On Tuesday night John Cena and Shinsuke Nakamura battled each other in the main event of SmackDown Live, and they managed to tear the house down. In the end it was Shinsuke Nakamura who picked up the big victory, and now Shinsuke is looking ahead to SummerSlam where he will challenge Jinder Mahal for the WWE Championship.
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Shinsuke’s match with John Cena went pretty well for the most part, but there was one brutal spot that too place near the end of the match. Nakamura went for a reverse exploder suplex, and Cena ended up landing right on his neck.
After the bell rang Shinsuke Nakamura looked at Cena and said, “I’m sorry” during the post-match celebration. Cena then looked back at Shinsuke and said, “don’t be sorry,” before shaking his hand.
PWInsider is reporting that there is no heat on Shinsuke Nakamura, and the spot is just being looked at as a fluke.
John Cena appears to be fine and there are plans in place for him to wrestle at SummerSlam. You can get more on John Cena’s SummerSlam plans here.
On this week’s episode of Still Real Radio we’re talking about the Road to SummerSlam, and the fallout from Monday Night Raw and this week’s WWE SmackDown Live. Shinsuke Nakamura defeated John Cena to earn the right to challenge Jinder Mahal at SummerSlam in a few weeks, and we dive into his chances of winning the WWE Championship at the big event. You can subscribe to Still Real Radio on iTunes, and you can also check out the latest episode below.
