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3. AJ Styles And Shinsuke Nakamura Segment
The feud between AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura has taken several unexpected twists over the past couple of months. In a feud that started out as mutual respect between the two, it has since turned to pure disdain after the heel turn of Nakamura at WrestleMania 34.
There have already been four matches between the two in the past month and a half, but Styles has kept his title in every one of them where the title was on the line. That might seem like the end for Nakamura, but it’s only the beginning and due to a couple screwy finishes, the two will square off again at Money In The Bank.
The King Of Strong Style earned the right to choose the stipulation in that match after defeating The Phenomenal One last week, but he wouldn’t make it easy. The two faced off in the ring and after some words were exchanged, the brawl began. Styles had the early advantage, but Nakamura turned it around in his favor and laid out the WWE Champion.
He then foreshadowed what the stipulation will be at Money In The Bank by counting to 10 with Styles unable to answer the count. It will be a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship and it could result in the duo’s best match yet in the WWE. Last night’s segment did a lot to help build that match, however, and shouldn’t go unnoticed.
Last night’s face-off turned brawl between the two was very solid and helped make The King Of Strong Style an even better heel in the process.