WWE Worlds Collide 2020 Review

WWE Worlds Collide took place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on Saturday 25th January. How will the NXT vs NXT UK competition with *checks notes* nothing on the line end up? Let's take a look.

The match of the Kick Off Show was Mia Yim taking on Kay Lee Ray.  Yim doesn't fuck around and hits a dropkick as soon as the bell rings. Ray manages to recover and hits a tornado DDT to get the advantage. Ray goes for a swanton bomb but misses and this gives Yim the chance to make a comeback. Yim comes close after reversing a Gory Bomb into a Code Blue. In the end, Ray manages to roll up Yim while using the ropes for leverage to get the win. This was a good match but I felt it was a bit too short.
Winner: Kay Lee Ray (1 for 1)

The first match of the show was Finn Balor taking on Ilja Dragunov. Early on, Dragunov slaps Balor and Balor returns the favour then hits a baseball slide to get the advantage. Dragunov reverses a suplex then hits a brutal clothesline to get back the advantage. After they exchange punches, both guys come close to winning but in the end, Balor manages to the Coup de Grace followed by the 1916 DDT to get the win. I thought this was a good match and a great way to start the show.
Winner: Finn Balor (2 for 2)

The next match is Angel Graza defending his NXT Cruiserweight Championship against Isiah "Swerve" Scott, Jordan Devlin and Travis Banks in a Fatal 4-Way Match. Highlights of the match include: Scott hitting a flat liner on Devlin; Banks hitting a cannonball on scott and Garza in the corner; Devlin hitting a tornado DDT on Scott; and Banks reversing a Devlin-side into a Canadian destroyer on Devlin. Garza hits the Angel Clipper on Scott but Devlin breaks up the pin then hits the Devlin-side on Scott to get the win. This was a really fun match to watch. I was surprised that Devlin won but he has been one of the most improved wrestlers on NXT UK, so I'm glad that he won.
Winner: Jordan Devlin (2 for 3)

Now is a match that I was looking forward to seeing: #DIY taking on Mustache Mountain.  After the early going, in which they show moments of respect towards each other, Ciampa hits Bate and then he and Gargano send Bate and Seven over the announce tables to get the advantage. Later on, Bate hits the Tyler Driver '97 on Ciampa but he kicks out. #DIY go for their finishing move, Meet in the Middle. but Bate and Seven avoid it and hit Ciampa with a burning hammer with a knee assist. In the end, #DIY manage to hit the Meet in the Middle on Seven to get the win. I enjoyed this match and I was sad that Mustache Mountain lot. However, I think they gave a really good performance and I hope that they continue on an upward curve.
Winners: #DIY (2 for 4)

After we get Tegan Nox attacking Dakota Kai in the crowd, we get our penultimate match is Toni Storm challenging Rhea Ripley for the NXT (Women's) Championship. When Ripley sends Storm into the corner, she argues with the referee. This gives Storm the chance to hit the super kick followed by a German suplex into the corner to get the advantage. Storm goes on to focus the neck, hitting moves such as a DDT. Ripley gets back into it and applies a standing cloverleaf on Storm. In the end, Storm misses a frog splash and Ripley hits the Riptide to get the win. I thought it was a decent ,match and I feel like they have had better matches before.
Winner: Rhea Ripley (3 for 5)

The main event is a 8 man tag team match between The Undisputed Era and Imperium. Early on, Alexander Wolfe gets injured and has to withdraw, and The Undisputed Era manage to isolate Marcel Barthel and focus their attack on him. Later on, WALTER is tagged in and hits a German suplex on both Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong. Other highlights of the match include: Strong putting Fabien Aichner in the Strong Hold them later on, putting WALTER through the announcer table with an Olympic slam and Aichner hitting O'Reilly with a brainbuster. WALTER hits a powerbomb followed by a splash on Strong but Cole hits him with The Last Shot and Barthel breaks up the pin. In the end, WALTER hits Bobby Fish with a running dropkick followed by a powerbomb to get the win.

This was a really good match. I wasn't how they would work this match as they are both heel factions. However, Wolfe's legitimate injury made Imperium the underdogs, turning the crowd in their favour. A great way to end the show.
Winners: Imperium (4 for 6)

I really enjoyed Worlds Collide. All the matches were really good and the crowd were really into it. It blows my mind that all the NXT events are really good and the events on the main roster can be mind numbing and at times, illogical. WWE need to realise to focus on using wrestling to tell stories on the main roster.