WWE Saturday Night Main Event 2024 Review: Cody Rhodes BURIED Kevin Owens

WWE Saturday Night Main Event took place in Long Island, NY at at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, and WWE has scheduled five matches for this event in the following match order: (1) Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn, (2) Liv Morgan (c) vs. Iyo Sky for the World Title, (3) Gunther (c) vs. Finn Balor vs. Damian Priest for the World Title, (4) Chelsea Green vs. Michin for the U.S. Title, and (5) Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Kevin Owens for the WWE Title in the main event. It is now time for the highly anticipated WWE Saturday Night Main Event 2024 Review, starting with Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn.

Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn [Personal Rivalry]

Result: Drew McIntyre (via pinfall)

Sami Zayn executed some high-octane offense early on in the match. He delivered a Moonsault to Drew McIntyre outside the ring. Zayn also went for the Flying Crossbody outside the ring but Drew caught him mid-flight and tossed him across the announce table. After getting back in the ring, Zayn rallied back with the Double Axehandle from the top rope. Zayn attempted the Helluva Kick in the corner but Drew countered with the Spine Buster and Powerbomb Combo for the near-fall.

Drew put Zayn onto the top rope to deliver a White Noise, but Zayn countered with the Sunset Flip Powerbomb, which led to "This is Awesome" Chants by the New York Crowd. Drew rallied back with a Claymore attempt but Zayn countered with a Big Boot and Blue Thunder Bomb for the near fall. Zayn attempted the Helluva Kick to finish off the match, but Drew rolled out of the ring, baited Zayn to chase him back in the ring, and delivered a Claymore for the 3-count and the victory.

Final Analysis/Takeaway: 3.5 Stars (B-), This was a really solid match between these two superstars and the right superstar won. Drew McIntyre needed to bounce back from his loss to CM Punk at Bad Blood. Also, his is on a mission to take down the OG Bloodline for everything they did to him. He must accomplish his goal of running through Sami Zayn and the Usos of the OG Bloodline if he is going to get a match against Roman Reigns before WrestleMania. Sami Zayn can still target the tag titles with the Usos on the road to Mania, so he is not hurt in this singles loss by any means.

Liv Morgan (c) vs. Iyo Sky [World Women's Title]

Result: Liv Morgan (via pinfall)

Iyo Sky delivered Monsault to Liv Morgan outside the ring and also delivered a Suicide Dive to Liv outside the ring. After tossing Liv back in the ring, Iyo delivered the Missile Dropkick to Liv off the springboard for the near-fall. Liv rallied back with the Codebreaker to Iyo from the top rope for the near-fall. Iyo rallied back with 3 German Suplexes to Liv for the near-fall. Liv fought back with a Monkey Flip and Enziguiri to Iyo for the near-fall. Iyo fought back with a Cross Face Submission to Iyo.

Liv escaped the hold, and Iyo swiftly delivered the Running Knee to Liv. Liv was absolutely shook from that shot and crawled to the corner turnbuckle. Iyo delivered the Double Knees to Liv in the corner and scaled the top rope. Iyo Sky went for the Moonsault to finish this match, but Liv had some life left and put her knees up to counter the Moonsault and delivered the Oblivion to Iyo for the 3-count and the victory. Rhea Ripley had a face-off with Liv Morgan after the match.

Final Analysis/Takeaway: 3.5 Stars (B-), This was a really solid match between these two superstars and the right superstar won. Although Iyo Sky is a former world champ and is thereby a credible threat to Liv Morgan, she does not have a storyline basis to win the title here. The biggest story for Liv Morgan on the road to Mania is Rhea Ripley, who should get the babyface payoff in this reign of terror. Henceforth, Iyo Sky was merely an intermediary buffer to revamp Liv Morgan's momentum as the champ since she has eaten plenty of non-title losses to game competition in the past few weeks.