This week’s WWE Main Event was taped at the Amelie Arena in Tampa, Florida before Monday’s episode of Raw. Not much to get excited about in the opener this week, but the Creed vs. Crusifino match at the top of the show was a lot of fun by the end. Xia Li defeated Gigi Dolin (5:46) This was fine, but nothing special. Dolin is still winless in 2024, while Xia Li picked up her first win of the year. Watching Li here showed just how much presentation is key in wrestling sometimes. She brings so much energy to what she does that it masks what is otherwise quite basic stuff in the ring. Li has started to plait her hair and the bottom halves of them are dyed blonde. They whip around her when she works and, together with her face paint, create a colorful image. She’s made a way to make herself stand out. Dolin worked from underneath for a lot of the match but showed a lot of fight. Li applied a camel clutch that looked brutal on Dolin’s neck and back, but she managed to escape and fired up with strikes and a clothes
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