WWE Main Event Review - January 4, 2024

By Graham "GSM" Matthews

Bronson Reed def. Akira Tozawa

This is a match we've seen at least two or three different times over the last year, and while this was no different than those other encounters, it served its purpose in showcasing Reed's dominance. Reed is great and Tozawa always highlights his opponents nicely, including in squashes. I'd just like to see Reed do something more meaningful following his feud with Ivar, but I fear he'll remain lost in the shuffle as the road to WrestleMania gets underway.

Johnny Gargano def. Ivar

Speaking of Ivar, it was cool he was in action on this episode as well, except it wasn't an enhancement match. Rather, it was a competitive contest with Gargano and a fun one at that. Gargano's doing his thing with Tommaso Ciampa right now in the tag team division, so the focus isn't on him as a singles guy for the time being, but I enjoyed this. I also appreciated how Ivar was somewhat protected in defeat by not losing decisively.

Overall Show

For the first time in a while (I believe), NXT had no presence on Main Event this week and that's perfectly fine with me. I'd actually like to see them utilize the NXT format a little less to make it more special and because you're bound to run out of people to use from NXT eventually. This was a good show with Reed picking up an easy win and Gargano and Ivar working well together in a match that could have easily happened on Raw.

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