WWE Evolve 8/26/2026

WWE Evolve 8/26/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/wwe-evolve-8192026.html

We are at the Performance Center. Robert Stone and Blake Howard are on commentary.

Brooks Jensen does a video. He says he's not running away from Elijah Holyfield. He says his boots don't run away from anyone, they kick some @ss. He says they will be surrounded by dangerous superstars tonight. He says he will teach him one final lesson and expose him in front of his peers. He says he took him to the lumberjacks so they can finish the job for him. He says he will show baby Elijah is a colossal failure.

Robert Stone and Blake Howard talk at ringside and hype up the main.

Laynie Luck vs PJ Vasa

Sloane Jacobs is in the VIP Lounge. 

Luck hits forearms and spin kicks her in the gut. PJ pops her up and is hurricanrana'd out. Luck topes her outside.  Luck 2nd rope swantons her. PJ landslides her off a headscissors attempt. PJ hits shots on her and headbutts her down.

PJ corner splashes her and short arm lariats her. PJ then spears her for 2. PJ bearhugs her and Luck fights out. PJ bodyblocks her. PJ misses a falling headbutt drop. Luck upkicks her and step up enzugiri's her. Luck shining wizard's her.

Luck 2nd rope dropkicks her. Luck double stomps her on the apron for 2. PJ blocks a buzzsaw kick and sitout powerbombs her for 2. PJ goes for a suplex and is hit with a ddt. Luck superkicks her then death valley drivers her. Luck pins her.

Thoughts: PJ losing was a surprise. I don't know what the deal is, but there is someone backstage who isn't happy with her development. It was fine otherwise though. Luck was kind of a generic face but did alright with it.

PJ and Sloane Jacobs argue after. Sloane leaves.

Gianna Capri does a promo. She says she's an Italian Jersey girl. She says she's not here to make friends and isn't here to wait in line for an opportunity. She says she's new here but she's not new to wrestling. She says she wrestled in Japan and was a ballerina for 20 years. She says ballet taught her discipline and how to make competition look effortless. She says she's not Anya Rune's biggest threat, accountability is. She says it's good if she rubs people the wrong way. She says if she's too much for you, she only gets worse from her. She says if you can't handle the sauce, stay out of the kitchen. 

Chazz "Starboy" Hall vs Kale Dixon

Kale comes out with Alix Brooks.

They lock up and Kale slams him for 2. Kale spinning corner lariats him. Star sunset flips him for 2. Star rolls him up for 2. Star spin kicks him in the gut then spin kicks him in the face. Star top rope diving corkscrew armdrags him and dropkicks him. 

Star superkicks him in the gut. Kale drops Star throat first on the ropes. Kale lariats him and clubs on him. Cappuccino Jones is in the VIP Lounge. Star is put in tree of woe and is booted. Kale bridging revese ddt's him. 

Kale camel clutches Star. Kale drops him chest first on a flying headscissors attempt. Kale misses a 2nd rope move. Star hits shots on Kale. Star 2nd rope spinning headscissors him. Star spinning heel kicks him. Star standing shiranui's him and standing corkscrew moonsaults him for 2.

Star rolls him up for 2 and Kale gets a 2 count on him. Star superkicks him. Star gets on the 2nd rope and Alix trips Star. Kale spinning forearms Star and pins him.

Thoughts: Star had some nice flying here and Kale kind of stuck to simpler and rougher offense. It was acceptable but Kale could have used some more exciting offense here.

Cappuccino Jones talks to tar after and tells him not to worry about it.

Elijah Holyfield does a promo. He says Brooks Jensen's arrogance is strong but his spirit is weak. He says he's coming for revenge for the cheap shots and lies. He says the biggest mistake he could make is talking down on his name. He says he's been ready and will knock him out for good. 

Layla Diggs vs Zena Sterling

This was taped quite a while ago as Diggs has been out on injury for a few weeks. 

They lock up and go to the ropes. Zena waistlock takedowns her. Diggs splits out of a waistlock and rolls her. Zena sweeps her and rolls her into a 1 count. Zena cravates her.  Zena shoulders her over. Diggs kips up and Zena counters a takeover with a chinlock. 

Zena is pump kicked over the 2nd rope then she is stomped and booted in the corner. Diggs hits corner spears. Diggs flying pumping knees her for 2. They punch each other. Zena backdrops her.

Zena backsplashes her then short arm lariats her for 2. Diggs gordbusters her. Diggs gets a 2 count on her. Zena tilt-a-whirl slams her for 2. They trade pin attempts. Zena pins her while holding the tights and with her foot on the ropes.

Thoughts: It was surprising to see Diggs lose here since she's now an NXT girl. It started off good but lost it's momentum half way through and I'd only say it was average. Zena cheating to win is something different. Diggs was a face here.

Zena talks in her language into the camera after.

Vanta The Unknown does a video where she talks about various wrestlers. She doesn't name anyone though. We get lots of video graphics. She says to fear the unknown.

Harlem Lewis comes out to talk. Lewis says he walked in and out of the four-way as champ. He says that's how the rest of his title reign will go. He says he knows he needs a new #1 contender. He says he doesn't care how it is picked but he wants to know who it will be. Lewis asks for a #1 contender's match to be set up.

Harley Riggins interrupts. He says there won't be a #1 contender's match. He says he will rip the title off of him and cool him off. He says he smoked Ulka and Tate. He says Lewis isn't the baddest man here as he is. He says he's the big rig and will pump his rig into the title. Lewis asks if he got permission from daddy Kam Hendrix before coming out. Harley says he thought he was a fighting champ and says he should sit there and cry like a little b!tch. Lewis goes out after him and they fight. Security tries to break it up then Timothy Thatcher tries to help break it up.

We cut to the back. The Mog Squad jump Aaron Rourke in the back. Aaron slaps Max and is put in a full nelson by CJ Valor while the others yell. Max says this is a message to the whole roster and says if you mess with them, you'll find out what happens.

Next week is a #1 Contender's Fatal 4-Way Special with Men's and Women's 4-Way #1 Contender's matches. 

Lumberjack Match - Brooks Jensen vs Elijah Holyfield

This is Eli's biggest match to date.

Eli blocks a boot. BJ back elbows him and Eli just gets mad. Eli traps him in the corner and BJ goes to the apron to stall. Eli side headlocks him. BJ reverses it. Eli goes for a punch and BJ slides out. BJ pushes the lumberjacks then is lariated out. The lumberjacks stomp BJ.

BJ goes out again and the other lumberjacks (two guys we haven't seen before) hit him and send him back in. BJ back elbows Eli then 2nd rope double axe handles him. Eli hits shots to the lower back and half-nelson slams him for 2. 

BJ is see-sawing on the 2nd rope and is hit. Eli dumps him out and the jacks go after BJ. Eli goes after him, BJ slides in and Viktor Zanov trips Eli. BJ then gets a shot in on Eli.

We go to break and return. BJ gets a 2 count on Eli. BJ takes shots and goes to the apron. BJ spears him from the apron. BJ lariats him from behind for 2. BJ hits crossface shots on him.

BJ neckbreakers him and chinlocks him. BJ boots him out of the corner and running boots him in the face. BJ misses an elbow drop and is crucifixed for 2. BJ lariats him down. BJ knees him in the face and knee drops him. 

BJ euros him. Eli hits elbows to the gut. BJ backrolls him and tries to pin him while holding the ropes. Eli flying shoulders him. Eli flying back elbows him then bulldogs him. Eli spinebusters him for 2. 

BJ eye rakes him and enzugiri's him. BJ shining wizards him. BJ backdrops him for 2. Eli forearms him and BJ rebound lariats him. BJ comes off the 2nd rope and is powerslammed down for 2. 

BJ goes out and shoves one lumberjack into Shido Ash. Ash hits that guy, Zanov throws Marcus Mathers and everyone fights. Romeo Moreno tope con hilos outside. BJ tries to escape up the aisle. Sam Holloway comes out and throws him in the ring. Eli uppercuts BJ and pins him.

Thoughts: Lumberjack matches aren't known for being classes. I can't even tell you what the best one I ever saw was. They did the right stuff with Eli have a nice comeback and BJ having some nice stiff offense but it was average. We did get the big fight between the lumberjacks here as is starting to become customary in these matches.

Overall thoughts: Luck/PJ was fine. Starboy/Kale was acceptable. Diggs/Zena was average after getting off to a good start. The main event was also average as most lumberjack matches tend to be thought were nothing particularly wrong with it. They got a lot of stuff done here and the show was acceptable as a whole, just there was nothing must see. I'd give it a 6 out of 10.

AEW Dynamite 8/26/2026

AEW Dynamite 8/26/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/aew-dynamite-8192026.html

We are in Glasgow, Scotland. Excalibur and Tony Schiavone are on commentary. 

Will Ospreay comes out to talk. Will said he doubted if he could come back after surgery and doubted if he could win the big one. Will said he started in England and Scotland before coming to AEW and NJPW. He says he went through hard times to defend the UK and show it's where the best wrestle. He said he loved it. He talks about some UK wrestlers from the past. He says Kenny Omega isn't here tonight and says no one respects him more than him. 

He says he lost respect for him when he mentioned his step son. He says Kenny is getting "The Billy Goat" for sure. he says he will give him the match of his life. He says there's a dent that needs paid. He says it's time to bring it home. He says he will show that heroes are ordinary people that can do extraordinary things. He says he's taking it all on Sunday.  

AEW Continental Cup Semifinal - Jon Moxley vs Claudio Castagnoli

They do  double knuckle lock and go to the mat. CC hits chops and euros. Mox chops back. CC takes him down. CC forearms Mox down from the apron. Mox figure fours CC on the floor. CC giant swings him on the floor and into the rails. 

We go to PiP break and return. CC hits euros. Mox slaps him and throws him out. Mox topes him. Mox holds his arm and hits a corner lariat. Mox its mounted corner punches. CC euros him. They facekick each other and double clotheslline each other down. 

They trade shots and CC drops him. Mox cutters him. CC armbars him. CC swings him with a sleeper on the mat. Mox goes for an armbar on the mat. CC giant swings Mox. Mox cradles him for 2 and CC euros him down for 2. CC euros him and Mox goes out. Mox comes back in and is curbstomped. 

CC neutralizers him for 2. Mox double arm ddt's him for 1. Mox curbstomps him then hits a death rider ddt for 2. Mox bulldog chokes him and CC is out. Mox wins.

Thoughts: It wasn't super exciting. It was a slower match and I didn't think it was that good. The crowd didn't seem that into it either. They did some of each other's moves here and Mox won as expected. Mox seemed to hurt his left arm here, which isn't good with All In coming up.

The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) and Adam Copeland vs The Don Callis Family (Brian Cage, Jake Doyle and Rocky Romero)

Cope side headlocks Jake. Cope hits shoulderblocks and Jake shoulders him back. Jake takes a double back elbow. The Bucks hit stereo bulldogs on Cage and Jake. RR takes a sunset flip + german. Cage is then held for a dropkkick which sends him off the apron. 

Jake is PK'd from the apron. RR takes a slingshot facebuster. Cage F-5's a Buck onto the apron. We go to PiP break and return. Cage a takes a spin kick from a Buck. Cage takes a 2nd rope hurricanrana. Cope comes in and flying shoulders Jake over. Cope hits shots on RR and Cage. Jake knocks his partners over on accident. Cope flapjacks Jake. Jake bodyblocks Cope. Jake is swept into a double superkick. Cage eats a double superkick. Cage rolls up Cope for 2. 

Cope takes running corner attacks. Cope takes a tower bridge, an F-5 and a shiranui for 2. Cage gets bridged on the 2nd rope and a takes a top rope swanton from a Buck. A Buck dropkicks Jake. Cage takes double superkicks and RR hits a double hurricanrana. RR poses then is double superkicked from behind. The Bucks hit  slingshot plancha's outside. Cope spears RR and pins him.

Thoughts: It was the usual Bucks match with them doing every spot they know and everyone else just kind of being there along for the ride. It was acceptable as it didn't go too long but I can't imagine Cope was real thrilled with this one. I was surprised Cope even teamed with The Bucks since they haven't been getting along. 

Christian Cage comes out after. Cage tells The Bucks to sit down and shut their mouths. Cage says they have been influential but aren't legends like them. Cage says some people call their match a dream match but it's another day at the office. He says they will find out the difference between influence and legendary. The Bucks say they have named things after them but asked if they ever named a company after them. A Buck says they accidentally superkicked him last time but it won't be one next time. 

Cage low blows a Buck and is superkicked. Cope then spears a Buck. Cage and Cope then hold their titles up.

Willow Nightingale is supposed to come out but Mercedes Mone drops her. Willow is holding her own wrist and hand. She says this is Willow's last Dynamite as champ. She says her smile will be gone for good on Sunday. 

Don Callis and Mark Davis are interviewed. Don says he's back from Croatia and feels refreshed. He says the winner of Omega/Ospreay will have a surprise. He says Mark Davis drew a number and if it's called, he will win the Casino Gauntlet and bring the title home. 

MJF initially comes out to Andrade El Idolo's music but then his music hits. MJF says it's great to be here in "Ireland" and he asks what the difference is? He says he paid off some people to warm up Andrade and he's not here. MJF says MJF is here though. 

MJF says he can do all the things Andrade does. He says finding a to woman here is impossible and offers to take a photo with a girl in the front row. He says he has to say a crappy catchphrase first. Andrade then shows up behind him and says his "How you know?" line. Andrade then nails MJF with the mic and hits knees to the gut. MJF then escapes up the ramp.

Chris Jericho does a promo. He says it's the biggest week in AEW history. He says he's the first AEW champ and knows how important that is. He says that's why he's entering the Casino Gauntlet. He says he wanted to get some momentum heading in and will be in a trios match on Collision. 

AEW Continental Cup Semifinal - Kyle O'Reilly vs Nigel McGuinness

Nigel trips him to start and Kyle tries to block it. Kyle then tries to trip him and Nigel just kind of walks out of it. Kyle takes him down by the wrist. 

Nigel snapmares him twice and Kyle wristlocks him. Nigel then gives Kyle the ref's arm and Kyle grabs her. Nigel headbutts him in the chest and euros him. Nigel throws him down by the arm. Kyle jumping knees him and legsweeps him.

Nigel's leg is banged off the apron edge. Kyle flying knees him off the apron. We go to PiP break and return. Nigel ankle locks him while holding the other leg. Nigel top wristlock takedowns him. Nigel tries rebound lariat and is knee'd in the gut. Kyle PK's him for 2. Kyle ankle locks him the nstomps the ankle into the mat. Kyle clips him then does a grounded sleeper. Kyle tries another pin on him.

They trade forearms. Kyle seems to have a busted cheek. Nigel euros him and rolls him up for 2. Nigel goes a crossface. Kyle lays while doing a half-crab and Nigel rope breaks. 

They trade forearms for euros. They bang heads and Nigel rebound lariats him for 2. Nigel then submits him with a london dungeon.

Thoughts: It was all technical wrestling here with some hard shots thrown in. Nigel worked the arm a bit before winning with an arm submission. The big news here was Kyle's cheek/area under the eye swelling up here. Nigel was the favorite going in as Britain is his home. I don't know if Nigel winning was really the best call for things storyline wise though. It was okay.

Don Callis and Kyle Fletcher are interviewed. Don says there's always competition amongst alpha athletes but he expects them to run the play. Kyle says he trusts Don. He says he's willing to run the play. He wonders if Okada will. Kazuchika Okada comes in. He says Kyle can trust him. Kyle says Okada didn't turst him last week when he got jumped. Okada says he's always thinking about himself and says, "Family Kyle, Family".

Maya World and The Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor) vs Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross) and Persephone

Meg shoves Maya over then shoulders her over. Meg catches her in the air and overhead belly to belly suplexes her. Meg hits corner spears. Lena boots Maya in the corner. Pers running back elbows Maya.

Pers takes an atomic drop into a running boot to the face. Pers' head is banged off the buckles. Pers takes corner lariats. Maya jumps off of Alex's back onto Pers in the corner. Pers takes a double suplex. Maya 2nd rope moonsaults Pers. 

We go to break and return. Lena hits Jamie in the corner. Jamie takes facekicks in the corner and a german for 2. The Birds and Dominion fight. Meg and Jamie double lariat each other down. 

Maya comes in and flying headscissors Pers. Maya 2nd rope leg lariats Pers for 2. Maya casadora stunners Meg then takes a big pump kick from Lena. Everyone starts hitting a move in sequence and Meg flying lariats Jamie. 

Meg and Lena take germans. Pers hits a top rope double dropkick. Pers lariats Maya. Maya springboard stunners Pers. Jamie's crossbody is caught off the apron and Alex cannonballs them all down. Pers hits Maya in the face with the TBS Title. Pers top rope splashes Maya and pins her.

Thoughts: The finish was random with Pers beating Maya. I didn't expect that one. What we got was fine. Lena hit a stiff pump kick on Maya here. 

Swerve Strickland vs Jack Perry

JP side headlocks him. SS shoulders him over. JP then shoulders him over. JP flying headscissors SS then SS lariats him. SS chops him in the corner and JP chops back. SS pounds on him in the corner. 

SS blocks a sunset bomb and stomps JP. JP dropkicks him in the knee. JP's 2nd rope hurricanrana is blocked. JP is swung into the post, hitting his head off of it. We go to PiP break and return. 

SS 2nd rope euros him in the back of the neck. SS does a gori special variation. JP armdrags him out of the ring. JP shiranui's him on the floor. JP topes him twice then tope con hilos him. JP top rope moonsaults him.

They go back in. JP nearly takes a bad fall off a top rope moonsault in the ring and JP ddt's him. SS hits chops. JP superkicks him and SS flying single leg kicks him. SS top rope double stomps him but JP no sells it and STF's him. JP hurricanrana's him for 2. 

JP comes off the 2nd rope, takes a JML driver and is pinned.

Thoughts: They had some messy moments here and the finish was kind of messed up. Swerve just couldn't catch him like he was supposed to and it brought this one down. Swerve won here but his booking has been all over the place and this didn't do much for him.

We get a video on Will Ospreay vs Kenny Omega.

 Overall thoughts: Kenny Omega didn't show up here. There's no excuse for it. This is the last Dynamite before the biggest show of the year and he's in the main event. That's just no acceptable in 2026. It was a bit of a weird card otherwise. It was heavy on the wrestling and because it was the go home show, we didn't get a lot of developments. I really don't get why Mox/CC was the opener instead of the main since it was the biggest match on here. The crowd was either quiet or not mic'd well here also. 

I didn't like Mox/CC and thought it was boring. Cope's trios tag was fine as was Kyle/Nigel.The women's trios match was also alright. The main wasn't that good with Swerve struggling to catch Jack Perry multiple times which hurt the match. 

I'd give it a 5 out of 10. It didn't do much to hype me up for All In and the show just felt off. I thought it was average.

AEW Brawl in the Ballpark 7/10/2026

AEW Brawl in the Ballpark 7/10/2026

Note - This was first aired on 8/23/2026 at 6pm against TNA Lockdown 2026.

We are in Minneapolis, Minnesota at a baseball stadium. Tony Schiavone and Ian Riccaboni are on commentary.

Orange Cassidy vs. Wheeler Yuta

They lock up. Yuta backs him up on the ropes and boots him. Yuta chops him and slams him. Yuta side headlocks him then shoulders him over. OC slingshots over the top and diving armdrags him off a hiptoss attempt. Yuta springboard diving armdrags him and they armdrag each other. OC then escapes an armdrag and puts his hands in his pockets. 

Yuta puts a full nelson on him and OC puts his hands in his pockets. OC dropkicks him and kips up with his hands in his pockets. OC casadora rolls him for 2. Yuta dropkicks him. 

Yuta suplexes him. Yuta hits mounted corner punches and eye rakes him. Yuta knee drops him for 2. Yuta legdrops him and front facelocks him. Yuta suplexes him. OC stunners him off a suplex attempt. OC misses a corner charge. Yuta chops him. Yuta's head is banged off the buckles. 

OC goes up top and is crotched. Yuta knee drops him. Yuta goes up top and OC rolls to the other side. Yuta hits downward elbows. Yuta comes off the top and OC gets his feet up on him. OC topes him outside. OC top rope crossbodies him and then spinning ddt's him. OC hits an orange punch and pins him.

Thoughts: OC won as expected. I would have liked this more without the pockets spots, but this is what OC does. It wasn't that bad otherwise.

Komander & Top Flight (Dante Martin & Darius Martin) vs. Action Andretti & The Opps (Anthony Bowens & Hook)

Kom rope walks and springboard flips in. The faces and heels compete for cheers. 

AB and Kom lock up. AB side headlocks him then shoulders him over. Kom rolls over him and is hit with kicks. AB over the back fameassers him. Kom flying headscissors him. AA and Dante get in. AA rolls and headflips out of a wristlock. Dante then goes to pose on the buckles.

Dante flying knees AA then standing moonsaults him for 2. AA side headlocks him then walks on him when he drops down. Dante facebusters him. AA takes an atomic drop into a flying shoulder from Darius. AA uses the hair to side headlock him.

AA flips over Darius and back elbows him. Hook gets in. Darius waistlock takedowns him and they trade front facelocks on the mat. AB kicks Darius from the apron. Hook trips Darius then underhook suplexes him. AA boots Darius in the corner and foot chokes him.

AA euros Darius outside and sends him into the rails. Hook then pounds on Darius outside. AA slams Darius and springboard tornillo splashes him for 2. AB hits elbows on Darius' neck. AB side headlocks Darius. 

AB throws Darius down backwards. Darius misses a 2nd rope dive and goes into the mat. Darius pele kicks AA. Kom springboard diving headscissors AA. Kom hits spin kicks on AB and springboard dropkicks him. Kom springboard dropkicks Hook off the apron. Kom top rope 450's AA for 2.

Everyone fights and 4 of the 6 go out. Hook shakes the ropes on Kom while he's up top. Kom is triple teamed in the ring. Hook exploder Kom and AA gets a 2 count off of it. The faces hit superkicks on the heels.

Kom corner splashes AB. The faces pretend to hit baseballs, run around the ring and hit baseball slides/basement dropkicks on AB. 

Hook hits lariats on Top Flight and overhead suplexes Kom. Darius bottom rope swinging flatliners Hook. AA backflips into a cutter on Darius. Everyone starts hitting a move in sequence. Kom headscissors AB over the top rope. Kom rope walk springboard corkscrew dives outside. AA takes a double team double arm ddt and is pinned by Dante.

Thoughts: It was alright. They had some fun with the crowd, took it easy and flew around a bit. I had no real issues with it and it worked out fine.

Hyan vs. Julia Hart

Hart chops Hyan. Hart drops down and cradles her for 2. Hart throws her down backwards. Hyan running dropkicks Hart then PK's her from the apron. Hyan gets sent into the steps twice. Hart back elbows her for 2 and chinlocks her. Hyan is sent face first into the 2nd buckle.

Hart ddt's her for 2. Hart double boots her out of the corner. Hyan sunset bombs Hart off the 2nd rope for 2. Hyan running knees her in the corner and rolls her up for 2. They roll each other up for 2 counts. Hart does an octopus on Hyan and Hyan taps out.

Thoughts: It was shorter than it should have been and wasn't anything special. Hart's offense wasn't that great and Hyan never got a great comeback in. 

Brian Cage vs. Serpentico

They lock up, Cage shoves him down and poses. Cage sits him up top. Serp tries to shove him and gets knocked down when he tries to shoulderblock him. Serp tries a flying shoulder and tries chops that don't work. Cage hits a bunch of corner lariats on Serp. 

Cage drops Serp with a chop. Cage running euros him and release germans him. Serp's crossbody is caught and Cage fallaway slams him. Serp superkicks him in the gut and face. Cage misses a corner splash, is enzugiri'd from behind, is headscissored then takes a jumping flatliner for 1. Serp superkicks Cage in the head.

Cage F-5's Serp. Serp 2nd rope deadlift superplexes him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was all squash here as it should have been. Serp got a little in but was largely ineffective before being put down.  

Shane Taylor Promotions (Lee Moriarty & Shane Taylor) vs. The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin)

Carlie Bravo gets on the mic before his match. He says to give a round of applause for the best team in baseball, The Los Angeles Angels. Shane says The Vikings and Timberwolves suck and Bravo puts over Kevin Garnett leaving Minnesota. Shane tells Shelton Benjamin to come out. MVP is not with The Hurt's.

Lee teases locking up with SB and backs out of the ring. Lee side headlocks SB. SB shoulders him over. Lee trips to grab him by the leg and gets nowhere. Lee chops him and SB chops him down. Lee then sides out. SB chases him then he gets stomped in the ring. Lee foot chokes him and pose at Bob.

Bravo then hits cheap shots on SB. SB back body drops Lee. Lee's head is banged off the buckles and Bob hits back elbows and spears on Lee. Lee pulls Bob's arm over the top rope and works on it. Bob delay suplexes him. 

Shane comes in and tries to shoulder Bob over. SB forearms him. Bob then shoulders him over. Shane goes out and Bob hits shots on him. Bravo grabs SB then pounds on him with Shane in front of the ref. 

Shane headbutts Bob outside. Shane misses a corner splash and Bob corner lariats him. Bob hits mounted corner punches on Shane. Bravo trips Bob. Bob grabs him and Shane nails Bravo on accident. Shane avoids a full nelson and hits back elbows on Bob. Shane corner lariats Bob. 

Shane clubs on Bob in the corner. Bob hits punches and Shane headbutts him. Shane uranage's him and splashes him for 2. Shane misses a 2nd rope splash. Bob crossbodies Shane. Lee tags in as does SB. SB shoulders Lee over and corner splashes him. SB suplexes Lee then step up knees Shane. 

Lee chopblocks SB and ankle locks him. SB then ankle locks him. Bob flatliners Shane. SB lariats Lee over the top rope. Bravo gets in the ring and puts his hands on The Hurt's for a double chokeslam attempt. Bravo can't do it and is thrown out onto Lee. Shane then bumps too for no real reason.

Shane forearms SB and Lee STO's SB. SB germans Shane. Bob full nelson's Lee and SB step up knees Shane in the corner. Bob spears Shane and SB pins Shane.

Thoughts: I didn't lie it. Bravo hit the faces in front of the ref and the ref didn't care. It went long and it was slower. I didn't think The Hurt's got enough in after. And while this was taped, they chose a bad time to air this as Shane's crew is currently in a business agreement with The Hurt's in storyline.

Bravo grabs The Hurt's after. Orange Cassidy comes in and pushes Bravo for some reason. The Hurt's then raise OC's arms. 

Overall thoughts: OC vs Yuta wasn't bad but had the usual OC pockets spots which I didn't like. Top Flight's match was fine. Julia Hart and Bryan Cage basically won squashes. The main wasn't that good as the heels should have been DQ'd and it went too long. It was also slower paced. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 as it was average overall. There was nothing you need to see here.

AAA on Fox 8/22/2026

AAA on Fox 8/22/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/aaa-on-fox-8152026.html

We are in Torreon, Mexico. JBL and Corey Graves are on commentary.

We get a longer video on Penta's #1 contender's title tournament run and his situation with Perros del Mal.

We see various wrestlers hanging out. 

AAA Latin American Title Qualifying Match - Omos vs. Galeno

Omos piefaces him. Gal hits forearms. Gal tries running shoulderblocks. Omos throws him. Omos hits a corner splash and hits shots in the corner. Omos throws him and facekicks him down. 

Omos slams Gal twice. Gal boots Omos and tries running shoulderblocks. Gal dropkicks him in the knee then short ddt's him. Gal top rope frogsplashes him for 1. Gal boots him in the face. Omos chokeslams him for 2.

Gal hits forearms on Omos. Omos misses a charge and goes out. Omos lariats him down on the floor. Gal hits Omos with the steps outside and Omos boots the steps away. Omos rams the steps on Gal's back. The match is thrown out.

Thoughts: I think we will be seeing this again. They really pushed it as a battle of the giants here and JBL did everything he could to hype it up. They did what they were supposed to as they had a heavyweight battle and I was fine with this one.

Omos nails someone with the steps after and throws the steps in the ring. Omos then double arm chokeslams Gal onto the commentary table. The table breaks when Gal is pulled off of it and Omos throws him down on it again. Omos tries to throw the steps at Gal from the ring but Rey Mysterio comes out and stops Omos. Rey tells him to calm himself down. Omos then goes to chokeslam Rey. Dorian Roldan tries to stop Omos and Dominik Mysterio encourages Omos to do it.

Rey gets on the mic. He says Omos is indefinitely suspended from AAA and says to get out of the ring. Omos hits hits a big punch on Rey that sends him out of the ring. Rey says to get that b@stard out of here and says he doesn't want to see him in AAA again. He says Omos is suspended.

Rey Mysterio talks to Las Toxicas in his offense. Flammer says she will take Triplemania off. She says she's been champ for over 1,000 days and has beaten everyone. Rey says on 8/30, let's do a gauntlet match and the winner faces her at Triplemania. She says okay and says good luck finding those wrestlers. Rey then wants to speak to La Hiedra but the camera's cut away.

AAA World Tag Team Title #1 Contendership Four Way Match - Money Machine (Colmillo De Plata & Garra De Oro) vs. Los Psycho Circus (Dave The Clown & Murder Clown) vs. LWO (Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde) vs. Los Americanos (Bravo Americano & Rayo Americano)

Murder Clown has the rainbow hair.

Rayo and Cruz go at it. Cruz wristlocks him. Rayo snapmares him but Cruz flips out. Cruz cartwheels over him, they try dropkicks at the same time then headflip up together and stand off. Rayo is backed up in the corner and then gets hit from behind. Cruz stomps Rayo. 

Cruz pounds on Rayo. Wilde corner lariats Rayo. Rayo takes a double suplex for 2. Rayo chops up Wilde. Rayo lariats Wilde down. Bravo slingshot swantons Wilde while he's on Rayo's knees. Wilde is popped up into a Bravo kick. Plata lariats Bravo then stomps him while Oro dances. 

Bravo takes a high/low for 2. Dave comes in and punches Oro with a balloon. Dave corner lariats him. Oro takes a running double elbow from the clown's. Murder spinning heel kicks Oro. Dave is pulled over the top. Murder throws Bravo in. Rayo gets on Murder's back and Murder throws him down. Murder double lariated Money Machine while Rayo was on his back. 

Everyone jumps on Murder and throws him out. Bravo walks up people's backs and dives onto Murder outside. Bravo hits chops and punches on Oro. Plata pulls down Bravo throat first via a neck tie. Bravo takes corner attacks and a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Oro walks up the buckles and twisting spalshes Bravo. Plata does a quick tope outside. Bravo's head is banged off the buckles. 

Bravo double suplexes Money Machine at the same time. Rayo hits offense on Money Machine and john woo's Oro hard. Rayo top rope double moonsaults the LWO. Rayo superkicks Oro in the face. Rayo sit out powerbombs Oro for 2.

Dave nails Oro and then double lairats Los Americanos. Dave corner lariats them then hits a bulldog + flying lariat combo. Dave topes outside. Murder corner splashes Rayo. Murder puts Los Americanos on his shoulders and double samoan drops them. Murder goes up top and plancha's 3 people outside.

Murder misses a top rope splash. Rayo airplane spins Murder. Bravo top rope diving headbutts Murder for 2. Wilde springboard swantons the clown's outside then Cruz corkscrew dives over the top. Wilde hits a 2nd rope moonsault inside and Cruz phoenix splashes Rayo for a close 2 count when Bravo breaks it up with a springboard dropkick.

Cruz enzugiri's Wilde on offense then he is back body dropped outside onto others. Wilde takes a russian legsweep + top rope diving nekcbreaker from Los Americanos. Bravo pins Wilde.

Thoughts: It was good. They didn't overdo it. Everyone got their moments to shine. Murder Clown had a good night and the announcers were really into it. It was all flying at a fast pace and it was a very fun match.

We see a Wile E. Coyote mascot in the front row hold up a sign and dance with Los Americanos.

El Carnicero, the guy who attacked Psycho Clown, debuts next week.

Rey Mysterio does a press conference. He says Omos is suspended indefinitely from AAA. He says Omos' actions were extreme and he is banned from the arena and AAA. He says Galeno was taken to a hospital and he says initial reports say he is nt cleared to compete. He says the show must go on.

He says Parka, Wagner and Fiscal will compete with Damian Priest for a shot at the AAA Latin American Title on 8/30. 

Penta vs. Bronco Nima

Nima has to leave Perros del Mal if he loses and Penta has to join Perros del Mal and acknowledge Nima if he loses. 

Nima hits Penta in the aisle while he walks out. Nima sends Penta into the rails and steps. Penta's head is banged off the commentary table. The bell rings to start this.

Nima corner lariats Penta and drops him throat first on the ropes. Nima lariats Penta down for 2. Nima ties up Penta's mask to the ropes and boots him. Nima hits forearms on him. Penta slingblade bulldogs Nima then enzugiri's him in the corner. Penta handstand double pendulum kicks him in the corner. Penta tope con hilos him outside.

Penta comes off the top and is hit in the gut. Nima does a weird torture rack rib breaker. Penta hits chops on Nima and Nima does a flying boot to the chest. Nima shoulderbreakers Penta for 2. Penta goes up and over with a backcracker for 2.

Nima tries a move and takes a spinning ddt for 2. Penta hits superkicks on Nima. Nima goes for a fireman's carry move and Penta cradles him. Penta pins him.

Thoughts: It was short and rushed. Nima was a little taller than what Penta is used to and some of Nima's moves didn't look that good here. It wasn't anything special.

Penta runs out of the ring as Perros del Mal enter. Angel talks to Nima and Daga talks to Penta. Daga then chairs Nima in the back. Angel and Daga pound on Nima. Nima tries to fight back but is triple teamed. Karmen corkscrew kicks Nima in the face. 

Penta gets in the ring. Daga gives a Perros del Mal shirt. Penta grabs it and gets hyped up. Penta walks off and gives Daga the shirt. Los Perros then beat up on Penta. Penta is triple stomped in the corner. Rey Fenix comes out to help and beats up Los Perros. He then gets triple teamed. Dragon Lee comes out to help. Los Perros are sent out. 

Penta talks on the mic after. He says this is his real family in Rey and Lee. He says Los Perros aren't dogs and are phonies. Penta challenges them to a trios match on 8/30. They say they will see them there if they aren't afraid.  

Thoughts: Perros turning on Nima so fast was kind of dumb. It seems like plans changed as he was put with Royce Keys and Lucian Price on Raw a few weeks after this was originally taped. Nima wasn't even involved after when Fenix and Lee came down to help which wasn't good.

Overall thoughts: What we got of Omos vs Galeno was fine. I'm curious as to how long Omos' suspension lasts as he's part of Dorian's group. The tag match was the best match on here and it was good. The main was rushed and short. Penta/Nima didn't have the best night together. Los Perros then turned on Nima after and that one didn't really work. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 overall as it was an okay show.

TNA Xplosion 8/21/2026

TNA Xplosion 8/21/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/tna-xplosion-8142026.html

The only new content is:     
  
Elayna Black vs. Sirena Linton vs. Gabby Forza vs. Harley Hudson

SL hits HH and Gab then gets triple teamed and slammed. Gab takes a double boot. Gab lariats EB. HH htis forearms on Gab and throws her out. HH back splashes EB and running knees her in the corner. HH orner hip attacks EB then fallaway slams her for 2.

EB enzugiri's HH and Gab shoulders HH over. EB snapmares Gab and basement dropkicks her for 1. SB springboard flying headscissors Gab. Gab boots her out of the corner. Gab suplexes her for 2. SL top rope dobule crossbodies Gab and EB. 

SL boots EB in the corner then handspring back elbows Gab. SL basement dropkicks EB. Gab powerslams SL. Gab gorilla press drops SL. HH gets on Gab's back with a chinlock/sleeper. EB step up knees both in the corner. SL pulls EB down in the corner. SB bronco busters Gab and HH in the corner.

EB final cuts SL for 2. The four trade shots. Gab holds EB and HH in the air and fallaway slams both. HH stunners Gab. SL throws HH out. EB double underhook twisting drops SL and pins her after yelling, "Welcome to TNA".

Thoughts: It wasn't anything too special. It was a little rough at the start but flowed a little better as it went on. Linton had a better showing than she did on LFG. Black was the highest ranked girl in this and thankfully won. 

Overall thoughts: There was only one new match here and no other new content. The one match shown was average. I wouldn't recommend this one but you can get through it in under 10 minutes.

WWE NXT 8/25/2026

WWE NXT 8/25/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/wwe-nxt-8182026.html

We are in the Performance Center in Orlando, FL. Vic Joseph and Booker T are on commentary.

We see various wrestlers arrive. 

Weaponized Steel Cage Match - Saquon Shugars vs Dion Lennox

They hit each other in the ring. SS chops him down and drops him with a punch. Dion hits him with a chair in the back and gut. SS is thrown into the cage head first a few times. Dion pushes his head into the cage with his feet. 

Dion whips him with a belt and punches him down for 2. Dion one arm powerbombs him on a chair. Dion slams him for 2. SS throws a trash can at Dion's gut. Dion has a trash can put on his head and SS hits the can with the lid. SS dropkicks him off the top into the can on his head for 2.

SS chairs him. Dion double throat thrusts him. Dion puts one chair upside down on the other and slams SS onto the legs under the chair. SS rolls him up for 2. SS is sent into a chair between the ropes. Dion pushes SS' head into a chair with his foot. 

SS hits kendo stick shots on him. SS' head is banged off an open chair. Dion hits him with a kendo stick then chokes him with it. SS knocks a kendo stick into Dion's face then sends him face first into the cage. SS top rope twisting crossbodies him. 

Dion hits him in the gut with a kendo stick. Dion is sent through first into a kendo stick. SS atomic drops him then blade runners him into an open chair seat for 2. SS goes up top and is knocked down. Dion spinebusters him onto a trash can for 2. SS grabs a bat and hits Dion with it. Dion's throat is rammed into the bottom of a bat. Dion throws a chair at SS' knee. SS is put in tree of woe and Dion chars him in the leg for 2. Dion ties up SS' legs. SS bangs Dion's head off a trash can lid to break it up. 

Dion legsweeps him. They go onto the buckles and SS' knee gives out. Dion falls on a table and one of the legs slips.  SS then superkicks Dion on the head and the table somehow breaks. SS goes up top and crossbodies him from the top of the cage. SS pins him.

Thoughts: It's a shame they had issues with the table because it was an okay match otherwise. They had some creative stuff here and this was better than their other matches. But the stuff with the table was really bad. 

Tony D'Angelo is interviewed. He says it's been big PLE after PLE for him. He says his opponents forgot who they are stepping in the ring with. He says he put Oba Femi down first. He says he beat 3 men to get the title and will beat 3 men to keep it. 

The Vanity Project are interviewed at a bowling alley by Sarah. Drake says their chemistry isn't fake. Brad says Tav and Borne pretend to be friends and think they are better than the other. They talk about how they have a better bond and Brad says it's a brotherhood. We see them bowl. 

They put over Myka. Myka says it's time to cash in and win the tag titles on Sunday. They say they are coming out of Heatwave decked out in gold. They then make Sarah do their hand sign with them.

Nattie is in the ring. Nat says she came to NXT to fight Jaida Parker. She says she looks and wrestlers like a million bucks. She says she saw wasted potential in her. She says she has the tools but doesn't know what to do with the rest of it. She says she exposed Jaida and says Jaida started wrestling and speaking better. She says she gave her the most valuable asset in wrestling - her attention. She says Jaida is a possibility she turned into a reality.

Jaida Parker comes out. She says it doesn't sound like she doesn't belong here to her. She says she took her losses hard and says Nat isn't special. She says she sees through her. She says Nat saw a woman coming up and she tried to break her. She says Nat reminded her of who she is. She says she doesn't want her acceptance or experience. She says Nat should be thanking her. Nat says she wants a submission match with her at Heatwave. JP says if she wants it, she will get it. She says she will wax that @ss at Heatwave.

Keanu Carver vs Kam Hendrix

KC cradles him for 2. Kam side headlocks him. KC overhead northern lights suplexes him and crossbodies him. KC forearms him down. KC's throat is banged off the ropes. Kam hits corner lariats. Kam rolls into a lariat on him for 2. 

Kam chokes KC on the ropes with his leg. Kam the kicks the middle rope into him. Kam chinlocks him. Kam showtime kicks him for 1. KC hits punches. KC pop up germans him. KC germans him on his neck. KC pounces him. 

KC tries to grab him outside and Kam eye pokes him. Mason Rook crossbodies Kam outside. KC fisherman suplexes Kam and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a weird one with there being no clear faces here. I don't know what Kam's new gimmick is about at all, but I don't think it's working. The work wasn't that bad in this were too many hurdles here. Kam's bump on the pounce spot was nice though.

Kelani Jordan does a video. She talks about how everyone works so hard to get here. She says she was just gifted to get here and says she was the standout from the start. She says Oba and Lola followed her path and she did it faster. She talks about winning titles in her first shot and says she will beat Kendall Grey. She says you just need an opportunity and no one does it like her.

Zilla Fatu says Heatwave got hotter as he went from the #1 free agent to the #1 contendr. He says everyone has eyes on him and that's how he likes it. He shows off his Umaga chain. He says his last name is a blessing and a burden. He says he's not just another nepo baby, he's a grown man who paved his way to get here. He says controversy is part of The Zilla Fatu Show. He says he came here and made a legendary splash with 25 million viewers across platforms. He says all his opponents will get it and he says everyone will know why they call him, "The Main One".

Zaria vs Kali Armstrong

Kali will get in the Heatwave triple threat if she wins here. 

They lock up and butt heads. Kali side headlocks her. They shoulder battle and Zar shoulders her over. Zar slams her. Kali slams Zar on the mat. We see Wren Sinclair watching in the back. 

Zar running back elbows her and pump kicks her. Zar throws her and corner splashes her. Zar back body drops her. Kali hits punches. Kali lariats her over the top. Kali top rope dives her outside and lands hard. 

Zar's head is banged off the apron. Kali knee drops her head. Kali punches her in the corner. Kali hits corner spears and throws her on a slam for 2. Kali sleepers her. 

Kali side headlocks her and Zar backdrops her. Zar hits mounted shots on her. Zar boots her out of the corner. Zar hanging sleepers her. Zar sits up top and they trade shots.  Kali superplexes her. 

They trade shots. Kali gets the edge. Zar headbutts her from behind. Kali powerbombs her for 2. Zar pump kicks her and spinning lariats her for 2. Zar germans her and Kali pwoerslams her. Kali runs the ropes and eats a spear. Kali victory rolls her and pins her.

Thoughts: I liked it. It was a nice little heavyweight match here with them doing some power moves. The two matched up pretty well and I'd like to see this one again.

Kendal Grey introduces a Nascar driver to the doctor. The doc tells Grey she's cleared but she needs to take care of her ear. She says she's playing with fire. Wren comes in and says they are all worried. The Nascar driver has them take a deep breath. Wren says they like him. Grey says they will all win this weekend and it'll be a great weekend. 

The Birthright (Lexis King, Stacks, Uriah Connors and Charlie Dempsey) vs Sean Legacy, Dorian Van Dux, Romeo Moreno and Noam Dar

CD and Dar fight over arm holds. CD takes him over. Dar backslides him and CD backslides him. Dar side headlocks him. RM springboard double stomps CD. Dux is tripped and King slingshot stomps him. Dux and King trade shots. Dux armdrags him into an armlock. 

Dux swings Sean's legs into his opponents then drops him onto Stacks. Sean armdrags UC and wristlocks him. UC chops RM. UC dropkicks RM. RM kicks him from the bottom rope. RM sunset flips him and ankle locks him. Dar and RM get ankle locks on and are sent out. Sean and Dux hit stereo top rope crossbodies. Both get thrown out. RM hits a top rope double dropkick. UC superkicks RM outside.

King corner lariats and backbreakers RM. CD gutwrench suplexes RM for 2. He then does it again. Stacks short arm lariats RM. UC chops RM in the corner and clubs on him. Stacks knee drops RM in the head for 2. 

RM takes takes a suplex + sitout powerbomb combo for 2. We see Grayson Waller arrive with a "Nepo Uce" shirt. UC sleepers RM. RM takes forearms and tags out. Dux springboard dives on Stacks and back body drops UC. Dux hurricanrana's UC. Dux throws Stacks out onto his partners outside. Dux suicide dives everyone.

Dux top rope frogsplashes Stacks and Sean springboard 340's him for 2. Dar hits punches on CD and armbars him. UC top rope swantons Dar. Stacks is thrown into a uranage from Dux. King takes a flying kick from RM. RM spaceman dives outside. Sean does an assisted springboard dive outside. CD backdrops Dar and pins him.

Thoughts: It was very fast paced and maybe too fast at times. It had a ton of action and flying here but it was a bit hard to follow. It was alright though. Sean got real high on his assisted springboard and Stacks  took a rough looking fall to the outside.

Stone talks to Keanu Carver and complains about Rook cheating in his match. Keanu says a win is a win.

Shiloh Hill comes in and says he wants a match with Naraku.

AAA Cruiserweight Title - Rey Fenix (c) vs EK Prosper

Rey trips him. EK rolls him up for 2. They trade pin attempts. EK headflips out of an armdrag. Rey hits chops on EK, does rope tricks and springboard corkscrew diving armdrags him. Rey goes to springboard and is dropkicked down. EK top rope moonsaults Rey outside.

EK springboards into a superkick for 2. Rey chops him in the corner. EK high kicks him. EK spinning ddt's him for 2.  They chop each other on the ropes. Rey gets a 2 count on him.

They forearm each other then flying double clothesline each other. They hit each other on their knees then get up and trade. Rey dropkicks him and spin kicks him in the back of the head. EK facebusters him off a powerbomb attempt. EK springboard diving legdrops him for 2.

Rey ropewalk kicks him. Rey top rope crossbodies him for 2. Rey then top rope frogsplashes him. Rey rolls and is caught with a german. Rey handspring cutters him. Rey flying knees him in the corner. They go up top and EK top rope hurricanrana's him. EK misses a top rope moonsault. Rey flying knees him in the corner. Rey superkicks him. Rey hits a mexican muscle buster and pins him.

Thoughts: Rey won as expected. It was all flying and fast paced action. The selling could have been a lot better but it was a nice showcase for EK. EK really needs a character and mic time though, because that's what will ultimately get him over. It was an okay match.

Borne and Tavion talk to a Nascar driver named Sam Mayer. Tav says they should do their tag match first and says Borne can save his energy there. Borne says they will get 2 W's. Borne tells him not to let the nerves control him.

Hank and Tank come in and are hyped as usual. Borne says Hank and Tank came back from Hollywood. Hank and Tank want tag title shots. Tav says they are focused on Heatwave right now.

Wren Sinclair and Kendal Grey come out. Grey says Kelani is that good but she's always making excuses. She says no one knew who Kendal was last year and talks about all her accomplishments. She says Kelani can call herself the standout, but she's the benchmark in this division. She says she had matches she didn't have to have. She says it's time for Kelani to put her money where he mouth is. 

Kelani Jordan comes out to talk. She says she only needs one shot to win and will put her on the bench. Wren says they will be in her state and says they will bring home the gold.

Zaria comes out. She says she will leave Wren laying again.  Kali Armstrong comes out. She says she beat Wren and Zaria already back to back. She says she's coming home with both titles.

Grayson Waller comes out. He says they are great to look at and hard to listen to. GW says they were the highlight of the show until he came back. He says the world will be talking about him at the Heatwave. He says he will conquer his demons and become champ.

Tony D'Angelo comes out. He says Waller came out to reinvent himself but says he will be a disappointment like always. 

Cruz Montana comes out. He says he knew NXT was dysfunctional but he kind of likes it. He says everyone came here to talk but he came here to throw hands. Everyone starts fighting. Security tries to break it up and fails. Zaria F-5's Kali. Grey hits a spinning back elbow. Zilla Fatu comes in and top rope dives Tony and Cruz. 

Zilla, Grey and Wren then hold up titles to close the show. 

Overall thoughts: The cage match was going well but a malfunctioning table really screwed up the end stretch of it. Kam/Keanu was weird as there were no faces and Keanu's new gimmick isn't working. I liked Zaria/Kali. The 8-man tag was maybe too fast at times but had a ton of action. Fenix/EK was alright but the selling could have been better. It was a showcase for EK. The final segment ended in fights as expected. Wrestling was there was some good stuff on here but nothing is going that great storyline wise. There's also too much going on here and they should maybe ease up on it as it makes it hard for that stuff to get over. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 as the show was okay enough overall. 

JCW Bloodymania 19 8/21/2026

JCW Bloodymania 19 8/21/2026

We are in Mack's Creek, Missouri. Joe Dombrowski, Mark Roberts and Zac Amico are on commentary.

Shane Mercer & Steven Flowe vs. CoKane & James Storm

Kane puts cocaine on himself to start. He punches Steve, walks the top rope, does rope tricks and flying headscissors him down. Steve rolls him up for 2 then knees him in the face. Kane pump kicks him. Storm 2nd rope double axe handles Steve's arm. Steve takes a knee drop and elbow drop for 1. 

James hits punches on Shane. James goes up and over and pulls him down for 1. Kane 2nd rope double axe handles SHane's arm. Shane is double hiptossed for 2. Kane ducks a lariat. Shane pop up spinning slams him for 2. Shane release suplexes Kane. Kane takes a suplex + crossbody combo for 2. Steve canadian destroyers Kane for 2.

Kane spinning backdrops him. James is hot tagged in. He hits shots on Shane and atomic drops him. James slaps Shane. James enzugiri's him from behind and James ddt's Shane. Shane headbutts James in the chest. Shane is double lariated over the top. 

Storm dropkicks Shane through the ropes. Shane is in the front row and Kane does a nice tope con hilo into the front row. The Ring Rat gets in and tries to get James off of Steve. The Rat gets down on her knees. Steve comes in, tries to hit James with the guitar but nails The Rat on accident. James superkicks Steve. Kane spinning tombstones Steve and pins him.

Thoughts: I liked it and thought it was a fun opener. Kane's tope con hilo to the outside was nice. It didn't go too long, but it flowed well and there were no real problems with this.

The hosts talk about the show.

Mack Davis interviews Facade. Mack says Facade eliminated Josh in the battle royal but had some help. Facade says the story goes way back. We see Painful Paul leave Violent J's bus. Facade says he will take the title back and will be saluting the skies at the end of the night.

I won't be watching the JCW Women's #1 Contender's Match. Big Al won.

The Outbreak are interviewed by Mack Davis without Barnabas. They just make zombie sounds. Mack says he has no idea what they are talking about.

JCW World Tag Team Title Match - Choppa City (Atiba & Bruce Wayans) (c) vs. The Outbreak (Abel Booker & Jacksyn Crowley)

Bruce gets dropkicked by a zombie then takes a running euro in the corner. Bruce is then corner crossbodied. Bruce takes a neckbreaker. Atiba tags in. He chops Abel (no green hair dye) and Abel lariats him. Atiba takes an atomic drop then a slingblade.

Jack foot chokes Atiba. Atiba takes a double sledgehammer shot. Jack grabs Atiba. Atiba enzugiri's him and corner splashes him. Bruce 2nd rope chops Abel in the head and hits chops on him. Abel takes a double elbow drop for 2. Bruce swinging side slams Abel. Abel takes a 2nd rope elbow drop and a splash off the buckles for 2.

Abel is backbreakered. Bruce chops him in the ribs. Abel flying corkscrew forearms him. Jack tag in and hits lariats on Atiba. Bruce is pulled over the top rope. Jack topes Bruce outside. Atiba takes a top rope splash + neckbreaker but the ref is holding back Bruce. HoKane runs in and pounds on The Outbreak. Dani Mo comes out and chases HoKane away. Jack takes a spinebuster + flying facebuster from the buckles. Atiba pins Jack.

Thoughts: It was an alright bout here. Choppa City did their chops as usual and picked up the win. We had some story work here with Dani Mo and HoKane. It was fun and they kept it on the shorter end so it didn't get old.

Joel Gertner and Josh Bishop are interviewed by Mack Davis.  Joel doesn't want to talk about the title match tonight. He says Mack wants to talk about the title because what else would he talk about? He calls Caleb Konley the golden boy and says he defends his trinket title once every 30 days. He says he's protected and coddled by the office. He says Josh is the only JCW champ. He says he's undefeated, undisputed and undeniable.  

Caleb Konley interrupts. He says Joel said all the words in the world but asked what he really said. He says he calls himself a studmuffin while looking like a baked potato. He says it's fun to pretend. He says Josh thinks he's the champ but says the Lunacy Title means everything. He says Josh's title is dead like his career. Caleb says the chosen one is here and he's the only champ. Joel says he's the only champion on records because he's a paper champ.

Violent J comes out to talk. He says he wants to talk about Caleb Konley. He says just because Caleb defended his title last night, doesn't mean he has the night off because this is Bloodymania. He tells Caleb to get his spandex on as he will defend his title vs a mystery opponent.  

JCW World Heavyweight Title Three Way Match - Josh Bishop (c) vs. Facade vs. Father Bronson

Joel Gertner does his usual lines in the intro for Josh. Josh is rolled up for 2 by Fac then pulled out. Bronson hits punches on Fac then is lariated down by Josh. Fac handstands in the corner and double boots him. Fac jumps off Bronson's back and flying headscissors Josh. Fac back body drops Bronson hard over the top.

Josh hits Bronson with a chair outside. Fac takes the chair from Josh and throw it in his face. Fac does the triple jump dive and springboard flip dives onto Bronson. Fac headbutts Josh and Josh forearms him. Josh whips Fac into the rails. 

All 3 go into the crowd to fight. Fac climbs the lighting rig and dives onto both Josh and Bronson. Bronson kicks the middle rope into Fac's crotch then hits mounted shots on him. Josh shoulders Bronson over then knocks Fac over too. Josh corner lariats both opponents. Josh short arm lariats Bronson then backdrops Fac twice. Josh backdrops Bronson twice. 

Bronson stunners Fac. Josh and Fac trade chops. Josh facekicks Fac down. Bronson knees Josh in the gut. Bronson then springboard flying elbows Josh. Josh slaps him. Bronson is in the electric chair and Fac rope walk rider kicks him. Fac springboard cutters Josh. Gertner gets on the apron and Fac springboard dropkicks him. Josh lariats Fac over. Josh hits a razor's edge on Fac and pins him.

Thoughts: It was acceptable. It ended when it started to get a little boring here. Josh won as expected as I suspect the play is for him to do a title unification match down the line. Bronson took a hard fall outside here and took a doomsday device variation.

Mack Davis interviews Gail Kim. Gail says she's happy to be here and will call it down the middle. She says she doesn't care who controls The Outbreak. 

Barnabas The Bizarre does the intro for HoKane. He says The Outbreak failed without him and says they will continue to fail if Dani Mo has her way. Barn says Dani's fantasy world is about to come crashing down. He says HoKane is Dani's superior replacement and says he will become the next JCW Women's champ.

JCW Women's Title - Special Ref: Gail Kim - Dani Mo (c) vs. HoKane

If HoKane wins, Barnabas keeps The Outbreak. If Dani wins, she gets The Outbreak. 

Kane stalls outside. Dani thesz presses her and bangs her head off the mat. Kane hits mounted shots and they cat fight. 

Kane hits shots on her and bangs her head off the buckles. Dani chest forearms her in the corner. Dani high kicks her.  Dani hits chops and running knees her for 2. 

They each hit shots. Dani 2nd rope diving armdrags her. Kane running forearms her and Dani lariats her over the top. Dani tries to dropkicks Barn through the ropes. Barn grabs her feet and Kane boots her. 

Kane stomps her while she's down. Kane corner lariats Dani.  Kane lariats her for 2. Dani hits elbows to the gut. Kane flying lariats her out of the corner. Kane hits mounted shots on Dani. Dani's head is banged off the buckles. 

Kane misses a corner splash. Kane misses a legdrop. Dani hits lariats on Kane. Dani kicks her in the body and code red's her for 2. Kane rams Dani in the corner and hits spears. Kane running facekicks her there. Kane 2nd rope sentons her for 2. 

Kane chokeslam backbreakers Dani for 2. Barn tells Kane to end it. Dani forearms her and death valley drivers her for 2 when Barn puts Kane's foot on the ropes. Barn gets in the ring and shoves Gail. Gail yells at him and gets pushed down by Barn. Gail then shoves Barn. Barn grabs her by the hair and is hit with a soul foot. 

Kane rolls up Dani for 2. Dani high kicks her and cutters her. Dani then pins her.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good. It was longer and slower. HoKane's not that good and could have used a win in her debut JCW here. 

The Outbreak come out and hug Dani after. Barn crawls in the ring after. HoKane then knees Barn in the face.

Thoughts: I'm curious to see where things go. This seems like the end of Barnabas in JCW and I hope that's not the case.

Mack Davis interviews Caleb Konley. Cal says he only has to defend his title every 30 days and he just beat Kerry. He says Violent J is pulling a fast one on him as Vince Russo isn't here. He says tonight was supposed to be about celebration. Mack asks if Cal has talked to Russo but Cal says everyone knows Russo doesn't answer his phone after 7pm.

JCW Lunacy World Title Match - Caleb Konley (c) vs. Mr. Happy

They lock up and Cal is shoved down twice. Cal hits shots on him. Cal runs into him and goes down. Happy crossbodies him and double chops him. Cal is thrown out. Cal puts Mr. Happy's bear in front of him and throws it down. Happy gets bothered and misses corner splashes. Cal hits 2 superkicks then is headbutted down. Happy misses a corner cannonball.

Cal stomps Happy and chokes him on the ropes. Cal hits shots on him. Cal spinning ddt's him. Cal broski boots him in the corner. Cal grabs the mask. Happy hits uppercuts and black hole slams him. Cal jump at him and is enzugiri'd. Cal top rope moonsaults him for 2. 

Cal clubs on him and chops him. Cal 2nd rope double stomps his back. Happy spinning heel kicks him. Happy corner splashes him then iconoclasm's him. Happy then yanks him into a samoan drop. Jasmin St. Claire comes out.She says she just forged his signature and says the baby is all his as soon as it comes out. Jas then goes to talk, bends over and is stuttering. Cal pins Happy and Jasmin walks off fine.

Thoughts: It was fine. Cal did what we was supposed to do as the undersized heel and Happy got a decent comeback in before going down.

Big Vito's team does a Gore Games promo. Vito says there will be a massacre tonight and talks about his team. Sally is looking for attention and Vito yells at him for not having his jacket on. Vito says when they win, it'll be the best 30 days of a punishment J has ever had in his life. Vito says it's just the beginning. Vito says his boys took care of business tonight and J will be one short. 

Big Vito comes out for his team's match and does a promo. He says the fans are ugly, smelly, pieces of sh!t. Vito then tells the fans to wipe the paint off their faces. Vito says to salute them as they will kick some @ss tonight.

Gore Games - Special Ref: Mad Man Pondo - Luciano Family Enterprises (Dijack, Krule, Painful Paul, Sally Boy & Vincenzo) vs. The JWO (2 Tuff Tony, EC3, Jeeves, Ruffo The Clown & Willie Mack) 

A member of the losing team has to join the winning team for a month after. This isn't a cage match. It just has weapons on poles in the corners.  

Krule shoves Mack into the corner. Tony side headlocks Krule and is shouldered over. Krule shoulders Vito over. Krule double flying lariats Mack and Tony. Krule misses a corner splash. Krule is sat up top and double superplexed down. Mack and Tony pin Krule. Krule is eliminated.

Sally and Vin fight Mack and Tony. The GCW guys throw stuff at The JWO. They pull Jeeves into them and start fighting him. GCW then gets in the ring. Nick Gage and Vipress hit The JWO. Tony and Mack take low blows from Vin and Sally and both get 2 counts on them.

Sally grabs a barbed wire crutch from the pole. Ruffo grabs hold on it and hits Vin with it. Ruffo then nails Sally with it. Dijak spinning facekicks Ruffo and pins him. Ruffo is eliminated.

Jeeves (in NWO Macho Man attire) pounds on Dijak. Dijak facekicks him down and pins him. Jeeves is eliminated.

EC3 gets in and hits shots on Sally and Vin. Vin punches EC. Sally flying kicks Vin on accident. EC headlock drivers Sally and pins him. Sally is eliminated.

Vin hits EC with a tool box. Vin the pours out thumbtacks. EC slams Vin on the tacks. EC headlock drivers Vin and pins him. Vincenzo is eliminated.

Dijak spinning facekicks EC for 2. Dijak racks EC and Painful Paul wants tagged in. Dijak tags him in. Dijak goes for a spinning facekick on EC and Painful Paul boots Dijak in the face. Paul short arm lariats Dijak. Violent J laughs on commentary and hints that Paul is aligned with him. 

Paul chokeslams Dijak. Paul goes for another chokeslam on Dijak and gets it. Paul purposely falls down, he pulls EC on top of him and lets EC pin him and Dijak at the same time. Paul then reveals a JWO shirt underneath his other shirt.

Thoughts: I wish they would have explained what Gore Games was a little better as I expecting a cage with Wargames rules. The Gore Games gimmick wasn't anything too crazy as it was just weapons on poles with elimination rules. I didn't like Krule going out so easily and so quick. It didn't get a lot of time and they definitely didn't go for a classic. But it had it's charm, the good guys won in the end and Paul swerved the heels by joining the JWO. 

Vito hits Paul with a kendo stick after. Paul breaks the stick. Vito tries to leave and runs into The ICP on the stage. Vito gets hit by them. Vito goes back into the ring and Paul chokeslams him. The JWO then pose to end the show.

Overall thoughts: I liked the opener. Coppa City vs The Outbreak was fun. The three way was acceptable and ended at the right time. Dani/HoKane was not that good but it will shake things up for sure. Cale/Happy was fine. The main wasn't a classic or anything and it wasn't the WarGames match I expected, but the good guys won and they gave us a happy ending. I felt satisfied enough with it. It was a fun show overall and it was a lot better than this year's Stanglemania. I wasn't very excited to do this show going into it, but I had a lot of fun watching it and I enjoyed myself. As always with JCW, if you want in-ring classics, this isn't for you, but if you watch the show weekly, I think you'll be satisfied with this. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 and I thought it was a good show overall.