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#6 AJ Styles (c) vs Shinsuke Nakamura - No DQ Match for the WWE World Championship

AJ and Nakamura both gave it their all

Nakamura instigated Styles early as Styles picked off from where he left off in Jeddah. He sent Nakamura into the barricade and then around to the German announce table. Styles rolled AJ back into the ring and hit a snap suplex. He went for the cover but only got a 1-count. Styles followed up an elbow from Nakamura with a backbreaker. Nakamura poked him in the eye before raking his face.

The match went outside again as Styles sent Nakamura into the barricades before crashing into them himself with a missed opportunity. Nakamura sent Styles crashing into the steel steps before setting him up on the apron for two big knees to the head. Nakamura failed to get the pinfall but sent AJ into the corner with some big kicks followed by a knee to the back of the neck.

Nakamura continued with his knee strikes and then resorted to a guillotine hold. AJ tried to escape but was kicked straight out of the ring. Styles was setting up for a big move from the barricades but Nakamura took his legs out from under him with a big kick. AJ reversed the inverse exploder but too a flying knee to the head.

Nakamura brought a steel chair in the ring and delivered a big move on it. Shinsuke set up for the Nakamura but thanks to AJ Styles, Nakamura's knee landed on the steel chair with a loud crash. Styles was visibly bleeding as he held Nakamura in a calf crusher which was reversed into a triangle lock which AJ turned into the Styles clash but failed to deliver.

Nakamura hit Styles with a low blow and AJ replied with one of his own. Both men were down and failed to get up while the referee counted to ten, ending the match in a double count out.

Result: AJ Styles retained the WWE World Championship after the match ended in a double count out.