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Leighty’s WWE Main Event Review 10.28.26
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-Source: Rumble
-Run Time: 55:02
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-I FEEL SO ENERGIZED! WE CAME FOR THE PRIZE!
-Announce Team: Blake Howard and Vic Joseph
The Miz and Kit Wilson vs. Fraxiom
-We start with Frazer and Wilson and we get one answer to next Wednesday’s gluttony of shows: Main Event will start at 10 PM. Kit flexes and then chops Frazer down against the ropes. Frazer lands on his feet and lands a head kick. Axiom in and they work over Kit with a flurry of offense. Suicide Dive to Frazer and one to Miz and then they trade off and each delivers another. Axiom goes to spring off the ropes, but Miz trips him and asks “what happened?” to the camera. Nice! Miz in and he works the back of Axiom. Kit lands a boot from the apron. Miz just soaks in the boos from the crowd. Miz lands the corner clothesline. Kit in with a powerslam for two. Axiom back with a dropkick to leave both men down. Each dives to make a tag! Frazer runs wild as he uses his speed advantage. Twisting suplex on The Miz. Frazer heads up top and hits a frog splash, but Kit makes the save. Frazer up again and Kit stops him but Axiom gets a blind tag. Skull Crushing Finale on Frazer, but he’s no legal. Axiom with a roll-up for two. Superkick to Miz and one to Kit as he dives in off the top rope. Miz pushes Kit out of the way and takes a missile dropkick. That lets Kit gets a crucifix pin for the three count at 6:10.
Winner: The Miz and Kit Wilson via pin at 6:10
-This was fine, but I was kind of disappointed. It just seemed a little clunky at times and then just ended as they started rolling. **
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Ivar vs. Damian Priest
-HOSS FIGHT! BIG MEATY MEN SLAPPING MEAT! Whatever you want to call it. Just let them go! Priest lands a leaping back elbow and a right hand in the corner. He beats Ivar down and goes to work on the arm. Old School but Ivar knocks him off balance and Priest lands on his Judgment Days. Priest blocks a charge in the corner with a boot and hits a high knee. Elbow in the corner followed by a Flatliner for two. Ivar runs Priest over with a clothesline out of the corner and gets a sidewalk slam. Splash follows and he squashes Priest a second time coming out of the corner. He misses a Bronco Buster and Priest opens up with kicks. He runs into a powerslam though and Ivar gets two. Priest with a boot to block a backdrop, but Ivar lands a spin kick. Cool! He heads up top but the moonsault misses. Priest with a lariat for a two count. Ivar with an elbow in the corner and heads up top. Priest meets him up there and hits a TOP ROPE RANA! Nice! South of Heaven gets the pin at 4:46.
Winner: Damian Priest via pin at 4:46
-Solid HOSS FIGHT! They traded big shots and it ended in under five minutes. I enjoyed this one! **1/2
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Judgment Day (JD McDonagh and Dominik Mysterio) vs. Los Americanos (Bravo and Rayo) (w/ El Grande Americano)
-JD and Rayo get us going and JD goes after the arm. Rayo flips his way out and we end up with a stalemate. Bravo gets the tag and does a dance which flusters JD, so he tags to Dom. MANY BOOS from the crowd. Bravo with a side headlock and gets shoved away to the ropes. He catches Dom with an atomic drop and tags Rayo. Dom decks Rayo before he can get in the ring and goes back to Bravo. We get some dancing again and Rayo hits a dropkick. JD in and gets pulled balls first into the ring post. Vic: “They just took the soul out of JD.” Funny! Dom in and gets sent to the floor. Bravo with a suicide dive onto Judgment Day! Rayo with a moonsault to the floor! He heads up again, but Dom shoves him off and JD gets a two count. We got picture in picture for ads at 3:00. Dom tag back in and grounds Rayo. He goes for Three Amigos, buy Rayo gets a small package for two to counter the third suplex. JD back in and he hits a snap suplex. Back to the action at 4:30 with JD getting a two count. Rayo fights out of the corner, but JD cuts him off with a belly-to-back suplex. Dom with a sling shot Senton, but Rayo avoids and leaps for the tag, but JD pulled Bravo off the apron. Dom goes for a 6-1-9, but Rayo blocks that with a dropkick. Now the hot tag to Bravo! Flying forearm to JD followed by a backdrop. AIRPLANE SPIN! Rayo leaps off the top over the SPIN and catches Dom with a seated Senton. The AIRPLANE SPINE continues! Rayo tags in and gets a Swanton for a two count. Good near fall there! JD and Rayo trade blows which gets the crowd booing and cheering as required. Dom and Bravo do the same. Everyone in the ring and we get knees and kicks until JD falls on top of Rayo for another strong near fall. JD up top and misses the moonsault. He rolls to his feet and eats a superkick. Bravo goes to spring, but Dom pulls the rope down. Dom finds the bell hammer, but EL GRANDE takes him out with a flying head-butt. JD is left alone and the Stereo Flying Head-Butts get the pin at 9:09.
Winners: Los Americanos via pin at 9:09
-This was wonderful as they got time and delivered! This would qualify as a MAIN EVENT BANGER. Definitely check this one out. ***1/4
-Crown Jewel commercial! 10 Days!
-Back on SmackDown, Cody Rhodes challenged Randy Orton to a Last Man Standing Match at Crown Jewel!
-Also on SmackDown, Michin and B-Fab became the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions!
-Michin and B-Fab get a backstage promo where they celebrate the win. Jade says this is what happens when you stand next to her.
-Over to RAW as Penta teased cashing in on Sami Zayn, but Bron Breakker broke that up and Sami gets a win over Je’Von Evans. The Vision lays the beats on Evans and Penta!
-Later on RAW, Adam Pearce grants Penta and Evans a World Tag Title Match against The Vision at Crown Jewel!
-Also on RAW, Roxxane and Raquel beat down Iyo Sky!
-We head backstage where Cathy Kelley (WOO) is with Iyo, Chelsea Green, and Tiffany Stratton. Chelsea says she will take care of Alexa and the third time will be the charm for Tiffy! Yeah, she is definitely cashing in on Chelsea at some point.
-Wrestlepalooza is heading to Perth and is bringing RAW and SmackDown as well.
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-Joe Hendry is out as I guess he is having a concert and that is our Main Event Main Event this evening. Hendry sings about firing Logan Paul and he gets a verse out before Logan Paul interrupts. I assume this is leading to a match since Hendry is wearing his gear. Paul notes he is not medically cleared, but has Bronson Reed with him. Yeah, this won’t go well for Hendry.
Joe Hendry vs. Bronson Reed (w/ Logan Paul)
-Hendry dives over the top onto the pile as Reed makes his entrance. We get a bell with both men in the ring and Reed with a splash and another. He hits a Death Valley Driver and TSUNAMI finishes at 32 seconds.
Winner: Bronson Reed via pin at 32 seconds
-Yep! SQUASH
-Reed with another TSUNAMI! We need Wade!
-Thanks for reading!
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