2/12 Kester's WWE Main Event Live Coverage Review: The Wyatt Family vs. Sin Cara and Los Matadores, Natalya vs. Aksana, Big E Langston vs. Drew McIntyre, and Big E Langston vs. Jinder Mahal
Feb 12, 2014 - 07:00 PM |
By Ryan Kester
Main Event on Ion Television
Taped earlier in Ontario, California.
[Q1] 1. The Wyatt Family vs. Sin Cara and Los Matadores The Wyatts took the early advantage and began to wear down Los Matadores.
Sin Cara got an early tag and hit some of his flashy offense, but Harper floored him with a big boot off of a springboard and the Wyatts quickly regained control of the action… [C]
We returned to Wyatt putting the boots to Sin Cara. Wyatt tagged back out to Harper, who hit a senton of his own on Sin Cara. The Wyatts continued to dominate.
[Q2] Sin Cara finally got the hot tag off to a Matador, and the match quickly broke down as all six men started to brawl. Wyatt began to stalk El Torito, but Sin Cara intervened. Sin Cara got a kick in on Wyatt, but Wyatt took him down with a running elbow.
Wyatt connected with Sister Abigail on Sin Cara to get his team the win…
The Wyatt Family defeated Sin Cara and Los Matadores in 10:27 of TV time.
The announcers set up the hype video for Lita joining the Hall of Fame…
Triple H and Michael Cole discussed the WWE Network airing the Hall of Fame induction ceremony… [C]
Ryan's Reaction: Solid match. There was far too much going on towards the end, but the Wyatts got a chance to show off their offense and looked like beasts.
2. Natalya vs. Aksana. Within thirty seconds, Natalya was going for the Sharpshooter, but Aksana crawled to the ropes. Aksana fought back with a few knee strikes before locking in a rest hold.
[Q3] Natalya fought out of the hold, made her comeback, and locked in the Sharpshooter for the submission victory.
Natalya defeated Aksana in 6:46.
Ryan's Reaction: Very clunky match; Aksana simply can't set the pace of a match. I hate seeing wrestlers that have a submission finisher attempt the hold so early. WWE doesn't surprise with early wins like that, so it just makes the wrestler look like they have one move to their name.
The Raw Rebound focused on Betty White's appearance on Raw…
[Q4] [C] 3. Big E Langston vs. Drew McIntyre (w/Jinder Mahal). Langston manhandled McIntyre with a series of power moves and attacks on McIntyre's' arm.
McIntyre began making some headway with a series of strikes, but after a slap, Langston fired up and kicked his offense into high gear. McIntyre managed to slow him down with a boot, and followed with a diving clothesline to take the big man off of his feet… [C]
By Ryan Kester
Main Event on Ion Television
Taped earlier in Ontario, California.
[Q1] 1. The Wyatt Family vs. Sin Cara and Los Matadores The Wyatts took the early advantage and began to wear down Los Matadores.
Sin Cara got an early tag and hit some of his flashy offense, but Harper floored him with a big boot off of a springboard and the Wyatts quickly regained control of the action… [C]
We returned to Wyatt putting the boots to Sin Cara. Wyatt tagged back out to Harper, who hit a senton of his own on Sin Cara. The Wyatts continued to dominate.
[Q2] Sin Cara finally got the hot tag off to a Matador, and the match quickly broke down as all six men started to brawl. Wyatt began to stalk El Torito, but Sin Cara intervened. Sin Cara got a kick in on Wyatt, but Wyatt took him down with a running elbow.
Wyatt connected with Sister Abigail on Sin Cara to get his team the win…
The Wyatt Family defeated Sin Cara and Los Matadores in 10:27 of TV time.
The announcers set up the hype video for Lita joining the Hall of Fame…
Triple H and Michael Cole discussed the WWE Network airing the Hall of Fame induction ceremony… [C]
Ryan's Reaction: Solid match. There was far too much going on towards the end, but the Wyatts got a chance to show off their offense and looked like beasts.
2. Natalya vs. Aksana. Within thirty seconds, Natalya was going for the Sharpshooter, but Aksana crawled to the ropes. Aksana fought back with a few knee strikes before locking in a rest hold.
[Q3] Natalya fought out of the hold, made her comeback, and locked in the Sharpshooter for the submission victory.
Natalya defeated Aksana in 6:46.
Ryan's Reaction: Very clunky match; Aksana simply can't set the pace of a match. I hate seeing wrestlers that have a submission finisher attempt the hold so early. WWE doesn't surprise with early wins like that, so it just makes the wrestler look like they have one move to their name.
The Raw Rebound focused on Betty White's appearance on Raw…
[Q4] [C] 3. Big E Langston vs. Drew McIntyre (w/Jinder Mahal) in a non-title match. Langston manhandled McIntyre with a series of power moves and attacks on McIntyre's' arm.
McIntyre began making some headway with a series of strikes, but after a slap, Langston fired up and kicked his offense into high gear. McIntyre managed to slow him down with a boot, and followed with a diving clothesline to take the big man off of his feet… [C]
Back from the break, McIntyre had Langston locked in an arm hold, but Langston quickly fought him off and ate another big boot. McIntyre got in a few more minutes of offense, but Langston hit a belly-to-belly suplex and a big splash.
McIntyre connected with yet another big boot, but Langston reversed the ensuing charge into the Big Ending for the pinfall victory.
Big E Langston defeated Drew McIntyre in 7:53 of TV time.
Jinder Mahal hopped on a mic and demanded to face Langston.
4. Big E Langston vs. Jinder Mahal in a non-title match. Langston hit a few of hit clotheslines and the Big Ending for the quick 1-2-3.
Big E Langston defeated Jinder Mahal in 0:24.
Ryan's Reaction: The final match was entirely useless. WWE might as well resurrect Langston's five count gimmick if they want to show how dominant he is rather than having him run through the dredges of the undercard. He would certainly get more out of his wins that way. Overall, this was a completely skippable edition of Main Event unless you're one of the Wyatt's more ardent supporters.
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