Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown Live recap for February 27, 2018

John Cena shows up to start tonight's show. Cena says he is here for the same reason as 99.9% of the SmackDown Live locker room, save for "The Artist" Shinsuke Nakamura: to find a road to WrestleMania. He announces that he wants in the Fatal 5-Way Match for the WWE Championship at Fastlane, and that he is here to do whatever it takes to earn a spot, not to get a hand-out. He is ready to figure out what he has to do. Suddenly, Commissioner Shane McMahon shows up. Shane welcomes Cena back, and says that while everyone is looking for their role in WrestleMania, the pathway he is proposing is putting him directly into the WWE Championship match. The crowd responds, and Cena says half want him to win and half want him to lose. Should Cena win, he would go on to not only main event WrestleMania, but also go in as a 17-time world champion. Shane says SmackDown Live is the land of opportunity, but before he can say much more, General Manager Daniel Bryan shows up. Daniel Bryan says everyone is on the same page, as SmackDown Live is the land of opportunity and everyone in the WWE Championship match earned an opportunity to get in. Daniel Bryan says Cena will get his opportunity, and if he wins, he is in. When Cena asks who his opponent is, Daniel Bryan says it is someone he is familiar with: the WWE Champion, "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles.

Kevin Owens guests on commentary for the next match.

Baron Corbin beats Sami Zayn. Backstage during the match, Commissioner Shane McMahon tells General Manager Daniel Bryan that Kevin Owens on commentary will lead to interference, but Daniel Bryan says there is no reason for Owens to interfere in the match. Later on in the match, Shane McMahon comes back with popcorn, and Daniel Bryan says that Kevin Owens has been interesting on commentary. Later still, Dolph Ziggler comes out of the crowd and superkicks Kevin Owens in the back of the head, distracting Sami Zayn and allowing Baron Corbin to hit End of Days for the win. After the match, Ziggler hits the Zig Zag on Corbin. After the match, Shane offers Daniel Bryan popcorn before telling him that Kevin Owens got what was coming to him and that he should go check on him. Daniel Bryan says no thanks, then tells Shane he is heading home.

Backstage, Sami Zayn wants to know what is going with Dolph Ziggler from Kevin Owens when Commissioner Shane McMahon shows up with popcorn. Shane tells them Daniel Bryan just left and they should catch up, as Brie doesn't like it when they are late for dinner. Shane leaves, and Sami is left fuming.

Ruby Riott beats Naomi. Carmella is seen answering Twitter questions on her phone during the match after the show comes back from commercial break. After the match, Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch get in the ring to clear it of The Riott Squad.

Backstage, Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango) meets Josh Duhamel...and so does The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) in a promotion for Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. which also sees The New Day make a Supa Hot Fire reference. Unsolved premieres tonight at 10 PM Eastern on USA Network.

We look back on Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens' Festival of Friendship from last February, courtesy of Progressive Auto Insurance.

The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) show up. Xavier Woods says The New Day is looking for a road to WrestleMania, but Kofi Kingston says that at Fastlane, they will be facing The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships. Big E says their rivalry is hotter than the inside of his thighs in both the summer and winter. He then repeatedly asked to be spritzed with perfume, and is spritzed. Xavier Woods says they want the tag team titles, and Kofi says that while they respect The Usos, it is all about winning and making their way to WrestleMania. The Usos then show up, saying The New Day are at it again. They remind The New Day that the last time they met for the blue brand tag titles, they were the ones who came out on top and they have not looked back since. They admit they used to be singing and dancing and looking like Skittles like The New Day did, but it got them nowhere, and that they have been proving they are worthy of being at WrestleMania while The New Day have been dancing. Year after year for nine years, they have been passed over, having been sidelined and off the main card. The Usos say that this year will be their time. The Usos state that they will be in the game while The New Day will be on the sidelines this year, but Big E says The New Day have been at the top where they belong and busting their chops all the while. Big E also reminds them that they rushed the field and took what was theirs, and that their fathers didn't get them there. He tells The Usos that they will become five-time tag team champions, and there is nothing they can do about it. Just as both teams get in each others' faces, The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper and Rowan) show up. Harper and Rowan stand on the apron, and The New Day and The Usos both clear the ring before they get in.

We see footage from earlier today where Rusev and Aiden English meet up with Commissioner Shane McMahon, demanding they be on the show tonight. Shane puts Aiden English in a match with "The Artist" Shinsuke Nakamura.

We hear from Dolph Ziggler, who says that he did not come back to be lost in the shuffle. He is the best athlete SmackDown Live has ever seen, and at Fastlane, he plans to rise above the rest and make his way to WrestleMania.

Renee Young interviews Bobby Roode. For the very first time, he is excited, as he wants to be the best United States Champion in history. To do that, he must put himself against the best, and Randy Orton is one of the best of all time. As he talks about Randy's beef with him as of late, Randy shows up. Randy says it's not about the SmackDown Top 10 List, it's about the United States title, which he has never laid his hands on. The only reason he has anything against Roode is that he has to go through him to take it.

Aiden English verbally trashes Los Angeles, California through song before the next match.

"The Artist" Shinsuke Nakamura beats Aiden English. After the match, John Cena shows up. Cena points at the WrestleMania sign, as does Nakamura, then Cena gets in the ring for his match.

YouTube Superstar Lilly Singh is seen in the front row.

John Cena beats "The Artist" Shinsuke Nakamura, turning the Fatal 5-Way for the WWE Championship at Fastlane into a Six-Pac Challenge. Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Baron Corbin and Dolph Ziggler are seen watching the match backstage. After the match, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn and Baron Corbin take the boots to John Cena, then Dolph Ziggler shows up to fight them all off. Ziggler then punches out AJ Styles only to get hit with an Attitude Adjustment to end the show.

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