During Friday’s edition of WWE SmackDown, a match took place featuring King Corbin vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in a special “Battle for the Crown” match. The stipulation was simple – the winner would become the true “king” of the WWE. Nakamura would go on to defeat Corbin and dethrone him of his crown.
Ring announcer Greg Hamilton announced after the match that Nakamura is now the one true “King of WWE”. Nakamura, joined by Rick Boogs performing his entrance again this week, hit the stage after the match and sat in Corbin’s throne. Boogs then placed the crown on his head to begin the celebration. The crown was displayed on a podium on the stage during the match.
You can check out some highlights from the match below:
The King of Strong Style has ARRIVED! 🎸👑#SmackDown @ShinsukeN @rickboogswwe @PatMcAfeeShow pic.twitter.com/zV0OozsI29
— WWE (@WWE) June 19, 2021
🎸🤘👊#SmackDown @ShinsukeN @rickboogswwe pic.twitter.com/jrdYjbF9Ma
— WWE (@WWE) June 19, 2021
DEEP SIX.#SmackDown @BaronCorbinWWE pic.twitter.com/9LpzSlyQpu
— WWE (@WWE) June 19, 2021
😨😳@BaronCorbinWWE turns @ShinsukeN inside out! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/u4aW1VTRUu
— WWE (@WWE) June 19, 2021
The one true KING has been crowned! 👑#SmackDown @ShinsukeN @rickboogswwe @BaronCorbinWWE pic.twitter.com/yYyx6ULgA8
— WWE (@WWE) June 19, 2021
All hail the newly crowned KING! 👑@ShinsukeN has dethroned @BaronCorbinWWE and earned the crown on #SmackDown!
Time for a @rickboogswwe cele-bra-TIOOOOOOOONNNNNN! 🎸 pic.twitter.com/lhqaSaRkoP
— WWE (@WWE) June 19, 2021
