WWE Main Event results: Peyton Royce vs. Nikki Cross

  • James Cox
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The Big Takeaway: EC3 lost again, this week to Cedric Alexander. The IIconics were on the show for the second week in a row, but only Peyton Royce was in action, defeating Nikki Cross on Cross’ show debut.

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A few changes this week. There was no third man in the announce booth and no third match on the show. Last week had seen the addition of David Otunga, but this week we returned to Byron Saxton and Renee Young on commentary in the usual two-match plus Raw recap format.

Cedric Alexander defeated EC3 (5:23)

Alexander has made a few appearances over the last couple of years on Main Event. He returned last week to beat Cesaro, which was Alexander’s first match on this show in a year. 

Alexander and EC3 were good together here, if not a little sluggish towards the end. The match was essentially built around Alexander being the plucky babyface who had too much pace and speed for EC3 to deal with.

Other than Alexander slapping his thigh for literally every move he does, they finished well. After EC3 had gone close, Alexander got the heat and laid him out with a back handspring into an enzuigiri followed by the Lumbar Check.

Fans seem to have largely accepted that EC3 is where he is at the moment, but EC3 has been strangely quiet on Twitter for around a month now. You have to wonder what he makes of his position right now.

Payton Royce (w/ Billie Kay) defeated Nikki Cross (6:40)

Well, they certainly gave Cross plenty in her Main Event debut match here. She looked like she might have even won it until the last few moments. 

It was interesting that they gave Cross an appearance here, but if they do the same and beat her in London on Monday, it won’t go down well.

Kay was the obnoxious cheerleader throughout all of this, but Cross did herself no harm at all here. Interestingly, Young noted on commentary that Cross was still “struggling to find where she fits in in the dressing room.” I think that’s WWE-speak for they have no idea what to do with her yet.

The finish was a lot of back and forth with both women frustrated at not being able to best the other. Cross dodged a knee strike and rolled up Royce for two and then Royce connected with a forearm, spin kick, and the fisherman suplex for the win.