{"id":69048,"date":"2018-11-04T00:48:59","date_gmt":"2018-11-04T05:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=69048"},"modified":"2018-11-04T12:49:45","modified_gmt":"2018-11-04T18:49:45","slug":"10-18-wwe-main-event-report-top-reasons-to-watch-plus-no-way-jose-zack-ryder-vs-the-revival-rhyno-vs-konnor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/11\/04\/10-18-wwe-main-event-report-top-reasons-to-watch-plus-no-way-jose-zack-ryder-vs-the-revival-rhyno-vs-konnor\/","title":{"rendered":"10\/18 WWE Main Event Report: Top reasons to watch, plus No Way Jose &#038; Zack Ryder vs. The Revival, Rhyno vs. Konnor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3245248295\" 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 #316<br \/>\nOCTOBER 18, 2018<br \/>\nAIRED ON WWE NETWORK<br \/>\nREPORT BY MIKE MEYERS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: \u00a0Nigel McGuinness, Vic Joseph, Percy Watson<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>REASONS TO WATCH\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Tag match with great team contrast.<br \/>\n&#8211; Conga dancer sunglasses destruction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) RHYNO (w\/Heath Slater) vs. KONNOR (w\/Viktor)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the Ascension made their way to the ring, Percy pointed out that Konnor is undefeated on Raw. \u00a0Konnor and Viktor did their Ascension pose while Rhyno glared from his corner. \u00a0&#8220;ECW&#8221; chants through the crowd as Rhyno and Viktor locked up to a stalemate in the center of the ring. \u00a0Rhyno trotted in a circle, clapping, to incite the audience.<\/p>\n<p>The wrestlers shoulder blocked each other in another stalemate, then exchanged chops in the center of the ring. \u00a0Rhyno was whipped into the corner, and Konner charged in and smashed Rhyno&#8217;s face with a right elbow. \u00a0Konnor planted five kicks to Rhyno&#8217;s midsection before clotheslining him to the mat for a two-count. \u00a0Konnor then applied a chinlock. \u00a0Rhyno quickly got to his feet, but Konnor used his height advantage to leverage Rhyno back down to his back by his neck, and got another two-count with his forearm across Rhyno&#8217;s face.<\/p>\n<p>Konnor applied a front headlock, and transitioned into another chinlock from behind. \u00a0Rhyno again got to his feet but was met with strikes to the head. \u00a0Rhyno was whipped into the corner but Rhyno stopped himself, turned around, and charged Konnor. \u00a0The wrestlers clotheslined each other mid-ring and both went down. \u00a0Slater slapped the mat rhythmically at ringside to rouse his stunned partner.<\/p>\n<p>Back to their feet, Rhyno got the upper hand by blocking Konnor&#8217;s strikes and returning fire. \u00a0Rhyno bounced Konnor off the ropes and leveled him with a shoulder tackle. \u00a0After Konnor missed Rhyno in the corner, Rhyno rolled him up for a two-count of his own. \u00a0Rhyno got to his feet and bounced off the ropes toward an upright Konnor and was met with a big boot. \u00a0Konnor covered Rhyno for another two-count. \u00a0Konnor was sloppily getting up from the pin before Rhyno flipped his shoulder up. \u00a0Konnor went immediately for another pin, and Nigel explained that every kickout forces Rhyno to expend more energy.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1616295450\" 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>Konnor slowly walked to the ropes, then delivered a big elbow drop to the prone Rhyno for yet another near fall. \u00a0Konnor displayed some frustration while kneeling next to Rhyno before bouncing off the ropes for another elbow drop, but this time Rhyno rolled out of the way and got to his feet with a bug-eyed expression indicating that his recharge was complete.<\/p>\n<p>Rhyno landed chops to Konnor&#8217;s chest before hoisting the him onto his shoulder, but Konnor quickly wriggled down to his feet and delivered a &#8220;high impact move,&#8221; as called by Vic &#8211; a leg sweep \/ clothesline combination that was finally good for the three-count. \u00a0Viktor stoically entered the ring to join his partner, while Percy explained that even though this was a singles win, it would transcend into great things for the Ascension. \u00a0Vic asked if they were entering the Wasteland. \u00a0I was wondering the exact same thing.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Konnor by pinfall.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Meyers\u2019 Analysis: \u00a0Nothing remarkable about this match. \u00a0The commentators talked up the size of both wrestlers, but the their performance did nothing to accentuate the idea. \u00a0Would like to see more power moves from either worker. \u00a0For better or worse, neither of the ringside partners got involved in the match.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Main Event recap session:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Replay of Bellas turning on Ronda Rousey from Raw<\/li>\n<li>Replay of Rousey&#8217;s catty promo against the Bellas from Raw<\/li>\n<li>Match rundown for upcoming PPV Evolution<\/li>\n<li>Replay of Becky Lynch and Edge dialogue from Smackdown<\/li>\n<li>Replay of Rey Mysterio vs. Shinsuka Nakamura from Smackdown (World Cup qualifier)<\/li>\n<li>Match rundown for upcoming PPV Crown Jewel (Including John Cena and Daniel Bryan)<\/li>\n<li>Replay of New Day vs. The Bar from Smackdown<\/li>\n<li>Replay of Brothers of Destruction foggy red promo from Raw<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>(2) ZACK RYDER &amp; NO WAY JOSE vs. THE REVIVAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As Jose made his entrance with the usual conga line, Percy encouraged Nigel to get with the spirit and dance. \u00a0Nigel said, &#8220;Unfortunately, Percy, I couldn&#8217;t dance if you shot at my feet.&#8221; \u00a0The Revival made their entrance, and Dawson approached the conga line, tore off one of the dancer&#8217;s sunglasses, and broke them in half before ascending the ring steps. \u00a0The dancer looked heartbroken. \u00a0Percy explained that the Revival have known each other since they were six years old, and it&#8217;s hard to beat that type of chemistry.<\/p>\n<p>Jose started out against Dawson. \u00a0Jose danced in the middle of the ring, and Nigel asked &#8220;What is that?!&#8221; \u00a0Vic indicated that Jose was having a good time, and that&#8217;s what he is all about. \u00a0Dawson grappled Jose to the mat and applied a wristlock, using spare energy to slap Jose in the face. \u00a0Jose kipped up to his feet, and slammed Dawson down to the canvas. \u00a0Jose tagged in Ryder, who wrung Dawson&#8217;s arm and delivered headbutts to his shoulder. \u00a0Ryder tagged Jose back in, who struck Dawson&#8217;s extended arm with a double axe handle.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2896889992\" 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>Dawson used a handful of Jose&#8217;s hair to guide him into the Revival&#8217;s corner. \u00a0Wilder tagged himself in on Dawson&#8217;s shoulder, then delivered a headbutt from the ring apron to the backside of Jose&#8217;s skull. \u00a0Wilder entered the ring and chopped Jose across the chest, but Jose returned fire with blows to Wilder&#8217;s face before landing a dropkicks to both members of the Revival. \u00a0In the corner, Jose was distracted by Dawson on the ring apron &#8211; Wilder took advantage and whipped Jose to the mat by his hair.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>CHECK OUT THIS WEEK&#8217;S &#8220;SATURDAY MAILBAG&#8221; BONUS EPISODE OF THE WADE KELLER PRO WRESTLING PODCAST:<\/strong> PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch Livecast host Rich Fann answer Mailbag questions including these topics: Crown Jewel controversy, being embarrassed to be a wrestling fan, WWE exploiting Roman Reigns diagnosis, Charlotte&#8217;s moonsault, Beer Money in WWE, Becky Lynch, Braun-Brock, Women&#8217;s Tag Division, Luke Harper, and more. Support PWTorch when you shop Amazon by starting at www.pwtorch.com\/amazon and support Become a&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">-On Tune In Radio <a href=\"http:\/\/tun.in\/tiNFhp\">HERE<\/a><br \/>\n-On Apple Podcasts <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-podcast\/id1253158731?mt=2\">HERE<\/a><br \/>\n-Or <strong>search &#8220;Wade Keller&#8221;<\/strong> on your podcast app of choice<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t126637439\/\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Dawson tagged in and applied a rear chinlock. \u00a0Jose escaped by arm dragging Dawson to the mat. \u00a0Dawson attempted a back body drop on Jose, but Jose rolled it into a sunset flip attempt. \u00a0Dawson would&#8217;ve gone down for the pin, but he reached out to Wilder on the ring apron who grabbed Dawson&#8217;s hand and used the leverage of the ropes to prevent Dawson from being taken down. \u00a0Vic indicated that the Revival were &#8220;cutting corners to make ends meet,&#8221; but this seemed truly resourceful by a tag team.<\/p>\n<p>Dawson tagged in Wilder, then lifted him into the air in an atomic drop position before dropping Wilder onto the prone Jose with a big leg drop. \u00a0Wilder went for the pin and got a two-count. \u00a0Wilder applied a not-so-restful chinlock to Jose, and wrestled him to the mat in this position. \u00a0Ryder, from the apron, shouted encouragement to Jose, and Jose began to recharge with his right fist in the air. \u00a0This effort was cut short by an alert Wilder slamming him back to the mat, again by the hair, earning some admonishment from the referee. \u00a0 Wilder implored the ref to &#8220;ask him!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Again with his fist in the air, Jose began another comeback. \u00a0Blows were delivered to Wilder&#8217;s midsection, but again Wilder cut off the momentum by positioning Jose against the ropes and driving his shoulder through Jose&#8217;s belly. \u00a0Wilder delivered a clubbing blow Jose&#8217;s back and tagged in Dawson. \u00a0Wilder whipped Jose against the ropes, took him down with a leg sweep while Dawson landed a well-timed elbow drop to the back of Jose&#8217;s neck as he landed. \u00a0Vic indicated that the Revival have been &#8220;in cruise control.&#8221; \u00a0Dawson delivered a sharp leg drop, quickly got to his feet and drove his forehead into Jose&#8217;s shoulder and then pinned for a two-count.<\/p>\n<p>Jose reached out toward his partner on the apron, looking like a dying E.T. on the bathroom floor. \u00a0Dawson guided Jose to his feet by his hair, and lifted him into a piledriver position but Jose reversed into a back body drop. \u00a0Dawson managed to tag Wilder in, and instead of tagging in Ryder, Jose performed a pop-up punch to Wilder, sending him sprawling into the ropes. \u00a0Dawson and the fully-charged Ryder then tagged in simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p>Ryder delivered a clothesline and forearm to Dawson before being whipped into the corner. \u00a0Dawson charged the corner, but Ryder lifted both knees to stun Dawson. \u00a0Ryder then climbed to the second turnbuckle and fired a missle dropkick at Wilder who was approaching on the ring apron. \u00a0Dawson lurked behind Ryder, attempted to roll him up, but Ryder reversed the move into a pin of his own for an emphatic kickout on the two-count. \u00a0Wilder tagged in and the Revival got in formation to deliver a double suplex to Ryder, but Ryder reversed the move by landing on his feet and delivered a double Woo&#8217;d Awakening.<\/p>\n<p>Zack &#8220;Woo woo woo&#8217;d&#8221; the crowd and prepared to land the Broski Boot on Wilder, but Wilder rolled out to the safety of ringside. \u00a0While Wilder and Dawson regrouped on the floor, Ryder bounced off the far ropes and landed a dual sliding kick through the ropes, sending both members of the Revival to the floor. \u00a0Zack exited the ring to roll Wilder, the legal man, back onto the mat. \u00a0Ryder follwed, and signaled for the Rough Ryder. \u00a0As he charged, Wilder lifted Zack into an involuntary leapfrog, dodging the attack. \u00a0Wilder smashed Ryder with a Eurpoean uppercut, and rammed him chest-first into his own corner. \u00a0Jose tagged himself in, unbeknownst to Wilder, who was now pinning the non-legal man in the center of the ring. \u00a0Jose seized the opportunity to scale the corner and land a high cross body to Wilder who was on his knees. \u00a0This was good for a two-count.<\/p>\n<p>Jose shot Wilder toward the ropes, which knocked Ryder off the ring apron. \u00a0Jose rolled up Wilder for another two-count. \u00a0Wilder got to his feet, and bounced Jose off the ropes from a side headlock position as Dawson tagged himself in. \u00a0Jose leaprogged Wilder, hopped over the obstacle that was Dawson, bounced off the ropes but into the the launching arms of Dawson who delivered Jose to Wilder to complete the Shatter Machine for the three-count.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WINNER: The Revival by pinfall.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><em>(Meyers\u2019 Analysis: \u00a0Another good Main Event tag match. \u00a0The Revival continue to win me over &#8211; their music is great, their entrance is low-key and old school, and I love seeing the conga dancers being bullied. \u00a0Serves them right. \u00a0I earnestly thought the match was going to end after the Jose cross body, but they surprised me. \u00a0The match was laid out in a way that accented the differences between the teams: \u00a0The Revival had frequent tags and double-team maneuvers, while Ryder and Jose essentially wrestled as singles competitors, going longer spans without tagging. \u00a0It made sense, and is nice to see the tag team specialists behaving as such against the less experienced team.)<\/em><\/div>\n<p><strong>SHOW SCORE (0-10)<\/strong>: 6.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS:<\/strong>\u00a0The first match was skippable, but there was plenty to enjoy with the tag match and especially the Revival. \u00a0Tag team wrestling, done right, is a thing of beauty and I&#8217;d like to see Dawson and Wilder on the main roster.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THE PREVIOUS REPORT:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/10\/27\/10-11-wwe-main-event-report-ryder-gets-his-first-singles-victory-over-his-former-tag-partner-mojo-revival-up-to-old-tricks-operation-monochrome-executed-by-announcers\/\">10\/11 WWE Main Event Report: Ryder gets his first singles victory over his former tag partner Mojo, Revival up to old tricks, Operation Monochrome executed by announcers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1840750367\"><div id=\"pwtor-4291869235\"><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 #316 OCTOBER 18, 2018 AIRED ON WWE NETWORK REPORT BY MIKE MEYERS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: \u00a0Nigel McGuinness, Vic Joseph, Percy Watson REASONS TO WATCH\u2026 &#8211; 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