Smackdown 5/15 Taping Spoilers: AJ Styles And Shinsuke Nakamura In Singles Match

Smackdown is live in London today and WWE will be broadcasting the taping at Smackdown's normal time. The following are some of the segments and the matches that occurred at the O2 arena. 

- Segment 1: Daniel Bryan comes out to talk about his loss to Rusev last week. He said he was happy to just be back wrestling but he wants back on top. Big Cass interrupts him. He says he tapped out at Backlash because he wanted out of the Yes Lock to beat Bryan up. Big Cass says Bryan will have a seven foot shadow no matter where he goes. A brawl breaks out between the two wrestlers. 

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* Match 1: The New Day def. The Bar and will pick one of their members for the Money in the Bank ladder match. 

- Segment 2: Paige is on the phone with Carmella who is preparing for her Mellabration. Then Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville show up. Rose says her match with Lynch should have qualified her for MITB. Paige puts the two wrestlers in a qualifier match which is a triple threat match with Becky Lynch. 

- Segment 3: AJ Styles is interviewed about his match against Nakamura tonight and what stipulations he would pick. 

* Match 2: Andrade Almas def. local competitor. 

- Segment 4: Backstage segment where Lana tells Rusev she has a MITB qualifier scheduled against Billie Kay. She wants to be the first "Mr and Mrs Money in the Bank."

- Segment 5: The Royal Mellabration complete with town crier and royal guard. General Manager Paige comes out to say Carmella will be facing Asuka at Money in the Bank. 

- Segment 6: Shinsuke Nakamura is interviewed backstage about his match at Money in the Bank against Styles. 

* Match 3: Becky Lynch def. Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match. 

* Match 4: Shinsuke Nakamura def. AJ Styles. 

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