Thursday, April 2, 2026

CMLL 3/31/2026 Martes Populares

CMLL 3/31/2026 Martes Populares

Pequeno Olimpico, Pequeno Violencia & Pierrothito vs. Pequeno Sky Team (Angelito, Kaligua & Pequeno Magia)

PV wore a giant bull's head out which was cool.

Olim and Magia go at it. They trade basic holds and Olim armdrags him. Magia armdrags him back. Olim spinebusters him. Angel springboard crossbodies Olim. Angel then springboard diving armdrags Olim. Pier takes an armdrag from Angel then Pier spinning headscissors him. 

Kal spinning headscissors Pier down. PV chops Kal. Kal is booted from behind by Olim. Kal's head is banged off the buckles. PV boots Kal down. Pier chops Kal. Kal takes a double boot then a double burning hammer. He is then sent out.

Angel is dropped by an Olim chop. PV basement dropkicks Angel. Magia takes lariats from the heels. Magia is double chopped down. Magia armdrags Pier. Kal asai moonsaults Pier outside. Magia flying headscissors Olim then tope con hilos him. Angel springboard diving headscissors PV. Angel then springboard plancha's outside.

Pier lariats Kal. Kal 2nd rope tornillo's him for 2. Kal springboard slashes Pier then flying headscisosrs him. Angel la rosa drivers Olim and pins him.

Thoughts:
These guys work together all the time and it should have been better than it was. Some of the spots were a bit clunky here and it just wasn't the clean bout it should have been. It wasn't awful or anything though, just a bit below average.

Cerebro Negro Jr., Feroz & King Rex vs. Alexius, Fury Boy & Pendulo

1st Fall - Alex and Feroz start us off. Alex fireman's carry takedowns him. They do some mat wrestling, stand off and tag out. Negro and Fury go at it. Fury hip throws him and tries a pin. They armdrag each other. Fury hiptosses him and splashes him. Negro back elbows and splashes him. They stand offf.

Rex and Pen fight. Pen walks up the buckles and tornillo armdrags him. Pen gorilla presses him but takes a headscissors off of it. Pen satellite armdrags him. Fury top rope diving sunset flips Rex for 2. Pen and Fury do stereo tope con hilos outside. Alex is dropped chest first from the buckles and Negro low flying knees him. Negro pins him. Feroz's team wins the fall.

2nd Fall - Fury armdrags Feroz out. Fury takes a buckle bomb then a lariat from Rex. Alex does backflips into a double mule kicks on him. Negro leg lariats Alex in the corner then rolls him into a splash. Pen spinning bodyscissors Negro.

Fury is triple teamed and sent out. Alex takes a pop-up drop. Feroz top rope dropkicks Alex. Fury flyign headscissors Rex. Fury is tripped into the buckles then basement dropkicked from behind. Fury is held for a 2nd rope diving codebreaker.

Rex puts Alex on Pen's shoulders then germans Pen. Fury's team reverses triple submissions and picks up triple pins. Fury Boy's team wins the fall. 

3rd Fall - Pen springboard tornillo armdrags Feroz. Pen double springboards and headscissors Negro down. Pen reverse headscissors Feroz down. Alex walks up the buckles and backflips into a german on Feroz. Alex rope walks and springboard headscissors Rex. 

Fury walks the 2nd rope and diving headscissors Negro. Fury springboard crossbodies Rex. Feroz dropkicks Rex out. Fury springboard diving headscissors Feroz then AA's him. Fury gets double stomped on by the heels. Feroz, Rex and Negro get thrown out. Pen, Alex and Fury all hit dives outside. Fury toyota rolls Rex into a code red. Rex facekicks Fury down. Rex sitout powerbombs Fury and pins him. Feroz' team wins the fall.

Thoughts
: There were essentially a bunch of rookie wrestlers here and it wasn't that good. There were a lot of styles clashes. Fury Boy also didn't get to really show off when he could have been the difference maker.  

Los Viajeros Del Espacio (Futuro, Max Star & Valiente Jr.) vs. Los Forajidos (El Coyote, Polvora & Vaquero Jr.) 

1st Fall - Max gets triple stomped on the ramp. Vaq and Coy take stereo back body drops in. Fut springboard diving armdrags Vaq. The faces hit stereo tope con hilos out and Max armdrags Pol. Max ties up Pol's arms and legs and submits him in a quick fall. Max Star's team wins the fall.

2nd Fall - Max flying headscissors Pol out. Val flips off of Coy then moonsaults over him. Val walks up the buckles and tornillo armdrags Coy out. Fut springboard crossbodies Vaq. Fut armdrags Vaq then springboard diving armdrags him. The faces send 2 of the heels out. The faces all go out with them and 2 of them take rail top powerbombs.

Pol dropkicks Max in the crotch. Fut is stomped on by the heels. Vaq chops Fut. Fut takes a double flapjack then Coy springboard dropkicks Fut. Coy foot chokes Val in the corner. The faces all have their arms tied up and pulled on. The heels get a triple submission on them. Polvora's team wins the fall. 

3rd Fall - Zacarias the Parrot 619's Val. Val is triple teamed then takes a triple basement dropkick. Val is dropkicked in the knee and takes a triple basement dropkick. Fut then takes a triple basement dropkick. Max is then triple teamed. Max walks up the buckles, flips into them and hits a double seated sprignboard armdrag. The faces all hit stereo 619's. The faces hit triple springboard splashes for 2 counts. 

Fut is double flipped into the ropes and hits a double armdrags off of it. The faces hit double asai moonsaults outside for 2. Coy gets a 2 count on Val. Val sitout burning hammers Coy and pins him. Max Star's team wins the fall.

Thoughts:
This is one of Los Forajido's first matches together and they are already losing which isn't good. They took a bit too long with their offense here and slowed things down. It was just an average match. 

Mexican National Welterweight Title Match - Magia Blanca (c) vs. Capitan Suicida

They trade basic holds. MB throws him forward. CS armbars him. MB goes out and CS tornillos him outside. CS flips out of a hiptoss then corkscrew headscissors him. MB 2nd rope spinning headscissors him. MB then tope con hilos him outside. 

CS is sent into the rails and slammed on the floor. MB corner lariats him then corner meteora's him for 2. MB reverse suplexes him for 2. MB spinning torture rack bombs him for 2. CS hits kicks out of the corner and rolls into a cutter on him. CS goes up top and diving reverse topes him outside. 

CS pulls back on both of his arms inside and MB ropebreaks. CS handspring cutters him then standing corkscrew moonsaults him for 2. CS rolls into a code red on him for 2. CS is dumped over the top rope. MB 2nd rope tornillos him outside. CS hurricarana's him out of the razor's edge and they trade pin attempts. 

MB hits a razor's edge for 2. MB 2nd rope twisting superplexes him. MB hits a top rope spiral tap. CS then misses a top rope corkscrew moonsault. MB does an armbar and CS ropebreaks. CS spin kicks him and hits a wasteland. CS top rope inverted flip dives him for 2. 

CS jumps over him,  ties up both arms and submits him.

Thoughts: There were a lot of cool spots and moves but not much else inbetween. The selling and story here was also rather non-existent. Their work would make for a nice highlight reel but the match wasn't that great.

World Historic Middleweight Title Match - Flip Gordon (c) vs. Volador Jr.

Vol waistlock takedowns him. Flip armdrags him twice. Flip sweeps him and they stand off. Flip handstand walks and spinning reverse headscissors Vol off of it. Flip then topes him outside. Flip then hits another tope.

They go back in. Flip slingshot sunset flips him and Vol rolls through. Flip flips over him out of the corner. Flip springboard dropkicks him. Flip goes for a tope again and is kicked. 

Vol top rope crosbodies him. Vol then rolls him up for 2. Flip hurricanrana's him for 2. Flip superkicks him. Vol is seated on the 2nd rope and Flip 619's him. Flip kneeling springboard swantons him for 2. Flip finlay rolls him. Vol gets his knees up on a 2nd rope moonsault attempt.  

Vol top rope moonsaults and Flip gets his feet up. Flip blind springboards and Vol backcrackers him off of it. Flip rolling death valley drivers him and superkicks him in the face. Flip springboard swantons him then misses a top rope moonsault. Vol canadian destroyers him for 2. 

Flip superkicks him then springboard corkscrew cutters him. Flip top rope 450's him and pins him.

Thoughts:
I didn't like the canadian destroyer not meaning anything but I think it was acceptable otherwise. It was mostly all flying here. Vol kept up a bit better than usual and they didn't go too crazy with this. This is one of the lowest ranked people on the totem pole I've seen Vol lose to. 

World Historic Welterweight Title Match - Mascara Dorada (c) vs. Yutani


Yut came out with a mask with a long tongue on it that I hadn't seen before.

Yut runs at him. MD rolls over his back. MD flips over him. Yut headscissors him into the ropes but he flips out. They then stand off. They shake hands. MD corkscrew headscissors him out. MD then tornillos him over the top. They both get on the rail outside. MD tries to hurricanrana him down but Yut doesn't move and MD lands on his chest on the rail in a weird spot.

Yut chops him down. Yut flying claymore kicks him in the corner then unties his mask. MD is in tree of woe and Yut basement dropkicks him. Yut dropkicks him then splashes his leg. Yut flipping legdrops his leg.

MD flying headscissors him. Yut tope con hilos him outside. MD throws him into the rails. MD throws him down on the floor. MD then jumps off the rail into a diving headscissors on him. MD top rope moonsaults him outside. MD sitout dominators him inside for 2.

Yut rewind kicks him then hits a gori bomb for 2. MD enzugiri's him from the apron. MD top rope moonsaults and Yut gets his feet up. Yut half crabs him. They trade forearms and chops on the apron.

Yut superkicks him and they boot each other down at the same time. Yut enzugiri's him from the apron. MD springboard crossbodies him on the ramp. Yut then overhead belly to belly suplexes him on the ramp. MD then plancha's him off the tron.

MD runs the ramp and fosbury flops him in the ring for 2. MD is up top and gets kicked. Yut top rope hurricanrana's him but MD rolls through. Yut dropkicks him from behind and flying knees him on the ropes. Yut corkscrew moonsaults him up top for 2. 

MD 2nd rope electric chair drivers him. MD then ropewalk springboard plancha's him outside. MD top rope ssp's him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was an exciting match with MD really going all out and doing his coolest offense. They got a little too happy near the end as they started blowing through big stuff without selling it. I did like this overall though as it was a fun high flying match.

World Historic Light Heavyweight Title Match - Averno (c) vs. Atlantis Jr.

Av backrolls him and is armdragged. AJ reverse headscissors him down from the mat. Av backrolls and is kicked. Av chops him. Av is kicked on an up and over attempt. AJ diving headscissors him from the buckles. AJ then runs the apron and diving headscissors him on the floor.

AJ hurricanrana's him for 2. AJ superkicks him. AJ is pushed over the top rope then crotched on the rail top. Av unties AJ's mask up top. Av throws him onto the ramp then stomps him there. Av then rips at the mask. AJ flying step up enzugiri's him in the ring then monkey flips him. AJ tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. AJ then topes him outside.

AJ goes up and over then powerslams him for 2. AJ top rope crossbodies him for 2. Av is enzugiri'd while on the 2nd rope. AJ then drops him chest first for 2. Av pop-up powerbombs him for 2. AJ does la atlantida and Av ropebreak.

AJ kicks him from the apron. AJ then tope con hilos him outside. AJ hits a spinning deadeye for 2. AJ top rope frogsplashes him for 2. Av hits an angel's wings for 2. Av 2nd rope elevated pedigrees him then does a regular elevated pedigree for the win.

Thoughts: It was definitely a bit rushed and didn't really get the time. Av did try to play heel a bit at least but it wasn't anything too special.

Overall thoughts: The undercard was rather average and not that good. I didn't like Blanca/Suicida as it wasn't much but cool moves and spots. The Flip/Volador match was similar but they did a better job with it and I was alright with it. Dorada/Yutani was the match of the night with them having an exciting bout and doing some of their more flashier stuff. The main was rushed and nothing special. I'd give it a low 6 out of 10, mostly for them treating us to some singles title matches. It was okay overall.

IWA Puerto Rico Impacto Total 1/24/2026

IWA Puerto Rico Impacto Total 1/24/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/iwa-puerto-rico-impacto-total-1172026.html

IWA Histeria Mania takes place later today. It has:

IWA Title - Jay Blake vs Manu

Marovik vs El Dragon Nihan

IWA Puerto Rican Title - Pedro Portillo III (c) vs Super Atomo

Vanilla Vargas vs Daisy Lyn

Edrax Torras and Mascara Pura in an Open Challenge match

Excellent Mantell will explain his turn on Pupe Jackson

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We see clips from September 2025. Savio Vega talks to Fernando Tonos' assistant in the back. The guy says he has information for him and Savio wants him to sign some documents. Tonos comes in and wants the signed documents. Tonos gets them signed but says he's not satisfied. Vega says in the IWA, things will always be done his way.

IWA Women's Title - Daisy Lyn (c) vs Evie de la Rosa

They fight in the aisle when Evie enters. DL is chopped on the rails then Evie gets chopped there. DL is rammed into the apron back first. Evie crossbodies her off the apron. Evie is dropkicked off the apron. DL goes for a tope and is forearmed. 

Evie's throat is pulled down over the top. Evie's throat is then catapulted into the bottom rope. DL sends her chest first into the buckles. DL then hits mounted punches. DL hits corner spears on Evie. DL corner meteora's her for 2. 

DL chinlocks her. Evie slingshot sunset flips her for 1. Evie takes a stun gun for 2. DL goes up top and is hit. Evie slaps her then 2nd rope ddt's her. 

We go to break and see clips of the match and angle where The Drunken Express split up. We return from break. Evie hits punches on DL then hits double chops. Evie flying shoulders her. Evie double underhook suplexes her for 2. 

Evie cradle shocks her for 2. Evie back racks her then does a buckingham drop for 2. They running forearm each other then double clothesline each other. DL enzugiri's Evie. DL hits a big punch with her glove for 2. DL hits headbutts. DL misses a top rope swanton and they trade pin attempts. DL then backrolls her and holds onto her tights to pin her.

Thoughts: It was a decent bout here. They had the right idea and tried to bring some aggression to this. The execution could have been a little better but I was fine with this one. They got a lot of time and they use it well.

IWA Title - Special Ref - Savio Vega: Ricky Banderas vs Jay Blake

Ricky has the IWA Title but he's not the champ if I'm understanding correctly.

Ricky low blows Jay then stomps on his head. Ricky facebusters him then elbow drops him several times. Ricky slaps him around then lariats him. Ricky chops him down. Jay crossbodies him then dropkicks him. Jay lariats him over the top. 

They fight on the floor. Jay hits some punches. Ricky's head is banged off the steps. Jay chops him outside then lariats him inside. Jay hits mounted corner punches on Ricky. Savio interrupts Jay then Ricky backcrackers Jay.

Ricky rebounds Jay backwards off the ropes. Ricky punches him down then boots him in the side of the head. Ricky chinlocks him. Vega taunts Jay while he's in the hold. Jay fights out and hits punches on Ricky. Vega complains about a closed fist and grabs his hand. Ricky nails Jay and elbow drops him.

Vega holds Jay and Ricky hits Vega when Jay moves. Jay rolls up Ricky but the ref is down and can't count. Ricky lariats Jay. Vega and Ricky argue. Ricky headbutts Jay down. Ricky hits chops in the corner.

Ricky drops Jay with a nice punch. Ricky comes off the 2nd rope and runs into a double boot. Jay fires up and his punches. Jay hits lariats then swinging neckbreakers him. Vega slowly goes over to count and sells his hand. He tells Jay to hit him. Ricky then hits punches on Jay. Ricky powerslams Jay and Vega fast counts Jay for a nearfall. We go to break and see clips of the women's tag title match from last time. 

We return from break. Jay reverse ddt's Ricky and Vega again slow counts him. Ricky powerbombs him for 2. Ricky hits punches on Jay. Jay backdrops him. They go up top and Ricky superplexes him. Jay is thrown out. Ricky chairs him outside.

Ricky chairs him in the head outside. Jay tries to grab onto Vega to get up. Ricky goes for a sper and nails Vega when Jay moves. Jay stunners him. Another ref comes in and counts the pin for Jay. Jay wins.

Thoughts: They told a good story here with Savio cheating and doing everything he could to ensure Jay didn't win and Jay overcoming the odds. It made sense, it made you feel sympathetic for Jay and it just worked. The crowd popped big for the finish and I can't blame them.

Jay celebrates in the crowd after.

Vega complains to Ricky after and kind of grabs him by the chin. Ricky and Vega argue. Vega touches him and moves Ricky's hand out of his face. Ricky then punches down Vega. Ricky beats up on Vega then Vega's crew comes out to save him. Nihan lariats down Ricky and Ricky takes a group beating. Jay asks the crowd if he should help and teases doing so. Vega running boos Ricky in the face. Jay continues to watch then hops the rail. 

Jay then heads in and beats up on Vega's crew. Ricky gets some shots in and they get the edge on the heels. Ricky chairs Pedro Portillo III in the head. Vega's crew backs off and Vega yells at Ricky. Ricky and Jay then run into each other. They tease fighting. Jay offers a handshake then they shake hands. 

Overall thoughts: It was a good show. We only got 2 matches here but both got tons of time to play out and we saw them in full. We also got a good angle to close the show with Banderas turning face on Vega then joining up with Jay Blake. I enjoyed this one and thought they did a nice job here. This gets an easy 7 out of 10 from me and I'd recommend it.

IWA Puerto Rico Impacto Total 1/17/2026

IWA Puerto Rico Impacto Total 1/17/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/iwa-puerto-rico-impacto-total-1102026.html

The next show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/iwa-puerto-rico-impacto-total-1242026.html 

IWA Puerto Rico Tag Team Title Match - Edrax Torres & Mascara Pura (c) vs. Drunken Express (Excellent Mantel & Pupe Jackson)

Pura and Pupe start us off. They lock up. Pupe snapmares him and kicks him in the back. Pupe then dances. Pupe hits forearms and slaps. Pupe slaps him back and hits punches. Pupe armdrags him twice then dropkicks him. They botch a handstand spot on the buckle and Pipe slams him. Pura takes an atomic drop into a step up enzugiri. Pura then takes a double legdrop.

Mantell punches Pura with his rubber chicken. Pura pulls him down on the top buckle. ET pulls Mantell down by the hair then Pura flying knees Mantell for 2. ET stomps on Mantell in the corner. ET suplexes Mantell for 2. Pura jumps off his partners back to flying knee Mantell. Then he basement dropkicks Mantell in the corner. Mantell jawbreakers Pura. Mantell is double stomped on by the heels. Wizard says Pupe Jackson is the long lost brother of D-Lo Brown. ET slams Mantell and gyrates over him. ET legdrops him for 2.  

We go to break and return. ET chinlocks Mantell. Mantell fires up. They run into each other and do a poor job doing it. ET dropkicks him. ET hits punches on Mantell then Mantell urange's him. Pupe and Pura tag in. Pupe punches the heels and superkicks Pura for 2.

Pupe is stomped on by the heels. Mantell bangs the heels heads together. Pupe and Mantell hit stereo cutters for 2. Pura takes a 3D. ET boots Pupe in the gut. Pura top rope crossbodies Pupe and ET AA's Mantell. Pura gets a 2 count on Pupe.

Mantell and Pura go over the top together. ET low blows Pupe then piledrivers him on his head. ET then pins Pupe.

Thoughts: The faces lost via a low blow here so it wasn't a clean loss. They had a few sloppy moments but the match was fine as a whole. Pupe knows how to do the comedic underdog role and can always turn these matches into something.



The Express hug after and Mantell lariats Pupe! Mantell then stomps Pupe and the face announcer says it can't be real. Wizard loves it. Mantell pounds on Pupe then throws him out. Pupe is then thrown into the post. Pupe gets busted open. Mantell hits mounted punches on Pupe. Ref's and Fernando Tonos come out to stop it but Mantell keeps the beating going. 

Thoughts
: This is a big turn. The Drunken Express have been around for a long time and have been one of their top teams. I would kind of it compare it to if The Bushwhackers turning on each other, but The Express are much bigger deals here.

Bitterness, Atillah and Carlos Controversia come out and the girls wait for their opponents in the entrance area. Rox and VV see this and come out the other side.

IWA Puerto Rico Women's Tag Team Titles - No DQ - Roxxy & Vanilla Vargas (c) vs. Atillah & Bitterness

The first starts in the entrance way. VV is sent into the rails and Rox chops Atillah. VV is sent into the rail. Rox double chops Atillah in the ring. Carlos chokes VV. Rox's head is banged off the mat and Bit elbow drops her. Rox's head is banged off the buckles. VV boots Calros outside and Bit goes after VV. VV is sent into the post.

Atillah clubs on Rox and Rox hits shots on her. Atillah lariats Rox then foot chokes her. Bit leg chokes Rox on the ropes and punches her. Bit knocks VV off the apron then stomps Rox's hand. Bit backdrops her for 2. Rox is still being double teamed.

Rox's head is banged off the buckles and Rox 2nd rope dropkicks her.  VV and Atillah come in. VV drops Atillah with lariats then corner meteora's her. VV corner basement dropkicks her. VV hits a soul foot on her. VV armbars her. Bit misses a splash on VV.

VV pulls Bit out then cannonballs her and Carlos off the apron. Rox double underhook facebusters Atillah and pins her.

Thoughts:
Bitterness can't move much at all due to her weight. Her and Atillah did their jobs as heels though. It wasn't the greatest match ever but the format was fine with the heels getting the edge and the faces making their comeback. The execution could have been better though.

Atomo & Super Atomo vs. Manu & Pedro Portillo III

This is Atomo's retirement match. Super is in the red mask and Atomo is in the green. I'll refer to Super Atomo as Super here and Atomo as just Atomo.

PP mocks Atomo's height to start then Manu gets in. Atomo wants PP to fight and he does. Atomo rolls up PP for 2. Atomo sweeps him and yanks on hi arm. PP eye rakes him and chops him in the corner. Atomo then chop back. Atomo yanks on the arm. Super 2nd rope clubs PP's arm then armdrags him.

Super armlocks PP. Manu comes in and chops Super in the corner. Manu is pulled over the top rope. Atomo holds the ropes open for a Super tope on the heels. Atomo cannonballs the heels off the apron and almost lands on his head. Atomo is sent into the post. Manu uranage backbreakers Super. 

Manu knees Super and chops him. Manu falcon arrows Super. PP suplexes Super for 2. PP back elbows Super. Super is whipped into a PP back elbow. Super is stomped on in the corner. PP boots Super in the head.

Super hits chops on PP then PP lifting flatliners him for 2. Manu chops Super in the corner then pulls his arms back. Super fights back and spinning ddt's Manu. Atomo comes in. He hits punches on PP then back body drops him. Atomo back body drops Manu. Atomo hits lariats on the heels then running neckbreakers them for 2. Manu olympic slams Atomo. 

Super top rope crossbodies Manu. Super casadora bulldogs Manu. All 4 fight and the Atomo's are sent into each other. Manu forearms PP on accident and is dropkicked out. Atomo death valley drivers PP and Super pins PP with Atomo's help to win.

Thoughts:
It was a good match. They had great timing here, they followed a nice hot tag format and it was just a very simple match done well. The crowd was into this as well which helped things. 

The Atomo's are interviewed in the ring after. Atomo is asked if this will be his last match. He says it is and said he told Super Atomo to join him one last time. He says there's nothing better than leaving with this win. He says he was born in the IWA and will finish in the IWA. He says he will be keeping a close eye on Super Atomo and says he will be there if he needs him. He says as they say in this company, nothing is what it seems. He says he wants to do something few fighters get to do. Atomo then says he wants to unmask and he does as Alberto Munoz.Atomo then raises Super Atomo's hand.

Mike Mendoza vs. Dragon Nihan

Drag has Savio Vega with him.

Drag shoulders MM over then boots him. Drag clubs him and headbutts him. Drag hiptosses him then running knees him in the corner. Drag chops him in the corner and foot chokes him. MM chops Drag and Drag punches him down. Savio hits MM with a bat outside. 

Drag is pushed into the post. MM's tope is caught and he is rammed back first into the post. Drag clubs MM then knees him in the corner. Drag foot chokes him.  

Drag back elbows him for 2. MM flying forearms him twice. MM dropkicks him in the knee. Drag is pulled over the top. Mike topes him outside twice. Drag's throat is pulled over the top rope. MM slingshot ddt's him. MM top rope double stomps Drag's back for 2. Drag dropkicks him for 2. 

MM boots him out of the corner. MM is caught off the top and chokeslammed for 2. MM gets on his back with a sleeper. Drag back body drops him and hits a big superkick. Drag powerbombs him for the win.

Thoughts: Mike had a hard time with Nihan here. He didn't really connect on some of his moves and it made the match look fake. He did try to do the usual offense wrestlers do like attacking the knee and going for the sleeper though. Nihan had a cool superkick here. Because he's so big, his leg extended about half-way across the ring. This was a bit below average.

Dragon powerbombs him after. Savio Veg's crew of Mascara Pura, Edrax, Manu, Portillo and Carlos Controversia stomp Mike after. Jay Blake comes out wand hits the heels with a piece of wood. The rest of the heels then run as he comes after them. 

Savio gets on the mic. He says Jay is scum and is useless as a champion and wrestler. He says Ricky Banderas will take the title to Mexico. Jay says Vega's group is growing bigger and bigger. He says none of them will change what will happen. Vega says that won't happen in his life. Vega says they will finish him off. 

1/24 is when Histeria Mania takes place. It has:

IWA Title - Jay Blake vs Manu

Marovik vs El Dragon Nihan

IWA Puerto Rican Title - Pedro Portillo III (c) vs Super Atomo

Vanilla Vargas vs Daisy Lyn

Edrax Torras and Mascara Pura in an Open Challenge match

Excellent Mantell will explain his turn on Pupe Jackson

Fernando Tonos tries to stop Excellent Mantell in the back. Mantell beats up Pupe Jackson in his locker room and says he doesn't want to lose. 

Overall thoughts: It was a good show. We had an okay opener with a big turn. The women did what they were supposed to do in their match but it wasn't very athletic. I liked the tag match with The Atomo's. The main was a bit below average. I'd give it a lower 6 out of 10.

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

AEW Dynamite 4/1/2026

AEW Dynamite 4/1/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/aew-dynamite-3252026.html

We are in Winnipeg, Canada. Tony Schiavone, Nigel McGuinness and Excalibur are on commentary.

Tony Schiavone is in the ring for a contract signing. Fireworks go off twice when they aren't supposed to. 

Chris Jericho comes out, making his return to AEW after many months away. Everyone was sure he was going to WWE. CJ takes a while to get talking. He says he's home and then hugs some people before leaving.

We go to the back. Will Ospreay throws Mox into some kegs in the back. Yuta grabs Will and is thrown into the kegs. 

MJF and Kenny Omega come out for the contract signing. Kenny signs the contract and tells him to shut his mouth. He says MJF talked to himself in the mirror. He says things won't go the way MJF plans. Kenny says the people aren't here for him but to watch the best wrestle. He says the fans stand behind him.

Kenny says he can maybe the god of wrestling to knock him down a peg. He says someone needs to make sure he's not close to the belt again and he will do it. MJF asks if this is Kenny at 100%? He says Kenny is aging fast. He says Kenny is a stroke of wind away from retirement like his boyfriend Kota Ibushi.

MJF says he wants to talk about why Kenny is desperate to become champ. He says Kenny talked to his doctor and his diverticulitis is to the point where his intestines can explode at any time. He says Kenny's life is a race against time. He says Kenny would be better off dead. Kenny flips the table and MJF tries to get Kenny to hit him.

Mike Bailey comes in to back Kenny off. Mike says MJF is trying to goad Kenny into hitting him as he is afraid. He says there's no AEW without Kenny and without AEW, there's no MJF. He says MJF needs to respect that Kenny is a living legend. He says some of his ego may go away if he kicks some sense into his head. Mike says let's do it now. 

Kenny says he spoke to MJF's doctor too. Kenny says he'd rather be missing his intestines than his balls like MJF. MJF agrees to a match with Mike and says he will make an example of him. He says Canada is a dump and says only the USA matters. He says Mike isn't wrestling any MJF but an American hero. 

Brody King, Jack Perry and Kenny Omega vs The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona)

Kaun and KO lock up. Kaun side headlocks him. KO is knee'd by Ric form the apron. KO is beat up on in the corner. KO back body drops Ric. Ric takes corner attacks. King sentons Ric. They six fight and go out. Jack top rope moonsaults outside. Ric eye rakes King. 

We get a 6 person suplex. Jack hits chops on Ric. Kaun pulls Jack out and Toa runs over Jack outside. We go to PiP break and return. Jack takes a pump kick then a sandwich lariat and double backdrop. Ric boots Jack around. Jack flying shoulders Ric.

KO hits sledgehammer shots on the heels. KO finlay rolls Kaun then 2nd rope moonsauts him. KO enzugiri's Ric then dragon suplexes Kaun and Ric. Toa runs into KO's knee. KO dragon suplexes him. King corner cannonballs all 3 heels for 2. 

Kaun dropkicks KO off the apron. He pulls King's throat over the top then lariats Jack. Toa hits running attacks on the faces outside. Ric topes all 3 faces. Kaun suplexes KO and Ric springboard 450's KO for 2. 

Jack thwarts the heels then is caught on a tope con hilo. King then topes them all down. Ric springboard lariat KO and handspring kicks King. Ric fosbury flops King. KO flying pumping knees Ric. Ric poisonrana's KO.

King is sent into the rails and he crossbodies Toa over the rails through a table. Ric superkicks KO then corkscrew kicks him. Ric hits vertigo on KO for 2. Ricn and Jack fight over the National Title. KO is sent into Jack. Ric rolls up KO for 2. KO pumping knees him. KO pumping knees Ric then hits an OWA on him for the win.

Thoughts
: It was your usual trios match. It got a lot of time and it was fine with lots of fast paced action. Kenny's team won though The Demand probably could have used it more.

Willow Nightingale talks. She says she wants to defend the TBS Title on Collision. She says she wants to wrestle the best and see who steps up to the challenge.

Adam Copeland and Christian Cage are interviewed by Renee. Cope says they are here to take out FTR and anyone who gets in their way. Cage then goes to swing the chair at Renee before Cope stops him.

We go to break and return. Cope and Cage try to go in FTR's room, but they aren't there. They run into Rocky Romero and Trent Barretta instead. Trent says they are on Collision tomorrow. Trent says they can take a message Cage says they are in their way. Cope and Cage then chair Rocky and Trent. Cope says see if they can get that message. 

Will Ospreay vs PAC

Pac nails Will on the ramp as he enters. Pac brainbusters him on the stage. The doctors check on Will. Will holds his neck. Will eventually gets into the ring. Pac facekicks him and stomps on him. Pac slams him and knee drops him. We go to PiP break and return.

Will flips out of a snapmare. Will springboard flying forearms him. Will handspring corkscrew kicks him for 2. Pac's top rope moonsault is caught and Will brainbusters him out of it. Will top rope 450's him for 2. They trade shots on the apron. Will goes for a sunset bomb on him. Pac moonsaults off the apron into a tornado ddt on him on the floor. 

We go to PiP break and return. They trade forearms. Pac spin kicks him in the gut. Pac germans him for 2. Will hits a styles clash for 2. Will flips out of a 2nd rope hurricanrana. Pac hurricanrana's him for 2. Pac running lariats him. Pac tombstones him. PAc hits a top rope black arrow then does the brutalizer. Will rolls him over and pins him.

Thoughts
: It was a good bout. Pac worked the neck the whole time and Will slipped a win in the end. It wasn't quite the wild high flying affair you'd want but they had the right idea and I liked it.

Pac attacks Will after. WIll hits a hidden blade. Will is stomped by The Death Riders. The Riders come out and beat up Will. Mox asks if they put him here or if Will puts him here. Mox tells him to use his head or he might lose it permanently. 

Thekla, Julia Hart and Skye Blue vs Mina Shirakawa, Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor

SB pulls Mina down by the hair. Mina's head is banged off the buckles. Mina enzugiri's her off the buckles. Alex comes in and knocks down SB. Alex atomic drops SB. SB takes a boot from Jamie for 2. SB's head is banged off the buckles. SB takes corner attacks.

Mina slingshot tornillo's SB for 2. SB step up knees Mina on the ropes and Thek facekicks Mina on the apron. Thek double stomps Mina's back off the apron. We go to PiP break and return.

We get a 6 person suplex. Thek and Alex trade. Mina shotgun dropkicks Thek in the corner and throws her by the head. Mina slingblades Thek for 2. Mina running knees Thek. SB twisting full nelson drops Mina. Alex sky highs SB. Hart takes a uranage backbreaker from Jamie. Thek buzzsaw kicks Jamie. Mina and Thek knock each other down at the same time.

Hart takes a double boot then a sandwich lariat. Thek blocks a hart attack variation. Jamie headbutts Thek. Alex lariats Thek. Thek then takes a hart attack. Jamie backbreakers Hart then lariats her for the win.

Thoughts: It was an alright tag here. They didn't really blow anything, they kept it moving and it went about the right amount of time. I don't like the heels losing since they are most established but I suppose Jamie and Alex didn't need to lose either.  

Darby Allin comes out. He says MJF is scared and says he knows he's willing to die for the title. Darby tells him to get out here. The Don Callis Family comes out instead. Don says MJF paid his family a lot of money. He says MJF asked him to tell him that if Darby can beat MJF's hand picked member of The Don Callis Family at Dynasty, he will give him a title shot. Don says the winner is Andrade. Don then tells his crew to attack Darby. 

Lance gets hit in the face with a skateboard. Brody King and  Jack Perry come out to help Darby. Clon is chokedslammed on the apron. The heels are cleared off and Kenny Omega then comes out to do commentary.

MJF vs Mike Bailey

MJF hits Mike as he poses on the ropes. Mike hits chest kicks and forearms on MJF. MJF hides behind the ref then eye rakes Mike. MJF boots Mike in the corner. Mike is sent into the steps.

MJF eye rakes Mike. MJF throws Mike down by the hair. Mike hits forearms on MJF. MJF powerbomb backbreakers Mike on the knee. 

MJF does Mike's poses then Mike sweeps him. Mike hits forearms on MJF. MJF eye pokes him. Mike chest kicks MJF down. Mike kick combos MJF. Mike spin kicks and axe kicks MJF. Mike running ssp's MJF for 2. Mike pump kicks MJF off the apron then triangle moonsaults him outside. Mike springboard dropkicks him.

MJF pulls Mike's throat over the top rope. Mike backslides him for 2. Mike cradles him for 2. MJF hits shots on him. Mike standing spanish flies him off a crossbody. Mike springboards and is caught with a powerbomb. Mike is dropkicked in the knee and bangs his face off the apron. Mike top rope moonsaults him outside.  

We go to PiP break and return. Mike is up top and knocked down to the apron. Mike standing moonsault double knees him on the apron. Mike running facekicks him. Mike spin kicks him in the face then corkscrew kicks him. Mike hits an ultimate weapon on him for 2. 

Mike misses a moonsault double knee drop on the apron. MJF tombstones him on the apron. MJF hits a heatseeker piledriver over the 2nd rope and pins him.

Thoughts
: It was alright. Mike did the kicks and high flying. MJF did cheaper tactics for the most part. MJF picked up the win as expected.   

MJF pounds on him after and Kenny Omega comes in to stop it. 

Overall thoughts:
It was a heavy wrestling edition of Dynamite as usual. There wasn't a ton going on storyline wise and with only 11 days until the next PPV, we only know of 4 matches. That's not good. The show was good wrestling wise with all 4 matches getting a thumbs up from me. We also got the return of Chris Jericho, though that personally does not interest me. I'd give the show a 6 out of 10 and thought it was a good show overall. I was also happy this didn't go too far over it's allotted time.

WWE Evolve 4/1/2026

WWE Evolve 4/1/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/wwe-evolve-3252026.html

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

Aaron Rourke it's an exciting time for Evolve and talks about the show tonight. He says there will be new talents coming and he will have an eye on them. He says he's holding this title due to WWE ID. He says 3 new WWE ID prospects will make their debut. He says the winner of that match gets to face him in a title shot.

It's GAL comes out. He says a bunch of new dummies are making their debuts but they could be studs. He says they will learn there is only one stud on this brand and It's GAL.

Dorian Van Dux vs It's GAL

Dorian is Mike D'Vecchio. He's making his WWE TV debut here. Gal holds the ropes open for him.

Gal offers a handshake and Dux gives him it. Dux drops him with a forearm. Gal goes out and runs into Tristan Angels and Romeo Moreno, who are also new recruits from Europe. The bell then rings. Gal double throat thrusts him and hits shots in the corner. Dux running facekicks him then chops him down.

Dux hits shots to the gut. Gal drops him throat first on the top rope and lariats him. Gal spinning lariats him for 1. Gal chops him and boots him in the corner. Gal hits mounted corner punches then fireman's carry gutbusters him for 2. Gal suplexes him then does push-up's on him.

Gal hits euros and facekicks him. Gal hits punches and a knee to the chest. Gal chops him. Dux stares him down then chops him back. Gal blue thunders him. Gal sits on his back with a chinlock. Dux springboard elbows him. Dux hits lariats. 

Dux running backdrops him for 2. Gal germans him then facekicks him. Dux hits a hard lariat. Dux doctor bombs him and pins him.

Thoughts:
It was a decent debut for Dux here. He was made to look good here and he did with his flying and power. His problem has always been that he overdoes it and is kind of a spot monkey but if WWE can slow him down, I think he will do well here.

We are told Tristan Angels will fight Romeo Moreno next week.

Zena Sterling begs Timothy Thatcher in the back for a shot in the championship eliminator gauntler tonight. TT says she needs to pick up more wins to get in. Zena gets mad and throws a chair down when TT leaves.

Tate Wilder says Harley and Hendrix talk a big game but are hiding from him. He says he will track them both down.

Chuey Martinez is in the ring with 3 new wrestlers - CJ Valor, Chazz "Starboy" Hall and Santi Rivera. Hall is Starboy Charlie from the indies and he's a decent underdog face. CJ is asked how he's doing. He says if he learned anything form powerlifting and jiu jitsu, opportunity is never guaranteed. He says his mentors at the Rhodes Wrestling Academy taught him to keep on stepping. He says he will keep stepping until the title is his.

Santi Rivera talks next. He says he feels fantastic and feels on top of the world. He says he wrestled in New England. He says he's built by divine design and has boricua blood in his veins. he says he's the next Evolve champ.

Chazz Hall talks next. The fans chant for him. He says he feels good and has been wrestling for 12 years. He says he wrestled in Gold Rush, GCW and West Coast Pro. He says he wrestled for Marvelous and NOAH too. He says each step of his journey has lead him to Evolve. He says we will left starstruck by him. 

#1 Contender's Match - CJ Valor vs Chazz "Starboy" Hall vs Santi Rivera

SR pounds on CJ in the corner. Star rolls up SR. CJ knocks Star off the apron. Star flips over SR then is popped up into a headscissors on him. Star spin kicks CJ in the gut. Star is caught on a 2nd rope headscissors attempt. CJ hip throws Star.

SR backdrops CJ. SR slams Star onto CJ. SR elbow drops CJ. Star standing corkscrew moonsaults CJ. Star chops SR. SR slaps tar down off the top. SR enzugiri's CJ from the apron. SR is held in the air and Star top rope diving blockbusters him. CJ lariats Star.

We go to break and return. CJ corner splashes Star then SR slingblades CJ. Str leg kicks SR then hits a sliced bread on him for 2. Star rolls up CJ 2 then high kicks him. SR sleepers Star.

CJ hits a chaos theory on SR for 2. Star hits buzzsaw kicks on CJ. SR backdrops Star then CJ flying forearms SR for 2. Star hits shots on CJ then enzugiri's SR. Star double pele kicks his opponents for 2. Star is caught off the top and takes a fallaway slam from CJ. CJ boots SR out of the corner then spears Star. SR rolls up CJ for 2.

CJ flying armbars SR. Star running ssp's CJ for 2. Star pulls SR over the top. Star pele kicks CJ. Star flying space tiger drops SR outside. Star claymore kicks CJ in the corner. Star top rope ssp's CJ and pins him.

Thoughts:
It the Starboy show here. He got to do the big spots and got a lot of chances to shine. He did well here and hit all of his stuff clean. These guys did the best they could with the situation. Rivera stuck out the least. CJ's going to be a power guy, but he's small compared to people like Harlem Lewis and I don't know if it's going to work. I can't say I see any of these guys being a huge star though. The match was alright and they got a lot of time to work with.

Starboy is interviewed after. He says it was a surprise to him. He says he'll be fighting for a WWE title and thanks everyone who supported him. He thanks Aaron Rourke for the shot and says he better watch out.  

Tate Wilder is looking for Harley Riggins and Kam Hendrix. Luca Crusifino is hanging out and is looking for Tate. Tate asks what happened to him. Luca says he's on a journey of self-reflection. He says he will never figure it out if he keeps chasing them in a 2v1 right. Luca says him and Tate should team up in a tag match and tells him to picture them cruising to a win. Tate says he will take any partner he can get.

We get a video on Mike Cunningham. He says somebody's gotta do it and that's him. He says you can own any room but his and that's Main Man Energy. He says he wouldn't want to stand next to him either and that's Main Man Energy. He says he's been swinging in and out of the ring and says that's Main Man Energy.

We are told the new WWE ID Women's signees will appear next week. 

Winner Enters Last in the Gauntlet - Wendy Choo vs Laynie Luck vs PJ Vasa vs Kali Armstrong vs Nikkita Lyons

All 5 fight. PJ double lariats Choo and Luck. NL and Kali's heads are banged together. PJ is double teamed and sent out. Luck and Choo do stereo backrolls then Luck crossbodies her. PJ splashes Choo and Kali. Luck is thrown onto NL.

PJ headbutts NL then corner splashes her and Luck. Kali hits corner spears on NL and Luck. Luck rolls up Kali for 2. NL lariats Kali then spin kicks her in the face. PJ pulls Kali out then goes into the post when she moves. Luck rolls up NL.

Luck spin kicks NL. Luck upkicks NL then flying headscissors her. Luck cartwheels off the apron and forearms Kali. Choo lariats NL over the top. Choo top rope plancha's the girls outside.

We go to break and return. Kali takes a tower of doom superplex. Luck hurricanrana's PJ. Choo top rope crossbodies PJ and Luck. Choo hits shots on some of the girls. She hits kicks on PJ then running boots her. Choo hits an assisted double sliced bread from NL. 

Choo hits corner attacks and a double pendulum ddt on NL and Luck. Choo hammerlock lariats Kali for 2. Choo cradles Kali for 2. Kali spinebusters Choo for 2. NL tiger drivers Kali. PJ uranage's Luck. NL superkicks PJ. Choo backcrackers NL. Choo cannonballs PJ off the apron and nearly lands on her head. Kali walks up the ropes and top rope plancha's outside. 

NL spin kicks Luck down. NL misses a vader bomb. Kali running shoulders NL over and out of the ring. Choo does her dirtnap cobra clutch on Kali. Kali powerslams her. Kali flying shoulders Choo for 2. PJ samoan drops Luck. PJ fireman's carry bodypresses Choo and pins her.

Thoughts: It was a very action packed match with tons of fast paced action here. This was not one of those multi-person matches with only 2 people in the ring at once though we did get that at some points. There was a lot going on here and they did fine with this. PJ or Kali winning were the best options here as they needed the win most. It was weird for them to do this match here since all 5 girls will be facing each other again next week. That one definitely took me a bit to figure out as it was confusing.

Overall thoughts: It was a very newsworthy Evolve with 4 new in-ring debuts and more coming next week. This show is all about finding new talent and they did what they were supposed to do here. The bad news about all the new talent though is that people will have to get cut to make room for them and we will have to see who survives. I liked the opener. Dux looked good and if they can just keep him under control in the ring, he should do fine. We got a longer 3-way with 3 new debuts here. Starboy got over and picked up the win. The match was fine and we will see where things go. The main was a very fast paced match with action constantly happening and multiple people in the ring at the same time. I liked it but I don't know if I really got the need for this since the same wrestlers will battle each other next week. I'd give this show a 6 out of 10. It was a good show with a lot happening. 

Stardom 3/6/2026 Cinderella Tournament 2026 Day 1

Stardom 3/6/2026 Cinderella Tournament 2026 Day 1 

Cinderella Tournament 2026 First Round Match - Yuna Mizumori vs. Rian

Ri offers a handshake then Yuna does as well. Ri tries to stomp Yuna's feet. Yuna armdrags her. Yuna is rolled up for 2. Ri flying headscissors her. Yuna is pulled over the top to the apron. They trade forearms. Yuna flying shoulders her. 

Yuna lariats her on the ropes then legdrops her for 2. Yuna does like a grounded rocking chair and Ri ropebreaks. Yuna stomps her. Ri hits forearms and is booted. Yuna forearms her down then Ri headscissors her out of the corner. Ri basement dropkicks her then crossbodies her.

Ri hits chest forearms. Yuna chops her then springboard dropkicks her. Yuna hits a corner lariat then a 2nd rope diving shoulderblock for 2. Ri sunset flips her for 2 and they trade pin attempts in that position. Yuna low diving lariats her for 2. 

Yuna blocks a roll-up. Ri cutters her for 2. Yuna hits a hard lariat. Yuna cradle shocks her for 2. Yuna rolls her up for 2 twice. They trade pin attempts and Ri scores the upset pin.

Thoughts: It's nice to see Rian win for a change. It got a lot of time and Rian had a lot of pin attempts here. It was acceptable. Ri could have used some stronger looking offense though.

Ri seemingly wants a title shot from Yuna after and Yuna holds her belt up at her before shaking hands.

Cinderella Tournament 2026 First Round Match - Fukigen Death vs. Aya Sakura

Aya comes out with a mop.

FD ducks a lock up, poses and is kicked. Aya is booed for kicking her. FD poses more. FD throws out Aya and chokes her with a towel. FD hits her with a hand fan on the stage and throws her in. FD then mops up the ring but then slides the mop into Aya.

Aya boots FD out of the corner. FD eye pokes Aya. Aya suplexes FD and running dropkicks her. Aya northern lights suplexes her. FD rolls her up for 2. Aya chest kicks her down and FD rolls her up for 2. Aya superkicks her then germans her for the win.

Thoughts: It was mostly comedy with Death screwing around the whole time and Aya finally putting her down after getting a couple moves in a row on her. 

Cinderella Tournament 2026 First Round Match - Waka Tsukiyama vs. Ranna Yagami

They lock up and trade waistlocks. Ran wristlocks her and Waka wristlocks her back. Ran side headlocks her. Waka hits hip attacks to the head then running hip attacks her. Waka running knees her on the ropes. Ran armbars her and Waka ropebreaks. 

Ran flying kicks her in the corner then dropkicks her. Ran PK's her for 2. Ran goes for the armbar again. Waka shotei's her. Waka then gets on her back and pulls on both arms. Waka dropkicks her. 

Waka blocks a chest kick and forearms her. Ran hits some chest forearms. Ran then chest kicks her down for 2. Waka does some pin attempts for nearfalls. Waka straightjackets her and pulls her backwards for 2. Waka goes up top and Ran snapmares her down. Ran leg lariats her. Waka cradles her for 2.

Ran high kicks Waka twice. Ran then northern lights bombs her on her head and wins.

Thoughts: Waka took a dangerous looking fall with the northern lights bomb here. Waka was a little more serious than usual but still did her hip attacks and roll up's. Ran mostly stuck with the kicks and armbars her. It was acceptable.

Cinderella Tournament 2026 First Round Match - Natsupoi vs. Tabata

They do a double knuckle lock. Poi bridges and Tab lays on her. Poi cartwheels out of a wristlock. Tab bridges, head flips and armdrags Poi to escape the wristlock. Tab dropkicks her. Poi cartwheels on her into an armdrag and dropkick. 

Tab bites her hand. Poi armbreakers her over the shoulder then bites Tab's arm. Poi basement dropkicks her in the back then armbars her. Poi hits forearms to the chest. Tab blocks a sunset flip with a pin attempt of her own. Tab then surfboards her. Tab then pulls on her chin on top of it.

They trade chest forearms. Poi dropkicks her. Poi misses a dropkicks, takes a low dropkick then Tab topes her outside. Tab slingshot splashes her for 2. Poi's head is banged off the buckles. Tab kicks her in the back for 2.

Tab bulldog chokes her and Poi ropebreaks. Tab corner lariats her. Tab then rolls her up for 2. Tab rolls her around for a close 2 count. Poi armbars her and Tab ropebreaks. Poi low dropkicks her through the ropes then slams her. 

Poi misses a cartwheel splash off the top. Tab superkicks her then does a split legged stunner for 2. Poi superkicks her and spin kicks her in the face. Poi then walks up her and does a double reverse armbar. Tab then submits.

Thoughts: It was a neat little match here. Poi worked well with Tab and they did a little bit of lucha here. This worked out really well .

Poi offers a hand shake after and bites Tab's finger.

Cinderella Tournament 2026 First Round Match - HANAKO vs. Yuria Hime

Hime shotgun dropkicks her to start. She hits forearms and side headlocks her. Poi side headlock takeovers her and Hana headscissors her. Hime boots her in the gut then basement dropkicks her. Hana shoulders her over. Hana stomps her.

Hana hits two slams. Hana foot chokes her then crabs her. Hime ropebreaks. Hana stands on Hime's back. Hime hits chest forearms then Hana forearms her down. Hime dropkicks her. Hime 2nd rope dropkicks her for 2. Hime then headscissors her on the mat. 

Hime running facekicks her on the ropes. Hana misses a high kick and is dropkicked in the back. They trade forearms and Hana forearms her down. Hime hits facekicks then Hana facekicks her. Hana suplexes her for 2. Hime hits something like a radio silence for 2. 

Hime goes up top and Hana facekicks her down to the floor. Hime went under the top rope though when she entered so I guess it's not an elimination. They fight outside and into the aisle in the seats. Hana slams her on the floor. Hime pushes her into the post, facekicks her and leg lariats her. Hime goes to get back in and Hana pulls her down. Both girls get counted out.

Thoughts: Things picked up a bit during Hime's comebacks here. I thought it was obvious near the end when they went out that we were not getting a clean pinfall or submission here. This wasn't as good as I had hoped.

The two fight after. Hime then talks to her on the mic. Hana gets in her face and responds. Hana shoves her belt in Hime's face and Hime grabs it. They shake hands and Hime pulls her in. Hana then holds up the belt more and Hime grabs it.

Cinderella Tournament 2026 First Round Match - Maki Ito vs. Kikyo Furusawa

Maki does her usual song and dance entrance. KF offers a handshake. Maki accepts and KF pulls her in for a cradle. KF boots her from behind. KF is sent to the apron and Maki facekicks her down to the floor. Maki clubs on her as she re-enters the ring. Maki hits chest forearms on her.

Mkia ties her up in the ropes and chinlocks her. Maki snapmares her for 2 then sleepers her. Maki pulls KF's leg backwards and KF ropebreaks. Maki stomps KF's back. They both battle over a slam and KF slams her for 2. KF running dropkicks her twice.

Maki hits a ddt. KF pulls Maki over the top to the apron. They fight on the buckles. KF snapmares her down from the buckles. KF ankle locks her and Maki ropebreaks. They trade chest forearms and Maki drops her with one. They fght each other the finger and catch each other's boots at the same time. KF stunners her. Maki headbutts her.

KF dropkicks her in the knee and ankle locks her. Maki half crabs her and switches to a full crab. KF ropebreaks. KF hits some forearms then Maki forearms her down. Maki stunners her for 2. KF breaks up a crab attempt with a headbutt. KF totally misses a dropkick then Maki falling headbutt drops her. Maki running double stomps her. Maki high angle texas cloverleafs her and pins her.

Thoughts: This got a ton of time and they did try to make it something special. KF needed a bit more spirit here and some cleaner moves to really pull this off though. I think they could have stiffed each other a little more too. It definitely had some vet vs young girl vibes in this. They tried but it wasn't the classic they aimed for.

Cinderella Tournament 2026 First Round Match - Fuwa-chan vs. Saori Anou

Fuwa hits her before it starts and running dropkicks her. SA hair throws her then Fuwa hair throws her. SA does a hard hair throw into the ropes and chokes her with her knee. SA headscissors her on the mat and Fuwa ropebreaks.

Fuwa hits chest forearms and SA tells her to bring it. SA misses a dropkick and is facekicked. Fuwa 2nd rope dropkicks her. Fuwa slams her for 2. SA superkicks her down. SA goes up top and is kicked down to the apron. Fuwa runs the ropes and SA chest kicks her down.

They trade chest forewarms. Fuwa hits a nice running dropkick. SA fisherman suplexes her. SA heavenly locks her. SA top rope dropkicks her for 2. SA fisherman suplexes her for 2. Fuwa slaps her then does an octopus stretch. SA ropebreaks. Fuwa top rope crossbodies her for 2.

SA germans her. Fuwa no sells it and germans her back. SA step up enzugiri's her. SA is pulled to the apron and Fuwa goes with her. Fuwa suplexes her on the apron and both fall to the floor. It's a double elimination and neither girl advances.

The girls fight after on the floor. Fuwa's head is banged off a wall and both girls go to the back.

Thoughts: I liked it. It was a better version of Maki/Kikyo. Fuwa's a real prospect. She knows how to sell and she has a lot of fire to her. This should not have been as good as it was at times. I liked this.

Cinderella Tournament 2026 First Round Match - Hanan vs. Momo Kohgo

They lock up. Han wristlocks her and they trade side headlocks. Han trips her and MK backrolls into a headscissors on her. MK low dropkicks her. Han dropkicks her. Han slams her and headscissors her. Han leg lariats her on the ropes for 2. 

Han hits chest forearms and drops her. MK dropkicks her. MK flying headscissors Han out. Han is sent into the post and MK tiger feint kicks her under the bottom rope. MK pulls both of her arms back. Han flying euros her in the front and the back. MK uranage's her. 

They trade forearms on their knees then get up and trade. Han hip throws her then fameassers her for 2. Han spinning ddt's her for 2. MK backdrops her. MK walks up the buckles and twisting splashes her for 2. MK reverses a pin attempt with one of her own.

Han does a suplex then MK crucifix bombs her for 2. Han leg lariats her. Han cuty special her for 2. Han backdrops her for the the win.

Thoughts
: It was an okay bout. The two work well together. It was nothing great but they got done before it got old, we had a clean finish and no one really blew anything. Hanan won as expected.

The girls talk to each other on the mic after then walk out together to close the show.

Overall thoughts: Fuwa/Anou was easily the match of the night here. Fuwa can't do a ton, but she's got the basics down and is probably a better worker than half the roster. I liked Poi/Tabata as well. Rian got an upset win here and the main was okay enough. I'd give it a small 6 out of 10 and the show was okay overall.

TNA Xplosion 3/27/2026

TNA Xplosion 3/27/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/tna-xplosion-3202026.html

Around the Ring with Gia Miller

Bear Bronson is this week's guest. He talks about his wife and says she helped him be motivated to do things in life. He sits all about trust and communication in keeping up a successful relationship. Gia says it's a tag team situation. Bear says he's very lucky. He says they mostly talk during road trips and are not a couple that needs space from each other. He says it will be torture without her when she goes away for the next month.

Gia asks about him doing deathmatches. Bear says it's different from hardcore wrestling and says it's an acquired taste. He says it may not be wrestling but he loves it. He says he loves Mick Foley and says it's been a journey. He says deathmatch fans are his favorite and are just as crazy as he is. 

Myla Grace vs Mila Moore


Myla has Harley Hudson with her. Victoria Crawford is with MM.

MM offers a test of strength then slaps her. Myla takes her down by the wrist and wristlocks her. MM throws her down backwards. Myla armdrags her. Myla boots her out of the corner the running euros her. Myla dropkicks her through the ropes.

Myla is distracted by Crawford then MM hits her from behind. MM elbows her back and chinlocks her. Myla hits shots to the gut and MM backbreakers her. MM bends Myla over her knee backwards.

MM face shoves her. Myla hits some punches and forearms. MM forearms her back. Myla running lariats her. Myla double underhook twisting drops her for 2. Myla does a border city stretch. MM ropebreaks.

MM backdrops her. MM then hits a straightjacket twisting codebreaker on her and pins her.

Thoughts:
It was a shorter bout and just average. There was nothing too special about this but nobody botched anything.

Overall thoughts: There was one new match and one new interview segment only along with some recaps and old matches. None of the new content was anything special and I wouldn't recommend this.