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TNA Impact 5/14/2026

TNA Impact 5/14/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/tna-impact-572026.html

We are in Sacramento, CA. Tom Hannifan and Matt Rehwoldt are on commentary.

#1 Contender's Battle Royal

Mustafa Sead of ECW fame is in this. Saed nails Bear Bronson with a weapon. Saed hits Kaz with a chain. He then trades shots with Agent Zero as everyone watches. Zero headbutts him in the chest and throws him out in weak fashion. Everyone then fights.

Zero and Dutch trade shots. Dutch black hole slams Zero. Everyone then gangs up on those two and throws Dutch and Zero out. BDE is eliminated then Home Town Man throws out Mr. Elegance. Home's head is banged off the mat by Brian Myers. Brian tries to throw him out but gets back body dropped out. The System double team Home. Elijah knocks Vincent off the apron. Jason Hotch walks on opponents backs to get back in but then is eliminated.

Kaz throws out Home Town Man. Elijah throws Kaz out. Kaz grabs Elijah by the hair. Elijah throws out Eddie Edwards and Bear Bronson at the same time. Eric Young tries to throw Elijah out. Elijah holds on and they fight on the apron. Eric low blows Elijah and eliminates him. Eric Young wins.

Thoughts: It was very rushed and not good. There were a lot of ugly looking eliminations here and they happened so fast that it was tough to keep track of what was going on. Eric Young getting a title shot is not very interesting.

Gia Miller interviews Leon Slater. She brings up him becoming the longest reigning X-champ if he wins tonight. Leon says he's as ready as ever and gets another chance to make history. He says he knows he has to win the big one, but if he hasn't bee dong that, he doesn't know what he's been doing. He says he goes from being the youngest champ to the greatest tonight.

The Hardy's come in. Matt says they became legendary through TLC. Matt tells him to become legendary tonight. Jeff tells him to do what he does as they get him.

The System are interviewed. Ali says his crew continued to fail him and he will fix it like he always does. He says he rubbed a magical lamp today and was told he had 3 wishes. He says he wished for the best TNA has to offer. He says his open challenge continues next week and he wants to go back to his winning ways. Gia then tells Jason Hotch he did a good job.

Eric Young talks. He says Sosa, Hendry and EC3 are gone. He says Mike Santana is gone next and we are looking at the next world champ.

Lei Ying Lee comes out to talk. She says last week was the best night of her life. She says she fought her whole life for this moment. She says she's the 2 time Knockouts world champ now. She says she's proud to bring the title back home to TNA. 

She thanks everyone and says she couldn't have done it without the fans. 

Xia Brookside interrupts. She says Lee can celebrate all she wants. She says she has her eyes on the title and says it will come to her sooner or later. Lee says she's sick of her and goes off in Chinese. Xia tells her to learn how to talk to her dumb@ss fans if she wants to be Knockouts champ. Lee says she will beat her right here and right now. Xia teases heading in but falls back. Xia says Lee is dumber than she thought. She says she has beaten her mentally and emotionally and will do it physically soon. She then calls her a b!tch in Chinese.

The System do a promo. Eddie Edwards says they were robbed in the battle royal but he will get another title shot. He says nobody knows if Moose will ever come back. Brian says Moose is weak and they broke him. Ced says tonight is about the X-Title. He says Leon won't make history as new champ and says there will be no celebration. He says he will find out that you can't beat The System. 

Gia interviews UFC fighter Keith Jardine about a new film he's in. Keith says it's violent and unpredictable. George Iceman interrupts with Mr. Elegance, M and Heather. George says if he wants to understand masculinity, he will show him a real man in Mr. Elegance. He says Keith is jealous of Mr. Elegance. Keith says it makes him want to puke. Keith tells them to get the gang of hoes and get them out of here. Security then breaks it up. 

Thoughts: That clearly had no purpose but to shill a movie. That was a waste of time. 

Sactown Street Fight - KC Navarro vs AJ Francis

A baseball announcer named Chris Caray is on commentary for this.

KC ducks a shot outside and sends AJ into the apron edge. AJ hits KC from behind. AJ goes for a powerbomb and KC escapes. KC does his 305 kick. KC is caught on a tope and he ddt's AJ on the floor. KC sets up a table outside. AJ sends KC into the steps.

KC hits him in the gut with a chair then hits him in the back with it. AJ is pushed into the steps. We go to break and return. KC is thrown into the post head first. AJ grabs Chris Caray's baseball bat that he brought with him. AJ misses bat shots on KC. KC pushes AJ into the post. KC asks for the helmet Chris brought. KC hits AJ in the gut and back with the bat.

KC hits AJ off the 2nd rope with the bat. KC pretends to hit a ball, he runs around the corners and baseball slides a trash can into AJ's crotch. The ref says, "safe". KC fameassers AJ for 2.

AJ has a trash can put on his head. KC hits the can with the bat. KC throws chairs into the ring. KC sets up a 3x3 row of chairs. AJ is laid on the chairs. AJ gets up and hits KC with the bat. AJ goes for a 2nd rope chokeslam but KC cutters him onto the chairs for 2. KC chairs AJ's back. 

KC is up top and is caught. KC step up enzugiri's him. AJ facekicks him down. AJ chokeslams KC through 2 side by side tables outside. AJ brings KC in and pins him.

Thoughts: It was alright. KC really got some air on the chokeslam through the tables. It was all hardcore wrestling here for the most part and a little more aggression and emotion would have helped this out.

Mike Santana comes out to talk. He says he was taught to speak with his actions instead of his words. He says that mindset helped him carry TNA with his heart and fight. He says he has a new challenger after the battle royal. He says he considers Eric Young a pillar of this place and someone who has a lot of respect. He says he built his name off of fighting those guys and he beat them all. He says he holds down the fort week after week as the TNA champ. 

Daria Rae comes out. She says Eric Young isn't his next contender for the title. She says the ref stopped his match with Steve Maclin, so he never actually beat him. Mike says he dropped him. Daria says Steve Maclin is cleared to return to in-ring action. She says he will face Steve for the TNA Title next week. She says the board loved the idea and she didn't have to run it by Santino.

Santino Marella comes out. Santino says it's good to be back and says he would have been here last week, but someone cancelled his flight. He says he likes the Maclin/Satana match next week. He says he has announcements of his own. He says Indi Hartwell got him unsuspended and she has just re-signed with TNA. Santino says they have 2 champs they can be proud of in Lee and Mike. 

Santino says he loves his daughter but not Stacks. Santino says he'd like to get his hands on Stacks. Daria says Stacks would destroy him. Mike says he has had enough of this crap and says this is terrible. He says the outcome will remain the same no matter who he fights and it'll be 1-2-3. 

Thoughts: This segment was dumb. Mike clearly beat Steve Maclin. He knocked him off of TV for a while during their match. Yet Daria claimed it didn't really count because of the ref stoppage.

TNA Injury Report

Trey Miguel is out with a knee injury and is out indefinitely. Moose has hip and head injuries and is out. EC3 is out with neck injuries. AJ Francis and KC Navarro are under medical evaluation.

Rosemary and Allie vs Mila Moore and Victoria Crawford

Mila grabs Rose from behind. Rose grabs her by the throat. Rose bits her head. Allie then bites Mila. Mila takes a side slam + headbuster. Allie chops Mila then boots her in the gut. Allie kneelifts her.

Allie running corner lariats her then running corner forearms her. Tessa Blanchard trips Allie. Mila boots Allie off the buckles then stomps on her. VC comes in and bangs Allie's head off the buckles. She then throws her by the head for 2. 

VC pulls Allie down by the hair. Mila boots Allie in the gut. Allie takes a double kick in the corner. Allie neckbreakers Mila. Rose comes in and cleans house. She slingblades VC. Rose running corner forearms VC then exploders her. Rose reverse ddt's VC for 2. Allie and Rose do stereo hanging headscissors over the top. Tessa tries to stop it and Mara Sade superkicks her.

Mila is sent into the steps. Allie death valley drivers Mila on the floor. Allie double underhook drops VC on her butt and pins her.

Thoughts: It wasn't good. There were a lot of sloppy moments here and they did a lot of things that weren't even really established moves. At least nobody got hurt. Rose's team needed to win here and they did.

Matt Hardy does a promo. He is behind a fence. He says he and Jeff are out of the cage and says Damascus and Brother Nero have been unlocked from them by The Righteous. Matt challenges them for next week and says they will be obsolete.

TNA X-Division Title - 2/3 Falls - Leon Slater (c) vs Cedric Alexander

1st Fall - Leon hits chops and forearms in the corner. Ced fires back. Leon rolls him up for 2. Leon rolls him up and pins him. Leon leads 1-0.

2nd Fall - This started during the break. Leon gets hung up upside down in the corner. Ced backbreakers him for 2. They chop each other and Ced gets a 2 count on him. Leon jawbreakers him and enzugiri's him. Leon hits lariats. Leon corner facekicks him. Leon rebound spinning heel kicks him. Leon top rope crossbodies him for 2.

They trade pin attempts. Leon's nose is busted open. Ced michinoku drivers him for 2. Leon running facekicks him. Ced lumbar checks him and pins him. The score is now 1-1.

3rd Fall - We join this in progress. Leon facekicks Ced off the arpon then corkscrew dives him over the post. Leon blocks a top rope hurricanrana. Leon 2nd rope styles clashes him. Leon is knocked off the ropes and his leg gets caught on the 2nd rope. Ced throws him head first into the steps.

Ced grabs a headset and says he will be the greatest to ever hold the X-Title. leon's head is busted open. Leon cradles him for 2. Ced forearms him then brainbusters him for 2. Leon slaps him and gets a lumbar check for 2. Leon hits utopia. Leon misses a swanton 450. Ced lumbar checks him twice and pins him. Ced wins the fall and match.

Thoughts: Leon would have had the record here for the longest reigning X-Division champ if he had won. I'm not real sure why they had him lose but this is TNA and this promotion has been screwing over faces since Day 1. The match went a little long and was just okay only without being anything too great. Leon bled not only from the head but he bled from the nose as well.

The lights go out after. The tron says veny, viddi, vicci. Fabian Aichner/Giovanni Vinci from WWE comes out, making his return to wrestling after about 17 months off.

Thoughts: Aichner/Vinci coming back is a random one and I doubt most people even remember him. Nobody loves former WWE talent quite like TNA. It doesn't seem like he's doing his last gimmick which was kind of fun.

Overall thoughts: The battle royal was rushed and not that good. The street fight was the best match of the night and was fine. The women's match wasn't good. The main had commercial breaks that interfered with it and it just wasn't the classic it set out to be. Leon Slater did not get to set the record for the longest X-Division champ because this promotion loves hurting its babyfaces. Giovanni Vinci/Fabian Aichner then made his return after in a surprising move. We also had a pointless segment with Keith Jardin. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 as the show had a mix of okay and bad stuff on it. It feels like some of the minds behind TNA in the early 2000's and 2010's are back and it's not for the better.

Juggalo Championship Wrestling 5/14/2026 JCW Lunacy Episode 82

Juggalo Championship Wrestling 5/14/2026 JCW Lunacy Episode 82

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/juggalo-championship-wrestling-572026.html

Joe Dombrowski and Mark Roberts are on commentary.

Choppa City get jumped outside in the alley by Willie Mack and 2 Tuff Tony. Atiba has a cart rammed into him. Bruce takes Tony's hat and punches Mack. Tony hits Bruce with a sign and Atiba is sent into a fence. Mack hits both members with a sign. Choppa City are put on carts and they get rammed into each other. Mack and Tony walk away with their titles and Tony warns them. 

Violent J is on the phone. Caleb Konley comes in and asks if he heard the good news. Caleb says Russo is at an important meeting. Caleb says he has his back tonight. J says if he smells a rat, he will take out that rat. Caleb says it'll be a glorious day.

The Green Phantom comes in. He tells J that he's got this and he's the hero JCW needs. J says they aired promos hyping him up and he lost in 2 minutes. Green begs for another match, as long as there isn't more bees. J says he's got pizza tonight and is facing Luigi Primo. He says if he loses, he might as well become that pizza.

Mac Davis interviews Dani Mo. Mac says he didn't know what she was up to at Stranglemania but seemed in it for the belt. Dani says she needs the title and it's a necessity for her. She says he wouldn't understand.

The Green Phantom vs Luigi Primo

The Green Phantom is gone from JCW if he loses this.

Mosh Pit Mike is dressed up like a scientist  and nails Primo on the apron. He asks if Green thought he could come here and not fight him. Mike says he's Professor Mike tonight. Mike says he doesn't want to fight him but wants to be friends.

This turns into... 

The Green Phantom vs Mosh Pit Mike

Mike low blows him and rolls him up for 2. Mike eye rakes him then slams him. Green footpresses him down. Green stomps and chops him. Mike elbows him in the back of the neck. Green pounds on him on the buckles. Green hits a blackout on him for 2.

Luigi Primo gets up on the ramp. He tries to throw pizza dough at Mike but nails Green instead. Mike rolls up Green and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a shorter bout and it wasn't the most serious of battles. This was more about the storyline of Green getting fired if he loses.

Barnabus The Bizarre is looking for The Outbreak in the back. He finds them smoking pot and flips out.

We get a weird Red Love/Father Bronson video. He's eating sushi and does the Red Roll Call. He has a girl with him and there's some wacky graphics.

J-Rod asks Violent J to make her the special ref with Big Al vs Dani Mo. J asks why would he do that? J-Road says she thought he needed ratings. J says she's right, but not that way. Barnabus The Bizarre and The Outbreak come in. Barn says his world is falling apart and he's losing control. J says this is pathetic. Barn says he needs J to make a match and he needs the sense beat into them. Barn says they need to fight Future Endeavored. J says he has nothing to do with Matt Cross and it's not his business. Barn flips out and wonders what he's supposed to do now.

Mac Davis brings Jeeves out. Jeeves does an intro for himself then brings out EC3. EC says everyone is seeking validation and looking for 3 letter brands. He rips Wrestlemania without saying WWE, saying you get to watch commercials and celebs. He then rips AEW, saying it's All Elite Deficit Disorder Wrestling. He says you can go into a man's sandbox and do move after move for a show that has no emotion and is a circlejerk for Dave Meltzer and reddit. He says nobody is watching the NWA and says that's a shot at leadership. EC says he had to find the clowns to find a real wrestling product. He says he has the most dignity here.  He says he's happy to be part of Jeeves' family. 

Thoughts: I'm not a big fan of shoot promos. EC better be careful about ripping all these companies as he may need them someday.

Barnabus and The Outbreak run into Caleb Konley in the background. Barn asks if the zombies are trying to sniff urinal cakes. Caleb asks what's going on with them. Barn says they are addicted and he needs help. Barn says he needs the addiction beat out of them. Caleb says to give him a commercial break to see what he can do.

Barnabus comes out with The Outbreak. He says he doesn't want to do this and doesn't know what else to do. He says everything he has done to break this addiction has failed. He says they are reduced to pill-popping, crack-smoking addicts. He says the only thing he can do to help is have sense beaten into them. He says Violent J refused to help and says Caleb Konley approved his request. He says his abnormalities will their addiction beaten out of them courtesy of Future Endeavored.

Shane Mercer and Matt Cross come out. Shane says Barn had one simple request and he hopes he knows what he asked for as his wish is granted.

Future Endeavored (Matt Cross and Shane Mercer) vs The Outbreak (Abel Booker & Jacksyn Crowley)

Matt and SM boot The Outbreaker. SM throws one of them then belly to belly overhead suplexes him. A Zombie flips over SM and jawbreakers him. SM is booted out of the corner. The Zombie is caught coming off the buckles and gets bucklebombed. Shane release suplexes one of the zombies. 

Matt chops one of the zombies and pop-up atomic drops him. Matt then does a jack knife pin. SM hits back elbows on the zombie then he gorilla press drops him. Matt suplexes a zombie for 2. 

SM running euros a zombie in the corner. A Zombie then takes a fallaway slam. Matt standing moonsaults a zombie for 2. Matt throws a zombie hard down into the corner several times. The zombie then no sells and lariats Matt. A Zombie top rope crossbodies both opponents. 

SM catches one of the zombies and the other top rope dropkicks them over. SM backdrops both zombies at once. Matt comes off the top and double stomps both zombies at once. SM 2nd rope moonsault fallaway slams a zombie.

The Oubtreak both go out and try to go into the crowd. They get hold of a beer and drink but get counted out. They then head to the bar.

Thoughts: It went as promised with the zombies getting destroyed then losing when they went on the hunt for alcohol. It was very one-sided but it made sense. Matt's double stomp into a double stomp was cool.

Mac Davis talks to Violent J in the back. J asks who is Vince Russo to think he can't be here? J says he doesn't like The Outbreak facing The Future Endeavors. Caleb says it was a big mistake and J says not to let it happen again. J-Rod then asks Caleb to make her the special ref in Dani Mo's match. Caleb says it was a great idea. Mac asks if he just did that and he says yeah and it was "f*cking awesome".

Big Al asks why Dani Mo cost her the title and shoves the mic in her chest. J-Rod comes out.

Special Ref is J-Rod - Dani Mo vs "Big Al" Alice Crowley

Dani forearms Al then they collide with shoulders. Al throws her down backwards. Al shoulders her over then slams her twice. Al leg drops her for 2. 

Al rolls into a codebreaker on her for 2. Al's head is banged off the buckles and Dani lariats her for 2. Dani leg chokes her over the 2nd rope. Dani knees her in the gut then chinlocks her. Al hits elbows to the gut. Al snapmares her and then PK's her. J-Rod gives her a one count and Dani gets mad as she thinks she is slow counting her.

Dani chops Al then hit shots in the corner. Dani high kicks her. Dani michinoku drivers her for 2. Al hits back elbows and pump kicks her. Al backdrops her. Al air raid crashes her for 2.

Al runs the ropes and J-Rod tries to lariat her. Al boots J in the gut and punches her with brass knucks. Al then nails Dani with the brass knucks. J-Rod is out but Al bangs J-Rod's hand off the mat 3 times and they count it as a pin.

Thoughts: The ending was a stretch even for JCW, but I don't know if it mattered. They mostly just threw various strikes here and it was forgettable.

Violent J talks to Caleb Konley. He says he didn't think much of Caleb. He says he doesn't like him going into business for himself. Caleb says he's trying to help the show. J says he runs the show and owns 50% of the company. He says he will help Caleb with a special opponent for 4 weeks. He says each opponent will be from outside JCW. Caleb says if that's how it is..

Mac Davis talks to Barnbus The Bizarre outside. Barn says he lot The Outbreak. Mac says they are taking gas out of cars. Mac sees them doing this and asks what is going on and begs for help. Mac says he wants to know who is giving them the drugs. Barn says something is wrong and says whoever is giving them this bullsh!t is dead.

Blast from the Past

This week's old match is Sabu vs 2 Tuff Tony. We get some run-in's including one from Rob Conway and Rhino. This turns into a tag match which they say we will see on a future episode.

PCO and Steven Flowe vs The Brothers of Funstruction (Yabo and Ruffo)

Yabo brings out a rubber chicken. Steve takes it and throws it. Yabo hits Steve with his giant tie then gives him noogies. Steve is sent into Ruffo's boot. Yabo dropkicks Steve. Ruffo gets a Hulk green fist and punches PCO. PCO no sells it. 

PCO takes a double boot and is double clubbed on. PCO takes corner attacks then double boots there. Steve gets hit with a balloon. PCO double lariats the clowns. Steve elbow drops Yabo for 2. 

PCO hits punches on Ruffo then ddt's him. PCO headbutt drops him and leg drops him. PCO headbutt drops him in the gut for 2. Ruffo boots PCO out of the corner. The Clowns double team PCO. PCO takes a kick to the back of the head + flatliner. Steve top rope dives on The Clowns.

The Ring Rat gets on the apron and gives Steve his guitar. PCO walks to the back. CoKane comes out and takes Steve's guitar away. Steve turns him around and Kane hits him with the guitar on the ramp. The Ring Rat then heads to the back. Big Vito comes out and hits The Clowns with a kendo stick. They say this match has ended in a DQ, but they don't say who got DQ'd.

Thoughts: The ruling on this didn't make any sense since people were low blowing others and not getting DQ'd earlier. And it didn't make sense since both teams had interference against them. The match was not that good with The Clown's using balloons and ties. I also have no idea why PCO just left. 

Vito beats up The Clown's after then pounds on Ruffo. Vito hits Ruffo with the kendo stick. Ruffo is thrown onto the ramp and stage. Ruffo is dragged to the back by Vito.

Vito takes Ruffo outside and puts him in the trunk of a car. Vito and his crew drive off. 

Overall thoughts: It was a very Russo-esque show here with questionable stuff in the opener, semi-main and main and shoot promos. The wrestling wasn't that good here. The non-wrestling stuff was good though, minus EC3's shoot promo. The stuff with The Outbreak is very entertaining and Caleb giving out matches he didn't have the power to make also was fun. Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy the show and found it easy to get through, but there were too many issues here for me to give this a good rating. I'd give this a 4 out of 10 and wouldn't recommend it.

EPW Wrestling 5/9/2026 Episode #241

EPW Wrestling 5/9/2026 Episode #241

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/epw-wrestling-522026-episode-240.html

Joey Gross and Gene Jackson are on commentary.

Mike Anthony does a promo. He says he's back in EPW for one reason. He says everyone from this point forward is on notice. He says step up and get stepped on. He says, "Welcome to the nightmare".

Moses Cain takes on Daniel Nova tonight. Mike Anthony will be in action as well.

Mike Anthony vs Jabari Young

They lock up and Mike backs off. JY boots and punches him. Mike punches back. Mike hits a corner splash. Mike hits mounted corner punches then hits corner chops. JY death valley drivers him for 2. We go to break and return.

JY chinlocks Mike. JY dropkicks him for 2. JY hits mounted punches. JY stun guns him and running facekicks him for 2. 

JY goes up top and is enzugiri'd. Mike superplexes him down. JY flying kicks him for 2. Mike boots him in the gut and brainbusters him. Mike wins.

Thoughts: It was the wrong match for what they were doing here. Mike cut a tough guy promo before this where he made it seem like he would kick some butt. Instead, Young got most of the offense here and Mike got less offense if anything.

CJ Blaine goes up to Elijah Owens. He says Owens got lucky by beating Moses Cain. Owens insults him and CJ says let's see how lucky he can get. Owens says it sounds like a challenge. 

Ethan Steele vs Enrico Sterdivant

Ethan slaps him and Enrico spin kicks him in the gut. Enrico corkscrew kicks him and broski boots him in the corner for 2. 

Enrico misses a corner splash and Ethan clips him. Ethan boots him in the corner. Ethan hits leg kicks and eye rakes him. Enrico powerslams Ethan for 2. Enrico forearms him then hits stiff kicks in the corner while Ethan is down. Ethan kicks him in the leg. Ethan hits punches on Enrico then Enrico pop-up knees him. Enrico germans him. Enrico spinning backdrops him and wins.

Thoughts: I liked it. Ethan got nasty with Enrico then Enrico stiffed him back. This turned into a bit of a war.

Elijah Owens vs CJ Blaine

They lock up and EO rolls him up for 1. CJ la magistral's him then rolls him into a pin attempt. CJ side headlocks him. CJ enzugiri's EO. EO backbreakers and neckbreakers CJ. EO chokes him on the 2nd rope. EO basement dropkicks him for 2. EO suplexes him. EO sleepers him. 

CJ enzugiri's EO. CJ springboard dropkicks him. CJ hits chops. CJ slips on a springboard forearm. CJ dropkicks him and flying headscissors her. CJ 619's him. CJ goes up top and EO rolls out. CJ plancha's him off the apron then hits mounted shots on the floor. EO punches him back and throws him into the post. EO goes to get back in the ring but CJ holds onto his leg and purposely keeps him out. Both men get counted out.

Thoughts: CJ purposely cost EO the match here likely due to EO being on a lucky win streak and EO messing with him earlier in the show. I'm not a big fan of people essentially throwing matches, but I think I see the logic in this.

EO gets upset after and is crying about the result. 

Moses Cain vs Daniel Nova

Nova's doing some kind of rave gimmick.

They lock up. MC backs him up in the corner. They lock up again and Dan is put in the corner again. Dan backs him up in the corner and MC shoves him down. MC hits punches and stomps in the corner. Dan hits punches and MC facekicks him. 

Dan's head is banged off the buckles. MC hits shots to the gut then punches him down. MC chokes him then double axe handles him in the gut. MC chops him in the corner. MC misses a corner charge. Dan is caught coming off the 2nd rope and MC spinebusters him. MC splashes him for 2.

MC sleepers him. Dan hits elbows to the gut to escape. Dan hits some big lariats. Dan 2nd rope diving lariats him and pins him.

Thoughts: Nova winning was a big upset here. Nova's gotta get some new gear. MC is a bit careful and doesn't move the best but they had the right idea here. Nova hit some good looking lariats and it was hoss vs hoss in this bout. I liked it. 

Parental Advisory (Hunter Dabbs and Dakota Gage) vs Slaughterhouse (#1 and #2)

Note - The announcers said they don't know what Slaughterhouse's names are. I'm going with #1 and #2.  #1 is wearing green and #2 is wearing red.

The heels nail Advisory from behind while Advisory wait for them. Gage gets slammed and stomped on. Gage chops one of his opponents and tags out. Dabbs is caught coming off the top. He hits leg kicks on #1. Gage joins in and PA hit a double buzzsaw kick. #2 takes a double superkick.  Dabbs topes #2 outside. 

Dabbs corner euros #1 then Gage corner spears that guy. #1 knees Gage in the gut then bangs his head off the buckles. #1 corner splashes Gage then #2 side slams Gage. #2 pulls on Gage's face. #2 stands on Gage's back.

Gage is snapmared with a shirt and choked with it by #1. Gage hits a flying back elbow on #1. Dabbs step up enzugiri's #2 then dropkicks him in the knee. Dabbs step up double stomps #2. #2 takes a flatliner. Dabbs goes up top and Reverend Ash Taylor trips him, causing a DQ.

Thoughts: It was alright. The announcers basically said Slaughterhouse are influenced by The Moondogs and I agree as they have wild hair, ripped up jeans and beards. They look like drunks and ruffians. What we got was fine but I probably would have had Slaughterhouse destroy PA here instead. However, they made up for some of it after.

#1 spears Gage after. Dabbs is whipped into a chokeslam from #2. #2 then slams #1 onto Advisory.

Overall thoughts: It was acceptable but it was not one of my more favorite editions of EPW. I had an issue with 3 of the 5 matches here. I thought Young/Anthony had the wrong match for the story they had. Enrico/Ethan got stiff and I liked it. They had the right idea for Owens/Blaine, but I didn't like Blaine costing himself the match. Cain/Nova was an okay hoss match. The main should have been a bit more one-sided, but they did make up for it some after. I would give this show an average 5 out of 10 rating.

WWE Evolve 5/13/2026

WWE Evolve 5/13/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/wwe-evolve-562026.html

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

Kam Hendrix and Harley Riggins talk. Harley says he slipped up but they won the fight last week. Kam says there's nothing stopping them from getting the top spot on Evolve. Harley says tonight is just a formality and asks if Kam is ready for showtime. Kam says it'll be lights, Kam and action.

We see clips from after the show last week with Karmen Petrovic fighting off Nikkita Lyons and Sloane Jacobs.  

Nikkita Lyons vs Karmen Petrovic

NL stalls outside early. 

They leg kick each other and avoid legsweeps. NL offers a handshake and KP kicks her hand away. KP side headlocks her. NL hits her in the gut and throws her backwards. KP then does the same to her. KP kicks her out of the corner and tilt-a-whirl bodypresses her. 

KP side headlock takeovers her. KP legsweeps her then backslides her. KP pulls her arms back then bodyscissors her. KP puts her legs behind NL's neck and pushes forward. NL forearms her then fallaway slams her. We go to break and return.

NL hits knees to the gut. NL stands on her chest and split leg drops her. NL hits corner spears. KP kciks hero ut of the corner and rolls her up for 2. NL chest kicks her down for 2. NL stretches her over the knee. KP rolls her, banging NL's face off the mat.

KP hits shots to the gut. KP hits flying forearms and hits soul foot. KP sliding kicks her on the ropes. KP slingblades her for 2.  NL suplexes her then misses a vader bomb. Sloane Jacobs comes out then Laynie Luck comes out and fights Sloane. Wendy Choo then comes out and trips NL. KP corkscrew kicks NL and pins her.

Thoughts: The match was fine. Evolve is a good place for KP and I'd like to see her get pushed as a top girl here. She did well, she just needs steady airtime and she hasn't gotten that. It's too bad they didn't trade more kicks because it was interesting to see them do that.

Brooks Jensen talks to Dorian Van Dux in the back. He tells Dux to stay out of his way. Dux says he will throw his advice in the trash and speaks in French. BJ says he doesn't care about where he did it that at and he just wants to kick @ss. He says nobody does it better than him. Dux smmiles and BJ says we'll see tonight.

Harlem Lewis is in the ring. He says Braxton Cole did it this time when he screwed him out of the title then lost the match. He calls him a loser and tells him to come out. Braxton Cole comes out. Cole gets mad at being called a loser. Lewis goes after him and Cole calls security out. 

Cole says he can't lower himself to unsanctioned battles as the future of WWE. He says they are different people and says the entire industry relies on him. Lewis asks if he thinks he's better than him because Lewis had to mop floors. Cole says if he keeps getting in his way, he will send him back to mopping floors. Security stops Lewis as he heads for Cole and Cole punches him.

Thoughts: This segment worked. Cole needs to do more of these. He's definitely going to be a Chris Nowinski/Carson Drake type of guy. They just need to get him more practice doing it.  

Tate Wilder talks to Romeo Moreno in the back. Romeo says he's not feeling it. Romeo says he's 0-2. Tate says the mindset will get him beat. He says Evolve isn't about being perfect. Tate says he has lost more than he won here. He slams Kam Hendrix put him down but does he look like he's down? Romeo says he's right and they hug. Tate tells him to stay up.

Tristan Angels does a video. He asks what you get when an Englishman, a European and two Americans get in the ring? He says it's Tristan Angels as the new #1 Contender. He says their paths will cross a lot so get used to him. He says Dux is the most dangerous man Belgium has produced, but he says Belgium isn't famous for making dangerous men. He says Jensen is known as being the hardest working man in the Performance Center, but that's all he's known for. He says Kam would rather look good and lose then look bad and win. Tristan says he always looks good as he's the most handsome man in England. 

It's GAL vs CJ Valor

CJ has Abrams, Rivera and Ball with him. 

Gal hits punches on CJ. CJ shoulders him over. Gal hits forearms and chops in the corner. CJ hip throws him. Gal headscissors him and does push up's. Gal then does it again with a waistlock takedown. Gal flying headscissors him then step up enzugiri's him. Gal backdrops him.

Gal hits a boom leg drop for 2. CJ running forearms him down then overhead throws him for 2. CJ hits elbows on Gal's neck then hip throws him for 2. Gal is rolled into the buckles for 2. Gal hits elbows to the gut.

Gal hits punches then facekicks him. Gal overhead throws him then spinning lariats him. Gal springboard dropkicks him for 2. CJ takes him down into an ankle lock. Gal rolls him into the buckles and rolls him up for 2.

Rivera gets on the apron and Jacari Ball clips Gal. CJ pop up spears Gal down and pins him. 

Thoughts: Gal was in full face mode here and that interesting. He did what he was supposed to and worked but he's a bit Duke Hudson esque as a face. You can tell he's really trying hard not to stiff anyone. I was surprised to see him doing some highflying here. While Gal is better suited as a heel, CJ is better suited as a face, so this was a little different. I liked it.

CJ and his friends throw Gal out after. Max says to give it up to CJ for the win. He says he brutally mogged Gal. Max says Ball has elite ball knowledge, he says Santi is sweet and says CJ is big. Max says all they do is mog you. Max says you can call them "The Mog Squad".

We see someone filming Cappuccino Jones outside on the phone. Cap says the person he is talking to has seen everything going on and they need to do something about it as it will boil over more. 

Gianna Capri talks to Anya Rune and Veronica Haven. Capri blames Anya for something. Haven says they are new prospects who are fighting to be here. Capri says Anya didn't prove herself when she lost to Anya. Anya says if she wants her to prove herself, she will ask for a singles match vs Layla Diggs. She says she will make the ID program proud and make Capri notice her.

Thoughts: I have no idea what they were talking about. It wasn't good at all and everyone came odd wooden.

#1 Contender's Match - Dorian Van Dux vs Tristan Angels vs Kam Hendrix vs Brooks Jensen

TA and Kam nail the others to start. Dux is thrown out. Kam backslides TA. BJ rolls up Kam for 2. TA top rope dropkicks BJ. Dux top rope dropkicks Kam. Dux flying headscissors TA. Dux back body drops and dropkicks Kan. BJ lariats TA outside. Kam nails BJ from behind. TA drops Dux face first on the apron edge. 

TA buckshot lariats BJ, making him ddt Kam. TA powerslams Dux for 2. Dux spinning forearms and suplexes TA. Dux lariats Ta from behind. Dux is crotched up top. TA step up enzugiri's him off the top rope. Kam crossbodies Dux off the apron. BJ top rope plancha's TA and Kam. Dux top rope moonsaults everyone outside. 

We go to break and return. TA superplexes Kam. Dux 2nd rope gordbusters BJ onto Kam. Dux pop up powerbombs TA onto opponents. The four trade shots on their knees. Kam takes kicks to the head. TA takes a 3D for 2.  

Dux and BJ trade forearms. Dux flying pumping knees BJ. BJ lariats him. Dux stunners him off a suplex attempt. Dux is popped up top. Dux top rope ssp's TA for 2. Kam backdrop uranage's Dux for 2 when Tate Wilder pulls Kam out. 

Kam and Tate fight outside. BJ hits Dux with his boot. BJ gordbusters Dux then TA gets a 2 count on Dux. TA sunset flips Dux and Dux half crabs him. BJ running boots Dux in the face. BJ hits slaps on him then Dux pump kicks him. Dux lariats him down. TA rolls up Dux for 2. Dux double jump os cutters him. BJ boots Dux out. TA cradles BJ and pins him. 

Thoughts: Tristan winning was a surprise. The match worked out a lot better than I thought it would and I liked it. They had some different styles at play but were able to put it all together. Dux continues to look good in the ring but it's the promos where he's always going to struggle. 

Overall thoughts: It was a good show. All 3 matches were fine and the main was pretty good. The 3 matches all had potential to not be so great but things did work out. That women's locker room segment was rough though. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 and I thought it was a fun episode. 

AEW Dynamite 5/13/2026

AEW Dynamite 5/13/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/aew-dynamitecollision-562026.html

We are in Asheville, NC. Taz, Excalibur and Tony Schiavone are on commentary.

We see an MJF interview from earlier in the day. MJF is asked if he will put his hair on the line vs Darby and then walks away. He then sees bald people everywhere he goes. He sees The Demand. Ricochet says he will look great but not as great as him.

Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) vs The Dogs (Clark Connors and David Finlay), Tomasso Ciampa and FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood)

Everyone fights to start. They all fight outside. OC bangs Dax's head off the buckles. OC is sat up top and Dax superplexes him. Dax holds on and OC stunners him. OC spinning ddt's him. Cope takes shots from a bunch of people in the corner. 

Ciampa chops OC down. Dax blocks OC's tag. Dax misses a corner splash. A Buck tags in and hits shots on FTR. FTR's heads are banged together and they take a spinning heel kick together. A Buck walks up the ropes and does a flying headscissors + armdrag combo. The Bucks hit stereo bulldogs on Clark and DF. A Buck dropkicks through the ropes and then the other corkscrew dives outside. A Buck does locomotion northern lights suplexes on Clark then gets DF with one too.

Stokeley Hathaway grabs The Bucks by the ankles. The Bucks hit superkicks on FTR and The Dogs. Ciampa pumping knees Cash on accident then takes a double superkick. Cash takes a double superkick for 2. We go to PiP break and return. 

Cage fights out of the corner. Cage's partners are pulled down from the apron when Cage tries to make the tag. Cage and Cash bang heads and go down. Cope tags in and cleans house on the heels. He back body drops DF outside onto his partners. Clark takes a slingshot facebuster. Cope headbusters Clark. Clark misses a corner spear and Ciampa is pushed into Cash. Cage hits a double reverse ddt. 

4 faces dive off the buckles at the same time and Cope gets a 2 count on Clark. The Bucks hit stereo topes outside. OC makes Cage put his hands in his pockets. Cage throws OC out onto the heels. Cage plancha's DF outside. Cope tags a big rig for 2. The Bucks hit superkicks. Dax is superkicked. Everyone starts coming in to hit a move with Clark being the last man in the sequence.

Clark spears Dax on accident. Clark takes a triple superkick. OC orange punches Clark then Cope spears Clark. Cope pins Clark.

Thoughts: It was full of fast paced action as expected with no real break in the action. Cage got his eye busted open here. It was a bit hard to follow at times with how many people were getting involved but the match was fine overall.

We see The Death Riders and Will Ospreay working out on a roof. Garcia says Will has to show him something tonight. Will does bridges while Mox does submissions on Yuta. Mox asks will if remember when he won BOSJ. He says Will was care free then like a bird. He says it was so simple then when he could fly. Mox says it gets harder as you get older and you feel like you can't fly. Mox says nothing has changed or is different. Mox says he can still fly. He tells him not to protect tonight, go out there to give something.  

Jericho does a video talking about Stadium Stampede. He tells him to be careful because this is a match without any limitations that is designed to settle scores. Jericho says this is no longer a match of his design but Ricochet's destruction. He asks if Ricochet can handle what he had asked for.

The Demand and Mark Davis do a promo. Ric says Jericho talks out of his @ss but they get things done. Ric says Mark is on their Stadium Stampede team and so is Andrade El Idolo. He says The Dogs will fill out the last two spots on the team. Finlay and Clark come in. Finlay says they will fight them in the street but it looks like it's at Stadium Stampede. Finlay says if you want chaos, who better to call then The Dogs.

Mike Bailey vs Westbrook

Mike has Kevin Knight with him. West tries to roll him up off the handshake. West flips out of a legsweep. West botches something and gets caught on the ropes. Mike spinning high kicks him. Mike hits a 2nd rope ultimate weapon and wins.

Thoughts: This didn't really work. West got too much attention and took away from Mike's win. 

AEW TNT Title - Kevin Knight (c) vs Brian Cage

This is an open challenge. Cage has Trent, Romero and Archer with him.

KK hits punches and chops him. Cage no sells the chops. KK flyng shoulders him but Cage doesn't move. Cage throws him off a ddt attempt. Cage superkicks him. KK's head is banged off the buckles and he takes corner spears. Cage chops KK in the corner then stands on his neck on the bottom rope. 

Cage corner lariats him. KK dropkicks him off the apron. KK tries to tope him but Cage kind of just throws him off. Cage F-5's him on the apron. We go to PiP break and return.

Cage back elbows him then throws him to the apron. KK springboard dropkicks Cage. KK is popped up and dropkicks Cage. KK is caught on a tope con hilo and he headscissors Cage into the steps. KK step up forearms him from the apron. Mike Bailey superkicks Lance outside. 

Cage 2nd rope deadlift superplexes KK for 2. Mike then top rope moonsaults Lance outside. KK is popped up and he ddt's Cage for 2. Cage is seated up top. KK tries to hurricanrana him but Cage doesn't catch him. Cage then lifts him up and KK hurricanrana's him down. KK does a top rope 180 splash on Cage and wins.

Thoughts: Things weren't going that bad but then they had that stupid hurricanrana spot at the end. They almost covered for it with Cage deadlifting him but then they did the spot anyway. Cage then lost in his big return here because AEW is where the big boys lay.

Mike Bailey congratulates Kevin after. Kevin says Mike is red hot. Kevin welcomes Cage back. Mike says Kevin is a future AEW champ. Mike says he wants the winner of Takeshita and Darby tonight. He says he's never had a match with Takeshita in AEW. He says he's coming for Darby's AEW Title.

They announce the 2026 Men's Owen Hart Tournament. It has Samoa Joe vs Will Ospreay, Mark Davis vs Jack Perry, Swerve Strickland vs Bandido and Claudio Castagnoli vs Brody King in first round matches.

Jack Perry does a promo. He says Mark Davis is no champ to him. He says he's built like a grizzly bear but still needed to cheat. He tells Mark to bring his friends and weapons and he will crack him over the skull with the weapons. He says they will fight in the Owen Hart Tournament after. He says he will prove he's a better wrestler and a future world champ. He says if he doesn't like that, f*ck you.

Will Ospreay vs Ace Austin

They shake hands. Will wristlocks him. AA headflips out. AA armlocks Will. Will armdrags him. They do a double knuckle lock and AA tries to pin him off of it. Will bridges and monkey flips him. Will armdrags him and stomps the arm into the mat.

Will shoulders AA over. AA trips him and kicks him in the back. AA legdrops his neck. Will hits forearms. AA indian deathlocks him. Will spin kicks him in the gut. AA blocks his flying headscissors. AA death valley drivers him. We go to PiP break and return.

Will springboard flying forearms him. Will standing corkscrew moonsaults him for 2. Will hits kicks to the arm. Will handspring corkscrew kicks him out. Ace plancha's will outside. Will superkicks AA on the apron. Will top rope diving forearms AA from behind in the back of the neck. Will os cutters him for 2. 

AA drives Will's face into the mat. AA corner lariats him. Will sits up top and AA reverse headscissors him down. A Ties up Will's legs and tries a bridge pin for 2. AA does a nasty looking swinging flatliner for 2. 

AA tries a top rope diving hurricanrana but Will sitout powerbombs him. They trade shots. Will hits kicks to the arm. Will hits Kawada kicks. Ace spin kicks him. Will spinning forearms him and hook kicks him. AA helicopter kicks him. Will back body drops him, AA tries to land on his feet and Will hidden blade's him. Will kicks him in the arm and rolling armbars him. AA taps out.

Thoughts: I was fine with this one. They did some flying and Will worked the arm a little in between. Will then won with an armlock. 

The Opps come out. Joe yells Will's last name. Joe says fate has put them on a collision course and they meet in the opening round of the Owen Hart Tournament. Joe says Will could have had a bye if he went with The Opps. He says instead of having a team that would enhance him, he's a lapdog for The Death Riders. He says Will made his chice and he will make him suffer with consequences. Joe says he has his date with destiny and he won't attack him. He says Shibata and Bowens feel slighted and he won't put leashes on them.

Shibata and Bowens head to the ring to fight Will. The Death Riders' music hits. The Opps back off. 

Don Callis and Konosuke Takeshita are interviewed. MJF comes in. He says KT has become one of the best in the world. He says he believes KT can beat Darby for the title then beat Okada. He says he can't think of a better idea than them fighting for the title. KT shakes his hand and says something in Japanese. MJF then tells Don he didn't mean it as KT walks off. MJF gives Don his Dynamite Diamond Ring and tells him to use it if things get hair. Andrade El Idolo comes in, takes off his hat and MJF leaves. Don says KT will bring the title back to The Family tonight. I think Andrade says it needs to be his turn next.

We see the Women's Owen Hart Tournament bracket. It has Persephone vs Hazuki, Willow Nightingale vs Alex Windsor, Mina Shirakawa vs Athena and Skye Blue vs Sareee.

Thoughts: Now that's a random tournament.

Kyle O'Reilly, Roderstring Strong, Willow and Orange Cassidy are interviewed. OC says they will get a tag title shot but didn't decide on partners. Kyle nominates Strong and OC as a team. Kyle says he wants Jon Moxley. Willow says she will win The Owen Hart Tournament again so she can have all the gold. OC says they should do the word of the day. Mark Briscoe comes in and says the word of the day is reunification as he's with his crew again. He says he wants Tomasso Ciampa next week on Dynamite. 

Hikaru Shida, Alex Windsor and Jamie Hayter vs The Triangle of Madness (Thekla, Skye Blue and Julia Hart)

Jamie is hit from behind and all 6 girls fight. The heels are sent out and the fight goes outside. Jamie pounds on Thek. Jamie suplexes then stomps her in the corner. SB and Alex slap and forearm each other on the rails. SB is lifted from the rail and dropped face first on the apron edge. Thek top rope plancha's Jamie and Alex outside. We go to PiP break and return.

Hayter and Alex get put in submisions on the ropes. Jamie facekicks Thek. Shida flying knees Thek in the corner. Shida suplexes Thek. Thek superkicks and punches Shida. Shida takes a double superkick. Thek spears Shida for 2. 

Alex pounds on Thekla. Thek takes a boot + russian legsweep combo. The heels block a hart attack. Shida flying knees Thek. SB superkicks Shida. Jamie uranage backbreakers SB. Hart lungblowers Jamie. Alex sky high's Hart. SB superkicks Alex. Alex headbutts her in the chest.

SB takes a sandwich lariat. Thek hits Jamie with the AEW Women's Title and is DQ'd.

Thoughts: We didn't see a lot of Shida in this. It wasn't anything too special and Skye's fight on the rail top looked bad with Skye almost almost falling. 

SB grounded dragon sleepers Alex after while Thek whips Alex. Hart mists a ref. Thunder Rosa, Mina and Willow come down and the heels leave. 

AEW World Title - Darby Allin (c) vs Konosuke Takeshita

DA dropkicks him out. KT catches his tope and sends him into the rails. KT facekicks DA off the apron. KT forearms DA down. KT throws DA into the buckles. DA bites KT on the buckles. DA top rope diving shoulderblocks him but he just bounces off of KT. KT back body drops DA. 

KT knees DA in the head and sends him into the rails. KT forearms him down outside. KT misses a pumping knee and goes into the steps. DA runs up the steps and dropkicks him outside. DA topes KT into the commentary table. KT blue thunders him off the apron to the floor.

We go to PiP break and return. DA grounded guillotines KT. DA's code red is blocked and KT package tombstones him. KT wheelbarrow germans him. KT corner facekicks DA. KT hits a very high angle top rope german...for 2. KT pumping knees DA for 2.

El Clon comes down. Don gives KT MJ's Dynamite Diamond Ring. KT throws the ring down. DA cradles KT for 2. KT forearms DA. DA code red's him off the buckles. DA rolls him and ties up his legs for a 2 count. DA top rope coffin drops KT outside.  

They get on the steps outside again. DA reverse ddt's him on the steps. DA top rope coffin drops him on the floor. DA top rope coffin drops him inside but KT gets his knees up. KT pumping knees him. DA sharpshooters him. KT ropebreaks and DA top rope coffin drops him twice to win.

Thoughts: I didn't like it. The blue thunder from the apron to the floor and the top rope german should have finished off Darby. Those moves were just too much and didn't mean a lot here. I'm not surprised the match ended up like it did as these two love to overdo it. Darby got his mouth busted open here.

Darby calls out MJF to sign the contract for the match. MJF comes out and a table with a chair is set up. MJF says he hopes Darby had fun holding his title. He says he feels bad for him again as he will never hold the title again. MJF says the only thing that matters in this life is your legacy. He says Darby's will be the one who had his 15 minutes of fame. He says everyone will know Darby is a prick who got lucky and was too reckless and stupid to stay on top. MJF says he will be the guy who was a 3x world champ at 30 and will be the greatest of all time. 

He says Darby brags about climbing a mountain top. MJF says he is the mountain top. Darby says he cares about living in the moment, not his legacy. He says he want him to sign his contract as he will make him a bald-headed b!tch. MJF signs the contract, spears him and hits mounted shots. MJF then punches him with his ring. MJF goes to 2nd rope piledriver him but Kevin Knight comes down and MJF runs. 

Overall thoughts: It was a long one. This went 18 minutes late which is rough. This one was almost all wrestling here. The opener was fine. Mike Bailey won squash. Knight/Cage was going okay but they had a botched hurricanrana spot at the end which brought it down. I liked Ospreay/Ace and it had some logic to it which I appreciated. The women's match wasn't anything too special and they did way too much in the main. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 as I liked and disliked about the same amount of stuff here. I'd say this was average. 

Ring of Honor YouTube Special Episode #7 5/12/2026

Ring of Honor YouTube Special Episode #7 5/12/2026

The last Youtube episode is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/ring-of-honor-youtube-special-episode-6.html

Ian Riccaboni and Caprice Coleman are on commentary.

Alec Price and Jordan Oliver do a promo. They say they have been nothing but grateful since they showed up. JO says it's not enough. Alec says it's about being the best now - the ROH Tag champs. Alec says they respect Serpentico and Angelico tonight but this isn't about respect. Alec asks what they will do today. JO says they will plot world domination.

Thoughts: They are doing lines from Pinky and the Brain here. Alec should really be kept far away from a mic at this point. 

The Spanish Announce Project (Angelico and Serpentico) vs Bustah and The Brain (Jordan Oliver and Alec Price)

JO and Ange lock up. Ange wristlocks him. JO reverses it. Ange works the arm and wristlocks him. JO takes a hiptoss then Serp is hiptossed onto him. Serp splashes JO. JO chops Serp. Serp wristlocks AP. AP tiger feints into an armdrag on him. AP running shoulderblocks him.

Serp takes a double back elbow then a double legdrop. AP is hiptossed into a neckbreaker on Serp. Serp dropkicks JO into AP, knocking AP off the top. Ange pump kicks both opponents outside. Serp top rope splashes AP for 2. Ange kicks AP in the back.

Serp top rope double stomps AP's arm. Serp armlocks him. AP hits shots on Serp's gut. AP escapes a double team and tags in JO. JO hiptosses Ange. 

JO backrolls Serp then germans Ange as he does it. Ange facekicks AP then upkicks JO. Ange lifting flatliners AP. AP suicide dives Ange. Serp takes combo offense then a backdrop + top rope elbow drop and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was a shorter bout. What we got wa fine with JO and AP doing some fast paced offense and some flying. They are on a win streak and that got pushed here.

The Lethal Twist attack JO and AP after. Blake puts Bandido's mask on and hits a 21plex on JO. Blake says that's a message to the ROH champ, who isn't here. Blake says he's here though and is carrying the weight that Bandido can't carry. He says the walls are closing in on Band and he will collapse the walls and become champ.

Lance Archer vs Trip Jordy

Lance carries his opponent down to the ring and hits snake eyes on him on the apron. The bell rings. Trip tries chops then gets chopped down. Lance running back elbows him in the corner. Lance footpresses him down in the corner. Lance chokeslams Trip on the top buckle. Lance chokeslams Trip on the mat. Lance then rainmaker black hole slams him and wins.

Thoughts: It was the usual Lance squash that we have been seeing for years. He wins these squashes then when he eventually gets his title shot, he loses and the process repeats itself. 

Diamanate does a promo. She says they have been trying to get after Deonna Purrazzo but she's on the game. Dia says this isn't a game anymore. She says they collect heads and go home. She says Athena will collect 4-5 heads at Supercard of Honor. She says the least she can do is come back with Deonna's head and Pure Rules Title. She says DP wants to be Pure Rules champ so she can brag about that "Lou Thesz bs". She says there's not a hold or an escape that can keep her from taking the title. 

ROH Women's Pure Title Proving Ground Match - Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs Haven Harris

They lock up. DP rolls her. HH side headlock takeovers her. DP double knuckle locks her then takes her down by the wrist. DP armlocks her on the mat. HH hits corner spears on DP. DP rolls HH into an armbar and HH uses her first rope break.

HH headbutts her. HH kicks her around the top rope and spinebusters her for 2. HH misses a step up swanton and DP boots her in the head. DP powerbombs her then submits her with the armbar.

Thoughts: It only went 2:31 with DP winning as expected. She worked the wrist a little before winning. HH took a hard looking powerbomb at the end here.

Evil Uno vs Vaughn Vertigo

They lock up. Uno shoves him down. VV side headlocks him then Uno shoulders him over. Uno is tripped into the ropes. VV jumps up and is atomic dropped. Uno shoulders him over. Uno misses a corner splash then VV leg lariats him. VV standing moonsaults him for 2.

VV boots Uno in the corner and foot chokes him. Uno chops him. Uno's head is banged off the buckles. Uno back elbows him. Uno hits some shots then flying back elbows him. Uno facekicks him into a ddt for 2.

VV spinning forearms him then shining wizards him for 2. VV misses a top rope swanton. Uno punches him then hits ataxia. Uno pins him.

Thoughts: It was a shorter bout with Uno winning as expected. VV didn't get a ton in but he didn't look that bad. This was really just filler. 

Handicap Match - Satnam Singh vs Dave Dutra and Nick Ruiz

Nick's jacked but not super tall. The jobbers are sent into each other. Sat chops Nick down then stands on him. Sat then chops Dave. Sat whips them both into the corner and double splashes them. Sat hits a double lariat. 

Sat takes a double dropkick to his legs. The jobbers pound on him. Sat hits a double suplex. Sat hits a double crossbody but gets up on the pin attempt. Sat then hits a double chokeslam and pins them both together.

Thoughts: It was the usual Singh squash. He won as always and did his usual offense without much variation. He wins all of these matches but never gets a title shot from it. 

Nick Wayne, Kip Sabian and The Lethal Twist (Jay Lethal, Blake Christian and Lee Johnson) vs AR Fox, Mascara Dorada, Mistico, EL Phantasmo and Michael Oku

Jay eye pokes AR off the lock up and bangs his head off the buckles. AR stunners him and flying corner lariats him. Jay knees him in the gut then AR twisting brainbusters Blake. MD top rope elbow drops Blake's arm. 

Blake headflips over MD and both handspring and land at the same time. MD offers a handshake and Blake boots him. MD walks up the ropes, flips into the ropes and armdrags Lee down. Oku flying headscissors and dropkicks Lee.

Oku armdrags Nick. ELP top rope double axe handle's Nick's arm. ELP chops Nick in the corner. ELP walks up the ropes, rope walks and evades shots from the heels. ELP diving headscissors Nick down. Blake flying knees ELP from the side. Jay stomps ELP. Blake boots ELP. 

ELP step up enzugiri's Nick. Mist springboard crossbodies Kip and Nick. Mist springboard double back elbows them. Mist is flipped into the ropes and he double armdrags Lee and Blake. Mist walks up the buckles and springboard corkscrew diving armdrags Nick. Mist top rope swantons Nick for 2.

Oku comes in and tornado ddt's Jay. Kip top rope dropkicks Oku. ELP enzugiri's Kip. Lee superkicks ELP. MD corkscrew kicks Lee. Blake running spanish flies MD. Mist spinning ddt's Blake. Nick shiranui's Mist. AR handstands out of Nick's cutter. AR and Nick trade forearms. Both get dropkicked out. Jay and Mist hit topes at almost the same time. ELP and Kip then hit stereo slingshot plancha's. Lee and MD then do stereo dives out.

AR springboard inverted flip dives out. Oku and Nick superkick each other. Oku flying knees Nick. Oku goes for a tope and Mother Wayne blocks him. Blake top rope double stomps Oku. Blake hits a 21plex on Oku. Nick wristclutch fisherman busters Oku and pins him.

Thoughts: It didn't do that long and was a bit rushed. This could have used double the time. I didn't like some of the stereo dive spots. A wrestler would see his opponent go for a dive and instead of stopping him, he'd also do a dive. That was dumb and I'd be mad if I were that person's opponent. Other than that it was all flying and fast paced action. It was entertaining but that's about it. At least Blake pushed his feud with Bandido a little here, but there's no real excuse for Bandido not being here. 

Overall thoughts: It was your usual random ROH show. They are pushing that Alec/Oliver are on a win streak and they thankfully won their match. Lance and Singh won pointless squashes. Deonna won a quick squash and Uno did as well. The main was a bit rushed but it had quick action and lots of flying. That one should have gone longer. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 as it was average and there was nothing must see here.