Wrestle Review: WrestleMania 34

CHAOS Reigns Supreme

A show of respect or something else?!

For the WWE Championship: AJ Styles (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

Let's admit it, sometimes the biggest hyped events never live up to their expectations. Think of those top-class masterpieces you're told changed the face of the game, even they have certain flaws. The same could be said for AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura's first encounter in New Japan as well as their latest at WrestleMania.

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Both performers gave it their all but things just didn't click. Since we are aware of their scintillating chemistry it felt like Styles and Nakamura decided to hold it back just a smidge. Of course, it doesn't help when a crowd is so drained, that you don't go all in to bring them back from the dead.

So what was it then that stopped them from going all in? The fact that this rivalry is far from over and about to get intense thanks to Shinsuke Nakamura's superb heel turn. He is a fascinating psychological bad guy from his New Japan days and it will give him the drive to finally succeed in the WWE.

AJ Styles hits the Styles Clash and pins Nakamura to RETAIN the WWE Championship

Rating:

3 star out of 5

About the author

A filmmaker and wrestling buff, who merges his passion for storytelling into his writing of pro-wrestling. The art (and it is an art) of pro-wrestling is one of the greatest devices of cinematic storytelling from soap opera in WWE to even the hard-hitting competitiveness of New Japan Pro Wrestling. Watches all forms and brands of wrestling and for the past few years has been a huge fan of NJPW to the point he finally made his way to Japan and the Tokyo Dome to enjoy Wrestle Kingdom 13 live!

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Edited by Shruti Sadbhav