Reports indicate that the following was taped Tuesday night for the episode of WWE SmackDown set to air this Friday night, Dec. 6 from Tulsa, Okla. The episode airs just nine days before the WWE's TLC pay-per-view on Dec. 15.
In the main event of the evening, WWE Champion Randy Orton defeated Daniel Bryan via pinfall after hitting the RKO with Bryan distracted by The Wyatt Family. Bray Wyatt then appeared on the screen and asked Bryan to join them as the show came to an end.
The Orton vs. Bryan match was set up in the opening segment of the night when Orton came out and said he will prove that he's the greatest champion of all-time while he also apologized to The Authority. Bryan then interrupted and told Orton to apologize to him and the fans for being a pretend champion before challenging him to a match which Orton accepted.
CM Punk was in action in a one-one-one match against The Shield's Dean Ambrose and Punk won with the GTS. Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns weren't at ringside, possibly due to a segment that aired earlier when the trio disagreed on whom should face Punk in the match.
The WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes and Goldust were in action against Ryback and Curtis Axel, but the champs fell in a non-title match as Axel got the pin for his team. In another tag match, Rey Mysterio paired up with The Big Show and defeated Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro when Rey got the pin after jumping off of Big Show's shoulders onto one of the members of The Real Americans.
In other action, WWE Intercontinental Champion Big E Langston defeated Fandango via pinfall with Damien Sandow on commentary. Elsewhere on the program, Kofi Kingston came out and was attacked from behind by Alberto Del Rio, but no match took place.
Bad News Barrett appeared on the show twice, coming out once to tell the crowd that the bad news is that they're all gullible and then again to tell the crowd that the good news is there will be one champion after TLC but the bad news is that there will be a lot of pain in the match between Orton and John Cena.
In Divas action, Tamina Snuka lost to Natalya via pinfall with WWE Divas Champion A.J. Lee on commentary.
This episode of SmackDown built towards the TLC pay-per-view by furthering the feud with Daniel Bryan and The Wyatt Family as well as CM Punk and The Shield. No new matches were made for the event.
Quick Results:
--Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan opening segment.
--Big E Langston def. Fandango via pinfall with Damien Sandow on commentary.
--Bad News Barrett promo.
--Alberto Del Rio attacked Kofi Kingston.
--The Shield cut a promo and disagreed on who should face CM Punk on the show.
--Ryback and Curtis Axel def. Cody Rhodes and Goldust via pinfall in a non-title match.
--CM Punk def. Dean Ambrose via pinfall after the GTS with Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns not at ringside.
--Backstage segment w/ Rey Mysterio, Jack Swagger, Antonio Cesaro and Zeb Colter.
--Natalya def. Tamina Snuka via pinfall w/ A.J. Lee on commentary.
--Rey Mysterio and The Big Show def. The Real Americans w/ Zeb Colter via pinfall.
--Recap of the Michael Cole and Triple H interview.
--Bad News Barrett promo discussing the TLC main event.
--Randy Orton def. Daniel Bryan via pinfall after an RKO and a Wyatt Family distraction.
This episode of SmackDown airs just nine nights before the WWE's TLC pay-per-view on Dec. 15 live from the Toyota Center in Houston and the card looks like this thus far:
Title Unification Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match:
Randy Orton (WWE Champion) vs. John Cena (World Heavyweight Champion)
3-on-1 Handicap Match:
Daniel Bryan vs. The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan)
3-on-1 Handicap Match:
CM Punk vs. The Shield (Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins)
Intercontinental Championship:
Big E Langston (c) vs. Damien Sandow
Divas Championship:
AJ Lee (c) vs. Natalya
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