by Violet Buttle
Matches- So far, the "main events" have been PPV length matches. Rarely, even with Raw being three hours long, do we get to see such long, well-wrestled matches. This past week's Kofi Kingston vs. The Miz bout is a perfect example of this. In a typical Kingston TV match, we get to see him use his flashy move set and that's it. But on the October 17th edition of Main Event, we actually got to see the man wrestle. Though I am bothered by the brevity of the show's second matches, I wouldn't want them to shorten the "main event". Hell, I was even interested in the Randy Orton vs. Big Show match from last week's Main Event, and I couldn't care less about either of those guys.
Format- Main Event has been providing its viewers with organized and effective vignettes at the beginning of the show for each of the men in the longer matches at. These vignettes give viewers relevant background information about the wrestlers and they really help to make the matches feel important. Plus, they're way better than goofy backstage comedy segments. And, at just an hour long, this show feels like the perfect length.
Storylines- Initially, a lot of people assumed that Main Event would be like Superstars: quick, pointless matches that are not related to story lines portrayed in the company's most popular shows (Raw and Smackdown). However, it has been just the opposite. Also, this past week we saw the Intercontinental Title change hands, and based upon Miz's reaction to the loss, we can assume that feud between him and Kingston will continue into the upcoming Hell in a Cell PPV. Featuring a title match and making it seem important really helped make Main Event look legitimate.
Miz on Commentary- The Miz is fantastic on the mic, and this is a great use of him as long as it doesn't take away from his time in the ring. Being that he was in the featured event on this week's episode of Main Event, we can safely assume that this will not be the case (although he did lose his title...).
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