WWE Money In The Bank 2018: Analysing and grading each match

#8 AJ Styles def. Shinsuke Nakamura (WWE Championship)

At 31 minutes and 15 seconds, this was the show's longest match

Match: Both men looked like they would leave with the WWE Championship at different stages of this Last Man Standing match, especially Shinsuke Nakamura when he landed a Kinshasa on AJ Styles on the announce desk. In the end, Styles failed to win via a Styles Clash from the steps or via a kick to the groin, but he maintained control and retained his title after sending Nakamura through the announce desk with a Phenomenal Forearm.

Verdict: This match had some very good moments, most notably in the closing stages when Styles took control, but the Last Man Standing concept is incredibly tedious and it’s difficult, at least for this writer, to remain fully invested in a match when half of it is spent watching a referee slowly count to 10. Judging by the social media reaction, the majority of fans loved this, but opinions are opinions!

Grade: B