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WWE Main Event results: Bayley makes her show debut

Posted on by James Cox

The Big Takeaway: Bayley and Sonya Deville made their show debuts, with Bayley getting the win with a roll-up.

Six-man cruiserweight action then took the headline slot as the luchadores scored a win against Ariya Daivari, Jack Gallagher & TJP in under four minutes.

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Bayley defeated Sonya Deville (w/ Mandy Rose & Paige) (4:54)

Bayley went on Twitter this week to defend the fact that she made her debut onMain Event after some fans had called it a step back. She wrote that she takes “any chance [she] can get to step inside the ring. Especially in a singles match and especially when it ends with a victory.”

Deville, flanked by Mandy Rose and Paige, made a fine debut here despite the defeat. It’s worth noting that Paige was back at ringside since there had been some speculation on the status of the leader of Absolution after she did not emerge at the Royal Rumble last Sunday to offer support.

There is still no official word on her status after recent reports on her in-ring career being cut short due to WWE doctors refusing to clear her following the injury she suffered at a December house show.

Bayley stole the win here after a lot of back and forth. Deville looked at home, taking the early going until Bayley got the heat. The finish saw Bayley go outside to shove Rose. She went to come back in the ring but was kicked by Deville, who went for a rope-hung DDT. Bayley escaped underneath and rolled her up for the win.

Gran Metalik, Kalisto & Lince Dorado defeated Ariya Daivari, TJP & Jack Gallagher (3:57)

After the trio of Metalik, Kalisto & Dorado notched up a win on the Royal Rumble pre-show against TJP, Gallagher & Drew Gulak, the losing team subbed in Daivari — a man without a win since August — for Gulak, but yet again failed to go the distance.

The luchadores were pretty incredible here. When their move sets are condensed down to four minutes of action, it is quite breathtaking watching them all work. Kalisto and Metalik were particularly impressive, with Metalik making his rope work look easy.

The story of the match led to the big personalities of TJP and Daivari having a disagreement that allowed Metalik to connect with an enzuigiri and a rope-walk diving elbow for the win.

Six-woman tag match, Rollins vs. Cesaro set for WWE Raw tonight

Posted on by Joseph Currier

After Paige returned and Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville debuted on Raw last week, the three are set to team together in a six-woman tag match tonight.

WWE announced this afternoon that Paige, Rose & Deville would be facing Sasha Banks, Bayley & Mickie James on the show. Paige, Deville, and Rose arrived as a unit last Monday, interrupting a fatal four-way number one contender’s match between Banks, Bayley, James, and Alicia Fox and later attacking Alexa Bliss in a backstage segment.

Tonight will be the first time Paige has wrestled in over a year. Also set for Raw is a match between Seth Rollins and Cesaro as WWE continues to build to Rollins & Dean Ambrose getting their tag title rematch. Rollins and Cesaro faced each other on this weekend’s house shows as well.

In his first appearance on television since he won the Intercontinental Championship, WWE is teasing that Roman Reigns will issue an open challenge tonight.

WWE NXT results: Pete Dunne vs. Johnny Gargano

Posted on by Arya Witner

The Big News: Pete Dunne successfully defended his UK title, beating Johnny Gargano in the main event.

The Medium News: Ruby Riot scored one for SmackDown when she pinned Raw’s Sonya Deville.

The Little Beaver-sized News: This was another post-TakeOver edition of NXT. If you watched TakeOver: War Games, you can skip 30 minutes of this show. If you didn’t see TakeOver, go watch it and then skip 30 minutes of this show.

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Ruby Riot defeated Sonya Deville

We kicked things off with yet another Raw vs. SmackDown match as Deville went one-on-one with Riot. Now, of course, this match was taped two days before Deville debuted and three days before Riot debuted, but let me have my fun. If I once reviewed Cesaro defending the US title on NXT three weeks after he lost it on Raw, then I can pretend this is an interbrand match between the two new arrivals.

Ironically, despite brand loyalty, Deville was wearing blue while Riot was wearing red.

Deville clipped Riot’s knee and spent the heat portion of the match working it over. Riot made her comeback and almost had to tap to both a triangle and a kneebar, but she held on to pick up the win with a roundhouse kick.

I assume that this now ties the Raw vs SmackDown tally at 4-4.

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In case you’ve never watched the NXT immediately following TakeOver, it’s chalk full of recap packages and exclusive post-match promos. This is where I will usually inform people to go watch TakeOver and skip about 30 minutes of NXT TV.

They spent all night promoting “exclusive footage” from War Games. The exclusive footage was soundbites from fans yelling random stuff during the match.

Here’s what you need to know or can’t already guess about the miscellaneous post-match interviews: nothing.

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For some reason, The Street Profits were partying while standing on a car, which offended Tino Sabbatelli and Riddick Moss. This confrontation happened in a wind tunnel apparently because, due to the wind and the fans screaming, I had no idea what was said. This could not be re-taped for some reason.

Anyway, they will face each other next week. Also, Kairi Sane will wrestle Billie Kay.

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WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne defeated Johnny Gargano to retain his title

Dunne challenged anyone to a match for the UK title and Gargano is anyone, so here we go! I say this once every three months when they do a Dunne match, but this man is a star.

Gargano was holding his own early as they fought outside the ring until he played to the crowd instead of going for a tornado DDT. When he finally did, Dunne pushed him off and then dropped him with an Ex-Plex on the ring apron, which is the hardest part of the ring.

Dunne spent the next few minutes working on the hand and fingers in a way where it doesn’t end up looking cartoonish. Gargano made his comeback and spent the next few minutes throwing offense with his right hand while trying to massage his injured left hand. Gargano used both his slingshot spear and a combination suicide dive/tornado DDT.

Gargano locked on the Gargano Escape, but Dunne spat out his mouthpiece and bit Gargano’s injured fingers to escape. Dunne punched Gargano in the face, then Gargano fell into the ropes and sprung back with a DDT. Suddenly Gargano realized Dunne’s mouthpiece was sitting in the ring, threw it aside, and superkicked him for a near fall.

The finish saw Dunne counter a slingshot spear with a punch to the face and pick up the win with the Bitter End.

This was a super 10-minute match and made you wish they had 20 minutes on the main card, but they did a heck of a job with what they had.

That does it from Houston! We are back to normal next week. But until then, remember to say your vitamins and take your prayers!

Paige returns, Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose debut on WWE Raw

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Paige returned to WWE television on tonight’s episode of Raw, bringing two wrestlers from NXT with her.

A fatal four-way number one contender’s match between Mickie James, Bayley, Sasha Banks, and Alicia Fox was going on when Paige’s music hit. She asked the crowd if they missed her and then announced that she’s back. She told everyone that she didn’t come alone and headed down to the ring, with Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose running in from behind and attacking the wrestlers in the match.

Bayley tried to fight back, but Paige came in and gave her a kick. The segment ended with Paige giving Bayley the RamPaige.

The three later laid out Alexa Bliss backstage.

While she was rumored to return on last week’s Survivor Series go-home show, this was Paige’s first appearance on TV in over a year. She has been at the Performance Center recently as she prepared to come back from a neck injury. She was also suspended twice for wellness policy violations while out injured in 2016.

Deville and Rose were part of the most recent season of Tough Enough in 2015 and were making their main roster debuts tonight. They’ve been regulars on the NXT house show circuit, with Deville being featured on TV more often in recent months.

NXT San Diego, CA, live results: A farewell to Tye Dillinger

Posted on by F4W Staff

Image: @PadsFan25. Report submitted by reader Marco Bautista.

– No Way Jose defeated Kona Reeves

There was a big pop for Jose and he pumped up the crowd. Reeves got big heat as well. Jose danced throughout the match, eventually winning with his pop-up punch finisher.

– Ruby Riot & Lacey Evans defeated Mandy Rose & Bianca Blair

Both of the faces got pops, but the heels got surprisingly little reaction. Evans was impressive with her moves and showed character.

– Kassius Ohno defeated Oney Lorcan

This was the match of the night. It was a physical back-and-forth match with a few close near falls. Ohno ended up winning with an elbow strike, and both wrestlers got good pops.

– DIY defeated Tino Sabbatelli & Riddick Moss

Sabbatelli and Moss cut a good heel promo on the city before this started. All four showed off at the start and they had a good match from beginning to end. DIY won with their finisher.

– Drew McIntyre defeated Patrick Clark

McIntyre got a good reaction, while Clark didn’t really get much. This was another stiff match with chops and kicks. McIntyre won with a Claymore kick.

– NXT Women’s Champion Asuka defeated Sonya Deville to retain her title

The fans were very into Asuka. They had an MMA type of match with many submissions and kicks. It lasted seven minutes, with Asuka winning with a running kick.

– Tye Dillinger & Hideo Itami defeated NXT Champion Bobby Roode & Andrade “Cien” Almas

Dillinger got one of the biggest pops of the night, with it maybe only being surpassed by the crowd singing Roode’s theme. It started with Dillinger and Roode doing their signature taunts. Roode tried to get heat by telling the crowd to shut up, but he ended up getting a pop for it.

This was a solid match. Dillinger and Itami hit their finishers and Itami pinned Almas.

Dillinger said after the match that as far as he knows this was his last night in NXT. He gave a farewell speech. The crowd chanted “US champ” at one point and he called out Kevin Owens. The whole roster that was there came out to give him a curtain call to end the show.