I can only hope WWE doesn’t treat its Club WWE members like this.
This week’s episode of Main Event promised three matches all the way up through showtime: The Vision’s Maxxine Dupri vs. Wendy Choo, Giulia vs. Michin, and Akira Tozawa vs. Jasper Troy.
Instead, what seemed like the opening bout was the only match fans got.
And even that was a buzzkill.
Giulia vs. Michin w/ B-Fab
- Result: Michin def. Giulia by pin following a Styles Clash
- Takeaway: That’s it? That’s all?
For most of the bout, commentary talked up NXT’s women’s division and CM Punk’s recent appearance at an NXT live event. Once Blake Howard and Vic Joseph
got around to what was on-screen, Joseph questioned whether Giulia had made the right call in breaking off her alliance with Kiana James.
She certainly could have used some help here because B-Fab was all the difference for Michin.
After the action spilled to the floor, B-Fab leveled the former Women’s United States Champion with a clothesline. Later, she put Michin’s foot on the rope to break up what might have been a win for Giulia. After Michin escaped a Northern Lights Bomb, she pushed Giulia into B-Fab, who was now on the ring apron.
Michin followed up with a Styles Clash for the pin.
As the duo celebrated while Giulia sulked, Main Event’s trademark and copyright graphic popped up at the bottom of the screen before fading to black.
That was the whole show.
Total runtime: 12:16.
What The Hell?
Fans in the live chat were just as confused as I was by the abrupt end to the broadcast. Between complaints about Giulia’s booking — which I’ll get to in a moment — viewers wondered where the other two matches were.
“TF was that! One MATCH!?!?!” wrote one fan, as another chimed in, “Only tuned in for Evil Maxxine wtf.”
I, too, was looking forward to seeing “Evil Maxxine.” Since turning heel and joining The Vision earlier this summer, she has yet to step inside the ring. I was excited to see what Dupri might offer as an in-ring villain.
Hours after the abbreviated Main Event, WWE hadn’t publicly explained why it didn’t deliver what it advertised. It also didn’t remove its social media post hyping the show. Instead, it simply updated the show’s thumbnail and changed the description to highlight just the one match on YouTube.
On X, fans voiced their disappointment in the comments of WWE’s post, with one person summing it up: “I don’t think the WWE has ever been this bad. I feel bad for anyone wasting time and money on this crap.”
It’s hard to argue against that sentiment when you look at what WWE has become in 2026.
There are Chief Content Officer Paul Levesque’s frequent dismissals of fan criticism. Programming has become saturated with ads. The roles of heels and babyfaces continue to recede like John Cena’s hairline.
Speaking of the 17-time world champion, new initiatives like his John Cena Classic remain vague on details.
And now this: failing to deliver an advertised lineup on a show that was taped days in advance. It’s just another broken promise as stars advertised to appear get pulled at the last minute.
And then there’s Giulia, an international star with a strong online following, who has struggled on WWE’s main roster.
While I might not be as high on her as others online, having her lose to Michin, who, despite her talent, has become a glorified goon for Jade Cargill in recent months, is baffling.
And that’s who beat Giulia — a goon.
Fans were not happy, as many came to her defense in the video’s comments section.
“Wtf is WWE doing fumbling [Giulia]?” a fan wrote. “She has so much damn talent and they are treating her like garbage.”
The loss is even more puzzling when you consider the sequence of events surrounding this match and what’s coming next.
Giulia lost to Michin in a match taped last week before SmackDown. After the show, Giulia appeared in a social media exclusive that set up a match between her and Blake Monroe this week on SmackDown.
For Monroe, this is her in-ring debut on the blue brand after months of teases. If the plan is for Monroe to go over, one would think Giulia would enter with some momentum so Monroe could score a win over someone with some credibility.
Then again, maybe a slumping Giulia will upset Monroe — which really wouldn’t do “The Glamour” any favors.
Considering how WWE is moving this year, nothing would surprise me.
And it’s this sharp drop-off that has some, including one fan in the live chat, calling for soon-to-be 81-year-old Vince McMahon to return to run the company.
That says a lot.
And none of it’s good.
