WWE Main Event Report For 1/17/20: Shelton Benjamin vs. Akira Tozawa & Cedric Alexander In Action

Cedric Alexander vs. Eric Young

The match begins with Alexander wrenching away on the arm of Young, Young gets free and Alexander drops him with an arm drag. Young backs Alexander into the corner before landing some strikes, Alexander gets up and he nails a charging Young with a drop kick. Alexander backs Young into the corner while landing some chops, Young fights back and Alexander nails him with a head scissors takedown. Young gets Alexander to the ring apron before tripping him up on the top rope, Young sends Alexander to the arena floor after landing a neck breaker. Young gets Alexander back on the ring apron before attacking his injured neck, Young traps Alexander in the corner while landing a few strikes. Young holds Alexander down while twisting away on his head, Alexander fights his way free and he drops Young with some clotheslines. Alexander then nails a downed Young with a basement drop kick, Young leaves the ring and Alexander nails him with a suicide dive.

Alexander gets Young back in the ring before landing a springboard clothesline for a near fall, Alexander gets Young on the top rope before kicking him in the head. Alexander goes to the top rope and Young knocks him off, Young then hits Alexander with a top rope elbow drop for a near fall. Alexander recovers to nail Young with a back elbow strike and a Neuralizer for a three count.

Winner: Cedric Alexander

– Highlights are shown on Roman Reigns & Daniel Bryan facing King Corbin & Dolph Ziggler from a few weeks ago on WWE Smackdown.

– Highlights are shown of The Uso’s facing King Corbin & Dolph Ziggler from two weeks ago on WWE Smackdown.

– Highlights are shown of the Rusev/Bobby Lashley match from this past weeks Raw.

Shelton Benjamin vs. Akira Tozawa

The match begins with Benjamin scoring a takedown on Tozawa, Tozawa fights back and he nails Benjamin with a spin kick to the head. Tozawa then hits Benjamin with a jaw breaker followed by an enziguri, Benjamin leaves the ring and Tozawa takes him out with a dive from the ring apron as we go to a commercial break. We return from the break to see Benjamin attacking Tozawa with multiple slams, Benjamin holds Tozawa down while applying a chin lock. Tozawa gets free and Benjamin just propels him in the air before getting a near fall on a pin attempt, Benjamin keeps Tozawa down while applying a camel clutch. Tozawa gets free and Benjamin nails him with some more strikes, Tozawa fights back and he exchanges strikes with Benjamin. Benjamin misses a charge in the corner and Tozawa nails him with more strikes, Tozawa follows up on that by nailing Benjamin with a hurricarana for a near fall.

Benjamin recovers and he nails Tozawa with a shoulder tackle, Tozawa fights back and he cracks Benjamin with a knee strike for a near fall. Tozawa follows that up by getting Benjamin in an octopus hold, Benjamin gets free and Tozawa spikes him for a near fall. Tozawa goes to the top rope and Benjamin gets him off with a belly to belly suplex, Benjamin then hits Tozawa with a running knee strike and Pay Dirt for a three count.

Winner: Shelton Benjamin

– Highlights are shown of the Firefly Fun House from two weeks ago on Smackdown.

– Highlights are shown from the first ever Fist Fight in WWE history.