WWE World – April 16, 2026: As Advertised
WWE World
Date: April 16, 2026
Location: Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Commentators: Jeremy Borash, Robert Stone
So this is something that has been done a few times before, as there are live matches taking place at WWE World. This time though, WWE is actually broadcasting them on Youtube. Odds are these aren’t going to be the biggest matches in the world but I’ll take it over nothing at all. Let’s get to it.
NXT Women’s North American Title: Alba Fyre vs. Tatum Paxley
Paxley is defending and there’s a giant inflatable version of her next to the entrance. They go with the grappling to start and Fyre quickly escapes the front facelock and hits a quick dropkick. Paxley rolls her up for two and sends Fyre outside, where Fyre sends Paxley into the steps.
Back in and a basement superkick gives Fyre two but she misses a knee drop as commentary hypes up next week’s NXT. A running flipping ax kick gives Paxley two but she misses a 450. Fyre’s Gory Bomb gets two so she tries another rollup, only to get caught with her feet on the ropes. Paxley gets up and grabs a quick Cemetery Drive for the pin at 8:02.
Rating: C+. This is exactly what you want on a show (ok it’s not really a show) like this as you have some stakes with the title on the line and Paxley gets the win over a main roster star. The match isn’t supposed to be some classic but but they had a completely competent match, which shouldn’t be surprising. WWE has raised the basement of what they do in the ring and you could see it again here.
Lilian Garcia hypes up the rest of the weekend before introducing the next match.
Fraxiom vs. Motor City Machine Guns
Sabin and Frazer start things off with a bit of running until Sabin takes him down without much trouble. Everything breaks down and Fraxiom knees them out to the floor, where the Guns score with stereo kicks. Back in and Sabin’s slingshot hilo gets two on Axiom and a step up elbow to the back gives Shelley two. Some rapid fire elbows connect for two more but Axiom manages to fight out of…well not much as he’s sent outside again.
Axiom kicks them down though and brings Frazer back in for a Sling Blade to Sabin. They go up top with Sabin’s super hurricanrana being blocked, allowing him to hit a double high crossbody. Shelley is sent outside though, leaving Sabin to superkick Frazer. Back in and Axiom is cleared out, meaning it’s the Dirt Bomb to pin Frazer at 11:07.
Rating: B-. This was pretty much exactly what you would expect: a fast paced match between two teams who know how to do this style perfectly well. It’s nice to see the Guns getting a win, or even ring time, as they haven’t been around much lately. I could go for seeing more of it, though that might not be the most likely result.
Overall Rating: C+. This was exactly as advertised: a couple of basic matches that serve as background noise. If you were at WWE World and didn’t want to stand in line, here is some live action to see instead. That’s been done dating back into the early days of Axxess because it’s just not a hard thing to put together. The tag match was good and the opener was fine, so for around half an hour, I’ve seen far worse.
Results
Tatum Paxley b. Alba Fyre – Cemetery Drive
Motor City Machine Guns b. Fraxiom – Dirt Bomb to Frazer
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