Logan Paul retained his hold on the WWE United States Championship in a stunning way tonight against Kevin Owens.
The finish saw Owens and Paul fighting over a pair of brass knuckles, which were given to Paul when his manager Jeff Levin appeared at ringside, and were promptly joined by Austin Theory and Grayson Waller. In the chaos, Paul was given his knuckles, but Owens stole them and punched Paul.
However, as Owens went to pin Paul, the referee spotted the knuckles just as he was about to hit the 3 count, and promptly disqualified Owens. An irate Owens then ambushed Paul after the match, putting him through the announcer’s table.
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Check out a recap of the match, courtesy of our live coverage page:
Owens knocks Paul into the corner and hits two cannonballs. Frog splash by Owens. Paul kicks out. Owens tries a swanton, but Paul gets his knees up. Paul tries a swanton, but Owens moves out of the way. Paul stuns Owens on the top rope. Money Clip by Paul Paul dives off the top and hits a splash off the top. Owens kicks out. Paul tries a superplex. Owens turns it into a fisherman’s buster. Paul avoids the Stunner and lands the KO punch. Owens drops like a sack of bricks. Paul goes for the pin, Owens kicks out at 2.9.
One of Paul’s underlings hops the barricade. The referee sees it and calls for security to remove him. Austin Theory and Grayson Waller runs down to ringside. Theory hands Paul brass knuckles. Owens wrestles the knucks away and puts them one. Owens knocks Paul out with a right hand. As the referee is counting, he sees the knucks on Owens’ hand. The referee disqualifies Owens.
Winner and STILL United States Champion, Logan Paul!
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