Backstage, Owens walks into Sonya Deville and Adam Pearce’s office. Owens is in the middle of a coughing fit. Owens says he wants Zayn. Pearce says Owens can have his math Sunday at Hell in a Cell.
.@FightOwensFight and @SamiZayn THIS SUNDAY at WWE #HIAC?!#SmackDown @ScrapDaddyAP @SonyaDevilleWWE pic.twitter.com/BINZxr1otn
— WWE (@WWE) June 19, 2021
Battle for The Crown: King Corbin vs. Shinsuke Nakamura w/Rick Boogs
Corbin rolls up Nakamura for a two-count. Corbin misses a strike in the corner. Sliding German suplex by Nakamura. Nakamura ends up in front of Boogs. Boogs plays a nasty riff as Nakamura poses. After the break, Corbin lands deep-six. Nakamura kicks out. Corbin pounds on Nakamura while screaming that it’s his crown. Nakamura locks Corbin in a sleeper. Corbin gets to his feet. Corbin swings Nakamura away. Nakamura lands a sliding knee. Corbin kicks out. Corbin manages to hit a sloppy German suplex.
Nakamura responds with a few well-placed knees to Corbin’s head. Nakamura calls for the Kinshasa. Corbin counters with a clothesline that turns Nakamura inside out. Nakamura kicks Corbin in the head. Nakamura hits two flying knees off the second rope. Nakamura tries another but Corbin catches him in midair. Nakamura knees Corbin in the face as he tries to hit a chokeslam. Nakamura almost decapitates Corbin with the Kinshasa for the win!
Winner and NEW King of the Ring, Shinsuke Nakamura!
After the match, Nakamura sits on the throne on the stage. Boogs crowns Nakamura.
The King of Strong Style has ARRIVED! ??#SmackDown @ShinsukeN @rickboogswwe @PatMcAfeeShow pic.twitter.com/zV0OozsI29
— WWE (@WWE) June 19, 2021
The one true KING has been crowned! ?#SmackDown @ShinsukeN @rickboogswwe @BaronCorbinWWE pic.twitter.com/yYyx6ULgA8
— WWE (@WWE) June 19, 2021
