WWE SmackDown Results 12/5/2014

* Dark match: Natalya defeat Paige. Paige tapped out to the Sharpshooter after a good back & forth match.

* Dark match: NXT Champion Adrian Neville defeat Sami Zayn with Red Arrow.

* Santino Marella kicks off SmackDown with a promo and reveals that he will be this week’s guest General Manager. He plugs Jingle All The Way 2.

* Dolph Ziggler vs. Luke Harper in a rematch for the WWE Intercontinental Title is first. Ziggler wins after Harper hits a low blow kick. Harper grabs a ladder to powerbomb Ziggler on it but Ziggler counters and hits a facebuster. Ziggler throws the ladder at a retreating Harper. Santino comes out and puts the two in a Ladder Match at TLC.

* They air a look back at The Authority.

* Seth Rollins, Kane, Big Show, Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble come out. Rollins talks about putting John Cena through a table on RAW. Show talks about his Stairs Match at TLC and slams the steps on top of each other to taunt Erick Rowan. Kane takes the mic from Big Show when he apparently calls him an idiot. Kane says he’s going to feed Ryback chair after chair at TLC. Santino comes out and tells them to take it easy. He announces Ryback and Rowan vs. Rollins and Show for tonight’s main event.

* Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston vs. Tyson Kidd and Cesaro is next. Big E and Natalya are at ringside. New Day wins after a double team move that saw Woods come down with a diving stomp. Stardust and Goldust appeared on the big screen after the match. They ran down the positive message that New Day sends. Woods responds and says the darkness of the universe won’t hold them down. Kofi challenges them and Big E preaches on the power of A New Day.

* Naomi is shown backstage with flowers that were sent. Jimmy Uso shows up and says he didn’t send them. The card reads, “Apologies from Miz.” Uso throws the vase at the floor and breaks it.

* We get a replay of Jack Swagger’s Main Event promo about Rusev.

* Dean Ambrose comes out and says he enjoyed himself on RAW, especially destroying Bray Wyatt’s rocking chair. Ambrose says Wyatt’s plan hasn’t worked out so well and he will put him down at TLC. Ambrose says the mind games are over. Lana and Rusev come to the stage. Lana says Rusev will not compete due to America’s intimidation. She shows a replay of the Swagger beatdown. Rusev and Lana run down America. Rusev says he will stomp every bone in Swagger’s body just like he did to Zeb Colter. Ambrose already tuned them out when Lana said Rusev wouldn’t compete and says he came here to fight. Ambrose runs up the ramp but is met by Wyatt. Wyatt beats him down. Ambrose comes back but gets taken down and hit in the throat with a steel chair. Wyatt smashes Ambrose against the steps with a chair and leaves him laying. Trainers come out and check on Ambrose. They put him in a neck brace before taking him away on a stretcher.

* The Miz vs. Jey Uso is next. The Miz cuts a promo and doesn’t understand why Jimmy Uso is upset. He’s trying to help Naomi. The Usos run out and Miz taunts Jimmy. The referee ends up sending Jimmy to the back. Miz wins with a Skull Crushing Finale after Jey goes after Damien Sandow.

* AJ Lee is on commentary for Brie Bella vs. Naomi. Nikki Bella is also at ringside. Nikki tries to interfere but AJ pulls her off the apron. Naomi grabs Brie for a school boy and the win.

* Backstage segment with Santino talking to The Bunny about the pressure on his shoulders tonight.

* We see Seth Rollins and Big Show backstage getting ready.

* Seth Rollins and Big Show vs. Ryback and Erick Rowan is the main event. The referee sends Kane to the back for trying to interfere but misses a tag between Show and Rollins. He keeps Show out of the ring and Rowan hits a big boot on Show. Rollins argues with the referee and turns around to Shellshocked from Ryback for the win.