WWE Main Event results: Dexter Lumis vs. Charlie Dempsey

This past week’s WWE Main Event was taped at the Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, before Monday’s episode of Raw.

Dana Brooke defeated Zoey Stark (4:34)

This was once again a good match from these two in a rematch from a few weeks back on this very show.

Before the match, they showed how Stark beat Brooke last time in addition to an inset promo from Stark saying that this match would end in exactly the same way.

The early going was even here with Stark employing the same tactics as she did in their last match. Simply put, she likes to pull hair. I had nothing against this, actually, as they used it in a fairly creative way.

They did a few quick pins before Stark applied a chin lock. There are so many more creative ways to save energy and I would be happy to never see another chin lock ever again. Odyssey Jones was a good model of how to avoid them in his match against Akira Tozawa on Main Event last week.

Stark hit a German suplex on Brooke but she rolled out of the ring before Stark could capitalize.

As we headed to the finish, Stark tried a top rope seated moonsault, but Brooke rolled out of the way and went up for a crossbody. Stark rolled it through into a pin, but Brooke kicked out. Stark then tried to hit her finisher but Brooke had it scouted and grabbed a quick roll-up for the win.

The story here was how Brooke had learned from her mistakes last time. With the honors now even between the two, it would be good to see the trilogy match on Main Event. However, Stark would definitely benefit from working with a range of other main roster talent because she seems like a good fit.

Dexter Lumis defeated Charlie Dempsey (8:13)

This went too long but allowed Dempsey to show what he can do. For both, this was their show debut, but that may mean very different things for both guys.

They gave Dempsey a little vignette to hype him. He came across as very earnest, criticizing the social media generation and putting himself across as a serious pro wrestler. It then flashed to Lumis putting his gloves on as he stared down the barrel of the camera.

Byron Saxton explained that Dempsey uses the deck of cards training method where the next card dictates what you do next in your workout.

Later, Lumis and Dempsey met backstage. Dempsey said he was fine that Lumis didn’t talk much because he would take great pleasure in making the first noise that came out of his mouth a scream. Lumis stared him down and then handed him a joker card before leaving.

They sized each other up before Lumis took the early going. After Lumis worked over his right arm, he mounted Dempsey in the corner for ten strikes and nailed him with a big boot so that they could head a commercial break.

After the break, there were some nice spots with Dempsey tying up Lumis and using some seldom seen moves like the double hammerlock and a neat dragon screw leg whip. The crowd seem to really like Dempsey as he gives them something different with a real air of William Regal and Bryan Danielson about him that blends in well.

In the end, Dempsey had a submission hold locked in but, Lumis fought his way out with a one arm slam, before putting Dempsey in a kata gatame (which they call Silence) for the win.

Final Thoughts:

Charlie Dempsey made a big impression and it would be great to see him more on this show. Equally, however, Stark should get more airtime. As I have said in the past, though, Main Event is a much more interesting show as a platform for new talent or a playground to try out new ideas and that was very much the theme this week.