Match-by-match results and television rating of this edition of Smackdown.
Show: Smackdown
Date: August 9, 2013
Location: Example: Miami, Florida
Commentary: Micheal Cole & JBL
Reported By: Andy Ravens
TV Rating:
- Randy Orton beat Rob Van Dam
- Fandango beat Kofi Kingston
- Daniel Bryan beat Wade Barrett
- Kane quickly squashed 3MB
- Christian beat Alberto Del Rio
* Randy Orton beat Rob Van Dam in the opener. RVD missed the frogsplash and Orton came right back with a RKO. The match went just under 13 minutes.
* MizTV with The Miz, AJ Lee and Big E Langston is up next. Dolph Ziggler and Kaitlyn end up interrupting. Because he's host, Miz makes Ziggler and Kaitlyn vs. Big E and AJ for SummerSlam. AJ and Big E jump Kaitlyn and Ziggler but they come back and get the upperhand.
* Fandango beat Kofi Kingston with the top rope leg drop in under 5 minutes.
* Daniel Bryan beat Wade Barrett by submission. Barrett came out fully shaven after the attack from Bryan on RAW.
* Kane quickly squashed 3MB in a handicap match after chokeslamming Jinder Mahal. The Wyatt Family appeared on the big screen and Bray Wyatt cut a promo about their Ring of Fire match at SummerSlam.
* Christian beat Alberto Del Rio in just under 20 minutes. This was a non-title match and he won with a roll up. After the match, Del Rio attacked Christian but he countered. Christian left Del Rio laying in the ring.
* Damien Sandow came out with his Money in the Bank briefcase and a referee. Before the bell rang, Cody Rhodes ran down and came leaping off the top rope to stop Sandow from cashing in.
