Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown Live recap for August 21, 2018

The Miz and Maryse show up to start tonight's show. It is announced on commentary that the item that Maryse handed to Miz in his match against Daniel Bryan at SummerSlam was brass knuckles. The Miz says he was able to close his eyes and feel something from SummerSlam, and says he has his family to think about. After hugging Maryse, he then says that with a heavy heart and the utmost sadness that he officially announces his retirement...of ever facing Daniel Bryan again. He says that his eight-year saga with Daniel Bryan has come to an end after doing what he said he was going to do: beating Daniel Bryan in front of a sold-out Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. He admits that Daniel Bryan gave everything he had, but one hundred of Daniel's punches do not measure up to one of his, and says he has the hardest punch in WWE and the entire arena. Miz brags that he did what Daniel Bryan said he would do to him, and when he did it, he was able to pin Daniel Bryan in front of his wife and daughter. Miz then says it is time to start his new life where he watches the fifth episode of Miz and Mrs. immediately following SmackDown Live on USA Network. As Miz leads a "Miz and Mrs." chant, Daniel Bryan shows up. He calls Miz a coward, and considers to yell the word over Miz. Miz hides behind Maryse and says that the record books will say that he beat Daniel Bryan and is superior to him in every single way, and that Daniel Bryan will have to live with the fact that he will never beat him. Daniel Bryan tells Miz to shut up for once in his life, and that he can come out and mock his retirement and convince everyone he didn't cheat to win, but it is another layer in "the huge facade that is The Miz." Daniel says he told everyone he would come out of retirement and punch him in the face, and he did both things, and he plans to expose Miz for what he really is: a wanna-be Hollywood star cosplaying as a professional wrestler. Maryse tells Daniel Bryan to go home already and retire again as well as change his name to "Daniel Bella." As if on command, Brie Bella shows up in street clothes, runs into the ring, and goes after Maryse. Maryse runs away, but Brie beats up The Miz and Daniel Bryan clotheslines Miz out of the ring. Miz and Maryse are forced to retreat as Daniel asks the crowd if Brie has a sweet punch. He then says he has talked to General Manager Paige. amd that he and Miz are in a match together at Hell In A Cell, but it is not the two of them. Instead, it will be a mixed tag match of The Miz and Maryse vs. Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella. The Miz is furious.

Backstage, The Miz and Maryse look for General Manager Paige, and eventually find her. Miz calls Paige "a worse General Manager than Daniel Bryan," but Paige mentions that Brie Bella punched him before saying the tag match will stay and that it will be awesome.

Randy Orton beats Jeff Hardy by disqualification after Hardy gets out of the draping DDT and stomps Orton in the crotch. After the match, Jeff and Orton brawl outside of the ring, and Jeff tosses Orton outside of the ring. The brawl goes outside of the crowd and into the tech area, and Jeff hits Orton with a few weapons. The brawl ends with Jeff getting Orton on a table, climbing on top of a storage box and hitting a Swanton Bomb on Orton, putting him through the table.

Backstage, Renee Young interviews Sheamus and Cesaro. They don't care who wins between The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) and The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper and Rowan), as they want the winners of tonight's tag team title match. Suddenly, Gallows & Anderson (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) show up and talk about tonight's tag team title match, then Anderson shows off his abs. Gallows & Anderson then say they are the next challengers, and Sheamus and Cesaro say that next week, they'll kick their heads off.

Before the next match, Billie Kay and Peyton Royce call Naomi "overrated, loud obnoxious, and surrounded by glowing lights" after saying that Brooklyn, New York is a dumpster fire. Peyton Royce says that she has a chance to beat Naomi, and says that just like Brooklyn, New York, Naomi is not iconic.

Peyton Royce beats Naomi after Naomi sends Billie Kay into the ring post on the outside.

Backstage, Big E tells Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston his ribs aren't looking very good. Kofi mentions the history that The New Day (Kofi, Big E, Woods) has in Brooklyn, New York and their potential fifth tag team title reign that just might happen tonight.

Becky Lynch shows up. Becky says she deserves to be standing in the ring as champion, but Charlotte Flair deserved the beating she got for stealing that from her, as SummerSlam was supposed to be her time. She had worked her way to where she wanted to be and had even gotten over Charlotte being added to the SmackDown Women's title match, and pictured herself holding the title over her head after becoming champion again. She questions whether the fans were on her side, especially after Charlotte became part of the match and even won the title, and takes exception to being made an afterthought by the fans. She calls the fans "all opinion and no action," then said she decided to take action, and says that when she lost, she came out of a trance and realized that Charlotte Flair had held her back. Becky says Charlotte stole opportunity from her for the last time, and she decided to rip her head off as this was supposed to be her time because she deserves it, not because the fans says she does, and nobody can tell her differently. Suddenly, Charlotte Flair shows up, and Becky and Charlotte have a long-distance war of words before they brawl in the ring. Referees have to rush into to separate both women, and General Manager Paige has to bring the SmackDown women's division to the ring to restore order.

Rusev and Lana beat Andrade "Cien" Almas and Zelina Vega after Aiden English show up out of nowhere and keeps Almas from using a steel chair in the match, distracting Almas and allowing Rusev to hit both the Matchka Kick and lock in the Accolade on Almas for the submission victory.

We hear from "The Artist" Shinsuke Nakamura, who says that since he has disposed of Jeff Hardy and retained the United States title, he is now the American hero that he should be. He welcomes everyone to the "United States of Nakamerica."

We look back on the Raw of August 21, 2006, when John Cena tossed Edge into the river in a brawl that went all over the arena, courtesy of Domino's Pizza.

Renee Young interviews AJ Styles on the stage. When asked what happened at SummerSlam, Styles is almost at a loss for words, but then says SummerSlam did not end like he wanted to; however, he does not regret what he did to Samoa Joe. He is not proud of losing the match, but states that Joe crossed a line that a man should not cross. He broke a promise, but he promises to the fans and his family that the next time Samoa Joe brings up his family, he will rip his heart out and show it to him. Before he can finish that statement to him, Styles is yanked off the stage by his legs and put into a Coaquina Clutch by Samoa Joe. Joe then calls for AJ's wife Wendy, and says that while a lot of promises are being made, including one to tuck the kids into bed, AJ has already gone night-night. He then heads to the back.

Backstage, General Manager Paige sees to it that Samoa Joe is escorted from the building and that AJ Styles is given medical attention, then Carmella shows up. Carmella demands her one-on-one rematch for the SmackDown Women's Championship, then R-Truth shows up, saying that he is getting that title match after being ducked and that he is pinning her. Paige asks R-Truth to leave, then gives Carmella her one-on-one match against Charlotte Flair next week. On her way out, Carmella gets grabbed by R-Truth, and Paige tells R-Truth to put her down. R-Truth yells "Now that's what's up!"

The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) beat The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper and Rowan) in a no-disqualification match to win the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships, becoming five-time tag team champions in the process.

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