August 2 , 2013 Smackdown results The August 2 , 2013 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which was taped on July 25 , 2013 at the Toyota Center in Houston , Texas . Summary . As three of WWE ’ s top Superstars battled it out for the right to face World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio at SummerSlam , CM Punk dazzled Fandango with the power of Straight Edge , a stunning turn of events helped decide the Divas Title Match and Damien Sandow showed Cody Rhodes the true value of ” Money . ” Several weeks ago , newly crowned Raw General Manager Brad Maddox gave WWE Champion John Cena the opportunity to choose his No . 1 contender at SummerSlam , paving the way for The Champ to create a highly anticipated clash between himself and Daniel Bryan . After SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero offered the World Heavyweight Champion the same chance , Alberto Del Rio tried to name Ricardo Rodriguez as his No . 1 contender . But , The Queen Diva swiftly rejected the titleholder ’ s feeble attempt at a summer siesta – instead creating an explosive blue brand Triple Threat Match to determine his SummerSlam opponent : RVD vs . Randy Orton vs . Christian for later in the night ! After tossing Damien Sandow ’ s Money in the Bank contract into the Gulf of Mexico one week ago , a beaming Cody Rhodes prepared to clash with Jack Swagger . When Zeb Colter started to pontificate his propaganda before the bell , Rhodes made his own statement by knocking the microphone out of his hand . Swagger charged in , only to end up in worse shape than the mic . In spite of aggressive retribution from The Real American once the match began , the crafty Rhodes ultimately countered an attempted gutwrench powerbomb into a quick pin - fall . Talking to Josh Mathews moments later , Rhodes stated that he didn ’ t blame Sandow for betraying him at Money in the Bank . Instead , Rhodes said he threw away the contract because he was sick of being talked down to . However , that interview was cut short by the Intellectual Savior of the Masses , who brutally attacked his former friend . With Dolph Ziggler watching closely from the back , the powerful Big E Langston decimated the high - flying Sin Cara , sending the masked Superstar crashing to the canvas with the Big Ending for an authoritative victory . Though Fandango proved himself a truly vicious virtuoso in a tough match against CM Punk , it was The Second City Saint who would offer a Straight Edge stomping , following up a superplex with the Anaconda Vice for the submission victory . Four days after Kaitlyn overcame AJ Lee with an earth - shattering Spear on Raw for a huge non - title win , the “ Hybrid Diva ” looked to reclaim the Divas Championship on SmackDown in her hometown of Houston . However , when the action spilled outside the ring , the observing Layla suddenly jumped out of Kaitlyn ’ s corner and blocked the powerful Diva ’ s attack . That momentary pause allowed a recovering AJ to slam her stunned opponent into the ring barrier before making her tap out inside the ring with the Black Widow . At the height of the whirlwind free - for - all Triple Threat showdown between three former World Champions – established to decide who would take on World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio at SummerSlam – Randy Orton looked ready to close the door on Christian with the RKO . But when RVD reengaged him at the last second , The Viper ended up hitting the ECW Original with his patented finisher instead . The sudden change in course allowed Captain Charisma enough time to regain his senses and block Orton ’ s follow - up RKO attempt and counter to score the monumental win ! As a result , Christian will look to capture his third World Heavyweight Title at the Biggest Party of the Summer – from the very Superstar he beat for the same title in 2011 . But , before Christian could even celebrate that fact , Del Rio launched a surprise post - match assault on his new No . 1 contender .