{"id":1890,"date":"2016-08-23T18:00:38","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T00:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?p=1890"},"modified":"2016-12-06T18:27:13","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T00:27:13","slug":"main-event-recap-review-episode-204","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/main-event-recap-review-episode-204\/","title":{"rendered":"Main Event Recap &#038; Review &#8211; Episode 204"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>August 23, 2016<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Episode 204<\/strong><br \/>\n(taped August 16, 2016)<\/p>\n<p><strong>City: Uncasville, CT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Venue: Mohegan Sun Arena<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Commentary: Tom Phillips, David Otunga<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Ring Announcer: Greg Hamilton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Intro Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n&#8220;On My Own&#8221; by CFO$<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 1<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Rhyno vs Erick Rowan<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Dan Engler)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e6316259c3b','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e6316259c3b\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e6316259c3b\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Erick Rowan wins via pinfall after a full-nelson slam<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 4:21<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nThis battle between big beefy brutes was okay. Kind of slow. Rowan dominated most of the match with Rhyno only getting a little offense here and there.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nFrom RAW, Finn Balor had to relinquish the Universal Title after an injury in the title match at Summer Slam.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nFrom RAW, Charlotte celebrated her victory at Summer Slam, and Dana Brooke faced Bayley in a match.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 2<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>The Vaudevillains vs The Hype Bros<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Jason Ayers)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e6316259d3a','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e6316259d3a\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e6316259d3a\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Zack Ryder pins Aiden English after a Hype Ryder<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 7:55<\/strong> (1 break)<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nA surprising good and entertaining match. The energy stayed up the entire time (with Mojo that&#8217;s hardly a surprise), and the final few minutes were especially good with a few believable near-finishes for both teams.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nFrom RAW, a replay of part of the Jericho versus Reigns match.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Show Impressions<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nNot a bad show. Better than last week&#8217;s Main Event for sure. The tag match is definitely worth watching.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match of the Night<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>The Vaudevillains vs Hype Bros<\/strong><br \/>\nEasily the better match of the night. Rhyno versus Rowan was slow, but the tag match was energetic. 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