AEW Collision 5/16/2026

AEW Collision 5/16/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/aew-dynamitecollision-562026.html

We are in Salisbury, MD. Nigel McGuinness and Tony Schiavone are on commentary.

We see a Death Riders interview from after Dynamite. Mox says he can't win vs Kyle O'Reilly. He says he fails to win everytime and Kyle has tapped him out twice. Mox says the Mox of tomorrow will be better than the Mox of today. He says logic says he should stay away from Kyle and says Kyle has his number. He says the Continental Title is good bait as all the dragons he wants to slay comes to his door. He says he will find a way. Claudio says Brody King always brings the bark but if he faces him in The Owen Hart Tournament, he better bring the bite. PAC says nobody gets special treatment and it's them vs The World. 

AEW World Trios Title Eliminator - The Conglormeration (Kyle O'Reilly, Orange Cassidy and Mark Briscoe) vs Shane Taylor Promotions (Lee Moriarty, Carlie Bravo and Shawn Dean)

STP have a new theme that I think is a downgrade from their old one.

Mark and CB go at it. CB boots him in the gut. Mark side headlocks him and shoulders him over. MB hits an uppercut. They forearm each other. Mark uppercuts him and drops him. Lee comes in and so does Kyle.

Kyle wristlocks him then kimura takeovers him. Lee rolls him into a bridge attempt. Lee shoulders him over. Kyle blocks a sunset flip and armbars him. All 6 men fight. Kyle hits mounted corner punches on Lee. Mark then hits mounted corner punches on Lee. OC then hits one. OC puts his hands in his pockets and he flying armdrags Dean.

OC reverse monkey flips Dean. Dean's head is banged off the buckles as is CB's. OC is tripped up top by Lee. CB crossover punches OC and Dean slingshot spears OC. Shane legdrops OC on the apron.

We go to PiP break and return. Dean hits a bronco buster on OC. CB does his same line from last night at the ROH show. OC spinning ddt's Dean. Lee abdominal stretches OC and STP help get leverage on it. The ref stops it and STP falls into each other. 

Kyle is tagged in. He hits kicks on Lee then legsweeps him. Kyle throws Lee forward and PK's him. Kyle armbars him and STP breaks it up. Kyle takes a backdrop + neckbreaker. Kyle 2nd rope flying knees Dean then he and CB lariat each other at the same time. 

Mark hits punches on Lee. Mark flying forearms him. Mark fights the heels 2v1. Mark dropkicks Dean through the ropes. OC topes Lee. Mark tries to dive off a chair but Shane Taylor gets in the way. Kyle flying knees Shane off the apron then Mark tope con hilos off a chair.

Mark top rope froggy bow's Dean. Mark jay drillers Dean and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a decent opener minus the OC stuff, but there's no getting away from that. No matter how much is at stake, OC has to screw around and he did here. There was no doubt that The Conglom's were winning here as STP rarely appears on the show and wins even less frequently.

We see a Will Ospreay interview from after Dynamite. Will says he was too busy to respond to Samoa Joe's messages. He says it'll be a tough match against him in the tournament. Will says he was rushing to get back for 6 months then he lost at Dynasty. He says he's annoyed he didn't get revenge on Mox. He's upset he can't be the guy AEW trusted in. He says he can't say anything to make people understand his thing with The Death Riders. He says Mox is the ace and people who stand up to him get elevated. He says what could happen if Mox is in his corner? Will says Joe was in the match that made him want to become a wrestler but no one will stop him from winning The Owen. He says it's ironic that the man who took his old life is giving him a second shot at the AEW Title.

The Conglomeration are interviewed. Kyle says he has Mox's number and says what's more test in facing him. He says he's going Double or Nothing after he beats him. Mark tells Ciampa to say he's scared. Willow says it'll be triple or noting at Double or Nothing as she wants to win The Owen and the World Title. She says Red beat her before but it's not happening tonight. Willow says it's time to beat the comeback killer and is told the match is happening now.

Red Velvet does a promo. She says she's salty Willow is in the the tournament and she isn't. She says she will take all her frustrations out on her. She says she beat her before and will beat her for the TBS Title right now. 

AEW TBS Title - Willow Nightingale (c) vs Red Velvet

This is a champ vs champ match here as Red is the ROH Women's TV champ. She'll lose as always though. This was just made last night randomly. I think Red had a new music video for her entrance here.

Willow backs up Red in the corner then pushes her down. Red wristlocks her then trips her. Red legdrops her arm. Willow tries to duck a superkick but ends up going into it. They shake hands and Red tries to armdrag her off of it. Willow shoulders her over.

Red flying leg lariats her. Red hits shots to the gut then foot chokes her. Willow hits a lariat flurry in the corner. Willow back elbows her. Willow misses a butt drop and Red gets a 2 count on her. Willow fisherman suplexes her. Willow misses a senton. Red standing moonsaults her for 2.

Red double chops Willow on the steps. Red clubs on her. Willow suplexes her on the floor. We go to PiP break and return. They fight on the apron. Willow misses a cannonball off the apron and lands on the floor. They each hit some shots. Red ddt's her. Red meteora's her from behind on the ropes. Red casadora bulldogs her for 2. Red spinebusters her for 2. Willow rams her in the corner then Red spinning ddt's her. Willow blocks a move and powerslams her.

Willow is hurricanrana'd into the ropes then Red flying meteora's her there from behind. Willow hits a half-nelson slam for 2. Willow running lariats her. Red 2nd rope casadora rolls her. Red corkscrew kicks her for 2. Willow pounces her then doctor bombs her to win.

Thoughts: Willow won as expected. They did give Red a lot of offense at least and made her a viable competitor. They had some sloppy moments here that prevented this from being as good as they wanted but it was still alright.

Sammy Guevara is interviewed. He says he has beaten Darby 4 times. He says he's a 3x TNT champ while Darby only held it twice. Sammy says he will beat him, get his seat for Double or Nothing and shave MJF bald. He says he'll give him a nice fade though. Sammy says he's the best wrestler and talker. He says he's #1 and has been here since Day 1. He says it only goes with him being world champ.

Darby Allin is interviewed. He said he asked people if they saw MJF when he showed up but he says MJF isn't a company guy and won't be here. Darby says he's defending his title so close to the PPV because he loves AEW. He says if he beats Sammy tonight, he will give Mike Bailey a shot on Dynamite.

Ciampa is beating up Mark Briscoe in the back. He chokes him with a bat and then beats him up on the stage. Ciampa is sent into the rails. Mark stomps him there. Mark tope con hilos him through the ropes. Ciampa is rammed into the steps. Ciampa low blows Mark in the ring. Ciampa chairs Mark. 

Ciampa chokes Mark with a chair. Mark is sat up top and chopped. Ciampa hits him with a chair. The Conglomeration come out to help Mark and Ciampa runs. Mark says Ciampa is nothing but a punk. He says on Wednesday, they should have a No DQ match.  

The Opps (Samoa Joe and Anthony Bowens) vs The Lethal Twist (Jay Lethal and Lee Johnson)

Jay chops Joe and struts. Joe hits punches and leg kicks. Joe does facewash kicks on Jay. AB shoulders Lee over. Lee side headlock takeovers him then AB does it to him. Lee boots him. Lee moonsaults off the buckles over him. AB hits chops and boots in the corner. 

AB boots Lee outside and rams Jay's back into the apron. AB cravate legsweeps Lee then Joe sentons Lee for 2. Lee pulls Joe's neck over the top rope. Jay top rope dropkicks Joe. We go to PiP break and return.

Jay sleepers Joe. Joe takes a step up enzugiri into a dragon screw for 2. Lee hits mounted shots on Joe. Jay top rope double axe handles Joe. Jay and Joe each hit jabs. Joe powerslams him. AB comes in and cleans house. He neckbreakers Lee on the knee. AB over the back fameassers Jay. 

AB reverse olympic slams Lee for 2. Jay topes Joe outside. AB superkicks Lee. Lee rolls up AB for 2. Lee superkicks AB. Lee rolling death valley drivers AB. Lee gets a 2 count on him. Lee corner facekicks AB. Joe saves AB from a corner move. All 4 guys hit lariats. Jay eye pokes Joe then jawbreakers him off a choke attempt. Joe grounded chokes Jay. AB hits the arrival on Lee then kimura's him. Lee taps out.

Thoughts: It was alright. Bowens did his usual offense minus the new kimura at the end. They kept it moving and what we got was fine. The Opp won as expected.

Bowens says The Opps understand everything he stands for AEW and the fans. He says he represents the fans and is the pride of wrestling. He says he is the fans' hero. He says he deserves a standing ovation. Bowens says if you don't like how the table is set, you flip it over and choose violence. 

Joe asks if Ospreay understands what he does for his friends. He says Will chose a different road. Joe says he's honored Will thinks facing him is a dream match. He says it'll be nothing but a nightmare when they face off. 

We get a Swerve video on Bandido. He says nothing is scarier than a guy who wants power. He says what he did to Bandido last night was necessary. He says he doesn't care if Bandido gets back up.

Bandido and Brody King are interviewed. King says he warned Swerver about what would happen if he messed with people he cared about. Bandido says this is his battle. Bandido says Swerve won't win this battle. He says Swerve is the most dangerous but he is the most wanted. He says Swerve won't be a danger to anyone when he beats him.

Megan Bayne and Lena Kross do a promo. They said their last 5 minute match lasted 2 minutes and wonders how long their opponents tonight will last.

5-Minute Open Challenge - Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross) vs Allie Katch and Kaia McKenna

Meg chops Allie. Allie enzugiri's her then is dropkicked. Meg hits bolo punches in the corner. Lena forearms and back elbows Allie in the corner. Lena spinning side slams Allie. Lena and Meg bang the jobbers backs together and hit stereo fallaway slams.They hit stereo corner attacks then send them into each other. Lena and Meg do stereo flying lariats. Allie takes a double chokeslam and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was a quick squash as expected with the jobbers getting nothing in. The Dominion won in 1:50. 

Thekla does a video for the Double or Nothing 4-way and mostly calls everyone dumb b!tches. She says she will destroy New York.

Athena and Mina Shirakawa are interviewed. Athena says she's been ROH Women's champ for over 1252 days and says Mina was one of them. Athena says she kicked her @ss all over the arena and asks why she thinks it was different. Mina said she had a dream where she dreamt of putting her in a figure four. Athena says she wants to put her in a ditch next to Toni Storm. Mina says she dreams of being AEW Women's champ and now she will live it. 

We see a Nigel McGuinness interview with Lio Rush. Lio says it's good to see him. He says he did great at Supercard of Honor. Nigel asks what happened with Action Andretti. Lio says it's fine and things happen. He says you lose and friends get upset and he says it's fine. Lio then takes off his glasses, spits out black goo and shows his red eyes. He yells "it's fine".

Mark Davis and The Dogs (David Finlay and Clark Connors) vs The Rascalz (Myron Reed, Zachary Wentz and Dezmond Xavier)

Dez dropkicks The Dogs and gets on Mark's back. Mark is triple teamed and triple clubbed on. Mark is pulled out by his partners. The faces knock the heels off the apron. Dez's tope is caught and he is chopped down by Mark. Zach sends CC into the rails outside. DF is then sent into the rails. Mark takes a double enzugiri.

Mark takes kicks from the faces. Reed double stomps his back. DF throws Dez into Reed. Zach takes a double back elbow, a low shoulderblock and a senton. We go to PiP break, full break and return. 

CC is pushed into DF. CC shoulders Zach over. Zach handspring flying knees CC. Reed legdrops DF over the 2nd rope. Reed spinning enzugiri's DF. Dez superkicks and cutters CC. Reed superkicks DF. DF takes a double superkick. DF takes a slingshot backdrop + neckbreaker for 2. 

Dez is pushed off the top. CC and DF get some offense in on the faces. The faces hit stereo poisonrana's. Dez superplexes Mark. The faces hit triple stereo dives. The faces hit a triple basement dropkick. Zach hits a top rope swanton on Mark, Dez hits a splash and Reed hits a 450 for 2. CC pounces Zach outside. Reed hits a double cutter. Reed is lariated into the ring from the apron. Mark running lariats Reed. Mark piledrivers Reed. Reed takes a suplex + flying spear combo and is pinned.

Thoughts: I was surprised to see the Rascalz lose here as they are an actual team and the heels aren't. It was an action packed match full of fast action. The selling was a little weak but I liked it. 

Anna Jay is interviewed. She says the match with Willow hurt. She says she dove deep but didn't drown. She says Willow isn't the comeback killer as she's still here. She says there's a lot for her and Tay Melo to do. Tay comes in and says there's one more thing they need to do. Anna says to just try them if you want find out what it is. 

AEW World Title - No Countouts - Darby Allin (c) vs Sammy Guevara 

SG asked for this match on the ROH PPV last night.

DA kneels on the mat and SG double stomps him. SG holds the title up. SG flying knees him out of the ring then sends him into the rails. SG sets up a table near a ladder outside. SG flying knees DA. SG puts him on the table. SG gets on top of the ladder and top rope swantons DA through it.

SG of course only gets a 2 count. DA blocks a GTH and sharpshooters him. DA holds his face and falls over. The ref tries to hold SG back. SG splashes him for 2. They fight on the buckles. DA is up top, SG pushes him down and DA takes a wild bump to the floor. 

SG pounds on him outside. SG jumping back kicks him from the steps. SG suplexes him three times in a row for 2. SG side headlocks him. SG superkicks him for 2. We go to PiP break and return. 

They fight on the apron. DA dropkicks him onto it and down to the floor. DA goes for a tope and SG cutters him on the floor. SG springboards and is caught with a sleeper. SG ropebreaks. SG top rope M. Bison stomps him on the mat. DA is sat up top. SG top rope spanish flies him for 2. 

DA hits forearms. SG superkicks him. DA springboard back elbows him. DA code red's him for 2. SG back elbows him. SG hits a GTH twice. SG top rope splashes him for 2. SG tries a 630 off the top through a table but DA moves and SG goes through it. DA top rope coffin drops SG inside and wins.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good as expected. They did way too much. Darby took an ugly looking bump to the outside and Sammy 630'd himself through a table outside as well which wasn't smart. This also slowed down a bit towards the end. It was the same bad indy wrestling Sammy has been doing since the start of AEW.  

Overall thoughts: I mostly liked the opener but Orange Cassidy had to hurt it like usual with his comedy. Willow/Red had some sloppy moments but it was alright. The Opps' tag was also alright. Bayne and Kross won a quick squash and we had an action packed, high flying trios match in the semi-main. The main was an indy style match with them doing way too much and I didn't like it. It was the usual Collision with limited starpower, near random bouts and random wrestlers. There was nothing you'd really need to see here. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 and thought it was average.

ROH Supercard of Honor 2026 5/15/2026

ROH Supercard of Honor 2026 5/15/2026

We are in Salisbury, MD. Caprice Coleman and Ian Riccaboni are on commentary.

Pure Rules Match - Nigel McGuinness vs. Josh Woods

They grapple a bit to start. Nigel wristlocks him. JW backs him up in the corner. Nigel grabs him by the ears and JW grabs the ropes. The ref counts it as a ropebreak.

JW takes him down by the waist and arm. Nigel knee drops and leg drops the arm. Nigel armlocks him and JW cradles him for 2. Nigel eye pokes JW then double throat thrusts him. JW sleepers him and Nigel ropebreaks. Nigel is down to one ropebreak while JW has two left.

Both men grab the headset as does the ref. Nigel and JW say this match isn't going as expected. The ref says both can be expected to be counted out if they don't get back in. Nigle hits him inside and puts the ref in his way. Nigel front facelocks him and JW grabs the ropes. They call it a ropebreak. Nigel then just grabs his head and JW grabs the ropes, using his final ropebreak.

JW sends Nigel into the rails. JW swings him into the rails. JW knees him in the gut. Nigel is sat on the 2nd rope and backbreakered. JW ankle locks him. Nigel uses his last ropebreak.

Nigel pulls JW's arm into the ropes. Nigel bridging cutters him on the floor. They trade forearms outside. They pump kick each other at the same time. JW hits euros then Nigel running euros him in the corner. JW backbreakers him and lariats him for 2. 

JW ankle locks him. JW is pulled face first into the buckles. Nigel gets a 2 count on him. Nigel puts him in an london dungeon. They trade shots and Nigel rebound lariats him to win.

Thoughts: I didn't like this one at all. They really made a mockery of the ropebreaks here. If someone is grabbing your face in the corner, what are you supposed to do if you can't even touch the ropes? The spot with them talking on the headsets outside during the match was completely out of character for both guys and the finish wasn't done well. Then there's Josh Woods. This guy has been winning every Pure Rules match he has been in without getting a title shot for months. Then he loses to Nigel, who doesn't even wrestle here regularly and has lost a bunch of times. This was bad.

ROH Women's World Television Title Match - Red Velvet (c) vs. Viva Van

I don't know how Van got this match. She's won one match total in Tony Khan's ROH and it was against a jobber.

They shake hands. Van rolling armbars her and Red tries to pin her. Red takes her down by the wrist and legdrops her arm. Red leg lariats her. Van spinning heel kicks her for 2. Van elbow drops the leg then stretch mufflers her. Van bow and arrows her. 

Red bangs Van's leg off the mat then low corkscrew kicks her. They butt heads. They slap and forearm each other on their knees. Red euros her then Van tries a koppo kick. Van germans her. 

Van misses a corner charge. Red hits shots to the gut. Van upkicks her. Red hurricanrana's her down. Red flying meteora's her from behind on the ropes. Van urakens her. Red punches her down for 2. They trade pin attempts. Van does a spin kick to the face. Red superkicks her in the face.

Van air raid crashes her for 2. Red iconoclasm's her for 2. Van does a lifting codebreaker for 2. Van sitout powerbombs her for 2. They trade pin attempts. Red spin kicks her in the head and wins.

Thoughts: I didn't buy that Van was going to win this and she didn't. Van wasn't as sloppy as usual but neither girl hit their offense that clean here. It wasn't that good.

ROH World Television Title Match  AR Fox (c) vs. Lio Rush

Lio now has paint on his face and body and has some weird eye contacts on.

AR wants a handshake and Lio lariats him. Lio kicks him then AR enzugiri's him. AR hits another enzugiri and Lio yells in the corner. Lio corkscrew kicks him in the face. Lio then hits 2 lariats. Lio hits shots in the corner. AR superkicks him in the head then rolls into the ropes into a double stomp on Lio. AR the flips off the post onto him outside.

AR chops him outside then flying corner lariats him. AR is dropped throat first on the top rope then Lio handspring kicks him. Lio bites him on the buckles then stunners him over the 2nd rope. Lio top rope plancha's him outside. AR is sent into the rails.  

Lio suplexes him. Lio hits mounted forearms. Lio flying back elbows him for 2. Lio gets on his back with a sleeper then hits shots to the gut. AR facekicks him then tiger feint DDT's him. He then holds on for a twisting suplex for 2. AR hits kicks and slingblades him. 

AR flying back elbows him then rolls him into a cutter for 2. AR backrolls him into a low cutter. AR walks him into a cutter for 2. AR misses a 450. Lio powerbombs him and spears him for 2. Lio seated springboard stunners him. Lio low topes him. Lio hits another seated springboard cutter for 2. 
Lio running spanish flies him. Lio top rope frogsplashes him for 2. Lio grabs the ROH TV Title outside. The ref takes it from here. Action Andretti then pushes Lio off the top. AR brainbusters Lio then 450's him off the top to win.

Thoughts: The match was awful. Nobody sold a single thing and they were going 100MPH at all times. The finish was stupid as well. Lio hasn't been responding to Action Andretti's phone calls, so he cost him the match.

Sammy Guevara is interviewed. Lexy says he can't defend his tag titles due to issues with Mortos' visa. Sammy says he was a singles star before teaming with LFI and it got him thinking about the AEW World Title. He says he's climbing the mountain to be champ. He says he beat Darby Allin 4 times and is challenging him for Collision tomorrow.

Thoughts: Sammy hasn't been on AEW TV since November and he hasn't won a singles match in AEW since May 2025, which is one year ago. Him getting a title shot is ridiculous. 

ROH Women's Pure Title Match - Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs. Diamante

They lock up. DP boots her in the corner. Dia hits forearms and hurricanrana's her. DP goes for the armbar and Dia backslides her. DP powerbombs her then does an armbar. Dia uses her first rope break. Dia bangs DP's leg off the apron edge. Dia casadora stunners her outside. Dia dropicks her in the knee. 

Dia twists DP's ankle then butt drops it. Dia chops her in the corner. Dia hits forearms and DP back elbows her. Dia ankle locks her and DP uses her first ropebreak. Dia chop blocks her from behind then corner dropkicks her. 

DP hits forearms and chops. Dia strikes back and is warned or using a closed fist. DP hangs over the top rope and Dia low dropkicks her to the floor. Dia works the knee inside. DP boots her out of the corner and works the arm. DP russian legsweeps her then pump kicks her down. 

Dia heel hooks her. Dia germans her. Dia kicks DP's arm then armbars her. DP punches her and is given a warning for using a closed fist. DP kneelifts her and bridging ddt's her for 2. DP armbars her. DP slaps her. They trade forearms and DP armbars her. DP gotch style piledrivers her for 2. 

Dia gives DP the finger then slaps her. DP slaps her and powerbombs her. DP double armbars her and submits her.

Thoughts: The build to this was all about Diamante putting armbars on Deonna. Naturally, she focused on the arm very little and instead focused on the knee. It was the usual Deonna match where she did a bunch of armbar attempts before succeeding. They did make it look like they were trying to hurt each other and I'd say it was alright, but the match didn't really fit the story going into it.

Action Adnretti does a promo. He says he always tries to do the right thing. He says when life got rough for Lio Rush, he told him to do what he needs to do and said he waited for him. He says Lio wasn't there for him tonight when he needed him. He says he was discarded when he tried to do the right thing. Action says it makes him question everything and it woke up a fire in him. He says Cru is done.

ROH Pure Title Match - Lee Moriarty (c) vs. Ace Austin

They lock up and AA side headlock takeovers him. Lee headscissors him. AA takes him down by the wrist then Lee armlocks him. AA headflip out and armlocks him. AA shoulders him over. Lee kimura's him and AA uses his first ropebreak.

AA armdrags him then backbreakers him. AA snapmares him. AA kicks him from behind on the mat then la magistral's him for 2. AA indian deathlocks him. Lee hits a slingblade then twists his head with his feet. Lee bangs Ace's arm off his shoulder then underhook suplexes him. 

They trade straightjacket chokes. Lee does an octopus and AA ropebreaks. AA does a koji clutch and Lee uses his first ropebreak. Lee sweeps him. AA hits forearms. AA rolls him up for 2 then short arm lariats him. AA backdrops him and legdrops him. AA death valley drivers him. 

Ace germans him for 2. Lee bangs Ace's arm off the top rope. Lee springboard flying forearms him for 2. Lee does a border city stretch. AA cradles him for 2. AA trips him and rolls him into a pin. Lee ropebreaks and is now down to his last rope break.

AA hits leg kicks. Lee overhead kicks the arm. Lee kimura's AA on the buckles and Ace uses his last rope break to escape. Lee lariats him in the corner then lifting flatliners him for 2. 

Ace helictoper kicks him off the ropes. AA runs at him and Lee goes for the kimura. AA tries to use a rope break, but he's all out, so he throws Lee over the top. Lee gets back in and Ace swinging flatliners him into a koji clutch. Lee uses his last rope break to escape.

Lee back elbows him. Ace backrolls him and Lee goes for the chicknwing. Lee bridge pins him using the ropes and pins him since there's no rope breaks.

Thoughts: Some of the rope break rules were being used a bit too freely here. The idea is supposed to be that you can't rope break out of submissions, not use the ropes against people and punish people just for touching them. This was almost all technical wrestling though and aside from the rope break issues, I liked the match. We got to see Ace do technical stuff that he usually doesn't do and Lee mostly worked the arm all match long.

Red Velvet does a promo. She says it's another successful win and it feels good. She says what doesn't feel good is watching Dynamite and The Owen Hart bracket and not seeing herself on it. She says she's p!ssed, angry and jealous but motivated. She says Willow Nightingale's name was on the bracket. She says Willow has an open contract for the TBS Title and she just signed it. She says she will come to Collision to kick her @ss and show why the queen of TV is about to become the face of TBS.

Thoughts: And this is the problem with The Owen Hart Tournament and the general treatment of ROH. You can be champ for years here and yet not get put on AEW over others who often aren't even signed by the company (Hazuki and Sareee).

Lexy Nair interviews Jordan Oliver and Alex Price on the stage. Jordan says they wanted to wrestle for the tag titles tonight but the titles weren't defended again. Jordan says they will be first in line for when they are defended. Jordan says they strategical, calculated and they have a plan for any situation always. Alec says if any other team wants to go, they are ready.

Mike Bennett and Matt Taven then come out, after not being around for months. They get a "Welcome Back" chant which is nice. Mike says he turns 41 tomorrow. He asks if they asked if anyone is feeling froggy. Mike says "ribbit, ribbit". Mike says daddy's home. Matt says this their house and their kingdom. Matt says if you come for the king you better not miss as they are neck strong. Matt says if you want their ROH Tag Titles (they aren't the champs now), you have to go through them. They then shake hands.

ROH World Six Man Tag Team Title Match - Shane Taylor Promotions (Carlie Bravo, Shane Taylor & Shawn Dean) vs Dalton Castle & The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd)

This is an open challenge. 

Bravo hits shots on Truth. Truth drops him with punches then elbows him down. Bravo is hit with a knee lift and a backdrop. Dalton and Dean go at it. Dalton trips him and Dean boots him away. Dalton forearms Dean. Dean hits Dalton from behind.

Bravo hits Dalton in the gut. Truth is tagged in and he trades chops with Bravo. Truth chops him down a few times. Truth misses a corner splash. Bravo slingshot cutters him. Truth hangs over the apron and takes a double axe handle and a legdrop.

Truth is crotched on the post in the corner. Truth is put in tree of woe and takes a double basement dropkick. Bravo front facelocks Truth. Truth back body drops him. Shane corner splashes Truth from behind and throws him. Shane running knees Dalton in the face against the LED board rails outside.

Turbo tags in. He drops the heels with punches and slams. Shane pushes Turbo into Truth. Shane knocks Turbo down with a punch. Turbo is ganged up on in the corner. Dean bronco busters Turbo. 

Turbo rolls up Dean for 2. Turbo cradles him then Dean flying knees him. Dean slingshot elbow drops Turbo then does a normal one for 2. Turbo's crotch is then pulled into the post. Dean suplexes Turbo twice. Shane suplexes Turbo. Turbo then suplexes Dean. 

Turbo hits punches and a backdrop on Bravo. Shane comes in and slams Turbo for 2. Shane misses a corner splash and Turbo slams him. Dalton finally recovers and he gets tagged in. Dalton suplexes Dean and Bravo then german's Shane. ChristyanXO gets on the apron and then Dalton gets hit from behind. 

Dalton takes shots from all 3 opponents then a double punch into a package piledriver. Dalton spinning back elbows Shane then hits a bangarang on him. The Runners hit their double elbow drop while Dalton does the double axe handle. Dalton pins Shane.

Thoughts: This was a similar to AR Fox's title win earlier this week. The Runners and Dalton have been winning squashes for a long time. They certainly deserved a shot and they have been around a lot. Instead of coming up with a story and a reason for them to win, they just had them win through an open challenge. They didn't have to break the creative bank here to have these two teams do promos on each other and set up a match, but they put no effort into it. The match was solid with the heels triple teaming the faces and using cheap tactics then the faces came back and won. It was simple wrestling and it worked as it always does. 

Shane Taylor Promotions attacks The Runners and Dalton after. Lee Moriarity comes down to help. Orange Cassidy and Mark Briscoe then come out to help randomly. OC stares down Anthony Ogogo. OC does weak punches on him. Ogogo goes for a punch. Mark hits Ogogo with a chair in the gut and STP pulls Ogogo out. 

AEW National Title Match  Mark Davis (c) vs. Xelhua

Here's a very random bout. They shake hands and Mark squeezes the hand.

Xel armwringers him. Mark side headlocks him. Xel does a double reverse armbar on him and Mark ropebreaks. Mark boots, clubs, slams and sentons him. They chop each other and Xel goes down. Xel armdrags him. Xel ties his limbs up and poses.

Mark drops him face first on the ring apron then shoulders him over. Mark chops him outside. Mark stomps him. Mark hits corner lariats. Mark lariats him off the apron. Mark slams him then hits mounted punches. Xel's head is banged off the buckles. Mark unties the mask. Xel bangs Mark's arm off the top rope. Xel top rope crossbodies him.

Xel hits chops and flying headbutts him. Xel armdrags him then overhead suplexes him for 2. Xel lifts him and drops him on his butt. Xel knee lifts him then hits mounted corner punches.  

Mark backdrops him then enzugiri's him. Xel rolls and does an ankle lock on Mark. Xel kicks the leg and Mark short piledrivers him for 2. Xel euros and chops him. Mark 2nd rope release suplexes him. Xel rolls him up for 2. Xel slams him.

Xel misses a top rope senton. Mark short piledrivers him. Mark hits a big lariat and pins him.

Thoughts: Mark used his size on Xel and Xel did various submissions. Xel should have just picked a body part instead of trying to work the arm and the leg at times. It was acceptable but they didn't get as much out of this as they could have.

Shane Taylor Promotions and Lee Moriarty are interviewed. Dean says everytime they look, a group of goofies get in their business. Bravo asks why Mark Briscoe was out there. Shane says Mark knows what happens when they get in the way of their titles. Shane says they will beat them anytime and anywhere. Bravo says they should do this tomorrow on Collision with a random STP member vs a random Conglomeraton member.

Mark Briscoe and Orange Cassidy do a promo. Mark says they want a fight with STP too and accept their challenge. Mark says he needs to get tuned up vs Ciampa on Wednesday and says Kyle needs tuned up for Mox on Wednesday too. Mark says the word of the day is hometown @ss whooping and it's going down tomorrow.

ROH World Title Match - Bandido (c) vs. Blake Christian

Band offers a handshake and BC gives him the finger.

BC stalls outside to start. Band throws BC in. BC side headlocks him. They shoulder battle. They both handspring off the ropes and stand off. Band slaps him. Band chops him in the corner. BC headscissors him and dropkicks him out. Band flying headscissors him out. Band topes him.

BC is sent into the steps. Jay Lethal grabs Band on the apron and is superkicked. BC clips Band on the apron then corkscrew topes him outside. BC ddt's Band leg. BC misses a corner charge. Band goes up top and Jay grabs him again. The ref ejects Jay and Lee Johnson. Band enzgugiri's BC off the apron then tope con hilos BC's buddies when BC movies. BC rolling death valley drivers Band.

BC ddt's Band's leg. BC stomps Band and ddt's the leg again. Band boots him out of the corner. Band is put in tree of woe and 619'd. BC top rope double stomps Band as he hangs. Band single arm gorilla presses him but BC triangles him. Band powerbombs him out of it. Band boots him out of the corner. BC kimura's him and Band drops him face first on the buckles. Band top rope tornillo's him. Band hits flying forearms. Band shining wizard's him for 2.  

BC blocks a 21plex. BC rolls him into a splash. Band suplexes him. Band handspring northernlights suplexes him then holds on for another northern lights suplex for 2. Band pump kicks him and BC superkicks him. Band is pushed into the post. BC dives between the buckles and ddt's Band on the floor off of it.

BC handspring cutters him for 2. BC spears him on the apron. Band is put on the commentary table. Band suplexes him on it. Band hits a 21plex inside for 2. BC 2nd rope poisonrana's him. BC springboard 450's him for 2. 

Band stops a 21plex attempt from BC. Band enzugiri's him. Band deadlift 2nd rope superlexes him. Band top rope moonsaults but BC gets his feet up. BC corkscrew kicks him. BC springboards and Band dropkicks him in mid-air. 

Band hits chops. BC superkicks him and pumping knees him. Band flips him with a lariat. BC superkicks Band. Band hits a reverse GTS on him. Blake does a standing spanish fly for 2. BC brings the ROH Title in. The ref takes it and BC low blows Band. BC step up double stomps him for 2. Band hits a styles clash on BC. Band 21plex's BC while he's on the mat and Band pins him.

Thoughts: I didn't like it. Blake worked the knee early and forgot about it while Band still did his usual flying with issues. It was just a lot of flips and cool moves without any meaning. I don't love Blake, but I was hoping he'd win just because he actually appears on the show frequently while Band is rarely ever around.

Swerve Strickland comes out (with Prince Nana) and house call kicks Band twice. Swerve then vertebreakers him on an open chair. Refs then come to check on Band. 

ROH Women's World Title Survival Of The Fittest 2026 Final Six Way Elimination Match - Athena (c) vs. Yuka Sakazaki vs. Trish Adora vs. Billie Starkz vs. Maya World vs. Zayda Steel

Ath grabs BS by the hair, throws her out and yells at her. The other girls surround them. Ath throws BS into them and ducks a shot. 4 girls criss-cross in the ring. Zay casadora armdrags Ath. TA hits a double spear. Yuka dropkicks Ta. Maya does a headcissors + headlock combo. 

Maya pump kicks TA. Maya asai moonsaults everyone outside. Maya 2nd rope blockbusters Ath. Yuka top rope dropkicks. TA powerslams BS and Zay top rope double stomps TA's back for 2. Zay hits a double ddt off a double suplex attempt. Zay throws BS out. Ath headscissors Zay down from the mat. Ath does a samoan drop + fallaway slam combo. 

Ath codebreakers TA. Ath forward handspring corner forearms Maya. Zay throws a chair at Ath then hits other girls in the gut with it. Ath's back is chaired. A chair is put between the ropes. Zay is sent into a chair between the ropes. Ath pins Zay with her feet on the ropes. Zayda Steel is eliminated. 

Yuka step up enzugiri's Ath. Yuka germans Ath from the bottom rope. Yuka northern lights bombs Ath for 2. Ath superkicks Yuka down. Maya hits Ath in the back with a kendo stick. Yuka chairs Ath while Maya hits Ath with the stick. BS does a bad chair shot on Yuka. BS chops Yuka while Yuka is seated in a chair in the corner. 

TA stomps Maya in the corner. BS ddt's Yuka for 2. TA suplexes Maya. BS puts the kendo stick end in Yuka's throat. TA gets a 2 count on Maya. Yuka bangs BS's head off the buckles. Ath sets up a pyramid of chairs outside. TA hypes Maya with the kendo stick outside. Yuka hanging headscissors BS over the top rope.

BS knees Yuka in the gut outside. BS sets a table up outside while Maya is double foot choked inside. BS sends Yuka into the rails. Yuka's head is banged off the apron. Maya goes for a tope and Ath puts a chair in her way. BS kind of goes into the ring over the top and hits a piledriver on Yuka.

Ath and TA fight on the apron. TA is pulled into the turnbuckle connector. Ath is chokeslammed off the apron through a pyramid of chairs. BS running forearms TA as TA grabs Ath. BS clears the commentary table. BS and TA go on the commentary table. TA death valley drivers BS on the commentary table. 

TA puts Ath on a table. Yuka top rope splashes Ath through the table. TA rolls up Yuka for 2. TA spinning backbreakers Yuka. TA lariats Ath when Yuka ducks. Yuka superkicks TA then spinning chest drops her. Yuka pins TA. Trish Adora is eliminated.

Yuka has a trash can and Ath begs off. Yuka hits her with it. Yuka springboard splashes Ath with a trash can for 2 when BS saves Ath. BS does a 2nd rope gordbuster on Yuka and pins her. Yuka Sakazaki is eliminated.
 
Maya and BS square off and hockey fight. Maya hits forearms. Maya superkicks her. BS canadian destroyers Maya for 2. Ath brings kendo sticks in. She gives one to BS and they hit Maya with the sticks. Maya is buried under chairs. 

A ladder is set up by Ath. Maya dropicks BS into it, which sends the ladder into Ath. BS spinning high kicks Maya. They get on the 2nd rope. Ath punches BS and Maya throws BS down. Maya then pins BS. Billie Starkz is eliminated.

Ath clubs on Maya. Ath pounds on Maya. Maya is sent into the rails. Maya ddt's Ath on the apron. Maya back rack drops Ath for 2. Maya ankle locks Ath. Billie has a white towel and teases throwing it in for Ath. Ath grabs pulls her in. Maya dropkicks BS. 

Maya totally misses a boot on Ath. Ath hits a powerbomb on Maya on chairs. Ath chairs Maya. Ath climbs the ladder in the ring. Ath dives off the ladder and hits an o-face on Maya. Ath then pins her. Athena wins.

Thoughts: Athena won as always. No surprises there. Ath was a bit more rude than usual to Billie this week and cost her this match. I'm not sure how Billie throwing in the towel on a match she was in would have worked. The match had some rough moments but went well. It kept my interest and was a good main.  

Diamante comes out and helps Athena up after. Dia talks with Ath and Billie sits upset on the ladder rung. Ath looks at her and shoves her. BS is upset. Ath yells at her.  

Overall thoughts: It was your usual long Tony Khan PPV with the PPV going four hours. It didn't need to go as long as it did. The first match had booking issues and they got too cute with the ropebreaks. Red/Viva wasn't good. AR Fox/Rush was an indy style match with no one selling and Action Andretti interfering. Deonna/Diamante didn't follow the story they had set up for this at all but it was alright. I liked Lee/Ace as a technical bout, but they also used the ropebreaks in ways they shouldn't be used. The 6-man tag match was a solid bout. Mark Davis/Xelhua wasn't as good as it should have been but it was acceptable. I didn't like Blake/Bandido as it was an indy style match. The main was good and hopefully will lead somewhere. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 and say it was above average, but the show really did have a lot of booking and rules issues all throughout. 

All Japan Pro Wrestling 5/5/2026 Champion Carnival 2026 Day 9

All Japan Pro Wrestling 5/5/2026 Champion Carnival 2026 Day 9

Day 8 is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/all-japan-pro-wrestling-532026-champion.html

Pre-show - Hideki Suzuki & Shota Kofuji vs. Saito Brothers (Rei Saito & Senor Saito)

HS and Rei lock up. HS side headlocks him and they shoulder battle. HS drops down, Rei walks on him then shoulders him over. HS boots him out of the corner then hanging headscissors him over the top rope. Shota top rope dropkicks Rei.

Shota hits chest forearms on Rei and tries an octopus but is too small. Rei chops him. Senor puts his knee in Shota's face in the corner. Senor pulls Shota's arms back. Sota tries to octopus him but Senor punches the knee. Senor knee drops him in the crotch.

Shota tries dropkicks on Rei. Rei boots him away. Shota double boots Senor out of the corner then rolls into a dropkick on him. HS comes in and does a cobra twist to Senor. Rei breaks it up. Shota fisherman suplexes Senor for 2. Senor cradles him for 2. Senor then pins him off a roll-up while holding the bottom rope.

Thoughts: It was a shorter bout and not much of note. Shota played the underdog as always and he couldn't do much to Rei. Senor used cheap tactics to pin him. 

Jun Sato and the announcer talk before the show.

Champion Carnival 2026 Block A Match - Kuma Arashi vs. Talos

Tal and Kuma lock up. Tal cleanbreaks him and does Kuma's howl. Kuma side headlocks him and tries to shoulderblock him but gets nowhere. Kuma double boots him out of the corner. Tal head chops him down.

Tal is pulled over the top. Kuma tries to crossbody him off the apron but is caught. Tal rams Kuma's back into the post. Kuma's head is banged off the post and he is backdropped on the apron. Tal corner splashes him. Tal running facekicks him down. Kuma backdrops him then sentons him. 

Kuma corner splashes him and 2nd rope sentons him for 2. Tal side slams him. Tal misses a senton. Kuma hits him in the back of the leg then running lariats him. Kuma torture rack bombs him for 2. Kuma misses a top rope senton. Kuma dropkicks him and Tal facekicks him. Tal chokeslams him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a shorter heavyweight bout here. Tal is so much bigger than Kuma though that Kuma as well have been a junior compared to him. Kuma did what he was supposed to and ended up losing this.

Champion Carnival 2026 Block A Match - Go Shiozaki vs. Oddyssey

Odd shoves him down off the lock up. Go hits chops on Odd. Odd misses a corner splash and Go hits chops in the corner. Odd corner splashes him. Odd stands on Go's gut then kneels on his throat on the ropes. Odd rams Go's back into the apron edge. Go is sent into the rails. 

Odd stands on Go's gut then hits corner spears on him. Odd bearhugs him then shoulders him over. Odd hits a big splash for 2. Odd knees him in the gut. Go flying shoulderblocks him several times but can't drop him. Go goes for the slam and Odd falls on him. 

Odd misses a 2nd rope splash. Go hits lariats. Odd misses a crossbody and is lariated. Go then pins him.

Thoughts: The ending was a bit weak. They had decent logic here though with Odd using his weight on Go and walking on his injured ribs. Go fought back as the underdog face. This was fine.

Champion Carnival 2026 Block A Match - Kengo Mashimo vs. Kento Miyahara

They lock up. Kento backs him up on the ropes. Kengo hammerlocks him and Kento reverses it. Kengo side headlocks him. Kento facekicks him. Kengo pulls him out. Kengo is sent into the rails. Kento headbutts Kengo multiple times outside. Kengo's head is banged off the apron edge. 

Kento is back body dropped on the apron. Kengo rams Kento's arm into the post. Kengo running back elbows him. Kengo rolls him into a kimura. Kengo turns it into an armbar and Kento ropebreaks. Kengo bangs Kento's arm off his shoulder. 

Kengo hits chest kicks then kicks him in the arm. Kengo hits knees to Kento's chest. Kento dropkicks him in the knee and the side of the head. Kento flying forearms him. Kengo kicks him in the arm and thye grab each other by the throat. They trade forearms. 

Kento facekicks him. Kengo kicks Kento in the arm then knees him in the gut. Kento suplexes him. Kento pumping knees him and flying pumping knees him. Kengo armbars him off the pin attempt and ties the other arm up. Kento ropebreaks.

Kento flying pumping knees him. Kento enzugiri's him. Kento flying pumping knees him. Kengo rolls him into an armlock while he ties up the other arm. Kento shockingly submits.

Thoughts: Big upset here with Kento not making the final four of the CC. It was the same match Kengo always has where he works a body part and this time it was the arm. It forced Kento to sell a bit more than usual and this was an alright match here The crowd was into it more than other Kengo matches due to Kento being in it. 

Atsuki Aoyagi, Dan Tamura, Hokuto Omori, Ryo Inoue & Shotaro Ashino vs. Hyo Ogawa, MUSASHI, Seigo Tachibana, Seiki Yoshioka & Yuya Aoki

Yuya and Omori go at it. Omori blocks him a kiss off the lock up. Yuya armdrags him then Omori side headlock takeovers him. Omori blows another kiss and is facekicked. Musashi and AA go at it. Musashi goes up and over him in the corner. Musashi dropkicks him in the knee, double stomps his back and basement dropkicks him. Atsuki takes a double basement dropkick.

Seiki flying knees AA in the corner then kicks his back. AA handspring corkscrew kicks him. Ryo comes in and hits chest kicks on Seiki. Ryo hits a straight punch then corner dropkicks him. Ashino comes in and karelin's lifts Seiki for 2. Seiki scissors kicks him.

Hyo comes in and hits flying shoulders on Ashino. Hyo backdrops him. Hyo falling headbutt drops him. Hyo hits chops. Ashino germans him. Dan chest clubs Seigo's chest when they get in. Seigo facekicks him down. 

Dan takes running corner attacks. Omori successfully hits his tower of doom superplex on Seigo. Omori cutters Seiki then Yuya springboard dropkicks Omori. Hyo flying lariats Ashino. Hyo is pulled over the top. Ryo PK"s Hyo from the apron. Atsuki 2nd rope moonsaults everyone. Musashi tope con hilos outside. 

Dan hits chest clubs on Seigo. Seigo spinning forearms him then Dan lariats him. Dan sunset flips him for 2. Dan la magistral's him for 2. Seigo elbows him over the back of the neck and pins him.

Thoughts: Seigo's elbow to the back of the neck move is pretty weak. They've been pushing Seigo vs Dan all tour long and had them go at it again here with Seigo winning. Everyone got their segment in here as usual and not a ton else. The match was fine though. 

Champion Carnival 2026 Block B Match - Yuma Aoyagi vs. Xyon

Xyon shoves him down and out off the lock up. Xyon armlocks him and wristlocks him. Xyon side headlocks him. Yuma dropkicks him, Xyon no sells it then shoulders him over. Xyon hits shots to the gut in the corner then punches him. Xyon hits mounted corner punches. 

Xyon throws him. Yuma hits forearms and Xyon headbutts him. Yuma flying forearms him. Yuma 2nd rope twisting crossbodies him. Yuma then top rope crossbodies him. Yuma grounded guillotines him. Yuma goes up top and is thrown down. 

Yuma hits forearms then Xyon spinebusters him for 2. They go up top and Xyon headbutts him down. Yuma dropkicks him off the top to the floor. Xyon catches his plancha outside then death valley drivers him on the floor. 

Xyon running back elbows him. Xyon hits a corner spear and sends him into the buckles. Yuma double boots him out of the corner and 2nd rope dropkicks him. Yuma top rope dropkicks him. Xyon backbreakers him then double stomps his gut for 2. Xyon jumps off the top and is caught with a cutter. Yuma la magistral's him.  

Yuma crucifixes him for 2. Xyon uppercuts him and spinning headbutts him. Yuma flying forearms him then tornado ddt's him. Yuma germans him for 2. Yuma hits euros on Xyon. Yuma runs into a Xyon lariat. Xyon spears him for 2. Xyon flips him on a backdrop for the win.

Thoughts: It was one of Xyon's better matches and it was mostly due to Yuma. Yuma flew around a lot more than usual and did what he could to make it exciting and faster paced. Xyon was then forced to go along with it. I liked this and Yuma really stepped up to the plate here. 

Champion Carnival 2026 Block B Match - Daisuke Sekimoto vs. Ryuki Honda

They charge at each other with shoulderblocks. Sek headbutts him then Honda shoulders him over. They trade chest forearms. Honda is sent into the rails then shoulders Sek over. Honda tries to do his choke spot over the top of the rail and doesn't even put any force into it. Honda gets a 2 count on him inside.

Honda stomps Sek. They trade chest shots. Sek double boots him out of the corner then rolls him into a half-crab. Sek STF's him and Honda ropebreaks. Honda hits forearms on Sek then Sek dropkicks him. Sek elbow drops him for 2. Sek backbreakers Honda then crabs him. 

Honda hits forearms. Sek hits chops. Honda hits a spear. Honda hits corner lariats then suplexes him for 2. Sek shoulders Honda over. Sek suplexes him then sentons and splashes him for 2. Sek camel clutches him. 

Sek misses a corner splash. They german each other and no sell them. They lariat each other at the same time and Honda lariats him. Sek then lariats him down twice. Honda lariats Sek down. They trade forearms. Sek lariats him down. Sek top rope splashes him for 2. Honda lariats him from behind. Sek then lariats him down for 2. Honda lariats him down then they collide with lariats. Honda lariats him down again for 2. Honda one arm powerbombs him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was the match you would want these two to have with them hitting a lot of lariats and and having a heavyweight bout. They stiffed each other good here and were explosive. It was one of Sekimoto's best matches in All Japan since he left BJW. I was happy with how it worked out and the match went as it should have. 

Champion Carnival 2026 Block B Match - Madoka Kikuta vs. Ren Ayabe

They lock up. Ren cleanbreaks him and moves his head around. MK hits him in the back of the leg then moves his head around. MK pulls him down by the hair and moves his head around more. MK slaps him and eye rakes him. Ren shoulders him over. Ren clubs him outside. MK hits forearms and Ren forearms him back. Ren slams him on the mat. Ren stands on his back then sends him into the rails. 

Ren stands on his back inside. Ren slams him then tries to pin him with one finger. Ren crabs him and MK ropebreaks. Ren throws him hard into the buckles. MK boots him then pulls him over the top. MK flying hip attacks him off the apron.  

MK running hip attacks him against the rails. MK chops him in the corner. Ren running facekicks him. MK hits chops and flying hip attacks him. Ren then dropkicks him. MK lariats him. They forearm each other. MK spits in his face and front facelocks him. MK tries to swing him but his back gives out. Ren crabs him. MK rolls him up twice. Ren throws him down on a hip attack attempt. Ren half-nelson sitout slams him. Mk running hip attacks him while he's down.

Ren facekicks him. MK hits running lariats for 2. Ren dragon suplexes him for 2. MK suplexes him. Ren dropkicks him and MK low diving hip attacks him. MK lariats him for 2. MK spinning lariats him and pins him.

Thoughts: Like earlier with Xyon and Yuma, this was one of Ren's better matches and it was thanks for Kikuta. Kikuta forced Ren a little out of his shell and did his hard lariats and hip attacks. Ren just kind of had to do his usual stuff here and be a punching bad and Kikuta made the rest work. This was a decent bout.

They do a lottery to determine the final placement matches for the A-Block.

Champion Carnival 2026 Block A 2nd Place Decision Match - Kengo Mashimo vs. Rei Saito

Rei shoulders Ken into the corner and chop flurries him. Ken trips him and rolls him up for 2. Rei double chops him. Rei holds his arm and chops him. Rei misses a corner splash. Ken backrolls him and enzugiri's him twice.

Rei blocks a buzzsaw kick and last ride powerbombs Ken off of it for 2. Ken triangles him into a pin attempt. Ken then armbars him. Rei slaps him to escape it. Rei headbutts him down then crabs him. Ken then submits.

Thoughts: It was a weak ending here with Rei winning with a simple crab. The match they were doing wasn't bad up to it but this was too short.

Champion Carnival 2026 Block A 1st Place Decision Match - Go Shiozaki vs. Talos

Tal shoulders him over to start. They go outside and Tal headchops him. Go hits shots to the gut and is knee'd in the gut. Tal stands on his gut. Go hits chops on him outside. Tal backdrops Go on the apron. Tal chest clubs him on the apron. 

Tal corner splashes him. Go boots him out of the corner. Tal hits another head chop then is pulled out. Tal catches Go's slingshot plancha. Tal gorilla press throws him into the ring. 

Tal sits him up top. Go rolls him on a chokeslam attempt. Go hits chops. Tal corner splashes him. Tal running facekicks him. Tal backdrops him for 2. Go blocks a chokeslam attempt. Go kicks him in the knee. Tal grabs him by the throat. Go suplexes Tal for 2.

Go hits running lariats and pins him with one.

Thoughts: It was another shorter match like the last one. What we got was acceptable but it was far from the best they could have done. They decided along with Kikuta to have their longer match first in the night then have the second match be the shorter one...instead of the opposite or instead of just wrestling two longer matches.

Kikuta comes in and holds his title up at Go after.

Go talks on the mic after.

Overall thoughts: It was a longer show. We had a few shorter matches here as four guys had to wrestle twice and no one wanted to do two longer matches. Talos/Kuma was fine as was Go/Odyssey. Kengo upset Kento in their match and that bout was alright. I had no problems with the 10 man tag. Aoyagi/Xyon was one of Xyon's better matches due to Yuma flying around so much. Sekimoto/Honda delivered as was the explosive bout it looked like on paper. Kikuta got a good bout out of Ren. The last two matches were short due to everyone wrestling already and were definitely disappointing as block deciding bouts. I'd give it 6 out of 10 here as we had some matches that impressed when I didn't expect them to and it ended up being a good night overall. It could have been better though.

WWE Smackdown 5/15/2026

WWE Smackdown 5/15/2026

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

We are in Columbia, SC. Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett are on commentary.

We see various wrestlers arrive and hang out. We see Trick Williams in an empty football stadium without any yardlines.

Trick Williams comes out with Lil Yachty and a bird mascot. This is Trick's hometown. Trick talks about some local things and talks about going to a chicken wing restaurant. He says he dropped sauce on his shoes and started calling them the lemon pepper steppers after that.

The Miz and Kit Wilson come out. Miz calls it a homecoming and says Trick's career looks like rejected mascots from his daughter's birthday party. He asks if this is WWE or Sesame Street. Yachty says they have some nerve and that's why they got beat up and are cursed. Miz says he's not cursed. 

Kit says he will explain things to them through slam poetry. Kit then reads a poem. Yachty tries one back but Kit's is much better.  

Yacthy says Miz has tiny balls and Miz gets upset about it. Miz asks for a ref to come out so he can whoop Trick in front of his mama. Trick fights Miz and Kit and sends both out.

Trick Williams vs The Miz

Miz is wrestling in a shirt here. Trick shoves him over then chops him. Trick flying lariats him. Trick's throat is pulled over the top rope. Miz comes off the top and is hit in the gut. Trick hits punches. Miz knees Trick in the gut and running boots him. 

Miz stomps him. Trick neckbreakers him and stomps on him. Miz slides out and Trick chases him. Trick uppercuts him then sends him into the rails. Kit flying elbows Trick. Miz dropkicks Trick through the ropes then goes in Yachty's face. We go to PiP break and return.

They trade shots. Trick gets the edge and drops him. Trick leg lariats him twice. Trick uranage's him for 2. Trick rolls him up for 2. Miz short ddt's him for 2. Miz hits chest kicks. Trick flapjacks him. Kit trips Trick. Miz backrolls Trick and Trick reverses it. Miz hits a skull crushing finale for 2. 

Kit distracts the ref and Miz grabs a kendo stick. Yachty takes the stick from Miz then hits Kit with it. Yachty sends Kit into the commentary table. Trick flying knees Miz and wins.

Thoughts: The format was there and the work was fine, just it wasn't anything too great. Trick was always going to win and the question was just how long it would take.

Cathy Kelly interviews Carmelo Hayes. Melo says he's been gone for a month and has seen Trick and Sami make mockeries of the title. He says the fans said they want Melo and he says when he shoots, he doesn't miss and he wants the US Title. Ricky Saints comes in and says he didn't get a formal hello from Melo. Ricky says the world is different over the last month. Ricky says SD has new tenants. Melo says he's the landlord and he's evicting his @ss. Melo says this place humbles people and he might humble him. Ricky says he needs an absolute lesson and the best teacher is standing in front of him.

Nick Aldis talks to Rey Fenix. Rey says he has his eyes on something big in AAA. Sami Zayn comes in. He says he's ashamed of losing at Backlash and did things out of character. He thinks the pressure is building up and it's a wake-up call. Sami asks for a US Title rematch. Nick says he just had one and has to earn a title shot. Sami says Nick forgot about his legacy and says the fans didn't forget. He says he wants to redeem himself for the fans. Nick says Sami is dealing with stuff and he tells him to go deal with it. Nick says all he's getting is entitlement. 

Rey Fenix asks Sami what's going on with him. Sami says it's everyone else. Rey says he doesn't recognize him. Rey then walks away as Sami talk. 

Paige and Brie Bella are interviewed. Brie says having the titles feels like being a in a shark tank. Brie says they are defending the titles Monday too. Nia Jax and Lash Legend walk in. They say they want Paige and Brie to win as they will get their belts back at SNME.  

Paige and Brie Bella vs Giulia and Kiana James

G = Giulia

KJ pushes Brie back on the lock up. KJ knees her in the gut. Brie hits her in the gut then russian legsweeps her. Brie bulldogs KJ then Paige knees KJ in the face for 2. G hits boots on Paige then hits shots to the gut. G suplexes Paige for 2. Paige low dropkicks G. Paige hits knees to G's gut. G sends Paige into the post. 

We go to break and return. G and Paige fight on the buckles. Paige sunset bombs her from the 2nd rope. Brie tags in and she totally misses a top rope dropkick on KJ. Brie knees G in the gut then hits running knees on the heels. Brie then chest kicks the heels. 

Brie facebusters KJ for 2. Brie throws G out. KJ codebreakers Brie and G northern lights bombs Brie. Paige is sent into G and both go out. KJ superkicks Brie. Brie gets her knees up on KJ's standing moonsault. Paige lifting ddt's KJ and wins.

Thoughts: Paige and Brie won as expected. It wasn't that good. Brie's offense doesn't have a lot of force behind it and she mostly missed a dropkick. There were a lot of knees to the gut here. 

Giulia and Kiana make faces at each other after and look upset.

Tiffany Stratton is interviewed. We see Giulia and Kiana James arguing behind her. Tiff says she's just fine on her own. Chelsea Green comes in and is not in her wheelchair. Tiff says she was talking about how she doesn't like having partners. Tiff says some people aren't meant to be a team. Green says it would never be them and Tiff says it's because they aren't meant to be a team. 

Cody Rhodes comes out to talk. He throws 2 chairs and a table in the ring. Cody says he has all the ingredients for a contract signing. He wants Gunther to come down and sign his SD contract and a contract for a title match at Clash in Italy. 

Gunther comes out and asks Cody if he knew how long it took to set all of this up. HE says Cody still finds a way to make it about himself like a typical American. Gunther says that will be his title and tells him to be professional. He tells him to address him nicely and say please. 

Cody says Gunther is making it weird. He says the contract is in the ring and Gunther needs to sign it. Cody tells him to please come sign the contract and get his @ss kicked at Clash at Italy. Gunther says Cody said please but he didn't mean it.

Royce Keys comes out. Keys says if Gunther won't sign the contract, he will. Cody gives him the pen to sign. Gunther comes in and takes the pen. He asks Keys what he's doing here. They butt heads and Keys pushes him.

Nick Aldis comes out and says we have quite the situation. Nick says Gunther overplayed his hand and now the title shot is up for grabs. Nick says Keys will face Gunther tonight and the winner will face Cody at Clash in Italy. Cody says he's proud of Keys and says he's easy to find and hard to beat. 

Thoughts: It was a bit of a silly segment but I liked Keys coming down to sign the contract when Gunther wouldn't.

The MFT's talk. Solo says the tag titles can wait. He asks Tama if he understands the assignment. He says R-Truth isn't clear tonight so he needs to take out Damian Keys. Solo tells Talla that they need to talk to Royce Keys. Shinsuke Nakamura comes up to Tama to talk to him. Talla nails Nakamura from behind and sends him into boxes. He then chokeslams Nakamura through a table.

Nick Aldis argues with Gunther in the back. Nick says overplayed his hand and went against his word. Nick says he has to earn his title shot now. Gunther says he should be thankful he's here. 

Ricky Saints vs Carmelo Hayes

RS hits Melo from behind then chops him. Melo armdrags him and RS armdrag back. They both miss dropkicks then Melo hits one. RS boots and clubs him. RS rope walks and clubs Melo's shoulder. RS lariats him. Melo hits a blind springboard legdrop over the 2nd rope. Melo tope con hilos him and lands face first on the floor.

We go to PiP break and return. Melo 2nd rope gordbusters him. Melo top rope splashes him for 2. RS hits a high angle northern lights bomb on Melo's head. RS chinlocks him. We have a PiP ad for a movie. Melo hits superkicks. Melo springboard twisting lariats him.

Melo hits a la mistica drop/dirty diana for 2. They cradle each other. RS swinging uranage's him for 2. RS boots him, Melo slips out of a tornado ddt and Melo codebreakers him for 2. RS tornado dd't him for 2. RS tries to pin him with his feet on the ropes and gets caught. RS argues with the ref then Melo pins him with his (Melo's) feet on the ropes.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good. It had a lot of sloppy moment especially towards the end and Melo got dropped on his head here. The crowd wasn't that into it either. This isn't a good loss for Saints.

R-Truth goes up to Royce Keys. He thanks him for helping them. Truth says they are building a new clubhouse for the new Judgment Day and tells Keys to fill out an application. Keys says he will think about it. 

Damian Priest comes in. Truth says Keys will join them in Judgment Day 2000. DP says The MFT's won't touch Keys but will hit the rest of them. DP says Keys hasn't earned his trust or respect yet. Truth says DP was right about last week and The MFT's used him against DP. DP says it won't happen again tonight as Truth isn't medically cleared. He says he knows at least he is cleared tonight.

Danhausen is knocking over camera stuff in the back. He goes into his lair with the cloning machine. He brings out what appears to be a dead body under a sheet and sparks fly near his computer. He then types on it. 

Damian Priest vs Tama Tonga

Tama nails DP from behind and pounds on him. DP throws him in the corner and pounds on him. Tama hits more shots. DP flying back elbows him. Tama slides between the legs and tries a pin. DP pump kicks him. Tama jumps on him off the steps. We go to break and return.

Tama sleepers him when he goes for a razor's edge. Tama dragon screws him then jumps on him for a ddt for 2. DP hits punches then flying forearms him. DP ear claps him then lifting flatliners him. DP flying back elbows him then falcon arrows him for 2. 

Tama slides out. DP pounds him onto the commentary table. DP crotches himself on accident as Tama is supposed to do it but he isn't fast enough. Tama swinging neckbreakers him for 2. DP hit a big lariat. DP hits a south of heaven chokeslam and wins.

Thoughts: The botch at the end was bad as DP just crotched himself. The crowd wasn't into this one and I don't blame them. Both guys are kind of miscast in their roles right now and this was just average.

Talla Tonga facekicks DP then stomps on him. Solo samoan spikes DP. 

Sami Zayn is upset about being called entitled in the back. He says this place is not what it used to be. We then see that he is talking to Johnny Gargano, who is still out of it on a box. Candice LeRae stops this and says this won't work. She says she's entitled to a husband who does more than lay here all the time. Sami says you gotta drown out the noise but Gargano just lays there.

Jade Cargill, B-Fab and Michin come out. Jade says everyone acts tough when she isn't here but gets quite when she is here. She says Rhea found that out. She says the Women's Title is coming home with her.

Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss interrupt. Flair says Jade finally p!ssed her off last week and says let's play. Jade asks where Rhea is. Flair tells Jade to take some notes. Jade says to bring a ref out and tells Flair to entertain her as she is getting bored.

We get a Blake Monroe video after the break. She says she's the glamour and says all the girls will see the difference between them. 

Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss vs Michin and B-Fab

Char waistlock takedowns Mich and Mich stalls outside. Fab comes in again and Char does the same thing to her. Fab clips Char from behind then pele kicks her. Char hits kicks in the corner on her then Mich pulls her down backwards. Mich flying headscissors Char and spin kicks her in the face.

Char rolls her with a headscissors. Bliss comes in and hits shots on Fab. She basement dropkicks her. Bliss meteora's her from behind on the ropes. Bliss double knee drops Fab. Bliss misses a rolling senton. Fab lariats Bliss then hits mounted shots. Fab catches Bliss off the 2nd rope and lifting flatliners her for 2. 

We go to break and return. Mich knocks Char off the apron. Bliss is double teamed in the corner. Fab mises a corner charge. Bliss spinning ddt's her. Char gets hot tagged in and chops up the heels. Char running lariats Fab. Char fallaway slams Fab and Mich.

Char goes up top and Jade distracts her. Fab boots Char in the head. Mich top rope dropkicks Char. Char takes a double boot for 2. Char figure fours Fab. Char lariats Mich over the top. Fab side kicks Char. Char boots Fab then Bliss hits a sister abigail on Fab. Jade pulls Bliss out on the pin and Bliss' team wins via DQ.

Thoughts: It was an average match as expected. It was similar to other Bliss/Flair matches we have seen and the finish was lame.

Char sends Mich over the commentary table. Flair facekicks Fab out. Flair challenges Jade. 

Fatal Influence are interviewed and are watching in the back. Fallon says they are on top of the food chain. Reid says the other teams can't stand each other. Jacy says they are a unit and will have all the gold soon. Jacy says it's only a matter of time until the other girls fall at their feet.

Bliss and Flair talk in the back. Flair says she's working hard to become a team player but Rhea wasn't here. Bliss says they are outnumbered and need help. Flair says she's not a "look like I need help" person. Bliss says they are outnumbered and Rhea owes them.

Solo Sikoa goes up to Royce Keys. He says he can help Keys beat Gunther and become champ. Solo says he knows he likes that. Solo says not to listen to Jacob Fatu and listen to him. Solo says they can run SD. Solo says he'd hate to see what happened to Nakamura happen to him. Keys says he has got this. Solo says Fatu said the same thing. 

#1 Contender's Match - Gunther vs Royce Keys

They lock up. Gun backs him up in the corner and piefaces him. Keys forearms him down. Gun stalls outside. Gun side headlocks him They shoulder battle. Keys knocks him over and Gun hits chops. Keys hits punches and he powerslams Gun for 2.

Gun is sent into the rails. Keys throws him over the commentary table. We go to PiP break and return. Gun lariats him then is lariated down. Gun chops him down. Keys suplexes him. Gun hits knees to the gut then chops him down. 

Gun throws him out. Keys hits world's strongest slams on the commentary table. Gun misses a flying corner facekick. Keys corner splashes him. Gun lariats him. Keys superplexes him for 2. Keys hits lariats to the front and back. Gun sleepers him then grounds him with it. Gun takes a back body drop. They lariat battle and Keys flying lariats him. Keys hits lariats to the front and back. Keys hits a hard lariat for 2. 

Keys corner splashes him. Gun sleepers him. Gun hits chops and Keys pounces him into the ref. Solo Sikoa gives Keys a chair and tells him to hit Gun. Solo is on the apron and Keys throws the chair at Solo's head. Gun lariats Keys from behind then running lariats him. Gun powerbombs Keys and wins.

Thoughts: The crowd wasn't good for this one but that has been the theme all night. It was a little slower and not quite as exciting as it could have been. They had the right idea though with chops, lariats and shoulderblocks. I would have liked to see them pick up the pace a bit and show some more fire here. It was still a cool match to get though.

Gun talks in the camera. Cody Rhode grabs him from behind and hits a cross rhodes. 

Overall thoughts: The crowd was quiet and not excited all night which hurt the matches. It generally was a slower and not so great card though. Trick/Miz was below average. Paige's match wasn't good. Melo's and Priest's matches got sloppy and the quality was brought down by it. Flair and Bliss had an average tag match. They had the right idea in the main but it was slower and the crowd wasn't hot for it. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 and thought it was an average show. I didn't enjoy this that much. 

New Japan Pro Wrestling 5/14/2026 Best of the Super Junior 33 Day 1

New Japan Pro Wrestling 5/14/2026 Best of the Super Junior 33 Day 1

Best Of The Super Junior 33 Block B Match - Taiji Ishimori vs. Jakob Austin Young

Jake side headlocks him. TI clean breaks him on the ropes. Jake then gut punches him when they break again. Jake shoulders him over. TI flying headscissors him and dropkicks him. TI then slingshot plancha's him outside. TI gets a 2 count inside.

TI snapmares him then twists his head with his feet. Jake neckbreakers him over the 2nd rope. Jake dropkicks him through the ropes then bangs his head off the apron. TI hits chops and Jake swinging neckbreakers him for 2. TI eye rakes him then handspring corkscrew kicks him. 

TI flying double knees him in the corner then superkicks him in the face. Jake blocks his flying headscissors and hits a spinning reverse ddt for 2. Jake shining wizards him for 2. TI flatliners him into the buckles. TI hammerlock shoulderbreakers him for 2. TI jumping knees him. They trade pin attempts. TI la mistica crossfaces him and Jake submits.

Thoughts: There wasn't any great logic or anything to it. The action and the bout was fine but there wasn't a lot else to this one. It was acceptable though.

Best Of The Super Junior 33 Block B Match - Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. SHO

Sho talks on the mic before the match and complains about being put on the 2nd match on the card. He says they need to make sure they make everyone regret the decision. Sho says they will have the best match of this tournament. Sho says this match should be in the Tokyo Dome. Sho tells YK he can lay down though so nobody gets hurt.

The bell rings. YK lays down. YK then rolls him up for 2. Sho grabs something and the ref takes it. The ref sees a weapon in Sho's waist and takes it. YK tries some pins on Sho for 2 counts. YK bangs Sho's knee off the floor then figure fours him on the floor. The ref starts doing the countout count. Sho throws YK into the steps. Sho throws a young lion into YK then YK throws the young lion back into Sho. Both men beat the count in.

YK offers a handshake. Sho twists his fingers. YK eye rakes him then step up enzugiri's him. YK stomps Sho's hand then throws the ref down. YK goes to spit whiskey but Sho stops him. YK then ends up spitting whiskey in the ref's eyes. The ref then DQ's YK.

Thoughts: It was what you would expect with both guys cheating and it being a bit comical. I was fine with it and it was better than some interference filled mess.

They throw the ref out after and make up.  

Best Of The Super Junior 33 Block A Match - Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Daiki Nagai

RT has something in his pants. He goes to pose and Daiki dropkicks him. RT drops down and takes a baseball slide. Daiki topes him. Daiki top rope dropkicks him inside. RT backrolls him into a dropkick for 2. RT kneebreakers him then dropkicks him in the knee. RT ankle locks him.

RT hits hip attacks. Daiki his forearms. Daiki counters a hip attack with an atomic drop. RT rolls him up for 2 then Daiki dropkicks him. Daiki flying corner dropkicks him for 2. Daiki misses a top rope diving headbutt. RT tries a running hip attack but is rolled up for 2. RT rolls him up for 2 then sliding hip attacks him for 2. 

Daiki rolls him up for 2 and forearms him. RT enzugiri's him. RT then dropkickcs him for 2. RT ankle locks him. RT drops him chest first on the mat and wins.

Thoughts: It's Taguchi, so there's always going to be some comedy. They did pick up the pace a bit though and turned it into a more serious and fierce battle. It would have been really good without some of the comedy. It ended up being okay though. I'm looking forward to seeing Daiki in more singles matches.

Best Of The Super Junior 33 Block B Match - YOH vs. Hyo

Hyo kicks him in the gut then goes up and over him. Hyo leg lariats him. Yoh avoids a tope. Hyo poses in the ring and Yoh puts him in a paradise lock from beind. Hyo then acts like a dog and dropkicks him in the butt. 

Hyo ear claps him for 2. Yoh rolls him up for 2. Hyo sunset flips him and they trade pin attempts. They both crawl on all fours. Hyo stunners him and rolls him up for the win.

Thoughts: It's a shame they had to fool around because this had some potential. They were going very fast and were making this interesting...then it just ended.

Best Of The Super Junior 33 Block A Match - Robbie X vs. Nick Wayne

Nick blocks a handspring cutter and armdrags him. X puts him in a headscissors. X goes up and over and Nick flying euros him. Nick legdrops him for 2. X hits forearms and Nick fires back. X flips into the ropes to kick him and knock him off the apron. X then slingshot plancha's him outside. 

X slingshot swantons him for 2. X chops him. Nick dragon suplexes him. Nick misses a corner charge. X spin kicks him in the gut. X backflip kicks him. Nick poisonrana's him then poisonrana's him back. X slingshot corkscrew dives him outside. X then handspring cutters him for 2. 

X misses a top rope dive and Nick superkicks him. X backslides Nick then Nick superkicks him off his asai moonsault attempt. Nick os cutters him and wins.

Thoughts: I didn't like it. It was all fast paced flippy stuff with them not selling poisonrana's. It's a shame because if they had sold a bit and stayed away from the poisonrana's, this would have been better. This didn't get a ton of time either and I felt like the match was only half-way through when it ended. It looks like X hurt his eye in this. 

Best Of The Super Junior 33 Block B Match - KUSHIDA vs. Robbie Eagles

Kush is wrestling barefoot here and is white shorts after wearing more heelish attire in CMLL a week ago.

Kush trips him into a leglock. Kush ankle locks him and side headlocks him. Kush headscissors him from the mat. Kush armbars him and Rob ropebreaks. Kush takes him down by the leg. He then traps is neck and legs with his legs and drops backwards.

Rob does a neat abdominal stretch and Kush rolls him into an armbar. Rob takes him over by the arm and Kush boots him away. Kush leglocks him. Kush cradles him for 2. Rob blocks Kush's armdrag and hits his own. Rob rolls him into an ankle lock. They trade pins then shoulder battle.

Rob stomps Kush's foot. They each roll around battling for a pin attempt. Rob rolls him up for 2 then they trade cradles. Kush rolls through his hurricanrana and gets a 2 count. Kush pop up drops Rob. Rob slaps him and Kush rolls him into a fisherman buster. Kush then win.

Thoughts: This is probably going to be the best match of the tournament. It was all technical wrestling and counters here. They really went at it trading holds at a fast pace and made it really competitive. This was great and really worth a look. 

Best Of The Super Junior 33 Block A Match - Titan vs. Master Wato

Wato takes him down then flying headscissors him out. Titan springboard crossbodies him then dropkicks him out. Titan topes him. Titan AA's him for 2. Titan dropkicks him in the back of the neck for 2. Titan then does a figure four variation.

Titan kicks Wato's while he's down. Wato euros him and zig zaga's him. Titan pele kicks him and Wato kicks him in the back. Both go down. Wato knocks him over twice then leg lariats him out. Wato tope con hilos him outside. Wato top rope dropkicks him inside for 2.

Titan tornado ddt's him then suplex lift cutters him for 2. Titan rolls him into an indian deathlock and Wato ropebreaks. Titan goes up top and is crotched. Wato ends up in tree of woe and Titan top rope double stomps him down. 

Wato hits a crucifix driver for 2. Titan rolls him and Wato gets a 2 count on him. Wato high kicks him then Titan dragon screws him. Titan sharpshooters him. Titan bridges back and Wato submits.

Thoughts: It was a decent battle. Wato showed some spirit at the end. They flew a little, kept the pace up and Titan worked the leg some before finishing him off with a leg submission. I didn't expect much out of it going in but it wasn't bad at all. 

Best Of The Super Junior 33 Block B Match - Daisuke Sasaki vs. El Desperado

They shake hands and kiss each other's hand. DS wristlocks him then armlocks him. Despy trips him and leglocks him. Despy goes out to stall. Despy rolls him into a crucifix for 2. DS side headlocks him.

DS shoulders him over. Despy does a stretch muffler and DS ropebreaks. DS neckbreakers Despy over the top rope. Despy's head is banged off the commentary table. DS puts a chair around Despy's neck and sends him into the post. DS kneee drops his neck and foot chokes him inside.

DS chinlocks him around the top rope. DS swinging neckbreakers him. DS slaps him then Despy slaps him down. DS STF's him then crossfaces him. Despy ropebreaks. Despy dropkicks him in the knee then dragon screws him. Despy suplexes and backdrops him. Despy hits a sitout bomb for 2. They go up top and Despy superplexes him. DS spears Despy off the rail, sending him into a chair outside. 

DS puts Despy in a chair and top rope elbow drops him outside. DS top rope diving lariats him. DS pedigree's him for 2. DS superkicks him. Despy counters a flying headscissors by dropping him chest first on the mat. They trade forearms and Despy spinebusters him. DS crossfaces him. 

Despy lifts him and DS ddt's him. Despy knocks the ref over on accident. DS low blows him then headscissors him into a crossface. Despy then submits.

Thoughts: I wasn't a big fan of it. I didn't think Despy was an effective face and I didn't see a lot of story here. The trip outside took away from the bout as it usually does and the ref bump didn't add to this either. 

Best Of The Super Junior 33 Block A Match - Francesco Akira vs. Kosei Fujita

Kosei throws a chair at Akira as he enters. Kosei hits mounted shots on the floor and bangs Akira's head off the sign in the stands. Kosei germans him in the ring for 2. Kosei kicks him from the apron then moonsaults him off the apron. Kosei then slaps him around outside.

Akira is busted open. He side steps Kosei, sending him into into the seats. He then sends him into the seats again. Akira sets a table up and pushes the ref down. Kosei's head is banged off the table. Akira slingshot cutters him. 

Akira slams him for 2 then standing moonsaults him for 2. They trade forearms. Kosei step up enzugiri's him. Kosei springboard dropkicks him. Kosei then top rope swantons him outside.

Kosei PK's him for 2. Kosei trips him, ties his legs up and chinlocks him. Akira ropebreaks. Akira catapult's Kosei's throat into the bottom rope. Akira asai moonsaults his back for 2. Akira knees him in the gut then neckbreakers him for 2. Akira hits mounted shots.

Kosei's head is banged off the mat. Kosei high kicks him. They trade forearms. They slap each other. Akira enzugiri's him and lariats him on the ropes. Kosei spinning high kicks him. Akira germans him. Kosei is pushed into the post. Kosei catches Akira's flying headscissors and powerbombs him through a table.  

Kosei germans him for 2 then armbars him. Kosei bow and arrows him and Akira ropebreaks. Akira cradles him for 2. Kosei wheelbarrow germans him. Kosei poisonrana's him. Akira meteora's him from behind as he poses for 2. Kosei dominator ddt's him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a good battle. They went at it hard, they were fiery and the crowd was into it. They kept up the intensity all match long and showed a lot of hate here. 

Kosei talks on the mic after and says Akira is strong. Kosei says this tournament is his to win and says he will surpass all expectations.

Overall thoughts: It was a better show than I expected. The only matches I really didn't like at all here were Nick Wayne vs Robbie X and El Desperado vs Daisuke Sasaki. KUSHIDA vs Robbie Eagles was maybe the best match I've ever seen either guy have and that one is totally worth a look. It was a great technical wrestling match. I also did like the main as it was heated and aggressive. Even Taguchi showed up a little here which was surprising. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 and I thought it was a good show.

Ring of Honor on HonorClub 5/14/2026 Supercard Showdown

Ring of Honor on HonorClub 5/14/2026 Supercard Showdown

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/ring-of-honor-on-honorclub-572026.html

Ian Riccaboni and Caprice Coleman are on commentary. We are in Palm Beach Gardens, FL at the SoFi Virtual Golf Center.

Marina Shafir, Athena and Billie Starkz vs Lacey Lane, Maya World & Yuka Sakazaki

Ath offers her hand to Yuka and Yuka wristlocks her. Yuka side headlocks her then shoulders her over. Ath running back elbows her down. Ath flips out of a hiptoss then armdrags her. They try to dropkick each other at the same time. They shake hands and Ath tries to hit her. Yuka forearms her. 

MS fireman's carry takeovers Yuka. Yuka step up enzugiri's her then forearms her in the corner. MS takes corner attacks from the faces. Maya takes MS over. Maya springboard diving armdrags her and dropkicks her for 1. We get a 6 girl suplex spot with Maya's team getting suplexed. 

Lane does a dropkick + senton comeback. MS backdrops Maya. Yuka takes a running knee + gutwrench throw. Ath kicks Yuka in the back then hits mounted shots. Yuka takes a double foot choke in the corner. BS kicks Yuka in the back for 2.

Ath hits forearms on Yuka. Ath rolls Yuka then slams her. Yka rolls Ath then spinning forearms her. Yuka 2nd rope dropkicks MS. Maya and Ath double lariat each other outside. Lane comes in and hits forearms on BS. Lane rolls BS into a superkick. Lane up kicks Ath. 

Lane running boots BS in the face. Lane death valley drivers BS into a legdrop for 2. Ath tombstones Lane. Maya dropkicks Ath. MS chops Maya outside. Yuka top rope plancha's them both. Lane rolls up BS for 2. BS superkicks Lane then Lane superkicks her down for 2. 

BS knees Lane in the face. BS bangs Lane's head off the buckles and the mat. BS top rope swantons Lane and Ath steals the pin and pins Lane.

Thoughts: It was acceptable but not much more. The crowd wasn't into it and had no reason to be as it was random. I don't know if they made the best use of their team here. I just don't know if they ever really figured out the flow to this one.

The Death Riders (Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta) vs Adam Priest & Tommy Billington

Tom waistlocks Yuta, Yuta ropebreaks and Yuta takes him down. DG rides Tom's back and boots him. Tom rolls him and armlocks him. AP comes in and DG backs off. AP shoulders Yuta over then side headlock takeovers him. Yuta headscissors him and they stand off. Yuta shakes his hand and boots him. AP lariat Yuta.

Yuta takes a double backdrop for 2. AP chops Yuta down and headbutts him. DG saves Yuta from a suplex. Tom takes a double slingshot suplex then he is pounded on by the heels. DG knee drops Tom for 2 then chinlocks him. 

Tom hits chops on DG and DG shoulders him over. Yuta standing indian deathlocks Tom. DG euros Tom down. Tom takes running back elbows. Tom takes a double basement dropkick. Tom suplexes both opponents. AP comes in and lariats the heels over. AP hits a double lariat.

DG is up top and AP superplexes him down. Tom top rope diving headbutts DG for 2. AP half crabs DG. Yuta tries to break it and is half crabbed. Tom crossfaces DG at the same time. DG then sharpshooters Tom. 

DG and AP trade forearms. Yuta trips AP and sends him into the steps. Yuta olympic slams Tom. Tom lariats Yuta. DG piledrivers Tom. AP takes a double pop up drop then a flying knee + STO combo. AP is pinned.

Thoughts: It got a lot of time. It was acceptable but nothing too memorable. I'd say The Riders got a little bit more offense in here than the faces did.  

Handicap Match - Satnam Singh vs. CD Bennett & James Tapia

Sat shoves JT down then CD as well. Sat shoves down both opponents together. Sat slams CD. Sat corner splashes both then crossbodies both. Sat is clipped by CD then he is double clubbed on. Sat hits a double suplex. Sat fights them off and hits a double chokeslam. Sat then kneels on them and pins them.

Thoughts: It was almost all squash as usual here with Sat winning as always.

Pure Rules Match - Angelico vs. Josh Woods

They lock up and JW takes him down. Ange rolls him into a pin and JW armlocks him. Ange side headlocks him. JW spins out of a wristlock and goes for a pin. They stand off. 

Ange wristlocks him and takes him down. Ange trips him into the ropes and JW uses a ropebreak on accident. JW spears him into the corner then hits knees on him. JW overhead suplexes him then backdrops him. JW backbreakers him then lariats him while he's on his knee. JW goes for chaos theory but Ange rolls him up for 2. Ange up kicks him. JW chaos theory germans him and pins him. 

Thoughts: This isn't a match we have seen often. The two worked together well though since both are technical wrestlers. I wouldn't mind seeing this again with more time added as I think they could put out a good match. I liked what we got here, just I wanted more of it. 

JW then armlocks him after. Serpentico comes down to break it up. JW then sleepers Serp. Nigel McGuinness comes out. Nigel tells him they don't have to wait until Supercard of Honor if he wants to take liberties with someone. Nigel says they can do this tonight. JW says he will do him a favor and not do it tonight. He says he will beat him live on PPV. Nigel says he might take liberties himself at SoH.

ROH World Six Man Tag Team Title Match - Shane Taylor Promotions (Carlie Bravo, Shane Taylor & Shawn Dean) (c) vs. Eddie Kingston, Mance Warner & Ortiz

Eddie's team heads in and goes after the heels. Bravo boots Ortiz in the corner. Ortiz lariats and back elbows Bravo. He then slams him. Ortiz splashes Bravo for 1. Ortiz rakes Bravo's back. Bravo chops him. Bravo hits his eurostep punch. Bravo takes an atomic drop into a neckbreaker. Mance elbow drops Bravo for 2.

Dean and Mance trade chops. Mance corner forearms him then facekicks him. Mance bites Dean's hand. Dean takes a double shoulderblock. Dean and Shane trade shoulders. Shane punches him hard. Eddie boots him out of the corner then 2nd rope diving shoulders him. 

Shane headbutts Eddie. Eddie is ganged up on in the corner. Bravo hits punches on Eddie then does a running straight punch. ChrystanXO slaps Eddie. Dean bronco busters Eddie in the corner for 1. Dean chinlocks Eddie. Eddie hits elbows to Dean's gut then Dean eye pokes him. Shane boots Eddie in the corner and foot stomps him. Eddie is ganged up on in the corner. Eddie chops Shane. Eddie exploders Shane. 

Mance gets in and hits lariats on Bravo. He pop-up headbutts him then lariats him. Mance hits punches on Dean. He eye pokes him then is lariated by Shane. Shane punches Mance. Dean jumps off his partner's back and la silla's a bridged Mance. Dean springboard splashes a bridged Mance. Mance running knees Dean for 2.

Ortiz's head is banged off the post. ChrstyanXO distracts Mance. Mance takes a backdrop + neckbreaker and is pinned.

Thoughts: I liked the match. Shane and Eddie's crew all do a lot of punches and chops so they matched up pretty well. Mance is basically a secondary Eddie and fits in with him and Ortiz. Shane's team won since the title were on the line. These matches with Shane's crew usually evolve into group beatings and that's what happened here.

Red Velvet does a promo. She says Supercard of Honor is about showing why she's the best ROH Women's TV champ ever. She says her and Viva Van go way back. She says she knows how talented she is and how hard working she is. She says she respects her and she made this title important. She says she's not stepping in with the woman she fought before but the backbone of the division.

Evil Uno vs. Blake Christian

Blake hits Uno from behind and stomps him. Blake stomps Uno in the corner. Uno back elbows him then corner lariats him. Uno hits a bunch of corner lariats then a short arm lariat. Uno sunset flips him. BC basement dropkicks him > dropkicks him through the ropes > topes him. Uno is sent into the steps. BC springboard flying forearms him.

BC boots him around. BC slaps him. Uno slaps him back then running facekicks him. Uno ddt's him for 2. Uno is tripped into the ropes. BC puts on a Bandido mask. Uno ear claps him. BC pushes him into the ref almost then handspring cutters him. BC hits Bandido's 21plex. BC pumping knees him from behind. BC then bridges with a head and armlock and submits him.

Thoughts: The finishing submission was a little weak here. It was a shorter bout with Uno doing lariats and boots and Blake being cocky. It was fine. Blake couldn't do Bandido's 21plex right.

Blake gets on the mic after. He says he hopes Bandido was paying attention and watching closely. Blake says he's proving week in and week out that he will take his ROH Title. 

Lee Moriarty talks. He says he has known Ace Austin for 10 years and they battled everywhere. He says they will do it again in Maryland. He says he knows what an amazing athlete he is. He says Ace is in the ring with the best pure wrestler on the planet. He says this is his world and there's no one that can handle tiger style. He says he's the best ROH Pure champ of all time.

Ace Austin does a promo. He says he's undefeated in ROH. He says he has lost more than he has won on Dynamite. He says iron sharpens iron. He says he just lost to Will Ospreay and Will shook his hand at the end of it. He says there is a difference between failure and losing. He says he has learned more from losses than wins. He says he has finally got himself a title opportunity vs Lee Moriarty. He says Lee has a tight grip on the Pure Title but it won't last forever. He says it's a matter of time until he loses his grip. Ace says him wearing gold isn't a matter of if but when. He says he's inevitable.

Thoughts: I didn't like this. It's never a good situation when you talk about heading into a title match and admit you've lost a lot lately. Ace said he got this shot off his team winning an 8-man tag which is weak justification.

ROH Women's Pure Title Proving Ground Match - Deonna Purrazzo vs. Kaci Lennox

They shake hands. KL pulls her down off the lock up and tells her to come on. DP running lariats her. KL throws her down by the hair. KL hits mounted shots on her. DP's head is banged off the buckles and KL talks trash.

KL chops her. DP fights back with forearms. KL misses a corner charge and is rolled up for 2. KL lariats her then does a big scream when DP kicks out of her pin attempt. KL pump kicks her for 2. 

DP takes her down by the leg and double stomps her arm. DP russian legsweeps her then rolls her into a fujiwara armbar. KL taps out.

Thoughts: It was short but it was alright enough. KL talked trash and some skills as a heel here before DP took her down. 

Diamante comes out and nails DP from behind. She stomps her and hits her with the Pure Title. Dia then fujiwara armbars her. Dia then holds the title up.

Dalton Castle & The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) vs. Baby Keef, Charlie Malachite & Xander Maddox

Xander has the red on. Keef has the long hair and Charlie has the short hair. Xander has "stupid" written on his tights".

Charlie turns down a handshake from Truth and taunts him. Truth side headlocks him then Charlie reverses it. Charlie shoulders him over. Truth hiptosses Charlie then chops him down. Turbo 2nd rope punches Charlie. 

Xander hits Turbo from behind. Turbo no sells him then poses. Turbo punches him down. Keef comes in and is back body dropped. Keef takes a kneelift then a backdrop. Dalton comes in and suplexes the jobbers. The faces hit triple stereo slams. The Runners do a double elbow and Dalton does a double axe handle. Dalton pins Charlie.

Thoughts: It was the usual squash from these guys without too much of note. If only ROH had a 6-man title they could challenge for...

Athena does a promo. She says people think because they faced her once that they have the knowledge to beat her. Billie Starkz interrupts and says it's always about Athena. Ath says Billie should thank her for fixing mistakes and keeping ROH afloat. 

Ath says Billie should thank her for keeping her relevant. Ath says Billie would be nothing without her and says there would be no ROH without her. Ath asks her what she's gonna say and Billie forces out a thank you. Ath says Billie will follow the plan at Supercard of Honor or she will get more than her feet and fists to deal with. 

Survival Of The Fittest 2026 Qualifying Match - Hyan vs. Zayda Steel

They roll each other up to start. They shake hands and Zay irish whips her. Hy gordbusters her and basement dropkicks her. Hy's head is banged off the buckles. Zay sweeps Hy then basement dropkicks her. Hy catches her tope and suplexes her on the floor.

They forearm each other. Hy hits forearms and is euro'd. Zay backrolls her into an STF. Hy ropebreaks with her mouth. Hy spears her for 2. They trade roll up's. Zay spinning ddt's her for 2. Hy backslides her for 2. Zay does a rolling killswitch and pins her.

Thoughts: Zay's finisher was cool here. It was an average match and it wasn't anything too special. At least both girls in theory had a shot at winning this one.  

ROH World Television Title Match - Nick Wayne (c) vs. AR Fox

They butt heads and shove each other. Nick rams him into the corner. They forearm each other. AR kips down to avoid a shot and they trade pin attempts. AR trips him from the apron then rolls into a twisting suplex on him. AR chops him. Nick goes out to stall and boots AR when he charges him. AR tiger feint kicks him under the bottom rope then plants into a moonsault on him outside.

AR flying corner lariats him then hits downward elbows there. Kip Sabian trips AR on the ropes. Nick flying elbows him down. Nick uses the steps to shiranui him on the floor. AR slides in and gets booted. Nick and Mother Wayne abuse him on the ropes. Nick bangs AR's head off the buckles then legdrops him for 1. Nick does a grounded cobra twist variation.   

AR jawbreakers him. AR jumping ddt's him over the 2nd rope. AR hits clotheslines and an enzugiri. AR walks him into a cutter and sitout package powerbombs him for 2. Nick standing shiranui's him for 2. Nic's got a cut on his cheek. AR rolls him then flying elbows him in the corner. AR rolls him and is caught with a dragon suplex. Nick code red's him for 2.

Nick PK's him then chest kicks him. Nick talks trash. AR spits at him. Nick misses a buzzsaw kick and takes a very short cutter. AR hits another cutter. AR tope con hilos him outside then tope con hilos Kip. AR top rope swantons but Nick gets his knees up. Nick high kicks him. Nick goes for the pin and AR cradles him. AR pins him!

Thoughts: Someone on one of the forums pointed out that there has been no ROH title changes on TV since the series started and then this happened out of the blue. Someone from ROH read that post for sure. It was what you would expect from these two with lots of flying and little selling. I wasn't a big fan of it and was surprised it went as long as it did. AR and Nick have a history, but this wasn't especially built up or anything when it could have been. At least it is something though to make the show feel worthwhile.

Lio Rush gets on the tron after. He has green teeth and black goo in his mouth. He says "tomorrow" and that's it. We are then told they will fight tomorrow.  

The Premier Athletes (Ariya Daivari, Stori Denali & Tony Nese) vs Ernest R. Alexander, Jacey Love & Ricky Martinez

The Athletes get to do some of their usual intro and the crowd doesn't go along with it as always. 

Nese poses. He back elbows Ern and flips over him off the top. Ern flips off of him and does some exercises. Earn is double punched in the corner with Nese and Ari. Nese hits Earn in the gut then the face. Stori comes in and Love gets her back. Stori throws her over then hits nake eyes on her. Stori running boots her. 

Stori throws Love off her shoulder. Ricky comes in and gets some offense in on the heels. Nese sleepers him from the apron and Ari pounds on Ricky. Ricky is held in the air for a ddt. Nese grabs Love and Stori chokeslams Love for the win.

Thoughts: It was all squash here and not much of note. The Athletes won as expected.  

ROH World Title Proving Ground Match - Bandido vs. Action Andretti

They shake hands. AA trips him and side headlocks him. They shoulderblock battle. Band shoulders him over. Band flying headscissors him but AA flips out. AA walks up the buckles and flips into an armdrag but Band gets through it. Band lands on his feet on a monkey flip and they stand off. 

AA dropkicks him, kips up and dances. Band goes out and AA tope con hilos him. AA springboard diving lariats him for 2. AA pulls his neck forward then backdrops him for 2. AA cravates him. Band flips out of a snapmare. Band delay suplexes him.

Band boots him out of the corner and top rope tornillo's him. Band flapjacks him. Band misses a top rope splash. AA hurricanrana's him for 2. AA buzzsaw kicks him. AA handspring back elbows him. AA running ssp's him for 2. 

Band superkicks him. Band gorilla press slams him for 2. AA superkicks him. Band hits a reverse GTS on him and wins.

Thoughts: Band won as expected. What we got was fine with them flying around and doing their signature moves. Despite being ROH champ, this is Band's first appearance on the show in a long time. 

The Lethal Twist come out. Blake gets on the apron and Band tells him to come on in. Blake throws Band the mask of his he took. He teases coming in but doesn't. 

Overall thoughts: It was a longer one at 2 hours and 11 minutes. I wish regular ROH shows could be more like this, because it was a major improvement over what we usually get. We had most of the champs on this show and we heard from everyone except LFI. We also got our first ever title change on ROH TV, which is sad since this show has been running for a while. 7 out the 8 matches on the PPV were accounted for here in some fashion which was nice, though most of the matches were random. I'd give this a low 6 out of 10 as they at least tried here somewhat and made this more watchable than usual. I'd say this was above average.