Reports indicate that the following was taped Tuesday night in Portland, Oregon for the episode of SmackDown that is set to air this Friday, Dec. 13 in what will be the final episode of WWE SmackDown before the TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs pay-per-view event set to air this Sunday, Dec. 15.
The show began by hyping the fact that Randy Orton would apologize to Triple H later on in the episode, and the closing segment saw Orton apologize to Triple H followed byTriple H coming out and forgiving him just this once. Triple H then walked out leaving Orton in the ring as the show came to an end.
Orton will take on John Cena in a WWE Champion vs. World Heavyweight Champion title-for-title match at TLC on Sunday, and Cena cut a promo on Orton and the upcoming match during the show.
Daniel Bryan was in action on SmackDown, and took on Erick Rowan and defeated him via disqualification after Bray Wyatt interfered. Bryan was able to thwart off the attack and nail Wyatt with the flying knee after the match. The Wyatt Family cut a promo later on in the night.
In other action, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns defeated the Usos with Dean Ambrose on commentary. After the match, CM Punk appeared on the screen and cut a promo on The Shield. Elsewhere on the program, The Big Show with Rey Mysterio in his corner defeated Ryback with Curtis Axel after hitting him with the chokeslam. Post-match, Mysterio hit Axel with a 619 and Show knocked him out with a punch.
A tag team title match was announced for TLC pitting Goldust and Cody Rhodes against Ryback and Curtis Axel, The Big Show and Rey Mysterio and Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro.
In tag action, The Real Americans defeated Cody Rhodes and Goldust in tag action but the Tag Team Championships weren't on the line. Mark Henry took on Damien Sandow and defeated him via countout with Big E Langston on commentary. The match ended when Sandow left the ring and was counted out.
In divas action, A.J. Lee and Tamina defeated The Bella Twins with Natalya on commentary in a tag match. A match that was supposed to take place but didn't was a contest between Kofi Kingston and Alberto Del Rio. The match was canceled after The Miz attacked Kingston and hit him with the Skull Crushing Finale.
There was a promo on the show involving Wade Barrett's new Bad News Barrett gimmick as well.
WWE SmackDown built up the main feuds heading into the TLC pay-per-view, most notably the struggle between Daniel Bryan and The Wyatt Family, CM Punk and The Shield and John Cena and Randy Orton.
Quick Results:
--Daniel Bryan def. Erick Rowan via DQ after Bray Wyatt interfered.
--The Real Americans def. Cody Rhodes and Goldust in a non-title match.
--Bad News Barrett segment.
--Mark Henry def. Damien Sandow via countout w/ Big E Langston on commentary.
--AJ Lee & Tamina def. The Bella Twins w/ Natalya on commentary.
--John Cena cut a promo discussing Randy Orton and TLC.
--Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns def. The Usos w/ Dean Ambrose on commentary. CM Punk cut a promo post-match.
--The Big Show w/ Rey Mysterio def. Ryback w/ Curtis Axel via pinfall.
--Wyatt Family promo.
--Alberto Del Rio and Kofi Kingston's match was canceled after The Miz attacked Kingston.
--Randy Orton apologized to Triple H and Hunter forgave him.
This episode of SmackDown airs just two nights before WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs and this is what looks to be the final card:
Title Unification Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match:
John Cena (World Heavyweight Champion) vs. Randy Orton (WWE 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)
WWE Intercontinental Championship:
Big E Langston (c) vs. Damien Sandow
WWE Tag Team Championships:
Cody Rhodes and Goldust (c) vs. The Big Show and Rey Mysterio vs. Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro vs. Ryback and Curtis Axel
WWE Divas Championship:
AJ Lee (c) vs. Natalya
TLC Kick-Off Pre-Show Match:
Fandango vs. Dolph Ziggler
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