Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown Live recap for August 16, 2016

The show starts with Randy Orton signing the contract for his match with Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam. Heath Slater shows up with a basket of fruit, tosses an apple to Randy, then apologizes to Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan for dissing them a few weeks ago. He wants to sign the contract, but Shane and D-Bry aren't interested anymore. Suddenly, Randy has an idea...

It's time for Miz TV with special guests Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler. Ambrose shows up super early, and Ziggler shows up soon after. Tension is high between Dean and Dolph, but The Miz cools it down. The Miz talks about Dolph Ziggler's current situation in the WWE, but asks what will happen if Ziggler loses at SummerSlam. Ziggler isn't worried about after SummerSlam, but Dean Ambrose isn't buying what Dolph is saying. Dolph wants to know what Dean wants from him, and wonders if it's him admitting that he wants to kick Dean right in the face after everything he has said in the last three weeks, and tells Ambrose not to hold back when they meet Sunday. Ambrose reminds Ziggler that when he wins the title, it only gets harder, not easier, and the naysayers don't go away and the pressure and the target on his back is even bigger, and that he'll have to have ice water flowing through his veins. He tells Ziggler that the title will weigh him down and bury him, and he will only prove he never wanted it bad enough and that he'll never get it. Ziggler says Ambrose knows nothing about him, but he knows one thing: Ambrose will have to go to the limit and beyond to beat him, and it still won't be enough. He superkicks Ambrose, then tells him this Sunday, he'll find out that Ziggler is this damn good.



During the commercial, The Miz says he will bring "Apollo Creed's" ride to the top to a screeching halt, but Apollo Crews shows up and hits him with the spinout powerbomb for getting his name wrong.

The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso), American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable) and The Hype Bros (Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley) beat The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor), The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch) and Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango).



Naomi shows up in her first match for the first time in months as a face and with a new theme and entrance. Unfortuately for her - and the WWE Universe - Eva Marie is stuck in traffic and cannot be here tonight, leading to the third no-show by Eva Marie in as many weeks.



We look back at Alberto Del Rio's return to the WWE back last October when he won the United States title from John Cena at Hell in a Cell. We then see him backstage with AJ Styles, AJ Styles mentions that Del Rio is facing John Cena tonight, then makes fun of the fact that while he is facing John Cena at SummerSlam, Del Rio isn't even on the card.

Coming soon: Curt Hawkins...



Randy Orton vs. Heath Slater ends when Orton refuses to let Slater out of the corner. After the bell rings, Randy Orton continues to beat Slater down to send a message to Brock Lesnar, whom he also mocks before hitting the RKO.



Heath Slater is in the trainer's room when Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan tell him that he just earned himself a contract since Randy Orton lost by disqualification. When they have him sign the contract, however, Slater thinks Shane and Daniel are Stephanie McMahon and Mick Foley and that he beat Orton and Lesnar. He also says he showed no mercy, which leads to D-Bry and Shane naming the next SmackDown pay-per-view No Mercy. They then take the contract from him before he can sign.



Randy Orton stares down with Bray Wyatt and Erick Rowan during the commercial break.

Dean Ambrose beats Erick Rowan. After the match, Bray Wyatt looks at Erick Rowan's sheep mask, then lays it on the rocking chair and walks out on Rowan.



Becky Lynch and Carmella beat Natalya and Alexa Bliss after Eva Marie finally shows up...and Naomi shows up after her, not happy that she got her match tonight. Naomi chases Eva Marie into the ring, and Natalya attacks Naomi. She then tries to roll up Becky Lynch, but Becky Lynch kicks out and puts Natalya in the Disarmher, making Natalya tap out. Naomi celebrates along with Becky and Carmella after the match.



Baron Corbin attacks Kalisto backstage...again.



AJ Styles guests on commentary for the next match.

John Cena beasts Alberto Del Rio. AJ Styles attacks Cena after the match, then says he is sick and tired of John Cena saying the future goes through him. He plans to make Cena's passion his prison, and become the face that runs the place when he wins at SummerSlam. He goes for a Styles Clash on Cena, but it is reversed into an Attitude Adjustment. Cena then takes it outside of the ring and AA's Styles again, this time through the commentary table.



Here's the top 10 moments from tonight's show!

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