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Tuesday, May 12, 2026

WWE NXT 5/12/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/wwe-nxt-552026.html

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

Tatum Paxley and Lizzy Rain vs Nikkita Lyons and Zaria

Zar pushes Lizzy off the lock up. Zar wristlocks her. They stick their tongue's at each other and headbutt each other at the same time. Lizzy flying headscissors her. Zar lariats her. TP bangs Zar's head off her knee. NL tags herself in. TP walks up the apron and high kicks NL. TP crucifixes her for 1. NL punches TP then slams her.

NL stands on TP and misses a split leg drop. Zar takes a double dropkick. NL is double lariated over the top. TP and Lizzy hit dropkicks through the ropes. We go to PiP break and return. NL misses a corner charge. TP hits boots and chops. NL tiger drivers her for 2.

NL throws TP. Zar is pulled out. Lizzy and NL come in. Lizzy hits lariats then suplexes her. Lizzy hits chops in the corner. Lizzy cutters Zar. NL punches Lizzy. TP comes in and superkicks NL. NL spin kicks her in the head. NL goes for the tag and Zar refuses it, getting off the apron. Lizzy hits her bad step up knee finisher on NL and wins.

Thoughts: I didn't like the logic here. They didn't really explain why Zaria would go through the whole and ditch Lyons. I'm not even sure why she ditched her. Lizzy's finisher didn't look good here but it wasn't that bad leading up to it.

Kendal Grey and Wren Sinclair talk in the back. Wren says she wants to help her win the NXT Title but doesn't want to be a distraction. KG says she's not and says they won't be like Sol and Zaria. Lola Vice comes in and says the idea of them fighting sounds good. KG says she wants to show her that wrestling is better than MMA. Wren tells KG to focus on Kelani. KG says she will see Lola with the title on the line.

Naraku vs Lince Dorado

This is Naraku/Evil's WWE TV debut. Evil was one of my least favorite wrestlers in the world the last few years and I'm not excited to see him here.

Nar boots him and elbows the arm. Nar wristlocks him. Lince headflips out and is put in a side headlock. Nar shoulders him over and boots him. Nar hits chops. Lince springboard twisting crossbodies him. Nar rakes his eyes with his feet.

Nar suplexes Lince into the buckles. Nar hit some shots on him. Nar pop up dropkicks him. Nar short arm lariats him. Nar slams him and hits elbows to the face. Nar facelocks him. Lince enzugiri's him. Nar pops him up and Lince dropkicks him.

Lince hits forearms and chops. Lince handspring stunners him. Nar running boots him in the head. Nar fisherman suplexes him twice. Nar hits everything is evil and wins.

Thoughts: It wasn't very impressive as expected. Naraku did little but various strikes and even with this forgiving crowd, he didn't get that over. Thankfully he didn't do the lame cheating. Lince carried this.

Naraku says he's pure evil after.

EK Prosper, Sean Legacy and Tate Wilder talk. Sean says it's good to be back. Sean tells Tate to always pick his spot. Tate says he's bringing the wildside out. Dorian Van Dux comes in. He says he needs one more week and can wrestle. Sean says he knows how hard it is to come back from injury. Sean says he was a beast in their match they had years ago.

We get a taped Nattie/Natalya video where she talks about NXT. Jaida Parker interrupts and wants to talk. Jaida says it's her time now. They go to fight and officials stop them.

The Birthright (Charlie Dempsey, Stacks and Uriah Connors) vs Tate Wilder, EK Prosper and Sean Legacy

Stacks backs up Tate in the corner. He slaps and shoves him. Tate flying snapmares Stacks, armdrags him and dropkicks him. CD slepeers Tate. Tate hits euros. Sean wristlocks CD. CD euros him. Sean trips CD and double stomps his back. Sean dropkicks CD for 2.

EK top rope double stomps CD's back. CD euros EK. EK dropkicks him then plants off the top into a moonsault on him. CD knees EK in the chest. UC tags in and dropkicks EK. UC slingshot swantons EK. EK flying headscissors UC then dropkicks him.

We go to break and return. Sean is laid on the top rope and Stacks top rope double stomps him for 2. Sean standing spanish flies UC. Tate comes in and hits forearms on CD. He shoulders him over and double lariats UC and Stacks. Tate neckbreakers Stacks, making him ddt UC. Tate suplexes CD for 2.

EK flying ddt's UC. Sean fackeicks Stacks. Stacks TKO's him on the knee and enzugiri's him. Tate slingblades Stacks. Tate suplexes CD. Tate goes up top and is stopped. UC top rope double underhook suplexes him. EK pump kicks UC then UC death valley drivers him on the apron.

Tate TKO's UC for 2. Tate tope con hilos the heels outside. Tate backdrops CD. Sean begs Tate for a tag. Tate top rope splashes CD. Sean begs for a tag again. EK tells Tate to make a tag. Tate misses a top rope moonsault. Tate takes a double flying kick to the face and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was your usual 6-man with a lot of flying and fast paced action. It was fine but not as great as the crowd made it out to be. They ran a story near the end with Tate refusing to tag out and getting pinned because of it. I'm really not high on most of these guys. EK will be fine as a midcard flippy guy and Tate could have a higher ceiling, but I feel like Connors, Stacks and Sean could probably be cut tomorrow.

Tatum and Lizzy talk in the back. Tatum says she wants to give Lizzy the first shot. Shiloh Hill pops in. He says he has done research on Tristan Angels. Lizzy says she can't escape him. Shiloh talks about how many sheep Angels' family owns. Tatum wonder who would be Mr. NXT if they had one and Shiloh says he would be. Tristan Angels walks in and is disgusted. He says it's absurd that he thinks he can outclass him. Angels says he debuts next week and will show that he's in a class of his own.

The Culling do a video. Niko says Izzi could be set up for a title match. Shawn says Niko was an animal last week and they are stronger together. Niko puts over Izzi and says no one has the attention to detail like her. Izzi says they re always 2 steps ahead. Shawn and Niko go to leave and Izzi tells Niko to stay back. Izzi says if Lola watches the match tonight, she's watching her.

Robert Stone is in the ring. Stone brings out Mason Rook to sign his contract. Rook says he traveled all across Europe and has been to Japan. He says everywhere he goes he turns heads. He says even John Cena sees him. He says it's hard not to notice a flying human tank. He says he's not satisfied and wants more. He says he's not the best super heavyweight but the best anyweight. He says the others will find out that if you try to stop a tank, you get crushed.

Tony D'Angelo comes out. Tony says Rook got his attention. Kam Hendrix jumps Tony from behind. Tony fights him. Rook does a moonsault off the buckles to the outside and lands on one of the security guards, who holds his shoulder after. Rook signs his contract.

Thoughts: Rook can't be doing dives to the outside like that. He's too heavy. People are going to get hurt trying to catch him and someone may have gotten hurt here.

Noam Dar talks to Romeo Moreno in the back. Romeo talks about watching his old matches. Dar says he hasn't wrestled in a year and says he doesn't know if he's that guy anymore.

We see Emily Agard meeting OTM at a BBQ. Nima introduces us to his little brother JJ. Price puts over Nima for being tough. He says Nima lost his brother at a young age. Nima says JJ never had to worry about anyone being by his side. He says that's what happens when opportunity means responsibility. JJ says OTM is the embodiment of overcoming adversity. Nima says Price is quiet but studies everything. He says his intelligence is dangerous. Nima says Price is an artist. They say it'll be Round 2 with Vanity Project soon enough then they eat hot dogs.

Noam Dar vs Jackson Drake

Dar leg kicks him. Dar sweeps him. Dar side headlocks him and shoulders him over. JD is pulled down on the leapfrog and Dar ankle locks him. Dar uraken's him for 2. JD pounds on him. Dar legsweeps him on the apron then pump kicks him off the apron. We go to PiP break and return.

JD superplexes Dar. JD handspring cutters him for 2. JD hits mounted shots on Dar. They forearm each other. Dar hits a rebound german. Dar high kicks him then germans him. Dar release northern lights suplexes him. JD enzugiri's him. JD fireman's carry gutbusters him for 2.

Dar tries a bridge pin for 2. Dar armbars him. JD high kicks him. They trade forearms. Dar hits kicks on JD. JD kicks him in the leg then superkicks him. JD handsprings and Dar kicks him.

Dar follows JD outside and runs into The Vanity Project. Myka grabs Dar as he tries to get in. The ref sees it and ignores it. JD flying knees Dar and top rope 450's him for the win.

Thoughts: The work was fine but I wasn't real into this one. This was a lose-lose as both guys could have used the win here. Dar winning a quicker squash would have been better.

Darkstate come out and we go to break.

Myles Borne and Tavion Heights talk. Borne says Stone talked to him about a tag match. Tav thinks he's teaming with Borne and Borne says he has to team with Tony. Tav gets mad. Tay tells him good luck and says he hopes Tony is there for him like Tav would have been.

Darkstate talk to The Vanity Project. Dion says they are here to collect the titles and show who is in control. Shugars says control is the name of the game. Brad says they took the titles from them and made Shugars and Dion get at each other. Brad says they don't give handouts. Cutler says they never got a rematch for the tag titles and are cashing in. Cutler says Stone approved it and says they will bring the titles home next week. He says it'll be Shugars and Dion. Cutler says it's on them. Griffin tells them to figure it out or things will have to change. Vanity Project then tries a sneak attack and is sent out.

Stone tells Naraku that he wants to talk about his future. Naraku says thank you and laughs in his face.

Hendrix and Rook are in Stone's office and asks about the tag match with Tony D and Borne. Tate Wilder comes in. He thanks Stone for letting him debut. He asks who he's got for him next week. Keanu Carver comes in. He says he's done talking to people. Stone tells Tate that if he wants a match, he can face Keanu next week. Keanu asks if he has a death wish and Stone says "possibly".

Kali Armstrong is interviewed. She says she wants the keep the momentum going but wants to scope out the competition before making the next move. She says she will run through the NXT locker room like she did Evolve. Kendal Grey comes in and says she didn't run though everyone.

Kendal Grey vs Kelani Jordan

They lock up. KG shoves her and takes her down. KG takes her down again and goes for the armbar. KJ ropebreaks. KJ knees her in the gut then hits chops. KJ cartwheels out of a fireman's carry and dropkicks her. KJ boots her in the corner.

KG back elbows her. KG throws her down by the leg and basement dropkicks her. KG slingshot stomps her for 2. They backroll each other. KG ankle locks her. KJ asai moonsaults her outside.

KG tiger feint kicks her under the bottom rope. KG top rope crossbodies her outside. We go to PiP break and return. They forearm each other at the same time and swinging facebuster each other at the same time. KJ is lariated over the top.

KG hits back elbows. KG overhead belly to belly suplexes her. KG hits suplexes on her. KJ hurricanrana's her for 2. KJ 2nd rope diving forearms her and sitout powerbombs her for 2. KG goes for an ankle lock and KJ tries to roll her off but can't. KG rolling armbars her.

KJ hits kicks on KG and takes a gutwench powerslam. Izzi Dame attacks Lola Vice in the back and they fight. KJ top rope spanish flies her for 2. Lola and Izzi fight to ringside and knock Wren over. KJ sleeps KG from the buckles and split legged moonsaults her for the win.

Thoughts: They had an athletic match here. I would have liked KJ to sell the ankle more since KG ankle locked her for a while. The match was fine overall. It feels like there's going to be something set up next week over this.

Lola and KG shove each other after. Izzi Dame nails Lola from behind.

Overall thoughts: 2 years ago when NXT lost Melo, Dragunov and others, I said NXT was going to be rough for a while until new stars are made. We are back at that point again and it's even worse now with the men. There's just not those obvious breakout guys like there used to be (I feel confident Keanu, Van Dux and Vanity Project will make the main roster), there's a lot of guys who have been around for a while but are just stuck at certain levels (Birthright, Darkstate, Tavion, Briggs, Tony, Hank and Tank and OTM) and I'm not feeling a lot of the new recruits (Rook and Naraku).

The ending of the opener hurt that bout. Naraku/Evil didn't impress. The trios match was the usual trios match with a lot happening at a fast pace and it was alright. Dar/Drake had some decent work in it but I couldn't get into it. The main was athletic and suitable, but I think it could have been better. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 overall and I thought it was average. I wouldn't recommend it.

TNA Xplosion 5/8/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/tna-xplosion-512026.html

Here is this week's new content:

Around the Ring with Gia Miller

Mila Moore is this week's guest. Mila says The Undead Realm didn't have pilates or coffee and she's happy to be out of there. They talk about going to a place called "The Wine Room" where you can try different wines. Gia says they gossip there. Mila says she got some nice outfits in The Undead Realm. Gia and Mila talk about a recent road trip they had. Mila says now that she's back, she will get revenge on Rosemary's crew. She says her skin didn't hold up well there. She says she wants to go to Vegas now that she is back and says no one is ready for her Vegas out. Gia says planning her outfit is one of the best parts of going to Vegas. Gia says they need to go to an island..like Miami.

BDE vs Mr. Elegance vs The Home Town Man vs Jason Hotch

George Iceman/The Personal Concierge does the intro for Mr. Elegance. Mr has the full Elegance Brand with him.

Jason superkicks Home down to start. Home's head is banged off the apron. BDE rolls up Mr. for 2. BDE 2nd rope twistign crossbodies him. Jason enzugiri's him from the apron then rolls into a neckbreaker on him. Home drops Jason with a punch and hits mounted corner punches on him. Home punches Jason out of the ring.

Home goes for a dive and Mr hits him. Mr gets knocked off the apron and Home topes him. BDE has his phone and he tries to film himself hitting a tope con hilo on his opponents, but he drops it. BDE is sat up top. Mr and Jason go up top. Home powerbombs thme down together. BDE top rope crossbodies Mr and Jason.

Home lariats BDE on accident. Jason hits a flatliner + reverse ddt combo. BDE rolls into a codebreaker on Jason. Mr spinebusters BDE. Home facekicks Mr. Jason superkicks Home. BDE dropkicks Jason into the corner. Jason then chest kicks him down. Jason jumps off the top and BDE cutters him. Mr. spinning ddt's BDE and pins him.

Thoughts: It was an okay little four way here. There was nothing memorable but it was safe and they did some flying before going home. I had no issues with this and it did what it was supposed to do.

Overall thoughts: We had one new match and one new interview segment here along with some recaps and new matches. None of the new content was must see. The four way was fine though and was a perfectly fine opener with some flying. You don't need to see this one but you can get through all the new content pretty quickly.

WWC Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre 5/10/2026

Yesterday's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/wwc-superestrellas-de-la-lucha-libre_9.html

The next big show is Furia Extrema on 5/16. It has:

Xavant vs John Hawking vs Joe Bravo

Eddie Colon and Carlito vs Ray Gonzalez and El Paparazzi

La Amenaza Bryan vs Intelecto Cinco Estrellas

WWC TV Title - Wilfredo Cruz vs Bryan Idol

WWC Tag Titles (Vacant) - Special Ref: Orlando Toledo - Los Matadores Celestiales (Mike Nice and Oscar Benabe) vs Los Inmortales (Orly Jr. & Tapia)

WWC Women's Title - Kamila (c) vs Natalia Markova

Diego Luna and Jc Jexx vs Amaddeo Sole and Tony Leyenda

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We see La Guerrera Amazona look at her phone to start.

Abel Durant is our sole host today. He welcomes us to the show. Abel tells us about Amazona being invited to the show next week by Ray Gonzalez. He wonders what Ray's motive is.

Xavant vs Tony Leyenda

We join this in progress. Tony suplexes him and poses. Tony hits shots on him while he's down. Tony slams him. Tony 2nd rope double axe handles him. Tony is caught coming off the 2nd rope. Xavant belly to belly suplexes him.

Xavant hulks up and shakes the ropes. Xavant hits punches then flying lariats him. Xavant hits more lariats and corner chops. Tony eye rakes him. Tony powerslams him for 2. Tony slaps him around then boots and forearms him in the corner. Xavant slaps him back. Xavant AA's him for the win.

Thoughts: We didn't get that much of this. We saw Tony beat up Xavant then we saw Xavant make a quick comeback and win.

El Hostil Jovan does a promo. Jovan says Informante got clever and won. He says Bayamon say what happened though. He says he didn't come here to make excuses. He says he has done nothing but defend the title. He says he will see him Saturday.

Kamila does a promo. She says she will face Natalia Markova. She expects a great challenge. She says Nat is the champ for a reason but says the title will stay around her waist. She says she'll see her in PR.

Lightning and Orlando Toledo do a promo. Orlando says Light is ready.

El Payaso Makabro does a promo. Mak says he will face Lightning for the first time. He says Light was part of the best tag team in PR history. He says Lightning never faced him. Mak says a win over him puts a lot on his shoulders. He says they will fight until the last drop of blood in his body leaves the ring.

WWC Women's Title - Kamila (c) vs Elena Negroni

We join this in progress. Kam hits flying double chops. Kam misses a corner charge and Elena dropkicks her. Elena corner meteora's her. Elena then split leg drops her for 2. Elena slams down Kam then she mounts her and chokes her. elena and the ref argue.

Elena slams her for 2. Elena side headlocks her. Kam his chops and punches. Kam flying lariats and flying back elbows Elena. Kam suplexes Elena for 2. It seems like Elena kicked out when she wasn't supposed to. Kam 619's her. Kam top rope elbow drops her andp ins her.

Thoughts: Elena had issues with her top here and it seems like it maybe broke during the pin attempt at the end as she wouldn't let go of it. Kam then won. We only saw the second half of this and the finish brought down whatever good will this had earned.

Tony Leyenda and Amaddeo Sole do a promo. Tony says God wants him to achieve more and more in WWC. Sole says him and Tony are great. He says when you have two superstars like them in the same ring, you can only hope for a new dawn.

Jc Jexx does a promo. Jc says he's teaming with Deigo Luna for the first time. He says Tony and Sole are so cocky because they are handsome. Jc says he's more handsome. Jc says him and Luna will have a trial by fire. He says they will jump them to the next level. Jc says they are good but they have more heart than them and they will prove it.

WWC Universal Title - Intelecto Cinco Estrellas (c) vs John Hawking

We join this in progress. Cinco shoulders him over then sleepers him. John keeps his shoulder and does a bad stunner where both men fall over to escape. John hits punches and lariats on Cinco. John corner splashes him twice. John does a bad running shoulderblock. John full nelson's him then grounds him with it.

Orlando Toledo gets on the apron and he pulls John's throat over the top rope. Cinco backcrackers John and pins him.

Thoughts: We only saw the last few minutes of this. What we saw didn't look that good and the finish was very lame with Toledo pulling John's throat over the top to set up the finish. John's not moving well these days at all. This was a cheap finish to what should be a bigtime feud.

Eddie and Carlito Colon do a promo. Eddie talks about their match vs Gonzalez and Paparazzi. Carlito laughs at having to face them. Eddie says him and Carlito are a machine that is in sync. Eddie says Ray is a legend but doesn't think so much of Paparazzi. Eddie says Ray is walking into a trap and says God bless them as they will need it. Carlito walks off in laughter.

El Paparazzi and Ray Gonzalez do a promo. Papa tells Amazona not to fail to come to the show. Ray says Amazona and Chicano have a lot to talk about. Ray says Chicano knows he did things wrong and says it influenced his family. He says they can vent at Furia Extrema. Ray says they will set things on fire vs The Colon's. Ray says they are not past their prime and says Paparazzi is the gas. Ray says they will checkmate them.

Wilfredo Rivera does a promo. Wil says Bryan Idol isn't coming here for a vacation but to win titles and get victories. Wil says he beat him once and has the title on the line this time. Wil says he will come out with a victory and says he has more to lose than Idol. He says sometimes you win or lose but most of the time you learn. He says Idol won't be an easy opponent. Wil says he won't let Idol take the title from the fans.

Abel shows us clip of La Amenaza Bryan's return to WWC.

Intelecto Cinco Estrellas does a promo. Cinco says Bryan's problem isn't fear, it's overconfidence. He says he doesn't know the magnitude of the problem he has gotten himself into. He says Bryan is dragging his feet and says he leaves his mark instead. He says he causes consequences. He says Bryan will perceive the true threat when he faces him. He says Bryan made a mistake getting in his way.

La Amenaza Bryan does a promo. Bryan says let's see who the is the best between him and Estrellas. He says he expects him to give him the fight of his life as Bryan says he will give it his all. He says he's coming to humiliate him and prove he's the best.

Abel talks more.

We see some clips of John Hawking's recent wins.

Joe Bravo does a promo. Joe says "What a surprise I've found" about the triple threat he will be in. He says he has all the tools to hold the title. He says he hopes John Hawking is enjoying his study of lucha libre as he will give him a class on it. He says he will do his best by hook or by crock.

John Hawking does a promo. He says he has a history with Joe Bravo. He says Xavant calls himself the people's champ but John says the people's chant is here. He says he will defend his title with all of his heart and he says he's the people's chant.

Xavant does a promo. He thanks the staff at a local school for letting him talk to the kids and tells the kids to behave. He says there will be an important match for him at Furia Extrema when he faces Bravo and Hawking. He says he doesn't have personal problems with them but he could if they keep mentioning his name. He says he goes into Captain mode and national hero mode at the 53rd Anniversary. He says he will fight with all of his heart and persevere until he triumphs because that's what heroes do.

We see clips of the Benabe/Mike Nice vs Los Inmortales match where the titles got held up due to the screwy finish. This was shown yesterday. We see extra clips where 2 other refs confront Orlando. Orlando and Pelayo each take a belt. Orlando leaves with Los Inmortales and says they won. Abel announces that the titles were held up.

Los Inmortales do a promo. They say they are tired of Pelayo the ref, Benabe and Nice. They say there will be new tag champs and that's the truth.

Mike Nice and Oscar Benabe do a promo. Oscar says Toledo stole the tag titles from them and says they are the champs whether they have the belts or not. Mike Nice says what Orlando is doing is too much. Mike says they will unfreeze the titles and get the titles back.

Abel then talks to close the show.

Overall thoughts: It was the usual WWC show with them only showing us clips of matches and them reusing some promos. We did get some explanation on what happened with the tag titles at the last show, but it took quite a while to get it. There was nothing that great here but I am interested to see what happens at Furia Extrema. I'd give it a 4 out of 10 overall and the show was below average, as it often is. Would it really kill them to let us see a full match of some sort now and then?

CMLL 5/11/2026 Arena Puebla

The announcer welcomes us to the show as usual.

Astoreth vs. Diablita Roja vs. Lady Metal

They do a triple lock up spot and Metal takes a double lariat. Metal walks up the ropes, does a seated springboard moonsault and a double armdrag. All 3 girls take armdrags and sweeps into pin attempts.

Metal is double hiptossed into the ropes and does a double armdrag off of it. Metal flying headscissors Roja then springboard diving armdrags her. Ast hits armdrags on Metal. Ast armdrags and dropkicks her out. Roja double boots Ast out of the corner. Roja armdrags Ast.

Roja 2nd rope diving headscissors Ast. Roja la silla's Ast off the apron. Metal top rope plancha's Roja outside. Ast sentons both opponents on the floor from the apron. Ast sunset flips Metal for 2. Ast rolls up Metal for 2. Roja backslides Ast.

Metal armdrags Roja then corner dropkicks both opponents hard. Ast tilt-a-whirl backbreakers Roja then supelxes Metal. Roja wasteland's Ast then 2nd rope moonsaults her for 2. Metal sitout powerbombs Roja. Ast germans Metal. Roja angel's wings Ast for 2. Metal baseball slides Ast out.

Roja corner lariats Metal then Metal running back elbows her. Metal iconoclasms her and pins her. Diablita Roja is eliminated.

Metal and Ast double lariat each other. Metal shoulders her over then casadora rolls her for 2. Ast sunset flips Metal for 2. Metal la magistral's Ast for 2. Ast does a package powerbomb variation on Metal and pins her.

Thoughts: It got a lot of time and went well. It was mostly just 1v1 here with someone swapping spots but they kept it moving and everyone hit their spots clean. This was better than what most of the main roster girls would have done.

El Hijo del Perverso & Perverso vs. Konjuro & Sombra Diabolika Jr. vs. Rey Espartano & Tiger Boy

Perv has the long hair and Hijo has the mohawk.

Rey and SD go at it. They do some basic holds and SD goes for a pin. SD cartwheels out of an armdrag then hits a bottom rope springboard headscissors. Rey pump kicks him down. They shove each other and tag out.

Tiger and Hijo go at it. They trip each other, Tiger splashes him then shoves him. They did a bunch of other stuff without really doing any moves. Kon and Perv get in. Kon back elbows him down. Kon chops him in the corner. Perv is sat up top then he 2nd rope diving headscissors Kon. Perv is hiptossed into the ropes and does an armdrag off of it. SD 2nd rope springboard dropkicks Perv.

SD springboard shoulderblocks Perv. Perv takes a double flapjack then Kon walks up the buckles and dropkicks Perv. Kon is thrown out. Rey botches a spot on two people. Rey is then popped up into a flying headscissors on Kon. Rey flying headscissors SD then Perv lariats Rey. Rey is tripped into a basement dropkick.

Rey is popped up into a step up enzugiri. Rey takes a sitout powerbomb and splash for 2. Tiger 2nd rope diving headscissors Hijo from behind. Perv lariats Tiger. Tiger walks up the buckles and top rope diving headscissors Perv. Tiger takes a double spinebuster. Tiger and Rey hit stereo topes out. Perv plancha's out and Hijo tope con hilos out.
Tiger and Rey take stereo lariats. Rey top rope moonsaults Hijo and Tiger corner crossbodies Perv. Rey and Tiger pick up stereo pins. Perverso and Hijo del Perverso are eliminated.

Rey superkicks SD out. Kon forearms Rey and chops him. Kon pump kicks him then lariats him over the top. Kon topes Rey. Tiger top rope crossbodies SD then casadora rolls him for 2. SD pop up powerbombs Tiger for 2. Kon stomps on Tiger.

Tiger takes a spinning spinebuster. SD top rope dropkicks Tiger in the butt for 2. Rey is double hiptossed into the ropes and dropped on his chest. Rey takes a double basement dropkick. Kon superkicks Rey. SD kicks Tiger low. Rey goes up and over Kon. Rey walks up the ropes and blind moonsaults Kon outside. SD bottom rope springboard crucifix drivers Tiger and pins him. Konjuro and Sombra Diabolika Jr. win the match.

Thoughts: It got a lot of time and wasn't anything too special. Rey was a little sloppy early on and got better as it went on. I was shocked to see his walk up the ropes blind moonsault. Tiger didn't get to do all that much flying here.This was average.

Prayer & Rey Apocalipsis vs. Brillante Jr. & Fuego

1st Fall - Rey had spike shoulder pads on for his entrance. Rey armlocks Fuego. Rey pulls his arms back and pounds on him. Fuego fireman's carry takeovers him into a double armlock. Fuego armdrags him twice. Fuego handstands on the buckles into a spinning headscissors.

Brill and Prayer go at it. Brill pump kicks him then enzugiri's him from the apron. Brill bottom rope springboard headscissors him. Brill spinning headscissors Rey then dropkicks him. Fuego hits a springboard double crossbody on them. Brill and Fuego hit stereo hurricanrana's and get double pins. Fuego's team wins the fall.

2nd Fall - Fuego does some rolls and armdrags Rey out. Fuego 2nd rope diving headscissors Prayer out then dances. Rey lariats Brill. Brill takes a double team legdrop. Fuego is abused on the ropes. Fuego is held on the ropes for a Rey la silla. Prayer kicks Brill in the leg.

Rey unties Brill's mask on the ropes. Brill is in tree of woe and is kicked. Brill takes a double back body drop. Prayer ties up Brill's legs and submits him with a surfboard variation. Prayer's team wins the fall.

3rd Fall - Rey backs up Fuego in the aisle and chops him. Prayer tries to unmask Brill outside. Rey running boots Fuego then flying lariats him. Prayer suplexes Fuego for 2. Fuego gets double stomped on by the heels and Rey hits a bunch of punches on him. Fuego takes a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker into a legdrop.

Brill chops the heels and is chopped down. Rey tries to unmask Brill. Fuego is double teamed. Fuego flying headscissors Rey. Brill springboard diving headscissors Prayer. Brill and Fuego hit stereo topes. Fuego rolls Rey into a pin attempt and is immediately stopped.

Rey is on the 2nd rope and Brill top rope double stomps him. Fuego asai moonsaults Prayer. Fuego's team gets stereo pins and wins the match.

Thoughts: It was average. Fuego and Brill didn't do their best stuff here and the heels didn't do anything too special.

Lightning Match - Akuma vs. Dulce Gardenia

Akuma full nelson's DG and waistlocks him down. Akuma trips him then bites his fingers. DG armdrags Akuma. Akuma takes his shirt off and DG sniffs it. Akuma then knocks him over. Akuma stomps on DG.

DG is sat up top and beaten up on. Akuma hits shots to the gut. DG gets on the 2nd rope and Akuma runs into his butt. DG topes him outside twice. DG enzugiri's him from the apron and top rope crossbodies him. Akuma lariats him down. Akuma slams DG around and bites his fingers.

DG 2nd rope springboard diving armdrags Akuma. DG walks up the buckles and diving armdrags him out. DG 2nd rope moonsaults him outside. Akuma and DG chop each other outside. Akuma catches his molly go round but DG hurricanrana's him off of it for 2. Akuma corner lariats him. Akuma spinning muscle busters him and pins him.

Thoughts: This was DG mostly doing his shtick here. He did some okay flying but then he'd strut or try to hit on Akuma between all that and that didn't really do it for me. Akuma didn't get a ton in.

Esfinge & Flip Gordon vs. Galeon Fantasma (Difunto & Furia Roja)

1st Fall - Roja knocks over Esf then heads out to stall. Dif works Esf's arm. Esf armdrags Dif down. Dif takes him down and Esf tries some pin attempts. Esf armdrags him and they stand off. Dif wristlocks Esf and they stand off again. Esf flying headscissors Dif. Flip and Roja go at it. Flip handstand walks and takes a double basement dropkick. Roja boots Esf outside and Dif ties Flip's arm around the 2nd rope. Dif eye rakes Flip.

The heels pull on Flip around the ropes. Roja boots Flip. Flip takes a double boot. Esf is kicked in the leg. Esf takes corner lariats and a double low dropkick. Dif pins Flip Difunto's team wins the fall.

2nd Fall - Dif stomps on Flip and throws him out. Esf is sat up top and Roja hits elbows on his neck. Roja then bites him. Flip is sent into the post. Esf takes a basement dropkick from tree of woe. Dif pulls on Esf's mask up top. Roja then does the same.

Akuma ankle locks Flip around the bottom rope. Esf takes a spinebuster then Dif rope walk dropkicks him in the butt for 2. Esf is stomped on by the heels in the corner. Esf is double stomped on by the heels. Roja top rope elbow drops Esf's arm. He then pulls on his mask. Esf is tripped into a basement dropkick.

Roja hits chops on Esf in the corner and Esf fires back. Esf is then double stomped on by the heels. Esf corkscrew kicks Dif then flying pumping knees Roja. Flip springbord diving armdrags Roja then topes him outside. Esf spinebusters Dif then bridge pins him. Esfinge's team wins the fall.

3rd Fall - Dif corner splashes Esf then Esf does the same to him. Esf superkicks him down. Esf superkicks Roja down. Esf monkey flips Akuma. Esf monkey flips Roja. Roja hides behind an arena worker outside. Flip and Dif shove and chop each other. Flip is double stomped on.

Flip pushes the heels into each other. Flip superkicks Dif. Flip high kicks Roja then springboard dropkicks him out. Flip finlay rolls Dif into an asai moonsault for 2. Flip sunset flips Dif for 2. Flip and Esf roll up the heels for 2 counts. The heels get stereo 2 counts on the faces.

Dif and Esf chop each other in the corner. Dif is up top and gets kicked. We get a tower of doom spot where Roja gets his partner superplexed. Flip springboard swantons Dif for 2. Roja lariats Flip. Dif spinning heel kicks Esf. Dif walks up the ropes and springboard crossbodies Flip.

Esf superkicks Dif out then topes him. Flip enzugiri's Roja. Flip 2nd rope springboard stunners Roja and pins him. Esfinge's team wins the fall.

Thoughts: It was long and boring. The heels beat up on the faces forever with the most basic stuff and the faces never really got that much offense in to make it exciting.

Atlantis Jr. & El Sky Team (Mascara Dorada & Mistico) vs Averno, Hechicero & Soberano Jr.

1st Fall - They fool around for a bit. MD spinning headscissors Hech. Hech trips MD and MD headscissors him from the mat.Hech shoulders him over. Sob kicks MD in the arm. MD flying snapmares Sob then spinning reverse headscissors him from the mat. MD flying headscissors Sob. Hech pulls down MD and elbow drops his back.

AJ comes in and kicks Hech in the gut. Av takes a top rope crossbody from Mist. Av shoulders Mist over. Mist hits armdrags then flying headscissors him. Hech rolls Mist and flips him into a Sob gut kick. Av boots Mist then hits an angel's wings on him. Av pins Mist. Averno's team wins the fall.

2nd Fall - Hech hits shots on MD in the corner. He then puts his knee against his throat. Av punches Mist on the ramp. Sob unties AJ's mask in the ring. Av stomps Mist on the ramp and pulls his mask. Hech swinging hammerlock backbreakers MD. Sob legdrops MD.

Mist flying headscissors Av in the ring then the heels triple stomp him. Mist is double teamed on the ropes. Sob rolls and kicks AJ in the crotch. Mist is double hiptossed into the ropes and he double armdrags off of it. MD springboard double crossbodies the heels. MD is popped up into a double dropkick on the heels. MD and AJ hit stereo topes outside.

Mist springboard twisting crossbodies Hech then spinning headscissors him into a crucifix. Mist pins Hech. Mistico's team wins the fall.

3rd Fall - AJ is triple teamed and triple stomped on. Aj is triple teamed more. He flying headscissors Hech and superkicks Sob. AJ 2nd rope diving headscissors Sob. AJ monkey flips Av then tilt-a-whirl backbreakers all 3 heels. Mist flying headscissors Av out. Hech dropkicks Mist.

Mist flying headscissors Sob then tilt-a-whirl armdrags Hech out. Mist walks up the ropes and springboard diving armdrags Sob out. Mist topes Hech. AJ enzugiri's Sob. MD top rope 450's Av and pins him.

Thoughts: It was maybe the 2nd best match on the show but it wasn't saying a lot. They at least picked up the pace a little here and the faces got to fly a little. It was acceptable but it didn't get a ton of time and it wasn't their best work.

Overall thoughts: It was a below average show. The women's match was the best thing on here and that's not something I say a lot on these CMLL shows. The 2nd match wasn't that great. The 3rd match with Fuego was average. Dulce did his shtick all throughout his match and Akuma didn't get much offense in. The semi-main went long and was boring. The main was acceptable but absolutely nothing for any of those guys. I would give this a 4 out of 10 and wouldn't recommend it.

Monday, May 11, 2026

WWE Monday Night Raw 5/11/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/wwe-monday-night-raw-542026.html

We are in Knoxville, TN. Michael Cole and Corey Graves are on commentary.

We see various wrestlers arrive and hang out. Roman Reigns arrives in a car. Adam Pearce goes up to him. He says Backlash was too much and says Fatu doesn't deserve to be here tonight. Roman asks where his title is and why it's not in his hands. Adam asks for someone to bring Roman his title. Roman says he can't fire Fatu tonight as he hasn't acknowledged him. Roman says he cleared him and brought him here and he will take him out.

The Vision come out. Paul says they are supposed to open the show on a high note. He insults the fans and welcomes us to Raw. He says we have pure talent in the ring and Bron Breakker represented that at Backlash. He asks, "Who's not ready now?". He says it's Seth Rollins. He says Seth was not ready for the onslaught of Bron. Paul says there's no reason for them to mention Seth's name anymore.

Paul asks Austin Theory to air his grievances. Austin says they got Bron back and now have a 6-man tonight. Austin says The Street Profits keep putting their noses in their business. Austin says The Profits need the tag titles as Bianca Belair can't pay the bills no more.

The Street Profits come out. Ford says he is here because his wife can't take care of the bills. He says since she's busy with the baby, someone had to whoop their @sses. Ford says they came back to Raw to win the tag titles. He says they are always up and want the smoke.

Logan says everyone knows The Profits are a legendary tag team but says we will find out that they are old news. Logan says the only notable thing Ford has done in 6 months is organize a baby shower. He says Bianca is better than Ford. Logan says they are ready anytime and anywhere. Logan says he was ready before he was born.

Joe Hendry interrupts and sings, "Can we fire Logan Paul?". Graves sings, "We admire Logan Paul".

The Vision (Bron Breakker, Logan Paul and Austin Theory) vs Joe Hendry and The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins)

We join this in progress. Ford corkscrew splashes and spinning enzugiri's Austin. Logan hits gut shots on AD. Logan misses a corner splash. Ford dropkicks Logan then Bron running lariats Ford. Bron suplexes him.

Bron gorilla press throws Ford into a Logan euro. Logan lariats Ford for 1 then chinlocks him. Joe tags in and hits lariats on Logan. Joe catches his crossbody and fallaway slams him. Joe goes to pose then Logan pulls Joe down. Logan hits mounted shots on Joe. Bron release germans Joe. We go to break and return.

Logan knees Joe in the gut and Joe suplexes him. Ford tags in. He top rope crossbodies Austin. Ford running lariats Austin then tope con hilos Bron outside. Ford enzugiri's Austin. Austin rolls and is powerslammed for 2. Logan sends Joe into the steps outside. Bron tells Austin to distract the ref. Bron runs at AD and Seth Rollins nails Bron. Austin goes for Seth and AD rolls up Austin to win.

Thoughts: This got cut up by two breaks so we only saw so much of it. What we got was fine. Ford hit a quick tope con hilo here where he landed right on his feet. We didn't get any big Bron spears here but he really ran the ropes fast with a lariat.

Austin beats up Dawkins after. Seth throws Austin out. Bron goes for a spear on Seth and Seth throws Dawkins in the way. Seth superkicks Bron out of the ring. Ford yells at Seth and they shove each other.

Adam Pearce talks to El Grande Americano Original, Bruto and Julio. Adam is confused. Liv Morgan and Dom Mysterio come in. Grande says he was talking to Adam. Liv insults him and tells him to get out of their faces. Grande says this is serious lucha business. Dom says Grande isn't a real luchador. Grande gets mad. Adam says Dom is in need of a title opportunity and he can defend it against Grande tonight.

Adam talks to Angel and Berto. They say they want an opportunity. Adam says let's have a conversation.

Penta talks in the ring. He says he's a "fighter champion" and challenges Ethan Page to come out. Page comes out. He says Penta wanted him to say things to his face. He says he would but Penta has paint all over his face. He says he should be he #1 contender for the IC Title but says Penta might be able to lose to him again. Penta says he's not afraid and challenges him right now.

Page says he's not ready to fight now. Page challenges him for SNME in 2 weeks. Penta says he will face him anytime and anywhere.

Rusev comes out. He tells them to shut up. He says Page amuses him but it doesn't sit well with him if Page gets a title shot first. Rusev tells Page to watch what he says next. Page says he said the same thing to Adam Pearce. He says he told Adam that Rusev deserves the shot first but Je'Von Evans said Rusev doesn't deserve it.

Je'Von Evans comes out. He says what Page is saying isn't true and says it's true Rusev couldn't beat him. Rusev gets mad. Page pushes Evans into Rusev. Penta superkicks > lariats > plancha's Page. Evans then topes Rusev outside. Evans and Penta do Penta's strut.

Je'Von Evans vs Rusev

We are told this was made during the break. Rusev knees him in the gut. Rusev punches him and hits him in the back. Rusev chokes him over the 2nd rope then kicks him in the back.

Evans hits forearms. Rusev spinning heel kicks him. Rusev suplexes him twice. Rusev grabs him by the chin and knees him in the gut. Rusev is knocked off the 2nd rope. Evans double jump springboard twisting swantons him.

Evans seated springboard headscissors him. Evans dropkicks him out. Evans goes for a dive but is hit. Rusev fallaway slams him on the commentary table. We go to break and return.

Evans lariats Rusev, superkicks him off a missed charge and lariats him. Evans spin kicks him in the back of the neck then springboard lariats him for 2. Rusev forearms him in the spine. Evans superkicks him. Evans is caught with a uranage off a springboard. Rusev pump kicks him for 2. Evans rebound corkscrew kicks him. Evans suicide dives him outside. Evans double jump springboard cutters him inside for the win.

Thoughts: It was what you would expect with Evans flying around and Rusev roughing him up some. It wasn't bad and it got enough time to play out. Rusev probably could have used the win here though.

We get a video on the AAA Mega Title.

Iyo Sky and Asuka talk in the back. Asuka hugs her. Asuka says she was looking for someone to take over for her and says Iyo is the person. She say she's glad it was her and is proud of her. Iyo says even if they fight, they will always be family. Iyo tells her goodbye and see you later. They hug and Asuka kisses her.

Thoughts: There's been rumors that Asuka is either done or taking a break. We will have to see. Hopefully she will be back. The women's division does need her.

Brie Bella and Paige come out to talk. Paige asks where is The Judgment Day and Brie says they better come out. Raquel and Perez come out. Raquel says she's happy they are here. Perez says she used to love watching them when they were young and relevant. Perez says Brie told her as a kid that she would carry on the Bella legacy. She says how dare she set the bar so low on her. Brie says she's confusing her for Liv.

Perez says there's someone more disappointed her and it's Perez's mom. Raquel says Paige has been given a million chances and fumbles every one. Raquel says we are all waiting for Paige's next scandal and says to hand the titles over. She says there's no one sadder than 2 washed up hasbeens. Paige hits Raquel and the girls fight. Liv Morgan comes out and codebreakers Paige. Perez hits windmill shots on Brie then cartwheel knee drops her neck. Paige takes a face kick + russian legsweep.

Roman Reigns talks to Jimmy Uso. Jimmy says Jey is in the parking lot trying to talk Jacob Fatu out of coming in here. Jimmy says Roman should leave this thing with Fatu alone as he won. Roman says they made a deal and says there's gotta be order here. Roman says if there's no respect within, there won't be any on the outside. He says Fatu's @ss is out of here if he doesn't acknowledge him.

Dominik Mysterio does a video. He says the AAA Mega Title is the pinnacle of lucha libre. He says he carried the title for 8 months as the greatest luchador on the planet. He says he has surpassed everything his dad has done. He says he proved why he's the king of the luchadores. He says Grande Americano will never be a true luchador or get his hands on his title.

Iyo Sky vs Sol Ruca

They lock up. Sol waistlock takedowns her. Iyo wristlocks her. Sol rolls out and reverses it. Iyo headflips out. Sol handstand walks then backflips into a reverse headscissors on Iyo. Sol spinning drops Iyo chest first on the mat and surfs on her back. Sol handstands again and is dropkicked in the gut.

Iyo chinlocks her. Sol misses an asai moonsault outside. Iyo dives off the apron with a flying headscissors. Sol tiger feint kicks her under the bottom rope then springboard tornillo's her off the bottom rope.

We go to break and return. Sol is up top and takes a shotei. Iyo top rope spanish flies her for 2. Iyo hits forearms and shotei's her. Sol pop up sitout powerbombs her for 2. Iyo top rope dropkicks her. Iyo misses a corner meteora then takes one from behind. Iyo rolls her into a double stomp.

Iyo bangs Sol's leg over the 2nd rope. Sol boots her from the buckles. Sol cartwheels on the top rope and ddt's her for 2. Iyo corner meteora's her. Iyo top rope moonsaults and Sol gets her feet up. Sol misses a sol snatcher and Iyo pins her.

Thoughts: It slowed down a little at the end but we had some nice flying here. Sol did some things she doesn't always do. I liked what we got here. I don't think this will be the last time we see this.

The Uso's wait for Jacob Fatu in the parking lot. Jimmy says things went bad with Roman and says sometimes Roman is delusional. Jimmy says this family can be stressful. Jey says their family is why they are here today.

The Street Profits are interviewed. Dawkins says they feel great. Seth Rollins comes in. He says if they are serious about getting the tag titles off The Vision, we should talk. Ford says there's no "we". Ford says Seth told him they'd stay out of each other's ways. Seth says he's wrong. Ford says people say you can't trust Seth and he says they don't need him to win the tag titles.

Iyo Sky tells Sol Ruca she's future and they will fight again some day. Becky Lynch walks in. She says Sol is supposed to be the next big thing but couldn't beat Iyo Jannetty. She says the lights are too bright.

Oba Femi says the time has come and the Oba Femi open challenge begins. Adam Pearce comes out. He says nobody was willing to answer the challenge so it's cancelled tonight.

Oba walks to the back and is yelling. He throws Angel into Berto. He sends Angel into the wall. He carries Berto and drags Angel by the hair. He takes them to the ring.

Oba Femi vs Angel and Berto

Oba throws them in the ring and tells the ref to ring the bell. Oba hits running euros on them in the corners. Oba throws Angel over Berto then throws Berto. Oba pop-up sitout powerbombs Berto and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a quick squash here. Angel and Berto never officially agreed to the match. Either Angel or Berto made it seem like they might be done with WWE a few weeks ago, so we will have to see if this means anything.

El Grande Americano Original says the AAA Mega Title belongs around the waist of a lucha legend. He says we will witness the birth of a new king of the luchadores.

JD McDonaugh gets nailed by Finn Balor from the side and knocked into a box. Dom is with Finn and Finn tells Dom he will have to go out there alone. Dom says he has gold to defend and it's something Finn won't know anything about.

AAA Mega Title - Dominik Mysterio (c) vs El Grande Americano Original

They lock up. Grande rolls out of a wristlock and side headlocks him. Grande shoulders him over. Grande ankle locks him. Dom pushes him away. Dom boots him out of the corner. Dom comes off the 2nd rope and is armdragged. Grande works on Dom's arm. Grande northern lights suplexes him then armlocks him.

Dom boots him out of the corner. Grande hanging triangles him over the top rope. Grande is monkey flipped into the apron and he gets some major air as he goes head first into the post and down. We go to break and return.

Dom dropkicks him from behind then Grande ducks a 619. Grande hits a reverse angle slam and top rope moonsaults him for 2. They trade pin attempts. Dom walks up the buckles and diving armdrags Grande. Dom michinoku drivers him for 2. Grande overhead belly to belly suplexes Dom in the buckles then dragon suplexes him for 2.

Rayo and Bravo Americano come down and try to interfere. El Grande Americano II hits Grande Original then Dom tornado ddt's Grande Original for 2. Julio and Bruto come out and beat up Rayo and Bravo. Grande II gets on the apron and Grande Original goes for his mask. Dom 619's Grande then top rope splashes him for the win.

Thoughts: It wasn't the longest bout ever but it was entertaining and they kept things moving. Grande's bump into the post off the monkey flip was wild and the shenanigans at the end was amusing.

Theory and Logan are interviewed in the back. Logan says he wishes Jackie (or Wacky as he says) would go away. He says if he has to listen to "Fire Logan Paul" one more time, he will cut his ears off. He says Joe is tone deaf and the song isn't that good. Austin tells him to relax. Jackie asks about their match vs The Street Profits and Austin asks if she wants a ride. Cole then calls her "Wacky".

Roman Reigns and Jimmy Uso come out. Roman says to acknowledge him.

Jacob Fatu arrives. Jey Uso tries to get Fatu's attention and talk him out of heading to the ring. Fatu heads to the ring. Jey pushes him and tells him to be smart. Fatu headbutts him down then hits more headbutts. Fatu says he won't acknowledge Roman and says Roman will have to beat the acknowledgement out of him.

Jimmy comes into the aisle and Fatu beats him up. Fatu gets on the apron and stares down Roman. They fight in the ring. Roman's head is banged off the buckles and Fatu flying back elbows him. Fatu running lariats Roman over the top. Fatu goes for a top and Roman hits him. Roman chairs Fatu in the back.

Roman hits him with the chair several times then rams the top of the chair edge into his chest. Fatu superkicks Roman then tongan death grips him. Fatu pushes him over the top and topes him. Roman is sent into the post. Fatu boots him in the head outside.

Roman is sent into the steps. Roman superman punches him. Fatu grabs the death grip again. Fatu powerbombs him through the commentary table. Officials come out. Fatu puts the hold on again. Officials try to break it up. Fatu then licks the title in the ring and holds it up. Fatu says he keeps trying to tell us he's all gas and no breaks with it. Fatu then runs back and hip attacks Roman and The Uso's throw the rail. Fatu's got spit all over his face and Roman's elbow is busted open.

Overall thoughts: We had a lot of decent in-ring action here with nothing being bad. Some of it was just kind of filler though. Joe Hendry's doing well and both the Seth/Bron and Roman/Fatu feuds continue. Asuka is going away, maybe for a bit or permanently, which sucks and we'll have to see what happens there. The Grande vs Grande feud continues and The Street Profits are back in the mix. I'd say Sol vs Iyo was the match of the night. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 and thought it was a good show.

All Japan Pro Wrestling 5/2/2026 Champion Carnival 2026 Day 7

Day 6 is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/all-japan-pro-wrestling-4262026.html

Ryuki Honda vs. Shota Kofuji

Honda wristlocks him and side headlock takeovers him. They stand off. Honda side headlocks him. Shota dropkicks him and is shouldered over. Shota rolls him up for 2. Shota backslides him for 2. Shota la magistral's him for 2. Shota dropkicks him.

Honda back elbows him. Honda kneels on him on the ropes and then Honda counts with the ref on the break. Honda shoulders him over for 2 then chinlocks him. They trade forearms.

Shota double boots him out of the corner and rolls into a dropkick on him. Shota springboard forearms him then fisherman suplexes him for 2. Shota hits running forearms and Honda lariats him. Honda spears him for 2. Honda running one arm powerbombs him and pins him.

Thoughts: Honda won as expected. He got a little spirit out of Shota before putting him down. It was fine and a little competitive at least.

Both guys are interviewed after.

Go Shiozaki, Oddyssey, Shotaro Ashino & Xyon vs. Atsuki Aoyagi, Nobuhiko Kimura, Ryo Inoue & Seiki Yoshioka

Kimura and Ashino do armlocks to each other. Ashino armdrags him and Kimura headscissors him. They stand off. Ashino side headlocks him then shoulders him over. Kimura dropkicks him then flying headscissors him. Atsuki and Odd go at it. Atsuki tries to shoulderblock him and gets nowhere. Atsuki dropkicks him then is shouldered over.

Atsuki gets in Odd's back and Odd shoulders the other team over while Atsuki is on him. Xyon flips Atsuki into a cutter. Atsuki takes running corner attacks. Odd splashes Atsuki for 2. Atsuki handspring flying kicks Ashino.

Ryo comes in and hits chest kicks on Ashino. Ryo step up enzugiri's him. Odd and Xyon are pulled over the top. Atsuki and Kimura dropkick them down. Those two then hit stereo plancha's outside, get caught and Seiki asai moonsaults all of them over. Ryo facekicks Ashino. Ashino germans him.

Ryo flying knees Go. Kimura top rope dropkicks Go. Go takes corner attacks. Kimura dropkicks Go then fisherman busters him for 2. Kimura fights off his opponents. Kimura takes a headbutt then a big slam from Odd. Go running lariats Kimura for 2.

Go hits a big lariat on Kimura for 2. Go running lariats Kimura and wins.

Thoughts: Kimura mostly got picked on here before going down. It wasn't anything too special.

We get interviews after. Xyon's team is happy about the win. They do a group cheer together.

Champion Carnival 2026 Block A Match - Kengo Mashimo vs. Kuma Arashi

Kuma and Ken lock up. They clean break. Ken hammerlocks Kuma then Kuma side headlocks him. Ken reverses it. Kuma shoulders him over then sentons him. Kuma stands on Ken's gut. Kuma dumps Ken to the apron. Ken grabs a sleeper there and the ref forces him to break it. Ken sits on his back with a chinlock.

Ken grounded chinlocks him. Kuma ropebreaks. Kuma hits forearms. Kuma samoan drops him then sentons him. Kuma corner lariats him then sentons him for 2. Kuma racks him and Ken chinlocks him off of it. They trade forearms. Ken gamengiri's him. Kuma dropkicks him. Ken superkicks him then STO's him. Ken sleepers him. Ken gets on his back with a sleeper. Kuma climbs onto the 2nd rope and drops backwards to break it. Kuma hits a to prope senton and pins him.

Thoughts: It didn't look promising on paper and wasn't much better in execution. It was a very boring match with Ken doing little but sleepers and chinlocks before going down.

Both guys are interviewed after.

Champion Carnival 2026 Block B Match - Daisuke Sekimoto vs. Ren Ayabe

They lock up and roll on the ropes. They do a double knuckle lock. Sek chest clubs him and they shoulder battle. Sek headbutts him then Ren shoulders him over. Ren elbows him in the neck then forearms him down. Ren stands on his back. Sek double boots him out of the corner then armdrags him into a half-crab.

Sek stomps Ren. They trade forearms. Ren knees him in the gut then slams him. Ren running facekicks him for 2. They trade forearms. Sek spears him, sentons him and splashes him. Sek snapmares him. Ren superplexes him. Sek powers up and no sells it. Sek suplexes him. Ren then shotgun dropkicks him.

Ren and Sek trade forearms for clubs. Sek hits running lariats then drops him with one. Sek enzugiri's him. Sek racks him but Ren fights out. Ren flying neckbreakers him. Ren full-nelson sitout slams him for 2. Ren spinning falcon arrows him and wins.

Thoughts: Ren won as expected. They had some of the idea of what this heavyweight match should look like but it wasn't great. I didn't like Sek no selling the superplex. Ren's just not a very charismatic or fiery dude and it hurts matches like this where that's needed.

Both guys do interviews after.

Aizawa NO. 1, Dan Tamura & Hokuto Omori vs. Hideki Suzuki, MUSASHI & Seigo Tachibana

Dan side headlocks Seigo. Dan shoulders him over. Seigo kips up and is booted over. Dan side headlock takeovers him. Dan shoulders him over. Aizawa offers a handshake to Musashi. Aizawa dropkicks him. Suzuki comes in and takes a double back elbow then a double elbow drop. Aizawa top rope dropicks Omori. Musashi step up enzugiri's Aizawa and sends him out. Omori ddt's him for 2. Musashi double stomps and basement dropkicks Omori.

Dan and Seigo trade forearms. Seigo boots him in the gut then facekicks him. Seigo suplexes Dan for 2. Aizawa tries to spit champagne at Seigo but nails Omori instead. Aizawa tries again and nails Omori again...seemingly on purpose. Musashi tope con hilos outside.

Dan lariats Seigo then death valley drivers him for 2. Dan lariats Musashi over. Seigo backslides him for 2. Dan lariats him then Seigo toyota rolls him off a powerbomb and pins him.

Thoughts: It wasn't that serious with Aizawa spitting champagne at people. We thankfully didn't get the overdone tower of doom spot here. Suzuki didn't play much of a factor in this. It wasn't that good.

Both teams are interviewed after.

Champion Carnival 2026 Block A Match - Talos vs. Yuma Anzai

They lock up and Tal pushes him back. Yuma tries to trip him and is thrown off. Yuma stomps his foot. Yuma hits shoulderblocks then dropkicks him. Tal slams him then chinlocks him around the top rope. Tal pulls the 2nd rope into his gut. Tal hits a big forearm then gorilla press throws him out of the ring.

Tal bangs Yuma's head off the apron. Tal hits forearms outside and chokes Yuma with a towel. Yuma avoids being sent into the post. Yuma forearms Tal off the apron. Yuma hits forearms in the corner. Tal headchops him. Yuma 2nd rope dropkicks him.

Yuma gets on his back with a sleeper and Tal rams him into the corner to break it up. Tal corner splashes him. Tal corner splashes him then side slams him for 2. Tal head chops him. Yuma flying knees him then Tal facekicks him over for 2.

Yuma forearms Tal in the corner. Tal head chops him and backdrops him for 2. Tal hits snake eyes on him. Yuma hits a flying knee then knees him in the face for 2. Yuma chinlocks him. Tal hits snake eyes then facekicks him for 2.

Yuma rolls him up for 2. Yuma meteora's him and pins him.

Thoughts: They had some of the idea of the big vs small man right but not enough. Tal just didn't get to abuse Yuma enough and Yuma never really got his big fire up spot to wake the crowd up. It was average. Yuma sold his ankle throughout this but Tal never really worked it.

Talos does an interview. He says Yuma snuck the win out and he thinks the ref gave him it. He says he faces Oddyssey tomorrow. He says there's only one true giant in AJPW and it's him.

Champion Carnival 2026 Block B Match - Yuma Aoyagi vs. Madoka Kikuta

MK hits Yuma from behind then stomps him in the corner. MK chops him and elbows him in the back of the neck. Yuma dropkicks him. Yuma boots him in the back and stands on his gut. Yuma elbow drops him and tries pins that barely get 1 counts.

Yuma is tripped into the ropes. MK forearms him from behind and corner hip attacks him there. MK boots him outside. MK running knees him in the head as he hangs off the apron. They trade shots outside. MK hits forearms to the back of the head inside then does a grounded sleeper.

MK slaps him around and kicks him. Yuma hits forearms. MK chops him. MK eye rakes him and throws him down backwards. Yuma misses a dropkick. MK slaps him around and Yuma dropkicks him.

Yuma flying corner forearms him then 2nd rope twisting crossbodies him. Yuma top rope crossbodies him for 2. Yuma does a grounded guillotine and MK ropebreaks. MK sends him to the apron and pump kicks him off the apron. MK flying hip attacks him off the apron.

MK running lariats him from behind in the corner. MK hits forearms to the back of the neck. MK spinning guillotines him and drops him. MK headbutts him down from the buckles. MK misses a top rope move. Yuma running dropkicks him and germans him. MK running hip attacks him from behind. They suplex each other.

They trade forearms. Yuma hits forearms and euros him. MK spits at him. Yuma backrolls him into a bridge for 2. Yuma tornado ddt's him for 2. Yuma superplexes him down. MK leg lariats him. Yuma comes off the 2nd rope and is hit with a hip attack in mid-air. MK running hip attacks him. Yuma backslides him for 2. MK flying hip attacks him.

Yuma running lariats him then germans him for 2. Yuma fisherman suplexes him for 2 then does it again for the win.

Thoughts: I was sure this was going to a draw and was surprised when it didn't. MK had nice hip attacks and chopped up Yuma hard but I wasn't too into the match. Yuma didn't get enough in and MK was mostly just clubbing and chopping him the whole time. I thought this was a bit boring.

Both men do interviews after.

Champion Carnival 2026 Block A Match - Kento Miyahara vs. Rei Saito

They lock up. Ken backs him up on the ropes and clean breaks him. Rei backs him up on the ropes and goes for a chop. Ken side headlocks him. They shoulder battle. Ken facekicks him then Rei shoulders him over. Rei double axe handles him outside. Rei misses a charge outside and goes into the post. Ken then headbutts him outside.

Rei chops him out in the crowd and bangs Ken's head off a wall. Rei double chops Ken against the post then splashes him against the post. Rei chookes him with a towel. Rei stands on Ken's gut.

Ken hits chest clubs. Rei blocks a roll up then butt drops Ken for 2. Rei misses a lariat. Ken dropkicks him in the knee and the side of the head. Ken flying forearms him in the corner. Ken goes for a slam but Rei falls over him.

Rei chops Ken up. Ken shoves him and they trade forearms. Ken suplexes him. Rei bodyblocks him then sleepers him. Ken escapes a powerbomb and flying pumping knees him. Rei hits a big slap then crossbodies him. Rei chokeslams Ken for 2.

Ken sunset flip Rei for 2 then pumping knees him. Rei slaps him. Ken flying pumping knees him twice for 2. Rei tries to ropebreak out of a waistlock but Ken capture german suplexes him and pins him.

Thoughts: It wasn't bad. Ken brought some personality to this and it didn't go too long. Both guys stuck to their signature stuff as usual. And also as usual, the trips outside of the ring didn't add a lot.

Ken does a speech after. He and Rei then both get interviewed.

Overall thoughts: The opener was alright. The second match wasn't that great with Nobuhiko Kimura mostly getting picked on. Kengo vs Kuma was a boring bout. They got some of the things right in Sekimoto/Ren but it could have been better. Omori's match wasn't very serious and wasn't good. Talos/Yuma didn't hit and was average. Aoyagi/Kikuta went too long. The main was acceptable. I'd give this a 4 out of 10. Most of the matches underperformed and it wasn't a great night at the CC. I thought it was a below average show.

WWE LFG 5/9/2026 Season 3, Episode 3

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/wwe-lfg-522026-season-3-episode-2.html

Matt Bloom, Booker T, Kevin Owens, Natalya and Bubba Ray Dudley talk. Matt wants to set up a tag match with PJ Vasa and Sirena Linton vs Layla Diggs and Masyn Holiday. Matt says Masyn is new to the game and doesn't understand what they do, but she's picking it up.

Matt says Trill London has so much charisma and says he only sees Jeff Hardy in him. Bubba says, "you think?". Matt says Trill gets injured more than they would like. Matt says Braxton Cole is an intelligent athlete and a bit of an overthinker. Matt says they want him to go off of his instincts.

They say Kam Hendrix vs Tate Wilder is also tonight. Kam needs to be ready under his new name and says he can be hokey. Matt says Tate rides bulls and likes to ride bulls. Matt says he can't get bored with the basics. Matt says both guys will cut a promo. Matt says Kam has all the tools and needs to put them together.

Bubba talks to Cole and asks who he is. Cole is from New Hampshire. He played football and wasn't thinking of wrestling. He says he got a random message from WWE to tryout and he had a contract. Bubba tells Trill London to make him forget about Jeff Hardy and says to give me Trill London. Trill says he's not a Jeff copy but he has some of his moves.

Bubba says they need to show how Cole is smart and how he outsmarted Trill. Bubba tells Trill to do what he can do and get the people chanting for Trill.

Braxton Cole vs Trill London

Trill has already been cut by WWE. We are at the Evolve arena.

Trill trips him off front facelock that he was put in. Trill dropkicks him from behind. Trill baseball slides and Cole catches him in the ring skirt. Cole boots Trill in the head. Cole grabs Trill by the head then bringing neckbreakers him for 2.

Cole rips Trill's shirt and they chop each other. Cole stomps him. Cole release suplexes him for 2. Cole sleepers him and Trill backdrops him out. Trill hits running forearms. Trill tries a flapjack and Cole tries to roll and gets dropped on his neck.

Trill dropkicks him out then slingshot plancha's him. Bubba says Trill is reckless and Booker says Trill is off balance. Booker says Trill isn't a flyer. Trill messes up a slingshot seated moonsault. Cole corner splashes him. Booker says Trill is gassed. Trill wins with a top rope swanton.

Thoughts: As always, keep in mind that they let us see what they want to in these matches and they focus on what they want to. Cole got most of the offense here. Trill got sloppy towards the end when it was his turn. Trill wasn't real effective as a face in this and it wasn't that good.

Bubba says things were going well. Bubba says if Trill does fancy stuff, it's all on Trill. He says Trill couldn't gets his legs up at the end and he needs to figure out what he's good at flying wise and don't do what he can't do. Trill says he wants to keep doing stuff until he gets it right. Bloom says he always sees his name on medical reports and says he needs to find a moveset that keeps him healthy. Cole says they had the crowd and lost them. Cole says it's all about learning and getting better and there's some things he took that he felt like he couldn't do right 10/10 times.

Booker talks to Diggs and Masyn. Masyn ran track in college. She says she prefers to wrestle with Diggs than wrestle alone. We see clips of them practicing their match and they barely connect. Booker says we only want the face to shine, the heel to get heat then we want out. Diggs says they are used to working heel but are faces here.

PJ Vasa and Sirena Linton vs Layla Diggs and Masyn Holiday

Sirena was just cut about 2 weeks ago with Trill. We are the Evolve arena.

SL boots Diggs in the gut. Diggs flips out of a snapmare. Diggs armlocks her. Masyn 2nd rope double axe handles SL's arm. Masyn armlocks her. Masyn hiptosses her and armdrags her into an armlock. Diggs trips PJ and PJ Front facelocks her. Diggs' team hits a double boot on PJ. PJ double clotheslines them.

PJ corner splashes Masyn then she corner hip attacks her. SL la silla's Masyn in the corner for 2. PJ slams Masyn then misses a falling headbutt drop. Diggs and SL get in. Diggs hits a leg lariat then hits kicks on PJ. Diggs flips out of a lariat and overhead kicks her.

Diggs boots SL out of the corner. SL is held for natural selection and pinned.

Thoughts: As always, they see what they want us to see. We saw most of this without a lot of interruptions from the coaches. It was mostly a clean match though Diggs has a habit of being sloppy. Diggs is pretty much in the same spot she started in 2-3 years ago and Masyn is more basic. Both are on Evolve and I'm skeptical about either being around that long. PJ was fine. This was average.

Booker talks to the girls and said they did a good job. Booker says there wasn't a lot of flaws and says the delivery and execution was good. Bloom tells Sirena and PJ to ask what they can get better at if they are ever told a match is awesome.

Matt wants Masyn and Diggs to be more clear faces. Matt says they flew through PJ coming in. Sirena says there's always something to improve on. Matt tells them all to stay the course.

We meet Tate Wilder. He's from Arizona and grew up with 5 brothers. He says they grew up doing rodeo and extreme sports. He says he did anything that pushed the limits and we see him flipping off of stuff. He says he spent the first 15 months in WWE injured.

Kam Hendrix jokes saying he's excited for his first season of WWE. He says people don't understand that everything matters. Natalya says nice guys finish last and says those people become doormats. Kam says he feels like the clock is ticking on him. Kam says if you aren't evolving, anyone can be let go.

Owens practices promos with Tate. Owens says to call out the biggest guy in the world. Owens says he's a level headed guy. Owens says he doesn't look like Tate and doesn't know how he would dress as he never lived that way.

Tate Wilder does a promo before his match. He says there's a lot of talented wrestlers on the roster. He says he'll take the crazy risks and jump off the cliff to see if he can fly. He says he acts first and thinks second. He says if you want to make your name on NXT, you call out Kam Hendrix. He says if Kam thinks it's showtime, he will prove it's my time.

Kam Hendrix comes out. Kam says this is his show. Kam says Tate's daredevil stuff got him to LFG. Kam says he likes that he's taking a swing at the baddest man but it's stupid. Kam says he succeeds where he is about to fail.

Thoughts: Neither one of those were good but they are cold promos with wrestlers that are only so much known by the crowd.

Kam Hendrix vs Tate Wilder

Kam shoves him and piefaces him. Tate slaps him then dropkicks him. Kam punches him then hits him in the spine. Kam slams him. Tate chokes him on the ropes. Kam hits punches in the corner then backbreakers him. Tate cobra clutch swinging drops him.

Kam butt drops Tate's back. Tate hits shots to the gut. Kam knee lifts him. Kam cobra twists him. Tate facekicks him then chest kicks him down. Tate hits shoulderblocks. Tate twisting suplexes him for 2. Tate asai moonsaults him for 2. Kam flying single leg dropkicks him then backdrop uranage's him to win.

Thoughts: It was a decent little match with Tate being an okay face and Kam hitting some good shots. Kam's showtime kick always looks so good and smooth. It was simple and effective...but Tate needs work on the mic.

Kevin Owens says they did good and wants to see what they said to each other. Owens says Kam did something not appreciated towards the end. Kam says it wasn't his best performance. He says he skipped a line. Owens tells Tate his promo sounded good. We see Steve Corino. Owens asks what happened at the end.

Tate says he wanted to beat up Kam for punking him at the end. Kam says he tripped. Tate says they have actual beef now. Kam says he feels disappointed in himself. Bloom says Kam needs to take a step back and see how he gets bigger.

Matt Bloom talks to Kam. Kam says he didn't feel like himself. Bloom says if you don't make mistakes, you don't grow. Bloom says to watch the match back and see what he picks up. He says he will pull him from LFG for a few weeks. Kam says he didn't feel like himself and says he went home and almost cried. Kam says he told himself he's blowing it. He says it can't happen again.

Thoughts: Kam has been regularly pushed as a top guy on Evolve and just got on NXT.

Overall thoughts: It's LFG. It's always a bit of an unusual show to rate. It's always a little out of date due to being taped, things don't pan out as we are lead to believe and we had multiple fired people on this show. The matches are edited and they show us what they want us to see. This episode was a little bit more of a documentary than anything else and that was fine. It was nice to see some behind the scenes stuff and see what the coaches thought about various happenings. If that's something that interests you, you might find some enjoyment out of it. It was nothing must see but it's something different and what we got was alright.

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