United States Champion Damian Priest faced Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura on the kickoff show for WWE Survivor Series 2021.
The match between the Raw and SmackDown Superstars came to an end when Damian Priest exited the ring, only to break Rick Boogs' guitar and attack both Boogs and Nakamura with it. As a result, Nakamura was awarded the victory via disqualification.
A full rundown of the match can be seen below:
Champion vs Champion Match
Damian Priest (c) vs Shinsuke Nakamura (c) (w/ Rick Boogs)Shinsuke and Damian lock up before exchanging wrist locks and headlocks before Shinsuke hits an arm drag and Damian dodges a kick before mocking Damian's signature bow and arrow pose before they lock up again and Damian lays into Shinsuke with knees. Damian sends Shinsuke into the corner and misses a splash in the corner before Shinsuke hits Good Vibrations and misses knees in the corner before Damian hits a springboard leg lariat for two. Damian hits a jumping back elbow for two before grounding Shinsuke with a side headlock before Shinsuke gets to his feet and is immediately dropped with a kick before countering a suplex into a single leg dropkick and rocking Damian with a flurry of strikes. Damian stumbles back into the corner before Shinsuke hits a sliding German before Damian fights off a waist lock and knocks Shinsuke out of the air with a spinning heel kick before kicking Shinsuke and rocking him with a discus forearm. Damian drops Shinsuke and hits a jumping back elbow in the corner before turning him inside out with a lariat and hitting a Broken Arrow for a deep two count before calling for a chokeslam and Shinsuke counters with a high knee. Damian and Shinsuke exchange kicks before Damian claps the ears of Shinsuke and Shinsuke drops him with a spinning kick before calling for the Kinshasa and Damian dodges and rolls Shinsuke up for a near fall. Damian then gets caught in the air with a kick before Shinsuke hits an ax kick into a low dropkick for two before calling for the Kinshasa and Damian grabs him and hits South of Heaven for a near fall. Shinsuke then counters The Reckoning before hitting a flying armbar and Damian locks in a triangle before Damian breaks the hold and gets out of the ring and breaks Rick's guitar before laying him and Shinsuke out with a piece of it for the disqualification.
Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura defeats Damian Priest via disqualification.
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