Worlds Collide: Brands Battle – Recap & Review

WWE Worlds Collide
Brands Battle
#WorldsCollide

Original Air Date: May 1, 2019
Event Date: April 7, 2019
(available on the WWE Network)

City: Brooklyn, New York, NY
Venue: Brooklyn Pier 12

Commentary: Vic Joseph, Percy Watson
Ring Announcer: Alicia Taylor

 

Match 1
Battle Royal
Bianca Belair vs Taynara Conti vs Kacy Catanzaro vs Deonna Purrazzo vs Io Shirai vs Jessamyn Duke vs Marina Shafir vs Jessie vs Lacey Lane vs Xia Li vs Kavita Devi vs Kay Lee Ray vs Mia Yim vs Piper Niven vs Reina Gonzalez vs Aliyah vs Vanessa Borne vs Toni Storm (NXT UK Women’s Champ)
(outside referees: Tom Castor, Chris Sharpe, DA Brewer)

Result: Bianca Belair wins
Time: 18:26

Order Eliminated	Wrestler	Eliminated By	Time in the Ring	Eliminations
1	Lacey Lane	Jessamyn Duke	1:37	0
2	Jessie	Jessamyn Duke, Marina Shafir	2:58	0
3	Kay Lee Ray	Piper Niven	4:17	0
4	Xia Li	Deonna Purrazzo	5:57	0
5	Kacy Catanzaro	Reina Gonzalez	6:51	0
6	Deonna Purrazzo	Io Shirai	7:20	1
7	Kavita Devi	Reina Gonzalez	9:04	0
8	Jessamyn Duke	Marina Shafir	10:42	2
9	Mia Yim	Marina Shafir	10:51	0
10	Taynara Conti	Io Shirai	11:34	0
11	Marina Shafir	Bianca Belair	12:41	3
12	Piper Niven	Aliyah	13:42	1
13	Vanessa Borne	Io Shirai	13:54	0
14	Aliyah	Toni Storm	13:55	1
15	Reina Gonzalez	Io Shirai	15:34	2
16	Toni Storm	Bianca Belair	16:01	1
17	Io Shirai	Bianca Belair	18:26	4
Winner	Bianca Belair		18:26	3

Match Thoughts
This was fun. There were a few surprises throughout, but nothing too big. I think there were a few clear favorites in the match, and they all lasted about as long as I thought they would. I’m fine with the winner, though I was pulling for someone else.

 

Match 2
Battle Royal
Ariya Daivari vs The Brian Kendrick vs Dave Mastiff vs Drew Gulak vs Fabian Aichner vs Eric Bugenhagen vs Humberto Carrillo vs Joe Coffey vs Mark Coffey vs Dominik Dijakovic vs Ligero vs Matt Riddle vs Rinku Singh vs Saurav Gurjar vs Roderick Strong vs Wesley Blake vs Steve Cutler vs Akira Tozawa vs Travis Banks vs Tyler Bate
(outside referees: DA Brewer, Tom Castor, Chris Sharpe)

Result: Roderick Strong wins
Time: 19:29

Order Eliminated	Wrestler	Eliminated By	Time in the Ring	Eliminations
1	Fabian Aichner	Dominik Dijakovic	1:57	0
2	Akira Tozawa	Dominik Dijakovic	2:14	0
3	Humberto Carrillo	Dominik Dijakovic	3:19	0
4	Ariya Daivari	Eric Bugenhagen	3:39	0
5	Eric Bugenhagen	Saurav Gurjar	4:21	1
6	Ligero	Wesley Blake	5:07	0
7	Travis Banks	Rinku Singh, Saurav Gurjar	5:48	0
8	Mark Coffey	Steve Cutler	7:05	0
9	Dominik Dijakovic	Matt Riddle	7:49	3
10	Drew Gulak	Dave Mastiff	8:20	0
11	Steve Cutler	Dave Mastiff	8:20	1
12	Rinku Singh	Saurav Gurjar	9:27	1
13	Wesley Blake	The Brian Kendrick	9:51	1
14	The Brian Kendrick	Joe Coffey	10:17	1
15	Dave Mastiff	Roderick Strong	10:42	2
16	Joe Coffey	Tyler Bate	11:19	1
17	Matt Riddle	Saurav Gurjar	12:22	1
18	Saurav Gurjar	Tyler Bate	13:10	4
19	Tyler Bate	Roderick Strong	19:29	2
Winner	Roderick Strong		19:29	2

Match Thoughts
This was good. Most of the match felt like a typical, but still fun, battle royal. There was at least one odd choice in the match, but the final two participants but on a very good mini-match at the end.

 

Show Impressions
I got exactly what I was expecting, so it was a fine show. Both battle royals were fun, even if they were meaningless.

Match of the Night
Men’s Battle Royal
I would say both battle royals were on par with each other, but the final five minutes of the men’s match was a lot more fun than the women’s. Both were good, but the men’s match felt like it had an extra one on one match tacked onto the end.

 

Official Results: https://www.wwe.com/shows/worldscollide/2019-05-01