WWE Main Event Review: Results, Analysis, and Grades for Dec. 30
By Todd Boyer
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R-Truth vs. Heath Slater
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Results: R-Truth defeated Heath Slater via pin fall
Ratings: 2.8 out of 5 stars
The match started off in a collar and elbow tie-up. R-Truth gained the early advantage by hitting a leg sweep on Heath Slater, and followed up with a chop and a barrage of punches in the corner.
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Truth followed that up with an uppercut to Slater’s jaw.
Slater charged towards Truth, but Truth countered by throwing Slater between the second rope heading to the break.
Back from the break, Truth hit Slater with an atomic drop, followed by an uppercut to the jaw.
Looking to gain the advantage, Slater swept the legs of Truth and slammed his left knee into the ring post. Slater then went after the wounded knee of Truth, looking for the near-fall.
Slater then went for an elbow drop, and continued with a leg lock on the wounded knee of Truth. Truth broke out of the hold, kicking Slater away, but Slater quickly swept the leg of Truth for the near-fall.
Following the near-fall, Slater went to work on the injured knee, slamming the knee against the apron. Slater continued to attack the knee, as he went for yet another near-fall attempt.
Truth, feeding off the energy of the WWE Universe, broke out of the hold of Slater with a trio of head butts, as Truth appeared to gain the advantage.
Truth attempted a sunset flip on Slater for the near-fall, but eventually prevailed as he hit Slater with the Lie Detector for the pin fall victory.
Adam Rose vs. Titus O’Neil
Results: Titus O’Neil defeated Adam Rose via pin fall.
Ratings: 2.0 out of 5 stars
he match stated off in a collar and elbow tie up, with Adam Rose appearing to gain the early advantage with a pair of chops in the corner. But Titus O’Neil quickly hit Rose with a chop of his own, followed by a pair of back breakers.
Rose the countered with a pair of kicks, and kicking O’Neil off the apron, with Rose rolling O’Neil back in for the near-fall.
Rose continued to hit O’Neil with a barrage of kicks, putting O’Neil into a headlock.
An angry O’Neil powered back by tossing Rose and hitting Rose with a shoulder tackle, big boot, and splash in the corner, finishing Rose off with a Clash of the Titus for the pin fall victory.
Jack Swagger vs. Stardust
Results: Jack Swagger defeated Stardust via submission (Patriot Lock).
Ratings: 3.0 out of 5 stars
The match starts off in a collar and elbow tie up with Swagger hitting Stardust with a strong slam to the mat. Swagger then looked for the suplex, with Stardust quickly reversing out.
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With both men on the mat, Swagger attempted to go for the Patriot Lock, but Stardust quickly rolled out the ring.
The WWE Universe quickly went to the “Cody” chants, sending Stardust in a rage. Swagger quickly took advantage of the enraged Stardust, putting Stardust in a headlock.
After breaking out of the headlock, Stardust attempted to gain the advantage, but Swagger hit Stardust with a belly-to-belly suplex for the near-fall.
Swagger then worked on Stardust in the corner, hitting him with a pair of punches.
Swagger then Irish whipped Stardust into the corner, looking to hit him with a splash in the corner, but Stardust countered with Swagger landing face first on the turnbuckle.
Stardust then quickly attacked the ankle of Swagger by gaining the advantage with a barrage of punches in the corner. But Swagger rebounded with a shoulder tackle on Stardust, and then tossing him out of the ring heading into the break.
Back from the break, Swagger had Stardust in the corner, hitting him with a combination of punches.
Stardust countered another splash attempt by tossing Swagger out of the ring for the near count out. Stardust then hit Swagger with a clothesline on the outside.
Stardust looked to apply the armbreaker on Swagger, going then for the near-fall attempt.
Swagger would eventually break free of another arm bar, but to only be superlexed by Stardust.
Swagger finally connected with a pair of splashed in the corner followed by a belly-to-belly suplex. Swagger then attempted the Swagger Bomb, only to receive Stardust’s knees to the head for the near-fall.
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After the near-fall, Swagger managed to hit Stardust with a Swagger Bomb for the near-fall.
Stardust then countered out of a back suplex, looking to hit Swagger with the Queen’s Crossbow, only to be forced to tapout to the Patriot Lock.