Main Event – August 29, 2019: What The Show Is Good For
IMG Credit: WWE
Main Event
Date: August 29, 2019
Location: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Commentators: Renee Young, Byron Saxton
For once, this is kind of nice for a change as we’re fresh off the wrestling marathon weekend with three major shows from three different companies so I can barely remember what happened on Raw and Smackdown other than some King of the Ring stuff. That’s what a recap show is for so I wonder if it’s going to actually work. Let’s get to it.
Here are last week’s results if you need a recap.
Opening sequence.
Lacey Evans vs. Dana Brooke
Well it’s not Sarah Logan again. We go old school with a test of strength to start but Lacey’s cheap shot completely fails. Lacey gets thrown down and needs a time out on the floor, which goes as well as you would expect. Back in and Lacey hits a pair of knees to the back, meaning it’s already time for the chinlock.
With that broken up, Lacey chokes in the ring skirt and drives some more knees into the back. The tissue gets on Brooke’s nerves and she rolls into a clothesline to drop Lacey. The cartwheel splash gets two and a powerbomb out of the corner is good for the same, only to have Lacey go to the eyes. That’s enough to set up the Woman’s Right for the pin at 6:00.
Rating: D+. I know she isn’t going anywhere anytime soon but Dana has grown a lot on me in the last few months. She’s looking more confident in the ring and is trying some new stuff, though she needs more time like this. It’s almost like she needed more time in developmental, though she got to do developmental here in Main Event. Hopefully she gets a chance one day, but only once she is ready because otherwise it is just going to cause a bigger problem.
Video on Sasha Banks attacking Natalya two weeks in a row.
From Raw.
Here’s Sasha Banks for a chat, but first we see a recap of Banks attacking Natalya (twice) and Becky Lynch. To be fair Natalya kind of earned it. So why did Banks do it? She worked so hard to get where she is over the years and then took her Wrestlemania paycheck to take a much needed vacation. That was the same Wrestlemania where Becky main evented the show for so much more money without putting in the work. Sasha is back because she runs the division because she is the talk of the division. Now she’s back to deserve all the glory but here’s Natalya for the brawl. Officials and agents need some time to break it up.
From later on Raw.
Sasha Banks vs. Natalya
Natalya, with a bad arm, comes straight at her to start and they brawl to the floor early on. Back in and Natalya keeps hammering away, setting up a heck of a release German suplex (Sasha landed hard) for two. Banks tries to get to the floor and manages to wrap the bad arm around the post. A whip into the timekeeper’s area and then the post has Natalya in trouble. The arm gets pulled around the middle rope but Banks misses the running knees in the corner. The Sharpshooter doesn’t work and Banks gets in the Bank Statement, complete with pulling the bad arm around Natalya’s throat for the tap at 4:00.
Rating: C+. This was short but they packed a lot into the time they had with Sasha looking like a killer. She comes off like a threat to Becky Lynch at Clash of Champions and that’s what’s been lacking over the last few months. Banks brings the star power, but how long is it going to be before she brings another headache if she doesn’t get the title?
Post match Banks comes back and hooks the Bank Statement again.
Clash of Champions rundown.
From Raw again.
US Title: AJ Styles vs. Braun Strowman
Styles is defending and the OC is barred from ringside. Strowman throws him over the top almost immediately and it’s time for the running shoulders around the ring. Back in and the Phenomenal Forearm is countered into a chokeslam for two with AJ having to put his foot on the rope. A big boot puts AJ on the floor and we take a break. Back with AJ grabbing a sleeper to take Strowman down to a knee. That’s broken up with a ram into the corner but AJ chop blocks the leg in a smart move. A Lionsault gives AJ two and it’s off to the Calf Crusher in a logical move.
Strowman powers out of it and knocks AJ down again but a missed charge sends Strowman shoulder first into the post. AJ hits Strowman in the back to send the referee outside, allowing a low blow to take Strowman down. A chair is brought in but Strowman hits the powerslam, only to have the OC come in for the beatdown. Strowman fights back with the chair but AJ does the old Eddie Guerrero drop down. The referee says he HEARD the chair shots (that opens up a good number of historical gaps) and that’s a DQ at 9:56.
Rating: C. They did what they could to protect Strowman here and while “I HEARD CHAIR SHOTS” is quite the stretch given how deaf referees have seemed over the years, it’s about as good as you can get outside of the OC running in for the DQ. The match was fine enough and I’m glad they didn’t change the title here as it would be a bit too much for one pay per view.
Strowman cleans house and holds up the US Title to end the show.
Heath Slater/Titus O’Neil vs. Eric Young/Mojo Rawley
What a random heel team. Titus throws Young into the corner to start and it’s Slater coming in to work on the arm. The villains are sent outside with Heath getting in some dancing on the apron as we take a break. Back with Slater in trouble in the corner and getting caught in a chinlock. That’s broken up and Slater gets in a shot of his own for the hot tag off to Titus. Everything breaks down and the Clash of the Titus finishes Young at 6:48.
Rating: D. This didn’t have the time to go anywhere and was running against the fact that it was Slater Gator vs. Eric Young/Mojo Rawley. I would say that Slater Gator could be an interesting team to have around Main Event but it’s not like any of this is going to matter from week to week as odds are we’re going to be seeing Sarah Logan vs. Dana Brooke again next week.
Video on Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton.
From Smackdown for a change.
Here’s Kofi Kingston for a chat, but first we see a video on Randy Orton’s attacks since Summerslam. Kofi has heard Orton calling him stupid but who got knocked out last week? Now Orton is trying to turn this personal and he’s bringing in the Revival to help him out. That means Orton is seeing the look when you mess with Kofi’s family so Kofi is ready for Clash Of Champions. Kofi starts the hip thrusts but Orton appears on screen to say STUPID over and over.
Earlier today, Orton was in his hotel room when someone knocked on his door and slid a letter underneath. Normally he doesn’t reply to fan mail but this one was different. It says that Orton is hurting Kofi and he needs to stop hurting him every night. Kofi isn’t just his hero because Kofi is his daddy. It’s from Kofi’s son Kai, and Orton realized that he is staying in the same hotel as Kofi’s family. Maybe he should pay them a visit. Kofi charges to the back and the fight is on in the gorilla position, with Kofi getting hit with the hanging DDT onto the concrete. Kofi is out cold and medics are requested. That was certainly a great THUD.
Long video on Roman Reigns being attacked.
From Smackdown.
Here’s Roman Reigns for the apology to Bryan and Rowan. The two of them appear on screen with Bryan demanding his apology. We see a video of the forklift attack and Rowan is shown pushing some of the crates onto Roman. Bryan slaps him in the face, shouting about how he hates liars. With Rowan gone, Bryan comes to the ring and says he trusted Rowan for almost the last year and now he has been betrayed. Bryan comes to the ring and says he didn’t know what happened but it’s a spear to put him down to end the show.
Overall Rating: D+. Well it certainly exists. The problem here is the same as always: nothing that matters wrestling wise and a recap that shows you just how little some stuff means on TV. They couldn’t even mention the King of the Ring other than in passing but Sasha Banks attacking Natalya warranted a segment and a match? It was nice to get a recap but that’s the best they can do?
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