WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, & Byron Saxton.
-Daniel Bryan started the show by bringing out the reinstated Ryback, Erick Rowan, and Dolph Ziggler.  They all spoke their minds but were interrupted by Seth Rollins, Director Of Operations Kane, and The Big Show(w/ Jamie Knoble & Joey Mercury).  With Triple H & Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley absent, Kane passed along the word that the three returning wrestlers would have the opportunity to qualify for the Royal Rumble.  Ziggler would normally get an automatic rematch for the Intercontinental Title, but as a "new employee", he has to start with a clean slate...
-Dolph Ziggler d. Intercontinental Champion Wade "Bad News" Barrett(non-title) after the Zigzag (7:24 aired); Ziggler qualified for the Royal Rumble.
-Ryback d. U.S. Champion Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) by countout(non-title); the fight spilled out of the ring and Ryback Irish-whipped Rusev into the ringside barricade, then pummeled him before beating the ten-count (10:15 aired).  Ryback qualified for the Royal Rumble as a result of the win.  Rusev attacked Ryback after the match, but Ryback gave him the Meathook lariat; he went for the Shellshock but Rusev escaped the move and bailed out of the ring.
-Brie Bella(w/ Women's Champion Nikki Bella) d. Naomi Night after the Bella Buster(X-Factor) (2:20); Paige Knight & Natalya Neidhart did commentary.
-Luke Harper d. Erick Rowan with the discus lariat after Rowan missed a top-rope splash (3:20); as a result, Rowan did not qualify for the Royal Rumble.
-Daniel Bryan d. Kane(w/ Jamie Knoble & Joey Mercury) in a no-DQ match after the flying knee strike (8:50 aired); Bryan retained his Royal Rumble spot with the win.  The Big Show attacked Bryan in the aisle and the heels ganged up on him until Ziggler, Ryback, and Rowan ran out to even the odds.  The locker room emptied as everyone brawled in a preview of the Royal Rumble...the show ended with Bryan, Ziggler, Ryback, Reigns, and Ambrose standing in the ring with Show and Kane confronting them from the apron.