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Leighty’s WWE Main Event Review 12.04.25
Image Credit: WWE, Peacock
Loading...-Written: 12.06.25
-Source: Peacock
-Run-Time: 51:53
-No clue what the future holds for this show after it ends on Peacock. I believe the matches are on YouTube, so I may just be reviewing those each week. Away we go!
-Announce Team: Vic Joseph and Byron Saxton
Ivy Nile vs. Thea Hail
-I am having Level Up flashbacks! Hail is from Pittsburgh, so that’s cool. Lockup and Hail gets a series of armdrags and then does a dance. She gets arm control and works the wrist. Ivy counters with a head scissors, but Hail counters back to a side headlock. Tilt-a-whirl armdrag from Hail. Nile back to a side headlock, but gets shoved off. Hail runs her down with a shoulder. Ivy stops the flips with a clothesline and lays in the boots as we get a replay of the clothesline. Nile stomps away again in the corner. She sends Hail face first into the corner and hits the running kick. Suplex gets two! Hail avoids a charge in the corner and gets a roll-up for two. Ivy cuts off this comeback attempt with a strike for two. She hooks a bow and arrow as the crowd starts a “Thea” chant. Hale flips out to escape and hits a mule kick. She starts firing off forearms and hits a kick to the chest. Double knees to the arm and a kick to the back. Flipping neckbreaker follows by a back splash in the corner. Exploder out of the corner and a kick to the face gets two. Nile escapes a slam, but Hail gets a small package for two. Michinoku Driver from Hail gets two! Cool! She heads up top, but Nile catches her with a powerslam on the way down. Suplex into a modified powerslam gets the pin at 5:49.
Winner: Ivy Nile via pin at 5:49
-This was solid as Hail got to show off a bit here. I would like to see more of her on this show. Nile getting the win makes sense. **1/2
-Video package with highlights from Survivor Series: War Games!
-Back to RAW as Rhea/Iyo agreed to a match with Alexa/Charlotte.
-Peacock commercials!
-The Judgment Day celebrate on RAW as Liv Morgan is back and she says she has regained control. She then slaps Dom before jumping in his arms and giving him a kiss. Whatever they are into.
-Elimination Chamber: Chicago. I assume Punk defends his World Title there before getting to Mania? I think they need a break from using The Chamber to determine the other World Title Challenger contender. Leave that special stip for the Rumble winner.
-Peacock commercials!
-Back to RAW as AJ Dragon Lee tell Pearce they want to defend their Tag Titles against The War Raiders. Pearce makes the match for next week! AJ/Dragon putting on weekly BANGERS will always be fun.
-Back to RAW as Bron Breakker cuts the best promo of his career and he gets CM Punk for the World Title on the first RAW of 2026. I think it’s too early still to pull the trigger, and at minimum they should wait until Mania. If Seth is healthy, then do Bron/Seth at Mania and it doesn’t need to be for the Title. I would crown Bron at SummerSlam or have him win MITB.
-WrestleMania Vegas III commercial with the women this time. Well done!
-Peacock commercials!
-Nattie vignette where she works Maxxine to exhaustion during a training session. This was cool.
Otis (w/ Tozawa) vs. Rusev
-Saxton is out and Blake Howard joins Vic on commentary. I assume this match was taped in a different arena. Lockup and Otis shoves Rusev on his ass. This is a Big E Special here as we have BIG MEATY MEN SLAPPING MEAT! Rusev lands the first punches and lands a body shot that drops Otis. Whip to the ropes, but Otis lands a clothesline and another and then hits a splash in the corner. Caterpillar is teased, but Rusev rolls to the floor and goes to slam Tozawa, but Otis saves. We head to a break at 1:41.
-WWE Shop commercial! Cute commercial as it ends with Cody calling home and you hear his daughter say “Daddy.”
-45 seconds Peacock commercials!
-Back at 3:00 with Rusev landing a kick in the corner. He throws shoulders and keeps throwing them until Otis drops. Otis misses a splash in the corner and goes shoulder first into the post and spills to the floor. The ref actually goes to the floor to check on Otis and then seems to tell Rusev to stall for time. Otis seems good now and Rusev drops him again and starts firing off kicks. Rusev hooks a reverse chinlock as it looks like Otis may be bleeding from the nose. That would be why they stalled to make sure he was good. Rusev off the middle ropes, but gets caught and World’s Strongest Slam! Clothesline from Otis and now The Caterpillar hits, but it looked kind of weak. Vader Bomb is blocked as Rusev gets the knees up. MACHKA KICK and The Accolade forces Otis to tap at 7:08.
Winner: Rusev via pin at 7:08
-On par with their earlier match, but I liked the ending here better. Otis bleeding seemed to slow things for them, but they worked it out. Rusev winning is smart as he needs some wins and Otis will always be over with the crowd. **1/2
-Back to RAW as Jackie Redmond (yay) is interviewing Stephanie Vaquer. Liv interrupts to make sure Stephanie knows she is back and she congratulates her before walking away with a laugh.
-Montreal gets SmackDown and SNME at the end of January.
-Peacock commercials!
-This Monday on RAW: Balor vs. Rey Mysterio; AJ Dragon Lee vs. War Raiders for Tag Gold!
-Back to RAW as our Main Event was Rhea/Iyo vs. Charlotte/Alexa. Fun match, but The Kabuki Warriors hit the ring in a crappy ending. Judgment Day are out and Raquel hits a powerbomb on Asuka and Pop Rox on Bayley. Perez and Raquel going after the Tag Titles while Liv goes after the world Title works. They even make sure we know that’s the plan here as Liv hands the Tag Title back to Perez and nods in approval.
-Thanks for reading!
