- per - view . ▁The ▁fe ud ▁began ▁on ▁the ▁January ▁ 3 1 ▁episode ▁of ▁Sm ack Down ▁when ▁O ' Ne il ▁attacked ▁Young ▁after ▁a ▁tag ▁team ▁loss ▁by ▁the ▁Prime ▁Time ▁Play ers , ▁with ▁O ' Ne il ▁claim ing ▁that ▁Young ▁was ▁" de ad ▁weight " ▁and ▁" hold ing ▁him ▁back ". ▁ ▁The ▁El im ination ▁Chamber ▁K ick off ▁Show ▁saw ▁C ody ▁Rh odes ▁and ▁Gold ust ▁squ aring ▁off ▁against ▁Ry b A x el ▁( R y back ▁and ▁Curt is ▁Ax el ). ▁ ▁Event ▁ ▁Pre - show ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁El im ination ▁Chamber ▁K ick off ▁pre - show , ▁C ody ▁Rh odes ▁and ▁Gold ust ▁faced ▁Ry b A x el ▁( R y back ▁and ▁Curt is ▁Ax el ). ▁Rh odes ▁executed ▁Cross ▁Rh odes ▁on ▁Ax el ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁match . ▁ ▁Pre lim inary ▁matches ▁The ▁actual ▁pay - per - view ▁opened ▁with ▁Big ▁E ▁def ending ▁the ▁Inter cont inental ▁Championship ▁against ▁Jack ▁Sw agger . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁Sw agger ▁applied ▁a ▁Patri ot ▁Lock ▁on ▁Big ▁E ▁but ▁Big ▁E ▁performed ▁an ▁En zig ui ri ▁on ▁Sw agger ▁to ▁break ▁the ▁hold ▁and ▁executed ▁a ▁Big ▁End ing ▁on ▁Sw agger ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁title . ▁ ▁Next , ▁The ▁New ▁Age ▁Out la ws ▁( Ro ad ▁Dog g ▁and ▁Billy ▁G unn ) ▁def ended ▁the ▁W WE ▁Tag ▁Team