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Leighty’s WWE Main Event Review 5.7.26
Image Credit: WWE
Loading...-Written: 5.7.26
-Source: YouTube
-Run Time: 30:47
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-Announce Team: Blake Howard and Vic Joseph
Rey Fenix vs. Berto (w/ Angel)
-Lucha chant from the crowd. Berto works the arm to start, but Fenix is out and snaps off a head scissors. Fenix with a series of leapfrogs and then hits a dropkick for two. Berto reverses a whip and Fenix gets tangled in the ropes. That lets Berto hit a shotgun dropkick! That looked great! He stomps Fenix down in the corner and Angel gets in a cheap shot. Berto with a series of punches in the corner and catches Fenix coming off the ropes with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Fenix throws kicks from his back and lands a kick in the corner. He heads up top and walks the ropes to land another kick. That gets two! He misses an enziguiri and Berto hits one of his own. Fenix ducks a clothesline and hits another kick for a two count. Fenix with a Victory Roll, but Berto rolls through and springs off the ropes to deliver a strike for two. Fenix with a small package for two and then delivers a superkick. He lands the spinning back kick in the corner. Mexican Muscle Buster gets the pin at 4:18.
Winner: Rey Fenix via pin at 4:18
-They did what they could with four minutes. Lots of action and it was perfectly suitable for Main Event. **1/2
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Maxxine Dupri vs. Raquel Rodriguez (w/ Roxanne Perez)
-Raquel controls early due to her size and power advantage. Maxxine flips her way out and gets arm control. Raquel backs her into the ropes and shoots off to deliver a shoulder tackle. Maxxine gets caught, but slides out and delivers a Pump Kick that sends Raquel to the floor. Baseball slide to Roxanne, but she took her eyes off Raquel, who delivers another kick. Roxanne attacks and that’s fair as Maxxine made first contact. Back in the ring Raquel slams Maxxine down by the hair and drops an elbow for two. Raquel misses a big boot and Maxxine starts firing off clotheslines. She hits a knee strike and a spinning kick finally gets Raquel off her feet. Two count! Maxxine up top, but Roxanne distracts and that lets Raquel knock Maxxine down. Raquel hits a Tejana Bomb for the pin at 4:15.
Winner: Raquel Rodriguez via pin at 4:15
-Not a lot of time and this was basically the same as the match they had last month. It was okay. *1/2
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Ivy Nile vs. Lyra Valkyria (w/ Bayley)
-Lyra controls to start with a side headlock. Ivy escapes and gets a brief head scissors. Lyra back to the side headlock, but Ivy breaks with a suplex. Another go and Lyra hits a spinning heel kick for two. Nile goes to the eyes to get off Lyra’s shoulders and then she clips the knee. Ivy goes right after the knee as the crowd starts a chant for Lyra. Ivy slams the knee into the mat. A second try, but Lyra lands on her feet (though hobbling). Ivy just picks the leg and goes back to a knee submission. Lyra flips out of a suplex and starts throwing shoulder tackles while selling the knee. Fisherman’s Brainbuster gets two! The knee gives out as she looks for Night Wing. Lyra with an Oklahoma Roll, but Ivy counters into a pin for two. Lyra hits an enziguiri and this time she connects with Night Wing for the pin at 4:54.
Winner: Lyra Valkyria via pin at 4:54
-This was solid as Lyra hurt her knee, Ivy attacked it, but Lyra overcame and got the win. Simple story and executed. This was a perfectly acceptable wrestling match. **
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