Leighty’s WWE Main Event Review 8.13.26

-Written: 8.13.26
-Source: YouTube
-Run Time: 31:21

-Plug: Dark Side: Mr. Wonderful

-Announce Team: Blake Howard and Vic Joseph

-Then! Now! Forever! Together!

-ICE WATER IN MY VEINS!

Fraxiom vs. MFT (w/ Haku)

-WE HAVE HAKU ON MAIN EVENT IN 2026! Fraxiom is lucky Haku isn’t in the match. Tama attacks Frazer before the bell and gets a slam. Frazer fires back with right hands as the announce team mention The Faces of Fear and Dungeon of Doom! NOSTALGIA! Both members of Fraxiom try to attack Talla but that doesn’t go well. Talla press slams Frazer onto Axiom and gets a pop for it. Wild! Now they mention Haku held Tag Titles with Andre and we get a Demolition reference. My childhood wrestling heart is full! Talla with a heavy chop to Axiom and another one in the corner gets a two count. Tama back in and Axiom starts firing back with chops. He reaches for the tag, but can’t get there. Back breaker by Tama and he stares down Frazer. Splash in the corner and then a right hand knocks Frazer off the apron. Axiom flips out of a suplex and gets a dropkick. Hot Tag made to Frazer and a tag to Talla as well. Frazer uses his speed to rock the big man. Enziguri has him wobbling. He flips out of a choke slam and gets a basement dropkick to knock Talla off his feet. Talla fights from his knees but misses a charge in the corner. Everyone in the ring! Fraxiom up top with a double missile dropkick on Talla for two. Strong near fall there! Talla throws Frazer into Axiom, who was climbing to the top. Backdrop into a powerbomb finishes at 6:51. I loved that move when The Faces of Fear did it, so I am happy to see it back.

Winners: MFT via pin at 6:51
-This ended up being much better than I expected. Power vs. speed will always work in wrestling, but I was worried Fraxiom would get chewed up here, but they were given a good amount and that near fall had me believing we may see an upset. This was a solid tag match that went over expectations. ***

-Survivor Series: Houston!

-ZUFFA Boxing! Garcia vs. Benn

American Made vs. Birth Right (Stacks and Uriah Connors)

-Level Up in the house! Well, I know them best from Level Up. Howard notes Charlie Dempsey got a win on Evolve last night. Sure did and it was a BANGER of a match! Creeds wearing camo gear this week. Julius starts with Uriah and dominates on the mat. Stacks in and he slaps Julius in the face before tagging out. Chops from Connors and back to Stacks. Julius bullies him across the ring and makes a tag. T-Bone Suplex from Brutus. Stacks lands a rabbit punch and tags back to Uriah. They beat Brutus down and celebrate a bit too much as it lets Brutus suplex both men at the same time. Creeds starts rolling with their tandem offense. Brutus up top, but Stacks rushes in and runs Julius into the corner to knock Brutus off the top. We saw a similar spot on the earlier tag match. Brutus gets worked over in the corner and Stacks gets a two count. Small package from Brutus gets two, but tag back to Connors. Stacks with a back elbow off the middle rope and Connors with a Swanton for two. The crowd starts to get into the match as Brutus makes the tag to Julius. He runs wild with suplexes and throws. Double suplex! Moonsault from the top onto Stacks for two as Uriah makes the save. Brutus throws Uriah with a German Suplex. Julius with a dead lift powerbomb on Stacks. Double Team sit-out spinebuster gets the pin at 5:33.

Winners: American Made via pin at 5:33
-Another solidi tag match, but I enjoyed the earlier one as they made me believe Fraxiom had a chance. This one was our normal NXT vs. WWE Match with the more established team getting the win, which is fine. It may be Main Event, but American Made is stacking wins. **1/2

-Sunday Night’s Main Event! Atlanta, GA!

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Jaida Parker vs. Lyra Valkyria

-Been a bit since I’ve seen Jaida, unless I am totally blanking. I am kind of digging the new look Lyra has going since the heel turn. Props to the person in the crowd holding up a “Where’s Bayley?” sign right in the middle of the screen. Lyra talks trash as she notes she should be going for the IC Title and yet, she is here facing Jaida. Jaida with a side headlock, but Lyra reverses. Jaida escapes and runs Lyra down with a shoulder. Jaida does a step over and dances before mocking Lyra. Suplex as now Howard mentions he grew up in Norfolk and was in the building for Starrcade 88. Nice! Jaida sends Lyra to the floor and follows. She throws chops, but Lyra runs her stomach first and then back first into the apron. Neckbreaker over the top rope. Cool! Lyra goes to the ground and pound before laying in the boots. Jaida with a backdrop to create space and lands an elbow to block a charge. Clothesline! Gourdbuster follows! Jaida high steps and hits the corner butt splash. Running blockbuster, but Lyra catches her trying to hit a baseball slide. Lyra with a backbreaker into The Captain’s Hook for the tap at 5:10.

Winner: Lyra Valkyria via pin at 5:10
-Jaida kind of controlled this one before one mistake cost her and Lyra got the tap. Good match even if the crowd was totally invested. **1/2

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7.5

The final score: review Good

The 411

Good show this week as I really enjoyed the opening Tag Match. I will keep saying the YouTube version of this show is a much easier watch than what we were getting on Peacock and Hulu. Part of me does miss the recap of RAW and SmackDown though. Come for the opener and stay to see the NXT kids get a chance in the Main Roster.