WWE: Top 10 SmackDown episodes of 2013

9. June 21

Daniel Bryan

The Show had Payback smelling all over it. Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton gave the fans a classic match while Paul Heyman tried his best to push Curtis Axel. Sheamus had a starting bout with Cody Rhodes and it was followed by Axel’s title defense against Wade Barrett.

Apart from Bryan- Orton match, Jericho and Alberto Del Rio also had a lot of emotions being stirred but a weak ending cost the match heavily. It also featured a promo of Paul E hyping the feud between Brock Lesnar and CM Punk. The brilliance with which he pulled off the segment once again proved why he is such a successful wrestling genius.

Sheamus defeated Cody Rhodes (w/ Damien Sandow) (5:34)

Curtis Axel (c) (w/ Paul Heyman) defeated Wade Barrett to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (4:32)

AJ Lee (w/ Big E. Langston) defeated Natalya (5:54)

Alberto Del Rio (w/ Ricardo Rodriguez) defeated Chris Jericho by DQ (10:34)

Christian defeated Drew McIntyre (w/ Heath Slater & Jinder Mahal) (3:54)

Daniel Bryan defeated Randy Orton by Count Out (14:48)

Dark match: Daniel Bryan, Randy Orton & Sheamus defeated The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins)