We see Nia Jax walking backstage, holding her arm. Charly Caruso approaches her for an interview but Jax refuses. Becky Lynch walks up to Nia and they stare at each other. Becky rhetorically asks “remember when you broke my face?” She then kicks Nia and punches her hard. Jax falls to the floor and Lynch yells “keep my name out of your mouth!”
We see AJ Styles backstage with Kayla Braxton. She asks if he is mentally prepared to win back the WWE Championship. Styles says he sees no difference between the old Daniel Bryan and the new Daniel Bryan, they’re both beatable. He says he has a Phenomenal Forearm with Bryan’s name on it. He’s played Bryan’s game long enough, tonight, he plays his.
WWE Championship Match
(C) Daniel Bryan Vs. AJ Styles
The bell rings and Bryan leaves the ring. He walks around the ring before getting back in. However Bryan rolls right back out and poses as AJ gets frustrated.
Bryan and Styles finally come face-to-face and Styles tees-off on Bryan in all foour corners of the ring. AJ chops Bryan before whipping him to the opposite corner. Bryan attempted to jump over Styles by AJ outsmarted him and hit a hurricanrana. Styles kicks Daniel in the chest before putting him back in the corner and unloading some shoulder thrusts. Styles with a snapmare and a kick to the back.
Styles ducks and leapfrogs Bryan, looks for a dropkick but Bryan holds the ropes to avoid it. Bryan then hits the ropes but Styles catches him with a dropkick this time and sends him from the ring. Styles jumps for a Phenomenal Forearm to the floor but Bryan kicked him in mid-air! Bryan then tosses AJ into the barricade before getting back into the ring.
Bryan kicks AJ in the corner. Bryan knee’s Styles in the back before applying a surfboard stretch. AJ breaks the hold by grabbing the rope. Bryan continues the assault by chopping AJ in the corner. Bryan continues to pinpoint the midsection of Styles, as he hangs him in the tree of woe and pulls his head under the ropes. Bryan keeps Styles isolated in the corner with kicks to the gut. AJ rolls from the ring to get away.
Bryan waits until he comes back in but now AJ is firing right hands to Bryan in the corner. Bryan gets a roll-up but Styles reverses it into one of his own. Bryan then catches Styles with a drop toe hold into the turnbuckles, before unloading more kicks. Bryan hits the running dropkick in the corner, then a second, and he looks for a third but AJ clotheslines him inside out!
Styles starts to gain momentum with some kicks, elbows, and another big clothesline. Styles stomps on Bryan the way the Champion has been doing to people. Styles looks for the Styles Clash but Bryan rolls out. Styles chases after and throws Bryan into the ring post. Styles throws Bryan back inside and the Champion puts a hand up, asking Styles to wait. Bryan gets to his feet and runs but Styles hits him with a neckbreaker for a two count. Styles springboards off of the ropes for a reverse DDT but Bryan doesn’t drop, instead he grabs Styles and unleashes stiff knees to the head, followed by a cravat suplex.
Byran kicks Styles in the chest as the fans chant “No!”. Styles reverses a back suplex and kicks Bryan in the head. Both men are down. Styles gets to the apron and looks for the Phenomenal Forearm but Bryan swings a kick….but Styles grabs the leg and hits a dragon screw. AJ slides from the ring and smashes the Champion’s leg against the ring post. Styles gets back inside and Bryan fires off some more kicks, albeit now less powerful. Bryan takes AJ to the top rope and looks for a hurricanrana but Styles holds on and lifts him for the Styles Clash but he can’t get the arms hooked. AJ transitions into a single leg Boston crab and the Champion’s leg is in agony! Bryan manages to reverse the Boston crab into the Lebell Lock!
Styles escapes the Lock and gets him into a pin attempt. They exchange pin attempts until they get to their feet and Bryan clocks AJ with a head kick and Styles responds with a Pele Kick and both men are down again! They get to their feet and exchange hands to the cheers and boos of the fans. Bryan kicks AJ in the gut again, before running for the knee but Styles dropkicks him! Styles goes to the apron and hits a springboard 450 for a very close fall!
Styles grabs Bryan for the Styles Clash again but Bryan rams him into the corner. Styles grabs Bryan and applies the Calf Crusher! Bryan is in agony as Styles yanks the pressure. Bryan rolls over and grabs the ropes, before falling through to the floor below. Styles comes out and throws Bryan back inside but the Champion immediately slides back out. This time Bryan throws Styles into the timekeepers area but Styles lands on his feet and hits Bryan with a Phenomenal Forearm from the barricade!
Styles gets Bryan back in the ring and looks for the Phenomenal Forearm but Bryan ducks it. Bryan looks for the running knee but Styles dodges it. Styles goes for a small package but Bryan reverses it and scores the pinfall!
