Dolph Ziggler and Shinsuke Nakamura’s ongoing conflict continued in the UK, as The Showoff called out The King of Strong Style for not yet having a match on SmackDown LIVE. Nakamura retorted by telling Ziggler that he was ready to show him what he was made of right then and there. A referee rushed to the ring, and it looked like Dolph was going to take him up on the offer for a match. However, Ziggler quickly rescinded and said that they would do this on his terms — at WWE Backlash.
The Showoff then tried to get the jump on The Artist Known as Nakamura, getting a few licks before The King of Strong Style rallied back, hitting Ziggler with some hard strikes and clearing him out of the ring.