Randy Orton is threatening the guy in the production truck to pull up the footage of what Orton did to Jeff Hardy’s ear with the screwdriver at Hell in a Cell. Everything Orton did to Hardy will pale in comparison of what Orton is going to do to his next victim.
Backstage, AJ Styles says the worst thing that could have happened is Samoa Joe walking out of Hell in a Cell the WWE Championship. Maybe it was karma that cost Joe the match. Styles says he needs to stop thinking about Joe and focusing on Andrande “Cien” Almas.
Lana tries to tell Rusev about what happened but he tells her to wait till later. Rusev sends English out to do their entrance.
United States Championship Match: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs Rusev w/Lana and Aiden English
Nakamura and Rusev both try to land strikes. Rusev and Nakamura trade submission attempts. Rusev tries a slam but Nakamura escapes and tells Rusev to come on. Nakamura knee Rusev in the gut. Bad vibrations by Nakamura. Rusev suplexes Nakamura. Nakamura kicks out. After the break, Nakamura has Rusev in a front face lock. English grabs a mic and starts a Rusev Day chant. Rusev suplexes his way out of Nakamura’s submission hold. Rusev lands a few strikes. Nakamura hits the rope and runs right into a pop-up knee. Rusev lands a spinning heel kick.
Rusev calls for the Machka Kick. Nakamura ducks it. Nakamura misses a head kick. Rusev lands a head kick. Nakamura kicks out. Rusev misses a corner splash. Nakamura stomps on the back of Rusev’s neck. Nakamura misses a running knee int the corner. Rusev tries to suplex Nakamura out to the floor. Nakamura lands on the apron. Nakamura pokes Rusev in the eye. Nakamura hits a flying knee off the top rope to the apron. Nakamura calls for the Kinshasa. Machka Kicks by Rusev. Rusev is slow to cover. English gets on the apron and tells Rusev to crush. Rusev tells English to get down. Nakamura rolls up Rusev for the win.
Winner and STILL United States Champion, Shinsuke Nakamura!
After the match, English attacks Rusev. English grabs a mic and sings happy Rusev Day.
#RusevDay's biggest cheerleader or #RusevDay's biggest deceiver? #SDLive @WWEDramaKing @LanaWWE pic.twitter.com/A1W3Mf1udF
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) September 19, 2018
