WWE Survivor Series: WWE Champion AJ Styles Vs. WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar
WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar (RAW) vs. WWE Champion AJ Styles (SmackDown)
Back to the ring and out first comes WWE Champion AJ Styles. We get a sidebar video of Jinder Mahal, who says he's rooting for The Beast and he's coming to take his title back from Styles. Out next comes WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar with Paul Heyman. JoJo does formal ring introductions. Heyman does the introduction for The Beast.
Fans do dueling chants for AJ and Suplex City before the bell. The bell rings and Lesnar kicks AJ into the corner with one boot, then follows up with shoulder thrusts. Lesnar tosses AJ across the ring. Lesnar fights AJ into another corner and launches him across the ring again. Lesnar chokes AJ in the corner as the referee warns him, then tosses him across the ring once again. Lesnar with more offense to AJ before standing on him as the referee counts.
Lesnar bounces around as AJ struggles to get up. Lesnar with more stomps in the corner. Lesnar drags AJ to another corner and keeps up the attack, hitting him with knees. Lesnar with a huge belly-to-belly overhead throw across the ring. Fans do more dueling chants as Lesnar puts the boot to AJ's neck while he's down.
Lesnar grabs AJ and hits the first German suplex of the match. AJ can barely get up now. Lesnar sends him out to the floor over the top and he lands hard. Lesnar bounces around the ring again. Lesnar goes to the floor and sends AJ face first into the German announce table. Lesnar brings AJ back into the ring as we get a replay. Lesnar taunts AJ and waits for him to get up. Lesnar with another German suplex, #3 according to Graves. Lesnar puts AJ in the corner and hits a big running knee to the face. Lesnar talks some trash as we get a replay.
Lesnar smiles as he tells AJ to come on and fight. Lesnar ducks AJ's attempts. Lesnar catches a leg and floors AJ with a big blow to the chest. AJ gets up and starts unloading out of nowhere, taking Lesnar to the corner. Lesnar comes out of the corner with one knee and AJ goes back down. Lesnar scoops AJ for the F5 but AJ blocks it. Lesnar goes for another high knee in the corner but AJ moves and he hits the turnbuckles. AJ kicks the leg out and goes on to finally bring Lesnar down to the mat.
Fans chant for AJ as he continues to focus on the legs. AJ hits an enziguri that staggers Lesnar. AJ goes for a moonsault but Lesnar catches him in mid-air. AJ counters and looks for a tornado DDT but Lesnar drives him chin-first into the mat. AJ with a pele kick to the back of the neck while Lesnar is trying to get up. AJ goes to the apron and springboards in but Lesnar catches him with another huge German suplex. Lesnar and AJ both get up but they're stunned.
AJ drops Lesnar and Lesnar hits the apron hard before going to the floor. AJ launches himself out of the ring and nails a big forearm to the head, putting Lesnar back down. AJ drives Lesnar knee-first into the steel ring steps. AJ runs and jumps off the steps, nailing a right hand to drop Lesnar again. AJ brings it back into the ring but Lesnar rocks him. AJ jumps up with an enziguri. Lesnar goes back down. AJ with a springboard moonsault from the middle rope. AJ goes to the apron for the springboard 450 and he hits it for a close 2 count. AJ calls for a Styles Clash but Lesnar turns it into the F5. AJ slides out of that and applies the Calf Crusher to Lesnar's bad knee. Fans go wild.
Lesnar breaks the hold by just slamming AJ's head into the mat several times. Fans chant "this is awesome" again. Lesnar goes for the F5 again but AJ holds on to the top rope. AJ nails Lesnar and springboards in with the Phenomenal Forearm for a very close 2 count. AJ goes back to the apron and removes his elbow pad. AJ springboards in but Lesnar catches him on his shoulders. Lesnar nails a big F5 and covers for the win.
Winner: Brock Lesnar
After the match, Lesnar sits up in the corner as Heyman grabs the title and checks on him. AJ is still flat on his back as we go to replays. We come back to Lesnar still recovering before leaving with Heyman. The battle for brand supremacy is now tied at 3-3. Lesnar leaves with Heyman raising the title as AJ struggles to stay on his feet.
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