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Friday, April 24, 2026

WWE Smackdown 4/24/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/wwe-smackdown-4172026.html

NOTE - There were a bunch of WWE releases before this. Alba Fyre, The Wyatt Sicks, Aleister black, Zelina, Apollo Crews, The Motor City Machine Guns and Santos Escobar have been fired.

We are in Ft. Worth, Texas. Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett are on commentary.

We see various wrstler arrive and hang out. Lil Yatchy arrives with Trick Williams and The Gingerbread Man. Danhausen drives up to them and Trick tells him to be careful where he's driving. Dan then shows a giant photo of Stephen A. Smith's head.

Jacob Fatu comes out. He says Roman he wanted him and needed the title on Monday. He says Roman told him he's not ready and he's right. Fatu says he's never been ready according to everyone in his life. He tells Roman to step into the ring and prove it.

The Uso's come out. Jimmy says he heard what Fatu said he agrees with him. He says Fatu can have all that Roman has and more. He says Cody Rhodes is slipping and says to go for him. Jimmy says not to go after the OTC. He says he can eat, learn and level up as that's the play they run.

Jey says it's too late for that. He says Fatu stepped up and is in the deep end now. He says we will see if he can swim. He says he can win respect from Roman by walking up to him and getting ready for war.

The MFT's come out minus Talla Tonga. Solo says The Uso's are lying to Fatu and asks where they were 2 years ago. He says nobody wanted him but he did and he brought him here. He asks what The Uso's can teach him.

Solo says if Fatu wants to beat Roman, he can do it for him. He says he can't beat Roman alone and needs an army. Solo says he has an army. Tama Tonga takes the mic from Solo. He says Fatu is a lost cause. He says he can't beat Solo, yet alone Roman. Fatu superkicks Tama. Fatu says if Solo thinks he can't beat him, line it all up and says its him vs Solo tonight.

Giulia and Kiana James are interviewed. Kiana says they mad about a lack of respect. Giulia says she feels no pressure and only anger. Kiana says this makes them want to beat Tiff more. Giulia says she never feels pressure, just anger. Kiana says they never argue like this unless Cathy is around.

WWE Women's United States Title - Giulia (c) vs Tiffany Stratton

G = Giulia

Tiff goes up and over her twice. Tiff cartwheels over her then spinning lariats her. G side headlock takeovers her and rolls her into pin attempts. Tiff cartwheels on her and is neckbreakered for 2. G hits headbutts. Tiff finlay rolls her. Tiff goes up top and is crotched. Tiff is in tree of woe and G basement dropkicks her as she hangs. G bridging neckbreakers her on the floor.

We go to PiP break and return. Tiff shoulders her over. Tiff handspring back elbows her. Tiff handspring stunners her for 2. G top rope butterfly suplexes her for 2. Kiana James trips Tiff. G nails KJ then Tiff moves. Tiff rolls up G for 2. Tiff finlay rolls her then tries a prettiest moonsault ever. G does a head and double arm hold on her and Tiff breaks it. G headbutts her.

Tiff facekicks her. Tiff knees her in the gut. G running knees her. Tiff hits an alabama slam. Tiff hits a prettiest moonsault ever and pins her.

Thoughts: I wasn't surprised to see Tiff win, I was just surprised it took this long to have her win it. This was seemingly set for Mania at one point but got cut. Giulia wasn't working as champ and I wouldn't be shocked if she ends up getting cut this weekend. This was one of Giulia's better matches though and this wasn't bad.

We see a taped Danhausen vdieo. He's knocking on The Miz's door. Miz answers the door and Dan is gone. Dan then appears in the house and asks who Miz was looking for. Miz asks Dan what he's doing in here and how he found his house. Miz tells him to get out and Dan disappears. Dan hen shows up in Miz's pool. Dan gets in the other pool and Miz freaks out. Miz then jump at him and ends up going into the pool when Dan moves.

Tiffany Stratton is interviewed. She says she's been the runner up the last few months and isn't anymore. She says she will show everyone why the WWE Universe runs on Tiffy Time. Brie Bella then comes out for her entrance, interrupting Tiff.

Brie Bella and Paige talk in the ring. Brie says it feels incredible to stand in the ring as champ. She says she had a goof friend she could count on in Paige when Nikki was injured. She tells Paige "welcome back". Paige says she lost her voice but it was a hectic week. She says when Brie gave her the call and they walked out as champs at Mania. She says she's happy to be home. She says she wants to remind everyone that Smackdown is her house.

Charlotte Flair then comes out. Alexa Bliss then joins her. Flair says it's good to see them back. Flair says they have something they want though in the tag titles. Bliss says they have been working every week to get the titles back. She says they won't let one Mania moment get in their way.

Flair suggests Paige and Brie face them. Paige says she's down and Brie says they should do it tonight. Paige says let's a get a ref out here now.

WWE Women's Tag Titles - Paige and Brie Bella (c) vs Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss

We join this in progress. AB stops Brie from making the tag. Brie russian legsweeps her. Brie sunset flips AB but AB basement dropkicks her. Flair chops Brie down. Flair exploders her. Flair high kicks her in the corner. Brie dropkicks her. Brie enzugiri's her. Jacy Jayne comes out and pulls Paige down and sends her into the steps for the DQ. Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid jump in the ring.

Thoughts: We didn't get much of this before it ended. We didn't even get to see the beginning of this. But at least Jacy has made the main roster finally. Lainey getting to the main roster before so many of her cohorts was a shock, but she has improved a lot. Jazmyn Nyx was a real dummy for leaving NXT as if she had stuck around a bit more, she would have been making big money.

Fatal Influence beat up on all 4 girls. Bliss takes a coriolis. Fatal Influence leave. Jacy says they are taking over Smackdown.

We see a video of Royce Keys hanging around his hometown and we see various people putting him over.

Cody Rhodes comes out and he still has a black eye from Mania. He says he walked up the ramp bloodied at Mania and feel its just the job of the champ to show up and be available. He says his run started 4 years ago around the corner here. He says he wanted to send a message to Randy Orton but says Orton isn't here. He says he also wanted to send a message to a sarcastic Sami Zayn who called him the golden boy. He says he showed up in gold at Mania as he wanted him to know that his family, friends and fans will be gold. He says the people who wanted him gone are 0-3.

He says this is the first Smackdown after Wrestlemania. He says he's not the hunter and says it's easy to find him. He says he's easy to find but hard to beat.

The MFT's talk in the back without Talla. Solo says he wants Tama and JC to bring the tag titles back. He says not to mess this up and let the family down. Loa asks about Jacob. Solo says he will teach him a lesson and show him he can't Roman without them.

WWE Tag Titles - Damian Priest and R-Truth (c) vs The MFT's (JC Mateo and Tama Tonga)

RT gyrates at Tama. Tama hits punches on him. Tama knees him in the gut. RT is hit with a dropkick. Tama then does a dance and misses an elbow drop. DP comes in and hits punches on Tama. DP flying forearms him then corkscrew kicks JC. JC distracts DP then pulls his neck over the top rope. Tama lariats DP over the top. Tonga Loa lariats JC outside.

We go to break and return. DP is rammed in the corner. Tama corner splashes him and JC dropkicks DP for 2. DP running lariats JC. RT hits flying shoulders on JC then backdrops him. RT fist drops him. Loa distracts the ref and Tama twisting reverse ddt's RT. JC germans RT for 2.

Tama misses a corner splash on RT. JC takes a flapjack + flatliner combo and is pinned.

Thoughts: The faces won as expected. It was an okay bout here but we didn't see that much of it. JC got pinned as he's the weaker member of The MFT's. I liked his attempt at his own fibe knuckle shuffle.

We see more of Danhausen at The Miz's house. He is playing with Miz's virtual driving range. He hits Miz in the crotch with the club then grabs Miz's Slammy, breaking it in the process. He then takes it with him. Dan then runs into Maryse as he leaves. Miz tries to throw something at Dan but Dan ducks and Maryse is hit instead. Dan then leaves on Miz's daughter's bike.

Thoughts: Dan was kind of a jerk here as he invaded Miz's house, stole stuff and attacked him.

Lil Yatchy talks to Trick Williams in the back and hey bring out The Gingerbread Man with them. Someone tries to say something to Trick and he backhands him.

We go to break and return. Trick, Yachty and The Gingerbread Man come out. Trick talks about Mania. Trick says the fans weren't in Vegas to gamble or drink but to whoop that trick. Yachty says he's here to stay. He says if Trick is The Anointed One, he's The Prophecy. He says if he's Don King, Trick is Mike Tyson. Trick says it's Trick-Yachty Gang and they run SD. Yachty says they need to get rid of the open challenge and say it's not a casting call with free shots. Trick says if you want a handout, find a clinic.

The Gingerbread Man then nails Trick and then Yachty with a candy cane. Sami Zayn turns out to be under the hood. Sami then pounds both of them. Sami helluva kicks Trick.

Royce Keys looks at the Andre the Giant Trophy. Cathy asks him how it feels to win that. He says he's been emotional the last few weeks since his debut. He says he debuted and won the battle royal but he's just getting started. He says he takes everything he wants.

Solo Sikoa comes up to him. He congratulates him. He says Talla Tonga isn't happy but he gave him the day off. Solo tells him there's always room for him in his family.

We get a tale of the tape for Danhausen vs The Miz with lots of lies about Dan.

Danhausen vs The Miz

Dan rides his car out. A puts money in Dan's car as he drives by. Dan has Miz's Slammy. Miz has Kit Wilson with him.

Kit has the Slammy as the match starts. Dan crossbodies Miz then 2nd rope diving headscissors him. Kit distracts Dan. Miz hits Dan from behind then stomps him. The heels celebrate. Dan curses them and fireworks shoot at the heels. Dan then wins with a roll-up.

Thoughts: We didn't get much here. Dan should arguably be DQ'd if he actually has power over fireworks. They are getting too silly for their own good with this stuff.

Dan then makes more fireworks shoot off with smoke and ends up running under the ring. Miz chases him, runs into Kit and Dan rides away in his car.

We get a commercial for WWE LFG Season 3, which starts Sunday at 10PM.

We get a Blake Monroe video where a voiceover talks about how great she is. The graphic says she's coming soon.

Rhea Ripley comes out to talk. She says Jade Cargill proved she could go at Mania. Rhea says it's her time to prove that she's a fighting champ. She says if someone wants to step to her, now is their shot.

Fatal Influence come out. Jacy Jayne says they get it and they know she's the star and champ. Jacy gets booed hard by the crowd. She congratulates Rhea on her Mania win. Jacy says the fans should give them credit for taking out legends tonight. Rhea says what they did was impressive. She tells her to stop while she's ahead.

Fallon says thanks but no thanks. Fallon says what they did to them is nothing compared to what they will do to her. Lainey says you can blame them for it. Rhea says she's been used to the numbers game lately and it doesn't matter. She says if they want a fight, she's ready and take your shot. Jacy says she will learn that they are always ready to throw hands.

Nick Aldis comes out. He says he was thinking of a punishment for what they did but Rhea is standing right there. Nick says Jacy is facing Rhea right now.

Rhea Ripley vs Jacy Jayne

RR pulls her down off the lock up and waves at her. Jacy side headlocks her then takes her over. RR shoulders her over. Jacy hits her from behind. Jacy hits a big forearm. Jacy flying headscissors her and backsplashes her. Jacy armdrags her. RR forearms her down. RR blocks her PK from the apron and drops her face first on the apron. Jacy PK's her from the apron.

We go to PiP break and return. Jacy running neckbreakers RR for 2. RR upkicks her. RR hits short arm lariats. RR drops her chest first on the mat and low dropkicks her. Jacy superkicks her then flying pump kicks her for 2. RR high kicks her.

RR is crotched up top. RR superkicks her head into the buckles. Jacy victory rolls her for 2. RR superkicks her. RR tosses her hard on a razor's edge and sliding kiks her for 2.

RR headbutts Jacy. Fatal Influence then jump RR for the DQ.

Thoughts: I'm okay with this result as Jacy didn't lose clean on her first night in. What we got was fine with Jacy putting up a good fight against Rhea. Rhea absolutely tossed her on the razor's edge and sent her down hard.

Fatal Influence jump Rhea after. Rhea is held for a spinning forearm from Jacy.

The Uso's go up to Jacob Fatu in the back. Jimmy says The MFT's will get involved and says they got his back. Fatu says he doesn't need their help. Jey then tells Jimmy, "I told you".

Flair and Bliss are in the trainer's room. Rhea walks in and asks if hey have a problem. Bliss says the problem is Fatal Influence. Flair says she will get her hand on Jacy next week unlike some people.

We get a video on Brock Lesnar.

We get a video on Ricky Saints, who is coming to SD next week.

Jacob Fatu vs Solo Sikoa

They lockup. Solo side headlocks him. Fatu drops him with a punch then hits mounted headbutts in the corner. Fatu is dropped face first on the buckles. Solo hits mounted corner punches on Fatu. Fatu flying forearms him then flying back elbows him. JC Mateo trips Fatu and Fatu is sent out. Tama hits Fatu off the apron. Solo lariats Fatu for 2. The Uso's come out. We go to PiP break and return.

Fatu hits punches on Solo. Fatu is release german suplexed off a handspring for 2. They trade headbutts and uppercuts. Fatu hits punches then lariats and sentons him. Fatu corner splashes him. Fatu hits mounted corner headbutts. Fatu running hip attacks im in the orner. Tama Tonga gets on the apron and distracts Fatu. Fatu superkicks Solo. JC pushes Fatu off the top into the ropes. Solo gets a 2 count on Fatu.

Fatu topes JC and Tama outside. Solo superkicks Fatu then uranage's him. Solo top rope splashes Fatu for 2. Fatu superkicks him then pop-up samoan drops him. Fatu double jump moonsaults him for the win.

Thoughts: It was an alright main event with a lot of headbutts. The two matched up fine and as expected, The MFT's interfered while The Uso's watched. Fatu won and Solo lost as is basically tradition on this show.

The MFT's jump Fatu after. Fatu fights them off with superkicks. Fatu chairs Tama and JC. Fatu hits corner hip attacks on them while they hair chairs around their necks. Fatu then topes Loa outside. Loa is put on the commentary table and Fatu splashes him from the rail through the table.

Overall thoughts: It was a noteworthy Smackdown with Fatal Influence debuting and immediately being put in a big role plus announcements of Ricky Saints and Blake Monroe debuting. Combine that with WWE firing half of Smackdown's undercard today and things are going to look very different going forward. I do not know who is going to be filling some of these cards and we will have to see what happens. Giulia/Tiffany was probably the best match of the night here and Fatu/Solo was the second best. This was not a wrestling heavy episode though and we had a bunch of interferece on this. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 as it kept my attention throughout and definitely made me want to see what happens next week. It was an okay show.

Ring of Honor on HonorClub 4/23/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/ring-of-honor-on-honorclub-4172026.html

Caprice Coleman and Ian Riccaboni are on commentary.

The Premier Athletes (Ari Davari, Stori Danali and Tony Nese) vs Brandon Cutler, Terry Kid and Angelica Risk

Mark says it's been 189 days since he was attacked and it's been glorious. He says Cutler is wrestling as The Bucks didn't need their gear washed today. The Athletes then do their cheer.

Stori shakes hands with Risk and throws her down by the hair. Stori spinning heel kicks her in the corner and foot chokes her. Stori sends her hard into the buckles, sending her down. Stori knees Risk in the gut and foot chokes her.

Cutler and Ari get in. Cutler hits punches. Cutler springboard twisting crossbodies him. Nese crotches Cutler on the top rope. Cutler 2nd rope hurricanrana's him down. Mark Sterling distracts Cutler and Cutler goes after him. Stori nails Cutler from behind. Nese plancha's Terry outside.

Stori black hole slams Risk. She then chokeslams her for the win.

Thoughts: It was a squash as expected with The Athletes winning. Stori did a little better than usual and Cutler had a highlight or two before this ended.

Mark Davis vs Beef

Beef offers a handshake and Mark declines. Mark backs him up on the ropes and clean breaks. Beef backs him up on the ropes then side headlocks him. They shoulder battle. Mark shoulders him over then Beef shoulders him out.

Beef punches Mark outside then Mark chops him down outside. They fight on the apron. Beef headbutts him and lariats him in the leg. Mark buttdrops Beef on the apron edge. Mark chops him down. Mark slams him and misses a senton. Beef cartwheels off the ropes and dropkicks him.

Beef hits punches. Beef corner lariats him twice. Beef is sent into the buckles then Mark germans him. Beef hits a big lariat. Beef is up top and Mark chops him. Mark 2nd rope superplexes him. Mark diving forearms him in the corner for 2. Mark hits knees to the body. Beef rolls him up for 2. Mark chops and lariats him down. Beef backdrops him.

Beef misses a top rope splash. Mark enzugiri's him. Mark hits a big running lariat and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a good match as expected and was done well. They stiffed each other with lariats and chops and knocked each other around. That was exactly what it should have been and this was a major success. Mark Davis continues to be the most improved wrestler of 2026 and is on a heck of a run. They need to do this again on Collision.

MxM TV (Mansoor, Mason Madden and Johnny TV) vs Main Man Oro, Keagan Garland and Angel Fashion

Garland is Scotty 2 Hotty's son. Oro was Oro Mensah in NXT and Angel's done some jobs here before.

Angel mocks JTV's new bald haircut. JTV pulls Angel down by the hair then hits forearms. JTV hits forearms in the corner. Madden pulls JTV off of him. Oro chops Mansoor then flipping koppo kicks him. Garland 2nd rope double axe handles Mansoor. Garland side headlocks him then is caught with a leg lariat + spinebuster.

Garland takes corner attacks then is dropkicked in the knee for a running hip attack from Madden. JTV rolling alabama slams Garland. The heels pose get dropkicked. Garland superkicks Madden then hits mounted corner punches. Madden does a double chokeslam while doing a powerbomb in an impressive spot.

JTV dives through his partners legs with a tope outside. JTV misses a springboard kick then Garland facebusters JTV. Garland then goes for the worm elbow drop but Madden interrupts it. Garland takes a triple team ddt and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was a short squash. We barely saw Oro or Angel at all here. Garland has a likeability to him and can do the worm but I'm not sure what else he can do yet. This was entertaining.

Lee Moriarty does a sit down taped interview with Caprice Coleman. Coleman says he's good friends with Shane Taylor. He says sometimes Lee is a great wrestler and sometimes he stomps it out like a gang member. Lee says says he was trying to figure out who he was when he first got hooked up with Shane but now realized he's the best pure wrestler. He says he understands why Shane's crew does what he does. He doesn't condone all the outside the ring stuff but does understand it.

Coleman says he has a different lane than the crew. Lee says he was being young and trying things before. He says Shane didn't tell him to be him but to be who he is. Lee says being the artist of the sport got him to where he is. He says Shane is the coach and fight promoter. He says he's someone he can run things by.

Coleman says he's interesting as he's a wrestler and legit artist. Lee says he was drawing before he started wrestling. He says he drew VHS covers. He says he couldn't get drawing books so he'd learn from VHS covers and trading cards. Lee says he only started painting 4 years ago. Coleman says his paintings have sold for thousands of dollars. Coleman says he's an artist in and out of the ring. Lee says having a vision of where he wants to go helps him with wrestling. Lee quotes Bruce Lee and the segment ends.

Thoughts: Talking segments may not be the sexiest thing on paper but this worked. We learned a bit more about Lee and he came off well. They did a good job with this here and this was mission accomplished.

Pure Rules Match - Diamante vs. Rachael Ellering

Dia side headlocks her then RE wristlocks her. Dia wristlocks her back. RE snapmares her and shoulders her over. Dia armbars her and RE ropebreaks. RE hits chops then flying back elbows her. RE sentons her.

RE back elbows her. Dia ankle locks her and RE uses her 2nd ropebreak. Dia hits leg kicks then she euros the leg. Dia butt drops the leg then elbw drops it. Dia trips her into a heel hook. RE uses her final ropebreak to escape.

They trade shots. RE lariats her. RE hits corner spears and a gutwrench suplex. Dia 2nd rope double stomps RE's back. Dia heel hooks her again and RE taps out.

Thoughts: It was fine and fairly straight forward with Dia attacking the ankle, making her use her ropebreaks and submitting her.

Dia fujiwara armbars her after.

Spanish Announce Project (Angelico & Serpentico) & The Colons (Eddie Colon & Orlando Colon) vs. The Frat House (Cole Karter, Griff Garrison, Jacked Jameson & Preston Vance)

Eddie's still wrestling in WWC currently.

Griff and Orlando go at it. Orlando snapmares him into a crucifix. Griff boots him in the gut and forearms him. Griff takes a double flapjack for 2. Cole is catapulted into a forearm and a slingshot splash for 2. Serp top rope double stomps Cole's arm. Cole is hiptossed then Serp is hiptossed onto him.

Serp running euros Cole in the corner. Cole knees him in the gut. Serp superkicks Cole. Serp swinging bodyscissors Vance then enzugiri's him in the corner. Vance does a hard slingshot wheelbarrow german on Serp. Serp takes corner attacks. Serp is thrown into a gutbuster. Jacked does a lifting ddt style drop on Serp then crossbodies his back on the ropes. Jacked misses a top rope senton and his hat falls off.

Vance blue thunder variation's Serp. Serp hits a sliced bread on him. Angelico comes in and hits shots on the heels. Ange jumps off Griff's back and lariats Cole. Ange hits strikes on Griff. Ange upkicks Griff the nbackdrops him. Griff and Ange end up as the last 2 in the ring after the faces are thrown out. Griff facekicks Ange then hits a spinning stiout torture rack bomb on him.

The Colon's hit topes outside. Serp tis up Cole's arms then Ange does a reverse figure four variation on Jacked. Ange taps out Jacked.

Thoughts: It was a random one but it was fine. It didn't get a lot of time. Cole looked like he got hi head taken off with a flying Griff lariat. The big news here is that Jacked Jameson is now bald.

Hyan vs. Billie Starkz

They do a double knuckle lock and BS bites the hands. Hy bodyscissors rolls BS. BS rams her into the corner and slaps her. Hy jumps on her and hits mounted shots. BS throws her down by the hair. Hy forearms BS off the apron. Hy is stopped on a dive attempt and she is ddt'd over the 2nd rope onto the apron. Hy is thrown into the rails.

BS chops her outside. BS hits forearms then hits mounted forearms in the corner. BS back elbows her. BS hits boots to the face in the corner. Hy hits lariats then boots her out of the corner. Hy pumping knees her then backdrops her for 2.

BS rolls her up for 2. BS knees her in the face. They fight on the buckles and Hy superplexes her. Hy falcon arrows her for 2 when BS gets her foot on the ropes. BS upkicks her and they trade roll up's. BS superkicks her. Hy spinning forearms her. BS rams Hy into the corner. She corner lariats her. BS top rope swantons her for 2 when she pulls her up on the pin attempt. BS traps her arm and gordbusters her to win.

Thoughts: Starkz won as expected but it took longer than I thought it would. It was acceptable but nothing too special. It was filler for the most part.

Tornado Tag Team Match - Adam Priest & Tommy Billington vs. The Swirl (Blake Christian & Lee Johnson)

The faces charge in and go after the heels. AP chops Lee outside and euros him down. AP slams Lee on the floor. BC takes a double back body drop and Lee takes a double back elbow. Lee is suplexed onto Blake. Lee is double hiptossed in. Tom rolls up Lee for 2 then is lariated. BC jumps off the steps and blockbusters AP on the floor. Tom is double foot choked in the corner. Tom is double suplexed.

Tom is put in tree of woe and double teamed. BC asai moonsaults outside. Tom is held for shots. Lee stomps him. Tom takes corner attacks then a flying lariat with a chair. Tom hits a top rope double dropkicks. Tom slams both opponents. Lee takes a spike tombstone for 2.

BC handspring kicks Lee on accident. BC then takes a running lariat + german combo for 2. Lee half-nelson suplexes AP. AP ddt's him. BC top rope spanish flies AP and Lee does something to send Tom down under them.

The four trade chops. BC superkicks AP then Tom takes kicks. BC legdrops Tom. AP hits a double flying lariat. AP comes off the top but lands onto a chair Lee had grabbed. AP takes a top rope double stomp + death valley driver and is pinned.

Thoughts: The faces said they wanted to come for the heels and it took them about 7 weeks to do so. It was a good bout here. They were aggressive and stiffed each other and they kept up a fast pace. That top rope spanish fly spot was super dangerous and they barely made it over. This was well done for the most part.

Overall thoughts: It was the usual random ROH show. ROH has 8 title belts including trios belts and tag belts and somehow not a single one of those 11 champs made the show. That's impressive. We started off with a squash. Mark Davis vs Beef was the match of the night and was a good heavyweight slugfest. MxM TV won a squash. We had a good Lee Morarity interview. Ellering/Diamante made sense. The 8-man was random but alright. Billie/Hyan went a little long but was acceptable. The main was good. It was a good night in-ring wise for ROH but as usual, not a lot was going on storyline wise. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 and I'd say it was good only for the matches turning out well.

TNA Impact 4/23/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/tna-impact-4162026.html

We are in Syracuse, NY. Matt Rehwoldt and Tom Hannifan are on commentary.

We see Rich Swann and Mike Santana arrive.

Nic Nemeth vs Bear Bronson

Ryan Nemeth is on commentary. Bear backs him up in the corner and pounds on him. Nic hits punches to the gut and chops. Bear slams him. Bear short arm clotheslines him then elbow drops him for 2. Nic hits punches and headbutts. Bear spinebusters him then butt drops him for 2. Alisha chokes Nic on the ropes.

Bear side slams him for 2. Bear chinlocks him then knees him in the gut. Nic back elbows him. Bear misses a corner splash. Nic hits running lariats and mounted corner punches. Nic fameasser's him for 2. Bear double arm sitout chokebombs him for 2.

Bear is pushed shoulder first into the post. Nic jumping ddt's him. Bear no sells it then Nic superkicks him for 2. Bear hits a big lariat then cradle shocks him for 2. Bear flurries on him while he's down. The System surround Nic outside. KC Navarro then heads down. Ryan then throws Nic back in. Nic superkicks Bear then he hits a danger zone on him for the pin. Nic wins.

Thoughts: It was a decent bout. Bear's good at this singles match thing and Nic's a good person to be paired with. Bear didn't even have to lose clean here. They were heavily pushing that Ryan Nemeth doesn't like KC Navarro and that he's not a Nemeth.

Rich Swann is interviewed with BDE in the background. Rich says he's got the goosebumps and fire in him. He says he's been working so hard to show that he has the charisma and athleticism to beat the champ. Rich asks BDE to stay back here and take notes as he doesn't want any excuses when he beats Mike. He says everyone will be partying all night long after tonight.

Frankie Kazarian comes out and pretends to be Elijah. He has a guitar. He says he knows he looks like a homeless caveman but he looks like this on purpose. He says being in Syracuse makes him realize how truly bad his life is. He says he went walking as that's all he knows how to do. He says he's sad as he cannot beat Frankie Kazarian. He says he likes to write a song when he has the blues. He goes to sign "Kaz is My Daddy". The lights go out and Elijah shows up in the ring behind him. Eli chokes him with a guitar strap.

Elijah then takes the guitar. He says they will have a Walk With Elijah Guitar Strap Match. Kaz is choked out. Elijah says they should sing "Syracuse Knows, Frankie Blows".

EC3 has a chair around his head. He asks Eric Young if he thinks this is how it ends. He says he came back for trial by combat and says that makes Eric the perfect competition. He says this is a return to finish what he started and he's coming for him. He says he's coming.

Tessa Blanchard's crew talks. Tess says they were taken to a place they didn't know existed. Crawford says she thought the accommodations were great. Tess says going somewhere like that changes you and says none of them came back the same. She says there's no more games next week. She says Rosemary's crew took them to their world and next week they will take them into their world.

Matt spraypaints a table with the word "Sacrifice". He says he came here for a sacrifice.

No DQ Match - Matt Hardy vs Dutch

Dutch clubs on Matt as he enters. Matt hits punches. Dutch blocks a crucifix. Matt hits a side effect on him. Matt hits mounted shots. Dutch is sent into the steps. Dutch's head is banged off the steps. Matt tells him he will be his sacrifice.

We go to break and return. Dutch hits a corner spear. Matt back elbows him. Dutch side slams him. Dutch chinlocks him then misses a splash. Matt ddt's him. Matt hits a twist of fate. Dutch is laid on a table and punched. Matt 2nd rope elbow drops him, knocking him over the table.

Matt sets up the table against the ring apron and suplexes Dutch through it. Vincent appears from under the ring. Vincent throws a chair in then pulls Matt's arm down over the top. Dutch black hole slams Matt and pins him.

Thoughts: They tried to cover Matt's weaknesses here. It wasn't anything too great but it wasn't awful. Matt trying to send Dutch through the table twice may have been more painful than him going through once.

Dutch pounds on Matt after as Vincent watches. Jeff Hardy then comes out and helps. Jeff hits a twist of fate on him. Jeff then top rope swantons him.

The Elegance Brand talks to Daria Rae. Daria says Santino is suspended and hopefully he stays gone. George Iceman says he has a vision and shows off Mr. Elegance. Elegance poses. George says Elegance is a future champ. Daria starts to get annoyed. Ash says they want Mr. Elegance to have a match next week. Daria is surprised that's all they want and agrees. The Brand is thrilled and Daria says they are so weird.

TNA Injury Report

Kaz is under evaluation. Trey Miguel is out from a laceration on the knee. Leon Slater is out after last week's match. Mike Santana and Rich Swann are cleared.

Lei Ying Lee comes out. She apologizes and says her English isn't perfect. She says the night Xia Brookside turned on her was really bad. She says he loves wrestling, TNA and her friends. She says Xia is her best friend and asks why she did that to her. She tells Xia to come out.

Xia Brookside comes out. Xia more blonde hair than usual and is wearing all black. Xia says how dare she call her out when Lee was in the wrong. Xia says how dare she say they are best friends. Xia says it should have been them at Rebellion but Lee got in her way. She says she cost her the match when she showed her the video of her father and wanted to get in her head. Lee talks in Chinese and Xia says she's done translating for her. She says she has no idea about the pressure of being a second generation star. She said she did this all by herself and was alone.

Xia says he knows how that feels and says she was alone here. She says she wasn't alone when she found her. She says she showed her the video to try and help. She says she's sorry if she hurt her. She says she will always be by her side.

Xia says she's right and she made a mistake. Xia says her dad never supported her the entire time and says Lee was right. She says Stacks was in her ear talking about Birthright. She says the title meant so much to her and said she thought it was finally her time. Xia says the truth is she is her best friend and she wants to see her win the title as she deserves it. Xia says she accepts her apology and says she's sorry too. They hug and Xia looks at the camera. She then forearms Lee down and hits mounted shots. Xia says they are done and hits a high angle ddt, dropping Lee on her head. Refs come down to break it up.

Thoughts: Because TNA runs more PLE's/PPV's than they can handle, they end up turning people on each other a lot as a way to set up matches. They often seem sudden and don't work and this was one of those cases. The excuse for the turn was pretty weak and the sooner they get past this the better.

Elayna Black vs Katie Arquette

They trade waistlocks and EB throws her down off the waistlock. KA hits Japanese armdrags and EB lariats her. EB poses on the ropes and then sweeps KA on the apron. EB chops her outside. EB springboard double stomps her for 2.

KA shoulders EB over. EB step up knees KA in the corner then twisting neckbreakers her for the pin.

Thoughts: It was a quick squash with Black winning as expected. There wasn't a lot else to say about this.

Order 4 hosts an International Championship Summit. Ali says someone gets to represent their country tonight and it's Australia (Skyler thinks its New Zealand). Ali says Adam Brooks is selected and says he gets to represent his country next week. Adam says it's a privilege and he will see him next week. He then says some Aussie slang word after and everyone is confused.

The System talk in the back. Bear is mad and knocking stuff over. Brian Myers congratulates Nic Nemeth and says it was a bad night. Bear says it's a mistake that will be corrected. Cedric Alexander says he pinned Leon Slater last week and beat him by DQ as Leon cheated. He says it's only fair that he gets a title match. Eddie says they make mistakes but fix them. Eddie says everyone will find out the hard way that you can't beat The System.

TNA World Title - Mike Santana (c) vs Rich Swann

They shake hands. Mike backs him up in the corner and clean breaks him. Mike wristlocks him. Rich reverses it. Mike headflips and wristlocks him. Rich kips up and down. Mike waistlock takedowns him. Rich armdrags him and they stand off.

Rich monkey flips him. Mike armdrags him then they flying headscissors each other. Rich cartwheels out of it. They try to dropkick each other at the same time then stand off. Mike side headlocks him. Rich flying headscissors Mike then corkscrew dropkicks him.

Mike chops him then dropkicks him. Mike alabama slams him then catapults him into the buckles. Mike drops him chest first on the mat and sentons him for 2. They fight outside. Mike bangs Rich's head off the floor.

We go to break and return. Mike is sat in a chair and kicked. Rich runs around the ring and pump kicks him. Rich then does it again. Rich goes for a 3rd and is superkicked. Mike comes off the top and runs into a superkick.

Rich goes up top and is hit. Mike walks up the buckles and top rope falcon arrows him. They trade shots. Mike flying lariats him. Mike enzugiri's him. Mike backrolls into a cutter on him for 2. Rich rolls him up for 2 and hits kicks. Mike hits doi fives on him. Mike corner cannonballs him then sitout powerbombs him for 2.

Rich boots him off the ropes then rolls into a jumping lariat. Rich hits punches and swinging neckbreakers him. Rich misses a 2nd rope 450. Rich handspring cutters him for 2. Mike sits up top and Rich jumps to hurricanrana him down. Rich top rope splashes him for 2. Mike alley oops him and Rich canadian destroyers him for 2.

Rich spin kicks him in the face and Mike spinning lariats him to win.

Thoughts: We all knew Mike would win. The only question was how. They got a lot of time to just have the best match they could. They did alright with both guys hitting their spots clean. It definitely helped out Rich a little. It was an okay match.

Mike offers to help Rich up after and Rich holds his arm up. Daria Rae then gives Mike the title as Carlos Silva is out today.

Overall thoughts: It was a quicker moving show. The opener was fine. Matt Hardy vs Dutch was just average. Xia tried to explain her turn on Lei Ying Lee and it wasn't that good. Elayna Black won a squash. Santana beat Swann in a full length match and they had an okay bout. It had a bit more in-ring action than usual. I'd give it a low 6 out of 10 as it was mostly okay. The main was the best match of the night.

EPW Wrestling 4/18/2026 Episode #238

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/epw-wrestling-4112026-episode-237.html

Joey Gross and Gene Jackson are on commentary.

Mike Anthony vs Ben Bishop

Ben looks absolutely gigantic here. Mike piefaces him. Mike hits shots to the gut and is thrown into the corner. Mike hits chops. Ben fires up and is hit. Mike stalls outside and Ben grabs him. Mike stunners Ben over the top rope. Ben throws him in from the apron. Ben corner splashes Mike then double chops him. Ben hits wasteland on him then then elbow drops him.

Ben misses a facekick and is clipped. Mike dropkicks him off the buckles. We go to break and return. Mike hits him while he's down then knee drops Ben's knee. Mike boots Ben's knee and yanks on his leg. Ben headbutts him down. Mike clips him.

Mike ddt's him. Mike comes off the top and runs into a boot. Mike hits punches then Ben side slams him. Mike kicks him in the knee then shining wizard's him for the win.

Thoughts: I was surprised to see Mike win here. It made sense though. Mike grounded him with shots to the knee and was able to hit his moves and wins.

Mike mocks Ben after. Ben sees it then chokeslams him twice.

Hardcore Match - Special Ref: Amazing Maria - Raven Black vs Makkari Kandy

MK runs to the ring. She hits a thesz press and they trade mounted shots. Rav goes out and MK pounds on her. They hockey fight outside. MK's face is banged off the apron and she is sent into the post. Rav puts a chair between the buckles. MK hits a big forearm then Rav hits her with a kendo stick. Rav russian legsweeps her with the kendo stick. Rav then chokes her with it. MK triangles her and pounds on her. MK pushes the stick in her head.

MK hits her with the kendo stick. Rav blocks a chair shot, headbutts her then chairs her. Rav gets a 2 count on her. MK superkicks a chair into her face for 2. MK is sent into a chair between the ropes. Rav goes to drink beer and gets chaired in the back. MK hits her with the beer bottle and breaks it. MK then pins her on the floor.

Thoughts: It worked. These two have been fueding and Rav hit MK with a beer bottle. MK got her revenge here by hitting her with the beer bottle and winning the match. MK was a lot more serious than usual and they did this one right.

EPW Tag Titles - The Order (Izzy Rotten and Ethan Ross) vs The Blacklist (Chris Styles and Cody James)

Chris side headlocks and armbreakers Ross. Ross hits forearms then Chris enzugiri's him. Izzy is hit in the gut. Izzy eye rakes Cody. Cody gets hit by Ross on the apron then Izzy lariats Cody. Izzy pounds on Cody. Cody and Ross double lariat each other down. Izzy gets in and prevents a tag. Izzy then boots Cody's leg and legdrops it. Izzy leglock Cody.

Izzy corner splashes Cody. Cody goes for a splash and Izzy pulls the ref in the way. The ref gets splashed. Chris comes in and cleans house. He then Ross outside. Eli Knox comes down to help The Order. Cody pushes Izzy into Eli. Cody grabs Eli's title and nails Izzy with it. Cody has the pin and a second referee comes out to count out. Cody picks up the pin.

The first ref comes back in and reverses the decision. The Order retain the tag belts via DQ.

Thoughts: It was a shorter match with a dusty finish. I kind of figured it was happening when the second ref came down. They did what they could with this.

Isiah Cone vs Zay Washington

Zay has Cone's skateboard with him that he stole last week.

Cone dropkicks him through the ropes. They fight in the aisle. Cone hits him with the skateboard. Zay eye rake him and sends him into the post twice. Zay chokes him with a jacket. Zay hits him with clamp. Zay sets up chairs in the aisle and bridges a skateboard between them. Zay grabs a chainsaw and tries to cut the skateboard in half.

Zay beats up Cone more and does his exploder slam in the ring. Zay stands on Cone's chest. Zay then takes the chainsaw and skateboard and leaves.

Thoughts: This was a wild one with Zay trying to chainsaw Cone's skateboard. It was all brawling and they did a good job here.

EPW Women's Title - Lil' Bit (c) vs Madi the American Badi vs Diana Taylor

Madi rolls up Bit for 2. DT chops both opponents. DT corner splashes both opponents. DT pushes Bit's face into the mat and leg lariats her. Madi trips DT and lariats Bit over the top. Madi euros her in the back against the ropes. Madi backdrops her.

Bit hits a soul foot on Madi. They forearm each other and hockey fight. DT lariats both over then facekicks Bit. DT ddt's Madi then Bit facebusters DT onto Madi. DT side slams Bit. Madi double germans both oppoennts.

Madi takes a snapmare driver for 2. DT snapmare drivers Bit. Madi boots DT out of the ring and pins Bit to win.

Thoughts: They acknowledged it here but Bit has kind of taken a backseat to a lot of other girls storyline wise. I'm not sure why but they fixed the problem here as now Madi is champ. It was your usual 3-way with a lot of action and it was a bit tough to keep track of things. Madi won, so the title should be featured a bit more. It was a shorter bout and was just average.

EPW World Title - Dorian Vain (c) vs Brock Anderson

DV has Izzy Rotten, Eli Knox and Ethan Ross with him. Brock has Arn with him. The ref immediately ejects DV's buddies.

DV and Brock lock up. Brock hits corner spears. Brock boots him in the corner. Brock boots him in the back, leg and arm. We go to break and return. Brock continues the stomping.

DV's head is banged off the buckles. DV shoves him then flair flops. Brock has the ropes kicked into his crotch. DV hits shots on him in the corner. DV short arm lariats him.

Brock hits him from behind then Arn cheapshot DV. Brock hits a ddt and The Order come down. Brock knocks The Order off the apron. The Order then pull the ref out on the pin count and DV is DQ'd.

Thoughts: We only had about 6 minutes left for this one so I figured something could go down. Similar to last week, I didn't feel that the faces were justified in cheating here and I felt like the heels kind of got the raw deal. The heels got kicked out for doing nothing then only interfered again when Arn cheated. But I also feel like once a wrestler is ejected, they can't be brought back into the fold and if they are, they need to be suspended or something for doing it. I don't know what will happen to The Order, but they should be gone for a while for evading the ref's ejection. Brock had a better showing than usual and his offense is looking better, just he's a very generic guy with a bad look and a famous name.

The Order beat down Brock after. Arn comes in with a chair and The Order leave.

Overall thoughts: I liked the first two matches. The Order vs The Blacklist ended via DQ. Cone/Zay was wild. The women's match had a surprise title change but it was a three-way and those formats are tough. The main ended on DQ but I felt the heels were justified. A lot happened on this show and some of it was good and some wasn't. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 and an average rating as there were some DQ's, shorter matches and a questionable main event.

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Juggalo Championship Wrestling 4/23/2026 Lunacy Episode 80

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/juggalo-championship-wrestling-4162026.html

Note - This is a little more condensed version of Stranglemania from 4/17/26.

Joe Dombrowski, Mark Roberts and Zac Amico are on commentary.

We see a car arrive. It throws someone out of the trunk that is wrapped in a garbage bag. We then cut away.

Violent J comes out. He thanks everyone for coming. He says welcome to Stranglemania.

Jasmin St. Clarie talks to Vince Russo. She asks about him saying how he would disband The Monster Corporation if they don't win tonight. Jas says prior to Russo getting here, they obliterated everyone in JCW. Russo says he's been here 6 months and hasn't seen it. He says maybe they don't have the chemistry and says maybe she's the problem. Jas issues an open challenge. She says they spread their name through pain.

St. Claire Monster Corporation (Beastman, Kongo Kong & Mr. Happy) vs George South & The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)

GS has facepaint on. The Corporation attacks their opponents before the bell. Beast is held for shots from GS. Morton kneelifts Beast. Kong is whipped into Beast in the corner. GS tries to armwringer Kong but Kong is just confused. Morton joins in and eye pokes Kong.

Gibon armwringers Kong. GS hits Kong in the gut. Kong takes a double back elbow down. Happy lariats Kong on accident when Morton ducks. Beast bodyblocks GS. GS hits shots on Beast's gut.

GS is double teamed. Kong and Happy into each other on accident. Gibson comes in and hits The Corporation. Kong is sent into Beast. Happy then is whipped into them and thinks it's a game. Morton's team dogpile pins Kong.

Thoughts: It was really bad. Everyone moved slowly and everyone's offense looked terrible.

Jasmin gets mad after.

Kerry Morton is interviewed by Mac Davis. He says it's funny that Mickie Knuckles wants to get in the ring with him. Kerry says he has shown what he could do from day one. He says Russo thinks he can get rid of him by sending him to Japan. Kerry says this isn't a cakewalk and says Mickie is facing a Japanese legend. He says he will show what it's like when a grown man whoops a woman's @ss.

Kamikaze Chaos Match - Special Referee: Claude - Mickie Knuckles vs. Kerry Morton

Claude talks on the mic before the match but I couldn't understand what he said. Kerry Morton has girls dressed in kimono's for his entrance. Kerry talks on the mic and says he sees a few good looking women in the audience. He says women aren't allowed in his sport. Kerry says he will show the men what it's like to come from work and tell your wife what to do. He says he's gonna whoop a woman's @ss.

Kerry hits her before the bell. They trade shots and MK knees him. MK throws him out. MK goes for a tope and Kerry hits her with a trash can. Kerry throws weapons in the ring. MK grabs him by the crotch then does something like a suplex.

Kerry hits MK with a trash can lid then tries to grab her crotch. MK twists his hand to break it and hits him with a trash can lid. Kerry chairs her in the head and drops her. KM hits her with a trash can. MK hits him in the crotch. MK then bites him there after Kerry bangs MK's head off his crotch.

MK corner hip attacks him. MK dropkicks the trash can into his face. MK sticks her finger in his butt. MK hits him with the trash can. MK sits up a door bridges on 2 chairs. Kerry puts MK on it. They go up top and Kerry is pushed off the top through the bridged door. MK goes for the pin but Claude sneezes and won't count 3.

MK threatens him and Kerry flying knees Claude when he moves. MK suplexes Kerry around the northern lights suplexes him. MK tries to whip Kerry into a door but Kerry misses. Kerry suplexes her into a door hard and breaks it. Kerry hits her with a piece of a door. Kerry pumping knees her from behind then hits her with a trash can. Kerry then pins her while laying on the bottom rope.

Thoughts: I don't like intergender stuff but Mickie's entertaining. Kerry did what he was supposed to by being a jerk and cheating. MK did what she could to hang in there. I don't know what the deal was with Claude and Mickie. This was acceptable.

Barnabus the Bizarre talks to The Outbreak. He's making them pee to do a drug test. They pee and it's brown and black colored. Barnabus says he can't test these and asks what he's supposed to do with this.

The Brothers Of Funstruction (Ruffo The Clown & Yabo The Clown) vs. The Outbreak (Abel Booker & Jacksyn Crowley) vs. The BackSeat Boyz (JP Grayson & Tommy Grayson)

This started off as a 2v2 tag without The Boyz. Violent J then came on the stage and announced it would be a 3-way. One of The Brothers took a neckbreaker + top rope splash and got pinned here. It was short and really hard to follow with fast action and a lot of camera cuts. The Brothers mostly goofed around here, popping balloons in people's faces and tickling people with rubber chickens. I didn't get the reasoning behind bringing The Boyz back only to lose. I didn't like this that much.

The Outbreak grab the ref then pull out cocaine to snort as Barnabus throws a fit.

PCO is working out in the back. Vito interrupts. He says they have a big match tonight and says Vampiro has been disrespecting him for 30 years. Vito says he helped him when he needed help and says let's work together tonight. PCO gets mad. Vito offers him money. He says let's take care of Vampiro and he tells him to keep his hand off of him. Vito says it's a bonus. PCO puts the money in his mouth and says it's a bonus for his face. Vito says he already told him to keep his hands off of him. PCO is upset and leaves. Vito says PCO made the biggest mistake of his life. He says he's got someone who is cheaper and can do a lot more damage than PCO can.

JCW American Title Five Way Scramble Match - Facade (c) vs. Mecha Wolf vs. Ninja Mack vs. Disco Ray vs. Mosh Pit Mike

Ray gets a group dance started to start things off though Facade refuses to join. Facade is group stomped on. Mike canadian destroyers Mack. Wolf superkicks Mike. Ray spinebusters Wolf. Mack waistlocks Ray and Ray turns it into a dance. Ray ripcord elbows Mack.

Ray ear claps Mike with tamoborines then hits punches with them. Facade nails Ray from behind then stomps him. Facade handstands on the top buckle then double boots Ray off of it. Facade heel kicks Mike in the face. Wolf hits shots on Facade in the corner.

Facade springboard kicks Wolf. Mack superkicks Facade. Mack does a capoeira splash on Facade and Mike kind of joins in with a splash on Facade at the same time. Mike hits Facade with a boogie board then slams him on the board. Mike puts the board on Facade's back and pulls his arms back.

Wolf bottom rope tornado ddt's Mack then topes Facade. Wolf top rope splashes Mack for 2. Ray neckbreakers Wolf. Mack running euros Ray. Facade springboard dropkicks Mack. Mike facekicks Facade down then Wolf flying knees Mike. Mike side slams Wolf. Mike cannonballs 3 opponents. Wolf blue mists Mike.

Mack superkicks Wolf. Mack does the ninja special outside. Facade rolls up Ray for 2. Ray spinning flatliners Facade for 2. The Ring Rat brings a chair in, fights Ray for it then throws it down. The Rat then low blows Ray in a shocking moment. Facade throws a chair at Ray's head. Facade does a Sabu triple jump moonsault and pins Ray.

Thoughts: It was nice to see something that resembled more of a normal match here. It was mostly average with everyone getting some of their spots in. We had a bunch of flying here and people getting some offense in then switching out to the next guy. The Ring Rat turning on Disco Ray was out of nowhere.

We then see The Ring Rat and Steven Flowe hugging on the stage.

Vito is packing weapons in a suitcase including a gun. Violent J comes up to him. J says he's worried about the pressure and the fear running through Vito's head. He says he's worried about his soft marshmallow head too. He tells Vito not to interfere or cause chaos in Vampiro's match tonight. He says not to make it about him. Vito says it will be about him and says J can't do sh!t. J says he owns 50% of the company and can make him disappear.

Vince Russo comes in. He asks what Vito will do with a gun in a wrestling match? Russo says Vito used to be about honor and asks if it's asking too much for him to do that tonight. Vito says it is after Russo screwed him. Vito says they will make Vampiro shine and a star and tells them to get out and have a cream soda. Russo asks J if he believes him. Russo makes Vito shake J's hand. Vito shakes his hand and tells them to go back to their apartment and touch each other on the couch. Vito then tells Shane Mercer that he knows what to do. Shane says Vito is a dastardly SOB. Vito tells him not to forget it or it could be him.

The Green Phantom comes out but just waves to the crowd and stuff without leaving.

I will not be covering the JCW Women's Title match. J-Rod won.

2 Tuff Tony, Rob Van Dam & Willie Mack vs. KENTA & The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson)

Tony drinks alcohol in the ring. Tony hammerlocks Karl then side headlocks him. Tony shoulders him over. Tony waistlocks Doc and Doc side headlocks him. Doc shoulders him over. Mack gets in and shouler battles with Doc. Mack flying knees him. Kenta gets in and wants RVD. That was a dream match in 2006.

Kenta ducks RVD's lock up. RVD punches him. Kenta is someone bleeding. RVD goes for rolling thunder and Karl pulls RVD out. RVD is sent into the post. All 6 go outside and fight and Kenta is clearly out of it.

Mack stunners Karl inside. Kenta low flying knees Mack. RVD flips off the top and flying elbows Kenta. RVD hits a van daminator on Doc. Tony lights his hand on fire and punches Doc. RVD top rope frogsplashes Doc and pins him.

Thoughts: It didn't go very long which was unfortunate. I don't know if RVD and Kenta ever fought before this and I don't know if they will ever again. RVD punched him and seemingly broke his nose on the very first shot and that was the end of RVD vs Kenta. This was a waste of these guys and we didn't even get to see all their finishers.

Vince Russo talks to Caleb Konley in the back. Russo asks if he's relaxed. Cal says he's as relaxed as he's gonna be. Russo asks if Cal's opponents are relaxed. Russo says he doesn't want him to be relaxed. He tells him to get up. He says there's no relaxing tonight, there's only fire, p!ss and vinegar. Russo says he doesn't see his killer instinct enough and doesn't like doubting himself. He says tonight is all killer instinct. He says they don't know when another title shot comes their way. Russo says this is his night. He says they will remember him forever or wake up and forget his name. Cal says he's doing his best night in and night out. Russo says that's the fire he's talking about. He then tells him to sit down and relax because he's got the match of his life tonight.

Thoughts: Huh? Does Russo want him relaxed or fired up?

Jeeves comes out and tells the crowd to make some noise. He says he's bringing out the special ref, who is EC3.

JCW World Heavyweight Title Elimination Match -Special Referee: EC3 - CoKane (c) vs. Nic Nemeth vs. Caleb Konley vs. Matt Riddle

Nic has juggalo facepaint on. Matt has purple hair. Russo is on commentary for this. Riddle seemingly gives EC3 money before the match.

Cal says f*ck you to his opponents and is thrown out. Kane uppercuts Matt. Matt knees him in the face and is facekicked. Matt karelin's lifts him. Cal throws Matt out then chops Kane. Kane spinning backdrops him. Cal chops Kane. Kane walks up the buckles and is tripped on the top rope. Cal top rope double stomps him as he hangs off the top for 2.

Kane chops Cal then is facekicked over the top. Nic flying lariats Cal then corner splashes him. Nic neckbreakers Cal. Nic elbow drops him for 2. Nic fameassers Cal for 2. Nic superkicks Kane. Matt cutters Nic. Nic superkicks him and falls on him for a 2 count.

Cal low blows Nic then uraken's him. Cal burning hammers Nic and pins him. Nic Nemeth is eliminated.

Matt hits running forearms on Cal and exploders him. Matt sentons him and PK's him. Matt pumping knees Kane then fisherman suplexes him for 2. Matt corkscrew swantons Kane for 2.

Matt cradle tombsones Kane. Cal low blows Matt then burning hammers him. Cal pins Matt. Matt Riddle is eliminated.

Cal slaps and punches Kane. Cal chops Kane. They trade shots. Cal uraken's him then superkicks him. Cal nails EC3 when Kane moves. Kane handspring cutters Cal. Kane grabs cocaine. Steven Flowe comes down and takes the cocaine from Kane. Cal low blows Kane then burning hammers him. Cal has the pin but EC3 won't count the pin.

EC3 and Cal argue. Kane does Undertaker's sit up then Kane does cocaine. Kane chokeslams Cal and pins him.

Thoughts: Caleb got put over as he picked up pins over Riddle and Nemeth. EC3 screwing him sets up an easy feud and it gives Caleb an out for losing. It wasn't great or anything but it was acceptable enough.

Russo comes in and shoves EC3 from behind. EC3 slaps him in the back of the head. Jeeves tries to separate them. EC3 and Jeeves then do cocaine angels on the mat.

Vito gets on the mic before his match. He tells the crowd to wipe the facepaint off their faces. He says he's here to make their lives miserable and hopes they all have nightmares for the rest of their lives. He tells them all to suck on the big one.

Vampiro's US Retirement Match - PCO vs. Big Vito vs. Vampiro

Vampiro comes out with The ICP. Vamp says it's cool that the fans are here so late. He talks about meeting ICP for the first time and says the first thing J asked him was where's the dealer? He thanks the ICP. He says PCO is a strange guy. He says he's a legend and says it'll be interesting. Vamp says to leave the other people in the match laying if they do anything they aren't supposed to.

PCO hits both opponents. Vamp and PCO chop each other. Vito takes a double clothesline and the chopping resumes. PCO corner splashes Vamp. PCO misses a charge outside and goes into the post. Vito sends Vamp into the post and hits punches. Vito and Vamp fight on the bleachers and Vamp punches a fan for some reason.

PCO joins the fight in the aisle. PCO's head is banged off the lighting rig. Vamp and Vito chop each other. Vito bites Vamp. Vito hits punches on Vamp and elbow's him in the head. PCO chops Vito and Vito chops back.

Vito his Vamp from behind. Vito is in the ring alone and Violent J gets in the ring with him. Vito boots and clubs J. He then rakes J with his knee. Shane Mercer comes in and tries to hit J with a chain but nails Vito. J lariats Shane over the top. Shaggy 2 Dope then hits Shane with the chain. PCO gets a 2 count on Vito.

PCO corner lariats Vito then ddt's him. PCO headbutt drops Vito then legdrops him for 2.

Vito crossfaces Vamp. PCO breaks it up. PCO stomps Vamp. Vito gets a 2 count on Vamp. Vito chops Vamp in the corner and uppercuts him. PCO lariats Vito. Vito boots Vamp in the corner. Vito shoves PCO. PCO chokeslams Vito. Vamp kicks PCO in the face. Vamp michinoku drivers Vito and pins him.

Thoughts: Vamp won here thankfully. The match wasn't that good as expected. All 3 guys are older and limited and Vamp may be the most limited of all 3. It didn't go too long at least and there wasn't a lot but punches and stomps here.

Streamers are thrown in for Vamp after. Vamp celebrates with the ICP. 2 Tuff Tony hugs Vamp and Vamp is given a lifetime achievement trophy.

Overall thoughts: JCW is best when it's storyline heavy, when it's shorter and when the in-ring work for most of the roster is kept to a minimum. This was a longer show with more wrestling and maybe 30% less storyline work. I knew what to expect going in and didn't really care for it. The show will no doubt be relevant for storylines going forward but it wasn't that good. The main, the opener, the Rob Van Dam match and the 3-way tag weren't good while the Knuckles/Morton, the JCW World Title 4-way and Facade's match weren't that bad. I'd say the JCW Title match was the best match of the night. The crowd was pretty dead for most of this and it wasn't the usual juggalo crowd. I wouldn't recommend it and would give it a 4 out of 10.

WWE Main Event 4/23/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/wwe-main-event-4162026.html

Blake Howard and Vic Joseph are on commentary.

Apollo Crews vs Mr. Iguana

Ig lays on the mat. He armdrags and legsweeps him. Ig then sits and poses. AC side headlocks him then dropkicks him down. Ig does his dead pose. AC delay suplexes him for 2.

Ig boots him out of the corner and 2nd rope crossbodies him. Ig backrolls into a spinning ddt on him. AC catches his plancha and rams his back into the post. AC boots him in the corner then short arm lariats him. AC chinlocks him.

AC gorilla presses Ig and Ig hurricanrana's him down. Ig grabs La Yesca and flying headscissors AC. Ig slaps Ac with the toy then Ig does a pop-up hurricanrana for 2. AC enzugiri's him then stomps La Yesca. Ig sits on his shoulders then bulldogs him down. Ig then pins him.

Thoughts: The finish wasn't that well built to at all. It wasn't anything too special with Iguana doing his usual antics and not a lot else.

Grayson Waller vs El Grande Americano Original

GW goes for shots and Grande takes him down. GW wristlocks him. Grande headflips out and trips him on the mat. Grande armlocks him. GW does kip ups and kip downs. Grande throws him by the arm.

Grande overhead belly to belly suplexes him. Grande triangles him over the top rope. Grande goes up top and is pushed down to the floor. GW slides out and lariats him outside.

GW rolls in and hits a flatliner for 2. GW does an up and over footstomp on him. GW puts him in tree of woe, teases a coast to coast dropkick but just stands on his crotch. GW comes off the 2nd rope and is caught with an exploder. Grande forearms him then russian legsweeps him. Grande koppo kicks him and does an reverse olympic slam.

GW rolls in and is caught with a german. GW flying knees him. Grande hits a chaos theory german on him and wins.

Thoughts: The crowd didn't know how to react here or didn't care. I can't blame them if it's the former. Grande's a heel in Mexico and was up against a heel here. While the Grande vs Grande has been hot in Mexico, it has died off some here. It was an athletic match. They slowed down a bit towards the end. Grande did some new offense here. It was alright.

Akira Tozawa vs El Grande Americano II

Vic Joseph plays it off like Grande just wrestled and can't figure out which one is which.

GA backshim up in the corner. Akira flurries on him there. Akira 2nd rope diving headscissors him. Akira doesn't get enough air on a flying headscissors and is dropped head first into the mat. GA stomps Akira and the ref makes him back off.

GA boots him in the corner. Akira hits mounted corner punches. GA eye rakes him the nsuplexes him for 2. Akira superkicks GA then GA blocks a corkscrew kick. GA rolling death valley drivers him for 2.

GA chinlocks him. Akira does a pop-up hurricanrana and shining wizard's him. Akira dropkicks him off the top. Akira topes him outside. Akira is up top and Rayo Americano pushes him while Bravo distracts the ref. Otis chases Los Americanos. Akira rolls up GA for 2.

Akira enzugiri's GA. Akira top rope sentons but GA gets his knees up. GA then taps him out with a surfboard.

Thoughts: It's Opposite Land here as Grande is the heel in the US while being the face in Mexico. What we got was acceptable. Akira got dropped on his head and thankfully lived to tell about it. The two worked okay together and Grande's crew cheated a few times to get the edge.

Overall thoughts: We had 3 new matches here. None were great or anything. Iguana/Crews wasn't that good with Iguana doing his usual antics and not much else going on. Waller/Grande Original was the best match on here but the crowd didn't react a ton. Grande II/Akira had a spot where Akira got dropped on his head but survived. There was a lot of cheating but it wasn't that bad. There's nothing you really need to see here and I thought it was average.

WWE Evolve 4/22/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/wwe-evolve-4152026.html

Cap Jones arrives. He says he's not in a good mood. He says Brooks Jensen woke him up and brought a new flavor out of him when he hit him with a bullrope. He says this is his bullrope match and he says he will savor the flavor.

Brooks Jensen says there's no coffee puns or escape tonight. He says there's no fun but pain tonight.

Wendy Choo comes out to talk. Choo says he was in therapy trying to find out who she was and found out last week when she won the Evolve title. She says we can call her "Champ Choo". She says this is where the work truly begins. She says the locker room is hungrier than ever. She says Timothy Thatcher told her she can choose her first opponent. She says she wants Laynie Luck to be her first opponent.

Laynie Luck comes out. Luck says Choo earned this and is honored. Luck says maybe her luck has turned around and says Sloane Jacobs turned on her last week in the match.

Nikkita Lyons comes out. She says Choo got lucky beating her with a roll-up. Lyons says she beat multiple girls in the match last week. She says both are running out of luck. Sloane Jacobs then comes in and nails Luck and Lyons nails Choo. The faces send the heels out.

We get a video on Romeo Moreno. He says wrestling is art. He says he will create moments, opportunities and his legacy. We then see him doing spraypainting. He says Evolve is his canvas.

Kam Hendrix and Harley Riggins vs Luca Crusifino and Tate Wilder

Tate's team jumps them during their entrance. Tate double lariats them. Luca topes Kam and Tate moonsaults Harley off the 2nd rope. Refs then come out to get them in the ring. Tate corner lariats HR then flying lariats him.

We go to break and return. HR spears Tate. Tate is held for shots in the corner. HR forearms Tate in the spine. Kam lariats Tate and HR low dropkicks Tate for 2. Kam flying lariats Tate and pounds on him. Tate's face is banged off the mat. Tate lariats Kam from behind.

HR throws Tate down backwards. HR stomps Tate then sleepers him. HR sleepers Tate. HR armlocks Tate. Tate goes for the tag but his partner is down due to Kam. HR running back elbows Tate then hits mounted shots. Kam legdrops Tate's arm then slams him.

HR slams Tate. The heels crossbody each other when Tate moves. Luca tags in. He hits punches on the heels then hits flying corner euros. Luca flying shoulders Kam then codebreakers HR. Kam showtime kicks Luca. Kam hits corner lariats on him. Kam rolls into a kick from Luca. Tate top rope moonsaults Kam for 2.

Luca is back body dropped out. Tate drops HR a few times then shoulders him over. HR head chops Tate. Luca flying shoulders Kam. Luca is up top and HR pulls him throat first onto the top. Kam hits a backdrop uranage on Luca and pins him.

Thoughts: It's not a good thing when Luca is already taking falls upon his return. I liked the match otherwise though. It was a standard tag match with them having good timing and both sides just doing what they were supposed to do.

Harlem Lewis does a video. He says his target is the Evolve Title. He says he has nothing bad to say about Aaron Rourke. He says Braxton Cole forced his way into his match with him. He says Cole is privileged but he can't talk his way into the title. He talks about his hard upbringing and says that's why he's aggressive. He says he has to be champion and says everyone will hear him announced as champ next week.

Layla Diggs vs. Kali Armstrong

Kali Armstrong talks before her match. She says this dancing stuff is over with. She says Layla laughed at her when she lost the gauntlet and says if she wants to get so funny, she (Kali) is about to get hilarious.

Kali grabs her then hits mounted shots. Kali hits corner spears. Kali running boots her in the face in the corner. Kali hits punches. Diggs rolls her up for 2 then tries another pin. Diggs flips out of a lariat then does a pump kick off of it. Diggs legdrops her. Diggs top rope moonsaults but Kali gets her knees up. Kali running shoulders her over and pins her.

Thoughts: It went as expected with Kali demolishing her. Diggs has kind of been jobber fodder and Kali's already an NXT girl. I'm not really sure why Kali is still on this show at this point.

Kali gets on the mic and calls out Tyra Mae Steele. Tyra comes out and a ref blocks her from getting in the ring. Timothy Thatcher comes out and says they aren't doing this. Tim says they are better than this. He says they will have a match next week.

We get a video on Braxton Cole. He says he's not privileged but went to the best schools and had a driver. He says there are expectations when you live like he does but no one expects people like Lewis to do anything special. He says Lewis' claim to fame is just signing a WWE contract. Cole says he's expect to be the next big star and says its the Ivy League expectations. He says he's what makes the perfect superstar. He says that's why he will become the Evolve champ next week.

Tate Wilder does a video. Tate says this is far from over with Kam and Harley. He says they think they are above everyone. He talks about them laying out the WWE ID guys then him becoming the next victim when he didn't help them cheat to win. He says they are scared and should admit it. He says they know he will whoop them when he gets his hands on them fairly. He says this isn't over until he says so.

Aaron Rourke says everyone is talking about the 3-way match with Cole and Lewis. He says they think they have what it takes to be champ but he knows he does. He says they might be bigger and strong college athletes but it drives him to be a better champ in WWE. He says they can figure out why he says, "clock it, period".

Bullrope Match - Brooks Jensen vs. Cappuccino Jones

Jacari Ball, Max Abrams and Santi Rivera are in the VIP Lounge.

BJ hits Cap before either get the bullrope tied to them. BJ hits him with rope punches. The bell rings and he drops him again with one. BJ boots him and clubs him. BJ hits kneedrops on his back. Cap hits punches and BJ knees him in the gut. Cap dropkicks him. Cap knocks him out of the ring. They tug of war over the rope then Cap topes him. Cap clubs on him and hits punches.

They double clothesline each other on the floor. BJ crawls under the ring and pulls Cap under with him. BJ comes out the other side and clubs and punches him. BJ yells at Max Abrams. Cap is thrown over the rail but he lands on his feed. Cap jumps over the rail onto him.

We go to break and return. Cap neckbreakers him for 2. Cap stomps him. Cap is then pulled off the top onto the top rope. BJ takes his boot off and nails Cap with it. BJ pulls off a turnbuckle connector pad. BJ then get pulled into it. BJ's arm is banged off the post several times. Cap hits him in the elbow with it.

BJ begs off and gets hit with punches inside. BJ is pulled off the 2nd rope via the rope. Cap corner dropkicks him. Max cheers on Cap outside. Cap flying corner lariats him. Cap top rope crossbodies him for 2. BJ goes to punch him and Cap blocks it with the cowbell. Cap fujiwara armbars him. Cap pulls back on his fingers with the rope. BJ eye rakes him.

BJ facekicks him. Cap pump kicks him and they trade punches. BJ hangs him over the back with the rope in Cap's mouth. Cap flips over his back and ddt's him. Cap misses a top rope froggy bow. BJ sitout double chokebombs him for 2.

BJ grabs a Slim Jim table under the ring and brings it in. They boot each other. The table is set up and BJ is superplexed through it. They each pull for the bell. Max Abrams comes in, steps on the rope and nails Cap with the cowbell. BJ then pins Cap.

Thoughts: This was a very good match and they did about as well as you could without blood or crazy spots. They threw tons of nice jabs at each other, they showed hatred and aggression and it was all brawling. I would say this was almost great. This is one of the better bouts either guy has been in. Jensen may not always be the most exciting guy, but he really does deliver when he gets the chance. This is worth checking out.

Max stomps on Cap after. Jacari and Santi seem surprised. They head in, laugh and help beat up Cap. It's GAL comes out loves it. CJ Valor then comes in and shoulders over Gal as he poses. Max, Ball, Santi and Valor then stand together and appear to be a new heel faction and they say they are the WWE ID 2.0 class.

Overall thoughts: The tag match was fine. Kali Armstrong squashed Diggs. We got some personality videos and then we got the main event bull rope match. Jensen and Cappuccino absolutely delivered and had an old school bullrope match. There wasn't any blood or any spots that were too wild but they threw great punches, they showed hatred and aggression and it was as good as they could really do given the format. I'd recommend checking that bout out. We also had a big twist at the end. I'd give it a 6 out of 10. It was a good show.

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