WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Tom Phillips, & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-The show started with MizTV as Tag Team Champions Mike Mizanin & Damien Sandow interviewed The Big Show...but they were quickly interrupted by Daniel Bryan who revealed that he was in charge of this week's Smackdown as well.
-Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) won a battle royal to retain the U.S. Title.  Eliminations:  Justin Gabriel by The Big Show, Sin Cara by Show, Heath Slater by Erick Rowan, Curtis Axel by Antonio Cesaro, Adam Rose by Los Matadores, Fernando & Diego simultaneously by Show, Show by Rowan, Rowan by Rusev, Tag Team Champion Mike Mizanin by Goldust & Stardust, Tag Team Champion Damien Sandow literally threw himself out of the ring(bwahahaha), Goldust & Stardust by Jack Swagger, Jimmy Uso by Titus O'Neil, Titus by Jey Uso, Jey by Tyson Kidd, Kidd by Swagger, Cesaro by Swagger, and Swagger by Rusev for the win (9:25 aired).
-Women's Champion Nikki Bella(w/ Brie Bella) d. Emma Tayla(non-title) with the Rack Attack(torture-rack drop) (1:30).  After the match, Nikki trashed-talked A.J. Lee until she ran out to the ring; A.J. attacked Brie before the Bella Twins bailed out of the ring.
-Ryback d. Seth Rollins(w/ Jamie Knoble & Joey Mercury) by DQ when Kane ran in with a chair as Ryback set up Rollins for the Shellshock (9:38 aired).  Rollins stopped Ryback from using the chair himself, allowing Kane to beat him down with the weapon and then deliver a chokeslam.
-Big E Langston, Kofi Kingston, & Xavier Woods d. Curtis Axel, Heath Slater, & Titus O'Neil; Woods pinned Slater after a Big Ending/second-rope flying DDT double-team with Big E (3:23).
-Daniel Bryan announced that Ryback would face Kane in a chair match at TLC.
-Dolph Ziggler d. Intercontinental Champion Luke Harper by countout; the fight spilled out of the ring and Harper manhandled Dolph, but Ziggler superkicked him and beat the ten-count (6:43 aired).  Harper brought in the title belt for a post-match cheapshot, but Ziggler avoided it and hit the Zigzag.