The 10 best WWE matches of May 2018

Seth Rollins vs. The Miz Backlash 2018
A match of the year candidate at the worst event of the year so far

#7: AJ Styles vs Shinsuke Nakamura (SmackDown, May 15th)

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In an indictment of the perpetually damaged WWE creative process, AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura had their best match on American soil on free TV.

There wasn't much reason to book it either, since the stakes on hand - the stipulation for their Money In The Bank match - could have been chosen some other, less redundant way.

It was still a good match, though. Shinsuke Nakamura would humorously pretend that AJ Styles had given him a low blow, causing a distraction that would eventually seal his victory in decisive fashion.

It was nice to see the callback humor of the low blow without actually using it.