August 9 , 2013 Smackdown results The August 9 , 2013 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on August 6 , 2013 at the BMO Harris Bank Center in Rockford , Illinois . Summary . With The Biggest Party of the Summer on the horizon , Rob Van Dam looked to knock " Mr . Money in the Bank " down a notch , No . 1 contender Christian looked to build SummerSlam momentum against World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio and Damien Sandow was simply looking for gold . SmackDown opened with a blockbuster battle as " Mr . Money in the Bank " Randy Orton , locked up against Rob Van Dam . Van Dam looked for a victory on the blue brand , but found only the business end of an RKO — delivered after Orton ducked out of the way of RVD ’ s attempted Five - Star Frog Splash . Orton ’ s Friday night win further proves that The Viper can , in fact , strike from anywhere and at any time , and WWE Champion John Cena would do well to grow a pair of eyes in the back of his head . The Miz played host to a truly eccentric pair as Divas Champion AJ Lee and Big E Langston came to “ The Most Must - See Talk Show in WWE history . ” When Dolph Ziggler and Kaitlyn appeared , however , business would truly pick up — and as talks inevitably broke down , Miz attempted to take back control . As host of SummerSlam , The Awesome One took it upon himself to make a huge pay - per - view match , pitting Ziggler & Kaitlyn against AJ & Big E at The Biggest Party of the Summer ! But the bitter rivals would not wait for Aug . 18 . As Kaitlyn and AJ tangled , prompting Big E to lay his hands on “ The Hybrid Diva , ” The Showoff hit his former heavy with a thundering Zig Zag ! Alberto Del Rio confronted Vickie Guerrero Enraged to find out he would be competing against his No . 1 contender , Christian , on Friday night , World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio confronted SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero . An ambivalent Vickie didn ’ t kowtow to the champion ’ s wishes , though , and the match will go on as scheduled . In a rematch of their bout on Raw , the newly returned Kofi Kingston looked to make it two in a row against the fleet - footed Fandango on SmackDown . But , at the height of the match , a feigned ankle sprain by Summer Rae distracted Kofi and opened the door for her dancing partner to drive his high - flying opponent into the steel ring post . Fandango then did some high flying of his own , nailing the still - dazed Kofi with a leg drop off the top rope for the win . A freshly shaved Wade Barrett arrived to SmackDown with clippers in hand and payback on the mind as he faced Daniel Bryan . Just four days removed from Bryan ’ s disastrous corporate makeover and subsequent shaving of Barrett ’ s beard , the two grapplers engaged in a bruising battle on the blue brand . But when Barrett attempted to utilize the clippers on the No . 1 contender to the WWE Title , Bryan rallied and , coming off a flying headbutt , the submission specialist snapped in the “ Yes ! ” Lock — forcing The Barrett Barrage to tap out and continuing Bryan ’ s red - hot winning streak . After unveiling a “ Sandowized ” version of the Money in the Bank briefcase , Damien Sandow delivered a pointed message to Alberto Del Rio , promising to become “ World Champion of the Unwashed Masses . ” Kane sent a terrifying message of dominance by destroying 3MB in a 3 - on - 1 Handicap Match on SmackDown , immediately after which Bray Wyatt appeared on the TitanTron with a targeted — and creepy — message of his own for The Big Red Monster . Addressing their upcoming Ring of Fire Match at SummerSlam , Wyatt claimed to be “ already dead ” and professed no fear for The Devil ’ s Favorite Demon . Taking particular offense to CM Punk calling himself “ The Best in the World , ” Brock Lesnar proclaimed to be more than just Paul Heyman ’ s “ muscle , ” making it clear that things are very personal between him and CM Punk . What exactly will Heyman have up his sleeve when he battles Punk Monday on Raw ? Just nine days before their SummerSlam World Title clash , Christian battled World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio in a classic Non - Title confrontation . The action spilled outside the ring numerous times — including a thrilling exchange on the ramp that saw Del Rio get heaved from on high . But , in the end , all the back - and - forth fighting and near - falls eventually came down to Christian simply getting the best of the Mexican titleholder — rolling Del Rio up for the pinfall victory . A furious Del Rio argued that he kicked out before the three - count — a dispute that was made moot when Christian leveled his opponent with the Killswitch ! Then , with the champion lying prone , " Mr . Money in the Bank " Damien Sandow suddenly emerged from the back with briefcase in hand . But before the bell could ring on his potential cash - in , Cody Rhodes struck from out of nowhere and floored his former friend ! Will Christian ’ s victory have lasting effects as SummerSlam approaches ? Is Captain Charisma inside the World Champion ' s head ? Find out Aug . 18 , only on pay - per - view !