WWE Smackdown Live Results (7/17): Styles Battles Almas, Nakamura Defends The US Title Against Hardy, More

July 17, 2018

WWE Champion AJ Styles vs Andrade “Cien” Almas w/Zelina Vega

Almas takes Styles over with an arm drag. Styles goes behind Almas. Almas counters into another arm drag. Almas smacks Styles with a big elbow strike. Almas locks in a side headlock. Styles forces Almas into the corner. Almas kicks Styles in the gut. Almas goes back to the side headlock. Styles tries his patented dropkick but Almas goes tranquillo in the ropes. Vega joins him. Styles falls to the mat hard. After the break, Styles lands a basement elbow. Almas surprises Styles with a dropkick. Styles misses a spinning back fist. Almas chops Styles into oblivion. Almas lands ax and smash in the corner. Styles kicks out. Almas sits Styles on the top rope. Styles punches Almas in the face. Almas dropkicks Styles. Almas tries Meteora but Styles gets to his feet and lands the Ushigoroshi.

Styles tries the Phoenominal Forearm but Almas lands a spinning back elbow into Styles’s knee. Styles falls to the mat. Almas tries a moonsault. Styles rolls out of the way. Almas lands on his feet and hits a standing moonsault. Styles kicks out! Styles surprises Almas with an enziguri. Almas kicks Styles in the gut. Almas sets up a reverse tornado DDT. Styles escapes and lands the Pelé kick. Styles goes up top. Almas pushes Styles into the tree of woe. Top rope double foot stomp by Almas! Meteroa for a near fall by Almas. Almas tries the HammerLock DDT. Styles reverses it into the Calf Crusher! Almas taps out.

Winner- AJ Styles

After the match, Almas stares at Styles and walks away.