Results
August 23, 2020
Report by Lovell Porter for Wrestlezone.com
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Kickoff Show
United States Championship Match: Apollo Crews (c) vs. MVP
MVP tells Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin to head to the back. He’s got this. MVP rolls Crews into an ankle lock. Crews immediately gets to the ropes. Crews and MVP trade pin attempts. MVP retreats to the outside area. Crews lands a dropkick followed by an armbar. MVP fights to his feet and backs Crews into the corner. MVP misses a right hand. Crews lands a few strikes. MVP back body drops Crews over the top rope. Crews hits his head on the steel ring steps on the way down.
MVP misses a boot in the corner. Crews goes up top. MVP hits the top rope, causing Crews to get crotched. MVP superplexes Crews off the second rope. Crews dumps MVP over the top rope. Crews flattens MVP with a senton over the top to the outside. Crews and MVP trade strikes. Crews beats MVP into the corner. Crews crushes MVP with multiple splashes in the corner. Standing moonsault by Crews. MVP kicks out. MVP fights out of Crews’ tossing powerbomb attempt. MVP almost hits the Playmaker. Crews reverses it into the tossing powerbomb for the win.
Winner and STILL United States Champion, Apollo Crews!
Benjamin and Lashley run down to the ring. Crews escapes the beatdown.
WZ Daily SummerSlam Post Show
.@WWEApollo takes flight!! ? #USTitle #SummerSlam pic.twitter.com/qNQRIE1whB
— WWE (@WWE) August 23, 2020
The #USTitle match between @WWEApollo and @The305MVP proved to be quite the intense battle on the #SummerSlam Kickoff. pic.twitter.com/hfBkOyTQbh
— WWE (@WWE) August 23, 2020
