{"id":69970,"date":"2018-11-18T13:59:39","date_gmt":"2018-11-18T19:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=69970"},"modified":"2018-11-18T13:59:39","modified_gmt":"2018-11-18T19:59:39","slug":"11-1-wwe-main-event-report-titus-vs-mojo-rawley-slater-rhyno-vs-the-b-team-nigel-disapproves-of-mid-match-dancing-two-key-reasons-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/11\/18\/11-1-wwe-main-event-report-titus-vs-mojo-rawley-slater-rhyno-vs-the-b-team-nigel-disapproves-of-mid-match-dancing-two-key-reasons-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"11\/1 WWE Main Event Report: Titus vs. Mojo Rawley, Slater &#038; Rhyno vs. The B-Team, Nigel disapproves of mid-match dancing, two key reasons to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2695248468\" 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 #318<br \/>\nNOVEMBER 1, 2018<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; Nigel&#8217;s disapproval of mid-match dancing.<br \/>\n&#8211; Fun tag match with a great finish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) TITUS O&#8217;NEIL vs. MOJO RAWLEY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As O&#8217;Neil made his ring entrance, the announce team spoke of the historic, amazing night that was Evolution. \u00a0They added that Rawley was looking to turn his fortunes around tonight as Rawley entered and ran the ropes. \u00a0Rawley pointed his finger in O&#8217;Neil&#8217;s face, and O&#8217;Neil seemed too calm and accepting of this aggressiveness.<\/p>\n<p>The two had a prolonged elbow and collar tie-up, which Rawley ended with a surprise head butt to O&#8217;Neil. \u00a0Rawley again pointed his finger in O&#8217;Neil&#8217;s face, which O&#8217;Neil finally reacted accordingly by slapping it away while Rawley looked amused. \u00a0They were about to lock up again, but O&#8217;Neil performed a go-behind and clubbed Rawley&#8217;s back, and Rawley retreated out of the ring. \u00a0Rawley climbed back in and attempted a front kick, which O&#8217;Neil caught, dropped, and then punched Rawley with a big right hand. \u00a0Up against the ropes and corner, O&#8217;Neil landed vertical slaps on Rawley&#8217;s chest. \u00a0Loud Ric Flair &#8220;Woo!&#8221; from the crowd each time. \u00a0The ref moved in between the wrestlers so Rawley could get out from the corner, and Rawley took advantage and landed a right of his own to O&#8217;Neil.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Neil staggered backward to the center of the ring, then charged at Rawley in the corner but Rawley was ready and lifted both boots to O&#8217;Neil&#8217;s chest, sending him to the mat. \u00a0Rawley landed a series of boots to the prone O&#8217;Neil. \u00a0O&#8217;Neil climbed and draped his arms over the middle rope, and Rawley ground his knee into O&#8217;Neil&#8217;s back. \u00a0The ref began the rope count, and Rawley counted out loud along with him &#8211; a very nice touch. \u00a0Rawley landed a left jab and a front kick to O&#8217;Neil, and O&#8217;Neil retalliated with a loud slap across Rawley&#8217;s face. \u00a0Incensed, Rawley planted four knees into O&#8217;Neil&#8217;s midsection, and attempted a snap mare but O&#8217;Neil blocked the move. \u00a0Instead, Rawley whipped O&#8217;Neil into a short clothesline, leveling O&#8217;Neil and pinned for a two count. \u00a0Rawley applied a chinlock.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Neil got to his feet to minimal urging on by the crowd, but Rawley threw him down onto his back and pinned for another two count. \u00a0Rawley applied the chinlock again. \u00a0The crowd began chanting, not for O&#8217;Neil to come back, but rather, &#8220;Mojo sucks!&#8221; \u00a0I suppose they don&#8217;t like the babyface so much as they dislike the heel. \u00a0O&#8217;Neil got to his feet again and powered Rawley into the corner, breaking the hold. Rawley rushed toward O&#8217;Neil and applied the hold for a third time, but O&#8217;Neil immediately tossed him into the corner again and was about to deliver another chop but Rawley punched him in the face first, sending O&#8217;Neil staggering toward the middle of the ring. \u00a0Rawley charged, but was met with a big clothesline. \u00a0Rawley quickly got to his feet, but stumbled and fell down before crawling to the corner &#8211; nice selling.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-693531277\" 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>O&#8217;Neil posed in the corner and did his &#8220;Ooh-ra&#8221; chant before charging and landing a big body splash to Rawley in the opposite corner. \u00a0O&#8217;Neil went back to the corner and ran again toward Rawley, but Rawley struck first with a flying shoulder tackle, sending O&#8217;Neil to the canvas. \u00a0O&#8217;Neil righted himself against the ropes, as Rawley rolled to the center of the ring, got up, and clotheslined O&#8217;Neil over the top rope to the floor. \u00a0O&#8217;Neil landed on his feet, and awkwardly moved to the barrier and slammed his own head against it. \u00a0Rawley joined O&#8217;Neil at ringside and drove O&#8217;Neil&#8217;s back into the barrier before rolling him back into the ring. \u00a0Rawley rolled into the ring behind O&#8217;Neil, bounced off the ropes but O&#8217;Neil caught him and landed a sit-down powerbomb for the three-count. \u00a0Percy indicated that the man from &#8220;Ebony&#8217;s Power 100 picks up the victory tonight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: \u00a0Titus O&#8217;Neil by pinfall.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Meyers\u2019 Analysis: \u00a0A standard, brief singles match with a couple nice moments. \u00a0O&#8217;Neil only went for one pinfall during the match &#8211; unusual, even for a brief Main Event match, but it makes sense to not see multiple pinfalls in such a short time frame.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Main Event recap session:<\/p>\n<p>Paul Heyman \/ Brock Lesnar Crown Jewel promo and Braun Strowman confrontation from Raw<br \/>\nRecap of Rollins &amp; Ambrose vs. Ziggler &amp; McIntyre, and Ambrose heel turn from Raw<br \/>\nReplay of Rollins calling out Ambrose, and Ambrose&#8217;s non-response from Raw<br \/>\nRecap of results from Evolution<br \/>\nPreview of Rousey vs. Lynch at upcoming PPV Survivor Series<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) THE B-TEAM (Curtis Axel &amp; Bo Dallas) vs. HEATH SLATER &amp; RHYNO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The B-Team made their way into the ring to a very positive crowd reaction, thanks in no small part to the sing-along nature of their entrance music. \u00a0Nigel indicated that these two have &#8220;lost their way&#8221; since losing the tag team titles to Ziggler and McIntyre. \u00a0As Slater and Rhyno made their entrance, Nigel pointed out that they were facing similar challenges to B-Team, and that one of these teams has to be victorious tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Axel started off against Slater, while the crowd chanted &#8220;E C Dub!&#8221; for Rhyno. \u00a0The wrestlers locked up and Axel powered Slater into the corner. \u00a0The ref intervened, and Axel slowly backed away for a clean break. \u00a0The two smiled at each other, and Axel, showing shades of Carmella, performed the floss in the center of the ring. \u00a0Nigel pointed out that &#8220;that&#8217;s not gonna help him win the match.&#8221; \u00a0We shall see. \u00a0Slater looked amused, and the crowd started a &#8220;He&#8217;s got kids!&#8221; chant for Slater before the two locked up again.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1571069845\" 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>This time Slater had the upper hand, moving Axel into a corner before breaking cleanly. \u00a0Slater moved to the center of the ring and performed three dance moves of his own, which Axel \u00a0approved of and applauded. \u00a0Vic asked Nigel who was winning based on dancing points, and Nigel exclaimed, &#8220;It doesn&#8217;t matter!&#8221; \u00a0Axel shoulder blocked Slater to the mat, but Slater quickly rebounded and performed a hip toss to Axel. \u00a0The wrestlers exchanged some mat-based maneuvers and go-behinds before Slater created some space, ran the ropes, and shoulder blocked Axel to the mat. \u00a0Axel rose and hip tossed Slater before dragging him to the B-Team&#8217;s corner and landed kicks to Slater to the rhythm of the B-Team chant, led by Dallas. \u00a0Dallas tagged in and the B-Team nearly landed a double clothesline but Slater caught the ropes and rolled out of the ring to safety.<\/p>\n<p>-Do Not Try This at Home message<\/p>\n<p>Back in the ring, Rhyno had the upper hand against Dallas. \u00a0While Rhyno applied a chinlock, the announce team discussed who should be on top of the Raw tag team division. \u00a0Nigel picked the Revival, citing their being &#8220;tag team specialists,&#8221; while Percy opted for AOP, due to their sheer dominance. \u00a0Dallas got to his feet to the sounds of the B-Team chant, led by Axel, but Rhyno used Dallas&#8217; hair to plant him back to the mat. \u00a0Rhyno tagged in Slater and held up Dallas for Slater to land a front kick. \u00a0Rhyno shouted sarcastic support in Dallas&#8217; face before Slater whipped him across the ring into the corner. \u00a0Dallas crumpled to the mat and Slater covered for a two-count. \u00a0Slater whipped Dallas back into his team&#8217;s corner and tagged Rhyno back in.<\/p>\n<p>Rhyno leveled Dallas with a short clothesline in the center of the ring as the announcers noted how Rhyno and Slater have turned up the aggression. \u00a0Rhyno punched and chopped Dallas before whipping him violently into the corner. \u00a0Rhyno charged the corner, but Dallas dodged to his right causing Rhyno to spear the middle turnbuckle. \u00a0A hot tag session led to Axel and Slater entering the ring simultaneously. \u00a0Slater sprinted, defenseless, to receive a clothesline from Axel. \u00a0Axel knocked Rhyno to his knees on the ring apron before clotheslining Slater again. \u00a0Axel fired Slater into the corner, planted an elbow to his forehead, and snap mared him into a seated position on the mat. \u00a0Axel then performed the Mr. Perfect rolling neck snap to Slater.<\/p>\n<p>Slater reversed out of a neckbreaker attempt by Axel and rolled Axel into a surprise pin for a two-count. \u00a0Axel sprung to his feet, planted a boot to Slater&#8217;s belly, which led to a Perfectplex \/ pin which was broken up by Rhyno at the two-count. \u00a0Rhyno lingered in the ring, and the two whipped Axel across the ropes and lined up to deliver a double back body drop. \u00a0Axel sniffed out the double-team and swerved straight at Slater and performed a sunset flip, but Rhyno grabbed Slater&#8217;s hands to keep him upright. \u00a0Dallas, finally recovered, rolled into the ring and landed an elbow across Rhyno&#8217;s face, thus allowing Axel to complete his roll up on Slater for the three-count.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: The B-Team by pinfall.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Meyers\u2019 Analysis: \u00a0Above-average tag match, with a little something for everyone: \u00a0Comedy, mat wrestling, heelish behavior, tag team maneuvers, and a great finish.\u00a0 There are a couple moments where you can tell that Rhyno is taking it easy on himself, something he probably deserves to do at this point in his career.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SHOW SCORE (0-10):<\/strong> 7.4<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS:<\/strong> \u00a0A decent first match and a better second match makes for a watcheable episode of Main Event. \u00a0Good to see some fresh faces on the show: \u00a0Titus O&#8217;Neil and the B-Team.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THE PREVIOUS REPORT:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/11\/11\/10-25-wwe-main-event-report-the-revival-vs-bobby-roode-chad-gable-jinder-mahal-vs-zack-ryder-reigns-announcement-recap\/\">10\/25 WWE Main Event Report: The Revival vs. Bobby Roode &amp; 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