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Friday Night Smackdown began with WWE Champion Randy Orton promising to unify the WWE Championship and John Cena's World Heavyweight Championship at the TLC pay-per-view. Orton went on to apologize to The Authority for his comments that he made on Monday Night Raw regarding their alleged lack of support for him. Daniel Bryan came out to the ramp and said that Orton should apologize to the WWE Universe for being a fake a champion and a match is set between Orton and Bryan for the Smackdown main event.
WWE Intercontinental Champion Big E Langston defeated Fandango via pin-fall, while his TLC title challenger, Damien Sandow, did commentary during the match.
Kofi Kingston was scheduled to battle Alberto Del Rio but the match ended in a no-contest after Del Rio attacked Kingston from behind before the bell rang, leaving him laid out in the ring.
The Shield - U.S. Champion Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns - came out to the ring as they tried to decide who will face CM Punk in a one-on-one match later in the night, in preparation for their 3-on-1 Handicap match at TLC. Ambrose decides to take on Punk though the other members of The Shield did not seem to be on the same page with the decision.
WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes and Goldust lost to Curtis Axel and Ryback, two former "Heyman Guys," in a non-title match after Axel earned the pin for the win.
CM Punk defeated U.S. Champion Dean Ambrose in a non-title match, after Punk nailed Ambrose with the GTS. Shield stablemates Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns did not interfere in the match.
Natalya beat Tamina in a singles match after Tamina tapped out to the Sharpshooter. WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee did commentary during the match.
The Real Americans, Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro, lost to the tag team of Rey Mysterio and The Big Show after Mysterio leapt off the Big Show's shoulders to score the pin on Swagger.
WWE Champion Randy Orton beat Daniel Bryan in a non-title match after hitting the former champion with the RKO to end the show after Bryan was distracted by Bray Wyatt, who appeared on the TitanTron and asked Bryan to join his clan.
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