Csonka’s WWE Main Event Review 10.20.17

Csonka’s WWE Main Event Review 10.20.17

OFFICIAL RESULTS
– Rhyno defeated Dash Wilder @ 5:30 via pin [**½]
– Mustafa Ali defeated Drew Gulak @ 5:56 via pin [**¾]

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Rhyno vs. Dash Wilder: The darkest timeline continues for Dash Wilder, as he’s been locked in a neverending loop of matches with Slater & Rhyno. The matches have all been solid to pretty good, but I’m just sick and tired of seeing them. They lock up and Rhyno attacks the arm to begin. Dash fights back, working into a test of strength and following with chops and then slams Rhyno to the mat. Dash follows with elbows, attacking the neck and following with a neck breaker for 2. Dash maintains the heat, grounding Rhyno and attacking the neck. One thing I’ve noticed is that Dash is a very solid singles worker, nice clean work and plays his role well, never looking lost like some tag guys do. Rhyno finally cuts off the attack, hits a corner splash and belly top belly. Dash counters the gore, and gets a roll up for 2 and then a dropkick for 2. Dash of the ropes, but gets caught and Rhyno hits the big dog approved spinebuster and picks up another win. Rhyno defeated Dash Wilder @ 5:30 via pin [**½] Like the past 6 to 7 weeks, this was another nice and clean professional wrestling match.

– Back to Raw for BRAUN on MIZ TV. JIP as Miz brings out BRAUN. BRAUN says he would have shattered the Shield tonight for what they did to him last week, they can’t stop him on his own, and he will tear them down one by one until the Shield is done forever. That starts with Reigns tonight in the cage. Miz says the Shield isn’t a challenge to them, and says Ambrose is still running his mouth. They accept Ambrose’s challenge and at TLC, and looks to add another to his team, but Angle interrupts. Miz uses Ambrose’s words and Angle’s integrity to back up his argument, but Angle says if they want a 5th man, BRAUN has to win tonight. But if Reigns wins, it goes back to 3 on 3 and they lose BRAUN. BRAUN accepts, but Angle says that during the tag title match and cage match, everyone is banned from ringside. This was an overall good segment, trying to add drama to TLC and add importance to the matches on Raw involving the TLC competitors. You can read my Raw Review at this link.

– Back to Raw for Finn Balor talking. JIP as Balor arrives and talks about Wyatt’s mind games, and then talks about stories of monsters and the dead walking the Earth. But sister Abigail makes him believe, and while Wyatt has his tricks, he will slay a monster with a demon of his own. His demon has no fear and he magically transforms back and forth from the demon, who wants to meet sister Abigail… run. The absolute state of this bullshit is amazingly bad. He said nothing, did magic tricks and that was that. The only good part is that it was short and there was no Bray. Of course it means nothing due to the match now being off. I just fear it continuing once Bray gets healthy. You can read my Raw Review at this link.

Mustafa Ali defeated Drew Gulak: These two had a good feud on 205 Live, so they have a history working together. Gulak immediately grounds the action, and Gulak gets mad when the crowd chants, breaking his “No Chants” rule. Ali gets back to his feet, tries to fight back, but gets grounded. Ali picks up the pace, getting to his feet and making Gulak miss; he does a back flip and Gulak gets angry. Ali tosses Gulak to the floor and follows with a dive. Post break and we’re back into the ring as Gulak has taken control back. Ali again has to fight to his feet, hits a dropkick and follows with a head kick and rolling neck breaker for 2. Gulak fires back with a vicious lariat, turning Ali inside out. Ali cuts off Gulak, takes him to the corner and heads up top, hitting the imploding 450 for the win. Mustafa Ali defeated Drew Gulak @ 5:56 via pin [**¾] This was a pretty good match as they continue to work well together, and Ali plays off of Gulak’s gimmick well.

– Back to Raw for Raw’s steel cage match main event. If Braun wins, team Miz gets a 5th man at TLC; if he loses, he’s out of the match. JIP as Reigns hits the Samoan drop for 2. Reigns climbs but Shamus & Cesaro and the Rest of the Shield arrive. They brawl at ringside, Reigns looks to escape but Strowman cuts him off and superplexes him back in. Strowman covers for 2. Rollins, Ambrose, Sheamus and Cesaro brawl to the stage and through the curtain. Miz follows as the match continues, although we don’t see it. Miz closes a garage door, locking them all out. Back to the ring and Reigns escapes a powerslam, climbs as Miz returns to commentary. Strowman follows Reigns up top and Strowman knocks Reigns to the mat. Reigns manages to crotch him, hits a superman punch and Strowman is down. The superman punch follows and reigns covers for 2. KANE’s music hits and Reigns hits a spear on Strowman as Kane comes up from under the ring and chokeslam Reigns. He hits another and Strowman hits the powerslam and Kane hits a tombstone. Strowman hits another powerslam and pins Reigns. Braun Strowman defeated Roman Reigns @ 17:20 via pin [**¾] In theory I get it, Kane was in the first TLC match against the Shield (with Bryan and Ryback), and is the only “active” guy out of the three with the company. He and Bryan also took a lot of losses against The Shield. Plus Roman “retired” his brother. Of course commentary could have elaborated on that to make sense of the angle, but they didn’t. If he’s here to take the loss, I can deal with that. The match was hurt by the brawling and time spent shooting the backstage stuff, Kane’s return was a solid surprise, I just wish commentary gave some context as to why it was happening. And of course this now doesn’t mean as much due to the unexpected changed made to the PPV. You can read my Raw Review at this link.

– End scene.

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6.0

The final score: review Average

The 411

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