#3 The seeds were sown for AJ Vs. Nakamura on Smackdown Live
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Ever since learning that SmackDown Live would be Shinsuke Nakamura’s new main roster home, fans of high-quality technical wrestling have been waiting with anticipation for the King of Strong Style to be reunited with the former Bullet Club member, AJ Styles.
When it does happen, as it inevitably will, the two men are bound to put on one of the greatest worked WWE matches of the modern era.
WWE are doing well to hold back on this becoming a reality. At present, both men are working as babyfaces, so barring any multi-man matches, such as the upcoming Money in the Bank ladder match, we will have to wait a little while before the two come face-to-face.
However, the seeds were very much planted this week as the two men found themselves as tag-team partners in the main event. This precipitated in a backstage segment between the two in which they briefly reminisced about their time in Japan, and exchanged a few words soaked in potential gamesmanship.
The main event itself was a star-studded affair, with the two facing Kevin Owens and Dolph Ziggler. Unfortunately, the WWE still appear to be handling Nakamura misguidedly. Just like his match up at Backlash, Nakamura found himself on the receiving end of far too much offence, this time from both Ziggler and KO.
Nakamura needs to be forwarded as an unstoppable enigma right now, whereas, in reality, it was AJ who came across as the one having to bail Shinsuke out. Thankfully, Nakamura got the pin, and the two were left to celebrate together in the ring, with Styles symbolically shifting the attention onto the newcomer.
Hopefully, this is the start of a slow-burn rivalry, leading to a truly phenomenal bout.
