{"id":70407,"date":"2018-11-24T22:51:38","date_gmt":"2018-11-25T04:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=70407"},"modified":"2018-11-24T22:51:38","modified_gmt":"2018-11-25T04:51:38","slug":"11-8-wwe-main-event-report-breeze-obviously-repeatedly-calling-spots-in-the-ring-roode-gable-teamwork-improving-staring-top-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/11\/24\/11-8-wwe-main-event-report-breeze-obviously-repeatedly-calling-spots-in-the-ring-roode-gable-teamwork-improving-staring-top-match\/","title":{"rendered":"11\/8 WWE Main Event Report: Breeze obviously repeatedly calling spots in the ring, Roode &#038; Gable teamwork improving, staring top match"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1241478273\" 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 #319<br \/>\nNOVEMBER 8, 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&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Breeze repeatedly calling spots in the ring (Reason NOT to watch?).<br \/>\n&#8211; Roode &amp; Gable improving as a true tag team.<br \/>\n&#8211; Tag match exceeds Main Event expectations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) TYLER BREEZE vs. MOJO RAWLEY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As Breeze made his entrance, the announce team indicated that there was turmoil backstage as Survivor Series is only a week away &#8211; the one night a year when Raw and Smackdown go head-to-head. \u00a0Sadly, Nigel used the term \u201cbrand supremacy.\u201d \u00a0 Mojo made his angry entrance, postured to the fans at ringside and was met with a mixture of smiles and thumbs down.<\/p>\n<p>The bell rang, and Rawley immediately charged from the corner and knocked Breeze to the mat. \u00a0Rawley lifted Breeze to his feet to deliver a head butt as the commentators pointed out that Rawley lost his last match to Breeze and was looking to expunge that memory. \u00a0The fans started an early \u201cLet\u2019s go Tyler\u201d chant as Rawley punched Breeze, sending him into the corner, then followed through with a shoulder to Breeze\u2019s midsection. \u00a0Rawley picked Breeze up from the corner and planted him onto the canvas with a gut wrench slam, and covered for a two-count.<\/p>\n<p>Rawley lifted Breeze again, and using his face as a handle, slammed Breeze back-first into the turnbuckle three times before whipping him back to the mat for another two-count. \u00a0Rawley slowed the pace of the match by applying a rear chinlock. \u00a0When Tyler began to get to his feet, Rawley whipped him down to the canvas and was met with a chorus of boos by the audience. \u00a0Rawley responded accordingly by re-applying the chinlock. \u00a0The close-up shot of the wrestler\u2019s faces revealed Breeze covering his mouth and communicating to Rawley &#8211; the second time so far this match this could be seen. \u00a0Breeze was clearly calling the shots. \u00a0Rawley scooped Breeze up and landed a body slam and postured angrily at the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>As Rawley slowly paced the ring, Breeze recovered and sprung up to deliver a surprise super kick, his first offense of the match. \u00a0Nigel said, \u201cThat\u2019s all Breeze can hope for &#8211; a shot in the dark like that,\u201d as Rawley was stunned on the mat. \u00a0Breeze backed himself to a corner and climbed to the second turnbuckle and landed a high cross body, but Rawley caught him and rolled backward, maintaining his hold on Breeze, stood up, and hoisted Breeze onto his shoulders. \u00a0It was an impressive power move, but Breeze reversed to escape Rawley\u2019s clutches. \u00a0Breeze performed a leg scissors takedown and transitioned into a single-leg crab. \u00a0It didn\u2019t take long for Rawley to scratch and claw his way to the bottom rope, earning the reprieve of a rope break.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2140190770\" 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>Rawley got to his feet on the ring apron, and as Breeze approached, Rawley planted a shoulder into Breeze\u2019s belly through the ropes. \u00a0Breeze countered with another super kick, knocking Rawley off the apron to the floor, but still on his feet. \u00a0Breeze bounced off the opposite ropes, and Rawley shot back into the ring and intercepted the rebounding Breeze with a shoulder tackle to his left knee, sending Breeze tumbling through the air and onto his back. \u00a0This spot was almost great, but Breeze started his reception of the move a bit early, and it looked more like he somersaulted over Rawley in a cunning dodging maneuver. \u00a0Rawley lifted Breeze atop his shoulders again, and slammed him to the mat face-first and covered for another two-count. \u00a0Rawley slammed his hands on the mat in frustration.<\/p>\n<p>Breeze limped to the corner, and Rawley charged at him along the ropes but Breeze caught him with yet another kick to the face. \u00a0(I don\u2019t remember the last time I was kicked in the head three times inside of five minutes, likely because such a series of events would leave me seriously concussed.) \u00a0As Rawley crawled to the center of the ring and got to his feet, Breeze climbed the corner and performed another high cross body, which Rawley again rolled through, but this time Breeze rolled through as well into a pin for a three-count. \u00a0Breeze high-fived fans at ringside, still limping from Rawley\u2019s attack on his knee.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: \u00a0Tyler Breeze by pinfall.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Meyers\u2019s Analysis: \u00a0For a short match, there was decent setup of Rawley\u2018s attempts to finish Breeze and the move eventually backfiring. \u00a0It was distracting seeing Breeze call the match at least three times. \u00a0Breeze sold the injured knee briefly, but unfortunately it didn\u2019t play into the story of the match.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Main Event recap session:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recap of Braun Strowman vs. Brock Lesnar from Crown Jewel<\/li>\n<li>Replay of Acting General Manager Baron Corbin assembling the Raw Survivor Series team<\/li>\n<li>Replay of Drew McIntyre vs. Kurt Angle from Raw<\/li>\n<li>Replay of Samoa Joe vs. Jeff Hardy from Smackdown<\/li>\n<li>Match rundown for upcoming PPV Survivor Series<\/li>\n<li>Recap of Degeneration X vs. Brothers of Destruction from Crown Jewel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>(2) BOBBY ROODE &amp; CHAD GABLE vs. THE REVIVAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Roode and Gable made their full \u201cglorious\u201d entrance ahead of this rematch from two weeks prior. \u00a0As the Revival entered, Nigel admitted that they have encountered recent stumbling blocks but will soon be back on top. \u00a0Scott Dawson started off for the Revival against Chad Gable.<\/p>\n<p>Dawson leveled Gable with a shoulder block, and Gable returned fire with a deep arm drag, followed by a head scissors takedown. \u00a0 Gable made an early tag to Roode, who charged and clotheslined Dawson in the corner. \u00a0Roode dropped to his hands and knees, and Gable charged from the opposite corner to use Roode\u2019s back as a springboard to leap onto Dawson and perform a monkey flip. \u00a0Roode immediately dropped a knee onto Dawson\u2019s face. \u00a0Dash Wilder entered the ring to assist his partner, but Roode caught him with a back body drop. \u00a0Roode chopped Wilder against the ropes and started to whip him into the opposite ropes but Wilder reversed the move. \u00a0As Roode hit the ropes, Dawson &#8211; who had rolled out to ringside &#8211; hooked Roode\u2019s ankle, causing him to faceplant onto the mat. \u00a0Dawson rolled back into the ring and landed a leg drop across Roode\u2019s face. \u00a0Dawson tagged in Wilder and the Revival hit Roode with dual head butts. \u00a0Dawson planted his boot to Roode\u2019s head for good measure before climbing through the ropes to his corner.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-165372134\" 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>Wilder dragged Roode to his feet by his head and landed a big chop across his chest. \u00a0Wilder tagged Dawson back in and whipped Roode against the ropes, performed a drop toe hold to Roode, and Dawson landed an elbow drop to the back of Roode\u2019s neck. \u00a0Dawson pinned Roode for a two-count. \u00a0Roode reached out toward his corner, but Dawson quickly grabbed him and applied a chinlock. \u00a0Roode got to his feet and Dawson started to whip him into the corner, but Roode reversed and Dawson was sent chest-first into the turnbuckle, knocking him to the canvas. \u00a0The wrestlers each crawled to their corners to tag in their partners simultaneously.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Listen to the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast &#8220;Thursday Flagship&#8221; with guest Sam Roberts talking Ronda-Charlotte-Becky, WM35 speculation<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest cohost Sam Roberts from the Not Sam Wrestling Podcast and WWE Kickoff Show panelist. They discuss the major happenings with Ronda Rousey-Charlotte-Becky Lynch this last week, Daniel Bryan&#8217;s heel turn, and their picks for the top matches at WrestleMania 35 for the major titles with a look at various realistic and wildcard options, and more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">-On Tune In Radio <a href=\"http:\/\/tun.in\/tiQsK7\">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 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t127304293\/\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Wilder missed a clothesline, and Gable threw him to the mat twice. \u00a0Dawson entered the ring again and Gable intercepted him with a somersault kick. \u00a0Gable turned his back on the legal man Wilder to mount Dawson in the corner. \u00a0As Wilder approached the corner to assist, Gable twisted and delivered a high cross body to Wilder, then got to his knees to deliver several blows to Wilder\u2019s head. \u00a0Dawson approached from the corner but Gable hoisted him vertically and landed a jawbreaker. \u00a0Gable jumped onto Wilder, who was against the ropes, in another monkey flip position, but Gable turned around to dump Gable over the top rope. \u00a0Instead, Gable locked his feet around Wilder\u2019s neck and leveraged him over the top rope to the floor with a hurricanrana maneuver. \u00a0Roode then entered the ring and performed a double clothesline with Gable to Dawson, sending him over the top rope to the Ringside of Shame with his partner.<\/p>\n<p>-Don\u2019t Try This at Home message<\/p>\n<p>The Revival had gained the upper hand, with Wilder landing repeated blows on Gable in the Revival\u2019s corner. \u00a0Wilder knocked Gable to his knees with a big European uppercut, and took the time to approach Roode and mock his winding hands posturing before yelling \u201ctop guys!\u201d instead of \u201cglorious.\u201d \u00a0Wilder lifted Gable into an upright submission move &#8211; kind of a back-to-back full nelson, but Gable reversed and rolled into a pin and a two-count. \u00a0Wilder immediately tagged in Dawson after the kick out, and Dawson had to dash across the ring to barely stop Gable from tagging in Roode. \u00a0Dawson sarcastically shouted \u201cLet\u2019s go Gable!\u201d \u00a0before landing repeated kicks and punches to Gable on the ropes. \u00a0The referee backed Dawson away from the ropes, allowing Wilder to sneak in and clothesline Gable to the mat. \u00a0Dawson returned to meet Gable and executed a slingshot suplex. \u00a0Nigel compared Dawson to Tully Blanchard.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd began to cheer on the down-and-out Gable as Dawson performed a snap mare and tagged in Wilder. \u00a0Dawson lifted Wilder in an atomic drop position, and planted Wilder to the mat with a leg drop across Gable\u2019s chest. \u00a0Wilder covered for a two-count. \u00a0Wilder head butted Gable and applied a rear chinlock. \u00a0Gable struggled and got upright, but Wilder slammed him to the mat back-first and cinched the chinlock back on. \u00a0Gable struggled again to his feet and moved the duo round and round in circles, reaching for his corner, and eventually used this revolving momentum to fire Wilder through the ropes to the floor. \u00a0As Gable crawled slowly toward Roode, Dawson helped Wilder back into the ring and then tagged in, and Dawson nearly prevented the tag again, but Gable maneuvered out of the Dawson\u2019s grip on his ankle and tagged in a refreshed Roode.<\/p>\n<p>Roode landed two quick clotheslines, and then a back body drop to Dawson. \u00a0Wilder began to crawl through the ropes, but Roode met him with a knee lift to the chest. \u00a0Roode took Dawson down again with an exploder suplex. \u00a0Wilder, in the ring against the turnbuckles for some reason, received a running clothesline from Roode. \u00a0Then Dawson received the same clothesline from Roode in the opposite corner. \u00a0Dawson stunned Roode with a European uppercut, sending him staggering to the middle of the ring. \u00a0Wilder approached to attack, but Roode lifted him and landed a spine buster. \u00a0This allowed Dawson to sneak in and hook Roode\u2019s arms from behind for a backslide pin attempt and a two-count.<\/p>\n<p>Roode scrambled to a corner and lifted both boots to the charging Dawson\u2019s face. \u00a0Roode scaled the corner while Wilder approached that corner from the outside of the ring, clearly up to no good. \u00a0Gable sniffed him out and crushed Wilder with a tumbleweed senton from the ring apron. \u00a0Roode then leaped off the center turnbuckle and landed the Blockbuster on Dawson. \u00a0Roode tagged in Gable, who quickly climbed the same corner Roode was on and landed a nice looking moonsault to Dawson. \u00a0This was a believable three-count but the pin was broken up by Wilder who had slid back into the ring. \u00a0Wilder rolled back out of the ring, knocking Roode off the apron and to the floor in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Gable rolled Dawson into a pin but only a two-count. \u00a0The wrestlers got to their feet and Gable muscled Dawson into the Revival\u2019s corner, allowing Wilder to tag in. \u00a0The Revival, in full force, landed the Shatter Machine, and Wilder pinned Gable for the three-count. \u00a0The referee lifted the Revival\u2019s wrists in victory, and as the ref was about to exit the ring, Dawson grabbed his arm \u00a0and demanded he lift their hands once more.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: \u00a0The Revival by pinfall.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Meyers\u2019s Analysis: \u00a0An above average tag match with a longer run time than a standard Main Event match. \u00a0Both teams exhibited true tag team combinations, something we\u2018ve come to expect from the Revival, but is a new development for Roode and Gable. \u00a0Gable provided most of the heavy lifting and motion for his team. \u00a0Roode is much more palatable in tag team action than in singles matches. \u00a0In standard WWE 50\/50 booking, the Revival got a win back after losing to Roode and Gable two weeks earlier.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SHOW SCORE (0-10): 7.6<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS: <\/strong>The first match is skippable unless you have a specific interest in the illusion of simulated combat being shattered. \u00a0The tag match more than made up for it, and all of its wrestlers were given time to shine. \u00a0Both matches featured a clear definition of good vs. evil.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CHECK OUT LAST WEEK&#8217;S REPORT:<\/strong> <a href=\"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\/\">11\/1 WWE Main Event Report: Titus vs. Mojo Rawley, Slater &amp; 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