United States Championship Match: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs Jeff Hardy
As soon as the bell rings Hardy jumps on Nakamura. Nakamura almost lands a low blow. Hardy kicks Nakamura in the face. Hardy lands good vibrations on Nakamura. Hardy sends Nakamura to the outside. Hardy splashes Nakamura into the barricade. Hardy rolls Nakamura into the ring. Hardy goes up top but Nakamura rolls out of the ring. After the break, Nakamura kicks Hardy over and over again. Hardy catches Nakamura’s leg but Nakamura kicks Hardy with the other foot. Nakamura pins Hardy multiple times in a row but Hardy keeps kicking out. Nakamura slams Hardy down by his head. Nakamura chokes Hardy in the corner. Good vibrations by Nakamura. Nakamura puts Hardy in a front face lock. Hardy tries to power out but he can’t. Hardy gets to his feet. Nakamura whips Hardy down to the mat. Nakamura misses a leaping knee. Hardy sends Nakamura into all four corners face-first. Jawbreaker by Hardy. Nakamura kicks out. Compacter by Hardy. Nakamura barely kicks out. Hardy calls for the Twist of Fate. Nakamura counters and hits a running knee to the back of Hardy’s head. Nakamura pulls Hardy out to the apron. Nakamura blast Hardy with a stiff running knee strike.
After the break, Hardy lands the whisper in the wind. Nakamura kicks out. Hardy lands a few punches. Hardy lands an elbow, inverted atomic drop, leg drop, followed by a basement dropkick. Nakamura kicks out. Hardy tries the Hardyardiac arrest. Nakamura gets his boots up. Nakamura hits a running high knee in the corner. Hardy kicks out. Nakamura sets up the reverse exploder. Hardy fights out of it. Backstabber by Nakamura. Sliding knee by Nakamura. Hardy kicks out at two. Nakamura calls for the Kinshasa. Hardy reverses it into a sling blade. Hardy goes up top. Nakamura knocks Hardy off the top rope. Nakamura calls for the Kinshasa again. Hardy turns it into the Twist of Fate. Hardy hits the Swanton. Before the referee counts to three Randy Orton pulls Hardy out of the ring.
Winner by DQ- Jeff Hardy
After the match, Orton slams Hardy’s head into the ring steps over and over again. Hardy tries to fight back but Orton sends him face first into the ring steps. Orton places Hardy’s head on the ring steps. Orton stomps on Hardy’s head. Orton tries to rip off one of Hardy’s ears. Orton tosses Hardy over the announce desk. Orton pulls Hardy onto the desk. Orton hangman DDTs Hardy off the table.
Whether you're facing @ShinsukeN or not, you WILL be hit hard. #SDLive #USTitle pic.twitter.com/S46ScnE6q4
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) July 18, 2018
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