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Saturday, August 15, 2026

AEW Collision 8/15/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/aew-collision-882026.html

We are in Las Vegas, NV. Tony Schiavone, Excalibur and Paul Wight are on commentary.

AEW World Trios Title Match - Adam Page & Brodido (Bandido & Brody King) (c) vs. The Lethal Twist (Blake Christian, Jay Lethal & Lee Johnson)

Page and Blake go at it. Page shoulders him over. Blake flying headscissors him. Page side headlocks him. Blake jumps up and is slammed. Jay boots Page in the corner. Page dropkicks Jay into a moonsault on Lee. Page slams Lee. Page slingshot swantons him.

King sentons Lee for 2. Band hits Jay on the apron then Lee hits Band from behind. Blake stomps Band in the corner then pulls on his mask. Band does the finger gun taunt at Blake and corkscrew headscissors him. Lee eye rakes Band. Band is put in tree of woe and takes a 619 and a dropkick. Blake 2nd rope moonsaults Page outside. We go to PiP break and return.

Band pump kicks Jay out of the corner. Band top rope tornillos Jay. King tags in and cleans house on the heels. King hits corner lariats on the heels and corner splashes 2 of them together. King corner cannonballs 2 of them. Page hits punches on Lee. Page springboard triangle lariats Lee then slingshot plancha's Lee.

Page sends Jay into the rails and King sends Blake into the rails. Lee is sent into the rails. King crossbodies Blake and Lee against the rails. Page moonsaults Blake and Lee from a rail in the stands. Page top rope moonsaults Lee for 2.

Blake, Jay and Page get shots in. King catches Blake's dive outside, Jay topes King and King is held for an apron splash on the floor. Lee top rope splashes King and Blake springboard 450's King. Blake is monkey flipped and Page buckshot lariats Blake. Band hits a ripcord GTS on Lee. Lee is swung into a double superkick and a piledriver. King pins Lee.

Thoughts: It was an okay match as expected. There were some nice spots here and the faces retained as expected. Blake and Lee appeared to take a lot of the bigger bumps here instead of Jay.

Ricochet comes out and tells the fans to shut up. He says he loves to rain on the faces parade. He says as he told them, if the land hand doesn't get you, the right hand will. Kaun and Toa then attack the faces. Toa shoulders over Band. Page fights off Toa and Kaun then takes a 4v1. King lays on Page to try and protect him. Page takes a t-gimmick. Ric says when you are in demand, you can make demands. Kaun says if you don't follow demands, you get put down.

The Don Callis Family are interviewed. Don says he's not worried about the Brian Cage vs Hechicero match tonight. Don says there's a 100% chance one of his men advances. Don asks that they shake hands and they do. Don tells Lance Archer, "tonight, nobody dies".

The Conglomeration of Roderick Strong, Orange Cassidy and Kyle O'Reilly are interviewed. OC says he could face whoever wins tonight and that makes him feel pressure. Kyle says his relationship with Strong has been a rollercoaster. He says nothing will change no matter what happens. Strong says he won't treat him different and expects the same from him.

Continental Challenge Cup First Round Match - Brian Cage vs. Hechicero

They lock up. Hech trips Cage then drops down on his leg. Cage chops and forearms Hech. Hech goes up and over and tries to shoulderblock him. Hech lariats him and boots him in the gut. Hech dropkicks Cage in the knee then ddt's him for 2.

Hech clubs on Cage's chest. Cage death valley drivers him. Hech boots Cage out of the corner. Cage pump kicks Hech in the corner. Cage 2nd rope superplexes him. Cage poses. We go to PiP break and return.

Cage hits forearms on Hech. Hech sleepers Cage over the top rope then crucifixes him there. Cage bridging ddt's Hech down for 2. Cage sitout powerbombs him for 2. Cage goes for a reverse slam and Hech headscissors him into a double leglock. Cage ropebreaks. Hech step up knees Cage in the corner. Cage spinning lariats him.

Cage and Hech trade forearms. Cage superkicks him. Hech facekicks him and headscissors drops him for 2. Hech then rolls up Cage while holding the ropes and pins him.

Thoughts: It was acceptable but nothing too great. Their style didn't 100% gel with each other and they had to work with that. It could have been a little cleaner at times. It was a new match though and something we haven't really seen before.

Darby Allin does a promo. He says his biggest fear is that when he looks at himself in the mirror someday, he won't know who he looked back at. He says he had to sacrifice everything in AEW and Sting told him he didn't have to change one thing. He says Kevin Knight has changed. He says he hopes he likes it at the top as the foundation he built his house on won't last. Darby says he sees the potential he saw in Kevin in Sting's son Steven. He says he won't attack him or use explosives before Wembley as he wants the beat the best in Kevin at Wembley. He says Kevin won't recognize who he looks at mirror at after All In as he will beat him within an inch of his life.

The Rascalz are in the back with smoke. Zach says they are rolling after a big win. Reed says he lost last week and isn't rolling. Reed says he's not rolling nothin'. Lio Rush appears from below. He talks about "the rain". I couldn't figure out what else he said. Li then does The Rascalz taunt.

Divine Dominion (Lena Kross & Megan Bayne) vs Mazzerati & Rachelle Riveter

Lena locks up with RR. RR's flying headscissors is blocked and Meg side slams her. Lena back elbows RR. RR takes corner facekicks from both. Meg release germans RR. Maz hits forearms on Meg. Meg lariats Maz down. Maz and RR take forearms. One of them is dropped on the other from the suplex position. Maz is double chokeslammed and pinned.

Thoughts: It was a quick squash and not much more. RR wasn't in place in the corner for Meg's kick and Meg nailed her from behind.

The Brawling Birds come down and attack Meg and Lena. Meg is double lariated over the top and Lena is hit with a double headbutt. The steps are put against the timekeeper's rail edge and Lena saves Meg. Meg and Lena then escape.

We see a taped Zayda Steel interview. She says she's hyped for Collision. Mercedes Mone comes in and asks who she is. Zay says she knows her name but tells her it anyway. She says she used to admire her but lost all respect for her after she attacked Willow. Mone forearms her down.

Continental Challenge Cup First Round Match - Nigel McGuinness vs. Katsuyori Shibata

KS and Nigel lock up. KS takes him down by the arm. KS twists his ankle. Nigel side headlock takeovers him and KS headscissors him. Nigel handstands out. KS armlocks him then wristlocks him. KS hammerlocks him and wristlocks him. KS lets go.

Nigel hammerlocks KS and KS reverses it. Nigel kicks the rope into KS' jaw. Nigel offers a handshake. KS kicks and elbows him off of it. KS kicks Nigel in the back. KS chops Nigel in the back. Nigel snapmares him into the ropes.

We go to PiP break and return. Nigel euros him. KS pump kicks him and Nigel headbutts him in the gut. KS guillotines him. Nigel suplexes KS. Nigel side headlocks KS then euros him. KS grounded sleepers him. Nigel uses his legs to pull on KS' legs and KS has to rope break. Nigel euros KS in the corner. Nigel back elbows him and double throat thrusts him. KS sleepers Nigel. KS kicks him in the back. Nigel kicks him in the leg as he goes for a PK. Nigel ankle locks KS.

Nigel figure fours KS' legs while standing on his ankle. KS backrolls him for 2. KS PK's him. Nigel hits mounted shots on KS. KS hits mounted shots on him and sleepers him. Nigel back rolls, turns it into a pin and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a good match here. Nigel had some clever stuff like kicking Shibata's PK leg and he did some other neat technical stuff. Shibata also brought some technical skills. These two worked well together and did a good job.

Renee interviews Will Ospreay and says he needs to find 2 partners against The Don Callis Family. Will says it will be a difficult phone call but says he will call his boys in Japan. He says Francesco Akira and Henare will be okay but it will be a difficult conversation with Callum Newman.

Lio Rush & The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier, Myron Reed & Zachary Wentz) vs. Frescomatic, Ice Williams, Jeaux Braxton & Watson

Lio low topes all opponents to start. Lio lariats Ice (a former WWE Evolve wrestler). Lio stunners one of the jobbers. The one jobber takes corner attacks and is held for a senton on the back off a codebreaker. Lio jumps off one of the jobbers back onto another to bite him. The Rascalz hit a triple team basement dropkick.

Lio bites a jobber's hand and that jobber takes a triple superkick. The Rascalz hit stereo slingshot topes out. Zach top rope swantons a jobber, Reed top rope 450's that jobber and Dez spiral taps that jobber. Lio then tapes that jobber out with a bridging neck hold.

Thoughts: It was just a short squash and not much else. Lio's tope on all 4 guys was cool and it was interesting to see Ice Williams since he was an Evolve wrestler at one point.

The Hurt Syndicate come out and pose before The Rascalz and Lio leave.

Shane Taylor Promotions (Lee Moriarty & Shane Taylor) & The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin) vs Jake Redondo, Ro Montana, Sonico & Willie Montana

The jobbers all get hit to start. Shelton spears one of the Montana's outside. Bobby release germans Sonico. Shelton step up knees a Montana in the corner then germans him. Shelton spears a Montana outside. Bobby and Shelton then walk out and MVP shows the money they got. Lee hits a hard low tope on Sonico.

Shane headbutts Jake. Shake then package piledrivers him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was another quick squash. The Hurt's leaving during the match once they did their damage was kind of funny.

Tomasso Ciampa does a promo. He says the stakes couldn't be higher in the casino gauntlet. He tells Andrade and MJF to pray he's not #3.

Mercedes Mone vs. Zayda Steel

Random isn't the word for this one.

Mone waistlocks her and piefaces her. Zay piefaces her back. Zay rolls her up for 1. Zay 2nd rope diving armdrags her then side headlock takeovers her for 1. Mone throws her down backwards. Zay codebreakers her over the 2nd rope for 2. Mone drops Zay chest first onto Mone's knees. Mone hits mounted shots on Zay.

Mone snapmares her and chinlocks her. Zay rolls her up for 2. Mone dropkicks her. We go to PiP break and full break then return. Zay stunners her then thesz presses her. Zay hits mounted shots on her. Zay hits forearms and spin kicks her in the gut. Zay STO's her.

Zay crossbodies her in the corner. Zay top rope crossbodies her for 2. Mone backcrackers her then hits a money maker. Mone then crossfaces her and submits her.

Thoughts: It didn't get a ton of time here. Zay got a little in, we went to break and Mone finished her as we came back. It was average.

Christopher Daniels helps out Zay after. Mone attacks him then whips Zay and Daniels with her title belt. Willow Nightingale comes out and Mone runs. Willow gets on the mic and says if Mone wants to fight, she'll fight right now. WIllow tells Mone that she knows she can beat her. Mone teases coming in but doesn't.

We get a Jack Perry promo from after Dynamite. He says he was told to go to the doctor's because he's bleeding. He says he doesn't have time to bleed himself. He says he needs to prepare himself because he will be AEW champ. He thanks Mox for showing him what it will take to get there. He says iron sharpens iron. He says he needs to face everyone who has been to that level including Samoa Joe, Adam Page and Kenny Omega. He then points at Swerve Strickland. Swerve says he beat all those guys he mentioned and all his friends. He says he hasn't figured out Mox yet and says Jack isn't ready to walk with killers like them. Swerve goes to leave and Jack stops him. Jack says he thinks he is. Swerve says to be careful about bringing a knife to a Swervefight.

Kenny Omega does a promo. He says The Don Callis Family are the crap stain on the underpants that are his life. He says he doesn't like them or bullies. He is with The Bucks and says they can fight 3 of Don's crew. The Bucks say they always have Kenny's back. Adam Copeland and Christian Cage come in. Cage asks what happened last week in Mexico. Cope asks if they are up for the trios match when they face them at Wembley in a few weeks. A Buck asks what happened when Cope had Mox pinned last week. Cope says one of The Bucks was 3 when he started this. A Buck says Cope is old and old enough to be his father. Cage says, "Who says I'm not?". Cage tells Cope, "let me know when you are done trusting these guys".

Continental Challenge Cup First Round Match - Roderick Strong vs. Kyle O'Reilly

They lock up. RS chops him and Kyle chest kicks him. They trade shots and RS ropebreaks. Kyle does a grounded abdominal stretch variation. They trade strikes. Kyle legsweeps him. Kyle snapmares him and kicks him in the back. RS uranage backbreakers him.

RS chops Kyle in the corner then he suplexes him. Kyle tries to flying knee him but is dumped over the top. They go out and Kyle is backdropped on the rail top. We go to PiP break and return.

Kyle chest kicks him and boots him out of the corner. Kyle 2nd rope flying knees him. RS backbreakers him. RS chops Kyle in the corner. Kyle knees RS in the gut. Kyle hits chest kicks on RS.

Kyle triangles him. Kyle flying knees him off the apron. Kyle is up top and is enzugiri'd. RS backbreakers Kyle on the top buckle. They trade forearms. Kyle hits a big lariat then brainbusters him for 2. Kyle armbars him. They trade armbars.

RS enzugiri's him for 2. They trade forearms. Kyle rolls him and pins him.

Thoughts: They didn't make much of the friend vs friend story here and they just wrestled it like any other match. The wrestling was fine though. Kyle won but it really didn't matter either way.

Kyle goes to shake his hand after and RS shoves him down. RS then helps him up and hugs him. Orange Cassidy gets on the stage and they all walk out together.

Overall thoughts: It was a bunch of random and close to random matches. We had a couple squashes we didn't really need as well and we got some appearances from The Bucks, Swerve, Kenny, Darby and Ospreay. The matches despite being random were mostly okay. I'd say Nigel vs Shibata was the match of the night but the opener was close too. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 and I thought it was an okay show.

MLW Fusion 8/15/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/mlw-fusion-882026-blood-and-thunder.html

We are in Chattanooga, TN. Tom Lawler and Joe Dombrowski are on commentary.

Battle Royal

Andrew Everett, Manny Lo, Flip Sequoyah, CJ Gallows (Doc's son), Labron Kozone, Azteca 44, Diego Hill, Ikuro Kwon, Okumura, Mark Coffey, Wolf Coffey, Don Gato and Jumbo are in this. Jesus Rodriguez (the former Ricardo Rodrigurez) introduces Don Gato.

All the men fight. Jumbo pulls down Kwon by the hair. Jumbo throws Kwon into Okumura in the corner. Manny Lo gets grabbed by Jumbo and is short arm lariated. Jumbo corner hip attacks Kwon. Don Gato chops Azteca in the corner. Kozone dumps Manny Lo out for the elimination.

HIll hangs from the ropes on the outside. Mark headbutts Kozone. Flip is on top of Jumbo's shoulders. He moonsaults/is flipped out onto Manny outside. Flip Sequoyah is eliminated. Andrew tries to chokeslam Jumbo and Jumbo shoves him to the apron. Andrew goes to springboard and Kwron dropkicks him out of the elimination. I think CJ Gallows gets thrown out but we don't see it clearly.

Jumbo puts Oku on the apron then puts Kwon there. Kwon and Oku are pulled into each other. Oku is eliminated. Jumbo chokeslams Kwon on the apron and eliminates him.

Jumbo runs into Gato. They shake hands. Azteca tries to jump on them. Gato lariats Azteca over the top. Gato goes with him and both are eliminated. Kozone throws Mark Coffey out. Mark pulls Kozone's arm and Wolfgang dumps Kozone out. Kozone is eliminated.

The final 3 are Jumbo, Wolfgang and Diego Hill. Hill handspring corkscrew kicks Wolf. Jumbo forearms Hill. Hill step up enzugiri's Jumbo. Hill gets on the 2nd rope and Wolfgang dumps him out. Diego Hill is eliminated.

Wolf hits shots on Jumbo. Jumbo lariats him over the top. Jumbo wins the battle royal.

Thoughts: Jumbo debuted here and they did what they could to put him over big. It was your usual battle royal and wasn't super long, but it did what it was supposed to. It was fun to see Don Gato as well. Flip's moonsault bump to the outside was wild.

Austin Aries faces Averno for the CMLL National Openweight Title next week. Contra Unit interrupts and takes the feed. Josef Samael says MLW grew soft and he grew stronger in the shadows. He says Contra leaves nothing behind and says hail Contra.

Joe Coffey vs. LaBron Kozone

Bron's pulling double duty here as he was in the battle royal.

They trade forearms. Joe double throat thrusts him. Bron flying euros him then chest kicks him down. They trade shots outside. Bron clubs his back and chops him. Bron chops him against the rails. Bron then chops and kicks him against the steps.

They fight outside more. Joe finlay rolls Bron then 2nd rope vader bombs him for 2. Bron clubs on him and Joe short arm shoulderblocks his shoulder. Bron is sent into the ref. Joe pounds on him. Joe backbreakers him then elbow drops him for 2.

They chop each other. Bron back elbows him. Joe hits him in the gut and clubs him. Bron backslides him for 2. Bron exploders him. Bron hits punches and chest kicks on Joe. Bron urakens him. Bron legsweeps him and sentons him. Bron michinoku drivers him for 2.

Bron spinning back elbows him. Joe back body drops him. Joe double jump springboard crossbodies him then flying shoulders him for 2. Bron forearms him. Joe pump kicks him and Bron facekicks him. Bron germans him but Joe no sells it. Joe shoulders him over, Bron kips up and step up enzugiri's him. Bron powerbombs him for 2.

Wolfgang and Mark Coffey distract Bron from the ramp. Joe rolls up Bron and pins him.

Thoughts: This wasn't the right call here. They've been pushing Bron as the next big up and comer and haven't him lose didn't make much sense. Especially for Joe Coffey. I like Joe, but he's always going to be the tag partner or the guy who puts someone else over. The match was hard hitting and decent otherwise.

Rich Bocchini interviews Mistico. Austin Aries interrupts before anything is said. Aries says Mist has been ducking him. He says he was in Mexico and asks where Mist was. He says he'd slap the mask off Mist's face if he didn't have a match next week. In Spanish, Mist says he wants to know if he and Averno are ready. Mist says he wants a match for Aries' title. Rich Bocchini says Mist wants a triple threat match. Aries agrees to making next week's match a triple threat.

We get a video on Zamaya.

Rich Bocchini interviews The Good Brothers. Karl wonders which 2 Skyscrapers they face tonight. He says it doesn't matter and says tonight of their night. Doc says when they win tonight, they will be 10x tag champs. Doc says they are fired up like CJ Gallows and Doc brings him in. Doc says they will control the main event like they always do. He says it'll be a magic killer and a 1-2-3.

We get a Contra Dossier video on Josel Samael where they talk about his history in MLW.

MLW World Tag Team Title Tennessee Tornado Match - The Skyscrapers (Bishop Dyer & Donovan Dijak) (c) vs. The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson)

The heels hit shots to start and all 4 fight in the ring. Dijak pounds on Karl in the corner then hits him with his jacket. Doc's head is banged off the buckles. Doc boots Baron in the gut and throws him out. Dijak takes shots form both opponents. Dijak takes a backdrop + neckbreaker combo.

They fight outside. Baron takes punches from both opponents. Karl chops Baron. Doc headbutts Dijak outside. A table is set up outside. Dijak tope con hilos his opponents outside.

Baron hits Doc in the gut and back with a crutch. Baron then hits Karl with it. Doc's head is banged off the apron. Dijak hits Doc with a kendo stick then hits Karl with it. Baron chairs Doc in the gut then misses a chair shot against the post.

Doc uppercuts Baron. Dijak hits punches on Doc. Baron backdrops Karl on the apron. Doc chairs Dijak and Baron. Doc hits Dijak with a kendo stick. We go to break and return. Baron chokes Doc with a chair then hits him in the gut with it.

Karl chairs both opponents. Karl chops Baron and Doc chairs Dijak. Doc hits Dijak with a kendo stick. Karl trips Baron face first into a chair. Karl chops Baron. Baron deep six's Karl for 2. Doc takes a double chokeslam.

Karl fights off both opponents. Karl trades forearms with Dijak. Karl neckbreakers Dijak. Karl is up top and is crotched. Doc is facekicked off the apron. Baron AA's Karl. Dijak top rope moonsaults Karl for 2. Doc hits Dijak with a trash can lid while he's up top. Dijak falls off the buckles through a table outside.

Baron is hit with the trash can lid. Karl ddt's Baron. Baron takes a magic killer and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was alright enough but nothing too great. Dijak took the big bump through the table here off the buckles. It was mostly just brawling and various weapons shots.

CJ Gallows celebrates with Doc and Karl after.

Overall thoughts: The battle royal was your usual battle royal and nothing too special. Joe Coffey/Kozone was fine but the wrong man won. The main was okay enough here but it was mostly just brawling and weapons shots. I'd give it a low 6 out of 10 as it was an okay show but nothing must see. I'd say the main was the best match of the night

NWA Powerrr 8/15/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/nwa-powerrr-882026.html

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

Grudge Match - El Dragon Nihan vs Thom Latimer

Drag has Brandon McCord with him.

Thom runs in and hits lariats. Drag no sells them and blocks his slam attempt. Thom running dropkicks Drag out of the ring. Thom goes after McCord then hits punches on Drag. Drag uppercuts him and is pushed into the post. Thom tries a splash against the post but Drag moves and Thom goes face first into it.

They get in and Drag superkicks him. Drag gets a 2 count on him then corner splashes him. Drag runs at him, Thom gets out and Drag stops himself. Drag misses an elbow drop. Thom top rope crossbodies him. McCord gets on the apron and gets in the ring. Thom pop up powerbombs McCord. Drag chokeslams him for 2.

The Collection come to help McCord. Drag gets stuck up top and Thom powerbombs him down. Thom then pins him.

Thoughts: If you were looking for some knockdown, drag-out affair with weapons and stuff, this wasn't it. What we get didn't look all that good and it was a simple match. Thom even won mostly clean which maybe shouldn't have happened vs the bigger Nihan. It was average.

Mike Mondo works out in the back as Aron Stevens hypes him up.

It's Me...The Carson Drake Experience

Carson talks to Lockjaw Drake and Buster. Buster says they are doing good and Lock tells him to be quiet. Carson says he knows Buster, Buster says he's a new star and Lock tells him to stop talking. Buster tries to talk again and again and Lock stops him again and again.

Carson says he's facing PB Smooth in a #1 Contender's match for the NWA Title next week. He says PB and Silas Mason don't have what it takes to be NWA champ, but he does. He says PB will learn that he can't beat him.

Kyle Davis interviews Silas Mason in the ring and asks what's on his mind. Silas says he's been all over the city trying to find Kerry Morton. He says he went to South and East Atlanta. He says Kerry knocks when he gets his hand on him, he will knock his eye more crooked that his real dad Robert Gibson. He says Kerry can run but can't hide from the thrill ride.

The Country Gentlemen do a video pretending to be in France with bad filters. AJ says they are in The Netherlands. Joe says the tag titles will be defended tonight and says everything they do is 100% by the book.

Ricky and Kerry Morton talk. Ricky says Silas should be careful what he wishes for as it may happen next week. Kerry says if Silas wants it, he can get it. Kerry says when he steps in the ring, they all love him. He says Silas has gotten under his skin and he will make an example of him next week. He says he has him as his insurance policy if things go south. He then tells him to picture him as NWA World Champ.

Colby Corino vs Axton Ray

Ax hammerlocks him and CC side headlocks him. Ax shoulders him over. CC then shoulders him over. They trade wristlocks. CC armdrags him into a pin attempt. CC headscissors Ax into the ropes then rolls him into a pin off of that. CC rolls him into a double stomp to the gut.

CC chops Ax and Ax chops back. Ax flips over him off the top. Ax ducks al ariat and Ax pop up tilt-a-whirl backbrekers him for 2. Ax dropkicks him. Ax enzugiri's him in the corner and standing moonsaults him for 2.

CC's head is banged off the top rope. They get on the apron and CC kind of STO's him on the apron. CC top rope swantons him. CC forearms and chops him. CC flying forearms Ax. CC standing inverted flip dives him for 2. Ax up kicks him and CC rebound lariats him. Ax blue thunders CC for 2. CC superkicks him then northern lights bombs him. CC pins him.

Thoughts: It was an even match here. Corino didn't impress. He didn't look like he had his usual strength and was definitely taking things lightly. Axton had a good showing as usual and I'm glad to see he's being used regularly. It was that a little below average.

The Pope, Mims and The Light do a promo. Pope said he had Carnage where he wanted him last week. He said he didn't need help but The Light always has folks' back. Pope says he will send The Light with Mims to take on The Royal Court. Pope says Mims will make them believe.

The King's Court is in the ring with the wizard guy from last week. Trevor sits in a throne and says he's the king of pro wrestling. Trev says no victory or defeat has been without Mike Knox's sacrifice. He says they shed blood and sweat and says Knox is truly his brother. He says he gives him the highest honor he can give one man and calls him "Sir Michael, Duke of Knox".

Trev says the wizard guy has shadows behind him and says he fears no dead. He says he can bend the wheel of nature and could black out the son if he demanded it. He says his name is "Jacob, The Necromancer" (this appears to be "Magic" Jake Dumas). He says Jacob saw the future in his crystal ball. He says he saw a man with no fear and with a man with knowledge of this kingdom. He then says Tyler Frank is now "Squire Franks". The crowd chants "Burger King". Trev says they are The Royal Court.

Effy does a promo. He says he faces Kratos next week and will show him and the NWA how wild it gets when he puts his heart into it.

The Slimeballz talk. They blame each other for losing The US Tag Titles. They then spit on each other. They spit in their hands and slap each other. They then wrestle on the grand and Sage bites him. Sage tickles him. Sage says let's go see if The Hardway will give them the title back.

Mims and The Light vs The Royal Court (King Trevor, Sir Michael and Squire Franks)

Joe Galli says he doesn't know The Light's names. This is The Light's NWA debut.

Trev and Mims lock up. Trev shoves him from behind. Mims punches Trev on an armwringer. Trev's buddies complain. Trev punches Mims in the corner and stomps him. Franks euros Mims then he dropkicks him.

Franks does some gestures. Mims corner splashes him and backsplashes him. Mims side slams Franks and splashes him for 2. Light #1 hits Franks in the arm. The Light double japanese armdrag Franks. Franks is kicked in the back and Light #2 2nd rope euros him in the back. #1 kneeling swantons Franks.

Mims hits Franks in the gut then back elbows him. Mims chinlocks Franks then knees him in the gut. Franks spinning backhands Mims and jumping knees him. Mike comes in and beats up his opponents. A Light member takes a Mike facekick. Mike corner splashes Light and Mims. Mims is thrown own. Mike kind of trips and splashes Light in the corner. Mike crossbodies Light.

Jacob the Necromancer spits mist in Mims' eyes outside. Light takes a high/low and loses a shoe from it. Trev hits a nice ddt on a Light and pins him.

Thoughts: This was The Light's debut and The Court's debut as a team. Both teams could have used a win and The Court won. It was average and mostly just put over The Court. The Light were mostly treated as jobbers here.

Bryan Idol does a promo. He asks if we can imagine him taking on Mike Mondo. He says we don't have to as it comes up next. He says Mondo told him he doesn't have the skill or the guts to face him and he says Mondo's mouth wrote a check his body can't cash. Idol says looks kill and so does he.

NWA National Title - Mike Mondo (c) vs Bryan Idol

They hockey fight to start. Idol takes him down and they both hit mounted shots. Idol flying knees Mike in the corner and chops him. Idol double underhook suplexes him. Idol is sent chest first into the buckles and shoulder first into the post.

Mike slams Idol for 2 then elbow drops him. Mike chinlocks him. Idol forearms him on the apron. Idol then spears him off the apron onto the floor. Mike pulls Idol out then Idol pulls him out.

They trade shots in the ring and Mike hits a snapmare driver for 2. Idol superkicks him. Idol misses a double jump moonsault. Mike jumps off the top and goes face first into Idol's feet. Idol hits a bad oblivion for 2.

Mike superkicks Idol in the gut and jumping knees him. Idol blocks a fireman's carry gutbuster and jack knifes him. Idol pins him.

Thoughts: Rumors say Idol is booking the NWA so that may explain why he won here. Mike didn't get that many big matches here and I don't think they got the most of the reign. The match was alright enough but didn't get a ton of time.

Slade and Mondo beat up Idol after as Aron Stevens cheers them on. Idol takes a double ddt on a title belt. Mondo and Slade take the ref's belt. Mondo whips Idol with it. Idol rolls out and Idol's mom checks on him. Mike gets up in Idol's mom's face and pushes her into people.

Overall thoughts: Nihan/Thom was underwhelming and very simple. Corino/Axton Ray was a little blow average. The Royal Court's match was average and the main event was alright. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 overall as it was average.

New Japan Pro Wrestling 8/9/2026 G1 Climax 36 Day 14

Day 13 is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/new-japan-pro-wrestling-882026-g1.html

Taisei Nakahara & Toru Yano vs. Unbound Co. (Gedo & OSKAR)

Yano and Gedo take a while to get going. Gedo leaves, Yano takes a off a corner pad and Oskar gets in. Os boots Yano in the gut. Yano hits him from behind then Os shoulders him over. Os stomps Yano. Gedo eye rakes Yano with his foot then fist drops him.

Gedo stomps Yano. Gedo eye pokes him and Yano atomic drops him. Tai and Os get in. Tai hits forearms then dropkicks him twice. Os chops Tai down. Os goes into the exposed buckle and Tai rolls him up for 2. Tai dropkicks him then Os back body drops him. Os camel clutches Tai and submits him.

Thoughts: It was short and not much of note here. Yano screwed around and Gedo only got a few things in. It was a waste of time. Tai had some decent dropkicks here.

Aaron Wolf & Tatsuya Matsumoto vs. United Empire (Callum Newman & Zane Jay)

Tat and Zane push each other before the bell. CN then pushes both opponents. CN eye rakes him. Wolf shoulder throws him. CN takes a double boot then a double shoulderblock. Tat low euros CN for 2. CN back elbows him then kicks him in the back. Zane top rope clubs Tat on the head.

Tat dropkicks him in the knee for 1 then leglocks him. Zane ropebreaks. Zane thesz presses Tat and hits mounted shots. Zane chokes Tat. Zane eye rakes Tat then Tat dropkicks him. Wolf shoulders CN over hard. CN boots both opponents out of the corner. Wolf throws CN by the arm. CN facekicks Wolf then Wolf uranage's him. Tat water wheel drops CN for 2.

Zane back elbows Wolf then Wolf powerslams him. Tat rolls up CN for 2 and dropkicks him. CN lariats Tat, knees him in the face and underhook suplexes him for the win.

Thoughts: It was shorter and not that bad. Newman showed some effort here and Wolf was decent as the power guy.

House Of Torture (Dick Togo & Ren Narita) vs. Unbound Co. (Daiki Nagai & Drilla Moloney)

DM side headlock takeovers Ren. DM wristlocks him. Ren side headlocks him. DM top wristlocks him. Togo boots DM in the corner. Ren is tripped into Togo's crotch. DM backdrops Ren for 2. Ren takes a double shoulderblock. Togo takes a double suplex. Ren is double back elbowed then takes a double elbow drop.

Nagai corner dropkicks Ren for 2. Ren rams Nagai into the exposed buckle. Togo hits Nagai outside then sends him into the rails. Togo bangs Nagai's head off the apron. Nagai is slammed and Togo slingshot swantons him.

Togo stomps Nagai and running back elbows him. Togo 2nd rope swantons Nagai for 2. Nagai dropkicks Togo. Ren double axe handles Nagai off the buckles. Nagai slams Togo onto Ren and Nagai gets a 2 count on Ren. Ren takes running corner attacks. Nagai goes up top and Ren pushes the ref into the ropes, crotching Nagai. Nagai is up top, Ren stands on the mat and exploders him down. Ren pins him.

Thoughts: Nagai and DM weren't a bad team here. House of Torture didn't do too many shenanigans here. It was nothing special though.

United Empire (HENARE & Jakob Austin Young) vs. TMDK (Hartley Jackson & Zack Sabre Jr.)

Zack cravates Hen and side headlocks him. They trade forearms and Zack gets dropped. Zack facekicks him and Hen shoulders him over. Zack headbutts him in the gut and hits euros. Hen shoulders Zack over.

Hen stomps Zack and clubs him. Hen facelocks Zack then stomps him. Jake chops Zack in the corner and does facewash kicks. Jake spits on him and chinlocks him. Jake pulls his arms back. Zack pulls his arms back then twists his head with his feet.

Hart corner splashes Jake and lariats him down. Hen and Hart trade forearms and chops. They shoulderblock battle. Hen hits him in the gut. Hart takes corner attacks. Jake shining wizard's Hart. Hen full nelson's him and Zack does an octopus to him.

Hen samoan drops him. Jake enzugiri's him and shiranui's him. Hart sentons Jake. Hart sitout powerbombs him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was too short to be anything of note. Hart and Hen's little section wasn't bad and I'd be up for that one.

G1 Climax 2026 Block A Match - Jake Lee vs. Ryohei Oiwa

Lee is action normal here today. Jake side headlocks him, Oiwa armdrags him and is headscissored. Jake kicks him in the back and armlocks him. Jake knees him in the gut. Oiwa dropkicks him in the knee. Oiwa bangs Jake's knees off the mat.

Oiwa armdrags him and Jake holds on with an armlock. Jake shoulders him over. Oiwa bangs Jake's knee off the mat. Oiwa figure fours Jake. Jak ropebreaks. Jake sells his leg and Oiwa clips him. Jake knees Oiwa in the face. Jake slams him.

Jake armlocks him. Oiwa backdrops him. Oiwa corner splashes him and dragon screws him. Oiwa slams him then top rope falling splashes him for 2. Oiwa lariats him over for 1. They butt heads and trade forearms.

Oiwa dragon screws him. Jake is sent into the post. JAke seems to put lipstick on? Jake gets back up and sends Oiwa into the rails. Jake chest kicks him and drops a rail on him in the crowd. Jake knees him in the chest.

They go back in. Jake backdrops him. Jake misses a corner kick and Oiwa rolls him up for 2. Jake high kicks him down. Jake hits forearms and Oiwa does 2 dragon screws. Oiwa grabs the leg and Jake ropebreaks. Oiwa ankle locks him and pulls Jake's leg's backwards Jake submits.

Thoughts: It was nice to see Jake take a match somewhat seriously here and that's an improvement over his usual nonsense. It was somewhat watchable at least but nothing too great.

G1 Climax 2026 Block A Match - SANADA vs. Konosuke Takeshita

KT backs up San on the ropes. KT hammerlocks him and is tripped into a side headlock. KT puts his own side headlock on. San gets shouldered over. KT leg lariats him. KT throws him down by the arm and armlocks him. KT yanks on the arm then chops him. San dropkicks KT in the knee.

San butt drops his leg. San kneebreakers him over his knee and dropicks him in the knee. San elbow drops KT's leg. San pulls on the leg and KT ropebreaks. KT facekicks him. KT hits punches and flying lariats him.

KT hits a blue thunder variation on San for 2. San drpkicks him in the knee and chest. San slingshot plancha's him outside. KT exploders him. San hits a magic screw for 2. They trade shots. San hits punches on KT. KT hits forearms back. San backrolls him for 2.

San 2nd rope moonsaults him and dragon sleepers him. San shining wizards him. KT pumping knees him and San falcon arrows him. San top rope moonsaults him for 2. San dropkicks him in the knee. San blocks KT's bridge and does skull end. KT package tombstones him and hits a wheelbarrow german off of it. KT pumping knees him for 2.

San cradles him for 2 then shining wizards him. KT hits a spinning ddt then falcon arrows him for the win.

Thoughts: It was an okay bout here. There was no shenanigans from Sanada and they just had a straight match. There was nothing wrong with this one and they worked pretty well together.

G1 Climax 2026 Block A Match - Great-O-Khan vs. Yota Tsuji

Yota poses on the ropes and is hit with a turnbuckle pad. Khan sends him shoulder first into the exposed buckle. Yota is then sent shoulder first into the post. Khan chairs a chair into Yota's arm against the turnbuckle connectors. Khan sits on his neck on the buckles. Khan throws him down by the arm and stomps him.

Khan trips him. Khan stomps Yota. Yota hits forearms and Khan forearms him back. Yota drives Khan's face into the mat. Yota flying headscissors him then topes him into the rails.

Yota baseball slides him off the apron. Yota 2nd rope moonsaults him. Yota then sits on Khan's neck on the buckles and does his pose. Yota flying pumping knees him in the corner. Khan kicks him in the gut and does a shoulder claw to him. Khan dumps him over the top rope.

Khan sends Yota into the seats. Khan chairs Yota. Khan goes back to the shoulder claw. Khan mongolian chops the arm then takes a curbstomp combo. Yota grans Khan by the hair then Khan back body drops him. Khan face claws him.

Yot stunners him. Khan euros Yota's arm. Yota headbutts him in the chest and lariats him. Yota sit out chokeslams him for 2. Yota cubrstomps him. Yota's shoulder is sent into the exposed buckle. Yota goes for a spear but the ref is pushed into the way. Khan low blows Yota, goes for a chokeslam and Yota ddt's him.

Khan punches Yota in the arm and Yota spears him. Yota running spears him twice and pins him.

Thoughts: It was alright. Khan worked the shoulder and Yota overcame it to win. It wasn't anything great and wasn't the most exciting, but at least there was a story to it.

G1 Climax 2026 Block A Match - Hirooki Goto vs. Oleg Boltin

They lock up and Oleg backs him up on the ropes. They repeat the spot and Goto clean breaks him. Oleg side headlocks him. They shoulder battle and Goto knocks him over. Oleg suplexes him and Goto goes out. They trade chops. Oleg slams him then splashes him for 2.

Oleg half-crabs him and Goto ropebreaks. Oleg forearms him down. They forearm each other. Goto hits chops and is rammed in the corner. Oleg hits corner spears. Oleg running lariats him twice and drops him. Goto spinning heel kicks him in the corner and backdrops him for 2.

Goto forearms him then Oleg belly to belly suplexes him. Oleg corner splashes him then karelin's lifts him. Oleg vader bombs him for 2. Goto ushigoroshi's him. They lariat each other. Goto hits a rverse GTR. Goto sleepers him.

Goto PK's him. Oleg finlay rolls him for 2. Oleg powerbombs him for 2. Goto sleepers him and Oleg rams him into the buckles. Goto gets on his back and bridging final cuts him for 2. Goto rolls him up for 2. Goto headbutts him and is dropkicked.

They lariat each other and Goto spinning heel kicks him. Goto GTR's him and pins him.

Thoughts: It's a shame it didn't get more time as it was going well and needed a bit more to get to being really good. What we got was okay. Oleg really needs to work on showing more emotion, spirit and personality though as some of that was lacking here.

G1 Climax 2026 Block A Match - Shingo Takagi vs. Yuto-Ice

Shingo knees Ice in the gut. They butt heads and pull each other by the hair. Ice slaps him. Shingo goes out and throws a chair in. Ice leg kicks him. Shingo hits forearms in the corner then Ice fires back. They trade forearms.

Ice running facekicks him. Ice hits kicks to the back. Ice forearms and foot chokes him in the corner. Shingo running lariats him then shoulders him over. They go into the aisle. Shingo forearms him there and sends him into the rails. They trade forearms there and Ice's head is banged off seats. Shingo hits him with a chair.

Ice hits forearms and slaps him while he's seated. Shingo bangs Ice's head off the table. Shingo lariats him from behind and Ice's head is banged off another table. Ice is sent into the post. Shingo elbow drops him and sentons him. Shingo suplexes him.

Shingo hits punches. Ice throws him down backwards by the hair. Ice hits knees to the gut in the corner. Ice running knees him. Shingo blocks a PK and dragon screws Ice. Shingo knee drops the knee. Ice boots him in the head. They trade facekicks or chops. Shingo punches him. Ice lariats Shingo down. Ice PK's him for 2. Shingo twisting neckbreakers him. Shingo ddt's him.

They fight on the buckles. Shingo superplexes him down. Shingo running lariats him. They trade lariats for chest kicks. Shingo backdrops him then running lariats him. Shingo hits a made in Japan for 2. Ice buzzsaw kicks him.

Shingo punches him in the face. Ice high kicks him and low pump kicks him for 2. Ice chest kicks him down then brainbusers him for 2. Shingo lariats him for 2. Shingo sliding forearms him in the head then hits a burning dragon. Shingo running lariats him for 2.

Ice leg kicks him. They trade shots and headbutt each other. Shingo hits forearms. Ice slaps him around. They punch each other and headbutt each other at the same time. Ice knees him in the chest and pins him.

Thoughts: It was an okay bout. I thought it should have gone a little longer and they needed a couple more big moves to put this over the top. A little more energy and selling from Ice would have also helped this one out.

Ice then talks on the mic after.

Overall thoughts: I liked Wolf's match on the undercard but the other undercard matches weren't that good. Lee/Oiwa was watchable. Sanada/Takeshita was a straight bout and it was okay. Khan/Yota was fine and made sense. Goto/Oleg was also okay as was the main event. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 overall as we had some decent G1 matches here. It was an okay show.

Friday, August 14, 2026

WWE Smackdown 8/14/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/wwe-smackdown-872026.html

We are in Boston, MA. Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett are on commentary.

We see various wrestlers arrive.

Nick Aldis is in the ring. He says Chelsea Green suffered a broken orbital bone. Green comes out and it's all purple around her eye. Nick says he can't let her compete with a broken eye socket. Green tells him not to say it and says she can compete. Nick says he hates this part of his job, but it's his job. He tells her that he needs her to relinquish the title.

Green says she knew it was too good to be true. She says every time something good happen to her, it is followed by something devastating. She says that's just her story. She says she's just the comic relief, the girl who takes the fall for other girls. She says she's never the champ and never the QB1.

Green talks about all the stunts she's done and all the sacrifices she made. She says she told herself it was all worth it because this moment would come. She says Nick should understand this after Summerslam. Nick says it's not the same but she says it is.

Green says they proved it doesn't matter what they think about us, it's what we think about us. Green says Nick and his wife was a champ. Green says this is her title until someone takes it off of her. She says she thought Nick of all people would understand that.

Green gives the title to Nick and walks off. Nick tells her to wait. Nick says he's doing the right thing as the GM, but says as Nick Aldis the man, he doesn't give a d@mn what medical says. He says he will give her 30 days to get cleared, get a face mask and do what she has to do. He says until someone takes this from her, it's hers. Green then holds up the title.

Gunther's music then hits and he comes out to interrupt. Gun calls this another bad sob story. He says let's put our attention on important things. Gun asks Nick why he pulled that stunt on him at Summerslam. Nick says they can discuss this in his office like men. Gun asks Green what she did at Summerslam and mocks her for getting injured.

Gun says he pulled double duty at Summerslam and made a man tap out in front of his family. He asks why Nick added Kevin Owens to his match. Kevin says he didn't do that but added Gun to Kevin's match. Nick says he was negotiating for months and says sorry Gun didn't get the job done. Green says that was a good one and Gun tells her to shut up. Green tells him to have his temper tantrum and stroke his ego. She says that's all he has after Summerslam. Green says she only sees one champ and it's her.

Matt Cardona, Green's husband, then runs down and gets in Gun's face. Gun says, "all the way from catering to the rescue". Gun says there's nothing Matt can do to him. Green goes to leave and Gun says it's like a dog listening to his owner. Matt then pounds on Gun and gets him out of the ring. Refs then come out and we go to break.

Thoughts: It's too bad Gun had to come out because that was one of the best segments Green had ever done. They really had a nice moment there and ruined it for cheap Gunther heat.

Gunther vs Matt Cardona

This started during the break. Gun chops Matt down. Matt hits forearms on Gun and Gun chops him down. Matt forearms him and knee chokes him in the corner. Matt dropkicks Gun through the ropes and Matt is rammed into the rails. Gun backdrops him on the rail top. Gun powerbombs Matt on the commentary table then powerbombs him on the apron.

Gun short arm lariats Matt. Gun backdrops him. Chelsea Green yells at Gun and gets on the apron. Matt low blows gun and hits a leg lariat on him for 2. Matt tries it again and is powerbombed. Gun powerbombs him again and crabs him. Matt submits.

Thoughts: Gun won as expected. We could have had some fun and had Matt win, but nope. It was a shorter bout and Gun was in control of this for the most part before winning. I could have done without some of the powerbombs as Gun hit 4 of them here.

Lash Legend and Nia Jax come out. Nia says Green is injured less than a week into her reign. Nia says she got screwed at Summerslam and she want's the WWE Women's Title. Nia says if Green doesn't give her what she wants, she doesn't mind breaking faces around here. Tiffany Stratton comes out and hits Lash and Nia. Nia and Lash get control over her. Tiff is forearmed down then Nia legdrops Tiff. The heels leave as Tiff is left laying.

Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair talk. Flair thanks Bliss for helping out Friday and Bliss credits Tatum for it. Bliss says she likes Tatum and says Flair should be nice about the surprise Tatum has. They open a door and Tatum has candles and photos all over the wall. Bliss tries to get Flair in and Flair is spooked as she sees a collage of herself on the walls. They then shut the door.

Cody Rhodes talks to Nick Aldis in the back. He wants the match with Orton set up. Nick offers a match at Sunday Night's Main Event with Orton and Cody takes it.

Sami Zayn comes in. He says Cody wants something and Nick is ready to move heaven and earth for it. He says when he wants a match, he has to wrestle a 4-way with a broken hand. Cody says he used to let Sami do this. He says he doesn't owe Sami anything and tells him to do something about it. Sami says the last time they were in the ring, he did something nobody else was able to do. He says he pinned Cody clean in the ring for the title. Cody asks if he thinks he can do it again. Cody then says tonight. Sami complains that Cody is challenging him when he can't go. Nick asks if he can't or won't. Nick says if Sami beats Cody tonight, he can face the winner of Punk vs Owens. Sami says he's hurt. Nick tells him to make that choice.

WWE United States Title - Baron Corbin (c) vs Carmelo Hayes

Baron drives in on a motorcycle.

Melo tope con hilos Baron before he gets in and pounds on him. Melo dropkicks him in the ring. Melo hits forearms. Melo chops him in the corner and hits mounted corner punches. Melo step up enzugiri's him then springboard twisting crossbodies him.

Melo is caught coming off the top. Melo pulls Baron over the top rope. Melo then blind springboard legdrops him over the back of the neck over the 2nd rope. Baron blocks a first 48 and powerbombs him. Baron boots him out of the ring and sends him into the rails.

Melo's head is banged off the post. Melo is then sent over the timekeeper's rail. We go to PiP break and return. Melo hits forearms. Baron pulls him into the buckles then lariats him down on the rebound. Baron is pushed into the buckles. Melo boots him while he's down and blind springboard diving ddt's him for 2. Melo top rope frogsplashes him for 2.

Baron flips Melo with a facekick. Melo toyota roll sunset flips him. Baron hits deep six for 2. Melo hits first 48 twice. Melo goes up top and is pushed down to the floor. Baron hits an end of days and pins him.

Thoughts: It was an alright match here. It had some nice action and Melo was jumping all around here. They also sold me on the idea that Melo maybe could pull it off, so this worked.

Baron poses with the title. Trick appears on his spinning stand in the entrance area. Lil Yachty then appears behind Baron and hits him with a kendo stick. Baron grabs it and tries to hit him with it. Trick flying pumping knees Baron and sends him out.

Chelsea Green thanks Tiffany Stratton in the back. She says she didn't want her to get injured before her title match. Tiff says she's fine and will compete tonight.

Kevin Owens comes out. CM Punk comes out before he says anything. Punk says whatever KO was going to say was going to concern him. He tells him to say it to his face. KO says Punk had his back turned to him when he called him a fat slob last week. KO said they wrestled for the same indy 15 years ago. He says Punk was the top guy and he was the guy trying to make a name for himself. He says Punk insulted him and screamed at him. Punk asks if he's been holding onto that for 20 years and if that was the problem this whole time.

KO says it's not just that but the things he did and said and the way he treated his friends. KO says all his friends hate Punk. Punk says being hated by losers is the price he pays by not being one of them.

KO says he hates him as everything he does and says is performative. He says Punk is a phony. He says Punk came back to make things right because he had no choice. He says he doesn't respect people like him. KO says he did well for himself, main evented everywhere and became Universal champ. He says he also main evented Wrestlemania against Steve Austin, which Punk will never get to do.

Punk congratulates him. Punk says he was happy for him and asks if he thinks he would given this opportunities if he was still here. KO tells him to say why he wouldn't. He tells Punk to say he's a fat indy slob and a fan who is on the wrong side of the guard rail. Punk asks if that is what he thinks of him or what KO thinks of himself.

Punk says he sees a lot of things in him. He says he sees a guy that spears 2 languages and a guy who avoids work and wastes his potential. he says he sees a tough guy who is a bum. Punk says he evolved and says if KO put more work in, maybe he would have avoided that Bill Goldberg spear.

KO says he doesn't want to be like him. He says he thinks Punk hates what he sees when he goes home. He says he's the same guy Punk screamed at 20 years ago and he's facing him for the title next week. He says Punk couldn't avoid that Roman Reign spear at Mania.

Punk says he sees someone who is stubborn and loud and sees the same guy he saw 20 year ago. KO asks if it bothers him. KO says he regretted not punching him for 20 years. Punk says there's nothing but air and opportunity and challenges him to do it now. KO says he didn't do it then because he knows Punk would have ruined his career. He says he wouldn't do it now, because next week he doesn't just get to punch him in the face, he gets to beat him for the title after he does it.

Punk says KO was a greenhorn 20 years who thought he could be disrespectful to him. Punk says he can wait 7 days and says KO will look up to him in Toronto when he puts his fat @ss to sleep.

Thoughts: It was a decent segment here that kept my interest.

Finn Balor talks to Nick Aldis. He says it would have been nice if Nick gave him a heads up at Summerslam before adding Gunther and Owens to the match. Gunther comes in and complains about Nick making him wrestle in street clothes. Nick says Gunther is interrupting him in a conversation with Finn. Gun says he doesn't see Finn. He says he sees the shadow of Finn. Finn says he's tired of his act. Finn says he told Nick he'd do whatever it takes to get another title shot. He says he'll beat his @ss if it means going through him. Nick seems to like the idea.

WWE Tag Titles - Damian Priest and R-Truth (c) vs The War Raiders (Ivar and Erik) vs MFT (Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga)

Haku is with MFT.

All 6 men fight. We get some fighting outside. The Raiders and MFT fight out there. DP walks up the ropes with Truth's help and springboard crossbodies them all. We go to break and return.

Tama is thrown out by Truth. DP high kicks Ivar from the apron the nhits shots on Erik. DP flying back elbows Ivar and Erik in the corners. DP lifting flatliners Ivar. Ivar sits up top. Talla chokeslams Truth and DP down as they stand on the 2nd rope. Ivar flip dives DP off the top.

Tama headbutts Erik in the chest. Tama is popped up into a powerslam for 2. Talla lariats Ivar down then lariats Erik down. Talla powerslams Truth. Talla is double kicked and double pounded on. Talla is double suplexed.

Truth STF's Talla. Erik overhead suplexes DP. Erik knee's Truth in the back of the head off a full nelson. DP foot presses Erik down. DP spin kicks Erik in the head twice. DP is popped up outside and powerslammed through the timekeepers rail. Tama pushes Erik over the commentary table.

Truth flying shoulderblocks Tama then blue thunders him. Truth five knuckle shuffles Tama. Truth is pushed into Erik. Truth takes an assisted powerbomb and Tama pins Truth.

Thoughts: Kind of an upset here though MFT should have won to gain credibility. It had a lot of action and was a bit wild here. The pop-up powerslam spot on Priest through the rails was pretty cool. Truth was in full on Cena mode here at the end. I'm interested to see where things go with these teams now.

WWE United States Women's Title - Tiffany Stratton (c) vs Jacy Jayne

JJ hits corner spears on her and backsplashes her in the corner. JJ sentons her. JJ bodyscissors her. JJ misses a senton. JJ is tripped into the ropes and Tiff hip attacks her there. TIff basement dropkicks her for 2.

Tiff spinning lariats her and JJ goes out. Fatal Influence interrupt Tiff. JJ backcrackers Tiff. We go to PiP break and return. Tiff is down on the floor and JJ hits her. Chelsea Green checks on Tiff. JJ gets in Green's face. Tiff rolls up JJ in the ring for 2. Tiff and JJ spinning facebuster each other.

Tiff hits punches and lariats. Tiff spinning back elbows her. Tiff alabama slams her. Tiff top rope swantons JJ for 2. JJ superkicks Tiff. Tiff rolls her up for 2. Tiff handspring stunners JJ. Tiff finlay rolls JJ. Tiff triple jump moonsaults but JJ gets her knees up.

JJ dropkicks her and gets punted. Tiff goes up top, Fatal Influence go up to Green and Tiff plancha's Fatal Influence. JJ spinning forearms Tiff in the ring and pins her.

Thoughts: Big upset here with Jacy beating Tiff. It was kind of dumb to have Tiff win it just to lose it so quick. Fatal Influence now has 2 sets of titles and all 3 of them hold gold. I liked what we got here and it as a decent bout.

Jade Cargill, Michin and B-Fab are interviewed. Jade says these women can't mind their business around here. She says to line them all up like Bliss and Tatum. Fab says they found another victim and they are looking forward to giving Tatum a proper welcome on their show.

Cody Rhodes vs Sami Zayn

Rany Orton attacks Cody from behind as Sami makes his entrance. Orton sends Cody into the post shoulder first. Orton bridging ddt's Cody. Orton goes for an RKO and grabs Cody by the face. Orton throws Cody out.

Cody's head is banged off the steps. Orton hits Cody in the head with the steps and sends him over the rail. Sami complains to the ref. Cody hits Orton with a soda. Cody punches Orton and hits him in the crowd.

Cody hits Orton with a garbage can and sends him into a rail. They go back to ringside. Cody's head is banged off the commentary table then Orton punches him on it. Cody low blows Orton on the commentary table when his head in the "V in the steps. Cody hits Orton with a chair. Cody goes for a chair shot while Orton's head in in the "V" in the stairs and the chair is pulled away from Cody. Officials hold Cody back and Cody goes for Orton again to close the show.

Overall thoughts: We had a lot happen on this one and it was a better show than usual. We had 2 title changes and a good opening segment with Green. Gunther/Cardona was a bit one sided and short. Baron/Melo was alright. Punk and Owens had a good segment. MFT won the tag titles in a action packed 3-way. Jacy beat Tiff in an upset in an okay bout and we didn't get the main event, but we did get Orton and Cody fighting it out. I'd give it a higher 6 out of 10 as it was an okay show overall. I liked this.

TNA Impact 8/13/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/tna-impact-862026.html

We are in Philadelphia, PA. Matt Rehwoldt and Tom Hannifan are on commentary.

Brian Myers vs. Ricky Sosa

BM slaps him and gets punched multiple times. Sosa hiptosses him and slams him. Sosa sentons him. BM slides out. Sosa is sent into the apron then backdropped on it. BM knee drops him inside and pounds on him. BM suplexes him for 2.

BM chinlocks him. Sosa corkscrew kicks him. Sosa flying forearms him in the corner. Sosa powerslams him then asai moonsaults him for 2. Sosa goes after Bear Bronson, BM hits some shots and implant ddt's him for 2.

Sosa dropkicks him for 2. Sosa nails Cedrix Alexander on the apron. BM hits a side effect on Sosa. Bear distracts the ref, BM grabs a title belt and Leon Slater comes out to take it away. Sosa flying euros BM and pins him.

Thoughts: There was a ton of interference here prior to the finish. BM mostly did chinlocks here. The length and the interference just made this one average.

Leon Slater gets on the mic after. He says Cedric isn't getting away with this. He says he challenged him 2 weeks ago and says Cedrix said no. He says Ced is a scared, jealous, little b!tch.

Leon challenges him again and says he will give whatever it takes. Ced says he has no reason to be jealous of him. Ced says he will put the title on the line but he wants Leon's record. He says if he wins, Leon's 2nd longest X-Division Title reign is erased for good. Leon agrees. Ced says when Leon is forgotten and his history is erased, he has himself to blame?

Thoughts: Huh? How does that work? How does a title reign get erased in 2026?

Rich Swann and BDE are interviewed. Swann says they are ready to go tonight. He says Mustafa Ali thinks he can control everything but he doesn't. He says he can't say who their mystery partner is. BDE says their partner says he can't wait to get his hands on Ali again. Swann says we will find out who the mystery partner is soon.

AJ Francis is in a music studio. He asks the producer to play a new one and Elijah's music hits. Elijah comes in. He says AJ tried to crucify him but it resurrected him. He says there will be no lawyers or excuses, just a cage at Lockdown. AJ then tries to leave but can't. The original producer reappears and asks if AJ is okay. AJ then leaves.

Thoughts: What? Elijah can now vanish and teleport now?

Moose comes out to talk. He has Kaz style gear on and has a special set-up. He says Kaz has his King's Speech segment, so Moose decided he needs his own show. Moose says he went through his bag and found his scarf and sunglasses. He says he now looks like a douchebag.

Moose says welcome to the first ever episode of the Face of the Franchise Speech. He says his guest is the people. Moose asks who the face of the franchise is and who just celebrated a decade in TNA. He then asks hwo beat the hell out of every member of The System and is a 3x TNA world champ? He asks who turned down every major company except for TNA and who will beat Kaz's @ss at Lockdown?

Frankie Kazarian comes out. He says this game is stupid. Kaz asks who the real face of TNA is and who's the king of TNA? He then asks who the last man standing will be at Lockdown. The crowd answers "Moose" each time. Kaz says the game sucks and he doesn't want to play it anymore. Kaz says he's royalty and Moose is a failed football player.

Kaz says comparing him and Moose is like comparing filet mignon with cheap gas station food like Wawa. Moose says you can insult him but not his guests. He says he will have to punch him in the face if he enters the ring. Kaz says he does what he wants anything he wants. Kaz says he used to think he was a failure as an NFL player, but after Slammiversary, he thinks he's a failure as a husband and a father. Moose punches him out before he can finish.

Kaz pounds on him and grabs a stool. Moose takes him down and pounds on him until security breaks it up.

We get a video package on The Nemeth's and The Hardy Boyz with a focus on Jeff Hardy vs Nic Nemeth.

Rich Swann & Trey Miguel vs. Order 4 (John Skyler, Mustafa Ali & Special Agent 0)

Trey back elbows John then walks up the ropes, moonsaults and armdrags him. Trey backflips into a headscissors on him. Trey dropkicks him. John is swept and held for a double basement dropkick. Ali takes a flapjack + bulldog combo. Zero takes superkicks from the faces. Trey does The Rascalz's triple basement dropkick move with his partners. The heels are sent out.

We go to break and return. Zero swings Rich into a flatliner. Rich flying headscissors Ali. Trey top rope dropkicks John. Trey slingblade neckbreakers Ali. Trey backflips over John and double stomps his back. Rich corkscrew kicks Zero. Zero bangs Rich's head off the mat. BDE springboards and Zero headbutts him down. Zero double chokeslams his opponents. Zero misses a corner charge. Trey knee slides out into a ddt on John on the floor. Trey hits a lightning spiral on John and pins him.

Thoughts: What we got was fine, just we didn't get a whole lot of it. They wasted no time here at all and it was straight to the point. Zero got put over big and looked good here.

Zero gets behind Trey after and double arm chokeslams him. Zero and Ali go to attack Trey more and Jason Hotch makes the save for Trey.

Xia Brookside complains to the make-up artist in the back and makes her fix her eye shadow.

TNA Inury Report

Jason Hotch is cleared despite having lower back pain. Trey Miguel is cleared after having a knee injury. Nic Nemeth is in pristine condition.

Xia Brookside asks the make-up artist if they are done yet. She complains about how long it took. She then complains about how the eye shadow looks. We then see Cora Jade switched spots with the make-up artist. Cora appears behind her in the mirror. They shove each other and fight. Cora is thrown into a rail.

TNA Knockouts TV Title Tournament Semi Final Match - Indi Hartwell vs. M By Elegance

M bumps into Indi during her intros. Indi hits corner lariats on M. M boots her in the gut and hits forearms and punches in the corner. M dropkicks Indi. Indi goes up and over her, lariats her and bulldogs her for 1. Indi boots her in the head. Indi is put in tree of woe outside and M driveby kicks her.

M stomps Indi outside and chops her. M suplexes her on the floor. M chokes her with her leg on the ropes. M bangs Indi's head off the buckles and boots her in the gut. M knee drops Indi in the gut. M pulls Indi's arms back.

M knees her in the gut. M misses a springboard. Indi lariats her down twice and spinebusters her for 2. Indi headbutts M down. Indi top rope elbow drops M's back for 2. Indi facekicks her out of the ring. Xia Brookside and Eleyna Black come down to ringside and fight. M sends Indi into the post. M top rope moonsaults Indi and pins her while holding the tights.

Thoughts: It was a big upset here with M pinning Indi. M had a decent showing here and I can't say her performance didn't warrant the result. The match was kind of average though and Indi didn't get that much in.

We get a video on Harley Hudson. We see her getting selected by TNA at a tryout. She then talks about leaving her home to come to TNA.

We go to break and return. In the back, Moose is down on the floor and knocked out.

Eddie Edwards vs. KC Navarro

KC superkicks Eddie from the start. He trips him into the ropes and hits a 305 kick. Eddie then slides out. KC topes him then top rope splashes him for 2. KC misses a corner charge then gets sent into the post shoulder first three times.

Eddie snapmares him into a chinlock. KC spinning ddt's him. Alisha Edwards throws a shoe into the ring. Eddie grabs a kendo stick but KC stands on the stick. KC superkicks him then hits him with the stick. KC running shiranui's him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was another shorter one and it was rushed. It was one KC's biggest wins ever though in TNA. Due to the length, it didn't get to mature into anything great.

The System jump KC after and beat him up in the ring. KC has a chair put around his neck but Sosa, Jada Stone and Fabian Aichner chase the heels off.

Santino Marella comes out. He says he doesn't like the use of weapons. He says there will be a time and place to do it and it's at Lockdown. He says it'll be Eddie Edwards, Bear Bronson, Brian Myers and Alisha Edwards vs Ricky Sosa, KC Navarro, Jada Stone and Fabian Aichner in a Lethal Lockdown match with weapons.

We get a video on The Bunny. We see her looking at a mirror that says, "The Struggle Is Real".

TNA World Heavyweight Title Match - Nic Nemeth (c) vs. Jeff Hardy

They shove each other. Jeff side headlocks him. Nick wristlocks him. Nick stomps Jeff's foot and evades a twist of fate. Nick rolls him up for 2 counts. Nic dropkicks Jeff then rakes his face. Jeff bangs Nic's head off the buckles. Jeff bangs Nic's head off the buckles.

Nic eye rakes Jeff on the ropes. Jeff spin kicks him. Jeff flying lariats Nic off the apron. We go to break and return. Nick elbow drops Jeff for 2. Nic butt drops Jeff's back. Nic misses a move and goes crotch first into the 2nd rope.

Jeff hits lariats and back elbows on Nic. Jeff atomic drops him and legdrops him in the gut. Jeff elbow drops him for 2. Jeff puts spinal destination on Nic and is sent into the buckles. Nic jumping ddt's him for 2. Jeff sitout powerbombs Nic for 2.

Jeff hits a twist of fate on Nic. Nic superkicks Jeff for 2. Jeff then gets a 2 count on Nic. Jeff cutters Nic. Jeff swantons off the top and Nic gets his knees up for 2. Nic hits a danger zone on Jeff and pins him.

Thoughts: The crowd really liked it but I just thought it was acceptable only. Maybe we missed some good stuff during the break, I don't know. I really don't get why they blew this match on Impact instead of on one of their bigger shows. This company is hurting for talent and needs to be careful about how they use newer matches like this. I thought either guy had a shot here.

Overall thoughts: Most of the matches were too short here and didn't get to develop into anything great, but what we did get of those bouts wasn't bad. There was a lot of interference and shenanigans all night long. I don't get the stipulation where Leon Slater's title reign could be erased and I don't know how Elijah developed teleporting/vanishing powers. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 overall as it was just okay enough, but this show really could have been good if the other matches got more time. It was an okay show.

WWE Main Event 8/13/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/wwe-main-event-862026.html

Blake Howard and Vic Joseph are on commentary.

Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer and Axiom) vs MFT (Talla Tonga and Tama Tonga)

Haku is with MFT. I think this is MFT's first televised match with that name.

Tama nails NF from behind and slams him. NF hits punches on Tama and is knee'd in the gut. NF goes up and over then he enzugiri's Tama. Tama takes kicks and Ax is lifted for a dropkick on him. Talla tags in but is hit. He pushes both opponents away and hits a nasty lariat on Ax. Talla gorilla presses NF onto Ax.

Ax is hit in the gut and facekicked down. Tama hits mounted shots on Ax. Tama sliding lariats him. Ax is held for a chop from Talla. Talla hits more chops on Ax for 2.

Tama pounds on Ax. Tama backbreakers Ax. Tama corner splashes him. Ax dropkicks Tama. NF flying forearms Talla when he comes in. NF enzugiri's him. NF dropkicks him in the knee. NF flatliners Tama into the buckles.

Talla fights off his opponents. Tama is enzugiri'd in the corner. Fraxiom double dropkick Talla off the top for 2. NF is back body dropped into a powerbomb from Talla. Tama pins NF.

Thoughts: It was almost a tornado tag here as 3 people always seemed to be in this at once. The finish looked good. The heels mostly did brawling while the faces flew and sold for them. I thought it was average though. I don't see this MFT name sticking around as it doesn't sound all that great and there's not really a great reason for Talla and Tama to keep using it.

American Made (Julius and Brutus Creed) vs Birthright (Stacks and Uriah Connors)

JC waistlock takedowns Stacks and rolls him on the mat. Stacks chops him. JC fireman's carry takeovers Stacks. Stacks slides between his legs and punches him. BC suplexes Stacks for 2 then side headlocks him. BC is clubbed on by his opponents. BC overhead throws both opponents.

BC pop up drops UC. UC takes a backcracker + fallaway slam combo. UC pounds on BC. BC takes corner attacks and a Stacks flying lariat. BC cradles Stacks for 2. Stacks springboard back elbows BC and UC top rope swantons BC for 2.

JC comes in and hits shots on the heels. JC overhead suplexes his opponents then does a double overhead suplex on them. JC top rope moonsaults Stacks for 2. BC germans UC. Stacks boots BC. JC powerbombs Stacks. Stacks takes a double team sitout side spinebuster and is pinned.

Thoughts: The Creed's kind of worked as faces here. Both teams tried a bit harder here than usual and what we got wasn't bad. Birthright flew a lot more than usual and took some bumps here.

Lyra Valkyria vs Jaida Parker

They lock up and Lyra hip throws her. JP headscissors her. Lyra gets on her back and slaps her. JP trips her and side headlocks her. JP shoulders her over. JP then walks on her back.

JP suplexes her and back body drops her out. JP does like a baseball slide, misses and maybe hits her with her butt? JP chops her outside. Lyra sends her into the apron edge. Lyra neckbreakers her over the top rope. Lyra hits mounted shots inside.

JP hits shots to the gut and overhead throws her. JP short arm lariats her. JP lariats her down and gordbusters her. Lyra is laying on the 2nd rope and JP step up butt drops her. JP running headhunters her. JP tries another baseball slide and ends up taking a bridging neckbreaker over the knee. Lyra takes her over backwards by the head. Lyra bulldog chokes her and submits her.

Thoughts: It was average. I'm really curious if Jaida did a baseball slide hip attack or if it was just a bad botch. The bridging neckbreaker over the knee looked like it hurt here. Lyra won this as expected as she's a main roster girl and Jaida isn't.

Overall thoughts: We had 3 new matches here. None of them were that great and I'd say maybe The Creeds' match was the best bout on this. I wouldn't recommend this one but as always, at least you can get through it in under 30 minutes.

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