WWE Main Event was back for another episode this week. Four matches were advertised, featuring two former Women’s Champions and half of the current WWE Tag Team Champs. Check out the preview Cageside user GM05 posted in the Feed on Wednesday, find the full episode at the link below, or scroll down a little further to just read what went down on the show!
In the words of Lil’ Jon and Trick Daddy… let’s goooooo!
Giulia gets A-Nia-lated
The Beautiful Madness Giulia kicked off the show last night, followed by former 2-time Women’s
Champion Nia Jax, accompanied by her fellow Irresistible Force, Lash Legend. Giulia was looking to get in the win column after losing a brutal street fight to Blake Monroe two weeks ago on SmackDown. Nia, meanwhile, was wrestling her first televised match in almost 2 months.
Nia dominated much of the early going by simply overpowering Giulia. Lash Legend’s presence at ringside didn’t hurt either. Giulia, to her credit, fought valiantly, knocking her much larger opponent off her feet on several occasions. As Giulia went to lock in a submission move, Lash Legend hopped up on the ring apron and caught her attention. The distraction allowed Nia to regroup, hit a big Samoan Drop, and follow it up with the Annihilator for the win.
Reaction: I guess if Giulia fans can take any solace in this, it’s that Nia needed a distraction from Lash Legend to turn the tide in the match and secure the win. There were a few moments where Giulia flashed some babyface energy and got the crowd behind her, but her booking still leaves a lot to be desired. Being allowed to mount a little more offense could’ve served Giulia well, but it just wasn’t meant to be in this one.
Rey Fenix keeps winning title defenses
The second match this week was a rare Main Event title match. One of the busiest cats in WWE, Rey Fenix, appeared on a second WWE show that night to defend his AAA Cruiserweight Championship against Akira Tozawa. While Fenix seems to be defending his championship just about every week, sometimes multiple times in a week, Tozawa hadn’t wrestled a televised match since early September.
The match got off to a quick start, with a flurry of reversals and counters that led to a stalemate. As the match progressed, Akira Tozawa showed why he is one of the WWE’s more underrated stars. He and Fenix traded high-flying moves and went counter for counter. The beginning of the end came when Akira was prone on the top rope. It was a perfect time for Fenix to capitalize, hitting a Mexican Muscle Buster to pick up the win and retain his title.
Reaction: Rey Fenix remains one of the most prominently featured stars in the entire company. Although his Main Event match was taped within the last week, Rey appeared on two shows in one night, including a big 6-man tag team win on NXT. Since winning the title in May, this was Fenix’s 14th successful title defense, including matches on AAA, SmackDown, NXT, and now Main Event. He remains one of the most exciting wrestlers on the planet and a truly valuable commodity for WWE. As for Akira, this match wasn’t terribly long, but it was yet another indicator that he’s a pro’s pro and can hang with top-tier wrestlers despite his size.
Paige wins first Main Event match in over 10 years
Another star appearing on a second show on the same night was former Women’s Champion Paige. After coming up short in an NXT Title match against Kelani Jordan on NXT, Paige locked up with Candice LeRae on this week’s Main Event, the 1st ever NXT Women’s Champ’s first appearance on the show since May of 2016. Mrs. Gargano was searching for her first televised win since September… of 2025! You read that correctly! According to Cagematch, the last time Candice won a televised match was a Speed Tournament match against TNA’s Xia Brookside on September 2nd, 2025!
The two veterans wrestled a more old-school, methodical match, with plenty of time to let their spots breathe. Paige controlled the match early on, but Candice turned the tide and had her way with the former Divas Champ before and during a picture-in-picture commercial. I’m not sure if Paige was hurt or just gassed, but she seemed to struggle to catch her breath for a bit. Knowing this match was taped before her NXT match, it’s obviously nothing serious. Candice made the mistake of giving her opponent a chance to regroup a bit and decided to remove one of the turnbuckle pads. Of course, the heel ended up getting slammed into the exposed turnbuckle herself, allowing Paige to hit the RamPaige to pick up a win. Candice’s losing streak continues.
Reaction: Nothing too exciting with this one. As I mentioned before, the match was slower-paced, as both ladies employed in a more methodical style.
We hear from Ethan Page and the MFTs
As Main Event has been doing in recent weeks, we got a recap package from Raw this past Monday before the night’s final match. The recap focused on Ethan Page defeating Chad Gable to become the new Intercontinental Champion. We then saw exclusive footage of Jackie Redmond interviewing All Ego after the match. Page gave Gable his flowers for being one of the greatest wrestlers to hold the Intercontinental Title, but implied he’s better because he beat Chad Gable. Page then said it’s a shame that he didn’t get to witness himself become Intercontinental Champion, but he’s glad everyone else enjoyed the show. Weird first thoughts after becoming a champion.
Instead of the typical SmackDown recap package, we got an MFT promo instead. Haku admonished Kyoki for putting his hands on his walking stick last week. A face-painted Tama Tonga stepped up and yelled into the camera for a minute before Haku took the focus again and let Bakusai know that their nightmare is just beginning.
Talla Tonga dominates Kyoki
Kyoki kicked off the entrances for the main event of Main Event, accompanied by his tag team partner, Shinsuke Nakamura. Out next were the MFTs. I chuckled when Mark Nash said, “Accompanied by Tama Tonga, from the Isle of Tonga, Talla Tonga!” On paper, this looked like a terrible mismatch. Kyoki is listed as being 5’7”, while Talla checks in at 6’8”.
Kyoki fought valiantly but could never really follow up with any offense of his own whenever he managed to create space between himself and Talla. In almost everything Kyoki tried, he didn’t have enough strength to capitalize or even finish some of his offensive moves. Talla caught his much smaller opponent on a crossbody and stopped him mid-hurricanrana, but the final blow came when Kyoki tried attacking from the top rope. Talla caught him in mid-air and planted him with his Godsend chokeslam to pick up the win.
Reaction: Main Event seems to be a good spot for this feud right now. With such a crowded main event scene on Friday nights, the mid-card hasn’t had much screen time in recent weeks. The problem is that the MFTs have pretty much steamrolled Bakusai almost every time they’ve met, and it’s making it tougher to buy Shinsuke and Kyoki as any type of threat right now. I imagine there would be a televised WWE Tag Team Title match between these two teams in the coming weeks, and it would probably be a good idea to have it happen on an episode of Main Event, where there isn’t typically much storyline development. Booking an unexpected title change could help the show feel less predictable and more canon, which would add to its appeal.
Final Thoughts
Another week, another ho-hum Main Event episode. The show started and ended with two larger competitors steamrolling much smaller opponents. In between, Paige and Candice wrestled a methodical match that never really got into gear. The best match of the show, by far, was Fenix and Tozawa. I would’ve loved to see them get more time, and they could’ve easily taken it away from the other three matches. The show clocked in at about 52 minutes, which is slightly less than what they’ve been doing recently.
I want to add a side note about the attention to detail on this show. Vic Joseph and Blake Howard are the announcers for Main Event and obviously do the commentary remotely after the matches are taped. This episode of Main Event aired immediately following NXT. Although they didn’t go into much detail, they mentioned that a crazy episode of NXT had just ended and brought it up multiple times. Those brief mentions provided continuity that isn’t always present on WWE programming. It’s not a hard thing to do. All they had to do was think about the shows airing back-to-back and put a little thought into how to make the timeline work. Again, it was a small thing, but I appreciated the effort.
