Nakamura Appears On Crutches, Gets Choked Out At #WWETokyo

Shinsuke Nakamura is not competing at WWE’s live events from Japan this week, but he did get physical

At Friday’s WWE live event from Tokyo, Japan at the Ryogoku Kokugikan, Nakamura had a confrontation with Samoa Joe that did not exactly go his way.

Nakamura had been scheduled to challenge WWE Champion AJ Styles at the event, but is currently out of action due to injury. Nakamura came out on crutches to cut a promo for the Japanese crowd, which brought out Samoa Joe. After some trash talking back and forth, Nakamura attempted to hit Joe with a low blow, but wound up in a Coquina Clutch.

AJ Styles ran out to make the save, setting up the Styles vs. Samoa Joe main event for later in the show.

#WWETokyo Shinsuke Nakamura entered the ring with a crutch, and read a little promo before being attacked by Samoa Joe.

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@RealCronin Nakamura tried to low blow Samoa Joe but he missed & got choked out instead ? WWE event in Tokyo right now pic.twitter.com/bkgYLNDul2

— EdzView (@EdzView) June 29, 2018

As noted earlier this week, Nakamura’s leg was bit by a police dog backstage at Monday’s SmackDown live event from Bakersfield, CA. It’s unclear at this time how long he’ll be out of action for.

WWE Live Event Results from Tokyo, Japan (6/30)

– The New Day defeated The Bar

– Hideo Itami defeated Shelton Benjamin.

– Tye Dillinger defeated Shelton Benjamin. Tye answered the open challenge by Benjamin.

– SmackDown Women’s Champion Carmella retained over Becky Lynch

– Andrade “Cien” Almas defeated Sin Cara

– Daniel Bryan defeated The Miz

– Asuka and Naomi defeated Lana and Billie Kay with Peyton Royce

– SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Bludgeon Brothers retained over The Usos, Rusev & Aiden English and Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows

– WWE Champion AJ Styles retained over Samoa Joe

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