Layin' da SmackDown! - SmackDown recap for May 24, 2013

It's Miz TV time! His guest tonight is Fandango. Footage of Fandango leaving Wade Barrett high and dry Monday night is replayed, and Miz questions Fandango's inflated ego. Wade Barrett shows up and threatens to destroy "the ballerina" if he crosses his path...and is then reminded by the Miz that he is defending his Intercontinental title against Miz tonight. Wade punches Miz. Both men brawl. The refs break it up.

Fandango guests on commentary for the next match...and dances, irritating The Miz.

The Miz beats Wade Barrett by disqualification when Fandango attacks Miz and assaults him...only for Fandango to eat a Bull Hammer from Barrett, who retains the WWE Intercontinental Championship.

Kane tries to reconcile with Daniel Bryan, but is instantly misunderstood, with D-Bry saying he is not the weak link of the team.

Daniel Bryan beats Jack Swagger with the No Lock. The ref and Kane have to let him go...the he locks it in again and Kane has to break it up once more. Daniel Bryan is looking rather tense after the match.

Damien Sandow is in the ring. He makes fun of both Mark Henry and Sheamus's competitive antics. He then mentions the legend of the Gordian Knot. which he has on the table. Matt Striker, also in the ring, looks at it and gives up. Sheamus shows up as Sandow makes fun of Striker. Sheamus wants to solve the knot problem, but Sandow won't let him. He takes the knot away from him and cuts it with a tree branch cutter. It's all one rope, after all. Sheamus almost Brogue Kicks Sandow, but Sandow gets away, making fun of Sheamus "using brute force when he couldn't figure it out." Sheamus then teaches Sandow about Newton's Law. After kicking the rope to Sandow and then throwing Striker into Sandow (who is still outside of the ring), he says that what goes up must come down.

Chris Jericho beats Big Show by count-out with an epic Codebreaker. Big Show tries to attack Jericho with a chair, but Jericho is still able to retaliate!

Everyone has a Sonic shake. Again.

Paul Heyman and Curtis Axel show up. Heyman tells us about how Axel is the next big thing, while Axel brags about how he "beat" Triple H on Monday.

Curtis Axel beats Sin Cara.

The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) gang up on Kofi Kingston, who retains his United States title by disqualification against Dean Ambrose. Sheamus and Randy Orton save Kofi, and Teddy Long makes a 6-man tag match between Kofi, Sheamus and Orton vs The Shield!

The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) beat Kofi Kingston, Sheamus and Randy Orton.