WWE NXT 4/28/2026

WWE NXT 4/28/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/wwe-nxt-4212026.html

Note - A whole bunch of wrestlers got released last week. Andre Chase, Dante Chen, Tyra Mae Steele, Malik Blade, Luca Crusifino, Tyson Dupont and Tyriek Igwe are all gone. Saints, Page, Sol, Blake and Hendry also got promoted to the main rosters.

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

Robert Stone, Shawn Michaels and Matt Bloom (A-Train) talk in the back. Stone talks about all the people leaving and says they have big shoes to fill. Stone say they need one or two fresh faces from Evolve or LFG. Matt says there's a lot of international challenge looking for a shot. Shawn says they did what they were supposed to do. Shawn says he could compile some names or throw a stick of Dynamite in the locker room and see what comes out.

WWE NXT North American Title - Myles Borne (c) vs Sayquon Shugars

SS throws his shirt at the announcer's face while he's doing intros.

SS misses a charge and MB euros him over. SS neckbreakers him. MB release suplexes him then karelin's lifts him. MB powerslams him and SS goes out. MB tope con hilos SS and Osiris Griffin outside. MB is tripped by Cutler and he hits him.

MB misses a dropick inside. SS corner spears him. MB atomic drops him, lariats him and SS flips him into the ropes. SS pulls MB arm first into the exposed turnbuckle connector. SS dropkicks MB through the ropes into the commentary table. 

We go to PiP break and return. MB slingshot sunset flips him. MB hiptosses him. SS elbows MB from behind on the ropes. SS slingshot legdrops MB. SS chin and armlocks MB. 

MB hits shots to SS' gut. MB is sat up top and enzugiri'd. SS goes for top rope backdrop but MB bodypresses him down for 2. They trade pin attempts. MB headscissors him and they bridge up together. MB backslides him. SS is on the 2nd rope and is dropkicked.

MB fisherman suplexes him for 2. Dion Lennox distracts MB. SS flipping northern lights suplexes MB. Dion grabs a chair outside and SS stomps him. Dion asks him what he's doing. MB pushes SS into Dion. MB back body drops SS on the floor and throws Dion into the steps.

MB slingshot zigzag's SS and pins him.

Thoughts: I was surprised to see MB win as I thought he might lose by the end. I have no explanation for why SS stopped Dion from cheating. Shugars wasn't bad here. Like Swerve, he just moves and does things so differently than anyone else.

MB raises his title up after. Tristan Angels congratulates him on a defense. TA says he's Mr. England. He says he's here to let him know he will see much more of him from here on out. Cam Hendrix then nails MB from behind and uranage's him. Cam says this is his show.

Thoughts: Tristan and Cam are both from Evolve. Tristan just debuted.

The WrenQCC Talk about the incoming talents. Kelani Jordan comes up to them. She says Grey got things she didn't deserve. KJ says she tapped out Lola. Grey says KJ got knocked out by Lola in NXT Underground. KJ tells Wren there's no friends in NXT and says Grey will turn on her. Wren tells her to worry about her. KJ challenges Wren for tonight and wants to embarrass her in front of her friends. 

Tony says the more this place changes, the more it stays the same. He says the only thing for sure is that competitors come and go. He says now that he has the title, there isn't anyone who is tough enough to kick him off the mountain. He says he's interested in the box he got last week. He says he knows it's not a gift but a warning.

The lights go out. EVIL of New Japan Pro Wrestling appears. Evil gives Tony a wrapped up shirt. The shirt has the same logo on it that the box Tony got had on it. Evil then leaves.

Tavion Heights runs in and belly to belly suplexes Tony. He says he's coming for everything he deserves and he deserves it all. Will Kroos from Britain then top rope moonsaults Tony.

Thoughts: Whoa, this was a wild one. Tavion Heights is now a heel with a new character. What he was doing wasn't great, so maybe this will be better. Will Kroos is here and Evil has debuted with NXT. Evil is my least favorite wrestler in the world and him leaving NJPW was addition by subtraction. NXT has more and more Euro wrestlers now and it just makes me worried that NXT Europe is not returning. I've only seen Kroos once. He can do some good things for his size but doesn't have a good look.

We see Tatum Paxley and Shiloh Hill at a graveyard with a Blake Monroe grave. TP says she didn't want to do it but she made her. Hill acts like Blake is in the casket in the ground and hopes she finds peace. Tatum says she hopes she finds peace too. TP says she goes into survival mood in situations like this. Hill says TP forms strong attractions to things and people. TP says Hill has a big match with Ricky Saints. Hill says he has seen every match of his and put a simulation together. He says the virtual Ricky is now super lonely. Hill Says he has to go and TP says he will kill it...but no offense to the people in the graveyard. TP then lays down next to Blake's grave.

Thoughts: I don't know if TP saw TV last week, but Blake ain't dead. 

The Birthright come out. King says there's no such thing as a slow news day when you are the fastest man alive (he has the WWE Speed Title). He says his brothers were going to put on a tag clinic but EK will have to prosper all on his own. He says Dorian Van Dux suffered from an accident. We then see that Dux was attacked with a chair by Birthright on the tron.

EK Prosper runs out and attacks Birthright. Sean Legacy comes out and saves EK. The faces send the heels out. 

EK Prosper and Sean Legacy vs The Birthright (Stacks and Uriah Connors)

Stacks rolls Sean. Sean trips him then double stomps his back. Sean dropkicks him. Stacks sunset flips him but Sean rolls out. Sean superkicks Stacks and germans UC. Sean kicks UC in the back for 2. EK top rope double stomps UC's back. EK handsprings then does a double dropkick on the heels. 

EK is tripped as he goes for an asai moonsault outside. UC topes EK. Stacks triangle springboard plancha's Sean outside. We go to PiP break and return.

UC is up top and Sean kicks him. Sean back body drops UC off the 2nd rope. Sean moonsaults into a utopia on him. EK comes in and enzugiri's UC. EK dropkicks Stacks. EK tornado ddt's UC off of Stacks. EK asai moonsuals both opponents. EK michinoku drivers Stacks for 2. 

Stacks enzugiri's Shawn. Stacks lifting flatliners EK. UC top rope swantons EK for 2. Sean back body drops Stacks over the top. UC superkicks Sean out. Sean standing spanish flies UC. EK flying shining wizards Stacks. EK top rope moonsaults Stacks. Sean hits shambles on Stacks and pins him.

Thought: It was a fast paced bout with a ton of action. It was one of the better bouts UC and Sean has had here so far. The crowd got into it and they usually don't react big for these guys. I hope Dorian Van Dux isn't hurt because they clearly like him here.

The Birthright attack the faces after. Tate Wilder from evolve comes out and makes the save. He hits a top rope double dropkick. Tate running ssp's the heels off the apron. The heels are moved back by security.

A bunch of girls are in the locker room. Jaida says NXT's is anyone's for the taking to Thea. Kali Armstrong comes in and says Jaida is scared of competition. Jaida says she's never scared. Thea interrupts and Kali says no one asked her. Kali says she's the difference maker around here and if it starts with checking Jaida, so be it.

We see clips of Shawn Michaels announcing the NXT PLE's will start airing on The CW in the summer.

Thoughts: I liked this move though if it means commercials cut up matches, I don't like that. More people will see the shows this way.

Robert Stone tells Tate Wilder he looks fired up. Tate says he's ready and Stone says welcome to NXT. Lola Vice tells Stone she will call out Izzi Dam.

Lola Vice comes out. She says Izzi said The Culling was always 2 steps ahead. Lola says Izzi thinks she had her moment. She says Izzi can't do anything on her own and will get knocked out when she tries. She says she wants her to come out so everyone can see what she does to her. 

Shawn Spears appears on the tron. He says Lola didn't think this through. He says if Lola wants to hang onto her title, she needs to stay one step ahead like The Culling always is. Niko Vance and Izzi Dame appear in the ring. Mr. Iguana (her AAA Mixed Tag champ partner) then shows up behind then. Iguana hits Niko and Lola superkicks Izzi. Lol spin kicks Izzi out.

Darkstate argue in the back. Shugars says Dion is happy about what happened. Shugars says Dion dirtied him. Dion says he can't believe he cost him the title on purpose. Dion says he gave him half the tag titles and Shugars says it's a participation trophy. Cutler and Griffin yell at them. Cutler says their goal is tag gold and they will go get it. 

Lizzy Rain vs Nikkita Lyons

This is Lizzy Rain's WWE TV debut. She gets some blow up flames and talks on the mic beforehand about how rock and roll won't die. Lyons does a taped promo. She says Rain's heavy metal vibe is too loud and messes with her frequency. She says she won't let girls jump the line with all these opportunities going around.

They lock up. NL knees her in the gut and throws her down backwards. Rain kips up and throws her down backwards. Rain corner chops her. NL hits her in the gut then Rain springboard back elbows her. Rain is caught off the 2nd rope and NL throws her. NL spin kicks her in the face then hits mounted shots.

NL split leg drops her. NL flying forearms Rain in the corner then bangs her head off the buckles. NL chest kicks her down for 2. NL cobra clutches her. Rain boots her off the ropes. Rain high kicks her. Rain hits lariats. Rain limbos out of a lariat and cutters her. 

Rain chop flurries her in the corner. NL superkicks her then michinoku drivers her for 2. NL stomps on Rain. NL misses a vader bomb. Rain running headbutts her. Rain does a neat step up downward kick on NL and pins her.

Thoughts: Rain is a different and she may be different enough to work. You know exactly what she is just by looking at her and that's always helpful. This wasn't bad and the crowd was into this. Rain has a lot of energy.

Myles Borne is in the locker room. Tavion Heights goes up to him. Borne asks what him attacking Tony was about. Tav says he was creating opportunities. Borne says that's not him. Tav says he did the same thing to Ethan Page. Borne says he caught him by surprise. He says NXT is wide open and we got all the guys coming. Tav says you can add him to the list.

Keanu Carver comes up to Borne. He says this place is full of circling sharks but he's the great white.

The Vanity Project. Drake wishes Smokes happy birthday. Brad says him and Smokes got the tag division on lockdown and it's time for Drake to stand out. Drake says he feels like he's on top of the world after last week. Jasper Troy comes up to him. He says he's got a wide mouth and has nothing to show for it. He says he's worried about dating apps when he should be worried about gold. He says how about they have a date next week?

Thoughts: This was interesting as Troy looks so much bigger than Drake but face to face, he had about 1-2 inches tops on him.

Kelani Jordan vs Wren Sinclair

KJ waistlock takedowns her. They trade pin attempts. Wren trips her and hooks her leg. Wren hammerlocks her. KJ side headlock takeovers her. Wren headscissors her. Ricky Saints is warming up in the back. KJ leglocks her and Wren side headlocks her. They trade pins. KJ tiger feint armdrags her then dropkicks her. 

KJ boots Wren in the corner. Wren back elbows KJ. Wren shoulders her over and bangs her face off the mat for 2. Wren spin kicks her out of the ring. Wren dropkicks her off the apron. We go to PiP break and return. 

Wren boots KJ away. Wren cradles her for 2. KJ clips her. Wren hits chops and lariats on her. Wren corner lariats her and double underhook suplexes her for 2. Wren backrolls her for 2. KJ springboard cutters her. KJ top rope splashes and Wren gets her knees up. Wren does cattle mutilation but her leg gives out. KJ angle slams her. KJ split legged moonsaults her and pin her.

Thoughts: They pushed Wren's knee as being the big story here but I didn't think they did enough of it. Some of the wrestling in the beginning was interesting. I'd say it was about average. 

We get a video on Zaria. She says Sol was a thing of beauty from a distance but drowned her up close. There's all kinds of AI graphics for this. Zaria says she doesn't make compromises. She says she burned through her tide until she evaporated. She says she will scorch everyone and everything in her way.

Ricky Saints vs Shiloh Hill

RS pounds on Hill. He hits strikes in the corner and foot chokes him. Hill hits punches and RS knees him in the gut. Hill's head is banged off the buckles then RS' head is too. RS back elbows him then stomps him. Hill hits punches. RS is put on the top rope and Hill pounds on him. Hill knee lifts him down to the floor.

RS 619's him under the bottom rope outside. Hill goes under the ring. RS tries to pull him out but it's a dummy. Hill cannonballs him off the steps then puts the dummy on the rail. We go to PiP break and return.

RS spinning ddt's him for 2. RS boots him. Hill tilt-a-whirl slams him. Hill drops him with forearms and spinning powerslams him for 2. RS jawbreakers him and Hill headbutts him down. Hill standing inverted flipping sentons him. RS grabs a sleeper. RS hits a big spear for 2.

They trade shots. Hill pop up forearms him then standing inverted flipping sentons him for 2. RS pushes the ref. RS top rope jackhammers him for 2. RS slaps the tooth out of Hill's mouth. RS rope walks and Hill crotches him. Hill shakes the rope under him and makes him ride the rope. Hill boots him out. Hill is dropped face first on the steps. RS roshambo's him outside. 

RS grabs a chair. The ref takes it from him. Hill trips RS into the chair then Hill backdrop neckbreakers him. Hill then pins him.

Thoughts: Hill won. I figured he had a good shot here as RS is leaving NXT and it won't hurt him. Hill continues to remain a different guy. He's got something, just he's very unique. Hill's spot with the dummy was a new one and I can say I never saw that before. It was a decent main.

Hill celebrates in the crowd after. 

Tony D'Angelo goes up to Shawn Michaels in the back after. Tony say the sharks got one on him tonight but he likes the chaos. Shawn says Tony is the NXT champ and it's time to prove it.

Overall thoughts: It was a wild NXT with 2 new surprise debuts, Rain's in-ring WWE TV debut Tavion turning heel, Hill getting big win over Saints and just tons of chaos all around. This is basically new version of NXT as the Trick/Evans/Oba era is over and now so is the Saints/Page/Hendry era as well. We had some good wrestling to back the madness up and I'd give this an easy 7 out of 10. You definitely will want to see this show as things are going to look different from here on out. It was a good show.

NWA Powerrr 4/28/2026

NWA Powerrr 4/28/2026

Last week's show is here:  https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/nwa-powerrr-4212026.html

Note - The NWA moves to Comet TV this week (Friday at 10PM and Saturday at 4PM). You'd never know that by watching this show as they didn't mention it once. I'm sure they weren't allowed to, but there's going to be a lot of confused fans next week when they find out the show isn't on Roku and when they find out they are now 2 episodes behind.

Joe Galli, Danny Dealz and Tim Storm are on commentary.

#1 Contender's Match - Dr. Vik vs Wrecking Ball Legursky

Vik does karate poses and backs off from Ball. Vik hits punches to the gut and Ball no sells them. Vik head chops him and Ball no sells it. Vik bites the hand then gets on his back with a sleeper. Ball throws him over. 

Ball misses a splash. Miss Starr tells Vik to headbutts him. Vik does and Ball no sells it. Ball headbutts him down. Vik's head is banged off the buckles. Ball wind up punches him. Ball chest clubs him. Vik stunners him over the top rope. Starr tell Vik to go get him.

Ball shoulders Vik over. Vik eye rakes him and flail's on him. Vik karate kicks him in the gut. Starr gets on the apron and says to do it again. Vik tries it again and is powerslammed. Ball hits a corner splash. Ball hits a corner hip attack.  

Vik goes out. Ball splashes him against the side of the ring. Ball misses a splash and goes into the post. The ref counts 10 and Vik wins by countout!

Thoughts: Bigtime upset here. If you had to have Vik win, this was the only way you could do it...minus a meteor crashing on Ball's head. The logic was good and it was kind of interesting.

Tiffany Nieves comes out and looks shocked. She golf claps for Vik. They play some love music. Vik tries to hug her and she screams.

Tiffany Nieves and Dr. Vik try to do a promo. Tiff tries to teach him how to do the promo. She tells him to be sure of himself. Silas Mason comes in and says he will show him how to cut a wrestling promo. Silas then yells and says he will break every bone in hi body. He says every minute will be absolute agony. Vik looks shocked and Tiff says you do it like that.

The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) vs The Rewind Society (Samuel C and VHS)

Sam dances and tries to get Doc to join in. Doc no sells lariats. Doc backhands him down. VHS dances and gets Doc to join in. Doc throws him in the corner and hits punches. VHS takes a double shoulderblock. Karl back elbows VHS. 

Doc facekicks Sam. Sam takes a corner splash then a backdrop + neckbreaker combo. Doc high kicks Sam. Sam takes a magic killer and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was a quick squash and not much else. The Rewind's danced and didn't get anything else in.

The Colon's and The Country Gentlemen talk in the ring with Kyle Davis. Joe Cazana says Kyle is stirring the post. He says The Colon's made a great run in The Cup last year. He says he knew their dad for 40 years. He says they live in "Puerto Stinko" and says it's one of the worst places in the world. 

Eddie/Primo says he respects them as they are a wrestling family. Eddie says everyone knows The Colon's and knows what they are capable of. He says they almost won The Cup last year and they almost forgot The Cazana's were in it. Eddie says they will win the whole thing this year. Joe says The Colon's have great legacy but you don't have Cazana legacy. He says The Colon's won't get past them in Texas. 

Eddie says they'd love to hit Joe. Eddie says they will take the old man down if he gets in their way.

TV-MA does a promo. Tiff sets up her match for next week.

The Immortals do a promo with The Crockett Cup. Kratos says you gotta come through them and says they are prey to none, friends to few and predators to all.

Pretty Empowered (Kenzie and Kylie Paige) vs Sirena Veil and Haley J

Everyone fights to start. SV and J take superkicks. J's team stalls outside. Kylie superkicks SV. SV takes some botched suplex move. SV rolls up Ken then euros her from behind. SV kisses Ken on the apron then chops her. SV knees her in the face. SV waistlock drops Ken face first on the mat for 2.

J meteora's Ken from behind. Ken is double stomped in the corner. SV leg lariats Ken. Ken stomps her. Kylie tags in and hits lariats on her opponents. Kylie superkicks SV. Kylie hits a flatliner + ddt combo. Kylie germans SV then pumping knees her for 2.

Ken superkicks J. SV is chopped by The Paige's in the corner. J clips Ken and Ken topes her. SV headbutts Kylie up top. Kylie hurricanrana's her. SV hits a spinning flatliner and pins her.

Thoughts: We got another upset here. They are definitely trying to make Veil a thing but she has to fix up some of her botches. It was acceptable.

Natalia Markova congratulates Sirena Veil. She says she can't wait as Veil has a good chance to test her skill. Nat says she's the best and proves it night after night. She says she will prove why she is called, "The Crush". 

Shanghai Stick Lethal Ladder Match - Daisy Kill vs Eric Smalls

DK brings a step ladder for Eric. 

DK mocks him to start. He call him a joke. Eric runs under the ladder to evade him then trips him into the buckles. Eric misses a bronco buster in the corner then is pulled crotch first into the post. Eric is sent into the post and the steps. 

Eric goes under the ring and pushes a kendo stick out. DK goes for it and is hit in the crotch with it. Eric then rams the stick into his crotch. DK misses a kendo stick shot. DK is pushed into the post.

They go back in the ring. Eric hits him with the kendo stick then does the worm and spins on his head into a legdrop. Eric climbs the ladder and grabs the kendo stick up top. Eric is hit in the crotch and he comes off the ladder. DK then pins him with his feet on the ropes.

Thoughts: It went as expected with Eric having to be crafty to get anywhere before being put down. They did what they could with this one and it was entertaining.

DK hits kendo stick shots on Eric after.

Sirena Veil does a promo. She says the great thing about being #1 contender is that she beat Kenzie for it. She tells Markova to watch her neck as she is coming for the gold.

NWA World Title - Silas Mason (c) vs Dr. Vik

Vik has Starr and Gretta with him.

Vik tries to get SM to calm down. Vik does karate stances. SM does karate stances back. SM blocks some shots and knocks him down just by posing. Vik goes out and stalls. SM kisses Miss Starr's hand. Vik punches SM in the gut and hurts his hand. 

SM grabs him by the arm and hits him in the gut. SM then spanks him and chops him down. SM throws him by the beard. SM slams him then pulls him up on the pin attempt. SM talks to Starr. Vik chokes SM with his belt then gets on his back. SM throws him over.

SM gets fired up. SM blocks Vik's kick then thrill ride's him for the win.

Thoughts: Yeah, Vik didn't win here and basically got destroyed. It went as it should have. 

SM says he heard Bryan Idol is getting the next NWA Title shot. He says he doesn't know what kind of blackmail he has on Corgan to get these shots. He says him getting all these title shots make him sick. He says Corgan is wasting the best talent he has ever had. He says Corgan is addicted to pissing away talent like he is addicting to pissing away money. Silas says Idol made him bleed and says it's a sin that won't be forgiven. He says Idol will see The Southern Six raise The Crockett Cup high. Silas says Idol will die.  

Overall thoughts: It was a better effort than usual from The NWA. Almost everything had a reason for happening and was built up and they got some matches for next time set up as well. There was nothing great here, but at least it was all plausible. As mentioned, they didn't mention Comet TV once and that's going to lead to some very confused fans next week, but my guess is the NWA wasn't allowed to mention Comet. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 as it was entertaining and not your typical NWA episode.

CMLL 4/26/2026 Ven a Festejar El Dia Del Nino

CMLL 4/26/2026 Ven a Festejar El Dia Del Nino

CMLL is now airing their Sunday shows and this is the first one we have gotten to see.

The announce welcomes us to the show as usual.

Angelito, Pequeno Magia and Kaligua vs Minos I, Full Metal and Pequeno Violencia

Minos and Magia go at it. Magia armdrags him. Magia side headlock takeovers him. Minos shoulders him over. Magia seated springboards and rolls him. Kal springboard diving armdrags Minos and gets a 2 count on him. 

Vio comes in. They miss dropicks and Kal sunset flips him off the electric chair. Vio chops him. Ange springboard diving armdrags Vio. Metal comes in. Ange spinning armdrags him down. Ange is swept on the 2nd rope then Minos dropkicks down to the apron and floor. 

Magia gets double teamed. Magia is double gorilla pressed then Metal top rope dropkicks him in the butt. Kal is triple teamed. Kal is held upside down for a low dropkick from Vio. Magia is hit from behind by Minos. Magia flips over his opponents backs, they hiptoss him into the ropes and he hits a single armdrag off of it. Magia flying headscissors Minos out. Ange tornillo dives out. Kal 2nd rope springboard tornillo's Vio then flying headscissors him out. Metal hits a big spear on Kal.

Kal fyling headscissors Metal out then Magia tope con hilos Metal. Ange springboard crossbodies Vio then spin kicks him in the gut. Ange spinning headscissors Vio. Kal asai moonsaults Vio outside. Kal spinning la rosa drivers Metal for 1. Magia top rope crossbodies Minos. 

Magia's head is banged off the buckles. Magia armdrags Minos down from the buckles. Magia angel's wings Minos and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a nice opener. The faces got a lot of offense in and they kept it fast and exciting. Angelito's tornillo dive outside was very nice and Kaligua got speared hard.

CMLL Micro Title - KeMalito (c) vs Tengu

They do some mat wrestling to start. Ten armdrags him then Ke armdrags him back. Ke spinning reverse headscissors him from the mat. Ten dropkicks him from behind. Ten gorilla presses Ke then throws him. 

Ten rakes Ke's eyes on the ropes. Ten boots and chops Ke in the corner. Ten basement dropkicks him in the corner. Ten rips at his mask. Ten boots him over. Ke handstands on the 2nd rope and reverse headscissors Ten down. Ke dropkicks him out then la silla's him off the apron outside.

Ten puts him in la cavernaria. Ten bangs Ke's knee off the mat. Ten kicks Ke in the leg. Ten standing pedigrees him for 2. Ke stunners him for 2. Ke shoulders him over then splashes him for 2. Ke ddt's him off the ropes. Ke 2nd rope vader bomb's him and pins him.
 
Thoughts: It didn't go that long and it was probably for the better. They did okay with it and Ke flying around some. Ke's just always going to be limited because his height and because the ring is full sized.

They shake hands and hug after. Ten puts the belt around his waist but all 3 of them can't figure it out for some reason. 

Lightning Match - Shotzi vs Skadi

This is Shotzi's CMLL debut.

They lock up. Shotzi hits kicks to the chest. Skadi knees her in the gut and armdrags her. Shotzi armdrags her. Skadi sweeps her. Skadi knees her in the gut. Shotzi hits some strikes and brazilian kicks her. Shotzi sentons her against the 2nd rope.

Shotzi cannonballs her off the apron. Shotzi running meteora's her off the apron outside. Skadi is pushed into the post. Shotzi top rope crossbodies her inside for 2. Skadi lariats her. 

Skadi double underhook backbreakers her for 2. Shotzi boots her out of the corner then hanging headscissors her over the top rope. Skadi gordbusters her then rolls into an elbow drop on her for 2. Shotzi springboard sunset flips her for 2. Skadi enzugiri's her from behind then crossbodies her for 2. 

Skadi misses a corner charge. Skadi koppo kicks her in the corner then corner sentons her for 2. They fight on the buckles. Skadi superplexes her. Skadi walks the 2nd rope and misses a springboard splash. Shotzi top rope sentons her and pins her.

Thoughts: It wasn't quite as good as it should have been likely due to the language barrier and since there wasn't a heel here. Skaddi did some impressive stuff as usual and Shotzi had a few highlights, but the rhythm just wasn't there.  

Torneo Cibernetico - Dragon Legendario vs Dragon de Fuego vs Max Star vs Fugaz vs Hijo del Pantera vs Fuego vs Pantera Jr. vs Rey Pegasus

DF = Dragon de Fuego, DL= Dragon Legendario, Hijo = Hijo del Pantera

Seeding Battle Royal

All 8 men pair off the in the corners and fight. Hijo takes a back elbow. DL's head is banged off the buckles and Pant Jr foot chokes him. DL throws out Hijo. Feugo lariats Rey out. DF sends Max out. Pant Jr is popped up into a headscissors on DL. Pant Jr self-eliminates for no some reason and the teams are set.

Torneo Cibernetico

Fuego and Hijo show up and dance. Hijo gets a 2 count on him. They stand off. Rey and DL go at it. They handspring at the same time and flip. Rey flying headscissors him. DL handstand walks into a backflip and a reverse spinning headscissors. Rey 2nd rope tornillo's DL. DL backrolls into a standing moonsault on him for 2. They try to dropkick each other at the same time then stand off.

Max and Fugaz go at it. Fug armdrags him then back elbows him. Max reverse headscissors him but Fug cartwheels out. Max headscissors him into a pin attempt and they headflip up together.

DF and Pant Jr go at it. Pant trips him and does headflips. DF flips over his back. Pant blows a seated springboard then he flying headscissors DF. DF enzugiri's him from the apron then double springboard twisting armdrags him. DF armdrags him then is armdragged back. They try to dropick each other at the same time. Hijo comes in and backbreakers DF. DL slides out and hijo tope con hilo's him. Everyone fights outside.

Hijo gets a 2 count on DL inside. DL is double teamed by Los Pantera. DL takes an elbow drop and an asai moonsault. DF breaks the pin up. DL superkicks Hijo. DF corner dropkicks Pant. DF armdrags DL into Pant.

Max tilt-a-whirl backbreakers DF. Rey springboard dropkicks DF. The medics come out and check on Hijo. Fuego 2nd rope springboard headscissors Rey. Rey hits kicks on him. Rey rope walks and diving headscissors Fuego. Rey walks up the ropes and flips into an armdrag on Fuego. Rey then topes Fuego into the rails. 

Pant Jr and Fug go at it. Pant Jr flips over him and is pump kicked. Pant Jr headstands in the corner and headscissors him. Max comes in. DF springboard twisting crossbodies him for 2. Max satellite armdrags DF out then step up tope con hilos him outside.

Fuego hen walks up the buckles and planchas 2 people outside. Pant Jr springboard swantons outside. Fug step up blind springboard tornillo's outside. Rey rope walk and drops down into a springboard tornillo outside. 

Hijo is back in but down. DF top rope inverted flip dives out. DL springboard ssp's outside. Hijo brainbusters DL. Hijo top rope swantons him for 2. DL takes corner attacks. Hijo misses a corner splash then takes corner attacks. DL rolls him up and pins him. Hijo del Pantera is eliminated.

Rey springboard dropkicks DL. Fug tilt-a-whirl headscissors Rey out then tornillo's him outside. DF top rope crossbodies Pant for 2. Pant Jr flips off of DF. DF hurricanrana's him but Pant Jr rolls through and gets a 2 count. 

Pant Jr tries to roll up DF but DF rolls him up for 2. DF electric chair drops him chest first on the mat. Pant Jr spinning high kicks DF then os cutters him. Pant Jr springboard diving meteora's DF and pins him. Dragon de Fuego is eliminated. 

Fug does a spinning reverse torture rack drop on Max for 2. Max high kicks him and superkicks him. Max slingshot gutbusters him and pins him. Fugaz is eliminated.

Fuego gets in with Rey. Rey electric chair cradle shocks him for 2. Rey top rope 450's him for 2. Fuego does a grounded octopus and submits him. Rey Pegasus is eliminated.

DL and Pant Jr go at it. Pant rolls into a spin kick on him. DL walks up the ropes and botches a diving armdrag. DL lariats him and stomps him. Pant Jr flying headscissors him out. Pant Jr then topes him.

Max and Fuego fight. Fuego tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. Fuego pop up drops him for 2. Max backrolls him into a bridge for 2. Max dropkicks him out then topes him into the rail. Pant Jr and DL fight. Pant Jr hits forearms then DL standing spanish flies him for 2, but DL thinks he pinned him. 

Pant Jr if thrown out and I think DL still thinks Pant Jr was pinned. DL and Max double stomp Fuego. Fuego is sent out. DL superkicks Pant Jr then cradle shocks him for 2. DL cradles him and pins him. Pantera Jr. is eliminated.

DL and Max trade forearms. Max enzugiri's him then 2nd rope tilt-a-whirl headscissors him for 2. DL wasteland's Max. DL top rope 450's Max and pins him. Max Star is eliminated.

Fuego is stomped on by DL. Fuego bridges out of a lariat then armdrags him off a backdrop. Fuego crossbodies him over the top rope. Feugo asai moonsaults him outside. Fuego topes him. 

DL hurricanrana's him for 2. DL misses a corner charge and is rolled up for 2. Fuego and DL trade. DL wasteland's him then top rope 450's him. DL goes up top. Feugo top rope hurricanrana's him for 2. Fuego spinebusters him and submits him with a leglock. Fuego wins. 

Thoughts: It was a fast paced bout. The first half went well then things went down hill when Pantera Jr. was supposed to be pinned. Dragon Legendario didn't know the ref didn't count 3 and it lead to confusion and things slowing down. This ended up turning Dragon heel and the crowd was booing him when they weren't supposed to. Hijo del Pantera got injured during this but then returned. It was still okay in the end but was on the path to being very good.

Futuro, Volcano and Neon hand Fuego his belt for winning after.

Lightning Match - Rocky Romero vs. Angel de Oro

RR shimmies and waistlock takedowns him. Oro armdrags him. RR side headlocks him then Oro dropkicks him. RR topes him outside. Oro is sent into the rails outside. RR slams him on the floor and double stomps him there from the apron.

RR hits chops inside and Oro chops back. RR corner lariats him several times then punches him and poses. Oro shotgun dropkicks him. Oro goes up and over then flying headscissors him. Oro then topes him outside. Oro triangle moonsaults him inside for 2. 

RR boots him out of the corner and is crotched up top. RR top rope shiranui's him for 2. Oro michinoku drivers him for 2. RR hits forearms on Oro then Oro forearms him back. Oro superkicks him then RR pumping knees him. RR b-drivers him for 2. Oro superkicks RR. Oro misses a top rope moonsault. RR camel clutches him then straightjacket caverneria's him. Oro escapes and rocking chairs him. Oro submits him.

Thoughts: It was a bit rushed. There wasn't a ton of selling nd near the end, they squeezed in what they could. Oro then kind of won with a random submission. 

Black Tiger & Kushida vs. Atlantis Jr. & Esfinge

AJ = Atlantis Jr.

Kush has a hood on over his face and a karate gi on. 

Tiger throws Esf over by the arm then they trade armdrags. Tiger shoulders him over. Tiger hits mounted shots. Esf enzugiri's him from the apron then springboard diving headscissors him out. Esf flying headscissors him outside on the floor.

Kush takes his hood off and fights AJ. Kush knee drops the arm then AJ headscissors him. AJ takes him down by the arm and Kush headscissors him again. AJ handstands out and they stand off. 

Kush knees AJ in the gut. Kush cartwheels over him then AJ shoulders him over. AJ goes up and over and is kicked. Tiger stomps AJ then unties his mask with Kush. 

Kush chokes Esf with something and Tiger bites Esf's hand. Tiger corner lariats Esf then corner meteora's him. Tiger tries to unmask Esf. Tiger and Kush then stomp Esf on the ramp. AJ then gets double teamed in the ring. Kush ties up AJ's arms and falls backwards. Tiger chops down AJ.

Esf superkicks Tiger then rolls up Kush. Kush then hits mounted shots on him. Kush beats up AJ in the corner and splits his fingers. Kush is pushejd into Tiger then AJ slingblades Tiger, making him ddt Kush. 

Kush and Esf fight on the apron. Kush ties him up in the ropes, ties his arms up and tries to unmask him. Tiger stomps AJ in the corner. AJ flying headscissors Tiger then Tiger back elbows him. AJ tilt-a-whirl backbreakers the heels.

Esf monkey flips Tiger. Esf and AJ then hit topes outside. Esf springboard crossbodies Tiger. Kush trips Esf from the apron then Tiger pounds on Esf. Kush armbars Esf and AJ breaks it up. Esf superkicks Tiger then AJ step up enzugiri's Kush. Kush pele kicks Esf and all 4 men end up going down.

AJ takes a double step up enzugiri. Esf is tripped and Kush kicks him in the arm. Kush tope con hilos Esf. Tiger hiptosses AJ. Tiger is put on the apron and AJ rolls into the ropes into a double stomp on him. AJ slingshot cutters Tiger. AJ top rope frogsplashes Tiger and pins him.

Thoughts: It went a bit long and the heels were ripping masks at times a bit more then they were trying to win. It was acceptable though. Kushida wrestled a bit different than usual and was in full heel mode here. 

El Sky Team (Mascara Dorada, Mistico & Neon) vs Barbaro Cavernario, Difunto & El Clon

Mist and Barb start us off. Mist armdrags him then MD springboard crossbodies Dif. MD corkscrew headscissors Dif then Neon springboard diving headscissors Clon out. The faces go for dives and get stopped. Clon stomps Mist then rips at his mask. Clon unties the mask on the buckles.

Barb kicks Mist in the leg then hits slaps. Barb bites Mist's fingers. Mist is triple stomped on by the heels. Mist is sat up top and the heels try to unmask him. Mist is in tree of woe and gets stomped. The triple team on Mist continues.

Mist flying headscissors Clon then Dif stomps Mist. Mist and MD are thrown onto the ramp. Barb bites Neon's face in the corner. Neon flying headscissors Barb and MD pops up Mist into a flying headscissors on Dif. MD springboard tornillo armdrags Clon out.

The faces hit triple topes outside twice. MD sends Dif into the rails. Barb is held in the ring and begs off. Mist superkicks Barb. Neon and Dif fight. Neon superkicks him in the gut then top rope diving headscissors him. Neon reverse monkey flips Clon. Neon moonsaults into an armdrag on Barb then double jump springboard headscissors Clon on the apron. 

MD is flipped into the ropes and he armdrags Dif off of it. MD corkscrew headscissor Clon. MD spinning headscissors Barb out. Dif and Mist go at it. Mist corkscrew headscissors him out. Clon is pushed into Barb then Mist 619's Barb. Mist springboard diving headscissors Clon. 

Mist boots Barb out of the corner then Barb does the worm off of it. Mist springboard headscissors Barb. Mist satellite headscissors Clon out. Mist then walks up the ropes and springboard corkscrew diving armdrags Dif out. 

The faces hit triple stereo dives outside. Mist gets a 2 count on Clon inside. Mist superkicks Clon in the gut then code red's him. neon and MD hit stereo springboard sunset flips for 2 counts. Barb and Dif are sent into each other then put in the rowboat/star. Mist hurricanrana's Clon in the middle of it for 2.

Mist flying headscissors Dif out. Mist walks up the buckles and plancha's Dif outside. Neon pop up dropkicks Clon. Neon does a top rope invertef flip dive while MD top rope 450's. Mist la mistica's Dif and submits him. Mistico's team wins the match.

Thoughts: It was an okay main. Mistico's team put out a good effort and Mist was mostly featured. We didn't see much of Dorada in this. Difunto didn't get to do a lot of his trademark spots here.  

The announcer talks after and Mistico gets on the mic. Mist thanks everyone and says they make lucha wonderful and magical. He says they celebrate the kids today and he thanks everyone.

Overall thoughts: It felt like a longer show due to their being 7 matches. I liked the opener and the micro's did okay. Shotzi/Skadi had the usual issues when wrestlers who speak different languages fight. The cibernetico went well in the first half and the second half had a lot of issues. It was still okay though. Romero/Oro was a bit rushed. The semi-main was acceptable and the main was okay. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 and thought it was good overall.

WWE Monday Night Raw 4/27/2026

WWE Monday Night Raw 4/27/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/wwe-monday-night-raw-4202026.html

Note - WWE fired a bunch of wrestlers last week. A lot of people have gotten upset at Kairi Sane getting cut and we'll see if they try to takeover the show due to it. 

We are in Laredo, TX. Michael Cole and Corey Graves are on commentary.  

Roman Reigns and The Uso's talk in a room with a desk. Roman says they know where he comes from and where he stands. Roman says they are the only ones he can trust. He says he doesn't know where Jacob Fatu is coming from. He said he took a backseat for 2 years and Fatu procrastinated. Jimmy says he agrees with Jacob wanting to upgrade but says it shouldn't come at Roman's expense. Jey says Fatu is dangerous, unpredictable and unhinged.

Jey says if Fatu wins, he takes it all. Jey says there has to be consequences. Roman says Jey is right. Roman says he will address this later tonight. Jimmy says family first. Roman says "The First Family".

We see Fatu hanging out in the back. 

Seth Rollins comes out to talk. He says Bron Breakker is the reason Roman is champ and the reason Gunther beat him. He calls Bron Breakker out to settle the score. 

Bron Breakker comes out with Seth Rollins. Seth says he gave Bron everything and Bron repaid him by taking everything from him. Seth asks what he got out of it. Bron asks what Seth gave him and Reed. He says they were Seth's errands boys. He says they fought his battles for him. He says Seth has nothing. 

Bron says he and Reed had to listen to Seth say the same crap every week and mocks him. Bron says he never needed him. He says he needed Heyman. Seth talks about his history with Bron and said he would be the next money drawing star in this industry. He says Bron is unique and the most versatile performer he has seen. He says Bron has everything but the brains. He says Bron tries while he succeeds. 

Seth says every time he bet on himself, it ended up with a main event or a title. He says Bron did it and it got him Logan Paul, Theory and a happy ending from Paul Heyman. Seth says Bron is not ready. Bron says he was on the road to becoming a main eventer with or without him. Bron says Seth's body can't handle being champ and his shoulder can't handle the weight of a scrap on it anymore. 

Bron says he came up on his title shot attempt. He says he can go to sleep okay losing to the best in the world rather than one who proclaims it. Bron says he's a hall of famer and the best wrestler in the world at being #2. Seth says that was good and calls him Baby Steiner. He asks if he came up with that on his own or called Big Poppa Pump for his hook up. Seth says he will give him a chance at Backlash to prove he's better. He says Bron isn't even #2 in his own family.  

Thoughts: It was a good segment and easily set up their match at the PLE. 

We see more wrestlers arrive and hangout.

Raquel Rodriguez attacks Stephanie Vaquer and throws her into a box. Roxanne Perez then slides a box into Steph. Liv tells Steph this is her title.

Penta vs Rusev

Ethan Page comes out to watch before it starts. 

Rusev clubs and stomps him. Rusev suplexes him twice and fallaway slams him. Rusev stands on his throat. Rusev takes  superkick then a running dropkick. Penta tope con hilos him outside. Penta gets in Page's face outside. Penta superkicks Rusev. 

Penta springboards and is caught with a kick. Rusev swinging uranage's him. We go to break and return. They fight on the buckles. Penta top rope crossbodies him. Penta slingblade bulldogs him. Penta handstand pendulum dropkicks him in the corner. Rusev knees him in the gut then Penta up and over backcrackers him for 2. Rusev back body drops him and high kicks him. Rusev uranage's him. 

Rusev machka kicks him. Rusev goes for a kick, Penta sees it coming and stalls then rolls him up.

Thoughts: It was a shorter one and they did what they were supposed to here with Rusev throwing him around and Penta doing his flying.

Rusev beats up Penta after. Page gets in the ring and Rusev backs him up. Penta chops Rusev then Page nails Penta from behind. Rusev then lets Page stomp Penta with him. Je'Von Evans comes down to make the save. Rusev takes a superkick and a double jump springboard cutter.

Los Americanos do a promo in Spanish. Grande says he will be in the biggest matches of his career in a few weeks against the other Grande in a mask vs mask match. He says the match will be the most important match of his entire life. He says he will have to be ready to fight for his life. He says he will have to be ready to fight for his name. He says what better way to prepare for this than to issue a challenge to Rey Mysterio tonight. He says it would be an honor to face him tonight.

Becky Lynch talks in the ring. She says a lot of history was made at Wrestlemania 42. She says she beat AJ and put gold around her waist. She says she's the first WWE star to win 4 different titles at Mania. She says she has won more Mania matches than any other woman. She says she needed to show her daughter what a real champ is. She says it's about showing up at rundown towns like Laredo.

She says she knows the fans want her to defend the title and fight the best of the best. She is an issuing an open challenge to whoever wants some. 

Iyo Sky comes out. She says she accepts. Becky says she wanted to fight the best of the best, shiny and exciting and she's none of those things. She says she understands Iyo is accepting on behalf of Rhea Ripley. She says she wanted to fight Shawn Michaels, not Marty Jannetty and she's been holding Rhea back. Iyo slaps her and pounds on her. Becky goes to leave.

Adam Pearce comes out. He says Becky issued an open challenge and Iyo answered it. Adam says they will do a title match now. Becky then nails Iyo from behind.

WWE Women's Intercontinental Title - Becky Lynch (c) vs Iyo Sky

We join this in progress. Iyo basement dropkicks BL. Iyo tries an up and over and is kicked then lariated for 2. BL corner forearms her and exploders her. BL baseball slides her then hits her off the apron. 

BL 2nd rope legdrops her for 2. They trade shots. Iyo germans her. Iyo hits some shots and flapjacks her. Iyo bangs her arm over the top rope. Iyo top rope dropkicks her. Iyo corner meteora's her for 2. BL reverse ddt's her for 2. Iyo rolls her into a double stomp. BL forearms Iyo when she goes for a tope. Iyo sunset bombs her on the floor and and both go down.

We go to break and return. BL superplexes her and holds on for a ddt for 2. Iyo rolls her up for 2. Iyo superkicks her in the mouth then double underhook backbreakers her for 2. Iyo tornado ddt's her. BL gets her feet up on Iyo's moonsault. BL uranage's her for 2.

BL goes up top and is pushed into the post. Iyo asai moonsaults her outside. Asuka comes out and sweeps Iyo from the apron. Iyo is missing a shoe and BL uranage's her for the win.

Thoughts: It was a solid match here with them stiffing each other. They put out a good effort for this one. Becky took a hard superkick to the mouth here.

Asuka buzzsaw kicks Iyo and chickenwings her after. Iyo taps out.  

El Grande Americano Original talks to Rey Mysterio. He asks if he needs to watch his back for Rey during the mask vs mask match. Rey says he wants them to respect lucha libre. Los Americanos with El Grande II come in. The Grande's argue. Rey says he's not choosing sides. Bravo and Rayo yell at Rey. 

The Uso's are interviewed. Jimmy says Roman will make a decision when he's ready. LA Knight interrupts. He asks if they are sitting at the table again when Roman sits at the head of it. LA says Jey became a champ on his own. LA says Jimmy could be a champ but it won't be under Roman. Jey tells him to stay in his lane. Jimmy says it's family business. LA says Bloodline ran over everyone and the power corrupts. He says when it does, it becomes his business.

Thoughts: LA was right here. They are quickly undoing all of the work they did with Jey being a main eventer due to this storyline.

Joe Hendry is in the ring for a concert. Joe says he had a big decision to make and will tell us in a song. He says he has signed with Raw in a song. He then sings about firing Logan Paul. 

Logan Paul comes out angry with Austin Theory. He says you can't fire him. Logan asks who he is. Logan says the people are awful like Joe. Logan says it's Joe's first and last night on Raw. Austin says they have gold and are the greatest tag champs of the universe. Austin says they are winners. 

Joe says no and says he sees primetime losers. Austin says the mat and camera belong to The Vision. He says The Vision goes through everyone and says they will go through him. Austin shoves Joe. Joe lariats Austin and hits corner spears on Logan. Joe is double teamed. The Street Profits come out and make the save and clear off the heels. Logan dives on the heels outside.

Grayson Waller complains to Adam Pearce in the back. He asks where his opportunities are. He says Oba Femi is overrated. Oba then shows up behind Waller. Oba asks Adam to give Waller an opportunity vs him tonight. Adam agrees. 

Joe Hendry thanks The Street Profits in the back. Ford tells him to get a different color shirt now that he's on Raw. Seth Rollins comes in and wants to talk about last week. Ford says it had nothing to do with him and he's not special. 

El Grande Americano vs Rey Mysterio

This is the Kaiser version of GA.

They lock up. GA wristlocks him. Rey flips out using the ropes. GA sweeps him. GA rolls out of a wristlock and trips him into a side headlock. GA tries a pin but Rey bridges. Rey sunset flips him. Rey sweeps him then GA sweeps him. They stand off.

GA boots him in the gut. Rey flying snapmares him. Rey spinning headscissors him into the ropes. GA flying kicks him and we go to break.

We return and Rey back body drops him. GA slaps him. Rey back elbows him. Rey moonsaults, gets caught and tornado ddt's him for 2. Rey dropkicks him into the ropes. Bravo trips Rey. Rayo tries to load Grande's mask but Rey 619's them. GA grabs the weapon Rayo had then Grande Americano Original comes out and tries to take it. Reu 619's GA then springboard splashes him to win.

Thoughts: I'm not a big fan of Kaiser being a heel in one promotion and a face in another. It gets too confusing and really hurts what he's doing in both companies. I was surprised Rey won.

Grande Original takes down Grande II after and they wrestle on the mat. 

Asuka does a promo on Iyo. She says she tells Iyo when they are done. Asuka says she's her senpai and all she has done is disappoint her. She says she blamed herself for Iyo's mistakes but she realized Iyo is the problem. She says she's selfish and Iyo is her biggest failure. She says Iyo killed the family they had and nothing will stop her from destroying Iyo. She says will teach her one final lesson at Backlash and the lesson is she not ready for Asuka. 

Oba Femi vs Grayson Waller

Oba lariats GW then throws him in the corner. Oba hits shots in the corner. Oba running euros him and GW goes out. Oba throws him on a backdrop then flying euros him. Oba hits a big sitout powerbomb and wins.

Thoughts: It was all squash here with Oba destroying GW.

Oba talks on the mic after. He says Waller said there is no opportunity around here as the champs are locked in with contenders. He says he created a solution to the problem. He says The Oba Femi Open Challenge will commence. He challenges any man to step up and see how they fare. 

The Judgment Day girls talk in the back. Liv wants to talk to Roxanne about "the thing". Liv says she wants to finish the conversation they had prior to Mania. She says she's sorry about how things went with Finn. She says she watched Finn bring her into Judgment Day. Liv says they are family and Finn put himself before the family. Liv says she will be in her corner tonight and asks if she trusts her. Roxanne says she needs a second.

Finn Balor sneaks in as Liv leaves. Finn says you can't trust Liv or Judgment Day. Rox asks if she can't trust them or Finn? Rox says she's with Judgment Day and tells him to get out before he gets hurt. Finn says good luck and he hopes she knows what she's doing.

Bayley and Lyra Valkyria vs Judgment Day (Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez)

Bay wristlocks RR. RR knees her in the gut. Bay side headlocks her and RR blocks the takeover. Bay uses the ropes to take her over with the headlock. RR backdrops her. RP comes in. Bay rams her in the corner. Lyra boots RP in the gut. Lyra side headlocks her.

Lyra jumps on RP and hits punches. Lyra slaps her. RP takes a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Lyra spinning heel kicks RP. Bayley elbow drops RP off the buckles. RR lariats Bay on the floor. RR rams Bay head first into the post. We go to break and return.

Lyra comes in and cleans house on the heels. Lyra 2nd rope dropkicks RR. Lyra northern lights suplexes RP then fisherman suplexes her for 2. RR facekicks Bay for 2. Bay belly to belly suplexes RP for 2. Liv distracts Bay. RP shining wizards Bay then hits a code red on her to win.

Thoughts: I didn't like this. The crowd cheered Perez and they knew it would probably happen. It defeated the whole purpose of what Bayley and Lyra are doing and made them look bad.

We get a video on Sol Ruca. 

Roman Reigns comes out. He says they love the tribal chief here. He says his title was made to take away from his shine and it never worked. He says the title doesn't make the man, the man makes the title. He says now you can be proud of the title and respect it. He tells the crowd to acknowledge him.

Jacob Fatu comes out. Roman says he was just going to talk about him. Roman says he hopes he made the right choice - to unite the family and not divide it. Fatu says he didn't need a week or an hour. He says he knows what he wanted when he came out here last week. He says he needs that title. He says Roman didn't grind like him. 

Fatu says he did 12 years of grinding and suffering. He says he was broke while they ran The Bloodline. He says Roman, Jimmy and Jey didn't call him before WWE, but Solo did. He says Solo gave me a chance and put him on. Roman says Fatu is either confused or dumber than he thinks. Roman says Solo couldn't get a cup of coffee delivered to the building. He asks who he thinks runs the place and he says he does. 

Roman says he never forgot about him and signed off on him. He says Fatu doesn't deserve it and hasn't earned it. Roman says it's nepotism to face him. Fatu then gives him the tongan death grip. Fatu headbutts him and mounts him. He says he's gonna take everything from him. Fatu then grabs the title and throws it down at Roman. 

Fatu leaves. Roman gets on the mic. He says he will see him at Backlash.

Thoughts: I don't know how we were supposed to react here or who was supposed to be face or heel. I just hope Roman doesn't go over him, though he will. Roman also just had to bury the title as well, even though he's the one holding it. 

Overall thoughts: This show was a mess. There were 3 different segments (Grande/Rey, Roxanne Perez and Roman/Fatu) where the face/heel alignments got messy and I don't think any of them really accomplished whatever they were supposed to do. Roman also buried the World Heavyweight Title, only this time, he's the one holding it. Becky and Iyo had a good match though and Penta/Rusev was fine. Backlash is 12 days away but the important stuff is set from Raw and it makes sense, so that works. I can't really put this one over though and it just left me confused. I'd give it a 4 out of 10 and wouldn't recommend it. This wasn't good.

WWC Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre 4/26/2026

WWC Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre 4/26/2026

Yesterday's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/wwc-superestrellas-de-la-lucha-libre_25.html

The next show is on Saturday, May 2nd. It has:

WWC Universal Title -  Intelecto Cinco Estrellas vs John Hawking

Ray Gonzalez and El Paparazzi vs Joe Bravo and Lightning

Xavant vs Tony Leyenda

WWC Tag Titles - Los Matadores Celestiales (Mike Nice and Oscar Benabe) (c) vs Los Inmortales (Orly Jr. & Tapia)

WWC TV Title - Amaddeo Sole vs Wilfredo Rivera 

El Payaso Makabro vs El Informante 

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

WWC Jr. Heavyweight Title - El Hostil Jovan (c) vs Bradon The Skater 

El Cafe del Mileno 

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Axel Cruz and Abel Durant are our hosts.

Carlito vs John Morrison

We join this in progress. Carlito hits a dropkick. Carlito slams him. Carlito comes off the top, John pushes the ref then kicks Carlito in the crotch. Carlito's head is banged off the apron.

John knees him in the gut outside and bangs his head off traffic rails. John slides under a rail then then he bangs the rail into Carlito's head. John side chinlocks him in the ring. Carlito hits shots to the gut then John springboard dropkicks him for 2. 

John hits punches and cravates him around the ropes. Carlito pushes John over the top to the floor. John get lariats in the ring. Carlito knee lifts him then running lariats him for 2. John is rolled up for 2. John blocks a backcracker.

John misses a cartwheel dive off the top and Carlito superkicks him for 2. They trade punches on the buckles. Carlito is swept down. John misses starship pain. John pushes the ref into Carlito and Carlito low blows him. Carlito backcrackers him and pins him.

Thoughts: We saw this on 1/24 and it's an old match to begin with. And of course, we didn't get to see the whole match. What we got was fine. The railings here were really crappy and kept failing apart. They didn't hit the finish clean.

Brandon The Skater does a promo. He says he's been waiting for this chance for 5 months to fight Jovan again. He says the last time they fought, Jovan won. He says he's been keeping something that doesn't belong to him for 5 months. He says he wants to show who is the best in PR.

El Hostil Jovan does a promo. He says he will be in front of his people in Humacao. He says he remembers beating him well. He says he remembers all the beating he gave him too. He says Brandon is a different kind of guy in the ring. He says he doesn't want to look like a monkey in front of his hometown fans. He says he's a different person than when they faced off last time. He says he will prove once again that he is still the best.

Los Immortales do a promo. They say they will get a rematch for the tag titles. They say Mike Nice and Oscar Benabe got lucky. They say they will put an end to this war on Saturday because Mike's team isn't worthy of being champs. They say PR will have real champs because it's the truth an it's absolute.

Nic Nemeth vs Alberto el Patron

This is an older match and it's joined in progress. Al hits lariats. Nic fights back with punches. Al backcrackers him. Al puts him in tree of woe and misses a top rope double stomp. Nic 2nd rope diving ddt's him for 2. Al low blows him. Nic sends Al into a chair between the buckles and fameassers him for 2.

Nic goes for a superkick and Al pulls the ref in the way. Al chairs Nic in the head and pulls the ref over for the pin.

Thoughts: We saw this on 1/17. No real thoughts on this. We really only saw the finishing stretch here and what we got was full of shenanigans. 

Amaddeo Sole does a promo. He says He says The Conflict nickname fits Wilfredo Rivera. He says he's a good competitor but says he himself is great like the sun. He says he has another shot at the TV Title and needs to take advantage of it. He tells him to open a new dawn at the show.

Wilfredo Rivera does a promo. He says he's facing Sole again. He says their feud is growing and he's getting used to rubbing it in his face. He says he will show him again why he's the most complete wrestler in the company.

Kamila does a promo. Kamila says she wouldn't want to be Elena Negroni. She says she's a pretty face who gets handed things. Kamila says she works hard and doesn't need others to do her dirty work. She says she works hard to get what she wants. She tells her to come on if she wants a chance at the title again and we will see who is who. 

Intelecto Cinco Estrellas vs Ray Gonzalez

We join this in progress. Ray is down on the floor. Cinco throws Ray in. Cinco bangs Ray's leg off the post. Cinco grabs a kendo stick but Ray ends up hitting him with it. Ray then chokes him with the stick. Ray then rips his mask up. Cinco hits punches and is poked in the eye. Rey low blows him and throws him out. Cinco's head is banged off the post outside.

Cinco grabs a shovel from under the ring. Ray takes it and nails Cinco with it several times. Ray then hits him in the head with it. Cinco fires back outside and hits punches. Ray boots and chops him in the corner. Cinco boots him out of the corner then spears him. Cinco hits mounted shots.

We cut away from the match for promos.

Tony Leyenda does a promo. Tony says he imagines the fans missed him. He says the fans had the best wrestler in their presence when he was there. He says one thing he did well in WWC is take on the little pigeons like Xavant. He says he came to PR to dominate and will keep doing that because he's the best. He says Xavant can give his all but he knows what he's capable of. He says Xavant can't beat him and he says he feels bad for him. He says he's exactly who he says is - handsome, strong and too cool. He says Xavant can live that experience in person and he offers his condolences.

Xavant does a promo. He says the champ has arrived and thanks the fans for coming last night. He says he has to focus on Tony Leyenda now. He says every time a foreigner leaves the place, it's the nation's hero's duty to put him in his place. He says Tony has talked too much trash and doesn't realize he's a pigeon. He says he can't handle him or the PR. Xavant says he will fight and persevere into he triumphs. He says he will put the camel clutch on him and make him surrender like the pigeon he is. 

Joe Bravo does a promo. Joe says it looks like he's wresting on 5/2 as part of his 2026 wrestling schedule. He says he doesn't know where Ray Gonzalez's mind is and says he has signs of mental exhaustion to team with the semi-retired El Paparazzi. He says he's in great condition though. He says he's teaming with Lightning, who was a legendary tag wrestler. He says it sounds like a bad decision on Ray's partner. He says he has to accept his defeat gracefully by being nice.

Ray Gonzalez and El Paparazzi do a promo. Papa says Lightning isn't a stranger to him and says to be prepared. Ray says all that is missing is the ringing of a bell. Ray says let's set things on fire. He says they will checkmate Bravo and Lightning. Papa says Intelecto Cinco Estrellas should be on Cafe del Milenio. Ray says it sounds interesting.

We return to the match. Cinco chokes him on the ropes. Eddie Colon has powder and he gets on the apron. He nails Cinco with it on accident. Ray TKO's Cinco for 2. Ray dropkicks Eddie off the apron. Ray figure fours Cinco around the post and Eddie is sent to the back by security. Ray breaks the hold.

Ray figure fours Cinco inside. Cinco turns it over then Ray turns it back over. Cinco ropebreaks. Cinco looks for a weapon under the ring. Ray pulls him out by the legs. Cinco his a spike. Ray knee drops Cinco's leg and takes the spike. Ray spikes Cinco several times then nails the ref. Cinco mists Ray and cradles him for the win.

Thoughts: What we got wasn't bad here with them using weapons and Ray working the knee. It seemed like this was No DQ, but the ref was still making them break. I didn't get that. We didn't get to see that much of this one though.

Intelecto Cinco Estrellas does a promo. He says John Hawking is a daredevil by asking for a rematch against him. He asks why he can't understand that going up against him is a mistake. He says John will never succeed and will never win the war. He tells him to be careful in face of defeat as it can lead to his early retirement. 

John Hawking does a promo. He says Intelecto 5 Estrellas got away with the title but he will show him what he's made of. He says he will eat him and be crowned Universal champ.

Axel and Abel close the show. They talk about the 53rd Anniversary Show. Abel thinks we will have a new Universal champ next week and Axel doesn't agree.

Overall thoughts: It was the usual underwhelming WWC episode. They showed 2 older matches that were re-shown already this year and have nothing to do with anything while having a bunch of newer and more relevant footage that hasn't been seen. The next show is Saturday, so they are rushing to try and get things set up for that. They did not even tell us the results of last night's matches, yet alone video clips of it. What we got of Ray/Estrellas was okay, but it wasn't much. There's nothing you really need to see here and I'd give this one a 3 out of 10. It wasn't good and little effort was put into this.

WWE Matches from WWE World 2026 4/17/2026 - 4/20/2026

WWE Matches from WWE World 2026 4/17/2026 - 4/20/2026

Note - WWE only aired 3 sets of matches live from WWE World. These are some of the matches that didn't get aired live. There are still matches that haven't been shown yet though. I was surprised we got to see these.

Blake Howard and Robert Stone are on commentary. The commentary is taped though and not live.

4/17/2026 - WWE NXT Title - Tony D'Angelo (c) vs Bravo Americano

BA stalls a bit and dances for the crowd. Tony then does a dance. BA boots him as he dances and side headlocks him. BA forearms and boots him. Tony punches back. Tony lariats him then squats and suplexes him. BA trips Tony then pulls him crotch first into the post.

BA hits mounted corner punches then Tony atomic drops him. Tony corner lariats him. Tony hits mounted corner punches. Tony airplane spins him then BA airplane spins him. BA gets dizzy with him then airplane spins the ref on accident. Tony recovers and spears BA. He then pins him.

Thoughts: It was a short and safe match with them doing some comedy. It was mildly entertaining and that may have been the best they could do with a cold match like this without true faces or heels. 

4/17/2026 - Ivy Nile vs. Kendal Grey

From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNyq6rdJ2Ek

Ivy rolls her on the lock up then pulls her down. KG does fireman's carry takeovers. They do a double knuckle lock and Ivy pushes her down. Ivy waistlock takedowns her. KG sends her out of the ring when she spins out of the waistlock takedown and she waistlock takedowns the ref. KG is dizzy.

Ivy stalls outside and KG bangs Ivy's head off the apron. KG back elbows her then slindes between her legs. Ivy lariats her down then stomps her. Ivy flying kicks her in the corner then germans her for 2. 

KG's face is banged off the mat. KG rolls her up for 2 and Ivy lariats her for 2. KG rolls her off a side headlock then back elbows her. KG boots her out of the corner. KG hits running back elbows then germans her. KG suplexes her twice. KG 2nd rope ddt's her for 2. 

Ivy clubs her on the buckles. KG gordbusters her off the 2nd rope. KG top rope crossbodies her but Ivy backrolls through. KG cradles her for 2. Ivy misses a flying corner kick. KG kind of flatliners her I guess and pins her.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good. Ivy doesn't have the much personality and isn't super exciting. It was a cold match and I didn't like KG doing a takedown on the ref either. 

4/17/2026 - Sol Ruca vs Izzi Dame

From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QipKW9gxjjo

Chip Danning is our ref. Izzi looks for cheers from the crowd then Sol does the same. Sol tries to get the crowd to do the wave. 

Izzi boots her in the gut and throws her out. Sol gets back in and is thrown out again. Izzi surfs on Sol's back inside and does suck it taunt's. Sol gets a 2 count on her an is booted. Sol is thrown out again. Sol tries to get in and Izzi is waiting to intercept her.

Izzi misses an elbow drop on her. Sol standing moonsaults her. Sol surf's on Izzi's back. Sol slingshot facebusters her. Izzi is thrown out and Sol does the "suck it" taunt. Izzi gets back in and is hit with a sol snatcher. Sol pins her.

Thoughts: It was a lazy and stupid match here with them goofing around the whole time and Izzi getting pinned with only a couple of matches.  

4/18/2026 - Axiom vs Grayson Waller

From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2WPR6Jw9rU

Ax has Nathan Frazer with him. GW stalls outside to start then goes after Ax when he turns around. Ax rolls him up for 2 counts. Ax flying headscissors him out. Ax stomps GW's hand then armdrags him off the ropes. Ax dropkicks him and chinlocks him. 

Ax goes for a springboard and GW kicks the ropes. GW yanks on the leg. Ax basement dropkicks him. GW dropkicks him in the knee. Ax's head is banged off the buckles. Ax is put in tree of woe and kicked. GW teases a coast to coast dropkick then just stands on his crotch. 

GW knees Ax in the face. GW misses a 2nd rope elbow drop. They trade shots. Ax half-nelson suplexes him. Ax PK's him for 2. Ax misses a move off the buckles. GW goes for a move and Ax hurricanrana's him. Ax low flying knees him. Ax goes for a tope and is hit with a forearm. GW rolls in and hits a stunner. GW then pins him.

Thoughts: It was a short but acceptable battle here. It wasn't anyone's best work or anything but they kept it moving and didn't botch.

4/20/2026 - AAA Mixed Tag Titles - Lola Vice and Mr. Iguana (c) vs Thea Hail and Shiloh Hill

From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuNoQEJaQ78

Thea Hail brings her own toy to battle La Yesca and it's a toy cheetah. They compete for cheers with the toys. They then try to do tricks with the toys. 

The girls go at it. Thea side headlocks her then Lola side headocks her back. Lola shoulders her over and dances. Lola armbars her then Thea goes for the kimura. Thea rolls her up for 2.  They trade more pin attempts. 

Hill and Iguana got in. Ig goofs around on the mat and Hill misses a stomp. Hill grabs a leg and Ig enzugiri's him. Ig top rope crossbodies him for 2. Hill slams him down. Thea gives Hill the toy cheetah and he hits Ig with it for 2. 

Hill hits a corner spear. Thea headscissors Hill into a corner spear on Ig. Thea superkicks Lola then single arm ddt's her. Thea armlocks Lola. Thea knees her in the gut. Lola back elbows her.

Lola boots Thea away and the boys tag in. Ig flying headscissors Hill. Hill is sent into the buckles. Ig step up enzugiri's him. Ig backrolls and catches hill with a spinning ddt while on Hill's shoulder. Lola hits spin kicks on Thea then backdrops her for 2. 

Ig pulls Hill over the top. Thea takes La Yesca from Ig and throws it outside. Hill and Ig both grab their toys and rub them together. The ref then topes both of them for some reason. Lola hits a kick flurry on Thea. Hill blocks Lola then Ig superkicks Hill. Lola and Iguana dosey-do and hit stereo hip attacks and stink faces. Iguana gets Hill's teeth stuck in his butt. Iguana then puts the tooth in the Yesca's mouth.

Iguana hits Hill with La Yesca. He then shoves La Yesca in Thea's face. Lola then rolls up Thea and gets the pin.

Thoughts: They blamed AAA rules for this but it was easily one of the least serious matches in WWE in years. It was all screwing around here and the ref hitting a tope on the wrestlers is definitely not something we have seen here. This was not a WWE style match and I hope we don't see anything like this again. 

Overall thoughts: These were all put up separately on Youtube, but I put them together for this post. Therefore, I won't be rating the show as whole. Axiom/Waller wasn't bad and was the best match of the night. Izzi/Sol was a short and lazy match. The main was indy level comedy and not something I ever want to see in WWE again. I didn't like Ivy/Kendal and Tony/Bravo was short and mildly entertaining. There was nothing you really needed to see here but it was cool to see some matches we might not have seen otherwise.

WWE LFG 4/26/2025 Season 3, Episode 1

WWE LFG 4/26/2025 Season 3, Episode 1

Note - Multiple people on this show were cut this week before this show aired including Chris Island,  Trill London, Sirena Linton and Carlee Bright.

Note 2 - This is LFG. They do a lot of worked shoots here. They show us what they want us to see and the matches are often clipped up. Always take most of the things you see and hear on this show with a grain of salt.

We are at the Performance Center. Shawn Michaels thanks Booker T and Bubba Ray for coming back to LFG. He says we need to go back to basics. He says Undertaker is running AAA. He says he needs their athletes ready for NXT. He says he wants to stop doing points and teams, but still wants legends and superstars coming in to help. He says the wrestlers could get called up at any time and he doesn't know when Taker will ask for someone for AAA. Shawn says the wrestlers need to be ready as quickly as possible.

We go to Matt Bloom/A-Train's office. He's the Head Coach and VP of Talent Development. He talks about his career and says he's having a better time outside of the ring.

Kevin Owens is driving to the Performance Center. He says he wants to help the next gen and doesn't know what else to do since he's been doing this for 25 years. 

Natalya says the PC is a machine. 

Elijah Holyfield says he's back after a torn bicep.

Harlem Lewis says he's been here for 2 years. He says he has the IT Factor.

Bloom talks to Owens, Nat, Booker and Bubba. Bloom says the talent need more time to tune thigns up. He says it'll be Nikkita Lyons vs Kali Armstrong. Bloom says Lyons had a severe knee injury and that set her back. Bubba says Lyons is in great shape. Bloom says Kali raised the bar for women coming in. He says she can do anything athletically and Booker will love her.

Bloom says Drake is in a sink or swim situation. Bubba says he's a great dude and a needs to bring the two worlds together. Bloom says Keanu Carver is unique and Owens will be a good coach for him. Bloom says Kendal Grey has the highest potential and Natalya will be with her. Bloom says PJ Vasa needs to get comfortable putting her will on others and is timid in training. Bloom wonders if KG can handle the pressure.

Lyons introduces herself. She says everything in her right knee tore. She says rehab took 10 months and we see clips of her at the hospital. Lyons tells Bubba she's not scared and is confident in her knees. Bubba tells her to find what works for her. Lyons wants a secret handshake. 

Kali Armstrong talks. She talks about doing track and field. She says she has it all and is here to prove herself. Booker talks to her. Kali says she feels good. Booker says her playbook isn't for her, it's for others. 

Bubba tells Lyons to let it fly.

Nikkita Lyons vs Kali Armstrong

This is in front of a crowd and its in the room they use for Evolve. They each miss shots to start and NL punches her in the gut. Kali shoulderblocks her and dropkicks her. NL split leg drops her and hits mounted forearms. 

NL hits shots to the gut and foot chokes her. Kali hits punches. Kali goes upside down in the corner and is superkicked down. NL reverse bronco busters her then chest kicks her down. They trade shots. NL spin kicks her in the gut. Kali walks up the buckles and twisting crossbodies her. Kali powerslams her for 2. 

NL germans her then tiger drivers her for 2. NL hits mounted corner punches. Kali powerbombs her. NL spin kicks her in the face. Kali powerslams her. Kali hits a running shoulderblock and pins her.

Thoughts: What we got was fine. Kali hit some nice shots to the gut, her finisher looked good and we saw her do a rare top rope move. Lyons did a lot of her usual stuff.   

Booker T puts over Kali and said it was the beginning of her thinking for herself. Bubba puts over Lyons and said they had good strikes (I agree). Bubba says the selling could have been better. Bubba says she needs to say in the background when the spotlight isn't on her. Lyons says the match went well.

Bubba tells Keanu to throw a good punch at Drake. Booker agrees. Booker argues with Keanu and says he won't make it. Keanu says no one has a better punch. We saw most of this interaction already on NXT a while back.

Keanu says he played football at Temple and quit after getting into a fight with a coach. He says he drove for Uber Eats. He says he hit up the WWE Recruit page and ended up here.

Drake talks to Bubba. Bubba says Keanu is getting off on the wrong foot.

Keanu tells Kevin Owens about getting into a fight with his coach. Owens says he has to figure out whether it's more important to speak his mind or the job. He says if he speaks up too much, it could cost him the job. 

Bubba tells Drake that the eyes are on him. Drake says he's been at the PC for 3 years and says he's one of the more experienced wrestlers who isn't on TV. Bloom says he's one of the lower hanging fruits on the tree and his time is running out. Drake says he knows his contract is expiring soon and he doesn't have time to figure this out.

Drake Morreaux vs Keanu Carver

This is in the Evolve arena. Bubba says Drake knows this is make or break. I think Drake gives Hank Walker a necklace and I think Tank Ledger is there with him. 

They lock up and let go. DM shoulders him over then side headlock takeovers him. DM running back elbows him then slams him. Bubba gets upset. DM misses a bottom rope splash. KC hits DM in the gut then drops him gut first on the top rope. KC stomps on DM then pulls him throat first into the bottom rope.

KC pounces him for 2. KC hits corner spears. DM hits shots. KC hits punches and bullies him in the corner with punches. Booker doesn't like KC's punches. KC suplexes DM for 2. KC face shoves DM. DM fires up and hits some shots. DM running facekicks KC  then slams him.

DM spinning lariats him. DM hits a 2nd spinning lariat and pins him.

Thoughts: They show us what they want us to see, but I agreed with what the coaches were saying. Drake did fine and showed some spirit. KC was the bully here as usual. 

Owens asks Keanu what happened on the slam. Owen says both guys looked like they were going too easy. He says Keanu is scary looking and the shots gotta follow that up. Owens says he was curious as to how he received the feedback.

Bubba tells Drake they worked too light and says they gotta bring it. Bubba tells him to lay it in and let it go. Drake says he's happy but p!ssed to be back.

Kendal Grey talks and tells her life story. Natalya says they need to make the audience care about her because she's new. Nat says KG is someone to watch out for. She says PJ Vasa needs to be physically mean and rude.

PJ Vasa talks. She says she wanted a "P" name (she says Paradise was available but it didn't fit) and says Vasa means ocean. Booker says PJ has a lot of pressure on her as this isn't the first time we saw her. 

Bloom says we have a generational talent in Grey, who could be called up at any moment. 

Kendal Grey vs PJ Vasa

This is in the NXT arena. We see Jeremy Borash and Vic Joseph covering this. Booker says KG is a little different.

They lock up and KG slides out. PJ slams her. PJ throws her in the corner then misses a corner charge. KG hits punches. KG goes up and over then between the legs. PJ samoan drops her. PJ rams KG's back into the apron edge. 

PJ hits a hard corner splash then a corner spear. PJ side slams her for 2. PJ misses a corner charge and goes into the post shoulder first. KG hits punches. KG hits running back elbows. KG germans her. KG superkicks her twice. KG is caught off the buckles and KG casadora flatliners her for the win.

Thoughts: It was short. We only had a few minutes left so it had to be. What we got looked good. Kendal was explosive and PJ absolutely crushed her on a splash.

Shawn Michaels tells Bloom he wants to throw her in the deep end and see how she does. Shawn says KG is as ready as she will be and they will bring her up to NXT right away. KG says she was speechless. Shawn says this is her launching point and it's all her. Shawn tells her to keep doing what she's doing. KG says she's taking it day by day. KG says this is just the start for her. Nat hugs her.

PJ says the match went great. Booker says they executed perfectly. PJ says KG belongs on the NXT roster and she's glad to push her up. 

We get some clips of future episodes. We then seemingly see Shawn tell Drake Morreaux his time at the Performance Center is going to be over (The show was taped in January and he's still around)

Overall thoughts: We have a new season and a new format here. I'm not fully sure what to make of it. My ideal version of this show is them showing us how they put the match together, doing the match and then show us what the coaches thought about the match. It seems like we will still get some of the worked-shoot aspects which were my least favorite part of the show. If you didn't look online, you wouldn't know who all would be on this episode because they didn't show everyone here. I'm sure we will meet 6 more people next week though. The show is still not really must see TV. The matches can't be anything too great because there's no story behind them and because they can't do angles to really build the match up. And at the end of the day, there's only just so much you can get out of seeing 5 minute random matches. I wouldn't really recommend this episode and I think the show is still pretty similar to what we saw the last 2 seasons.