This week’s WWE Main Event was taped at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky before Monday’s episode of Raw.
An average show this week that had its moments, but Akira Tozawa is always entertaining.
Chelsea Green defeated Tegan Nox (5:01)
This was fine. Nox is certainly getting better but some of her ring work needs tightening up.
There was no Piper Niven or Natalya this week after their tag match on the show last week and so it lost something in its impact, but Green is clearly enjoying being a heel these days.
The early going was full of little comedy bits from Green until Nox came off the apron with a cannonball and went up top. Green kicked her off the turnbuckle and then stomped her before slapping on a chin lock.
Nox worked her way out and, after exchanging some quick pin attempts, she came back with clotheslines and a running splash to the corner, before again going up top.
In the end, Green took the opportunity to turn a high cross into an opportunity, rolling through and grabbing a handful of tights to get the win. The finish made sense, playing into Green’s heelish character.
Akira Tozawa (w/ Maxxine Dupri) defeated Dante Chen (6:30)
This was a good match, only to be spoiled a little by some chin locks midway through that felt a little unnecessary for a match designed to hype up the crowd before Raw.
Before the match, Dupri and Tozawa did a little jig together in the ring and Chen looked on and couldn’t help smirking at it.
I always find Tozawa pretty damn entertaining. On and off over the last few years he’s been a Main Event regular and always gives a good performance, more often than not taking the fall to put someone else over.
The latest iteration of Tozawa’s character has seen him Hulk up as he heads to the finish. He tears his shirt - sometimes not managing to do it all the way in half - and then runs wild.
Chen is a big dude, especially when put next to Tozawa, and he took the early going with Tozawa flipping all over for him.
After a series of chin locks from Chen, Tozawa used a headscissors and a suicide dive to the outside to get a near fall.
After a brief comeback, Tozawa finished Chen with his top rope senton back splash and celebrated with Dupri, because he doesn't notch up too many wins. This was his second of 2024.
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