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Shinsuke Nakamura's reign of terror ended on the WWE SmackDown after Elimination Chamber as he lost his United States Championship. Triple H has now shared his reaction to the shocking title change.
Shinsuke Nakamura returned to SmackDown tonight after taking a week off due to the passing of his 'older brother.' He put his WWE United States Championship on the line against LA Knight, whom he dethroned at WWE Survivor Series: WarGames last year.
The two men had an enthralling back-and-forth contest in the main event. During the closing moments, The King of Strong Style tried to use a steel chair on The Megastar to cause a disqualification. However, the referee prevented that from happening as he took the chair out of his hands.
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A desperate Nakamura then accidentally spit red mist into the referee's eyes after Knight dodged him. Both men tried to take advantage while the referee was out.
The Japanese star attempted to use the steel chair again, but LA Knight caught him with BFT on the chair to regain the title.
After the show, Triple H took to his official X (formerly Twitter) handle to share backstage footage of himself posing with the newly crowned champion.
In the caption, he wrote the following message for The Megastar:
"L…A…Knight Yeah! #SmackDown," Triple H wrote.
Check out his tweet below:
Shinsuke Nakamura's reign ended after 97 days. Now that he is no longer a champion, it will be interesting to see if he will make it to WrestleMania 41.
