Sami Zayn was back on SmackDown and had another stunt planned after failing last week. This time he shocked himself with a cattle prod before Johnny Knoxville came out and wanted to inspect the utensil and noticed that it wasn't turned on.
Knoxville shocked him for real this time and Zayn went down before the former tossed him out of the ring, as a preview of the Rumble.
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Eric Bischoff was backstage on SmackDown, with Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville. Pearce called out Deville for her recent behavior and said that he recommended to management that a match be made official between her and Naomi.
She shrugged it off and walked away, asking Pearce to let her know what their reply was.
Sheamus vs. Ricochet on SmackDown
Sheamus had the early advantage and hit the Irish curse backbreaker before going for the 10 beats of Bodhran. The Celtic Warrior went for the Brogue kick but it was countered by Ricochet.
Ricochet hit Sheamus with a springboard dropkick and sent him outside but the Irish superstar countered the following dive. Back in the ring, Sheamus hit the Brogue kick and picked up the win.
Result: Sheamus def. Ricochet
Grade: B-