January 21 , 2011 Smackdown results The January 21 , 2011 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on January 18 , 2011 at the BOK Center in Tulsa , Oklahoma . Summary . One week after Wade Barrett , Justin Gabriel , Ezekiel Jackson and Heath Slater unleashed a crippling onslaught upon Big Show , they came before the WWE Universe to declare themselves The Corre . All four members will be a part of the first - ever 40 Superstar Royal Rumble Match in nine days . Barrett stated that all four members of The Corre will be equals . When GM Teddy Long emerged to make it clear he would not tolerate the type of disruptions that The Nexus had caused on Raw , the members of The Corre insisted that he had misjudged them . They pledged to take SmackDown places it has never gone before . Capitalizing on interference by Ricardo Rodriguez , Alberto Del Rio defeated R - Truth with the cross armbreaker . While their match was in progress , commotion ensued in Theodore Long ’ s office when the SmackDown General Manager was found unconscious and he was taken to a local medical facility . It was unofficially reported later that Long suffered severe trauma to the back of the head . The Corre emphatically denied having anything to do with the GM ' s injuries and offered their assistance . Assuming control of SmackDown , Vickie Guerrero ordered that one member of The Corre face World Heavyweight Champion Edge in the main event . In a display of impressive Diva dominance , Beth Phoenix overcame Layla with the Glam Slam , chalking up her second win over Team Lay - Cool in as many weeks . The Ultimate Underdog reigned supreme over Cody Rhodes with an explosive 619 - splash combination . After , Rhodes was seen holding his injured nose in horror , perhaps faced with the realization that his handsome face could be disfigured . It was later learned that the handsome Superstar ' s nose was in fact broken . Jack Swagger defeated Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston 10 points to nine in an Amateur Wrestling Challenge . After the match , however , Kingston hit The All - American American with Trouble in Paradise and an incredible high cross body . One week after suffering a surprise defeat at the hands of Trent Barreta , Drew McIntyre returned to his winning ways , hurling Barreta off the top rope to hand his prey a painful loss . After the bell , the “ Chosen One ’ s ” determined opponent further fueled McIntyre ’ s rage with a defiant blow . This led to a vicious assault by The Sinister Scotsman that attracted the disappointed admonishment of Kelly Kelly . When WWE Champion The Miz decided to once again make his presence known on SmackDown , World Heavyweight Champion Edge opted to interrupt him . The Awesome One claimed that he has big plans for their Champion vs . Champion Match on Raw this Monday night . The 10 - time World Champion responded by telling Miz to get out of his ring . Alex Riley tried to add his two cents , only to be Speared by The Ultimate Opportunist . Before the main event between Edge and The Corre ’ s Justin Gabriel could begin , Vickie Guerrero emerged to inform the WWE Universe that her boyfriend Dolph Ziggler – No . 1 contender to the World Heavyweight Title ( Match preview ) – would be joining the announce team . Thanks to interference by his fellow Corre members , Gabriel picked up a huge victory over The Rated - R Superstar . After the match , Edge was treated to the full wrath of the intimidating new faction – an attack that included the " sternum crushing " 450 Splash by Gabriel and Wasteland by Wade Barrett . As SmackDown came to a close , Ziggler took the opportunity to stand over Edge in a symbolic act of triumph .