Proper good episode of Main Event. Four matches, all worth a watch. Good use of an hour.
Big E vs Alberto Del Rio
Pretty decent little sprint here. Both move pretty quickly
to start, with Del Rio showing a vicious side as he tries to wear down the
bigger man. Loved Del Rio headbutting his way out of a belly-to-belly attempt,
followed by a vicious kick to the head. Also loved a really nice sequence where
Alberto escaped the Big Ending, shoved Big E into the corner and immediately
followed with an enzuigiri. Big E makes a comeback and, in a rather slick
sequence, catches Del Rio on a tornado DDT attempt and hoists him onto his
shoulder for the Big Ending. Dug this.
El Torito vs Hornswoggle
The commentary team only play this for comedy, which is a
shame, as the match is pretty fun. El Torito in particular is pretty good on
the mat, tying Hornwoggle up in a leglock. Torito looked great with a nice top
rope crossbody, but Hornwoggle had some surprisingly nice bits too. Loved his
vicious running kick to the skull. Torito goes for a moonsault, but is
distracted by Heath Slater, causing him to miss and letting Hornswoggle hit the
Tadpole Splash to win. Fun stuff.
Sheamus vs Titus O’Neill
This was pretty boss. Considering their respective place on
the card at the time, Sheamus was especially giving to make Titus look like a
beast. Right away, Sheamus takes a big pinball bump out of the ring to put over
O’Neill’s strength. Loved how these two guys were both happy to lay in the
blows, with the body shots from both making a lovely thwacking sound. Sheamus
takes a big bump, as he tries to hit the slingshot shoulderblock into the ring,
but meets a big forearm and tumbles to the floor. Really nice show of strength
as Titus catches a top rope crossbody to hit a fallaway slam, which looked
great. Even the end helped keep Titus strong, as he spends too long
shit-talking Sheamus, holding him by the face, only to meet a quick headbutt
and a Brogue Kick for the win. This basically ruled.
Ryback vs Jimmy Uso
Ryback and Jimmy also seem happy to lay in the blows on this
match, so we’ve got quite a fun episode of Main Event this week. Really enjoyed
Uso going for a big out of control dive early, knowing he’s got to take it to
the Big Guy early. It’s slightly disappointing that we go to a break with
Ryback out on the floor, and return to find Uso in the same position, takes
away from the match a bit. Ryback’s control is pretty standard, punctuated with
some really nice bits. Loved his massive spinebuster and the meathook
clothesline always looks devastating. Uso kickstarting his comeback by powering
out of a Ryback powerbomb attempt feels unlikely. The end sees Ryback hit the
Shellshock after Curtis Axel distracts Uso, and this was a perfectly fine
match.
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