#8 WWE World Championship: AJ Styles (c) vs. Dean Ambrose vs. John Cena
The main event kicked off a WWE PPV for the first time in the company’s history. Cena is first to make his way to the ring and was welcomed by a mixed reaction as always. The Leader of Cenation is chasing history looking to become the first man to equal Ric Flair’s legendary record of 16 World Titles.
Dean Ambrose followed Cena before the reigning Champion AJ Styles entered to a raucous applause.
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The three men kick things off in the middle as Ambrose slapped Cena with the latter trying to respond by hitting the Attitude Adjustment but Styles interferes and punches Cena. Ambrose then nails a dropkick to send The Phenomenal One out of the ring.
The Lunatic Fringe then drives Styles and Cena into the barrier before smashing the reigning champion into the announcer’s table.
Ambrose then tries to land a running elbow on The Cenation Leader but Cena counters by catching him and driving him into the steel ring post. The Phenomenal Forearm is next and Cena is on the receiving end of it.
Cena responds to the Phenomenal Forearm by nailing a German Suplex on both Styles and Ambrose – in what can be termed as a display of his brute strength. His attempts to follow it with an AA is foiled by Styles, who counters with a Pele Kick.
The reigning Champion then hits a Springboard reverse DDT on Ambrose before sending him out of the ring. However, Cena gets the better of The Phenomenal One by using his brute strength and tries to hit the AA from the top rope but Styles reverses it into a modified neckbreaker.
Cena and Styles then lock each other into Sleeper Holds one after the other. After some more back and forth, Cena tries to go for the Five Knuckle Shuffle on Ambrose but Styles interferes and nails a German Suplex instead.
Ambrose then hits a modified Falcon Arrow on the champion. Styles then hits a Huracarrana on The Lunatic Fringe but he counters it for a near fall. Cena takes advantage of the situation and hits a Five Knuckle Shuffle on the duo.
He then nails the Attitude Adjustment on Style, but the champion rolls out of the ring to prevent the pin. Cena then hits the AA on Ambrose but the former champion kicks out at 2.
Cena locks Ambrose in the STF but Styles interferes. Cena tries to nail the AA on Styles on the apron but the champion counters and hits a Suplex. He follows it with a 450 splash on The Lunatic Fringe.
Styles finally nails the Styles Clash after countering Dirty Deeds and goes for the pin on Ambrose but Cena interferes and locks him in the STF. Ambrose stops Styles from tapping out and breaks up the submission maneuver.
Cena lifts both Styles and Ambrose for a double Attitude Adjustment but Styles manages to break free and fights back with an Enzeguiri.
After some back and forth, Cena nails the Sit-Out Powerbomb on Ambrose, who was busy fighting with Styles on the top rope. The Leader of Cenation follows it with a roll up for 2-count.
Styles then goes for the crossbody but Cena counters it into an AA, which is eventually countered again by the Calf Crusher.
Ambrose then locks Styles in the Knee Bar and Cena joins him and applies the STF on the champion. The two don’t care about the other and as expected Styles taps out. But wait, who won the Title? This is a hugely controversial moment.
As the duo made Styles count it didn’t matter and the match continues with Cena and Ambrose brawling in the middle of the ring. Cena takes Ambrose to the top rope and nails the Avalanche Attitude Adjustment. This is it! This is Cena’s moment. Can he create history?
But it was not to be as Cena’s attempts to cover Ambrose was foiled by the champion who enters the ring with the Steel Chair and hits Cena twice in the gut and on the back.
Styles then rolls Cena for the three-count.
Result: AJ Styles retains WWE World Championship by defeating John Cena via pinfall
