WWE SmackDown video highlights: AJ Styles teams with John Cena

On a show that continued setting things up for Battleground, AJ Styles teamed up with John Cena against Kevin Owens & Rusev in the main event of last night’s SmackDown.

Styles opened the episode as the new United States Champion after winning the title at Madison Square Garden. He tried to bring back the US title open challenge (with Cena accepting) until Owens and Rusev came out to ruin things, setting up their tag match

Also on the show, Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Baron Corbin never got underway as Nakamura started a brawl, Jinder Mahal took on Tye Dillinger, and more storylines were furthered for Battleground.

More coverage from last night —

WWE SmackDown video highlights —

Kevin Owens and Rusev ruin AJ Styles’ first US title open challenge

Tye Dillinger vs. Jinder Mahal

Xavier Woods vs. Jey Uso

Shinsuke Nakamura starts a brawl with Baron Corbin

Charlotte Flair & Becky Lynch vs. Natalya & Tamina

Maria & Mike Kanellis demand an apology from Sami Zayn

Runway Walker, Texas Ranger

John Cena & AJ Styles vs. Rusev & Kevin Owens

SmackDown fallout: Charlotte Flair says that she came to SmackDown to be the best

Talking Smack: John Cena is even more driven at this point in his career