Chris Jericho vs Sheamus
Sheamus locks up with Jericho and shoves him to the mat, then he pushes him in the corner and punches him before the ref calls for a break. Jericho rolls outside and tries to get away, but Sheamus hits him with a Battering Ram on the way in then he chokes him in the corner. Jericho reverses it then whips him into the opposite corner, but Sheamus avoids a corner splash then clubs him on the apron and brings him back in with a vertical suplex. Sheamus kicks him in the ribs then runs at him, but Jericho pulls the ropes down and Sheamus falls to the floor. Jericho dropkicks him through the ropes and into the barricade, then Daniel Bryan makes his way down to ringside with AJ as we go to a commercial break.
When we get back, Jericho slingshots Sheamus throat first into the bottom rope, then he chokes him in the corner and punches him until the ref backs him off. Sheamus gets a few defensive strikes in, but Jericho hits a knee off the ropes then follows with a suplex for a two count. Jericho hits a short dropkick and applies a rear headlock, but Sheamus stands up and rams Jericho into the corner to break the hold. He takes a boot to the face, but Jericho goes for a bulldog and Sheamus counters by throwing him across the ring and comes back with a few clotheslines. Sheamus hits an Irish Curse for a two count, then he connects with a rolling fireman's carry slam for another near fall and avoids a Codebreaker attempt.
Sheamus misses a Brogue Kick then kicks out of a pin after a Lionsault, then Jericho catches him on the top turnbuckle but Sheamus knocks him down and hits a Battering Ram. He calls for a Celtic Cross but Jericho counters with Walls of Jericho, then Sheamus reaches the ropes to break the hold and calls for another Celtic Cross. Jericho ends up sliding out and Sheamus sends him outside, then he tosses him at Daniel Bryan before bringing him back inside. Jericho knocks him off the apron and Bryan dropkicks him in the head behind the ref's back, and Sheamus fails to make it back in before the ten count. Sheamus runs after Bryan but he takes off with AJ, then Sheamus rolls in the ring and hits Jericho with a Brogue Kick to take out his frustrations as Smackdown ends.
Winner (by countout) – Chris Jericho
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