WWE Evolve 4/29/2026

WWE Evolve 4/29/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/wwe-evolve-4222026.html

Note - WWE released a whole bunch of Evolve wrestlers last week. Tyra Mae Steele, Aria Bennett, Trill London, Tyson Dupont, Tyriek Igwe, Luca Crusifino and Malik Blade are gone. Tyra and Trill getting cut was shocking and I was surprised by Dupont and Igwe as well. As I had said, they started bringing a bunch of new people in and it meant a bunch of people were going to get cut. Trill looked like a major prospect to me and WWE seemed to really like Tyra.

We are at the Performance Center in Orlando, FL. Blake Howard and Peter Rosenberg are on commentary.

Harlem Lewis talks to open the show. He says he waited months for this and had a goal in mind to become Evolve champ. He says Drake and Rourke took their time to name him as an opponent. He says nothing will stop him from dropping Aaron and Cole tonight. He says tonight is his moment. He says he will pick up the mantle of being a destructive champ as Kali Armstrong exists Evolve tonight. Lewis says he takes the next step tonight.

Kali Armstrong vs Tyra Mae Steele

This is Kali's final Evolve match. This may also be Tyra's last match depending on where we are at in the taping schedule.

They lock up twice and Kali shoves her away. They mat wrestle. Tyra rolls her over for 2. Tyra side headlocks her then Kali reverses it. Kali shoulders her over then hiptosses her. Kali dropkicks her and side headlock takeovers her. Tyra headscissors her on the mat.

Kali side headlocks her. Tyra up and over hip attacks her. Tyra waistlock takedowns her. Kali hits punches. Tyra tries an up and over and is thrown out. Kali's baseball slide is blocked. Tyra knee drops the leg on the apron and twists her ankle. We go to break and return.

Kali hits some shots. Tyra karelin's lifts her twice and throws her into the ropes, making her hit her foot off the ropes. Tyra knee drops Kali's ankle then pulls on it. Tyra is pushed out. Kali escapes a suplex then lariats her.

Kali back elbows her then spinebusters her for 2. Kali hits a corner spear. Tyra rolls her up off a slam attempt for 2. Tyra ankle locks her. Kali sunset flips her for 2. Tyra ankle locks her again. Kali powerslams her. Kali flying shoulders her and pins her.

Thoughts: It was one of Tyra's better matches as she stuck to ankle work and amateur wrestling. Kali then overcame the ankle work and won. This was a decent match. 

Kali talks after and gets a "Thank you, Kali" graphic. She says she was born here and showed everyone she's not the one to play with. she says she carried the brand on her back. She says she made history and says she will always be the first ever Evolve Women's champ. She says nobody can take that from her. She says she built this place and now it's time she lets others live in it. She says she's going to make history up in NXT. She says it's all gas and no breaks until she gets hers.

It's GAL is outside at a pond. He says nobody ever asks how he is. He says people think he is a just a big red machine but he has feelings too. Gal says he has stood out since Day 1 but it's a lonely game. He says sometimes he just wants to fit in. He says he has lost partners, been ignored by Team PC and got laughed at. He says even Thatcher doesn't understand him. He asks if they are the dummies or if he is the dummy. He asks where he goes from here and says it's time to peak like he hasn't before.

Romeo Moreno vs Chazz "Starboy" Hall

Max Abrams gets on the mic before it starts. He has Ball, Santi and Valor with him. They get in the ring. Max says they respect Star's game. He tells Star to make the best decision of his life and join the ID 2.0 squad. Star says he's proud to be part of the new ID crew but he's not feeling them. Santi asks if he's saying no to rolling with them. Romeo says him and Star will have a match and tells them adios. Ball then nails Romeo and Romeo is stopped by ID 2.0. Star backs them off. Star then gets beaten up. Valor pop-up spinebusters Star. The segment ends without the match ever happening.

Braxton Cole is reading a book in the back to get ready.

We hear from Timothy Thatcher. Tim says Kali Armstrong has been promoted to NXT. 2 new wrestlers interrupt. They say they deserve an opportunity. Tim says he appreciates the passion. He says they are doing good in training. He says it's about time, place and need. He says he needs security and that's the job he has got. He says he can't have Max Abrams' crew causing trouble and says that's the job he has.

Tristan Angels says to be the face of Evolve is to be the face of WWE. He says he wants to control the title. He says there is only one who can handle the pressure and says he has no holes in his game. He says he's "Mr. England" Tristan Angels.

Masyn Holiday and Layla Diggs vs Anya Rune and Gianna Capri

Rune and Diggs go at it. Rune side headlock takeovers her. Mas dropkicks Rune for 1. Capri tags in. Mas back splashes her in the corner. Diggs forward handspring spears Capri. Mas butt drops Capri for 2.

Capri forearms Mas and hits knees to the gut. Capri foot chokes her in the corner. Capri stomps Mas' back. Rune running corner euros Mas then high kicks her. Capri chinlocks Mas. Diggs comes in and cleans house. She leg lariats Capri and step up enzugiri's Rune. 

Diggs fallaway slams Rune then kips up into a split. Diggs backflips out of a lariat and overhead kicks Rune. Capri pulls Mas out and bangs her head off the apron. Diggs scissors kicks Rune and pins her.

Thoughts: I'm not a big fan of Rune and Capri losing here so early into their run. Diggs had one of her best matches in a while as she was moving well and didn't botch. It was acceptable.

Capri tells Rune she ruined this for her as Masyn and Diggs dance in the ring.

Laynie Luck and Wendy Choo are interviewed by Chuey Martinez. Luck says this is the biggest match of her career and she won't take it lightly. She says she doesn't know what version of Choo she will get and won't let her guard down. Choo says her path has been all over the place. She says she's finally herself and won't change anytime soon. She says she meant what she said when she wanted someone with a similar path to her. She says Luck is a getting a title shot, but not her title. She says the era of Champ Choo is just beginning.

Cappuccino Jones talks to Romeo Moreno and Chazz Hall in the back. Romeo says he was feeling good. Hall says he would have gotten starstruck if they fight. Cap says he's sick of people thinking they can do anything they want here. Hall says ID 2.0 is making the new guys look bad. Cap says they need to get the up on them before they get the up on us. Cap says if he will see about getting a 6-man tag.

Aaron Rourke talks before the next match. He says he's not afraid of this atmosphere. He says he thrives in pressure and says all eyes will be on him. He says it's time he steals the spotlight.

WWE Evolve Title - Aaron Rourke (c) vs Harlem Lewis vs Braxton Cole

Cam Hendrix and Harley Riggins are in the VIP Lounge. 

Cole nails Lewis from behind. Cole slams AR. Lewis slams Cole. AR step up enzugiri's Cole. AR headscissors Lewis into a russian legsweep. AR handspring kicks Cole off the apron. Lewis blocks a senton with his knee and backbreakers AR on his shoulders.

AR kicks Lewis off the ropes. Cole pushes AR off the top onto the top rope. Lewis misses a lariat and goes out. We go to break and return. Cole punches AR then back elbows him. Cole release suplexes AR for 2. Cole forearms Lewis off the apron. 

AR hits shot to Cole's gut. Cole cravates him then knees him in the face. Cole garvin stomps AR. Lewis flying knees Cole. AR knees Lewis in the face. Lewis pulls AR into the buckles. Cole backbreakers Lewis then hits mounted shots.

Cole slams Lewis for 2. Cole legdrops him. Lewis hits a big lariat on Cole. Lewis lariats Cole from behind. Lewis basement dropkicks Cole for 2. AR facekicks Lewis, making him ddt Cole. AR dropkicks Lewis in the knee then pump kicks him in the head.

AR hits corner attacks on both opponents. AR backcrackers Cole. Lewis is hurricanrana'd off the buckles. AR diving codebreakers Cole for 2. Lewis and AR are on the buckles. Brooks Jensen is watching in the front row. We get a tower of doom with AR going down.

AR cradles Cole for 2. AR spinning heel kicks Cole and sends him out. AR hits strikes on Lewis. Lewis facekicks him. AR forearms him. Lewis flips AR onto his gut. Lewis jackhammers AR for 2 when Cole breaks it up. Cole sends Lewis into the rails. Cole crotches Lewis on the rail top.

AR topes Cole. AR molly go round's Cole and pins him.

Thoughts: I'm not surprised that AR won but I didn't want to see it. AR is not the longterm plan and this would have been a great way to end that reign. It wasn't great or anything but they didn't botch and it was an acceptable main. Lewis losing hurts what he's doing though. Jensen/Rourke seems like the next title match.

Jensen has words for AR after. Kam Hendrix and Harley Riggins go to get in the ring and the show ends before we see anything more.

Overall thoughts: Tyra Mae Steele had her best match yet with Kali Armstrong, who is leaving Evolve. Tyra just got fired, so she's leaving Evolve too. We never got Moreno/Hall. It's GAL seems to be changing his character up. The women's tag was acceptable but I didn't like the new girls losing. The main was disappointing as Rourke won and Lewis lost when he shouldn't have. We kind of left the show on a cliffhanger as Kam and Riggins were seemingly going to attack Rourke, but the show cut off as they got in. I'd give it a 5 out of 10. The matches were acceptable overall but the firings and the bookings didn't help things out here. It was average. 

AEW Dynamite 4/29/2026

AEW Dynamite 4/29/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/aew-dynamite-4222026.html

We are in Fairfax, VA. Tazz, Excalibur and Tony Schiavone are on commentary.

AEW TNT Title - Kevin Knight (c) vs MJF

MJF has his logo on a sheet display behind him during the ring intros.

MJF hits him in the gut and throws him out. KK is sent into the steps. MJF powerbombs him on the rail. MJF then grabs a camera and films himself booting KK. MJF chinlocks him. KK springboard twisting crossbodies him. MJF back elbows him. MJF flips KK into a cutter for 2. 

KK jumps over a lariat and jumping ddt's him. KK hits a bunch of punches and stomps. KK dropkicks him. KK goes up top and MJF rolls out. KK slingshot plancha's him outside. KK topes him. KK tope con hilos him outside. MJF stalls outside and KK springboard diving lariats him outside. MJF takes a sunset flip for 2 and they trade pin attempts. MJF throws him into a cutter for 2. 

MJF is on the 2nd rope and KK jumping hurricanrana's him down. KK misses a top rope splash. KK sells his knee and is sueprkicked. MJF hits a panama sunrise for 2. We go to PiP break and return. MJF crabs and half-crabs KK. MJF comes off the 2nd rope and is superkicked down. KK hits a top rope splash for 2. MJF dragon screws him over the 2nd rope then ddt's his leg several times.

MJF alabama slams him for 2. MJF grabs the TNT Title. The ref take it and MJF grabs the Dynamite Diamond Ring. KK low blows MJF and cradles him for the win.

Thoughts: That was a surprising ending. It was a good match here with KK getting his knee worked on and outsmarting MJF in the end to win. KK did his flying as usual and MJF was happy to be the heel here.

MJF clips KK after. Darby Allin repels from the ceiling ala Sting then scorpion death drop's MJF.

MJF grabs a mic and says two low life cheaters are getting along. MJF says he doesn't care bout Kevin and says he was barely trying. He says the only thing he cares about is the AEW World Title. He tells Darby to give him his rematch. Darby says "no". He says he won't give him a rematch until he puts something on the line. He says if he survives Brody King, he knows someone who deserves a shot next week and it's Kevin Knight.

Brody King then comes out and gets in MJF's face. King tells Darby he won't survive tonight and says Kevin will be facing the new AEW champ and not Darby Allin. 

Christian Cage and Copeland are interviewed. Cage says his arm feels fine. Cage says they accept the I Quit stip with FTR. Cope says he accepted quick considering his history with those matches. Cage say he never said it. Renee lost her voice during this.

The Brawling Birds (Jami Hayter and Alex Windsor) vs Emily Jaye and Jordan Blade

Jamie forearms JB then facekicks her down. Alex and Jamie chop JB. EJ then gets a double back elbow. JB is double chopped. Jamie suplexes JB then hits mounted shots. JB takes a double headbutt then a sandwich lariat. JB takes a hart attack and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was a short one with the jobbers getting nothing in and EJ maybe taking one move total.

Thekla and Skye Blue do a promo. Thek says she'd like to stop calling people dumb b!tches but there are too many of them. SB says getting misted was the best thing that happened to her and it may be the best for Persephone too. Thek tells Jamie to stick with her tag team as she's #1 as a singles wrestler and Jamie is nothing.

AEW International Title - Kazuchika Okada (c) vs Ace Austin

I have no idea how Ace earned this shot. Don Callis and Mark Davis come out with Okada. Juice Robinson is with Ace.

They lock up. KO backs him up in the corner and boots him. AA rolls and kicks him in the back. AA cradles him for 2 then dropkicks him. AA leg kicks him then death valley drivers him. KO misses a corner charge. AA helicopter kicks him.

AA handstand on the apron to avoid a sweep. KO claps for him and laughs. AA dropkicks him through the buckles, misses a plancha and is ddt'd on the floor. We go to PiP break and return. KO over the back neckbreakers him on the knee. KO slams him then top rope elbow drops him. AA handstands on the apron and knees him in the face. AA fosbury flops him outside. AA knees him in the face and russian legsweeps him. AA legdrops him. 

AA springboard twisting legdrops him over the back of the neck. KO boots him out of the corner. KO rolls him up for 2. KO misses a legdrop. AA sunset flips him for 2. KO facekicks him. KO blocks a helicopter kick with a dropkick to the face. AA backslides him out of a rainmaker. KO dropkicks him. KO tombstones him. KO rainmakers him for the win.

Thoughts: It was a good bout here. KO hit a nice dropkicks off a helicopter kick attempt. There wasn't a great story or anything but it got enough time and it was a new match we hadn't really seen before.

Konosuke Takeshita comes on the stage and motions that he will be International Champ.

We get another Bandido vignette in a wild west area. Swerve Strickland picks up Bandido wanted poster and lights it on fire. He seems to have blooded and beaten up someone there.

We see The Death Riders training. Will Ospreay walks in. Mox asks if he got cleared. Will says no but it won't stop him from going to Japan. He says he needs to be there for his boys. Mox tells him to drop everything. He tells him to drop the baggage and the feelings for him. He says when he makes a commitment, he sees it through until the end. Will says OK. Will and Pac stare at each other. Will asks where the ring is. Mox says they don't use a ring and will start from the ground up.

Thoughts: This is interesting and I want to see how this plays out.

Adam Copeland and Christian Cage vs RPG Vice (Trent Baretta and Rocky Romero)

RR and Cage go at it. Cage backs him up in the corner. RR elbows Cage's arm. Cage knees him in the gut then RR dropkicks him. Cage reverse ddt's him for 2. RR takes a facekick + russian legsweep combo for 2. 

Cope clubs on Trent. Trent jumping double knee presses him. Trent chops him in the corner. Cope facekicks him. Trent is tripped into the ropes. Cage stands on him and Cope crossbodies his back. Trent is sent into the rails. Cash Wheeler gets involved and Cage's arm is banged off the post. The Conglomeration appear in the crowd behind Stoke. Stoke swings at OC and is hit in the head with popcorn. FTR and The Conglomeration then fight outside. They fight to the back. RR flying knees Cage off the apron. We go to PiP break and return.

Cage backdrops RR. Cage is laid on the top rope and takes a top rope double stomp from RR. RR kicks Cage in the arm and chops him. RR suplexes Cage off the buckles and armbars him. Cage ropebreaks. 

Cage fights off the 2v1. Cage back elbows RR then eye rakes him. Cage tornado ddt's him. Cope is tagged in. He back body drops Trent then flapjacks him. Trent back elbows him. Cope hits an implant ddt for 2. 

Cope fights off the heels and takes a double jumping knee. Cage hits Trent, which makes Cope code red Trent. RR springboards and Cage hits him. Cope misses a spear and Trent gets caught trying to pin him with his feet on the ropes. Cope pops up TB into a spear and pins him.

Thoughts: It was alright. The heels worked over the faces in the 2nd half and the faces came back and won. The faces weren't losing here and the only question was how they would win. We also had some brawling between FTR and The Conglomeration during this.

Cage gives Cope a bar from a chair. Cope crossfaces Trent with it. Cage makes Trent say, "I Quit" to get out of the hold. Cage then calls him a little b!tch. Cage then holds up FTR's tag titles and Cope puts a popcorn bucket on his head.

Chris Jericho is interviewed. He says imitation is the most sincerest form of flattery. He says Ricochet has followed his career close. The Demand then jump Chris. Ricochet asks Chris if this is what he wanted. He says he told him to leave o get hurt. Chris tells him to eat sh!t. Ric pounds on him and rips his shirt. CJ is sent into something and Ric asks if he thinks this is funny. Ric then moonsaults over him and says he's not even worth it.

AEW Women's Tag Titles - Divine Dominion (Lena Kross and Megan Bayne) (c) vs Kris Statlander and Hikaru Shida

Shida dropkicks Lena to start. Lena knees her in the gut and hits corner spears. Shida hits chest forearms and Lena throws her. Lena shoulders Shida over. Shida takes a double shoulderblock. Meg botches a fallaway slam on Shida. 

Shida flying knees Meg in the corner. Meg catches a flying knee and throws Shida down. Shida eye rakes Meg. Shida grabs a kendo stick and Kris grabs it. Meg misses a corner spear. Meg is laying on the 2nd rope and Shida suplexes Kris into her. 

Kris' double hurricanrana is blocked. Kris pulls Meg over the top rope. Kris overhead kicks Lena for 2. Kris is dropped throat first on the top rope. We go to PiP break and return.

Kris chops both opponents and hits a double hurricanrana. Meg high kicks Kris. Kris spinning lariats her. Shida and Lena come in and trade shots. Shida 2nd rope dropkicks her. Meg holds Kris for a Lena facekick. Shida flying knees Meg on the apron. Shida shining wizards Lena into Meg. Shida dropkicks both from the apron.

Lena hook kicks Shida. Kris hits forearms on Lena. Lena forearms her. Lena hits shots on Kris then pump kicks her. Meg facekicks Kris then release germans her for 2. 

Lena pump kicks Kris. Meg claymore kicks Shida. Kris blue thunders Meg then high kicks Lena onto Meg. Kris top rope 450's both for 2. Shida top rope diving meteora's Lena and falcon arrows her for 2. Meg belly to belly overhead suplexes Shida. Kris takes a claymore kick + german suplex. Shida takes a double chokeslam and Lena pins her.

Thoughts: This got a lot of time. They had some sloppy moments here but it got a little better as it went on. There was no reason to believe Meg's team was losing here and they did not lose.

Don Callis and Andrade El Idolo are interviewed. MJF interrupts. He says Idolo ruined the company and says Darby is on a reign of terror. Idolo says, "how you know?" multiple times. MJF gets mad and they push each other. Don says business is business. Don says MJF needs to get his belt back as they are all better when he's on top. 

Rush vs Steven Fuerte

Steve offers a handshake. Rush forearms him and sends him out. Steve is sent into the rails. Rush stomps Steve outside. Steve's head is banged off the rails. 

Rush chops Steve down then hits forearms and boots in the corner. Rush does his horns basement dropkick and pins him.

Thoughts: It was the usual Rush squash with him winning easily. 

Rush talks in Spanish after and says when you mess with the bull, you get the horns.

The Opps are interviewed. Joe says they intend to reassert their dominance. Joe says they will do it with men like Shibata, Bowens and Hook. He says they plan on strategic acquisition. He says he hopes Ospreay doesn't have Stockholm Syndrome. He says The Death Riders have him in the same position they once had and The Opps saved him. Joe asks if he wants a relationship of convenience or confidence and the choice is his. 

FTR and Big Stoke do a promo. Stoke says OC should face Dax next week and if he wins, he and a partner can face FTR for the tag titles. Stoke says if they win, they can challenge for the trios titles. Stoke says their partner will be Tomasso Ciampa. Ciampa comes in and waves. Ciampa says he put Mark Briscoe on the shelf last time they teamed up and they will take the trios titles now. Ciampa then eats something off of Stoke's beard and says delicious. 

AEW World Title - Darby Allin (c) vs Brody King

They shake hands and DA shotgun dropkicks him before he's ready. DA hits forearms. King chops him on a blind springboard. King sleepers him. King germans him then corner cannonballs him. DA double boots him out of the corner. DA code red's him off the 2nd rope for 2. 

DA topes him but just bounces off and lands hard on the floor. King chops him against the rails. DA is put in a chair then King goes into it when DA trips him. DA hits forearms on King then sits him on a chair. DA top rope dropkicks him over.

We go to PiP break and return. DA sits on the top rope in the middle of the ring. King chops him down and DA takes a bad looking fall down. King chokeslams him on the apron. Kevin Knight is in the stands watching. DA jumps on King's back with a sleeper. King rams DA through a table top against the rails. MJF is watching in the back.

King is pushed into the side of the commentary table. DA slaps King. King hanging sleepers him on the commentary table. DA code red's him on the table.  

DA topes him outside. DA is crotched up top and is in tree of woe. King clubs on him. King corner cannonballs him. King hits a big lariat for 2. King lariats him for 2. DA hits chops in the corner. King throws DA over the top and DA nails the camera guy on the landing. King pulls DA and DA grabs the floor mats. 

King misses a cannonball and goes into the rails. DA bites King's hand. DA powerbombs King on the exposed floor. DA coffin drops him off the 2nd rope onto the exposed floor. DA top rope coffin drops King's back and then his chest inside and pins him.

Thoughts: Darby won as expected. He took a whooping as usual and King took his fair share of licks too. They overdid it a bit though it wasn't as bad as some of Darby's other matches. It was a good main.

Overall thoughts: The show was very focused on the in-ring wrestling as often is the case with AEW. A lot of people didn't get a lot of time on this one and the women were limited to one match as usual. The wrestling was good and everything got enough time to play out. Things were a bit weak storyline though. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 and thought it was a good show. 

CMLL 4/27/2026 Arena Puebla

CMLL 4/27/2026 Arena Puebla

The announcer talks in the ring to open the show.

Alexius and Milluenium vs Troyano and Sombra Diabolika Jr.

SD and Alex lock up. Alex fireman's carry takeovers him. They trade some basic holds and SD AA's him. SD armdrags him. SD sweeps him and Alex spinning reverse headscissors him. They sweep each other and stand off.

Troy and Mill go at it. Troy waistlock takedowns him. Mill flying snapmares him. They armdrag each other and stand off. Mill spinning reverse headscissors him form the mat. They sweep each other and stand off. Mill goes up top and is swept then basement dropkicked by Troy. Alex top rope diving headscissors Troy. SD springboard headscissors Alex off the bottom rope. Alex spinebusters him. Alex is held seated on the apron for an SD low dropkick that sends Alex out.

SD corner lariats Mill. Troy spinebusters Mill then SD top rope dropkicks Mill in the butt. Alex is double teamed. He is then double hiptossed onto his face. Alex then is hit with a double basement dropkick. Mill then gets double stomped by his opponents.

Mill is seated on the 2nd rope and Troy dropkicks him in the inner thighs. Mill flying headscissors Troy then armdrags Sd. Mill jumps off of SD's back and headscissrs Troy down. Mill dropkicks SD out.

Troy and Alex fight. Alex trips him twice. Alex springboard casaodra armdrags him. Alex then handspring backflip double mule kicks him. Alex germans SD. Alex and Mill then hit stereo tope con hilos outside. Troy and SD take stereo sunset flips for nearfalls. Mill and Alex then get 2 counts on their opponents again. Troy flapjacks Mill. Alex is stacked onto Mill. Troy and SD tie up their arms and legs, roll backwards and do a double submission on them. Alexius' team submits and Troyano's team wins.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good. Alex is agile but he's still green and doesn't know when to do his stuff. The others didn't impress here. Troyano had some sloppy moments here too.

Triple Threat Elimination Match - Kemalito vs Tengu vs Chamuel

Ke takes a double team shot to start and goes out. Cham armdrags Ten twice then pulls at his mask. Ten and Ke mat wrestle then both try pins. They armdrag each other and Ke hits a spinning reverse headscissors from the mat. 

Ke takes a double team shot then a basement dropkick to the butt. Cham unties Ke's mask. Ke takes a double boot out of the corner. Ten dropkicks Cham on a failed double team. Ke flying headscissors Ten. Ke basement dropkicks Cham in the corner then la silla's Ten off the apron.

Cham is sent into the post outside. Ke flying headscissors Ten on the floor. Ten flips over Ke then Ke springboard twisting crossbodies him. Ke casadora armdrags Ten. Ke gets on his shoulders and spinning headlock takeovers him.

Ke trips Cham then flying headscissors him. Ke armdrags Cham twice. Cham takes his mask off (he had lost it in a mask match so he shouldn't be wearing it anyway). Cham slaps Ke. Ke 2nd rope diving armdrags him. Ke tilt-a-whirl armdrags Cham. Ke 2nd rope butt drops Cham for 2.

Ten gorilla presses Ke and throws him. Ten 2nd rope splashes Ke for 2. Cham squats and wastelands Ten. Cham misses a 2nd rope swanton and Ten pins him. Chamuel is eliminated.

Ten double underhook drops Ke for 2. Ke stunners him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was about the usual quality of these micro matches. They can only move so well due to their size. KeMalito was double teamed early on then the heels fought each other some after. KeMalito picked up the pin as he usually does. It ran a bit long for my liking and was just so-so.

Lightning Match - El Audaz vs Felino Jr.

Aud wristlocks him and Felino trips him. Felino ties the legs up and pulls his arms back. They trade armwringers. Fel armdrags him into an armlock + headscissors. Aud handstands out of the headscissors then armdrags him. Fel trips him then Aud spinning reverse headscissors him. Aud topes him outside.

Fel superkicks him in the ring. Fel rips his mask up and kicks him while he's in tree of woe. Fel hits boots then chops him down. Fel pop up drops him. Fel foot chokes him. Aud flips over him using the ropes then flying headsissors him out. Aud fosbury flops him outside. 

They go back in. Aud top rope swantons him for 2. Fel is up top and is kicked. Aud reverse headscissors him down from the top for 2. Fel back elbows him. Aud flips out of a hiptoss then Fel powerslams him for 2. Aud is caught on the 2nd rope. Aud flips out of a 2nd rope sunset flip. Aud wasteland's him. Fel gets his feet up on Aud's double jump moonsault. Fel running lariats Aud for 2.

Aud enzugiri's him from the apron. Aud then misses a fosbury flop from the ramp into the ring. Fel rolls him up for 2. Fel armdrags him and la magistral's him for the win.

Thoughts: It wasn't really their best effort here. They didn't do much in the first half of the match and just didn't have much of a flow going. There wasn't much going on between the various spots.

India Sioux and Kira vs Lady Frost and Shotzi

This one is kind of funny as Lady Frost has now appeared as an ROH wrestler and now an MLW wrestler in CMLL in the last year.

Lady and Kira go at it. Kira armdrags her. Lady trips her then backflips into a reverse headscissors. Kira flying headscissors her. Kira 2nd rope moonsaults her. Shotzi gets in. Kira springboard crossbodies her. Shotzi hits kicks and sends her out with a brazilian kick. 

India pulls Shotzi down by the hair. India goes up and over then basement dropkicks her off the sunset flip. Lady comes in. India knees her in the gut and hair throws her. Lady stomps India then chops her in the corner. Lady foot chokes her.

Shotzi suplexes India into the buckles. Shotzi boots Kira in the gut then corner splashes her. Shotzi corner sentons Kira then Lady forward handspring cannonballs her in the corner. Shotzi elbow drops Kira for 2. 

Lady snapmares Kira then handstand double knee drops her. Lady standing moonsaults her for 2. India takes boots from her opponents. Shotzi is pushed into Lady then India pops Kira up into a dropkick on Shotzi. Lady's head is banged off the buckles and Kira topes Shotzi outside. 

India chops Lady in the corner. India stands on Lady's face on the bottom rope. Lady takes a double spinebuster then Kira is flipped onto Lady by India. Shotzi takes corner attacks. India AA's Shotzi.

Kira goes up top and Lady knocks her down to the mat. Kira takes a samoan drop + flipping neckbreaker double team. India powerslams Shotzi then legdrops her for 2. Lady superkicks India. Lady top rope tornillo's India for 2.

Kira does a bad shiranui on Lady. Shotzi uranage backbreakers Kira for 2. Kira goes up and over Shotzi and does a bad sunset flip for 2. India tries to pin Lady at the same time. Lady corner spears both opponents at once then Shotzi corner splashes both at once. India dropkicks Shotzi. Kira springboard tornillo's Lady and pins her. Kira's team wins.

Thoughts: It started out okay then Kira pretty much fell apart at the end with multiple botches. It just got slightly worse the longer it went on. India held up well here though.

Star Jr. and Xelhua vs Kushida and Yutani

Kush and Xel start us off. Kush trips him and grabs his leg. They roll a bit and get up. They go back on the mat. Xel trips him and ties him up but Yut breaks it up. Xel puts one arm behind Kush's head and then lifts him with the legs. Yut break it up and Star chases Yut to the ramp. 

Kush crossfaces Xel and Xel sharpshooters his legs while hooking his arms. Yut break it. Xel is double stomped by the heels. Kush ties up Xel's arms iwth his legs nd falls backwards. Xel then scissors his arm. Kush escapes and calls for timeout.

Star and Yut go at it. Yut spin kicks him in the gut. Yut hits leg kicks and Star electric chair drops him. Star legdrops him. Xel gorilla press throws Yut onto Kush. Star gets double teamed outside then Xel evens it up. Kush chokes Xel with something in the ring then unties his mask. Yut then unties Xel's mask. Yut basement dropkicks Xel. The heels celebrate in the ring. Star tries to break that up and is pounded on.  

Kush hiptosses Star into a cartwheel and basement dropkick. Yut spinebusters Star then splashes his leg. Yut standing 450 legdrops Star's leg. Kush bangs Star's arm over his shoulder. Star is double foot choked in the corner and goes out. Kush sends Xel shoulder first into the post. Yut dropkicks Xel. 

Xel springboard armdrags Yut then Star slingshot tornillo splashes both opponents. Star is popped up into a flying headscissors on Yut. Xel tilt-a-whirl backbreakers Kush twice and gets a 2 count. Xel is spinebustered then he takes a standing moonsault + top rope frogsplash combo for 2. Yut superkicks Star. Star boots Yut out then Kush back body drops him int oa plancha on Yut outside.

Xel euros Kush over then Kush rolls him. Xel is supposed to hit the ref on the ropes but misses. Kush unmasks Xel and hammerlock pins him to win.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good. It was very one-sided with the heels being on offense forever and the faces not getting much in. The faces never got their big comeback here and Kush cheated to win.  

Xel gets on the mic after and challenges Kush to a singles match next week. Kush agrees. 

Mascara Dorada and Neon vs Barbaro Cavernario and Soberano Jr. 

1st Fall - Neon and Barb go at it. Bab armdrags him of the hanshake and armlocks him. Barb half crabs him then grabs an arm on top of it. Barb armdrags him then Neon reverse headscissors him. Barb backs up MD on the ramp and shoves him. 

Sob and MD get in. Sob refuses a handshake. MD armdrags him and reverse spinning headscissors him. They stnd off and Barb flying kicks MD from behind. Sob then stomps MD. MD is double teamed and has his mask untied. Barb chops MD. Neon takes a double boot out.

Sob chokes MD and poses for the fans. Barb takes off most of MD's mask. Neon grbs Sob and is low blowed. A doc checks on Barb's leg. Sob stomp flurries Neon. Neon takes a giant swing into a basement dropkick and is pinned. Soberano Jr.'s team wins the fall.

2nd Fall - Barb sends Neon into a wall. Sob flirts with the girls outside. MD takes a double back elbow then a double boot out. Sob stomps on Neon in the corner. Neon is popped up into a kick to the gut. MD comes in and is double teamed. Sob seemingly punts MD in the crotch. MD is put in a rocking chair and Sob legdrops him.

Neon is double teamed and double suplexed. MD is double stomped on by the heels. Sob basement dropkiks MD in the back of the head. Neon is kicked in the leg. Neon takes a corner lariat > spinebuster and avoids a 2nd rope double stomp from Sob. MD running ssp's Barb. Neon slips off of MD's back and cradles Sob. Neon and MD pick up stereo cradle pins. Neon's team wins the fall.

3rd Fall - MD rams Sob crotch first into the post. Neon beasts up Barb on the ramp and MD unties Sob's mask. MD superkicks Sob. Barb begs off in the corner and eats chops. The heels stall outside. Back inside, Sob dropkicks Neon out. Neon springboard diving headscissors Sob. Barb is booted an does the worm. Neon tilt-a-whirl headscissors him and Barb goes out. 

Barb chops MD down. MD chops back. MD walks up the buckles, flips into the ropes and armdrags Barb. Barb is sent into sob's crotch in the corner. MD flips off the top into an armdrag on Barb. MD corkscrew headscissors Sob out. Neon and MD hit topes outside. 

MD boots Sob out of the corner inside and code red's him for 2. Sob powerslams MD twice. Neon springboard dropkicks Sob. Sob is laid on the top rope and Neon top rope dropkicks him while he hangs for 2. Barb camel clutches Neon then pulls his mask up. Neon is popped up and dropkicks Barb for 2. 

Barb powerbombs Neon and MD springboard double stomps him. MD corkscrew headscissors Barb for 2. Barb slaps MD down then la rosa suplexes Neon. Sob slingshot swantons both faces. Barb springboard splashes both faces and Sob dogpiles. The heels get 2 counts on them.

Neon flying headscissors Sob. Barb is headscissored into a cutter. MD germans Sob for 2. The faces hit stereo superkicks. MD does a top rope 450 and Neon top rope inverted flip dives on Barb. MD and Neon pick up stereo pins. Neon's team wins the fall and match.

Thoughts: It was about average. It got a lot of time and it really took a while before the faces could make their comeback. It just wasn't competitive enough and they didn't get a good run going here. I don't know why they have Sob lose so much when he's over so big with the girls. 

The announcer then talks to close the sow. 

Overall thoughts: It was a bit of a longer event. Nothing was that great here either which didn't help things. I felt like everything got more time than it needed here and it was generally a lower paced show. There was no match of the night in my opinion and the show was below average. I'd give this a 4 out of 10.

WXM Ground Zero 4/18/2026 Episode 17

WXM Ground Zero 4/18/2026 Episode 17

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/wxm-ground-zero-4112026-episode-16.html

Jonny Loquasto and Dave Bradshaw are on commentary.

Tonight's matches are:

Capitan Suicida vs Skyler

Mei Suruga, Miya Yotsuba and Angel Hayze vs Mila Smidt, Emi Sakura and Sheikha Suzu

Donovan Dijak vs Jossan

WXM Heavyweight Title Tournament - Neel vs Big Damo

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Capitan Suicida vs Skyler

Sky jumps Cap as he walks down the ramp. Cap's head is banged off the steps. Sky stomps Cap's head into the steps. Sky tries to take Cap's mask off. Flip Gordon comes out to make the save. Flip hits shots on Sky. Sky eye rakes Flip then hits a jade end. Sky legdrops Flip's arm and pulls it backwards. 

Samuray del Sol comes out with his arm in a sling. He takes the sling off and goes after Sky. Sol and Sky trade shots. The faces triple team Sky and Sky leaves.

Sol says Sky needs to pay his dues. He tells him to find friends, but says he doesn't have any. Sol says him, Flip and Cap are "The Lucha Amigos". Sol tells Sky to make some friends as they are going to lucha, lucha, lucha. 

Thoughts: There was no match here, just an angle to set up another match. I'm guessing Skyler took out Sol's arm.

Jeet and Bobby B talk. Raj The Maharaja comes in. He says he's cleared and says to put him in a match. Bobby and Jeet say Raj isn't cleared yet. Raj asks what he should do. Jeet tells him to get better and says he will put him in a title match then. Raj leaves and Bobby says it went amazing.

Mei Suruga, Miya Yotsuba and Angel Hayze vs Mila Smidt, Emi Sakura and Sheikha Suzu

5 of the 6 fight with Suzu just watching. Angel hits forearms on Mila. Angel codebreakers her then flying forearms her in the corner. Angel back elbows Mila and boots her. Angel sling blades Mila.

Mei top rope crossbodies Mila. Emi knees Emi in the back from the apron then Mila superkicks Mei for 2. Emi chops Mei and hair throws her. Emi stands on Mei's back and fingers. Emi bites Mei's fingers. Miya tags in and dropkicks Emi into the corner. 

Emi grabs Miya by the hair and Miya flying shoulders Emi. Suzu didn't want to get in but she gets in and Miya slams her for 2. Emi throws Angel into the 2nd buckle as things break down. Mei and Emi fight outside. Suzu eye rakes Miya then running knees her. Suzu pins Miya.

Thoughts: The story here was that Suzu didn't want to get involved and she didn't until she had to. It was short but what we got was fine. This was the first 6-woman tag in WXM history. 

Skyler says he heard Dijak wants to chat with him. He says it's funny how popular he has become in a short time. He says it seems everyone is looking for him. He says he's glad Samuray del Sol has healed because he gets to hurt him again. He tells Sol to find a 4th luchador as he has 3 friends who want to play his lucha game. He says he knows who attacked Neel and will tell him everything next week.

Donovan Dijak vs Jossan

Jos has Ladamel with him.

They lock up. Dijak side headlocks him. Dijak boots him and hits forearms. Dijak running back elbows him in the corner. Jos suplexes him into the buckles. Jos germans him. Jos corner splashes him. Jos clubs Dijak's chest for 2.

Dijak chops him and is hit with a forearm. Jos slams him for 2. Jos sentons him. Jos misses a 2nd rope senton. Dijak hits forearms and lariats. Dijak suplex throws him for 2. Jos catches him with a black hole slam for 2. 

Dijak superkicks him then lariats him over the top. Dijak tope con hilos him. Dijak is pushed into the ref. Dijak superkicks Jos. Ladamel gives Jos a metal bracelet. Dijak goes after Ladamel and Jos punches Dijak out with the bracelet.

Raj The Maharajah then attacks Josh from behind. He stomps him then goes after Ladamel. Lad is sent into the steps. Dijak hits a GTH/feast your eyes on Jos and pins him.

Thoughts: This was fine. Raj was getting revenge on Jossan here as Jossan was one of the people who took him out.. Dijak hit a nice lariat and tope con hilo'd Jossan. Jossan isn't super spectacular but he looks good and did his part.

Raj and Dijak butt heads after. Dijak leaves and Raj cobra clutch slams Jossan on a chair.  

Bobby B brings security out. Raj beats up security. 

Lady Katherine vs Shakti

This is Shakti's WXM debut. Lady has Sir Charles Sterling with her. They say Shakti won the WXM Tryouts.

Lady offers a handshake then boots and clubs her. Lady clubs on Jos and chokes her in the corner. Sterling drinks tea outside. Lady poses in the ring and Shak waistlock takedowns her a few times. Lady back elbows her.

Shak mises a corner charge and goes headfirst into the buckles. Lady sitout double arm chokeslams her and pins her.

Thoughts: It was a short one and they focused on Sterling more than the match here. Shak got nothing in but a waistlock takedown. This wasn't much.

Sterling gets on the mic after. He says Brav to Lady Katherine and asks if this was the best WXM had to offer. He says Lady is #1 and there is nothing anyone can do about it. Sterling says Lady is issuing an open challenge to one more wrestler. Sterling tells any rubbish or low class citizen to come out. Kanji comes out.

Open Challenge - Lady Katherine vs Kanji

Lady offers her her hand and tries to kick her. Kanji blocks it and germans her. Kanji back elbows her and pins her. Sterling spits out his tea everywhere.

Thoughts: It wast just a quick one with Kanji taking down Lady with ease. 

Kanji throws Sterling's tea in his face at him after then raises Shakti's arm.  

Jai Connection are interviewed about their upcoming tag title match. Akki is asked about the tension between him and Jack Morris. Akki says Anthony Greene could have taken Jack Morris' feet off the ropes during their match. Greene says him and Jack have a history and he was frozen in time when it happened. Green says it doesn't mean he's not serious about being tag champs with him. Akki says they lost and it matters and they can't lose as tag champs. Akki says Greene has to show he's on his side. Greene says he will when they defend the tag titles next week. Akki says "let's do it".

WXM Heavyweight Title Tournament Second Round - Neel vs Big Damo

They lock up and Damo shoves him. Damo side headlocks him. Neel side headlocks him and they shoulder battle. Damo blocks a slam attempt. Damo crossbodies him. Damo cranks his head. Damo throws him hard into the buckles. They lariat each other at the same time. Neel hits a bunch of lariats. Damo corner lariats him then Neel corner lariats him. 

Damo sits up top and is dropkicked down. Neel suicide dives him. Damo pump kicks him inside. Neel catches a crossbody and fallaway slams him. A masked man comes out and trips Neel. Damo shotgun dropkicks him in the corner. Damo vader bomb's him. Damo hits a 2nd vader bomb and wins.

Thoughts: It was a solid big man match. They covered the basics with the shoulderblock and lariat battles. Neel hit a nice suicide dive and they put over the story of him having to work to slam Damo over well. I liked this.

Jeet is looking for security to find the masked man from the last match. Sha Samuels gets in. He says Jeet attacked him, left hm off the show and now left out of the title tournament. Jeet says he doesn't have time for this.

Next week's show has Avi vs Charles Sterling in a WXM World Title Tournament Match, Kaptaan and Veera face The Burner Brothers, Mecca faces Guru in a WXM World Title Tournament Match, B2B face Fateh and Dev and The Jai Connection face Robbie X and Jack Morris in a tag title match. 

Capitan Suicida, Flip Gordon, Kevin Malik & Samuray del Sol vs. Skyler & Zamindar Gang (Damien Corvin, Dev & Mecca)

Cap's team gets hit as they walk down the ramp. Kevin's head is banged off the post by Dev. Mecca bites Sol. Mecca rams Sol into the commentary table. Kevin takes shots from Dev and Damien as everyone fights outside. 

Flip and Damien get in. Flip chops him. Flip handstands. Damien powerslams him. Mecca corner splashes Flip then foot chokes him. Mecca chokes him against the 2nd rope. Skyler hits Flip in the gut then rakes his face on the ropes. 

Skyler bangs Flip's head off the mat. Skyler bites Flip' head. Dev corner lariats Flip. Skyler pulls Flip down by the hair. Dev pounds on Flip.  Flip cradles Dev for 2. Dev blocks Flip's tag and elbow drops him. Damien hits Flip in the gut. Flip superkicks Mecca and tags in Sol. Sol's top rope crossbody is caught. Sol hits a double hurricanrana on Mecca and Damien. Sol spin kicks Damien in the gut. Sol rolls into a kick on Damien then short hurricanrana spike's him.

Sol spin kicks Mecca in the head. Flip top rope double blockbusters Damien and Mecca. Flip corkscrew kicks Skyler. Kevin hits shots on Dev then walks up the ropes and seated moonsaults into an armdrag on him. Kevin lariats him over the top and goes with him. Cap topes outside and takes over Kevin on the dive on accident. Dev grabs a chair and backs up Cap. B2B comes out to defend Cap. Kevin top rope moonsaults Dev outside. 

Flip and Sol hit stereo superkicks on Mecca and Damien. Mecca powers through and eats a double superkick. Sol is popped up into a double dropkick on them. Flip and Sol hit stereo topes. 

Cap climbs a giant ladder and plancha's multiple people outside. Sol shiranui's Damien and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a fun and wild tag match. It was pretty much an 8-man brawl all the way through but it worked. The faces flew and the heels did what they were supposed to do.

The faces celebrate in the crowd after.

Overall thoughts: It was the usual fun WXM show. It's easy to watch and it's simple pro wrestling with clear faces and heels. Maybe they don't have any huge names, but the Indian wrestlers can go and the foreign wrestlers are good as well. Suicida/Skyler never got started. The women's trios match was fine as was Dijak/Jokkan. Katherine squashed Shakti then got squashed by Kanji. Neel/Damo had a good heavyweight match and then we had a fun main. I'd give this an easy 6 out of 10 and would recommend it.  

TNA Xplosion 4/24/2026

TNA Xplosion 4/24/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/tna-xplosion-4172026.html

Around the Ring with Gia Miller

Frankie Kazarian is the guest this week. He says they couldn't meet his financial number to do this show. Gia says she can't believe he doesn't have a shirt on. Kaz says there's a lot of single housewives who want to see a piece of The King. Kaz says Gia looks great and says he looks himself. Gia says he has a good fashion sense. Kaz says his ring jackets are designed by an artist.

Kaz says he goes for the Steven Tyler and Mick Jagger look. He says it's inspired by old rock. He talks about recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees and they discuss some of them. 

Mr. Elegance vs Simon Phillips

George Iceman says New Orleans' gumbo tastes worse than their mothers smell. He then says to welcome the ultimate specimen, Mr. Elegance. The Brand comes out minus Ash.

They lock up. Mr backs him up in the corner and dances. SP waistlocks him and is thrown off. SP hits chops then he leg lariats him. Mr hits a pop-up punch then hits mounted shots.

Mr does push up's over him then poses on the mat. Mr suplexes SP. SP rolls him up for 2. Mr lariats him from behind. Mr rubs SP's face in the mat then pulls on his face. Mr slaps SP around then twists his head. SP breaks up a cravate. SP step up enzugiri's him. SP top rope crossbodies him for 2.

Mr spinebusters him. Mr gyrates and elbow drops him. Mr then hits a spinning ddt and wins.

Thoughts: It was all squash and not that interesting. Elegance does a lot of rest holds and not a lot but the basics. Simon got nothing in.

Overall thoughts: It was the usual episode of Xplosion with some highlights, old matches, one new interview and a new match. the new content wasn't anything interesting and I wouldn't recommend this one.

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.