WWE Championship Match: AJ Styles (c) vs Rusev w/Aiden English
Styles goes after Rusev’s knee. Rusev catches Styles’ foot and hits a short arm clothesline. Styles lays in a few chops. Styles tries a suplex but Rusev blocks it. Styles kicks Rusev in the knee. Styles hits the ropes. Rusev picks up Styles and spine busters him down to the mat. Rusev lands two suplexes for a near fall. Back body drop by Rusev. Rusev starts to work over Styles back to set up the Accolade. Back suplex by Rusev. Styles kicks out. Rusev puts Styles on the top rope. Rusev punches Styles. Rusev sets up a superplex. Styles ducks under Rusev and kicks him in the knee. Rusev falls out of the ring. Rusev can barely stand. Styles Phoenominal Forearms Rusev on the outside. Styles sends Rusev back into the ring. Corner splash by Styles. After a series of counters, Styles hits a Scorpion Death Drop. Rusev kicks out. Styles tries to roll Rusev into the Calf Crusher. Rusev hooks the ropes and sends Styles to the outside. Rusev tries a dive but Styles elbows Rusev in the head. Styles misses the springboard 450.
Styles almost rolls Rusev into the Calf Crusher but Russev reverses it into the Accolade. Styles escapes. Rusev kicks Styles out of the air. Rusev picks up Styles. Styles reverses it into the Calf Crusher. Rusev crawls to the bottom rope. English pushed the ropes closer to help Rusev reach them. Styles tells the referee English cheater. Styles chases English around the ring. Rusesurpriseses Styles with a belly- to belly on the floor. Rusev lands the Machka Kick! Styles kicks out. Rusev tries another Machka Kick but Styles hits a Pelé Kick. Popup knee by Rusev. Rusev hits another head kick. Rusev tries the Accolade but his knee gives out. Rusev locks in a one leg version of the Accolade. Styles gets to the ropes. Rusev fires up. English exposes a turnbuckle. Rusev runs into it head first. Styles hits a springboard 450. Rusev kicks out! Styles dropkicks English. Styles hits the Phoenominal Forearm for the win.
Winner and STILL WWE Champion, AJ Styles!
You know what the champ is thinking…#PhenomenalForearm #ExtremeRules #WWEChampionship @AJStylesOrg pic.twitter.com/KKXm93Rj5X
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) July 16, 2018
