Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown Live recap for September 20, 2016

During the pre-show, it is announced that The Miz has successfully re-negotiated his contract and will be defending the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Dolph Ziggler tonight. We also see a Facebook Live message from The Miz concerning the match, saying he thought he would be celebrating the contract re-negotiation and says that Commissioner Shane McMahon and General Manager Daniel Bryan pulled a fast one on him, as he says that Dolph Ziggler should not be #1 contender again.

It is announced during the pre-show that there will be a contract signing between Alexa Bliss and Becky Lynch for their WWE SmackDown Women's Championship Match. Alexa Bliss is then interviewed on Skype. She says that she used to have Wesley Blake and Buddy Murphy by her side at NXT, but now that she's on her own, she can not only talk trash, but also back it up, and that nothing is holding her back right now and that she will take advantage of Becky's mistakes at No Mercy. Booker T tells Alexa Bliss that he made her a believer after last week's match, and asks what it will take to beat Becky Lynch. Alexa says she beat Becky Lynch in her NXT debut, and that she can do it again for the SmackDown Women's title. Jerry "The King" Lawler compares Alexa Bliss to comic book villianess Harley Quinn, and notes the resemblance between Alexa's recent look at Harley Quinn. Alexa says to stay sane, sometimes you have to go a little crazy, and so far it is working. Alexa then tells Becky Lynch to surprise her at No Mercy, as it takes a lot to surprise her and that she hasn't shown Becky all of her tricks yet. She admits she did not win a title in NXT, but she plans on changing that next month.

Daniel Bryan is in the ring with a blue carpet, table and contract inside the ring. He announces that the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship will be defended for the very first time at No Mercy, and that this will be the first ever contract signing for it. He insists that the contract signing be civil. Becky Lynch is introduces first, followed by Alexa Bliss. Alexa and Becky share words, and Alexa says that Becky doesn't fit the role of champion, and that she was born to be a loser. Becky Lynch agrees, saying she wasn't born to be a champion, but says she wants this and has poured her heart and soul into this and that she fought to become a champion, and tells Alexa she will rip her head off at No Mercy if she thinks she can win. Alexa says she is the one born to be champion and that Becky was destined for second place, then signs the contract, but not before throwing her microphone into Becky's face and toppling the table on her. As Alexa leaves, Becky rushes out of the ring and beats Alexa up, forcing her to retreat. She then heads back to the ring and signs the contract, making the SmackDown Women's title match official.

The Miz confronts Daniel Bryan about his Intercontinental Championship defense tonight. Daniel Bryan tells Miz he can cancel the match...and then cancel his contract according to the terms of said contract. The Miz backs down.

The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) beat American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable) to become #1 contenders for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships at No Mercy. Backstage, Heath Slater talks with Rhyno, saying that they've beaten The Usos once and they can do it again. The Usos meet up with them, and threaten to beat them up. Rhyno is as ready to fight as The Usos, and The Usos leave.

WWE and NBC Universo celebrate Hispanic Heritage match and the life and career of baseball player Roberto Clemente.

Jack Swagger guests on commentary for the next match.

Baron Corbin beats Apollo Crews, then stares down Jack Swagger after the match.

We hear more "Curt Hawkins facts" from Curt Hawkins.

Andrea D'Marco interviews Naomi and Nikki Bella. Naomi says she has a surprise in store for the once-respectable Natalya, and Nikki Bella says that Carmella won't get famous at her expense.

Renee Young interviews The Miz. He says The Miz is desperate, but so is he. He wasn't supposed to be World Champion or a Kent State Hall of Famer, but he is, and tonight he can do anything.

The Miz retains the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Dolph Ziggler after The Miz manages to spray Ziggler in the face with something - something that Maryse tried to spray in Ziggler's face only to be tossed out of the match - and hit the Skull Crushing Finale.

Randy Orton beats Erick Rowan. After the match, Rowan disappears and only his mask remains when the arena goes dark. Bray Wyatt then appears on the TitanTron, and tells Orton that he is still a man who can die at any given moment while he himself is a god that can never die.

The Hoffman Family have gotten a seat upgrade to the front row courtesy of Little Caesars.

Nikki Bella beats Natalya by disqualification after Carmella pulls Nikki Bella out of Natalya's Sharpshooter to attack her.

Andrea D'Marco interviews AJ Styles. He says Dean Ambrose and John Cena will rip each other apart while he relaxes and watches.

Dean Ambrose beats John Cena after reversing an Attitude Adjustment into a roll-up. AJ Styles attacks Cena and Ambrose after the match, then Daniel Bryan shows up and tells Styles that Ambrose has a World title rematch and that it will happen next week. Ambrose hits Dirty Deeds on Styles to end the show.

Carmella shows up during Talking Smack, mocks both Daniel Bryan and Renee Young, and says all eyes were on Nikki Bella instead of on her at SummerSlam, and has decided to make a statement by attacking her. She says she is here to be the best and become SmackDown Women's Champion, and to do that, she wants to make Nikki Bella wish she never came back and to put her out of commission.

Dean Ambrose appears on Talking Smack. He says he is just as good as John Cena, and calls Cena a snake in the grass in the jungle of SmackDown Live. He says Cena wants to be the nice guy, and says he's never walked on eggshells around him. He makes it clear that he and Cena don't like each other. As for Cena's words about him last week that he has no morals, Ambrose says he doesn't care about anybody's opinion of him. He says that he has done a lot worse to a lot of people than what AJ Styles has done to him, and says Styles is his enemy now, not just his rival. He says next week will be more of a fight than a wrestling match, and that he is better than Styles and Cena. He closes Talking Smack by saying he's been running the show for a while now and not Cena, and that the WWE would fall apart without him.

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