– In a dark match that took place prior to Sunday’s Capitol Punishment pay-per-view from Washington, DC, Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov defeated Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel.
– Dolph Ziggler captured the WWE United States Championship by defeated Kofi Kingston in the opening match at Capitol Punishment.
– Ezekiel Jackson became the new WWE Intercontinental Champion at Capitol Punishment by defeating his former Corre partner Wade Barrett. This is Jackson’s second title reign in WWE, as he was the final ECW champion. That title was retired the night he won it on the final episode of ECW on Syfy.