April 12 , 2013 Smackdown results The April 12 , 2013 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on April 9 , 2013 at the TD Garden in Boston , Massachusetts . Summary . In the wake of WrestleMania , SmackDown danced its way into Beantown , as World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler battled Chris Jericho with Fandango looking to steal the spotlight . Plus , The Game ’ s explosive return to the blue brand quickly descended into a standoff with “ The Hounds of Justice . ” After successfully cashing in his Money in the Bank contract , Dolph Ziggler returned to SmackDown as the new World Heavyweight Champion — proclaiming that " the future is now , " with AJ Lee and Big E Langston at his side . Declaring that he won the title , not because of the WWE Universe , but in spite of them , The Showoff balked at Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger ’ s suggestion the “ Real American ” was the reason for his triumph — and to their warning that Swagger won ’ t wait long for a title opportunity . A second interruption came from Alberto Del Rio , who surprisingly congratulated Ziggler on successfully cashing in — promising that once his leg heeled , he would be back for the Superstar who took his title away from him . The always outspoken Chris Jericho then exploded onto the scene , informing Ziggler that SmackDown General Manager Booker T had placed them in a main event showdown ! Four days after Team Hell No stood united with The Undertaker to fend off a Shield assault on The Phenom , Kane chokeslammed Darren Young and Daniel Bryan cinched in “ No ! ” Lock on Titus O ’ Neil — the latter of which led to another huge victory for the WWE Tag Team Champions . Before the champions could even blink , however , The Shield interrupted from an undisclosed location , explaining that their retreat on Raw was strategic and sending clear signs that Kane and Bryan had made a big mistake by disrupting their treacherous plans against The Demon of Death Valley . At the tail end of his extremely turbulent week — losing the Intercontinental Title to The Miz at WrestleMania and then winning it back in impressive fashion 24 hours later — the tough - as - nails Wade Barrett countered Santino Marella ’ s Cobra with a fierce kick and hit the devastating Bull Hammer elbow for a definitive three - count . After teaming with Tons of Funk to win an explosive Eight - Person Tag Team Match over Team Rhodes Scholars & The Bella Twins on Raw , The Funkadactyls enlisted the help of Divas Champion Kaitlyn to try and overcome Brie & Nikki and the fierce Tamina Snuka . It wasn ’ t meant to be , though . Seconds after one of The Bellas knocked Naomi off the ropes , Divas chaos broke out in every direction . And in the midst of the turmoil , the legal twin beauty picked up the huge pinfall . Fresh off his complete and total war against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania , the monumental SmackDown return of the “ ass - kicker ” Triple H was suddenly interrupted by the meddling Health Slater , Drew McIntyre & Jinder Mahal — apparently looking to make a name for themselves on the back of the 13 - time World Champion . Before they could engage The King of Kings , though , The Shield emerged as well and took down 3MB in brutal fashion . When “ The Hounds of Justice ” finally turned their wrath in the direction to Triple H , Kane and Daniel Bryan emerged to join the opposition and stop the treacherous trio ’ s assault before it began for the second time in a week . Taking into account attacks by Big Show on Randy Orton and Sheamus at both WrestleMania and on Raw , Booker T granted The Viper and The Celtic Warrior a 2 - on - 1 Handicap Match against the massive Superstar on SmackDown . After unleashing a giant offensive in the heated contest , the irate Big Show found himself suddenly RKO ’ d by Orton and knocked out of the ring by Sheamus ’ Brogue Kick . Rather than return to the ring , The World ’ s Largest Athlete elected to walk away , allowing his opponents to claim the victory by count - out . But the action was not over for Sheamus . As he was being interviewed by Renee Young about the matchup against the giant , an irate Mark Henry executed a sudden backstage assault on The Celtic Warrior ! In the final moments of their turbulent showdown , Antonio Cesaro caught Kofi Kingston in air as his high - flying opponent leaped off the top rope . Rebounding from the United States Champion ’ s incredible act of strength , though , “ The Wildcat ” hit the Swiss titleholder with Trouble in Paradise for the huge non - title victory . After scoring perhaps the biggest upset in WrestleMania history over six - time World Champion Chris Jericho and feeling the sting of Y2J retribution on Raw , Fandango was thirsty for payback of his own — standing ringside for Jericho ’ s match against new World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler . Despite the skill and determination of The Ayatollah of Rock ‘ n ’ Rolla , Fandango ’ s interference — coupled with that of AJ Lee and Big E Langston — gave The Showoff a distant advantage throughout . And in the final moments , while the referee was trying to prevent Jericho ’ s dancing nemesis from pushing his way into the ring after being knocked off the apron — Big E thwarted Y2J ’ s Walls of Jericho on Ziggler , allowing the titleholder to roll his opponent up for the quick pin . In the aftermath , both Ziggler and Langston hit their respective finishers on the fallen Jericho , before Fandango added his own leg drop off the top rope .