WWE Hershey, PA, live results: AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe


Submitted by Carson Firth
– The show opened with a 10-bell salute for Nikolai Volkoff. NXT’s house show in Phoenix, Arizona also had a tribute to Volkoff and Brian Christopher.
– United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Jeff Hardy to retain his title
Nakamura won with the Kinshasa.
– Sin Cara defeated Tye Dillinger
Sin Cara used a roll-up to pick up the win.
– Becky Lynch & Lana defeated Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville
Lynch submitted Rose with an armbar. There was an awkward spot where Rose missed a knee by a mile and Lana sold it.
– SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Bludgeon Brothers defeated The Usos and Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson in a triple threat match to retain their titles
Harper got the win with a spinning lariat.
– Rusev (w/ Aiden English and Lana) defeated Andrade “Cien” Almas (w/ Zelina Vega)
Rusev used a kick for the victory after Lana beat up Vega and English pulled her off. Rusev Day all reunited and hugged after some dissension.
– The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods w/ Kofi Kingston) defeated Cesaro & Sheamus
New Day got the pin on Sheamus after hitting UpUpDownDown.
– R-Truth defeated Shelton Benjamin
R-Truth pinned Benjamin with a roll-up. He took three really hard back bumps through the middle rope to the outside before that.
– SmackDown Women’s Champion Carmella defeated Naomi and Asuka in a triple threat match to retain her title
Carmella threw Asuka out of the ring after Asuka got her knees up on a moonsault attempt from Naomi.
– WWE Champion AJ Styles defeated Samoa Joe to retain his title
They had a great match, ending when Styles hit the Phenomenal Forearm to retain.