5/30 notes
It's a big wrestling day. We have WWC, NWA, MLW Fusion's return, AEW Collision and the big mask vs mask match on AAA. I do want to see AAA live. Fusion's going to be 2 hours and it'll be right before Collision. We'll see how things work out, but I really should do Collision over Fusion.
CMLL 5/29/2026 Viernes Espectacular
The announcer welcomes us to the show and talks about how CMLL will be running 7 days a week in June and July.
Oro Jr., Pantera Jr. & Pendulo vs. Estudiante Jr., Robin & Sangre Imperial
Pen and Sangre go at it. Pen arm throws him. Sangre armdrags him. Pen gori specials him and Sangre rolls him into a pin attempt. Sangre armdrags him and chops him. Sangre headbutts him. Pant comes in with a slingshto headscissors on Sangre. Robin comes in and he has Brazo's gear on today. Pant arm rolls him then flying headscissors him. EJ comes in and corner lariats Pant. EJ then lariats him down.
EJ shoulders Pant out. Oro springboard crossbodies EJ. EJ gets his by his partners on a failed double team. Oro then flying headscissors Robin down. Oro walks up the buckles and diving headscissors Robin from the apron to the floor. Pen misses a springboard crossbody. Pen is tripped and kicked in the arm.
Oro is double teamed then triple stomped on. Oro takes corner splashes and a spinebuster. Oro's legs are split and he is dropkicked in the butt. EJ is popped up and double basement dropkicked. Oro flying headscissors Sangre then Robin superkicks Oro. Pant jumps off Oro's back and hits a flying headscissors. Pen springboard tornillo armdrags EJ. Pen then tilt-a-whirl backbreakers Sangre and Pant does the same. Sangre is triple superkicked out.
Pen walks up the ropes and springboard headscissors EJ down. Pen is throw into the ropes and he headscissors EJ off of it again. Pen top rope tornillo armdrags Sangre out. Robin headbutts Pant down. Pant springboard crossbodies Robin. Pant diving tilt-a-whirl armdrags Robin off the top. Pant then spinning armdrags EJ out.
Sangre is back body dropped out by Pant. Pen and Oro hit springboard plancha's while Pant asai moonsaults out. Sangre's team hits 2 spears and a facekick.EJ misses a corner charge and goes out. Pant wastelands Sangre. Pen springboard twisting swantons and Oro top rope moonsaults out. Pant top rope diivng meteora's Sangre and pins him.
Thoughts: Pantera had a lot of sloppy moments but everyone else did fine. They gotta put the leash on Pant soon as there's too much he struggles to do cleanly. This bout also went a bit long for an opener. I liked it otherwise though as we had a lot of flying and they really put out a strong effort for the opener.
Skadi & Tessa Blanchard vs. Olympia & Sanely
1st Fall - Skadi and Olym trade some holds on the mat. Olym sunset flips her for 2. Skadi headbutts Olym then Skadi enzugiri's her from behind. Skadi hits a stiff crossbody on her. Sane comes in and casadora bulldogs Skadi. Tess comes in and side headlocks Sane. Tess bangs Sane's head off the buckles.
Tess punches Sane in the corner. Tess then boots her in the head. Tess tries a slingshot splash but Sane gets her knees up. Sane corner crossbodies Tess. Olym springboard crossbodies Skadi. Olym and Sane get 2 counts. Skadi is sat on the 2nd rope and Sane top rope diving meteora's her. Olym gorilla press drops Tess onto Skadi. Olym and Sane get stereo pins. Olympia's team wins the fall.
2nd Fall - Olym stomps on Skadi. Olym kicks Tess in the crotch. Tess takes running corner attacks. Sane backdrops Tess then Olym basement dropkicks Tess. Skadi is sat against the bottom rope and Olym slingshot dropkicks her. Olym then slingshot elbow drops her. Tess gets double teamed and she is dropped gut first onto Sane's knees.
Skadi double boots the heels out of the corner then double splashes them. Tess dogpiles but they only get 2 counts. Tess cutters Olym three times and pins her. Skadi's team wins the fall.
3rd Fall - Olym takes a double dropkick in tree of woe. Sane takes a gordbuster and a basement dropkick. Olym pop up hurricanrans's Skadi. Tess then tiger drivers Olym for 1. Sane electric chair drivers Tess for 2.
Sane tries to crossbody Skadi but Skadi doesn't badge. Skadi sentons her for 2. Olym and Skadi then crossbody each other at the same time for 2 counts. Olym gorilla presses Tess on the apron and throws her onto Skadi outside. Olym misses an apron plancha then Tess topes Olym.
Skadi is on the 2nd rope. Sane is supposed to miss a top rope move on her but Sane just doesn't hit it as Skadi forgets to move. Skadi michinoku drivers Sane and pins her. Skadi's team wins the fall and match.
Thoughts: I wasn't a big fan of it. It was disjointed and the flow wasn't there. They had some sloppy moments here with the finish also kind of being botched.
Lightning Match - El Hijo del Villano III vs. Hijo De Blue Panther
V3 side headlock takeovers him. Blue flips him by the wrist. V3 flips him over his back and gori specials him. Blue sunset flips him for 2. V3 superkicks Blue in the gut then Blue armdrags him. V3 then stalls outside. V3 gets back in and is pulled out. Blue cannonballs him off the apron.
Blue armdrags him in the ring into a pin attempt for 2. Blue northern lights suplexes him for 2. V3 slams Blue then asai moonsaults him for 2. V3 lariats Blue over the top then tope con hilos him outside.
V3 then top rope elbow drops him inside for 2. Blue lays on the apron and V3 top rope splashes him there. V3 is on the buckles. Blue tries to handstand hurricanrana him down and eventually does for a 2 count. Blue low flying knees him for 2. V3 is on the 2nd rope and Blue enzugiri's him. Blue superplexes him for 2.
V3 superkicks him then is bodyscissored over the top. Blue tope con hilos him outside. lue top rope splashes V3 for 2. Blue misses a corner splash then V3 hits mounted corner punches. V3 misses a 2nd rope moonsault. V3 2nd rope double underhook slams him and pins him.
Thoughts: I didn't like it. V3 stalling during a lightning match with a limited time limit was kind of silly. They just did whatever they wanted here for the most part and it was a bunch of random spots and moves that didn't always fit in.
El Cobarde & Los Hermanos Chavez (Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja) vs. Los Hermanos Calavera (Calavera Jr. I & Calavera Jr. II) & Soberano Jr.
Cal = Either Calavera Jr as they are too hard to tell apart.
1st Fall - Roja and a Cal go at it. Cal hammerlock him then throws him over by the arm. Roja legdrops his leg. Cal flying snpamares him then is shouldered over. Cal standing moonsaults him. Roja hits some shots on Cal then Cal flying headscissors him. Cal then gets triple stomped on. Roja chops Cal in the corner.
Cal walks up the buckles and diving susnet flips Roja. The other Cal comes in. Cal flying shoulders Roja then Cal is ganged up on from behind. Sob top rope double crossbodies his opponents then flying headscissors Cob. Sob is hiptossed into the ropes and he does a reverse headscisors off of it. Oro dropkicks Sob then pounds on him. Sob and a Cal take mounted corner shots.
A Cal takes a michinoku driver then a top rope Cob swanton. Cob pins Cal. El Cobarde's team wins the fall.
2nd Fall - Sob is triple teamed in the ring and Roja unties his mask. Sob is popped up into a double gut kick. A Cal is held for a kick to the leg from Roja. Cal takes a double burning hammer onto his chest. Cob springboard dropkicks him. A Cal is double teamed on the ropes with Oro biting his fingers. A Cal takes a triple boot.
Oro and Sob make peace and hug then Sob is triple stomped on. A Cal is then triple teamed. Cob get double chopped by his partners on accident. A Cal walks up the ropes and does an armdrag + headcissors takeover. The Cal's do stereo asai moonsaults outside. Sob top rope tornillo's Cob and pins him. Soberano Jr.'s team wins the fall.
3rd Fall - Sob superkicks Cob over. Oro is kicked in the gut. Oro takes a reverse rocking chair then a Sob legdrop. Roja is then triple stomped on. Oro takes a double basement dropkick. A Cal flying headscissors Oro then the other Cal top rope diving armdrags Roja. Sob top rope diving headscissors Cob. Sob and The Cal's then hit triple tope con hilos outside.
Roja spinning forearms Sob down. Cob is popped up and flying headscissors Sob out. Cob then tope con hilos Sob. A Cal flying headscissors Oro. A Cal then top rope moonsaults Oro outside. Roja hits a 2nd rope jade end on a Cal and pins him. El Cobarde's team wins the fall and match.
Thoughts: It was alright and one of the better matches on the show. They mostly followed the face/heel structure and both teams got enough in. We also got a decent bit of flying here. Angel de Oro did very little here.
Averno & Esfinge vs. Mascara Dorada & Volador Jr.
1st Fall - Esf takes down Vol and Vol spinning reverse headscissors him. Av comes in and boots Vol down. Av then beats up Vol outside. Vol is sent into the rails. Esf unmasks MD. Av rams Vol crotch first into the post. Esf pop-up drops MD then superkicks him. Esf unties MD's mask then Av unties it.
Vol is beaten up on the ramp and double stomped there. Esf kicks MD hard in the head and Av hits an angel's wings. Esf and Av pick up stereo pins. Averno's team wins the fall.
2nd Fall - Vol is kicked in the leg by Av. Vol is double booted out then sent into the rails. MD is crotched on the rails and Esf knees him in the head. Vol flying headscissors Av. Vol is then double stomped on.
MD takes corner attacks and Esf monkey flips MD. MD is sat on the apron and takes a hard dropkick down to the floor. Vol top rope crossbodies Av then toyota roll sunset bombs him. Vol pins Av. Volador Jr.'s team wins the fall.
3rd Fall - Vol puts a mask on and flying headscissors Esf out. Vol then takes the mask off. Vol spinning headscissors Av out. Esf and MD go at it. MD flips out of a monkey flip then handsprings into the ropes. MD is flipped into a headscissors + armdrag combo.
MD jumps off of Av and headscissors Esf down. MD corkscrew headscissors Av. MD and Vol hit stereo topes outside. Vol is popped up and hurricanrana's Esf. Vol and MD try stereo pins for 2 counts. Av and Esf miss moves off the top rope. MD and Vol hit stereo code red's for 2 counts.
Esf hits kicks on Vol and drops him with a superkick. MD electric chair neckbrakers Esf for 2. Av powerbombs MD for 2. Vol superkicks Av then backcrackers him for 2. Esf and Av get stereo 2 counts on their opponents. MD top rope spanish flies Av while Vol canadian destroyers Esf. MD and Vol both get 2 counts.
MD top rope crossbodies Av. MD top rope ssp's Av and pins him. Volador Jr.'s team wins the fall and match.
Thoughts: I didn't like it. They spend every show pushing that Esfinge is one of their top level faces and he was a heel here against Dorada, who he is usually friendly with. There wasn't a reason for it either since this wasn't for a title or anything. It was also a longer bout and all of the stereo moves made it hard to follow along.
Copa Jr. VIP 2026 Final Match - Villano III Jr. vs. Zandokan Jr.
Zand misses a chop and they mat wrestle. They shove each other. V3 trips him and hits mounted shots. Zand side headlocks him. V3 boots Zand in the corner and springboard tornillo's him. V3 tilt-a-whirl armdrags him out. V3 goes for a springboard and is crotched up top. Zand chops him down.
Zand lariats him for 2. Zand throws him out then sends him into the rails. Villano 4 is in the front row and Zand talks smack to him. They each hit some shots in side. Zand sitout back body drops him for 2. Zand chops V3. V3 springboard dropkicks Zand. V3 then springboard swantons him outside. V3 springboard double stomps.
V3 wastelands him. V3 tries a top rope moonsault and Zand gets his feet up. Zand puts him on his back and does a flatliner off of it. V3 springboard diving cutters Zand for 2. V3 is sent to the ramp. Zand heatseeker piledrivers him over the 2nd rope for 2. Zand chops V3 in the corner. V3 springboards and is tripped on the top rope. V3 springboard dropkicks him on the apron. V3 misses a 2nd rope moonsault and splats onto the floor when Zand moves.
They go back in and Zand tiger drivers him for 2. V3 canadian destroyers him for 2. Zand rolls him up for 2. Zand takes a step up knee in the corner. V3 does a jay driller on Zand. V3 handstans seated springboard moonsaults Zand and pins him.
Thoughts: They kind of went right to the big moves to start. I thought the moonsault splat bump on the floor was pretty stupid as was the top rope dropkick on the apron, as that had to hurt. They didn't really sell a lot here and it wasn't a smart match. I was hoping they would brawl, strike and heel it up on each other a lot more than they did. I didn't like this one.
V3 is given the cup after and his brother celebrates with him.
Overall thoughts: The opener was alright minus Pantera Jr., who I do like. He was just too sloppy. The women's match was messy. The lightning match was a bit of a free for all and had dumb stuff like them stalling when they only had 10 minutes. I liked the Hermanos Chavez vs Hermanos Calavera trios match and it was probably the best match on the show. I didn't like the semi-main as the babyface Esfigne was being a heel here to Dorada, who he teams up with and has no problems with any other time. They went straight to the big stuff in the main and they didn't really get the rudo vs rudo concept down like they should have. I'd give it a 4 out of 10. I didn't enjoy it that much and there was a lot of structure missing all up and down this card. It was below average.
WWE Smackdown 5/29/2026
Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/wwe-smackdown-5222026.html
We are in Barcelona, Spain. Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett are on commentary.
We see various wrestlers arrive and hangout.
Jade Cargill, Michin and B-Fab come out. Jade says she's 1 of 1. Fab says Jade will beat Rhea on Sunday because she's the most dominant. Mich says the future isn't coming but is now.
Rhea Ripley comes out. Rhea says Jade keeps forgetting to mention that when it's just them in the ring, she beat Jade. She says she beat her at Wrestlemania and will beat her again on Sunday. She says Jade will be looking at her true champion when Sunday is done.
Jade says Rhea is so weak that she will work with women who don't like her. Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss come out. Flair says Jade has been here 5 minutes and says not to confuse her hype for actual accomplishments. Bliss tells Jade to accomplish something before talking about them. Bliss says Jade has the resume of a rookie compared to them. Jade calls Bliss Flair's ragdoll. Bliss says this is Jade's one warning and says she has talked on the mic with people better than her.
Nick Aldis comes out. He says let's get a ref out and have Jade vs Bliss now.
Jade Cargill vs Alexa Bliss
AB hits forearms. AB gets on her back and is thrown down. AB hits Jade when she gets back into the ring. Jade throws her in the corner and misses a charge. Jade's throat is pulled down over the top rope. AB's top rope crossbody is caught and she is hit with a swinging backbreaker.
AB boots Jade out of the corner. Jade gorilla press drops AB. Jade misses an elbow drop and is pulled over the top. AB gets caught jumping off the apron and takes a hard powerbomb on the rail.
We go to PiP break and return. Jade back elbows AB. AB is dropped on the apron. AB dropkicks her into the rails. Jade running knees the steps when AB moves. AB basement dropkicks her inside then meteora's her from behind on the ropes. AB rolling sentons her and headhunters her for 2.
Michin trips AB. Flair then Rhea then fight Michin and Fab. AB short ddt's Jade. AB tries twisted bliss but Jade gets her knees up. Jade pump kicks her then hits a jade end for the pin.
Thoughts: Jade won as expected. It was okay but not much else. They hit their spots clean and it made sense. I think this went about as well as it was going to go.
Jade brings a chair in after. AB takes a jade end on the chair. Rhea and Flair then chase Jade away.
Cody Rhodes is interviewed then Sami Zayn interrupts. Cody says he has nothing to say to him. Sami says maybe he should have something to say and should say he's sorry. Sami says he had Cody's back and tried to help him but Cody hit him with a cross rhodes. Cody says that was during a match while Sami watched him get choked out by Gunther. Cody says he walked away. Sami says he wanted to help because he's a good guy and the last good guy. He says he didn't because the right thing was to leave him there so Cody could learn a lesson. Cody says hopefully he can teach him a lesson when he's done with Gunther.
Nick Aldis talks to Danhausen. Nick says it's not his fault Dan's stuff was taken by customs. Nick says he shouldn't do any more experiments and wants him to appear in front of the crowd. Nick tells him to improvise then Dan runs off with an idea.
Nick Aldis talks to The Miz. Miz says Kit isn't here and he's not taking Axiom on in his own country. Miz says he can take on anyone anywhere though and Nick tells him to show him that as he faces Ax next.
Axiom vs The Miz
Miz wristlocks him. Ax headflips out and throws him by the arm. Ax escapes a side headlock and the lights go out for a second. Ax cartwheels then pulls Miz down on a leapfrog. Miz then does a cartwheel. Ax diving armdrags him off the buckles and Miz backs off in the corner.
Ax hits a nice dropkick and hits leg kicks. Ax enzugiri's him out. Miz kicks the middle rope into Ax's crotch. We go to PiP break and return. Ax hits some shots then half-nelson suplexes him for 2. Miz ddt's Ax for 2.
Miz hits chest kicks. Ax dragon screws him. Ax hits chest kicks then buzzsaw kicks him. Ax top rope crossbodies him for 2. Ax misses a dropkick. Ax triangles him and Miz rolls him up for 2. Miz slingshot powerbombs him.
Miz goes up top. The lights go out again (It's Danhausen). Ax top rope spanish flies him then hits a golden ratio kick. Ax pins him.
Thoughts: Ax won as expected. I would have rather seen someone else lose instead of Miz here. What we got was acceptable. It should have been a little better than it was.
Damian Priest and R-Truth talk. Truth says he's not medically cleared. Truth says he got Priest a tag partner for tonight. Royce Keys comes in and Truth says he'll be Priest's partner vs The MFT's. Priest says if he can't team with him, he will team with nobody. Keys says Priest wants to be a hero. Priest says how does he know he can trust him? Priest says it sounds like a set up with Solo. Truth says he set it up. Truth asks if they are afraid of The MFT's and if they are scared to tag with each other. They say no. Truth then says go do it.
Sami Zayn talks to Candice LeRae. Sami says she's one of the few people that get him. Sami says he wasn't talking to her, but Johnny Gargano, who is laying on the steps. Matt Cardona comes in and says it looks like he's talking to a wall. Sami asks Matt if Cody sent him here when Matt mentions him. Matt says things aren't going his way just like with Sami. Matt says he's not acting like a little...and Sami gets mad. Sami says he can't let the disrespect stand and challenges Matt for tonight.
Alexa Bliss is getting ice on her head in the back and Flair is helping. Rhea asks how Bliss is doing. Flair says she's in pain and she is p!ssed off. Flair says the next time she see's Jade...and Rhea says she'll handle Jade Sunday. Flair says Jade has a receipt coming.
Damian Priest and Royce Keys vs The MFT's (Talla and Tama Tonga)
Talla boots and punches DP. He headbutts DP. DP chops him. Talla shoulders him over. Talla boots DP in the corner. Tama headbutts DP. DP hits punches on Tama. Keys tags himself in.
Keys hits forearms on Tama. Tama punches and elbows him. Keys tilt-a-whirl gutbusters him. Keys corner splashes him. Keys powerslams Tama. Keys running shoulders Tama over. The faces double team Talla then toss him over the top together.
We go to PiP break and return. Keys hits Talla in the gut and takes an uppercut. Talla misses a corner charge. Tama stomps Keys' tag attempt. Keys sitout spinebusters Tama.
DP tags in and hits shots on Tama. DP flapjacks him. DP hits punches on Tama. Tama bends over and is kicked. DP flying back elbows the heels in the corners. DP lifting flatliners Tama.
DP top rope diving lariats Tama for 2. Keys lariats Talla over the top rope. Solo Sikoa hits DP with a samoan spike. R-Truth comes out. He hit shots on Solo. Solo samoan spikes Truth in the throat. Tama hits Keys off the steps from behind. Talla chokeslams DP for the win.
Thoughts: It was alright. There was a good chance Truth was coming down when he wasn't supposed to and he did. He ended up costing Priest another match here and this should lead to something.
The Miz threatens to sue Nick Aldis in the back. He says his workplace is a hazard and says lights were going out on him out there. He asks how he can wrestle like that. Nick says he agrees with him and will get to the bottom of it. Miz says we know who did it. Miz goes into Danhausen's area and Dan sprays him with a fire extinguisher.
Chelsea Green talks to Tiffany Stratton. Green wants to come out with her and Tiff says no. Green says she came out with her last week but Tiff says it's not that deep. Green says she will see her after then.
Matt Cardona vs Sami Zayn
Sami wristlocks him. Matt wristlocks him back. Sami throws him by the arm. Matt side headlocks him. Sami armdrags him. Sami is thrown out. Matt dropkicks him through the ropes. Sami suplexes him in from the apron for 2 then hits mounted shots.
Sami chops Matt then Matt hits forearms. Matt corner lariats him the 2nd rope dropkicks him. We go to break and return. Sami chinlocks him. Matt hits lariats and facebusters Sami. Matt broski boots him. Matt double underhook powerbombs him for 2. Matt goes for a leg lariat and takes a sitout powerbomb.
Matt hits a leg lariat for 2. They fight on the buckles. Sami exploders him into the buckles. Sami helluva kicks him for the win.
Thoughts: It was alright. Sami got stiffed on a double underhook powerbomb here. Matt loses yet again, though Sami definitely should have gotten the win. They worked a little better than I thought they would have.
Nick Aldis talks to Gunther. He tells him to give it civilized when he gets his chance to talk later. Gunther says he will only attack Cody verbally. He says if they go to Spain again, they should go to Madrid.
Trick Williams and Lil Yachty come out. Yachty puts himself over and says we are witnessing the Trick Williams campaign. Trick says he has arrived in Barcelona. Trick says he took out Miz and Melo. He says there hasn't been a star who has proved himself like Trick. Trick says he's declaring for King of the Ring.
Carmelo Hayes comes out. Melo says Trick is king of the mic or the entrance but KOTR is grown folk stuff and he's too little. Melo says he will take care of Ricky Saints tonight for costing him the match vs Trick then him and Trick will fight for the US Title.
Trick says Melo is making excuses. Trick makes some height jokes and says Melo should realize he's just better than him. Ricky Saints comes out.
Saints says no one wants to see this and they want to see Saints. He says he's coming for the US Title. Trick tells Saints to shut up when he says so. He says maybe Saints and Melo can figure out who will face him. Trick says he has no problem proving he's the king. Saints says Trick is the king of the delusion and tells him to get out. Trick drops Saints with a shot. Melo goes to fight Trick and Yachty backs Trick away.
Carmelo Hayes vs Ricky Saints
RS hits shots on him to start. Melo rolls over his back and dropkicks him. RS sits on the 2nd rope and Melo blind springboard legdrops him. RS lariats him and hits mounted shots. RS hits shots on him in the corner and foot chokes him.
Melo chops RS in the corner. Melo kicks him in the back. Melo hits mounted corner punches. Melo goes on the 2nd rope and is pushed over the top. RS sends Melo into the rails. We go to PiP break and return.
They go on the buckles and fight. RS is pushed down. Melo tries a top rope splash but RS gets his knees up. RS northern lights suplexes him for 2. Melo rolls him up with the tights for 2. Melo 2nd rope diving ddt's him.
Melo and RS trade forearms. Melo hits a springboard shot on him. Melo la mistica drops him for 2. RS twisting flatliners him for 2. RS is pulled over the top. Melo tope con hilos him.
Melo diving lariats him off the rails and both get counted out.
Thoughts: The double countout finish was very surprising. True, neither guy needed a loss, but I didn't see that coming. It wasn't bad. Melo did his flying as usual and RS had simpler offense. Melo took the twising flatliner right on his face.
RS attacks Melo after. Melo superkicks and first 48's him.
We get a video on Oba vs Brock.
Nia and Lash talk to Tiffany Stratton in the back. Lash and Tiff say they each have big heads. Lash says when they get done with Chelsea, it's only a matter of time until the US Title gets a new home.
We get a Blake Monroe video. She says there's so many fascinating women in the SD locker room like Rhea. She says she's as captivating as can be and says she knows she's hiding from her own fear. She says Rhea can run from her fears but not her. Blake says The Glamour is coming to SD.
Chelsea Green vs Nia Jax
Nia grabs her by the hair and throws her. Nia corner splashes her and throws her by the head. She mocks her salute. Green slaps her and throws her out. Green topes her. We go to break and return.
Nia pop-up headbutts Green. Green jawbreakers her and forearms her in the knee. Nia sitout powerbombs her for 2. Nia misses a legdrop. Nia blocks a sliding lariat. Green does a bad zig zag for 2.
Nia is sent shoulder first into the post. Green top rope dropkicks her. Green leg lariats her for 2. Green dropkicks Lash through the ropes then Nia samoan drops Green. Tiffany Stratton comes out and Nia gets distracted. Tiff hits Nia with her title. Green then pins Nia.
Thoughts: It was a shorter bout and wasn't that good. Green's offense didn't look good against Lash and we had a dirty finish here.
Green tries to hug Tiff after but Tiff walks away.
Brie Bella and Paige are interviewed. Brie says the target is getting bigger but they have been defending the titles successfully. Fatal Influence comes in. Jacy says she's declaring herself for QOTR. Fallon tells Brie's team to hold onto the titles tight as they won't have them soon. Jacy says everyone will be under their influence soon.
Cody Rhodes comes out. Gunther comes out before he can say much. Gunther says he's here to tell Cody what he thinks of him. He says SD seems to have to be about Cody and if it's not, Cody finds a way to make it about himself. He says Cody is a product of the culture he grew up in where nepotism and egotism gets you to the top. He says Cody is a symbol of the crumbling American dream.
Gunther says he earned his position and everything was one phone call away for Cody. He says it makes Cody an entitled brat. Gun says all that matters to him is to be the best wrestler and protect wrestling from people like him. He says Cody only cares about himself and he's his own biggest fan. He says Cody is a mark for himself, not a champ.
Cody says Gunther is a liar. Cody says he knows Gunther wants the title or he'd be talking to a 330lb version of himself in front of 300 people at an indy show. He says Paul Heyman told him about the things that would happen if he got the title. He says the things he didn't say intimidated him. Cody says the title is addictive and Gunther is as sick as he is. Cody says Gunther will get this close to all the attention he seeks and he knows it. He says he will find out the worst thing a guy like him can find out - he's just not that good. Cody says he's easy to find and hard to beat.
Gun grabs Cody as Cody goes to leave. Gun asks if Cody thinks he's a liar. Gun says he promised Goldberg and AJ he'd choke them out and he did. He says he promised Cody he'd tap him out and he did. He says he will choke Cody out and drop him like a wet towel and take the title with him.
Thoughts: It was a shorter segment and not too much of note. They didn't even fight here which was surprising.
Overall thoughts: It was very weak starpower wise as none of the big stars were in action here. All the recent retirements and firings have really hit the SD roster hard. Things are not looking that bright on this show going forward and the show going back to 2 hours soon may honestly help the show at this point. There was nothing that great on the show. The show made sense and there were a couple of okay matches but that's really about it. I don't even think there was a clear match of the night here. I thought this was average and would give this a 5 out of 10 overall.
Juggalo Championship Wrestling 5/28/2026 JCW Lunacy Episode 84
Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/juggalo-championship-wrestling-5212026.html
Mark Roberts and Joe Dombrowski are on commentary.
We get a video where Vince Russo talks about the past and facing the future. He says some obstacles can't be dealt with without past knowledge. He says if you can't get around obstacles, you have to burrow through them. He says he must take these actions again.
Big Vito and Vince Russo agree on some kind of deal. Kerry Morton comes in to talk to Vince. Vince asks which baseball bat of his does he likes best? Vince says he has one that broke 6 of Jeeves' ribs. Kerry said he heard Vince hurt someone and he couldn't believe it.
Kerry says he p!ssed him off by taking his insurance policy. Vince say Shane made a business decision and says Kerry knows what the deal is. He says he looked in the mirror and said the mirror said he can beat anyone he wants. Kerry wants a match vs Matt Cross and Shane Mercer tonight in a handicap match. Vince agrees. They shake hands on it and Vince calls him a jack@ss.
Barnabus The Bizarre is with The Oubreak, who are wearing suits. Barn says rehab has to work. He finds a bag of cocaine and says they have to deal with this rehab, then find the dealer.
The announcers talk.
Motor City Mauling - Sophia Rose vs J-Rod
Rose yells for J-Rod outside. J comes out. Rose jumps off a fountain onto her. J catches her and slams her on a bench. J is knocked into the bench. Rose hits her in the face with her title then hits her in the back with it. J is sent into a fence and Rose clubs on her. J running facekicks her.
J grabs a dog poo bag. Rose slaps J with it. J spears her on grass. J shoves it in Rose's face. Dani Mo then comes in and hits J with a trash can. Dani high kicks J and puts a trash can over her head. She then knocks her over with a running forearm. Dani then walks off with the JCW Women's Title, which ends this.
Thoughts: It's not going to win any best match awards but I always enjoy it when wrestlers fight in non-wrestling places and I was amused by this.
Violent J talks to Mac Davis. J says he doesn't appreciate him letting his personal grievances getting involved in JCW business. He says he interfered in a match last week and tried to do an interview during a match. Mac asks what he's supposed to do? J says he's not here as a wrestler but as a journalist. He says he needs to contain his anger and if things are too tough, he needs to leave. He tells him to stay out of the ring. Mac says he hears him.
We see Russo practicing his baseball swing. Violent J comes in. He says it's been 26 years since we have seen him use a bat. Russo compares it to him at ICP concerts. He says that's how he felt last week. J says he used to be one of the boys. Russo says J brought in EC3 in and he had to clean up the problem. Russo says he and his boys had nothing to do with the attack on Mack and Tony. He says he despises being called a liar. J says Russo is falling apart and Russo says it feels so good.
We then see Ruffo is handcuffed to a radiator. Vito's crew slaps him. Ruffo wants to know where his brother is. Vito kicks him and tells him to shut up. He says he will be a mystery partner tonight. Vito asks if he wants to see his brother again then kicks him. He says if he f*cks the match up, he won't see him again after tonight. Vito's buddies then hit Ruffo with a sign.
Ernest Miller is Caleb Konley's mystery opponent. Russo asks what he's doing and says he's his boy. Miller asks why he's here to have a match with a nobody. Miller asks who this guy is. Miller says Caleb was chosen to get an @ss whooping. Russo says this isn't happening and asks why he would face a nobody. Russo says let's talk about this. Miller says he didn't want to come here to wrestle a nobody.
Caleb Konley takes the mic and says Miller came here to his house to disrespect him. He calls him the 4th best WCW Mortal Kombat character. He says Miller needs to call somebody as he's sucking some d*ck. Caleb says he will give him the smoke. Caleb says somebody better call his mama. Miller superkicks Caleb down.
Four Weeks Of Hell Match #2 - Caleb Konley vs Ernest "The Cat" Miller
Miller says to ring the bell with Caleb down. Russo says Caleb doesn't know what he's saying. Caleb then rolls up Miller by surprise and pins him.
Thoughts: It wasn't much of a match and more of an angle here. Ernest Miller was definitely a surprise.
Miller superkicks the ref after.
Mac Davis interviews Dani Mo, who still has the JCW Women's Title. Dani says she's the champ and possession is 9/10th's of the law. Dani has Mac check off a tattoo on her that has an accomplishment's list on it. Mac asks about her final item on there which says "Eff ??? over" and she leaves.
We see clips from rehab. We see people talking about the drugs they are on. We then see The Outbreak who are making goofy sounds as usual. Barnabus says this is ridiculous and introduces them. Barn says they are addicted to everything and has been sniffing gasoline out of gas tanks. He says let the recovery begin.
Choppa City (Atiba and Bruce Wayans) come out. Bruce says they are Choppa City, baby. Bruce says they came here to chop suckas tonight and aren't booked. Bruce asks for some suckas to chop.
Choppa City (Atiba and Bruce Wayans) vs The Backseat Boyz (Tommy and JP Grayson)
JP superkicks and forearms Atiba down. Atiba takes a double back elbow and a double elbow drop. Tom splashes Atiba. JP chops Atiba. Atiba bangs JP's head off his knee. Atiba slams JP then JP takes a double elbow drop. Choppa City chop their opponents. Atiba side headlock takeovers JP. Tom top rope dropkicks Atiba for 2. Atiba gets his legs split. Atiba takes a double corner attack and a double bulldog for 2.
JP side headlocks Atiba then dropkicks him. JP throws Tom onto Atiba for 2. Tom stomps Atiba in the gut. The Boys miss a double team. Atiba 2nd rope plancha's them. Bruce comes in and chops The Boys. He then chops both down together. Bruce leg lariats JP then splashes him for 2. JP death valley drivers Bruce. Tom air raid crashes Atiba. Bruce world's strongest slams Tom and all 4 men are down.
Atiba and JP trade shots. Atiba hits chops on him then he is held for a hart attacks. Atiba is held for a legdrop then a basement dropkick. Atiba chops JP. JP takes a spinebuster + elbow drop. Bruce 2nd rope elbow drops JP and Atiba splashes JP off the buckles for 2. Bruce grabs both opponents and takes a double low blow. Bruce takes a t-gimmick and is pinned.
Thoughts: I liked it. It got a lot of time, it was competitive and had some nice double teams. JP hitting a death valley driver on Bruce was impressive.
Tom calls the crowd ingrates for not appreciating them. JP says they are the best team in JCW. Tom says about the same. JP says to get ready as the best tag team is back and Backseat is back, alright.
CoKane follows a line of cocaine on the floor in the back. He runs into The Ring Rat, who is bending over and telling him to come closer. Steven Flowe then nails Kane from the side. Kane sends Steve into the wall. Steve says The Ring Rat needed to show him something or be off The VIP List and says she's off of it.
We see The Outbreak during poorly at rehab and sniffing stuff. Barnabus yells at them and takes them out of rehab.
Mac Davis interviews Big Al in the bathroom. Al asks why he's bringing a camera into the women's bathroom.We then hear The Ring Rat getting it on with someone in the stall. Al yells at her. She says this bathroom is for wrestlers only and calls her a nasty ho. She says to grab her stuff and get out. The Rat then maces her and bangs her head off the stall door.
Big Vito talks on the mic before his match. Vito tells the crowd to wipe the paint off their faces. Vito grabs Yabo's hair and says this is what happens when you don't listen to them. He says he will pay. Yabo is then uncuffed.
Barnabus The Bizarre does the intro for The Outbreak and says rehab didn't work. He says it's the dealer's fault. He says he will make the dealer's life a living hell when he finds him.
CoKane & The Outbreak (Abel Booker & Jacksyn Crowley) vs. Luciano Family Enterprises (Joey Ciconne aka Yabo the Clown, Sally Boy & Vincenzo)
Vincenzo is Vinnie Massaro.
Sal and Kane go at it. Kane grabs his cocaine and pours it on himself as the zombies beg. Sal knocks down Kane's cocaine covered arm. Kane hits punches on Sal then spinning backdrops him. Sal enzugiri's Kane. Kane takes a double sledgehammer shot for 2. Vinny hits punches on Kane.
Sal lariats Kane. Sal hits knees to Kane's gut. Kane punches Sal. Sal jumping knees him. Vin gets in and slams Kane. Vin elbow drops Kane then chinlocks him. Kane ducks a lariat and hits a handspring cutter on Vin. Steven Flowe comes off the top. Kane lariats him over the top and goes with him. Big Al then comes in and goes after The Ring Rat in the ring. Al backdrops her.
Sal dropkicks Jacksyn. Yabo tags in and lariats Sal. The Outbreak then pin Sal.
Thoughts: There was a lot of shenanigans here and I'm not sure why there was no DQ called for Steven Flowe fighting with Kane. There wasn't much of a match here to be honest.
Vito beats up Yabo after and Vincenzo joins in. Vito impaler ddt's Yabo. Yabo is then handcuffed.
We see The Green Phantom's office. The Phantom is trying to call Violent J and says he underestimated JCW. He asks how he was supposed to prepare for pizza and bee's. He says JCW still needs a hero and someone who can save JCW and it's him. He says JCW should get with The Green.
I will not be covering Freya the Slaya's match. She lost.
Mac Davis interviews Father Bronson in the ring. FB says he should drop him. FB says he wants the JCW Title. He says Red Love is about forgiveness and he forgives Mac. Mac asks FB what church he's a preacher at. FB says he's whatever Mac and the people say he is. He says he's not a liar or a coward.
FB says the people are lost and says they don't know why they are here. He accuses Mac of being bullied as a kid and says he will be his father now. He says he can change the lack of respect people have for Mac.
Facade comes out. Facade says Mac needs to apologize before he puts his d!ck in the dirt. FB interrupts and Facade asks who he is. FB tells Facade that violence is not the answer. Mac low blows Facade. FB then does a texas cloverleaf to Facade. FB then drops roses on Facade and tells him to get some ice on that.
Matt Cross is looking for Shane Mercer and can't find him.
Shane Mercer is down in the back. 2 Tuff Tony, Willie Mack and Violent J mock him. J thinks Shane attacked Tony and Mack last week. Tony's not sure. Tony then hits Shane with something.
Handicap Match - Kerry Morton vs. Future Endeavors (Matt Cross & Shane Mercer)
Violent J is on commentary for this. Matt comes out alone.
KM misses a charge and is kicked. They trade side headlocks and KM shoulders him over. KM hiptosses and armdrags him into an armlock. KM knee drops Matt's arm. Matt boots KM out of the corner. Matt spinning headscissors him. Matt's head is banged of the buckles. KM rolls up Matt for 2.
KM kicks Matt in the leg. KM fist drops him. KM goes up top and is crotched. Matt pop-up atomic drops KM. Matt chokes him with his leg on the 2nd rope. Matt then shoves the ref. Matt forearms KM then KM rolls him up for 2. Matt backbreakers KM.
KM slingshot sunset flips Matt for 2. Matt lariats him. They trade chops. Matt facekicks him down for 2. Matt boots him in the face then hits corner spears. KM is sent into the buckles.
KM hits punches on Matt then dropkicks him. Matt flying back elbows him. KM flying pumping knees the ref when Matt moves. Matt rebound cutters KM. 2 Tuff Tony comes out and pushes Matt of the top. Willie Mack comes with him and they beat up Matt together, causing a no contest.
Thoughts: It was a slower match with no real finish. Both guys are heels as well and the faces coming in to jump them both was a bit odd. I didn't like this match that much.
Mack and Tony then walk Matt up the aisle. Violent J then slaps and punches Matt. Tony lights his fist on fire and punches Matt. Mack top rope splashes Matt. 2 Tuff Tony scares KM away. The faces then stomp and pound on Matt.
We cut to Joel Gertner in the back. He does his usual dirty lines. He says he has made more money trading stock options in the last few months than he did in wrestling. He says ECW is great but what matters is some lunacy in his legacy. He says "the man" is coming. He says we get no clues and have to watch and wait. He says the one is coming.
Overall thoughts: The show was a little shorter than the last few editions but still felt a bit long. As always, the wrestling was limited here and not so great here and it was the backstage stuff that carried the show. The stuff with The Outbreak continues to be fun and Choppa City aren't doing bad. I didn't love Violent J and his crew beating up Mercer/Cross as they may have not even attacked them in the first place. Ernest Miller appearing was a surprise and the stuff with Vito was fine. The outdoor brawl was fun but we didn't get to see too much of it. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 as we needed more wrestling with more concise finishes here. I'd say this show was average.
Ring of Honor on HonorClub 5/28/2026
Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/ring-of-honor-on-honorclub-5212026.html
We see an Athena promo from DoN. She says the spotlight is hers and she will make AEW be "Athena Elite Wrestling" forever.
AEW National Title Match - Mark Davis (c) vs. Adam Priest
AP hits chops and forearms. AP shin kicks him when shoulders don't work. Mark slams and sentons him. AP hits chops in the corner. AP is sent into the corner and goes over and out. AP stomps Mark's hand into the apron.
They go back in and Mark chops him down. MD slams him and forearms him in the corner. MD hits corner lariats then lariats him down. MD knocks him off the apron into the rails. AP pulls Mark's arm into the post, puts his hand into the rope connector and hits it.
AP stomps Mark's arm and hand. AP splits Mark's fingers. AP euros him and throws him down by the arm for 2. AP pulls his arms back. AP 2nd rope diving toronado ddt's Mark then armbars him into an armbar. Mark sitout powerbombs him.
Mark grabs a sleeper then lariats him down for 2. MD forearms him then enzugiri's him. AP shoulders him in the leg, knocking him over. AP then does a half-crab and STF. MD ropebreaks. MD lariats AP from the apron. MD 2nd rope twisting suplexes him. Mark forearms him down and hits a gutwrench piledriver to win.
Thoughts: I didn't like the match. Mark came over like the face when he was the heel as AP was working his joints and getting rough with him. This was also a slower and grindy match which isn't what you want your opener to be.
Anthony Ogogo vs. Darian Bengston
Ogogo has The Infantry and Cristyan XO with him.
DB armlocks him and AO slams him. DB trips him then kneelifts him. DG slides out and poses with Ogogo's STP crew outside. AO footpresses him down. AO euros him in the corner then stomps him in the corner.
AO chokes him in the corner. Carlie Bravo chokes DB behind the ref's back. AO back elbows DB. AO powerslams him for 2. DB hits corkscrew kick then spinning heel kicks him in the corner. DB double jump whisper in the wind's him for 2.
DB hurricanrana's him out. AO catches his tope and overhead suplexes him on the floor. AO stomps DB. AO misses a top rope swanton. AO blocks his crucifix and does an F-5 where he slams him on his back for 2. AO slaps him around.
DB facekicks him. AO hits a forearm and DB is out. AO wins via knockout.
Thoughts: DB is a ball of energy and very unusual. He literally just throws himself at people and is pretty wild. This was something different. Ogogo won as expected here.
Mance Warner does a promo. He says he's home and is known for knocking people out and hitting the pay window. He says STP has history with him. He says Lee Moriarty has the Pure Title and they will fight. Mance says he's not known for armbars but for punching people in the mouth and for swinging chairs. He says he will hit the pay window and put him down. He says this is where he does his violence and work.
Pure Rules Match - Rachael Ellering vs. Viva Van
They trade wristlocks and take each other down by the arm. They trade armlocks and Van tries a pin off of it. RE shoulders her over and armlocks her again. RE takes her down by the arm. Va roll and poses at her. Van rolls her up for 2 then dropkicks her.
Van spinning heel kicks her for 2. RE hits chops and corner spears. RE gutwrench suplexes her then sentons her for 2. Van ties up her arm and half crabs her but RE fights out. They trade forearms. RE lariats her.
Van upkicks her. RE euros her then cross-legged brainbusters her for 2. Van uraken's her. Van then ocean cyclone suplexes her and wins.
Thoughts: I was a bit surprised to see Van win but both girls are lower on the totem pole and it was kind of anyone's game. The match didn't get a lot of time and was just average.
Angelico vs. "Main Man" Oro
Oro's been signed for a bit but was only doing dark matches.
Oro koppo kicks him to start. Oro hits chops and a flipping koppo kick for 2. Ange pump kicks him then hits punches and leg kicks. Oro spin kicks him in the face. Oro kicks him in the back and knee drops his face.
Ange is thrown into the buckles. Ange hits punches. Ange bends over the 2nd rope and is kicked then is flatlinered for 2. Ange hits lariats then upkicks him. Ange lifting flatliners him for 2. Oro hits a big lariat. Oro throws him up from his shoulder and kicks him as he comes down.
Oro misses a spinning heel kick in the corner. Ange does a reverse dragon screw then twists his legs into a figure four + ankle lock. Oro taps out.
Thoughts: It was a shorter one. Oro had some creative offense and Ange did non-submission stuff here which was fine. What we got was alright.
Caprice Coleman interviews Athena. Ath accuses him of sucking up. CC ask if she knew her reign would be so long. She says she was tired of trying to be a team player and felt like she wasn't moving anywhere. She says people think about her only when they think ROH, not Samoa Joe, Daniels, Nigel or Danielson.
Ath says people want to discredit her and want to see her in other places. She says she works hard and says she didn't know if she would wrestle again when she tore her achilles. She says she treas every match as her last. She says a bunch of people don't want to watch HonorClub and says when a better person comes along, they will take her title.
Trish Adora vs. Maya World
TA slaps her handshake away. TA side headlocks her. TA trips her. Maya headflips over her back and superkicks her. Maya flying headscissors her. Maya backsplashes her. Maya sits on the 2nd rope and is chopped down to the floor.
TA clubs and kicks her back. TA sits on her back. TA armwringers her and throws her down by the arm. TA pulls on her arm then stomps it down backwards into the mat. TA puts her upside down on her knee and pulls on her arms and legs.
TA boots her in the face. Maya facekicks her. TA running back elbows her then double underhook suplexes her. Maya bridges out of a lariat and upkicks her. Maya pump kicks her and slingblades her. Maya double boots her out of the corner and 2nd rope asai moonsaults her for 2.
They go outside and TA pump kicks her there. TA suplexes her for 2. Maya hits forearms. Maya springboard back elbows her for 2. Maya rolls her into a double stomp. TA black hole slams her into a backbreaker. TA germans her. Maya cradles her out of nowhere and pins her.
Thoughts: It was a surprise finish here with Maya winning. It was acceptable but not much more.
Mark Sterling does the intro for Stori Denail. He says someday, we will be able to tell our grandkids that we witnessed the beginning of greatness and then say, "Athletes Rule".
Stori Denali vs Brooke Havok
SD pats her head when they shake hands. SD pulls her down off the lock up. Brooke rolls out of lock up' and upkicks her. Brooke hits flying lariats. SD then lariats her down when she jumps at her.
Brooke is hit with snake eyes and a running boot. SD black hole slams her. SD foot chokes her in the corner and hits forearms and chops. Brooke hits leg kicks then 2nd rope dropkicks her twice. Brook is caught off the buckles and slammed on her chest. SD chokeslams her and pins her.
Thoughts: It was all squash here as expected with Stori running through her and winning easy.
Jacked Jameson talks trash before his match. He says they will beat their opponent's @sses and says The Frat House is where the best party.
ROH World Six Man Tag Team Title Proving Ground Match - Dalton Castle & The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) vs. The Frat House (Griff Garrison, Jacked Jameson & Preston Vance)
Vance knees Truth in the gut then boots him. JJ gets spears in and Vance hits chops. Truth knee lifts Vance and Turbo backdrops Vance. Turbo still has his title on. Vance eye rakes Turbo then Trubo takes a double facekick in the corner. Turbo is put in tree of woe and Jacked stands on his crotch.
JJ misses a knee drop on Turbo then stomps him. JJ goes crotch first into Turbo's knees. Turbo low back body drops Vance. Turbo and Vance double clothesline each other.
Dalton comes in and suplexes the heels. Griff hits Dalton with a spinning forearm. JJ crossbodies Dalton over the 2nd rope and Vance lariats Dalton for 2. JJ gets slammed. Griff and Vance then get slammed. JJ takes the double elbow drop and double axe handle. Dalton pins JJ.
Thoughts: Dalton's team won as expected. It didn't really get enough time to be anything too special with 6-men involved. It was acceptable. Jacked has some new move where he kind of crossbodies his opponents back on the 2nd rope and swings on the ropes.
The Lethal Twist attack The Outrunners and Dalton after. Ian Riccaboni interviews The Twist in the ring. Ian complains about them jumping the faces and Jay tells him to shut up. Blake says he proved he belonged in the main at Supercard of Honor. He says he proved he will be ROH champ someday. He says they proved they are the most innovative, talented and exciting team in ROH. Blake says they are more so talented and innovative than the current ROH Trios champs. Blake tells Ian to get 3 opponents for them or they will take their frustrations out on him.
The Lethal Twist (Blake Christian, Jay Lethal & Lee Johnson) vs. Il Cartello Grillo (Hayden Seal, KayJay Impala & Rosario Grillo)
Grillo's been doing jobs here for years and it looks like they gave him a faction.
BC facekicks Seal off the handshake. He throws him into the rails and stomps him outside. Seal takes a double team, a gordbuster and a sliding forearm. Lee hits mounted shots on Seal. Seal suplexes Lee.
RG comes in and hits lariats on Lee. RG flying euros him. Lee corner facekicks RG. BC top rope diving lariats RG. Impala is held on the apron for a dropkick and BC 619's RG's back. BC asai moonsaults outside. RG cradles Jay for 2.
BF springboard 450's RG then Jay submits RG.
Thoughts: Debuting a new faction to a one sided loss is a real great way to get them over. It was a squash and the jobbers lost as expected.
ROH World Title Match - Bandido (c) vs. Volador Jr.
This is from CMLL 5/22/2026 Viernes Espectacular. I reviewed it here:
https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/cmll-5222026-viernes-espectacular.html
Vol and Band do stereo handsprings into the ropes. Band corkscrew
headscissors him and topes him. Band hits forearms on vol. Vol
enzugiri's him from the apron. Vol top rope dropkicks him. Vol topes him
outside.
Band springboard crossbodies Vol. Band then does the
finger gun point at him. Vol lariats and facekicks Band down. Vol boots
Band in the corner. Vol and Band trade corner lariats. Band top rope
tornillos him. Band tope con hilos him outside.
Vol PK's Band from
the apron. Vol apron diving headscissors him outside. Vol tries it
again but is caught and swung into the rails. Band springboard
crossbodies but Vol dropkicks him in mid-air for 2. Vol tries to toyota
roll on him but is hit with an alley oop. Vol handsprings and Band
catches and powerbombs him down.
Vol throws Band over the top.
Vol slingshot diving headscissors him outside. Vol is sent into and over
the rails. Band runs at the rails then flips over them into Vol in the
aisle. They both get on the rails and Vol hurricanrana's him down.
Vol
top rope frogsplashes him inside for 2. Band enzugiri's Vol on the
apron. Band 2nd rope superplexes Vol for 2. Vol code red's him for 2.
Vol
superkicks Band. Band pop up cutters him. They flying kick each other
down at the same time. Band germans Vol then top rope ssp's him for 2.
Vol is popped up in the corner and he hits a spinning canadian destroyer
on Band for 2. Band hits a reverse GTS on him. Band hits a 21plex for
2.
Vol canadian destroyers Band for 2. Band top rope moonsault reverse slams him. Band then hits another 21plex and wins.
Thoughts: I didn't like it. It started off today but they did more and more and sold less and less as it went on. It was just an indy style match and not my type of thing.
ROH World Television Title Match - AR Fox (c) vs. Dezmond Xavier
This is a random one.
They lock up. Dez wristlocks him then AR reverses it. Dez side headlocks him and AR rolls him. AR sunset flips him for 2. Dez misses double stomps. AR armdrags him. Dez handstand upkicks him then rolls him up for 1. AR is rolled out.
AR goes out and looks at his title for some reason. AR superkicks him on the apron. AR is euro'd off the apron and Dex topes him outside. Dez hits shots to the gut and kicks to the chest. Dez kneeling springboard swanton's him for 2.
Dez STO's him. Dez then ties his legs up and elbow drops his back for 2. Dez hits forearms. AR hits some punches. Dez punches him in the back enzugiri's him from behind. AR kips down out of a flying lariat. Dez hits punches and AR enzugiri's him.
AR flying corner lariats him and hits elbows to the shoulder. AR superkicks him and buzzsaw kicks him. AR low cutters him then walks him into a cutter for 2. Dez cradles him for 2 and hits some shots.
Dez tornado ddt's him. Dez hits his handspring double pele kick for 2. Dez misses a meteora. AR back elbows him then ddt's him. AR tiger feint ddt's him then twisting suplexes him for 2.
AR misses a top rope 450. Dez boots and high kicks him out of the corner. Dez goes up top and crotches himself. AR seated SAT's him then cross-arm fisherman busters him. AR top rope 450's him and wins.
Thoughts: It wasn't quite as wild as you would think and they showed some discipline. It wasn't memorable or anything but they flew around and ended it without going too crazy. I was alright with this one. I have no idea how Dez earned this shot as he has never had an ROH singles match.
Overall thoughts: It was your usual mostly random ROH show. It went longer than it needed to and nothing was that great here. They also replayed the Volador Jr./Bandido match from CMLL last week. There was little storyline or angle advancement as usual and some random title shots. The main was maybe the best thing on this show. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 as it was an average show.
Reality of Wrestling 5/27/2026 PLATINUM Episode 28
The last show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/reality-of-wrestling-5212026-glory.html
Booker T comes out. He says he's in a good mood and says "Welcome to Powershift". He says it's a good night as the ROW Board of Directors gave him his old job back of running day to day operations here. He says we are in a new era and have a new champ in Niko Vance.
He brings out Niko Vance. He says this business is about what have you done for me lately? He says Niko will have to defend against the best of ROW. He says they will come at him from every corner. Booker asks what his plan is to defend the title.
Niko says he's doing this for Texas City, Houston, the fans and ROW. He says line 'em and he'll take them down. Booker does a shucky ducky quack quack and says let's get this show going.
Daniel Alexandro is interviewed. He's going or the ROW Texas Title. He complains about how his name is said. He says he's not here to please anyone, he's here to make paper. He says tonight is his moment. He says everyone will know that when he takes the Texas Title, he is a superstar.
ROW Texas Title - Jay Alexander (c) vs Daniel Alexandro
Dan attacks him as he poses on the ropes and swinging neckbreakers him. Jay lariats him then overhead belly to belly suplexes him. Jay spinning side slams him for 2.
Jay goes for a suplex and takes a neckbreaker. Dan kicks him in the back then running boots him for 2. Dan back elbows him for 2. Dan hits corner spears. Dan low corner dropkicks him for 2. Jay chops him then Dan lariats him.
Jay hits punches. Jay catches his up and over then twisting drops him from his shoulder. Jay then pins him.
Thoughts: It was a shorter bout. Dan attacked him before it started, got most of the offense in then was put down. It was acceptable, but maybe Jay could have done a few more power moves to him before winning.
Jay is interviewed in the aisle after. Jay says they have former WWE stars here, WWE ID stars and NXT stars here. He says his goal is the next level but being the most dominant champ like anyone else. He says line them up and he will knock them down.
Jesse Funaki asks who Nassir Day is? Warren Johnson comes in and says they are fighting tonight. He says he will see him in the ring.
Better Together (Ori Gold and Hadar Horovitz) vs The Dirty White Boys (Jonny Lyons and TY Shane)
Ori has the longer hair here. HH shoves TY before the match starts.
HH wristlocks TY and TY reverses it. HH side headlock takeovers him. TY puts him in a headscissors and they both kip up. Better Together tie up TY's arms then pull back on them. Ori wristlocks TY. TY pulls on his hair. Lyons 2nd rope double axe handles Ori. They trade chops.
Ori goes up and over. Better Together kiss Lyons then russian legsweep him. Lyons takes a double kick for 2. TY knees Ori in the back from the apron. Ori's throat is pulled down over the top. Lyon dropkicks Ori then slams TY onto him for 2.
TY bites Ori's hand. Ori takes a double back elbow and a double elbow drop. Ori is double stomped on then TY chinlocks him. Ori evades his opponents and tags out. HH hits forearms on his opponents. He boots both in the corner. TY is thrown out.
They trade forearms. Lyons is held for a codebreaker then HH senton his back for 2. HH hits chops on TY then he lifts Ori into a dropkick on him. Ori grabs TY's hair then backrolls Lyons. TY euros Ori from the outside and Lyons pins Ori.
Thoughts: It was acceptable but nothing too great. I don't know if I've ever seen The Boys win before and I haven't seen Better Together win a lot either.
Savage King gets on the mic before his math but the audio has problems and we can't hear him. We are told he issued an open challenge.
Savage King vs Hoka
They stare down and pump their fists. King knees him in the gut then Hoka slams him. Hoka shoulders him over then King dropkicks him. King hits some shots. Hoka misses a corner spear and is german'd. King spinebusters him for 2. Hoka flying headbutts him and wins.
Thoughts: It was a very short one sadly. We didn't get much at all before going to the finish and I don't know why. It seemed like it was going to be a fun power match too.
Nasir Dey vs Jesse Funaki
Dey is the former Warren Johnson of Fly Def.
Dey takes him down and spins on his back. Dey side headlock takeovers him. JF then does the same. They go face to face. JF chops him in the corner. JF armdrags him twice into an armlock. Dey side headlocks him.
Dey shoulders him over and JF dropkicks him for 2. JF's throat is pulled over the top rope. Dey topes him. Dey suplexes him for 2. They trade forearms. Dey back elbows him for 2. Dey pulls his arms back. JF suplexes him.
JF slingblades him. JF enzugiri's him. JF running dropkicks him then fameassers him from behind. JF misses a flying knee and Dey buzzsaw kicks him for 2. They trade pin attempts. JF flying knees him for the win.
Thoughts: I was surprised to see Funaki win here. It was a basic but acceptable match here. They didn't do anything too crazy or exciting but didn't botch anything either. This isn't a good way to start off under a new name.
Funaki talks in the camera after. Dey hits him from behind and stomps him in the corner. Dey then talks trash in the camera.
Overall thoughts: 3 of the 4 matches were acceptable here. Hoka/King was disappointing as King got beaten quick. The opener was the best thing on here. Warren Johnson is now known as Nasir Dey and he lost his first match under the name for unknown reasons. I would this was an average show and I'd give it a 5 out of 10. I wouldn't recommend this.
TNA Impact Wrestling 5/28/2026
Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/tna-impact-5212026.html
We are in Sacramento, CA. Matt Rehwoldt and Tom Hannifan are on commentary.
Champion's Challenge - Mike Santana, Mustafa Ali and The System (Bear Bronson, Brian Myers and Cedric Alexander) vs Elijah, Leon Slater, Frankie Kazarian, Eric Young and KC Navarro
Eli hits shoulderblocks on Brian's arm. Eli rope walks then clubs Brian's arm for 2. Eli chinlocks him and we go to break. We return and Mike and Eli trade wristlocks. Eli side headlocks him and they evade each other's moves. They then stand off. Kaz clubs on Mike then hits punches. Mike spin kicks Kaz in the gut. Mike dropkicks Kaz down.
Mike chops Kaz. Kaz eye rakes him. Eli gets back in. Ali comes in and clubs on Eli. He low dropkicks him in the back of the head. Eli hits a pop-up sitout powerbombs on him for 2 when Ced breaks it up. Eli drops Ced with a punch. Most of the wrestlers start fighting. Eli chokeslams Ali on the apron after catching his tope. Leon does his corkscrew dive over the post.
We go to break and return. Eli pulls Bear over the top. Eli double suplexes Ced and Brian. Ali and Mike both want tags. Mike hits Ali. Mike running lariats Kaz then throws Eric in. He lariats Eric and Kaz. Mike backrolls into a cutter on Eric. Mike slingshot plancha's Eric outside.
Mike backrolls into a cutter on Kaz and Ali neckbreakers Kaz off of it for 2. Mike and Ali push each other. KC top rope double dropkicks both. KC hits his 305 kick then spinning ddt's Ali for 2. Ali drope toe hold's KC then Bear butt drops KC. Bear pounds on KC.
Bear gorilla press throws KC for 2. Leon tags in. He hits the wrestlers on the apron and leg lariats Ali. He then spinning heel kicks Ali for 2. Bear hits a black hole slam then Eli flying knees Bear. Eric lariats Mike over the top and goes with him.
Ali goes into the buckles face first. Leon swanton 450's Ali for 2. Ali swings a title belt at Leon and is superkicked. KC running shiranui's Ali and pins him.
Thoughts: KC winning and getting the title shot on Ali was surprising. These matches are kind of weird as only the champs should really want this to end since all of the challengers would want pins until they are the one getting the pin. It was nice to see some different match up's here and it was just acceptable. KC's shiranui looked nice.
Arianna Grace and Stacks are interviewed. Grace complains about not being in the Champion's Challenge. Stacks says Santino will have to own up to his bad decisions as they will have a match. Stacks says he will send Santino and his sock puppet to the retirement home. Grace tells Santino to not expect her to visit him when he's in the nursing home.
The Hardy's do a promo. They say The Righteous wanted them and they are here. The Righteous then talk. They say the wicked garden isn't just a match. They said they saw a flower died and watered it so it could become something better. Vince tells The Hardy's to show up at The Wicked Garden as they won't come out the same.
Tessa Blanchard vs Harley Hudson
Tess pushes HH off the lock up. HH rolls her up and waistlock takedowns her. HH throws her over by the arm then shoulders her. HH running boots Tess. Tess forearms HH. HH chest clubs her. HH legdrops her on the apron. Tess dropkicks HH outside. Tess pounds on HH's knee outside.
Tess drives HH's knee into the floor. Tess ddt's HH's leg. Tess then does an indian deathlock to her. Tess then double underhooks her arms. Tess figure four's HH's legs. Tess knees HH in the gut. HH flurries on Tess.
HH fallaway slams Tess. HH running hip attacks Tess for 2. HH is swept on the 2nd rope. Tess' head is banged into the buckles. Tess codebreakers her for 2 while she's on the 2nd rope. HH air raid crashes Tess. Tess clips her then hammerlock ddt's her for the win.
Thoughts: HH's flurry was nice here and she put up somewhat of a fight before going down. Tess worked the legs for a bit then just gave up on it. It was average.
TNA Injury Report
Steve Maclin's status is unknown as he refused medical attention. Jada Stone has a head injury and is out. Moose is still out. Santino and Stacks are cleared.
The Personal Concierge talks to Lei Ying Lee in the back. He tells her not to screw this up and she gets in his face.
Santino Marella vs Stacks
SM rolls at Stacks. SM takes him down and Stacks goes out to stall. SM rolls him up for 2 then front facelocks him. SM rolls him into a pin attempt then suplexes him for 2. SM armbars him.
Stacks back elbows him and punches him. SM goes up and over then hits armdrags. Stacks then hides between the ropes. SM drops him with a punch. SM slingshots Stacks in. SM hits punches then hiptosses him. SM goes for a splash and Stacks gets his knees up.
Stacks stomps and splashes him. SM is sent chest first into the buckles. Stacks hits shots to the gut. Stacks knees him in the gut. Stacks goes for a splash and SM gets his knees up. SM hits punches to the gut. SM knees him in the gut.
SM corner spears him then goes for the cobra. Arianna Grace tries take it. Stacks rolls up SM while holding the ropes and pins him.
Thoughts: Santino looked good here. He was moving really well and doing a nice job with his wrestling. Stacks didn't get a ton in but some knees. Stacks winning wasn't a surprise. It was just average though.
Grace yells at SM after and says he looks like a loser. Grace says she's sick of him and piefaces him. Graces goes to hit him, SM blocks her and Stacks hits SM. Indi Hartwell comes out and the heels leave.
Indi says she told Grace that she's coming for her title or no title. Indi says it should be and Santino vs Grace and Stacks right now.
Daria Rae comes out and says Indi doesn't make the matches. She say the match isn't happening tonight. Daria says Stacks won fair and square. She says she wants to see Stacks beat up SM again and she agrees to the tag for next week.
AJ Francis talks to an unknown person in the back and asks why his paperwork isn't in his hands. He tells the guy he needs it tomorrow and threatens him. He says when you do business with the best big man in the business, you make a lot of money, money, money.
Eddie Edwards vs Fabian Aichner
They lock up. Eddie piefaces him in the corner. Fab side headlock takeovers him. Fab springboard crossbodies him and lariats him over the top. Fab chops him outside then lariats him down on the floor. Fab goes for a springboard and is pushed. Eddie gordbusters him.
Eddie chops him then sends him hard into the buckles. Eddie chinlocks him. Fab hits punches then facekicks him down. Fab tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. Fab brainbusters him for 2. Eddie rams Fab into the buckles.
Fab takes an enzugiri then a backpack stunner for 2. Alisha Edwards chokes Fab on the 2nd rope. Fab is thrown out and Alisha grabs a kendo stick. The ref catches Alisha with it and ejects her. Fab top rope double underhook suplexes Eddie for 2.
The System come out minus Alisha. Fab walks up the buckles and dives on them outside. Fab springboard ddt's him. Fab reverse slams Eddie into a bulldog choke and The System attack Fab. Fab wins via DQ.
Thoughts: Fab can do some good stuff in the ring but he's not a good face and has no prayer as being one long term. The crowd work isn't there and it's just not going to happen. The match was going well and it's a shame it ended on a DQ. I still liked it though.
Fab is beaten up after. Eddie superkicks Fab in the face. Fab takes a lumbar check.
George Iceman/The Personal Concierge says he saw homeless drunks puking on themselves on his way here, then he realized they let them all in this building. He says he decided to bring beauty and class to Syracuse (wrong city) and says here's The Elegance Brand.
Champion's Challenge - Mara Sade, Xia Brookside and Elayna Black vs Lei Ying Lee, Heather By Elegance and M By Elegance
Mara and Lee lock up. Lee waistlocks her. Mara backrolls her then Lee rolls her up for 2. Mara backslides her then rolls her up for 2. Mara sweeps her. Mara rolls out of a legsweep. Mara slingblades M for 2.
M kicks Mara in gut. EB tags herself in. EB snapmares M and basement dropkicks her. EB springboard double stomps her back. EB running back elbows her on the ropes. Xia meteora's HBE from behind on the ropes for 2.
Xia low dropkicks HBE then boots her in the corner. M hits a coast to coast dropkick on Xia for 2. Mara slingshot plancha's The Brand outside then Lee topes outside. We go to break and return.
Mara corner hip attacks HBE then knee drops her. Mara slams her. HBE codebreakers Mara. HBE pulls on Mara's arms on the ropes. HBE boots Mara in the back of the head on the ropes. Mara is tripped into a step up senton from M for 2. M throws Mara down backwards. HBE flips M into a drop on Mara for 2.
M boots Mara then pulls her arms backwards. Mara fights off The Brand and springboard double crossbodies them. HBE tags in Lee. Lee hits kicks on Xia then superkicks her. Lee high kicks EB. Lee hits mounted corner shots on Xia.
Lee suplexes Xia for 2. Lee hits warrior's way on Xia for 2. EB step up enzugiri's Lee. EB takes a codebreaker into a german. Mara tornado ddt's M off of HBE. Lee and Mara double clothesline each other down. Mr. Elegance tries to get in, but Keith Jardine (who is with Mara), stops him. The Personal Concierge then grabs Keith and Keith chases him away up the aisle. Mr. Elegance trips Lee and Xia lifting ddt's Lee. Xia pins Lee.
Thoughts: It was acceptable. It was nothing too great but it wasn't a disaster. Xia beating Lee works since they are feuding. I was curious how Keith Jardine would get involved here. It has to be leading to a match, right?
Overall thoughts: The show was light on stories and angles and heavy on the in-ring action. I'd say Eddie/Fabian was the best match on here, but it's close to the Men's Champion's Challenge. We had a lot of stars in action which was nice. I'd give it a lower 6 out of 10 and the show was okay overall. There's nothing must see here though.
