January 17 , 2014 Smackdown results The January 17 , 2014 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on January 14 , 2014 at the DCU Center in Worcester , Massachusetts . Summary . In an epic confrontation to end SmackDown , just nine days before Royal Rumble , CM Punk looked to stand up against all of his foes at once , and received a thundering Big Red chokeslam for his efforts . Meanwhile , The New Age Outlaws followed up their Monday night crimes against The Second City Saint with a Friday night win over WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Goldust . When SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero interrupted Friday night ’ s opening tag team match , titleholders Cody Rhodes & Goldust found themselves down and out at the hands of The New Age Outlaws . Moments after Cody nailed Billy Gunn with a Disaster Kick , signaling that a win may be in the sights of the brothers Rhodes , The Queen Diva interjected . Vickie reminded the WWE Universe — and the participants of the bout — that the Royal Rumble Match is an every - man - for - himself affair , one that could even come down to brother against brother . With Cody ’ s attention sufficiently diverted , Gunn used the distraction to roll him up for the three - count , resulting in a huge victory over the Tag Team Champions . With The Miz sitting in on commentary , however , an “ awesome ” night of SmackDown action still laid ahead . With the imminent Big Show / Brock Lesnar battle at the Royal Rumble event looming , Paul Heyman came to SmackDown , looking to apparently rewrite the circumstances of his client ’ s recent Raw confrontation with the angry giant . He also made the chilling announcement that The Beast Incarnate will appear on WWE ’ s flagship show this Monday . Despite Big Show ’ s attacks on both Lesnar and Heyman in recent weeks , the former ECW head honcho warned that he does not fear The World ’ s Largest Athlete as long as he walks at The Anomaly ’ s side . Never one to be intimidated , though , Big Show arrived , and chased the advocate from the ring . The giant went on to roar a response to Heyman — “ At Royal Rumble , I ’ m knocking Brock Lesnar out ! ” Since his January return to in - ring action , Alberto Del Rio has continued to impress . In recent weeks , The Essence of Excellence has frequently called out Batista , the former World Champion scheduled to come home to Raw this Monday . Looking to garner more momentum ahead of The Animal ’ s return , the haughty Del Rio battled the highflying Rey Mysterio on SmackDown , just days after Del Rio ’ s Raw victory over The Master of the 619 and post - match missive aimed at Batista . Before the bout commenced , Mysterio responded , telling Del Rio that he should stop worrying about The Animal , and instead worry about The Ultimate Underdog . Mysterio went on to back up his big words in a fast and furious back - and - forth battle , finally trapping his opponent with an out - of - nowhere roll - up for the quick pinfall . After the bell , however , Del Rio once again attacked Rey , locking him into the devastating Cross Armbreaker . How will Batista respond when he makes his monumental return this Monday ? Coming off a Monday night tag team loss to Divas Champion AJ Lee & Tamina , one - half of The Funkadactyls , Naomi , battled the daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Snuka on SmackDown . And with NXT ’ s own Emma in attendance , Naomi scored a big win over Tamina with an incredible moonsault into a cover — helped in part by Cameron ’ s aggressive suppression of an attempted distraction by AJ . In the wake of Daniel Bryan ’ s Monday night display of defiance in the face of The Wyatt Family , Bray Wyatt delivered a highly anticipated diatribe , aimed directly at his former family member . The Eater of Worlds ended his eerie missive with one of his most cryptic promises yet : “ Daniel Bryan was given every chance to walk with the reapers , and now he will burn with the saints . ” In a battle of two Royal Rumble Match participants , despite an extremely aggressive display by Fandango , Intercontinental Champion Big E Langston continued to tear through the opposition , dismantling the dancing Superstar in a one - on - one match that was capped off by The Big Ending . Acknowledging the fact that they may well end up in opposition during the every - man - for - himself Royal Rumble Match in nine days , all three members of The Shield promised that , no matter what happens , the faction will always remain united . After finding himself on the wrong end of a Big Show KO Punch Monday on Raw , the always obnoxious Zeb Colter arrived on SmackDown in a wheelchair and donning a neck brace . Despite brandishing bandages of their own due to injuries suffered during Raw ’ s Steel Cage Match , the surging Samoan brothers dropped Colter ’ s Real Americans in an all - out tag team melee of a match – as Jimmy hit the Splash on Jack Swagger , just moments after ramming Zeb and his wheelchair head - on into Antonio Cesaro . After The New Age Outlaws left CM Punk holding the bag during their Six - Man Tag Team Match against The Shield Monday on Raw , a furious Second City Saint called out all of his enemies at once — The Shield , The Outlaws , The Authority and anyone else he could think of . However , just as The Voice of the Voiceless launched into a diatribe against The Game himself , Triple H , both The Hounds of Justice and The New Age Outlaws surrounded the ring . When order was about to break down , however , Director of Operations Kane came out to quell the tensions . Telling Punk that his anger is misplaced , Kane tried to assure The Best in the World that The Authority is actually on his side and that Kane ’ s top directive is to make sure the former WWE Champion is treated fairly . Punk wasn ’ t buying it , however , and when The Big Red Monster attempted to exit the ring , The Second City Saint struck with a vicious verbal assault that led to a ring - shaking chokeslam to The Best in the World as SmackDown went off the air .