For the WWE World Heavyweight Championship: AJ Styles (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
The fact that Shinsuke Nakamura won the Royal Rumble shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody. New Japan's recent excursion into American soil and promotion of foreign talent including Chris Jericho, proves that they are stiff competition to WWE.
At the same time, WWE know that they need to prove that they're just as well verse in handling outside talents, especially since the pool is now being filled with them. Nakamura's usage in the main roster hasn't been the best, but the promise of a dream match might reinvigorate him as well as the fans.
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The two had a thriller at Wrestle Kingdom 10, just a fortnight before they walked into WWE. It's not hard to imagine that somewhere in WWE's mind, whether Vince likes to admit it or not, they need to top that as well as a litany of recent New Japan contests. Forgoing all the politics, it's going to be a show-stealing classic.
When motivated, nobody can topple Nakamura, while AJ Styles gives his 100 percent whenever he's in the ring. This will be no different. Styles vs. Nakamura will be built on the precedence that only one of the two can be considered the best in the world.
Their pure wrestling contest will determine this as two friendly foes clashing. Given enough time we shall see some chaos and some bullets fired.
Result: Eventually, Shinsuke Nakamura hits the Kinshasa to become the NEW WWE Champion