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#8 AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura ends in a draw (WWE Championship)
Match: The first half of the match featured heavy strikes and plenty of heel offense from Shinsuke Nakamura – but, surprisingly for a No DQ match, no weapons. A chair was then introduced and it was used to good effect by AJ Styles to counter a Kinshasa.
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However, in the process, it cannoned back off Nakamura and left Styles with a cut to his face. A few minutes later, after a low-blow apiece, both men kicked each other in the groin and failed to stand up after a 10-count, meaning the match ended as a draw.
Verdict: The crowd reaction to this finish – a series of boos – said it all. The show hadn’t been great until this point and it didn’t get much better when the only No DQ match on the card featured hardly any weapons and ended in such ridiculous fashion. This is the kind of finish you’d expect in a comedy match featuring Breezango – not a WWE title match that was expected to be the main event.
Grade: C
