WWE Smackdown 12.3.15 - IC title chaos

The Usos and The New Day vs. Los Matadores, Tyson Kidd and Cesaro
A pre-taped interview with Los Matadores is shown. They said they've made a decision. They'll do whatever it takes to become Tag Team Champions. They want their WrestleMania moment.
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods will represent The New Day. Fernando will start against Kingston. Fernando kicks him in the chest before putting him in the corner. Fernando kicks away at him before sending him to the opposite corner. Kingston quickly comes back with a springboard dropkick for a one count. Woods is tagged in, and Kingston whips Fernando into Wood's flying shoulder block for a two count. Woods sends him into the ropes and hits him with a forearm for another two count. Fernando hits a throat thrust, and Diego tags in. Diego dropkicks him down, but Woods comes back with some right hands. Woods then kicks him in the face before Jimmy Uso tags in. Jimmy chops Diego's chest a few times before connecting with a back body drop. Jimmy punches away at him before Diego pushes him away. Jimmy then uppercuts him down. Jimmy climbs the ropes before Fernando runs up to interfere. Jimmy kicks him away, and Diego knocks Jimmy to the outside.

We come back from the break to see Los Matadores trade tags to get the best of Jimmy Uso. Fernando applies a chin lock, but Jimmy fights up and connects with an enzuigiri. Jey Uso tags in, as does Tyson Kidd on the other side. Jey hits him with a pair of clotheslines before kicking him in the midsection. Jey uppercuts him before dropping him with a Samoan Drop. Jey knocks Cesaro and the other Matador off the apron before connecting with a running hip bump on Kidd. Kingston then tags himself in. Kingston leaps over Jey and connects on Kidd with a cross-body block. Cesaro breaks up the pin. One of the Matadors accidentally knocks Cesaro out of the ring, and Woods clotheslines that Matador out of the ring. Woods gears up for a plancha, but Jimmy steals his thunder. Woods then takes Jimmy out with a summersault plancha.

In the ring, Kidd rolls Kingston up, but Kingston turns it on him for a two count. Kingston goes for another roll up, but Kidd kicks out. Cesaro immediately uppercuts Kingston. Fernando tags himself in, and Kingston hits him with Trouble in Paradise. The referee is distracted during all this. Diego runs in and hits Kingston with a Backstabber to pick up the win. The referee didn't know the difference between the two.
Winners by Pinfall: Los Matadores, Tyson Kidd and Cesaro

Ryback vs. The Miz
They lock up, and Miz quickly gets a waistlock before applying a side headlock. Ryback quickly picks him up and puts him on the top rope before getting the crowd going with a "Feed Me More" chant. Miz angrily tries to punch him, but Ryback throws him down on his face. Miz elbows him back before running into a back elbow. Ryback then connects with a delayed vertical suplex. Damien Mizdow is seen watching backstage. Miz snaps Ryback off the top rope, but Ryback soon pushes him to the corner. Miz then sidesteps him, causing him to hit the ring post shoulder-first. Miz stomps away at him before choking him on the ropes. Miz splashes him against the ropes for a one count. Miz kicks away at him before kicking him in the head. Ryback blocks a second kick and hits a spinebuster. Ryback sets up in the corner before connecting with a Meat Hook Clothesline. Ryback then hits Shell Shocked for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Ryback
Summer Rae and Cameron w/ Eva Marie vs. AJ Lee and Paige
Paige will start against Cameron. Paige kicks her before putting her in the corner. AJ Lee tags in, and Paige whips Cameron into an elbow. AJ puts her in the corner and splashes her before hitting a neckbreaker. AJ kicks her in the midsection before Summer Rae distracts her. Cameron takes her down before taking her out with a kick to the head. Cameron does a split before picking up a two count. Summer tags in, and they take AJ down for a two count. Summer then applies a chin lock. AJ tries to fight up, but Summer takes her down. Summer knocks Paige off the apron before tagging Cameron in. Cameron stomps her in the corner before tagging Summer back in. AJ knocks Summer off the apron before clotheslining Cameron down.

Paige is tagged in, and she hits Summer with a trio of short-arm clotheslines. Paige dropkicks her down before knocking Cameron off the apron. Paige superkicks Summer down before applying the PTO for the win.
Winners by Submission: AJ Lee and Paige



Daniel Bryan, Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler vs. Stardust, Luke Harper and Bad News Barrett
Dean Ambrose will start the match against Bad News Barrett. They lock up, and Ambrose applies a side headlock. Barrett whips him off, but Ambrose takes him down with a shoulder block. Ambrose hits the ropes and hits a running forearm before dropping a quick elbow. Ambrose stomps the midsection before tying up the legs and ripping at his face. Ambrose wrenches the arm before tagging Dolph Ziggler in. Ziggler punches Barrett before wrenching the arm a few times. Barrett punches him in the face before tagging Stardust in. Stardust comes off the top rope and punches him. A "Cody" chant breaks out, and Stardust begins to flip out. Ziggler then reverses a whip to the corner, and Stardust hits the turnbuckle sternum first. Daniel Bryan is tagged in, and he comes off the top rope with a double fist to the back. Bryan then applies a surfboard stretch. Ambrose whispers, "Cody" in Stardust's ear while he's held up. R-Truth is seen watching backstage with the Intercontinental Championship. Stardust quickly hits Bryan in the face before tagging Barrett in. Bryan hits Barrett with a drop-toe-hold before punching him to the corner. Barrett quickly comes back with some right hands. Stardust head-butts him before having a whip reversed on him. Bryan hits a corner dropkicks before connecting with a super hurricanrana. Bryan goes for the Busaiku Knee Kick, but Stardust escapes the ring.

We come back from the break to see Luke Harper pin Bryan for a two count. Harper then executes the gator roll. Harper then applies a chin lock. Bryan fights up and tries to fight to his corner, but Harper throws him down. Barrett is tagged in, and he puts Bryan in the corner before laying him out over the top turnbuckle. Barrett kicks him in the midsection for a two count. Stardust is tagged in, and he stomps Bryan a few times before tagging Harper in. Bryan comes back with a roll up for a two count before kicking Harper in the head.

Dean Ambrose and Stardust are tagged in. Ambrose hits a pair of running forearms before giving him a forearm in the corner. Ambrose connects with a running bulldog before giving him a modified sit-out face-buster. Barrett breaks up the pin. Harper pulls Ambrose out of the ring, but Ambrose quickly comes back with a clothesline. Ambrose then pulls the top rope down to get Stardust out of the ring. Ambrose hops around before going to the top rope. Ambrose then takes Stardust and Harper out with a flying elbow drop at ringside. Ambrose puts Stardust in the ring. Stardust kicks him in the face, but he rebounds with a clothesline. Ambrose goes for Dirty Deeds, but Barrett distracts him. Ambrose kicks him out of the ring and bounces him off the commentary table. Harper then big boots him down at ringside.

We come back from the break to see Barrett kneeing away at Ambrose, who is tied up in the ropes. Barrett then big boots him to the apron and brings him into the ring for a two count. Barrett then applies a chin lock. Ambrose fights up, but Barrett soon tags Stardust in. Stardust puts Ambrose in the corner and goes for a superplex, but Ambrose blocks it. Ambrose then takes him down with a super front suplex. Ambrose then takes him out with a missile dropkick.

Ziggler and Harper are tagged in. Ziggler clotheslines him before splashing him in the corner and hitting a neckbreaker. Ziggler drops a big elbow for a two count. Harper sidesteps a famouser, and Ziggler takes Barrett down on the apron. Ziggler then dropkicks Harper before connecting with a famouser for a near fall. Ziggler knocks Stardust off the apron, and Harper rolls him up for a two count. Ziggler superkicks Harper, but Stardust breaks up the pin. Bryan runs in and kicks Stardust in the head. Bryan then gives Barrett a back body drop out of the ring. Bryan, Ziggler, and Ambrose go for stereo suicide dives, but Harper stops Ziggler. Bryan and Ambrose connect with their suicide dive. Harper then lays Ziggler out with a sit-out powerbomb for a near fall! Harper cannot believe it.
Harper paces around the ring before picking Ziggler up for a torture rack. Ziggler gets out and connects with the Zig-Zag. Bryan tags in, and he connects with the Busaiku Knee Kick for the win!
Winners by Pinfall: Daniel Bryan, Dean Ambrose, and Dolph Ziggler