WWE SmackDown Grades: The King Of Strong Style Sends A Message
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1. Shinsuke Nakamura And Rusev Day vs. AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, And Karl Anderson
WrestleMania 34 was all about the dream match between AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE Championship. And while opinions differ on how good that match actually ended up being, the real story came post-match when Nakamura turned heel on Styles with a low blow.
That low blow has escalated into several low blows since, including last night when both Styles and Nakamura were involved in a six-man tag team match in the main event. Styles teamed with his friends Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson to battle Nakamura and Rusev and Aiden English.
Styles wanted to get his hands on Nakamura before their rematch at the Greatest Royal Rumble event, and while he did get his hands on him to an extent, The King Of Strong Style continued to avoid Styles for the majority of the match. The action in the match itself was pretty solid, but the standout moment came after the match ended when Nakamura hit Gallows with a kinshasa to get the win for his team.
Styles attacked Nakamura after the match, but Nakamura went with the equalizer to ground Styles. Another low blow stopped Styles dead in his tracks, but while he was unable to respond, Nakamura hit Anderson with two kinshasas with The Phenomenal One unable to do anything but watch. The new heelish character of Nakamura has been shining over the past few weeks with last night being particularly cold.
It was all about setting up Styles vs. Nakamura part two at the Greatest Royal Rumble, but last night’s six-man tag team main event was a solid match that added to The King Of Strong Style’s newfound character.
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