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WWE MAIN EVENT TV REPORT
DECEMBER 13, 2023
HULU STREAMING TV
REPORT BY MIKE F. MEYERS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR

Announcers: Byron Saxton, Blake Howard

REASONS TO WATCH…

• Two strong matches – Natalya and Edris Enofe in motion

(1) NATALYA vs. ELEKTRA LOPEZ

The ladies exchanged shoves, then Natalya rolled Lopez up for a fast two-count cowl. She whipped Lopez to the mat with a aspect headlock. Lopez fired her off and knocked Natalya down with a shoulder block on the rebound. Lopez posed on the crowd who booed her in return. Lopez utilized a wrist lock whereas taunting Natalya. Natalya reversed out of the maintain and tried a sharpshooter, however Lopez wriggled free and rolled out to the ground. Lopez was scolding the followers along with her again to the ring, so Natalya knocked her down with a baseball slide underneath the underside rope.

Natalya went to the ground to roll Lopez again into the ring. Lopez issued some punishment to Natalya within the nook. She clotheslined Natalya to the mat, dropped an elbow, then coated for 2. Lopez blasted Natalya’s face into the highest turnbuckle, then choked her towards the center rope. The ref counted, so Lopez launched Natalya and he or she crumpled to the mat. Lopez coated for 2, then utilized a chinlock. When Natalya almost escaped, Lopez transformed her maintain right into a neckbreaker, then coated for an additional two-count. Lopez went again to the chinlock.

Natalya battled out and rolled up Lopez for 2. Natalya landed a discus lariat and coated for an additional two-count. Lopez slipped out of two extra sharpshooter makes an attempt by Natalya. Natalya ducked a clothesline, however Lopez planted Natalya with a swinging aspect slam on the following rebound. Natalya rolled out of the way in which of an elbow drop, then dodged a charging Lopez within the nook. This gave Natalya the area wanted to use the sharpshooter correct, and Lopez rapidly tapped out.

WINNER: Natalya by submission in 5:50.

(Meyers’s Evaluation: Strong match, as is predicted with Natalya on the helm. Numerous teased sharpshooters, so it’s good to finish the match with one.)

(2) VON WAGNER vs. EDRIS ENOFE

Enofe and Wagner bumped fists because the match started. Wagner managed Enofe with a wristlock, then leveled him with a shoulder block. Wagner ran the ropes and took Enofe down with a shoulder deal with. Enofe wobbled as much as his ft, and Wagner moved in to assault within the nook. He knocked Enofe down with a clothesline. Wagner ran the ropes once more, however this time Enofe knocked him out of the ring with a drop kick. Enofe instantly ran the ropes and took out Wagner on the ground with a somersault senton excessive rope. Enofe flexed on the crowd as we minimize to interrupt.

Enofe took Wagner down with a twisting bulldog as we got here again from break. He coated Wagner for 2. Enofe dropped three elbows, then flexed whereas masking Wagner for a one-count. Enofe utilized a chinlock.

Wagner received to his ft and landed two physique blows. Enofe kicked Wagner’s left knee out, then took him down with a clumsy wanting guillotine leg drop. He landed on prime of Wagner, then coated for 2. Enofe climbed to the highest rope and jumped – Wagner rolled out of the way in which, so Enofe rolled by way of his touchdown. Wagner ducked a clothesline, then scooped and dropped Enofe to the mat. He took Enofe down with a double-underhook slam. Enofe slipped free from one powerbomb, however Wagner instantly lined up one other and planted Enofe. Wagner coated for the three-count.

WINNER: Von Wagner by pinfall in 5:30.

(Meyers’s Evaluation: Fairly good things, nevertheless it did seem they received their wires crossed throughout Enofe’s leg drop. In addition they bucked the Predominant Occasion pattern of the second match being longer than the primary.)

SHOW SCORE (0-10): 8.0

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