spun the roulette wheel on WWE . com , determining that the new champions would face their foes in a Tag Team Tornado Match , with all four participants legal in the ring at the same time . And in the midst of the fast - paced competition that followed , Primo hit a Backstabber for the pin . In a special Sin City SmackDown Dance Off , the WWE Universe determined that Brodus Clay had the moves to put Vickie Guerrero ’ s “ rhythmic ” challenge to shame . Then , when William Regal attempted to defend Guerrero ’ s honor with some dignified steps of him own , The Funkasaurus ended his interruption with the thunderous “ Ah - Funk - It ! ” Just when Sheamus looked ready to put Wade Barrett through a table with the Celtic Cross , Jinder Mahal suddenly jumped up on the ring apron . His distraction allowed Barrett to turn the tide and hurl The Great White through the table for the victory . But when Mahal tried to repeat this action in the aftermath , The Celtic Warrior got his retribution , hitting the Punjabi Superstar with the Brogue Kick before driving him into a table . In the first - ever Flag Match in SmackDown history , Ted DiBiase hit Dream Street to overcome Hunico , paving the way for him to wave the American flag proudly in triumph . Though SmackDown General Manager Teddy Long looked ready to fire Drew McIntyre for not living up to his contract in recent weeks , Assistant to the General Manager Santino Marella convinced him to give the Scottish Superstar another chance – facing him in what the roulette wheel would determine to be Blindfold Match , where both grapplers would have their eyes completely covered . After McIntyre failed in his attempt to cheat his way to victory , The Italian Stallion reigned supreme – calling on the WWE Universe to guide his sightless Cobra attack , which allowed him to pick up the win . For the third week in a row , extraordinary circumstances allowed World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan to walk out of SmackDown with his coveted title , despite the fact that he was lucky to walk out at all . When Mark Henry threw Bryan over the rope and onto the lumberjacks outside the ring , the reigning champion opted to fight the masses rather than his opponent . Then , when Henry found himself caught up with a sea of lumberjacks – as he was getting his adversary back in the ring – Bryan began throwing random kicks at everyone in sight . This incited several Superstars to enter the squared circle after him , causing the match to descend into all - out chaos . Amidst the inevitable anarchy , Bryan retreated up the ramp , with the World Title firmly in his grasp . Once Bryan was clear of the action , SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long informed him that he will defend his championship in a Triple Threat Steel Cage Match at Royal Rumble against both Mark Henry and Big Show .