This episode of Main Event comes on the heels of an eventful edition of Raw that saw the return of both Hulk Hogan and the Undertaker. Besides the scheduled matches, expect to see recaps of the past weeks events from both Elimination Chamber and Raw.
The show started with a graphic in memory of Nelson Frazier Jr, aka Viscera before the intro played.
MATCH: Cody Rhodes, Goldust, Los Matadores and El Torito vs. 3MB, Ryback and Curtis Axel.
Things got started with a ten man tag match. The commentators plugged WrestleMania and talked about how the past week was historic for the WWE. Gold Dust and Curtis Axel started things off. Goldust was in charge with a few nice hip tosses before tagging in Cody Rhodes. Axel tagged in Ryback who dominated Rhodes in the corner before Rhodes delivered a missile dropkick from the top rope. Ryback caught Cody Rhodes as he went for the disaster kick off the middle rope. Ryback delivered a huge power bomb to the former tag-team champion.
*Commercial break*
Upon return Drew McIntyre was in charge against Cody Rhodes. McIntyre got the tag to Slater and all three members of 3MB delivered a triple team beat down. Slater tagged Axel back in who continued the beat down of Cody Rhodes. Rhodes fought out of a headlock before Axel delivered a huge knee and tagged in Ryback. Ryback delivered a huge press and slam to Rhodes. Rhodes fought back with a disaster kick and tagged in El Torito. Ryback tagged in Heath Slater and 3MB tried to team up on Torito but were sent out of the ring by Los Matadores. The action poured out of the ring with both Rhodes brothers delivering spots on Ryback and Axel. Goldust did his signature somersault to Axel while Rhodes delivered a huge crossbody to Ryback. Torito and Slater brawled in the ring for a while before Torito delivered a hurricanrana and got the 3 count on Slater for the win.
WINNER: Cody Rhodes, Goldust, Los Matadores and El Torito
Slater showed his frustration on the mic before a recap started of the Wyatts beating up John Cena on the last episode of Raw. The commentators played up Cena's injury to his knee.
Natalya and Eva Marie come out before the commercial break. A commercial for the WWE Network plays.
*Commercial break*
Upon return the commentators plug Total Divas as Aksana and Alicia Fox enter the ring.
MATCH: Aksana and Alicia Fox vs. Eva Marie and Natalya
The match started with Alicia fox and Natalya locking up in the center of the ring. Alicia fox delivered a nice headscissors take down before Natalya delivered a bridge for the two count. She then tagged in Eva Marie. Alicia Fox delivers a nice backbreaker to Eva Marie. Natalya tries to start a "Divas" chant but the crowd is unresponsive. Alicia Fox continues to dominate before tagging in Aksana. Eva Marie makes the tag to Natalya. Natalya delivers a series of suplexes and a dropkick to change the momentum of the match. Aksana fights out of Natalya's sharpshooter and delivered a huge spine buster for the 3 count.
WINNERS: Aksana and Alicia Fox
A graphic plays referencing Lesnar and Heyman before the break. A commercial for Total Divas plays.
*Commercial break*
Upon return the commentators talk about Raw before a plug for the WWE Magazine. A recap of the confrontation between Undertaker and Brock Lesnar plays. It shows Heyman talking up Lesnar, the Undertaker's entrance, The Undertaker stabbing Lesnar with the pen and choke-slamming him through the table. The commentators return and talk about the Undertakers streak and how Lesnar is one of the most dominating wrestlers in history
Bad News Barrett comes out and assumes his position atop the raised podium. He talks about the American tradition of spring break. He uses the subject of the moral debauchery of spring break to talk about how there is little hope for the future of the U.S.A. He says it will soon be the "United States of China".
This segways into a recap of Orton's confrontation with Batista on Raw. The commentators say that Batista will be on Smackdown this Friday. A commercial plays for Aaron Paul hosting Raw this Monday.
*Commercial break*
The show returns with Michael Cole interviewing JBL about NXT: Arrival. JBL talks about how Bret Hart and Kevin Nash will be appearing on the event. He also talks about the importance of NXT over the past year and all the debuts featured in 2013/2014.
MATCH: Darren Young vs. Titus O'Neil
*Commercial break*
The next match is a rematch from Elimination Chamber between Darren Young and Titus O'Neil. Young starts the match with an aggressive offense. O'Neil delivers a big boot to Young on the top rope and changes the momentum of the match. The commentators play up the emotions involved in this match between the two former partners. O'Neil continues the very physical beat down on Young and gets him into a submission maneuver. Young tries to fight out but O'Neil drives him to the corner and delivers a big splash. O'Neil gets Young up on his shoulders for a power move but Young reverses out and rolls up O'Neil for the three count. They are now tied 1-1 in their series of matches.
WINNER: Darren Young
A commercial plays for Daniel Bryan's "Yes Movement" merchandise.
*Commercial break*
Another commercial plays for the WWE Network featuring Hulk Hogan and John Cena
MATCH: Sin Cara vs. Damien Sandow
The Commentators talk about how we are seeing the "New Damien Sandow" who is more aggressive and perpetuates a "sudden death mentality" in which he treats every match like it were his last. Sandow begins with an aggressive offense. He delivers a big suplex for a two count early on. He continues his offensive with a side Russian leg sweep followed by the "Elbow of Disdain". He gets another two count after a knee to the face of the matted Sin Cara. Sin Cara reverses the momentum of the match with a tornado DDT. After a headscissor take down, Sin Cara climbs the top rope and delivers a sloppy moonsault. After an uncharacteristic powerbomb, Sin Cara once again goes to the top but is stopped when Sandow shakes the ropes. Sandow tries to get Sin Cara in a cloverleaf submission but Sin Cara fights out. Sin Cara climbs to the top rope again and delivers a Swanton Bomb to Sandow. He covers Sandow and gets the 3 count.
WINNER: Sin Cara
*Commercial break*
REVIEW
Overall, not a bad edition of Main Event. The opening match had a lot of energy and, as usual with Los Matadores, was a fun match overall with some nice high flying spot. The Divas match wasn't that bad with Eva Marie giving the only weak performance. The rest of the women looked good. Darren Young and Titus O'Neil had another very physical match and I look forward to the conclusion of this series. Sin Cara and Damien Sandow was a bit of a disappointment. It was a good performance by both wrestlers, especially Sandow, but once again Sandow was made to look weak despite his new found aggression. If that angle is going to sell, Sandow needs to start picking up some victories, especially against wrestlers like Sin Cara.
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