Stardom 5/23/2026 Queens Dynasty

Stardom 5/23/2026 Queens Dynasty

Fuwa-chan & Saori Anou vs. HATE (Ruaka & Saya Kamitani)

Ruaka shoves Fuwa off the lock up. Fuwa hits chest forearms. Ruaka shoulders her over. Saya double dropkicks her opponents. Fuwa is walked on then Saya leapfrogs into a double stomp for 2. Fuwa has feet put in her head on the ropes. 

Fuwa hits chest forearms on Ruaka. Ruaka chokes her. Fuwa dropkicks Ruaka off the buckles. Anou top rope dropkicks Ruaka. Anou suplexes Saya while tying up Ruaka's leg. Ruaka ddt's Saya. Saya flying knees Anou then basement dropkicks her for 2. 

Anou step up enzugiri's Saya. Fuwa comes in and dropkicks Saya three times. Saya dropkicks her. Saya slaps Fuwa around and foot chokes her. Saya and Fuwa trade forearms. Fuwa does an octopus to her. Fuwa top rope plancha's her opponents outside. Anou top rope dropkicks Saya. Fuwa suplexes Saya for 2.

Saya northern lights suplexes Fuwa for 2. Fuwa cradles Saya for 2. Fuwa shining wizards Saya for 2. Anou boots Fuwa on accident. ruaka corner crossbodies both opponents. Saya pump kicks Fuwa for 2. Fuwa cradle shocks Fuwa and pins her.

Thoughts: It got a little more time than needed but was fine. I don't really get the logic behind Saya being in the opener though. Fuwa did well as usual and this was mostly the Saya vs Fuwa show here. 

Saya offers Fuwa a handshake after and Fuwa slaps it away. 

Xena vs. Saya Iida vs. HANAKO

Hana offers a double test of strength. She headlocks both oppoentns. She slams Saya and Hana. Hana takes a double shoulderblock. Xena and Saya armdrag each other. Xena springboard kicks her. 

Xena chops Saya and Saya chops back. Saya hits a chop flurry on Xena. Then she chops Saya up too. Saya corner splashes both opponents then hits a double shoulderblock. Saya is dropped onto Xena for 2. 

Hana crabs Saya. Hana stomps Saya. Saya flying shoulders Han. Saya is caught off the 2nd rope. Xena hits enzugiri's on Hana. She sweeps her then basement dropkicks her for 2. Saya polish hammers Hana. Hana takes a double suplex. Saya top rope diving shoulders Hana. Xena and Saya trade pin attempts. Saya then bridge pins Xena.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good. It got more time than it needed and they spent a bit too much on various chops.

Artist Of Stardom Title #1 Contendership Three Way Match - Cosmic Angels (Aya Sakura, Natsupoi & Yuna Mizumori) vs. God's Eye (Ami Sourei, Hina & Lady C) vs. Mi Vida Loca (Akira Kurogane, Itsuki Aoki & Rina Yamashita)

I was expecting a throwaway here but it wasn't. They went at a fast pace. Everyone gave a pretty good effort. We had a triple suplex spot and a neat 3 person top rope spot here. They really did make good use of their time for the most part and it wasn't bad. Ami picked up the win here over Aya Sakura.

AZM & Ema Maishima vs. FWC (Hazuki & Koguma)

Kog tries to do her taunt and AZM boots her. Kog then tries again and is rolled up for 2. Kog then tries again and AZM does it wiht her. They high five and shake hands then both tag out.

Haz kicks Ema. Ema takes a double back elbow then Haz sentons her. Kog splashes Ema's back. Ema takes a double basement dropkick. Haz hits facewash kicks on Ema. Kog slams Ema. Kog then stands on her and stomps on her.

Kog then does her pose on Ema's back and does a camel clutch. Kog and Ema trade forearms. Ema flying headscissors her then low dropkicks her. AZM walks up the buckles and hits an armdrag + headscissors takeover. AZM then does a double dropkick for 2.

Kog cutters AZM. Haz codebreakers AZM then crossfaces her. AZM la mistica drops her. Ema running dropkicks Haz then hits low dropkicks. Haz takes a double corner dropkick. Ema slams Haz for 2 then crabs her. Ema grounded sleepers Haz. Haz top rope dropkicks her then Kog 2nd rope crossbodies her.

Haz suplexes Ema for 2. AZM armdrags Haz off the buckles. Ema springboard crossbodies Haz. Ema crabs her. Kog ddt's AZM. Haz is pushed nto Kog. Eam rolls Haz up for 2. Haz superkicks Ema. Ema takes a powerbomb + neckbreaker for 2. Haz top rope sentons Ema and wins.

Thoughts: It went long and lost some of my interest in the second half. They tried to sell me on Ema beating Hazuki but I wasn't buying that one. I also didn't really appreciate some of the screwing around in the beginning, especially since AZM rejected it twice. 

AZM talks to her opponents after. AZM then talks to Ema. AZM and Ema then walk out together.

Future Of Stardom Title Match - Ranna Yagami (c) vs. Kikyo Furusawa

They trade some basic holds and leglocks. KF front facelocks her. Ran side headlock takeovers her. KF running dropkicks her. KF trips her and ankle locks her. KF dropkicks her. 

Ran slams and stomps her. KF's head is banged off the buckles and Ran foot chokes her. Ran kicks her in the back for 2. Ran armbar her and KF ropebreaks. Ran elbow drops her then kicks her in the back. KF hits a forearm flurry. 

KF dropkicks her. Ran armbars her. KF chest forearms her and Ran hest forearms her back. Ran forearms her down. KF hits chest forearms. Ran chest kicks her down. Ran kicks her in the back then PK's her for 2. 

Ran flying leg lariats her. KF ankle locks her then gets a 2 count on her. KF hits mounted chest forearms. KF ankle locks her.  KF dropkicks Ran. Ran high kicks her twice for 2. Ran then pulls on her legs and arms at once and submits her.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good. Kikyo is limited and it showed here. Ran's not exactly the most developed girl either. If you told me this was a rookies match, I might even believe you. 

Ran then talks on the mic after.

World Of Stardom Title #1 Contendership Four Way Match - Starlight Kid vs. Natsuko Tora vs. Suzu Suzuki vs. Maika

They all stand in the center of the ring and hit shots on each other. Tora and Suzu shoulder their opponents over. Tora throws her out. Kid is whipped into the seats. Suzu is then sent in othe seats. Kid stomps Tora outside. Maika slams Kid in the ring. Maika shoulders Kid over. 

Tora slams Kid on Maika then sentons both. Tora stands on Kid's head. Tora corner lariats her then suplexes her. Kid is caught on a springboard and ddt's Tora. Kid does a headscissors + headlock takeover on her opponents. Kid asai moonsaults outside onto Tora and Maika. Kid top rope crossbodies Maika.

Tora bodyblocks Kid. Tora and Maika lariat battle then pull each other's hair. Suzu hits a double rolling spear. We get a tower of doom spot with Tora slamming everyone down. 

Tora corner cannonballs Suzu for 2. Tora misses a top rope swanton. Tora death valley drivers Suzu twice for 2. Everyone starts hitting moves and all of them go down. Maika suplexes Suzu and Tora top rope swantons Maika for 2. Kid northern lights bombs Tora. Kid top rope moonsaults her for 2. 

Maika backdrops Kid. Kid no sells a powerbomb then Maika lariats her. Maika michinoku drivers Kid for 2. Suzu and Maika headbutt each other at the same time. Suzu buzzsaw kicks Maika for 2. Suzu hits a tequila shot on her for 2. 

Suzu lariats Tora then germans Maika for 2 then pins her with a german.

Thoughts: It was a slower bout and not great. The four-way match limited some things and these weren't the best girls to pull that one off. I thought it was just average.

Wonder Of Stardom Title Match - Hanan (c) vs. Bea Priestley

Han has a newer red outfit and BP has facepaint on.

Han dropkicks her and hits forearms in the corner. BP knees her in the gut and clubs her back. BP hits forearms and kicks her in her taped up arm. BP removes her arm sleeve. BP hammerlocks her and Han sends her out. Han misses a crossbody on the apron and nails a ring attendant. BP sends her into the seats.

BP pulls on her arm. Han is sent into the post. BP stomps Han's arm into the apron. BP bridges her on the ropes, the ref yells at her and BP just drops her on her arm. 

BP slams her. BP pull her arm around the bottom rope. Han hits forearms and BP rolling armbars her. BP clubs on Han then euros her down. Han misses a 2nd rope twisting crossbody. BP codebreakers her arm. She then stomps her arm around the bottom rope.

Han dropkicks her. Han plancha's BP off the 2nd rope. Han running euros her for 2. BP short arm shoulders her. Han backdrops her. Han flying euros her then fameassers her for 2. Han does a grounded cobra clutch. BP pumping knees Han down. Han fallaway slams BP.

Han forearms BP and BP forearms her back. Han hits a forearm flurry. BP uses the ropes to flatliner her for 2. BP does a grounded cobra clutch and Han ropebreaks. BP puts her over the 2nd rope and double stomps her back. Han 2nd rope backdrops her. Han 2nd rope ddt's her for 2. 

Han cuty specials BP. Han is pushed into the ref. BP hands Han a title and sells like Han hit her with it. BP then hits Han with a chair. BP ocean cyclone suplexes her. Han rolls her up for 2. BP backdrops her for 2. BP sitout bombs Han for 2.

Han's head is banged off the buckles. Han poisonrana's her. Han 2nd rope backdrops her then hits another backdrop for 2. BP superkicks her. Han step up enzugiri's her. Han backdrops her and pins her.

Thoughts: It was a slower and boring match. BP did forearms and worked the arm almost exclusively the whole match and that was only so exciting. Han didn't get a ton of offense in and what she did didn't look that great as usual. The logic was fine but it wasn't that fun to sit through.

Han talks on the mic after. She says she won't forget the time with her and thanks her. Han offers a handshake and BP just rolls out. Han talks more and Saya Iida comes in to seemingly be her next title challenger.

World Of Stardom Title Match - Sayaka Kurara (c) vs. Maki Itoh

This is an ambitious main event. 

Saya shoots in and Itoh blocks it. Itoh wristlocks her and Saya reverses it. Saya side headlocks her. They grapple a bit on the mat and Saya headscissors her. Saya side headlocks her. Saya flying shoulders her and basement dropkicks her. Saya elbow drops her for 2. 

Saya stomps her back. Saya misses a move on the ropes and is booted out of the ring. Itoh slams her on the floor. Itoh slams her for 2. Itoh ties up one leg and stretch mufflers the other inside. Saya rope breaks. Maki stomps and slaps her. Maki chinlocks her around the ropes then forearms her in the butt. 

Saya dropkicks her off the apron then crossbodies her off the apron. Saya 2nd rope dropkicks her, running back elbows her and springboard twisting forearms her for 2. Saya then pulls her down with a sleeper. Itoh ropebreaks. Saya gets stuck on the buckles and Itoh bridging reverse ddt's her for 2. They trade chest forearms. Saya dropkicks her. Itoh pulls her down as she runs and half-crabs her. Ito high crabs her and Saya slides out. Saya gets a 2 count on her.

Itoh neckbreakers her over her back. Itoh crabs her and Saya ropebreaks. Itoh misses a top rope diving headbutt and Saya spears her. Saya flying double knees her. Itoh chops her down and meteora's her for 2. Saya hits a shiranui then she falcon arrows her for 2. Saya goes for a spear and Itoh double stomps her down. Ito double underhook drops her for 2. 

They trade forearms on their knees then get up and trade. Ito headbutts her and Saya hits a spear for 2. Saya hits something close to a screwdriver for 2. Ito goes to give her the finger and Saya spears her for the win.

Thoughts: It wasn't bad and was an okay main. Did Saya have a great main event worthy performance? Not really. She spammed the spear a lot here. It had a slower pace to it, Saya sold a lot and Itoh took more of a grumpy vet. Itoh did good with it though. 

They talk on the mic after. Suzu Suzuki comes out and challenges Saya. Suzu grabs her by the hair. Saya talks more and poses to end the show.

Overall thoughts: The opener was fine. The three got too much time and wasn't too good. The three-way tag was a decent bout with them going at it fast and putting out a good effort. I didn't like the screwing around in the Hazuki tag and couldn't buy that Ema was beating Hazuki. Ranna/Kikyo was basically a rookies match and it wasn't that good. The four-way was average. Hanan/Bea was slower and boring. The main was okay enough but it wasn't great. Neither Kurara or Itoh are strong main eventers and there was only so much they could do there. I'd give it a 4 out of 10 as it had a weaker card, the best girls were in lesser matches and the quality just wasn't there. It was below average. 

WWE Evolve 6/10/2026

WWE Evolve 6/10/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/wwe-evolve-632026-last-weeks-show-is.html

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

Marcus Mathers and Sam Holloway talk. MM is excited about facing The Mog Squad. Sam says he saw what they did for months and it has been killing him. MM asks if he heard from Cap Jones and Sam says he hasn't. We hear a crash and Cap Jones is down with the Mog Squad in the background behind him. 

PJ Vasa vs Karmen Petrovic

They fought in the VIP Lounge last week which caused this.

PJ catches her crossbody. KP hits leg kicks. KP sunset flips her into a leg lock. PJ bangs KP's head off the mat. PJ side slams her then corner splashes her. PJ lariats her down for 2. PJ's head is banged off the mat. KP hits kicks on her. PJ kind of flips her out of the side slam but they make it seem like KP brought her down.

KP pulls PJ over the top rope. KP baseball slides her. KP topes her. KP hits kicks to the body then PK's her. KP low ddt's her. KP low corkscrew kicks her twice and wins.

Thoughts: It was a shorter one. PJ went down a bit too easy for me. It was almost all kicks here. KP could have done some of the non-kick moves a little cleaner. It was acceptable.

The Mog Squad talk in the back. CJ says it was light work to take out Cap. Santi jokes about them having the 3v2 tonight. Ball congratulates Elijah on winning last week. Ball says something about Elijah being scared and Elijah gets mad. Elijah tells them to say it again. The Mog Squad try to cool off the situation. Eli tells them to get out of his face before they break jaws.

Tristan Angels comes out to talk. He says he's the epitome of a star. He makes comments about Chazz "Starboy" Hall. Hall comes out. TA asks him what he's doing here and why he's hearing denim. Hall slaps him. They fight and Hall hurricanrana's him over the top. TA says this isn't the last of this and says Hall messed up now.

Sam and Mathers are on the phone with someone. Mathers says he has someone to take Cap Jones' place and he's pulling up.

It's GAL comes out for this open challenge. He says he will prove the flames didn't break him but minted the steel. He says the open challenge is on.

It's GAL Open Challenge - It's GAL vs Cutler James

Yep, Cutler James from NXT comes out. 

Gal dropkicks him and CJ shoulders him over. CJ side headlocks him. CJ bangs Gal's head off the buckles. Gal boots him out of the corner then armdrags him. Gal casadora armdrags him then spinning flying headscissors him. Gal lariats CJ over the top. CJ swinging backbreakers him on the floor. We go to break and return.

CJ hits corner spears. CJ short arm lariats him then gutbusters him for 2. CJ talks trash and slaps him. Gal hits forearms then single leg dropkicks him. CJ tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him then giant swings him. CJ pop up euros him for 2.

CJ chin and armlocks him. CJ whips him down by the arm then arm and chin locks him. CJ knees him in the gut then chinlocks him. Gal is thrown out. CJ misses a charge outside and goes into the post. Gal kicks him and hits punches. 

Gal corner enzugiri's him. Gal springboard dropkicks him for 2. Gal fireman's carry gutbusters him for 2. Gal spinning lariats him. Gal is caught coming off the top and CJ swinging backbreakers him. CJ whirlybird's him and pins him.

Thoughts: There were a ton of gutbusters and backbreakers here. The match was fine and pretty much all power. WWE's becoming Japanese with various people losing open challenges anymore. I can accept the Gal loss though as he's been kind of pushed as a dope. 

Chuey interviews Cutler after. CJ says he's here to take it all. He says this is a taste of what he's capable of. He says he will dominate every brand in WWE soon as he is undeniable. 

Braxton Cole does a promo on Harlem Lewis. He says he knows he's hurting after he attacked him last time. He says he pulled strings and got him a probational assistant janitoral role at one of his dad's properties. He says we have to make sure he has the ability to take care of these places. He says he got him his very own mop with an arm sling on it for the injury he gave him. He says, "enjoy your new reality you blue collar boy".

Thoughts: This was Cole's best segment yet and this was good.

Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno talk. Romeo is getting his ankle checked out. He says Harley and Kam are pain's in the butt and he needs him for a tag match against them. Dar agrees. That match will happen next week. 

Aaron Rourke, Marcus Mathers & Sam Holloway vs. The Mog Squad (Jacari Ball, Max Abrams & Santi Rivera)

Aaron Rourke is the mystery partner. CJ Valor is with the heels. The faces run in and everyone fights. The heels are sent out. Ball hits shots on MM and hits a bunch of elbows. MM slams Ball and elbow drops him for 2. AR comes in and dropkicks Ball. AR jawbreakers him into a neckbreaker for 2. 

Sani comes in and AR throws him down. MM flying forearms Sani then rolls him into a mule kick. AR rolling sentons Santi. Santi hits forearms on Sam. Sam facekicks him. Sam slams Santi then 2nd rope elbow drops him. 

Sam lifts AR into a dropkick on Max. AR and MM hit stereo topes outside. The faces pose. We go to break and return. MM top rope twisting crossbodies Santi. MM slams him. MM is up top and is enzugiri'd by Santi. CJ Valor sends MM into the post.

Ball backbreakers MM. Santi rolls into a neckbreaker over Ball's knee on MM. Max running legdrops MM for 1. Max stomps on MM. Ball hits gut shots on MM in the corner then Santi hits corner spears. Santi uppercuts MM.

Santi facebusters MM. Sam is tagged in and he hits a big spinebuster on Max. He facekicks Ball and flying lariats him. Sam double underhook supelxes Santi into the ropes. Max springboard kicks Sam. Sam is triple teamed in the corner. Ball flying corner lariats Sam. 

Max flying corner euros Sam for 2. Max gets on Sam's back with a sleeper. Sam back body drops Max onto Santi. AR hits back elbows and a superkick on Santi. AR standing blue thunders Ball then thesz presses Max with mounted shots. AR pump kicks Santi in the corner. AR hits a double dropkick off the buckles.

AR knees Max in the face. Sam suicide dives the heels outside. Sam hits a big sitout chokeslam on Santi for 2. Everyone starts hitting move. Max springboards and Sam dropkicks him. Santi bottom rope codebreakers Sam then leg lariats him from behind. MM breaks up the pin with a 450 off the buckles.

Max and AR trade shots. Max jumping knees him. AR is rolled into a spear on Max. MM tope con hilos out. CJ gets on the apron and MM flying forearms him. Max over the back fameassers MM and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a fun 6-man. We've seen these before and it was similar to those. We got a lot of action, lots of flying, a fast pace and then got a decent finishing stretch. These almost always work unless they go too far and this worked. Sam looked good here as he really slammed some of his opponents around. 

Max grabs AR's Evolve Title after and runs. 

Overall thoughts: It was a fun evolve. All 3 matches were at least acceptable and the main was the best match of the night. The main was your usual Evolve style trios match where they get enough time, give you some dives and keep things moving along. I liked the Braxton Cole segment. Tristan Angels' segment was a bit weak, but he does the right stuff. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 as it was good show and one of the better editions as of late.

AEW Dynamite 6/10/2026 Summer Blockbuster

AEW Dynamite 6/10/2026 Summer Blockbuster

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/aew-dynamite-632026-last-weeks-show-is.html

We are in Cincinnati, OH. Tony Schiavone, Taz and Excalibur are on commentary.

Tony Schiavone is in the ring and brings out Tomasso Ciampa. Ciampa tells him to tell everyone that Ciampa is better than Jericho. Tony says he won't as he tried to break a man's back. Ciampa forces him to say it. 

Chris Jericho comes out. Ciampa interrupts some of his entrance and says it's about time he showed up. They introduce themselves. Jericho calls him "Tommy" and Ciampa doesn't like it. Jericho says Ciampa isn't marketable and says Tommy is easier to chant. Ciampa says nobody calls him Tommy including his mom. Jericho then says "Tommy's mommy".

Jericho asks why he doesn't like him. Ciampa says he thinks it's a joke and Jericho says it's not. He says the reason he doesn't like him is because he's not Jericho. Jericho tells him to pull the stick out his @ss before he shoves it up there further. Ciampa goes to hit him, they fight and security tries to breaks it up. 

Thoughts: As Ciampa said, Jericho always has to make a joke out of things and it doesn't help these types of feuds. 

Kevin Knight and Don Callis are interviewed. Andrade El Idolo interrupts. He says he wants the title and so does Kevin. He tells Kevin to the get to the back of the line and says Don i either with Kevin or Idolo. Kevin says the real champ is here and watch how he handles business. Don says Idolo will get his title shot.

AEW Continental Title - Jon Moxley (c) vs Shane Taylor

Shafir slaps Mox outside of the arena before the match. Shane Taylor Promotions is on the ramp and the ref tells them to go.

They lock up. Shane backs him up in the corner twice. Shane grabs him by the throat. They trade forearms. Shane hits shots to the gut. Shane is thrown out and Mox dropkicks him off the apron. Mox topes him. Shane throws him over the timekeeper's rail outside. Mox eye rakes him. Shane uranage's him on the timekeeper's table. 

We go to PiP break and return. Shane legdrops him on the apron. Shane corner splashes him. Mox slaps him and gives him the finger. Shane forearms him in the chest. Mox hits chops and forearms. Mox lariats him down. 

Mox hits mounted corner punches. Mox bites him. Mox rakes his back on the buckles. Shane headbutts him down. Shane 2nd rope splashes him for 2. Shane lariats him for 2. Shane hits forearms while Mox is down. They trade forearms. Mox cutters him. Mox armabrs him. 

Shane knees him in the face and hits mounted forearms. Mox curbstomps him and puts him in a bulldog choke. Shane taps out.

Thoughts: It was almost all strikes here. I wouldn't say it was great or anything but it did have some sense of realism to it. They didn't take a lot of bumps here.

Shane forearms Mox down after. Shane whips Mox with a belt after. The Infantry double team Daniel Garcia outside. Trish Adora hits Marina Shafir with a kendo stick. The Death Riders are left laying. 

We get a Mercedes Mone video. She puts herself over and says she was watching while others celebrated her downfall. She says she watched. She says you won't take the Owen Hart Cup from her and she says she came for what's hers.

Don Callis and Kevin Knight come out to talk. Don says he knows how to feel him welcome. Kev says people are mad at him but should be mad at Darby Allin for not getting the job done or for Mike Bailey breaking up Jetspeed. He says he knows they aren't mad at him and Don linking up or him being the face of TNT.

Kev calls MJF out. Darby Allin then comes out and hits Kev in the back with a skateboard. Darby says he hopes New York was worth it. The Family comes out and Darby runs out of the arena. 

Mark Briscoe vs PAC

Pac backs him up into the corner. Mark wristlocks him. Pac flips out using the ropes then Mark flips him by the wrist. Pac flying snapmares him. Pac headflips over him and Mark shoulders him over. They pieface each other.

Mark hits chops. Pac pump kicks him off the apron. Mark dropkicks him through the ropes. Mark slams him on the floor then elbow drops him off the apron. Pac brainbusters him outside on an open chair seat.

We go to PiP break and return. Mark hits forearms and uppercuts him. Mark flying forearms him. Mark uranage's him then he iconoclasm's him for 2. 

Mark suplexes him. Mark's throat is pulled down over the top rope. Pac pump kicks him. They trade forearms. Mark facekicks him then Pac rebound germans him. Mark suplexes him over the top rope and goes with him. Mark blockbusters him off the apron for 2. 

Mark tries a top rope froggy bow and Pac gets his knees up. Pac overhead belly to belly suplexes him into the buckles. Pac top rope SSP's, Mark gets his knees up but Pac mostly misses them. Mark hits a jay driller on Pac for the win.

Thoughts: It was alright. It didn't get as many kickouts or as much time as I expected. Mark flew around a bit and they suplexed each other. The brainbuster on the chair outside looked rough. This was one of the weaker people Pac has lost to.

Mark Briscoe says he challenged MJF to a shot but he has a direct path to a title shot. He tells MJF to come out. 

We go to break and return. MJF appears in the stands. He says he is the final word and the law in AEW. He says his final word to him is "no". MJF says the crowd should thank him for keeping the title away from Mark. MJF says he has the most important thing in the world - money. He says money talks. The Lethal Twist then attacks Mark. Mark gets the edge at first and is triple teamed. The Conglormeration comes out and helps Mark. 

Mark says he knows something MJF doesn't. He says MJF isn't the boss, he's just an @sshole. Mark says he spoke to Tony Khan. He says at Forbidden Door, it will be 6 vs 6. He says if Mark's team wins, he gets a title shot. He says they will do all of that in a steel cage. 

Andrade El Idolo then comes out and stares down MJF before his match.

Thoughts: Mark's big news is lame. A 6v6 cage match isn't exactly a great way to decide whether someone is worthy of a singles title match. It's just going to have random people in it which brings the story down.

Orange Cassidy vs Andrade El Idolo

Idolo puts some basic holds on him. OC flying snapmares him. OC flying armdrags him. Idolo poses on the ropes. Idolo takes his pants off. OC takes his pants off and has a 2nd pair of jeans on underneath.

OC 2nd rope diving headscissors him with his hands in his pockets. OC flying headscissors him and basement dropkicks him out. Idolo is pushed into the buckles. OC gets on the buckles and is pushed out to the floor. 

We go to PiP break and return. Idolo knees him in the gut. Idolo's head is banged off the buckles. OC top rope diving elbow drops him. Idolo hits 2 suplexes and is cuttered off the 3rd. Idolo catches OC's tope and suplexes him on the floor. Idolo takes a photo with a girt in the front row and OC topes him. Lio Rush then takes the girl's phone and wants a photo with OC. OC gives him one then gets hit.

Lio then asks Idolo for a photo. Idolo says, "How you know?" and Lio says, "I know". Lio then takes one. OC spinning ddt's him on the floor. OC is crotched up top. Idolo corner meteora's him for 2. OC hurricanrana's him off a double underhook. OC slaps him and both go down.

They go to trade forearms on their knees and OC hits low forearms then slow chops. OC superkicks him. Idolo is pushed onto the back first. OC 2nd rope diving ddt's him on the ramp. OC top rope diving ddt's him inside for 2. Idolo spinning back elbows him. Idolo spinning double underhook drops him and pins him.

Thoughts: I didn't like it. OC goofed around a lot and Idolo shouldn't be dealing with that since he's kind of being pushed. 

Idolo talks on the mic after and says, "How you know?".

We see a Will Ospreay promo after Dynamite last week. He says nothing will stop him from going to the main event of All In and becoming champ. Alex Windsor then hugs him. 

The Death Riders do a promo. Mox says Shane could have walked away with his pride. Marina says she will rip Trish and her boys in half. Garcia says they should do a 5v5 streetfight on Collision. he says Shane's friends just followed him straight to hell.

Women's Owen Hart Tournament First Round Match - Skye Blue vs Maya World

Sareee was supposed to be in this instead of Maya. Thekla's crew does an inset promo and mocks Sareee, saying she's she scared. Sareee was injured like a month ago but they just announced that she won't wrestle tonight.

SB knocks her down and boots her around. They forearm each other. SB back elbows her and Maya spinning heel kicks her. SB flying lariats her then hits mounted shots. SB foot chokes her then suplexes her for 2. SB hits forearms. Maya boots her out of the corner. SB knees her over the 2nd rope then bridging twisting neckbreakers her on the ramp.  

We go to PiP break and return. SB snapmares her and mule kicks her for 2. SB hits kicks. Maya rolls her into a double stomp. SB knees her in the face and Maya germans her for 2. SB sitout powerbombs her. Maya blocks a pumping knee.

Maya fallaway slam bridges her for 2 then flying knees her for 2. They trade forearms. SB superkicks her. Maya armdrags her then step up enzugiri's her. Maya germans her. SB flying knees her. Maya rolls her up for 2 and takes 2 superkicks. SB TKO's her for 2. Maya kind of jack knife pins her out of nowhere and pins her.

Thoughts: It was longer, slower and not that good. Skye didn't do a lot but superkicks and Maya wasn't super crisp here. I was not very interested in this one.

We get a Zack Sabre Jr. video. He says he wants to face Kenny Omega since he never faced him before and asks if Kenny is still the best.

The Don Callis Family does a group promo. MJF goes up to Don. MJF says he needs people for the 6v6 cage match. The Family laughs and Don asks if he's a pimp. MJF shows him a suitcase full of money. Don changes his mind and agrees. MJF says he needs 5 of them. Kevin Knight volunteers if he gets a title shot. MJF agrees and says if they lose, there is no rematch. Kevin agrees. Don tells his crew that they can go spend the money. Idolo asks Don about his title shot. Don promises him that he will get a title shot. 

Men's Owen Hart Tournament Semifinal Match - Swerve Strickland vs Brody King

King misses chops and SS hits punches. King chops him in the corner and forearms him. King goes for a sleeper over the top rope. SS is sent into the post. King cannonballs him off the apron. King chops him outside. King runs at him, Nana gets in the way and SS trips King into an open chair. King is sat in a chair. SS hits punches and double stomps him off the apron. We go to PiP break and return. 

They fight on the ropes. King pulls the top buckle off. SS pump kicks his head into the exposed buckle. SS 2nd rope backdrops King. King pops him up and SS M. Bison stomp's him out of it. They go out and King slams SS down on the commentary table. 

They fight inside. SS hits shots and spinning forearms him. King backdrops him and SS house call kicks him. King no sells it and lariats him for 2. King sleepers him and SS backs him up into the exposed buckle. King's head is banged off the exposed buckle. King is busted open. SS does a house call kick.

SS top rope diving house call kicks him for 2. King death valley drivers him into the buckles. Prince Nana distracts King and King sleepers him. King corner cannonballs SS. King piledrivers SS for 2. Nana hits King with something and SS vertebreakers King for the win.

Thoughts: Swerve won here and he was definitely the favorite going in. It slowed down a lot in the 2nd half but at least they did try to sell. It was alright but I didn't think there was a great story here. 

Overall thoughts: It was mostly all wrestling as often is the case with AEW. Mox/Shane was almost all strikes and while it had some realism to it, it wasn't great. I liked Briscoe/Pac but the cage match stuff with MJF is random and not good. Orange Cassidy screwed around way too much with Idolo and brought that down. Skye/Maya wasn't that good and Sareee was injured for weeks yet they cancelled her match last minute The main was alright. Forbidden Door looks like it's going to have a bunch of random matches as usual with foreign wrestlers and hopefully they limit that so they can keep things running normally for the wrestlers who are around every week. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 overall as it was an average show.

Ring of Honor YouTube Special Episode #8 6/9/2026

Ring of Honor YouTube Special Episode #8 6/9/2026

 

The last Youtube Special is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/ring-of-honor-youtube-special-episode-7.html

We are in Huntsville, AL at an AEW show. Caprice Coleman and Ian Riccaboni are on commentary.  

Dralistico & The Lethal Twist (Blake Christian, Jay Lethal & Lee Johnson) vs. Adam Priest, Dalton Castle & The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd)

Jay and DC go at it. DC side headlocks him. Jay shoves him and they each miss corner lariats on each other. DC lariats him down. Jay knees him in the gut then DC waistlock takedowns him. Blake chops Truth in the corner then armdrags him. Truth armdrags him back and dropkicks him. Blake dropkicks him. Blake gives him the finger and Truth chops him.

Blake takes a kneelift and a backdrop from The Runners. AP comes in and takes kicks from The Twist. He is gordbustered and held for a low diving forearm. AP lariats Lee over then chops him in the corner. AP hits mounted corner punches on him and Dral. Lee and Dral's heads are banged together.

Jay hits DC in the back of the leg with a title belt. Turbo is held on the apron for a dropkick. Blake then asai moonsaults him outside after hitting AP with a tiger feint kick. Dral chops AP in the corner and hits leg kicks.

Dral basement dropkicks him for 2. AP is ganged up on and clipped. Jay figure four's AP. The Runners break it up with slams. DC comes in and cleans house. He hits suplexes on the heels. DC goes for the bangarang and Dral gets a 2 count on him. Dral's springboard is caught and he takes a german. Truth russian legsweeps Jay and is hit with a springboard 450. Everyone gets a move in and Dral takes a backdrop from DC. 

The faces go for a 4 person move and the heels break it up. Lee is sent into the rails. AP and Dral trade chops. Dral crucifix drivers him for 2. AP knocks Dral over then piledrivers him for the win.

Thoughts: The finish wasn't the best but what we got was fine otherwise. Turbo wrestled the whole match with his title on. It wasn't anything great but we got some of the fast paced offense from the heels and the faces had some fun. 

Trish Adora vs. Queen Aminata

They shake hands and lock up. TA wristlocks her. Queen twerks on her arm. Queen snapmares her her then bangs her face off her butt. They shoulder battle. TA stomps on her then throws her into the rails. TA legdrops her on the apron. TA pulls her arms back and sits on her shoulder.

TA holds her upside side down on her knee and pulls her legs. TA then drops her neck first on the knee. Queen jawbreakers her and armdrags her. Queen swinging facebusters her. Queen running forearms her and facekick her in the corner. Queen 2nd rope double stomps her for 2. Queen PK's her for 2.

TA pump kicks her for 2. TA swinging backbreakers her. Queen headbutts her then TA rainmakers her. They sit on the mat and hit each other. TA slams her for 2. Queen cradles her for 2. Queen headbutts her. Queen running knees her against the ropes and wins.

Thoughts: It wasn't the most exciting match. It was slower, Trish got most of the heat and offense and Queen won with a comeback that wasn't so great. This was average. 

Harley Cameron & Mina Shirakawa vs. The IInspiration (Cassie Lee & Jessie McKay)

HC and Cass go at it. They shake hands and Cass taunts her. Jess comes in and shoulders HC over. HC slingblades her. HC high kicks her from the kneeling position. Cass comes in and is tripped. They side headlock each other. HC corner splashes her.

Mina springboard tornillo's Cass for 2. Mina kicks Cass off the ropes and lariats her. The girls shake their chests at each other. Mina's team then puts their opponents faces in their chest.

Mina and HC hit stereo high kicks and bump chests. HC's throat is pulled over the top rope. Cass spinning roundhouse kicks Jess. HC takes double kicks then The Iinspiration pose. Cass chinlocks HC. Cass kicks her in the gut. HC is thrown out. 

Mina comes in and spinning forearms her opponents. Mina springboard kicks an opponent. Mina then does a double clothesline. Mina hits a double dropkick for 2. Mina takes a double kick. HC is double thrown off the 2nd rope.

HC takes down Cass for 2 then Cass tries a pin on her. HC knees her in the face. Cass gori bombs HC for 2. Jess bangs Mina's face off her knee. Mina does a headlock + headscissors takeover. Mina urakens Cass and HC twisting reverse ddt's Cass. HC pins Cass.

Thoughts: The work wasn't good as expected. The Iinspiration are just not wrestlers and they are very limited. So they had more of a match where they goofed around. They probably should have expanded on that further. It was not that good but it could have been a lot worse.

Caprice Coleman does a sit down interview with AR Fox. He said he was hyped to face Nick Wayne as it was a title match. He says when he saw arena employees cheering him, he felt he could win that match. CC says AR is underrated and now people are seeing him. He says wrestling is all he knows and CC said he stayed in the game while others quit. AR starts to cry.

He says he sees and feels people copying him but it makes him feel okay. CC says he deserved this for a long time. He says this title has been coming for a long time. He says he called his mom as soon as he won the title. He says he wants to make the TV Title the main ROH Title.

Lio Rush is in normal clothes and has an umbrella opened outside. He says "he wants him to know, because he knows it's always been him...it's always been me. The light in a dark dark place. A light or the one who lives at home. The rain is coming and it cuts deep. Cuts, cuts cuts...".

Action Andretti vs BEEF

AA wristlocks him and Beef reverses it. AA rolls and headflips out. Beef ducks a lariat and poses. They pull eachother down from the ropes to pose. They criss-cross and Beef gets tired. AA piefaces him and hits him. Beef is tripped into the ropes. AA boots him in the corner and foot chokes him.

AA slams him then springboard tornillo splashes him for 2. Beef knees him in the gut. Beef is stun gunned then AA backflips into a cutter on him for 2. AA piefaces him and is slapped. Beef cartwheels off the ropes and dropkicks him. 

Beef hits punches and drops him. Beef corner lariats him then bulldogs him for 2. Beef is crotched up top. AA twisting torture rack drops him off his shoulders and pins him.

Thoughts: It was fine. Beef lost as expected. Both guys hit their spots clean. It didn't get a ton of time.

Dalton Castle is acting goofy in the back. The Outrunners come up to him. Dalton says they need to find a formation to keep their titles for a long time. We then cut to a music video of them shot with a retro camera with disco music playing. 

Viva Van is interviewed. She says she lost to Deonna Purrazzo twice. She says she's not the same wrestler anymore and has worked harder. She says she gets better every time. She says DP is a technical wrestler but technical wrestling isn't new to her. She says when she gets in the ring with her, she will be known as "The Hellbent Technician". She says it's not about having heart, she has the skills to back it up too. She says the women's division is changing and so is she.

ROH Women's Pure Title Match - Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs. Viva Van

They trade wristlocks to start. Van rolls her into an armbar. DP takes her down by the wrist. Van uses the bottom rope to flip out of it. DP armdrags her into an armlock. DP rolls her into an armbar. Van ropebreaks and uses her first ropebreak. Van spinning heel kicks DP. Van bangs DP's leg off the mat.

Van dragon screws her then ties up her legs. DP euros the arm. Van hits euros and koppo kicks her for 2. Van kind of slips off a springboard onto her. Van stretch mufflers her twice and DP uses her first rope break. 

DP back elbows her then boots her out of the corner. DP and Van pump kick each other down at the same time. DP flying knees her in the arm and russian legsweeps her into an armbar. Van rolls her up for 2. Van hits corner spears. 

Van upkicks her. Van goes for an ocean cyclone suplex. DP elbows her way out and powerbombsh er. DP then double armbars her and submits her.

Thoughts: It got a little under 9 minutes and wasn't enough for the match they were doing. It was average and Van botched her one big high spot here. DP won as expected. 

ROH World Television Title Four Way Match - AR Fox (c) vs. Angelico vs. Sammy Guevara vs. Ace Austin

AR top rope swantons onto all 3 opponents before the match starts, like a true face. AR slingshot swantons SG then topes Ange. AR then suicide dives the other two and poses on the rails. AR sweeps him and superkicks Ange on the apron. He then rolls into the ropes with a double stomp on Ange. AR is pulled out. Ace and SG trade shots and Ace gets the edge. Ace is sent into the rails. SG sits on a chair, pressing the rung into Ace's head.

SG chops Ace. SG eye pokes Ange and AR flips off the steps onto him. AR cannonballs Ace against the rails. SG gets his knees up on AR's swanton. We get some quick flying knees and kicks and all 4 men are down. Ace hits kicks on AR, Ange and SG. Ace backdrops AR then legdrops him for 2. 

SG flying knees Ace off the apron. SG eye pokes him outside. SG superkicks AR. He then comes in and eye pokes AR. Ange lifting flatliners SG. SG ties up Ace's legs and chinlocks AR at the same time. SG superkicks Ange. 

SG sits up top. Ace picks up SG and Ange on his shoulders. He squats both and samoan drops them. AR and Ace trade forearms. AR hits a flurry of them. Ace sends AR out. Sammy flying knees Ace. Ange trips SG into a spinning ankle lock. AR breaks it up with a top rope swanton for 2.

Ace does an air raid crash into a flatliner on AR. SG rolls up Ace for 2. Ace spin kicks SG in the face. Dralistico runs down and Ace hits him. Dral superkicks Ace and SG superkicks Ace as well. Lio Rush then comes out. Dralistico goes after him and is dropped with a forearm. 

Lio chases SG into the crowd. Ange up kick AR then AR sunset flips him. They trade pin attempts. AR cradles him and pins him.

Thoughts: AR won as expected. It was all flying and mostly just two people coming in at a time. We had an odd run-in from Lio Rush for no real reason and Dralistico also ran out. It was a random match but it was fine. Everyone flew and hit their spots then got out so the next guy could do the same.  

Overall thoughts: It was your usual ROH show. Mostly every match was random here. Three sets of champs wrestled on the show which was better than usual. The wrestling was fine but nothing was must see and you would miss nothing if you skipped this. I'd say the main was the best match of the night and I'd give it a 6 out of 10. The show was okay. 

EPW Wrestling 6/6/2026 Episode #245

EPW Wrestling 6/6/2026 Episode #245

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/epw-wrestling-5302026-episode-244.html

We are in Booneville, MS. Joey Gross and Gene Jackson are on commentary.

Parental Advisory do a promo on Slaughterhouse. Gage says he senses fear in them as they attack them from behind. Gage says they aren't afraid of a fight. Dabbs says they challenge them to a street fight and tell them to step up if they are man enough.

The hosts talk and the Advisory/Slaughterhouse Street Fight is official.

The Initiative and Arynanne come out. Hunt complains about the mic not working. He says there's no discipline in EPW and the mic cuts off. Hunt then flips out and The Initiative get in the ring.

The Blacklist (Chris Styles and Cody James) vs The Initiative (Trace Hunt and Jason Genesis)

The List come out and they all fight in the ring. Chris topes Jason then Chris is whipped into the post. Cody running back elbows Hunt then flying facekicks him in the corner. Cody headbutts Hunt down. Cody clubs Hunt in the chest. 

Cody walks the top rope and Aryananne trips him, making him crotch himself. Cody takes a twisting suplex and a senton from Jason. Jason chinlocks Cody. We go to break and return. Jason sends Cody into the corner by his beard. Hunt running boots Cody.

Hunt fallaway slams Cody. Hunt flapjacks his partner onto Cody. Jason forearms Cody down. Cody takes a russian legsweep + running lariat. Cody is held for a codebreaker for 2. Cody double dropkicks the heels. 

Chris comes in and hits shots on the heels. He drops Hunt with punches. Jason chairs Chris and causes the DQ.

Thoughts: It was a disappointing ending to a match that was going well. But you gotta move feuds along and that's how they are doing this here. It was a solid showing by these guys. 

Chris takes a backdrop + backcracker with a chair.

The interviewer, Sarah Blake, is waiting on Isiah Cone. Cone says things aren't over with Zay Washington's crew. He says they cheated him out of the biggest match of his life. He says he will find a partner and fight any of them next week. 

The commentators talk about the CJ Thomas vs Chuck Swann feud and we see clips from it.

CJ Thomas vs vs Chuck Swann

CJ misses a corner charge. Chuck ducks his shot and pimp slaps him. CJ lariats him. Chuck step up knees him in the corner then back elbows him. Chuck rolls CJ and slides into a PK on him. Chuck teases a dive but hits him. 

Chuck is sent into the rails and CJ rams him into the post. CJ backdrops him on the apron. CJ suplexes him for 2. Chuck goes up and over and lariats him twice. Chuck backdrops him for 2. 

CJ drinks from his protein drink. He tries to mist Chuck with it but nails the ref instead. CJ then low blows Chuck and cradles him. CJ pins him.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good sadly. They were rushing a bit and just kept missing on some spots. The finish was funny though with CJ misting the ref on accident then just kicking Chuck in the crotch to win.

Sarah Blake interviews Nyxx. She is asked about Raven Black attacking her with a bat. She says she's a bit livid. She says Black tried to kill her and she will run it back on her. She says she will run it back with everyone on the roster as the EPW Title should be hers again. She says whoever has the title when it's done - it's over with.

Lil Bit vs Nyxx

Bit knees her in the gut and shoves her. Nyx throws her across the ring. Nyx back splashes her then running corner hip attacks her for 2. Bit jawbreakers her. 

Bit slips on the ropes and Nyxx suplexes her for 2. Bit drop toe hold's her. Bit kicks her in the back then pump kicks her. Bit handstand sentons her for 2.

Bit armbars her over the 2nd rope. Nyxx knees her in the gut and suplexes her. Raven Black comes out. Nyxx yells at her and is backrolled for 2. Nyxx then rolls up Bit and pins her.

Thoughts: It was so-so as they had a botch or two. The finish seemed messed up a little here.

Nyxx wants to fight Raven Black after.

EPW Title - Aaron Roberts (c) vs Ethan Steele

AR offers a handshake but Ethan isn't interested. Ethan jumps on him and is caught. AR corner splashes him then exploders him. AR butt drops him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a short squash and not necessary. They should have let them go a few minutes at least.

The Order come out. Hollywood Jimmy says AR's diabetes must have messed up his brain cells. Jimmy says AR stole Vain's belt. Jimmy says they hate thieves and cheaters. Jimmy says The Order should teach AR a lesson. The Order surrounds AR. "Cowboy" James Storm comes out and helps AR. The Order leave without touching AR. Storm and AR shake hands.

Streetfight - Parental Advisory (Dakota Gage and Hunter Dabbs) vs Slaughterhouse ("Jagged" James and "Nasty" Nick)

Slaughterhouse have Reverend Ash Taylor with them. James is in the red and Nick is in the green.

They fight starts on the floor as Advisory enter. Gage is chopped and headbutted outside. Dabbs tope con hilos all of them. The heels have their heads banged off of stuff. James is hit with a chair by Gage then Nick gets it too. 

Gage is hit in the gut with a chair and Nick stands on Dabbs' throat. Gage is sent into the rails then James chops him. Nick chokes Dabbs on the ropes. James grabs a fans' hat and spits in it, then he puts it back on his head. Nick chops Dabbs.

Dabbs is slammed on the floor. Gage hits James then James headbutts him down. Nick foot chokes Dabbs. Slaughterhouse get in the ring with chairs. Gage grabs a kendo stick and nails the heels with it. Dabbs punches Ash Taylor. Gage hits James in the gut with the stick. James takes a double superkick.

James' head is put on the open chair seat. Dabbs then chairs his head into the chair. Nick takes chair shots to the head. Gage spinebusters Nick. Dabbs top rope frogsplashes Nick and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a shorter one and what we got was fine. Sadly, the EPW arena isn't real suited for brawling as it's smaller and there's not a ton of room. I was surprised to see Advisory win here as it should end the feud. I don't know where this leaves Slaughterhouse now.

Overall thoughts: It was an okay show. The main and the opener were the best things on here and maybe I'd put the main as the best match since it had a clean finish. Thomas/Swann didn't work out well. Aaron Roberts won a quick squash and Bit/Nyxx wasn't the best. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 as some things could have gone better and I disagreed with Slaughterhouse getting beaten clean in the main. The show was alright.

TNA Xplosion 6/5/2026

TNA Xplosion 6/5/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/tna-xplosion-5292026.html

The new content this week is:

Around the Ring with Gia Miller

Gia talks to KC Navarro. KC says he's hurting after the street fight with AJ Francis. KC says as soon as he goes to a new town, he looks for food. He says you have to eat In 'n Out Burger at the restaurant and not to go. KC says he loves Italian food.

They talk about hating Chicago style pizza (ProWresBlog is in full support of Chicago style and thick crust pizza). Gia says they need to have a double date next time. KC says he likes crispy pizza and buffalo chicken pizza. KC isn't a huge fan of pineapple pizza but Gia is. 

Jada Stone vs Harley Hudson vs Brittnie Brooks

BB slides out and stalls to start. HH shoulders over Jada. Jada rolls out of a kick and HH avoids a double stomp. BB is caught outside and her opponents get some shots in on her. The girls all roll each other up for 2 counts. They do a triple stand off. 

BB's leg is swung into Jada. BB is tripped on the apron then HH legdrops her. Jada basement dropkicks HH. Jada topes BB and HH outside. BB grabs Jada by the hair and hits mounted shots on her.

Jada's head is banged off the buckles. BB running knees Jada in the corner. BB pump kicks HH as she lays over the middle rope. BB slingshot elbow drops HH for 2. Jada top rope dropkicks both opponents. Jada hits lariats on BB, bridges out of HH's lariat and reverse headscissors her. 

Jada kicks BB off the buckles. HH lariats Jada down. HH running knees Jada. BB germans HH while she does a fallaway slams to Jada. BB spinning forearms HH out. Jada handspring backflip stunners BB and pins her.

Thoughts: Jada was the favorite going in and won here. Jada did her flying and had the highlights here. The other girls stuck to more basic stuff. It was alright enough given that it was a cold, throwaway three-way, but it could have been a little cleaner.

Overall thoughts: There was only one new match and one new interview here. Neither were that great but the women's match wasn't that bad. I wouldn't really recommend this, but you can get through all of the new content pretty quick.

WWE NXT 6/9/2026

WWE NXT 6/9/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/wwe-nxt-622026.html

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

We see various wrestlers arrive and hang out. 

Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer and Axiom) vs Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno

Ax and Dar go at it. Ax armlocks him and Dar fireman's carry takeovers him. Dar side headlocks him then shoulders him over. Dar pulls him down off a leapfrog attempt. They catch each other's kicks at the same time. Dar backslides him for 2. Ax springboard diving armdrags him and dropkicks him.

NF and Romeo go at it. NF flips over him. RM evades shots and they stare down. RM gets a 2 count on him. Dar is chopped in the corner by NF. Dar hits chest kicks. NF enzugiri's him. Dar takes a low ddt from NF. Ax flying kicks RM out. RM top rope dropkicks NF. 

RM holds Ax for a pump kick from Dar. RM spaceman plancha's his opponents outside. Dar asai moonsaults outside. We go to PiP break and return. NF springboards into a uraken from Dar. RM hits punches on Ax then RM flying lariats him.

RM germans NF. RM 2nd rope dropkicks Ax for 2. Dar armbars Ax. NF top rope splashes Dar. Ax and NF hit topes outside. Dar takes a top rope dropkick + leg sweep for 2. NF plancha's RM outside. Dar bridge pins Ax for 2. Dar brazilian kicks Ax and Ax flying pumping knees him. RM and Dar put stereo ankle locks on.

RM boots Ax out of the corner. NF walks up the buckles and superplexes RM. RM cradles him for 2. Ax superkicks NF on accident. RM dropkicks Ax. NF takes a double sitout slam for 2. RM tries a spaceman plancha outside and is hit with a double superkick. Ax top rope spanish flies Dar. Ax golden ratio kicks RM. NF phoenix splashes RM and Ax pins RM.

Thoughts: I didn't like it. It was way too fast and hard to even follow. They didn't sell squat and it was just too much for an opener.

They all shake hands after and NF says Dar found his new tag partner. RM and Dar hug after.

Kendal Grey and Wren Sinclair talk in the back. Wren says she can't come out for the match and says KG win without her. Wren says she will ask Robert Stone about starting up a Women's Speed tournament again.

Lola Vice comes in and says good luck to KG. She says she didn't mean to hit her last week. KG says it's the second time it happened and she will deal with her after Kelani.

We go to the Mr. NXT Pageant. Aaron Rourke, Kit Wilson and a comedian named Matt Mathews are the judges. Fans can vote via QR code on the screen. We see Tristan Angels show off various outfits and a "Mister NXT" tattoo. Hill then shows off various outfits. Matt picks Shiloh, Kit picks Tristan and Aaron picks Tristan.

#1 Contender's Match - Mason Rook vs Naraku

MR misses a chop. Nar forearms him off the break in the corner. Nar side headlocks him. MR shoulders him over. MR hits corner splashes and a senton for 2. Nar hits corner lariats on him. MR misses a corner charge and Nar slams him. Nar facekicks him out. 

We go to PiP break and return. MR 2nd rope powerslams Nar for 2. They trade forearms. Nar headbutts him then MR blue thunders him for 2. Nar hits darkness falls for 2. Nar lariats him and fisherman busters him for 2. Nar gets on his back with a bad chinlock. MR backpack cannonballs him in the corner.

Kam Hendrix gets on the apron and Nar gets 2 count on MR. MR knocks Kam off the apron. Nar hits everything is evil on MR and pins him.

Thoughts: It was better than expected. It turns out Naraku can have an acceptable enough match without run in's, ref bumps and other stupid stuff. Rook looked a bit better here than last time but he's gotta work on that look. 

Tavion and Borne talk. Tav wants a rematch with Darkstate but Borne says their team was a one-time thing. Borne says he needs to defend his title at the GAB. Tav says maybe he should fight him. The Vanity Project walk in. Drake says Borne's title is a championship and not a charity case. Tav says he doesn't do handouts but hands out whoopings. He says him and Drake should fight for a title shot. The Project get some words in before leaving. Borne wishes Tav luck and Tav says he doesn't need it.

Wren wishes Grey luck in the back.

We get a Tate Wilder video. He says he learned adrenaline was his friend and he talks aout cliff jumping and riding bulls. He says he seeks out all thrills. He says you call him crazy but so does everyone else. He says the roster is full of monsters and one daredevil who jumps off of cliffs to see if he can fly.

#1 Contender to the NXT Women's Title - Kelani Jordan vs Kendal Grey

KJ tries to hit Ken as she poses. Ken armdrags her. KJ armlocks her. Ken headflips over her then KJ flips away. KJ throws Ken down backwards and low crossbodies her. KJ cartwheels out of a fireman's carry and takes a low basement dropkick.

KJ armdrags her and back elbows her. KJ boots her in the corner. KJ double stomps her gut and knees her in the body. Ken is seated on the 2nd rope and high kicks KJ. Ken headscissors her while using the buckles. Ken running back elbows her. 

KJ pulls Ken's throat down over the top rope. KJ lariats Ken over the top rope. KJ neckbreakers her on the floor. We go to PiP break and return. KJ shoulders Ken out. KJ is pulled down on the apron face first. They double lariat each other on the floor. They trade shots in the ring. KJ hits kicks on her. Ken hits back elbows and overhead belly to belly suplexes her. 

Ken suplexes her and KJ throws her down on a flatliner attempt. KJ is caught trying to pin her with her feet on the ropes. KJ crsossfaces her. Ken catches her handspring and germans her. Ken comes off the top and is superkicked down. KJ cutters her and top rope frog splashes her for 2.

KJ curbstomps Ken. KJ gets on the 2nd rope and Ken pulls her down with an armbar. KJ knee breakers her and dragon screws her. They trade pin attempts. KJ blocks a rolling armbar then Ken flatliners her and pins her.

Thoughts: I thought it was a good match. They were very creative here, they went at it hard and fast and it was competitive. It just did not feel like a usual match and had a lot of interesting spots and counters.

We go back to the Mr. NXT Pageant with the guys showing off their talents. Shiloh does the Rubik's Cube in one minute. He then does some kind of yoyo thing. Tristan Angels interrupts and tries to do the Rubik's Cube but can't. Aaron tells him he's past time and Tristan breaks the cube. Tristan then does juggling. Shiloh then juggles on a unicycle. All 3 judges give Shiloh the round.

Tony D'Angelo is interviewed. He says Naraku had an impressive match but he doesn't get him. He says Naraku will need to bring every ounce of evil in his body. Naraku comes in and gives him an envelope. Naraku then leaves.

Jasper Troy vs Dion Lennox

Dion shoves him and hits a shot. JT drops him with a punch. JT shoves him over the top. JT headbutts him then shoulders him over. JT slams him for 2. Dion forearms him. Dion punches him then clips him. Sayquon Shugars gets on the tron and tells Dion to watch his back. JT back body drops Dion over the top.

We go to break and return. Dion chokes JT on the ropes and hits a weird ddt in a botch for 2. Dion chinlocks JT. JT slams him then does a kip up. JD bodyblocks him then corner splashes him. JT slams him. JT misses a vader bomb. Dion slams JT for the win.

Thoughts: I was surprised to see Dion win. It wasn't that good. They were not on the same page and Troy took all kinds of weird bumps here. They had a few botches as well.

Shugars appears on the tron and says if only Cutler was here to see him. He has a baseball bat. The video freezes then Shugars appears and hits Osiris Griffin at ringside with a bat. Shugars then runs into the stands.

We see Jaida Parker take down Natalya at a training session.

Shiloh Hill and Tristan Angels come out with the judges for the last part of the Mr. NXT Pageant. Tristan says he's the most handsome man in the world and says he can almost relate to the pigs in NXT Universe as he was a sheepherder. He says he's celebrating his 23 birthday and tattooed Mr. NXT on the back of his leg. He calls Hill a hillbilly and says to take a long walk off a short cliff if you pick Hill. 

Hill says he never did anything like this before. Hill says he's like a different person each week and it's hard for him to figure out who he is. He says NXT is about finding yourself and that's why he likes NXT. He says change things so fast that you can't figure it out in NXT and life. He says if you roll with the punches, you can figure it out and that's why he should be Mr. NXT. 

Matt says Hill impressed him and Tristan has done nothing, so he picks Hill. Kit says Hill's raccoon thing is toxic and says Tristan is toxic. Kit says he picks Tristan though. Aaron he says that he likes that Hill is himself. He says Tristan looks the part. Aaron says he will leave it up to the fans. The fan results then say Shiloh Hill won. Hill goes to put his sash on and Tristan beats him with a cane. Tristan codebreakers him. Tristan then chairs him and knee curbstomps him into a chair.

Stone talks to Naraku. Naraku says he protected Tony and the title and now they go to war. Stone asks what was in the box he gave Tony. Naraku says it was an invitation. Keanu Carver comes in and questions him. Keanu asks Stone how he will let Naraku cut him in line. He says he needs action and will knock that person out. Stone says give him until next week to find an opponent. Keanu says he will find his next opponent if he doesn't.

The Culling talk. Izzi wants to know why she's in the Women's Speed tournament. Spears says she could get another title and they are on top again. Spears says she faces Thea, who she already beat.

NXT Women's North American Title - Tatum Paxley (c) vs Zaria

TP cradles her for 2 and Zar spears her for 2. Zar lariats her on the floor then sends her into the rails and post. Zar suplex throws her. TP upkicks her. TP superkicks her in the gut. Zar misses a corner spear and goes into the post. TP slingshot double stomps her into the apron. TP apron moonsaults her outside.

We go to PiP break and return. TP pop up ddt's her. TP hits forearms and a step up enzugiri. TP flipping legdrops her neck over the 2nd rope. TP then flipping legdrops her over the neck inside for 2. Zar germans her and pop-up headbutts her. TP flips out of a german. Zar goes for a spear and takes a double stomp. TP misse a 450 off the top. Zar spears her for 2.

They trade shots. TP superkicks her down. Zar is caught in tree of woe. TP does a coast to coast dropkick on her for 2. TP koppo kicks her. Zar fires up and is pulled out. TP misses an asai moonsault off the apron. Zar F-5's her on the floor. Zar spears her in the ring. Zar F-5's her and pins her.

Thoughts: I thought Zar had a shot here as it would help her and she won. It didn't get a ton of time which limited some of it. Zar overdid the spears a little here and TP did a lot of flying with her busting out a new coast to coast dropkick. What we got was fine and I'm curious as to where things go here for both girls.

Overall thoughts: The wrestling kind of evened itself out here with some good, bad and and average matches. We got a big title change at the end with Zaria winning the Women's North American Title. The Hill/Angels pageant was what you would expect and both guys did alright with that. I'd give it a slight 6 out of 10 overall and the show was okay.