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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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I will have Dynamite up tomorrow. I opted for Evolve instead tonight.

WWE Evolve 4/8/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/wwe-evolve-412026.html

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

Chazz Hall arrives. He says he knows the opportunity he has tonight. He says his hard work brought him here. He says he will take his first steps to becoming a superstar on the other brands here. He says it's time to take over Evolve. He gets interrupted by a crashing sound. Tate Wilder and Luca Crusifino have been taken out by Kam Hendrix and Harley Riggins.

Tristan Angels vs Romeo Moreno

This is the Evolve debut for both and the WWE debut for Romeo. Tristan was just on AAA last week. Tristan does an inset promo. He says rejoice as Mr. England is gracing Evolve with his presence. He says the most handsome man you have laid your eyes on has arrived. Romeo does an inset promo. He says he's an artist and Evolve is his canvas. He says he will create moments and his legacy.

They lock up. TA armlocks him. RM headflips out and takes him down. TA hits him from the apron. TA shoulders him over. RM trips him then dropkicks him. RM overhead throws him. They chop each other. TA back elbows him. RM is on the 2nd rope and TA double stomps him down.

TA hits mounted shots. TA suplexes him for 2. TA tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. RM's face is banged off the ropes. RM facekicks him. RM enzugiri's him from the apron. RM goes for a springboard and he is pushed on the ropes and out. We go to break and return.

They hit shots on each other. RM rolls into a dropkick on him. RM hits flying lariats. TA is hiptossed out. RM does Taka Michinoku's spaceman plancha. RM springboard dropicks TA for 2. TA backrolls him for 2. TA then half-crabs him. RM rolls him into a brainbuster for 2.

They both get on the apron and trade shots. TA sweeps him off the apron onto the steps face first. TA hits curbstomp with the knee and wins.

Thoughts: It was just average. TA's not very exciting and is defintely a heel wrestler. RM is a taller high flyer and more of a face. I didn't think it was anything too great.

Jha'Quan McNair aka Jacari Ball and Santi Rivera talk. It's GAL comes up to them. Gal says they look like studs and says looking like a million bucks is one thing but staying in mind condition is another thing. Gal invites them to workout. They agree and head to the gym.

Thoughts: This is McNair's 2nd appearance on this show. He was shown off a long time ago but never wrestled. I'm glad they changed his name as it's too hard to spell.

Byron Saxton is in the ring with the four new WWE ID female signees.

Giana Capri is first up. She says her years of training prepared her for this moment. She says her time in SHINE and in Japan gave her the extra sauce she needs. She says everyone wants to stay at her table until she flips it.

Sloane Jacobs is next. She used to be on NXT Level Up but was cut. She says she's back and ready to resurface where she belongs. She says she made waves and have waited 3 years for her redemption. She says all these girls will sink beneath her tonight.

Veronica Haven is next. She says she was lucky to train at Future Stars of Wrestling. She says she trained her aggression into pro wrestling. She says it's time to show Evolve why this fallen angel was chosen to be the next WWE ID prospect.

Anya Rune is next. She says she's an anime girl and comes from a manga panel. She says thanks to SHINE, she was noticed. She says she's the main character of everyone's favorite anime and says we will have no choice but to notice her.

Thoughts: Giana is Valentina Rossi and was Adriana Gambino in WOW. She came across well. Sloane was on NXT Level Up but wasn't ready in-ring wise. We will see if she got better. I've only seen Haven once but she didn't do good on the mic here. I haven't seen Anya before but at least she has a gimmick that's easy to understand.

PJ Vasa comes out. She says she only sees her future victim's and says if they make it to the gauntlet eliminator, she's the last in.

Timothy Thatcher is in his office. He says Evolve has been changing the last few weeks and he's wearing a collared shirt. He says he's trying to make Evolve the best show it can be. He puts over Tyra Mae Steel's performance vs Kendal Grey. He says she can be in the women's gauntlet and says he needs to make a phone call for #8. He says Tate and Luca are out. He says he doesn't understand why Kam and Harley are attacking people. He says he could suspend them but says Tate and Luca will want their match. He says that match is on when they are cleared.

Giana Capri vs Sloane Jacobs vs Veronica Haven vs Anya Rune

Haven and Anya hug. SJ and Giana take japanese armdrags. Anya is thrown out. Haven enzugiri's her opponents from the apron and top rope double crossbodies them inside for 2. Giana forearms Haven over. Giana overhead kicks Haven down from the top rope. Anya hits shots on SJ and Giana. Anya is thrown down backwards. Giana hits elbows on Anya and lariats her for 2.

Nikkita Lyons and Laynie Luck are in the VIP section. SJ bangs Anya's head off the buckles with her legs. Giana axe kicks Anya's back. SJ side slams Anya then Giana split leg drops Anya. SJ and Giana push each other. Anya upkicks both then bangs their heads together.

Anya chest kicks SJ in the corner then takes her down by the arm. Anya backdrops Giana. Anya hits forearms on Giana. Giana is sent out. Haven rolls up SJ. SJ twisting fisherman's neckbreakers Anya. Haven is hit with snake eyes from SJ.

SJ clips Haven then indian deathlocks her. Haven taps out.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good. There weren't a lot of botches or anything but the format and skill levels made it tough. Giana looked miles above everyone here. Sloane is back, but she still looks green. Anya didn't do that bad.

Kali Armstrong runs in and throws out the girls. Sloane goes face to face with her. Laynie Luck jumps in the ring and hits forearms on Kali. Kali punches her. Luck is down and backed up in the corner and Kali says this is what she does.

We see Mike Cunningham working out with Lince Dorado. He says it's cool working out with him but Lince is keeping the lucha magic from him. Lince says he can't show him everything. Santi, Gal and Jacari are working out. Lince yells at them for being loud. Mike says him and Lince should team up with Gal and a partner. Gal says they should wrestle Santi and Jacari instead.

Aaron Rourke says it's one thing to win the belt but it's another to keep it. Harley and Kam call him pretty boy and tell him the paint may help him. Aaron says he has a title and they don't and asks if they are going to jump him like Tate and Luca.

Dorian Van Dux returns next week.

WWE Evolve Title - Aaron Roberts (c) vs Chazz "Starboy" Hall

They lock up and AR rolls him. Star then rolls him off of it. AR waistlock takedowns him. AR wristlocks him. Star headflips out. AR throws him by the wrist. Star upkicks him and they kip up and stand off. Star flips out of a snapmare. AR rolls up Star and basement dropkicks him.

Star walks up the ropes and springboard corkscrew armdrags him. Star dropkicks him. Star enzugiri's him then boots him out. Brooks Jensen is in the VIP Lounge and yells at AR to get back in. Star plancha's him. Brooks calls AR a coward. Cappuccino Jones comes in and hits Jensen. They go to the back.

We go to break and return. AR goes up and over Star then dropkicks him in the corner. AR pump kicks him for 2. AR knee drops him and dances. AR full nelson's Star in mid-air. Star armdrags him. AR enzugiri's him from the buckles and corkscrew elbow drops him off the 2nd rope.

AR elbow drops Star. Star spinning heel kicks him. AR misses a corner splash. Star springboard dropkicks him. AR 2nd rope moonsaults into a spinning ddt for 2. Star sits up top and AR handstand hurricanrana's him. AR forearms him in the spine. Star headscissors him but AR flips out and lands on his feet. Star pele kicks him. AR blue thunders him for 2.

AR is up top and Star handspring backflip kicks him. Star then does the flying space tiger drop outside. Star misses a top rope ssp. Star shiranui's AR. Star standing corkscrew moonsaults AR. AR corner meteora's him. AR hits a nasty ushigoroshi. AR hits a molly go round off the top and pins him.

Thoughts: Action wise it was a decent bout with the two doing all kinds of flying and having an athletic match. AR has gotten a lot better and can do a lot more than he used to. Star did some nice flying here but had no real shot of winning. Starpower wise, it was a weak main event though.

Kam and Harley watch in the back. They say these two can fight. Harlem Lewis says AR is ducking him.

Overall thoughts: It's rather amazing how quickly this show has changed. It feels like most of the people from last season are gone and it has only been a month or so. Their replacements need a lot of work and I'm not quite sure if I see the starpower in them. The opener was average. Romeo Moreno moves well for his size and is young and he may be worth keeping an eye on. I see "tag team" guy at best for Tristan. Jha'Quan McNair has finally arrived. We got to see the 4 new female signees in action. It wasn't that great and Giana Capri was the only girl who stuck out. The main was very athletic. Aaron Roberts has improved a ton and Starboy can do just about everything with ease. I'd give this a 5 out of 10 as the main was the only thing I liked here.

EPW Wrestling 4/4/2026 Episode #236

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/epw-wrestling-3212026-episode-234.html

Gene Jackson and Joey Gross are on commentary. It's Diana Taylor and ODB vs Madi the American Bdi and Bobbi Thunder in the main event tonight. We also have The Black List vs The Order.

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

Hollywood Jimmy is with The Order. We go to break and return as soon s it starts. Izzy's arm is wristlocked. Ross tags in. Cody throws him over by the wrist and wristlocks him. Izzy tags in and is put back in the wristlock. Cody rope walks and Izzy throws him down. Cody tries to tag out during the rope walk but the ref doesn't allow it.

Cody gets chinlocked by Ross. Izzy double axe handles Cody then chinlocks him. Cody elbows Izzy in the gut. Izzy corner splashes him. Cody boots him out of the corner. Cody flying lariats Izzy. Chris tags in and hits punches on the heels. Chris sends Ross out then flying euros Izzy. Ross tries to hit Chris with a title belt but Chris twisting neckbreakers him. Chris grabs the belt and the ref stops him. Izzy then punches Chris with a weapon and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a brief bout here with the heels cheating to win. It wasn't too much of note. Them going to a commercial as soon as the initial lock up happened was a bit comical.

Izzy argues with a little kid in the front row after.

"2 Smooth" Tye Miller vs DNA

DNA is from "Location Classified".

Tye evades him and slaps him. Tye dropkicks him twice then corner splashes him. Tye corner enzugiri's him then backflip double kicks him. DNA knees him in the gut and spins in mid air into a ddt. DNA then pins him.

Thoughts: It was just a quick squash. DNA has a cool look and the announcers put him over. Tye was moving well and it's a shame we didn't get more of this.

DNA hits another mid-air spin into a ddt after.

We The Order in a car driving up to Aaron Roberts outside. They attack him 4v1. They then drive into him with the car! Aaron is then left laying.

Thoughts: WOW. They had some guts to do that angle. This is pretty wild stuff for a promotion like this.

Ethan Steele vs "Kickflip" Isiah Cone

Ethan's graphic said "Ethan Cross" but the commentators and announcer called him "Ethan Steele", so I will go with that.

ES forearms him and side headlocks him. ES shoulders him over. Cone running facekicks him then slams him. Cone bottom rope knee drops him. Cone chops and forearms him. Cone dropkicks him for 2. Cone misses a corner facekick. ES lariats him.

ES boots him and rakes his face. ES stomps him and rakes his face more. ES hits some nice punches in the corner. Cone forearms him down and spin kicks him in the gut. Cone pop-up backbreakers him.

Cone facekicks him on the apron then slingshot cutters him for the win.

Thoughts: What we got was fine here. Cone had some decent offense. Ethan threw some nice punches and was a pure heel.

Zay Washington comes out. He grabs Cone's skateboard and hits him in the face with it. Zay then does his exploder slam. Zay stands over him then takes Cone's skateboard. Zay then asks the fans if they want to buy a skateboard.

ODB and Diana Taylor vs Madi the American Badi and Bobbi Thunder

ODB piefaces Madi. BT tags in and taunts ODB. ODB boots her away. ODB trips BT and spanks her. BT punches ODB in the corner. Madi then boots ODB in the corner. Madi misses a corner charge and ODB slams her. ODB slams DT onto Madi for 2.

Madi running euros her back against the ropes then germans her. DT's head is banged off the buckles. BT boots ODB in the corner then corner cannonballs her. Madi corner hip attacks DT. We go to break and return.

BT clubs on DT. DT hits shots to the gut. BT russian legsweeps her for 2. BT pulls DT's arms back. DT hits forearms and they swinging facebuster each other. ODB comes in and shoulders over the heels. ODB and DT bronco buster the heels. ODB gets a 1 count on Madi.

ODB drinks from her flask. DT bands Magi's head into ODB's crotch. DT snapmare drivers Madi and pins her.

Thoughts: It was a little disappointing. We didn't get to see a ton of ODB here and she was the big draw. The work was average here. I just didn't feel very fulfilled coming out of this one. ODB just didn't deliver the big @ss whooping you'd want to see and they didn't get a great hot tag for her either.

ODB stands on Madi as she celebrates after. Bobbi carries Madi out. ODB and Diana then drink together in the ring.

Overall thoughts: It was a bit of a disappointing episode. The matches were all shorter and none of them were that great. DNA wrestled on this show and he has a good look. He may be worth keeping an eye on. The angle with Aaron Roberts getting run over by a car was pretty wild. I'd give this a 5 out of 10 and just thought it was average.

CMLL 4/4/2026 83. Aniversario Arena Coliseo

Chamuel & Tengu vs. KeMalito & Periquito Sacaryas

PS and Ten go at it. Ten shoves him down off the lock up. Ten trips him then PS shoulders him over. PS armdrags him then Ten armdrags him back. Cham and Ke go at it. Cham trips him. They roll on he mat and Ke spinning reverse headscissors him. Ten dropkicks Ke from the side. Ten gorilla press throws Ke. Cham basement dropkicks Ke.

PS is double teamed on the ropes. Ten rips at Ke's mask. PS is held for a basement dropkick to the butt. Ten angel's wings Ke. Cham facelocks Ke on the ropes then he suplexes him. Ten basement dropkicks Ke. PS is double teamed and kicked low.

Ten corner basement dropkicks PS. Ten dropkicks Cham out on accident. PS flying headscissors Ten. Ke climbs the ropes and springboard plancha's the heels outside. A staff member brings a step ladder for the wrestlers to get back in the ring with.

PS and Ten trade chops. PS chops him down then gets chopped down. Ten stomps him. PS reverse headscissors Ten from the buckles. cham boots PS out of the ring. Ke flying headscissors Cham then hits armdrags. Ke 2nd rope diving armdrags Cham.

Ke walks up the ropes and springboard splashes Ten. Ke casadora armrags Ten then armdrags him from the electric chair. Cham boots Ke and dances. Ke tilt-a-whirl armdrags Cham. Ke shoulders over Ten then splashes him for 2. Ke spinning ddt's Ten off the ropes then vader bombs him. Ke pins Ten. KeMalito's team wins the match.

Thoughts: The mini's are pretty limited because of their size. There is some charm to what they do though. They tried but it wasn't great or anything. The staff having to move the stepladder around for them was a bit comical.

El Hijo del Pantera, El Pantera Sr. & Pantera Jr. vs. El Cobarde, Espanto Jr. & Guerrero Maya Jr.

1st Fall - Pantera Sr and Maya go at it. Sr armdrags him then trips him. Sr lariats Maya down then they armdrag each other. They then stand off. PJ and Cob go at it. Cob wristlocks him. PJ flips out using the ropes. PJ flying snapmares him. Cob tries pins on PJ and they stand off.

Hijo is shouldered over by EJ then double teamed. PJ springboard armdrags in. Maya then topes PJ outside. Sr top rope crossbodies Cob. EJ germans Hijo. Cob top rope swantons EJ and pins him. Cobarde Jr.'s team wins the fall.

2nd Fall - Sr is triple teamed. Hijo is kicked in the leg. Hijo takes a double back elbow. Cob is then popped up into a dropkick on him. PJ is triple teamed. Maya spinning heel kicks PJ. PJ is held for a codebreaker for 2. Cob is double chopped out. HIjo top rope crossbodies and backbreakers Maya.

PJ and Hijo hit tope con hilos outside. Cob spin kicks Sr in the gut. Sr air raid crashes Cob and pins him. Los Pantera win the fall.

3rd Fall - Sr is triple stomped on. Sr 2nd rope diving headscissors Maya. Sr sunset flips Maya then his sons also hit sunset flips for 2 counts. Los Pantera do the star and Hijo does a hurricanrana on Maya in the middle of it. Hijo walks the 2nd rope and PJ springboard double dropkicks the heels. PJ top rope moonsaults outside and Sr hits a great tope on Maya. Hijo tope con hilos Cob through the ropes.

Maya is tripped into a 619. Sr shining wizards Maya for 2. Los Pantera hit headscissors then PJ is popped up into a tope con hilo on the heels outside. Hijo walks up the buckles and swantons off the top outside.

Sr botches a 2nd rope move. Maya gordbusters Sr and pins him. Cobarde Jr.'s team wins the fall and match.

Thoughts: It was a fun match with Los Pantera doing a bunch of flying. They kept this brief as well so we got the highlights and little downtime. I'm a big fan of Pantera and him having two sons who are pretty similar to him is pretty cool.

Lightning Match - Solar vs. Xelhua

They have a black and white filter for this. They roll on the mat. Xel armdrags him and they stand off. Sol hooks his arm, Xel flips out and armdrags him. Sol armdrags him. Sol trips him and Xel headstand spinning headscissors him from the mat.

Sol armdrags him then legdrags Xel's arm. Xel top wristlocks Sol then armdrags him. Xel hooks his head, ties up his legs and has him in an upside down position. Xel bridges out of a pin and they stand off. Sol armdrags him and Xel headscissors him. Sol ties up a leg and rolls him. Xel tries a pin off of it.

Xel hiptosses Sol then dropkicks him out. Xel teases a dive but Sol moves. Sol top rope crossbodies Xel. Sol backrolls him and does a bridge pin for 2. Xel cradles him for 2. Sol side headlocks him. Xel headbutts him in the gut. Sol goes up and over him and rolls him up for 2.

Sol does a nie headscissors pin on Xel for 2. Xel crosses Sol's legs and lifts him in the air with his feet. Sol then kicks out of a pin attempt. Xel ties up both legs, rolls him and surfboards him. Sol then reverses it and does his own surfboard.

Sol hooks Xel's leg and rolls him around the ring for 2. Sol shoulders Xel then xel flying headbutts him twice. Xel hooks his head with his leg, ties up both legs and rolls him up into the air. Solar taps out and Xelhua wins.

Thoughts: We knew this was going to be a technical bout going in and that's what it was. It was fun to see someone who could actually hang with Xel on the mat. Solar is very impressive for his age and he is clearly more skilled than most of the wrestlers today. It was a fun throwback match with some good technical wrestling.

All the wrestlers come in and take a group photo with Solar. They then do a cheer.

Keyra, Sanely & Zeuxis vs. Garra Negra, La Jarochita & Thunder Rosa

Z = Zeuxis

1st Fall - Rosa poses on the ropes and the faces all get hit. Rosa is sent into the post. Jaro is tied up on the mat and Z kicks her. Jaro takes corner attacks. Rosa takes a 3v1 and takes corner attacks. Jaro is held in the air for a 2nd rope Sane double knee drop. Rosa then gets a 2nd rope crossbody from Sane. Rosa takes a basement dropkick and curbstomp. Sane pins Rosa. Sanely's team wins the fall.

2nd Fall - The faces get beat up on again. Rosa is kicked in the leg Garra 2nd rope dropkicks Z. Rosa top rope crossbodies Key. Key is kicked in the leg in the corner. Key takes a double boot. Rosa is double kicked in the head. Rosa double stomps Z.

Rosa dropkciks Z through the ropes. Sane takes a meteora from behind by Jaro in the corner. Jaro pins Sane. Thunder Rosa's team wins the fall.

3rd Fall - Jaro armdrags Key then flying headscissors her. Jaro kicks Sane. Sane corner splashes her from behind. Sane misses a corner splash and Jaro kicks the buckle in her face. Sane bridging facebusters Jaro.

Garra flips into an armdrag and pin attempt on Sane. Garra forearms Sane, legswepes her and pumping knees her. Z flying headscissors Garra. They hit corner attacks on each other. Rosa and Z fight. Rosa 2nd rope diving headsscissors her then basement dropkicks her. Garra armdrags Rosa and basement dropkicks her. Jaro double stomps Key's back when she drops down. Sane short arm lariats Jaro.

Garra backcrackers Rosa. Z then meteora's Garra. Rosa spin kicks Z in the gut. Rosa death valley drivers her. Rosa is triple booted by the heels. Rosa takes a double spinebuster. Rosa rolls up Z and pins her. Thunder Rosa's team wins the fall and match.

Thoughts: It was acceptable. They kept it on the shorter end of things. Rosa showed some charisma. The work was nothing too special or anything but I was fine with it. I'm not even sure if we got a tope here.

CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Title Match - Los Villanos (El Hijo del Villano III & Villano III Jr.) (c) vs. Los Hermanos Calavera (Calavera Jr. I & Calavera Jr. II)

This was heel vs heel but The Calavera's ended up being the faces. The Calavera's got a whooping for the first half of this then took over. They had a wild spot with a Villano doing an AA off the 2nd rope to a Calvera onto the other two wrestlers. One of the Villanos landed very hard on the floor a springboard swanton outside. For the finish, a Villano missed a moonsault then got rolled up by the Calavera's. This got a lot of time of time and they really went all out for it. I thought it was pretty good. The Cal's big push definitely continued here.

Los Hermanos Chavez (Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja) vs. JetSpeed (Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey)

Oro teases locking up with Kev but moves. Mike and Roja shake hands then Roja punches him. Roja kicks him in the back. Mike flying headscissors him then hits a kick combo. Mike slngshot plancha's Roja outside.

Kev armdrags Oro off the hiptoss then armdrags him again. Kev springboard diving armdrags him out. Kev slingshot plancha's over the rope connector onto him outside. Mike and Kev run into stereo superkicks.

Mike is popped up into a kick. Oro slingshot swantons Kev then Kev takes a double superkick. Mike is double stomped on by Oro and Roja. Mike double hurricanrana's his opponents. Kev springboard diving armdrags Roja then tilt-a-whirl backbreakers Roja. Mike and Kev hit stereo dropkicks.

Mike triangle moonsaults his opponents outside. Kev suicide dives them. Mike misses a running ssp. Oro is hurricanrana'd down from the buckles and takes a running ssp for 2. Mike and Kev take corner attacks then basement dropkicks.

Kev and Mike hit stereo crossbodies then stereo hurricanrana's for 2. We get some superkicks and Kev jumping ddt's Roja for 2. Oro michinoku drivers Kev for 2. Mike top rope moonsaults Roja outside. Kev then springboard diving lariats Oro.

Kev top rope 180 splashes Oro and pins him.

Thoughts: I liked this. They didn't overdo it and it didn't go super long. We got a lot of flying and the two team worked well together.

Mike and Kevin try to talk in Spanish after to Oro and Roja.

Mistico vs. Soberano Jr. vs. El Clon

Sob is pushed into Clon. Mist flying headscissors Sob then 619's Clon. Mist springboard diving headscissors Sob then flying headscissors Clon. Mist's tope is caught and he is double slammed on the floor. Sob stomps on Mist. Sob facekicks Mist.

Mist is double teamed inside. Mist is put in tree of woe and basement dropkicked. Sob stomps Mist. Sob bites Mist's foot. Sob rolls into a dropkick on Mist's butt. Mist is rammed crotch first into the post. Sob goes for the pin but Clon tries to talk him into working together instead.

Clon and Sob stomp Mist. Mist flying headscissors Clon. Mist walks up the buckles and springboard diving headscissors Sob. Mist spinning headscissors Clon. Mist then topes Sob. Mist tornillo's outside. Mist is pushed off the top into the ring and he gets stomped on. Mist is popped up and he hurricanrana's Sob. Mist then rolls up Clon.

Mist is held for a basement dropkick from Clon. Clon tilt-a-whirl backbreakers Sob. He then boots Mist out and stomps on Sob. Clon back body drops Sob. Clon plant moonsaults Sob for 2. Sob boots Clon then hits a code red. Sob suplexes Clon for 2.

Clon is sat on the 2nd rope. Sob misses a moonsault on him. Mist AA's Sob. Mist top rope spanish flies Clon. Sob and Mist trade forearms. Mist spin kicks him then hits kicks on Clon. Mist superkicks Clon. Sob styles clash's Mist onto Clon. Mist is popped up and headscissors Sob. He then headscissors Clon out. Mist topes Clon.

Sob fosbury flops Mist outside. Sob top rope tornillo's Clon inside. Clon pele kicks him. Clon does a neat made in Japan variation on Sob and pins him.

Thoughts: This was classic CMLL. Soberano is pretty over yet all CMLL does is job him out. And for Clon...who is a lowcarder in AEW. The match was okay enough but nothing too memorable. It just didn't get enough time and had no real build for it to be great.

Clon seems to want a title match with Mist after and he kicks his handshake away.

Overall thoughts: It was a good show overall. The Villano's/Calavera's match was the best bout on here with them getting tons of time and both teams going all out. I enjoyed Solar vs Xelhua too and the main and semi-main were fine. They put out a better card than usual for this one and it delivered. I'd give this a 7 out of 10 as it had a lot of variety and the bigger matches delivered.

TNA Xplosion 4/3/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/tna-xplosion-3272026.html

Around The Ring with Gia Miller

Dutch is this week's guest. Dutch says he loves horror music and says he likes a wide variety of music from jazz to Cannibal Corpse. Dutch says he likes Black Water Holy Light. He says he just watched American Ninja. Dutch says the first movie he say in theaters was Jurassic Park. Gia says she saw Ice Age during her first time in a movie theater. We then just cut away mid-convo.

The Home Town Man vs Moses

Home side headlocks him. Home tries to shoulder him but gets nowhere. Home side headlocks him and is put in the corner. Mo chops him in the corner. Home goes up and over. Home flying forearms him and hits mounted corner punches. Mo rams him into the corner. Home dropkicks him.

Home stomps him in the corner then hits a corner lariat. Home is caught coming off the top. Mo hits a world's strongest slam. Mo walks on him then clubs him. Home goes for the slam but Mo falls on him for 2. Mo bearhugs him. Home ear claps him and escapes.

Home hits lariats on him then slams him. Home top rope crossbodies him for 2. Mo hits a uranage then a big splash for 2. Mo misses a vader bomb. Home shirnaui's him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was short and acceptable. There was nothing too fancy about this but both did what they were supposed to do. Home won since he is signed. Moses used to be in ROH but didn't get brought over then AEW bought the company.

Overall thoughts: There was only one new match and one new interview...and the interview got cut off half way through without explanation. We also had the usual recaps and old matches. You don't need to see this but you can get through all of the new content in 10 minutes.

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

WWE NXT 4/7/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/wwe-nxt-3312026.html

We are the Performance Center. Vic Joseph and Booker T are on commentary.

Tony D'Angelo comes out to talk. Tony says he barely recognizes the Tony who arrived in NXT. He says he's not just a man, he's the man and has finally become NXT champ. He says he's the first NXT grand slam champ. He says his decisions made him the man he is today. He says his hands have an iron grip on the title and no one can take it from him including Ethan Page or Joe Hendry.

Joe comes out. He says say his name and he appears with no NXT Title. He says Tony is the man and executed his plan. He says Tony was the better man on one night.

Ethan Page comes out. He says he deserved a 1v1 title match and not Joe. He says he would have beaten Tony if he wasn't preoccupied with Ricky Saints.

Ricky Saints comes out. RS says Page attacked him first. He says he'd be 2x NXT champ without him. Tony tells him to stand in lane and get the same result as he'll beat all 3 of their @sses.

Dark State come out. Security try to stop it but everyone fights. We go to PiP break and return. Robert Stone says it'll be Tony, Saints, Page and Hendry vs Darkstate at the top of the hour.

Sol Ruca vs Izzi Dame

Izzi backs up Sol on the ropes. Izzi knees her in the gut and throws her backwards. Sol upkicks her, backsplashes her and standing moonsaults her. Sol side headlocks Izzi. Izzi walks on her then lariats her. Izzi hits corner spears.

Sol curbstomps her into the buckles. Sol meteora's her in the corner from behind. Sol facebusters her then dropkicks her through the ropes. Sol springboard tornillo's her outside. We go to break and return.

Sol springboard 450 lariats her. They trade forearms. Sol slap flurries her then euros her. Sol hits back elbows. Sol germans her. Sol 2nd rope dropkicks her. Izzi suplexes her. Izzi sits up top and is enzugiri'd. Izzi 2nd rope diving codebreakers her for 2. Sol backslides her then hits a big spear. Izzi is sent out. Sol misses a 2nd rope moonsault outside then Zaria spears Sol on the floor.

Izzi throws Sol in and sitout powerbombs her for the win.

Thoughts: It was one of Izzi's better matches. The two worked pretty well together and Izzi was doing some flying here. Zaria and Sol both hit big spears here.

Zaria yells at Sol and bangs her head off the mat.

The Vanity Project walk into Robert Stone's office. Stone says he has a meeting with Blake Monroe. The Project say they want to talk to her too. Drake says Blake is always the Women's N-A champ in their eyes. They then show her a new Women's NA Title with leather designs. Stone says Blake lost on Saturday and isn't the champ. Stone says Blake can have a mixed tag tonight with a Vanity Project member vs Hill and Tatum to work her way up to a title shot. Blake picks Drake.

Elio Lefleur, Dorian Van Dux and EK Prosper talk in the back. Elio says he has to let go of his title and hopes Dux or EK win it. Dux says he's been waiting for this and now things are moving for him. He says he debuted in AAA and Evolve and will debut in NXT next week. EK tells Dux he's locked in for his match with him next week.

Jasper Troy vs Josh Briggs vs Keanu Carver

Briggs sends KC's shoulder into the post. Troy's head is banged off the buckles and JB boots him. Troy rams JB into the buckles. KC crossface punches Troy then sends him into the post. JB shin kicks KC then side slams and splashes him for 2.

KC headbutts JB then running back elbows him. KC lifts JB and Troy runs them both over. Troy takes a double chokeslam. KC drops JB with a forearm. JB back elbows KC then KC hits a big lariat on him for 2. JB is thrown hard into the buckles and goes down.

KC stomps on JB and foot chokes him. KC boots Troy off the apron. KC pop up drops Briggs. JB facekicks both opponents outside. We go to break and return. KC hits punches on both opponents. JB crossbodies Troy. KC powerslams JB for 2. KC spinebusters Troy. KC stomps JB. KC hits punches on Troy. Troy polish hammers him and slams JB. Troy black hole slams JB. Troy chokeslams KC for 2. Troy gets on the buckles and is pushed down to the floor. JB and KC trade forearms.

JB boots KC down then Troy bodyblocks JB. KC pounces Troy over the top. JB hits a big punch on KC. KC pounces JB. KC suplexes JB down and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a good bout. Troy was taking some big bumps here and everyone took their share of hard hits. We don't see these kind of bouts a lot and I enjoyed it.

Tatum and Shiloh talk in the back. Tatum says she thought she would be done with Blake but Blake won't go away. They talk about animals. Shiloh says he hates Jackson Drake and is excited to fight him tonight. Ricky Saints comes in. He says everytime he sees them they are laughing and says people think Shiloh is weird. Shiloh says he should worry about the tag match as Darkstate beat that @ss already.

Joe Hendry, Tony D'Angelo, Ricky Saints and Ethan Page vs Darkstate (Sayquon Shugers, Cutler James, Osiris Griffin and Dion Lennox)

Tony beats up on Dion then nails Shugars. Tony takes corner attacks. OG facekicks Tony. Tony fights out of the corner and pounds on Shugars. Tony blockbusters Shugars from behind. Page slams Dion. Shugars is suplexed by Page for 2. Page is pushed into Saints. Shugars cradles RS for 2. RS and Page double back elbow Shugars and celebrate together. RS is trapped in the opposite corner.

Joe tags in. He hiptosses Dion then shoulders him over. Joe delay suplexes Dion. RS rope walks and clubs CJ's arm. RS faemassers CJ for 2. Page tags himself in while RS runs the ropes. They argue and double back body drops CJ. OG flying double crossbodies them.

OG slams Page. OG tries to slam Shugars on Page but Page gets his knees up. Tony is tagged in. He lariats Dion and slams Shugars on him. Tony flying forearms Dion. Shugars is sent out. Dion spinebusters Tony.

We go to PiP break and return. Joe AA's Shugars. Joe takes a lariat + backdrop combo. CJ twists Joe's head then back elbows him down. CJ stomps Joe and slams him. Joe hits chops on CJ and CJ euros him down. CJ does a nice swinging backbreaker on Joe and OG vader bombs Joe. Myles Borner comes out and attacks Dion.

Tony comes in and hits punches and germans on his opponents. Tony fisherman suplexes Shugars for 2. RS flying forearms OG. Page pump kicks OG over the top. RS flying forearms OG off the apron. CJ gutwrench gutbusters Page. CJ is lariated over the top by Ton. Joe then stage dives over the top onto the heels. Tony spears Shugars. Tony spinebusters Shugars. Page tags himself in, pump kicks Tony and cutters Shugars for the win.

Thoughts: I didn't like Darkstate losing here but it was entertaining otherwise. Saints and Page kept getting on the same page and the finish was funny. Cutler had one of his best showings so far. He was swinging everyone around with gutbusters and backbreakers and it made him look like a powerhouse. He needs to be doing that from now on. I liked it and it was a different kind of tag match than usual.

Tony chokeslams Page after.

Jaida Parker does a promo. She says she's sick of people like Kelani Jordan who try to get one of her. She says Kelani got beat and tried to get even with her after the match. She says she's not soft and is who she says she is. She says she will get her revenge and we see clips of them fighting in the Performance Center. We then see Jaida Parker banging on Kelani's car while she's in it. Jaida says she will show her she doesn't play.

WWE Speed Title Tournament 1st Round - Lexis King vs Chazz "Starboy Hall"

Star just debuted on Evolve last week. Star does an inset promo. He says he's been tearing it up on the West Coast indies since he was 11. He says Stone told him there was an opening in the Speed Tournament and he says he knew it was time to show why he is called Starboy.

Star hits chops on King. Star handsprings and backflips over him. Star spin kicks him for 1. Star hurricanrana's him for 2. King chops Star down. Star standing shiranui's him then hits a standing corkscrew moonsault for 2. King back elbows Star down.

King goes up top. Star does a backflip kick to him up there. Star then flying space tiger drops outside. Star top rope ssp's and King double boots him hard in the face. King hits his coronation neckbreaker and wins.

Thoughts: It worked. Star got to show his flying off and King won as expected. Star was rushing a bit but he can do a lot with ease.

Myles Borne tells Robert Stone he returned the favor tonight by interfering and Stone says you can't interfere here. Tony D'Angelo comes in. He says he wants Ethan Page and Stone says he can make that happen. Tony then ends up staring down at Keanu Carver.

Shiloh Hill and Tatum Paxley vs Jackson Drake and Blake Monroe

The girl tug of war over the two N-A belts. TP lets her go and sends her flying. TP short arm shoulderblocks her. BM pulls her down by the hair and hits mounted shots. TP suplexes BM. JD comes in and knees Hill in the gut. He hits chops on him and forearms. Hill puts him gut first on the top and clubs on him. Hill kneelifts JD down.

Hill chest clubs and double chops JD. Hill top rope diving lariats JD for 2. JD wants a tag but BM doesn't want in. TP grabs BM by the hair and BM pulls TP over the 2nd rope. Hill corner spears JD. BM is sent into JD. Hill and TP do stereo surfboards.

We go to break and return. JD and Hill trade. Hill shoulders him over. The heels hit Hill from behind. JD stomps on Hill then hits mounted shots on him. JD basement dropkicks Hill and knocks his fake teeth out. Hill one arm powerbombs JD.

TP and BM get in. TP hits forearms and dropkicks JD. TP step up enzugiri's BM. TP does a sitout bomb on BM for 2. Hill tope con hilos Vanity Project outside. BM boots TP in the gut. TP koppo kicks JD. BM headbutts TP and double underhook ddt's her to win.

Thoughts: This was basically an intergender match when it should have been a mixed tag. As always, the girls beat up on the boys and the boys were too dumb to hit them back. I didn't like all that. It had some issues as when the girls or boys had to tag in, the momentum got lost.

Robert Stone is interviewed in the back. He says next week will be the start of a 2 week NXT Revenge special. He runs down the card and says Kali Armstrong will debut.

Kali Armstrong does a video. She says she watched Stand and Deliver from home but will be on the show next year. She says that's not arrogance. She says she lived on food stamps and Section 8 housing. She says she doesn't want to fit in and believes in results and W's.

Next week has Tony D'Angelo vs Ethan Page for the NXT Title, a Joe Hendry concert and Kelani Jordan vs Jaida Parker.

Lola Vice comes out to talk. She says she became the first Cuban American champ in WWE history. She says she was the biggest signing of the year in 2022. She says she thought she was going straight to the top but got humbled. She says she had to earn her place here but wasn't ready. She says this is proof that earning something will always mean more than having it handed to you. She says she's no longer the girl who came from MMA, she's a WWE superstar.

Fatal Influence comes out. Jacy tells her to enjoy the win as it's the last win she will get from her. She says she has done this before and says she will be set up to be a 3x champ. Lainey says Jacy is the definition of Evolving. She says she ran this division.

Robert Stone comes out. He says Jacy can have her rematch next week. Lola says she will knock her out again. Fatal Influence then jump Lola. Lola gets the edge and sends them all off.

Overall thoughts: There was a lot going on here like usual. I liked everything except the intergender match. I'd say the 8-man tag was probably the best thing on this one. I had no problem with this one and thought they did a decent job. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 and it was an okay show.

NWA Powerrr 4/7/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/nwa-powerrr-3312026.html

Danny Dealz, Joe Galli and Tim Storm are on commentary.

We get a video on Silas Mason vs Bryan Idol to start.

NWA World Title - No Disqualification - Silas Mason (c) vs Bryan Idol

Idol cashed in his Lucky 7 clause on his TV Title to get this shot.

SM facekicks him and hits forearms and chops. Idol slingblades him out of the corner. SM lariats him. SM is pushed into the buckles and dropkicked. Idol flying knees him in the corner. SM tour of the islands backdrops him.

SM is up top and gets hit. Idol superplexes him. Idol sets up a table outside. SM's head is banged off of it. Idol's arm is banged off the steps. SM is tripped into the steps. Idol headbutts SM outside. SM rams Idol's back into the post. SM chokes him with a cable.

SM hits him with a chair. SM is back body dropped through a table. Idol drops him with punches. Kerry Morton and Alex Taylor come out and grab Idol. SM nails Kerry on accident then Idol knocks AT away. Idol dropkicks SM off the apron onto his partners.

Caranage of BFT grabs Idol as he tries to get in the ring. SM hits a thrill ride on Idol and pins him.

Thoughts: It was sadly a shorter bout that had a lot of shenanigans in it. It was average. I'm not sure why Carnage came out since he's not involved with The Six. I didn't expect Idol to win here, but this definitely isn't the end of the feud with these two.

Liviyah does a promo. She says this has meant the world to her. She says she now gets a shot at the title thanks to Natalia Markova. She says Markova is the champ the fans deserve but she won't be champ anymore when she makes the NWA live and learn.

Thom Latimer does a promo. He says he chose El Dragon Nihan as his Crockett Cup partner as he's a monster. Nihan walks in. He says they came out of a place where people go to die. He says they aren't pretty and they destroy and take gold. Thom says you will know our names and fear us.

Gut Check Challenge (#1 Contender to the NWA National Title) - Hayden Backlund vs Cristiano Argento vs Will Austin

This will be the second Will Austin match that was aired this week (ROW had him on), so he's getting around. The winner of this gets an immediate title shot after.

CA facekicks Hayden. Will springboard headscissors CA. Hayden trips Will. Hayden back elbows Will. Will headscissors + side headlock takeovers his opponents. Will hits a double os cutter. Will tope con hilos Hayden through the ropes. Will's head is banged off the step.

CA hits mounted shots on Hayden then bangs his head off all 3 buckles. CA fisherman suplexes Hayden for 2. Will top rope diving lariats CA for 2. CA drops Will chest first on the mat. Will hurricanrana's CA over after Hayden superkicks CA. Hayden chickenwings CA and submits him.

Thoughts: It was a shorter bout and a bit clunky as these tend to be. It wasn't that good. At least Hayden got a win.

NWA National Title - Mike Mondo (c) vs Hayden Backlund

Mike nails him with a big forearm then chops him down. Mike knees him in the gut then overhead belly to belly suplexes him. Mike bites Hayden in the eye. Mike rubs his elbow on Hayden's eye and kicks him in the gut. Mike cobra clutches him.

Mike slams him. Mike misses a top rope diving headbutt. Hayden rolls him up for 2 then cradles him for 2. Hayden backslides him for 2. Mike blocks a sunset flip. Mike hits him in the gut then forearms him from behind. Mike hits a fireman's carry gutbuster and pins him.

Thoughts: Mike won as expected. The only question was how long it would take. I popped for Mike biting Hayden's eye. It was a bit one-sided and just average.

We are at the tattoo parlor. Thom Latimer says AJ Cazana has been getting the same tattoo for 2 weeks. Carson Drake comes in and makes fun of AJ. Joe explains that he's getting a Doc Holiday tattoo. Carson isn't impressed. Thom says they will stay up all night and watch them. Joe asks if they have somewhere battle to go and says there's a plane leaving for Paris. Joe asks why these people keep coming in and KC says it's because they like them.

Knox and Murdoch talk. Knox is supposed to find him a partner. He says he found someone who is 10 feet tall worth of dynamite, sick and twisted. It's Tyler Franks. Knox asks if he gets it and Murdoch says he does.

Kyle Davis talks to Mims and The Pope in the ring. They are asked about their match with The Slimeballz that is coming up. Pope says this isn't a smiling matter today and tells him to just hold the mic. Kyle asked about what their nickname would be and Pope just says it's "Success". Pope says this is all about arithmetic but the math ain't mathing. Pope puts over Mims.

Mims says they break backs and jaws and asks why people think they can't break some balls. Pope says they will do what they have done time and time again and says they will go all the way. Pope says they will start with the Slimeballz. Mims says they will ride their @ss.

The Slimeballz come out and they are over. They ask if The Pope is "Elijah Burke". They say they played him in a video game and say they want him to do the double knees. Sage says they want to take him to Slimeball City. Sage says they have nothing against them and it'll be friendly competition. He says it's nothing but friendly competition and spits in his hand for a handshake. The Pope and Mims leave.

Thoughts: The Slimez did what they were supposed to do here but Mims' and Pope's promo was awful. What I got out of it was that Mims wants to sleep with The Slimeballz.

Dr. Vik's Abode

Vik is on the phone. He's on the phone and says he will need "that favor" and says the guy knows what he means. Vik says he will have to call him back and says, "What in the hell?"

The Cazana's do a promo. He says he respects Murdoch but says Tyler Franks is a low life bum that cost them the US Tag Titles. Joe says they didn't forget. He says he did everything they could to hurt The Country Gentlemen. Joe says Murdoch is being brought to the slaughter. AJ says Murdoch can pick anyone he wants as a partner but it ain't Mike Knox.

NWA Women's Tag Titles - The Hex (Allysin Kay and Marti Belle) (c) vs Tiffany Nieves and Greta

Tiff goes to lock up with MB then tags out. Greta pushes MB down off the lock up. Tiff tags in. MB forearms her down and out of the ring. Greta and Kay get in. Kay lariats her and gets nowhere. Greta facekicks her down. Tiff boots Kay in the corner then facebusters her. Tiff stands on Kay's hair and pulls her arms.

Tiff facebusters Kay. Tiff springboard snapmare drivers Kay for 2. Greta tags in and corner splashes Kay. She corner splashes her again. Greta goes for the pin and Tiff wants in. MB gets in. She hits lariats on Tiff then hits a stroke on her.

MB step up knees Tiff in the corner. Kay spin kicks MB. Tiff takes a double forearm and a double pumping knee for 2. MB hits Greta from behind. Ms. Star hits MB outside. Greta misses a charge outside and goes into the post. Tiff takes a double team dominator and is pinned.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good. Tiff kept tagging in and out which made it hard to get anything going. Greta's still green and limited as well so she didn't get to do a ton. This also didn't get a ton of time.

Dr. Vik's Avode

The Slimeballz are hanging out and ask where the party is. Vik is very bummed and drinking. Sage says he would be drinking too and Rant says Vik looked like a dork. Slade tells Vik to be a real man. The Slimes say they wouldn't have taken that and they wouldn't either. They ask Vik what he will do about it and ask if he will man up.

We go back to the tattoo shop. The Paige Sisters and Tommy Henry come in. Joe asks why they are here. Kenzie says Joe's a cheat, scum and a piece of trash. She says she hates him. Joe asks why? Kenzie goes to jump over the rail after him and has to be pulled off. Joe asks what's wrong with these people? Joe says this reminds him of a story where he fought Ric Flair for the title in 1988. He says they don't call him the dirtiest player in the game for nothing.

NWA Women's Title - Natalia Markova vs Liviyah

They shake hands. Liv side headlocks her. Nat trips her and running boots her in the face. Nat hits chest kicks. Liv takes her down and half-crabs her. Liv basement dropkicks her out of the ring. Liv then topes her outside.

Liv and Nat chop each other. Nat double chops her. Nat swinging facebusters her for 2. Liv is driven into the corner. Liv holds her in the air and hits a cradle ddt for 2. Liv hits a big spear out of the corner. Nat 2nd rope gordbusters her. Nat top rope dropkicks her and pins her.

Thoughts: Nat won as expected here after only a few minutes. Liv got to shine a bit and it's clear the promotion likes her. They didn't get enough time to make this good.

TV-MA come down and jump Markova after. Tiff chokes Markova then stands on her through. Greta chokeslams Markova. Tiff walks on Markova and poses on the ropes with her title.

Overall thoughts: It was the usual below average NWA Powerrr show. Every match was short and because of it, none of them were that good. Silas/Idol didn't get much time and was disappointing. We got a couple of segments at the tattoo parlor and we got two more Dr. Vik segments as well with The Slimeballz oddly being his voice of reason. We also had an awful segment from Mims and The Pope. They built up some stuff for future episodes here as it seems like we are getting Nieves/Markova, likely a Carnage/Idol match and various Crockett Cup matches. I'd give it a 4 out of 10. Nothing was that good as usual and I felt slightly disappointed at the end of this.

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