Best and Worst of SmackDown Live Before Extreme Rules

#2 Worst: Champion pinned on live TV

The US Title Picture is not prestigious at all anymore

AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura was billed as a dream match on free television. Only the match would end in a disqualification, setting up a tag team contest thereafter. AJ Styles teamed up with Jeff Hardy to take on Nakamura and Rusev.

MACHKA!!!!! A #MachkaKick seals the deal as @RusevBUL pins the #USChampion @JEFFHARDYBRAND! Will the #BulgarianBrute pin the #WWEChampion this Sunday at #ExtremeRules? #SDLive pic.twitter.com/vSGEXt2Cn1

— WWE (@WWE) July 11, 2018

A Machka Kick from Rusev would seal Jeff Hardy's fate. While I did not mind Rusev winning, going into the match this Sunday, I'm a little disappointed that a reigning champion had to take the pin. The US Title picture has seemed a little lackluster of late, and this was a nail in the coffin for the once prestigious championship.