This is part 5 of our Money In The Bank 2018 Live Coverage (Part 4 can be found here).
Up next is the Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship. Shinsuke Nakamura makes his way out first. WWE Champion “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles is out next.
The match begins and Styles starts dominating Nakamura. Styles with chops, punches, kicks and then a backbreaker to Nakamura.
The action reaches outside and Nakamura drops Styles on the steel part of the ramp back-first! The referee begins counting, but Styles gets up before 10.
Nakamura stomps Styles on the back of his neck on the apron. Styles gets up at the count of 5.
#NorthernLightsSuplex ALERT…this time, on the STEEL.#MITB #LastManStanding @ShinsukeN pic.twitter.com/vPgmXl2kBv
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) June 18, 2018
Styles has been the WWE Champion for 222+ days now.
Slingshot Forearm to the outside by @AJStylesOrg #MITB #LastManStanding pic.twitter.com/qQpOmsnZTZ
— Italo Santana ?? (@BulletClubItal) June 18, 2018
#MITB #LastManStanding @ShinsukeN pic.twitter.com/SUFYj07NuF
— Italo Santana ?? (@BulletClubItal) June 18, 2018
Classic @ShinsukeN #MITB #LastManStanding pic.twitter.com/I0a20LPmoi
— Italo Santana ?? (@BulletClubItal) June 18, 2018
.@ShinsukeN with a knee! #MITB #LastManStanding pic.twitter.com/T55vECGRjK
— Italo Santana ?? (@BulletClubItal) June 18, 2018
The #KingOfStrongStyle @ShinsukeN is hellbent on keeping @AJStylesOrg down for the count… #MITB #LastManStanding pic.twitter.com/lJMqhH4EmH
— WWE (@WWE) June 18, 2018
Styles is looking to hit a Styles Clash, but Nakamura immediately goes for the low blow. However, Styles was one step ahead and got out of Nakamura’s way instantly when he was looking to hit the Styles Clash.
*instantly regrets low blow attempt*#MITB #LastManStanding @ShinsukeN pic.twitter.com/MV7U6cNfRo
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) June 18, 2018
Nakamura is now cleaning the announce table. Nakamura hits Styles with a suplex on the announce table, but the table doesn’t break.
Nakamura has cleared all the announce tables and he comes running on top of them and nails a Kinshasa on Styles! The referee is counting and Styles manages to get up at the count of 9.
#KneeToFace.#MITB #LastManStanding @ShinsukeN pic.twitter.com/5i8zf7lcuT
— WWE (@WWE) June 18, 2018
Nakamura now takes out a table from underneath the ring. Nakamura drops Styles on a tilted table ribs-first. Nakamura sets up a table in the corner and throws AJ through it!
The referee begins counting and Styles was down till the count of 9, but immediately gets up at 9.5! Nakamura is looking to hit Styles’ head into the exposed steel turnbuckle, but fails.
Nakamura accidentally nails his own knee into the exposed turnbuckle and he is now writhing in pain. Styles locks in the Calf Crusher on Nakamura now and Nakamura begins to tap (but it doesn’t count). Styles breaks the hold and the referee is now counting. Nakamura gets up at 7.
Styles is now targeting Nakamura’s leg. Styles attacks Nakamura’s leg with a Steel Chair! Styles goes for another Steel Chair shot, but Nakamura nails a Low Blow!
Styles gets up at the count of 9 and Nakamura immediately nails a Kinshasa on Styles to put him down again! Styles gets up at the count of 9.5!
Styles nails a Phenomenal Forearm on Nakamura from top of the announce table and then nailed a Styles Clash on the floor from the top of the steel steps! The referee begins counting and Nakamura gets up at the count of 9.9!
STYLES CLASH ON THE FLOOR!!!!! @AJStylesOrg #MITB #LastManStanding pic.twitter.com/KxkBkvGmEM
— Italo Santana ?? (@BulletClubItal) June 18, 2018
Nakamura screams ‘come on’ and Styles hits a very hard Low Blow kick! Styles goes to the ring and nails a Phenomenal Forearm on Nakamura through the announce table!
OH MY GOD #MITB #LastManStanding @AJStylesOrg pic.twitter.com/Zh2DV7sAzW
— Italo Santana ?? (@BulletClubItal) June 18, 2018
PHENOMENAL FOREARM THROUGH THE TABLE!!!!! @AJStylesOrg #MITB #LastManStanding pic.twitter.com/lv6yFeFFLr
— Italo Santana ?? (@BulletClubItal) June 18, 2018
The referee begins counting and Styles gets up at 8, but Nakamura fails to get up at all!
AJ Styles (c) def. Shinsuke Nakamura (Still WWE Champion)
Styles is the Last Man Standing!
