[NOISE] [SOUND]
>> We are underway.
>> And if I'm not mistaken,
I think, my translation may not be exactly right, but I think everyone
of those international announcers picked AJ Styles to win this match.
>> I would have to doubt that very much King, but in any language,
this is an absolute Dream matchup.
>> not tomorrow right after Roderick Strong who went through that hellacious!
wargames match last night at NXT Take Over.
>> And they were getting an example of just how tough strong was
he was put through a table at the end of the match with Colin.
[SOUND] >> Excuse me,
Kevin Owens really the difference maker in that match last night.
>> And here's Shinsuke Nakamura with a couple of knees, and the, of course,
the striker.
>> Man, he has knocked AJ Styles off his game early here in this match.
>> Will be interesting to see.
Of course, Nakamura >> and Styles had a history in Japan
>> There you go.
>> before coming to WWE.
And of course, that match at Wrestlemania.
>> And Strong now, from behind, goes right after AJ Styles.
Strong started the War Games match last night, good kick by Styles,
right on the button.
>> Beautiful drop kick.
>> A testament to Roderick Strong's ability, his endurance,
his capability AJ Styles, former two-time WWE champion,
now taking it to Nakamura and Strong.
And Roderick Strong moves out of the way, a boot though by Styles.
>> Whatch out.
>> Man, look out.
>> He called, The Messiah Of The Backbreaker.
>> That's the reason why, look at that.
>> Less than 24 hours ago in that hellacious games match, and
now he is taking it to two of the very best.
Boom, in the business today.
>> Easy, easy Nigel.
You'll have a stroke.
>> I'm excited.
>> Quit yelling at me.
>> Knee right to the spine as Shinsuke Nakamura falls into the arms of The man
who believes he liberated Nakamura, Sami Zayn.
>> Watch out here.
>> And Strong driving Nakamura to the floor outside the ring.
Roderick Strong, been called a cardio master, tremendous endurance.
Styles though, hangs on to the top rope.
And now, Nakamura, driven into the apron.
And Styles with a running knee.
>> Nice DNA to this side of the jaw of water.
It's strong.
We'll be very careful you don't get knocked out.>>I'm telling you,
AJ has got to get his wits back completely after he got knocked off his game early
enough first kick by schinsky Nakamura well, they did some damage to AJ.
[SOUND] >> AJ though has taken control of this
match here.
>> Here we go.
>> Ooh, Shinsuke Nakamura- >> You spoke too soon.
>> Does not allow Styles to fly and now the Intercontinental Champion,
very proud of the new Intercontinental title that was unveiled
this past Friday night on Smackdown.
Strong neighs from the king of strong style who has a history in
valet to do-- You may experience be the most vicious.
I've seen since gay in a long time.
Look at that drawing that allowed back into the ring by The Uber
aggressive Shinsuke Nakamura.
Roderick Strong, you do well to stay on the outside and
let your two opponents expend a bit of energy.
But Nakamura not giving- >> Aah!
>> Suplex by Nakamura.
>> That opportunity.
>> There is no doubt what the influence of Sami Zayn has done so far for
the career and the mental make up of Shinsuke Nakamura.
Looks like a different superstar inside leg hooked, and
Roderick Strong pulls him off the cover, and Nakamura makes him pay.
>> Cena Zane just as animated on the outside of the ring as Shinsuke is on
the inside.
>> Has to be quite a big distraction,
keep your focus on your two opponents inside the ring.
>> This is not good.
Wow.
>> Ronnie knee just collapses styles design enjoying this on
the outside waits out Roderick Strong.
He's right to the chest.
Is it enough to put Nakamura away cover by strong
looks the leg gonna kick out by schinsky Nakamura again I am just so
impressed with Roderick Strong his ability to compete like this.
Take a look.
Double knees driven right into the rib cage of shinsegae Nakamura going to
make it very difficult for Nakamura to breath.
>> You know a lot about Roderick Strong.
>> Absolutely.>> Well, did he at least live in a double world.
And here Nakamura.
>> A bit disrespectful there King and
you better make sure that Strong doesn't hear you say that.
He might come out here and slap that crown off your head.
>> [LAUGH] >> Look at Strong.
Strong now punishing Nakamura.
Torturing Nakamura here and trying to get Shinsuke to tap out.
>> Very awkward.
Look at Nakamura's face there.
>> Look at Nakamura.
>> Drenched in pain.
Follow that finger up.
still with us.
Talk on the back to the midsection.
Roderick Strong a monster.
The second dials with a sleeper just strong center of the ring trying to
lock it in.
Okay, Dudley trying to slip out of the sleep putting away I was trying to
get that carotid artery to cut the blood supply off to the brain and
strong head fighting him and now he's beginning to fade perhaps to
the sleeper hold of AJ Styles and this is exactly what AJ needed to do here.
strums got to chop that chin.
Tuck that knows Back to a vertical base with AJ driving strong ready to
the midsection of Nakamura again and I'll Roderick strong trying to find
out of this and styles wrestles him down to the mat.
So I think it was looking for a chin break up.
The hospice didn't have the leverage to get it.
San Jose in the background trying to get Shin scape back into this match.
AJ Styles continues to put the pressure on strong.
The elbow or the arm.
They're slipping underneath the chin of straw.
The North American champion from NXT Roderick Strong fights out!
wow. [SOUND] And again surprised how much
energy strong has especially after war games last night.
Exactly my point.
This is something else.
It's night genetic ability, but
it's hard work every middle of the Undisputed era takes the time.
Look out.
>> Knee right to the spine again of Nakamura and
Roderick Strong turns his attention back to AJ Styles.
>> Yes. >> With the running forearm.
And another one.
>> No, this thing with a victory you head out.
>> Get out of there AJ.
>> Roderick Strong would mean for nxc.
>> Face first goes Styles.
Into the cover.
Go on, Roddy.
>> Is it enough for Strong to win this matchup?
And Styles at two, able to roll the shoulder out.
>> A victory will make it 3-1-1.
That is a hell of an advantage for the black and gold brand.
>> I'm not looking at that last match as a loss for Raw.
I'm just looking at it as a win that happened to somebody else.
That's your right that's your perspective right now this perspective of Roderich
strongest putting away!
>> Here we go.
>> There we go through the forearm now, the Frank chop by style and
AJ Styles unloaded on everybody.
>> Three competitors highly touted innovative fast moving hard hitting
competitors.
[SOUND] Remember, first man to gain pin, fall or
submission will win this triple threat match.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> Lot of passion and ego on display.
>> Yes, caught him.
And a great- >> Man!
>> Counter by Strong.
And Strong sends Styles, who, whoa,
lands on his feet and runs into a knee by Nakamura.
>> That could be it!
>> One, two- >> And Styles is-
>> And a kick out at two, a near fall.
>> Near fall is right, I thought we were finnished.
Look strong is still taking the fight to Nakamura.
>> forearms just rattling the job.
Wow, Roderick Strong --- isn't
enough to knock off NXT Roderick Strong and AJ Styles.
[SOUND] Breaks things up.
>> An example of the strategy here in a Triple Threat matchup.
I mean, the truth is, you have to have one of your opponents decapitated enough so
that you can pin the other.
Just look at the impact.
>> Man.
>> Right to the jaw and if it wasn't for
AJ Styles I think Nakamura could have taken this match.
>> I think you're right about that.
You're looking on from the upper deck here of the Allstate Arena in Chicago or
jam to the rafters sold out over 13,000 WWE fan for
Survivor Series styles Look at his survive cover on Nakamura and a kick out of this
triple threat match putting that man, the United States champion from Roy J.
Stiles.
The intercontinental champion Shinsuke Nakamura from SmackDown and
Roderick Strong, the NXT North American champion.
Watch out. Watch out.
>> Was looking for the styles clash for a second.
Nakamura too quick.
Watch out.
>> For the calf crusher.
Nakamura able to roll through.
Knee to the back of the neck.
Cover now on Nakamura.
>> Kick out.
So close.
>> We're starting to see now the effects of fatigue.
Roderick Strong was unable to break up the attempt there.
>> Stay focused, AJ.
Stay focused.
>> Wow. >> You can feel that out here.
Like you said Nigel, it's amazing that Roderick Strong was even able to show up
tonight after what he went through last night.
>> And the undisputed error, they are not lying.
They are the in NXT for a reason.
Here we go.
>> Is it enough for AJ Styles to win this match up here.
Look at the Styles clasp, >> Yes, get it, get it.
[CROSSTALK] >> Roderick Strong.
>> Man, that may have knocked AJ's lights out.
>> And Sammy Zayn saving Nakamura.
>> What? What's this?
>> A Triple Threat Match, that's what it is.
>> No disqualifications.
>> Shinsuke Nakamura saved by his buddy, Sammy Zayn.
Watch the collision here.
strong in.
Preventing Styles from delivering the Styles clash.
>> And that's Roderick Strong still with the advantage.
>> This is why I'll be Roderick Strong now.
Olympic slam keeps hold.
>> Stays in control.
There he goes.
Is it enough to put Styles away?
Stacks up and a kick out by AJ.
>> Wow. >> Well that's why he's
the phenomanal one.
>> Double under hook into the Power Bomb that time by Strong, but
Styles able to kick out.
And stay alive.
Very impressive Roderick Strong as Sami tries to get Shin back in the match.
>> Strong more than holding up his end of bargin for the black and gold brand.
There's Nakamura taking some rest by on the outside.
>> Yeah, thanks to Sami Zayn.
Come on AJ. And poor AJ,
he's on some candy legs right now.
>> [NOISE] And Strong continues
to punish AJ Styles.
This would be another career-defining win for
an NXT Superstar stronger pull this off tonight.
Well once you out Does precarious on the top rope there the right leg
hooked under the top rope saved him for now because strong looking for
the big look at Shinsuke Nakamura back into the batch.
No, not for long that he's going to be able to save AJ Styles, but
it looks like that's not going to happen.
Good lord.
There you go. Look at AJ.
Look at this move.
What a reversal Nakamura headed up to the top rope now.
Landed right on Roddy Strong's knee.
Nakamura hit the knee of Strong and you gotta wonder if Strong is hurt.
>> By the looks of it, he certainly is, grabbing at the right knee,
into the cover.
>> Cover by Nakamura, grabs the knee.
AJ Styles pulls him off the cover.
>> See the way AJ Styles comedy pulled Nakamura up there.
He knew he had time to break up the pinfall watch this again.
Look here that the first impact and then the second impact of Nakamura and
landing on the lane of Roderick strong.
That was some impact there as well as Nakamura caught Styles not getting lunch.
watch out >> No.
>> Back to Zaire.
>> Could be looking for the Kinchasa.
And meanwhile it's AJ Styles.
>> AJ, hey watch out, hey look at this.
>> Sami Zayn bouncing Styles face first off the post.
Strong with the knee, Strong with the knee.
>> Is this it?
>> Cover on Nakamura.
Shoulders are down.
>> What?
>> And a kick out by Sit at toe.
Wow!
good lord that was close.
>> I'm telling you this is unbelievable raw getting cheated at every turn.
Look, watch this semi say from the outside rather than a Jays head rather
than that reposting that now.
>> And you have to wonder if that name was Roderick Strong last opportunity in this
match to win.
[SOUND] >> Shinsuke Nakamura at two.
>> Strong pushing the advantage now,
he would do well to do that with AJ Styles out of the picture.
>> Blocked, blocked by Shinsuke here.
>> Now. >> Nakamura with a leverage advantage, but
Strong here- >> Boom!
>> Good Lord.
>> He right To the face.
>> Strong's in la-la land.
And now since Shinsuke Nakamura has got Strong in position for the king Chaucer.
And Shinsuke Nakamura measuring his man.
And AJ Styles right off, Strong delivery on the forearm.
Wow, nobody saw that coming.
>> And Strong with a back elbow.
Nakamura with a kick.
>> [NOISE] >> And Shin takes out Styles.
>> This match getting very chaotic now.
>> As physical as it can come, miss with an A Styles with a backhand.
Big clothesline, turns Strong inside and
out >> Back Breaker by Shinsuke.
>> Nigel, you talked early on about how much gas this guy has left in his tank.
How much gas does any of these three have left?
>> Good Lord, did you see that?
>> Strong dumped right into the face of Styles.
>> Man. >> [NOISE]
>> Styles is hurt, AJ Styles is hurt.
And Shinsuke Nakamura now, caught him with a Kinshasa.
That's it. >> Cover by Nakamura!
>> That is it. >> For the victory.
>> And AJ Styles recovers in time to break up the three count.
>> This is awesome.
This is amazing.
>> Styles showing why I called him the preeminent competitor of his generation.
This match has had everything advertised.
Shinsuke Nakamura, AJ Styles, and Roderick Strong.
>> He's gonna be the first to be able to get back to their feet.
Come on, AJ.
The entire Raw locker room is back there pulling for you.
>> The SmackDown locker room looking on and cheering on Shinsuke Nakamura.
Styles' mouth wide open, getting some much needed oxygen.
>> They never question the stamina of AJ Styles.
Face off, Shinsuke and Styles, [INAUDIBLE] long rivalry that dates back to Japan.
And here we go, Styles and Nakamura, rights and lefts, striking one another.
Big kick.
Caught him, right the face Styles i in trouble.
>> Like flurry of our face and
now Nakamura trying to, >> Uuuu
>> [NOISE]
>> Go down Shunsuk, come on!
>> Like [CROSSTALK] by Styles.
>> Staying on his feet.
>> If it wasn't for the ropes that camera could be down right now but instead.
>> Six game with with a running the flying knee off the second rope to
Styles who tries to make it back to his feet again.
Nakamura will help him.
>> How physical has this match been?
>> These guys are trying to destroy each other.
>> Is it enough to put him away?
Shoulder's down for Styles and a kick out at two.
Driving Styles to the mat was Nakamura.
>> Incredible endurance from these superstars, continuing to push on.
>> Sami Zayn is absolutely beside himself out there.
He's begging, he's pleading Shinsuke.
>> AJ, I don't think he knows where he is.
>> I know.
>> Nakamura back to his feet.
>> Yes he does. >> Styles though rolls up Shinsuke
Nakamura and turned it into Styles Clash >> Here we go, here we go.
>> The hail from Nakamura prevented it.
>> You could see that coming.
>> A great resilience out of Nakamura here tonight.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> AJ's locked and loaded, looking for
the Phenomenal Forearm- >> Come on!
>> Off the top rope, down goes Nakamura.
>> We got him! Here's our, no, no.
>> No, Roderick Strong now gonna take advantage.
>> This is it!
This is it!
>> Are you kidding me?
[SOUND] >> He's done it.
>> No way.
>> Here is your winner, the NXT North American Champion, Roderick Strong.
>> How can he even be proud of that victory?
>> Let's be honest here, AJ Styles did the damage with the Phenomenal Forearm.
>> Yes, he did. >> Roderick Strong however,
taking advantage of Triple Threat rules.
Right place, right >> Big Time picks up the victory.
>> Happen to be proud, you'd been proud of it King if you'd a been in there.
>> Every single one of you, there ain't nobody better.