{"id":100539,"date":"2020-07-12T14:22:37","date_gmt":"2020-07-12T19:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=100539"},"modified":"2020-07-12T14:22:37","modified_gmt":"2020-07-12T19:22:37","slug":"7-8-wwe-main-event-tv-report-bianca-belair-vs-peyton-royce-titus-oneal-vs-akira-tozawa-w-ninjas-mvp-comments-on-titus-back-in-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/07\/12\/7-8-wwe-main-event-tv-report-bianca-belair-vs-peyton-royce-titus-oneal-vs-akira-tozawa-w-ninjas-mvp-comments-on-titus-back-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"7\/8 WWE MAIN EVENT TV REPORT: Bianca Belair vs. Peyton Royce, Titus O&#8217;Neal vs. Akira Tozawa (w\/Ninjas), MVP comments on Titus back in action"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2154512782\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>WWE MAIN EVENT TV REPORT<br \/>\nJULY 8, 2020<br \/>\nHULU STREAMING TV<br \/>\nREPORT BY MIKE F. MEYERS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Tom Phillips, MVP<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>REASONS TO WATCH\u2026<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>What did Titus just say?<\/li>\n<li>Belair&#8217;s Main Event win streak on the line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>(1) TITUS O&#8217;NEIL vs. AKIRA TOZAWA (w\/Ninjas)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During the entrances, Tom asked MVP how great it was to see O&#8217;Neil back in the ring. MVP replied, \u201cIt&#8217;s nice to see him take time off from hanging out with poor people and doing nice things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tozawa landed some quick kicks and a chop to start, but O&#8217;Neil soon overpowered him. While he had Tozawa backed into a corner, he looked to Tozawa&#8217;s cohorts at ringside and shouted, \u201cNinja, please!\u201d, which references a term of disagreement involving a racial slur.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Neil tossed Tozawa across the ring. Tozawa rolled out to ringside and moved into a rotating football huddle with the ninjas. O&#8217;Neil approached them on the floor, and the ninjas lined up to face him. O&#8217;Neil dispatched of three of the masked men while the others stood by doing nothing. Tozawa scrambled back into the ring, and hit O&#8217;Neil with two drop kicks as he re-entered. Tozawa landed a senton and covered O&#8217;Neil for two.<\/p>\n<p>As Tozawa applied a chinlock, MVP explained that in Japanese history, ninjas were able to invoke spells that allowed invisibility and shapeshifting. Tozawa attempted a sleeper hold, but O&#8217;Neil got to his feet and flipped Tozawa off his back, then leveled Tozawa with a right cross and a front kick. O&#8217;Neil barked at the audience, then splashed Tozawa in the corner before landing Clash of the Titus. O&#8217;Neil covered Tozawa for the three-count.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Titus O&#8217;Neil in 5:00.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Meyers\u2019s Analysis: A Japanese wrestler plays a comedy ninja role while a black wrestler uses a pun recalling a racial slur. Welcome to the world of people of color on WWE&#8217;s mid-card.)<\/em><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1916359509\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>-Main Event recap session:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Replay of Rollins &amp; Murphy vs. Owens &amp; Mysterio from Raw<\/li>\n<li>Replay of Ziggler \/ McIntyre confrontation from Raw<\/li>\n<li>Replay of Slater vs. McIntyre from Raw<\/li>\n<li>Replay of Bray Wyatt video promo from Smackdown<\/li>\n<li>Match rundown for upcoming PPV The Horror Show at Extreme Rules<\/li>\n<li>Replay of Bayley vs Asuka from Raw<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>(2) BIANCA BELAIR vs. PEYTON ROYCE (w\/Billie Kay)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Royce dodged an early Belair attack, then flexed and kissed her biceps. Belair took down Royce twice with waistlocks. Belair knocked Royce down with a shoulder block, then dusted her hands off. Belair hip tossed Royce, then covered for two. On the floor, Royce yanked Belair&#8217;s arm against the ring post, and we cut to break.<\/p>\n<p>Royce maintained control in the ring after the break, working on Belair&#8217;s left shoulder. Royce planted Belair&#8217;s face into two turnbuckles, first with a drop toehold, then with a kick to the back. Belair fired up and leveled Royce with a drop kick, then issued some punishment in the corner. In spite of the alleged shoulder injury, Belair executed a backward handspring before running back at Royce to smash her into the corner. MVP compared Belair to \u201ca bulldozer, a freight train,\u201d neither of which are known for wasting motion or flipping around a wrestling ring.<\/p>\n<p>Royce dragged Belair&#8217;s arm down across the top rope. Royce climbed to the top turnbuckle and landed a meek double stomp to Belair&#8217;s back, then covered for two. Belair set up for the Glam Slam, but Royce rolled through and pinned Belair for another two. Belair knocked a taunting Kay off the ring apron, then turned back to Royce to deliver the KOD, which was good for the three-count.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Bianca Belair in 7:00.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Meyers\u2019s Analysis: The match had no glaring issues, but overall felt a little slow and clunky because of Royce. She will benefit from more work with talent like Belair, who remains undefeated on Main Event.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SHOW SCORE (0-10):<\/strong> 7.0<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1175502114\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS:<\/strong> The men&#8217;s match was needless, but Belair continues to be featured in Main Event victories before what has to be an eventual main roster singles run.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH UP&#8230; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/07\/04\/7-1-wwe-main-event-tv-report-bianca-belair-vs-billie-kaye-w-peyton-royce-in-new-single-match-format-along-with-extended-wwe-highlights\/\">7\/1 WWE MAIN EVENT TV REPORT: Bianca Belair vs. Billie Kaye (w\/Peyton Royce) in new single-match format along with extended WWE highlights<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-929938739\"><div id=\"pwtor-2802856125\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE MAIN EVENT TV REPORT JULY 8, 2020 HULU STREAMING TV REPORT BY MIKE F. 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