Baron Corbin vs The Demon Finn Bálor
Corbin refuses to fight Bálor. The referee rings the bell. Corbin yells this isn’t what we agreed on. Bálor dropkicks Corbin then hits the sling blade. Corbin falls to the outside. Bálor hits another sling blade. Bálor hits a double stomp to the back of Corbin’s head. Bálor hits the Coup de Grâce for the win!
Winner- Finn Bálor
Backstage, Brie tries to cheer up Bryan. Bryan tells her he is going to stay in the back and punch some walls. Bryan tells Brie to go back out and enjoy the show.
United States Championship Match: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs Jeff Hardy
Nakamura avoids Hardy’s attempts to lock up. Nakamura tells Hardy to come on. Hardy avoids Nakamura’s stomp. Hardy mocks Nakamura and tells him to come on. Hardy slams Nakamura’s head into the turnbuckle. Hardy tries a jawbreaker but Nakamura knees Hardy in the head. Nakamura catches Hardy with a spin kick off the apron. Running knee by Nakamura. Nakamura blast Hardy with a diving knee off the apron. Hardy kicks out at two. Hardy surprises Nakamura with a sling blade. Inverted atomic drop by Hardy. Hardy lands his leg drop/head kick combo for a near fall. Nakamura misses a spin kick but lands an enziguri. Nakamura chokes Hardy on the ropes.
Hardy gets a boot up on Nakamura. Hardy lands the whisper in the wind. Hardy goes back up top. Nakamura trips Hardy on the top rope. Running knee by Nakamura. Nakamura hits a sliding knee for a near fall. Nakamura calls for the Kinshasa. Hardy avoids it. Hardy tries the Twist of Fate. Nakamura spins into a low blow but Hardy leaps out of the way. Hardy hits the Twist of Fate. Swanton Bomb by Hardy! Nakamura gets his hand on the rope to break the pin. Hardy hits another Twist of Fate. Nakamura rolls out to the apron. Hardy tries a Swanton. Nakamura moves and Hardy crashes and burns on the apron. Nakamura sends Hardy back into the ring. Ax kick by Nakamura. Nakamura hits the Kinshasa for the win!
Winner and STILL United States Champion, Shinsuke Nakamura!
After the match, Randy Orton walks down to the ring. Orton turns around and goes to the back.
A CRASH AND BURN for @JEFFHARDYBRAND at #SummerSlam!!! pic.twitter.com/g3KYoPKJ2o
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The Demon King is BACK! Huge pop for the surprise ‘return’ at #summerslam pic.twitter.com/gfzTWszbju
— WrestleZone (@WRESTLEZONEcom) August 20, 2018
