WWE SmackDown Spoilers for Friday 2.17.12 (Elimination Chamber Match Shakeup, Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, Sheamus)

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Segment: Teddy Long informed Daniel Bryan that Randy Orton had a concussion (whoa) and therefore would be competing against him.

1. Great Khali and Big Show vs. Cody Rhodes and Wade Barrett.
Khali and Show won after Khali chokeslammed Barrett. Show knocked Khali out during the post-match celebration.

Segment: Backstage, a returned Mark Henry was lobbying Teddy Long to put him in the Elimination Chamber match. Show came in and demanded a match vs. Daniel Bryan tonight. He ended up knocking out Henry and trashing Long’s office. Long told the security team to escort Big Show out if they saw him, but security sold fear of Show..

2. Hunico defeated Ted DiBiase. Hunico won with a roll-up.

3. Epico and Primo defeated the Usos. Primo scored the pinfall with a backstabber.

Segment: Daniel Bryan cut a promo in the ring about what he did on Raw. He said Big Show and Orton were afraid to come out and that come Sunday, he would still be World Champion.  Teddy Long came out to announce Bryan would face Sheamus instead.

4. Daniel Bryan defeated Sheamus by disqualification. Bryan spit in Sheamus’s face and Sheamus went crazy and got DQ’d.

Segment: Backstage, Cody and Barrett asked Teddy who was taking Orton’s place in the Chamber match. Teddy set up a battle royal with anyone from any brand and the winner would take the final spot.

5. Jinder Mahal defeated Ezekiel Jackson. Mahal won by submission with the came clutch.

Segmemt: Long was on the phone backstage and John Laurinaitis walked up. He said Teddy needed someone with charisma in the battle royale and entered David Otunga. Teddy wished him luck.

6. Tamina and Alicia Fox defeated Beth Phoenix and Natalya. Tamina pinned Natalya for the win.

7. Amazingly enough, your winner if the battle royal to take Randy Orton’s spot in the Elimination Chamber match is …….. Santino Marella (!), which popped the crowd huge and provided a real surprise for once. 

Dark Match: Sheamus defeated Wade Barrett in a street fight.

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