WWE Main Event Coverage: All Filler No Killer

After watching the début episode of WWE Main Event, it’s obvious the WWE doesn’t need a new show, but ION TV has one.

Two matches and promo? That’s it?

No, about 25 minutes of commercials too.

Things started off well though with a Champion vs. Champion match. But don’t let that fool you. This show is all filler and no killer.

While the matchup between CM Punk and Sheamus was solid, The Miz on color commentary was a bit of a shocker. He was nothing special. He felt forced and lacked the charisma he has in the ring. TO make matters worse, play-by-play guy Michael Cole was off his game, too.

He called Sheamus Triple H after a high knee. His over explanation of each superstar also affirms that the WWE is hoping this show brings new fans to the fold. Good, because it won’t satisfy old ones.

Did Michael Cole have to explain what the Hart Family Dungeon was? Not if the show was watched by real fans of the show.

It’s a fair mistake to make, especially considering Mr. Levesque’s affinity for The Great White, but c’mon. WWE fans deserve better.

Here’s the bigger question: Why is a current performer doing color commentary? There’s no shortage of former wrestlers out there that would have been so much better than Miz. What about Kevin Nash? That would have interested.

Ah, interesting. The complete opposite of what this straight-ahead show is. Only super loyal WWE fans will enjoy the program, as a lack of story development hurts the good wrestling.

Like a house show, this is nothing to marvel about.

Matches:

WWE Champion CM Punk vs. World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus: A more than solid 20-minute or so match that was hurt by a pair of commercial breaks in-between. Both performers went through their signature offense. There were plenty of back and forths as both performers went “vintage” on one another. After Punk missed the GTS, Sheamus locked in the Texas Cloverleaf, but Punk got to the ropes. After he hit an Irish Curse backbreaker, Sheamus missed a Brogue Kick, which allowed Punk to drop toe-hold the World Champion into an exposed middle turnbuckle and cover Shreamus for the pin.

Tag Team Tournament: Zack Ryder and Santino Marella vs. Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd: Aside from the stiff kicks of Kidd, this match was relatively routine. Gabriel and Kidd worked well together, but Ryder and Marella were better. After a Broski Boot from Ryder and a Cobra from Santino, Kidd was pinned for the loss.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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