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Daniel Bryan defeats Shinsuke Nakamura

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Daniel Bryan defeats Shinsuke Nakamura: Smackdown April 3

Result: Daniel Bryan defeats Shinsuke Nakamura

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Match

Shinsuke Nakamura and Daniel Bryan wrestled to the mat where Bryan stomped on the elbow of Nakamura. After a drop kick, Nakamura rolled to the outside and Bryan followed with a dropkick and a high knee of the apron. Back in the ring, Bryan hit a top rope missile drop kick and a running single legged dropkick in the corner. When Daniel Bryan went for a top rope hurricanrana, Shinsuke held on and came off the middle rope with kicking Bryan.

Prior to Smackdown going to commercial break, Shinsuke Nakamura hit a sliding German suplex. Back from the break, Daniel Bryan hit the Yes Kicks. Shinsuke ducked the last kick and connected with a number of knee strikes and some yes kicks of his own. Bryan caught the last kick and connected with a high kick for a near fall.

Shinsuke hit a single leg dropkick and a release suplex. When Shinsuke went for the kinshasa, Bryan picked the leg and cinched in a single leg crab. Bryan transitioned out of an arm bar and into the Yes Lock. Before Nakamura could submit, Cesaro hit the ring causing a disqualification.

All Matches from Smackdown on April 3

Match Ratings

Six dimensions combine to make up the overall rating. Matches score ratings of 1-10 only if the match lasts for a minimum of 5 minutes.

  1. Match Quality– Was the match well wrestled or sloppy?
  2. Audience Engagement– Did the live audience care about the match?
  3. Competitiveness– Was the match competitive or one-sided?
  4. Stakes – Did the match matter?
  5. Finish– Did the match end in a satisfying manner?
  6. Performance: (1) Poor (2) Below Average (3) Average (4) Above Average (5) Excellent
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