United States Title Match Set For Summerslam 2018

Here we go again.

It has been announced by WWE that the United States Championship will be defended at the 2018 edition of Summerslam. In the match, Jeff Hardy will challenge current champion, Shinsuke Nakamura.

This comes off of an encounter that Hardy had with both Nakamura and Randy Orton from Smackdown Live this past week. You can see a clip of that below:

Shinsuke Nakamura and Randy Orton both execute attacks on Jeff Hardy: SmackDown LIVE, July 31, 2018

WWE.com has posted the following regarding the set-up for this match:

Hardy’s United States Championship reign ended in shocking fashion at WWE Extreme Rules, as The Charismatic Enigma suffered a demoralizing, near-immediate title loss to Nakamura. Before the opening bell, The King of Strong Style floored Hardy with his now signature move — a savage low blow — behind the ref’s back. Hardy struggled to his feet and insisted on starting the match, only to suffer an instant Kinshasa that snapped his reign and landed the nefarious Artist the first championship of his WWE tenure. And it would only get worse for Harty, who suffered a surprise post-match attack by none other than Randy Orton, who also delivered a ruthless low blow.

Then, at the height of his U.S. Title rematch on SmackDown LIVE, Jeff seemed to have Nakamura down for the count after hitting him with a picture-perfect Swanton Bomb. However, outta nowhere, Orton emerged to break up Jeff’s pin attempt and savagely attacked The Charismatic Enigma. Though Hardy picked up the win by disqualification, The Viper proceeded to unleash a nearly-unspeakable post-match assault on his prey, which he concluded by DDT’ing Hardy off the table, as Nakamura watched from a distance.

Editor’s Opinion:

But how is Randy Orton involved? I have a feeling that this match will be come a triple threat before all is said and done.

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