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Aug 2, 2017 · A dream match headlined the show as Shinsuke Nakamura faced off with John Cena in the main event of last night’s episode of SmackDown. When it was over, Nakamura had beaten Cena clean and earned the right to challenge for Jinder Mahal’s WWE Championship at SummerSlam.
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John Cena took on Shinsuke Nakamura in an exciting SmackDown main event! #CenaMonth.
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- Looking Ahead to WWE Summerslam
- In Closing
The advertised main event on Smackdown was Shinsuke Nakamura facing John Cena with the winner earning a WWE Title match against Jinder Mahal at SummerSlam.There were no promos from either guy to set up the match during the show. They got the main event slot while Mahal watched the match from a skybox with his buddies, the Singh Brothers. The Nakamu...
A big story with the match was the nasty bump that Cena took on his head/neck. The good news is that Cena appears to be okay because he told Nakamura not to be sorry and Cena also participated in that post-match angle with Corbin. Who is to blame? I think it’s easy to point to Nakamura because it was a tight suplex with not much give for Cena, who ...
Here are the other matches from Tuesday night’s card. AJ Styles defeated Kevin Owens in controversial fashion to retain the United States Title It was another good match between two of the best performers in WWE. Like their match at Battleground a few weeks ago, the finish was controversial with the referee playing a key role. The action was very g...
1. The Usos bragged about their attack on The New Day The Smackdown Tag Team Title story last week saw The Usos attack New Day from behind while they were making their entrance. The New Day wasn’t on Smackdownthis week, so The Usos did a promo where they stole the opening promo that New Day usually does. The Usos bragged about how they took out New...
The next WWE pay-per-view is SummerSlam on August 20 in Brooklyn, New York. Here’s what we know so far. WWE Universal Championship:Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe vs. Braun Strowman WWE Championship:Jinder Mahal (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura United States Championship:AJ Styles (c) vs. Kevin Owens (with Shane McMahon as the referee) Ran...
It was an awesome Smackdownthis week. One of the best episodes of the year. Maybe the best. Three excellent TV matches with a Nakamura/Cena main event that was very good and put over the right guy as the next contender to the WWE Title. I liked the Rusev/Gable match a lot because even though Gable lost, he looked like a rising star. Styles/Owens fe...
John Cena faced Shinsuke Nakamura to determine who would challenge Jinder Mahal for the WWE Championship!
Aug 3, 2017 · Cena would make the save and hit Corbin with an Attitude Adjustment through the announce table. Nakamura defeated Cena without any interference in a match to determine the No. 1 contender to the WWE Championship. Nakamura is set to wrestle Jinder Mahal for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam in Nakamura's SummerSlam debut.
Cena doing the belt gesture and pointing to Nakamura was so awesome. Cena has come a long way from being supercena to the vet that puts over styles and nak clean. I love it.
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Cena vs. Nakamura is set for SmackDown LIVE and we are freaking out. Watch on. Wrestling. Ryan Cook Aug 1, 2017 7:00PM. This is the Fightful.com live coverage for WWE Smackdown! Live. Tonight history will be made as in our main event John Cena takes on Shinsuke Nakamura for the first time ever to determine who will face Jinder Mahal at Summerslam!
