February 21 , 2014 Smackdown results The February 21 , 2014 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on February 18 , 2014 at the World Arena in Colorado Springs , Colorado . Summary . Two days before Elimination Chamber – and three days before WWE Network unleashes itself on the WWE Universe – a slew of determined Superstars used SmackDown to position themselves for the final pay - per - view along The Road to WrestleMania . Battered , bruised and bandaged , Daniel Bryan ultimately used a Running Knee to triumph over No . 1 contender to the Intercontinental Title , Jack Swagger , in SmackDown ’ s opening showdown . However , The Beard ’ s test of resilience was far from over . Before the dust could clear , SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero emerged , flanked by Director of Operations Kane . The Queen Diva congratulated Bryan on his victory , “ rewarding ” him with the opportunity to compete in a second match of the night against the other Real American , and fellow Elimination Chamber combatant , Cesaro ! In his second match of the evening , Bryan faced Cesaroand both Swagger and Zeb Colter were expelled from ringside by the referee . But the area outside the ropes didn ’ t stay empty for long , as Kane soon walked down to ringside to observe the action . In the height of the heated contest that followed , the ever - resilient Beard managed to hit a second Running Knee of the night on his opponent . Before he could even stand to follow up , however , Kane entered the ring and hit Bryan with a chokeslam . An amused Kane announced the fallen Bryan the winner by disqualification , before Cesaro delivered The Neutralizer on the three - time World Champion . In light of the anguish Bryan has endured in recent weeks – thanks to what Michael Cole called a personal “ vendetta ” by Kane – the question arises whether he will be in any condition to battle inside the Elimination Chamber in just two days . Then again , could the punishment be all the incentive the underdog warrior needs to emerge victorious this Sunday ? Prior to their SmackDown Six - Man Tag Team Match , Bray Wyatt characterized his Elimination Chamber opponents , The Shield , as being “ three dominos ready to fall ” to the Eater of Worlds and his creepy disciples . But the rocking chair would soon make way for SmackDown action . Slated to face Ryback & Curtis Axel this Sunday as part of Elimination Chamber Kickoff , Cody Rhodes & Goldust joined forces with Rey Mysterio against “ The New Face of Fear . ” In the midst of an out - of - control melee outside the ring , Goldust continued his offensive on Erick Rowan inside – the Superstar he thought was the legal man . However , he hadn ’ t noticed Wyatt tagged in . As a result , the creepy Superstar blindsided The Bizarre One and hit Sister Abigail for the three - count . In a SmackDown Dance - Off hosted by Renee Young , the WWE Universe picked the unorthodox dance moves of up - and - coming Diva Emma over Summer Rae ’ s traditional grace . While Summer opted to launch an attack of retribution on the victor , Emma quickly turned it around – as she and Santino expelled both the beautiful sore loser and Fandango from the ring . As a result of some whistling interference from SmackDown announce team guest commentator , Darren Young , Dolph Ziggler rolled up Titus O ’ Neil for the quick win . Mr . No Days Off was all smiles as he watched his former tag team partner have a post - match temper tantrum over the affair . But who will be smiling when the ex - Prime Time Players square off at Elimination Chamber this Sunday ? On Sunday at Elimination Chamber , The Usos will finally get their highly anticipated opportunity at The New Age Outlaws ’ WWE Tag Team Titles . And momentum continued to rise in their corner , as Jimmy Uso overcame Road Dogg on SmackDown with the Samoan Kick . In the final confrontation between Elimination Chamber combatants before Sunday ’ s career - altering showdown , Sheamus used White Noise to triumph over Christian in an extremely hard - fought battle by both Superstars . As SmackDown went off the air , however , Christian interrupted Sheamus ' celebration , knocking the big man from the ring and leaving him down at ringside . Which of the WWE elite will walk out of the Elimination Chamber with the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and the opportunity to headline WrestleMania in his grasp ?