 Pre-Show: AAA Mega Champion Dominik Mysterio def. Joe HendryThis was the second straight Saturday/Sunday Night's Main Event that featured a pre-show match, so I assume they're here to stay. I know these two were involved in a tag team match against each other on Monday's Raw, but this really dates back to when Hendry beat Mysterio on Raw prior to SummerSlam. This wasn't anything out of the ordinary, but at least Mysterio picked up a singles win for a change. We also heard from Liv Morgan afterward as she hyped her Women's World Championship clash with Stephanie Vaquer for Monday's Raw.
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 Pre-Show: United States Champion Trick Williams def. Laredo Kid (Non-Title)This was unexpected. I didn't even know WWE was doing a pre-show for Saturday Night's Main Event until well after it was over. Clearly, I didn't miss much, but I do think it's nice they technically added another match to the card, even if it was random. Kid and Williams worked well together and produced a quality contest in the time they were allotted. Of course, Williams was really over with this crowd.
 Jade Cargill, Michin and B-Fab def. WWE Women's Champion Rhea Ripley, Charlotte Flair and Alexa BlissIt was smart to position this as the opener because it kicked off the night on a high note. Sure, it was your standard six-woman tag team match, but it felt like it had more energy than what you'd see on SmackDown and it also benefited from not having to deal with pacing issues because of commercials. Cargill challenging Ripley for the WWE Women's Championship at Clash in Italy was already official, but Cargill pinning Ripley for the victory here was the right call, nonetheless.
 Cody Rhodes vs. Jacob Fatu Never Got UnderwayIt wouldn't have hurt Rhodes in the slightest to lose to Fatu here, even if it was a clean loss, but I assumed this would end in some sort of a non-finish to protect both guys. They went a different route entirely by not going through with the match at all, and although that was a bummer, the brawl we got instead was a blast and the crowd ate it up. Drew McIntyre attacking them made sense, but I hope this doesn't mean we're getting a Triple Threat between them at WrestleMania 42 because the McIntyre vs. Rhodes rivalry has really run its course.
 Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes vs. NXT Champion Oba Femi Ended in a No Contest (Non-Title)I suspected we'd get some sort of non-finish with this being a champion vs. champion match, so although I wasn't completely surprised when Drew McIntyre ran in, it was lame, nonetheless. Thankfully, the bout prior to that point was entertaining and Femi proved he could hang with Rhodes. Needless to say, he'll be completely fine by the time he's called up to the main roster. Maybe McIntyre will be his first program when that time comes.
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