As announced by Smackdown Live General Manager Paige, Shinsuke Nakamura will challenge Jeff Hardy for the United States Championship at Extreme Rules. The match was scheduled for last week’s show but Nakamura is out of action after getting bit by a police dog. He is expected to be ready in time for the pay-per-view.
Per #SDLive GM @RealPaigeWWE, @JEFFHARDYBRAND will defend his #USTitle against @ShinsukeN at #ExtremeRules! pic.twitter.com/u40ErsDL0M
— WWE (@WWE) July 4, 2018
Here is the updated card for the show:
WWE Championship
AJ Styles (Champion) vs. Rusev
Roman Reigns vs. Bobby Lashley
Raw Women’s Championship – Extreme Rules Match
Alexa Bliss (Champion) vs. Nia Jax
Smackdown Women’s Championship
Carmella (Champion) vs. Asuka
Intercontinental Championship – 30-Minute Iron Man Match
Dolph Ziggler (Champion) vs. Seth Rollins
United States Championship
Jeff Hardy (Champion) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
Raw Tag Team Championship
Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt vs. The B-Team
Smackdown Tag Team Championship
The Bludgeon Brothers (Champions) vs. Team Hell No
This year’s WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view will take place at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA. The show will air live on the WWE Network a week from Sunday.
