June 21 , 2013 Smackdown results The June 21 , 2013 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on June 18 , 2013 at the Nutter Center in Dayton , Ohio . Summary . SmackDown sizzled in the wake of WWE Payback , featuring World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio against Chris Jericho , a tough - as - nails Intercontinental Championship Rematch and a personal showdown for respect between The Viper and WWE ’ s submission specialist . Still frustrated that his match against Randy Orton was stopped on Raw , Daniel Bryan expressed his belief that the WWE officials responsible did so not because of injury , but because they felt he was the “ weak link . ” Still , he placed the greatest blame on Orton himself , believing that WWE ’ s Apex Predator had pitied him like a “ little dog . ” The Viper emerged to make it clear that their match had been stopped because people were worried about Bryan ’ s safety . He explained that he hadn ’ t pitied the submission specialist , but respected him for how hard he fought . When Bryan made it clear that he would shove the “ respect ” that the nine - time World Champion claimed to have for him down his throat in their SmackDown main event match , the fed - up Orton said he would hurt his opponent so bad that he would have to be carried out . After tasting a post - match Brogue Kick from Sheamus on Raw , Cody Rhodes was poised to get even in a one - on - one SmackDown match against the Irish Superstar . In the height of the action , Sheamus stopped the outside interference of Damien Sandow by ramming Rhodes into him . And though the skilled grandson of a plumber readjusted to avoid White Noise , that didn ’ t stop The Celtic Warrior from making him tap out to the Cloverleaf . Before the smoke could even clear , however , Sandow attacked the three - time World Champion , getting the last laugh as he left his adversary reeling on the canvas . In a feverish back - and - forth slugfest , Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel successfully defended his title against former titleholder Wade Barrett . As The Miz looked on from the SmackDown announce table , the newest “ Paul Heyman Guy ” convincingly turned back The Barrett Barrage with a swinging neckbreaker . After the bell , The Awesome One stepped into the ring , intent on mixing it up with Axel . But before they could do so , Paul Heyman talked his Superstar out of the confrontation . Once a mentor to AJ Lee , Natalya emerged to take on the recently crowned Divas Champion on SmackDown . Though the third - generation Diva looked to punish the new titleholder for her recent acts of humiliation against Kaitlyn and her disrespect of the entire Divas division , AJ ultimately made Natalya tap out to the Black Widow . While a still - distraught Kaitlyn watched the match from the back , Aksana interrupted her with attitude and paid for it in a “ trashy ” Divas brawl . With controversy still running wild over the ruthless methods by which he recaptured the World Heavyweight Championship from Dolph Ziggler at WWE Payback , Alberto Del Rio took on six - time World Champion Chris Jericho in a classic showdown . When Y2J avoided the Cross Armbreaker and locked in The Walls of Jericho , Ricardo Rodriguez climbed onto the ring apron – prompting Jericho to put the Lion Tamer version of his dreaded finishing maneuver on the ring announcer . As he did , Dolph Ziggler stormed into the ring looking for retribution on Del Rio and bringing an end to the contest by disqualification . While Del Rio headed for the hills , Jericho – frustrated over Ziggler ’ s involvement – hit The Showoff with a Codebreaker . With his bleach - blond adversary down , Del Rio returned to the ring and delivered another fierce kick to Ziggler ’ s head . For the first time in nearly a year , Christian returned from a shoulder injury to SmackDown , overcoming Drew McIntyre and the interference of his 3MB “ band mates ” with the Killswitch . But , as the former World Heavyweight Champion was expressing how wonderful it was to be back on the blue brand in front of his Peeps , The Shield suddenly attacked Captain Charisma and hit him with a Triple Powerbomb as a welcome back present . With the WWE Universe still scratching their heads as to why Brock Lesnar hit CM Punk with an F - 5 on Raw , Renee Young attempted to ask Paul Heyman the hard questions . She ’ s probably sorry she did . Obsessed with showing he was not a “ weak link , ” Daniel Bryan set out to definitively conquer Randy Orton in a feverous rematch from Raw . For his part , The Viper was fed up with his opponent ' s fixation and was out to hurt his bearded prey . A highly personal main event conflict ensued between two of the most dangerous Superstars in WWE as Orton and Bryan left it all on the canvas . After the battle had expanded through the ropes , Bryan was able to jump back into the ring before the referee reached the 10 - count , while Orton could not do the same – resulting in a count - out victory for the “ goat - faced ” warrior . Rather than being satisfied with his victory , though , Bryan was left absolutely outraged as SmackDown went off the air , begging the referee to restart the match .