WWE Main Event Review - January 19, 2023

By Graham "GSM" Matthews

Dana Brooke def. Zoey Stark

Stark beat Brooke on Main Event last month, so Brooke was looking for revenge here. I don't know how this compared to their last encounter, but this was perfectly fine for what it was. Stark is definitely going to give Brooke some of her better matches, so pairing these two off as opponents isn't a bad idea. Stark scoring a second straight win over Brooke would have been nice, but it looks like this was designed to set up a rubber match.

Dexter Lumis def. Charlie Dempsey

Dempsey has been such a pleasure to watch work on NXT UK and now on NXT. You can definitely tell he's William Regal's son. This marked his Main Event debut as well as Lumis', who we really haven't seen a lot of on Raw since he finished his feud with The Miz. This was such a clash of styles that I wasn't really sure what to expect, but they ended up having a pretty fun match with Dempsey looking competitive in defeat. I appreciated that it went a little longer than your typical Main Event outing.

Overall Show

NXT talents being used for this show has definitely made it more enjoyable in recent months. It's definitely better than seeing the same matches with the Raw undercarders week after week. This episode was a solid one with Brooke and Stark having a serviceable rematch (with a third match looking likely) and Lumis vs. Dempsey exceeding expectations. The crowds aren't usually into the matches because they don't know a majority of the NXT stars, but the match quality has largely been consistent.

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