- Thanks to Nikki for the following WWE SmackDown spoilers from tonight's tapings in Fresno, California. These will air this Friday going into the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view:
* SmackDown opens with Teddy Long and World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan backstage. Security is guarding Teddy's office. Long is concerned about Randy Orton's condition and pulls him from the Elimination Chamber match on Sunday.
* Big Show and The Great Khali defeat Wade Barrett and Cody Rhodes. After the match, Show turns on Khali and takes him out. He also goes after Cody but he gets away; so he chokeslams Barrett instead. Teased leaving but then grabbed a chair and shoved it in his throat. Refs broke it up.
* Mark Henry returns backstage and wants Teddy Long to put him into the Elimination Chamber match. Big Show came in and demanded a match against Daniel Bryan for later tonight. Show got pissed, called Henry an untrained gorilla, laid out Henry and tore up Teddy's office and threatened to slap Aksana before leaving. Long put security on notice and told them to take Big Show out of the arena if they see him. Aksana told him he should have stood up to Show and she expected more from "his type" and leaves
* Hunico defeated Ted DiBiase with the help of Camacho.
* WWE Tag Team Champions Epico and Primo defeat The Usos.
* Daniel Bryan comes out and cuts a promo about his actions on RAW. Bryan says he will win at Elimination Chamber. He wants Lilian Garcia to announce him the winner by forfeit but Teddy Long interrupts and makes Sheamus vs. Bryan now.
* Daniel Bryan beat Sheamus by DQ when Sheamus went crazy on Bryan. Bryan spit in Sheamus' face which caused him to go crazy. Sheamus pushed the referee which caused the DQ. As Bryan tried to escape Sheamus came after him and Bryan threw AJ between them. Sheamus gives her the Brough Kick to a huge pop.
* Cody Rhodes and Wade Barrett (in a wheelchair) confront Teddy Long and want to know who is replacing Randy Orton at the Elimination Chamber. Teddy announces a battle royal to fill the final spot. He says a Superstar from RAW or SmackDown can compete.
* Jinder Mahal won a quick match over Ezekiel Jackson. Ezekiel cried after the match. Jinder cut a quick promo about having "an old friend" return.
* Tamina and Alicia Fox beat Natalya and Beth Phoenix. The referee gets distracted by Natalya's farting. A brown stain can be seen on the back of her tights.
* Santino Marella won a battle royal to replace Randy Orton in the SmackDown Elimination Chamber on Sunday. The match came down to David Otunga, Ezekiel Jackson, Drew McIntyre and Santino. Santino got a big ovation from the crowd for his win. A distraught Ezekiel attacked Santino after the match
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