Reality of Wrestling 4/5/2026 GLORY Episode 22

Reality of Wrestling 4/5/2026 GLORY Episode 22

The last show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/reality-of-wrestling-3292026-platinum.html

Zack Mason asks Warren Johnson if he's ready. Warren says he's busy. Zack says he needs him to focus on the team. Warren says he's here and focused on the team. 

"The Future" Will Austin vs Jha'Quan McNair

JM is a WWE ID guy but we still have yet to see him wrestle on Evolve while some of his cohorts are already on NXT.

They lock up and trade waistlocks. JM cartwheels out of a wristlock then wristlocks him. Will knees him in the gut. Will flying back elbows him. JM hits a big dropkick and armdrags him into an armlock. Will hits shots to the gut. JM gutwrench suplexes him then holds on for 2 more suplexes. JM delay suplexes him. Will shoulders him over. JM goes for a crossbody but gets powerslammed for 2. JM is thrown hard into the buckles.

Will kicks him while he's down. JM hits chops. Will backrolls him then springboard tornillo splashes him for 2. Will chinlocks him. JM elbows him in the gut. JM catches his corner splash and belly to belly suplexes him. JM lariats him and leg lariats him. JM's eyelid is busted open. Will cradles him for 2.

Will pump kicks him. JM hits a reverse olympic slam and pins him.

Thoughts: You can see why WWE hired JM in like a few seconds of watching him. He's in phenomenal shape and he moves well. He's also got some charisma to him. This wasn't a bad match and the crowd got into it. JM took a tornillo splash near the face and his eyelid got busted open off of it.

Erik Lockhart is watching his trainee Rhys Maddox in the ring. He tells him to stop worrying about referees. He says if a ref doesn't see something, is it breaking the rules? He says it's not on him to follow the rules, it's up to the ref to enforce them. He says it's not cheating, it's winning. He tells him no more training with others and says he trains with him.

Jonathan Vega vs Daniel Alexandro

They lock up. DA side headlocks him and rakes him on the break. JV wristlocks him and is forearmed. DA knees him in the gut then JV flying headscissors him. JV springboard twisting crossbodies him. JV chops him.

DA backbreakers him for 2. DA slams him for 2. DA chokes him against the 2nd rope. They trade shots and JV is knocked down with a forearm. DA suplexes him for 2. DA waistlocks him. 

JV hits back elbows. JV casadora armdrags him. DA full nelson slam's him for 2. JV cradles him for 2. DA lariats him. DA jumping flatliners him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was an acceptable match. It didn't get too much time and they didn't do any big spots, but they hit their stuff clean.

Semsei is interviewed. He says he's excited but nervous. He says he has seen the challenge ahead of him. He says he told himself he would be a fighting champ when he became Legacy champ. He says he will make Alex Ace bow down to his sensei. 

Fly Def (Warren Johnson and Zack Mason) vs Erik Lockhart and Rhys Maddox

Erik and War go at it. War waistlock takedowns him and side headlocks him. Erik reverses it and waistlok takedowns him. He then paintbrushes him (War did that to him earlier). Erik hits corner spears. Erik flips RM into a german on War. War is lariated over the  top. Erik sweeps Zack on the apron then RM cannonballs both of Fly Def off the apron.

RM chinlocks him. War chops him. Erik neckbreakers War. Erik elbow drops him for 2. War boots Erik from the ropes. Erik knocks Zack off the apron. Erik is sent shoulder first into the post.  

Zack corner lariats Erik then suplexes him. Zack armlocks Erik. Erik fights off corner attacks. War neckbreakers Erik for 2. Erik jawbreakers out of a chinlock. Erik is blocked from making a tag. Erik hits a double ddt on Fly Def.

RM hits lariats on War and springboard euros him. RM enzugiri's him in the corner. RM top rope crossbodies him. RM flying pumping knees War for 2. War rolls up RM for 2. War spin kicks him in the gut. RM step up enzugiri's him. Erik is tagged in. 

Erik has War in the electric chair. Zack blocks he double team and Erik is pushed into Zack. War trips Erik then buzzsaw kicks him. Zack holds up Erik in the air and Warren superkicks Zack on purpose! Erik lands on Zack and pins him.

Thoughts: Whoa. Fly Def have been teaming together for almost 9 years and are ROW's top team. Them turning on each other so suddenly is shocking. I do think they could have done this turn a lot better as at least through their youtube shows, there wasn't a ton of explanation for it. I liked the match though as both teams can go and Rhys/Erik are a decent duo.

Warren is frustrated and shocked in the ring. Warren sits down and stares at Zack.  

ROW Legacy Title - Semsei (c) vs Alex Ace

Ace is a big dude and has to be close to 7 foot tall. Ace corner splashes him from behind then kind of does a powerbomb for 2. Sem hits chops then hits a nice high dropkick. Sem is caught off the top. Sem hurricanrana's him over the top. Sem then hits a great suicide dive.

Sem is caught jumping off the apron and he is chokeslammed on the apron. Ace clubs on Sem then hits a big punch. Ace corner splashes him then slams him. Ace legdrops him. Sem hits kicks to the leg then spin kicks him in the gut. Sem boots Ace out of the corner.

Sem top rope head chops Ace. Ace grabs him by the throat and hits a big chokeslam for 2. Ace misses a 2nd rope elbow drop. Sem spin kicks him and dropkicks him in the knee. Sem pump kicks him in the face and wins.

Thoughts: It was a fun little big vs small match. Ace does the usual big man offense but he did fine with it and he's pretty easy to buy as a threat. Sem showed a little more fire than usual here and this worked out well.

Overall thoughts: It was the usual solid ROW show. All 4 matches were decent here and we had a big development with Fly Def breaking up. I thought this was fun and pretty easy to watch. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 and would recommend it.  

CMLL on Televisa Puebla 4/5/2026

CMLL on Televisa Puebla 4/5/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/cmll-on-televisa-puebla-3292026.html

Los Infernales (Mephisto and Euforia) vs Stigma and Star Jr.

1st Fall - Meph boots Stig and Star headlock takeover Euf. Star reverse headscissors him from the mat. Star springboard dropkicks Euf. Star emerald flowsion's Meph. Star topes Euf then Stig top rope splashes Meph. Star gets the pin. Star Jr.'s team wins the fall.

2nd Fall - Euf chops Stig in the corner. Meph chops Euf on accident. Stig hiptosses Meph then headscissors Euf. Stig flying headscissors Meph. Stig spinning tilt-a-whirl armdrags Euf out. 

Euf chops Star down. They do some rolls and Star reverse headscissors Euf down. Euf chops Meph when star moves. Star walks up the ropes and does an armdrag + headscissors combo. Star is pulled out to the floor. Stig's dive is caught and he is dropped on Star outside. Stig is double hiptossed into a double powerbomb. Meph pins Stig. Mephisto's team wins the fall.

3rd Fall - Euf boots Star in the face. Star is popped up into a Meph kick. Stig is double hiptossed in. Stig is sat up top and Euf unties his mask. Euf slams Stig on the ramp. Meph chinlocks Star. Meph drops Star with a leg kick. Euf slingshot boots Star.

Stig is double stomped on. Stig takes corner lariats then a facekick from Euf. Stig is chopped down. He tries to tag out but the ref won't accept the tag. Meph exposes most of Stig's face by pulling down his mask. Stig hits a tilt-a-whirl armdrag off a double team attempt. Star facekicks Euf and Stig springboard armdrags Euf. Star and Stig then hit stereo topes outside.

Star spin kicks Euf then code red's him. Stig rolls up Meph at the same time and they get 2 counts. Meph and Stig trade chops. Stig step up enzugiri's Meph. Star and Euf get 2 counts at the same time. 

Star slap flurries Euf in the corner. Star top rope hurricanrana's Euf. Stig top rope splashes Euf. Star and Stig get 2 counts. Euf takes corner lariats. Stig is popped up to the top. His hurricanrana is blocked and he is powerbobmed down. Meph la rosa drivers Star. Meph and Euf pick up stereo pins. Mephisto's team wins the fall and match.

Thoughts: It went long and wasn't that good. The 3rd fall was basically a match in and of itself. It was a simpler match and very average.

Lightning Match - Averno vs. Xelhua

They trade basic holds. Xel headflips out of a wristlock and armdrags Av. Xel reverse headcissors him from the mat. Xel armdrags him out. Xel goes out and is booted then stomped on the floor. They fight in the seats off-camera.

Xel is sent into a wall. Av unties Xel's mask up top. Av ends Xel onto the ramp then stomps him. Av chops Xel in the corner. Av is alley ooped into the buckles and takes tilt-a-whirl backbreakers. Xel handstands on the apron outside and headscissors Av down to the floor. Xel suplexes Av then rolls him into a pin attempt for 2.

Xel bridge pins Av for 2. Xel corner lariats him. Xel hooks his arms, ties up his legs and rolls him into a pin attempt. Av is hiptossed over the top. Xel slingshot plancha's Av outside. Time is running out. Xel germans Av twice. Av low blows him and pins him.

Thoughts: Cheap finish here with Av hitting a low blow to win. They are still trying to have Xel do more normal non-technical matches but he's not as good at it as the technical stuff. I was a bit surprised they had Av win here. It was average and not that great.

Barbaro Cavernario, Gran Guerrero & Soberano Jr. vs. Flip Gordon, Neon & Templario

1st Fall - Barb armdrags Neon then knocks him down. Gran snapmares Neon and crucifixes him. Gran flips Neon then Neon armdrags him. Neon headflips off of him and they stand off. Sob kicks Neon in the leg then takes his shirt off. Sob chokes Neon with his shirt and poses.

Sob back elbows Neon and facekicks him. Temp comes in and is double teamed. Temp takes corner attacks. Barb facekicks Temp Gran rips Temp's mask. Temp is swept on the apron and takes a baseball slide out.

Flip is popped up into a gut kick from Barb. Barb kicks Flip on the mat. Gran back elbows Neon in the ring. The heels pose. Temp takes a 2nd rope cradle shock and is pinned by Gran. Soberano Jr.'s teams wins the fall.

2nd Fall - Neon's mask is almost fully pulled off on the buckles. Sob bites Neon's hand. Gran then kicks Neon as he hangs in tree of woe. Barb slaps Flip on the ramp. Gran running kicks Neon in the ring. Neon is pop up dropped and basement dropkicked. Barb giant swings Flip and Sob basement dropkicks him.

Gran chops Flip. Flip flips off of Gran and sueprkicks him down. Neon and Temp hit stereo springboard armdrags. Flip finlay rolls Gran, asai moonsaults him and top rope moonsaults him. Flip pins Gran. Flip Gordon's team wins the fall.

3rd Fall - Temp grabs Barb by the hair. They chop each other and forearm each other. Barb chops Temp down. Temp boots Barb out of the corner. Temp gets kicked while running the ropes and Barb slaps him. Temp is double hiptossed into the ropes but he ends up hitting headscissors on Barb and a tilt-a-whirl armdrag on Gran.

Sob and Temp go at it. Sob stomps him so he can pose. Temp flying headscissors Sob out. Neon top rope diving headscissors Sob. Neon flip off the top into an armdrag on Barb. Neon double jump springboard diving headscissors Gran out. 

Barb and Flip get in each other's faces. Flip chops him and is shoved. They argue. Flip springboard twisting crossbodies him then spinning headscissors him. Flip superkicks Sob then 619's him over the top. Flip springboard swantons Sob. Flip handstand walks. Flip superkicks Gran then springboard dropkicks him. Flip topes Gran. 

Barb kicks Neon down. Neon is then double teamed. Temp powerslams Barb. Neon and Temp hit stereo moonsaults and get stereo pins on Barb and Sob. Flip Gordon's team wins the fall.

Thoughts: It was the best match on here but that's not saying a lot. No one did anything too crazy but Flip put out a good effort. Neither team are regular partners so the winner didn't matter so much here. Sob really didn't do a lot but the basics and various poses as often is the case with him. It was an okay main but nothing great.

Overall thoughts: We had 3 matches as usual. The main was okay and the best thing on here but nothing great. The other two matches were forgettable. I wouldn't recommend this and would give it a 5 out of 10. It was average. 

WWC Superestrellas de la Lucha Libe 4/5/2026

WWC Superestrellas de la Lucha Libe 4/5/2026

The last show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/wwc-superestrellas-de-la-lucha-libre.html 

The next big show is WWC Resistencia on 4/25. It has:

WWC Universal Title - John Hawking vs Intelecto 5 Estrellas

Ray Gonzalez and El Paparazzi vs Big Vito and Eddie Colon

Zcion RT1 vs Chicano

WWC TV Title - Amaddeo Sole vs Wilfredo Rivera

Joe Anthony vs El Diabolico 

Kamila vs La Amazona Guerrera

WWC Jr. Title - El Hostil Jovan vs Informante (Don't know if it's 1 or 2)

Los Matadores Celestiales (Mike Nice and Oscar Benabe) vs Los Inmortales (Orly Jr. & Tapia)

Lou Forza vs El Payaso Makaro 

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Abel Durant and Axel Cruz welcome us to the show. They talk about the 4/25 show and say Eddie Colon will fight at that show. 

WWC Women's Title - Kamila vs La Amazona Guerrera

We join this in progress. Ama armdrags her and is put in a headscissors. Kam boots her low and basement dropkicks her. Kam stomps her. Kam slingshot sunset flips her for 2. Kam buzzsaw kicks her and is chopped. Kam hits bodyblocks. Kam knees her in the face then boots her in the corner.

Kam low crossbodies her in the corner. Ama stunners her. Ama hits some punches and back elbows her. Ama flapjacks her then superkicks her. Ama's knee gives out when she lifts her. The ref checks on Ama. Kam pushes the ref and 619's Ama.  

Kam hits kicks on Ama and rolls her up while holding her outfit. Kam pins her.

Thoughts: We saw only the second half of this. It was average with them only doing the basics. Amazona seemed to have gotten injured as she held her leg and the match ended soon after.  

Lou Forza does a promo. He says if there's a wrestler who is the favorite of the fans, it's Makabro. He says he recognizes that. He says they faced each other in various matches and they meet in a singles match at the next show. He says he came here to climb the next step and says he's the next step. He says no one can stop El Savior.

El Payaso Makabro does a promo. He says facing him is a privilege and a misfortune. He says Lou is facing someone he can't control. 

Kamila does a promo.  She says has a message for La Guerrera Amazona. She said Ama was more agile and focused in her match but also more desperate. She says she knows it hurts Ama that Kamila is champ. She says she will continue to prove why she's champ at Resistencia.

La Amazona Guerrera does a promo. She says she arrives at Resistancia as the new challenger. She tells her to bring her fur and beat her in the ring. She says she has it in her mind to be champ for the third time. She says the mouth talks and the teeth pay.

Joe Anthony vs Lou Forza

We join this in progress. They are outside and Joe is sent into the post. We are told Amazona's knee is in bad shape. Lou stomps Joe in the ring and the bell rings. Lou chokes Joe then falling headbutt drops him. Lou hits punches. Joe fires back. 

Joe misses a dropkick. Lou stomps him then bites him in the corner. Lou hits mounted corner punches. Joe sitout powerbombs him. Joe takes his shirt off and hits more punches. Joe back body drops him then lariats him. Joe cartwheels and hits a samoan drop for 2.

Joe hits chops and punches on Lou. Lou goes up and over him. Joe is nearly pushed into the ref. Lou low blows Joe then twisting full-nelson drops him on his chest. Lou picks up the win.

Thoughts: Joe's an okay face and it was mostly an average here. Lou mostly stuck to punches and stomps and Joe got a few moves in before going down.

Amaddeo Sole does a promo. Sole says he will never tell a lie in his life. He says Wilfredo River is excellent on the top rope and has years of experience. He says he's a young veteran. He says The Sun has a degree in excellence when it comes to defeating legends and young vets like him. He says Rivera minute of fame will be when he challenges for the TV Title. He says the wheel has already turned and says a new one will open up at Resistencia.

Wilfredo Rivera does a promo. He says Sole told him he wasn't ready but he beat him. He says Sole isn't ready for the fight with him. He says he will be first in line for a TV Title shot if he beats him. He said he signed the contact and the match is official. He says it will be in his home in front of people. He says Sole will face him and all the people who want to see Sole lose. Rivera says he's ready to be crowned TV champ. 

Mike Nice does a promo outside. He says there will be resistance at Resistencia. He says nobody can take the titles from him and Benabe and he will see them on 4/25.

Los Inmortales do a promo. They say if there's one thing they learned, they keep evolving. They say they can fall many times but will get back up. They say they will go for the tag titles which shouldn't have left them. They say Mike Nice's team will lose the tag titles on 4/25.

Xavant gets a TV Title shot if he wins - Amaddeo Sole vs Xavant

We join this in progress. Sole taunts Xavant. Xavant blocks his takedown and hits punches. Xavant 2nd rope twisting crossbodies him for 2. Xavant sunset flips him but Sole grabs the ropes on the pin attempt. Xavant armdrags and dropkicks him out. Sole grabs his title and teases leaving. Xavant chops him outside. Sole begs off and is hit.

Xavant bangs Sole's head off the buckles and hits more chops. Sole begs for a timeout. Sole enzugiri's him out of the corner and 2nd rope dropkicks him for 2. We go to break.

El Hostil Jovan does a promo. He says they will meet again. He says he will never forget all the harm Los Informantes did to him. He says he has shown who is the most complete Junior in PR. He says he'll be waiting for him.

Xavant does a promo. Xavant says he has arrived and thanks the fans for their support. He says he's facing Lightning at the next show. He says he jumps at the chance to teach him a new word. He says he wants to teach him how to say that the nation's hero kicked his @ss. He says he will show why he is better than him.

Chicano does a promo. He says he will face a friend in Zcion RT1. He says they have set PR on fire before. He says he has been crowned Universal Champ twice. He says they both want to get the title and they have to see who is the best amongst them. He says he needs to protect his opportunity. He says he has RT1 in depression and says he's the killer who can't resist.

Zcion RT1 does a promo. He says Chicano is the most extreme man of the last two decades and the veteran of a thousand battles. He says he can't understand why he's with Eddie Colon and calls Eddie a piece of trash. He says he has news for him, Eddie and Orlando Toledo. He says he's going for the Universal Title and says he's the top leader. He tells him to keep licking Eddie's boots as he feels sorry for him. He then says he's the d@mn revolution.

The match continues. Xavant hits elbows to Sole's gut and Sole flying back elbows him for 2. Sole hits chops in the corner and then slaps him around. Xavant chops him in the corner. Sole boots him out of the corner. Sole totally misses a 2nd rope dropkick when he slips. Sole is then catapulted into the buckles. Xavant flying lariats him. 

Xavant hits punches on Sole. Xavant back body drops him and lariats him. Xavant chops him in the corner. Xavant AA's Sole and pins him.

Thoughts: Xavant won as expected. Sole played the chickensh!t heel, as he ran away from him and got whooped for the most part. It was acceptable but not more. I do believe we saw most of this at least.

Intelecto 5 Estrellas does a promo. He says he has seen John Hawkings in various promotions and on social media. He says it makes him laugh. He says he thinks it's funny that John thinks he can compete for the Universal Title. He says he sees him as a lucky newcomer. He says his career as an indy wrestler doesn't matter to him. He says John's brain is full of nonsense and he has an intellectual deficit. He says his brain will get him in serious trouble. He says he hasn't understood that he has arrived in the promised land, which is ruled by him. He says he will be facing a real gladiator and he's not prepared to test his strength against him.

John Hawking does a promo. John says there will be a dream fight at the next show when he faces Intelecto 5 Estrellas. He says Estrellas has reached the top and stayed there. He says he's one of the biggest figures in PR. He say people compared them a lot when they were in different companies. He says he has the greatest opportunity of his life to go for his Universal Title. He says he wants to win that ultimate gold and become a triple champ.

Ray Gonzalez and El Paparazzi do a promo. Ray says Eddie has ordered the Paparazzi/Gonzalez vs Vito/Edide fight. He says Eddie uses the power his dad Carlos left him. Ray says the people saw Papa is ready. Ray says they are coming as a pair and it will be an even 2v2. He says we will see if Eddie has what it takes to take them down. Ray says they will resist Eddie's power and won't let Eddie throw the company innto the abyss.

Axel and Abel then close the show. They talk about the 4/25 show. Abel is surprised Eddie will wrestle. They say the 53rd Anniversary Show is always coming soon.

Overall thoughts: It was the usual WWC show with lots of promos. I think we did see most of Xavant's match but it's hard to know. That was acceptable and not much else. The other two matches weren't that interesting. I wouldn't recommend this one as it was an average show for WWC standards and nothing must see. I'd give it a 4 out of 10.

AAA on Fox 4/4/2026

AAA on Fox 4/4/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/aaa-on-fox-3282026-rey-de-reyes-2026.html

We are in Monterrey, Mexico. Corey Graves, JBL and Rey Mysterio are on commentary.

El Mesias, Lince Dorado & Mecha Wolf vs. Tokyo Bad Boys (Kento, Nobu San & Takuma)

They say this is Japan vs Puerto Rico but Lince wasn't born in PR. Wolf was just on JCW Lunacy a week ago and Mesias has been in PR for IWA Puerto Rico.

Lince boots Nobu on the handshake and slaps him. They trade armdrags then try to dropkick each other at the same time. Nobu dropkicks him. Nobu slams Lince twice. 

Takuma and Wolf get in. Takuma hits chops and slaps on Wolf. Wolf pump kicks Takuma. Takuma spinning ddt's Wolf. Takuma hits kicks on Wolf. Mesias and Kento go at it. Mesias chops him and Kento chops back. Kento hits forearms and Mesias punches him. Kento slaps him then dropkicks him in the knee. 

Mesias takes a triple basement dropkick for 2. Mesias short arm lariats Kento. Wolf suplex throws Takuma outside. Mesias hits corner lariats on Kento. Kento takes corner attacks then a Mesias powerslam for 2. Kento chops Wolf and Wolf headbutts him. Wolf suplexes him then does like a snap jackhammer.

Lince backrakes and backcrackers Kento. Mesias hits back elbows on Kento. Mesias low diving lariats him for 2. Mesias boots Kento. Kento chops him then enzugiri's him. Nobu comes in and dropkicks Wolf and Lince. Nobu shakes the ropes then headbutts Mesias in the chest. Takuma springboard dropkicks Mesias. Nobu is double gorilla pressed onto Mesias outside.

Kento then top rope plancha's Lince outside. Takuma blind walks up the ropes and top rope moonsaults outside (The Valiente Special). Nobu suplexes Mesias for 2. Mesias hits a double spear. Mesias powerbombs Takuma. Kent jumps off Takuma's back and neckbreakers Mesias. Lince and Kento trade chops. 

Lince takes a double superkick. Lince handspring double cutters The Japanese. Wolf topes Kento then Lince tope con hilos through the ropes onto Nobu. Mesias flatliners Takuma and pins him. 

Thoughts: It was an interesting tag. We had some different styles here and no real heels or faces so the crowd was kind of the judge, jury and executioner here. Nobu was fun as the undersized face and we got a decent bit of flying. This shouldn't have worked at all but it was fun and something different. I do think some quick intro videos on these guys would have been nice though for people who don't know them.

Nathan Frazer is trying to read Spanish in the back and says it's not going well to Axiom. Frazer says AAA wants to take the trios division global and he will be the captain of Team UK. Axiom says he was asked to lead Team European Union. Frazer says that's great that they will be on the same team. Ax says Team European Union will face Team UK. Frazer asks what that means and Ax says that means "good luck, you'll need it". 

AAA Reina de Reinas Title Match - Flammer (c) vs. Sussy Love

Flam is on her 966th day as champ. 

Flam waistlocks Love then throws her down. Flam stomps her back. Flam armdrags her then sweeps her. Love sweeps her back and they stand off. Flam shoves her. Flam hits some shots on her. Love high kicks her. Flam is stuck on the 2nd rope and Love springboard elbow drops her down. Love then topes Flam.

Flam goes to side step a dive but Love doesn't dive. Love grabs her by the hair and is pulled into the ropes. Flam flying forearms her. Flam camel clutches her. Flam knees her in the face. Love superkicks her in the gut and 2nd rope springboard crossbodies her. Love step up enzugiri's her and release germans her.

Love flying knees Flam in the corner. Flam is laid on the 2nd rope. Love backrolls on the top rope and double knee drops her. Love moonsaults her off the buckles for 2. Flam codebreakers her then basement dropkicks her against the ropes for the pin.

Thoughts: It was a mostly good showing for Love. She has a decent look and she flew a little here. It was average to acceptable. Flam won as expected as she is probably keeping that belt for a long time and will not be losing it on a smaller show like this.  

Penta does a taped video. He says a lot has happened in the last year with him being in WWE and WWE buying AAA. He says AAA is in the hands of the best company in the world. He says the wrestlers here could be in WWE at any time and he's happy to be part of the process. He says his brother is the best wrestler in the world to him and what better than to have him pat o the process. He say he wants to see Rey Fenix win a title. 

He says he never imagined returning to AAA and says his way to say thanks is to defend his IC Title in Mexico. He says it will happen on 4/11. He says he doesn't want to lose to El Hijo del Vikingo. He says he will humiliate him once again because he is Penta and has no fear. 

Charlie Dempsey, Nathan Frazer & Tristan Angels vs. Axiom, Dorian Van Dux & Elio LeFleur

This is the WWE TV and AAA TV debut of Tristan Angels. He will be wrestling on Evovle for the first time this week. 

Ax rolls out of CD's wristlock. CD tries again. Ax trips him then pulls his arms backwards. CD lifts Ax by the arm and armbars him off of it. CD switches between various holds and Ax tries an armbar. Ax does an octopus and CD ropebreaks. Ax kicks CD on the break.

Ax overhead suplexes CD. TA gets in and he tilt-a-whirl backbreakers Ax. Dux comes in and flying headscissors him. Elio jumps off of Dux's back and headscissors TA. Dux pops up Elio into a splash on TA. 

Elio side headlocks NF then springboard headlock takeovers him. NF flips over him off the top. Elio flips over NF then NF flying kicks him. NF pulls Elio's neck forward. NF wristlocks Elio. TA suplexes Elio. Elio sits on the 2nd rope and TA double stomps him down. 

CD knees Elio in the gut then cravates him. CD wheelbarrow germans Elio for 2. CD holds Elio for a low dropkick from NF. NF comes off the 2nd rope and is caught with a twisting neckbreaker.

Dux is tagged in and he springboard elbows TA. He hits lariats on TA then corner splashes him. Dux running backdrops TA. Dux double jump moonsaults but TA moves. Dux double jump os cutters him for 2. Dux is up top and is springboard kicked by TA. 

CD top rope double underhook suplexes Dux. Elio breaks the pin up with a springboard splash. Ax and NF get tagged in at the same time. They stare down. NF superkicks Ax. NF asai moonsaults and Ax superkicks him in mid-air. NF superkicks Ax for 2. Ax spanish flies NF off the top for 2. TA buckshot lariats Elio. 

CD swinging backbreakers Ax. Dux lariats CD. NF slingblades Dux. Elio hits a springboard flying knee. Dux gorilla press throws Ax outside onto his partners. Dux suicide dives outside. Elio headscissors drops TA and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a good tag full of high flying action with a fast pace. The crowd enjoyed it and it helped everyone out here. NF and Elio worked so well together at such a high speed and now I really want to see them go at it. Angels has a good look but he's a lot bulkier than he lets on and he didn't totally fit in here.

Las Toxicas talk. Flammer says next week will be the biggest celebration in history as she becomes the longest reigning women's champ.

Overall thoughts: It was a bit of a weird episode. We had a lot of newer faces on this program and they were just kind of thrown out there. Without doing a big graphic or announcement, they mentioned that there's going to be some kind of international trios tournament coming up, hence why so many new faces were on the show. We don't know anything else yet though about that. It was not a storyline heavy show and most of the weekly stars were not on this show. The wrestling here was good though. The first match was put in a position to fail but somehow they made it work and Nobu-san of all people ended up getting put over some. That match ended up being fun. Flammer/Sussy was average but Love has a decent look and probably offers enough as a package to be used again. The main event was good. It was all flying and fast paced action and it worked out well. I would give this a 6 out of 10 as it was a wrestling heavy episode and kind of a show you could miss, but it ended up being good. 

WOW Women of Wrestling 4/4/2026 Season 6, Episode 26

WOW Women of Wrestling 4/4/2026 Season 6, Episode 26

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/wow-women-of-wrestling-3212026-season-6_29.html

We are in Las Vegas on Freemont Street. David McLane and Nigel Zane are on commentary.

Sibley Scoles announces a 10-way elimination match (I believe they mean a 5v5 elimination match) with The Alliance vs Tormenta, The Mighty Mights, Gabriella Cruz and Lil J'Boogie after last week's brawl.

Monsters and Metal come out to talk. Fury asks what Top Tier said before Full Metal Massacre. Daisy said they'd have to pull the title from their cold, dead hands. Fury tells them to rest in pieces. Daisy says they are sore losers who lost in a no rules match when they had broken the rules previously. Daisy says they will beat them. Fury says they will take on any trios team and will do it fairly as they are fighting champions. Daisy then says, "welcome to the freak show".

Kalaki the Island Girl vs The Classmaster

Class has her whole crew with her. 

Kal is tripped by Miranda then Nova Sky before she even locks up. They test strength. Kal side headlocks her. Class nails Nova on the apron on accident. Kal shoulders class over. Miranda gets on the apron. Class clubs on Kal.

Kal's head is banged off the buckles. Class hits back elbows then chops her. Class stomps her and legdrops her between the legs. Class legdrops her over the back of the neck then misses a legdrop. Kal hits shots on her then headbutts her. Kal spinning chest forearms her for 2. 

Class rolls up Kal for 2. Kal does a low snapmare driver. Miranda gets in and bangs Kal's head off the mat while the ref is distracted. Class hits Kal with a book (and mostly misses) then legdrops her to win.

Thoughts: It was slower, the crowd wasn't that into it and it wasn't good. This was mostly all interference.

Samantha Smart's crew grabs a stretcher after. Destiny Diesel comes out with a trash can and Smart's crew runs.

Sylvia Sanchez vs Scout Parker

Syl has The Alliance with her. Syl throws her down backwards then waistlock throws her. Scout totally misses an enzugiri. Scout 2nd rope diving lariats her but slips and comes up short. Syl tilt-a-whirl slams her for 2. Syl metora's Scout from behind on the ropes. 

Syl lariats Scout. Syl corner spears her. Scout goes up and over with a sunset flip. Syl throws Scout down backwards then sentons her for 2. Syl flying knees her. Scout flying headscissors her then monkey flips her. Scout spin kicks her on the 2nd rope and gets a 2 count on her.

Syl swinging neckbreakers her for 2. Scout legsweeps her then short hurricanrana's her. Scout flying lariats her in the corner. Scout goes up top and Syl's buddies get up. Scout plancha's them outside. Syl pulls Scout down off the buckles then pins her.

Thoughts: The first half was a disaster with a lot of botched spots. The second half got a little better. The finish was weak with Scout being pulled down off the 2nd rope and pinned. It wasn't that good. 

Next week's show has Miami's Sweet Heat vs Tara Strike/Ashley Blaze in a WOW Tag Title match and Penelope Pink in a World Title match vs Santana Garrett. 

Sibley Scoles interviews Top Tier. Coach says she's livid. She says them losing was BS. She says there was no precedent for a Full Metal Massacre Match. She says the titles should be stripped from Monsters and Metal and put on them. 

WOW Trios Titles - Monsters and Metal (Fury, Chainsaw and Daisy Lane) (c) vs Top Tier (Coach Campanelli, Gloria Glitter and Kandi Krush)

They all argue to start. Daisy and Coach go at it. They shove each other. Coach drops her chest first on the mat and the other heels nail Monsters and Metal on the apron. Daisy is thrown out. Daisy armdrags and dropkicks Coach inside. Daisy spinning headscissors her. Daisy pendulum bronco busters her then springboard legdrops her for 2.

Fury fisherman suplexes Coach. Daisy is lifted into a legdrop on Coach. Fury comes in and hits shots on Glitter. Fury slams her. Glitter takes like a triple low powerbomb. Chain and Glitter fight outside. Glitter hits shots on her and rolls her into the rails. Chain takes knees to the gut and a lariat from Top Tier. Glitter stands on Chain and tags out.

Krush chokes Chain over the 2nd rope. Chain's throat is pulled down over the top rope. Krush slingshot elbow drops Chain. Daisy casadora bulldogs Coach. Daisy's handspring back elbow is caught and Daisy is russian legsweeped into the buckles. Glitter corner spears Daisy and Krush sliding euros Daisy.

Krush stomps on Daisy. Glitter full nelson's Daisy. Glitter backrolls her into a camel clutch. Daisy takes a double russian legsweep. Krush stomps Chain. Daisy satellite headscissors Coach. Fury gets in and hits lariats and a backdrop on the heels. Fury sky high's Glitter for 2. Chain is pulled over the top. Glitter double codebreakers her partners on accident when Fury moves. Fury backhands Glitter. Fury takes a triple team gori bomb and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was an okay bout. They didn't go all out like last time and it was more of a TV match. Chain moved well here but didn't get to do a ton. I'm not sure what happens to Top Tier now without the titles. That's one of the issues with a trios division - it's hard to put together three person teams and it's just as hard to find opponents for them.

Overall thoughts: We had 3 matches here. Only the main was decent and that wasn't quite the great match we got last time. There wasn't too much of note going on outside of the ring but at least they did announce some stuff with Miami's Sweet Heat and Samantha Smart's crew for the next 2 weeks. I'd give it a 5 out of 10. It went by quick but it was an average show.

WWE NXT Stand and Deliver 2026 4/4/2026

WWE NXT Stand and Deliver 2026 4/4/2026

 

We are in St. Louis, MO.

Vic Joseph and Booker T are on commentary. 

Pre-show:

EK Prosper, Hank And Tank (Hank Walker & Tank Ledger), Shiloh Hill & Wren Sinclair vs. BirthRight (Arianna Grace, Channing Lorenzo, Charlie Dempsey, Lexis King & Uriah Connors)

Eli Knight's name was changed this week and he is now EK Prosper. I think it was not only due to LA Knight's name but also Elio LaFleur's name. I thought they could have had some fun with LA and Eli having similar names, but WWE has been weird about people sharing names for a long time. I do not like the EK Prosper name. Nobody calls themselves EK. EJ Prosper or like Eddie Prosper would have been better names.

Grace nails Wren before it starts and all 10 fight. Hill rams UC in the corner and hits corner spears. Hank and Tank splash UC in the corner and Tank gets a 2 count on UC. Tank back body drops UC over the top. Stacks jumps up and Hank catches and throws him onto his buddies outside.

Hank is tripped on the apron and UC swantons Hank's back from the apron. CD hits euros on Hank for 2. Hank is ganged up on by the heels. Hank pulls King over the top then hits a double back body drop on the heels. Hank tags in Wren. Wren hits lariats on AG then shoulders her over. Wren facebusters AG then does cattle mutilation on her.

AG rolls up Wren for 2. They double swinging facebuster each other. EK comes in and hits lariats. EK tornado ddt's UC off of Stacks. EK flips of the top then dropkicks UC. EK overhead belly to belly suplexes Stacks. AG distracts EK up top and EK is pushed down to the floor. 

CD germans EK. CD germans Tank. Wren grabs CD and chops him. Wren boots him and double underhook suplexes him. AG codebreakers Wren. Stacks enzugiri's Hank. Hank black hole slams him.

Hill tilt-a-whirl slams King. UC is thrown out and ends up doing a tope to Hank on it. EK double jump moonsaults outside. Tank twisting springboard shoulders CD. CD takes a double sandwich bodyblock. Hill backdrop lift neckbreakers CD and wins.

Thoughts: I didn't like the heels losing here. They are new and aren't getting established well. I didn't like the women hitting the boys and the boys not doing anything back either. Stacks got cut open on his head/ear somehow. EK Prosper had a good showing but what he needs are some backstage personality segments. The faces got the win as they often do on these and the match was entertaining.

Main show:

Shawn Michaels comes out. Shawn says titles and rivalries will be decided. He says they will take this place to a new level. Shawn then brings out Sexyy Red. Red comes out. They then do the suck it line and Red dances with Shawn.

We see various wrestlers walk around the city and we see them arrive.

NXT Women's Title - Jacy Jane (c) vs Lola Vice vs Kendal Grey

Jane gets some new video graphics on the screen as she enters.

Jacy shoves both. KG shoves her and the girls double superkick Jacy out. KG rolls up Vice and they trade pin attempts. They go for a double backslide and Jacy tries to pin both. KG backrolls Jacy for 2 and is sent out. Jacy flying back elbows Vice.

KG double dropkicks her opponents. KG evades her on the apron then Jacy pulls her down. Jacy sends her into the steps. Vice la silla's Jacy off the apron. Vice kicks Jacy in the gut twice. Jacy armdrags her. Vice hits her in the gut. Jacy backcrackers Vice.

Jacy bulldog chokes Vice. Lola boots her out of the corner. KG top rope crossbodies Jacy but Jacy rolls through. Jacy fireman's carry gutbusters her. Vice la silla's Jacy. Jacy corner cannonballs both opponents. Jacy superkicks KG for 2. 

Jacy chops KG down. KG rolls her up for 2. Jacy lariats KG for 2. Lainey Reid grabs Lola's boot and Jacy neckbreakers Lola over the 2nd rope. KG hits Jacy in the gut. 

Jacy PK's KG and bangs her face off the mat. Jacy sentons KG. We get a tower of doom spot with Jacy getting sent down. Lola gets 2 counts on both. Lola drops KG with kicks. Lola spin kicks Jacy in the gut. Lola hits hip attacks on both opponents and hits a stinkface. KG germans Lola. 

KG suplexes both opponents. Jacy knees KG in the face for 2. Lola and Jacy trade shots. Jacy drops her with a step up enzugiri. Lola spin kicks her in the face for 2. Lola's spin kick is blocked and she spinning high kicks KG. Jacy pulls Lola out, rams her into the apron edge and PK's her from the apron.

Jacy holds her foot and KG ankle locks Jacy. They keep blacking out the screen as she does this. Lola grounded chokes KG while KG keeps the hold on Jacy. Jacy escapes. KG and Lola bridge up together. Lola guillotines her in mid air. Lola then takes a pumping knee from Jacy. KG does a sloppy spinning back elbow on Jacy.

KG rolling armbars Lola then superkicks her. Lola uraken's her but falls out of the ring doing it. Jacy goes for the pin but Lola puts KG's foot on the ropes to break it. Fatal Influence interfere and Wren Sinclair plancha's them off the top. She then pushes them out of ringside. Jacy cannonballs Lola off the apron. KG top rope moonsaults both opponents outside. Jacy hits a big forearm on KG then Lola urakens Jacy to win.

Thoughts: All 3 had a shot at this one here for different reasons. It was an okay match but the three-way format always limits some things. Jacy had a bunch of wardrobe malfunctions during this as the screen kept going black. I figured they'd save Lola's win for when she was closer to home. I think Lola being active in AAA played a factor in her winning this. I'm not sure where this leaves Jacy other than going to the main roster. She's done everything here.

We get a graphic saying Kali Armstrong is coming to NXT. She's really long overdue for that.

WWE NXT Tag Titles - The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes) vs Los Americanos (Rayo and Bravo Americano)

RS takes Bravo down by the mask. Bravo kips up and armdrags him. Bravo atomic dropkicks RS then hits punches. RS is pulled crotch first into the post. RS chops Rayo and tags out. Rayo lays on the ropes and rolls Brad into a double knee drop.

Brad is held upside down and he gets kicked in the gut. Bravo hits mounted corner punches on Brad. Brad lariats Bravo. RS and Brad stomp Bravo in the corner. Rayo comes in and top rope la silla's Brad. Rayo enzugiri's RS then basement dropkicks Brad. Rayo tope rope moonsaults Brad.

RS gets a 2 count on Rayo after hitting a spear from the bottom rope. Rayo sunset bombs RS off the buckles for 2. Brad hits oblivion on Rayo and Rayo backdrops him. RS double stomps Rayo's back. Rayo takes a spinebuster + dropkick combo.  

Rayo fights out of the corner and tags out. Bravo top rope crossbodies Brad then flying lariats him. Rayo pop-up kicks RS in the gut then back body drops Brad. Bravo double northern lights suplexes his opponents. Bravo then spinning hanging neckbreakers RS. RS takes a dropkick + michinoku driver combo for 2.

Rayo lariats Brad over the top. Rayo is flatlinered into the buckles. Rayo takes a superswipe for 2. Rayo moonsaults and is knee'd in the gut. Rayo does an orange crush for 2. Bravo loads his mask with a weapon from El Grande Americano. Bravo takes a flying pumping knee then a double team suplex for 2. 

RS grabs the weapon from Bravo's mask. Rayo powerbombs Brad on the apron. RS knees Rayo off the apron. RS is crotched up top. Rayo top rope hurricanrana's RS. Rayo and Bravo then both hit top rope splashes on RS for 2.

Brad splits Rayo's fingers. Rayo running forearms him. Bravo rebound lariats RS. Bravo tope con hilos RS through the ropes. Rayo ripcord flatliners Brad for 2. RS gives Jackson Drake the weapon. Grande attacks Drake and Brad dives onto Grande. Bravo superkicks Brad. Rayo is pushed off the top. Drake nails Bravo. Bravo takes a reverse ddt + top rope double stomp combo and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was a good match. Both teams flew around and we had a bunch of fast paced action in this. The Project picked up the win as expected. Los Americanos were the most over here that they ever have been.

Tatum Paxley and Shiloh Hill are excited in the back. Shiloh says it's the best day of his life. Tatum says she was in his shoes before. She says she doesn't have her title but Shiloh says not to worry about it. Sexyy Red walks in then Ricky Saints walks in. Ricky tells Red not to hang out with these weirdos and can hang out with a real VIP like him.

Sol Ruca vs Zaria

Sol runs down, disrupts Zar's intro and springboard lariats her. Sol curbstomps her into the 2nd buckle. Sol meteora's her against the buckles. Sol sweeps her and superkicks her. Sol is pulled into the ropes and Zar spinning lariats her. Zar bangs Sol's head off the mat and throws her. 

Zar is knocked out of the ring. Sol misses an asai moonsault outside and Zar pump kicks her. Zar bangs Sol's head off the commentary table. Zar drops Sol face first on the steps. Zar spinning lariats her. Zar back body drops her. 

Zar hanging sleepers her from the 2nd rope. Zar comes off the buckles and is superkicked in mid-air. Sol's caught off a 2nd rope dive and Zar fallaway slams her for 2. Zar knees her in the gut several times. Zar curbstomps her for 2.

Sol flips out of a back body drop. Sol rolls her into a double stomp. Zar takes her down and hits mounted forearms. Sol dropkicks her. Zar jumping knees her out of the corner then germans her. 

Zar is up top. Sol hurricanrana's her down. They trade shots. Sol chop flurries her and kicks her in the gut. Sol hits back elbows. Sol germans her then top rope dropkicks her. Sol tries to suplex her over the top but Sol doesn't go over and Zar lands in a bad way.

Zar is whipped into the apron edge and lariated. Zar is sent to the ramp. Sol comes off the bottom rope nd is caught. Sol sol snatchers her on the ramp and seems to hurt herself more. Zar spears her from the ramp into the ring. Sol hits a sol snatcher inside for 2. Sol springboards and is caught with a spear. Zar F-5's her for 2. 

They grab each other and stare down. Zar hits a headbutt flurry. They fight on the 2nd rope. Sol facebusters her down. Sol then hits another sol snatcher and wins.

Thoughts: I liked it. It wasn't quite as good as it should have been but they had some nice spots and tried their best. The failed suplex to the outside spot looked nasty and Sol looked like she hurt herself on the sol snatcher on the ramp. The second half of this slowed down a bit and hurt this some.

Robert Stone congratulates Lola Vice in the back. He tells her the ring is hers on NXT. Sexyy Red hugs Lola. They then twerk together... for old time's sake.

NXT North American Championship - Myles Borne (c) vs. Johnny Gargano

MB armdrags him off the lock up. MB top wristlocks JG. JG armdrags him but MB holds on and armdrags him. MB side headlock takeovers him. MB shoulders JG over. JG then lays face first on the mat. LaRae gets upset. JG then armdrags MB. JG flying headscissors him then dropkicks him. They trade shots and JG lariats him over the top.

JG superkicks him from the apron and apron cannonballs him. JG chops him and JG is sent into the commentary table edge and the post. JG is sent into the corner and goes upside down. MB powerslams him for 2. 

MB suplexes JG for 2. MB backbreakers him then stretches him over the knee. JG hits back elbows and MB goes into the post shoulder first when JG moves. JG hits punches and lariats. JG enzugiri's MB from the apron. JG runs on the ramp and spears MB through the ropes.

JG armdrags MB off an olympic slam attempt. MB hits punches on JG. MB's head is put against the buckles and JG superkicks his head there. JG 2nd rope sunset bombs him for 2. MB 2nd rope powerslams JG for 2.

They trade punches. JG step up enzugiri's him and MB dropkicks him. MB germans him. JG buzzsaw kicks him. MB jumping forearms him then ushigoroshi's him. MB flying lariats him over the top to the apron. JG ddt's him over the 2nd rope. JG slingshot ddt's him for 2. JG superkicks him. MB hits a zig zag for 2. 

MB crabs JG. JG rolls him up for 2. LaRae hits MB and JG rolls up MB with the tights for 2. JG does a border city stretch. MB ropebreaks. JG hits punches on him on the ramp. MB slingshot zizag's him. MB hits another zigzag for the win.

Thoughts: I'm glad Borne won here. I didn't like this one that much. Johnny's selling is always questionable and he likes to do a bit more than he should in his matches. 

Dion Lennox comes out and chairs Borne from behind. Dion hits punches on him. Dion emerald flowsion's him on a chair. 

Sol Ruca is interviewed. She says being in the ring with Zaria was her hardest match yet. She says she proved her point and beat her. She says it's time to focus on her goal of championship gold.

Izzi Dame comes in and tells her to think about. She says "The Great Dame" is going after the same thing she is.

WWE NXT Women's North American Title - Blake Monroe (c) vs Tatum Paxley

TP forearms her before the bell rings. TP bangs BM's face off her knee. TP dropkicks her. TP tries a pin and has her upside down. BM upkicks her and hits her in the gut. BM neckbreakers her. TP puts her in tree of woe and boots her. TP crossbodies her as she hangs. TP is on the 2nd rope outside and BM hurricanrana's her on the ramp. TP yells "my shoulder, my shoulder, my shoulder".

BM stomps TP and stomps the arm. TP's head is banged off the buckles. BM 2nd rope dropkicks her. BM slaps her around and TP slaps back. BM foot chokes her. BM crossfaces her.

TP hits shots on her then step up enzugiri's her. TP hits forearms and high kicks her. TP germans her. TP step up enzugiri's her over the 2nd rope. TP flipping legdrops her over the back of the neck for 2. 

BM slingblades her. TP superkicks her down. They boot each other on the mat then do it at the same time. TP superkicks her in the leg. BM high kicks her from the apron. TP 2nd rope superplexes her. TP then holds on for a suplex and sitout drop for 2. 

BM backdrops her. TP powerbombs her. They fight on the apron and TP takes a sunset bomb to the floor. BM running knees her for 2. BM takes off 2 turnbuckle pads. BM is sent out. BM hits TP with a title belt. BM then cradle shocks her for 2.

TP flips out of a handstand headscissors on the buckles. TP koppo kicks her. BM headbutts her and TP's head hits the exposed buckle. BM double underhook ddt's her for 2. TP hits a tequila shot and wins.

Thoughts: Blake Monroe matches really only hit a certain quality level for the most part and don't quite get as good as they should. I didn't think they had a great story here and there wasn't a lot besides various moves. I thought it average. Blake really hasn't been a big hit in NXT like she should have and her losing matches like this isn't a good sign for her.  

Darkstate celebrate but Shugars isn't happy. Dion says he made a statement. Shugars said they didn't. Shugars said Dion went out there without them. Shugars says it feels like Dion is looking out for himself. Shugars says they aren't his lackeys and are starving. Shugars says they don't feel equal. Dion says he's right. Dion says he has a plan for them. He says they will go back to their roots on NXT this Tuesday.

Jasper Troy does a promo on Briggs and Carver. He says destruction is coming for both. Briggs says he's the best big man in NXT. He says when you come to NXT, you will get your ego checked by him. Carver says Briggs is out of his mind to swing at him. Carver says he will end him and Jasper.

WWE NXT Title - Joe Hendry (c) vs Ricky Saints vs Tony D'Angelo vs Ethan Page

The first fall wins this. Page has people in suits waving the Canadian flag for his entrance. 

Joe is double teamed by RS and Page. Tony then gets it. The four fight. Joe and Tony hit stereo slams then back up into each other. They drop the heels then trade shots. Page is lariats over the top by Tony. Joe suplexes RS. Joe throws Page onto Tony. Joe suplexes Page for 2. 

Page facekicks Joe. RS backdrops Joe. Joe is stomped on by the heels. Joe euros the heels. Page slams Joe down. Joe is double suplex. RS and Page try to pin Joe at the same time and argue. Page high kicks Tony then suplexes RS onto Tony while he hangs over the 2nd rope. RS yells at Page for that.

Joe euros RS and Page. RS TKO's Joe for 2. Joe is superplexed. Page top rope splashes RS and gets a 2 count on Joe. Page mocks him by saying sorry and bye bye. RS spears Page then RS mocks him back. Tony spears RS. Joe AA's Tony. Page elbow drops Joe.

Joe is put in a half crab by Page and RS together. Tony hits a double natural selection on them. Tony back body drops Page. Tony double lariats RS and Page. Tony spinebusters Joe. Tony is sent into the steps.  

RS tornado ddt's Tony on the floor. Page hits a twist of fate on Tony on the floor. RS and Page help each other up then Joe dives on both of them. RS clips Joe. Joe suplexes Page and RS. Joe flying headscissors Page then fallaway slams Tony. Joe fallaway slams RS into Page. Joe hits an inverted AA on Tony for 2.

Tony fires up and germans Joe and Page. Tony overhead belly to belly suplexes RS and germans him. Tony fisherman suplexes RS. Joe ddt's Tony. Tony spears Joe then lariats RS over the top. Tony spears Joe again for 2. RS tornado ddt's Joe on a chair for 2. 

Page back body drops RS over the top. They slap each other and trade shots outside. Page slams RS through the commentary table cover. Page and RS stand on steps the near commentary table. Tony spears both through the commentary table.

Joe takes a spear from Ton then a chokeslam. Tony then pins Joe to win.

Thoughts: Tony finally won the big one here after years. He should have won it a long time ago and under his old gimmick. Joe's reign was a total waste of time but he has never been booked well here and it's not even shocking. The real story of this one was Saints and Page not getting along. That made for some entertaining moments. It was an okay to good main but nothing too memorable.

Overall thoughts: The show didn't feel as special by not being on Mania weekend and the smaller venue also did it no favors. I feel like Lola and Tony really got robbed as their big title wins weren't that well built up to and both happened in front of much smaller Stand and Deliver crowds than usual. WWE has been getting the rep of pushing moments over good booking lately and it felt like that here. The booking going into this was not strong and it did not feel like the biggest NXT show of the year. NXT is definitely missing something after the Trick/Oba/Je'Von graduations and they just haven't found their footing yet. I honestly think they focused too much of the women's division and not enough on the men's division. I think maybe people like Keanu Carver, Kendal Grey and Swipe Right might be able to turn it around, but that will be more of a 2027 thing.

The opener was okay and I liked the tag title match maybe more than anything else on here. Sol/Zaria was fine. I didn't enjoy Blake/Tatum or Borne/Johnny that much. The main was okay to good mostly due to the antics between Saints and Page. It's nice to see Tony finally win the big one but I wish it would have happened a different way.

I'd give this a 6 out of 10 and I thought it was just okay. There was nothing great here. 

New Japan Pro Wrestling 4/4/2026 Sakura Genesis 2026

New Japan Pro Wrestling 4/4/2026 Sakura Genesis 2026

Master Wato & Togi Makabe vs. TMDK (Hartley Jackson & Kosei Fujita)

Hart and Togi shoulder battle. Togi knocks him over then Hart knocks him over. Wato and Kosei go at it. Kosei slaps him on the break. Wato shoulders him over. Wato flying headscissors him. Wato hits chest kicks on Kosei then Kosei eye pokes him. Kosei then does Wato's pose. 

Wato is double foot choked in the corner. Hart suplexes Wato. Kosei kicks Wato in the back for 2. Kosei chops Wato then Wato tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. Togi and Hart get in. They lariat battle. Togi hits mounted corner punches then lariats him for 2. 

They trade forearms. Hart corner splashes him then lariats him for 2. Kosei top rope dropkicks Wato. Hart and Togi lariat battle more. Togi lariats him down for 2. Hart death valley drivers him and wins.

Thoughts: It was a short waste of time. Kosei and Wato's section wasn't interesting and Hart/Togi didn't get much time other than to do some lariat and shoulder battles.

United Empire (Francesco Akira, Jake Lee & Jakob Austin Young) vs. Unbound Co. (Robbie X, Shingo Takagi & Taiji Ishimori)

Shingo's team is attacked before it starts. They then get sent into the rail outside. Young chokes X. X boots him out of the corner then is tripped by Akira on the outside. TI and X hit stereo dropkicks. X is flipped onto Young for 2. X  takes a double back elbow and a standing moonsault. Young chokes X on the ropes.

X is abused in the corner by Lee. Akira corner lariats X then suplexes him for 2. X evades the heels and pele kicks Lee. Shingo comes in. He hits chops on Lee. Shingo hits a flatliner + ddt combo then hits a double lariat. Shingo suplexes Lee for 2. 

Shingo is tripped into the ropes. Young 2nd rope dropkicks Shingo. Shingo takes a double enugiri then a sliding knee. Shingo lariats Young down. TI eye rakes Lee then TI handspring corkscrew kicks Lee. X walks up the buckles and springboard corkscrew flips outside. Shingo death valley drivers Young then lariats him. Shingo hits a last of the dragon and pins Young.

Thoughts: It wasn't too much of note. We didn't see much of Jake Lee or Akira in this one. X did some of his flying as usual and was the focal point of this.

Aaron Wolf, Tiger Mask, Toru Yano & YOH vs. House Of Torture (Don Fale, DOUKI, SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)

Sho rambles on the mic before the match then the heels attack. Sho goes after Yoh's injured shoulder. Yoh hits forearms. Sho eye rakes him then Yoh shoulders him over. Yano takes the turnbuckle pad off. Yano then gets triple stomped by the heels. Douki bangs Tiger's head off the post. 

Fale stomps and stands on Yano's back. Yano is sext into the exposed buckle. Yano grabs Douki by the hair and atomic drops him. Tiger tags in. He htis kicks on Douki then tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. Tiger sends Sho into Douki on the buckles which makes Douki get crotched. They fight on the buckles and Tiger top rope armdrags him for 2.

Tiger hits punches then takes an enzugiri and a ddt. Tiger survives a double team and double mule kicks Douki. Wolf gets in and goes into the exposed buckles. Wolf takes corner attacks from the heels for 2. Kanemaru comes off the 2nd rope and WOlf catches him with a bearhug. Kanemare ear claps him. Wolf blocks a sunset flip then sitout death valley drivers him. Wolf then reverse triangles him and submits him.

Thoughts: It was a short waste of time. Everyone got their little segment in and not much else. It wasn't good and nobody in this came off like a star.

Fale beats up on Wolf after. Wolf chops and olympic slams him. Yano then counts his own pin on Fale for Wolf. 

We get some announcements for Best of the Super Juniors 2026. 

El Desperado, Taichi & Yuya Uemura vs. United Empire (Great-O-Khan, HENARE & Will Ospreay)

Tai and Will stare down before the match. Yuya and Will lock p. Yuya wristlocks him and Will side headlocks him. Yuya armdrags him. Yuya shoulders him over and Will kips up. Will reverse monkey flips him. Will flying headscissors him and Yuya armdrags him into an armlock. 

Hen shoulders over Despy. Will slingshot plancha's Despy outside. Hen hits shots on Despy in the corner. They trade strikes. Hen chops him down. Hen grabs him by the throat. Despy takes shots from his opponents then takes a triple boot for 2. Despy runs at Khan and Khan trips him. Khan mongolian chops him then pump kicks him. 

Yuya comes in and cleans house on the heels. Yuya armdrags and dropkicks him. Yuya backdrops him for 2. Yuya misses a 2nd rope twisting crossbody on Khan. Hen clubs on Khan then Tai clubs on Hen. Hen shoulders Tai over. Hen samoan drops Yuya. 

Hen sentons Yuya for 2. Yuya bulldogs Khan then 2nd rope twisting crossbodies Hen. Will and Tai get in and trade shots. They Kawada kick each other. Tai uraken's him. Will then handspring corkscrew kicks him. Tai takes corner attacks. Will top rope diving forearms Tai for 2. 

Tai gets a 2 count on him. Tai enzugiri's Khan. Will enzugiri's Tai and Tai saito suplexes him for 2. Tai lariats him from behind then gamengiri's him. Tai lariats him down for 2. Hen lariats Tai. Yuya pele kicks Hen. Khan throws Yuya over the top. Despy pulls Khan's arm over the top. Will hook kicks Despy. 

Will os cutters Tai for 2. Tai forearms Will then gets hit with a hidden blade. Will hits a stormbreaker on Tai and wins.

Thoughts: It was a sprint. It had a lot of people coming in and out in the second half of this. The Will/Tai segments were good and turned this into a decent bout. Those two should have a good match together if it comes to fruition.

Khan grabs Despy after and wants Hen and Will to hit him. Khan spin kicks Despy in the face and drops him. Will isn't happy with this happening. 

NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Title Match - Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) & Oleg Boltin (c) vs. House Of Torture (Chase Owens, Ren Narita & Yujiro Takahashi)

The faces are attacked before the bell as usual. The faces get sent into the rails. Yujiro chops Yoshi inside. Yoshi back elbows him then shoulders him over. Yoshi is swung into the rails outside off a blocked baseball slide. Ren back elbows Yoshi inside for 2. Ren then chinlocks him. 

Yoshi takes some shots from Chase then dropkicks him in the knee. Got comes in and shoulders over Chase. Goto spinning heel kicks him and backdrops him for 2. They forearm each other. Goto hits a reverse GTR. Chase pumping knees him then gets lariated. 

Ren and Oleg come in. Oleg blocks a bodyscissors takedown and karelin's lifts him. Oleg vader bombs Ren for 2. Oleg chops him then torture racks him. Dick Togo rings the bell to make Oleg think he has won. Ren rolls Oleg into a leglock. Goto takes a reverse ddt and a PK. Oleg is held upside down and Togo chops him in the crotch. Ren leglocks Oleg. Oleg F-5's him. 

Yoshi superkicks Ren then running lariats him. Chase chairs Yoshi in the gut outside. Yujiro olympic slams Yoshi for 2. Goto is pushed into Yoshi. Yoshi superkicks Chase. Yujiro takes a superkick + ushigoroshi combo. Yujiro fisherman busters Goto.

Yoshi and Yujiro trade. Chase chairs Yoshi from the outside. Yujiro ddt's Yoshi for 2. Oleg shoulders over Yujiro. Goto fireman's carry bodypresses Chase. Oleg rams Yujiro into the corner. Goto  takes a superkick. Yujiro takes a double team elbow slice + drop and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was the usual match from House of Torture and various heel tactics. Things sped up a bit in the end and got a little more exciting but it was just average.

Oleg talks on the mic after and wants a shot at Ren's title. 

NJPW World Television Title Match - Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Shota Umino

They get off to a fast start. They shoulder battle. KT facekicks him and flying lariats him. KT hits forearms on Shota. Shota forearms him back. Shota dropkicks him. Shota STF's KT. KT goes out to stall. They fight outside and Shota's arm is banged off a table. Shota is backdropped on the apron edge. KT knee drops the arm. KT bulldogs him with the arm. KT then top wristlocks him.

KT stomps Shota's arm into the mat. Shota tornado ddt's him. Shota hits chops and forearms. Shota fisherman suplexes him for 2. KT back body drops him. KT is tripped into the ropes and Shota slingshot ddt's him on the apron edge over the 2nd rope.

Shota is sent into the rails then KT facekicks him against the rails. Shota then tornado ddt's him on the floor. Shota step up knees him from behind in the corner. KT yanks Shota's arm down over the top rope. Shota pop-up powerbombs KT for 2.

KT kicks him in the arm and blue thunders him. Shota forearms him down. KT suplexes him for 2. KT forearms him then is lariated down. They collide knee's. KT lariats him. Shota half-nelson suplexes him and is explodered. They forearm each other. Shota poisonrana's him but ends up being the one landing on his own neck. They collide with lariats. Shota lariats him and the time limit runs out.

Thoughts: It was an action packed match here with the second half being exicted. KT worked the arm some but it didn't lead to all that much and they no sold a bit towards the end. I still liked though and would be up for a rematch. It was good. 

Someone in a white mask and a suit comes down after, staring down KT. Chase Owens then hits KT from behind and pepsi twist lariats him. Chase pumping knees KT. Shota sends them away and gives KT his title. 

IWGP Tag Team Title Match - Knockout Brothers (OSKAR & Yuto-Ice) (c) vs. TMDK (Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr.)

Yuto and Oiwa stare down before the match. They trade forearms. Yuto facekicks him down. Yuto forearms Oiwa and Oiwa yanks the arm. Oiwa armdrags and slams him. Oiwa splashes him then armdrags him into an armlock. Oiwa elbow drops Yuto and Oskar gets knocked off the apron twice. Yuto has his arms stomped into the mat.

Zack wristlocks Yuto and Yuto forearms him while in the hold. Zack twists the arm with his feet. Yuto knees him in the gut and running boots him. Os comes in and shoulders over his opponents. Os double lariats TMDK. Zack is thrown hard into the buckles and goes down.

Os elbow drops Zack's back for 2. Zack gets on Os' back with a sleeper. Os throws him down. Os chops him. Zack ankle locks Os and Os ropebreaks. Oiwa lariats down Os' leg. Oiwa drives Os' knee into the mat. Zack drives Os's knees into the mat. Os boots away Oiwa. 

Os takes a double team shot from TMDK. He facekicks Oiwa and backbreakers Zack. Yuto running knees Zack while he's on Os' knee. Zack ankle locks Os on the mat. Zack ties up the arms and legs and Os ropebreaks. 

Os running corner elbows Zack. Os misses a legdrop. Zack PK's him. Zack double stomps him. Oiwa attacks Os' knee. Os back body drops Oiwa. Yuto hits chest kicks and knees on Oiwa. Yuto meteora's Oiwa in the corner for 2. Oiwa blocks a PK. Yuto superkicks him in the gut and the head for 2. Oiwa shoulders and sentons Yuto. 

Oiwa armwhips Yuto down. Yuto slaps Oiwa down then boots him right in the jaw. Yuto stands on the back of Oiwa's neck. Oiwa does something like a dragon screw on Yuto's arm and drives it into the mat. Oiwa stomps the arm and euros it.

Yuto is sent shoulder first into the buckles. Oiwa hammerlock Yuto's arm around the ropes. Yuto tries to fire up by hitting his arm off the buckles. Oiwa euros the arm and Yuto forearms him. Oiwa bangs Yuto's arm off his shoulder and then gets forearmed down. 

Oiwa dragon screws the arm into the mat again. Oiwa spinning lariats Yuto in the corner. Oiwa top rope falling splashes Yuto for 2. Oiwa hits spinning forearms on Yuto. Yuto high kicks him. Yuto PK's Oiwa. 

Yuto slams Zack down. Yuto takes an enzugiri into a chaos theory german for 2. Os slams Zack. Oiwa lariats Os then lariats him over the top at 20 minutes. Oiwa backdrops Yuto for 2. Zack dragon screws Os and Oiwa suplexes Os. Yuto takes corner attacks. Zack michinoku drivers Yuto then Oiwa germans Yuto for 2.

Yuto knees Oiwa in the gut. Oiwa sleeper suplexes Yuto. Yuto forearms him down. Yuto flying knees Oiwa and pins him.

Thoughts: Oiwa worked Yuto's arm here for a bit then stopped even though he really sold it. Oskar got his leg worked for a quite a bit and he really sold it as well, but that also stopped being focused on. The Yuto/Oiwa sections were good with a lot of stiff strikes and both guys showing a ton of fighting spirit. They also just kind of broke the match structure at times and felt like they really were fighting it out. I would still give this a positive rating but it was both a flawed and a good match at times.   

Yuto talks on the mic after. He puts over wrestling and says there's nothing like making money in it. Yuto says they want the toughest opponents there are, the money and the fights. Yuto says they want to get high and says you get high by seeing them. Yuto asks who the fans want to see and ask if there are any teams left. Yuto then suggests Bishamon challenge them next.

Henare and Great O'Khan come out instead. Henare has a hat and earrings and looks very unusual. Hen says they will be the next challengers. Bishamon then come out. Goto challenges Henare and Khan and says Bishamon are the best. Yuto laughs. He says they won't hide and will take on whoever wins that bout. YUto then syas, "let's get high".

IWGP Heavyweight Title Match - Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Callum Newman

CN's United Empire buddies are in the front row in suits. Will Ospreay is at ringside with him. CN boots him and elbows him. Yota knees him in the face and CN stalls outside after ducking a superkick. CN slides out and Yota topes him. Yota chops him in the corner. Yota shoulders him over. CN hits forearms and Yota tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him for 2. 

Yota hits forearms. CN sweeps him and kicks him in the ribs. CN stomps Yota's gut then chinlocks him. Yota kicks him in the back after a snapmare and CN does the same. They forearm each other inside. CN knees him in the face then is hiptossed. 

Yota gorilla press throws him then hits elbows to the head. Yota suplexes him for 2. Yota chops CN in the corner. Yota hurricanrana's him down off the buckles for 2. They trade forearms. CN tiger suplexes him for 2. They trade strikes and Yota pumping knees him. CN flying lariats him down.

CN is caught on the 2nd rope outside and Yota curbstomps him into the apron. CN is on the apron and Yota curbstomps him face first on the floor. CN takes a pumping knee in the corner then Yota falcon arrows him. Yota running lariats him. Yota goes for a curbstomp but CN pulls the ref in and the ref gets curbstomped.

CN flying knees Yota from behind. Zane Jay grabs a chair for CN. Will tries to block CN from getting it and using it. CN grabs it and Will tells him he's better than this. Will begs him not to use it. 

Yota running back elbows CN. Yota hits a big spear on CN but the ref is still down. Another ref comes in and Yota gets a 2 count on CN. Yota then runs into a hidden blade from CN. Yota and CN trade forearms.

CN drops him with a lariat then fisherman suplexes him for 2. Yota germans him then canadian destroyers him. Yota hits a spear for 2. Yota goes for a spear and CN double stomps his back. CN lariats Yota. CN goes for like an F-5 and is hit with a ddt. 

Yota does a marlow crash for 2. Yota does a wristclutch side slam. CN rolls him into a lariat for 2. CN hits a single underhook suplex for 2. Yota headbutts him then CN short arm lariats him. Yota alley oop's him. CN pushes the ref in Yota's way. CN low blows Yota then fireman's carry swinging side slams him. Newman pins Yota!

Thoughts: This was a big upset. Newman was mostly full-on heel here and wins the title at age 23, making him the youngest champ ever. I liked the match minus the canadian destroyer not meaning much. They didn't do too much, it didn't go super long and there was some story here with Newman heeling it up to win. Booking wise, this is why New Japan is in the hole it is in. Their core should be built around Yota, Shota, Yuya, Oiwa and Yuta. Instead of building those guys up, they prefer foreigners, who almost always leave NJPW for greener pastures. I like Newman, but there is absolutely nothing about him that suggests that he should be on top of NJPW. He doesn't have a great look. He's not tall, big and he doesn't have a great body. He's not a native Japanese speaker, so he can't do a lot of the PR work. He's okay enough in the ring but not spectacular or some super worker. He's not going to be drawing in the locals and it's just overall a very puzzling decision. If a foreigner has to be picked, I'd rather them go with El Phantasmo, who is better looking, more spectacular and just isn't in demand by anyone else for reasons that are unclear.

Tanahashi gives Newman the belt after. Will puts the belt around Newman's waist and hugs him. Gabe Kidd then comes out and piledrivers Yota on the floor for some reason. Shingo goes out after Gabe and gets nailed.Gabe then drags Yota to the back.

Shingo and Newman have an altercation. Shingo challenges him. Newman says he beat him once and will beat him again.

Newman says he's the youngest NJ Cup winner and the youngest IWGP champ. He says he's the kingslayer and prince and says you will kiss the crown. Newman then pose with his crew and gets streamers.

Overall thoughts: I liked the top 3 matches and the Taichi vs Ospreay tag match. The rest was the usual filler and nothing too special. The matches that mattered here delivered and that's most important. Having Newman win the IWGP Title was quite the call and it's not one I support. I didn't expect a ton out of this show but they pulled through and I would say it was good overall. I would give this a 6 out of 10 overall.