AJ Styles and Cesaro vs. Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho
Cesaro goes for the Big Swing, but Owens reaches the bottom rope. Jericho clothesline Cesaro over the top rope. Owens sends Cesaro face first to the announce table. Jericho with a elbow drop to Owens. Jericho with a slingshot crossbody for a two count. Jericho chops Cesaro in the chest. Jericho tags in Owens. Jericho and Owens stomps on Cesaro’s chest in the corner. Owens taunts Styles while Jericho rakes the eyes of Cesaro. Owens with a short arm clothesline to Cesaro for a two count. Owens with a front face lock. Owens sends Cesaro to the corner and tags in Jericho. Jericho plants Cesaro with a snap suplex. Jericho with a talking cover for a two count. Jericho slaps Cesaro in the face. Jericho drives his knee to the midsection of Cesaro. Jericho runs the ropes, but Cesaro launches Jericho in mid-air and drops him with the european uppercut.
Cesaro launches Jericho to the outside. As Cesaro was about to tag in Jericho, Jericho knocks Cesaro off the ring apron. Jericho tags in Owens. Owens misses on a cannonball. Cesaro tags in Styles. Styles with a running forearm to Owens. Styles with a corner clothesline. Styles drops Jericho with the Ushigorshi. Styles with a front facebuster for a two count. Owens plants Styles with a back bodydrop. Styles goes for a springboard moonsault, but Owens counters with a superkick. Styles with the Pele Kick to Owens. Styles sets up for the Phenomenal Forearm, but Jericho pushes Styles off the top rope. Owens goes for the pin, but Styles kicks out at two count. Owens with a inverted package piledriver for a two count. Cesaro drops Jericho with a running uppercut that sends Jericho to the time keeper’s area. Owens goes for the Pop Up Powerbomb, but out comes Sami Zayn to cause the distraction. Styles rolls Owens up to pickup the victory. After the match Zayn gets in a brawl with Owens. Owens sends Zayn back first to the steel ring steps.
An excellent main event between four of the most talented guys on the roster. This was all about AJ Styles and making sure people still connect and care about Cesaro. After his return, his momentum could have easily been fizzled out. That was not the case and I am excited to see him return. The potentially for great feuds is ahead and tonight shows that WWE is in good hands with multiple talents that can “main event” shows. I do wonder what WWE will do with so much talent and their inability to develop many guys at once. Will they all be .500 talents?
Side note: Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn are doing some great stuff right now with one another. I would prefer a title involved, but they are so good at knowing each other that this may be the first natural NXT feud to continue to develop and thrive on the main roster.
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