January 3 , 2014 Smackdown results The January 3 , 2014 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on December 29 , 2013 at the Verizon Center in Washington , D . C . Summary . In the first SmackDown of 2014 , The Best in the World CM Punk and the high - octane Usos reigned supreme over a Shield trio who couldn ’ t seem to get on the same page . Plus , WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Goldust withstood the formidable challenge of The Wyatt Family and Bray Wyatt himself delivered a creepy message about Daniel Bryan joining the fold . At the opening of SmackDown , United States Champion Dean Ambrose addressed recent speculation about possible dissention in the ranks of The Hounds of Justice – informing CM Punk , in particular , that he couldn ’ t divide and conquer them . Roman Reigns added that there was no weak link to divide and Seth Rollins said that any setbacks they had were temporary , since in the end , they would do what they do best – come together and dominate . Ambrose then joined the SmackDown announce team as his cohorts battled The Usos . However , when it looked as if Jimmy & Jey might close the door on their black - clad adversaries , Ambrose intervened – bringing an abrupt end to the match by disqualification . The Shield ’ s post - match attack would be thwarted when The Straight Edge Superstar emerged to even the odds and helped to send the Hounds packing . SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero would then create a huge SmackDown main event showdown on the WWE App : Ambrose , Reigns & Rollins vs . Punk & the Samoan warriors ! At the height of R - Truth ’ s fast - paced matchup against Fandango , Xavier Woods opted to expand his role as guest SmackDown commentator , breaking into dance on top of the announce table and encouraging The Funkadactyls to do the same at the top of the ramp . This impromptu busting - of - the - move caused enough commotion for Truth to hurl his opponent into the canvas face first for the three - count . The Rapping Superstar then joined Woods , Naomi and Cameron for a post - match celebration dance . With Bray Wyatt and the newest Wyatt Family member Daniel Bryan noticeably absent , fellow disciplines , Luke Harper & Erick Rowan , absolutely punished Cody Rhodes for the majority of their championship opportunity . However , in the end , Rowan failed to see Goldust tag himself into the bout – a mistake that cost him huge and allowed The Bizarre One to roll him up for the pin . Successful in blocking out the turmoil facing his sister Brie and Daniel Bryan over The Beard ’ s decision to join the Wyatt Family , Nikki Bella overcame Aksana in impressive fashion . Speaking of impressive , Intercontinental Champion Big E Langston picked up an extremely powerful victory on the first SmackDown of 2014 , overcoming former titleholder Curtis Axel with The Big Ending . Bad News Barrett once again offered his special brand of disconcerting news to the WWE Universe , informing them that all their New Year ’ s resolutions would result in them being as fat , unhealthy and unproductive as they were when the year began ! “ Decorum please ! ” With an absence of teamwork and apparent communication problems between The Shield in the final moments of a huge SmackDown main event , The Usos helped CM Punk take down Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns . This cleared the way for The Best in the World to overcome Dean Ambrose with the GTS for the victory . Just when it looked like the lights were about to go out on another turbulent SmackDown , Bray Wyatt turned up the dark with a frightening message about The Beard .