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6. Braun Kicked Out Of The Kinshasa

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Corey Graves tried to excuse Shinsuke Nakamura's failure to get the win off the move above by saying it wasn't a proper Kinshasa. Sorry, it was. Nakamura ran full steam at Braun Strowman, kneed him in the side of the head (that was the only difference; he usually smashes foes in the face) and then picked up a near fall.

Hardly anybody in the arena reacted.

This move didn't fit. The Kinshasa should be painted as a knock-out blow that even the mighty Braun Strowman wouldn't be able to power out of. Here, it came across as a transition between spots rather than a deadly signature.

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