WWE Evolve 6/24/2026 Evolve Succession III

WWE Evolve 6/24/2026 Evolve Succession III

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/wwe-evolve-6172026.html

We are at the Performance Center (Evolve Arena) in Orlando, FL. Pete Rosenberg and Blake Howard are on commentary.

Aaron Rourke arrives with Mathers, Cappuccino and Holloway.AR says the diamonds will shine and he has all the back up he needs. 

The Mog Squad talk. Max says he wins the Evolve Title tonight and starts Hot Boy Summer. 

Nikkita Lyons and Sloane Jacobs talk. Lyons says she will win her first WWE Title tonight.

Wendy Choo says the title mean everything to her. She says she wants to stand tall with the title tonight.

WWE EVOLVE Women's Title Match - Wendy Choo (c) vs. Nikkita Lyons

Kendal Grey, Zena Serling and Kali Armstrong are at the VIP Lounge.

Choo armdrags NL off the lock up. NL knees her in the gut and side headlocks her. NL side headlock takeovers her then Choo side headlocks her. NL legsweeps her. Choo headscissors her on the mat. Choo thesz presses her and hits mounted shots. NL then hits mounted shots. 

Choo basement dropkicks her. Choo headscissors her from the bottom rope. Choo basement dropkicks her off the apron. Choo cannonballs her off the apron. Sloane Jacobs distracts Choo and NL spinning high kicks her. We go to break and return.

Choo cradles her for 2. Choo gets hit in the gut and NL fisherman suplexes her. NL split butt drops her chest. NL facekicks Choo. Choo bridging ddt's her. They trade forearms. Choo hits chops and forearms. Choo hits lariats. Choo hits a pepsi twist lariat. Choo forward handspring forearms her and running neckbreakers her for 2. Choo rolls her up for 2. Choo goes for the dirtnap. NL drops her backwards. 

Choo full nelson slams NL for 2. NL rolls Choo into the steps. They get on the buckles and NL 2nd rope michinoku drivers her for 2. Choo hurrianrana's her for 2. NL drops her with a punch. NL gets on the 2nd rope and Choo powerbombs her down. Choo then tries another dirt nap.

Sloane Jacobs puts the title in the ring and gets on the apron. NL taps out and Choo stupidly lets go of it. Laynie Luck comes down and hits Sloane. NL has the title and Choo rolls her up for 2. NL hits Choo with some kind of crystal and pin kicks her in the face. NL wins.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good. Choo had a lot of trouble getting on her back and they had a few moments where they just rolled around. There wasn't a great story to this or anything and I was just not impressed by this.  The win gives Lyons some credibility and I guess we will see if the title helps her hit her potential.

We get a video on the Evolve Men's and Women's Titles.

KevonStage is interviewed. He says he's excited to be the guest GM next week. It's GAL interrupts and says Kev needs him to show him the ropes around here. GAL brings up Cutler James and Kev sets up a match between them for next week. 

Kale Dixon vs. Kai Kavari

Kale hasn't been doing anything since his Chase U run ended. He's back to being a heel here, which is how he started on Level Up. I think this is Kale's Evolve debut.

KD shoves him from behind on the lock up. Kai then does it to him. Kai shoulders him over and hammerlocks him. KD lifting reverse ddt's him. KD forearms and boots him in the corner. KD short arm lariats him.

KD drops him with a forearm. KD hits knees to the body and superkicks him for 2. KD chops him and sleepers him. Kai does a springboard back elbow. Kai lariats and back elbows him. Kai running shoulders him over.

Kai dropkicks him in the corner. A new girl comes out and Kai is distracted. KD spinning forearms Kai and pins him.

Thoughts: It wasn't anything too special. Kai's a very basic wrestler so far but his strikes look okay. KD won here which was good but it wasn't a fantastic showing. The new blonde girl honestly was the most interesting part about this.

The new girl claps for Kale after.

We get a video on the new Russian bodybuilder girl. She talks about how she's death itself and how Evolve will fear the unknown. She says she's already here. She says you can't defeat or plan for the unknown. 

The Mog Squad come out for the main event. KevOnStage says he's aura farming and says all they have on him is hair. He says he'd look like them if he wasn't bald. He says the next week's match with The Mod Squad will be a trios elimination match.

WWE EVOLVE Title Match - Aaron Rourke (c) vs. Max Abrams

Harlem Lewis is in the VIP Section.

AR boots Max in the corner then Max boots him back. AR hits chops on Max and sends him into the buckles. AR plancha's The Squad outside. Max bangs AR's head off the apron.

AR basement dropkicks him. AR hits punches on Max then chops him. The heels distract AR and eventually sweep him on the apron. Max headhunters AR for 2. Chuey interviews Harlem Lewis mid match. Lewis says AR is tough but AR has never beaten him. He says his sights on him when he's done with Cole.

Max suplexes AR. We go to a random break and return. Max top rope dropkicks him for 2. Max clubs on him. AR electric chair drops him on his chest. AR corner uranage's him then shotgun dropkicks him. Max flying euros him. AR 2nd rope powerslams him for 2. 

AR stomps him. AR misses a corner charge. AR kicks him of the ropes. Max neckbreakers AR while he sits on the top buckle. They trade punches. AR spin kicks him in the gut. Max pump kicks him and AR pump kicks him. AR spin kicks him in the face and superkicks him. Both men go down. 

Max corner spears him. AR high kicks the ref when Max ducks. AR spinning facekicks Max but the ref is down and can't count. The Mog Squad get in the ring then Harlem Lewis gets in the ring. Braxton Cole trips Lewis and they fight outside. AR hits shots on The Squad. CJ Valor hits AR with the Evolve Title. Max then gets a  2 count on AR.

WWE ID 1.0 come in and fight The Squad outside. AR 2nd rope gordbusters Max. AR hits a molly go round and pins Max.

Thoughts: It was an an average to acceptable match only. There was a lot of shenanigans going on. I was surprised to see Rourke win. It got a lot of time. I would have had Max win here.

The Mog Squad and WWE ID 1.0 tease a fight in the ring. Tim Thatcher's security guards nail The Squad. The guards offer handshakes then nail Jones and Mathers and drop them with moves. I would assume that means they will be wrestling soon here.

Overall thoughts: It's Evolve. There's a lot of trainees and less experienced wrestlers here and in-ring quality is always going to have a limit to it. This was not as big of a deal as prior Succession's as this one was in the Evolve Arena and the not the NXT Arena. Choo/Lyons got enough time but had some sloppy moments and wasn't that good. Kai/Kale was so-so. The main was average for the most part and had a lot of shenanigans during and after. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 as it was an average show overall.

Reality of Wrestling 6/17/2026 PLATINUM Episode 30

Reality of Wrestling 6/17/2026 PLATINUM Episode 30

The last show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/reality-of-wrestling-632026-platinum.html

NOTE - The footage from this set of tapings was aired live and I saw all of it already. I reviewed that footage here here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/reality-of-wrestling-6132026-platinum.html 

Chris Russo and Brad Gilmore are on commentary.

Jacari Ball vs Will Austin

They shove each other. JB pulls him down off the lock up. Will waistlock takedowns him. Will shoves him and JB slams him down. Will hits forearms and JB dropkicks him. Will bites him then clubs on him in the corner. Will walks up the buckles and tornillo's him for 2. 

JB hits elbows and punches on Will. JB is sent into the post shoulder first. Will hits mounted shots on him and chinlocks him. JB hits mounted corner punches. Will superkicks JB's head into the buckles then buckle bomb's him.

JB hits running lariats on Will. Will springboards and takes a boot to the gut. JB suplexes him then fisherman suplexes him for 2. JB gutwrench suplexes him and holds on for 1 more. Will superkicks him after escaping a suplex and hits an os cutter for 2.

JB lariats Will then does a reverse angle slam. JB pins him.

Thoughts: There wasn't a real story or anything but the action was fine and both men looked okay here. JB fired up at the end for his win and Will showed some spirit as well. It was competitive and it felt like either guy could win this.

Max Abrams is interviewed. Max talks about his 4 matches with Clay Roberts. He says since Clay wants to have goons helping him out, he brought CJ Valor in. CJ comes in and says he's here to mog the competition. Max says that's main man energy.

Ryan Davidson comes out to talk. He says he and Will Allday went to war for the fans last time. He says he lost fair and square. He says it's not the first or last time. He says Will will always have his respect. He says he was less than tolerable last time and the people still stood behind him. He says his greatest accolade is performing for the fans and he's sorry he forgot that. He says enough is enough and it's time for a change. He asks if the people want to see more tables, more chairs or more people being thrown off things. He says he took the low road, the high road and it's time to go off road. He asks if the crowd is with him.

Joe Alonso interrupts and tells the people to cheer for him. He asks if this is Ryan's apology tour and says he wants the people to like him. He says Ryan is no big bear but a big @ss b!tch. Ryan then hits him and stomps on him. They fight and security comes in to break it up.

The Mog Squad (Max Abrams and CJ Valor) vs Clay Roberts and Ajaxx

Clay tags out to avoid Max. Ajax boots and forearms Max. Max hits corner splashes and he slams him. Max elbow drops him. CJ tags in. Aja takes a punch to the gut > kick to to the head > a belly to belly suplex.

Clay gets in. CJ shoulders him over. Clay takes shots from both opponents and CJ hiptosses him. CJ gorilla press throws Clay onto Ajax. Max dropkicks Ajax. Clay trips Max from the outside and pushes him into the post.

Clay armlocks Max then stomps Max's arm. Ajax comes in and clubs Max. Max hits punches on Ajax. Max spinebusters Ajax. CJ is tagged in. He drops the heels and flying shoulders Ajax. CJ spears Ajax hard and pins him.

Thoughts: It didn't get a ton of time. CJ got tagged in after Max got beaten a little, cleaned house and picked up the win. It was average for the most part. It's a weird situation with The Mod Squad as they are heels on Evolve but are faces here.

Texas City Street Fight - Nasir Dey vs Jesse Funaki

JF runs down and spinebusters Dey. They hit mounted shots on each other. JF pounds on him in the corner and hits a hard forearm there. JF hits mounted corner punches. Dey lariats him. Dey throws JF out. JF hits punches. JF tope con hilos him. 

JF is sent into the post. Dey grabs a trash can. JF dropkicks him off the apron. JF goes for a tope but Dey hits him with the trash can. Dey hits JF with a pool cue for 2. Dey hits him with the trash can more for 2. JF dropkicks Dey. JF lariats Dey over the top. JF plancha's him outside.

JF grabs a table outside. JF is sent into the rails and has his head banged off the apron and steps. Dey's head is banged off the post, apron and steps. JF comes of the top and is hit in the gut. Dey twisting fisherman's neckbreakers him for 2. They bring the table in the ring. JF sprays Dey with a fire extinguisher. Dey is sent into a trash can between the buckles. JF then over the back fameassers him for 2.

Dey eye rakes JF. They fight on the buckles and JF jumps over the table. JF superkicks Dey. Dey superkicks him back. JF running corner dropkicks him. Dey is laid on a table. JF top rope splashes him through a table and pins him.

Thoughts: It was alright. Jesse was a decent face who did a lot of flying. They brawled a decent bit here and didn't do anything too crazy. Dey loses again after changing his name which isn't something I understand.

Overall thoughts: Austin/Ball was fine. The tag match was average. Dey/Funaki was also okay. As I had mentioned, I had already seen everything on here, so there was only so much to say. I'd give what we got a 6 out of 10 here and I thought it was an okay show.

AEW Dynamite 6/24/2026

AEW Dynamite 6/24/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/aew-dynamite-6172026.html

We are in Rio Rancho, NM. Excalibur, Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness are on commentary.

Mox gives The Death Riders a pep talk in the back. He tells his crew not to stop moving forward and to have his teammates back. Will is invited into the huddle then falls over. 

Mistico, Bandido and Brody King vs The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta)

Yuta locks up Band's arm. Yuta arm drags him into a half-crab. Band hits armdrags. Band points his finger at him and flying headscissors him. Mox gets in and hits shots on Band in the corner. CC stomps Band. CC pops him up and is hurricanrana'd. Mist springboard back elbows CC.

Mist's springboard is caught and CC tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. Mist armdrags him then satellite headscissors him. BK comes in and trades with CC. BK walks up the ropes, does a seated moonsault while holding onto the heels and armdrags both. The faces hit topes outside. 

We go to PiP break and return. Band takes running corner attacks. Yuta brainbusters Band for 2. Band hits chops on Mox then dropkicks him. Mist springboard diving headscissors CC then flying headscissors Yuta. Mist toyota rolls CC. 

BK misses a corner splash. Mox gets on BK's back with a sleeper. BK stomps Mox in the corner then corner cannonballs him. Band dead lift suplexes CC. Yuta flying knees Band. BK lariats Mox down. CC hits BK with a belt from behind and Mox pins BK.

Thoughts: It didn't go quite as long as I expected. It was fine. BK's seated moonsault double armdrag was neat and it had a lot of quick action before The Death Riders won as expected. CC was brave for taking that brainbuster from Band as he barely got him up.

The Conglomeration and Darby are interviewed. Darby says he's not ready for the cage match this weekend but they don't have a choice. Darby says the goal is to make sure he wins. Strong says he hates MJF most. OC says he will make sure they all have backpacks for the match. The faces ask where Mark Briscoe is and Kyle says Mark will talk in the ring later tonight.

Survival of the Fittest Qualifier - Harley Cameron vs Marina Shafir

MS kicks HC on the apron before the match. MS chest kicks her down. MS hip throws HC and HC half crabs her. HC dropkicks MS through the ropes. HC crossbodies MS off the steps. HC goes up top and is kicked. MS wasteland's her.

We go to PiP break and return. MS hip throws her then shoulder throws her. MS hip throws her again. MS hits chest kicks and HC backdrops her. HC corner splashes MS and hits mounted corner punches.

HC flying lariats her. MS facekicks her and MS hits knees to the gut. HC half crabs her. MS goes for a choke, HC backrolls to escape and pins her.

Thoughts: I liked it. HC was a decent underhook and MS threw her around like she should have. HC then basically won by luck. This was done pretty well and was one of HC's better bouts.

We get a video on Maya vs Mone. Mone says she's not her teacher but her boss. She says it's her dream match but not her Cinderella story. Mone says dreams don't win championships, she does. 

Will Ospreay vs El Phantasmo

Will escapes a cravate. Will gets a 2 count and armdrags him. Will then ducks a superkick. ELP shoulders Will over. ELP walks up the buckles, does rope tricks, diving headscissors Will and Will headflips out. Will dropkicks him out. Will slingshot plancha's him outside.

ELP back body drops him on the apron. ELP top rope moonsaults him outside. We go to break and return. ELP throws Will down, Will kips up and enzugiri's him. Will hits punches then handspring corkscrew kicks him for 2. ELP 2nd rope diving tornado ddt's Will and Will stunners him. ELP then hits his own stunner. They trade forearms and ELP goes down. 

ELP slap flurries him and takes Kawada kicks. ELP superkicks him in the gut then enzugiri's him. Will standing spanish flies him for 2. ELP superkicks Will for 2. Will hits a styles clash then hidden blade's him for the win.

Thoughts: ELP did a lot more here than usual and worked faster than usual. The one stunner ELP hit here was cool. These are two guys who work a similar style. They didn't go too far with it and I thought it worked out okay here. I'm sure ELP was trying to get a job off of this. 

Swerve Strickland vs Daniel Garcia

Swerve comes out before Will has gotten to the back. DG throws a chair during his entrance.

DG gets in SS' face. SS blocks a takedown attempt. SS shoulders DG  over. They pieface and slap each other. SS hits downward shots on him. SS hits him in the gut and punches him in the face. SS backrakes him. SS running facekicks him. 

DG pulls SS off the apron and pounds on him while he's stuck in the ring skirt. DG dragon screws him there. DG backrakes him. DG hits forearms on him outside. DG dropkicks him against the rails. SS house call kicks him outside. 

We go to break and return. DG dragon screws him over the middle rope. SS death valley drivers him on the apron. SS suplexes him for 2. SS drops him with forearms. DG running lariats him and falls down doing it. DG dropkicks him in the knee then running lariats him. 

DG ankle locks him then clips him. SS backbreakers him then does a powerbomb lift into a powerslam for 2. DG hits a styles clash for 2. SS rolls into a flatliner on DG. SS hits a house call kick for 2. SS hits a hidden blade on him and pins him.

Thoughts: It start out well but lost some of its luster after the break. DG worked the leg a little and got put down here as expected. SS and DG both did some of Will Osperay's moves here. It was acceptable.

SS beats up DG after and Will comes out shoves him. Will and SS fight. Will hook kicks him. Prince Nana trips Will and SS hits a house call kick on Will. DG then saves Will. SS vertebreakers DG. Will grabs a chair and SS runs.

We get a Mark Briscoe vs MJF video. 

The Don Callis Family and MJF do a promo. Don puts over Doyle. Kevin Knight tells Darby that he will send him back to the ER. Kevin tells MJF he wants his title shot after Forbidden Door. Kyle says he's coming for Takeshita when the cage door is locked. Don goes to introduce Andrade but MJF interrupts. MJF says he has never worked or gone to bed hungry. He says white collars always win and Mark is a blue collar b!tch. 

MJF makes Rocky and Trent leave and complains about Andrade. Don then pulls out an MJF + Don Callis shirt for everyone to wear and none of the guys are thrilled.

Jack Perry vs Zack Sabre Jr.

Zack cravates Jack and wristlocks him. Zack rolls him into a pin attempt for 2. Zack pulls Jack's arms back. Jack rolls him up for 2 counts and side headlocks him. Jack rolls him into a pin attempt for 2. 

Jack's arm is stomped into the mat. Zack is sent into the post and Jack wraparound kicks him around the post. Zack pulls Jack's arm down over the top and stomps him in the shoulder. We go to PiP break and return. 

Zack works the arm and pele kicks it. Jack forearms him and shiranui's him. Zack armbars Jack on the floor. Jack shiranui's him on the apron. Jack top rope moonsaults him outside. Zack headscissors him with an armbar. Zack triangles him and Jack sitout powerbombs him for 2. 

They trade pin attempts. Jack does an STF then rebound lariats him. Jack sitout powerbombs him for 2. Zack ties up Jack's arms and and a leg and submits him.

Thoughts: It was alright with Zack doing arm work on Jack and eventually winning with a submission affecting the arms on him. Zack won as expected as he's facing Omega the Forbidden Door. This got more time than I expected.

The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) vs TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Bad Dude Tito)

TMDK was already out, so they got no entrance here.

TMDK hit shots on The Bucks to start. The Bucks hit stereo dropkicks then hit stereo corner lariats. The Bucks hit stereo bulldogs. TMDK is sent out then The Bucks hit stereo plancha's outside.

The Bucks hit stereo flying back elbows inside. Tito is slammed. Tito catches a Buck off the top and fallaway slams him. The other Buck takes corner attacks and a spinebuster for 2. A Buck is flapjacked for 2.

Mikey is hit with a ddt. The other Buck top rope crossbodies his opponents. A Buck flips out of a double hiptoss and sends TMDK into each other. He then hits a walk up the buckles diving headscissors + armdrag. Mikey takes superkicks from The Bucks. Tito and Mikey are double superkicked. Mikey takes a meltzer driver and is pinned.

Thoughts: TMDK got little in here. It was rushed and The Bucks tried to get as many spots in as they could. This was basically a Bucks squash.

Tito and Zack attack The Bucks after. Kenny Omega and Jack Perry come down. Kenny and Zack trade shots. Kenny snap dragon suplexes Zack

Kenny gets on the mic after. He tells Zack he took this as a warm up. He says may the best man win Sunday. He says when he does, he's out for redemption. Kenny tells him everyone will forget about him ike they did last year. Zack tells him to stay hospitable.

We get a Thekla vs Starlight Kid video.

Survival of the Fittest Qualifier - Red Velvet vs Queen Aminata

They lock up. Queen takes her down and Red sunset flips her. Red rolls her up for 2. Red diving armdrags her off the 2nd rope. Queen germans her. Queen PK's her for 2.  

Queen suplexes her for 1. Red dodges a headbutt. Red then rolls her up for 2. Red axe scissors kicks her for 2. We go to PiP break and return. Red casadora bulldogs her for 2. 

Queen boots her out of the corner. Queen does a dangerous looking reverse suplex. Queen hits lariats on Red and swinging facebusters her. Queen running facekicks her in the corner. Queen double stomps her off the buckles for 2. 

Red bodyscissors rolls her down from the 2nd rope. Red top rope frogsplashes Quene's back for 2. They forearm each other. Red superkicks her. Queen headbutts Red down. Queen running knees Red against the ropes and pins her.

Thoughts: It got off to a poor start as they rushed and were sloppy. It got a little better as it went on. Obviously this was a qualifier, but it was a very random one with two people who rarely ever make this show. This was below average.

The Young Bucks are interviewed in the back. They say the momentum is on their side and they are going back to the top of the tag division. We then see Cope and Cage beating up The Dogs in the back. DF is rolled in a wheelchair into the wall. Clark grabs a girl and DF sprays hairspray in Cope and Cage's eyes. Cope is sent into the wall. Cope and Cage are choked with wires. Clark says anything they can do, The Dogs can do better. DG then puts on Cope's old sunglasses and they pose.

AEW International Title- Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs Ricochet

Ric throws his jacket at him, flying knees him and fosbury flops him outside. Ric springboard dropkicks him inside. Ric hits a flying space tiger drop outside then springboard 450's him for 2. KT flying lariats him in the ring. KT is tripped into the ropes, Ric 619's him and springboard elbows him. Ric running ssp's him for 2. 

We go to PiP break and return. Ric hits leg kicks and chops. KT misses a corner flying knee and goes out. Ric tries to ssp him off the apron but is explodered on the floor. Ric corkscrew kicks him. KT blue thunders him for 2. 

KT hits forearms. Ric spin kicks him in the gut and kicks him. KT forearms him and Ric spin kicks him in the face. KT rolls him up for 2. KT hits a cradle tombstone then a wheelbarrow german. Ric 2nd rope moonsaults and hits vertigo off of it for 2. Ric pumping knees him. Ric top rope ssp's him for 2.

Ric flips out of a top rope release german. KT forearms him down. KT hits a last ride for 2. Ric pushes the ref in the way, headbutts him and high kicks him. Ric asai moonsaults him for 2. KT lariats him then pumping knees him. KT hits raging fire and wins.

Thoughts: It was a rushed match with them not selling anything and doing tons of cool moves. It was as indy as it really gets. It was full of action but not much else. 

Mark Briscoe comes out to talk about Sunday. He says his crew has a reputation and says they beat The Death Riders before. Mark says hits match matters more as he will get a world title shot if he wins. He says he agrees with MJF that they are not alike. He says MJF is a soft baby boy and he's a grown man. 

Mark says if he wants something, he will earn it. Mark says he beat his @s before and will do it again. Don Callis comes out. Mark says when he wins the title...then MJF jumps him. Mark fights back. Kyle Fletcher comes out and suplexes Mark. He then brainbusters him. Takeshita goes after Kyle then falcon arrows him. Okada then comes out and rainmakers Takeshita. Kyle O'Reilly, Kevin Knight then Darby comes out. Jake Doyle comes out and black hole slams Darby.

Strong comes out then OC comes out. Mark grabs MJF and Andrade lariats Mark. MJF and Andrade shove each other. MJF nails Andrade with his Dynamite Diamond Ring on accident. Mark jay drillers MJF. The heels go out. 

Overall thoughts: It was a bit of a rushed show. They just had too many matches set up and really had to hustle to squeeze them in. I liked the opener and Harley/Shafir. Will/ELP was fine. Garcia/Swerve had a good start but just was acceptable in the end. Zack/Jack wasn't bad. The Bucks basically won a squash. Red/Queen wasn't that good and the main was an indy style match with tons of cool moves and little selling. I'd give the show a 6 out of 10 as there was a lot of decent wrestling here. The show was okay. 

EPW Wrestling 6/20/2026 Episode #247

EPW Wrestling 6/20/2026 Episode #247

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/epw-wrestling-6132026-episode-246.html

Gene Jackson and Joey Gross are on commentary.

Mike Anthony vs Wonder Boy

Mike offers a handshake then boots him. WB hits 2 dropkicks then corner flying forearms him. WB dropkicks him again then hits another flying forearm. Mike avoids an up and over and germans WB. We go to break and return. 

Mike facekicks WB down and clubs him. Mike backdrops him for 2. Mike hits some kind of powerslam + back body drop combo. Mike then does WB's pose and stomps him. WB hits shots on Mike and Mike back elbows him. 

Mike backdrops him. Mike gets on the 2nd rope and WB throws him down. WF hits running forearms. WB goes up and over and headscissors him off of it. WB flying lariats Mike for 2. WB avoids a claymore kick. Mike hits a nasty brainbuster and pins WB.

Thoughts: It wasn't bad. Mike's brainbuster looked real nasty here and WB flew around a little. Mike was finally a bit more serious after promising to be more serious a few weeks ago.

Elijah Owens is interviewed. Sarah the interviewer calls him lucky. EO says it's all skill. He says he had wins and no one stopped him. Xero comes in and signals that he was "this close" to beating him. EO says he beat him and offers to face him again and see what happens.

Elijah Owens vs Xero

Xero ducks a shot from behind, enzugiri's him and rolls up for 2. Xero throws EO out. Xero topes him. Xero rolls into a cutter on EO for 2. Xero enzugiri's him off the ropes. EO knees him in the face. Xero sits up top and is forearmed.

EO 2nd rope powerslams him for 2. They trade shots. Xero flying back elbows him. Xero does a rebound of the ropes into a splash on EO. Xero hits forearms. Xero sunset flips him and pins him.

Thoughts: Xeo didn't get to fly a lot here which limited some of this. This should lead to another match between them though. I thought they had some of the right idea though with Xero doing underdog offense.

EO gets upset after and kicks the ropes.

Judy Lee Taylor is interviewed. She says she comes from a snake farm in Alabama. She says she wants the title and tells Madi the American Badi to watch out. She says her name might be "Sweet", but it's a different story in the ring.

Commission K-Swiss comes out and is interviewed by Jaxx Ross. Swiss hasn't been around lately and says Downtown Bruno put him in anger management classes to work on his anger. Swiss says he needed it. He says he thought about what is important to him. He says it's EPW. He says his wife, kids and the EPW fans are most important to him.

Jaxx says Downtown Bruno has a video for Swiss. They play the video. Bruno says he will be back in EPW soon but says he is watching every single episode and watching everything that goes on. He says he has a new announcement that will test Swiss' anger management and maybe make him angry. He tells him that it relates to his "Mama always says it be's like that sometimes" phrase. 

Swiss says he's a changed person and says he will prove to Bruno and the company that he is a changed person. He says it be's that way sometimes.

Madi Monroe vs vs Judy Lee Taylor

Judy wristlocks her. MM rolls out and cartwheels out. Judy then shoulders her over and armdrags her. Judy armlocks her. Judy drives her into the mat with the arm and gets a 2 count. Judy dropkicks her.

Judy misses a dropkick. MM pounds on Judy. MM running euros Judy's back and germans her. Judy jawbreakers her and bangs her face off the buckles. Judy back elbows her. Judy racks her then MM codebreakers her for the win as Raven Black watches.

Thoughts: It was a basic bout and nothing too special. Judy's still green but didn't botch anything and at least she is a new face around here.

Raven Black signals to Madi that she wants the belt.

Sevyn Cruz vs Jared X Rawlings

Sev chokes him in the corner off the lock up. Jared pulls Sev's hair. Jared hits japanese armdrags. Jared stomps him and standing moonsaults him for 2. Sev pele kicks him in the arm and bangs his head off the buckles. Sev pulls Jared's arm around the top rope.

Jared back elbows him then step up knees Sev in the corner. Jared 2nd rope dropkicks him. Sev hits shots to the gut. Sev rolling neckbreakers him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was so-so. I'm not a big fan of Sevyn. He worked the arm but the finish had nothing to do with the arm. Jared can fly some but only got to do a little of it here.

The Order (Dorian Vain and Eli Knox) vs "Cowboy" James Storm and Aaron Roberts

AR and DV stare down. AR hits punches and slams DV. Eli and Storm get in. We go to break and return. Eli punches Storm and poses. Storm hits punches on Eli then Storm hip tosses him. Storm enzugiri's him from the apron. Storm ddt's him for 1.

DV lariats Storm from the apron. DV chokes Storm on the ropes with his leg. Eli bangs Storm's head off the buckles. Storm back elbows Eli and punches DV. Eli blocks Storm's tag but Storm tags out anyway. AR comes in and drops The Order. AR fallaway slams Eli then spinebusters DV for 2. 

Eli clips AR then DV flatliners AR for 2. DV grabs his title belt. Nyxx takes it away from him. They argue. AR exploders Eli and DV heads to the back. Storm superkicks Eli then AR butt drops Eli for the pin.

Thoughts: There wasn't a lot of time left in the show so I figured a fuzzy ending was coming. At least that was tolerable though. The work was fine but it was not their best due to the limited time they had.

Overall thoughts: The opener was acceptable and Owens/Xero had the right idea in their match. Judy/Madi was a bit basic. I didn't love the Cruz/Rawlings match that much. The main was acceptable but the length and finish handicapped it. Matches tend to be on the shorter end in EPW which often limits the quality. Nothing was awful here but nothing was must see either. I'd give this show a 5 out of 10 as it was average overall.

CMLL 6/22/2026 Arena Puebla

CMLL 6/22/2026 Arena Puebla

The announcer does the usual intros.

Arena Puebla Tag Titles Eliminator Phase 2 - Asturiano and Makro vs Prayer and Rey Apocalipsis

Ast and Prayer go at it. Ast flips out of an armlock and armdrags him. Prayer armdrags him. Ast legdrops his leg. Ast trips him and armdrags him. Prayer throws him over by the arms and they trade some holds. 

Rey and Makro go at it. Rey flip him and armdrags him. Rey does an arm and leg hold. Makro armdrags him. Rey cobra twists Makro. Makro armdrags him and kimura's his arm. They chop each other, go to springboard at the same time and Mark 2nd rope armdrags him. Ast tope con hilos through the ropes. Prayer 2nd rope moonsaults.

Astur takes a codebreaker > backcracker > double stomp. Makro takes a suplex + backbreaker. Astur is held for shots. Rey throws Makro on the ramp and pounds on him. Prayer michinoku drivers Makro for 2. Rey pulls on Makro's mouth. Makro is held on the ropes for a pop-up la silla.

Prayer slams Astur. Makro flying headscissors Prayer. Prayer double lariats the faces. Prayer is sent out. Rey gets double teamed in the ring. Rey is double tripped into a basement dropkick and springboard splash for 2.

Everyone gets a shot in as all 4 men fight. Rey magic screws Astur then Marko backcrackers Rey. Prayer michinoku drivers Makro. All 4 men end up down. The heels miss corner attacks on Astur. Astur goes up top and swantons Rey outside. Makro dropkicks Prayer out then step up tope con hilos him outside. Makro takes an electric chair drop from Prayer then Rey asai moonsaults Makro to win.

Thoughts: This went way too long and was not a good choice for an opener. It definitely dragged and there just wasn't a lot of excitement.

Arena Puebla Tag Titles Eliminator Phase 1 - Meyer and Tiger Boy vs Sombra Diabolika and Sombra Diabolika Jr

Meyer and SD go at it. They do some basic holds. Meyer tries a pin on him. SD armdrags him then Meyer spinning reverse headscissors him from the mat. SD shoulders him over then they shove each other.

SDJ and TB go at it. SDJ flips him over his back and is armdragged. SDJ tries a pin off of it. TB armdrags him with the leg. TB armdrags him. TB does another armdrag and SDJ shoulders him over.

Meyer and SD get in. Meyer pulls him down by the hair then flying headscissors him. SDJ springboard bodyscissors him. TB gets in. He pump kicks SDJthen springboard diving armdrags him. SD comes back in. He walks up the ropes and diving armdrags TB out. D lariats Meyer on the apron after meyer kicks him. SDJ is back body dropped onto TB outside.

SD stomps Meyer on the ramp. SD slams him. Meyer is back body dropped in the ring. SD top rope dropkicks Meyer in the butt. SDJ chops down TB. TB is double hiptossed onto his face for 2. 

The faces take stereo corner attacks. The SD's are sent out. TB topes SD through the ropes and Meyer tope con hilos SDJ. SDJ is double spinebustered. SDJ is swept into a basement dropkick for 2. TB rolls up SD for 2. SD canadian destroyers TB for 2.

Meyer drops SD chest first for 2. Meyer takes a wasteland and SDJ top rope 450's him for 2. TB chops SDJ. TB knees him in the gut and leg lariats him. TB is double booted in the corner. Meyer is popped up top and he hurricanrana's SD down. TB top rope plancha's outside and Meyer top rope splashes SD to win.

Thoughts: It was an okay bout. The rudos could have been a little more effective though. The faces flew a bit and they kept me interested. It ended at the right time and this was a bit of a longer bout.

Tessa Blanchard, Lluvia and Skadi vs Sanely, Hera and Olympia

1st Fall - Skadi and Olym trade some submissions. Olym sunset flips her. Olym cartwheels and armdrags her. Skadi takes her down. Olym stomps her and Skadi is double booted in the corner. Skadi takes a double boot. The faces all get beaten up.

Lluvia takes running corner attacks. Lluvia is held in the air for a 2nd rope double knee drop from Sane. Tess takes corner attacks and a hanstand pendulum bronco buster. Olym tries to pin Tess, Tess totally kicks out but the ref counts it anyway. Olympia's team wins the fall.

2nd Fall - Lluvia is ganged up on and Sanely pulls her hair. Lluvia is held in the air for a springboard double stomp. Hera springboard splashes Lluvia. Hera 2nd rope assisted dropkicks Skadi. LLuvia is triple booted.

Tess is kicked in the leg. Skadi is triple stomped on. Skadi runs Sane over with a running euro. Skadi then springboard reverse double topes the heels. Olym takes corner attacks and Tess beats up Sane on the ramp. Skadi knees Sane in the gut then Lluvia dropkicks Sane in the butt. Tess apron crossbodies Sane outside. 

Lluvia is held in the air and Skadi rope walk springboard crossbodies them all over. Lluvia and Skadi dogpile for a pin. Skadi's team wins the fall. 

3rd Fall - Sane mises a corner charge and Lluvia bangs her face off the buckles. Lluvia pulls her down by the hair. Lluvia is put up top and she 2nd rope diving headscissors Olym. Lluvia flying headscissors Hera. Skadi and Olym go at it. Olym hits Hera on accidnet on a failed double team. Hera dropkicks Olym on a failed double team. Skadi double underhook backbreakers Hera. 

Tess wristlocks Sane and side headlocks her. Sane forearms her. Tess slaps her. Sane is booted in the head then Tess slingshot splashesher. Tess then slingshot splashes Sane and Hera together. Tess cutters Olym for 2. Sane michinoku drivers Tess. Sane headbutts Olym. Hera twisting fisherman neckbreakers Lluvia.

Skadi crossbodies Hera for 2. Olym samoan drops Skadi. Olym, Skadi and Tess all do roll up's at the same time. Tess tiger drivers Sane and pins her. Skadi's team wins the fall and match.

Thoughts: The 2nd fall was the best fall here. The third fall had a lot of miscommunications from the heels and the finishing stretch was weak. We oddly saw almost no dives here. This was just average.

Robbie X, Titan and Taiji Ishimori vs Barbaro Cavernario, Black Tiger and Soberano Jr.

BT and TI go at it. They trade holds and TI armdrags him. TI spinning reverse headscissors him from the mat. TI legsweeps him and they stand off. X and Barb go at it. Barb shoulders him over. X has a Titan mask on and Barb takes it off of him. X goes up and over Barb, sweeps him and gets swept. They try dropkicks at the same time.

Sob and Titan go at it. Titan spinning reverse headscissors him. X's team beats up up on the other team and TI foot chokes Sob. Everyone fights outside. Barb is stomped on by his opponents and X hits mounted shots on him. Barb's legs are split. 

Sob is held for a kick to the back then he is thrown out. BT is held for a kick to the inner thigh. X drops Sob with a gut shot. Barb escapes a triple team and dropkicks Titan. Sob top rope double crossbodies TI and X. BT double lariats TI and X. Barb tilt-a-whirl backbreakers Titan. Barb vader bombs all 3 opponents and gets a 2 count.

They go outside to fight again. TI is triple teamed in the corner and takes a double kick to the leg. Barb boots Titan down. Barb hits ataxia on Titan for 2. TI rolling death valley drivers Barb then superkicks him in the face. Sob rolls into a dropkick on TI.

Sob chops X and X drops him with a chop. Sob superkicks him. X handspring cutters him for 2. BT swinging neckbreakers X for 2. Titan and Barb trade chops. Barb slaps him. 

Everyone comes in to do a move one by one. Titan jumping back kicks Sob and everyone is down. X springboard corkscrew dives outside. Titan springboard crossbodies BT. BT dragon suplexes Titan for 2. Titan spin kicks BT in the face. Titan top rope double stomps BT and pins him.

Thoughts: It wasn't quite the high flying battle I had hoped for. They instead just kind of had a generic heel vs heel match here and it wasn't really the best they could have done. This was average.

El Phantasmo and Xelhua vs Templario and Okumura

Oku and Xel go at it. They trade some basic holds. Oku hiptosses him. Xel headflips out of a wristlock and armdrags him. Temp and ELP go at it. They trade forearms. ELP pump kicks him and Temp flying knees him. ELP dropkicks him. 

ELP walks up the buckles, does rope tricks and diving headscissors him. Oku and ELP trade shots. Oku flying lariats him. Xel top rope crossbodies Oku then armdrags him. Temp rope walk crossbodies Xel. Xel is tripped for a basement dropkick. ELP is sent into the side of the ramp. 

Xel takes a double back elbows and an Oku facekick. ELP takes corner attacks. Temp powerslams ELP and Oku sentons ELP. Xel is held for shots from Temp. ELP is pump kicked out. Temp back elbows Xel. 

Xel double lariats his opponents. ELP springboard double axe handles Oku and knocks both heels down. ELP atomic drops his opponents, bangs their heads together and double lariats them. ELP flying headscissors Oku then slingshot plancha's Temp outside.

ELP hits a top rope swanton then does an asai moonsault for 2 on Oku. Temp hits kicks on ELP. Xel tilt-a-whirl backbreakers both opponents. Xel slingshot plancha's Oku outside. ELP superkicks Temp then cut throat spinning torture rack neckbreakers him for 2. Oku cutters ELP. 

Xel flying headbutts Oku three times. Temp superkicks Xel and suplexes him. ELP top rope splashes Temp while he goes for a pin. ELP hurricanrana's Temp over the top. ELP top rope moonsaults Temp. Xel top rope crossbodies Oku. Oku bridging running cutters Xel for 2. Xel does a la rosa driver variation on Oku and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a random one but it worked out alright enough. They had some real different styles at play here but somehow were able to pull it together. 

Mistico and Mascara Dorada vs House of Torture (SANADA and Dick Togo)

Mist and Togo compete for cheers. Mist springboard diving armdrags Togo. Mist enzugiri's San off the apron. Togo begs off and San hits Mist. San then pounds on Mist. San chops Mist and foot chokes him. 

San tries to unmask Mist. Togo chokes Mist with a rope. The heels double stomp on Mist. Togo pulls on Mist's mask. Mist is then double teamed in the corner. Mist chops the heels but gets pounded on. San tries to unmask Mist on the ramp. 

Mist makes his comeback and flying headscissors Togo. MD top rope diving tornillo's San. MD and Togo fight. MD walks up the buckles, flips into the ropes and armdrags Togo out. MD corkscrew headscissors San out. Mist is stomped on by the heels. 

Mist hits a springboard double back elbow. 

Mist 619's Togo and springboard crossbodies San. Mist flying headscissors Togo out. Mist walks up the buckles and does a corkscrew diving armdrag on San. Mist and MD hit stereo topes out.

MD is double teamed by the heels. MD top rope double crossbodies Togo and San. Mist and MD try a double pin for 2. Mist and MD do stereo roll up's for 2 counts. The heelstry to pin the faces with their feet on the ropes but the ref catches them doing it.

Togo punches San on accident. Mist superkicks San. MD top rope 450's while Mist springboard swantons. Mist and MD pick up stereo pins.

Thoughts: It was average. We saw very little of MD here. The heels did basic heels and Mist didn't seem super excited here. 

The announcer then quickly closes the show.

Overall thoughts: The opener really dragged and set the tone for this one. The second match wasn't bad and ended at the right time. The women's match was average. Titan's match wasn't quite the high flying battle I thought it might be and was mostly heel vs heel stuff. The semi-main was random but worked. The main was average. I'd say maybe the 2nd match was the best match but that's not saying a lot. I'd give this a 5 out of 10 as it was an average show overall and felt a bit long.

TNA Xplosion 6/19/2026

TNA Xplosion 6/19/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/tna-xplosion-6122026.html

This week's new content is:

Around the Ring with Gia Miller

Ryan Nemeth is this week's guest.

Gia says Ryan has an important update. Ryan says he has Spongebob Squarepants fever. Ryan says he recently saw the movie and he can't get enough of Spongebob. He says he likes the pizza delivery episode most. Gia says Squidward secretly likes him. She then talks about a Christmas episode. Gia asks who is Ryan's Patrick in his life. Ryan says it's Trent Baretta. Gia says Alisha Edwards is her Patrick. Gia says he needs to see more episodes so they can talk about more. 

John Skyler vs The Home Town Man

They lock up and John backs him up in the corner. John shoulders him over. Home hiptosses him then dropkicks him. Home stomps John in the corner then running hip attacks him. Home hits mounted corner punches. John atomic drops him and Home drops him with a shot. Home slingshot plancha's him outside. 

Home tries to give a fan a hat and John hits Home. John takes the hat and taunts the fan with it. Home hits John and gives the fan the hat. John russian legsweeps him. John short arm lariats him. 

John chokes Home with a jersey then rubs it in his face. John talks to the crowd. Home points at him and hits punches. Home running lariats him and slams him. Home elbow drops John. 

Home hits mounted corner punches and drops him for 2. John tries to pin him with his feet on the ropes and the ref stops him. Home spinebusters him and catapults him into the buckles. Home shiranui's him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a perfectly fine opener/dark match. Home played to the crowd as usual and got some cheap pops with the crowd. What he does works. I thought he could have slowed his punches down though on his comeback. It was an easy night for both guys as they took almost no dangerous bumps here. 

Overall thoughts: We had one new match and one new interview as usual. The match was fine with Home Town Man playing to the crowd and picking up the win. The interview was all about Spongebob. There's nothing you really need to see here as usual, but you can get through the new content quick. 

WWE NXT 6/23/2026

WWE NXT 6/23/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/wwe-nxt-6162026.html

We are the Performance Center in Orlando, FL. Vic Joseph and Wade Barrett are on commentary.

Tony D'Angelo is looking for Naraku and asking Robert Stone where he is. Stone says he needs Tony to promise that he will stay in line. Tony says he wants the contracted signed by the end of the night. Aaron Rourke walks past. Tony wishes him good luck and says he heard good things about thim. AR says right back at ya.

WWE Evolve Title - Aaron Rourke (c) vs Tristan Angels

They lock up. TA backs him up in the corner. AR slaps him  twice and side headlocks him. AR shoulders him over then side headlocks him. TA cravates him. AR goes up and over then dropkicks him. AR flying double knees him. AR 2nd rope dropkicks him for 2. 

TA trips him and stomps on him. TA does a trapezius hold to him. The lights change and we hear Shiloh Hill laughing. AR lariats TA over the top rope. TA pulls AR down face first onto the apron.

We go PiP break and return. TA armlocks him. We see Naraku arrive. TA kicks him in the arm. TA is swept face first onto the top buckle. AR lariats and back elbows TA. AR leg lariats him then fallaway slams him. AR back body drops TA. AR 2nd rope diving codebreakers him for 2. 

AR kicks him off the ropes. AR grabs TA's sash and TA step up enzugiri's him off the buckles. TA grabs the sash and something underneath the ring grabs it. TA is pulled under the ring but he gets back in the ring. AR spinning facekicks TA and AR top rope molly go round's TA to win.

Thoughts:The ending was a bit cheap here with AR basically needing help to win. The match could have used a proper finishing run as the shenanigans outside hurt some of the flow. It was an average bout for the most part. AR needed to show more spirit here.

Tony goes up to Naraku in the parking lot. Stone is there. Naraku says he wants to give Tony the contract himself. Tony opens the contract and a fireball shoots in Tony's face from the contract. Naraku laughs.

Thoughts: I saw that spot with Truth Martini in ROH before. They couldn't get the spot right then but it went off as planned here successfully.

We go to break and return. Tony has a towel wrapped around his eyes and an ambulance arrives. Tony is put on a stretcher. Tony says his face is burning and he's going to kill Naraku.

Saquon Shugars goes to talk in the ring but Dion Lennox immediately comes out. Dion says he has already decided how The Bash will go. SS says he got what he wanted with him in a 1v1 match. SS says he got put through a table and knew he couldn't get caught by Darkstate again. He says that's why he took out Dion's buddies first. 

SS says he wonders why Darkstate turned on him. He says Dion thought he was the leader. He says NXT has put him in the position that Dion was getting. SS says maybe he is just an indy wrestler, but this is what he does and Dion is just trying to take his spot. Dion says if you put them up against each other, who looks like the star? He says he was put in top positions because that's how it is supposed to be. Dion says SS was never supposed to be in Darkstate. He says they got what they needed from him and will put him in the past at The Bash.

SS says Dion knew he was the glue and says the others are lost without him. SS says Dion can't lace his boots and says it'd be a baggy fit if Dion tried his jockstrap. He says he will prove why he's up next and Dion is up next. Dion says SS has always been saying how he is up next. Dion says everything the fans love about SS is fake. Dion says they know him and his weaknesses. He says the people never saw it as they showed them what they wanted the fans to see.

He says Dion used to go in hiding before matches and would always second guess. He says dropping him wasn't a mistake but a correction. He says SS is his own worst enemy. He says at The Bash, SS will hesitate and he will expose him. Dion says SS' name is signed on the dotted line of his death warrant. He says he will stamp it at The Bash.

Thoughts: SS did a good job here and showed some mic skills. Dion did fine speaking wise but he's not really a trash talker. I wish they had more time to do these types of segments as both guys really could use it to get over.

Hank and Tank talk to Matt Mathews the comedian again. Hank and Tank says there's 3 of them on the outside but only one Matt.  

NXT Spotlight

Myles Borne says he fears comfortable and spent his whole life feeling uncomfortable. He says he felt comfortable in the NQCC and had no direction or purpose. He says he knew what he was capable of and didn't want to wait. MB says he bet on himself. He says Tavion is his brother but says Tav sometimes wishes he stayed with him.

Tavion Heights says he's never been afraid to be himself. He says he found a brother for life in MB. He says MB forgot about their friendship. He says they talked about reaching the top together and MB pushed him aside. He says he won't be selfish. He says he will prove he is who he says he is when he leaves North American champ. 

Borne says he will walk out as his partner but will prove he made the right choice.

Wren Sinclar tells Tavion sometimes the best way to keep a friendship is to walk away for a bit. Tavion says she and Borne have titles but he has nothing.

Kendal Grey asks Wren who will tonight between Arianna and Izzi. Wren says she's happy she's cleared to defend her title. Grey says they can picture themselves walking out as champs at The Bash and have a 2 layer cake waiting for them after.

Birthright (Stacks and Uriah Connors) vs Hank and Tank (Hank Walker and Tank Ledger)

Matt Mathews is with Hank and Tank. Birthright is out there in full.

UC wristlocks Tank. Tank headbutts his arm. UC pulls on his hair. Tank waistlock takedowns UC. Tank armdrags UC twice. Hank 2nd rope double axe handles UC's arm. UC uppercuts Hank. Hank armdrags Stacks. Stacks double throat thrusts him.

Stacks boots Hank in the corner. UC chops Hank in the corner and Stacks does the same. Hank rebounds Stacks into the ropes and lariats him. Tank pumping knees UC. Stacks is double slammed. 

Stacks jumps up and is atomic dropped then lariated out by Tank. UC is atomic dropped by Tank. Stacks argues with Matt outside and is hit. UC topes Tank. Hank and Tank hit topes on Birthright outside. We go to break and return.

Hank fights out of the corner. Stacks corner splashes him. Hank takes a suplex + sitou powerbomb combo for 2. Tank tags in. Tank drops the heels with shots. Tank 2nd rope double twisting crossbodies the heels. Tank hits snake eyes on Stacks. Tank forearms UC off the apron then cannonballs both heels from the apron outside. UC takes a rare double gordbuster for 2.

UC rolls up Hank for 2.  UC springboard stunners Hank. Stacks springboard elbow drops Hank. The four trade shots. Stacks TKO's Tank on the knee. Hank drops Stacks down and UC top rope swantons Hank. Birthright grabs Matt outside but Dempsey misses a shot and nails King on accident. Dempsey then lands on him crotch first. The face sandwich bodyblock the heels then hit a crossbody + powerslam and pin Stacks.

Thoughts: It was fine. There was a lot of flying and fast action and it was definitely designed to be a workrate match. Hank and Tank but one has to wonder how much longer they will be in NXT as they are basically a finished product.

Shiloh Hill is interviewed. Hill says he's not even with Tristan Angels yet. He says he had to open up during the NXT Pageant and it was a nervous moment for him. He says Tristan took advantage of him and they aren't even. Hill says things will get worse for him and he says he will make him regret what he did. He says he will show him why no on e sleeps on Shiloh Hill.  

We see Tony D being worked on by doctors.

Robert Stone has a contract signing for Lola Vice vs Kendal Grey. KG says what happened last week was an accident. Lola says KG has a long way to go. Lola says she started from scratch. KG says they are two of the biggest crossover athletes WWE had. Lola says she has KG figured out and says she crumbles under pressure. KG says she failed here but it won't be the case at The Bash. She says she needs to win. 

Lola says KG will have her time. She says she won't have her success while she is champ. Lola says she will beat her and retain. Lola says KG will push the division further someday, but it won't be until she is done. Lola then signs the contract.

Keanu Carver vs EK Prosper

KC slams EK then shoulders him over. KC throws him then stomps him in the corner. EK dropkicks him twice. EK springboard dropkicks him. KC gorilla press drops EK. KC forearms him in the back twice. EK hits punches. EK pump kicks him twice. EK asai moonsaults him. EK goes for a tope and KC forearms him down. 

We go PiP break and return. EK's crossbody is caught and he is slammed. KC germans him. KC talks trash and EK hits a flurry of shots. EK superkicks and enzugiri's KC. EK shining wizard's him. KC pops him up and is dropkicked. EK top rope moonsaults him out.

KC hits a big lariat for 2. KC forearms EK over. EK jumping single leg dropkicks him. EK top rope diving leg lariats him for 2. EK misses a top rope moonsault. KC pounces him. KC gets sunset flipped and EK pins him.

Thoughts: It was maybe KC's best WWE match yet. He played the big man role well and EK did lots of flying as expected. I was surprised to see EK win but another match would help both guys. EK desperately needs some promo time though.

KC jumps EK after and throws him out. KC powerbombs him through the commentary table.

Zaria talks about Tatum Paxley. She says they both broke free, stood on their own and can call themselves champs. She says her reign began at the expense of Tatum's. She says Tatum can't let her enjoy her success. Zaria says Tatum is addicted to pain. She says she will give her a rematch at The Bash so she can beat her again and she can revel in the pain forever.

Robert Stone threatens to suspend Naraku. Naraku says he can't or he will be out of an NXT Title match at The Bash. 

Stone goes up to Keanu and says he needs to explain himself. Keanu says he's running through everyone until he gets his title match. He says EK isn't the first or the last.

WWE Women's Speed Title #1 Contender's Match - Izzi Dame vs Arianna Grace

ID facekicks her down and hits corner spears. AG is hit with a sky high for 2. ID hits knees to the gut and punts her there. ID is hit in the gut when coming off the 2nd rope. AG sentons her for 2. AG low crossbodies her but ID rolls through. AG pump kicks her. 

Stacks gets on the apron and ID hits him. ID throws AG off the top. AG flying back elbows ID for 2. ID facekicks AG down. Shawn Spears makes ID tag him and this distracts her. AG cradles ID and pins her.

Thoughts: AG won here which was a surprise. This went well and the speed masked some of AG's weaknesses.

Niko and Iazi aren't pleased with Shawn Spears after. Wren Sinclair comes out and holds her title up.

Robert Stone is in his office. He says he spoke to Rey Mysterio. He says some luchadores will be at The Great American Bash. Stone says he will announce Naraku's opponent tonight.

The Vanity Project come in (they talked to Stone in the background earlier). Drake complains about them not making The Bash. Drake grabs the NXT Title and Stone stops him. Stone kicks them out.

We get an NXT Origins video on Alexa Bliss.

Nikkita Lyons and Karmen Petrovic talk about Natalya in the back then mention Jaida Parker. Jaida walks in. Lyons calls Jaida soft. Lyons says she saw Karmen on AAA.

OTM talk to Jaida, who is their former stablemate. She says she's not alright. Price says he saw Nima on AAA this weekend and asks if they are good. Nima says something about him doing what he needs to do.

Niko and Izzi are still upset with Shawn Spears in the ring.

Dorian Van Dux and Sean Legacy vs The Culling (Niko Vance and Shawn Spears)

Legacy waistlock takedowns Spears. Spears chops him in the corner and Legacy chops back. Legacy double stomps Spears' back and basement dropkicks him. Legacy takes Spears down by the wrist. Dux is forearmed by Spears. Niko shoulders over Dux. Dux flying headscissors Niko.

Niko boots Dux out of the corner. Dux sunset flips Niko for 2. Dux armdrags Niko and armlocks him. Dux wristlocks Spears. Niko is backdropped, PK'd and takes a standing moonsault. Legacy wristlocks Niko and Niko headbutts his arm. Spears snapmares Legacy then legdrops him. Spears is tripped into the ropes and Legacy does a neat kick. Legacy low flatliners him. Legacy goes to springboard and is dropkicked by Spears out.

We go to break and return. Legacy hits forearms on Spears on the buckles. Niko pushes Spears out of the way and takes a top rope crossbody for him. Dux comes in and beats up the heels. Dux moonsaults over Niko then hurricanrana's him. Dux death valley drivers Spears.

Dux double jump moonsaults Spears for 2. Dux corkscrew kicks Niko. Legacy comes off the top and Niko headbutts him down. Legacy is thrown into a ddt for 2. Legcy pele kicks Spears. Legacy throws Niko out. Dux 2nd rope moonsaults Niko outside. Legacy hits a shiranui on Spears. Legacy springboard 450's Spears and Dux top rope ssp's Spears for the win.

Thoughts: Interesting result here with The Culling losing. It was an alright match with the faces flying around and the heels doing more basic stuff. Dux continues to look really good and seems like he's headed to the top sooner rather than later. 

Izzi makes a face and isn't happy about Spears losing. Niko helps Spears up. Niko short arm lariats Spears and throws him out. Niko chokeslams Spears through the commentary table...and it has now broken twice today.

Thoughts: The Culling never really hit and I'm interested to see where things go. Niko's been getting pushed in Reality of Wrestling and I wonder if it was to prep him for a singles run in NXT. Izzi has all the tools but never has great matches.

Robert Stone talks in the ring. He says the NXT Title match will happen at The Bash. He says he wants to bring out Naraku, who caused this. Naraku says he will take the title if there's no one to face him. Mason Rook comes out. Rook says you just don't get handed titles here and he will fight Naraku for the title if Tony can't. Rook says let's run this back with gold on the line.

The Vanity Project come out. Drake says Rook hasn't been here long and is already asking for title shots. Drake calls Rook a porchop and is hit. Rook throws him in and lariats him out. Rook throws Drake on the floor. Naraku says there's no one to challenge him and asks Stone to hand him the title. Stone says it was never Rook or Drake, it was always him.

Tony D comes out with his eye and face all bloodied and taped up. Naraku eye pokes him and escapes out. We then see a split screen of them to close the show.

Thoughts: I'm glad they are sticking with Naraku vs Tony D. I'm not dying to see it, but they didn't need a thrown together main event in its place.

Overall thoughts: There was a lot of okay wrestling here. Keanu/EK was the best bout on here and Hank and Tank's match was the 2nd best bout. Tony getting fire thrown in his face was an interesting curve ball and we'll have to see how that plays out. The Shugars/Dion segment worked and they split up The Culling here. I also thought Dorian Van Dux looked good in his tag match. They did a decent job to build up The Great American Bash here and the show was a success as a whole. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 and I thought this was fine.