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Wednesday, July 8, 2026

New Japan Pro Wrestling 7/7/2026 Tiger Mask's Retirement Match

Satoshi Kojima, Shota Umino & Yuji Nagata vs. Taisei Nakahara, Togi Makabe & Toru Yano

Tai is whipped into his opponents. Koji and Yuji take shots in the corner. Togi and Yano are sent into each other, then they hit corner attacks. Togi hits mounted corner punches on Koji while Yano hits them on Yuji. Yano tries to duck an enzugiri but Yuji hits one anyway. Yuji htis chest kicks and a faceick on him.

Yuji forearms Yano. Togi comes in and hits shots on his opponents. Yuji exploders Togi. Koji hits chops on Togi. Koji corner flying forearms him and Togi lariats him. Koji spinning forearms Togi and ddt's him. Togi hits a lariat on Koji.

Tai and Shota go at it. Tai chops him then running back elbows him. Shota forearms him and Tai forearms him down. Shota blocks Tai's crab then slams him. Shota slams him 2 more times. Tai cradles Shota for 2. Tai forearms him then Shota forearms him down. Shota crabs Tai and submits him.

Thoughts: It was a shorter one here. Yuji was looking old here and had trouble throwing some of his kicks. It wasn't bad but didn't get the time to be anything too special and Tai took the fall s expected.

United Empire (Francesco Akira, Great-O-Khan, Jake Lee, Jakob Austin Young & Zane Jay) vs. Goto Revolutionary Army (Hirooki Goto, Tatsuya Matsumoto, YOH & YOSHI-HASHI) & Ryusuke Taguchi

Tat tries to double leg Zane. Zane backs him up in the corner and rubs his forearm in his face. Tat running euros him. Zane dropkicks him. Khan gives Goto the finger and the heels all beat up on Goto. Khan mongolian chops Goto. Khan takes a double shoulderblock. Yoshi is hiptossed onto Khan and Lee is suplexed onto Khan. Young and Akira take attacks from the faces. Tat dropkicks Zane out.

Khan is group clubbed on. Yoshi running back elbows Khan and pulls his beard. Yoshi chops him and Khan rolls out. Yoshi gets hit from behind by Zane then gets stomped on by the heels. Yoshi is sent into the rails. Khan hits Yoshi with a chair. Yoshi is held for a sliding dropkick by Young.

Akira rakes Yoshi's face on the top rope. Akira standing moonsaults him for 2. Akira chops him and Yoshi suplexes him. Yoh comes in and drops Akira with forearms. Yoh and RT take stereo atomic drops. RT hip attacks Young then Akira takes a double hip attack.

Lee comes in and is dropkicked in the knee then lariats over. Tat crabs Lee and Lee ropebreaks. Tat hits forearms on Lee then Lee running knees him in the gut for 2. Tat side headlock takeovers Lee for 2. Lee knees Tat in the gut and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a waste of time. Everyone got their segment in and not much else. There wasn't a lot of effort put in this and we barely even saw Goto here.

Aaron Wolf, Jado & Oleg Boltin vs. Unbound Co. (Gedo, OSKAR & Yuto-Ice)

Oleg shoulders Ice over. Ice hits forearms and kicks. Oleg forearms him down. Oleg misses a corner splash and Ice hits chest kicks in the corner. Ice running knees him for 2. Ice is lariated down by Jado. They all go out to fight. Gedo hits Jado outside and Ice hits shots on Oleg. Ice slaps Jado around then chokes him in the ring.

Gedo boots Jado in the gut then leg chokes him over the 2nd rope. Gedo eye rakes Jado with his foot. Gedo hits punches on Jado. Gedo eye pokes him. Jado double chops him and shoulders him over. Wolf and Oskar get in. They shoulderblock battle and chop each other.

Os knees him in the gut and chops him. Wolf shoulders Os over. OS goes for a sleeper and Oleg breaks it up. Oleg double shoulders Wolf and Ice. Os lariats Oleg hard over the top rope. Wolf shoulder throws Os then Os slams him.

Wolf is thrown into the exposed buckle. Wolf misses a charge and goes into the exposed buckle. Gedo tries to pin him with his feet on the ropes and the ref catches him. Wolf shoulder throws Gedo and submits him with a triangle choke.

Thoughts: It wasn't bad. Oskar and Oleg going at it was fun and Wolf did fine. Either Gedo or Jado were losing here and it was Gedo's night to lose.

Ice and Oleg fight in the ring after.

El Desperado, Masatora Yasuda, Master Wato, Taichi & Yuya Uemura vs. House Of Torture (DOUKI, Ren Narita, SANADA, SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)

Sho tries to talk on the mic but Despy pulls the mic away. Tai then gives Sho his mic which is unplugged. Tai then talks on the mic, the faces charge and the heels slide out. The heels stall outside.

Kanemaru side headlocks Despy. Despy shoulders him over. Kanemaru chinlocks him. Despy backdrops Kanemaru. Kanemaru takes a double shoulderblock. Wato goes to springboard and is pulled down by Sho. Wato is then sent into the rails.

Wato takes running corner attacks inside and a 2nd rope Togo chop to the crotch. Douki slams and double tstomps Wato for 2. Wato hits chops on Douki. Douki superkicks him in the gut. Wato is double gorilla pressed for a double gutbuster then his limbs are pulled on.

Wato is sent into the exposed buckle. Wato boots Sanada out of the corner and flying headscissors him. Tai comes in and hits chops on Sanada. Tai side kicks him. Tai double lariats the heels then is sent into the exposed buckle.

Yuya and Ren butt heads. Ren chokes him an Yuya hits forearms. Togo trips Yuya then Yuya is stomped by Ren and Togo. Yuya side headlock takeovers Ren. Ren germans him then Yuya dropkicks him. Tai is sent into the exposed buckles. Sho hits forearms on Tai and Tai no sells them. Sho eye rakes him then is sent into the exposed buckles.

Masa finally gets in and hits forearms on Sho. Masa dropkicks him. Sho takes running corner attacks. Wato top rope dropkicks Sho then Masa suplexes Sho for 2. Douki comes in and hits Masa with his stick. Sho straightjacket piledrivers Masa and pins him.

Thoughts: It was nothing special as usual with HoT doing their usual cheating. It was almost all people going into the exposed buckle and that got old quick.

Ren chokes Yuya with a towel after and sends him into the post.

TMDK (Hartley Jackson, Kosei Fujita, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr.) vs. Unbound Co. (Daiki Nagai, Shingo Takagi, Taiji Ishimori & Yota Tsuji)

Shingo and Oiwa go at it. They do a double knuckle lock. Oiwa armdrags him. They shoulderblock each other and Oiwa shoulders him over. Oiwa sentons him. Shingo sends Zack into Oiwa and does a flatliner + ddt combo on them. Yota flying headscissors Zack and flying pumping knees him. Yota tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. Zack pele kicks Yota's arm and tilt-a-whirl armdrags him.

Yota superkicks him and Zack euros him. Zack PK's him. Hart corner lariats Yota then does a regular lariat on him. Yota takes a double suplex. Hart slams him and misses a senton. Yota pumping knees him and suplexes him. TI comes in and with Kosei and flying double knees him. TI superkicks him for 2.

Kosei springboard dropkicks TI for 2. Kosei slaps him. TI lariats him then TI handspring corkscrew kicks him. Nagai comes in and shoulders Kosei over. He corner dropkicks him for 2. Kosei slaps him and germans him.

We get some fast action and Oiwa trades forearms with Yota. Yota curbstomps him. Kosei jumps off Oiwa's back and dropkicks Yota. Nagai spinning ddt's Kosei. Nagai comes off the top and Kosei gets his feet up. Nagai headbutts Kosei then Kosei pop-up germans him and wins.

Thoughts: We didn't get a ton of it but it was a fun little bout. They kept the pace up, Nagai brought some energy and they did alright with the little time they got.

Shingo and Oiwa pose at each other outside after. They then shake hands.

Exhibition Match - Tiger Mask vs. Tommy Bilington

They lock up and Tom backs him up on the ropes. Tiger backs him up on the ropes. Tom boots him in the gut and wristlocks him. Tiger headflips out of a wristlock but Tiger keeps it on. Tom headflips out and overhead throws him. Tom back elbows Tiger then misses an elbow drop. Tiger spin kicks him. Tom headbutts him.

Tiger counters a hiptoss with an armdrag. Tom rebound germans him. Tiger throws Tom over the top. They fight outside and Tom is sent into the rail. Tom suplexes him on the floor. Tom rope dropkicks Tiger. Tom suplexes him for 2. They fight for a tombstone and the time runs out.

Thoughts: It only went 5 minutes here and there's really only so much you could say about it. It was a match...just barely.

Exhibition Match - Black Tiger vs. Tiger Mask

Black Tiger runs in. He boots Tom over and then stomps Tom and Tiger. TM spin kicks BT and Tom lariats BT. TM punches BT. BT knee drops him for 2. BT unties TM's mask on the buckles. BT hits chops on him. TM back body drops him over the top. TM topes him over the rails.

BT sits up top. TM top rope underhook suplexes him for 2. BT hits running corner lariats. TM crucifixes him for 2. BT low blows TM for 2. BT hits chest kicks and slaps TM down. The time limit then runs out and BT tombstones him after.

Thoughts: Like the prior match, it was another short 5 minute draw. BT heeled it up and TM got some of his signature moves in before this ended.

BT gets on the mic after. He says he's been in his shadow for 20 years. He says tonight is about him (Black Tiger) and he wants 5 more minutes. TM agrees.

Singles Match - Black Tiger vs. Tiger Mask

BT back elbows him and TM tiger suplexes him. TM then pins him.

Thoughts: Uh okay. Tiger Mask won here in seconds.

Black Tiger takes his mask off and it's Rocky Romero. he gives the mask to Tiger.

We then get a retirement ceremony for Tiger Mask. The roster, celebs, other wrestlers and legends (Fujinami, Great Sasuke, Jinsei Shinzaki) come out and all of them give him flowers. Original Tiger Mask comes out, I think with Super Tiger. TM4 asks to lock up with Original Tiger Mask one more time. They get an intro from the announcer and the bell rings. Original Tiger Mask does some foot work and they ring the bell once after they lock up.

Tiger talks on the mic and thanks everyone. He says he wanted to be a baseball player but says he saw Sayama and it changed his dreams. He talks about debuting in M-Pro then coming to NJPW. He says Sayama told him not to copy him but says he's Tiger Mask. He says he was able to make Tiger Mask his own over the years. He says he was smaller sized with big dreams and was told he couldn't be a pro wrestler.

He says it's sad not to wrestle anymore and sad not to travel with the wrestlers. He thanks everyone and says NJPW will keep on going. He says he hopes the fans keep showing their love for NJPW.
They then do the 10-count for Tiger and throw him up in the air.

Thoughts: Not to be rude, but I can't say I have a lot of great memories of Tiger. Despite covering NJPW for such a long time, I've seen very few singles matches with Tiger and I can't say many of them were memorable. He mostly just did his signature offense and not a lot else. He was kind of like a mascot more than a great wrestler and outside of the Tiger Mask gimmick, he was not particularly memorable. Maybe it's just because he had been around for a while and was on the tail end of his career. I honestly can't even name one single great Tiger Mask IV match. I don't think he was bad, but he wasn't given a ton of opportunities to stand out and he didn't stand out when given the chance. He was just an average wrestler. I do expect NJPW or another fed to have another Tiger Mask at some point, but I imagine it'll be a few years down the line.

Overall thoughts: There was nothing you really needed to see here and it was more of a ceremonial event than an event that was trying to impress. The first match was alright but didn't get a lot of time. The second match was a waste. I liked Aaron Wolf's tag match and HoT's tag wasn't any good. The TMDK vs Unbound match was fun. Tiger Mask's final matches here were all short and nothing much of note. I'd give this a 4 out of 10 and wouldn't really recommend it. It was below average.

CMLL 7/6/2026 Arena Puebla

The announcer welcomes us to the show as usual.

CMLL Arena Puebla Tag Team Title Tournament Semi Final Match - Meyer & Tiger Boy vs. Prayer & Rey Apocalipsis

Prayer and Meyer go at it. Prayer takes him down by the wrist and Meyer trips him. Prayer armdrags him. They trade some holds and Prayer armdrags him. Meyer goes for the pin. Prayer takes him down by the wrist and Meyer ties up his legs on the mat. Prayer armdrags him into a leglock.

Meyer trips him and does a leglock on the mat. Prayer surfboards him and gets a 2 count on him. Apoc and Tiger go at it. Apoc armdrags and hiptosses him for 2. Tiger armdrags him. Apoc flips him then armdrags him into a crucifix. Apoc hits another armdrag then trips him. Tiger armdrags him.

Tiger rolls over his back and Apoc runs into a kick in the corner. Meyer top rope diving armdrags him. Apoc makes tiger dropkick Meyer off the apron. Tiger is then slid out onto a splash on his partner outside. Apoc dives through the ropes and splashes both opponents on the floor. Prayer slingshot splashes Tiger on the floor.

Apoc is popped up into a corner splash on Tiger. Apoc meteora's Tiger and Prayer corner la sillas Tiger. Meyer takes corner lariats and a backbreaker + dropkick off the ropes combo. Prayer chops Meyer down on the floor and bridges him on the apron for a Prayer dropkick through the ropes. Tiger is then held for a dropkick between the ropes. Apoc goes for a tope and nails his partner on accident. Tiger and Meyer hit stereo topes outside.

Prayer takes a codebreaker into a backcracker for 2. Apoc top rope crossbodies Meyer. Tiger corner meteora's Apoc from behind for 2. Prayer tope con hilos Tiger through the ropes outside. Meyer goes up top. Apoc top rope armdrags him down.

Apoc misses a 2nd rope tornillo and tiger top rope splashes Apoc. Tiger pins Apoc. Tiger Boy's team wins.

Thoughts: It was a decent opener here. Nothing great we got some flying, the rudos put out a stronger effort than usual and it went pretty well. I liked it. They got about 13 minutes to do this too so it got to play out enough. Everyone wore black and purple here for some reason.

CMLL Arena Puebla Tag Team Title Tournament Semi Final Match - El Hijo del Perverso & El Perverso vs. Konjuro & Rey Espartano

EP = El Perverso

Rey and Hijo go at it. They trade some wristlocks and Rey armdrags him. Hijo armbar takedowns him. Rey pulls on his legs then armdrags him. Hijo holds on and armdrags him. Hijo armdrags him and both hit reverse headscissors from the mat and stand off.

Kon and EP go at it. Kon superkicks him. EP misses a corner charge and Kon top rope diving headscissors him. They botch two moves in a row and EP tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. EP flying lariats him. Rey rolls into a dropkick on EP and sends him out.

Rey side headlocks Hijo. Rey springboard diving armdrags him. Rey spears him. Rey back elbows EP then EP spinarooni's up. EP is flipped into the ropes and armdrags Rey off of it. EP 2nd rope diving headscissors him. Kon comes in, flips out of a hiptoss and lariats EP down. Kon springboard dropkicks EP off the apron.

Hijo comes in and Kon back elbows him. Hijo chops Kon then 2nd rope diving headscissors him. Rey comes in and Hijo drops him down on his flying headscissors. Hijo back elbows him down. Hijo dropicks Rey in the knee.

Rey is on the 2nd rope, he takes an enzugiri then takes a sitout powerbomb down. EP legdrops Rey. Kon is held for a codebreaker and wheelbarrow german suplex.

Rey is kicked in the leg. Rey springboard double dropkicks his opponents. Kon topes out and Rey top rope plancha's outside. Kon chops Hijo down. Hijo is double hiptossed into a double slam. EP takes running corner attacks and Rey corner meteora's him. Kon gets a 2 count on EP.

Rey is back body dropped out. Hijo tope con hilos him. EP top rope crossbodies Kon inside. EP rolls Kon up for 2. Rey michinoku drivers EP for 2. Kon chops Hijo then slingshot codebreakers him for 2. Kon and EP trade chops. Rey and Hijo then trade too. Kon and Rey take stereo buckle razor's edges for 2 counts. Hijo is monkey flipped out. Kon walks up the buckles and flip dives him outside. Rey corner death valley drivers EP. Rey top rope swantons EP and pins him.

Thoughts: I always talk about how Kon doesn't botch and does a good job. He made me a liar here as he botched multiple times. The match was still fine, but Kon could not work at all with Los Perverso's. It's a shame too as everyone really did try and did stuff they don't usually do. I still liked it though.

Arkalis & Valiente Jr. vs. El Malayo & Máquina Letal

1st Fall - Malayo dropkicks and stomps Ark out. Ark then goes after Malayo. ML throws Val off the lock up then waistlock takedowns him. Val does kip ups and kip downs then armdrags him. ML lariats him. Val springboard crossbodies him then corkscrew headscissors him out. Malayo does a sitout hiptoss on Ark. Malayo then stomps him.

Ark sunset flips him and Malayo springboard dropkicks him. Malayo pins him. Malayo's team wins the fall.

2nd Fall - The fight continues between falls Malayo beats up Ark on the ramp. Malayo throws him in over the top. ML kicks Val in the crotch and chops him. ML back elbows Val down and foot chokes him. ML back body drops Val.

Val is put up top and ML unties his mask. Malayo tries to unmask Ark as well. Malayo really rips on Ark's mask the corner basement dropkicks him. Malayo back body drops Val. Ark takes a double boot and rolls to the ramp. ML poses on the ropes and Val grabs him. Val is thrown out. Malayo pop up drops Ark then dropkicks him. Malayo shoulders over Ark and dropkicks him. Malayo leg chokes Ark over the 2nd rope.

Malayo kicks Ark in the leg. Ark tilt-a-whirl backbreakers Malayo and dropkicks him out. Val springboard diving headscissors ML. Ark tope con hilos Malayo outside. Val 2nd rope tonrillos ML and pins him. Arkalis' team wins the fall.

3rd Fall - Val flips off of ML then rolls him into a splash. Val enzugiri's ML. Val walks up the buckles, rope walks and seated moonsaults into a reverse headscissors on ML. Val poses and ML dropkicks him.

Ark top rope crossbodies ML. Ark kicks ML from the apron and ML dropicks Ark. Val springboard dropkicks ML out then he step up springboard tope con hilos him outside. Ark springboard twisting crossbodies Malayo. Malayo rips his mask off and gets DQ'd. Arkalis' team wins the fall and match.

Thoughts: I liked it minus the finish. Malayo did a good job of heeling it up on Arkalis and he was all over him all match long. ML didn't do much but dropkicks but those looked fine. Val did some decent flying here. This was an okay bout.

Los Dragones (Dragon de Fuego, Dragon Legendario & Dragon Rojo Jr.) vs. Los Herederos (El Cobarde, Felino Jr. & Hijo de Stuka Jr.)

DF = Dragon de Fuego, DL = Dragon Legendario

1st Fall - DL side headlocks Cob. DL handstand walks and backflips into a spinning reverse headscissors on him. DL walks up the ropes and diving tornillo armdrags Cob. DL springboard diving armdrags Stuka. DF springboard crossbodies Stuka.

DF comes in and flips over Stuka. He spinning headscissors him down. Rojo jumps over Fel off the top and Rojo is triple stomped by the heels. Rojo hits a double armdrag then a double lariat on Stuka and Cob. DL and DF hit topes outside. Rojo rolls Fel into a pin and pins him. Dragon Rojo Jr,'s team wins the fall.

2nd Fall - Cob and Rojo trade chops. Cob legkicks him. Cob jumps up and Rojo chops him down. Rojo basement dropkicks Stuka. Fel chops Rojo in the corner. Rojo chops Fel in the corner.

Rojo armdrags Fel to the ramp. DF springboard crossbodies Cob. DF walks up the buckles and is tripped. Stuka stomps DF and throws him out. Rojo takes a double back elbow. Rojo is tied up in the ropes and Cob is popped up into a dropkick on him. Fel bites DF's head then supekricks him down. Cob stomps Rojo in tree of woe.

DL is double booted. DL takes kicks, a legsweep and standing moonsault. Stuka is double hiptossed into the ropes and splashes DL for 2. DF is stomped in the corner. DF is double flipped on his chest and takes a triple basement dropkick. Rojo takes a powerbomb > top rope swanton > top rope splash and is pinned. El Cobarde's team wins the fall.

3rd Fall - Cob kicks DL on the ramp. He then stomps DF there too. Rojo is triple teamed. DL is popped up into a double dropkick on the heels. The hees are all outside and take triple dives from the faces. The heels are all whipped into each other outside. Stuka and Cob take superkicks and DF flips DL onto Stuka. DF standing moonsaults Cob. The Dragon's get 2 counts then do triple roll up's for another set of 2 counts. The Dragon's all take movs from the heels and kick out at 2.

Rojo hits a top rope double stomp, DL and DF hit 450's off the top. The Dragon's get stereo pins. Dragon Rojo Jr.'s team wins the fall and match.

Thoughts: The heels could have been a little better with their second in the 2nd but the match was okay otherwise. The faces did some nice flying and they ended it before it overstayed its welcome.

Lightning Match - Volador Jr. vs. Neon

Vol takes him down and is armdragged. They sweep each other and Neon gets up in his face. Neon boots him out of the corner and double jump diving springboard headscissors him. Neon slingshot plancha's him outside.

Neon cartwheels over Vol and flips over him. Vol spinning drops him chest first on the mat. Vol running facekicks him down. Vol pop up up drops him and superkicks him for 2. Vol boots Neon in the corner. Neon flying headscissors Vol out. Neon then topes him twice.

Neon enzugiri's him from the apron, springboard crossbodies him and sunset flips him for 2. Neon rolls him up for 2. Neon hurricanrana's him for 2. Vol pop up powerbombs him for 2. Neon powerslams him then 2nd rope asai moonsaults him for 2. Vol boots him out of the corner and code red's him for 2.

Neon wastelands him then double jump moonsaults him for 2. Neon tries it again and misses. Vol canadian destroyers him and pins him.

Thoughts: I was fine with it. It was a shorter bout, we got a few highlights out of it and they actually sold the canadian destroyer as a finisher here.

Barbaro Cavernario & Soberano Jr. vs. Los Infernales (Averno & Euforia) vs. Galeon Fantasma (Difunto & Zandokan Jr.)

All 6 men fight to start. Av stomps on Barb. Dif stomps Sob and goes for his mask. Barb is rammed crothc first into the post. Zand then pulls at Sob's mask on the buckles. Zand is double teamed in the ring by Los Infernales. Barb takes a double back elbow and a double boot. Barb is then booted down by Los Infernales. Sob's mask is ripped on the ropes. Los Infernales, Zand and Dif all go for Sob's mask on the ropes.

Dif takes a corner lariat and a facekick. Zand is chopped down by Euf. Zand tilt-a-whirl backbreakers Av then facekicks Euf out. Dif kicks Barb in the leg. Sob is double teamed. Zand superkicks and spinebusters Barb then holds him for a top rope Dif dropkick to the butt of Barb.

Zand tries to unmask Sob. Sob takes a double drop on his chest and a double basement dropkick. Dif chops Av. Av is on the 2nd rope and takes a double springboard dropkick. Barb hits shots on Euf. Euf facekicks him out of the corner and Barb does the worm off of it. Barb casadora armdrags Euf.

Barb springboard twisting crossbodies Av then spinning amrdrags Av. Barb is double booted in the corner. Sob top rope tornillos Zand and Dif. Sob boots Dif out. Sob enzugiri's Av from the apron then top rope diving headscissors him. Barb basement dropkicks Dif. Barb flying headscissors Euf out. Barb springboard triangle plancha's outside. Sob slips off the top rope and Dif spinning heel kicks him for 2.

Sob boots Av out of the corner and code red's him for 2. Sob kisses Euf's boot for some reason then tries to hit him. Euf chops Sob down. Barb spinebusters Euf. Barb springboard splashes Euf. Dif powerslams Barb for 2. Sob step up enzugiri's Dif in the corner. Sob flying headscissors Av then fosbury flops him outside.

Euf powerbombs Dif for 2. Zand and Barb trade chops on the ropes. Zand sitout back body drops him for 1. Dif dropkicks Euf out. Dif then walks up the buckles and plancha's Euf outside. Sob top rope crossbodies Av then sitout tombtones him. Barb springboard splashes Av and pins him. Barbaro Cavernario's team wins the match.

Thoughts: It was an unusual one as all 6 guys are heels here. Sob ended up playing the face. It was a lot of basic strikes and no one but Sob really doing anything flying. It was something different but not exactly great. It was an alright main.

The announcer then closes the show.

Overall thoughts: Every match was alright here. I really had no issues with this at all and though the night worked out pretty well. There's nothing must see though. I'd say the opener was the best bout here and the main was something different than what we usually get. I'd give it a 7 out of 10 as everything went well on this one. It was an okay show overall.

TNA Xplosion 7/3/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/tna-xplosion-6262026.html

This week's new content is:

Around the Ring with Gia Miller

Santino Marella is this week's guest. He talks about watching a movie called Wrecking Crew with Batista on the plane ride over. He says he likes movies that make you think. They practice Matt Hardy's entrance during this. Santino talks about seeing Inception and Gia says it kept her awake for days. Gia recommends Interstellar.

Santino is asked about food. He says he likes sushi to pasta. He says he gained 6 pounds in 6 days in Italy. He says he had wagyu steak in Tokyo and it was the best he ever had. He says it was a "slap your leg meal". Santino says he went to a place called Moonlight Barbecue that had a buffet that he liked. They talk about cobbler and making apple pie.

Special Agent 0 vs Jamie Stanley

Zero shoves him down. JS side headlocks him and wristlocks him. Zero headbutts him in the chest. Zero throws him on a suplex. Zero gorilla press throws him. JS flips over him and brags. Zero stares him down. JS dropkicks him and hits punches. Zero powerslams him then swings him into an end of days. Zero double arm chokeslams him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was all squash as it should have been. I have no idea why TNA is not doing anything with Zero right now when he's done well when he was featured. Jamie didn't get a lot in here.

Overall thoughts: There was only one new interview segment and one new match as usual. Neither were that great and there was absolutely nothing you need to see here.

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

WWE NXT 7/7/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/wwe-nxt-6302026.html

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

Kali Armstrong is in the ring. She says she doesn't call herself "The Difference Maker" for no reason. She says last week was crazy and she saw Kendal Grey win the NXT Women's Title. She says she heard the chants and how she deserves it. She says in her mind she thought - there's my target. She says that's the only way she can get some appreciation.

She says she's seen some girls cry about not getting opportunities and some blow their opportunities. She says when she attacked Grey, everyone talked about her instead of Grey. She says she wants the NXT Title and doesn't care if she gets it from Grey or Nattie.

Lola Vice comes out and interrupts. Lola says her jumping Grey doesn't make her up next, it makes her impatient. Lola says she still has her rematch and says she's doesn't care who wins as she is getting her title back. Kali says she will be next in line.

Kelani Jordan comes out. KJ asks if they are serious and asks what they did to get a shot. She says Kali attacked Grey from behind but couldn't get in her face. She says she beat Tatum and proved why she is the standout but no one talks about her. She says everyone is concerned about Tatum instead. She says she feels like a broken record because she is. Lola says she's tired of her. They push each other and fight. Kali double lariats both then double flying shoulders both down.

We see some wrestlers arrive.

WWE NXT Tag Titles #1 Contender's Match - OTM (Bronco Nima and Lucian Price) vs Darkstate (Osiris Griffin and Cutler James) vs Sean Legacy and Dorian Van Dux vs Birthright (Stacks and Uriah Connors)

I liked it and thought it went well. They had 4 people in the ring at all times here so this was pretty chaotic and absolutely fast paced. This went 100MPH. Stacks took a nasty lariat to the lower back off a blind springboard then took a nasty fall from the buckles to the floor. Osiris hit a rare suicide dive here. Dux was the standout in this one and got a lot of offense in. Sayquon Shugars came out near the end with a baseball bat and Dion Lennox yelled at him. Birthright got OTM out of the match and Legacy hit a top rope 450 on Connors to win.

Jaida Parker does a video. She says Nattie got her down and she quit when she never quits. She says she could be her or she could be herself and she wants to be herself. She says Nat isn't the type of legend she's looking up to. She says Nat tells people she came to NXT for her but says Nat's here to be relevant again. She says she will put her down and see her soon.

Sayquon Shugars is interviewed. He says Dark State did a rouse on him. He says he guess they learned something from him. He says he needs to move smart. He says it's 3v1 but it ain't over. He says he needs to find friends. He says he spent a year going after the locker room and needs to show the world he changed. He says Dark State will know that he's up next and they are up never.

Tank Ledger vs Keanu Carver

KC rams Tank into the corner and hits punches. Tank corner splashes him and hits back elbows. KC facekicks him down. Tank 2nd rope twisting shoulders him then lariats him out of the ring. Tank topes him outside. KC gets back in and pounces him.

KC pounds on him and hits h-bombs on him for 2. KC running back elbows him then lariats him. Tank hits KC in the gut. KC powerbombs him and falls down while doing it for 2. Tank back elbows him then hits punches. Tank pumping knees him and rainmakers him. Tank top rope swantons KC for 2.

KC hits back elbows and Tank backdrops him. KC hits a high dropkick. KC spinebusters him and pins him.

Thoughts: I liked it. It was an explosive heavyweight match here with Tank flying around and throwing KC then KC slamming him down. It worked well and the two were a good match for each other.

Naraku does a promo. He says Tony D escaped with a win against him but not the punishment. He says he wants to crush his spirit. He asks how far Tony will go to keep his title. He asks fired made Tony question his career and he blurred his path going forward. He says there's more pain in his future. He says Tony doesn't know what he's capable of and says that includes becoming NXT champ.

Tate Wilder and Kam Hendrix talk from the trainers room. Tate says he's down for a match with Naraku. Kam has his leg wrapped up and says he's at 72%. He says Mason Rook is cooked when he's 100%. Mason Rook comes in and asks why Kam says he put him on the shelf. Rook says he'd be down if he put him on the shelf.

Nattie talks to Karmen, Nikkita and Diggs. Diggs says she's ready and Nat says she wants the girls to go out there with her. Diggs says she will be fine. Nat asks if the girls will be with her and they say yes.

NXT Women's North American Title #1 Contender's Match - Lizzy Rain vs Thea Hail vs Izzi Dame vs Layla Diggs

Rain gets on Dame's back with a sleeper. Dame hits corner spears and Diggs leg lariats her. Diggs shoulders over Rain. Diggs rolls Thea into a pin attempt then Rain and Thea try pin attempts on Diggs. Diggs tries to pin Thea and Rain.

Dame pulls Diggs off the apron. Dame double lariats Thea and Rain. Rain back body drops Thea out. Riggs rolls up Rain for 1. Rain hits chops on Diggs. Rain springboard back elbows Dame. Rain hits chops on Diggs in the corner while she is in front of Dame. Diggs double overhead kicks Thea and Rain. Diggs gordbusters Dame.

Rain backrolls Diggs for 2. Rain dropkicks Dame through the ropes. Digs slingshot plancha's Dame and Rain outside. Thea 2nd rope coffin drops the girls outside. We go to break and return. Dame superplexes Rain. Thea and Diggs hit top rope splashes on those two for 2.

Diggs and Thea trade shots. Thea hits her in the gut. Diggs boots her there. Thea standing moonsaults her for 2. Thea armdrags Dame then running back elbows her. Thea exploders Diggs. Thea slams Rain, rolling sentons her. Thea goes up top and top rope double crossbodies her opponents. Thea then hits a springboard back splash on 2 opponents.

Diggs dropkicks Thea into Dame. Rain high kicks Diggs. Rain bridges out of a double lariat and hits a double cutter. Diggs backflips out of a lariat and hits an overhead kick on Rain. Diggs comes off the 2nd rope and takes a cutter.

Dame facekicks Rain. Dame sky high's Rain for 2. Dame chokeslams Diggs for 2. Thea hits shots on Dame. Thea is knee'd off an up and over. Dame 2nd rope diving codebreakers Thea. Rain flying headbutts Dame. Thea grabs a kimura on Diggs. Diggs misses a corner spear and goes into the post.

Rain and Dame trade forearms. Rain headbutts Dame. Rain flying headbutts Dame. Thea rolls up Rain for 2. Rain step up knees Thea in the head. Dame flying knees Rain out. Diggs top rope moonsaults Thea and pins her.

Thoughts: Diggs winning was a big surprise but I still think it's soon. The match went well. It was very fast paced without a lot of botches. This could have been a disaster but was anything but. Diggs' moonsault at the end was nice here.

The new girl does a video. She says when disaster strikes, there's no discrimination, just destruction. She says she enters the ring to dominate and not survive. She says we are looking at a natural disaster with purpose. She says she is Reina Volcan.

Tavion Heights comes out to talk. He says he was thinking about the things he said before The Bash. He says he's been a bad brother but he'll admit if he's wrong. He says he can be cocky as he knows he has what it takes to be great. He says he saw Myles climbing and him being forgotten. He says that's his biggest fear and he has come out to apologize to Myles Borne.

The Vanity Project come out. Drake says to apologize to him as he screwed him over a few weeks ago. Brad says Stone should apologize to Van Dux and Legacy for letting them have a shot at the tag titles. Drake says Tav fumbled the bag on his title shot. He says he will have a hard time getting to the top when his biggest win was a fluke. He says he would haven't beaten Drake without help. Tav says they can have a rematch anytime he wants as the result will be the same. Drake mocks him and Tav hits him. The Project then jump Tav 3v1. Myles Borne comes in and saves Tav. Drake is overhead belly to belly suplexed out. Borne and Tav hug.

Romeo Moreno and Noam Dar talk. Van Dux and Legacy interrupt. Romeo says they must be excited and are one win away from becoming tag champs. Dar says they need to know each other so well that they know what is on each other's minds. Legacy says it takes time to build chemistry. Dux says they will get there. Legacy says they need to beat Vanity Project and become NXT Tag champs.

Shiloh Hill vs Niko Vance

Hill tilt-a-whirl slams him for 2. Niko boots him out of the corner and hits forearms. Niko lariats him from behind. Niko misses a 2nd rope diving headbutt. Hill top rope diving lariats Niko for 2.

Hill hits a corner spear. Hill's head is banged off the buckles. Hill hits a hard lariat for 2. Hill flying shoulders him. Hill is crotched up top. Niko stomps on Hill and hits elbow drops. Niko tilt-a-whirl slams him on his gut. Niko 2nd rope diving headbutts him for 2.

Niko release suplexes him for 2. Hill ddt's him. Hill's fake tooth comes out and he tries to grab it. Hill back body drops him. Hill hits shots to the gut. Hill pump kicks him then pop up forearms him. Hill standing inverted splashes him for 2.

Tristan Angels grabs Hill's tooth. Hill is distracted and Niko backdrops him. Niko pins him with a hidden blade.

Thoughts: This went well. It was two big guys going fast and having a compact bout. Niko winning was a bit of a surprise but it wasn't clean and here was a reason for it.

Hill chases Angels to the back after. Shawn Spears comes in and chairs Niko from behind. Shawn then stares down Izzi.

NXT Women's Title - Kendal Grey (c) vs Nattie

Nat side headlock takeovers her twice. KG takes her down then Nat does another side headlock takeover. Nat backrolls her into a leglock. Nat waistlock takedowns her and slaps her. KG slaps her back and takes her down. KG rolls her for 2 and waistlock takedowns her.

KG piefaces her and is sent out off the waistlock. KG is dropped on her butt and KG ankle locks Nat. KG argues with Lyons and Karmen outside and gets lariated by Nat. Wren Sinclair hits Lyons and Karmen. Lola Vice then comes down to help out. Those girls fight to the back and we go to break.

We return and Nat abdominal stretches her. Nat cobra twists her and KG armdrags her. Nat spinning lariats her for 2. Nat hits some punches. KG hits her in the gut and high kicks her from the apron. KG top rope dropkicks her. KG hits exploders. Nat STO's her for 2. Nat superkicks her and does a grounded sleeper.

Nat goes for the armbar. KG rolling armbars her. KG spinning back elbows her. KG misses a top rope dropkick. Nat sharpsooters her. They trade pin attempts and KG flatliners her for the win.

Thoughts: The first part of this was really good and overall it was an okay bout here. They kept a good pace up, did some nice amateur wrestling and it was competitive. I would have liked a better finish though as it was a bit sudden. I'd really like to see them do this again as Nat is on a really good run and if this had gotten more time, it could have been special.

Jaida Parker comes out and gets in Nat's face. Karmen and Lyons come down and Jaida drops them with forearms. Jaida tells Nat this isn't over. Lola, Kelani and Kali then get on the apron and stare down KG in a cool visual.

Overall thoughts: It was a fast paced show with a lot of quick action. If you looked away during a match, you missed something, especially in the wild 4-way tag. It wasn't the strongest storyline wise though. I thought the 4-way was the match of the night. The show was alright overall and I'd give it a 6 out of 10.

New Japan Pro Wrestling 6/23/2026 Road to G1 Climax 36 Day 3

El Desperado, Masatora Yasuda & Yuya Uemura vs. Taisei Nakahara, Togi Makabe & Toru Yano

Yano takes off a turnbuckle pad and boots Despy. Yano is sent into the exposed buckle. Yano hits him in the back of the head. Tai comes in and is back elbowed down by Despy. Tai hits chops on him and is dropped with a chop. Tai hits more chops and is chopped down again.

Masa chops and slams Tai for 2. Tai hits chops on Yuya and is forearmed down. Tai boots him out of the corner and running forearms him. Tai dropkicks him. Togi tags in and shoulders over Yuya. Togi hits mounted corner punches on Yuya. Togi lariats him for 2. Togi and Yuya trade forearms.

Yuya armdrags Togi and dropkicks him. Yuya armdrags and dropkicks Yano. They trade forearms. Yuya hits chops then Togi lariats him. Yuya dropkicks Togi. Masa and Tai get in. Masa back elbows him and stomps him. Tai dropkicks him for 2. Tai slams him thne dropkicks Despy. Tai crabs Masa.

Tai chops him and Masa back body drops him. Masa crabs Tai and submits him.

Thoughts: It wasn't too much of note. I liked the Yuya vs Togi section. Tai has some weak chops that he needs to work on. This was just average.

Yuya and Togi grab each other after.

United Empire (Great-O-Khan, Jake Lee, Jakob Austin Young & Zane Jay) vs. Goto Revolutionary Army (Hirooki Goto, Tatsuya Matsumoto & YOH) & Ryusuke Taguchi

Zane teases starting this one but heads out. Young boots and clubs Yoh. Young chops him. Young's opponents make him run the ropes a few extra times then hit a double hip attack. RT hits hip attacks on Young. Zane messes up RT's hair and Rt is hit from behind.

Khan throws Goto into the chairs. Lee puts RT in the paradise lock and kicks him in the butt for 2. Zane messes with RT's hair and counters his hip attack with an atomic drop. Zane then tries a hip attack and is atomic dropped.

Goto comes in and running lariats Lee. He then suplexes Young onto him. Lee takes a running shoulderblock. Lee's back is triple clubbed by his opponents. Tat water wheel drops Lee for 2. Tat crabs him. Tat hits forearms on Lee. Jake knees him in the gut. Tat takes a triple fallaway slam (3 people hold him together and throw him).

Tat side headlock takeovers Lee then rolls him up for 2. Lee running knees Tat. Khan then knocks Tat out with an iron claw.

Thoughts: It wasn't much. They had more people than time, so no one got to do much. Taguchi goofed around as usual and we barely saw any of Goto or Khan here.

Satoshi Kojima & Shota Umino vs. TMDK (Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa)

Oiwa hammerlocks Koji and Koji reverses it. Koji wristlocks him and they stand off. Oiwa shoulders him over. Koji hiptosses him and shoulders him over. Oiwa takes a double shoulderblock. Koji hits chops on Oiwa. Koji flying forearms him in the corner. Hart corner splashes Koji after he does it. Koji takes a double back elbow for 2.

Hart clubs on Koji and elbow drops him for 2. Oiwa slams Koji and falling splashes him for 2. Koji hits mongolian chops on Oiwa. Koji cutters Oiwa. Shota comes in and flying back elbows Oiwa. Shota running forearms him.

Shota hits forearms and chops on Oiwa. Oiwa forearms him back then gets pounded down into the corner. Shota running back elbows Oiwa and fisherman suplexes him for 2. Oiwa dropkicks Shota in the knee.

Oiwa dragon screws Shota then figure fours him. Oiwa and Shota butt heads then trade forearms. Shota forearms him and is dropkicked in the knee. Oiwa kneebreakers Shota then Shota tornado ddt's him. Hart corner splashes Shota thne lariats him for 2.

Hart powerslams Shota for 2. Hart lariats Shota and Shota lariats him down. Shota suplexes Hart and pins him.

Thoughts: It was an okay bout as expected. It's a shame it didn't get more time. The Shota/Oiwa exchanges were fun and Hart and Koji did what they do.

House Of Torture (DOUKI, Ren Narita, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Yujiro Takahashi) vs. Unbound Co. (Daiki Nagai, OSKAR, Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji)

Yujiro slides out to avoid Oskar. He trips up Oskar and Oskar throws him in. Oskar chops down Yujiro and Yujiro blocks a slam. Yujiro is thrown hard into the buckles. Yota comes in and shoulders over Ren. Yota corner splashes him and is tripped from the outside. Yota is thrown out.

Douki hits people with his cane outside then Shingo is thrown into the rails. Yota is triple teamed in the ring and has his face raked. Kanemaru yanks on Yota's leg then dropkicks him in the knee. Yota tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. Shingo flatliners Ren. Yota curbstomps Ren.

Shingo slams the heels. Kanemaru takes a suplex from Shingo for 2. Douki stomps on Shingo. Shingo fights off a double team and double clotheslines the heels. Shingo chops Douki down. Douki uppercuts Nagai then gets pounced. Nagai corner dropkicks him for 2. Nagai slams him and Douki does the douki chokey. Oskar comes in and hits a slam. Yujiro bites Oskar's foot then Oskar facekicks him.

Nagai spinebusters Douki hard for 2. Nagai comes off the top, Douki does a douki chokey. Nagai has the ropes, Kanemaru breaks it, Douki puts the hold back on and wins.

Thoughts: It was a shorter one. That helped it and hurt it. We didn't get tons of HoT shenanigans because of it, but there were so many people involved that it didn't get the time. Nagai looked good here as he was fiery and he connected on his offense. Oskar also fired up a bit which was nice. It was average.

Yujro and Oskar tease fighting after.

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title #1 Contendership Four Way Match - SHO vs. Master Wato vs. Francesco Akira vs. Kosei Fujita

Sho talks on the mic before the match. Akira pulls him out and sends him into the rails. Kosei and Wato trade forearms. Sho trips Kosei from the outside and Wato facekicks Sho off the apron. Kosei step up enzugiri's Wato. Kosei kicks Wato in the back.

Sho trips Wato chest first onto the apron. Kosei is stomped on by the heels. Wato is sent into the rails. Kosei takes a double back elbow for 2. Akira half crabs Kosei then Sho joins in. Wato double bulldogs them both. Wato flying back elbows Sho then he backdrops him for 2.

Wato chops Kosei then tope con hilos Sho and Akira outside. Kosei springboard tope con hilos outside. Kosei and Wato trade forearms. Kosei germans Wato. Wato TTD's Kosei for 2. We get a tower of doom spot with Kosei sending everyone down for 2. The four trade forearms.

Sho and Akira trade forearms. Kosei and Wato put stereo submissions on their opponents. Kosei lets go and slaps Wato to make him break his hold. Kosie and Wato slap each other. Kosei slaps Wato. Akira leg lariats Kosei. Wato slingblades Akira. Ren straightjacket piledrivers Wato for 2.

Sho hits forearms on Wato. Wato crucifix bombs him for 2. Kosei germans Akira for 2. Akira germans Kosei. Kosei germans him back. Wato lariats Kosei and Akira step up ennzugiri's Wato. Wato flips him with a lariat. Wato does a high german on Akira but Sho pulls the ref out so he can't count it. Douki comes in to help beat up Wato with Sho. Yoh tries to come in and is hit with a sign. Kosei hits Sho, Wato and Despy with the sign. Akira low blows Kosei then hits him with the sign. Wato cradles Akira. Akira meteora's Wato for 2.

Akira buzzsaw kicks Wato then does an emerald flowsion match to win.

Thoughts: It wasn't the high flying juniors match you would expect. It was slower and it wasn't the most serious. We had some HoT interference as expected. I thought it went too long and was so-so.

Akira talks on the mic after and tells YOH to get in the ring. Yoh is out of it, comically and accepts a challenge from him. Akira then nails him and hits him with a title belt. Akira tells him his time is already over.

G1 Climax 36 Block B Play-In Match - YOSHI-HASHI vs. Aaron Wolf

Wolf trips him on an arm wringer attempt. Wolf backs him up on the ropes. Yoshi hits some chops. Wolf shoulder throws him and elbow drops him for 2. Wolf goes for the armbar and Yoshi ropebreaks. Wolf hits forearms and Yoshi bangs Wolf's leg off the post. Yoshi dropkicks Wolf's leg into the rails.

Yoshi boots him in the leg inside then bangs his leg off the mat. They chop each other and Wolf shoulders him over. Yoshi dropkicks him in the knee then leglocks him. Yoshi chops him then Wolf powerslams him.

Wolf running corner lariats him then suplexes him. Wolf elbow drops him for 2. Wolf slams him. Wolf misses a top rope splash. Yoshi basement dropkicks him. Wolf cradles him for 2. Wolf then does a low splash on him.

Wolf throws him. Wolf hits a top rope splash for 2. Wolf does an anaconda vice and Yoshi ropebreaks. Yoshi gets a 2 count on him. They lariat each other. They do it again and Yoshi goes down. Wolf has him in the fireman's carry and swinging drops him.

Yoshi forearms him then running lariats him. Yoshi superkicks him and suplexes him for 2. Yoshi switches to the legbar. Yoshi dragon screws Wolf's leg. Yoshi top rope swantons Wolf for 2. Yoshi dropkicks him in the knee and superkicks him. Yoshi running lariat s him for 2.

Wolf shoulder throws him into reverse triangle. Yoshi is out and Wolf wins.

Thoughts: It wasn't quite the epic it was made out to be, but it was okay enough here. Wolf worked the arm. Yoshi showed some fire and was solid as usual. It was nice to see Wolf with someone outside of House of Torture for a change. I'm not a big fan of the result. Yoshi's one of the best workers in the company and he would add a lot to the G1.

G1 Climax 36 Block A Play-In Match - Taichi vs. Yuto-Ice

They trade chops and forearms to start. They leg kick each other. Ice kicks him in the back then Tai kicks him in the back. Tai hits Kawada kicks then Ice hits Kawada kicks. They butt heads. Ice boots Tai in the corner.

Tai superkicks him. Ice goes out and is sent into the rails. They go out and into the stands. Tai kicks him in the back there. They trade shots up in there aisle and Yoshi is kicked down the steps. Tai is sent into the post.

Ice running knees him in the face for 2. Tai hits leg kicks in the ring. Ice forearms him down and buzzsaw kicks him for 2. Ice slaps him and Tai blocks a kick. They trade forearms. Tai no sells his forearms then drops him with a big one. Tai hits spinning chops then chest kicks him.

Tai hits kicks to the back. They trade chest kicks. Tai enzugiri's him. Tai takes his pants off. Ice lariats him down and high kicks him. Ice barely hits a PK for 2. Tai hits a hard backdrop. They slap each other. Ice punches him down.

Yoshi forearms him down then running lariats him. Ice high kicks him. Ice pump kicks him from behind for 1. Tai brainbusters him. The ref does a 10 count on both but stops as there has to be a winner. They facekick each other.

Tai buzzsaw kicks him and spinning forearms him. Tai hits a big lariat. Tai backdrops him for 2. Ice knees him in the face. Ice puts him in reverse tree of woe and kicks him as he hangs. Ice gets a 2 count on him. Ice running knees him for 2.

Tai blocks a basement dropkick and sliding lariats him for 2. Tai gamengiri's him. Tai hits a big punch. Ice hits headbutts on him. Ice hits a big forearm. Ice pump kicks him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was acceptable but nothing more. It went too long, the pace was slow and they just never kicked it up to the next level. There was just too much strike trading here that didn't go anywhere. Like with Yoshi though, Taichi is now out of the G-1 and the G-1 will suffer because of it.

Ice talks on the mic after. He says he's happy to be a wrestler and has a smile on his face. He says he likes him a lot. He says Tai has a place and NJPW needs him. Ice tells Tai to keep an eye on his matches. Ice says it's his first G1 and says let's get high.

Overall thoughts: The first two matches were a waste of time. I liked what we got of Umino's tag match, but I would have liked to have seen it go about double the time it went. The House of Torture tag was average. The 4-way went long was nothing special. Wolf/Yoshi was okay enough. Taichi/Yuto went long and was only acceptable. I'd give it a 5 out of 10, but with some changes, it would have been higher. I thought it was average.

Reality of Wrestling 6/24/2026 PLATINUM Episode 31

The last show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/reality-of-wrestling-6172026-platinum.html

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Note - I had seen all of these matches already. I reviewed them here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/reality-of-wrestling-6132026-platinum.html

ROW Women's Title - "Ladybird" Monica Monroe (c) vs Kaylia Capri

MM wristlocks KC and KC reverses it. MM side headlock takeovers her but KC rolls through. MM headscissors her and KC headstand's out. KC side headlocks her. KC shoulders MM over.

KC dropkicks her. MM shoulders her over. MM slingblades her for 2. The ref gets between them and KC hits MM. KC running back elbows MM. KC 2nd rope diving facebusters her for 2. MM hits shots on her and chops her. KC boots her out of the corner then they botch a 2nd rope bulldog.

KC sits on MM's back with a chinlock. MM rams KC into the corner. KC back elbows her then 2nd rope diving blockbusters her. MM hits punches on KC then she powerslams her. MM 2nd rope asai moonsaults her for 2.

MM topes her outside. KC corkscrew kicks her in the ring. KC misses a flipping legdrop and MM top rope swantons her for the win.

Thoughts: Capri hadn't been around for a while and lost as expected. She didn't have the best night here and this was average.

Terrale Tempo does a promo. He says he will take out something he created and be back at the top of ROW where he belongs. He says Luther's accomplishments belong to him and he will destroy him tonight.

Big Luther says Tempo turned on him and he won the tag titles, not him. He says it burns Tempo up to see him in the spotlight. He says he will burn him at the stake and go on to Summer of Champions.

Blake Banks and "The Druth" Dru Tyra vs Mike Anthony and K-Toomer

This is Dru's ROW televised debut. Toomer pulls down BB off the lock up. BB boots and clubs Mike. Mike corner splashes BB then chops him. Mike hits another corner splash. Mike misses a corner splash and takes a flying pumping knee. Dru then tries a quick pin on Mike.

Dru hits mounted forearm on Mike. Dru hits corner spears on Mike then corner lariats him. BB neckbreakers Mike for 2. BB chinlocks Mike and Mike backdrops Dru. Toomer comes in and hits a double lariat.

Toomer lariats Dru down then corkscrew kicks him in the back. Tommer running shining wizards Dru for 2. BB stomps Toomer then Mike pounds on BB in the corner. Mike lariats BB over the top. Dru yells at Mik and backs up into Toomer. Dru takes a big ending + cutter combo and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was a shorter bout and Mike's team won as expected. Toomer was kind of put over as the big man here and we didn't have bumps that were too crazy. It was close to a squash, but not quite one.

#1 Contender's Match - Terrale Tempo vs Big Luther

AJ Francis is on commentary for this.

They lock up and Big shoves him down. TT flying shoulders him then Big shoulders him over. Big catches him in the air and throws him. Big corner splashes him then double chops him. They go out. TT jumps on him from the apron and is double chopped.

Big comes in and TT kicks the ropes into his crotch. TT hits euros. Big throws him across the ring then TT leg lariats him. TT top rope diving shoulderblocks him for 2. Big shoves him off the pin. Big hits a big chokeslam. Big then hits a sitout chokeslam and pins him.

Thoughts: It went as it should have with Big throwing TT around and TT bumping big for him. Both guys did what they were supposed to and this was a decent bout.

Big Luther points at AJ Francis after.

Cappuccino Jones is interview. He is wearing some new gear and looks like a hippie. He says things started with him and Chandler Hopkins because Chandler can't beat him. He says Chan tried to burn him with coffee and chair him. He says all it did was wake him up. He says his strategy is to hit him with the chair until he finds out that Cappuccino joke woke him up.

Chairs Match - Cappuccino Jones vs Chandler Hopkins

Cap ducks a chair shot and hits punches. Cap hiptosses him and flying corner lariats him. Cap top rope double axe handles him. Chan then topes him outside. Cap lariats him over the top rope. Chan is in a chair outside and Cap topes him.

Chan pulls Cap's throat down over the top of a chair. Chan dropkicks him as he hangs over the 2nd rope. Chan chairs Cap in the back. Chan chairs him in the gut then puts the chair in Cap's mouth and throat. Chan sits on the chair on Cap's throat. Cap dropkicks the chair into Chan's face.

Cap misses a chair shot and Chan superkicks him. Chan hits the buckle with the chair and it rebounds in his face. Cap dropkicks Chan then dropkicks the chair into his face. Cap then throws hot coffee at Chan. Cap chairs Chan. Chan begs off. Chan handspring enzugiri's the chair into Cap.

Cap hits punches on Chan. They fight on the buckles and Chan is hurricanrana'd into a 2x2 side by side set of chairs. Cap top rope froggy bow's him and wins.

Thoughts: The chair's gimmick wasn't the best as they hit each other with the chairs some and it didn't take anyone out. It got a lot of time and the crowd wasn't into it as much as they should have been. It was alright enough but not much else.

Overall thoughts: Monroe/Capri was average. Toomer and Mike Anthony almost squashed Banks and Tyra in their match. Tempo/Luther was decent and Jones/Hopkins was just alright. I'd give it a out of higher 5 out of 10 as it was acceptable overall.

WWE Monday Night Raw 7/6/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/wwe-monday-night-raw-6292026.html

We are in Chicago, IL. Corey Graves and Michael Cole are on commentary.

We see various wrestlers arrive. Sami arrives in a convertible holding his title up. He shakes hands with some of the security guys and runs into Cody Rhodes. Sami says Cody thinks he's going to jump back in and take his spot and be champ again. Sami says it won't happen. He says he will walk out of here WWE champ. Cody says he came to say good luck and he'll see him out there. Cody says Sami's right though about what he's thinking. Sami says we will see about that.

Gunther then nails Cody from the side and powerbombs him through a table. Refs come to break it up. Gunther tells Sami he's welcome and says Cody isn't his problem anymore. Gunther says he's a disgrace and fluke of a champ. He says he's going to come for him. Gun then boots the car door into Cody's head and Cody starts bleeding from the ear.

Seth Rollins comes out to talk. Seth does his usual lines. We get "CM Punk" chants. Seth says he doesn't care as his business is beating Roman at Summerslam and winning the title. He says his business is continuing to own Roman Reigns.

Seth says Roman isn't here as he didn't think it did anything for him or the check wasn't big enough. He says that's who Roman is and says he's been the chosen one since Day 1. He says no one wants to hold him accountable ever. Seth says it was made clear to them that Roman was going to be the top guy in The Shield even if he couldn't cut a promo or wrestle his way out of a wet paper bag. He says it was always going to be Roman and it didn't sit right with him.

Seth says there's a kid in the front row who is 9 and another who is 5. He says he was that boy. He says he sat in these stands and all he wanted to do his entire life was to be the biggest star in this industry. He says those were his dreams and it broke something in him to see those dreams handed to someone else. He says every decision he made after that was in response to that.

He says be broke up The Shield to hurt Roman and he cashed in his MITB to stay close to Roman. He says he believed if he worked hard, he could achieve those dreams. He says he thought he and Roman were running the same race but he was wrong. He says Roman admitted that he worked 10x less than Seth and made 10x more than he did. He says the reward was the work and hustle for him.

He says Roman needs to beat him to justify that he's not a fraud. He says he needs to prove to himself that with hard work, sacrifice and dreams, you can achieve greatness.

LA Knight interrupts. LA says there was no way he was going to sit through this again for 2 weeks in a row. He says Roman wanted to bore everyone to sleep and then Seth joined him and bored everyone to sleep with the same old trash.

LA says he remembers when you had to win matches to get title shots and says Seth lost in the first round at KOTR. He says he lost too but he's not making a claim due to nostalgia. LA says he can never catch Seth's title shots. He says when business as at its peak, it was LA Knight storming through WWE.

He says Seth and Bloodline shut him down before. He says the greatest at being vomit's in this business. LA says you can't stop him and he will rise because he must rise. Seth says he doesn't like him but he respects him. He says LA is a shining example of everything he just described. He says he believes LA's time will come. He says he can't worry about him as he needs to get a title back he never lost. He says LA can then step to him and be the first person he put in the dirt.

Thoughts: LA coming out was a bit random but Seth had a good promo otherwise.

Jimmy Uso appears in the ring then superkicks LA. Jimmy says to keep Bloodline out your mouth.

Gunther and Adam Pearce argue in the back. Adam says a meeting is off and Gun says Adam's decision forced his hand. Nick Aldis comes in and security backs up Gun. Gun says Nick failed as a wrestler and is failing as a GM. Nick and Adam argue about Nick's ego and his reaction. Nick says Adam has an ego and says the attack on Cody is on Adam.

The Vision (Bron, Austin and Logan) are interviewed. Paul Heyman walks in. Paul yells at Bron for not taking out Seth and says Austin didn't even take out Joe Hendry. Paul tells Austin to come back with something worthy of his wiseman tonight or do not come back to him at all.

World Tag Titles - The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) (c) vs The Vision (Bron Breakker and Austin Theory)

Bron hits corner spears on Ford then he standing moonsaults him for 2. Ford goes up and over AT then dropkicks him. AD shoulders over AT then flips Ford onto him for 2. AD flying back elbows AT for 2. AD is speared by AT in the corner and Bron pounds on AD.

AD dropkicks Bron. AD boots Bron off the ropes. Bron running lariats AD. We go to break and return. Ford top rope diving elbows Bron then lariats him. Ford hits kicks on him and enzugiri's him. Ford top rope crossbodies Bron for 2.

Bron pop up powerslams Ford. Ford jumping knees AT. AT takes a doomsday device blockbuster for 2. Ford is bakc body dropped out. AD twisting double underhook drops AT. Logan Paul throws in knucks and the ref sees it. The ref takes them. Logan gives Bron another set of knucks. Bron drops the knucks when AD hits him. Ford flip dives over the post onto Bron.

AD puts knucks on. Maxxine Dupri comes in and low blows AD. AT pins AD.

Thoughts: Well, Max has officially turned heel. It didn't get a ton of time and Ford came up a little short on his dives here. This wasn't anything special. The Vision are champs again but I don't expect this to last too long.

Dupri kisses AT after and hugs him. The Vision get fireworks.

A doc says he can't sign off on Cody tonight. Adam Pearce comes in and says he can't let Cody wrestle if the doc won't.

The Vision celebrate in the back. Logan says they deserved this and says he loves them. Paul Heyman walks up to them and says it's the first step. He says it's only the first step. Paul says at least someone got something accomplished tonight. Austin thinks he means him but Paul says he means Max. The Vision drive off. Otis and Tozawa then run in and look shocked.

The Vision talk in the back. Liv talks about what they did last week and says they will do everything in their power to make sure Raquel becomes Women's IC champ. Raquel says the title is as good as hers tonight.

#1 Contenders IC Title Gauntlet is announced for next week.

Jackie Redmond interviews Penta. Penta says he's excited for the gauntlet. Ethan Page and Rusev walk in. They say Penta won't get to mention Rey Mysterio as he is on the shelf. Dragon Lee comes in and says to watch what they say about Rey. Rusev tells him to learn English before he crushes him too. Chad Gable comes in and asks if there's a problem. Page says he will talk to Adam Pearce and get a match with Chad and Lee. Penta tells Chad to go out with no fear tonight.

WWE Women's Intercontinental Title Match - Sol Ruca (c) vs Raquel Rodriguez

RR backs up Sol on the ropes. Sol side headlocks her and RR blocks a tornado bulldog. RR throws her by the wrist. Sol sunset flips her. Sol hangs over the top rope and forearms her. Sol high kicks RR and RR hits snake eyes on Sol. RR hits back elbows on Sol.

RR hits snake eyes on her and is pulled out. Sol misses a 2nd rope moosault outside Sol cartwheels out of a sweep off the apron and PK's RR. Sol bottom rope tornillo's her outside. RR hits a hard lariat on Sol for 2. We go to break and return.

Sol sunset flips her for 2. Sol springboard twisting crossbodies her for 2. Sol hits forearms and euros her hard twice. Sol hits flying shoulders on her. Sol 2nd rope dropkicks her. Sol running knees her for 2.

RR facekicks her down for 2. Sol does a bad hurricanrana on her. Roxanne Perez is on the apron. Sol goes to the 2nd rope and Liv grabs her. RR his a swinging side slam for 2. Iyo Sky comes out and crossbodies Perez off the apron. She then asai moonsaults Liv and Perez. Sol hits a sol snatcher on RR while she is distracted and pins her.

Thoughts: Sol was a little sloppy here. This should have been a little better than it was. I thought Raquel had a shot at winning here and was surprised to see her lose.

Paul Heyman comes out and says he's here to talk about Oba Femi. He talks about Brock Lesnar kicking Oba in the crotch last week and says the paint is nothing compared to what he will experience in Hell in a Cell. He says Oba has motivated Brock and made the biggest mistake of his life in accepting the match with Brock. He says Brock will destroy Oba in HIAC.

Oba Femi comes out. He says Paul talks so much and he came out here so he wouldn't be lonely. Paul says Oba learned last week that if you talk sh!t, you get hit. Paul says he's valuable as he stops people from making bad mistakes. He says Oba made a bad mistake, but not at Mania. He says Oba proved Brock is beatable then Brock proved Oba is beatable.

Paul says Oba didn't accept the challenge for just a cage, he accepted a challenge for the "Brocktagon". He says Brock is the bringer of pain, the beast he can't beat and the mountain Oba can't climb in there. Paul says Oba will be the beatable one at HIAC.

Oba says Brock showed up last week after weeks. He says it tells him that what he said about Brock got to him. He says the fact that Brock showed up means he watches the show. He says Paul has been reduced to less than advocate and is just a mouth. He says mouths need to be fed. He says how can he feed if he has no head? He says Paul is scared and is here for damage control. Oba says this is the end and the final chapter. Oba says he will beat Brock in front of his wife and children. He says he has learned that you have to walk through hell to get through heaven and says to tell Brock that he will see him in hell.

Sami Zayn is interviewed. Jackie says she can confirm that Cody is not able to compete tonight. Sami says let's figure this out on Friday and wait until Chicago. Adam Pearce comes in. He says he promised Chicago a title match and he will give them it. He says Sami is defending the title in the main event tonight but Adam doesn't tell him who his opponent is.

Chad Gable and Dragon Lee vs Ethan Page and Rusev

The heels run in and attack the faces. Rusev punches and foot chokes Lee. Page facekicks Lee down. Rusev suplexes Lee twice. Lee dropkicks Page off the apron. Chad comes in and germans Rusev twice. Rusev hits back elbows and takes a belly to belly overhead suplex. Page gets one too. Chad ankle locks Rusev then back body drops Page. Chad throws Lee into a flying kick on Page. Rusev pulls Page out and Chad overhead belly to belly suplexes Lee onto the heels outside.

We go to break and return. Rusev hits leg kicks on Chad then lariats him down three times. Chad boots Rusev out of the corner. Rusev blocks Chad's tag attempt and Chad ddt's him. Lee dropkicks Rusev through the ropes. He hits combinacion cabron on Page. Lee tornado ddt's Page. Page is in tree of woe and Lee top rope double stomps him down for 2.

Chad saves Lee from a double suplex. Chad olympic slams Page and takes a matchka kick from Rusev. Lee rolls up Rusev for 2, germans him and superkicks him. Lee is caught off the top and hit with a urange. Rusev matchka kicks Lee and camel clutches him. Lee submits.

Thoughts: Lee submitting was a bit surprising here but Rusev and Page kind of needed a win. It was alright enough.

Rusev keeps the hold on after and Page saves Rusev from taking a german. Page pounds on Chad then Rusev camel clutches Chad. Page hits shots on Chad. Joe Hendry comes out and hits the heels. Joe sends Rusev out and fallaway slams Page. Rusev matchka kicks Joe. Page fisherman suplexes Joe. Rusev camel clutches Joe and refs come to break it up.

Jackie talks to Jimmy Uso outside. Jimmy says it's time to step up for Bloodline. LA Knight comes out after him and Jacob Fatu nails LA from the side. LA goes into the wall and is down. Fatu and Uso then leave.

Bayley does a promo. She says Lyra once waited for hours to meet her. She says that's the foundation of her trust for her. She says she watched a girl who was just a fan become a champ and stand next to her at Wrestlemania. She says Lyra made her bring the best version of herself out and reminded her of who she is. She says she will give her a chance to prove she is not like everyone else and asks her to meet her face to face.

Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis talk. Nick says he placed a call and secured a replacement for Cody tonight. He says that wrestler is in the building and says Adam just needs to say, "you're welcome".

The Judgment Day do a video. JD says if Danhausen thought what happened already was bad, just wait and see. JD says he doesn't care who Dan's back-up is. He says he came to smack him up and dance on his head in front of his fans. He says he wants to put the Cinderella story in the bin where it belongs. Dom says to give them the money and it can be fixed. Dom threatens to make his life a living hell if they don't get their money.

Sami gets in the ring for the main. A garage door is pulled up and CM Punk shows up behind it.

World Heavyweight Title - Sami Zayn (c) vs CM Punk

Punk side headlocks Sami then shoulders him over. Sami side headlocks him and chops him. Punk hits a corner spear and some chops. Sami hits corner spears then mounted corner punches on Punk. Punk atomic drops him then hits mounted corner punches. Punk's throat is pulled over the top rope and Sami's head is banged off the apron. Punk topes Sami. We go to break and return. Sami elbow drops Punk in the face and knees him in the face.

Punk's head is banged off the buckles and Sami 2nd rope double axe handles him. Punk hits lariats on Sami then he leg lariats him. Punk step up knees him then Punk swinging neckbreakers him for 2.

Punk hits a pepsi twist lariat for 2. Punk gets crotched up top. Sami top rope superplexes him. We go to break and return. They trade punches on their knees. Punk forearms him. Punk high kicks him then step up knees him. Sami blue thunders him for 2.

Punk knees Sami in the face, step up knees him and bulldogs him. Punk top rope elbow drops him for 2. Punk puts Sami in the anaconda vice. Sami rolls up Punk for 2. They trade shots on their knees. Sami hits a GTS for 2.

Punk exploders Sami into the buckles. Sami hits a GTS on Punk and blue thunders him for 2. Sami slaps and headbutts Punk. Sami hits punches on Punk. Punk hits punches on Punk. Punk step up knees him. Sami misses a helluva kick and Punk hits his own helluva kick on Sami. Punk hits GTS on Sami and pins him.

Thoughts: Punk was definitely the favorite going in here and won. It also wasn't a shock that Punk was mystery opponent as the crowd expected it. They did each other's moves a lot here. The match was alright but not super athletic and it didn't have a lot big spots. It was okay enough but not super memorable outside of the result. I don't like them blowing Sami's story of not being able to win the title like this. They got little out of the build and little out of the reign.

Punk celebrates in the crowd after.

Overall thoughts: They started the show off well with the Gunther/Cody angle and Seth doing a good promo on Roman. The tag title match was nothing special. Sol/Raquel should have been better. Gable's match was alright enough. Punk being the surprise man wasn't too shocking and neither was him beating Sami. The main was fine enough, just nothing too memorable outside of the result and I thought they wasted the story of Sami finally winning the title. I'd give it a low 6 out of 10 overall and it was an okay show.

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