Leighty’s WWE Main Event Review 7.9.26

-Written: 7.9.26
-Source: YouTube
-Run Time: 19:06

-Plugs: Dark Side TNA I and TNA II

-Announce Team: Blake Howard and Byron Saxton

-Then! Now! Forever! Together!

-I CAN HEAR YOU! ICE WATER IN MY VEINS, I CAN FEEL YOU!

Ivy Nile vs. Lizzy Rain

-My first time seeing Lizzy Rain, so this could be fun. Thanks to her entrance, I know this match was taped in Chicago before RAW this past Monday. I grew up in the hair metal era. My late aunt Cindy loved Def Lepard and she would play the record whenever I stayed at my grandma’s house. Lockup and they jockey for position. Nile backs her into a corner and they trade shoves. Rain gets arm control so Ivy shoves off and gets a running shoulder tackle. Rain back with a kick to the gut and then a spinning heel kick. Fisherman’s Suplex gets two for Rain. She misses a charge in the corner, but catches Nile with an elbow. She heads up, but Nile yanks her down and hits a nice clothesline. Ivy pounds away in the corner and hits the running kick. German Suplex gets two as the ref was late to count. Top wristlock from Nile as she grounds Rain. Rain fights to her feet, but Nile delivers a knee and gets a belly-to-back suplex for two. They touch on Byron’s taste in music as he likes Hair Metal and Taylor Swift. Same! Look at my CD collection and you get T Swift, Boyz II Men, Eminem, Switchfoot, Tim McGraw, and Phantom of the Opera. Rain starts her comeback and gets a running forearm in the corner. Thunderstruck knee is blocked, but Rain gets a small package for two. Nile catches Rain from the apron and lands a superkick. Slam into a uranage gets the pin at 4:42.

Winner: Ivy Nile via pin at 4:42
-Solid match. It was a way to get Rain out there in front of a main roster crowd and Nile has come a long way since her debut on Level Up. I keep waiting for them to do something with Nile but until they figure it out, I will take getting her on Main Event. Rain has a gimmick that will give a chance and I can see it working once she makes it to the main roster. **

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Grayson Waller vs. Je’Von Evans

-Nice to have Waller back! This could be good and if given time we know it could be very good. Waller attacks Evans during his entrance as he is ready to go. He misses a clothesline and Evans lands a right hand. They trade blows and Evans hits a nice dropkick. He bounces off the ropes into a rana and hits another dropkick that sends Waller to the floor. Suicide Dive! He lands on his feet and then heads up top and hits a cross-body for a two count. Hot start! Waller sends Evans to the apron and lands a head kick. He hits a running boot that knocks Evans to the floor. Waller slides out and delivers a right hand. Waller is getting some good heat from the crowd. He mocks Evans being bouncy and them bounces his head off the announce table. Awesome! Waller rolls back in and hits a Flatliner for a two count. To the corner where Waller hits a series of elbows, but charges into a boot to the face. He cuts Evans off by going to the knee and then gets a stomp in the corner to block Evans trying to dip underneath him. This crowd really doesn’t like Evans as he goes for the baller elbow. He misses, but catches Evans with a jumping knee. Evans back with a snap German, but Waller back with a roaring elbow. Waller misses a clothesline on the floor and eats a superkick. Evans flies over the top with a dive to the floor. That always looks great! Springboard clothesline gets two! Evans gets caught with another roaring elbow. Waller goes to spring, but gets caught with a superkick on the way down. Evans throws Waller into the corner and hits a running kick for the pin at 5:10.

Winner: Je’Von Evans via pin at 5:10
-We have a MAIN EVENT BANGER! They made the most of the five minutes and delivered a match I expected. Waller needs to be used more and we know Evans has a bright future. This was fun! ***

-Thanks for reading!

7.0

The final score: review Good

The 411

You should be watching this show every week as it is free on YouTube and in the last two weeks it's been less than 20 minutes. We had a really good match and the opener was a nice way to introduce fans to Lizzy Rain while giving Ivy a win. This show being moved to YouTube is the best thing that happened to it.