WWE Main Event results: Dana Brooke vs. Nikki Cross, Bronson Reed in action

Last week’s WWE Main Event was taped at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, before Monday’s episode of Raw.

Bronson Reed defeated Akira Tozawa (4:45)

This was fine for what it was. Reed looked strong but not invincible as Tozawa managed to get in lots of offense in this short match.

Reed returned to Main Event for the first time since June 2021 when he made his debut on this very show. Then, it was Drew Gulak who he destroyed but this week, it was another destruction of Tozawa.

They aired a replay of Reed defeating Tozawa on Raw last week leading to Kevin Patrick quite rightly asking why Tozawa would accept another match with Reed after what happened. Byron Saxton posited that it must be that Tozawa wanted to prove himself.

At first, this looked like it would be an extended squash, but it turned into much more as Tozawa spent most of the bout trying to topple Reed. Unfortunately, rest holds were involved, but the crowd got behind the Tozawa’s plucky attempts.

Not only did Tozawa manage to take Reed off his feet, but he planted him with a DDT after a suicide dive to the outside. The crowd loved this and began to cheer even more for him.

It was, of course, all for naught as Reed rolled out of the way of Tozawa’s senton and finished him off with a top rope splash to continue his unbeaten run since his return to the company.

Nikki Cross defeated Dana Brooke (7:22)

This was fine with Cross trying to get her new maniacal character over.

They aired a backstage segment where Cross appeared to be chalking something on the back of some equipment while laughing insanely. She looked at the camera and shushed us.

These two have worked together a lot, both on the road and on this show. They have both got better over the last few years through different character iterations with Brooke very much the smiling babyface and Cross the unhinged heel here.

They went 50/50 in the early minutes until Cross trapped Brooke between the apron and the ring and pummelled her, before grinning creepily as we went to the commercials.

They traded pin attempts after the break until Cross used a chicken wing and a half Boston crab to wear Brooke down. When she finally worked her way out, they clashed in the middle and both went down.

Brooke was up first and used the opportunity to make her comeback with a splash to the corner and a running bulldog.

But in the end, Cross grabbed Brooke out of a blocked cartwheel and finished her with the Whiplash. Brooke sold it like she was out cold to make it two in two for Cross against Brooke this year.

As the ref checked on Brooke, Cross rocked back and forth on the apron. I think I liked her better as Nikki ASH.

Final Thoughts:

There was nothing much to write home about this week as there were no continued storylines or feuds. The run of NXT call-ups also halted this week, but it was fun to see Reed back in action, especially as Tozawa is always such good value.