Tommaso Ciampa and Pete Dunne wrestled in matches taped for WWE Main Event before Raw last night in Philadelphia. Main Event will be available to watch on Hulu in the US on Thursday.
– Tommaso Ciampa defeated T-Bar
– Pete Dunne defeated Akira Tozawa
Ciampa and Dunne also wrestled each other in a dark match before Friday’s SmackDown, with Ciampa winning.
Tonight’s #SmackDown dark match: Tommaso Ciampa beat Pete Dunne in a great match! AND DUNNE HAD HIS OLD ENTRANCE MUSIC BACK!!! pic.twitter.com/shFZkDuQlC
— Graham “GSM” Matthews (@WrestleRant) January 8, 2022
WWE has frequently had NXT wrestlers work dark matches before Raw and SmackDown when considering calling them up to the main roster.
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