WWE SummerSlam 2018: Every Match Ranked From Worst To Best

3. WWE Title: AJ Styles (C) Vs. Samoa Joe

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Result: Styles gets himself disqualified by smashing Joe with a chair (22:45).

Rating: The whole narrative set-up for this match was pretty weird: the family angle felt very old-school and not really something you needed to bring into an AJ Styles/Samoa Joe match, but whatever.

Things were a little off out of the gate, with the pair struggling to find a pace with an oddly dead crowd to boot. It eventually grew into a more entertaining knockdown drag-out contest as both men became increasingly frustrated.

The ending was fine. It's always a bit iffy to see two men this talented close things with a DQ, but it made sense character and story-wise, and it was neat to see AJ go full ham on everyone. 7/10

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