WXM Ground Zero 4/25/2026 Episode 18

WXM Ground Zero 4/25/2026 Episode 18

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/wxm-ground-zero-4182026-episode-17.html

Jonny Loquasto and Dave Bradshaw are on commentary.

Jeet does announcement with Bobby B. He says a masked man entered the Performance Center and attacked Raj the Maharajah. He says Raj is banned from WXM until he is medically cleared. He says he is keeping safety in mind and it's necessary. 

The commentators talk about tonight's show. We have:

XWM Heavyweight Title Tournament - Avi vs Charles Sterling

Kaptaan and Veera vs The Burner Brothers (Ricky and Scott Burner)

XWM Heavyweight Title Tournament - Guru vs Mecca

B2B (Regner & Suraj) vs Fateh The Zamindar and Dev

WXM Tag Titles - JAI Connection (Baliyan Akki and Anthony Green) (c) vs Robbie X and Jack Morris

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XWM Heavyweight Title Tournament - Avi vs Charles Sterling

Char has Lady Sterling with him. They lock up and Char armlocks him. Char wristlocks him then throws him over by the arm. Avi side headlock takeovers him. Avi flying headscissors him then dropkicks him.

Avi misses a top rope move and is lariated. Char suplexes him then backbreakers him. Char kneels on his back and chinlocks him. Avi forearms him. Char forearms him in the spine. Avi pump kicks him. Avi goes up top but is in pain. Char crotches him then backdrop uranage's him. Char pins Avi.

Thoughts: It was a shorter bout and it was fine. Avi was the underdog and got beaten as expected. 

Donovan Dijak interrogates Skyler and has his hands all chained up. Dijak tells him to open the box up on the table. Skyler shows him it and it's a barbell. Skyler says his fingerprints are on it and he might want to check for more. Dijak asks why he's helping him. Skyler says his partner has outlived his forgiveness. He says he likes starting fires and watching them get bigger until nobody can stop it. Dijak says he's sick and Skyler says he's been sick his entire life. He says he has an itch in the back of his head that won't go away. He says when he sees the WXM Title, the itch goes away. Skyler says he'd hurt anyone to wear it and would burn everything. Dijak says he has work to do.

The Zamindar Gang head to the ring and Lady Katherine is asked why there's so much security. Katherine says they saw how weak security was and don't want to take chances in case Raj shows up. 

Kaptaan and Veera vs The Burner Brothers (Ricky and Scotty Burner)

Ricky is the bald one and Scotty has the long hair.

Rick shoves Veera down then side headlocks him. Rick shoulders him over. Veera jumps up and is powerbombed down. Rick chops Veera hard then slaps him. Rick gorilla press throws Veera into a Scott open hand shot.

Veera's head is banged off the buckles and he is chopped. Scott knocks Kap off the apron. Veera hits shots on Rick then Rick lariats Veera down. Veera is thrown into a german from Rick. Rick gets a 2 count on him.

Veera chops his opponents. They try to sandwich him but hit each other. Kap comes in and hits forearms and kicks on Rick. Kap basement dropkicks him. Kap hits a corner spear, an apron enzugiri then a springboard diving lariat. Kap facekicks Rick. 

Rick blocks Kap's springboard and slams him on the floor. Veera is double thrown into a neckbreaker + sitout powerbomb and Veera is pinned.

Thoughts: It was a little one-sided but the faces got a comeback in before going down. The Burner's aren't the prettiest but they hit hard and do come across as tough guys. Veera really got thrown here. I was fine with this.

Jeet wants to talk to Fateh and muscles his security guards around. Bobby B interrupts and says to let the guards go. Bobby says Fateh says he wouldn't come unless he could have his own security. Jeet says WXM has turned into a circus.

The interviewer talks to Zack Sabre Jr. Zack says he's having a great time and says WXM is impressive. He says the fans have been amazing and he will come back. He says he's leaving undefeated and they gave him a good run for his money. He says Kevin Malik is special and he expects big things from him. 

Robbie X and Jack Morris interrupt. Jack says it looks like Zack is running away scared from them. Zack says he has a flight to catch but says to talk to him next them are over in Japan.  

XWM Heavyweight Title Tournament - Guru vs Mecca

Mecca has Fateh's guards with him. 

They lock up and Guru is pushed back. Mecca pulls him down off the next lock up. Guru side headlocks him. Mecca shoulders him over. Guru spin kicks him in the head and corner dropkicks him twice. One of the guards gets in the ring. Mecca gains the edge off of it and drops Guru with a punch.

Mecca foot chokes him then corner hip attacks him several times. Mecca corner splashes him for 2. Guru hits shots to the gut. Mecca pop up samoan drops him for 2. Guru hits leg kicks and punches. Guru hits forearms. Mecca headbutts him. 

Guru corner euros him then bulldogs him. Guru backdrops him. Guru topes Mecca and the guards outside. Guru dropkicks Mecca into the steps. Guru top rope elbow drops him and pins him.

Thoughts: It got a lot of time. Mecca threw him around and squashed him with splashes. Guru did some flying and eventually picked up the win. It was acceptable but it went a little long and I think the first half of this needed more.

Kanji does a problem. She says her dad is Indian and his family liked wrestling. She says she watched wrestling with her family and her and her cousins said they wanted to be wrestlers. She says her dad passed away before she started wrestling but her grandparents were happy to see her wrestling. She says she's so proud to be here. She says she wanted to come here and show that everyone an unknown wrestler says is wrong about India.

JD Lee is laughing at stuff on his phone. He sees Ikemen Jiro dancing with people. He tells Jiro to stop and says this is stupid. He says Jiro's here for a fight. Jiro dances again and he says he's still stupid. He pulls Jiro away.

Neel is interviewed. He says he's waiting for Dijak to provide an update on the investigation. Big Damo comes in. He says it was a hell of a war last week. Damo says he'd be cracking skulls if someone was attacking hm. He tells him to start acting like a beast and stop acting like the gentle giant.

Jack Morris asks Robbie X if he's ready. X says he's always ready. Jack says let's not hit Anthony Greene in the face today. Jack says they have a lot of history together and asks that they avoid attacking his injured face. X isn't going for it. Jack says do whatever it takes to win, but don't hit him in the face.

WXM Tag Titles - JAI Connection (Baliyan Akki and Anthony Green) (c) vs Robbie X and Jack Morris

Mei Suruga is with JAI. AG has a protective face mask on.

Jack backs up AG on the ropes and taps his face mask. AG side headlocks him then shoulders him over. AG blcoks a hiptoss. They try to boot each other at the same time and let go of their legs at the same time. They then hug. 

X tags himself in. He boots AG and tries to punch him in the face. Jack yells at X for it. Akki gets in and the four argue. X hit punches on Akki. Akki shoulders him over then tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. 

X spits at AG. Jack knees Akki from the apron. Akki boots X out of the corner. Akki is up top and X cartwheels into a pele kick on him. Jack clubs on Akki then knees him in the head for 2. Jack abdominal stretches Akki. Akki hiptosses him. X gets into Mei's face outside. Akki flying headscissors Jack.

AG gets in and hits back elbows on X. He corner chops him. X goes up and over then spin kicks him in the gut. AG superkicks X then AG flips him off a backdrop for 2. X pushes JAI into each other. X handspring kicks his opponents off the apron then he slingshot plancha's Akki.

X standing ssp's Akki. Jack top rope splashes Akki for 2. Jack falcon arrows Akki for 2. Akki hits kicks on Jack then lariats him. Jack tries to pin Akki with his feet on the ropes and AG stops him. AG superkicks X outside. Akki rolls up Jack and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a decent tag bout here with Jack and AG trying to be friendly towards each other and Robbie X being a bit more heelish. Akki wasn't bad as the undercard face and I thought this worked out well. 

The four stand in the ring after. Akki offers a handshake and X shakes his hand. Jack and AG shake hands. Jack kicks him in the nuts. X dropkicks Akki out. X then takes off Jack's protective face mask. Zack Sabre Jr. comes out and saves AG. Zack euros the heels and throws AG out. Venomous then attacks Zack. Venomous grabs a chair then Kevin Malik comes out. Malik and Venomous go head to head but they don't fight. 

Axel Tischer is interviewed. He says he hasn't been here due to Jeet not wanting him here. He says Jeet has a problem with him since he embarrassed his golden boys. Axel says he's here to stay and has big plans for WXM.

Skyler is told Samuray del Sol is looking for him. Neel then grabs Skyler and throws him into chairs. He chokes him and demands he tell him who the masked man was. Skyler tells him to ask Dijak as he already told him. Neel leaves and Skyler laughs.

B2B (Regner & Suraj) vs Fateh The Zamindar and Dev

Suraj is the smaller one with the braids. 

Fateh has his whole crew and guards with him. Dev and Fateh attack B2B before the bell rings. Fateh drops Suraj. Suraj cartwheels out of a wristlock and is tripped. Suraj headscissors Fateh then corner splashes him. Suraj rolls Dev into Fateh. Suraj dropkicks Dev.

Suraj dropkicks Dev in the knee. Reg legdrops Dev on the back of the neck. Suraj is sent into the steps. Reg is lariated onto Dev's double knees. Fateh hits mounted shots on Reg.

Dev boots Reg in the gut. Dev taunts Reg then stomps his gut. Fateh euros Reg in the back of the neck for 2. Reg enzugiri's Dev and tags out. Suraj comes in and flying forearms Dev. He high kicks him then single leg dropkicks him. Suraj top rope crossbodies Dev.Reg superkicks Fateh out. 

Suraj top rope plancha's Dev and overshoots a bit. Reg's tope is caught by Fateh then Fateh superkicks him. Suraj is sent into the rails. Fateh flying cutters Reg and pins him.

Thoughts: Dev's gotta work on his work a little as he comes off a bit clumsy. It was acceptable but nothing too special. B2B needed to do a little more here and the finish could have been better.

Raj gets behind Dev and Fateh while wearing security gear. He clears them away with a night stick and beats up the guards. Raj cobra clutch slams a guard and Raj stands tall as the heels yell at him.  

Overall thoughts: The wrestling was fine here. Nothing was bad. The tag title match was the best match on the show and had some good stories in it. Raj returned at the end despite being banned which wasn't too shocking. As always, they have some decent in-ring action along with some good storylines and they just get wrestling. These shows are always easy and fun watches and this was no exception. I'd give it a 6 out 10 and I thought it was good.

All Japan Pro Wrestling 5/17/2026 Champion Carnival 2026 Day 10

All Japan Pro Wrestling 5/17/2026 Champion Carnival 2026 Day 10

Day 9 is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/all-japan-pro-wrestling-552026-champion.html 

The announcer talks before the show. 2 Dragon Gate wrestlers will be in for the 6/18 show and the NWA World Title will be defended.

Champion Carnival 2026 Semi Final Match - Go Shiozaki vs. Madoka Kikuta

They lock up and let go. Go side headlocks him. They shoulder battle. Go chops him out of the ring. MK sends Go into the rails then stands on his taped up ribs. MK walks on his ribs. MK hits boots to the face then bites his hand. 

MK hits corner spears. MK shoulders him over. MK slaps him around then throws him down backwards. Go flying shoulders him. Go's nose is busted open. Go chop flurries him in the corner. MK then chops back.

MK flying hip attacks him off the apron. MK is up top and gets hit. Go headbutts him up there then superplexes him. MK leg lariats him down. MK flying hip attacks him. MK lariats him then Go lariats him down. MK flying hip attacks him then running hip attacks him. 

Go hits chops and MK laughs. They chop each other. MK hits a bunch of chops in a row and lariats him down. Go lariats him down. They lariat each other at the same time. MK flying hip attacks him. Go spinning lariats him. Go hits a go flasher for 2.

Go running lariats him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was alright. Go got chopped up and got his injured ribs worked on some. MK bullied him around for a bit and eventually lost to him. Go got his nosed busted open and with the his chest being all red, it added to the effect of him being the underdog. It would have been nice if MK worked the injured ribs a bit more though.

MK spits on him after.

Champion Carnival 2026 Semi Final Match - Hideki Suzuki vs. Rei Saito

HS jumps on his back with a sleeper to start then grabs another sleeper. Rei throws him over and slaps him. The ref makes them break. Rei yells at the ref then HS rolls him up and pins him.

Thoughts: I'm not shocked this happened. Someone was going to have to wrestle twice here so they made it short to make that easier. It's still lame, but I get it.

Hokuto-gun (Aizawa NO. 1, Hokuto Omori & Takashi) vs. HAVOC (Oddyssey, Shotaro Ashino & Xyon)

Odd shoves Takashi down and they shoulder battle. Odd doesn't budge much. Takahashi running throat thrusts him then hits a double throat thrust. Takashi then does it off the 2nd rope. Odd lariats him down. Aizawa is tagged in and he is totally dressed up like a woman for some reason. 

Aizawa offers Ashino a handshake and Ashino slaps his hand. Ashino then head chops him. Aizawa offers another hand shake then takes a euro. Aizawa dropkicks him. Ashino takes corner attacks.

Omori's partners powerbomb him on a failed tower of doom spot. Omori takes corner attacks. Ashino then karelin's lifts him for 2. Omori ddt's Ashino. Takashi gets in and hits throat thrusts on Ashino. Ashino running euros him. 

Takashi hits throat thrusts on his Ashino and Xyon then Odd runs him over. Takahashi knocks over Ashino and Xyon on the fall. Takashi enzugiri's Odd. Omori forerms Xyon then flying forearms him. Omori's team powerbomb Omori on a failed tower of doom spot. Omori pulls Odd over the top rope.

Omori cutters Xyon. Omori puts Ashino up top and he is lifted for the tower of doom spot again. Omori is about to get powerbombed by his partners again but Xyon sneaks inbetween and buckle bombs Omori. Odd bangs Takashi's and Aizawa's heads together. Odd then double side slams them.

Ashino is sent into Omori. Xyon hits shots on Omori then samon drops him for 2. Odd black hole slams Omori and Xyon top rope diving headbutts Omori. Xyon pins Omori.

Thoughts: Omori's team did all comedy here and got squashed as expected. It wasn't anything too interesting and wasn't very serious. 

Omori talks to his partners on the mic after. Aizawa then talks on the mic. Omori seems to disagree with Aizawa and walks off. Aizawa then says something to him on the mic. 

Yuma Aoyagi vs Yasutaka Yano

Yano was with Noah and got arrested and fired. He wasn't brought back once the case ended and AJPW has signed him.  

Yano wristlocks him and Yuma reverses it. Yano then puts the hold back on. Yuma side headlock takeovers him and is put in a headscissors. Yuma shoulders him over. Yano armdrags him then springboard diving armdrags him. Yano armdrags him and dropkicks him. 

Yano hits forearms and wristlocks Yuma. Yano rolls him then splashes his arm. Yuma tries to armdrag him but Yano rolls through and armdrags him into an armlock. Yuma slams him three times for 2. 

Yuma stomps him and Yano hits forearms. Yuma hits him in the spine with forearms. Yuma back body drops him for 2. Yano hits chest forearms. Yuma slams him then crabs him. 

Yano hits more chest forearms then he dropkicks Yuma over. Yano 2nd rope twisting crossbodies him then flying headscissors him. Yano topes him outside. They trade forearms. Yuma tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. Yuma then crabs him and Yano ropebreaks. 

Yuma knees him in the gut and suplexes him for 2. Yano cradles him for 2. Yano backslides him for 2 then rolls him up for 2. Yuma knees him in the gut for 2. Yuma brainbusters him for 2. Yuma hits a fisherman's buster variation for 2. Yuma spinning fisherman buster's him and pins him.

Thoughts: Yuma won as expected. It basically a rookie vs vet match even though Yano is everything but a rookie. But that's Japanese politics. It was fine for what it was but a more competitive match would have been better. 

Titans Of Calamity (Ren Ayabe & Talos) & Shota Kofuji vs. Saito Brothers (Jun Saito, Naruki Doi & Senor Saito)

Jun has an eye patch on and he looks cool with it.

Shota beats up Senor before the match then throws Doi down too. Shota takes shots on Jun and Jun clubs him down. Ren then fights Jun outside and fights as well. Shota does an octopus to Senor in the ring. Rei rips up Ren's jacket with his mouth and Ren hits forearms on him for it. Ren sends Rei into the rails.

Shota hits forearms on Senor and top rope dropkicks him for 2. Shota takes a double back elbow then is tripped into a legdrop and basement dropkick. Shota's head is banged off Doi's foot. Doi double axe handles him off the top. Jun slams Shota.

Shota hits chest forearms then Jun suplexes him for 2. Shota rolls into a dropkick on Jun. Ren comes in and running back elbows Jun. He misses a facekick on him and Doi dropkicks Ren in the leg. Doi swining neckbreakers Ren then flipping sentons him. Ren slams Doi.

Talos corner splashes Doi then running facekicks him for 2. Doi eye rakes Tal. Doi and Senor dropkick Tal in the knees then get shouldered over by him.

Shota and Senor fight. Shota running forearms him. Senor takes a double boot then Shota springboard flying forearms him for 2. Doi hits doi fives on Shota and Senor running lariats Doi. Senor lariats Doi on accident then Shota hurricanrana's Senor for the win.

Thoughts: Shota got one of his first AJPW wins here. It wasn't anything too special otherwise. Shota and Senor were the main focuses in this and we didn't see a ton of the rest of the guys. It was average.

Jun and Ren fight outside after. Ren is sent into the post then Jun is sent into the rails.

Ren and Rei talk on the mic after. The Saito's and Ren/Talos stare down and it seems like a match between them is being set up. 

Daisuke Sekimoto, Hikaru Sato, Kengo Mashimo & Suwama vs. Kento Miyahara, Kuma Arashi, Ryuki Honda & Yuma Anzai

Yuma backs up Kengo on the ropes. Kengo wristlocks him then Yuma reverses it. Kengo side headlocks him then Yuma dropkicks him. Suwama comes in, making his return to AJPW after Evolution's defunding. Suwama and Kento lock up and go to the ropes. Kento chops him on the break. 

Suwama side headlocks Kento. Kento facekicks him then Suwama shoulders him over. Suwama kicks him in the back and they grab each other's throats. Yuma pounds on Suwama then Suwama double chops him down. Everyone goes out to fight. Suwana hits Yuma with a chair outside. Sato goes into the stands with Kuma. Suwama then beats up Yuma in the stands and chokes him with a towel.

They get back in the ring. Suwama chops and forearms Yuma. Yuma hits forearms on Sekimoto then Sekimoto chops him down. Sekimoto twists his neck with his feet. Kengo punches Yuma. They trade forearms. Yuma 2nd rope dropkicks him.  

Kuma and Sekimoto get in and shoulder battle. They trade chest shots and Sekimoto racks him. Kuma then racks him and torture rack drops him. Honda comes in and shoulders Sekimoto over. Honda corner lariats him. 

Honda leg chokes him on the 2nd rope and counts along on the break. Suwana sleepers Honda then just lets go of it. Suwama corner lariats Honda then suplexes him. Honda back body drops Suwama. They trade forearms. Honda running lariats him then Suwama running lariats him. 

Sato and Kento get in. Kento facekicks him. They trade forearms. Kento dropkicks him in the knee and the side of the head. Sato enzugiri's Kento and Kento pump kicks him. Yuma comes in and flying knees Sato for 2. 

Yuma takes an atomic drop then Suwama double chops Yuma down. Kengo buzzsaw kicks Yuma. Sato kicks Yuma in the chest for 2. Kento knees Sato in the head and Kuma 2nd rope sentons Sato. Yuma hits a gimlet on Sato and pins him for the win.

Thoughts: It got a lot of time. There were too many people involved for this to be anything great but we got to see a lot of different interactions here. They did okay with what they got. It never felt like a true tag match though.

Yuma talks on the mic after.

Honda attacks Suwama after. They go into the aisle and fight to the back. 

MUSASHI, Ryo Inoue & Seiki Yoshioka vs. Atsuki Aoyagi, Dan Tamura & Rising HAYATO

Rising wristlocks Ryo then Ryo reverses it. Rising headflips out and chops him. Rising chops Ryo then Ryo chest kicks him down. Rising casadora armdrags him then flying headscissors him out. 

Musashi and Dan get in. Musashi ducks a lock up. Musashi side headlock takeovers Dan then Dan shoulders him over. Musashi takes double boots in the corner. Rising chops Musashi then Musashi pulls him down by the hair. Atsuki takes a double basement dropkick. 

Musashi corner dropkicks Rising. Ryo hiptosses Rising and Seiki kicks Rising in the gut and back. Rising chops Seiki. Seiki kicks him in the back. Seiki spin kicks him then Rising dropkicks him in the corner. Dan comes in suplexes Seiki for 2. Seiki scissors kicks Dan.  Musashi comes in and trades hots with Dan. Dan chest clubs him. Musashi double stomps his back and basement dropkicks him. Musashi step up enzugiri's Dan and Dan gutwrench suplexes him. Ryo and Atsuki get in. Ryo chest kicks him down. 

Atsuki comes off the 2nd rope and is dropkicked in mid-air. Ryo takes a corner dropkick from Rising. Ryo takes a 2nd rope codebreaker then a backdrop + neckbreaker for 2. Ryo sends Atsuki over the top then enzugiri's Rising. Ryo PK's him and Atsuki. Seiki asai moonsaults everyone outside.

Ryo suplexes Atsuki for 2. Atsuki corkscrew kicks Ryo. Ryo spin kicks him in the gut. Atsuki handspring corkscrew kicks him. Atsuki is 2nd rope hurricanrana'd then Musashi top rope splashes him. Dan suplexes Ryo. Dan double lariats Musashi and Seiki. Ryo hits a double handspring cutter then lifting flatliners Atsuki for 2.  Ryo buzzsaw kicks him for 2. 

Ryo takes superkicks then Musashi including a double superkick. Ryo is lifted like a suplex and dropped backwards. Atsuki top rope 450's Ryo and pins him.

Thoughts: It got a lot of time. I would have liked for the action to be a bit faster here. What we got was okay but like the last tag match, we could have used more double teams and a longer finishing stretch.

Rising talks on the mic after.

Champion Carnival 2026 Final Match - Go Shiozaki vs. Hideki Suzuki

Go backs him up in the corner and they stare down. Go drops him with a lariat and holds his taped up ribs. Go clubs on HS outside and chops him. HS fires back and blocks some of his chops. Go knocks him down with a headchop. GO hits head punches. Go hits chops on HS then running knees him as he hangs over the apron. GO hits knee drops. 

HS knees him out of the corner and hanging headscissors him over the top rope. HS garvin stomps him in the ring. HS knee drops him for 1. HS cobra twists him. Go tries to ropebreak and hiptosses him out. Go goes with him. 

They each hit shots outside and both go into the rails. HS drops him ribs first on the rails. HS then hits knees on him against the rails outside. Go's nose is busted open again. HS hits shots to the gut and drops him ribs first on the rails.

HS clubs and stands on his ribs in the ring. HS hits facekicks. Go gets up and takes a knee to the face. HS spin kicks him in the gut twice. Go flying at him and is knee'd in the gut. Go 2nd rope diving shoulders him. HS blocks Go's chops and Go lariats him down.  

Go fisherman busters him for 2. HS backbreakers Go. HS hits shots to the spine. HS cobra clutches him. HS chickenwings him then releases the hold after a while. HS indian deatlocks him. HS then traps his arms so he can hit forearms to the gut. 

HS hits more forearms to the gut. Go hits a chop flurry then HS hits him in the gut. HS exploders him and dragon suplexes him. Go hits a go flasher. Go lariats him the backdrops him for 2. HS finlay rolls him then pedigrees him for 2. HS double underhook suplexes him for 2.

Go spinning forerms him then HS double underhook suplexes him for 2. Go lariats him. HS hits a shot to the gut and some kicks. HS double underhook suplexes him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a longer match and not exactly the most action packed affair. Suzuki mostly worked Go's injured ribs here. Suzuki winning was a surprise and definitely an unexpected outcome. It was okay could have shed some time without anything really being lost.

Suzuki talks on the mic after. Kento Miyahara then comes out. They seem to set up a match and shake hands. 

Overall thoughts: The opener was alright and played into the final later on. Suzuki/Rei was a waste of time. Havoc's match was mostly comedy. Yano/Aoyagi was a fine rookie/vet match but Yano isn't a rookie. The Titans of Calamity tag wasn't that good.The 8-man was okay but it didn't quite feel like a tag match. The semi-main was alright but could have also used more tag match formatting instead of people coming in and out. The main was acceptable but a slower and longer match and Suzuki winning the Carnival was an odd result. I'd give this a 5 out of 10. There was nothing you really needed to see here and the card had a lot of filler on it. It was average. 

TNA Xplosion 5/15/2026

TNA Xplosion 5/15/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/tna-xplosion-582026.html

Around the Ring with Gia Miller

Leon Slater is this week's guest. Gia talks about him being X-Division champ...which he no longer was by the time this aired. Gia talks about him getting on NXT and Smackdown. Leon says he started wrestling at age 9. He pictured this was what his life would be but he didn't know it'd be at 21.

Gia says he's a great Mafia player (it's a game of some sort) and they talk about that. He talks about almost tricking Vincent in a recent game. They talk about a spirit during that game as they said the hotel they were in was haunted. They talk about the story behind that hotel.

George Iceman/The Personal Concierge does the intro for M By Elegance. He calls the town a dump and says to stand up for M By Elegance.

M By Elegance vs Jada Stone

M side headlocks her and Jada reverses it. Jada rolls out of a wristlock and reverses it. M cartwheels out of a wristlock and faceshoves her. Jada rolls her up for 2 and M shoulders her over. Jada flips out of a hiptoss. Jada walks up ropes, seated moonsaults and armdrags M off of it.

Jada limbos out of a pump kick then dropkicks M. Jada springboard diving headscissors her. Jada then topes M outside. Ash and Heather interfere with Jada outside. M pump kicks Jada for 2.  

M boots Jada in the corner then cradle shocks her for 2. M boots her in the corner. M pulls her arms back. M fallaway slams Jada. M pounds on Jada then chokes her over the bottom rope. M sends her hard into the corner then chokes her on the 2nd rope.

M chops and boots her. M misses a corner charge and a corner pump kick. Jada hits forearms and chops. Jada armdrags her and corner euros her. Jada flying headscissors her. Jada kicks her off the buckles then split-legged moonsaults her for 2. Jada handsprings and backflips but is caught with a wheelbarrow german suplex for 2.

M pounds on Jada. M is tripped and hit with a euro from behind. Jada 2nd rope moonsaults her for 2. M high kicks her from the apron. Jada top rope spanish flies her. The Elegance Brand pull M out. Jada top rope moonsaults them all. Jada handspring kicks Ash off the apron then does her backflip into a stunner on M. Jada pins M.

Thoughts: It a fun match. It got a lot of time to play out and they were able to make it more exciting because of it. Jada did her flying as usual and M moved well. The heels interfered here as expected and Jada thwarted to pick up the win.

Overall thoughts: We had one new match and one new interview along with recaps and old matches as usual. The interview was nothing must see but it was one of the less boring ones. The women's match got a lot of time and ended up being a decent bout because of it. I wouldn't recommend this, but you can get through all the new content in 15 minutes so it's not a big time investment.

WWE NXT 5/19/2026

WWE NXT 5/19/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/wwe-nxt-5122026.html

We are the Performance Center in Orlando, FL. Vic Joseph and Booker T are on commentary.

We see various wrestlers arrive.

Myles Borne and Tony D'Angelo vs Kam Hendrix and Mason Rook

Kam and MB lock up. Kam backs him up in the corner and knees him in the gut. Kam shoulders him over then powerslams him. MB does a nice leapfrog then dropkicks Kam. MB powerslams Kam for 2. Tony hip throws Kam then short arm lariats him. Tavion Heights is watching in the back.

Tony and Rook get in and trade shots. Rook shoulders him over then corner splashes him twice. Rook lariats and sentons him for 2. TD hits corner splashes on Rook. Rook takes a double backdrop. Kam is back body dropped over the top. We go to PiP break and return.

MB hits shots on Rook. MB tries to slam him and Kam clips MB. Rook slams MB for 2. MB takes a Kam back elbow then a Rook splash. Kam short arm lariats MB for 2. Kam facekicks MB down. Kam suplexes him for 2. Rook boots MB then corner splashes him. Rook blue thunders MB for 2.

MB flips out of a double suplex. Rook is tripped into the buckles. TD tags in spears Rook. TD germans Kam twice. Tony spinebusters Kam. Tony hits a hard spear on Kam for 2. MB flying knees Rook then Kam showtime kicks MB. TD powerbombs Kam then lariats Rook over the top. Rook sends TD into the steps. MB tope con hilos Rook. 

Tavion Heights comes out, hits Kam from behind and that knocks Kam into MB. Rook backpack rolls MB into the buckles. Rook AA's MB and Kam steals the pin on MB.

Thoughts: It was alright. Rook's look is absolutely awful and he really does look like an older fat woman in a swimsuit. He needs some pants and maybe a shirt. I was surprised Rook didn't get the pin since this was his in-ring TV debut.

Dark State talk in the back. They say they can become 3x NXT Tag champs tonight. Cutler says Dion and Shugars aren't arguing. Dion says they put it behind them. Dion says Griffin says if they don't get this done they will make a change and inquires about it. Shugars interrupts and says not to worry about it. Shugars says they got each other at the end of the day and they will get what's theirs. 

Kelani Jordan comes out to talk. She asks what a girl has to do around here. She says she was a main player on NXT in 9 months and makes her the fastest homegrown talent in WWE. She says she beat Kendall Grey last week. She says she's better than all the women that got called up to the main roster. She says she's the only one to make Lola Vice tap out.

She says she has never gotten an NXT Women's Title shot. She says she had to watch women who are half as good as her fumble chances left and right. She says it's her time and says she's the biggest stand out in the locker room.

Izzi Dame comes out. She says she pinned Lola and booted her head off. She says if anyone will get a shot at the title, it's her. She tells her to get to the back of the line.

Lola Vice comes out. She says they both got wins but she won when it mattered. She says Kelani talks a lot. She says she wanted the title but couldn't handle her fists. She says Izzi hit her in the back of the head and she thought she would get away with it. Lola challenges her for the NXT Title next week. 

Kendal Grey comes out. She says he eyes are still on the NXT Women's Title. She comes in and says Jrodan won't get close to the title because she has bigger issues. Wren Sinclair then hits Kelani with a crutch and Izzi gets sent out as well.

Dorian Van Dux and Sean Legacy talk about last week with Tate Wilder. Dux tells him not to let one loss get him down. Sean says he and Dux are fighting next week in the Speed Tournament. Dux says he's too goo to let 2 losses get him down. Sean gets a little upset. They say hi to Romeo Moreno and Noam Dar. Romeo says Dar would have won last week if it wasn't for interference. Romeo asks him to be at ringside for his match vs Tristan Angels tonight. 

They show us clips from Busted Open Radio with Natalya yelling at someone. Jaida wants to talk to someone and Layla Diggs says she's running her mouth. Jaida says Natalya ran her mouth on a radio show and not to her face. Diggs puts over Natalya and says Jaida thinks the world is against her after losing. Jaida challenges her to a match next week and says she will drag her @ss. The other girls then separate them.

Romeo Moreno vs Tristan Angels

RM waistlocks him. TA sweeps him then RM waistlock takedowns him. TA slaps him and shoulders him over. RM slaps him then headscissors him from the mat. RM trips him and dropkicks him. RM back elbows him. RM is sat on the 2nd rope and TA double stomps him down. TA suplexes him for 2.

TA backbreakers him. We see Shiloh Hill in the crowd with a top hat and a sign that says "Mr. NXT". TA gets mad and yells at him. RM hiptosses him over the top. RM spaceman plancha's him outside. RM the poses on the rail with Hill.

We go to break and return. They trade shots. TA double throat thrusts him. RM flying lariats him twice. RM step up enzugiri's him in the corner. RM springboard dropkicks him for 2. TA double boots him out of the corner. RM headbutts him then top rope dropkicks him to the back of the head for 2. TA sweeps him on the pron then does a knee curbstomp and wins.

Thoughts: Tristan looked a little better here than he did in Evolve. His mouth got busted open some here. I feel like the break probably cut a lot of this up as the announcers were talking about how good it was. I was surprised Hill didn't get involved. I thought it was just average.

Tristan says Hill belongs in the crowd with the plebs. Hill says Tristan told him he couldn't outclass him but he says look at him now. Hill says he's starting his campaign to crown himself Mr. NXT. Hill asks if the crowd wants to see him or Tristan as Mr. NXT. He then shows a photo of Tristan with a top hat on.

Tristan says his opinions aren't valid and says it's impossible for him to understand real beauty. He says Hill will pay dearly for attempting to ruin his in-ring debut.

Lola and Tatum talk in the back. Lola says she doesn't know how Tatum dealt with Izzi. She says she wants to knock her out next week. Tony D and Borne argue about Tavion Heights. Tony says to keep Tavion out of his business. They wish Tatum good luck.

Naraku comes up to Tony. He says evil will strike when he least expects it. 

We see The Culling watching the OTM BBQ from last week. Shawn says they have a match vs OTM next week. Niko says Izzi has a title match next week. Izzi walks in and asks if they saw what Lola did to her. Izzi complains and Shawn says next week could be a big night for them.

WWE NXT Women's North American Title - Tatum Paxley (c) vs Lizzy Rain

They lock up and TP armdrags her. Rain kips up and armdrags her. Rain side headlock takeovers her. TP side headlocks her. Rain kimura takeovers her. Rain armlocks her and wristlocks her. TP suplexes her over then keylocks her. 

TP rolls her up and they stare down. They trade waistlocks. Rain side headlocks her. They criss-cross. TP dropkicks her out. Rain dropkicks her through the ropes. We go to PiP break and return. 

TP goes up and over her. They crossbody each other at the same time. We see Kali Armstrong watching in the back. They trade forearms and chops. They forearm each other at the same time and lariat each other at the same time. 

TP superkicks her in the gut. Rain high kicks her. TP high kicks her and is hit with an enzugiri. Rain hits lariats then suplexes her. Rain hits chops. Rain running samoan drops her for 2. Rain tries to dropkick her through the ropes and is hit with a step up enzugiri. Rain headbutts her. 

TP superkicks her. Rain germans her then flying headbutts her in the face. They trade pin attempts. TP hits a cemetery drive/tequila shot and wins.

Thoughts: It was pretty even here with them both being in it. It wasn't great but tried hard and it was alright. I didn't expect Rain to win here and she did not. This got a lot of time to play out.

They hug after. Zaria comes out and spears both. Zar F-5's both.

Kendal Grey and Wren Sinclair talk about the fight earlier. She say she didn't want to be distraction to her and says KG would have beaten Kelani if it wasn't for her. Robert Stone comes in and says KG can't hit Kelani with crutches. Wren wants a match with Kelani next week. Stone says she can have it if she gets cleared.

Keanu Carver vs Tate Wilder

Tate stands on the rails and the post for his entrance. He then walks the top rope.

KC goes for him and misses twice. KC throws him to the apron. KC hits headbutts. Tate goes up and over then KC back body drops him. Tate enzugiri's him. KC sleepers him. Tate sends him over the top to escape. Tate 2nd rope asai moonsaults him outside. 

KC sends him into the post and clubs his chest. KC suplex throws him. KC clubs on him on the 2nd rope. KC germans him. KC busts Tate's eye brow open. KC hits a hard short-arm lariat. KC face shoves him.

Tate hits some shots to the gut. KC knees him in the gut. Tate top rope dropkicks him. Tate slingblades him then knocks him down with forearms. Tate flying shoulders him. KC misses a corner charge and goes into the post. Tate lariats him over the top. Tate then jumps off the steps and ddt's him on the floor.

Tate top rope splashes him. Tate is crotched up top and KC pounces him. KC lifts him into a spinebuster and wins.

Thoughts: It was a decent bout here with Tate being bloodied up and getting thrown around by KC. KC roughed him up. Tate needed to show a little more fire though.

The Vanity Project talk in the back. Drake says Smokes and Brad are the most solid team in NXT. Brad and Smokes are concerned. Brad says there's 4 of them and 3 of us. Myka Lockwood says she's got Osiris and Cutler and they do their hand signal.

OTM talk. Shiloh Hill comes up to them and asks if they will sign his petition to become Mr. NXT. They do. Hill asks Birthright about it. We see Tavion and Borne arguing in the back. Grace says he's not pageant material. Dempsey asks what this is all about. Dempsey says Hill embarrasses himself every week. He says they should fight next week and he will show him what a proper wrestler is. 

Kam Hendrix is interviewed in the ring. Kam says he beat 2 champs in his debut match tonight in NXT. He says he wants to be #1 and the best way to do it is to win the big one. He says Tony D's title looks prime for him. 

Mason Rook comes out. He says Kam acts like the win tonight was all him. Rook says Kam took the win. He says he will give him a chance to give credit to him. Kam tells him no one will remember him and tells him to get with it or get lost. He pats his stomach. Rook lariats him then backpack cannonballs him into the corner.

WWE NXT Tag Titles - The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes) vs Dark State (Sayquon Shugars and Dion Lennox)

Darkstate attacks The Project in the aisle. RS is dropped on the rails. Dion hits shots on Brad and side headlocks him. RS spears Dion off the bottom rope. The Project are sent into each other and Dion slams Brad. Dion shoulders Brad over for 2. SS dropkicks Brad when they go for a double team. SS hiptosses Brad into an armlock. Brad throws SS down by backwards. 

SS hiptosses RS. Dion corner spears RS. SS flying knees RS for 2. RS side headlocks SS. Dion hiptosses RS then hiptosses SS onto RS. Brad comes in and SS monkey flips him. SS catapults Brad out. SS double boots him through the ropes. 

RS takes punches from Dion's team. RS is double lariated over the top. We go to PiP break and return. SS hits punches on Brad. Brad corner spears RS on accident when SS moves. SS goes out near the rail. RS charges him but goes into the rail. 

Dion comes in and lariats and back elbows Brad. Dion northern lights suplexes both opponents. Dion powerslams Brad for 2. Brad pumping knees DL. SS trips RS into the ropes and slides down him to dropkick Brad outside.

SS gets a 2 count on RS. RS smokes SS then chops him. SS enzugiri's him. Brad takes a slingshot sitout backdrop. SS flying springboard lariats RS. Dion double lariats his opponents. Jackson Drake yells at SS. Myka, Cutler and Osiris get involved. Dion spinebusters RS and tries to get a pin but SS tags himself in. SS top rope elbow drops RS.

SS punches Brad over the top. RS cradles SS and pins him.

Thoughts: It had a lot of action and a fast pace. The Project bumped around a lot. We didn't have clear faces here but they made it work. Booker said Smokes was out after a charge into the rails...then he was up 20 seconds later. Dark State lost as expected here, essentially off a miscommunication between Dion and SS. It was an entertaining main and I liked it.

Dark State all in the ring after. They look at Dion. Cutler and Griffin then beat up on Shugars. Cutler and Griffin stare down at Dion. Dion then joins in and beats up Shugars. Dion spinebusters Shugars. Shugars slaps Dion. Shugars then is thrown into a powerbomb through the commentary table. 

Thoughts: The turn was rather telegraphed and I was sure it was happening. We haven't really seen Shugars as a face yet so that'll be interesting.

Overall thoughts: NXT is throwing stuff at the wall right now and seeing what sticks. It feels like someone is riding them with a whip and telling them to make something happen now. I think it's a bit too much too soon, but it's developmental and their goal is to produce stars. The show was fine in-ring wise with nothing being bad. There was a lot going on outside of the ring as well. I would say the main was the best match on this show. I'd give it a higher 5 out of 10 as I'm still not sold on the current direction and there was a lot of rushing on this show. It was average.

CMLL 5/18/2026 Arena Puebla

CMLL 5/18/2026 Arena Puebla

The announcer does the intro for the show as usual.

Lightning Match - Makro vs Multy

Multy throws him over twice by the arm then chinlocks him. Mak throws him over by the arm and does a double armlock. Multy crucifixes him and they stand off. Mak armdrags Multy then headscissors him down. Multy waistlock drops him and stomps him. Multy then hits a stomp flurry on him. 

Multy pop up drops Makro and basement dropkicks him. Mak flips over his back then walks up the ropes and diving headscissors him. Mak slingshot tornillos him outside. Mak is tripped on the apron then Multy tope con hilos him.

They go up top and Mak top rope hurricanrana's him down for 2. Mak rolls him up for 2. Mak sunset flips him for 1. Multy spinning canadian destroyers him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a good opener. They kept it brief, they kept the pace up and both guys looked good here. Makro is very impressive for his experience level and easily looks on the level of various midcard vets here.  

Meyer and Astro vs Kamelot and Konjuro

1st Fall - Astro and Kon trade some basic holds and mat wrestle. Kon ties up his legs then Astro surfboards him. Astro hip throws him. Meyer and Kam get in. They trade some holds. Kam clubs the arm. More holds are traded and Meyer armdrags him. Kam ties up his legs and pulls on his arms. Meyer hip throws him and they stand off.

Astro arm drags Kon then walks up the ropes and headscissors him out. Kam and Meyer get in. Meyer tries shoulderblocks and trips him. Meyer flying headscissors him and Kam takes his own bump out. Kon back elbows Meyer. 

Meyer diving headscissors Kam from the apron. Astro springboard crossbodies Kon then hurricanrana's Kon. Astro pins Kon. Astro's team wins the fall.

2nd Fall - Kam and Meyer trade chops. Meyer springboard diving armdrags him. Meyer is sat up top and chopped. Meyer 2nd rope diving headcissors Kam to the ramp. 

Meyer seated springboard armdrags Kon then armdrags Kon. Meyer flying headscissors Kon out. Astro and Kam go at it. Astro casadora armdrags him. Astro springboard diving headscissors him out. Astro walks up the buckles, flips into the ropes and armdrags Kon down. Astro springboard diving armdrags Kon. 

Meyer and Kam get in. Kam avoids a dropkick and kicks him. Astro comes in and takes a Kam spinebuster. Astro is legdropped in the gut. Meyer and Kon trade chops then Meyer is double stomped on. Meyer is elbow dropped and goes out. Kam sends Astro out with a shot.

The heels pose and Meyer hits them on the ropes. Kam germans Meyer then standing moonsaults him for the pin. Kamelot's team wins the fall.

3rd Fall - Astro and Kon fight. Astro hits forearms and is booted from behind by Kam. Astro takes a double spinebuster then a dropkick to the butt from Kon. Meyer has his hands stepped on. Meyer takes a double back elbow twice. Kam reverse slams Astro then Kon basement dropkicks Astro out.

Meyer gets in. He's double teamed and splashed by Kam for 2. Kon superkicks Astro then misses a splash. Kam takes lariats from both opponents. Kon and Kam both get kicked in the leg by the faces. Kon gets the edge on the 1v2. He lariats Astro against the ropes then cradles him. Kam rolls up Meyer for 2.

Astro springboard double dropkicks the heels then Meyer and Astro do stereo tope con hilos outside. Astro and Meyer take stereo powerbombs inside for 2 counts. Kon and Kam are both up top and take stereo hurricanrana's down. Meyer and Astro pick up stereo pins. Meyer's team wins the fall and match.

Thoughts: It was an okay bout it dragged a little in the 3rd fall. I still don't really see much in Kamelot. Konjuro, like Makro, hasn't been around long but fits right in perfectly and is fine at what he does.  

Hijo del Pantera and Pantera Jr vs Okumura and Shoma Kato

1st Fall - Hijo and Kato go at it. They trade some basic holds. Hijo is flipped by the wrist and he upkicks Kato away. Hijo trips him then surfs on his back. Kato side headlocks Hijo then shoulders him over. Hijo trips him and they get up together. 

Oku and Pant Jr get in. Pant does headflips and they spin kicks each other in the gut. Pant Jr dropkicks him then flying headscissors him. Pant Jr hits elbows on Kato then is dropkicked. Hijo dropkicks Kato in the knee then ddt's him for 2. Kato hits Oku in a failed double team. Pant Jr is popped up into a dropkick on Kato. 

Kato superkicks Hijo then Oku cutters Hijo. Kato slingshot splashes Hijo and pins him. Okumura's team wins the fall.

2nd Fall - Pant Jr is double teamed. He takes a double boot out. Oku and Kato then pose. Hijo is then double teamed. Kato rips on Hijo's face on the ropes. Hijo is tripped and held for a basement dropkick. 
Pant Jr is double teamed. Kato chops him down. Pant Jr takes running corner attacks and a double basement dropkick. Kato suplexes Pant Jr for 2. 

Hijo comes in and is stomped on by the heels. Hijo is double foot choked in the corner. Oku chops Pant Jr then slams him. The faces make a comeback and Pant Jr flying headscissors Oku from the 2nd rope. Hijo tilt-a-whirl backbreakers Kato. Pant Jr tope con hilos Kato. Hijo enzugiri's Oku then top rope swantons him. Hijo pins Oku. Hijo del Pantera's team wins the fall.

3rd Fall - Kato begs off outside. Hijo handsprings into the ropes inside then flying headscissors Oku. Hijo walks up the ropes and seated moonsaults into an armdrag on Kato. Kato goes out and Hijo poses. 

Pant Jr and Oku get in. Pant Jr side headlocks him. Pant Jr fights off a double team on the apron and springboard crossbodies Oku. Pant Jr spin kicks Kato then flying headscissors Oku after jumping off Kato's back. Pant Jr 619's Kato then springboard dropkicks him.

Hijo gets stomped on by the heels. Hijo walks the 2nd rope then Pant Jr springboard crossbodies the heels. Pant Jr is popped up into a headscissors on Oku. Kato is tripped into a 619 from Pant Jr. Pant Jr asai moonsaults Oku outside. Hijo misses a swanton off the top.

Kato goes out then Hijo tope con hilos him through the ropes. Pant Jr dropkicks Oku. Oku takes a double back elbow then elbow drops. Pant Jr standing moonsaults Oku for 2.  

Los Pantera do stereo roll up's for 2 counts. They try stereo pins again for 2 counts. Oku reverse ddt's Hijo and Kato drops Pant Jr face first from his shoulders. Oku and Kato pick up stereo pins. Okumura's team wins the fall and match.

Thoughts: It was an okay bout here. The heels did their job and the faces got a decent bit of flying in. There was nothing wrong with this one and I liked it.

Garra Negra, Lluvia and La Jarochita vs Olympia, Zeuxis and Keyra

1st Fall - Jaro and Olym lock up. They trade some basic holds. Olym armdrags her down. Olym works a chinlock on the mat then Jaro armdrags her. Olym armdrags her. Olym shoulders Jaro over and stomps her. Olym squats her and Jaro sunset flips her. Jaro kicks her in the butt.

Jaro dropkicks Olym out. Jaro then rolls up Z for 2 when Z comes in. Garra comes in. She armdrags Z off a hiptoss attempt then headscissors Z into a pin attempt. Garra legsweeps her into a pumping knee for 2. Garra is hit with a basement dropkick from Keyra. 

Key armdrags Garra then hiptosses her. Keya crucifixes her for 2. Key pulls on her hair. Keyra shotgun dropkicks Garra. Garra is triple teamed in the corner. Jaro comes in. Keyra rolls her into a double stomp. Keyra misses a corner charge and her head is banged off the buckles. Jaro flying headscissors Key. Olym comes in and rolls up Jaro for 2. Olym corner lariats her. Jaro 2nd rope diving headscissors Olym. Jaro rolls up Olym for 2. Garra's team tries triple pins for 2 counts.

Key does a basement dropkick + senton combo while L hangs in the corner. Jaro is gorilla pressed onto L. L and Jaro get pinned together. Olympia's team wins the fall.

2nd Fall - Z beats L up in the crowd. Olym stomps Garra in the ring and Keya pulls Jaro's hair on the ramp. Olym leg chokes Garra on the ropes. Garra is held for a kick in the leg. Keya hits Garra in the back of the head then tries to unmask her on the ropes. L takes a handstand pendulum la silla in the corner from Olym. 

L takes corner attacks. Jaro is then triple stomped on. Garra takes a triple boot. Z is knocked out of the ring. L and Garra hit stereo backcrackers. Jaro hits a double meteora from behind on the ropes to Olym and Key. L sunset flips Z then Z is dropped onto L's knees. Z takes an electric chair driver from Garra and is pinned. Garra Negra's team wins the fall.  

3rd Fall - Garra running forearms Olym in the corner then bangs her head off the buckles. Garra kicks Olym in the leg then foot chokes her. They stall a bit. Jaro spinning muscle busters Keyra for 2. Olym legsweeps Jaro then slingshot splashes her for 2. L casadora bulldogs Olym. Z meteora's L for 1 when Garra breaks it up.

Garra pumping knees Z from behind into the buckles for 2. Keyra kicks Garra in the leg and rolls her up. Jaro breaks up the pin attempt. Jaro flying headscissors Z out then topes her. Olym springboard plancha's Jaro and Z outside. L then plancha's 3 girls outside.

Garra dropkicks Keyra. Garra is tripped into the buckles. Keyra basement dropkicks her then rolls her into a bridge pin. Keyra pins Garra. Keyra's team wins the fall and match.

Thoughts: It was long and average. It really didn't need all of the time it got. They didn't have the worst night ever, but there was nothing that great here.  

Star Jr and Xelhua vs Angel de Oro and Niebla Roja

1st Fall - Xel and Roja trade some basic holds. Xel armdrags him and goes for the pin. Roja does a surfboard variation on him. Xel trips him into a surfboard then tries to pin him off of it. Roja butt drops Xel's leg then surfboards him. Xel flying snapmares Roja. They shake hands and Roja spits in his hand.

Star and Oro go at it. Star flying headscissors him. He slides out and gets hit. Xel is sat up top. Oro unties Xel's mask. Oro corner lariats him then basement dropkicks him. Xel's team takes running corner attacks then basement dropkicks to the back of the neck. Oro and Roja pin them together. Angel de Oro's team wins the fall. 

2nd Fall - Oro snapmares Xel then unties his mask some. Xel takes a corner lariat then Oro slingshot swantons him. Oro's team poses then Star is kicked in the leg. Star is chopped down then stomped and pounded on by the heels. Star is popped up into a kick. Oro chops Star then Roja does as well. 

Oro hits is partner on accident. Xel tilt-a-whirl backbreakers Oro and Roja. Xel northern lights suplexes Oro and Star sky high's Roja. Xel and Star pick up pins. Xelhua's team wins the fall.

3rd Fall - The heels stall outside. Roja and Xel go face to face then Roja boots him. Xel spinning headstand headscissors him then hits armdrags on Oro. Xel tilt-a-whirl armdrags Oro out. Star and Roja stare down and trade chops. Star stomps him and buzzsaw kicks him. 

Oro is pushed into Roja. Star walks up the buckles and diving headscissors Roja down. Star is popped up and he reverse headscissors Roja down. Star springboard double crossbodies the heels. Xel and Star do stereo roll up's for 2 counts. Xel and Roja trade shots. Xel pump kicks him. Roja spinning forearms him then Xel flying headbutts him.

Star chops Oro then top rope hurricanrana's him down for 2. Roja and Star are up top. Oro michinoku drops Xel and Roja 2nd rope drops Star onto him. Oro and Roja pick up stereo pins. Angel de Oro's team wins the fall and match.

Thoughts: It was a lazy effort. We got few dives from the faces. Xel didn't do any of his fancy holds. The heels got the majority of the offense in and just did the basics. This was a very average waste of time.

Mistico comes out on crutches and will miss the main event. Mistico has some kind of brace on his knee and shin and says he will be back when he is discharged. 

Esfinge and Neon vs Hechicero and Rocky Romero

The heels go up the ramp and tease going after Mist. Mist heads to the back.

The faces do rolls up's to the heels for 2 counts. Esf is popped up into a double dropkick. Esf goes for a springboard and RR kicks the ropes out under him. Neon is bridged on the apron for an RR double stomp. RR drops Neon with a punch outside. Hech hits shots on Esf inside then stands on his throat. Hech stomps Esf's leg. RR running facekicks Neon on the ramp.

Hech surfboards Neon and RR facebusters Neon down. Hech beats Esf on the buckles and RR unties Neon's mask. Neon is whipped into double boots from RR. Neon is stomped by the heels. Neon takes a double spinebuster and his legs are split. RR yanks on Neon's arm.

Neon takes running corner attacks. Esf tags in and springboard crossbodies Hech. He tilt-a-whirl backbreakers both opponents. Neon top rope moonsaults Hech for 2. Hech eye pokes Esf and Esf tilt-a-whirl armdrags him. Esf corner monkey flips Hech and RR for 2 counts. Neon springboard crossbodies Hech. Neon is popped up into a headscissors on Hech and flying headscissors RR. Neon flying headscissors Hech.

Neon and Esf hit stereo topes outside. Neon springboard swantons Hech for 2. RR holds Esf and Hech boots RR over on accident. Hech takes a double superkick for 2. RR falcon arrows Neon for 2.

Hech twists Esf's head with his feet. Neon is popped up and dropkicks Hech. RR pump kicks Neon. Esf superkicks RR then is dropkicked by Hech. Hech headscissors drops Neon and Esf springboard crossbodies Hech. RR hits a shiranui on Esf and pins him. Rocky Romero's team wins the match.

Thoughts: This was absolutely nothing of note here. It was very one-sided. The faces didn't fly much at all and this was very clearly a match put together at the last minute. This was disappointing. I thought for sure they'd go all out to try and make up for Mist being out. 

The announcer then closes the show. 

Overall thoughts: Usually a show gets better as it goes on. This was the opposite of that. The opener was the best bout of the night in my opinion and Los Pantera's match was a close second. The second match with Meyer and Astro was alright alright but did drag a little in the 3rd fall. The girls tried in the 3rd match but it was average. The semi main was heel dominated and lazy. Xelhua didn't do his fancy holds and the heels did the basics. The main was rushed and did little to make-up for Mistico not being able to make it. I'd give this a 5 out of 10 and it would have been lower if the undercard didn't bail out the top guys here. I wouldn't recommend this one and would say it was average. 

CMLL 5/17/2026 Domingo Familiar

CMLL 5/17/2026 Domingo Familiar

The announcer talks before the show starts as usual.

Rey Cometa, Espiritu Negro and Fuego vs Los Forajidos (Polvora, El Coyote and Vaquero Jr.)

Negro and Coy lock up. Coy takes him down by the arm then Negro twists his foot. They sweep each other and stand off. Rey and Vaq get in. Vaq takes him down and Rey armdrags him. Vaq shoulders him over then Rey armdrags him. Rey spinning reverse headscissors him from the mat and they stand off. 

Fuego and Pol go at it. Fuego 2nd rope diving headscissors him. Coy dropkicks Fuego then stomps him. Rey's team does triple stereo dives outside. Coy gets triple teamed inside. Coy takes a triple boot. Pol then gets triple teamed by the faces. Fuego dropkicks Vaq then the faces stomp on him. Rey and Vaq double lariat each other. Negro and Feugo do stereo springboard dropkicks and stereo tope con hilos.

Rey diving headscissors Vaq off the apron. Negro springboard crossbodies Coy. Negro top rope diving armdrags Coy out. Pol misses a dropkick on Fuego. Fuego rolls him into a crucifix for 2. Fuego victory rolls him and Rey tilt-a-whirl backbreakers 2 opponents. Rey then takes a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Vaq clubs on Rey. Vaq cradle shocks Rey. Negro botches a flying headscissors then hits a springboard triple splash. Fuego hits a springboard triple splash and they get 2 counts on the heels.

Rey's team get on the buckles together and all 3 do dives. Fuego and Rey hit top rope moonsaults while Negro top rope swantons Vaq. Negro pins Vaq.

Thoughts: It was different with the faces triple teaming the heels and stomping them. The faces did a fair bit of lying though and I did like it overall. Rey Cometa is always a fun guy to watch.

Stigma, Arkalis and Rayo Metalico vs Felino Jr., El Cobarde and Hijo de Stuka Jr.

1st Fall - Cob and Stig go at it. Stig uses the ropes to flip out of a wristlock. Cob headflips out of a wristlock. Stig flips out of a snapmare and drags Cob over and out. Ark top rope crossbodies Fel then is triple stomped by Fel's team. Ark running lariats Cob then tilt-a-whirl armdrags Fel.

Stuka and Rayo go at it. Rayo superkicks him out. Rayo walks up the ropes and diving headscissors Stuka on the ramp. Ark springboard diving armdrags Fel then flying headscissors him outside. Cob takes a cutter from Stig. Stig top rope splashes Cob and pins him. Stigma's team wins the fall.

2nd Fall - Stig dropkicks Stuka in the knee. Stuka rolls out and holds his knee. Cob kicks Fel on accident. Rayo top rope crossbodies Cob. Rayo is stuck in tree of woe and stomped on. Stig takes corner lariats and a superkick. Ark is kickedin the leg. 

Ark takes a double back elbow then Cob is popped up into a dropkick on him. Rayo takes a triple boot out. Stig takes kicks then Cob standing moonsaults him. Stuka is hiptossed into the ropes into a splash on Stig for 2. Rayo takes a triple forearm in the corner and a triple kick. Ark and Stig are hiptossed out oft the ring. Cob and Stuka do stereo dives out. Rayo goes for a flying headscissors but Fel powerbombs him and pins him. Felino Jr.'s team wins the fall. 

3rd Fall - Rayo is triple stomped on. Rayo takes a double suplex. Stuka gets on his buddies shoulders and splashes Rayo for 2. Rayo flips into an armdrag on Stuka. Rayo tope con hilos him. Cob superkicks Ark and Fel is lariated out. Cob takes a jerry bump outside. Stig topes outside. Arm tries a slingshot headscissors outside but gets dropped and lands elbow first on the floor.

Fel superkicks Stig. Stuka lariats Rayo. Ark superkicks Stuka. Cob blue thunders Ark. Stig pop-up sitout powerbombs Cob. Stuka backcrackers Stigma. Rayo does a standing spanish fly. Ark does a shoulderbreaker on Fel for 2.

Ark crossbodies Fel out over the top. Fel sweeps Ark then Ark dropkicks him in the knee. Ark la magistral's him for 2 then rolls him up for the pin.

Thoughts: It was a dangerous one as both Arkalis and Stuka both looked like they got injured at times in this. Stuka held his knee after a dropkick to it. Ark tried a slingshot headscissors outside but knocked Cob down on the landing then went elbow first into the floor. The match was wild with them doing a bunch of dives and everyone really trying to show off. It was full of action here and was a good bout.

Lightning Match - India Sioux vs Keyra

India hammerlocks her then Key side headlocks her. India wristlocks her. Key armdrags her into a pin attempt then India tries a pin on her. India armdrags her then half crabs her.

Key bangs India's head off the mat then pulls on her legs. India armdrags her. They shake hands then Key kicks her in the gut. Key messes with her hair. India flying headscissors her. India then messes with Key's hair.

India 2nd rope diving headscissors her. India tilt-a-whirl backbreakers her for 2. India low dropkicks her out. Key boots her in the head and throws her in the corner. Key kicks her in the leg. Key camel clutches her. 

Key hits forearms. India pulls her down by the hair and basement dropkicks her. India triangle plancha's Key outside. Key's head is banged off the buckles. India top rope crossbodies her. Key running facekicks her. India backrolls Key into a bridge for 2.

India forearms and chops Key. Key hiptosses her then la magistral's her for 2. Key hits forearms and India dropkicks her in the knee. India rolls her for 2. Key rolls her into a double stomp then basement dropkicks her for 2. India blocks Key's casadora. India legdrops her for the win.

Thoughts: It started off alright but lost some of it's steam near the end. A dive or two and maybe 2 minuts less would have helped this. The finish was very weak.

Calavera Jr. I and II vs Hijo del Villano III and Villano III Jr.

Villano III Jr. has the tattoos and Hilo del Villano III doesn't. Los Calavera are hard to tell apart and I will just call them "Cal".

1st Fall - Hijo offers a Cal a handshake then grabs his arm. Hijo abdominal stretches him. Cal wristlocks him. Hijo flips out of it using the ropes. Cal armdrags him and they stand off. Hijo chops a Cal then Cal chops back. Cal hurricanrana's him down. Hijo arm throws him. Hijo spin kicks him in the gut then moonsaults over him. They trade armdrags, try to dropkick each other at the same time and headflip up together. The other two then boot both.

V3 Jr trades chops with the other Cal. V3 Jr shoulders him over. A Cal top rope crossbodies V3 Jr. Hijo top rope double dropkicks his opponents. The Villano's then do stereo tope con hilos outside. Hijo top rope moonsaults while V3 Jr headstands on the ropes and flips into a moonsault. Los Villanos get stereo pins. Los Villanos win the fall.

2nd Fall - A Cal is thrown in and V3 Jr slams him. Hijo hits mounted corner punches on a Cal. V3 Jr is monkey flipped into Cal. The other Cal is chopped down. Hijo spinebusters Cal. B3 Jr springboard double stomps Cal's back. The other Cal chops Hijo then Hijo hits jabs on him. Cal is double booted by Los Villano's.

The other Cal comes in and hits shots on Hijo. V3 Jr monkey flips into a Hijo sitout powerbomb. Hijo foot chokes Cal. V3 Jr chops Cal. Cal walks up the ropes and diving armdrags Hijo. The other Cal top rope diving armdrags V3 Jr. A Villano is suplexed onto the other. Los Calavera tie their legs and arms up and pull the arms. Los Villanos submit. Los Calavera Jr win the fall.

3rd Fall - V3 Jr is sent into the rails. Hijo is sat up top and a cal pulls on his mask. Hijo rolls down to the floor. V3 Jr is kicked in the leg then he gets double stomped on. Hijo is held for a chop.

Hijo takes a double flying kick. V3 Jr is double gorilla press thrown from the ramp to the ring. V3 Jr does a headscissors off a double team gorilla press attempt. A Cal walks up the buckles and blind moonsaults him outside. The other Cal powerslams Hijo for 2. 

Hijo spin kicks a Cal in the gut then double underhook backbreakers him for 2. A Cal jumping back kicks Hijo out then tope con hilos him. V3 Jr flips over Cal's back then springboard sunset flips him into a sitout powerbomb for 2.

A Cal springboard swantons then gets hit with a springboard swanton. The other Cal springboard swantons then V3 Jr springboard double stomps that Cal. Cal superkicks Hijo then V3 JR pump kicks the other Cal out. V3 Jr double srpingboard swantons a Cal outside. 

Hijo 2nd rope double underhook suplexes Cal and pins him. Los Villanos win the fall and match.

Thoughts: It was less dynamic than their last encounter but it made sense and was a better match structurally. Did it hit as big of a high? No. These are both heel teams and both sides played face and heel at times here. I liked it and though it flowed pretty well.  

Los Hermanos Chavez (Angel de Oro and Niebla Roja) vs El Clon and Rocky Romero

Roja and Clon go at it. Clon wristlocks him and Roja pulls at the mask. Clon wristlocks him then Roja trips him into a leg drop on the leg. Roja does a surfboard variation and Clon flying snapmares him. Clon armdrags him then is armdragged back. Clon gets a 2 count on him and side headlock takeovers him. Clon headflips out of a headscissors and they stand off. 

RR and Oro go at it. Oro side headlocks him. Oro dropkicks him out. Clon boots Oro. Oro goes up and over then flying headscissors him. RR trips Oro and Oro is hit with a basement dropkick. RR sends Roja into the rails. Clon rakes Oro's eyes up top then boots him in tree of woe. RR sends Roja into the post.

RR hits knees and chops on Roja in the ring. RR foot chokes him. RR chops Roja outside then double stomps him off the apron. Oro takes a double back elbow then a double facekick. Clon stands on Oro. Clon punches Oro. Oro pops up Roja into a double dropkick on the heels. Oro and Roja then hit stereo topes.

Oro superkicks RR inside and triangle asai moonsaults him for 2. RR hits corner lariats on him. Oro michinoku drivers him for 2. Clon hits kicks on Oro then enzugiri's him. Clon overhead kicks Oro. Roja fires up and chops Clon. He then basement dropkicks Clon for 2. 

Roja and RR trade forearms. RR uppercuts him then Roja spinning forearms him. RR trips him and camel clutches him. Oro breaks it up. Oro and Roja hit stereo corner attacks then take knees to the face. RR does a shiranui and Clon plants into a moonsault. Clon and RR get 2 counts.

Roja basement dropkicks RR. Oro flying headscissors Clon for 2. Clon asai moonsaults RR outside. RR top rope shiranui's Oro for 2. RR misses a corner splash. RR is up top and is enzugiri'd. Oro asai moonsaults outside onto Clon. Roja sitout powerbombs RR and pins him.

Thoughts: It was longer, slower and mostly boring The faces didn't have a great comeback or get enough offense in either. This may have been better as a 2/3 falls match.

They introduce us to some basketball players who are at the show. The players come into the ring. 

Volador Jr. vs Bandido

They shake hands. Band armdrags him off a wristlock and they stand off. Band armdrags him then spining reverse headscissors him from the mat. They sweep each other and go face to face. They handspring into the ropes at the same time and Band does the finger gun pose at him. Band corkscrew headscissors him out then topes him. 

Vol enzugiri's him from the apron. Vol top rope crossbodies him then flying headscissors him. Vol topes him over the rail into the front row. Band springboard crossbodies him. Band then rolls him up for 2. Band hurricanrana's him for 2. Band is thrown down on a flying headscissors attempt and Vol gets a 2 count.

Vol boots him in the corner. Band deadlift suplexes Vol. Band top rope tornillo's him. Band flying reverse headscissors him then tope con hilos him outside. Band frogsplashes him for 2. Vol superkicks him then backcrackers him for 2. Band sunset flips him for 2.

Band lariats him then Vol step up enzugiri's him. Band hits a reverse GTS then Vol superkicks him. Band goes for a springboard and is pushed gut first onto the top rope. Vol superkicks him.  

They go up top and Band top rope hurricanrana's him down for 2. Vol canadian destroyers him for 2. Vol hits forearms. Band gorilla press slams him with one arm. Band 21plexes him for 2. Vol tries an up and over and spinning canadian destroyers him off of it. Vol the pins him.

Thoughts: The finish wasn't that great as it was a bit sudden and not so well built to. I didn't like the canadian destroyer not meaning much. It was mostly flying as expected. It was entertaining and they didn't go too overboard. It was an okay bout but not Band's best effort.

Vol talks on the mic after. Vol says the people supported Band here this afternoon but says CMLL has the top wrestlers. He says he will ask him for an ROH Title shot for next Friday. Band says he lost to a legend. Band agrees to the match. They shake hands and raise each other's arms.

The announcer closes the show as usual. 

Overall thoughts: I was alright with the opener but it was different with the faces triple stomping the heels. Stigma's match was good but 2 people seemed to have gotten hurt during it. I liked Los Calavera Jr vs Los Villanos. The semi-main was longer, slow and boring. The main wasn't either guys greatest effort but aside from a meaningless canadian destroyer, it was alright. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 as things went pretty well here outside of the semi-main and it was a good show.

WWE Monday Night Raw 5/18/2026

WWE Monday Night Raw 5/18/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/wwe-monday-night-raw-5112026.html

We are in Greensboro, NC. Michael Cole and Corey Graves are on commentary.

Roman Reigns arrives in a car. He is handed his title then Adam Pearce comes up to him. Adam says if Roman listened to him, none of this would have happened. Roman says it doesn't matter now as he is calling Jacob Fatu out right now. Adam says Fatu needs fired. Fatu's music then hits.

Jacob Fatu comes out. Fatu says he's here right now if Roman wants to call him out. He tells him to come out here now. The Uso's come out. Jey has a chair and short hair. Jimmy asks Jacob what he's doing. He says Fatu said he would do anything to upgrade his life and Jimmy says part of it is acknowledging Roman. Jimmy says it's like he chooses the hardest path to follow.

Jimmy says they are about to fire Fatu. He says Fatu's not thinking. Jey grabs the chair and Fatu nails him. Fatu puts the tongan death grip on Jimmy. Jey chairs Fatu from behind and Fatu no sells it. Fatu tongan death grips Jey. 

Roman Reigns comes out and stares down with Fatu. They trade shots. Roman facekicks him. Fatu tongan death grip's him. Jey hits superkicks on him and spears him. Jimmy top rope splashes Fatu. Fatu takes a 3D.

Fatu is tied up in the ropes and Roman superman punches him. The Uso's superkick Fatu. Roman hits a big spear on Fatu. Roman's crew leaves. Adam Pearce comes out. Roman tells Adam he can do whatever he wants now. Fatu says "Tribal Combat" to Roman". Roman says he accepts.

We see various wrestlers arrive. 

We see a video on the JD McDonaugh vs Finn Balor feud. 

Street Fight - JD McDonaugh vs Finn Balor

Finn hits some mounted shots and lariats him out of the ring. Finn sends JD into the rails and steps. Finn hits him in the gut with a chair. JD hits him with a kendo stick several times. Finn hits him with the kendo stick. JD russian legsweeps him.

Finn sends JD into a chair between the ropes. Finn tries to pull a table out and JD topes him. They go into the crowd. JD hits him with a mic. JD is sent into boxes then Finn is rammed into them. JD bangs Finn's head off of the boxes. JD climbs on top of some stuff and moonsaults Finn. 

We go to break and return. They trade shots and Finn final cuts him. Finn chairs him in the gut and back. JD uranage's him and standing uranage's him. Finn slingblades him. Finn shotgun dropkicks him into a table in the corner. JD flying knees him then powerbombs him for 2. JD top rope moonsaults Finn for 2. JD puts another table in the ring. 

Finn is laid on the table. JD goes up top and Finn knocks him down. JD is laid on the table. Dominik Mysterio then trips Finn up top. JD superplexes Finn through the table for 2. Dom throws trash cans into the ring. Finn is hit with trash cans by Dom and JD. Dom tries to 619 Finn but hits JD on accidents. Finn puts a trash can on JD's head and john woo's him. Finn top rope double stomps the trash can on JD's head for the win.

Thoughts: We missed some of this due to the break. Finn basically won this 1v2 which isn't a great look for JD. There was no blood but it was alright. The superplex through the table looked good and the john woo dropkick with the trash can on JD's head looked painful.

Cathy Kelly interviews Seth Rollins. Seth says he knows he's a marked man and has zero allies. Seth says he knows he has to put an end to The Vision sooner or later and he's spinning his wheels on how to do that. He says sometimes the easiest way out of a situation is to run through it. Seth says he hasn't had a match on Raw in 4 months and should change it today.

Seth says he wants to challenge The Vision tonight and wants Bron Breakker to answer the challenge. He asks who Bron really is and asks if he's a nepo baby. He asks if Bron is everything he says he is. He says this is Bron's chance and tells him to show him who he is. 

Sol Ruca is interviewed by Byron. Sol says she's glad she had the opportunities to wrestle some of the best girls in the business. She says she knows she hasn't won but is new. Becky Lynch interrupts. She says she hasn't faced the best as she hasn't faced her. Beck says she's 0-2 and doesn't know about her future if she can't win her first two matches. She says she should go back to NXT. Sol says she made a good point and she'll just go. Becky rips her for quitting. We then hear sol's music.

Sol Ruca comes out. She says she hopes Becky comes out and faces her like the man she claims to be. Becky Lynch comes out. She asks what kind of stunt Sol is pulling. Sol says she worked too hard to just give up. She says she's good at proving people wrong. She says let's dish this out right now in the ring. Becky asks her if she wants to face her and Becky says no to it.

Becky says she'd love to perform for the people of Greensboro as they could use some excitement in their lives. Becky says she's the greatest wrestler of all time. She says she prides herself on being a locker room leader and a mentor to youth. She says many have tried to become a star and brings up Lyra, Maxxine and AJ Lee. Becky says Sol isn't ready for this and needs to think about it strongly. Becky says she will face her at SNME if she's ready. She says she's not a star maker but a star breaker. Sol says she will see her at SNME. Sol says she will snatch her soul and her title. 

Becky says no one says anything about the title and Sol has done nothing to earn it. She says Sol didn't fool her. She tells her welcome to the bigtime.

The Vision talk in the back. Austin says every time he has a tag title, The Street Profits don't. Bron mocks Seth and tells Heyman to make him vs Seth tonight. Heyman says it's a great idea and says it'll be Seth vs Austin Theory. Logan and Austin love it as it's the main event. Bron asks Austin and Logan to leave. Bron asks Heyman what he's doing and says he can beat him. Heyman says Bron knows where Seth will be, when he will be there and why his hands will be so full. Heyman says maybe Bron would like to run that play.

Trios Tornado Match - El Grande Americano Original, Julio Creedo and Bruto Creedo vs El Grande Americano II, Bravo Americano and Rayo Americano

Grande II picked up the win here with a running headbutt on Bruto. It was a fast paced and high flying match as expected with no lack of action. They were pretty creative here and put out a good effort Grande OG hit a german on Rayo with Bravo on his back. Bravo took a superplex into a top rope moonsault and a flying headbutt. Grande OG's team then hit triple stereo moonsaults later on.

Paige and Bri bella talk in the back. We see the Whataburger mascot giving Doordash food to Otis and Tozawa.
 We get a video on Tribal Combat. 

The Uso's are interviewed. Jey says Tribal Combat is like sacred combat. He says it gets crazy and brutal. LA Knight walks in and shakes his head. Jimmy tells him "not now". LA says maybe Roman will join them in beating him up. LA says they used to team to stop The Vision from jumping people and The Uso's aren't any better than them. LA says it's okay if he gets his @ss whipped and says if you do dirt, you get dirt. Jimmy says not now and walks away.

We see a sitdown interview with Ethan Page and Michael Cole. Page gives him a cheat sheet where he has Cole ask him biased questions. Page says he didn't ask to be born so charismatic and dangerous. He says some people are born lucky and some like Penta have to work hard for it. Cole says he can't do this anymore and asks why Page does this. He says Page has everything and could be an all-time great, but he also has ego. He says his ego will cost him the IC Title on Saturday. Page says it's not ego but confidence. Page says he's the best wrestler in WWE and will prove it. He says he will put fear in the vocabulary of Penta.

WWE Women's Tag Titles - Paige and Brie Bella vs The Judgment Day (Rxoanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez)

Paige high kicks RP and hair throws her. Paige bangs RP's head off the buckles and boots her in the corner. Brie top rope diving knee drops RP. RP kicks Brie in the head for 2. Brie hits gets some bad offense on RR. Brie leg kicks her then RR shoulders her over.

RP boots Brie in the gut and side headlocks her. RP cartwheels over Brie and slaps her. Brie slaps her back. Brie single arm ddt's her then running knees her. Brie and Paige hit chest kicks on their opponents.

Paige superkicks RR out. Paige back elbows RP. RR catches Paige's apron cannonball and swings her into the side of the ring and rail. We go to break and return. RR corner splashes Paige. Paige rolls RR out of the ring. Brie is tagged in. She hits lariats on RP and a neckbreaker on her. Brie sends RP into RR and makes RR ddt Paige. Brie hits chest kicks on RP in the corner. Brie top rope dropkicks RP. 

Liv Morgan distracts the ref and RR hits Brie. RR is caught on the 2nd rope and takes a double powerbomb. Paige is thrown out. RP running euros Brie in the back of the neck. Brie gets her knees up on RR's asai moonsault. Liv pushes Brie off the top into the ropes. The ref ejects Liv.

RR hands RP a tag title. RP misses a shot with it and Brie rolls up RP to win.

Thoughts: Brie had some sloppy looking offense as usual. They tried and definitely had the usual Judgment Day style match. The format was fine but the work could have been a bit better. It wasn't that bad though.

Liv attacks Paige and Brie after. RR and RP join in. Lyra Valkyria and Bayley come out and attack Judgment Day. Bayley belly to belly suplexes Liv. Lyra dropkicks the heels through the ropes. 

LA Knight and Seth Rollins talk in the back. Seth asks LA if he wants to do this now. LA tells him to jump if he wants to. LA tells Seth he will go out there, have a match and will get stomped out. He says he doesn't like him and says the enemy of his enemy is not his friend. He says he's happy to see him gget stomped. He says Seth will need help and says Jey won't help him. He says to have fun getting stomped out.

Penta does a video. He says the IC Title belongs to people who believe in him. He says he fights for the people and the title is for those who don't give up. Penta says they are ready for the war at SNME.

Oba Femi comes out for his open challenge. Brock Lesnar comes out and F-5's Oba four times.

Thoughts: This was a shock as it seemed like Brock had retired at Wrestlemania. He never officially announced it though so it's not like he went back on his word. This was a shock though and I'm glad to see Brock is back. 

Adam Pearce asks the officials to find Heyman as he had retirement papers made up for Brock. Adam says Heyman what he just saw. Heyman says Brock Lesnar is retired. Heyman gives him a contract for Clash in Italy with Brock's signature on it. He says if he gets Oba Femi to sign it, he has the biggest rematch in history. 

The Street Profits are interviewed. AD says The Vision are tough but they will be ready. Ford says they have a vision themselves and it's them walking out as tag champs. Ford says they want the smoke. Ford says AD isn't focused. He says if he wants to go waste his time, don't expect him to get involved.

Dawkins goes up to Seth Rollins. He says they don't need to be friends or trust each other. He says good looking out last week. Seth says he gets it and thanks him. He says he's sorry for what happened last week. Seth says he needs to focus as he has a match right now.

Seth Rollins vs Austin Theory

Seth topes Logan and Austin as they walk down the aisle. Austin is sent into the rails and has his head banged off of them. Seth short arm lariata Austin then does reverse curbstomps. Seth lariats Austin over the top rope. Austin's head is banged off the steps. 

Austin pulls Seth's throat over the top rope. Seth buckle bombs Austin then hits punches and boots in the corner. Seth knocks Austin off the apron. Seth's ankle is banged off the post and Austin hits mounted shots. Austin kicks the steps into Seth's ankle.

Austin hits corner spears on Seth. Logan pulls Seth off the apron. Austin crotches Seth on the rail and forearms him. We go to break and return. Austin elbows Seth's leg. Seth falcon arrows Austin. Seth hits chops and forearms on Austin then pounds on him in the corner. Seth hits lariats on him. Austin rolls into him and is caught with a sitout powerbomb. Austin back elbows him then spinning sitout torture rack bombs him. Austin half crabs him. Austin superkicks him twice. Seth lariat him. 

Seth is on the 2nd rope and Logan pushes him down. Austin curbstomps Seth for 2. Logan gives Austin brass knucks. Seth superkicks Austin then grabs the knucks. The ref takes the knucks from Seth. Seth knocks Logan off the apron and Austin rolls him up for 2. Seth pedigrees Austin and pins him.

Thoughts: It was fine with the heels cheating, Austin working the ankle some and Seth winning out in the end. I would have liked more ankle work at the end though by Austin.

Logan beats up on Seth as soon as the match ends. Angelo Dawkins comes out and beats up Logan. Montez Ford comes out to help and kicks Paul down. Ford tope con hilos Logan over the post. Ford yells at Dawkins. Bron Breakker comes out and spears Ford. He gutbusters Dawkins.

Seth attacks Bron and lariats him. Logan trips up Seth and Bron spears Seth. The Vision goes to do something to Seth with the steps. Officials including Pearce come out and delay things. Bron takes down Seth and beats him up. 

Thoughts: The ending was a bit lame. The Vision ended up not being able to do all that much to Seth despite having a lot of time to plan for it. 

Overall thoughts: We got more Fatu/Roman fighting to start. JD/Finn had an okay street fight. The tornado trios match was action packed with a bunch of flying. The Women's Tag Title match could have been better but it wasn't that bad. The main was fine but nothing memorable or special. Brock Lesnar also made his return here after seemingly, but not officially, retiring. He's much needed around here right now and he should help things out. A lot of people were missing from this one like CM Punk and Joe Hendry. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 as the show was okay as a whole but they aren't lighting the world on fire at the moment.