EPW Wrestling Unleashed 7/18/2026 Episode #251

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 7/18/2026 Episode #251

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/epw-wrestling-unleashed-7112026-episode.html

Gene Jackson and Joey Gross are our hosts. We are in Booneville, MS. 

The Order are interviewed by Allen Pounds. Allen talks about Moses Cain winning a #1 Contender's match for Eli's Apex Title. The Order are shocked and Allen asks what Eli's plans are. Eli is still shocked and doesn't answer.

Dorian Vain is then asked about Aaron Roberts' return. He says Shawn Aries has failed to put away childish things and still thinks like a child. He says he will show what he does to children like Shawn. He says will be Shawn's daddy today and says that's an executive order.

Elijah Owens vs Isiah Cone

They go at it and Cone wristlocks him. EO reverses it. Cone headflips out and armdrags him. EO side headlocks him. Cone hits armdrags and forearms him. Cone back body drops him. Cone chops EO in the corner.

Cone enzugiri's him from the apron and EO pulls Cone's throat down over the top rope. EO hits shots on Cone and boots him in the corner. EO slingshot spinebusters him. EO chinlocks him. Cone hits forearms and lightning spirals him. EO running lariats Cone. EO grabs Cone's skateboard. Cone ducks a shot and facekicks him. EO steps on the skateboard and falls. Cone slingshot cutters him and pins him.

Thoughts: I liked it. The finish was clever with EO slipping on the skateboard. His gimmick has been that he has been unlucky at times and that fits right in. There was nothing wrong with this and it was an okay bout.

Sara Blake interviews The Culture Project (Jabari Young and Enrico Sterdivan). They says they are here to put their foot on anyone's neck. The Uncut Gems come in and interrupt. Bobby Ford says the are here to make their own statement. The Gems leave and Jabari says he's gonna kill him. Enrico holds him back.

Lil Bit vs Nyxx

They waistlock each other. Nyxx throws her down twice then slams her. Nyxx suplexes her. Nyxx then slams her for 2. Nyxx misses a corner charge and is kicked in the gut. Bit bulldogs her and crossfaces her. Nyxx ropebreaks. 

Bit pulls Nyxx's arm over the 2nd rope. Bit knees Nyxx in the gut then does a guillotine + armlock in the air. Nyxx rams her into the buckles. Bit headscissors her from the top buckle and Nyxx spears her for the pin.

Thoughts: It was a shorter one and it wasn't that bad. Nyxx's offense looked alright and no one botched anything. 

Bit boots Nyxx after and does something like a rocker dropper. Bit crossfaces her. Judy Lee comes out and Bit runs.

Chris Styles is interviewed. He says his partner Cody James isn't here due to the actions of 2 dirtbags last week who put him in concussion protocol. He says jumping them from behind is not the mark of a real man. The Initiative come out. 

Trace Hunt says it looks like something is missing with Chris. Trace says they are here and want their shot at the titles and they don't care if Cody James isn't here. Trace says they will take the titles from him.

Parental Advisory come out. Dakota Gage says Chris' partner is hurt and so is his. He says he has Chris' back. Aryanne says they will do the match, but when they win it, they get a title match. 

We see the same Culture Project video from earlier.

The Culture Project (Jabari Young and Enrico Sterdivan) vs The Uncut Gems (Tyler LeMasters and Bobby Ford)

Tyler waistlock takedowns JY. JY knees him in the gut then Tyler rams him in the corner. Tyler hits shots on him in the corner. JY takes a double back elbow. Tyler throws Ford onto JY for 2. JY's head is banged off the buckles. Tyler flying back elbows JY and Ford flying corner splashes JY. 

Enrico no sells a double clothesline then hits his own. Enrico forearms Tyler down twice then running back elbows him. Enrico broski boots him in the corner. JY suplexes Tyler for 2. Enrico kicks Tyler in the gut. Tyler jumping knees Enrico. Ford gets in and hit punches on JY. Ford flying lariats him.

Ford hits a double splash in the corner. Ford's top rope crossbody is caught by Enrico and Tyler dropkicks them both over. JY lariats Ford. Ford takes an os cutter into a choke by Enrico and Ford submits.

Thoughts: This was fine. They put over Enrico as the powerhouse here and the faces flew around some. Thankfully, The Project won as they are a newer group and need some wins.

The announcers talk.

Mike Anthony vs Wonder Boy

Mike talks trash and forearms him to start. Boy pulls his gloves off and gets hit again. Mike grabs him by the hair. Boy hits forearms. Boy corner flying forearms him then hits shots in the corner. Boy hits another flying corner forearm. Boy is swept off the 2nd rope.

We go to break and return. Mike boots Boy, bangs his head off the buckles and hits him in the gut. Boy hits forearms and Mike back elbows him. Mike backdrops him. Boy hits forearms and Mike germans him. Mike headbutts him down, yells at him more and punches him. Mike gets on the 2nd rope Boy enzugiri's him and 2nd rope superplexes him. 

Mike flying forearms him 4 times in a row for 2. Boy goes for a running boot and Mike rolls hm up off of it and pins him.

Thoughts: I liked it. Boy showed some fire, Mike hit hard and looked like a threat and both guys generally did what they were supposed to here. This was one of Boy's better matches.

Mike makes snow angels after and Boy pounds the mat in frustration. Mike then grabs Boy's Crossroads Cup. Mike tells him to dial his @ss in after and gives him the cup back. 

Overall thoughts: Cone/Owens was an okay bout and it had a clever finish with Owens slipping on a skateboard. Nyxx/Bit was a shorter one but what we got wasn't bad. The Gems vs Culture Project was fine. I liked the main as both guys did what they were supposed to and it was one of Boy's betters bouts. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 as it was an okay show overall. I'd say the main was the best match of the night.

WWC Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre 7/19/2026

WWC Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre 7/19/2026

Yesterday's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/wwc-superestrellas-de-la-lucha-libre_01303275515.html

The next live event is on 8/2 in Aguadilla. It has:

"La Amenaza" Bryan vs Chicano

John Hawking vs Lightning

Xavant vs Tony Leyenda

Mike Nice vs Amaddeo Sole

Oscar Benabe vs Lou Forza

Wilfredo Rivera vs El Informante

Kamila vs Sai Perez

El Payaso Makabro and La Amazona Guerrera vs Elena Negroni and Brandon The Skater 

"El Hostile" Jovan vs Joe Bravo 

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Axel Cruz and Abel Durant are our hosts. 

We get another Orlando Colon video. He talks in the mirror. He says Carlito's and Chicano's statements were out of this world. He talks about Chicano saying Ray wouldn't help him out when his wife was sick. Orlando says his plan is going well and he needs to celebrate. He says Eddie Colon won't be at Summer Madness and he hopes he doesn't come. Orlando says it's time for him, Carlito and Eddie to run the business. 

He says he was a good friend of Andrade's but he went with Eddie. He says the most important thing today is what will happen. He says Ray Gonzalez's time is running out and he knows it. He says what's coming is coming. We saw this yesterday.

The hosts talk.

WWC TV Title - Bryan Idol (c) vs Lightning vs Wilfredo Rivera vs Hijo del Dos Caras

All 4 men fight to start. Idolo forearms Wil in the corner. Wil flapjacks him. Dos is punched down to the floor from the top rope by Light. Light and Wil trade shots. Wil ddt's him. Dos knees Wil in the gut and Wil throws Idol out. 

Dos goes up and over Wil and superkicks him in the gut. Dos delay suplexes Wil and flips off the fans while doing it. Idol chops and headbutts Dos. Idol double underhook suplexes him. Wil hits mounts corner punches on Idol and Dos kicks Wil in the leg. Dos headbutts Wil.

Wil takes a double back elbow and Wil is double hiptossed. Dos throws Light out. Idol flying knees Wil. Dos is double suplexed.

We go to break. Joe Bravo does a promo. He says he's facing a young wrestler who has the drive and motivation to win in El Hostil Jovan. He says Jovan has everything to become a star but he will hit a wall on 8/2. He says he hopes he's doing the proper preparation to be in the bet condition of his life. He says this is a trial by fire for him.

El Hostil Jovan does a promo. He says he has an important commitment on 8/2 when he faces Joe Bravo for the first time. He says Joe will face a 2nd generation wrestler with a lot of hunger. He says he'll see him on 8/2. and says he will show anyone else that he will continue to be the best.

Wilfredo Rivera does a promo. He says since he regained his TV Title, he wants to make it one of the best titles in the company. He says he's facing El Informante on 8/2. He urges all the fans who want to see good wrestling to see how he elevates lucha. He says Informante knows what he is capable of. He tells him to come prepared as he's ready to do anything to win and leave as champ.

We return to the match. Idol and Dos stop each other from pinning Wil then they stomp on Lightning together. Wil top rope diving double lariats Idol and Dos. Light lariats Wil. Dos elbows and headbutts Light. Dos knees Light in the gut. Light lariats Dos then he spears him. 

Light bends over and Idol kicks him. Light powerslams Idol and Dos breaks the pin up. Wil top rope splashes Idol and pins him.

Thoughts: It was about average. I think we didn't see all of it, but we at least saw enough of the start and the finish. It was nothing too special. Idol was going to lose that title to go back to the US and Wilfredo seemed like the likely winner here.  

Sai Perez does a promo. She says she saw Kamila climb last year to win the WWC Women's Title. She says she did it. Sai says Kamila can be working out and posting on Instagram but she couldn't carry the biggest weight - the weight of the WWC Women's division. She says that's why she is here - to show her what a real champ looks like. She says she will do to her what she did to Stephany Amalbert and says she will see her.

Kamila does a promo and says she will have to go to the other side of the island to meet daddy's little girl. She says she doesn't care about Sai's legacy. She says no legacy will fight for her and no surname will save her. She says she will find out who Kamila really is.

Lou Forza does a promo. He says WWC returns to western PR on 8/2. He says Oscar Benabe isn't a matador. He says Oscar won't go away. He says Oscar will feel the shame when he fails to beat him. He says he will be overjoyed to get another win in Western PR. He says no one and nothing can stop him.

Oscar Benabe does a promo. He says he and Lou Forza have faced each other many times. He says he will meet the same fate al those times and says Amaddeo will get it too and says Leyenda will as well. He says he will get it so hard that he will grow hair back on his head.

The mayor of Aguadilla talks about the 8/2 WWC show.

Orlando Colon vs Ray Gonzalez

We join this from the start. Ray is in the entrance area and OC is in the ring. They stare down from there. OC runs out to him and gets hit in the face with powder. Ray punches him and sends him into the post. Ray slaps him and bangs his head off the post.

OC's leg is banged off the post and he is pulled crotch first into the post. OC is bleeding big time. OC pulls Ray into the post. OC chops and punches him. Ray hits him back and crotches him on the rail. Ray punches him in the head and chops him. Ray low blows him. Ray stabs OC in the head with an object. OC boots him out of the corner and 2nd rope diving bulldogs him for 2. OC hits punches on Ray.

We go to break. Tony Leyenda does a promo at a baseball field. He says he's fed up with the war of nations and is sick of everything. He says he's only interested in his career. He says he's Dominican and Xavant is Puerto Rican. He says he's better than everyone in WWC and there's no science behind it. He says he's practicing baseball with his kids and doing something Puerto Rican's don't know how to do. He says to get better at your sport like he does with wrestling. He says there's nothing left to say. He says he's been the best in WWC for 3 years. He says he have to get ready to fight Xavant but says he's still the best. He says he is what he says he is - the best.

Xavant does a promo. He says the champ has arrived and thanks PR for the support last night. He says the last time they were in Aguadilla, it was historic. He says he has a special assignment that night and it's to shut the mouths of foreigners. He says he has no problem with foreigners coming to PR to talk but he has a problem with the trash talking of Puerto Rican's. He says he's the captain of the last territory and he defends for PR. He says don't speak ill of Puerto Rican's. He says he will break his back with the camel clutch and says he will persevere until he triumphs as that's what heroes do.

We return from break. OC punches Rey and running boots him. OC rakes Ray's head on the ropes. They trade punches for chops and OC dropkicks him. OC hits mounted punches on him and bites his head. OC misses a corner flying knee. Ray figure fours OC around the post.

Lou Forza comes out and stomps Ray to break it up. Ray is sent into the post. Ray grabs a shovel from under the ring and hits Lou with it. Ray hits OC in the leg with his shovel. Ray is busted open. OC boots Ray away. OC figure four's Ray.

Ray reverses the hold. Chicano and Carlito come out. Chicano tries to hit Carlito with a chair but nails Ray instead. OC then pins Ray.

Thoughts: I feel like we didn't see all of this but what we saw of it looked good as both guys bled. The important part of this was that we saw how Chicano ended up hitting Ray with the shovel. The way it happened was that it was accidental, but it looked more deliberate in the replays.

Chicano does a promo. He says he's calm and thoughtful. He says Bryan took a different path than him. He says Bryan wants to do things the old way but Chicano wants to bring something new. He says he hopes Bryan doesn't injure himself because it's said he is made of glass. He says he feels like himself for the first time. He says he will knock him down and give him a kick. He says Bryan's physique doesn't impress him. Chicano says hi daughter is coming to the match.

La Amenaza Bryan exits a car. He says he's been trying to contact Chicano for a week. He says he doesn't know if he's an idiot or if his phone was cut off. He says they will face each other and says Chicano will have to explain himself in person. He says he knows what this business is about and doesn't care about the betrayal's. He says he's fed up. He says Chicano is a clown and he's one of the biggest stars in PR. 

The mayor of Aguadilla talks about the 8/2 show.

Axel and Abel talk. They talk about WWC Premium which isn't available yet, though they say it is. They then talk about the Aguadilla show and tell us to tune in next week.

Overall thoughts: We got two matches here. I don't think we saw the complete match either time, but we saw enough of the first half and enough of the second half to give us an idea of how things went. The four-way was average. What we saw of Gonzalez/Orlando Colon looked good, but I'm not convinced we saw the whole thing. Other than that, we had the usual promos and lots of hype for the 8/2 show. The show was fine overall and probably about the best we are going to get from WWC. I'd give it a higher 5 out of 10.

Juggalo Championship Wrestling 7/23/2026 JCW Lunacy Episode 92

Juggalo Championship Wrestling 7/23/2026 JCW Lunacy Episode 92

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/juggalo-championship-wrestling-7162026.html

Mark Roberts, Joe Dombrowski and Veda Scott are on commentary. 

Choppa City talks in the back after last week's show. Atiba is hyped up and Vince Russo walks in. Atiba says he doesn't know what Bruce Wayne did and he's sorry. Russo says he made them proud. He says he brought them over from Rocky Mountain Pro and now they are here. Russo says he will give them a bone or a treat. He says he won't be at next week's show and asks them to book the show. Russo says if Bruce screws up, it'll be on Atiba's head. Bruce tells Russo he needs a bat and Russo says he doesn't need a bat. Atiba says he needs Russo's Giants jersey. Russo says he needs it dry cleaned and says he doesn't want Bruce wearing it. Bruce asks if Russo is pregnant like Jasmine St. Clair. Russo asks if he's talking about his belly and tells Bruce "salad bar". Russo tells Atiba not to let Bruce screw up.

Big Vito and Sally Boy come out. Vito does his usual lines and tells the fans to wipe the facepaint off. Vito says there's no one that can kick his @ss or Sally's @ss in this building tonight. He says he hopes the fans have nightmares and diarrhea for the rest of the evening.

Vito says Vincenzo had an accident and isn't here with them, only in spirit. Vito asks for the fans to cheer for Sally for showing loyalty to Vito. Vito says The Brothers of Funstruction aren't here tonight. Vito says they can't stand The JWO and says he can smell them from the ring.

The JWO of Violent J, Willie Mack and 2 Tuff Tony come out. J says he's tired of hearing Vito talk. He says Vito and Sally got stomped out last week and they don't look too tough without Vincenzo. J says 3 doofuses is tougher than 2 idiots. J says he's tired of Vito's mouth and calls Tony and Mack on them. Tony and Mack attack. 

They all fight outside and go into the crowd. Vito clubs Mack there.  Sally is put in a chair and Vito crossbodies him against a wall, breaking the wall. Vito bangs Mack's head off a pole. Tony lets the fans chop Sally. Mack's head is banged off a wall. Tony pounds on Vito. 

Sally is hit with a trash can. Vito sends tony into the wall. Tony chases Vito down with a woman in a wheelchair. The woman puts her foot up and Mack rams her into Sally with a boot. Vito lariats Tony. 

Vito takes a double back body drop in the ring then a double punch from The JWO. Sally takes a big spear from Mack. Vito pulls Sally away and they head to the back. Violent J celebrates with the faces.

Thoughts: It wasn't an actual match but it was a fun little fight with them breaking a wall and using people in wheelchairs as weapons.

Kerry Morton talks while outside. He says he's not supposed to be here and is supposed to be in India. He says he became friends with the office that is in charge tonight. He then walks by a dumpster and says he didn't know Russo was supposed to be here tonight. Kerry says he has a lot to get off plate and says his vacation ended early. 

The JWO celebrates in the back. Choppa City come in and celebrate too. Bruce says The Luciano Family asked for that and they gave them in. Bruce says they are running the show tonight and got a show set up. J tells Bruce that he's the other half of this control. Bruce says Choppa City will face 2 unknown people, Mack and Tony face The Backseat Boyz in a bacardi on a pole match. Atiba says Kerry Morton will take on Mr. Happy. Bruce says it'll be Krule vs Josh Bishop too. J says Choppa City did a fantastic job. J says he's the one who is really running sh!t though. J tells them not to f*ck it up tonight. J says if Atiba f*cks up, its Bruce's fault and if Bruce f*cks up, it's Atiba's fault.

Kerry Morton vs Mr. Happy

They lock up. KM goes up and over him then Happy shoulders him over. Happy shoulders him over again when KM tries to shoulder him. KM then shoulders Happy over. KM hits punches on Happy. KM is thrown out. Happy goes for a dive and KM hits him. KM chokes Happy on the ropes. 

KM boots Happy then 619's him. Happy corner splashes KM then spinning heel kicks him. Happy splashes KM for 2. Happy hits corner spears then a corner splash. KM 2nd rope twisting crossbodies him for 2. KM hits punches on Happy then hits a flying shot on him. Jasmine St. Clair comes out. She distracts Happy and says Happy will take care of the kid on his own if it's his. Jasmine says she's too busy to take care of it. KM flying pumping knees Happy and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a little slower and not as exciting as it should have been. The end didn't help either. This wasn't that good. 

Choppa City talks in the back and Bruce is excited about being in charge. Big Vito and Sally Boy come in. Vito said Russo made the dumbest mistake of his life in putting Choppa City in charge. Vito says they should have done their job and done something during the brawl earlier. Atiba says Vito needs to be more professional. Vito says to go f*ck yourself. He tells them to stay out of his way or he will put them in a dumpster. 

We go to break and return. Bruce talks about being tag champs and says they had to sneak in here 2 months ago. Russo calls in via a webcam and says not to make them look stupid. Choppa City says he doesn't look stupid (the webcam has a toupee and his Giants shirt on under it). Russo tells them not to do anything they wouldn't do if he was sitting there in front of them. Atiba says they got it under control and Bruce makes the call disconnect.

JCW Tag Titles - Choppa City (Bruce Wayans and Atiba) (c) vs Malcolm Monroe III and The Purple Phantom

PP is thrown out then Monroe is double hiptossed and double chopped on. PP double lariats Choppa City then chops them. PP corner splashes both and bangs their heads together. Monroe sweeps Atiba and hits forearms. Monroe pumping knees Atiba in the corner. PP wants tagged in and argues with Monroe about it. PP tags himself in.  PP takes flapjack + facebuster and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was basically a short one and not much of note. No one looked that good here in this. Choppa City won as expected.

The Outbreak and Barnabas The Bizarre do a promo. Barn says everyone in JCW wants to play games. He says he will make Dani Mo's life a living hell and shows us HoKane.

Purple Phantom talks to a photo of Russo on the monitor. Phantom says he's been sucking balls and says the real hero JCW needs is his twin brother, The Orange Phantom. Phantom says he will go to Japan and let the real hero take over. He thanks Vince for the opportunity. 

Choppa City come in and ask Phantom what he's doing. Phantom says he came to say goodbye and says to check on Russo as he's on silent mode. Choppa City laughs when he leaves. 

Mac Davis interviews Kerry Morton. Kerry says he was in India and was supposed to stay there. He says he missed the Lunacy fans. Mac says Russo will be p!ssed that he's here. Kerry says this place doesn't give a sh!t as to what Russo thinks. He says Russo can kiss his shoes. He says he wants Caleb Konley to know that this is the beginning and he will be JCW champ.

Barnabas and The Outbreak do a promo. Barn says Dani Mo mistook him for something he's not. He says he adopted a new daughter in HoKane. He says this daughter understands and listens and obeys every word he says. Barn says Dani Mo won't give The Outbreak drugs when this is over and says the days of their drug escapades are over.

Josh Bishop and Joel Gertner do a promo. Joel says Russo brought a bat into play then does baseball announcer sounds for Josh. Joel says bats are made out of wood and Josh Bishop is made out of Josh Bishop. Joel talks about Josh breaking Russo's bad. Josh says he's gonna break and snap Krule and tells Joel to say more sh!t he will do. Joel says he doesn't need to and says he will do it well.

Barcardi on a Pole Match - The JWO (2 Tuff Tony and Willie Mack) vs The Backseat Boyz (JP and Tommy Grayson)

Tommy has the long hair.

Tommy clubs on Mack then JP clubs on Mack. Tony puts his hat on Tommy then punches the hat. JP is slingshotted in by Tony. The Boyz take double back body drops. The JWO are pulled over the top and The Boyz dropkick them through the ropes. The Boyz then hit stereo slingshot plancha's outside.

JP chops the post when Mack moves. JP stabs Mack with straws then Mack stabs him with stars. Tony lets fans hit shots on JP. JP is slammed on the ramp and Tommy is dumped into the front row. JP superkicks Tony. JP almost has the bottle and Mack stops him. Mack stunners JP. Tommy twist of fate stunners Mack. Tommy goes for the bottle and Tony low blows Tommy. Tony drops Tommy chest first from his shoulder.

All 4 men fight. JP hits corner spears on Tony. Mack step up enzugiri's JP. Mack goes for the bottle and Tommy stops him. Mack and Tommy get powerbombed.

JP and Tony trade shots. They double lariat each other. Tony piledrivers JP. Mack grabs the bottle from the pole. Tony piledrivers Tommy. Tony drinks the bacardi and pours it on JP and Tommy. Tony does his meteorite punch on Tommy then he pins him with Mack.

Thoughts: The pole was not very high up at all and you could grab it just from the 2nd rope. What we got was alright here. JP's selling was too goofy here. The stip was dumb as getting the bottle didn't mean you won the match and it wasn't really used as a weapon.

Big Vito and Sally Boy attack The JWO after. Vito and Sally beat up Mack and Tony with a kendo stick and a belt.

Blast from the Past

This week's match is Big Baby B!tch Boy vs The Jail Bird Man. Baby won via DQ when Eugene of WWE fame beat him up.

Mac Davis talks to The JWO and ask what is going on. J says it's explosive violence. J says he likes it as he likes to fight. J says they have a special challenge for The Luciano Family. J says he wants Gore Games with Tony, Mack and The Brothers of Funstruction vs Vito, Sally and anyone else they can find. 

Josh Bishop vs Krule

Krule comes in and is bakdropped. Krule backdrops him in return then  JB hits another backdrop. Krule release suplexes JB. They lariat each other at the same time. Krule hit uppercuts then knees him in the gut. JB backdrops him. Krule corner splashes JB then JB corner lariats him. Krule corner splashes him again and JB corner spears him. 

JB splashes the ref when Krule moves. Krule full nelson slams him. Caleb Konley comes down and gives Krule a title belt. Krule hit JB in the back of the head with it and JB no sells it. JG bits punches on Krule and slams him. JB AA's him. Caleb Konley pulls JB out and they punch each other. The ref DQ's Krule.

Thoughts: It was a bit rushed and some of the suplexes didn't look good. We then got a DQ finish which didn't help things. This wasn't that good. 

JB is double teamed after and chokeslammed in the ring. Caleb counts a 3 count from Krule. Caleb pounds on JB and Krule chokeslams JB.

Big Al says she talked to Russo on the phone. She says Russo wants her to be the showrunner and says Dani Mo needs to get healed up as the JCW Women's Title is coming back where it belongs. Kerry Morton shows up behind her. Kerry says he has a proposal for her. 

Overall thoughts: Choppa City were entertaining here in their role as guest GM's. I liked the opening brawl. Kerry/Happy wasn't that good. Choppa City won a squash. The bacardi on a pole match was dumb since the only point in getting the bacardi was to use it as a weapon, but the wrestlers didn't. Josh/Krule was short and had a dirty finish. The show sounds worse than it actually was, as it was watchable but it was not one of the more memorable episodes of Lunacy and there's nothing I can really physically point to that would really put this over.. I'd give it a 4 out of 10 a this could have been better and it was a little below average.

Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling Mayhem 7/22/2026

Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling Mayhem 7/22/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/maple-leaf-pro-wrestling-mayhem-7152026.html

We are in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Don Callis and Mauro Ranallo are our hosts.

We get some clips from last week's show to start. Johnny TV says, "Welcome to my show". 

The hosts talk but the audio is low.

MLP Canadian Tag Team Title Match - 1st Faction (Brent Banks & Sheldon Jean) (c) vs. Capitan Suicida & Mascara Dorada

Jean waistlock takedowns Cap. BB wristlocks Cap, Cap flips out using the ropes and armdrags him. BB hits him in the gut. Cap boots him out of the corner and MD springboard crossbodies BB. MD flips over BB and corkscrew headscissors him. MD flips off of Jean and does a reverse headscissors on BB + a botched armdrag on Jean.

Jean trips and pulls out MD. BB pounds on Cap in the ring. Jean euros Cap down. Jean hits mounted shots on Cap. We go to break and return. BB chinlocks Cap then Jean chinlocks Cap. Jean double underhook suplexes Cap for 2. 

Jean misses a corner charge and takes an enzugiri. Cap backrolls into a cutter on BB. MD is popped up into a double dropkick on the heels. MD and Cap hit stereo topes out. Cap twisting swantons and MD top rope 450's. Both get 2 counts. Bryce Hansen distracts the luchadores.

Jean gets dropkicked by MD. MD is back body dropped over the top rope. BB tope con hilos the luchadores outside. Jean backdrop lifts MD into a neckbreaker for 2. Cap fights off his opponents on the buckles. Bryce pushes MD off the top but he dropkicks Jean.

MD kicks Bryce off the apron. Jean swinging side slams Cap and pins him.

Thoughts: It got a lot of time. It was alright but it went a little longer than it needed to and it had a slower pace to it. They didn't really go all out for this one and little was mentioned of how the luchadores earned this shot. It was a good choice for the opener though.

We get a Dani Luna video. A man who is never introduced says she moved from Wales and has scarified a lot for wrestling. The man about what Subculture stands for and says loving wrestling allows you to find yourself while still being unique. An unknown person talks about wanting to basically be the most famous wrestler from Wales and wants to represent Wales. They say Dani can stake her claim to being the best wrestler by winning the MLP Women's Title.

TJP says what Johnny TV said last week wasn't nice. He says Johnny acts like he is filming a movie and says the next movie will be a horror production. He says we will find out if Johnny is as good in the ring as he is in his own head. 

Dani Luna vs. Vanna Black

Dani backs her up in the corner and VB escapes. Dani side headlocks her and takes her down by the wrist. VB boots her in the gut then Dani shoulders her over. Dani misses a corner charge and VB rolls into a basement dropkick on her. 

Dani corner lariats her, overhead suplexes her and sliding lariats her for 2. Dani slams her then chin and armlocks her. VB jawbreakers her and running boots her in the face. VB boots her out of the corner and rolls into a codebreaker for 2. Dani does a slingshot blue thunder for 2. 

Dani inverted cradle shocks her and pins her.

Thoughts: Dani won as expected here. VB didn't do anything too impressive but she hit her offense clean. It didn't get that much time to be anything special. This was basically a squash. 

Subculture celebrates in the locker room. Dani complains about the women's champ.

Rohan Raja congratulates Stu Grayson on being champ. He says he's been champions' grail champ for 600 days. He says he attacked Stu last week so he would know the target is on his back. He says they can talk about the legends of the past but need to talk about the legends of the now.

TJP vs. Johnny TV

They lock up and JTV wristlocks him. TJP side headlocks him. TJP snapmares him and misses the red mist. They try to high kick each other at the same time. We go to break and return not too long after. JTV straightjacket chokes him. TJP does an octopus on him. TJP then trips him and cranks his arm back. TJP steps on the arm.

TJP sleepers him on the ropes. JTV capoeira kicks him then neckbreakers him over the 2nd rope. TJP's head is banged off the apron. JTV puts on Meta glasses and we see his POV. TJP is dropped chest first on the apron edge. 

JTV buzzsaw kicks him. JTV hits forearms in the corner. JTV airplane spins him then back elbows him. I think we go to break and return. TJP dropkicks him from behind and puts the Meta glasses on. TJP triangle dropkicks him over the 2nd rope. 

JTV rolls up TJP for 2 then russian legsweeps him. JTV tries to put the glasses back on but the ref takes them.  JTV enzugiri's him in the corner. JTV pulls his arms back. TJP flips forward an double boots him. JTV evades him in the corner and enzugiri's him. TJP puts him in the tarantula. TJP tornado ddt's him. 

TJP flying back elbows him in the corner. TJP hits facewash kicks. JTV springboard enzugiri's him. JTV misses a starship pain. TJP does a regal stretch variation. JTV hits forearms. TJP spin kicks him and JTV does something like a pele kick on him. They both go down.

JTP flying leg lariats him and running knees him. JTV is on the 2nd rope and is dropkicked. TJP top rope double stomps him. TJP hits a go to sleep variation with a kick to the head. JTV flipping neckbreakers him then hits starship pain. JTV pins him.

Thoughts: I didn't like the first half at all as they were screwing around with video camera glasses in what is supposed to be a serious main event. It got a little better when they went to the actual match but it was a bit too late already. This wasn't as good as it should have been.

Rohan Raja faces Evil Uno for the PWA Champions Grail next week.

Overall thoughts: I didn't like the show that much. The opener was fine but it was a random one. Dani Luna vs Vanna Black was basically a squash. The main was disappointing as they goofed around the first half with Meta glasses and pretty much took me out of the match with it. They really didn't bother to explain the wrestlers all that much and just kind of assumed you knew who they were.If you are hoping for homegrown Canadian stars, MLP isn't your thing. If you want to see some of AEW's undercard and other indy guys who are available in Canada, you might like this promotion a little more. I'd give it a 4 out of 10 as it was a little below average. 

WWE Evolve 7/22/2026

WWE Evolve 7/22/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/wwe-evolve-7152026.html

We are at the Performance Center. Robert Stone and Blake Howard are on commentary.

Nikkita Lyons and Sloane Jacobs meditate. SJ asks if Lyons is ready for her title defense tonight. Lyons says tonight is a lesson on karma. SJ says Lyons doesn't seem right ahead of her title defense. Lyons says she needs extra eyes on her head tonight. SJ says she has nothing to worry about.

The hosts quickly welcome us to the show.

Cappuccino Jones and Marcus Mathers vs Shido Ash and Viktor Zanov

This is the WWE TV debuts for Shido Ash and Viktor Zanov.

Vik and MM go at it. Vik pulls him down off the lock up and STO's him. The Mog Squad are in the VIP Lounge. Vik back elbows MM down. MM boots him out of the corner and top rope twisting crossbodies him. MM jumping mule kicks Vik.

Vik side headlocks Cap. Ash tags in and euros Cap. Ash monkey flips him and hip throws him. Cap face shoves Ash then dropkicks him. Cap hits punches on Ash. Vik lariats Cap down from the apron. Vik knees Cap in the gut and hits elbows on him. Vik throws Cap on a slam.

Cap dropkicks Vik. Ash karelin's lifts Cap for 2. Cap takes running corner attacks and a belly to belly suplex from Vik for 2. Vik throws Cap down backwards. MM tags in and drops his opponents. MM PK's Vik frm the apron and 2nd rope cutters him MM blue thunders Ash. Sam Holloway argues with The Mog Squad outside. MM is pushed into Cap. Ash running euros MM. MM is thrown into a Vik german and Vik pins MM.

Thoughts: It was a good debut for Zanov and Ash. They both look pretty cool and tough, they didn't botch and they had some nice throws here.  Mathers still needs to work on doing more with less. It's probably not a good look for Cap that he's currently putting over new talent.

The Mog Squad point at Ash and Zanov after. Ash and Zanov go up to them and security breaks it up.

Laynie Luck talks to Anya Runa, Layla Diggs and Zena Sterling. She says tonight is her night after 10 years of the grind. She says Diggs can be first in line when she wins. Anya says some nonsense about giving her the power of friendship. 

Sam Holloway vs Dorian Van Dux

They lock up and Sam shoves him back. Dux ducks a punch and Sam forearms him. Dux jumping knees him and armdrags him. Sam facekicks Dux down. Dux hits some shots and Sam release double underhook suplexes him. 

Sam slams Dux and 2nd rope elbow drops him for 2. They each hit shots. Sam forearms him and double chops him. Sam misses a corner splash then hits a stiff running dropkick. Dux clubs on him on the top rope. Dux top rope superplexes him.  

Dux flying shoulders him then thesz presses him. Dux samoan drops him. Dux top rope splashes him for 2. Dux boots Sam then Sam uranage's Dux for 2. They trade shots. Sam germans Dux and Dux hits a hard lariat. Dux top rope moonsaults Sam outside. They both stop each other from going on and both get counted out.

Thoughts: Dux mostly sold his leg throughout here and made Sam take a lot of moves. Dux didn't fly so much here. It was an interesting match and what we got was fine. Sam hit a nice dropkick. It would have been nice to get a true finish to this one.

Sam wants more and security stops him after.

Tate Wilder does a promo. He says Kam Hendrix and Harley Riggins have singled him out and are a constant thorn in his side. He says he thought beating Harley and going to NXT would stop this, but no. He says it's great to take up space in their heads. He says he's coming back to Evolve to face Harley next week. 

Harlem Lewis comes out to talk. Lewis says he can get used to the sound of him being champ. He says he would have never envisioned being champ after 2 years in WWE. He says he was a runner up on LFG and says he stayed true to himself as it lead him to the title. He says he went to Japan for 3 months and says he thought about what it would take to break through and it was not worrying about anyone but himself. He says there's only one way his story as a champ ends in Evolve, and that's when he vacates before going to NXT full time. He says the beast is out of the cage and welcome to The Harlem Violence World Tour.

Aaron Rourke comes out. He says it's hard to see the title on a different shoulder and congratulates him. He says he knew he would be his toughest challenge and he proved it. He says just because Lewis won the battle, doesn't mean the war is over. He says Lewis is not unbeatable and the title looks better around him. He says they should have a rematch now.

Tristan Angels comes out. He says those two make him sick. He says it's time that AR's underwhelming title reign is over and that he was mediocre. AR asks about his title reign...and says he never had one. Angels tells Lewis not to get too comfortable as he is here to collect his rematch. He says he is owed this as Mr. England is the only one who is qualified to sit on the throne.

Max Abrams comes out. Max says that's enough. He says this whole thing is pathetic. Max says he mogs all of them. Max says they are standing next to a true chad. Max congratulates Lewis but says it's time The Mog Squad take the title and...AR hits Max. All 4 men fight. Angels and AR are sent out. Lewis then ends up lariating AR down. Lewis then tells Thatcher to line them up and he will knock them down. 

Kale Dixon and his girl do a photoshoot. It's GAL interrupts in a speedo. He says he's got the one thing that could make it better and says let's do a swimsuit calendar. Kale says he'd like to see him across the ring from him so he can rack up anther W. Gal says he just wanted to be friends then poses for photos.

Elijah Holyfield vs Brooks Jensen

BJ slides out to stall to start. BJ forearms him out there and Eli shoulders him over in the ring. Eli lariats him for 2. Eli forearms him down. BJ double throat thrusts him and enzugiri's him. BJ emerald flowsion's him for 2. 

BJ hits euros, leg kicks and knee drops. BJ neckbreakers him. BJ elbows him in the face and hits a crossface shot. BJ is swept on the 2nd rope and goes into the buckles. BJ takes off the top buckle and Eli rolls him up for 2. Eli shoulders him over and gut punches him. Eli spinebusters him. 

Eli hits mounted corner punches. Eli prevents himself from going into the exposed buckle and flying shoulders BJ. Eli backrolls BJ, BJ reverses it and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a shorter battle but it worked out well. Eli had good looking offense and was explosive and BJ cheated to win.

We get a video of a new girl talking with space graphics and black and white filters. She talks about the unknown.

Sloane Jacobs does the intro for Lyons ahead of her match. She says to prepare to be blessed and puts over Nikkita Lyons.

WWE Evolve Women's Title - Nikkita Lyons (c) vs Laynie Luck

Gianna Capri is in the VIP Lounge.

Lyons takes down Luck and hits mounted forearms. Lyons throws her in the corners. Lyons misses a corner spear. Luck superkicks her outside. We go to break and return. Luck yells at Sloane outside and hit shots on Lyons. Lyons headbutts Luck in the gut and throws her into the steps.

Lyons boots Luck in the head and suplexes her for 2. Lyons running forearms Luck then reverse bronco busters her in the corner. Luck rolls her up for 2. They trade forearms. Luck boots Lyons in the head and double stomps her on the apron for 2.

Luck tornado ddt's Lyons for 2. Lyons blocks a slingshot sunset flip and grabs the ropes. Luck step up enzugiri's Lyons. Luck is up top and Lyons runs the ropes to knock her down. Lyons spin kicks her in the face and pins her.

Thoughts: It was average. Luck got enough offense in and Lyons did her signature stuff. There wasn't a good enough story here and I didn't buy that Lyons was losing this one. 

PJ Vasa runs in and corner splashes Luck. She then samoan drops her. Gianna Capri gets on the apron. PJ chairs Luck's ankle. Skylar Rae and Wren Sinclair come out but get blocked. Thea Hail then comes in and we get a 6 girl battle. The faces get the heels out. 

Security tries to stop this. Timothy Thatcher comes out and signs an 8-woman tag match for next week.

Overall thoughts: It was one of the better Evolve episodes. Zanov and Ash had a good debut. Holloway/Dux was fine. Holyfield/Jensen worked out well and was okay for what it was. The main was average. Things just clicked and moved well for the most part on this show and they had a variety of different wrestlers here. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 as it was a decent show. I'd say Jensen/Holyfield was the best match on this.

Ring of Honor YouTube Special Episode #10 7/21/2026 Beantown Beatdown

Ring of Honor YouTube Special Episode #10 7/21/2026 Beantown Beatdown

The last Youtube special is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/ring-of-honor-youtube-special-episode-9.html

Caprice Coleman & Ian Riccaboni are on commentary.

Matt Sydal and Skyflight do a promo. Matt says the sky is no limit with them by their side. Shane Taylor comes in and says it seems that they are very limited. Shane asks how many people Top Flight will let people lean on them to get success. He says he keeps hearing about their potential but potential has a limit. He says they will be stuck here with the company they keep or join them and find their potential. Darius tells Dante that Shane has some good points and asks what he thinks. Dante says they will stick with people who have been to the places they want to go to. Shane tells them to stay stuck here and says they will pay for it.

Thoughts: I didn't like this segment. Heels are supposed to lie. Shane said nothing here that was a lie. Skyflight has done nothing for Top Flight and they are dumb to stay. 

Death Riders (Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta) vs The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds & Evil Uno)

Yuta wristlocks Alex and Alex snapmares him into a pin attempt. Yuta boots him and punches him. Yuta chops him. Alex running back elbows him and flying back elbows him over. Yuta takes shots from both opponents. Uno chops Yuta. Yuta is tripped and takes a double basement dropkick. 

Alex pushes DG into Yuta then throws Yuta over the top. Alex dropkicks DG. Alex euros DG. Yuta holds Alex for shots from DG. Yuta dropkicks Alex for 1. DF hits mounted corner shots on Alex. Alex chops DG. Alex is booted over. Alex is held for boots to the gut then takes a wheelbarrow german. 

Uno comes in and hits corner splashes and lariats on his opponents. Uno hits a flying lariat + bulldog combo. Uno back body drops Alex onto his opponents outside. DG is held for a codebreaker from Alex.

Uno takes running corner attacks then a flying knee + STO combo. Yuta pins Uno.

Thoughts: The Death Riders won as expected. It didn't get a ton of time to be anything special. What we got was acceptable but not much more. The Dark Order had some new double teams here.

Komander vs. Alan Angels

AA boots his hand away on the handshake and john woo's him. AA punches and chops him in the corner. AA running chops him then half-nelson suplexes him. Kom armdrags him from his shoulder and la magistral's him off a flying headscissors attempt. Kom walks up the ropes and springboard dropkicks AA. 

Kom walks the top rope for a move but AA moves and Kom abandon's it. AA lariats Kom on the apron. AA neckbreakers Kom on the floor. AA hits mounted punches in the ring then half-nelson suplexes him.

Kom punches and chops AA. Kom 619's AA in the gut then springboard crossbodies him. AA misses a corner charge and Kom rope walk diving headscissors him. Kom baseball slides him then asai moonsaults him. AA is sat up top. Kom's head is dropkicked into the buckles and AA powerbombs him for 2. AA spin kicks Kom for 2.

Kom goes to springboard in and AA dropkicks him. AA sits up top and Kom top rope hurricanrana's him. Kom rope walk SSP's him and pins him.

Thoughts: It wasn't quite the fast-paced juniors match you would expect here. It was a little slower and AA was a bit of a heel. I thought this was just average and I would have rather seen them just fly around.

Zachary Wentz vs. Nick Comoroto

Zach euros him and Nick throws him in the corner. Zach 2nd rope diving headscissors Nick out then tornillo's him outside. Zack 2nd rope tornillo's him inside for 2. Nick death valley drivers Zach for 2. 

Nick punches Zach in the corner and sends him hard into the buckles. Nick backbreakers him. Nick's throat is pulled over the top rope and Zach stunners him over the 2nd rope. Zach bottom rope springboard codebreakers him. Zach hits kicks and double stomps Nick's back.

Zach handspring jumping knee's Nick. Zach 2nd rope twisting cutters Nick and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a shorter one and mostly all squash here. The crowd wasn't too into it and I don't blame them as it was average.

Mark Sterling does the intro for The Premier Athletes before their match. He calls Nese "The King of New York City". Mark then tries do his team's cheer. 

Bustah And The Brain (Alec Price & Jordan Oliver) & The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) vs. The Premier Athletes (Ariya Daivari & Tony Nese) & The Swirl (Blake Christian & Lee Johnson)

Truth takes down Lee then chops him. Lee punches Truth then Truth flying headscissors him. Truth dropkicks him. Lee is thrown into the ROH 6-man Tag belt around Turbo's waist. AP is hiptossed into a neckbreaker on Blake. JO then dropkicks Nese out.

AP takes a 619 to the back and a dropkick while in tree of woe. Blake asai moonsaults outside. Nese legdrops Zach. AP is double punched in the corner. Lee stomps on AP then he suplexes him. AP enzugiri's Lee then Blake spears AP on the apron.

Blake misses a top rope 450. AP rebound lariats Nese and Blake. Turbo comes in and hits shots on Ari. Ari tries to knee him in the gut but knees the belt instead. Turbo slams the heels one by one. Everyone starts hitting moves one by one. The faces hit 2 sets of double elbow drops for a 2 count on Ari. Blake and Lee take superkicks off the apron. 

The Runners stop AP and JO from doing dives and they say they want to do the dives. They then go to the apron and hit double axe handles. Ari takes a double styles clash and is pinned. 

Thoughts: We see variations of this every week and the heels almost always lose. The heels lost again here. It was an okay bout with them having some fun and keeping things interesting. I know wearing the title belt during the match is Turbo's thing, but that should not be legal whatsoever. Blake seemed like he might have hurt his knee off a top rope 450 but was able to get through the match.

The heels attack the faces after. Jay Lethal joins in. Dalton Castle comes out to help the faces and hits a bangarang on Jay.

Maya World vs Tiara James

Maya side headlocks her and TJ pulls on the hair to reverse it. TJ shoulders Maya over and Maya side headlock takeovers her. Maya shoulders her over and superkicks her in the head. Maya basement dropkicks her then dropkicks her through the ropes. TJ's head is banged off the rails. 

Maya topes TJ inside for 2. TJ bridging neckbreakers her for 2. TJ chinlocks her. Maya jawbreakers her then TJ back elbows her down. TJ running forearms Maya in the corner. Maya throws TJ down from the 2nd rope. 

Maya step up enzugiri's her. Maya double boots her out of the corner and double jump asai moonsaults her for 2. TJ sitount spinebusters Maya for 2. TJ misses a crossbody off the buckles. Maya spinning forearms her then flying knees her. Maya back rack drops her and pins her.

Thoughts: Tiara got a lot in here and this kind of seemed like a tryout for her. She has appeared on AEW TV a few times in the last few weeks. It was average but Tiara did her part and didn't botch.

The Kingdom do a promo. Taven says they are undefeated since they returned to ROH. Taven says their intelligence is on a god level and they are dealing with artificial intelligence. Mike says they have always been missing that thing that puts them over the top and says it's artificial intelligence. Mike says he's learning how to die and wrestle better. He says AI taught him to focus on what matters and that's the ROH Tag Titles. Taven says it's not the same old Matt and Mike and it's a new era of The Kingdon. Taven says it's a computerized era of The Kingdom.

Thoughts: Well, that was something different. We just need Alexandra York and The York Foundation is back, baby.

The Opps (Anthony Bowens, Hook & Katsuyori Shibata) vs LSG, GKM and Max St. Giovanni

Hook trips up GKM. Hook boots him in the gut and fakes him out into a trip. Hook gutwrench suplexes him then corner lariats him. Hook headbutts him. Bowens comes in and hits shots on GKM. 

LSG comes in and Bowens chops him. LSG chops him and Bowens hits more chops. LSG throws Bowens over by the wrist and rolls him up for 2. Bowens hits kicks on LSG then over the back fameassers him for 2. 

LSG forearms and chops Bowens. Bowens takes an atomic drop into a flatliner. GKM 2nd rope moonsaults Bowens for 2. GKM clubs on Bowens. Bowens back body drops GKM. KS comes in, boots 2 of the jobbers and eye pokes the other. KS hits forearms on GKM in the corner then corner dropkicks him. KS suplexes GKM for 2. 

Hook sends Max into the rails outside. Bowens spinning forearms LSG. Bowens superkicks GKM. Bowens hits The Arrival on GKM then kimura's him. Hook and Shibata do submissions on the other two and Bowens taps GKM out.

Thoughts: It was a shorter squash and The Opps won as expected. GKM wasn't that bad here. This was mostly the Bowens show here.

AEW National Title Match - Mark Davis (c) vs. Dezmond Xavier

Mark misses a corner boot and takes kicks to the leg. Dez side headlocks him. Mark shoulders him over. Dez backrolls into a spinning reverse headscissors. Dez enzugiri's him out of the corner and 2nd rope diving headlock takeovers him. 

Mark ddt's him. Mark rakes his face and forearms him while he's seated in the corner. Mark then kneels on him for 2. Dez hangs from the top and Mark leglocks him there. Mark suplexes him and forearms him in the side of the head. 

Dez hits him in the gut and they each hit chops. Mark oklahoma stampede's him. Mark sentons him for 2. Mark chinlocks Dez. Mark misses a corner charge and goes into the buckles. Dez superkicks him from behind. Dez superkicks him, enzugiri's him and double stomps his back.

Dez superkicks him in the corner and enzugiri's him. Dez 2nd rope diving tornado ddt's him for 2. Dez misses a 450. Mark tilt-a-whirl drops him on his chest and forearms him down for 2. Mark running lariats Dez for 2. Dez hurricanrana's him for 2. Dez superkicks him then Mark lariats him down. Mark lifing piledrivers him for the win.

Thoughts: It never got as it good as it could have. Dez just didn't get to fly around too much, it was a little slower and the crowd wasn't that into it. It was just average. 

Overall thoughts: The opener was acceptable. Komander/Angels wasn't the fast juniors match I had hoped for and was average. Zach Wentz squashed Comoroto. The 8-man was probably the best bout of the night and was alright. Maya/Tiara was average and The Opps won a squash. The main was also average and had a crowd that wasn't too into it. I'd give this a 5 out of 10 as there was a lot of average wrestling here and there was nothing that good. This show was average overall.

AEW Dynamite 7/22/2026

AEW Dynamite 7/22/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/aew-dynamite-7152026.html

We are in Nasville, TN. Excalibur, Taz and Tony Schiavone are on commentary. 

Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay talk. Will says The Don Callis Family is in for a treat as they are facing a dream team. Will says him and Kenny are undefeated as a team. Will says Kenny got tired last time and tells him not to be a hero. Kenny says WIll ha a big match at the PPV too and should tag him in if he gets tired.

Jon Moxley walks in. He says there's no tension in this room. He then leaves. Kenny says there wasn't then he says he will leave Will and Mox.

AEW TNT Title - Kevin Knight (c) vs Darby Allin

KK is outside and DA topes him. DA pounds on him outside. Da hits forearms on him. DA then lariats him over the rails onto the floor. DA sends him into the rails. KK is laid on the rail near the timekeepers table. DA top rope dives him and they go over the timekeeper's table.

KK eye rakes him on the ramp and pushes him off the ramp, crotching him on the rail. KK springboards off the rails and back elbows him. KK bangs DA's head off the steps then catapults DA's face into the steps. KK hits mounted shots on him in the ring then stomps him. 

DA clubs him on the buckles and 2nd rope code red's him. DA code red's him again for 2. DA puts KK's arm into the post and elbows it. DA top rope coffin drops KK outside. We go to PiP break and return.

KK facekicks him and tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him for 2. KK sends DA into the ref. KK lariats DA. DA reverse ddt's KK. DA is crotched up top. KK hits him in the back with a title belt. DA is in tree of woe and KK coast to coast dropkicks him. KK top rope 180 splashes DA and pins him.

Thoughts: I didn't like this one. They blew threw a bunch of big spots quick early on and none of them really meant that much by the end. Kevin won as expected here as he's going into a PPV World Title match and he wasn't losing here. Darby looked like he hurt his ankle with the spot that went over the timekeeper's table.

Kyle Fletcher comes out before Kevin has left then Kazuchika Okada also comes out before Kevin leaves.

We go to break and return. Most of The Don Callis Family is in the ring. Mark Davis says he only has a match at Redemption if Darby can scrape himself off the pavement where he left him. Kevin Knight says he broke Darby and broke the record for the amount of TNT Title defenses, which he said Kyle once held. He says he it did without The Family. 

Kyle takes the mic and gets in Kevin's face. He says Kev thinks he's real impressive and will become Jet 2 Belts. He says he hopes he does. Kyle says he doesn't need the help of The Family to defend his title either. He says he will make sure everyone is banned from ringside on Sunday when he faces Bandido. He says everyone can be banned from ringside when he and Okada fight now. He tells Kevin and the others to get out of the ring right now.

The Don Callis Family (Kazuchika Okada and Kyle Fletcher) vs Brodido (Brody King and Bandido)

KF and Band lock up. KF backs him up on the ropes and points at him. Band then clean breajks him and points at him. They shoulder each other. Band flips out of a hiptoss, points at him and spinning armdrags him. Band dropkicks him. KF takes running corner lariats from the faces. KF takes a stun gun into a backdrop.

Band gets on BK's shoulders and is thrown down. BK sentons KF. KF is dropped chest first on the mat for 2. BK chops KF in the corner. KO facekicks Band. BK and KO trade forearms. BK takes running corner attacks and a double suplex. Band takes a double flapjack. We go to PiP break and return. 

Band hits forearms on KF and is slammed down fast. Band flips over KF's back and tags out. BK hits chops on KO and KF. BK lariats KO down. BK suplexes KF on the apron then running corner lariats KO. BK lariats KO for 2. KO hits an over the back neckbreaker on the knee on BK. 

KF running corner facekicks BK. BK black hole slams KF for 2. KF and Band trade forearms for chops. KF knees him in the chest. Band asai moonsaults and KF superkicks him down. Band sunset bombs KF off a sky high attempt.

KO half-nelson suplexes Band then Band pop up drops KF here for 2. BK corner cannonballs KF. Band top rope frogsplashes KF for 2. KO hits a nice dropkick on BK. KF superkicks BK. KO rainmakers KF on accident when BK moves. BK hits KO then topes him outside. Band hits a 21plex on KF and pins him.

Thoughts: Band pinning KF was an upset. It was an okay bout as they didn't go too long and they didn't get too crazy. KO's rainmaker on KF was pretty stiff and Okada hit a great dropkick here near the end.

Okada says he's sorry to KF but he does it in his usual not so serious way and he gives him a weird look after. KF asks if he's kidding and says it's Okada's fault. KF says he lost because of KO. 

The Don Callis Family tease going in after Band and King. Andrade El Idolo then comes out and the heels back off.

We get a Chris Jericho "Painmaker" video with him saying he has owned and became the pain. He says he's a wound that never heals and he's The Painmaker. 

Mick Foley comes out to talk to Thekla and Willow Nightingale. We go to break and return. Mick talks on the ramp and brings out Thekla. Thek introduces herself as Thekla 2 Belts. Thek says let's get this thing over with and Willow Nightingale is brought out. 

Willow says it's always great to see Mick and nice to see Thek face to face instead of with a cheapshot to the back. Willow says there's only one match between her and making her dream come true. Thek says Willow puts on a mask every time she comes. She says she will beat the poison out of her so everyone can see how ugly she really is. Willow says she never has to convince anyone who she is. She says we all know the toxic act is a facade. Willow says Thek talks big as she feels small. Willow says she only cares about Thek's AEW Women's Title and Thek is a shortcut to get to it. 

Mick compares himself with Willow. Thek tells Mick to shut up. Willow says Thek is the one acting like a dumb b!tch now. Willow says Mick is a legend and says they both stop at nothing to get what they want. Willow says she will do the same to her. Willow says they both have everything to lose at Redemption. Thek says when she stands over her at Redemption, she needs to smile anyway. Thek slaps her with a glove and Mick gets between them. Thek hides behind Willow and hits her with the mic. Thek grabs her belt to whip Willow and is pounced out of the ring. 

We get a video on Maya World vs Shida. Maya says it's her world now. Shida says she defended her title and Maya got in her business after. Maya says she will take her title and Shida says, "The Best is Shida".

Jay White vs Clark Connors

CC slides out to start and stalls. Jay backs up CC in the corner. CC double chops him from behind. Jay shoulders him over. Jay takes down CC by the arm. Jay kicks the ribs and pulls him down by the hair. Jay hits CC in the gut in the corner. CC pulls Jay's throat down over the top rope. CC spears Jay through the ropes on the apron.

We go to PiP break and return. CC pats Jay on the head and rakes his eyes. Jay hangs off the apron and CC running shoulders him in the head. Jay is sent into the rails. CC lights a match and sticks it in Jay's arm. Jay is sat in a chair outside, CC misses a spear and goes into the chair.  

Jay dragon screws him. Jay back body drops him. Jay ddt's him in the ring for 2. CC pounces Jay for 2. Jay sweeps him then punches him in the head. Jay uranage's him for 2. CC punches Jay in the corner. CC germans him. CC corner spears him and overhead throws him.

Jay high kicks CC down then sleepers suplexes him. CC rolls him up for 2 off a blade runner attempt. CC powerslams him for 2. Jay counters a spear with a guillotine. Jay then head and arm chokes him with a bridge on the mat and pins him.

Thoughts: It went long and was a little boring at times. They really needed to pick up the pace some here. They had some good ideas, just it took too long to get there.

CC goes after Jay after and takes a blade runner. David Finlay comes out and hits Jay with the shillelagh. The Bang Bang Gang then come out and back DF off.  

Adam Copeland and Christian Cage do a promo. They get jumped by Claudio and Pac of The Death Riders. Cage's head is banged off boxes and he is sent into some stuff. Pac curbstomps Cope onto a box. Pac says he can't believe they challenged them. He says it doesn't sound very wise. Pac says Cope has bitten off more than he can chew and they will remind them of who they are.

AEW Women's Tag Titles - No DQ Match - Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross) (c) vs The Triangle of Madness (Julia Hart and Sky Blue)

The big girls pose on the apron and SB/Hart choke them with kendo sticks. Hart and SB hit kendo stick shots. Lena and Meg are pulled over the top. Hart cannonballs Meg off the apron. Meg and Lena take superkicks inside. Hart does the tarantula to Lena. SB hits both opponents with the kendo stick. Meg takes a codebreaker to the chest and Hart nails SB on accident with a weapon.

Meg is sent out. Hart walks the top rope and Lena catches her diving headscissors. Hart is dropped face first onto a chair on the top rope. SB is busted open and Meg backdrops her. SB has a chair against her face and Meg throws another chair at her. 

We go to PiP break and return. They fight on the stage. Meg is standing on 2 chairs and is powerbombed through a table. Lena takes shots from both opponents and then takes superkicks. Lena boots SB in the corner and back elbows Hart. Lena pump kicks Hart and Meg germans Hart. 

Lena and SB trade forearms. SB superkicks her and Meg claymore kicks SB. Lena superkicks Hart down. All 4 girls grab title belts and try to use them. Lena and Meg take ddt's on Stardom belts for 2 counts. Meg suplexes Hart on the floor. Lena's head is superkicked into the top buckle. SB is on the 2nd rope and Meg chokeslams her down through a table outside. Hart octopuses Meg. 

Meg spinning tombstones Hart. Hart takes a double chokeslam. Meg pins Hart.

Thoughts: This match really showed off how limited Hart and Skye are. They did more superkicks than The Bucks do and it got old quick. They didn't do anything too wild here but Hart and SB got busted open. I thought it was just average as it went on a little too long and didn't impress. Thankfully, it was a safe match.

The Bang Bang Gang do a promo. Juice asks where The Dogs were running. Juice says they should chain the dogs up at Redemption and do a double chain match. Jay says they will give The Dogs the beating their fathers should have given them.

Kenny Omega and The Death Riders (Jon Moxley and Will Ospreay) vs The Don Callis Family (Hechicero, Jake Doyle and Brian Cage)

Will wristlocks Hech and they trade some holds. Hech headscissors takedowns him from the mat and they stand off. Hech side headlocks him. Hech trips him on the leapfrog and Will flying headscissors him. The faces work on Hech's arm and take turns doing it.

Hech eye rakes and trips Mox. Jake stomps Mox in the corner. Mox low topes Jake into the commentary table. Cage chinlocks Mox in the corner. Jake corner splashes Mox. Will hits Kawada kicks on Jake and step up enzugiri's him. Cage shoulders Will over. Will stunners him out of a suplex attempt. Jake bodyblocks KO and Will. Cage suplexes KO and Will together. We go to PiP break and return.

Cage chops Will. Will handspring corkscrew kicks him. Will goes for a tag and both Mox and KO want it. Will chooses KO. KO finlay rolls Cage and 2nd rope moonsaults him for 2. Cage F-5's KO. Hech step up knees KO in the corner. Hech ties KO's legs up in a reverse figure four. KO goes for a tag and Hech armbars KO. Mox stomps Hech.

4 of the wrestlers trade shots. Jake is lariated over the top and KO presses Cage into the mat. Hech takes shots and a springboard flying forearm from Will. Hech takes running corner attacks. KO interrupts and gets some in too. Mox cutters Hech. 

Will slingshot plancha's Jake. KO germans Cage and dragon suplexes him. KO flying pumping knees Mox on accident. Hech headscissors drops KO for 2. Cage hits a GTH on KO. KO is yanked into a Jake forearm for 2. Cage stomps Will.

Mox and KO hit stereo hurricanrana's, a hidden blade and a pumping knee. Will superkicks Hech then Hech takes a pumping knee + hidden blade combo. KO pins Hech.

Thoughts: They messed up the spot near the end with the hurricanrana's but it wasn't too bad. It was a fun little main with some unusual partners here. They did an okay job putting over the issues the faces had with each other and it was an okay main here. I liked this. 

KO offers Mox a handshake after but Mox won't. They push each other and butt heads. Will gets between them and KO shoves Will down. Will shoves KO. The Bucks come out and Mox shoves one of them down. Will and The Bucks fight. Jake Doyle gets involved. More of the Don Callis Family come out in Trent and Rocky. KK flies in and hits KO with a title in the face. KK stands on KK and grabs his hair then KO bleeds. KK poses with KO.

Overall thoughts: It was a rather wrestling heavy show. I didn't like Knight/Darby. Okada's tag vs Brody and Bandido was okay. Jay/Clark went long and bored me. The Women's Tag Title match was average. The main was an okay bout. I'd give it a higher 5 out of 10 but it was a slower show and not super exciting. They did put a nice lineup out for this though. The show was just acceptable overall. I do think they could have done a better job to sell us on this week's PPV here.