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WWE Main Event results: Bianca Belair’s show debut, Carrillo-Murphy

Posted on by James Cox

The Big Takeaways:

  • Bianca Belair won in her Main Event debut in impressive fashion, handing Catalina her second loss in as many weeks.
  • Murphy beat Humberto Carrillo in an excellent match.

Show Review:

Bianca Belair defeated Catalina (4:42)

If you’ve never seen Belair in the ring, this performance should tell you everything you needed to know. As a former All-SEC and All American track star and Crossfit competitor, she glides around the ring with fluidity and grace, but with a strength that is difficult to find elsewhere. There’s no doubt that given time, Belair could work main events with the very best.

Belair led the match here with Catalina working better this week than last week, especially under the shorter timeframe. Catalina had a couple of moments, but she was there largely to feed Belair who looked so impressive in slamming, suplexing, and backbreaking a competitor of Catalina’s size.

They gave Catalina some hope, but when Belair pulled her off the second turnbuckle to thwart a 360 splash attempt, they quickly went to the finish. Belair lofted Catalina up on to her shoulders for the KOD and got her Main Event debut win in style.

Murphy defeated Humberto Carrillo (7:19)

Carrillo is becoming something of a regular on Main Event. After an enjoyable series of matches with Shelton Benjamin over the last few months, it was just as satisfying to see Murphy walk out as his opponent this week. He is the perfect opponent to Carrillo as his grit and the snarl in his facial expressions make everything he does look aggressive. Carrillo, in contrast, is a tough and athletic clean-cut babyface.

In just over seven minutes, these two went all out to produce a highly technical and fast paced match that sprawled inside and out of the ring. They fought on the ramp, used the mat. and highspots off the ropes in a match that really could have gone either way.

They worked really well together culminating in a false finish where Carrillo nailed Murphy with a springboard enzuigiri. Murphy kicked out and then the two went back and forth before he was able to hit Carrillo with Murphy’s Law for his first Main Event win.

Final Thoughts:

This was very good show this week. Belair taking on all comers each week on Main Event would suit me just fine and Carrillo and Murphy could wrestle like this every week and it would be a joy. At this point, we’ve come a long way from Titus O’Neil vs. Mojo Rawley days of the show.

NXT: Who to watch in 2019

Posted on by JJ Williams

In 2018, we saw that from the top of WrestleMania down to the Performance Center tryouts, nothing compares to top tier athletes in pro wrestling.

The percentage of talent who actually become great wrestlers is still incredibly low. There aren’t many Ronda Rouseys out there with the love of WWE to dive into this world, yet, in 2018, we saw a special group on the Florida tour that showed flashes of brilliance. These are a few of those names to watch in 2019 as NXT continues to refine these incredible people into, hopefully, larger than life superstars.

Kacy Catanzaro

An instant hit with her showing in the Mae Young Classic, the former American Ninja Warrior star has adapted her college gymnastics expertise into her in-ring style. A successful rookie year in terms of attention along with the foundation of wrestling with and against some great talent on the NXT Florida loop sets the stage for her future. There aren’t many talents with twenty three matches in to a career that you can compare to “Mighty” Kacy.

Stacey Ervin Jr.

In 2018, the live event legend of Stacey Ervin grew at a rapid pace. We always read about new recruits and what they excel at. Mr. Ervin just to happens to be one of the greatest gymnasts to ever try to cross in to the world of professional wrestling. Fourteen matches in to his career, Stacey has already faced veterans such as Tony Nese, Kassius Ohno, and a major test for any athlete in the profession, Ricochet, in the main event of an Orlando live event. There is no limit to what Ervin can do in the ring; it’s just a matter of time to see his progression.

Xia Li

A two time Mae Young Classic competitor and one of the best kept secrets of the P.C. in that time, Li was part of a major Chinese recruitment class a couple years ago and has become a standout in just a few televised appearances along with quality showings on the Florida events. With a fighter’s presence and a flashy charm I’ve seen Florida crowds go wild for and the barrage of kicks she has in her arsenal, a TV run should be on the way soon.

Raul Mendoza and Humberto Carrillo

You’ve probably seen each of these young luchadors on TV doing enhancement work, Mendoza (fka Jinzo) was part of the Cruiserweight Classic and has always showed flashes of brilliance against much more established opponents. Carrillo was a very under the radar signing and the former Ultimo Ninja is in his early 20s. These two have found something special on the Florida live event tour. Whenever the NXT tag team division needs a jump start or if 205 Live wants some fresh speed lucha action, these guys are money.