Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown Live recap for August 8, 2017

John Cena shows up to start tonight's show. He says some people are excited, other upset, but he is as fired up as everyone else in the crowd, and that is why everyone is here, as these shows provide moments that last a lifetime. He reminds us what happened last week when he and "The King of Strong Style" Shinsuke Nakamura squared off, and that he found out quickly that Nakamura is afraid of nothing. The crowd chants for Nakamura, and Cena says he did not know why people chanted for him until he found out that he hits really hard. Cena thought he was going to punch his ticket to SummerSlam that night, then the next moment, the referee was raising Nakamura's hand and he lost. He says he does not lose a lot, but he did the only thing he could do: dust himself off and shake the hand of a man who earned the right to be champion, and out of respect, he shook his hand back. All of a sudden, Baron Corbin shows up - with a new entrance theme - and tells Cena to stop as he is sick and tired of hearing about the match and the handshake. All he knows is that last week, Cena stuck his nose in his business. He says he is Mr. Money In The Bank, and the contract he carries means he does what he wants, when he wants. He tells Cena that if he looking for someone to respect, it is him and not Nakamura, and that he is the future and has no problem making Cena the past. Cena points to a sign saying "Baron Corbin is a dumpster fire," and calls Baron Corbin a whiny, overrated dumpster fire, which causes the crowd to chant "Dumpster fire." Cena says that if Corbin wants to dance, all he has to do is get in the ring and maybe he will put him through another table. Corbin teases doing so, then asks why he would do that when he has the Money In The Bank contract, and says that with the contract, he does what he wants, when he wants. Corbin then says Cena has nothing he wants or needs, and tells him to take his respect and shove it as all he needs is the WWE Championship. After he says that Cena is not worth his time, he heads to the back only to be stopped by General Manager Daniel Bryan. D-Bry acknowledges the Toronto, Ontario, Canada crowd, then tells Corbin that he does not know if he is a dumpster fire - which Cena tells him he is - or if he is the future, as he does not have a crystal ball. He then makes the match between Corbin and Cena official for SummerSlam.

The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) beat Sami Zayn and "The Perfect Ten" Tye Dillinger with a Tequila Sunrise from Jimmy Uso to Tye Dillinger. After the match, The Usos want to know where The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) are at, and promise that they will become the new SmackDown Tag Team Champions. Suddenly, The New Day show up, and Big E is wearing all red. This distracts The Usos, who are suddenly attacked from behind by Kofi and Xavier. Jimmy Uso becomes the victim of The Usos' own tactics involving steel chairs, but Jey Uso saves him and gets him down to the stage.

Renee Young interviews Randy Orton. Last week, Orton says Rusev was in the wrong place at the wrong time when he said he was not scared of anybody, and took it upon himself to give him something to be afraid of. As for his match against Jinder Mahal tonight, he says that Jinder has done everything in his power to keep him from the WWE Championship, and he has gotten away with it. Without The Singh Brothers (Samir and Sunil Singh) at ringside, Jinder won't be able to get away...period.

It's time for Fashion Peaks. Tyler Breeze talks to The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) - who are focused on the pie on the table - about the dream that he had last week, and thinks his dreams is some sort of code. The Ascension then leave with the pie, and Breeze wonders where Fandango is. Suddenly, Fandango appears behind him with a tie around his forehead, but thankfully he is not suffering from amnesia. Fandango said he was kidnapped by aliens, and he couldn't leave immediately due to all the wardrobes they have. Thanks to the aliens, he has clairvoyance, and says the person who will walk through the door is the one that destroyed Tully the hobby horse. That person is "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, who asks where catering is. When Tyler Breeze asks Anderson if he destroyed Tully, he says he did it, as the horse should have been named "Arn" as he was "the horse of the group." He also takes the donuts. Fandango tells Breeze their work has just begun. Breeze says they need more pies.

Before the match, we see some Internet-exclusive footage from last week, where we find out that Lana considers Tamina an inspiration and an athlete to watch and admire. She says she wants to fight like her one day, but she wants to be more charismatic, beautiful and ravishing. This leads to her challenging Charlotte this week, much to Tamina's chagrin.

Charlotte beats Lana with the Figure Eight.

Commissioner Shane McMahon shows up. He talks about last week's WWE United States Heavyweight Championship match as well as the rematch for the title at SummerSlam, for which General Manager Daniel Bryan has used his powers to make him the special guest referee. Kevin Owens is introduced first, followed by "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles. Shane has to keep both men from laying a hand on each other as they talk trash to each other and the crowd chants for both men. Shane addresses Kevin Owens' extreme apprehension about him being the special guest referee as well as his impartiality. Owens says that whatever he said was in the heat of the moment, and apologizes for his words. He says he is not worried about a McMahon screwing him out of the title as it happened once before to Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, which leads to "You screwed Bret!" Owens then says that Bret deserved it, but he does not, and that it would be terrible public relations if Shane did that to him, so he is not worried. He is worried, however, about AJ Styles, as he wonders how Shane would be impartial to AJ Styles when Styles attacked him outside of his car last March. The crowd chants "Say you're sorry!" as AJ Styles says he was not happy when Daniel Bryan made Shane the special guest referee, but he says that officiating has not been great, anyway. He says that he sees what Owens is trying to do, and that he should save his breath as stirring the pot is not working. If Shane screws him, Shane will have to pay the repercussions just like he did at WrestleMania, and tells him not to take it personally as he does not trust anybody, let alone a McMahon. Shane says he does not operate that way, but Owens says SummerSlam isn't the first time he was a special guest referee and reminds him of what he did to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin at Survivor Series 1998, and says that it is amazing what one can find on the WWE Network and tells AJ Styles he can search for footage of him screwing other people on the Network and make a collection just off of that. Shane admits he has history with both men, but guarantees that he will call the match right down the middle and will not get involved unless he absolutely has to. He tells both men not to give him a reason not to get involved. Styles decides to make it easy for everyone, and says Owens wasn't pinned last week. He proposes they get rid of Shane, not wait until SummerSlam and do this right here, right now for the WWE United States Championship. Owens says that sounds great, but he would rather win the United States title in the United States in a city that actually matters. Styles that what matters is that this is as close as he will get to the title. Both men end up getting physical, and as Shane tries to break it up, Shane accidentally eats a Pele Kick. The crowd chants "You screwed Shane!" and "Stupid idiot!" at a laughing Owens, who heads to the back.

Tonight on 205 Live: Rich Swann vs. TJP!

Backstage, Lana is in the locker room when Tamina shows up. Lana thinks Tamina is here to gloat, and tells her to get it out of her system. Tamina rubs the loss in Lana's face, and tells her that she will never wrestle like her. Lana tells Tamina she will never be as ravishing as her. Tamina reminds Lana that it was her ambition, not her in-ring abilities, that got her three back-to-back title opportunities, and she asks Lana to help her get a title opportunity of her own.

Carmella beats Naomi thanks to the help of the suddenly returning James Ellsworth, who is now back from his 30-day suspension. During the match, Natalya is seen watching the match from backstage.

Backstage, James Ellsworth and Carmella run into Natalya, who complains Ellsworth about sticking his nose where it does not belong. He tells them to keep out of her business, because she will become the next SmackDown Women's Champion. If she sees them together, she will give Carmella a chin just like Ellsworth. Ellsworth and Carmella are not affected by her threats, and casually remind her that Carmella has a Money In The Bank contract.

Renee Young interviews "The King of Strong Style" Shinsuke Nakamura. Nakamura talks about his SmackDown Live debut, saying he has always wanted to come to WWE and face the best in the world. He has been to NXT and now SmackDown Live. He says John Cena has been the measuring stick in WWE for the last decade, and says he is the guy, but he beat him. He says he cannot describe what it was like to be in the ring with him and to beat him in a match. He says facing Jinder Mahal is not only his opportunity, but his destiny. At SummerSlam, he will be WWE Champion and the Nakumara Dynasty begins.

Randy Orton beats Jinder Mahal after reversing a Khalass into an RKO. During the match, it is noticed that "The King of Strong Style" Shinsuke Nakamura is watching this match from backstage. After the match, Rusev attacks Orton just as the show is about to end.

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