7/2 notes
ROH is not airing tonight and will be airing on Friday night instead directly against WWE Smackdown. ROH will probably not be reviewed until Saturday at minimum.
AEW Collision is airing tonight instead. I'll review that. JCW, Impact and WWE Main Event are also on. Whatever I do not get done out of those will be done tomorrow.
WWE Evolve 7/1/2026
Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/wwe-evolve-6242026-evolve-succession-iii.html
We are at the Performance Center in Orlando, FL. Blake Howard and Pete Rosenberg are on commentary.
The guest GM for the night, KevOnStage, talks about Evolve Succession. He then hypes up tonight's matches.
Layla Diggs vs Gianna Capri
Masyn Holiday comes out with LD. She has left WWE already, so we won't see her for much longer. Anya Rune is in the VIP Lounge.
GC side headlock takeovers her. LD armdrags her but GC turns it into a pin attempt. LD boots her then sitout gordbusters her. LD shining wizards her for 2. GC boots LD in the gut, sending her out. GC hits knees to LD's back. GC running back elbows her then backdrops her for 2.
LD hits some shots and leg lariats her. LD step up enzugiri's her. LD flying pumping knees her in the corner. GC throws her down. Anya Rune does a hadouken pose and says she will punish GC. LD flips out of a lariat and overhead kicks her. LD top rope moonsaults GC and pins her.
Thoughts: The less said about this one the better. Layla hit a bunch of bad strikes and Anya Rune doing hadouken's to GC was really embarrassing. This was bad.
Diggs and Masyn dance. Braxton Cole comes out with the NXT Rule Book and says they can't put him in a No DQ match without his consent. Harlem Lewis then nails Cole from behind to start their match.
No DQ Match - Harlem Lewis vs Braxton Cole
Cole's head is banged off the apron and he is sent into the steps. We go to break and return. Lewis hits Cole with a baking pan. Lewis puts the pan between the ropes and Cole sends Lewis into it.
Cole hits Lewis with a cane and breaks it over his back. Cole then mocks him with it. Lewis hits mounted shots on him. Lewis flying knees him. Cole hits him with a cricket bat in the gut. A fan gives Cole a belt and Cole whips Lewis with it.
Lewis blocks a shot and drops him. Lewis takes off his belt and whips Cole with it. Lewis michinoku drivers him for 2. Cole hits Lewis in the throat with a tennis racket then ddt's him. Cole bridging neckbreakers Lewis on the floor.
Cole hits Lewis with a pool cue. Lewis is pinned to the post with the cue. Cole slaps him. Lewis breaks the cue and bangs Cole's head off the apron. Cole hits Lewis with a baking pan, then he release suplexes him on it.
Cole grabs a mop, which he is mocking Lewis with. Cole breaks the mop on Lewis' back. Cole then hits him with 2 mops tied together. Cole bends over and Lewis pulls the mop into Cole's crotch. Lewis hits Cole with the mop. Lewis backs him up in the corner. Cole begs off and Lewis puts the mop end in Cole's face. Lewis jackhammers Cole and pins him.
Thoughts: This was really good. No, wrestling wise it wasn't that memorable, but the story told was fantastic. Cole had been mocking Lewis being a janitor in the build up to this and tried beating him up with a mop. Lewis then got the edge on him with the mop. The mop shots looked great as the wood flew everywhere. Cole did a good job begging off and he was rude to him as he slapped him around and whipped him. This was exactly what it should have been and I enjoyed it a lot. I see good things in Cole's future.
Harlem says the Harlem Violence World Tour isn't gonna top.
Aaron Rourke comes out. He congratulates him and tells the fans to give it up for him. AR says he has to say thank you. He says he didn't forget that Lewis helped him in his title match. He says he was shocked. He says maybe they developed some respect for each other. AR says he wants to thank him by trying to get a title match with him. AR then thanks him. They shake hands. Lewis doesn't let go and looks at the title.
Sloane Jacobs does a promo. She says Nikkita Lyons has give her so much so far by taking her under her win and getting her a win. She says she told her that the universe works in mysterious ways if you don't bend it for yourself. She says Lyons won the Evolve Title and says she will host the greatest championship coronation party in Evolve history for her. She says it will be unforgettable.
Kale Dixon is interviewed by Chuey Martinez. Kale says he left his ego at the door when coming to WWE and it didn't work. He says he thought it would get him things and get people to like him and thought it was stupid. He says he turned down MLB contracts to get here and says he doesn't understand the Evolve culture at all or the fans. He says the fans wouldn't know what a star was if it slapped them in the face. Kale says the wrestlers are shaking in the back as they know he has a rocket strapped to his butt and he's going for stardom. He says the fans are jealous that they don't look talk or dress like him. Kale yells at Chuey for taking the mic away.
Chuey asks about the woman from last week. Kale says it's his business partner. He says hot people hang out with other hot people. The girl then comes out. She says as soon as she walked out, all eyes turned her way. She says we are looking at the obsession and the moment and Evolve will change forever.
Darkstate's entrance video then cuts this up and Cutler James comes out.
Cutler James vs It's GAL
Gal top rope dropkicks him by surprise during his entrance. CJ is thrown out. Gal puts on his glasses and poses. Gal step up enzugiri's him. CJ wheelbarrow bombs him for 2. Gal's head is banged off the buckles and his face is raked on the top rope. Gal enzugiri's him in the corner and 2nd rope diving headscissors him. Gal casadora codebreakers him.
CJ swinging backbreakers him. Gal's head is banged off the buckles. CJ throws him then corner lariats him. CJ short arm lariats him for 2. Gal hits shots to the gut. CJ giant swings him then pop up euros him for 2.
CJ abdominal stretches him then Gal reverses it. CJ hiptosses him. Gal dropkicks CJ. CJ gets his leg stuck on the top rope and Gal clips him. Gal hits punches and running lariats him. Gal spinning lariats him for 2.
Gal superkicks him out of the corner. CJ catches Gal's 2nd rope diving headscissors. CJ buckle bombs him then does a whirlybird. CJ pins him.
Thoughts: I liked it. It took Cutler a long long time but he's finally found his role as a power guy and it's working out. Gal was kind of fun as the face here but he's best suited as a heel. This was all CJ throwing Gal around.
Elijah Holyfield does a promo. He asks if Jensen thought he sent a good message to him. He says Jensen is scared of losing his spot and says Jensen had to cheat to beat him. He says their story is far from finished. He says he comes from a family where if you don't fight, you don't eat. He says he will knock his lights out.
Harley Riggins and Kam Hendrix talk to Timothy Thatcher, who isn't supposed to be here tonight. Kam says Tate Wilder is supposed to be on NXT but he was messing up their match. Harley says it's time to swat Tate out of the air and says he wants a match. Tim's guards of Viktor Zanov and Shido Ash walk in. Tim says he will call Stone and set up the match.
Tim yells at his guards for what they did last week. He says they are doing the opposite of what he needs and is is relieving them of their jobs. They say to let them wrestle and Tim says no. Shido says they learned from being security that they can do what they want when they want.
Elimination Tag Match - The Mog Squad (Jacari Ball, CJ Valor and Santi Rivera) vs Cappuccino Jones, Marcus Mathers and Sam Holloway
MM and Santi go at it. Santi shoves him in the corner. MM side headlock takeovers him. Santi headscissors him and side headlock takeovers him. MM slams him into an elbow drop. MM flying corner forearms him then rolls him into a mule kick for 1.
Santi is slammed and takes a 2nd rope Sam elbow drop. Sam has to tag out as his ribs are hurting. Ball comes in and Cap hurricanrana's him. Cap dropkicks him. Cap crossbodies him over the top and both guys go out. Sam throws Santi crotch first into the post. Max Abrams trips up Cap and Ball dropkicks Cap.
Cap's head is banged off the buckles by Valor. Balor spin kicks him in the gut and euros him. Valor flying shoulders Cap. Valor belly to belly suplexes Cap.
Cap evades a double team. MM tags in and top rope twisting crossbodies the heels. MM high kicks Ball then cutters him. MM has the heels outside. He 2nd rope moonsaults all 3 of them out there. Ball pump kicks MM in the ring.
MM is held for a slingblade. MM is pinned. Marcus Mathers is eliminated. Sam facekicks Santi. Sam atomic drops him. Ball top rope diving lariats Sam. Sam takes corner spears. Sam double lariats Santi and Ball.
Cap comes in and pump kicks Ball. Cap jumping cutters Ball. Cap corner dropkicks Santi then corner lariats Ball. Cap top rope elbow drops Ball for 2. Santi codebreakers Cap. Cap is held and takes a lariat from the side. Cap is pinned by Santi. Cappuccino Jones is eliminated.
Sam is the last man in for his team. He throws the heels around. Valor hits a chaos theory german on him. Sam chokeslams Valor. Ball gutwrench suplexes Sam three times in a row for 2. Ball is caught off the top and Sam sitout chokeslams him. Santi comes in and knees Sam in the gut. Santi hits an angel's wings on him for 2.
Sam double chokeslams Santi and Valor together. Max gets on the apron and Sam drops him hard with a forearm. Sam suicide dives the heels outside. Sam is popped up into a spear from Valor. Valor pins Sam.
Thoughts: Interesting result here with The Squad winning this without taking any pins. I'm definitely curious about that. Sam and Mathers have been in weird positions here for the last few months as they aren't regulars. Cap has been slowly losing steam also. The Squad mostly won clean here and I don't really see what case the faces have for a rematch. The match was alright but the one-sided nature limited it some.
Overall thoughts: I thought it was a weird show. KevOnStage was supposed to be the guest GM, but he wasn't on this show at all minus in the introduction. Thatcher wasn't supposed to be here but he was. The opener was bad with Anya Rune doing embarrassing stuff in the VIP Lounge. Lewis/Cole was a big hit and was good. That is worth seeing if you've been following along, but if you haven't, you won't get it. Cutler/Gal wasn't bad and Cutler is finding his spot as a powerhouse. The main was one-sided and the heels got a clean sweep on the faces. It was alright but not great. I'd give this a 5 out of 10 as we had some good, average, bad and just weird stuff here. I thought this was average overall.
IWA Puerto Rico Impacto Total 6/27/2026
Fernando Tonos talks on the mic before the first match. Tonos says Pedro Portillo said what is equal is nothing. He says Pedro will not have an advantage in his match and says Pedro has to wear a blindfold hood for his match. Pedro gets upset. Tonos says if he chooses not to wear the hood, he will be the only wrestler in history defeated by a blind man.
Blindfold Match - Pedro Portillo III vs Luis Perez
LP is a blind Paralympian judoka. He has his dad with him and a little girl does intros. The ref puts the hood on PP and we are ready to go.
PP misses a charge when Perez moves out of the corner. PP crawls on the mat at him but misses. PP grabs the ref on accident and wants to take the hood off. Perez gets the crowd going, PP grabs him and takes 2 shoulder throws. Perez then gets a 2 count on him.
PP again grabs the ref on accident. PP knees Perez in the gut. PP grabs Perez by the head and Perez fireman's carries him into a pin attempt. PP goes after him and nearly falls out of the ring.
PP takes his hood off and boots Perez. PP suplexes him. PP drops him with a forearm. PP throws the hood. PP then covers his eyes and pretends he can't see to mock Perez. PP germans Perez. PP puts him over the 2nd rope. Perez blocks a suplex then hits his own suplex on PP for 2.
PP hits him in the gut. PP mocks his blindness again. Perez is thrown out. Perez hits him in the gut outside and is clubbed down. PP seats Perez on bleachers and double chops him. Perez's dad gets up in PP's face. They push each other and the ref backs Perez's dad up.
PP slams Perez on the floor. Perez hits PP in the gut and PP clubs him down. Perez is put against the rails and PP double chops him. PP mocks his blindness more and argues with Perez's dad. PP throws Perez in the ring. PP spits on him. PP suplexes him into the ring for 2.
PP double chops Perez and sits him up top. Perez pushes him off the buckles. Perez crossbodies him off the buckles for 2. Perez throws him down for 2. Perez fireman's carry slams him for 2. PP spinning suplexes him for 2.
PP takes off Perez's judo belt. PP whips him with the belt. PP sits on Perez's back and chokes him with the belt. PP ties Perez to the ropes with his belt. Perez's dad gets on the apron and PP pushes him down. Perez's dad gets up on the apron again and PP forearms him down.
PP puts salt in his hands. Perez's dad pushes the salt into PP's face and hits him with something. Perez germans PP and pins him.
Thoughts: I'm inclined to say this wasn't the first blind wrestler match as DOGLEGS had wrestlers who had impairments, but little is known of that promotion and it is possible this was the first. It was a well worked match. Judo teaches you how to fall and most of judo's attacks are used in wrestling, so Perez was basically half-trained before even touching a wrestling ring. Pedro did a good job here. He mocked him, cheated and was just completely unlikable in every way. Perez did his part and did the best he could with it. This was a good match and this was an impressive display for both guys. Both guys should be proud of this one and Pedro showed why he's one of the best heels in the world. I didn't get why PP could take the blindfold off though and nobody forced him to put it back on.
El Wizard Analiza
Wizard talks to Big Tito Lincoln and Cesar Aldea, the IWA PR Tag champs. Wiz congratulates them on winning the tag titles. CA says he came here to be champ and here they are. CA says let's see who can take the belts from them. Barbie Boy interrupts. Barbie says he knows Wizard is mad at him for things he did in the past. Barbie says his dream is be a tag champ too. CA says he's disrespectful and wants to challenge for the titles without a partner. Barbie says he just has to make a phone call. He touches Tito and Tito tells him to get his hands off of him. Barbie grabs CA after arguing with him and Tito drops Barbie form behind. CA says Barbie Boy has no shame and is disgusting. He spits on him and slaps him in the face as Wizard laughs. Wizard says he hopes this was recorded and says Barbie got what he deserves. Wizard does his closing lines then slaps and stomps Barbie Boy.
We get an ad for IWA PR Summer Attitude on 8/8/2026. They show Mr. Iguana, Super Atomo and El Mesias on the graphic.
We see Glamour Boy Shane and Ricky Banderas shaking hands in the ring. Savio Vega and El Dragon Nihan come in. Vega says there's nothing to celebrate here. Vega says he said 30 years ago to not blame him for what your parents do. Vega says they are not going anywhere but the hope is is in Manu staying champ. Vega says things will go his way and Manu will come out on top.
IWA World Title - Special Refs: Glamour Boy Shane and Savio Vega - Manu (c) vs Ricky Banderas
Ricky wristlocks Manu and armlocks him. Ricky la magistral's him and Shane counts 2. Ricky wristlocks him then stomps Manu's fingers into the mat. Manu hammerlocks him and Ricky armdrags him. Manu and Ricky yell at Shane and Vega in the corners.
Ricky backs up Manu in the corner and Vega gets between them to break it up. Ricky slaps Manu. They trade punches and chops. Vega tries to trip Ricky. Ricky boots Manu then low diving lariats him. Vega and Shane argue.
Mnau is thrown out. Ricky hits Manu outside and throws him in. Manu flying forearms Ricky inside. Manu basement dropkicks him off the apron. Manu puts him in a seat and chops him. Ricky bridging ddt's Manu inside. Vega trips Ricky, Shane yells at Vega and Manu hits Ricky from behind.
Manu hits Ricky in the gut and Vega kicks Ricky while he's down. Manu lariats Ricky and chinlocks him. Manu chops Ricky outside and eye rakes him. Manu rams Ricky's spine into the apron edge.
Manu chinlocks Ricky. Ricky hits punches and Manu facekicks him down. Vega goes to count and Shane stops him. Manu stomps Ricky. Manu hits mounted shots Ricky and Vega tries a fast count. Manu 2nd rope double axe handles Ricky. Manu then does it off the top rope for 2.
They go up top and Ricky superplexes him. Vega then spinning heel kicks Shane and stomps him. Rick and Manu get up. Ricky hits punches on Manu then hits lariats. Ricky powerslams Manu. Ricky checks on Shane and Manu germans Ricky for 2.
Manu hits punches on Ricky. Ricky backcrackers him. Ricky has the pin and Vega slow counts. Ricky hits chops on Manu. Manu blue thunders him for 2. Manu corner flying forearms him twice. Ricky spears him.
Ricky grabs a chair outside. Vega ducks a chair shot from Ricky and drops Ricky with a chest punch. Manu michinoku drivers Ricky on a chair for 2 when Shane interrupts the count. Shane then hulks up and hits punches on Vega. Shane drops Vega with a punch. Manu misses a shot on Shane, Shane hits him then Ricky chairs Manu in the head. Shane top rope elbow drops Manu. Ricky top rope splashes Manu and Shane counts the 3 for Ricky. Ricky wins.
Thoughts: The match was so-so. It was just a lot of punching for the most part and the 2 refs kept getting involved, making it hard for this to be great. It was also a longer bout. Shane's comeback at the end though was good and him and Ricky beating up the heels was fun.
The heels bang Ricky and Shane's heads together after. Vega and Manu are sent into each other and the faces knock them out of the ring.
Vega gets on the mic after but the subtitles can't pick up a lot of it. Vega wants Vega and Manu vs Shane and Ricky at Summer Attitude on 8/8. Ricky agrees as does Shane.
Overall thoughts: I liked Portillo/Perez and it went better than it should have. The main wasn't as good as there was a lot of shenanigans going on as they had 2 refs. They also just mostly stuck to basic attacks and with the longer length, that was only so exciting. The finish was good though. I'd recommend checking out the first match as it's one of the first times there has been a blind wrestler and it went well. I'd give this a higher 5 out of 10 as I liked one match but didn't like the second match as well. There wasn't anything else really only here besides a Wizard Analiza segment. This was okay.
AEW Dynamite 7/1/2026
Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/aew-dynamite-6242026.html
We are in San Diego, CA. Excalibur, Nigel McGuinness and Tony Schiavone are on commentary.
We see clips from after Forbidden Door. Rene talks to Will Ospreay and Alex Windsor. Will says there's more room to breathe. Jon Moxley wants to talk. He throws Will ice. Will says he's doing good and thanks Mox for being out there. Will says Mox was dying to see "it" and he wants to know what he means. Mox says if he could explain it in words, he'd do it for everybody. He says Will needs to live it if he wants to be the real thing. He says AEW could be something great and says the business is full of backstabber. Mox says it's up to them to protect and preserve this craft. Mox says they took a vote on it. He has a Death Riders patch and says Will can ride with them anywhere he wants to go if we hears it. Mox says he's proud of him.
Kenny Omega talks to Will. He says what he did was fantastic and he's proud of him. Will says just because Kenny gave up on himself, doesn't mean he did. MJF walks in and says he doesn't want to interrupt the lovers quarrel. Kenny says Mark Briscoe is coming to knock on his door in a few days. MJF says he'll see Will at Wembley. Kenny tells him he's beat up, emotion and needs some rest. Kenny says he will always be his friend and he'll always care.
AEW World Title - MJF (c) vs Mark Briscoe
MJF boots him and side headlocks him. Mark spinebusters him then stomps him in the corner. Mark hits punches. MJF goes up and over and then piledrivers him for 2. MJF bites Mark's head after tearing off his bandage. MJF back body drops Mark.
Mark is busted open and MJF back body drops him again. Mark flips out of a back body drop. Mark hits punches to the body and crane kicks him. Mark corner lariats him and overhead belly to belly suplexes him.
Mark corner lariats him and rolling death valley drivers him. Mark low lariats him. Mark is crotched up top. Mark headbutts him off the buckles and top rope elbow drops him for 2. Mark tope con hilos MJF through the ropes. Mark jumps off a chair and tope con hilos MJF outside.
MJF is sent into the steps. A table is set up outside. Mark is up top and MJF throws him down onto the apron. MJF puts the table away. We go to PiP break and return. MJF spit in Mark's face. Mark hits punches. Mark lariats him over the top. Mark pulls up the floor mat. MJF back body drops Mark on the exposed floor. Mark slams him on it.
Mark elbow drops him from the apron to the floor. Mark hits a cut throat burning hammer for 2. Mark headbutts him off the apron. Mark rolls MJF on the floor. Mark brings the table back out. Mark is tripped into a chair seat. MJF tries to running facekick him but is hit in the throat. Mark walks on the rail top and blockbusters him on the floor. Mark top rope elbow drops MJF through a table outside.
They get in the ring again. MJF hits some strikes. Mark back enzugiri's him and lariats him. Mark top rope rope elbow drops him. Mark jay drillers him for 2. MJF eye rakes Mark on the buckles. MJF blocks a slingshot sunset flip. MJF alabama slams him. MJF heatseeker piledrivers him over the 2nd rope and pins him.
Thoughts: I didn't like it. They did way too much here with apron and exposed floor bumps. MJF took a bump through a table, a burning hammer and a jay driller. They didn't need to do all that. MJF won as expected here.
MJF punches him with the Dynamite Diamond Ring after. Officials try to stop him from attacking Mark more then Kenny Omega comes out. MJF runs.
Kenny says he told MJF he would be here and would be knocking down his door if he won. Kenny says maybe Max has enough energy to face him tonight after using chairs and tables. MJF says it's bad enough he had to come here and wrestle and says no to Kenny's challenge. MJF says he beat Kenny twice and kicked out of the OWA. He says he's not a god but a fraud. He says he will wrestle him next week, but if he wins, Kenny can't become AEW World champ again.
Renee interviews MJF after the break. He says payback is coming for Kenny. MJF talks about people he beat. MJF says he is the best wrestler in the world. He says Kenny will never agree to his terms as he's gutless.
Will Ospreay comes in and says MJF will break his neck sucking himself off. Will asks MJF why he wants a stipulation. MJF says it's because he's the champ and Will isn't. He says he will see him in Wembley whether the fans like it or not.
Tony Schiavone interviews Andrade El Idolo on the stage. Idolo says he's done with the Don Callis family and wants to become champ. he then asks, "How you know?". The Don Callis Family then jumps him and beats him up in the ring. Cage hits a drillclaw on Idolo. Don then says, "How you know?". He says to get the garbage turncoat out of his site as Kevin Knight has a match to win. They then throw Idolo out.
Mercedes Mone does a promo near the water. She says she won the Owen Hart Cup twice and no one is on her level. She says she's the conversation everywhere she goes. She says everyone who faced her learned that dreams don't win titles, she does. She says she will get the last piece of what's hers at Wembley.
AEW TNT Title - Kevin Knight (c) vs Lio Rush
Lio puts a bag in the ring. KK opens it and finds a title belt with no plates on it. Lio rolls him up for 2. KK falls on his knee and Lio bites the knee. Lio hits a slap and forearm combo on KK.
Lio chops KK. Jake pulls KK out. Lio topes KK. Lio grabs Don and Don falls over in fear. We go to PiP break and return.
KK backbreakers Lio for 2. Lio drops him with a shot. Lio spin kicks him in the head. Lio does bridging cravate on him. Lio plancha's Jake outside, Jake catches him and Lio sends Jake into the post. KK jumps off the apron and forearms Lio. KK springboard diving lariats him.
Lio rolls him into a pin attempt for 2. KK sky high's him. KK uranage's him and pins him.
Thoughts: The ending was a bit weird here. KK kept selling his leg but Lio didn't work it that much. It wasn't anything special. I didn't like Lio losing, especially since he is ROH TV champ, but they love to have ROH champs lose on AEW TV.
Darby Allin comes out. He says he's got Kevin Knight's attention and wants a TNT Title match. He says if he says no, what happened at Forbidden Door will keep happening. He says KK started this and he asks how he will finish it. KK goes to agree to the title match and Don Callis takes the mic away. Don says Darby crossed the line from wrestler to criminal and he doesn't reward criminal behavior. He says Darby will never get a match with KK as long as he has something to say about it. Darby says KK dug his grave. Don says Darby should be in a jail cell and says no match for him.
Tomasso Ciampa is interviewed. He says Jericho is a bully. Jericho throws a garbage can at Ciampa's head and throws him into chairs. They fight outside. A shopping cart is sent into Jericho. Ciampa grabs a powerdrill and tries to put it in Jericho's head. Jericho's head is banged off a truck. Security breaks it up.
Renee talks to The Elite in the back. The Bucks don't want Kenny to accept MJF's stip. Kenny says he hasn't made the decision yet and says if he can't challenge for the title again, what's for him. Kenny says if he does this, he wants to do it on his own. He says it's win or lose.
The Death Riders (Jon Moxley and Will Ospreay) vs The Swirl (Lee Johnson and Black Christian)
Mox is clipped from behind and has his leg ddt'd into the mat. Mox is held for punches in the corner then Lee boots him there. Lee chops Mox. Mox hits mounted corner punches on Blake. Lee monkey flips Blake into a lariat on Mox.
Will pop up drops Blake then flying headscissors him. Will slingshot plancha's the heels outside. Will slams and knee drops Blake. We go to PiP break and return. Lee armlocks Mox. Lee facekicks Mox in the corner. Mox takes a double stomp + rolling death valley driver for 2. Mox is chopped in the corner. Mox fights his way out. Jay Lethal trips Mox. Marina Shafir then grabs Jay and exploders him. Lee superkics Mox and Mox lariats him.
Will comes in and clean house on the heels. He back body drops Blake. Will handspring double pele kicks the heels. Will standing corkscrew moonsaults Lee for 2. Lee takes running corner attacks. Blake springboards and is caught with a cutter from Will. Mox paradigm shfits Lee and Will hidden blades Lee. Will pins Lee.
Thoughts: It was fine. Mox's team won as expected. The finishing spot was cool here with Mox hitting a ddt and Will hitting a hidden blade off of it. The Shafir spot was entertaining.
Adam Copeland and Christian Cage are interviewed. Cage asks what the deal with Jay White is. Cope says Jay owed him a favor and they are even. Cage says he had a serious problem with Jay before he got injured and still does. Cage then walks off.
The Bang Bang Gang come out. Jay says he's been waiting to do the Guns Up line. Jay says everyone was wanting to escape The Death Riders and now they don't. He says The Riders are now with the biggest fraud in the industry in Will Ospreay. Jay says they are back just in time as someone let their guard down.
Jay asks who let The Dogs out? He says he and David Finlay go way back and joined NJPW in 2015. He says he never came across such a gifted and talented wrestler like Finlay. He says Finlay is a nepo baby b!tch boy. Jay says they are in AEW now. Jay says who better to clear the air of his stench than him. He says Sunday was the beginning with Finlay. He says it's still the Switchblade era. He says Guns Up.
Shane Taylor Promotions does a promo. He says they run things here now and challenge The Bang Bang Gang for Collision to a 8-man tag.
AEW TBS Title - Survival of the Fittest Match - Maika vs Kris Statlander vs Harley Cameron vs Persephone vs Queen Aminata vs Hikaru Shida
All 6 fight. Harley high kicks Shida and takes a flying knee. Queen headbutts Kriss over. Maika backdrops Queen and is dropkicked by Pers. Shida slaps and cradles Pers for 2. Kris is sent over the top. Halrey high kicks Maika and running leg lariats her.
Harley and Pers hit moves on Queen and Shida. Harley hits mounted corner punches on Queen. Pers then hits a razor's edge on Harley and pins her. Harley Cameron is eliminated.
We go to break and return after Kris shoves Pers. Pers takes a double shoulderblock from Kris and Maika. Kris and Maika trade forearms. Shida hits Kris with a cane in the back. Maika suplexes Shida. Shida suplexes Maika. Shida flying knees Maika. Maika spinning lariats Shida.
Shida rolls Maika into an ankle lock. Kris is pulled off the apron hard by Pers with Shida's kendo stick. Shida rolls up Maika and pins her. Maika is eliminated.
Queen and Shida trade forearms. Queen rolls up Shida for 2. Queen and Shida fight on the buckles. Queen double chops her down. Shida flying knees Queen in the ring. Queen headbutts her. Queen running knees Shida. Pers rolls up Queen and pins her. Queen Aminata is eliminated.
We go to PiP break and return. Kris blue thunders Pers for 2. Pers germans Kris for 2. Kris and Pers lariat each other down and Shida goes for pins on both. Kris hits both opponents. Kris is double booted. Kris 2nd rope double back elbows her opponents. Kris hits a michinoku driver on Pers for 2. Pers and Kris trade pins and Kris pins her. Persephone is eliminated.
Shida forearms Kris and Kris overhead kicks her. Shida falcon arrows Kris for 2. Kris facekicks Shida and they trade pin attempts. Shida ankle locks her. Persephone hits Kris with the TBS Title. Shida straightjackets Kris and pulls on her leg. Kris is out and Shida wins.
Thoughts: It was alright but nothing too special. They didn't have enough time to make this into anything epic and there weren't a ton of big spots or anything. Kris seemed like the most likely winner here.
Will Ospreay talks to Kenny Omega in the back. He says he wants him to win the title and asks if this is a good idea. Kenny asks if he doesn't think he can do it. Will says he doesn't think Kenny believes in himself. Kenny says if he's going out, he's going out guns-a-blazing.
Kenny Omega comes out to talk. He says he has done this half his life and gets no greater pleasure. He says you still get the same Kenny every time. He says part of him thinks there's still something left in the tank. He says if Will, The Bucks and the people can believe one more time, he can be champ again.
He says if he fails, he will become another man who can't challenge for the belt again. He says the cost is not too high. He says he's still the cleaner. He says he will accept MJF's offer and tells him to get ready to pass over what has been his.
Kenny does his line then MJF nails him from behind. Kenny takes him down and pounds on him. Security comes to break it up.
Thoughts: It was one of Kenny's better promos here. He kept it serious and on point.
Overall thoughts: They got a PPV at the end of the month but didn't really build to it much here. All In is already the focus over that and I'm interested to see how they handle things. This show was a bit light on the wrestling with only 4 matches, which is surprising for AEW. The matches weren't anything great, but the show made enough sense. I'd give this a 5 out of 10 as it was average.
CMLL 6/29/2026 Arena Puebla
Puebla Tag Team Tournament Quarter Final Match - Centella Roja & El Hijo de Centella Roja vs. El Hijo del Perverso & El Perverso
CR = Centella Roja, HCR = El Hijo de Centella Roja, EP = El Perverso, HP = Hijo del Perverso
EP and HCR go at it. HCR throws him over then is armdragged. HCR armdrags him into an arm lock then does another armdrag. HCR headscissors him down from the mat and poses. CR and HP go at it. HP takes him down and CR spinning reverse headscissors him from the mat.
CR spinning armdrags HP then HP shoulders him over. They headflip up together. EP knocks over CR then trips him for a HP basement dropkick. HCR is back body dropped. CR is kicked in the leg. CR is tripped into a double basement dropkick.
HCR is kicked while on the 2nd rope and takes a sitout powerbomb. EP legdrops HCR. EP is double back body dropped. HCR takes a double boot. CR is basement dropkicked from behind. CR then takes a double boot.
HCR is beate up by HP. HP flying double chops him. CR is popped up into a flying headscissors on HP. CR tilt-a-whirl backbreakers EP. EP and CR double lariat each other. HCR flying headscissors HP. HP chops his partner on accident. HCR flying headscissors HP again. EP is tilt-a-whirl armdragged. HCR topes EP but mostly ends up flopping on the floor.
CR backrolls into an armdrag on HP then springboard headscissors him. CR double jump diving armdrags HP. CR handstands in the corner and does a reverse headscissors off of it. CR russian legsweeps EP and does a grounded octopus. HP breaks it up. EP sitout powerbombs HCR.
HCR dropkicks HP in the knee then springboard splashes him for 2. HCR is pop-up powerbombed by EP for 2. CR top rope double jump crossbodies the heels. CR superkicks EP. CR pops up HCR into a springboard diving headscissors on HP.
HCR asai moonsaults HP outside. CR top rope tornillo plancha's outside. HP tope con hilos HCR outside. CR top rope crossbodies EP. EP spinebusters him, rolls him up and pins him.
Thoughts: It got a lot of time. It was perfectly acceptable lucha. The heels could have been a little more heelish. The faces weren't super athletic but did try to fly some.
Puebla Tag Team Tournament Quarter Final Match - Astro & Millenium vs. Konjuro & Rey Espartano
Kon and Astro go at it. Astro tkaes him down then armdrags him down. Astro armdrags him from the mat. Kon armbars him. Rey springboard double axe handles Astro's arm. Astro and Rey trade holds.
Astro double boots him out of the corner and Mil top rope crossbodies Rey. Mil armdrags Rey. Mil armdrags Rey. Mil rolls him and Rey takes him down with the leg. Mil dropkicks Rey out. Kon gets in. Kon trips Mil and chinlocks him. They trade armdrags. Kon criss-crosses him with a shoulderblock. Astro springboard diving armdrags Kon. Astro springboard headscissors him.
Rey comes in and flying spears Astro. Mil springboards into a casadora armdrag on Rey. Mil walks up the ropes, seated moonsaults and armdrags Rey out. Kon spinning lariats Mil. Kon flapjacks Mil. Rey claymore kicks Kon on accident. Astro and Mil hit stereo tope con hilos outside.
Mil is tripped off the top rope and Kon stomps him. Kon foot chokes him. Astro is double gorilla press dropped. Mil takes running corner attacks with a meteora and a broski boot. Astro is popped up and flying headscissors Rey. Mil springboard double stomps Kon while kon is in the backbreaker position.
Rey is double back body dropped. Rey is stuck on the 2nd rope and Astro springboard diving legdrops him there. Rey spin kicks stro in the gut, flips into the ropes and hits a sitout powerbomb off of it. Mil poisonrana's Rey for 2. Kon codebreakers Mil for 2.
Astro hurricanrana's Kon off the buckles for 2. Astro and Rey double boot each other down. The heels are sent out and Mil/Astro hit stereo asai moonsaults outside. The heels are slammed down in the ring. Mil top rope splashes Rey and Astro top rope 450's Rey.
Rey does a powerslam + powerbomb combo to both opponents at the same time. Kon top rope moonsaults both opponents and the heels get a dogpile double pin to win.
Thoughts: It got a lot of time like the opener. It went well and I was fine with this one. Rey's flip into the ropes into a sitout powerbomb was cool. Kon doesn't do a ton but he doesn't really botch and is reliable. It wasn't great, but there were no real problems with this at all.
Arkalis & Fuego vs. El Malayo & Okumura
1st Fall - Mal and Fuego go at it. Mal armdrags him and Fuego goes for the pin. Fuego headstands from the mat into a reverse headscissors on Mal. Mal armdrags him twice and they stand off. Ark and Oku go at it. Oku trips Ark and Ark armdrags him twice. Ark chops Mal off the apron and they fight outside. Mal stomps Ark outside and sends him into the post.
Oku back elbows Fuego. Fuego takes a double boot out. Ark is kicked in the leg. Oku cutters Ark. Mal springboard dropkicks Ark and pins him. Okumura's team wins the fall.
2nd Fall - Mal beats up Ark on the ramp. Mal elbow drops Ark's leg. Ark takes corner lariats. Mal pulls on Ark's mask then basement dropkicks him. Ark is double booted out. Fuego is lariated then tilt-a-whirl backbreakered.
Ark is held for chops from Mal then facekicked. Ark tilt-a-whirl backbreakers Mal and dropkicks him out. Ark then topes him. Fuego springboard crossbodies Oku then rolls him into a pin. Fuego's team wins the fall.
3rd Fall - Ark goes after Oku outside. Ark backs up Mal outside. Fuego flying shoulders Oku. Fuego clubs on Oku. Fuego handstands in the corner and reverse headscissors Oku down. Feugo 2nd rope diving headscissors Mal.
Oku and Ark trade shots. Oku flying lariats him. Ark 2nd rope diving headscissors him. Ark flying headscissors Mal then tilt-a-whirl slams him down. Ark flying lariats Mal over the top. Fuego springboard crossbodies Oku. Fuego does a hurricanrana but Oku rolls through it and gets a 2 count on him.
Fuego rolls up Oku for 2. Mal twisting drops Fuego from his shoulder. Ark flying forearms Mal then superkicks him. Oku facekicks Ark down and out of the ring. Fuego does a springboard double crossbody on the heels. Fuego dropkicks Oku out.
Fuego walks up the ropes and plancha's Oku outside. Ark top rope crossbodies Mal. Ark germans Mal then Mal totally low blows Ark in front of the ref. Mal pins Ark. Okumura's team wins the fall and match.
Thoughts: The finish was bad here as Malayo totally low blowed Ark in front of the ref and the ref could have cared less. That was lame. The match was fine otherwise though. The faces flew a little and the heels kept them in line. There were 3 vets here who knew what they were doing and this was never going to be awful.
Star Black & Star Jr. vs. Los Hermanos Calavera (Calavera Jr. I & Calavera Jr. II)
Cal = Either Cal as they look the same
1st Fall - The Cal's have ruby, black and white on today. Star Jr and a Cal lock up. They trade some holds and Cal 1 breaks up an armbar. Star Jr gets hit by one of the Cal's and SB backs up both Cal's outside. Star Jr armdrags a Cal then shoulders him over and sentons him.
SB comes in and reverse headbutts a Cal. Cal shoulders him over and is armdragged. SB hiptosses Cal then springboard diving armdrags him. The other Cal dropkicks SB. The Star's get beaten up in the ring. A Cal top rope swantons SB and pins him. Los Calabera Jr win the fall.
2nd Fall - Star Jr is held for chops. Star Jr fights back but is double stomped on. Star Jr is double gorilla press thrown from the ramp to the ring. SB is held for chops. SB is double booted in the corner.
SB flying headscissors a Cal but is booted over and stomped. Star Jr is back body dropped. Cal stomps Star Jr. Star Jr superkicks a Cal and flapjacks one Cal onto the other. Star Jr hits a springboard swanton and SB hits an asai moonsault. Both pick up pins. Star Jr.'s team wins the fall.
3rd Fall - SB dropkicks a Cal. SB 2nd rope tornillo's Cal then handspring backflip reverse headbutts him. Star Jr goes up top and diving a headscissors one of the heels. He pop up reverse headscissors the other Cal. The Star's hit stereo topes outside.
Cal is sat up top and Star Jr slaps him around. Star Jr 2nd rope hurricanrana's him. A Cal superplexes Star Jr. SB spinning torture rack drops a Cal. The Star's are sent into each other and both take spinebusters. The Cal's tie their arms and legs up together and pull. The faces submit. Los Calavera Jr win the fall and match.
Thoughts: It went long. Los Calavera weren't particularly impressive on offense and the faces didn't get as good of a run on offense either as they should have gotten. This was average.
Los Villanos (El Hijo del Villano III & Villano III Jr.) vs. Galeon Fantasma (Difunto & Zandokan Jr.)
1st Fall - Los Villanos get hit in the ring before the bell rings. Zand boots over V3Jr then facekicks him down. Dif facekicks V3Jr then splashes his leg. Zand chops Hijo down. The Villanos are sent into each other. Their arms are tied up together, Zand puts a flag over their heads and the heels double basement dropkick them. Zand and Dif dogpile pin them together. The ref doesn't count the pin on Hijo and Dif pins Hijo. Zandokan Jr.'s team wins the fall.
2nd Fall - Dif boots Hijo from the ramp to the ring. Hijo is sat up top and Dif pounds on him. Hijo is tripped into a basement dropkick and Zand tries to pin him with a foot on the chest. Zand headbutts V3Jr. V3Jr is double dropped onto his chest and double basement dropkicked. Hijo is double teamed. Dif lariats Hijo and facekicks him down.
Dif top rope elbow drops Hijo's arm. The heels try to unmask Hijo. The heels then stomp him together. Hijo superkicks Zand then suplexes Dif. V3Jr tags in and springboard diving headscissors Zand. V3Jr lariats the heels down. V3Jr springboard diving cutters Zand. HIjo double underhook drops Dif. Los Villanos pick up stereo pins. Los Villanos win the fall.
3rd Fall - They all fight outside. Zand Jr is dropped face first on a seat. Dif is sent into the post shoulder first. Hijo hits mounted punches on Dif then he headbutts him. Dif is popped up into a V3Jr powerbomb. Hijo asai moonsaults Dif while he lays on V3Jr's knees. Zand is codebreakered then V3Jr springboard dropkicks him. Hijo gets a 2 count off of it.
Dif hits corner lariats on V3Jr and flying lariats him. Hijo knees Dif in the face from the apron. Hijo top rope elbow drops Dif for 2. Zand pulls Hijo down by the mask then chops him down. Zand hits a very dangerous looking tiger driver 91, basically dropping Hijo straight on his head. Zand pins Hijo. Zandokan Jr.'s team wins the fall and match.
V3Jr does moves on Zand anyway then sitout powerbombs him. V3Jr then tries to pin him even though the match is done.
Thoughts: The ref messed up 2 different finishes to falls here which is impressive. Hijo took a horrible looking tiger driver '91 on his head. It was a little slower paced than expected but it was acceptable minus the screw-up's on the finishes.
Zand talks on the mic after. He says he doesn't like winning like this and want a rematch next week. Zand takes Hijo's mask off after and poses with it.
Los Infernales (Averno & Euforia) & Volador Jr. vs. El Sky Team (Mistico & Neon) & Templario
1st Fall - The heels attack from behind in the ring before the bell. Av works on Mist and Euf works on Temp in the corner. Vol kicks Neon in the leg then boots Temp in the gut. Mist is triple temed. Mist is rammed crotch first into the post. Euf sends Neon into the post.
Vol lariats Temp down. Temp is pop up dropped then Vol facekicks him. Euf pumphandle slams Mist and Vol pins mist. Averno's team wins the fall.
2nd Fall - Temp is triple teamed. Temp is flapjacked. Vol superkicks Mist down. Neon is popped up into a kick to the gut. Av bites Temp's fingers. Temp does a handspring double back elbow on the heels and flying headscissors Vol. Neon and Mist hit stereo springboard diving headscissors. Mist and Neon hit stereo topes outside. Temp hits a go to sleep to the gut of Vol and pins him. Mistico's team wins the fall.
3rd Fall - Temp superkicks Vol. Av flips Temp then elbows him over. Temp ducks a double lariat and flying headscissors Av. Temp spinning armdrags Euf while on his shoulders. Neon walks up the ropes, flips over Vol and spinning headscissors him. Neon flying headscicossrs Euf. Neon double jump springboard diving headscissors Av out. Mist is triple stomped by the heels.
Mist flying headscissors Vol. Mist pushes Euf into Av and springboard diving headscissors him. Mist spinning headscissors Av. Mist walks up the buckles and corkscrew diving armdrags Vol out. Mist's team all hits topes outside. Neon and Temp then hit extra topes.
Mist springboard crossbodies Av then la mistica's him. Mist submits Av. Mistico's team wins the fall and match.
Thoughts: Mist's team won as expected as there was no reason to have them lose. It wasn't their best work by any means but it was fine enough. This only got about 15 minutes and there weren't a lot of very slow points to it.
The announcer then closes the show.
Overall thoughts: The opener was longer but it was acceptable. The 2nd match was similar. The 3rd match was also fine and that's not surprising with some of the names involved. Los Calavera's match went long and was just average. The ref had a bad night in Los Villanos' tag match and that bout was just acceptable. The main was shorter but never got boring and worked okay enough. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 overall. There was nothing must see but almost everything was acceptable to fine. I'd say the main was the best match here. It was an okay show.
WWC Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre 6/28/2026
Yesterday's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/wwc-superestrellas-de-la-lucha-libre_01770918705.html
Anniversaro 53 Noche 2 is tonight. That card has:
"La Amenaza" Bryan vs Carlito Colon
Jake Hager vs Alberto El Patron
WWC Puerto Rican Title - Xavant (c) vs Hijo de Dos Caras
WWC Caribbean Title - John Hawking (c) vs Lightning
Fans are the Lumberjacks - El Paparazzi vs Joe Bravo
Orlando Colon vs Ray Gonzalez
Chicano and Zcion RT1 vs Intelecto 5 Estrellas and Eddie Colon
WWC Tag Titles - Los Matadores Celestials (Mike Nice and Oscar Benabe) (c) vs Amaddeo Sole and Lou Forza
WWC Women's Title - Natalia Markova vs La Guerrera Amazona vs Stephany Amalbert
Wilfred Rivera vs Bryan Idol
"El Hostil" Jovan vs El Informante
Sai Perez's Open Challenge
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Abel Durant and Axel Cruz are our hosts.
We see the same clips from yesterday with Jovica and Carlos Colon at the arena and them wishing for WWC to continue.
The hosts talk about tonight's event.
Eddie Colon vs Ray Gonzalez Jr.
We join this in progress. Eddie has Ray in the figure four. Ray reverses it they ropebreak. Ray hits a codebreaker on him. Ray hits punches and low blows Eddie. Ray swinging neckbreakers him for 2.
Ray is pushed into the buckles for 2. Eddie stunners Ray for 2. Eddie throws some weapons in and the ref Pelayo Vasquez intercepts. Eddie misses a corner charge, going shoulder into the post. Pelayo drops a chair on the mat, Ray TKO's Eddie on it and Pelayo pretends not to see it.
Ray misses a chair shot. Eddie codebreakers him with the chair and backcrackers him to win.
Thoughts: We saw the latter half of this. What we saw was fine with Ray reversing a figure four, making a comeback then getting put down. I'm sure there was a storyline that build up to it, but we didn't get to see that part.
Amaddeo Sole talks from his car. He says he's the only man who was born that knows everything. He says the only thing he doesn't know if why he has to face Mike and Oscar again. He says they are not better than a perfect aura.
Mike Nice and Oscar Benabe do a promo. Mike says they are going for revenge because their opponents couldn't beat them yesterday. Mike says the angles supported them yesterday and he feels the power and the spark. Oscar says their still the champions.
Sai Perez/Nathaly Perez does a promo. She says everyone saw what happened when she arrived yesterday. She says she will give any girl a chance to face her, the best female wrestler in PR.
TLC Match - Xavant vs Gilbert
We join this in progress. Gilbert hits him with a chair. Xavant is put on a table outside. Gilbert climbs a ladder inside and Xavant gets on the buckles to fight him. Xavant tips the ladder over and Gil bounces off a table behind it. Gil is put on the table again and Xavant top rope splashes him through the table. Xavant climbs the ladder. La Seguridad come down and beat Xavant up. We go to break.
Joe Bravo does a promo. He says he has to face El Paparazzi with smelly fans around the ring. He says it's an unnecessary bout as it's degrading to face Paparazzi.a He says he's a degenerate and a disgrace to the military and wrestling. He says he will finish this the way he started it and give him the final beating, hook or by crook.
El Paparazzi does a promo. He says he saw Joe show off his body and chest. He says this match isn't a bodybuilding competition. He says he has spent years in this business and Joe beat him up weeks ago with a belt. He says Joe thought he was the toughest guy but now he got himself in trouble. He says he will laugh when Joe goes outside and gets hit with belts by the fans. He says he awaits him with a Puerto Rican leather welcome. He says Joe will scream like a little girl. He tells him to keep showing off his muscles and he will take care of the fighting. He cans he can be rough, technical and grab his testicles and squeeze them. He says he will see the fans tonight in Ponce. He says Joe is getting skinned tonight.
Xavant does a promo. He says Night 1 of the Anniversary show is in the history books. He says they are going to Ponce this afternoon with no rest. He says the fights will be good. He says he defends his title tonight, he will fight with his heart and persevere until he triumphs as that's what he does.
We return to the match. La Seguridad is still beating up Xavant. Xavant hits lariats on one of them then throws him into a table in the corner. Xavant slaps the other. Gil hits Xavant with a chair. Xavant is put on a table and Gil top rope elbow drops him through a table.
Gil climbs a ladder, Xavant jumps off the top and presses him through a table in a big spot. Xavant climbs the ladder, retrieves the belt and wins.
Thoughts: We only saw some of this. The spot at the end was pretty cool and Gilbert put in a pretty good effort for this one. It would have been nice to see the whole thing but that's just not what they do around here.
John Hawking does a promo. He says he faces a living legend in Lightning tonight. He says it's not their first bout. He says he's going in the ring to battle and bet on himself. He says he always go in with the strategy of going for the 1-2-3.
Orlando Colon does a promo. He says the war continues with Ray Gonzalez. He says he knows Ray doesn't want him here and he will leave after this as he doesn't want to be in a company that doesn't want him. He says he will finish him off if it's the last thing he does. He says he will take him to hell with him. He says he will finish what he did last night.
Ray Gonzalez does a promo. He says it will get hotter tonight. He says Orlando needs to back his words up with action last night. He says he will teach him another lesson tonight if last night was not enough. He says he will checkmate him.
Carlito vs John Morrison
We join this in progress. Carlito hits a dropkick. Carlito slams him. Carlito comes off the top, John pushes the ref then kicks Carlito in the crotch. Carlito's head is banged off the apron.
John knees him in the gut outside and bangs his head off traffic rails. John slides under a rail then then he bangs the rail into Carlito's head. John side chinlocks him in the ring. Carlito hits shots to the gut then John springboard dropkicks him for 2.
John hits punches and cravates him around the ropes. Carlito pushes John over the top to the floor. John get lariats in the ring. Carlito knee lifts him then running lariats him for 2. John is rolled up for 2. John blocks a backcracker.
John misses a cartwheel dive off the top and Carlito superkicks him for 2. They trade punches on the buckles. Carlito is swept down. John misses starship pain. John pushes the ref into Carlito and Carlito low blows him. Carlito backcrackers him and pins him.
Thoughts: This is the 3rd time this year we've seen this exact match THIS YEAR...and it's only June. Somehow despite seeing this 3 times, WE STILL HAVE NOT SEEN THE FULL MATCH. How is that even possible?
Eddie Colon does a promo. He say he looks forward to seeing us this afternoon. He says he will team with Intelecto Cinco Estrellas to face the biggest piece of trash in Chicano and Chicano's son, Zcion RT1. He says Zcion will lose in his hometown. He tells Zcion not to invite his family as he has bitter pills to swallow in Ponce tonight.
Chicano and Zcion RT1 do a promo. Chicano tells his opponents to come prepared. He says if they show up, they will wipe them out. RT1 says they will close the anniversary is RT1 territory. He says people wanted to see them team up for a long time and here they are. He confirms he beat Intelecto Cinco Estrella for the title last night. He says there's a war in his hometown and says they will celebrate big tonight. He say he promised his hometown he'd win the title and he did. He says they will finish what was left last night on the beach because they are the Ultimate Leader and the Illegal Kid.
The hosts talk about the show tonight and say they look forward to seeing us there.
We then see the same opening video with Jovica and Carlos Colon to close the show.
Overall thoughts: You would think we are still living in the 1950's here. The big show was last night. They couldn't give us a single highlight reel on it. They couldn't give us any photos on it. And they couldn't even read us the results off a piece of paper so we'd know what happened. The only way you could kind of figure out what happened is through some of the promos and by seeing some of the graphics for tonight but some of the results are still unknown. As always, the lack of care and the lack of quality control that this promotion shows weekly is just unbelievable. There's no cheaper promotion out there and it's just embarrassing. They then topped all of that off by showing us the same John Morrison vs Carlito Colon match. It has now been shown 3 times this year and not once have we actually seen the full match. We also didn't see the full versions of the other two matches they showed either. This promotion is the worst and I'd give this a 1 out of 10 total.
TNA Xplosion 6/26/2026
Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/tna-xplosion-6192026.html
Around the Ring with Gia Miller
Ricky Sosa is this week's guest. Sosa says he played a year of soccer, switched to basketball and was terrible at it. He says he tried tennis and he didn't like it. He says he went to music school for a year and says he's still not that good at playing piano. He says he then played 8 years of soccer.
He says he supports the Belgium World Cup team but knows they won't win. He says he supports Ivory Coast too as his parents are from there. He says he did wrestling celebrations when he scored in soccer. He says he got lots of yellow cards and red cards. Gia says he's a talented athlete in TNA who is just getting started and she can't wait to see what he can do. He says he can't name 5 Belgian wrestlers who made it in wrestling and he's looking forward to big things in this business.
The Personal Concierge comes out and says it's a sad day to be in the cesspool of Sacramento. He says he brought an angel from heaven and says it's Heather By Elegance. The Elegance Brand comes out minus Ash.
Heather By Elegance vs Brittnie Brooks
BB misses a charge and HBE pulls her down by the hair. HBE pauses to put lip gloss on. BB armdrags her and step up enzugiri's her. BB running forearms her and bulldogs her for 2. HBE pulls BB face first on the apron and forearms her down outside. M By Elegance pounds on BB outside.
HBE ties up BB's arms and pulls on them. HBE trips BB into the buckles. HBE armdrags her then flying headscissors her. HBE hits reverse curbstomps on BB and does a double armbar on her. BB gets a 2 count on her.
HBE euros her and stunners her. HBE knees BB in the face. BB hits running forearms. BB takes her down with her own arm. BB corner euros HBE then running knees her in the corner. BB backdrops her for 2. They go on the buckles. BB's arm is pulled over the top rope. HBE seated spanish flies her off the top and pins her.
Thoughts: It wasn't that interesting. Brooks didn't get much meaningful offense in and in general, there was just a lot of of stuff that didn't look that good. HBE won as expected.
Overall thoughts: There was only one new match and one new interview as usual along with some old matches and clips from Impact. None of the new footage was that great and I wouldn't recommend this one.
