WWE Evolve 6/3/2026

WWE Evolve 6/3/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/wwe-evolve-5272026.html

We are in Orlando, FL. Blake Howard and Peter Rosenberg are on commentary.

We see clips from after last week's show with Aaron Rourke's buddies fighting off The Mog Squad. 

Nikkita Lyons and Sloane Jacobs talk about today's show. Lyons tells Sloane it's her time to end Wendy's reign. 

Masyn Holiday vs Gianna Capri

Capri pulls the hair and wristlocks her. Mas rolls out and armdrags her twice. Mas dropkicks her then armlocks her. Mas backflips and drives Capri's face into the mat with her legs. Mas armlocks her. 

Mas running back elbows her in the corner and is thrown backwards into the ropes. Capri stomps her and foot chokes her. Mas slingshot sunset flips her. Capri tries pin attempts. Mas hits chops and boots. Mas back elbows her down and flying shoulders her. Mas la silla's her.

Mas backflips and Capri blocks her headscissors move. Capri backrolls her and pins her while holding the ropes.

Thoughts: It went better than expected. Mas' offense needs to connect a bit more though. Mas' headscissors face spike move is something new. Capri wasn't as over as she was last time.

Capri talks to Anya Rune and Veronica Haven after in the VIP Lounge. She says she leads the ID program and not them.

Wendy Choo does a promo. She says Sloane Jacobs has taken sleazy shortcuts since she returned. She says if this is the fight she wants, she's got it. She says she can bring her kitty cat of a partner with her. 

It's GAL does a promo at a pond. He says he has been pulled into too many different directions for long. He says he's been confused and stuck but no more. He says the only rock and hard place he is stuck in between is his biceps. He says he's ready to run his train through all competition. He says he will start the It's Gal Open Challenge next week.

Romeo Morneo is interviewed before his match. He says sometimes in the toughest situations, we create our best art. He says let's show the world - si, se puedes.

Harley Riggins vs Romeo Moreno

HR has Kam Hendrix with him. HR boots and punches him. HR chops him. RM running facekicks him. RM goes after Kam on the apron and is fcekicked. HR does a whisper in the wind for 2. HR chinlocks him. 

HR forearms him in the spine and back. RM enzugiri's him from the bottom rope and lariats him. RM hits more lariats and knocks Kam off the apron. HR is up top. Kam blocks a spanish fly attempt. RM is caught off the buckles and takes a pop-up knee. HR pins him.

Thoughts: It didn't really get a ton of time to be anything too great. There was a lot of interference here. HR busted out a new whisper in the wind in this one. 

The heels pillmanize RM's ankle after.

Timothy Thatcher talks to his security guards. Tim says they ripped out Harlem Lewis' arm out of its socket last week when they grabbed him. He says they need to be careful. Shido Ash says he understands they need to be more careful. Viktor Zanov does as well. Tim says they need to be more on point for the next one. Tim says there will be pandemonium tonight and he's counting on them.

Tim then talks about Evolve Succession III. He says there will be a new debut there (the graphic makes it seem like there will be 2 new people). He says Nikkita Lyons will get a Women's Title shot there. 

Max Abrams vs Cappuccino Jones

Cap hits punches and Max goes out. Max stomps him in the ring. Max knees him in the gut. Cap dropkicks him. Cap flying back elbows him. Max springboard kicks him on the apron. Max fameassers him over the bottom rope for 2. Max flying back elbows him for 2.

Max hits punches and boots. Cap double chops him then headscissors him out of the corner. Cap comes off the 2nd rope and is dropkicked in mid-air. Max headhunters him for 2. Max hits mounted punches. 

Max misses a top rope elbow drop. Cap back body drops him then corner dropkicks him. Cap corner flying lariats him then top rope double axe handles him. Max enzugiri's him. Cap sitout powerbombs him from his shoulders for 2. 

Max euros him and takes a pump kick. Cap pump kicks him again and Max flying knees him. They double crossbody each other at the same time. The Mog Squad come out and security stops them. Marcus Mathers and Sam Holloway attack The Squad. Sam is removed to the back. Cap flying forearms Max. Max goes out and Cap top rope plancha's him outside.

Cap goes up top and CJ Valor comes out and crotches him. Max fameassers him from behind and pins him.

Thoughts: It wasn't bad. It had a lot of flying here. Security failed again and they seemed to target the faces a bit harder than the heels, which is becoming a trend. I was expecting more of a traditional match than what we got.

PJ Vasa says she will watch the title match and says the winner will come get their issue.  

Kai Kavari vs Elijah Holyfield

This is Eli's Evolve debut.

They lock up and Kai is backed up in the corner. Kai hammerlocks him. Eli throws him and flying shoulders him. Eli corner flying splashes him then spinebusters him. Eli drops him with an uppercut and wins.

Thoughts: It was a short one here and similar to what we saw on LFG with Elijah. I'm not a big fan of his uppercut finisher as it stands. It just needs more theatrics.

Tristan Angels does a promo. He says last week was an international tragedy when he lost to Aaron Rourke. He then complains about The Mog Squad jumping in after. He says he's not done with the Evolve Title and it wasn't a convincing victory. He says Cole is a trust fund baby and says Harlem Lewis looks more suitable leading a group of motorcyclists. He says Chazz Hall's nickname fits his childlike stature. He says Evolve is crying for someone like him to lead Evolve into the future. He says Aaron won this chapter but the story is far from over. He says it doesn't end until he wins the Evolve Title.

WWE Evolve Women's Title - Wendy Choo (C) vs Sloane Jacobs

PJ Vasa and Karmen Petrovic are in the VIP Lounge. 

Choo gets the edge to start. SJ backrolls her into a pin attempt. Choo flying headscissors her then dropkicks her for 2. Choo codebreakers her over the 2nd rope. SJ slides out. We go to break and return.

Choo hits forearms. Choo is dropped face first on the buckles. PJ and Karmen argue in the VIP Lounge. SJ hits mounted shots on Choo. SJ chops her then side slams her. SJ legdrops her for 2. SJ back elbows her down.

SJ pump kicks her. SJ magic screws her for 2. SJ headscissors her. SJ cranks her head. Choo hits shots on SJ then hits lariats. Choo hits a pepsi twist lariat. Choo cartwheel forearms her in the corner then running facekicks her. Choo 2nd rope cannonballs her for 2. 

They trade pin attempts. SJ high kicks her then facebusters her for 2. SJ is pushed into the buckles. She headscissors Choo and bangs her face into the buckles with it. Choo superplexes her for 2. SJ gori specials her then top rope elbow drops her for 2. SJ indian deathlocks her and Choo ropebreaks. Choo is catapulted into the ropes. Choo is in the electric chair and drops down into a dirt nap on her. Choo submits her.

Thoughts: Sloane has improved a lot from her first run. They had a full length match here. She hit all of her stuff clean and did fine. It wasn't anything too great but it was an acceptable enough main.

Sloane grabs on Lyons after. Lyons shoves her down and stares down Choo.

PJ Vasa then attacks Karmen in the VIP Lounge and refs try to break it up.

Overall thoughts: Masyn/Capri went better than expected and wasn't bad. Riggins/Moreno didn't get enough time. Thatcher's guards got their official names and Shido Ash's name isn't very good. Abrams/Jones was alright. Elijah Holyfield made his debut and had a similar match to what he's been doing on LFG with an uppercut finish. Sloane did a decent job in the main and improved a lot from her original run. That match was okay. I'd give the show a low 6 out of 10. It was okay but nothing great or must see.

Reality of Wrestling 6/3/2026 PLATINUM Episode 29

Reality of Wrestling 6/3/2026 PLATINUM Episode 29

The last show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/reality-of-wrestling-5272026-platinum.html

Booker T talks to Will Allday and Ryan Davidson in his office. He says they will get back to business around here. Will wants Ryan. Booker says he put a lot of work in. Ryan and Will argue and Booker tells them to shut up. Booker says he doesn't care about their rivalry, just business. He says they aren't making money with their feud. He says their feud ends tonight.

It's GAL vs Vin Parc

They lock up. Gal shoves him in the corner. Vin side headlocks him then takes him over. Gal headscissors him and does push-up's while doing it. Vin armdrags him twice. Vin waistlock takedowns him and does push-up's. 

Gal hits punches and chops. Vin boots him out of the corner. Vin flying headscissors him then dropkicks him. Vin final cut's him for 2. Gal overhead throws Vin then spinning lariats him for 2. 

Gal hits punches in the corner and foot chokes him. Gal chops him and rakes his face on the ropes. Gal enzugiri's him in the corner then fireman's carry gutbusters him for 2. Gal hits mounted shots. Gal sleepers him. Vin backdrops him.

Vin hits punches. Vin northern lights suplexes him and fisherman suplexes him for 2. Gal lariats Vin over the top. Gal clubs on Vin outside then drops him on the steps for 2. Vin then cradles him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was average and needed a better finishing stretch. I have a feeling Vin is probably going to be a WWE ID guy if he's not already. He's in good shape and he has a good look. Gal was supposed to be a face here but was a bit heelish and didn't do all that great as a face.

Skylar Raye is interviewed. She says she's happy to be back at ROW. She says she's a little frustrated as she had a shot at the ROW Women's Title and didn't get pinned. She says this is her chance to prove she deserves that title. She says she intends to bring gold back to NXT.

ROW Women's Title - "Ladybird" Monica Monroe vs Skylar Raye

They lock up. MM wristlocks her. Sky headflips out and wristlocks her back. MM fireman's carry takeovers her and armlocks her. Sky kimura rolls her. Sky monkey flips her. MM casadora armdrags her. 

Sky armdrags her. They shake hands and try to boot each other off of it. Sky flying headscissors her then backsplashes her in the corner. Sky running back elbows her then cartwheels on her into a soul foot for 2. 

MM high kicks her from the apron then slingshot basement dropkicks her for 2. MM misses a 2nd rope moonsault and holds her knee. SKy rolls her up for 2. Sky codebreakers her for 2. Sky dragon screws her then ddt's her leg for 2. Sky elbow drops the leg.

Sky bangs MM's knee off the mat then figure fours her. MM reverses it. MM hits punches. MM powerslams her for 2. MM misses an asai moonsault. Sky goes for a figure four and MM cradles her. MM pins her.

Thoughts: It was a good bout. Sky's offense looked good and MM surprised her with a cradle to win. MM sold well, Sky showed fire and the story made sense. Sky's very impressive and I don't know why she's not on WWE TV more. I also don't know why WWE won't give Monroe a chance either. 

We get a video showing the ROW careers of Ryan Davidson and Will Allday and some of their feud. 

Ryan Davidson vs Will Allday

Will boots him out of the corner to start and hits punches. Ryan running facekicks him. Ryan hits shots in the corner and corner lariats him. Ryan exploders him. Will boots him through the ropes then topes him twice. Ryan is pushed into the post. Will wraparound kicks him around the post. Will comes off the top and is caught with a sitout powerbomb. 

They hockey fight. Will dropkicks him. Ryan pulls him down backwards. Will kicks him in the chest. Will is caught in the corner with a uranage. RD running fist drops him then gutwrench powerbombs him for 2. RD chops him down. Will hits chops in the corner. RD's throat is pulled down over the top rope. Will top rope dropkicks him.

Will goes for a superkick and his leg gives out. RD emerald flowsion's him for 2. RD bearhugs him and gets bitten. RD misses a corner charge. Will springboard enzugiri's him. RD's head is busted open. Will's tope is caught outside. RD michinoku drivers him on the floor. RD apron powerbombs him.

RD running lariats him for 2. RD misses a top rope tornillo. RD boots him out of the corner. RD sits up top and Will headscissors him down. Will top rope moonsaults him. Will superkicks him but RD fires up. Will hits another and drops him. Will top rope flying lariats him and pins him. 

Thoughts: It wasn't quite the classic it was supposed to be. They were aggressive with each other and it was heated but the match needed more of a story and maybe a big spot or two. Will sold his leg a bit randomly here then forgot about it.

Ryan holds up Will's arm after.

Overall thoughts: Gal/Vin was average. I really liked the women's match and thought it was the best on the show. Davidson/Allday wasn't quite as great as it was supposed to be but I wouldn't say it was bad. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 as the women's match was the only bout I was really into here and I thought the other two bouts should have been better. The women's match is probably worth a look. It was average.

AEW Dynamite 6/3/2026

AEW Dynamite 6/3/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/aew-dynamitecollision-5272026.html

Excalibur, Tazz and Tony Schiavone are on commentary.

Rush is interviewed to start the show (it's a taped interview). He says he's been beating everyone for 3 years and waiting for a shot at the AEW Title. He says its for his people, family and pride. He then goes to do his horns line. MJF comes in and slaps him. He says if Rush is the bull, he's the matador. Rush takes him down and security breaks it up.

Rush is then interviewed again. Andrade El Idolo interrupts and talks in Spanish. He tells him to do it for his family and for anyone who says they can't be world champs.

AEW World Title - No Countouts - MJF (c) vs Rush

MJF wore a matador outfit out.

They trade shots. MJF spits in his face and gets it in his hair. MJF eye pokes him. Rush overhead belly to belly suplexes him. Rush tope con hilos him. Rush headbutts him and throws him into the rails. Rush chokes him with a cable.

MJF trips Rush into an open chair outside. Rush is put in the chair then MJF running facekicks him there. MJF is back body dropped over the rail onto the timekeeper's table. Rush takes a turnbuckle pad off. Rush boots him in the jaw and stomps him in the corner. Rush hits forearms. 

Rush goes to send him into the exposed buckle. The ref gets in the way then MJF sends Rush into it. Rush is busted open and MJF chinlocks him. 

MJF spinebusters him and hits mounted shots. MJF is then tripped into the exposed buckle. Rush hits running corner attacks. Rush basement dropkicks him for 2. Rush dropkicks him off the buckles for 2. MJF jack knifes him for 2. MJF back elbows him then 2nd rope double stomps Rush's arm. 

MJF powerbomb backbreakers Rush for 2. MJF armbars him. MJF bangs Rush's arm over the top rope. Rush headbutts him from the apron. Rush straightjacket piledrivers him on the apron.

We go to PiP break and return. Rush headbutts a medical staff member (supposedly they ruled during the break and him and MJF can't continue and that Rush has a dislocated shoulder). Rush corner dropkicks MJF.

Rush tries to dropkick him through the rail but just gets the rail. MJF tombstones him on the rail outside. Rush misses a top rope dropkick inside. MJF does a crossface with a hammerlock. Rush gives him the finger and sticks his tongue out at him. Rush is out and MJF wins.

Thoughts: I didn't like the piledriver on the apron not being the end of this, but it was fine otherwise. Rush bled. MJF worked the arm some and won with an arm submission. Rush brought some nice aggression as usual and MJF was the jerk heel as always. It was good.

MJF goes to hit Rush with the title after. Mark Briscoe comes out and stops him. MJF low blows Mark. The Conglomeration comes out to save Mark.

Mark Briscoe vs Lio Rush

The Conglomeration is all weirded out by Lio as he enters.

Lio talks to himself in the corner. Lio tell Mark something in his ear. Mark blocks a boot and flips him. Mark back enzugiri's him. Lio sits up top and is uppercutted down. Mark yells "bang bang" at Lio on the apron then Lio does it back. They trade forearms there. Lio bites Mark's hand. Lio chases Mark around the ring.

Lio is sent out and Mark dropkicks him through the ropes. Mark running blockbusters him from the apron. We go to PiP break and return. Lio topes him outside. Lio hits a strike combo. Lio seated springboard stunners him for 2. 

Mark back body drops him. Lio slaps him. They scream at each other. Mark hits palm strikes. Mark flying forearms him. Mark exploders him then corner lariats him. Mark does an iconoclasm variation for 2. Mark short arm lariats him. Lio jack knifes him for then spin kicks him from the mat. Lio cut throat burning hammer's him for the win.

Thoughts: Lio's new gimmick is starting to work. He's acting goofy enough that the crowd likes it and Mark was a good fit for him as he likes to goofy too. It was an entertaining bout with them having fun and doing their usual offense at a fast pace. I liked it.

Mark gets on the mic after and has words for MJF. He talks about Jay Briscoe dying. He talks about debuting in AEW alone. He says he has to bury his rage. He says The Conglomeration filled his void. Mark says MJF brought the rage back out of him. He says he never hated him like he hates MJF and MJF brought his rage back. He says MJF has the AEW World Title that he wants. He says MJF complains and moans until he gets his shot. 

Mark says he grinds and is calling out MJF. He tells MJF to prove he's the best. He tells him to read his tattoos and says the devil loses in the Bible. He tells him to give him a title shot. 

Thekla stalks in the stands. She says if one person from Stardom came to AEW, she would burn it down. She says she was called the idol killer in Japan and had to take idols out. She says she got fired from Japan and has to do it all over again. She says Skye has to win the Owen Hart Tournament and Hart has to win the TBS Title back. Thek says she has her eyes on Forbidden Door. She says she will close the door and declare death to Stardom. She then climbs a ladder and gives the finger to the Stardom logo.

The Death Riders tell Ospreay to lock in. Mox comes in. He says Mark Davis is taking up space in Will's mind and it's time to discard those thoughts forever. Mox says he can beat him and he will. He says this version of Will hasn't wrestled Mark. Mox says he has one task - to break his arm. Mox says he will take care of the rest. Mox says he's starting to see it in him.

Andrade El Idolo vs Jobber

Idolo back elbows the jobber in the face. The jobber jawbreakers him then Idolo spinning back elbows him. Idolo picks him up on the pin then hits a double underhook drop on him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a quick squash and not much else.

Idolo says he wants the title now that MJF has it. Idolo says he know MJF beat his friend. He asks if MJF thinks he can beat him and says "how you know?".

Don Callis comes out with Jake Doyle and interrupts Idolo. Don says Kevin Knight is the newest member of The Don Callis Family (and loses his gum while saying it). Kevin comes out.  

AEW TNT Title - Kevin Knight (c) vs Mike Bailey

They lock up and KK slides out. KK flips him on the floor and sends Mike into the steps. Mike is sent into the rails. KK euros him outside. Mike rolls him up for 2. KK ducks a superkick. KK lariats him over the top. 

Mike plants off the apron and kicks him. Mike 2nd rope corkscrew moonsaults him. Mike misses a top rope SSP. KK dropkicks him and hits mounted shots. We go to PiP break and return. 

KK blocks a spinning ddt with a suplex. KK low lariats him for 2. KK hits mounted shots. Mike rolls him up for 2. Mike facekicks him then pump kicks him. KK goes to leapfrog and takes a super hard roundhouse kick to the head. KK pump kicks him off the apron. Mike goes for a triangle moonsault and is pushed out. KK springboard diving lariats him outside.

Mike rolls him up for 2. Mike standing moonsault double knee drops him. Mike buzzsaw kicks him for 2. Mike spin kicks him in the face. Mike is on the 2nd rope and KK hurricanrana's him down. KK spinning backbreakers him for 2. 

Mike catches his springboard then rolls him up for 2. Mike spinning roundhouse kicks him. Mike enzugiri's him up top. Jake Doyle and Don Callis get on the apron. Don trips Mike on the top rope. KK hits a nearly dangerous 2nd rope sky high. KK uranage's him for the win.

Thoughts: I was fine with this one. They didn't overdo it too much and flew a lot as expected. Mike didn't lose clean so a rematch is possible. Mike's spinning roundhouse kick on the leapfrog attempt sounded pretty nasty and Mike nearly got hurt bad on the 2nd rope sky high.

Kevin says that's how you do it and he linked up with The Don Callis Family. He says he will have 2 belts soon and is waiting on MJF.

The Dogs are interviewed. They have alcohol. They said they took out Cope and Cage and invented the new 5 second pose then took out The Bang Bang Gang. They said they brought some 5 second brews and kazoo's. The Young Bucks come in. The Bucks say The Dogs think they are next in line for the tag titles but say they disagree. The Bucks says they can settle it tonight. Finlay says they wrestle when they feel like it.

Renee interviews MJF in a tub in the back. MJF says everyone wants a shot at his title. MJF says his title is the most important title in wrestling. MJF says no match for him. He says the world title is for top guys like MJF and not Mark. MJF says he's what he says goes and tells Mark to stop asking because it won't happen.

Owen Hart Tournament Women's Quarterfinal Match - Alex Windsor vs Mercedes Mone

Mone is a wildcard here as she replaces Willow. She hasn't been around for a long time. 

Mone hits a palm strike in the corner then throws her down backwards. AW drops down and Mone walks on her back. Mone rolls her up for 1 then dropkicks her. AW armdrags her then basement dropkicks her. Mone back elbows her and 2nd rope diving armdrags her. Mone la mistica drops her into a crossface. 

Mone backcrackers her for 2. Mone goes for a meteora but AW avoids it. Mone knees her over the 2nd rope then neckbreakers her over the 2nd rope. Mone meteora's her off the apron. We go to PiP break and return. 

Mone hits triple suplexes. AW throws her off the ropes and corner lariats her. AW flying lariats her. AW cannonballs her off the apron outside. AW flying lariats her off the apron outside. They go back in and Mone hits 2 suplexes. AW hits a bad made in japan for 2.

Mone boots her out of the corner. They fight on the buckles. Mone top rope diving meteora's her down for 2. Mone misses a corner meteora. They roll each other up and AW rolls her up for 2. Mone knees her in the face and backcrackers her. Mone crossfaces her and submits her.

Thoughts: It was fine. I had no real issues with this. They kept things moving and didn't botch much. A little more work on the arm and shoulder would have been nice though. Mone won as expected. 

Renee interviews Don Callis and Kazuchika Okada. Don says he's a magnet for gold. He says Kevin Knight will become the greatest TNT champ of all time. He says Mark Davis will break the neck of Will Ospreay and win The Owen Hart Tournament. Don says they will then go to the main event of All In. Don says Okada got screwed and they won't stand for it. Okada says Takeshita is nothing without The Family. Okada says his International Title doesn't belong in a backpack and won't be there for long.

Tomasso Ciampa does a promo. He says Chris Jericho is home as he beat him up. He says he will do it again and again. He says reality struck on CJ and says he arrived while CJ is gone. He tells him to stay away and says he will be waiting if he returns.

Owen Hart Tournament Men's Quarterfinal Match - Will Ospreay vs Mark Davis

Mark still has the eyepatch on. Will dropkicks him in the knee and hits kicks. Mark chops him. Will flying headscissors him.  Will takes his eye patch off and hits mounted shots on him in the corner. Mark slams him. Will enzugiri's him. Mark back body drops him.

Mark sentons him. Mark forearms him in the back of the neck. Mark cobra twists him. Will handspring corkscrew kicks him. Will springboard flying forearms him for 2. Will bangs Mark's arm off his shoulder. Will dropkicks him. Mark sends Will into the LED board rails.

Will hurricanrana's Mark on the floor. Mark's head is banged off the commentary table. Mark release suplexes him on the commentary table. We go to break and return. Mark running hip attacks him against the rails outside. Mark superplexes him inside. We go to PiP break and return.

Will boots him out of the corner and is thrown off the top. Mark chops and lariats him in the corner. Mark backdrops him for 2. Mark lariats him down. They trade forearms and chops. Will hits forearms. Will kips up into an enzugiri on him. Will hits Kawada kicks.

Will superkicks him in the face. Will back enzugiri's him. Will hits slaps and 3 kicks to the face and head. Will corkscrew kicks him in the back for 2. Will germans him for 2. 

Will top rope double stomps Mark's arm. Will triangles him and Mark powerbombs him out. Mark yanks him into a piledriver for 2. They fight on the apron. Will is lariated into the ring. Will hurricanrana's him off the apron. Mark comes in and takes a springboard dropkick. Will hits a styles clash on him for 2. 

Mark enzugiri's the ref when Will moves. Will hidden blade's him but the ref is down. Trent Barreta and El Clon come in and beat up Will. The Death Riders fight off Clon and Trent. Lance Archer crossbodies them. Claudio comes in and springboard euros Lance. Cage F-5's Claudio. Pac hits kicks on Cage. Will os cutters Mark. Jake Doyle pulls the ref out and bodyblocks Will.

Shafir comes out and gets on Jake's back. Jake throws her down hard. Mox then hits shots on Jake. Mox double underhook ddt's Jake and lariats him over the top with Shafir. Pac top rope moonsaults outside.  

Kyle Fletcher then comes out and hits a half and half suplex on Will. Kyle pulls a screwdriver out. Takeshita comes out and fights with Kyle on the floor. Will knocks away Mark's screwdriver and hits a hidden blade but the ref is down. Another ref comes out and counts 2.

Mark over the shoulder piledrivers Will for 2. Will rolls Mark into an armbar and submits him.

Thoughts: The amount of run in's were obscene here. I'd like to know why Shane Taylor Promotions didn't come down since they were involved in Collision's big fight with The Don Callis Family and The Death Riders. I thought they did too much here and thought will could have worked the arm a bit more in this. I'd really like to know what the second ref who came down was waiting for and how he knew the first ref was down but yet somehow saw none of the 13 run-in's.

Overall thoughts: This went 20 minutes late which I didn't appreciate. They had a lot of wrestling here as usual but also a pretty solid amount of promos. The main was the only thing I didn't really care for here. Mark/Lio was my favorite match on here. I'd give this a 7 out of 10. The wrestling was pretty strong, they furthered a lot of feuds and did a pretty good job of keeping everything together here. I thought it was good.

EPW Wrestling 5/30/2026 Episode #244

EPW Wrestling 5/30/2026 Episode #244

 

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/epw-wrestling-5232026-episode-243.html

We are in Booneville, MS. Joey Gross and Gene Jackson are on commentary.

The Initiative (Trace Hunt and Jason Genesis) and CJ Thomas vs The Blacklist (Cody James and Chris Styles) and Chuck Swann

Aryanne is with The Initiative. CJ wants in and tries to put his sunglasses on Hunt. Hunt gets mad. CJ waistlocks Chuck and Chuck dances out of it. Chuck wristlocks him. Cody takes over with the wristlock. Cody rope walks, tags out and clubs CJ's arm. Chris trips CJ into the ropes and Cody leg lariats CJ on the ropes. Chris final cut's CJ for 2.

Chuck euros CJ in the corner. Chuck armdrags CJ. The Initiative beat up The Blacklist outside. Aryanne eye rakes Chuck and CJ hits shots on Chuck. Chuck takes a suplex then a slingshot swanton. Chuck is back body dropped into a powerslam from The Initiative.

We go to break and return. Hunt chokes Chuck. Jason running lariats Chuck from behind. Jason chops Chuck in the corner then Hunt does as well. CJ eye pokes Chuck. CJ suplexes Chuck for 2. Jason corner splashes Chuck.

Chuck and CJ blow a spot and Chuck just runs him over. Chuck jumping ddt's him. Chris comes in and drops The Initiative with punches. The Initiative are thrown out. Chris half crab's CJ and Jason breaks it up with a superkick. 4 of the 6 fight outside. Chuck hits a bad bulldog variation on CJ and pins him.

Thoughts: Chuck and CJ weren't on the same page here and a couple of their spots got messed up. I think it needed a bit more time as there were a lot of people involved and not all of them got featured all that much. We also didn't get a big extended finishing sequence. It was acceptable.

Wonder Boy is interviewed, fresh off of his Crossroads Cup victory. WB gets a title shot anytime and anyplace due to winning. He says nature will call when it's time to cash in the cup. He says with great power comes great responsibility and says the cup is great power.  

Wonder Boy vs Disorderly #1

They do a double knuckle lock and Boy throws him off. Boy corner flying forearms him. Boy goes up and over then armdrags him. Boy crossbodies him for 2. Dis chokes him and rakes his face on the ropes. Dis hits corner spears. They punch each other. Dis hits a big punch then hits a big uppercut.

Dis double axe handles him. Dis hits more punches and Boy fights back with punches and chops. Dis' head is banged off the buckles. Boy flipping neckbreakers him. Boy claymore kicks him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was simple, but I liked it. Disorderly threw some nice punches here and he did a decent job of roughing Boy up before Boy came back and won.

Kale vs "The Bulldog" Enrico Sterdivant

Kale offers a handshake then slaps ES when he goes to take it. Kale ducks a charge and hits leg kicks. ES then knocks him down with a hard leg kick. ES running back elbows him, enzugiri's him and running facewash kicks him for 2. 

ES' throat is pulled down over the top. Kale clips him then basement dropkicks him for 2. ES lariats him down twice. ES pops him up and is hit with a knee. Kale hits leg kicks, chops and a spin kick. ES pop up knees him. ES german's him. ES does a grounded sleeper and submits him.

Thoughts: I liked it. They didn't do anything too wild but the strikes connected and they looked like they were actually having a fight here. They showed some nice spirit in this well. 

Ladder Match - Isiah Cone vs Zay Washington

There is a skateboard hanging from the air here. They hockey fight and trade punches. Zay knees him in the gut and chops him. Cone flying knees him then corner helluva kicks him. Cone baseball slides him. Cone flying lariats him off the apron. Zay sends Cone into the rails. A ladder is set up in the ring and Cone is thrown out when he goes to grab it. 

Cone lightning spiral's him in the ring. Cone dropkicks him off the ladder. Zay pulls him off the ladder and forearms him. A ladder is put in the corner and Zay is sent into it. Cone throws the ladder at Zay then Zay throws the ladder at him. 

A ladder is bridged from the rail to the ring. They fight on the apron. Cone facekicks him off the apron. Zay is flapjacked onto the bridged ladder. Cone is caught off the apron and is powerbombed on the bridged ladder.

We go to break and return. Zay and Cone both climb the ladder in the ring. They hit each other up there and they pull each other down. Cone hits some strikes. Zay spin kicks him in the face. Zay climbs the ladder and Cone top rope cutters him while he's on the ladder. 

Cone climbs the ladder. Jabari Young grabs Cone and hits a GTS on him. Zay nails Cone from behind. Enrico Sterdivant comes out. Zay begs off then Enrico sleepers Cone. Zay climbs the ladder while Cone is held and Zay unhooks the skateboard to win.

Thoughts: No one got hurt and they gave us a couple of spots here. What we got was fine for a match at this level and they set up a new heel faction at the end here. 

Zay throws the skateboard down into the floor after.

Overall thoughts:  We had 4 matches here and all of them were at least acceptable. The opener could have used more time. The 2nd and 3rd matches were shorter bouts where they did the basics well. The main event ladder match was fine. They didn't do anything too wild but it was relatively safe, no one got hurt and we got a a big highlight spot or two out of it plus the formation of a new heel group. I enjoyed the show and would give this a 6 out of 10 overall. It was good.

IWA Puerto Rico Impacto Total 5/9/2026

IWA Puerto Rico Impacto Total 5/9/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/iwa-puerto-rico-impacto-total-522026.html

The next live event is on 5/16. It's called El Gran Festival de Lucha Libre. It has:

IWA World Title - Manu (c) vs El Gladiador Boricua

Super Atomo vs Pedro Portillo III

Pupe Jackson vs El Dragon Nihan

Jon Dave Rose vs Jose Navarro

2Hot4U Open Challenge 

La Copa Alcaldesa de Loiza Rumble Boricua

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We see clips of the Pedro Portillo III promo on Luis Perez.

IWA Puerto Rican Title - Super Atomo (c) vs Pierto Tenorio

PT is from Peru and is the PWA champ.

They lock up. PT side headlocks him then PT shoulders him over. SA leapfrogs then they armdrag each other. PT boots him off a lock up and clubs on him. SA hits chops. PT crossodies him for 2. 

SA boots him in the gut then sitout torture rack bombs him for 2. PT hits kicks on him then ddt's him over the 2nd rope for 2. PT suplexes him for 2. SA hits punches then flying headscissors him. SA corkscrew kicks him. SA 2nd rope diving blockbusters him for 2. 

We go to break. Savio Vega does a promo on Ricky Banderas. He asks if Ricky remembers which latrine Savio pulled him out of. He says Ricky's brain is fried and says he's no good. He says he brought him here to do a job but he failed. He says he was done with him a long time ago and won't waste time with anymore as he went to Mexico with a coward. He says he'll bring him back and says he needs to focus on El Dragon Nihan. He says on 6/6, Nihan will finish him off.  Vega says he will give him a negative blessing.

PT codebreakers him and twisting suplexes him for 2. PT springboards and SA counters with a coderbeaker to win.

Thoughts: It was a random one with no build, so we knew PT wasn't winning here. It didn't really get enough time and was just your usual juniors match. This wasn't a great way to debut Pierto nor was it a good way to make the PWA Title look strong.

El Wizard Analiza

2Hot4U are interviewed. Wiz is hyped for them winning the tag titles. Edrax says they are back and he's a 4x champ. Cesar says it's the return of greatness. He says they are issuing an open challenge to any team who wants a shot. Edrax says wrestlers from other planets can answer the challenge too. 

IWA World Title - Special Guest Ref - Savio Vega: Manu (c) vs Slade Wolfborn

Vega holds the title up and SW takes it. Manu shoves SW. They lock up. Manu puts him in the corner and pushes him out. SW stalls outside. SW ducks a lock up inside then stalls more outside. Manu hits him from behind and chops him. SW is sent into the rails. 

Manu hiptosses him and armdrags him into an armlock. SW ropebreaks. SW eye rakes him and stomps him in the corner. Manu boots him in the gut and SW back elbows him. SW throws him down by the arm for 2. SW snapmares and kicks him in the back.

Manu hits a big chop. SW pulls him into the ropes. Manu hits hard chops. SW eye rakes him then cutters him for 2. SW hits him with his crotch. Manu gets up and is mad. SW backs off. Manu hits more big chops. 

Manu back body drops him. Many flying corner forearms him then flying forearms him for 2. SW grabs Vega and he low blows Manu. Vega does a very slow count for 2. A second ref runs in and complains about Vega's count. Vega hits the second ref and throws hi out. SW rolls up Manu with the tights and Vega slow counts again. 

A third ref comes out and argues with Vega. The 3rd ref pokes him and get slapped and thrown out. SW piefaces Vega then Vega roundhouse kicks him. Manu sentons SW and wins.

Thoughts: It was a weird match. SW didn't get over as the face in the other match, so they had him be a heel here. But that meant Manu, who is usually the heel, had to get over as a face and that was a problem with Vega cheating to help him win. Vega cheating as the special ref is also getting a bit old. Manu hit a lot of hard chops here.

Mr. Iguana does a promo. He says they are coming to IWA PR soon so get ready.  

Overall thoughts: Like last week's episode, it wasn't one of my more favorite IWA episodes. I'm not sure what happened but a bunch of new names were brought in and it was hard to get excited about various random matches while the usual crew was missing. There were only 2 new matches here and neither were that good. I'd give it a 4 out of 10 and would say it's below average. I wouldn't recommend this.

TNA Xplosion 5/29/2026

TNA Xplosion 5/29/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/tna-xplosion-5222026.html

This week's new content is: 

Around the Ring with Gia Miller

Tasha Steelz is this week's guest. Gia calls her "Motha" and says she's a frequent guest here. TS talks about what she does when arriving in a new town. She says she puts her bags down and looks to see what the town has to offer. She says she likes to go hiking then goes to the gym at night. They both says they like Planet Fitness. 

TS says she doesn't worry about working out her lower body much. She says the first women's wrestler she saw besides Chyna was Jazz and says Jazz was her inspiration. Gia says Jazz will give you the whooping you deserve. She says she does DDP Yoga as well and puts it over. 

The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch) vs Vinny Scalice and Bryce Donovan

Vince side headlocks Vinny and shoulders him over. Vince flying back elbows him. Vinny goes up and over and between Vinny's legs. He hurricanrana's him and dropkicks him. BD slams Vince then Vinny slingshot swantons Vince. Vinny is hit in the spine then takes a backdrop side slam for 2. Vince hits mounted shots.

Dutch corner splashes Vinny then short arm lariats him. Dutch elbow drops him. Vince is dropped onto Vinny by Dutch for 2. Vinny cradles Vince for 2. Vince punches him down. Dutch drops Vinny chest first on the mat. Vince hits a low flatliner and Dutch legdrops Vinny.

Vinny flying knees Vince. BD gets in and hits punches on Vince. BD corner splashes him. BD flying lariats Vince. Vinny is crotched up top and Dutch black hole slams Vinny. Vince hits an orange sunshine on Vinny and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a one-sided squash. The jobbers never had a chance here and got put down without much trouble. Bryce got a few shots in and not much else. I liked Vincent's backdrop side slam. 

Overall thoughts: There was one new match and one new interview here along with some old matches and clips from Impact. The new content wasn't that good or worth seeing and I wouldn't recommend this. .

WWE NXT 6/2/2026

WWE NXT 6/2/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/wwe-nxt-5262026.html

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

Zaria vs Lizzy Rain

Zar rams her into the corner and hits corner spears. Rain shotgun dropkicks her and hits shots to the gut. Rain knees her in the face. Rain headscissors her down. Rain chops her and Zar just gets mad. 

Rain step up enzugiri's her. Rain hits a chop flurry. Zar pump kicks her then clubs her. Zar stomps her and throws her hard into the corners. Tatum Paxley comes out and holds her title up. Rain sunset flips her for 2. Rain boots her out of the corner. Ran sits up top and is punched, which sends her down to the floor.

We go to PiP break and return. Rain headbutts her on the buckles and hurricanrana's her down. Zar spears her. They trade shots. Rain forearms her then hits lariats. Rain springboard back elbows her then tornado ddt's her for 2. Rain takes a pop-up headbutt. Rain victory rolls her for 2. Zar flying knees her off the bottom rope and spinning lariats her for 2. 

Rain cutters her. Rain upkicks her, goes for a springboard and is german'd. Zar spears her and F-5's her to win.

Thoughts: I didn't like it. It was too fast and they didn't see anything at all here. It was just one spot after another until it ended.

Zar goes for an F-5 after. Tatum Paxley comes in and tells her to stop. She says Zar can have her title match next week.

Myles Borne talks to Van Dux, Legacy and Tavion in the back. He says Sean and Dux should run it again. Tavion says they should be a tag team like them against Darkstate tonight. The Culling show up behind them. Niko says this tag team stuff isn't easy. Izzi Dame says we should forget about what happened last week. She says she will put her title on the backburner as they have other business. Izzi says to finish what they started against OTM tonight.  

Sayquon Shugars beats Dion Lennox in the crowd with a pipe when he comes down for his match. 

We are told Dion's tag will be delayed to him getting attacked.

OTM (Bronco Nima and Lucien Price) vs The Culling (Shawn Spears and Niko Vance)

They all fight outside before Culling even gets in. Shawn hits punches on Nima then Nima blocks his ddt Nima lifts up Shawn by the throat and spinning back elbows him. Shawn takes a double team shot in the corner. Price chops Spears. 

Shawn dropkicks Price in the knee. Niko boots Price in the face and hits punches. Niko knee lifts Price. Niko hits punches on Price in the corner. Price lariats Niko. Niko's head is banged off the apron edge by Price. Price is facekicked off the apron. Price is then thrown into the post shoulder first.

We go to break and return. Shawn knees Nima in the head. Nima suplexes him. Niko misses a corner spear and goes into the post. Price backdrops Niko on the apron. Price forearms him inside. Price leg slices Niko while hitting a franchizer on Spears. 

Price hits corner splashes on both opponents. Price gorilla press throws Shawn onto Niko. Price knees Niko in the face for 2. Niko flying back elbows Price. Price takes a double team powerslam move for 2. Price superkicks Niko out. Price uranage's Spears. Shawn takes a double torture rack drop and is pinned.

Thoughts: I was fine with this. They kept it moving and it had a lot of action. There wasn't a ton of story or anything but it was a bit of a wild one. Shawn got busted open under his eye here. I was surprised to see Spears do a franchizer variation.

The Culling don't seem happy with Shawn after.

Tate Wilder and EK Prosper talk. EK says this is a moment for him to show out. EK tells him to slow down. Kam Hendrix says Tate is reckless. Kam says he beat 2 champs in his first match and Tate is winless. Tate says it will change tonight vs Drake. Kam says EK can tell his grandkids he was in the building the night Kam won his first title. EK says he hopes Tony D will whoop his @ss.

Tate Wilder vs Jackson Drake

They lock up and Drake drags him off of it. Tate wristlocks him then pulls him down by the arm. Drake gyrates. Tate chops him then flying slingblades him. Tate cannonballs Drake and his buddies off the steps outside.

We go to break and return. They fight on the apron. Tate enzugiri's him and Drake pele kicks him on the apron. Drake spears him through the ropes onto the apron. Drake misses a 450. Tate TKO's him for 2. Tate powerbombs Drake then top rope twisting splashes him for 2.

Smokes and Brad get on the apron and get hit. Drake is back body dropped onto Smokes. Tate then tries to drive on Myka Lockwood but she rams him into the post and powerbombs him on the apron. Drake top rope 450's Tate and pins him.

Thoughts: It was another faster bout here with a lot of action. Tate's doing a pretty good job and is learning quick. I was surprised to see Myka catch him off the apron and slam him around. Both Drake and Tate flew around a bit here. Drake's apron pele kick was neat. I liked this.

Emily Agard interviews Robert Stone. Stone says The Bash will be one of the biggest nights in NXT history. Osiris Griffin comes in and wants to know where Shugars is. Jasper Troy comes in and he argues with Griffin. Dion Lennox then chairs Troy from behind and the camera's cut out. Griffin and Dion then destroy the room and Troy is buried underneath a shelf. 

Lola Vice comes out to talk. She says she did what she said she would and knocked out Izzi Dame. She says she proved at Noche de los Grandes that she is the complete package if it's NXT or AAA. Lola says she doesn't make or accept excuses. 

Lola says everyone is eyeing her title. She says anyone who steps up to her will leave embarrassed and knocked out. Kelani Jordan comes out. KJ says she made it impossible for Lola to deny her any longer. She says they aren't that different. She says she became TNA Knockouts champ to prove herself. She says got questioned for it and kicked out of the locker room while Lola doesn't for going to AAA. 

Jordan says she's down demanding and asking. She says she needs one chance. Lola says Jordan was NXT champ but if you blinked, you missed it.

Kendal Grey comes out with Wren Sinclair. KG says she wants the NXT Women's Title too. She says she proved she deserves it and won't says she just wants it. KG says she's next up. She says she has a receipt for Kelani for what she did to Wren. Kelani says she just needs one shot while KG has proven she can't win the big one. Lola says they can fight in a #1 contender's match then face her at The Great American Bash. Jordan grabs Lola's title and Lola uraken's KG on accident. 

We get a video on the Mr. NXT Pageant next week between Tristan ANgels and Shiloh Hill. They will have to compete in Attire, Talent and Public Speaking contests. 

Shiloh asks Tatum if some of his outfits are too over the top. Tatum says she doesn't know if she can see his pageant next week. Shiloh says he has racoon business to attend to. Zaria then knocks Tatum into boxes and F-5's her into a fence.

Mason Rook and Tony D'Angelo talk. Rook says he should be in the title match and Tony thinks he will get involved. Rook says Tony won't beat him. Stone tells Rook that he can face Naraku next week for a chance to get in title contention. Tony says if he beats Naraku, he jumps the line for a title shot. Stone tells Rook not to get involved in the title match tonight. Naraku is in the back seeing all of this.

WWE NXT Men's Speed Title - Lexis King (c) vs Romeo Moreno

This has a 5 minute time limit.

King offers a handshake and piefaces him. RM chops him then dropkicks him. RM germans him then 2nd rope dropkicks him for 2. RM is caught on the 2nd rope and King double stomps him down. King low corner dropkicks him for 2. 

King kicks RM in the back then euros him. They trade chops. King superkicks him. RM suplexes him. RM superkicks him in the face. RM does a weird air raid crash style drop on King. RM does a rings of saturn to him. RM spaceman dives Stacks and Uriah Connors outside. RM springboards, King catches him and half-crabs him. RM cradles him for 2.

RM facekicks him. RM misses a top rope moonsault. King kitchen sink's him from behind and coronation neckbreakers him to win.

Thoughts: It was a shorter bout and they had to rush a bit. RM wasn't expected to win here so the loss doesn't matter so much. It was acceptable.

Jaida Parker and Natalya argue in the back. JP says she beat her student Layla Diggs. Nat says JP's performance was mediocre. JP says they should handle this in the ring or outside. Nat says she doesn't buy her act and says she's not afraid of her. She says she knows JP is scared and knows that she is soft. The other wrestlers behind them make some comments about the situation.

EK Prosper tells Tate he told him so. Keanu Carver comes in and says Tate isn't smart and has a death wish. EK says he has the right idea and someone needs to humble Carver. Carver tells him to keep acting stupid and see what happens.

Grey and Wren talk. Grey has ice on her face. Wren says she can't keep getting in the way. Wren says Grey needs to focus on beating Kelani and getting another title shot. She say Grey needs to face Kelani on her own. 

Darkstate (Dion Lennox and Osiris Griffin) vs Myles Borne and Tavion Heights

Dion backs up MB in the corner. MB side headlocks him. Dion shoulders him over. MB side headlock takeovers him twice. Tav hits boots on OG then hits corner spears. Tav clips him and bangs his head off the buckles. OG takes a double dropkick. Dion takes a double hiptoss. 

OG throws MB in the corner. MB dropkicks him then lariats him over the top. Tav belly to belly overhead suplexes Dion on the floor. We go to PiP break and return. Dion half-crabs MB. OG stomps MB. OG backbreakers MB. MB boots OG out of the corner. 

Dion clubs on MB. MB is catapulted into OG, who catches him and world's strongest slams him for 2. Tav tags in. He hits punches on Dion then lariats and back elbows him. Tav slingblades Dion then overhead belly to belly suplexes him. Tav throws OG from his shoulders then karelin's lifts him. Dion saves OG from a suplex. OG headbutts Tav down and sends him into the post shoulder first. Tav takes a doomsday device and is pinned.

Thoughts: Darkstate kind of needed to win here and did. I was surprised they didn't have MB cost Tav the match somehow. This was alright and was another quicker paced match. It could have been a little quicker at times.

Shugars taunts Darkstate on the riser and Tav refuses MB's help.

WWE NXT Title - Tony D'Angelo (c) vs Kam Hendrix

Kam showtime kicks him for 2 to start. Kam neckbreakers him for 2. Kam ddt's him for 2. Naraku is watching in the front row. Kam stomps Tony then corner lariats him. Kam rolls and is caught with a big running slam. Kam slides out then is slingshotted in. Tony hits punches on Kam.

Tony lariats Kam down. Tony corner lariats Kam then clubs on him. Tony throws him on an AA. Tony overhead belly to belly suplexes him. Tony lariats him over the top to the floor. Naraku shakes his head at Kam as Kam goes to grab the NXT Title.

We go to PiP break and return. Tony rolls up Kam for 2. Kam superkicks him in the gut then suplexes him for 2. Kam faceshoves him and hits punches. Tony fires up then drops him with punches. Tony germans him twice. Tony spinebusters him. Tony fisherman suplexes him for 2.

Tony corner spears Kam. Kam gets his knees up as Tony tries it again. Kam tries to pin him with his feet on the ropes. Tony suplex throws him for 2. Kam showtime kicks him then sitout powerbombs him for 2. 

They trade shots. Tony powerbombs him for 2. Tony's throat is pulled down over the top rope. Kam goes to grab a chair and Mason Rook stops him. Tony back body drops Kam on the commentary table. Tony hits a big spinebuster and pins him.

Thoughts: It was an alright main here. Kam bumped a lot for Tony and moved well. Kam didn't look out of place at all here and like the other matches tonight, they kept this moving. 

Naraku gives tony his belt after and bows to him. Naraku then looks at Rook outside.

Overall thoughts: It was a night of fast paced matches with a lot of action. I didn't like Rain/Zaria. OTM/Culling was fine. I liked Drake/Tate. The men's Speed title bout was acceptable as was Darkstate's match. The main was fine and Kam Hendrix continues to look good in these bigger matches. There was nothing must see on this one but it was never really boring and as always, a lot went down here. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 as it was an okay show.