AJ Styles Retains United States Championship After Competitive Match With Cedric Alexander
On WWE RAW this week, Cedric Alexander received another shot at AJ Styles’ WWE United States Championship. (The Phenomenal One defeated Alexander at WWE Clash of Champions with the title on the line.) Once again, Styles successfully defended the title.
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— WWE (@WWE) October 1, 2019
Styles took the fight to Alexander, who dropped the champion with a hurricanrana and a dropkick. The champion dropped Alexander with a springboard forearm to the outside. Styles grounded the challenger but Alexander planted the Phenomenal One with a facebuster. A springboard kick rocked Styles but he dropped Alexander with an inverted DDT. Alexander countered the Phenomenal Forearm and got a near fall after a Michinoku Driver. Alexander reversed the Styles Clash, Styles reversed the Lumbar Check and pinned Alexander with a Styles Clash to retain the title.
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