WWE Main Event Recap: Xavier Woods And R Truth Vs. 3MB, AJ Lee Vs. Kaitlyn, Foley Claus Appearance
This week's episode of Main Event opens with Josh Mathews and The Miz on commentary.
Foley Claus comes down to the ring and tosses toys into the crowd. He gives Mathews a Ryback doll and Miz some rocking horse ornaments. Foley gets into the ring says that Santa wanted to wish the merry Christmas before delivering toys, and Ryback and Curtis Axel interrupt him.
Ryback says that's what happens when you quit working out, and points at Foley. He calls him a really big guy. Axel says that they would have paid him a bunch of cookies for Christmas, but he ate them all. Ryback asks if he has anything better to do then give gifts to the greedy morons in the crowd. They get in the ring and surround Foley.
Foley asks what the meaning of the intrusion is, and Axel says that for Christmas, they're going to lighten his load. They try to take his sack of toys, but he says that they're for good boys. Axel takes it anyway, and Ryback says he hates Christmas because when he was little he asked for a weight set and got a thigh master.
Foley says there must have been a mistake. Ryback says he's not real and that his beard is fake. Ryback tugs on it, and Miz gets up from commentary and says he won't let them bully Santa. He gets in the ring and asks Santa if he wants to sing a carol. Miz starts to insult Axel and Ryback in the tune of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
Ryback looks like he wants to fight Miz, and Foley stops him. He says he will use his Santa power to make a match of Miz vs. Curtis Axel, and then says that Santa will be in Miz's corner.
Back from commercial and Alex Riley is on commentary instead of Miz.
R-Truth and Xavier Woods vs. Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre
Truth and Mahal start off. They chain wrestle briefly, and Truth locks in Mahal's arm. He hits Mahal with a shoulder knockdown. Truth lands a heel kick. Xavier tags in. Truth and Xavier double team Mahal. Xavier lands a hip toss. He hits Mahal with an arm drag and then locks in his arm. Mahal fights out and McIntyre tags in. McIntyre attacks Xavier briefly, but Xavier lands a dropkick. Truth and Xavier exchange quick tags and double team both McIntyre and Mahal as things go to commercial.
Back from commercial and Mahal is in control of Xavier. Xavier battles back and lands a hurricanrana. He tries to mount some offense, but McIntyre is able to tag in. He rams Xavier into the corner several times. Mahal tags back in and stomps Xavier. He drops Xavier back first to the mat and drops a knee on him. McIntyre tags in and 3MB double team Xavier. McIntyre clubs Xavier in the back repeatedly. Xavier counters with a pin attempt, but McIntyre kicks out and hits a clothesline. Mahal tags in and 3MB double team Xavier again.
Mahal locks in Xavier's head and arm. Xavier fights out, but Mahal drives him to the mat again. McIntyre tags in and kicks Xavier in the gut. He stomps on Mahal's fingers. Xavier gets a roll up, but McIntyre comes back with a dropkick. McIntyre hits Truth off the apron. He punches Xavier in the face and clubs him in the back. Xavier crawls between McIntyre's legs and tags in Truth. Truth has a hot tag, and after a bunch of offense hits McIntyre with a scissors kick. Mahal breaks the pin attempt. He charges Xavier on the apron, but Xavier pulls the ropes down and Mahal crashes outside. Xavier hits Mahal with a senton. Back in the ring, McIntyre goes for a boot, but Truth dodges and hits his special for the win.
Winners: R Truth and Xavier Woods
AJ Lee (with Tamina Snuka) vs. Kaitlyn
AJ locks in a waist lock, and Kaitlyn shrugs her off. AJ locks in another waist lock, but Kaitlyn reverses into one of her own and takes AJ to the mat. AJ locks in a side head lock. Kaitlyn gets out and hits a shoulder tackle. They stare each other down, and AJ slaps Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn hits a clothesline. She whips AJ into the corner and charges. AJ puts her boots up, and leaps off for a crossbody. Kaitlyn catches her and puts her on her shoulders. AJ wriggles out, and trips Kaitlyn into the corner. AJ locks in Kaitlyn's head from behind. AJ breaks the hold and slams her into the corner. She kicks Kaitlyn in the mid section and charges. Kaitlyn moves and hits a back elbow. She tries to keep the offense, but AJ counters into a sleeper. Kaitlyn gets out and hits a backbreaker. She hits AJ with a clothesline and a flying shoulder tackle. Kaitlyn hits a dropkick. Tamina gets up on the apron and distracts Kaitlyn. AJ locks in the Black Widow and Kaitlyn taps.
Winner: AJ Lee
Back from commercial and the RAW Rebound is shown. It chronicles what happened during the opening of RAW, and the match between Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan.
The Miz (with Foley Claus) vs. Curtis Axel (with Ryback)
Foley gives Miz a toy and tells him to give it to Axel. Miz tries to give it to Axel, and it's a Ryback action figure. Axel slams it to the mat and stomps on it. Miz hits a big clothesline and clotheslines Axel over the top rope. Axel gets back in the ring and kicks Miz in the stomach. He strikes Miz to the mat and whips him to another corner. Axel lands a dropkick. He drops an elbow on Miz and locks in his head. Miz comes back with a flapjack. He charges, and Axel sends him to the apron. Axel kicks him, and then hits a neckbreaker. Axel rubs his forearm across Miz's face. He locks Miz's head in from behind. Miz gets out and lands a headbutt. Axel lands a clothesline to the back of the head. Axel gets in Foley's face and drops an elbow on Miz. He hits Miz in the head with his knee.
Axel locks Miz's head back in on the mat. Miz gets to his feet and hits several clotheslines and a neckbreaker. Axel shrugs off a Skull Crushing Finale attempt. Miz comes back with a kick. Axel drops him onto the top rope and hits his running spinning neckbreaker. Miz kicks out at two. Miz slingshots him into the corner and kicks his legs out. He hits Axel with a DDT. Miz Axel gets a roll up. He goes up top and leaps off, but Miz moves and tries to lock in the figure four. Ryback gets up on the apron and Foley grabs his leg. Ryback drops to the floor and advance on Foley. Miz kicks Ryback through the ropes. Foley puts a Christmas stocking on his hand and locks in a mandible claw on Ryback. Back in the ring, Miz hits Axel with the Skull Crushing Finale for the win.
Winner: The Miz
Miz and Foley Claus celebrate after the match to end the show.