Shinsuke Nakamura squashes 17-time champion on WWE RAW; walks away from scary new challenger

Modified Nov 07, 2023 02:27 GMT

Shinsuke Nakamura squashed a 17-time champion on WWE RAW before walking away from a scary new challenger.

Akira Tozawa has been an entertaining star ever since he made his debut. His antics always get people to chuckle. He spent most of his WWE career chasing the 24/7 Championship and even won the belt 16 times. He is also a former Cruiserweight Champion in WWE.

Recently, Akira Tozawa has aligned himself with Alpha Academy to learn from Chad Gable and improve his in-ring skills. After Shinsuke Nakamura issued an open challenge last week on RAW, the 17-time champion wasted no time accepting the challenge.

The match was set to take place tonight on the red brand. Tozaway surprised everyone as he came out, all guns blazing against Nakamura. He even seemed to surprise the King of Strong Style. However, Nakamura squashed him away with ease after the Kinshasa.

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Following the match, Nakamura came face-to-face with Otis. While the latter was ready to fight, Shinsuke backed away from the ring. This could be the start of a new rivalry.

Do you want to see Nakamura vs. Otis? Sound off in the comments section.

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Sunil admires former world champions AJ Styles, Will Ospreay, and Kenny Omega for their ability to consistently deliver great matches as well as entertain crowds with their mic skills.

If ever given a chance to change a storyline, Sunil would have booked Roman Reigns to end The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak instead of Brock Lesnar. According to him, The Tribal Chief needed the victory more than Brock Lesnar, as the latter was already an established performer when he defeated ‘Taker. He would’ve also made that as Taker’s final match.

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