Back from commercial, we see Jacob Fatu and Tama Tong arguing with several WWE officials. Jacob pushes a few of them down and Jacob tells them they won’t take him away. In comes LA Knight who pushes Jacob through the door and to the outside of the arena. He then says he has a title to win back tonight.

WWE United States Championship Match – Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. LA Knight

The bell rings and we are under way. LA Knight with a headlock but Nakamura throws him to the ropes, a shoulder tackle by both men and both stay on their feet. Nakamura throws LA Knight to the ropes but LA Knight with a swinging neck breaker. He stomps on Nakamura in the corner and goes for a running knee but Nakamura rolls to the ring apron. LA Knight grabs Nakamura but Nakamura with a kick. Nakamura with a knee to the face and he throws LA Knight into the corner. Nakamura with a chop to the chest followed by a kick to the leg. Nakamura places LA Knight across the top rope and he lands a knee to the ribs. LA Knight falls to the outside of the ring. He gets back onto the ring apron, Nakamura goes for a kick but LA Knight with a clothesline and LA Knight throws Nakamura to the outside. LA Knight with a baseball slide and Nakamura slams into the announce table. LA Knight slams Nakamura’s head into the announce table and back into the ring. Nakamura gets to his feet and LA Knight clothesline him back to the outside of the ring. He lifts Nakamura up but Nakamura lands on his feet and he pushes LA Knight face first into the ring post.

-Commercial Break-

Back from commercial and LA Knight with a clothesline in the ring. He throws Nakamura to the ropes and lands a power slam. LA Knight lands a jumping elbow and he goes for the cover but Nakamura kicks out. He lifts Nakamura up and goes for a torture rack but Nakamura lands on his feet. Nakamura goes for a waist lock, LA Knight reverses it, he pushes Nakamura into the turnbuckle but Nakamura unties the second turnbuckle pad. LA Knight rolls him up for the cover but Nakamura kicks out. Nakamura with a kick and he climbs the top rope but LA Knight jumps to the top rope and lands a superplex! He goes for the cover but Nakamura kicks out. LA Knight with a reverse Boston crab in the middle of the ring but Nakamura makes it to the bottom rope. LA Knight goes for it again but Nakamura gets him in an arm bar, LA Knight rolls him up for the cover but Nakamura kicks out. Nakamura with a kick to the side of the head, he goes for Kinshasa but LA Knight moves out of the way. LA Knight goes for the BFT, Nakamura ducks and he hits him with a spinning back elbow.

Nakamura goes for the Kinshasa and he lands it! Nakamura goes for the cover but LA Knight gets his foot on the bottom rope. Nakamura places LA Knight chin first onto the exposed turnbuckle. Nakamura goes for the Kinshasa, LA Knight moves out of the way and Nakamura hits the exposed turnbuckle. LA Knight with the BFT! He goes for the cover but Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga break it up and the referee calls for the bell.

Winner: LA Knight by disqualification

Jacob Fatu with a pop up Samoan drop onto LA Knight and Nakamura rolls to the outside of the ring. LA Knight down in the corner and Jacob Fatu with two running hips to the head. Jacob with a moon sault off the top rope and out come Cody Rhodes and Jimmy Uso. All four men fight on the outside of the ring. Jimmy throws Tama Tonga over the barricade. Cody and Jimmy with double super kicks onto Jacob Fatu. Jimmy throws Jacob over the barricade and out comes Nick Aldis with WWE officials.

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