Tag: Dana Brooke

Three matches set for WWE Raw, Angle to reveal WM opponent

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE has confirmed three matches and a segment for Monday’s episode of Raw.

Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey will defend her title against Dana Brooke on the show. That was set up by an angle on this week’s episode where Brooke interrupted Rousey and wanted her to issue an open challenge, which led to Rousey attacking Brooke and slapping a referee who tried to break things up.

Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre has also been announced for Monday’s show, along with a tag match where Finn Balor will choose a partner to team with him against Bobby Lashley & Lio Rush.

McIntyre attacked Roman Reigns on this week’s Raw and then defeated Dean Ambrose in a falls count anywhere match. Lashley won the Intercontinental title from Balor on the episode, with Rush distracting Balor before the finish.

WWE is hyping that Kurt Angle will reveal his WrestleMania 35 opponent on Monday’s Raw. Angle announced this week that he’ll be having his farewell match at WrestleMania on April 7.

Monday’s Raw is taking place at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. Universal Champion Brock Lesnar, who will defend his title against Rollins at WrestleMania, is scheduled to appear on the episode.

WWE Main Event results: James & Fox vs. Moon & Brooke

Posted on by James Cox

The Big Takeaway: After WWE put out a pure Raw-rehash episode last week fronted by Scot Stanford, Main Event returned to its usual format this week with two pretty good tag matches.

Zack Ryder & No Way Jose worked well in tandem to score a victory in the opener, and Mickie James & Alicia Fox picked up a rare win at the end of the show.

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Tom Phillips and Percy Watson were on commentary this week as Vic Joseph and Nigel McGuinness were in England covering NXT UK.

Zack Ryder & No Way Jose defeated Curt Hawkins & Tyler Breeze (5:03)

A couple of notes before this one: Ryder has had a new mix done on his entrance music so that it feels a little fresher, Breeze is now sporting a beard that arguably rivals Ryder’s for shape and style, and Hawkins is now 0-256 coming out of this one.

Jose’s conga line made up for the lack of interest from the crowd as the early going saw Jose take on Hawkins and Breeze. A failed split-leg moonsault by Hawkins allowed Jose to get the hot tag to Ryder, who all but finished off Hawkins with the Broski Boot — only for the cover to be interrupted by Breeze.

Hawkins went pretty close to finally getting his win as he rolled up Ryder for 2.75. But the finish was all action as the ring filled and Jose hit Hawkins with the pop-up punch and then launched Ryder up in the air on to Breeze to hit the Rough Ryder for the win. 

This was fun while it lasted. The conga line always gives Jose’s matches a little something else in terms of atmosphere and heat.

Mickie James & Alicia Fox defeated Dana Brooke & Ember Moon (7:13)

Despite being on the main roster for over 10 years now, Fox doesn’t pick up many wins. The surprise win for her & James here over Brooke & Moon, in a somewhat slow and muted match, is their first for 2019. 

Fox and James cut the ring in half, dominating Moon with quick tags. Eventually, James missed a big boot looking like she’d tweaked her right knee and Brooke got the hot tag. Brooke barged into the ring, awkwardly taking out both James and Fox, before hitting a flapjack on Fox. 

The high spot was Moon assisting Brooke off her shoulders to hit a senton onto Fox, but it wasn’t enough as Fox was able to come back to hit a big boot on Brooke. James then finished Brooke off with the Mickie-DT for the win.

Ronda Rousey appears for WWE Raw crowd, lays out Dana Brooke

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Though she only appeared in a video package on television, Ronda Rousey was in Dallas for Raw last night and took part in a segment for the live crowd.

Rousey went to cut a promo, but she was interrupted by Dana Brooke. Brooke insulted Rousey, told her the ring has four sides and not eight (like the UFC Octagon has), and said she can’t wait until Stephanie McMahon makes Rousey her property at WrestleMania. The segment led to Rousey hitting a throw on Brooke.

After she wasn’t on last week’s show, WWE confirmed that Rousey would be appearing at the final three Raws before WrestleMania in some form. They’ll be in Cleveland next Monday, then the go-home show for WrestleMania will take place in Atlanta the following week.

There was also a dark match where Braun Strowman defeated Elias while Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt’s Ultimate Deletion was airing on TV last night. Strowman then put Kane through a table.

Rousey’s segment with Brooke is available to watch below:

WWE Main Event results: The Zo Train loses again

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The Big Takeaway: Alicia Fox defeated Dana Brooke only a week after Brooke’s win over Mickie James. Akira Tozawa & Mustafa Ali then beat Drew Gulak & Ariya Daivari in under four minutes to close out the show.

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Alicia Fox defeated Dana Brooke (w/ Titus O’Neil and Apollo Crews) (5:39)

Only a week after defeating Mickie James, Dana Brooke lost on Main Event to Alicia Fox. Fox’s position is hardly high right now and the decision for Brooke to lose momentum after such a big win is puzzling to say the least.

The match was as you would expect, with Fox — by far the more experienced competitor — selling for Brooke. Brooke was playing a cocky heel throughout, taking the support of Apollo Crews and Titus O’Neil (who is now sporting a Chris Jericho-esque scarf to complement his suit). At one stage, Brooke no-sold a shoulder barge from Fox and dropped down to the mat to show off her one-handed push-ups.

Fox took much of the second half of the match before Brooke kicked out of a Northern Lights suplex. Brooke got the heat with clotheslines and running forearms, but Fox got the win when she blocked a charge and nailed Brooke with the Watch Yo Face in the middle of the ring.

Akira Tozawa & Mustafa Ali defeated Drew Gulak & Ariya Daivari (3:51)

Once again, the cruiserweights were given too little time to make much of an impression, but, that said, this was fun while it lasted. Gulak and Tozawa were the stars here, going back and forth and outdoing each other at every turn.

The Zo Train bullied their way into contention and built to a false finish when Daivari blind tagged himself in with Ali prone by the corner of the ring. Daivari hit the Persian Lion Splash, but Tozawa came in to make the save.

The last minute was really strong here: Tozawa did a suicide dive on Daivari outside while Gulak and Ali exchanged pin attempts in the ring. Ali came off the second rope to hit Gulak with a rolling DDT and left him position to hit his finisher. Ali then landed the 054, beautifully, for the win to leave The Zo Train winless in their last four outings.

WWE Main Event results: Dana Brooke defeats Mickie James

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The Big Takeaway: Accompanied by Titus O’Neil and Apollo Crews, Dana Brooke stole a win against Mickie James. In a strong performance, Akira Tozawa got his win back from Tony Nese in a rematch of their 205 Live bout from the previous week.

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Dana Brooke (w/ Titus O’Neil and Apollo Crews) defeated Mickie James (4:37)

Brooke has been at the side of Titus Worldwide for the last few weeks here on Main Event, so it was interesting to see her take to the ring instead this week with both O’Neil and Crews at her side. James, who hasn’t appeared on Main Event since July, took the fall having last scored a singles win in October.

The match really wasn’t particularly good until the second half. Brooke dominated the first part of the bout with chinlocks and rest holds, but James eventually took over with a more impressive and interesting move set. James locked in a tarantula at one point and looked to be in line for a win when Brooke had to roll outside for a breather, only to be berated by O’Neil and Crews.

The finish saw Brooke block a roll-up attempt that allowed Brooke to flip over James and apply a weak-looking bridging pin to essentially steal the win. Vic Joseph and Nigel McGuinness played up the coup on commentary and had kept putting James over as a former six-time champion.

Titus Worldwide made off like bandits, even doing a lap of honor around the ring, while James was left to look on.

Akira Tozawa defeated Tony Nese (5:49)

On 205 Live the previous week, Nese picked up the win over Tozawa after some fierce back and forth, eventually finishing Tozawa with a running knee. The rematch on Main Event saw them face off on a show that Tozawa is yet to lose on.

Once again these two were excellent together. The whole match was a back and forth where you felt that either man could come out on top. They built to a point where both had dominated moments and equaled each other and both went for a big boot and both landed it. They looked glassy-eyed — but it was Tozawa who got up first.

Nese tried a roll-up and a pumphandle slam but Tozawa was quick enough to escape them. Eventually, Tozawa was able to strike Nese with a windmill kick to leave him prone by the corner. Tozawa hit the Drop Zone for the win in what was a really strong bout. It would be good to see these two get more time together on WWE television.