CMLL 5/22/2026 Viernes Espectacular

CMLL 5/22/2026 Viernes Espectacular

The announcer is in the ring and talks about tonight's matches. 

Lightning Match - Estudiante Jr. vs. Tornado

EJ backs him up on the ropes. Tor armdrags rolls him. They trade some holds on the mat. EJ trips him and they stand off. EJ monkey flips him. Tor moonsaults off the ropes into an armdrag and does a spinning reverse headscissors. To then headflips up while EJ does push up's. 

Tor enzugiri's him from the ropes and top rope tornillo's him. Tor does a nice springboard corkscrew headscissors. They go out. Tor backrolls on the apron into a reverse headscissors on EJ. Tor tope con hilos but EJ catches him and powerbombs him on the floor.

EJ pop up drops him then lariats him down for 2. Tor half crabs him. Tor boots him out o the corner. EJ misses a corner charge and goes out. Tor walks up the buckles and flips off the post on EJ. EJ rolls through a springbord crossbody. Tor rolls him up for 2. EJ blocks his top rope hurricanrana and 2nd rope powerbombs him. EJ wins.

Thoughts: This went well. Tornado did some nice flying with extra twists on it and EJ kept powerbombing him down. The powerbomb on the floor really should have ended things though.

Dark Silueta, Olympia & Reyna Isis vs. Garra Negra, India Sioux & Thunder Rosa

India and Reyna go at it. Reyna armdrags her. India hiptosses her then takes her down by the arm. Reyna armdrags her. India hits armdrags on her. Reyna armdrags her then Reyna totally misses a double flying chop but they sell it anyway. Reyna misses a vader bomb and India dropkicks her.

India flying headscissors Reyna then tilt-a-whirl backbreakers her. Dark comes in. She backrolls and is dropkicked in the butt. Dark kicks the ropes into India then dropkicks her against the bottom rope. Dark shoulders Garra over. Garra pumping knees her. Olym comes in and flying headscissors Garra.

Rosa comes in. Olym boots her then Rosa armdrags her. Rosa flying headscissors her and superkicks her. Rosa dropkicks her against the bottom rope for 2. Rosa takes a crner dropkick then a handstand pendulum la silla. Garaa is then held for a double low dropkick.

Garra is dropkicked while on the 2nd rope then Dark backcrackers her there. Garra is held for an Olym springboard double stomp.

Rosa is double stomped on by the heels then she is leg choked on the 2nd rope. Olym ties Rosa's hair to the top rope. India is triple stomped on. Olym stands on India's back then her partners take top rope dropkicks. India tilt-a-whirl armdrags Olym. Garra drops Rosa onto Dark. Dark takes a pumping knee to the back of the head for 2. 

India drops Rosa off a half-nelson. Rosa knees Dark in the face and takes a flying back elbow for 2. India top rope crossbodies Dark then dropkicks her. Rosa la silla's Dark off the apron outside. India triangle springboard plancha's Dark outside. Reyna then topes Rosa. Olym springboard plancha's her opponents outside. Garra then top rope plancha's outside. 

Dark rolls up Rosa for 2. They trade shots in the ring and Rosa rolls her into a double stomp and pins her.

Thoughts: They hit most of their spots but there was a lot of waiting at times for that next spot to hit and there were a lot of people coming in and out at their leisure. I'm not sure that Rosa needed to get the pin here but I guess it doesn't matter all that much. It went better than the usual women's match but some of the waiting around hurt this.

They run an ad for the Pittsburgh Steelers then have Neon, the Steelers mascot and others wear Steelers colors out. 

Barbaro Cavernario & El Sky Team (Mascara Dorada & Neon) vs. Don Callis Family (El Clon, Hechicero & Rocky Romero)

Hech takes down Barb. Barb trips him and they trade chops. Barb is triple teamed. Hech then takes a superkick and an MD armdrag. Neon codebreakers Hech and Barb flying headscissors Hech. MD hits a springboard double crossbody. Neon springboard diving headscissors Clon then MD top rope diving headscissors RR. Neon is caught on a tope and put into the rails. MD is then caught on a tope and powerbombed onto the rails. Barb walks up the ropes, springboards and plancha's his partners when his opponents move.

Barb is then double teamed outside. Clon eye rakes MD then stomps him while he's in tree of woe. MD's legs are split. He is held upside down and RR basement dropkicks him. Neon is held on the ropes and is top rope double stomped. Barb is held on the ropes and triple teamed.  

Clon plants off the top and moonsaults Barb. Hech sentons Barb then powerbombs RR onto Hech. The heels pose. Hech and RR hit suplexes on the ramp on MD and Neon. Barb is then double and triple teamed in the ring. Barb makes a comeback and hits a dropkick. MD is popped up from the ramp and he flying headscissors Hech. Neon springboard diving armdrags Clon.

Clon takes corner attacks and Barb giant swings him. The faces then dropkick Clon as he swings. Neon is spinebustered then chopped by Hech. The faces get some offense in and get 2 counts. Neon is sent into the buckles. Clon superkicks MD then overhead kick him. 

Barb hammerlock suplexes Clon. RR boots Barb out of the corner. Neon dropkicks RR out of the ring. Neon's springboard is blocked by Hech. Hech is knocked off the apron. MD moonaults off the post while Neon does his blind step up moonsault while Barb topes outside between the ropes.

All 3 heels are down in the ring. 2 of the faces miss dives and Barb hits a vader bomb. Neon and MD's arms are tied together and the heels go for pins on them. RR hits corner lariats on Barb. Clon plants off the top into a moonsault outside onto Neon and MD. Hech step up knees Barb then RR running shiranui's Barb. RR topes MD. Hech flips Barb into a pin and pins him.

Thoughts: We only had one fall here so it was a longer one fall match. It was mostly a tornado tag here with people doing whatever they pleased. The faces triple dive spot was cool and Clon's plant moonsault to the outside as nice as well. I'm not a huge fan of these free for all matches as they lose their structure and it's just people doing whatever until the finish happens. I didn't like this that much but they did try.

Copa Jr. VIP 2026 Semi Final Cibernetico Match - Angel de Oro vs. Soberano Jr. vs. Espanto Jr. vs. Star Jr. vs. El Cobarde vs. Atlantis Jr. & Villano III Jr. vs. Zandokan Jr. vs. Brillante Jr. vs. Hijo de Stuka Jr.

The wrestlers fight as intros go out. Zand is double stomped in the corner by Sob and Espanto. Zand kicks Espanto then Zand powerslams him. Zand running forearms Stuka then chops down Cob. Zand is double stomped by both.

Star and Brill fight. Brill goes up and over him then he rolls him up. Brill sitout one arm powerbombs Star for 2. Brill goes up and over and does a code red off of it. Star fights back, Brill dropkicks him out then topes him. V3 and Espanto fight. They shoulderblock each other and V3 is knocked over. V3 enzugiri's Espanto from the apron then springboard diving headscissors him out. 

Stuka and Atlantis go at it. Stuka slingshot corkscrew plancha's him outside. Cob and Oro go at it. Cob flying headscissors Oro. Cob topes Oro outside. Zand and Sob go at it. They shake hands. Zand sitout back body drops him the nstomps him. Sob step up enzugiri's Zand then flying headscissors him.

Brill springboard crossbodies V3. V3 thesz presses him and hits mounted shots. Brill corkscrew headscissors V3. Brill springboard dropkicks V3 then tope con hilos him. Atlantis and Espanto fight. Atlantis flying headscissors him out.

Star and Stuka hit corner lariats. Star jumping slaps him. Star sentons Stuka for 2. Stuka sitout torture rack bombs Star for 2. Stuka crossbodies Star over the top. Stuka flying headscissors Espanto. Stuka gets on V3's and Cob's shoulders. They walk him to the other side of the ring for a dive on Espanto outside.

V3 misses a flying knee in the corner. Sob top rope crossbodies Cob. Cob legsweeps him. They argue. Brill and V3 springboard at them at the same time and nail each other. Sob and Cob then hit stereo asai moonsaults for 2 counts. Atlantis and Zand double lariat each other down. Espanto sliding kicks Oro in the back of the head. 

Oro goes up and over Espanto then flying headscissors him. Oro then topes Espanto. Brill and Atlantis go at it. Brill backrolls and Atlantis kicks him in the gut. Brill handsprings and backflips into a spinning reverse headscissors on Atlantis. Atlantis monkey flips Brilll. V3 and Zand fight. V3 thesz presses him and hits mounted punches.  

Zand puts his flag over V3's head. Zand basement dropkicks V3 for 2. V3 kicks Zand from the apron then top rope moonsaults him. Sob comes in and dropkicks Stuka. He then stomps on him. Stuka corner lariats Sob then corner dropkicks him. Stuka stomps on Sob in the corner. Sob steps up on the ropes and corner dropkicks him. Stuka overhead throws Sob forward. Stuka top rope splashes Sob for 2. 

Sob pumping knees Stuka. Sob puts him on the 2nd rope and top rope moonsaults him. Sob pins Stuka. El Hijo del Stuka Jr is eliminated.

Zand pushes Star out. Oro top rope crossbodies Zand. Oro hurricanrana's Zand for 2. Zand chops him down. Oro 2nd rope diving headscissors Zand. Cob and V3 hit stereo topes out. Star and Atlantis fight. Star chops him then Atlantis chops back. Atlantis monkey flips Star out. Atlantis is double stomped by Brill and Espanto. Atlantis rolls up Espanto off a double team while Brill isn't looking. Atlantis pins Espanto. Espanto Jr. is eliminated.

Cob headscissors V3 into a german. Cob rolls V3 into a legdrop for 2. Cob springboards and V3 powerbombs him down. V3 torture rack's him into a piledriver and pins him. El Cobarde is eliminated.

A doc checks on Cobarde on the ramp. Brill slingshot ddt's Zand. Brill split-legged moonsaults Zand. Brill hurricanrana's Zand. Zand does a pendulum heatseeker piledriver on Brill and pins him. Brillante Jr. is eliminated.

Star comes in and flying headscissors Oro down for 2. Star and Oro trade chops in the corner. Oro is sat up top and Star hits a bunch of slaps. Star top rope hurricanrana's him down. Star misses a springboard swanton. Oro michinoku drivers Star and pins him. Star Jr. is eliminated.

Sob top tope tornillo's Oro. Sob square drivers Oro and pins him. Angel de Oro is eliminated.

Atlantis is double stomped on by Sob and V3. V3 and Sob hug. Atlantis hits tilt-a-whirl backbreakers on Sob, V3 and Zand. Atlantis is hiptossed over the top by Sob. Sob superkicks V3. Atlantis pop up cutters Sob. Atlantis is monkey flipped into the ropes and he powerslams Sob off of it. Atlantis spinning package piledrivers Sob and pins him. Soberano Jr. is eliminated.

V3 lariats Atlantis hard then stomps on his head. Zand pulls on V3's mask. V3 then pulls on his mask. V3 wasteland's Zand. V3 ends up on the apron and he springboard diving cutters Zand. V3 step up knees Zand in the corner. V3 handstand seated moonsaults Zand and pins him. Zandokan Jr. is eliminated.

The final two are Atlantis Jr. and Villano III Jr. They will move onto a match at another show. Atlantis dropkicks him out then topes him into the rails. V3 takes down Atlantis. They grab each other on the mat and the ref lays on them to break it up. 

Thoughts: I always hate these finishes where they end a cibernetico with 2 people left. It's not exciting and it just doesn't make a lot of sense. These two wanted to fight and they were ready, so just let them fight. It was the usual cibernetico with fast paced action and everyone taking turns for their segment. That torture rack piledriver Cobarde took looked like a bad idea before it happened and hopefully Cobarde is okay. I thought Villano III Jr was one of the better wrestlers in this match. Oro really didn't stick out much and Espanto failed to impress as always. This one felt a bit heavy on the heels as there were only 3 faces in this. It was alright but not great.

We get another NFL ad.

ROH World Title Match - Bandido (c) vs. Volador Jr.

Vol and Band do stereo handsprings into the ropes. Band corkscrew headscissors him and topes him. Band hits forearms on vol. Vol enzugiri's him from the apron. Vol top rope dropkicks him. Vol topes him outside. 

Band springboard crossbodies Vol. Band then does the finger gun point at him. Vol lariats and facekicks Band down. Vol boots Band in the corner. Vol and Band trade corner lariats. Band top rope tornillos him. Band tope con hilos him outside.

Vol PK's Band from the apron. Vol apron diving headscissors him outside. Vol tries it again but is caught and swung into the rails. Band springboard crossbodies but Vol dropkicks him in mid-air for 2. Vol tries to toyota roll on him but is hit with an alley oop. Vol handsprings and Band catches and powerbombs him down. 

Vol throws Band over the top. Vol slingshot diving headscissors him outside. Vol is sent into and over the rails. Band runs at the rails then flips over them into Vol in the aisle. They both get on the rails and Vol hurricanrana's him down. 

Vol top rope frogsplashes him inside for 2. Band enzugiri's Vol on the apron. Band 2nd rope superplexes Vol for 2. Vol code red's him for 2.

Vol superkicks Band. Band pop up cutters him. They flying kick each other down at the same time. Band germans Vol then top rope ssp's him for 2. Vol is popped up in the corner and he hits a spinning canadian destroyer on Band for 2. Band hits a reverse GTS on him. Band hits a 21plex for 2.  

Vol canadian destroyers Band for 2. Band top rope moonsault reverse slams him. Band then hits another 21plex and wins.

Thoughts: I didn't like it. It started off today but they did more and more and sold less and less as it went on. It was just an indy style match and not my type of thing. 

Band raises Vol's hand after. Vol puts Band on his shoulders.

The announcer then closes the show.

Overall thoughts: This was a "more is more" type of card. The opener went well. The women's match had a lot of set up times between various spots and brought it down, though it did go better than the usual women's match. The Sky Team trios match was a free for all and not my thing. The cibernetico was fine but nothing too memorable. It also had a dumb ending where the final two didn't wrestle but move onto another match at another time. The main was an indy style match with them not selling a lot and doing big moves. I didn't really like this show that much but would give it a 5 out of 10 and an average rating as there were limited matches here. 

WWE Smackdown 5/22/2026

WWE Smackdown 5/22/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/wwe-smackdown-5152026.html

We are in Lexington, KY. Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett are on commentary.

We see various wrestlers arrive. 

Rhea Ripley comes out. She says she had a week off and says it seemed like Jade's crew missed her. She says all they did is p!ss her off. She says she's itching for a fight and will give Jade her rematch. She challenges her for Clash in Italy.

Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss come out. Flair says they have a 6-woman tag tomorrow and need to be on the same page for it. Flair asks Rhea where she was last week. Rhea says she wanted to go home and see her family. Rhea says didn't Flair say she didn't need her. Flair says she did say that with Fatal Influence but needs help with Rhea's problem. Rhea says Bliss took most of it and says if she can't help her partner, how can she have her back? Bliss tries to play peacemaker as they argue.

Fatal Influence come out. Jacy says she loves this and there's nothing more she loves than watching the women's division unravel. She says this started as soon as they stepped foot on the scene. Jacy says while they are at each other's throats, they ascended to the top of the division with ease. Jacy says they see an opportunity right now. Flair says 2 of Fatal Influence should face her and Bliss. Jacy says that's perfect. 

The MFT's are interviewed. Solo talks for Talla and says he's ready for Shinsuke Nakamura. Solo says he wants everyone to watch what will happen to Shinsuke Nakamura. Royce Keys comes in. He says Solo cost him a title shot and if it's an issue he wants, it's an issue he will get so stay out of his business. Solo says if Keys didn't need help, he should have said so. Solo says Keys need someone to watch his back and says who better than them?

Bliss and Flair talk in the back. Bliss says she's not cleared but admits she's lying. She says she's sick of Flair and Rhea arguing and says they will team up tonight.

Talla Tonga vs Shinsuke Nakamura

TT pushes him off the lock up. SN leg kicks him. SN hits forearms and TT uppercuts him. TT stomps him and headbutts him. TT boots him in the corner. TT throws him hard into the buckles and SN goes down. TT slams him. TT misses a corner charge and SN 2nd rope flying knees him. SN flying kicks him then lariats him over the top. TT lands on his feet. TT lariats him from behind then sends him into the rails. We go to break and return. 

There's WWE Made in America documentary next Friday at 11PM after SD. We return and TT tilt-a-whirl slams SN. SN armbars him. TT lifts him and SN guillotines him. SN leg kicks him and 2nd rope flying knees him from behind. SN kind of hits a shining wizard.

TT misses a corner facekick. SN flying knees him in the gut as he lays up top. SN shining axe kicks him for 2. Solo gets on the apron and SN high kicks him down. TT powerslams him. TT chokeslams SN and pins him.

Thoughts: It was acceptable but nothing too great. Tama didn't show a whole lot here and just did basic giant offense. It was one of the lowest ranked opponents Nakamura has lost to so far.

Solo goes to samoan spike SN. Tama Tonga stops him and grabs the arm. Solo yells at him. Tama back elbows SN. Damian Priest comes out with a chair and the heels run.

Nick Aldis talks to Charles Robinson. The lights go out (they went out earlier too). Cody Rhodes comes in. Nick says Gunther isn't here and the contract for Clash in Italy is unsigned. Nick says the contract is signed in his mind already and he will make sure it's officially signed.

Sami Zayn comes in. He says if anyone knows what it takes to beat Gunther, it's him. He says if he needs anything, just ask. Cody says thanks but no thanks. Sami talks to Nick. Nick says he doesn't have a spot for him. Sami says he's one of the top talents and deserves some respect. Sami asks what he did to get this disrespect.

Sami says Cody Rhodes would get the time if he asked for it because he's the golden boy and he gets anything he asks. Cody then walks up behind Sami. Sami sees him. Sami says he's sorry as Cody gets mad. Cody says Sami has a good point. Cody says he's healthy and says he should have a match. Cody says if Sami wants a match, let's do it tonight and he'll see him later.

Thoughts: Sami did prove Nick is a hypocrite. Cody wanted something and he got it when Sami couldn't get it himself.

The MFT's talk in the back. Tama says everyone thinks they are weak and that's why they are coming for them. Tama says Solo needs to handle Priest on his own and show that their family isn't weak, for the family. Solo shakes on it and says, "for the family".

Lash Legend and Nia Jax come out. Nia says they will end the Brie and Paige nostalgia tour tomorrow. Lash says she will beat on Tiff tonight and she accepts her open challenge.

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

This is an open challenge.  

They lock up and Tiff is pushed down. Lash throws her off the waistlock then does a normal throw. Tiff high kicks her. Tiff is popped up and dropkicks her. Lash shoulders her over. Tiff basement dropkicks her then hits a bad slingshot plancha outside. Lash chokeslams her on the apron. Chelsea Green comes down to check on Tiff.

We go to break and return. Lash hits corner spears on Tiff. Tiff sunset flips her for 2. Lash forearms her down for 2. Lash sleepers her. Lash misses a corner spear. Tiff hits lariats. Lash gets stunnered off a chokeslam attempt. Tiff handspring backflip back elbows her then handspring stunners her. 

Tiff hurricanrana's her into the buckles. Lash powerbombs her for 2. Tiff crucifixes her for 2. Nia tries to trip Tiff up top. Lash pump kicks Tiff. Chelsea Green sends Nia into the post. Lash grabs Green and Tiff rolls up Lash to win.

Thoughts: The match was average but this was more about Green helping Tiff to victory. Where that goes, we will have to see. Lash took a bad sunset flip here where she took forever to get down. 

Lil Yachty knocks on Trick Williams' door and they head to the ring.

Nick Aldis is told the power issue is coming from Danhausen's cloning machine. Nick goes up to him and asks what he's doing. Nick says Dan's cloning machine is causing the issue. The device shoots off sparks. Dan says he's doing experiments and knocks the lights out. Dan then disappears. Nick finds a body under a sheet and Dan tells him not to touch it.

The Miz and Kit Wilson are interviewed. Miz says he doesn't care what's in Dan's lab. Miz is asked about the Cleveland Cavaliers going 0-2. Miz says he's not cursed and says there isn't one. Fraxiom walks in. Ax says Dan has cursed Miz. Miz says not to say his name. The interviewer asks why Miz isn't at courtside for the Cav's game. Kit says disrespecting The Miz is toxic. Miz challenges them for next week in Ax's hometown. Ax then says something in Spanish. 

Trick Williams and Lil Yachty come out. Trick says the people love him here. Carmelo Hayes comes out. Melo says they knew the day would come. Melo says Trick needs to do the right thing and says Trick screwed him out of the title. Melo says he'd still be US champ if it wasn't for him. Melo says there's a difference between carrying a title and being a champ. Melo says he was a champ for 8 weeks and defended it night in and night out. Melo says to give him Trick vs Melo for the US Title right now. 

Yachty talks about Trick's schedule. Melo tells him to defend his title between appointments if his secretary will allow it. Melo says the old Trick Williams wouldn't let others tell him what to do but he says Trick was always better at playing second fiddle. Trick says he doesn't play with leftovers. Trick agrees to the match but says the open challenges are done. He says Melo will get his match but the @ss whooping is on the house. Trick says to get the refs out.

WWE United States Title - Trick Williams (c) vs Carmelo Hayes

TW side headlocks him then shoulders him over. TW slams him. Melo rolls over his back and dropkicks him. Melo chops him. Melo chops him. TW backhands him. TW stomps him in the corner. Melo chops him. TW does jumping side kicks. TW uranage's him for 2.

TW spinning high kicks him for 2. TW suplexes him. TW drops Melo throat firs on the top rope. TW misses a jumping side kick and is sent out. Melo goes for a dive but Lil Yachty is in the way. 

We go to PiP break and return. TW chinlocks him. Melo jawbreakers him. They trade shots. TW jumping neckbreakers him. Ricky Saints comes down. Melo armdrags him and lariats him. Melo springboard twisting lariats him. Melo la mistica drops him for 2. 

Melo hits superkicks. TW spinning facekicks him for 2. TW runs at him and Melo hits a first 48 for 2. Saints distracts Melo on the ropes. TW knocks Melo down to the floor. Saints talks trash and TW shoves him away. Saints distracts TW. Melo rolls up TW but the ref is distracted. TW flying pumping knees him and wins.

Thoughts: Saints getting involved was unexpected but Melo did lose as expected. It was alright but Melo did most of the work here. Trick may be charismatic on the mic but he doesn't have a lot of fire during matches and combined with his limitations, it hurts his matches.

Sami knocks over water bottles in the back and almost slaps Gargano. He says he's glad to see him and says Gargano actually understands him. Sami says Cody is his friend and says he said some bad things but Cody is ready to fight him. Sami says he was always there for him and happy for him. Sami says he's the last good guy left and says you never change who you are. Sami leaves and Gargano knocks a water bottle over.

Ricky Saints walks in the back and he is going to be interviewed. Melo hits him from the side and tells him to stay out of his business. 

Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair vs Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid)

CF lariats Fallon and headscissors rolls her. Rhea comes in and hits kicks on Reid. She drops her face first on the mat and low dropkicks her. LR is caught off the 2nd rope and RR fallaway slams her. CF facekicks Jacy off the apron. Fallon bangs CF's head off the commentary table and apron. Fallon lariats Flair on the floor.

We go to PiP break and return. CF fights off her opponents. LR superkicks her. CF boots LR from the apron then Jacy sweeps CF on the apron. LR bangs CF's head off the mat with her feet and twisting suplexes her. Fallon running boots CF for 2.

CF boots Fallon off the 2nd rope. CF rolls up LR for 1. CF and LR double clothesline each other. RR comes in and hits lariats on the heels. RR dropkicks Fallon then forearms LR. RR germans Fallon then up kicks LR. RR low flying kicks LR for 2. CF cannonballs her opponents off the apron. LR totally misses a superkick on CF.

RR headbutts LR then hits riptide on her. CF tags herself in and hits natural selection on LR for the pin.

Thoughts: It wasn't that great and Flair's team won as expected. There were quite a few shots that didn't hit here and there was nothing too special about it.

Flair, Bliss and Rhea get jumped by Jade Cargill and friends after. Fatal Influence help out. Jade facekicks Rhea. Jade hits a jade end on Rhea.

Cody Rhodes is interviewed by Cathy in the back. He says he hasn't recognized Sami so much lately. He says Sami's mindset gets to be too much after a while. Cody says he started holding himself accountable. He says Gunther can come out, but Gunther will be facing him at Clash in Italy.

Cathy interviews Jade Cargill's crew. Michin says the attack wasn't a message but the truth. Michin says all these girls wants to know who the best is but the best just left them laying. Mich says they will prove who the best is. Fab threatens Rhea's team and tells them just not to show up. Jade says let's do the work and get the title back.

Damian Priest vs Solo Sikoa

DP lariats Solo over the top as soon as he gets in. DP jumps off the steps and double axe handles him. DP sends Solo into the steps. Solo uppercuts him in the ring. DP's head is banged off the buckles. DP flying back elbows him.

DP high kicks Solo from the apron. DP gets on the ropes and is distracted by Solo. Solo yanks him and samoan drops him. We go to break and return.

DP superplexes Solo down. DP fires up. Solo and DP trade shots. Solo superkicks him and DP hits kicks. DP spinning forearms him then flying forearms him. DP flying back elbows Solo in the corner. Solo misses a corner splash and hits his head off the post. DP throws him on a suplex.

Talla Tonga cheapshots DP outside. Solo spinning uranage's DP for 2. DP spinning high kicks Solo then rebound lariats him.  

DP lifting flatliners Solo. DP facekicks Tama then high kicks him. Solo samoan spikes DP for the win.

Thoughts: Solo winning was kind of an upset here. It was mostly strike trading and interference and it wasn't bad. I swear Joe Tessitore was reading my site as some of the moves he called out are the exact way I call those moves.

Tama, Talla and Solo pound on DP after. Royce Keys comes out. Keys clears off Talla and Tama. Keys faces off with Solo and Solo just walks away. DP grabs Keys by the throat on accident and Keys knocks his hand away. Keys says he was trying to help him. Solo tells DP not to trust him.  

Paige and Brie Bella do a promo. They say they have been fighting champs and put everything into keeping their titles. Brie says Nia and Lash are used to walking over everyone to get everything they want. Brie says their opponents won't know what they hit them.

Chelsea Green and Blake Monroe meet in the back. They introduce themselves and Blake says she wish she hadn't seen her out there. Nia and Lash then jump Green and say all she's doing is making memories. 

Royce Keys goes up to Damian Priest in the back. Keys asks why DP grabbed him by the throat. He says Truth called him to make sure he had DP's back. DP says Keys got involved in his business. DP says he doesn't know what his partner did and doesn't know him. He says he doesn't know if he's with The MFT's. DP asks him what he would have done if he was in the same shoes. Keys says if it's an issue he wants, it's an issue he can get and says anyone can get it. 

Cody Rhodes vs Sami Zayn

Cody side headlocks him. Sami armdrags him. They shake hands and Cody kind of lets go hard. Cody side headlocks Sami. Cody does a drop down uppercut on Sami then gordbusters him. Cody then offers a handshake and Sami tells him to come on and fight. Sami side headlocks him. 

Sami hits chops then Cody chops back. Cody powerslams Sami. Cody walks up the buckles and is tripped. We go to PiP break and return. 

Sami hits forearms and Cody suplexes him. Cody hits punches on Sami then hits a bionic elbow. Cody hits a cody cutter for 2. Sami pushes Cody off the apron and Cody lands on the commentary table. Cody gets back in, walks up the buckles and hits another cody cutter for 2. Sami blue thunders him for 2. 

Sami figure fours him. Cody turns it over. Sami ropebreaks. Cody and Sami trade shots. Cody hits a disaster kick. Gunther grabs Cody from behind and sleepers him. Sami runs at them and nails Gunther when Cody moves. Cody hits a cross rhodes on Sami and pins him.

Thoughts: I liked the ending but I thought they could have played up on the story more. Sami could have been one-upped a bit more and gotten mad and this could have gotten a little dirty. I'm interested to see how they go with the finish from here as Sami could claim he was trying to help Cody. Cody again has shown that he will take the advantage when given a chance and I'm sure Sami will harp on it.

Cody beats up on Gunther after. Gunther lariats him and powerbombs him. Sami gets in the ring and stares down at Gunther. Sami watches as Gunther grounded sleepers Cody. Sami then walks off.  Gunther holds the title up after.

Overall thoughts: Talla/Nakamura was acceptable. Tiffany/Lash was average. Trick/Melo was alright. The women's tag wasn't that good. Solo/Priest was also acceptable. The main was okay but it didn't get to be anything great. The finish to it was very interesting though. A lot of the stars were missing here and the show is just not that hot right now. The failed pushes of Priest, Aleister Black and The MFT's wasted a lot of precious time over the last year and left them short of stars. I'd give this a higher 5 out of 10 as it was okay overall but nothing great.

Reality of Wrestling 5/21/2026 GLORY Episode 26

Reality of Wrestling 5/21/2026 GLORY Episode 26

The last show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/reality-of-wrestling-532026-platinum.html

Will Austin vs Ajaxx

Ajax boots away a handshake and waistlock takedowns him. Ajax side headlocks him. Will reverses it then shoulders him over. Will dropkicks him. Ajax hits shots in the corner. Ajax lariats him. Ajax clubs and boots him. Will is sent into the post shoulder first.

Ajax clubs on him in the corner. Will 2nd rope tornillo's him for 2. Ajax rams him in the corner and overhead suplexes him. Will grounded stretches him. Will hits lariats and powerslams him for 2. Ajax forearms him then rebound germans him. 

Ajx's head is but against the top buckle. Will superkicks his head into the buckles. Will hits Will Ospreay's stormbreaker and pins him.

Thoughts: It was shorter and acceptable. Will was barely the favorite going in and pulled out the win. 

Simone Williams is interviewed. She's from Australia and making her debut here. She says she can't wait to show everyone how happy she is to be here. She says she will make it crystal clear why she's here. She says it's not to take part, but to take over. 

Simone Williams vs Haley J

Simone Williams is Princess Aussie of WOW fame. She has put some weight on since WOW.

J offers a handshake and SW slaps her. J goes for her and the ref holds her back. SW hits J from behind then pump kicks her. J's head is banged off the buckles and SW corner splashes her. SW suplexes her for 2.

SW grabs her by the hair then J slaps her. J is on the 2nd rope and SW codebreakers her for 2. SW stomps J in the corner then kneels on her on the bottom rope. SW bangs her head off the buckles. SW elbows and clubs her. SW double underhook suplexes her for 2. 

SW hits forearms on J. SW hits a corner spear. SW misses a corner spear. J uraken's her and superkicks her. J hits mounted shots on her then thesz presses her. J hits punches. J sweeps her then meteora's her from behind. J leg lariats her for 2.

SW eye rakes her then hits mounted shots. She doesn't stop and the ref DQ's her.

Thoughts: Simone was all heel here and was a bit different than her Princess Aussie character. It was acceptable and there weren't any botches or anything. You can tell Simone is a bit more experienced. J didn't get a ton in on this one.

They have some chairs and a warped clock in the ring for a Big Luther interview. Terrale Tempo comes out before Luther can say anything. Tempo says, "I don't get an invitation?". Tempo says he's happy as he doesn't have to carry him anymore. He says Luther is only here because of his strategy and says Luther has his spot. Tempo asks if Luther thinks he can beat him. Luther says he's d@mn right that he thinks he can beat him. Tempo suggests he put his title opportunity on the line against him. Luther agrees and says they can fight at the show next month for this title opportunity. He says he can't wait to whip his @ss.

Jha'Quon McNair and Jimmy House vs House Money (Quentin Wynters and Josiah Jean)

Jha and House both WWE ID/WWE Evolve guys. Jha and Jean go at it. Jean leapfrogs. Jha avoids kicks and pump kicks him. Wynters comes in and hits Jha. Jha dropkicks Wynters then elbow drops him. Wynters takes a double backdrop. Jimmy gordbusters Jha onto Wynters for 2. 

Jimmy ankle locks Wynters. Jimmy hip throws Wynters for 2. Jimmy armlocks him. Wynters takes a double suplex. Jean grabs Jha by the hair and is knocked off the apron. Wynters dropkicks Jha and does push up's on the landing. Wynters hits mounted shots on Jha. Wynters boots him in the corner. 

Jha is pulled into a double flapjack for 2. Wynters hits Jha in the gut then Jean leg lariats Jhan. Jean pops up Wynters into an elbow drop on Jha for 2. Wynters ankle locks Jha. Jha enzugiri's to break it up. Jean comes in and is knocked out of the ring. Jha goes for the tag and Jean pulls Jimmy off the apron.

Wynters hits mounted shots on Jha. Wynters pulls Jha's arms back. Jha boots Wynters out of the corner. Jha rolls and tags out. Jimmy comes in and hits shots on the heels. He flying shoulders Wynters. Jimmy hits a chaos theory german on Wynters. Tianna Slay distracts the ref. AJ Francis pushes Jha off the top. AJ holds Jimmy but Jean nails AJ on accident. Jimmy lariats Jean over the top. Wynters takes a nice double spear and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was a decent bout here. We had some nice dropkicks. Jimmy did a cool blind leapfrog into a chaos theory german. It was a bit hard to call this one though as 2 of the guys currently have different names which made this a bit confusing. 

The faces celebrate and AJ nails Jimmy in the head from behind with a hammer. He then chokeslams Jha. 

AJ gets on the mic and says he can see ID frauds a mile away. He says we have a fraud as ROW Glory champ. He challenges EK Propser for the May show to a steel cage match for the title.

Overall thoughts: We had 3 matches here. Austin/Ajaxx was acceptable. Princess Aussie from WOW has arrived in ROW and her name is Simone Williams. Her match with Haley J was also acceptable. The main was fine with the WWE ID guys winning. There's nothing must see here but they got a decent bit of stuff done here and nothing was bad. I'd give give it a 6 out of 10 as it was an okay episode.

Juggalo Championship Wrestling 5/21/2026 JCW Lunacy Episode 83

Juggalo Championship Wrestling 5/21/2026 JCW Lunacy Episode 83

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/juggalo-championship-wrestling-5142026.html

NOTE - JCW aired this live with tons of technical issues. However, if you go back and re-watch the stream, all of the technical problems got fixed and the feed is fine.

Mark Roberts and Joe Dombrowski are on commentary. 

Caleb Konley yells at Violent J and wants to know his opponent. Caleb touches him and J threatens him. He says he won't tell him. Vince Russo comes in. He says he wasn't here and says J gave him 4 weeks of matches and won't tell him the opponents. Russo says he thought they were equal partners and J says the same thing.

Russo asks J where EC3 is and Russo says he's in Canada. Russo says Caleb's opponent could be The Green Phantom and mocks that idea. Russo asks if J wants to go tit-for-tat with him. Russo says he's his friend but he's a New Yorker. J says he's a juggalo and he's worldwide. He says Russo doesn't know the type of games juggalo's can play. Russo says it's game on.

There's audio problems and we don't hear the opening introductions or the commentators.

JCW Women's Title - J-Rod (c) vs "Big Al" Alice Crowley

Dani Mo is on commentary for this. Al hits her as she poses on the ropes. J side headlock takeovers her. Al hits her in the gut. Al shoulders her over. J blocks a headscissors and running facekicks Al. J does push up's on her and bangs her head off the buckles. 

Al chops her and is hit in the throat. Al back elbows her and boots her out of the corner. Al hits forearms and J throws her down backwards. Al clips her then running knees her for 2. Al hits forearms then pump kicks the ref when J pulls the ref in. J spears Al.

Sophia Rose, J's friend, comes into the ring and split stunners J. Al then pins J...or does she? The ref sees the replay on the tron and overturns the decision. J-Rod wins via DQ.

Thoughts: It was just a match and nothing too special. It was hard to watch this as there was no commentary and all kinds of weird sounds and technical issues going on.  The official finish to this was a bit lame, but it's nice to see a ref have a brain and actually look at the tron to see the replay.

Al throws the ref out after.

We cut to the commentators. Dani Mo says she's coming back for the title and says it's hers. Dani promises to tell the whole story someday. 

Big Vito arrives with his crew and complains about their screw ups. Mac Davis interviews him and asks about last week's kidnapping. Vito says they didn't kidnap anyone last week. Vito talks then Yabo/Joey Ciccone pop ups behind them and threatens one of Vito's buddies with a hammer. Yabo asks where his brother is. Vito threatens Yabo and says he won't see his brother again if he hurts his buddy. Vito says if he wants to see his brother again he better follow the rules. Vito says we do this on his time.

The Ring Rat jumps on Steven Flowe and is excited to see him. Steve says it's about time she showed up. He says he's a rock god. He says it should be an honor for her to blow him. She then goes to do it. Steve says she goes down when he says so and says she has a week to show him something or she's off the VIP list.

Willie Mack and 2 Tuff Tony play cards in the back. Vince Russo comes up to them. Russo asks if they are enjoying their night off and says they deserve it. Russo says he wasn't a big fan of either and thought they were Violent J's favorites. He says they changed his mind when they fought Choppa City. He says he had to replay Willie's dive a few times. Russo says he was wrong and says they stepped it up. Tony says he doesn't trust him but he respects him. Russo tells him to do what he does and says he respects him. 

Facade is interviewed by Mac Davis. Facade says Mac pushes the idea that he can't win without cheating. Facade says he beat the Green Phantom. Mac says he could have beaten him. Facade says he will knock his dentures down his throat if he tries to embarrass him again.  

Red Love/Father Bronson comes out. Bronson gives out roses to fans. He says if you are ready to change your lives with the mediocrity that consumes you, give him a "whoop whoop". Bronson says he doesn't look like them, but there's some common ground. He says he's a father. He says the children are our future. He tells the parents to look at their kids and say they are sorry for leading them astray, sorry for being overweight and sorry for drinking Faygo. Bronson says he's here to change lives. He says he made the Red Roll Call or his opponents. Facade then comes out for his entrance.

JCW American Title - Facade (c) vs Father Bronson

The crowd chants "F*ck him up" which is aimed at FB. They lock up. Fac hits shots and kicks out of the corner. Fac handstands in the corner. Fac comes off the 2nd rope and diving armdrags him. Fac asai moonsaults him. Fac's head is banged off he apron outside and FB chops him outside.

Fac tries to come back in and FB boots him. FB drops him with forearms then hits mounted shots. FB belly to belly overhead suplexes him. FB hits back elbows and knees to the gut in the corner. FB euros him for 2. 

FB drops him with a punch. FB chinlocks him. Fac hits body kicks then spin kicks him in the gut. Fac kips down out of a shot and spinning heel kicks him. Fac rope walks but FB swats his kick down. FB falcon arrows him for 2.

FB misses a corner splash then Fac springboard kicks him. Mac Davis comes out during the match and says he hasn't finished his interview. He asks Fac how it feels to get his @ss kicked. Fac spits at him. FB throws Fac out onto the ramp in front of him. Fac swings at Mac and Mac hits him with his mic. They call this a No Contest instead of a DQ.

Thoughts: Mac has been getting mouthy lately with the wrestlers and it looks it wasn't for nothing. What we got was average here and it's a shame we didn't get a clean finish. I don't know where this stuff with Mac is going. The finish should have been a DQ in Facade's favor, not a No Contest.

FB chokes Facade after. FB texas cloverleafs him. FB goes up the ramp and Mac backs off from him.

Choppa City talk. Bruce tells Atiba to stop, chop and roll if he sees 2 Tuff Tony. Vince Russo comes in. He asks if they remember when they used to buy tickets to the shows until he put them on JCW. He says they went into business for themselves once they got the opportunity (Bruce calls it the choppertunity). Russo says Atiba is the puppet and Bruce is the puppet master. Russo says Bruce gets Atiba in trouble. Choppa City says they got a shot at the title and failed. Russo says they got Violent J up his @ss and says they can't control themselves. Russo says he needs to take this situation into their own hands. Bruce asks what their future endeavors are. Russo says future endeavors are Shane Mercer and Matt Cross. Russo asks if they will fool around with them and says it's tough love tonight.

Thoughts: Choppa City did well here. They are generally entertaining when they get to talk, so they should have them do it more.

Mac Davis talks to Barnabus The Bizarre. Mac talks about The Outbreak's drug addiction. Barn says the crackdown begins this week to find the person destroying their careers and giving The Outbreak drugs. He says he will find that person and make their lives a living hell. He says The Outbreak aren't here, because he doesn't trust a soul in the locker room including Mac. He says they are quarantined until next week. He says they return to rehab and will complete it. He says the dealer will then play the price. Mac asks what happens if it doesn't work and Barnabus says it has to work.

Future Endeavors (Shane Mercer and Matt Cross) vs Choppa City (Bruce Wayans and Atiba)

Shane and Matt come out in hoods.

Choppa City gets a "chop" chant going. Matt hits shots on Atiba. Matt goes up and over then armdrags him. Matt pump kicks him down. Matt boots Atiba out of the corner and is swept on the buckles. Atiba chops him and Matt is held for a chop from Bruce. Bruce hits more chops on Matt.

Atiba 2nd rope chops Matt in the crotch for 2. Matt takes a double elbow drop for 2. Matt rebound double cutters his opponents. SM comes in and lariats The Choppa's. He throws Atiba onto Bruce. SM double backdrops them together. Atiba back hands SM. Bruce leg lariats SM and Atiba elbow drops SM.

The Choppa's go for a double elbow drop but SM gets his knees up. SM buckle bombs Atiba into a Matt enzugiri. SM release suplexes Atiba then running euros Bruce. Bruce celebrates on the 2nd rope and is hit. SM moonsault exploders him right on the side of his head. Matt top rope ssp's Bruce and pins him.

Thoughts: Choppa City got over here so that worked. I think Future Endeavored should have won this in a more dominant faction though as they are new and kind of a more serious duo. It had some fun parts to it.

Mac Davis interviews Jeeves. Mac says EC3 took bookings for the next 3 weeks outside of JCW. Vince Russo comes in as Jeeves tries to explain EC's actions. Russo says EC doesn't care about anyone but himself and says Jeeves hitched his wagons to EC3. He says since EC isn't here to wrestle, Jeeves will take his spot. Russo says he will put Jeeves in the main event and says it'll be his only main event match in his career. He tells him to strap up his dildo and says he will do it. Jeeves says he will do it as he's a Carter and he's not scared of him. Jeeves asks who he is fighting and what's the swerve. Russo says he'll know when he's out there.

Facade gets in Mac Davis' face. Facade asks if he wants to take a swing. Mac slaps him. Facade hits him in the balls then rams him into the rails. Facade stomps him and drops his belt on him. He says, "so big?" and says, "so big now, f*cker".

Violent J is in the back and he finds Willie Mack and 2 Tuff Tony laid out. He asks who and what then yells "Vinceeeee". He says he'll be back.

Ruffo is upset in the back and is waiting for Vito to call him. Ruffo throws stuff around and yells "Where's my brother?".

Four Weeks of Hell Week 1 - Caleb Konley vs Soultaker

Violent J is picking mystery opponents for Caleb each week with the Four Weeks of Hell. Soultaker is a niche famous wrestler who went by the name "Niggataker" on the indies. He has a 1994 Undertaker style mask on and a shovel. Caleb comes out with Russo, who will do commentary.

Soul does the throat cut signal and Cal slides out to stall. Soul goes out after him. Cal rips up a fan's sign. Cal stomps Soul as he gets in and clubs on him. Cal gets nowhere with the chops and shots. 

Soul shoves him in the corner twice. Cal hits more shots and Soul chops him. Soul rakes Cal's face on the top rope then chokes him. Soul side slams him for 2. Cal stomps on him and Soul lariats him. 

Cal's head is banged off the buckles. Sol slingshots him in. Sol lariats him over the top. Soul's hand is banged off the post then he is pushed into the post and rails. Cal slingshot plancha's him. Soul is sent into the rails. 

Cal chest clubs Sol. Soul stunners Cal over the top rope. Soul chokeslams him in the ring. Russo gets on the ramp then Violent J comes out. They argue. Cal hits Soul with his shovel and pins him.

Thoughts: Soul looks like Taker but works a bit more like Kane. He could telegraph a little less on his spots, but you get the idea of what he's doing pretty quick. Cal was your usual chicken heel here. They did what they were supposed to here and played the big vs small role fine. Caleb thankfully didn't win clean. I was fine with this. Soultaker would be a natural fit for this promotion and we'll see if he sticks around.

Violent J and Russo argue in the back. Russo asks if he's out of his mind for bringing him to the back during the match. J says Mack and Tony are laid out in the back and Russo didn't notice. Russo asks if he has proof. Russo says he just put them over and asks if he lost his mind. Russo says he won't be blamed for something he didn't do. Russo says not to make him do something that both of them will regret. J tells him to do it.

Joel Gertner of ECW fame comes out. Joel says he has 22 illegitimate children in Ohio as he's the sexual intellectual and the cunning linguist. He says he's the quintessential stud muffin. Joel talks about why the fans are lucky to see him. Joel says there's no wrestling company in the last 25 years who could find him except for JCW. Joel asks himself who he would manage in JCW. He says he's not telling and says it's for everyone to figure out. He says the devil sold his man's soul 50% off. He says he's the one "who is coming" and that's all you need to know. He says he will get here soon...or when he says so, whichever comes first. 

Mac Davis talks to Breyer Wellington and calls him "Broke @ss". He's with Freya the Slaya and Mac says Freya can win a JCW contract if she passes a 3 match series. Breyer calls him "Nut Sack Mac" and says Freya is his road to the bigtime. He says he will be Richie Boy again and says it's Freya's night.

I will not be covering Freya the Slaya's match. She lost, which is a real great way to to debut her.

We see clips of Big Vito's feud with The Brothers of Funstruction.

Big Vito comes out with his crew. Yabo the Clown/Joey Ciccone comes out. Yabo asks where his brother is and threatens Vito. Vito's buddy Sal threatens Yabo. Vito tells him to rejoin The Luciano Family if he wants to see his brother again. He says Yabo will do everything he says or he will introduce him to "Vincenzo The Vice" and says he will learn what The Vice is all about. Vito says he has one week to give him an answer. Vito then lariats him and Vito's crew triple teams him. Vito says to put him on ice and they handcuff Yabo. Vito knees Yabo in the gut. Vito's crew then takes Yabo to the back.  

Mac Davis interviews J-Rod. J says Sophia Rose is mad that she got a different partner for Stranglemania. She says Rose will get a motor city mauling and she will kick her @ss all over Detroit.

Jeeves comes out. Vince Russo comes out with a bat. Jeeves says this will probably be one of the last times he gets to talk. He says Russo is a snake in the grass. Jeeves says Russo tried to put a hit out on him. Russo tells him to shut up. Russo says he's a mark and has no business being in Detroit. He says he's an @ss clown. Russo says Jeeves pulled the wool over J's eyes but not his because he's from New York. He says EC3 got kicked out of WWE. He asks where EC3 is and says EC is on a 3 week tour in Canada. He says that means Jeeves is here alone. Russo says he's his opponent tonight and hits him with the bat several times. 

Violent J comes out. Russo goes to hit him with the baseball bat but stops himself. J tells him to do it. Russo then shoves him with the bat.  

Overall thoughts: If you saw the live stream of this, you should re-watch this as the technical issues are all fixed. As always, there wasn't anything great going on wrestling wise, but there's a lot of storylines going on and it makes you want to see what happens next. We had some wild stuff going on as always with Vito making Yabo join his crew, Mac Davis getting into it with Facade, Joel Gertner announcing his arrival in JCW and Vince Russo beating up Jeeves with a bat. I'd give it 5 out of 10 as the non-wrestling stuff was entertaining enough to balance out the rest. I'd say the show was okay overall. 

Ring of Honor on HonorClub 5/21/2026

Ring of Honor on HonorClub 5/21/2026

 

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/ring-of-honor-on-honorclub-5142026.html

We are in Salisbury, Maryland. Ian Riccaboni and Caprice Coleman are on commentary.

This one was taped prior to an AEW show and these shows tend to have random matches and more appearances from AEW focused wrestlers than ROH studio shows.

Action Andretti talks on the mic before his match. He goes to talk but doesn't say much. He lets QT introduce himself then cuts him off. He says QT is a dreamer who never gave up on his dreams and never will. AA says lets give it up for QT. AA says he used to be the guy who works hard and waits for his dreams to come true. He says when he turned on his partner, the fans booed him. He says Lio turned his back on him and got what he had coming. He says Lio doesn't deserve to be a champ and got a reality champ, just like QT will. AA says QT wrestle's celebs to be attention and works in the office to get matches. He says QT created his own promotion to get more attention. He says QT's dream won't happen and he will embarrass him.

Action Andretti vs QT Marshall

AA slaps away a handshake. AA armdrags him. AA side headlock takeovers him and is put in a headscissors. QT then side headlock takeovers him. QT shoulders him over. AA spinning headscissors him. 

QT's throat is pulled over the top rope. AA springboard diving lariats him. AA springboard tornillo splashes him for 2. QT chops him. AA handsprings into a back elbow. AA running ssp's him for 2. AA slaps QT around. QT punches him. AA superkicks him in the gut. AA forearms him. 

QT drops him with some shots. QT handspring enzugiri's him. AA backflips and stunners QT for 2. AA misses a split-legged moonsault. QT pop-up forearms him and asai moonsaults him for 2. AA high kicks him. AA shotgun dropkicks him. AA sitout moonsaults him for 2. 

AA blocks a diamond cutter then gets caught trying to pin him with his feet on the ropes. QT cradles him for 2. AA pump kicks him and superkicks him. AA springboards and is caught with a cutter. QT is crotched up top. QT 2nd rope gordbusters him. QT misses a top rope moonsault. AA spinning ddt's him. AA hits a running torture rack neckbreaker and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a bit long and they did a bit too much for the opener. We were suppose to boo Action for what he said about QT pre-match, but I think most of it is true. It had a lot of action but I think QT should have been put down quicker than he was.  

Hyan & Maya World vs Allie Katch & Kaia McKenna

Hy and KM start us off. Hy armdrags her and bows. Hy rolls her up for 2 and side headlocks her. They say Kaia identifies as a "witch". KM takes a gordbuster into a facebuster and a basement dropkick. AK pushes Maya into Hy. Maya flying headscissors Allie. 

Maya drops down and AK sentons her. Maya hits armdrags. Maya rolls her into a double stomp. KM stomps and chokes Maya in the corner. KM shoulders Maya over. Maya flips out of a double suplex and hits a double neckbreaker. Hy top rope double crossbodies her opponents. Hy pump kicks AK then corner splashes her. 

Hy overhead northern lights suplexes her. AK butt drops her in the corner. Hy spears KM. Maya dropkicks AK. KM is held up in the air for a flatliner and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was a little competitive. Maya's team hit some newer double teams and got most of the offense in. Maya's team won as expected. It was acceptable. 

Shane Taylor does a promo. He says if there's anyone outside of STP that he'd be happy about winning his first title, it'd be AR Fox. He says he's an innovator that is second to none. Shane says everyone has stolen something from him. He says it's the wrong place and wrong time. Shane says he wasn't ready and it's been a bad week for them. Shane says he has to run through him and take back the ROH TV Title. He says legends never die but AR does tonight.

Rush vs. Ryan O'Neill

Ryan offers a handshake. Rush kicks it away then hits him in the corner. Rush forearms and stomps him in the corner. Rush does his corner basement dropkick and pins him.

Thoughts: It was the usual Rush squash. I'm sure it'll lead to something someday...

Rush then does his "mess with the bulls line" after.

Mark Sterling does the intro for his crew. He says he was attacked at Supercard of Honor and says their opponents cheated to win. Mark says they do their pre-game cheer and the fans aren't invited?

Bustah And The Brain (Alec Price & Jordan Oliver) vs. The Premier Athletes (Ariya Daivari & Tony Nese) 

Nese poses after the bell and JO isn't thrilled. JO side headlocks him. JO trips Nese. Nese takes a double back elbow then a double legdrop. Ari takes some corner shots. AP top rope crossbodies Ari.

Nese knees JO in the back from the apron. JO is held for shots from Nese. The faces get sent out and are stomped by Nese, Stori and Mark. Back inside, Ari knocks Nese off the apron on accident. JO goes for the tag but his partner is pulled down. Ari hits shots on JO.

JO goes for a pin but the ref doesn't see it. JO's throat is pulled over the top rope. Nese misses an asai moonsault. JO side headlocks Ari. Ari goes for a leapfrog and JO jumping side slams him in mid-air. AP comes off the top and top rope leg lariats Nese. AP is popped up and he dropkicks Ari. 

AP hits kicks on Ari then walks up the buckles and top rope diving blockbusters him. JO is held in the air for a ddt for 2. Ari superkicks AP. AP rebound lariats him. Nese spin kicks AP in the face. JO hits chops on Nese. JO facekicks Nese. Nese takes a double team and AP suicide dives Ari outside. Nese takes an electric chair M.Bison stomp and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was alright with the faces doing a bunch of wild flying offense and the heels losing like they always do. The faces did some creative stuff here. They also won again as they continue their push for the tag titles.  

Caprice Coleman does a sit down interview with Eddie Kingston and Ortiz. Eddie is asked what he's here for. He says he wants more and wants to be better. He says the locker room is better. Eddie says when he broke in, he came to ROH and says they do the style he wanted to do. Eddie is asked if they are friends or if it's a business partnership. Ortiz says it's both. 

Coleman wonders if the new wrestlers worked like they did to get where they are. Coleman asks Ortiz what Eddie isn't telling them. Ortiz says they want to do Homicide proud. They say they did a lot of wrestling and don't want to leave it behind in shambles. Eddie says the ROH locker room is better than Dynamite's or Collision's. He says talent like Priest, Billington, Bravo and Oliver are the future. 

We see the Outrunners and Dalton do a promo after SoH. The Runners are hyped up and says they told Dalton they would be champs and they are. Dalton says he has the thunderlust. He says there's a big world out there and he wants to fight over it. Dalton says these titles are their tickets to anywhere in the world. 

ROH World Six Man Tag Team Title Proving Ground Match - Dalton Castle & The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) vs 4Play (Chulo Montana, Danny Grandview & Ykies)

Ykies' name is pronounced "Why-Keys".

Truth and Chulo go at it. Chulo chops him in the corner. Truth fires up and chops him down. Turbo comes in and slams all 3 jobbers. Dalton comes in and suplexes Danny, Chulo then hits a bangarang on Ykies. Turbo still has his title belt on. The faces do the double elbow drop + double axe handle on Ykies and Ykies is pinned.

Thoughts: It was the usual short squash from these guys and nothing more.

AR Fox does a promo. AR says Shane Taylor talks a lot. He says if Shane wanted a title shot, he could have just asked him. AR says it took him 20 years to win the TV Title and says he won't drop it that easy. He tells Shane that if he wants gold, go buy a watch.

Lio Rush vs Aaron Solo

Lio talks to himself as usual. He offers a handshake. Solo is skeptical then is thrown into the ropes when he tries. Lio has black goo coming out of his mouth. Lio evades him then lariats him down. Lio sweeps him then spears him.

Solo goes out and Lio follows him. Solo superkicks him then reverse slams him inside for 2. Solo boots him in the corner. Solo chops him. Solo does a weird looking suplex then chops him in the corner.

Lio hits forearms. Solo gets a 2 count on him. Lio corkscrew kicks him from the mat. Lio pop-up powerbombs him. Lio handspring kicks him off the apron. Lio low topes him outside. Lio does a weird blue thunder and wins.

Thoughts: I'm not sure what to say about this. Lio was over a bit as a face again here and he won as expected. Lio had unusual offense and movements as usual. I was surprised Action Andretti didn't come out for this.

Lio says "he will come again, reign supreme and become stronger and stronger" after.

Deonna Purrazzo does a promo after SoH. She rips Diamante and says if you want respect, you have to give respect. She says if you refuse, respect will be beaten into you. She says whoever steps up next to her, will either head the message or become fluent in Purrazzo.  

ROH Women's Pure Title Proving Ground Match - Deonna Purrazzo vs. Janai Kai

They trade wristlocks. DP side headlock takeovers her. Kai headscissors and they stand off. DP armbars her. Kai takes her down by the arm then DP armdrags her. Kai final cut's her for 2. Kai foot chokes DP. 

Kai kicks her in the back for 2. DP hits forearms and Kai sleepers her. Kai shin kicks her and chest kicks her. Kai sleepers her. DP backdrops her. DP russian legsweeps her and armbars her. Kai rolls her up to escape. DP pump kicks her for 2.

Kai hits knees to the body then PK's her. Kai gordbusters her. DP blocks her knee to the face. Kai misses a corkscrew kick and DP armbars her. Kai submits.

Thoughts: It went as expected with DP winning. There was no reason to suspect anything else here since Kai hasn't been used much lately. Kai did her usual strikes and DP focused on the arm. I thought it was so-so and just not that interesting.  

MIT (Billie Starkz & Diamante) vs Mina Shirakawa & Queen Aminata

Min and Dia shake hands. Mina slides out of a lariat and shimmies. Mina spin kicks her in the gut. Mina springboard tornillo splashes her for 2. Queen suplexes Dia for 2. Queen bangs Dia's head off her butt while Mina hits back kicks on Dia. 

Dia and Queen chop each other in the corner. Dia and Mina then trade chops. BS comes in and flatliners Queen for 2. Queen swinging fisherman's neckbreakers BS for 2. Mina tags in and hits forearms on BS. Dia kicks Mina from the apron. Mina hits forearms on BS. Bs low topes Mina outside. 

Mina takes a double suplex for 2. Dia knees Mina in the gut and kicks her in the back. Mina's head is banged off of BS' foot. Mina takes a corner basement dropkick for 2. Dia chinlocks Mina. Dia hits kicks to her face and throws her down backwards. Mina hits chest forearms. Mina la mistica drop's Dia. 

Queen comes in and flying facebusters BS. Queen corner facekicks her twice then broski boots her for 2. Queen PK's BS for 2. Mina top rope dropkicks BS. Mina then top rope diving slingblades BS for 2. 

Dia takes shots from both opponents. The heels try cradles and get 2 counts. Queen takes a stunner. Mina spinning forearms BS then uraken's her. Mina figure fours BS. Athena comes in and chokes Mina with a towel to cause the DQ. She then throws her out to the floor with the towel around her neck.

Thoughts: It was an average random match that got a lot of time and had a dumb finish. 

Mina forearms Athena after. Athenna then pounds on her on the floor. Mina is sent into the steps. Queen helps out and Mina uraken's Ath. Ath begs off the in the ring then Dia and Billie help out. Ath bangs Mina's head off her title. This is supposed to build up their Owen Hart Tournament match.

ROH World Television Title Match - AR Fox (c) vs. Shane Taylor

AR offers a handshake and Shane spits on his hand. Shane forearms him down. Shane hits AR in the gut. AR goes up and over then trips him. AR stunners him over the middle rope. Shane catches AR's springboard then pushes Shane out. AR suicide dives him outside.

Shane rebounds AR into the ropes outside and Shane forearms him. Shane forearms AR down. Shane hits elbows on AR's chest then legdrops him on the apron. Shane chinlocks AR. AR hits shots to the gut. Shane hits a big lariat for 2. Shane chokes AR on the ropes then chops him there. 

AR hits forearms and Shane chops him. Shane slams him and misses a legdrop. AR hits lariats on Shane. AR enzugiri's him then dropkicks him out. AR tope con hilos him. 

AR top rope swantons Shane for 2. Shane chokeslams him and splashes him for 2. Shane forearms him and tells him to stay down. They trade forearms. Shane headbutts him in the chest then fire thunder's him for 2. AR cutters him. AR slides down his back on the 2nd rope and dropkicks Anthony Ogogo through the ropes. AR top rope 450's Shane and pins him.

Thoughts: AR won as expected in this random bout. AR didn't quite do all of his flying here as usual and it was a little slower than I expected. Shane stuck to the punches, headbutts and chops as usual. I thought it was average.

Overall thoughts: It was a very boring show filled with totally random matches where the favorite in the match won almost every time. I found this to be a total waste of time with limited storyline advancement. I'd say Andretti/QT was the best match of the night and that kind of says something about what kind of show this was. I'd give it a 4 out of 10 and would not recommend it at all.

TNA Impact 5/21/2026

TNA Impact 5/21/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/tna-impact-5142026.html

We are in Sacramento, CA. Matt Rehwoldt and Tom Hannifan are on commentary.

The System come out. Eddie says they are the most dominant force in TNA history. Eddie says Cedric's X-Division Title win was a statement last week that wrestling belongs to The System. Eddie says they are one step closer to holding all the gold. Eddie says Mike Santana should watch his back as he has his eyes on his title.

Brian asks if the fans think they suck. Brian says Eddie has carried TNA for a decade and says The System is full of winners. Bear says everyone who steps up to The System is taken out. Bear says they don't care who believes in you if you step up to them. Bear says if you step up to The System, it will eat you alive.

Cedric says Leon Slater was one day away from being the longest reigning X-Division champ. He says he became The Record Taker last week. He says he's the standard in the X-Division and the signature champ in TNA. Ced says Fabian Aichner tried to ruin the party. HE tells him to say it to his face if he has something to say.

Fabian Aichner comes out. He says he came out last week to make a name for himself. He says he's here for respect, redemption and recognition. He says the bigger the fight, the better he becomes. He says he's not a gimmick but a future TNA champ. He says the X-Title is looking nice. He says he's not here to stand in line but to take his spot. 

The System go after Fabian. Fabian gets the edge on them and reverse slams Ced into a bulldog choke. The System are all outside and back off.  

Daria Rae talks to Steve Maclin in the back. She says everyone likes to brag about loyalty until it's inconvenient. She says TNA wanted to erase Maclin when he touched Hannifan. She says she saw things differently. She says she knows why men like him are built like they are. She says he has a chance to beat Mike Santana and put the TNA Title on someone who is worthy of getting it.

Indi Hartwell vs Elayna Black

Arianna Grace and Stacks are on commentary for this. 

They lock up. EB shoves her in the corner and Indi shoves back. Indi lariats her down. Indi blocks a step up knee then running facekicks her. Indi boots her in the head for 2. Indi hits mounted corner punches and Indi is thrown out.

Indi's head is banged off the apron. EB running back elbows her on the ropes for 2. EB bottom rope double stomps her back for 2. Indi hits forearms. EB step up knees her in the corner for 2. EB chinlocks her. Indi jawbreakers her.

Indi hits running lariats. Indi spinebusters her. Indi goes up top and Arianna Grace pushes her down for the DQ.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good. They did a lot of basic stuff and we had a stupid finish here.

Grace hits some horrible mounted punches on Indi that don't even hit her arms. Grace says it looks like Indi's unfinished business is finished now. She throws her out. Grace says it's Santino's fauly that she's not Knockouts champ anymore. She says Santino gave Lei Ying Lee a title shot she didn't deserve because he was mad at Grace.

Satino Marella comes out. He says Grace attacking Indi wasn't cool. Santino says Lei did deserve the rematch and it's because she beat her. Santino says he's finished with her attitude. He says she's a stinky little brat. He says Stacks makes her sick and he had enough of it. Stacks pokes him. Santino grabs the cobra.

Daria Rae comes out and asks what Santino is doing. She says he's picking a fight with talent again and it's embarrassing. She says no one is scared of Santino's sock and says his judo is the weakest of all martial arts. Daria says if he wants to fight Stacks, he needs to submit an order to the board and get it approved. 

The Elegance Band are in the back. George puts over how they look. George says Ash has taken time off for plastic surgery. The lights get turned off and Rosemary's crew leaves a message that says "See You Soon" on the mirror.

Vincent interrupts Matt Hardy's music. He says they brought out The Broken One. He says he got it before and can get it again. The lights go out and then Matt come out to his broken theme.

Matt Hardy vs Vincent

Dutch and Jeff Hardy are handcuffed to the posts for this. 

They lock up and pull each other's hair. Mat hits punches and knees to the gut. Matt bites him then knocks him off the apron. Vince boots Matt in the gut in the ring. Matt back elbows him. Dutch trips Matt. Vince hits mounted shots on Matt. Matt hits punches and we go to break.

We return and Matt hits punches. Vince punches back and they double clothesline each other. Matt bangs Vince's head off the buckles. Matt yanks Vince into a sitout powerbomb for 2. Vince holds his ankle after an up and over. A doc checks Vince's foot.

Vince tries to hit Matt with his boot but fails. Matt hits punches. Matt then bites Vince's foot. Matt hits a side effect for 2. Matt is rammed into the corner and Vince hits shots on him. Vince rolls him up for 2 with help from Dutch. 

Vince running back elbows Matt for 2. Vince goes up top and Matt bites his fingers. Matt throws him off the top. Matt is pushed into the ref. Vince backdrops Matt. Vince grabs the handcuff key from the ref's pocket. The lights go out. Willow (Jeff Hardy's masked persona) appears in the ring and hits Vince with a weapon. Matt hits a twist of fate on Dutch and pins him.

Thoughts: It wasn't all that different from the women's match. The work was simple and the match was average as best with lots of shenanigans for the finish.

Elijah plays his guitar in the back. AJ Francis comes up to him. He says he hopes Mike and Maclin kill each other tonight. AJ says him and Elijah could collab and do something. Eli says he's not much of a tag wrestler. AJ says wants to collab with him in music. Vince says it's just him and his guitar. He says he's a drifter and a drifter walk alone.

TNA Injury Report

AJ Francis and KC Navarro are out for tonight. Moose is out with head trauma. Indi Hartwell is in evaluation. Mike Satana and Steve Maclin are cleared.

Santino Marella says they will bring back the Champion's Challenge next week and have one for the women and the men. He says we will find out more when we see who wins between Santana and Maclin. Daria Rae comes in and says she made her own match and it's Santino vs Stacks 1v1.

The System come up to Dara. Eddie wants a Fabian Aichner match. Daria says it sounds like a great idea.

TNA International Title - Mustafa Ali (c) vs Chazz "Starboy" Hall

Hall does an inset promo. He says we might have seen him on Evolve or NXT. He says he will leave everyone starstuck and will walk out TNA International champ. This is Star's TNA before.

Ali side headlocks Star. He shoulders him over. They sweep each other and Ali bridges out. Star rolls him up for 2 and sits on his back. Star spin kicks him in the face. Star top rope corkscrew diving armdrags Ali. Star dropkicks Ali. Star then flying space tiger drop's him.

Ali pulls him into a cutter for 2. Ali tries a move off the 2nd rope and is hit with a hurricanrana. Star springboard flying headscissors him. Star 2nd rope moonsaults into a spinning ddt. Star standing corkscrew moonsaults him for 2. 

Ali ear claps him. Star superkicks him. Ali then bridge pins hm.

Thoughts: It was a random one and basically a showcase for Star. Star did all of his flying and looked good then Ali put him down. Is this going to lead to him being used regularly? I don't know but this was a waste if it's not.

Keith Jardine is in the back with fans. Santino comes up to him. Santino says he's a bit of a grappler himself. Mara Sade comes in and says she saw what happened to Mr. Elegance last week. Mara says she thinks Mr. Elegance will be in her opponents corner next week. Mara asks if he can be in her corner and he agrees.

Eric Young talks to Steve Maclin in the back. EY says their paths crossed again and says it's ironic. EY says he offered him a real opportunity and look where he ended up. EY says he got fired then became everything he wanted to be. He says then he got a title shot and the good guy Mike Santana tried to end his career. He says then he disappeared. EY says he's got another title shot and says the winner has to face him. EY says this is Steve's opportunity to prove him wrong, because he's been right at every turn. EY says he's his only friend here an the only one who will tell him the truth. EY says his fate is in his hands. EY says we don't get to choose often in life but he gets to tonight. EY says choices have consequences and tonight is the biggest choice of his life.

Thoughts: It's nice to see them follow up on the EY/Maclin stuff. Maclin's booking has been a mess and making any kind of sense of it is helpful. 

Xia Brookside vs Jada Stone

They lock up and Jada is backed up in the corner. Jada side headlock takeovers her. Xia stalls outside. Xia takes her down, grabs the leg and Jada ropebreaks. Jada wristlocks her. Jada headscissors her after avoiding a lariat. Jada flying back elbows her. Jada low flying knes her. Jada is tripped on the ropes and pulled down.

Xia elbow drops the leg then pulls it around the ropes. Xia dropkicks her in the leg for 2. Xia does an indian deathlock. Xia drops her with a shot then hits mounted shots. Jada boots her out of the corner and hits forearms. Jada lariats her.

Jada cartwheels out of a snapmare and kicks her on the ropes. Jada hits a split-legged moonsault for 2. Jada codebreakers her. Jada does a backflip and is swept. Xia impaler ddt's her and wins.

Thoughts: Xia worked the leg all match long then won with an impaler ddt. It's too bad she didn't tap her out with a leg submission to win. The leg work made sense but that's only so exciting and Jada didn't get to do her flying here. It was just average.

Steve Maclin tries to attack Mike Santana before his match. Steve says Mike took money out of his pocket and he says he's putting him in the hospital.

Arianna Grace and Stacks do a promo. She says next week will be historic as Stacks will stand up to Santino. Stacks says Santino is the bad influence, not him. Grace says Santino's not a real fighter but a comedy act. Stacks says Grace only needs him in his life now and not Santino.  

TNA World Heavyweight Title Match - Mike Santana (c) vs. Steve Maclin

They hockey fight. Mike spin kicks him in the gut and SM forearms him. SM dodges a superkick. SM back elbows him down. They do some forearms and chops. Mike dropkicks him. Mike drops SM chest first and sentons him. Mike top rope plancha's him outside.

SM sends Mike into the post. SM's head is banged off a table. Mike jumps off the steps, holds his leg and SM clips him. SM's head is banged of the apron. SM dropkicks Mike's leg off the apron. We go to break and return.

SM ropebreaks out of a half-crab. Mike back elbows him then suplexes him twice. Mike death valley drivers him. Mike hits punches. Mike enzugiri's him. SM backrolls and is hit in the back. 

Mike backrolls into a cutter on SM for 2. Mike clubs him then pop-up powerbombs him. Mike spinning backdrops him for 2. SM back elbows him then olympic slams him. SM fire thunders him for 2. SM lariats him from behind. SM hits his crosshairs spear for 2. SM gets on the buckles and Mike pump kicks off the buckles and through the table. Mike top rope splashes him for 2.

SM superkicks him for 2 after selling for a bit. Mike escapes the KIA. Mike flying lariats him. Mike spinning lariats him and wins.

Thoughts: Mike won as expected here. I thought it was average. I feel like they went to break at the wrong time and made us miss stiff as Maclin was working Mike's leg when we started and Mike had him in a half-crab when we returned. I don't like the booking of Steve coming back after being out for a while and just losing again. The match was acceptable for the main but nothing memorable. I have no idea where Maclin goes now outside of putting him back with Eric Young.

Overall thoughts: It was a very average show. There was nothing great or that exciting here and Arianna Grace felt like she was all over this one. A lot of people were missing from this show and there were a ton of commercial breaks. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 overall and I did not enjoy this all that much.

WWE Main Event 5/21/2026

WWE Main Event 5/21/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/wwe-main-event-5142026.html

Vic Joseph and Blake Howard are on commentary.

Matt Cardona vs Nathan Frazer

Matt wristlocks him. NF headflips out and throws him over by the wrist. NF rolls him up then side headlock takeovers him. NF running single leg dropkicks him. NF enzugiri's him from the apron and is tripped on the ropes.

Matt lariats him then neckbreakers him. Matt spinebusters him for 2. NF's head is banged off the buckles. NF chops him in the corner. NF is thrown into the corner and goes upside down. Matt hits an unprettier. Matt hits a broski boot. NF topes him outside. NF slingblades him. NF hits a top rope splash for 2.

NF runs into double knees in the corner. NF rolls him up for 2. NF twisting suplexes him. NF misses a top rope phoenix splash and Matt hits a leg lariat for the win.

Thoughts: It went better than expected and the two worked together okay. Matt still his usual offense though. NF was working fast here. I was almost surprised Matt won with all of the losses he has taken lately.  

Maxxine Dupri vs Nikkita Lyons

NL wore a mask out.

They lock up. NL taunts and shoves her in the corner. Max shoves back and side headlocks her. NL running forearms her down then dances. NL piefaces her then knees her in the gut. Max flying headscissors her and dances. Max bridges out of a kick and forearms her.

Max goes up and over. NL swinging throws her. NL hits mounted shots then catapults her throat into the bottom rope. NL hits shots on her and samoan drops her for 2. Max hits her in the gut and NL clubs on her. Max sunset flips her for 2.

Max hits forearms and chops. NL kicks her in the gut then tiger drivers her for 2. NL cobra clutches her. Max high kicks her. NL superkicks her. They double clothesline each other. Max spinning heel kicks her. Max fisherman suplexes her. Max legdrops her over the back of the neck for 2. NL roundhouse kicks her for 2.

NL goes into the post off a missed charge. Max germans her. Max top rope crossbodies her and pins her.

Thoughts: It went better than you would think and trust me, this could have been a disaster. There wasn't a great story or anything but they did their moves relatively clean. I do think it could have been a bit shorter though. 

Je'Von Evans vs Harlem Lewis

HL rams him in the corner. He punches and stomps him there. Evans superkicks him and dropkicks him. Evans seated springboard headscissors him out. Evans suicide dives him. Evans corkscrew kicks him off the ropes for 2. 

Evans misses a top rope moonsault. Evans goes to springboard and is tripped. Lewis hits elbow drops and a low diving lariat. Lewis chops him. Evans hits forearms and Lewis tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him for 2. Lewis slaps him around. Evans hits forearms and punches.

Evans stomps him in the corner. Evans running lariats him. Evans spin kicks him in the back of the neck. Evans springboard lariats him. Evans goes for a springboard and is pushed into the post. Evans flying knees him. Evans double jump springboard cutters him for the win.

Thoughts: It was a shorter bout. Both guys did what they were supposed to do with Lewis bullying him around some and Evans flying a bit. I would have liked to have seen Lewis throw him around a bit more. Evans won as expected. The announcers brought up Evans putting on some muscle and it is a bit noticeable.

Overall thoughts: We had 3 new matches as usual. None were particularly great. I'd say the opener was the best thing on here. The show was acceptable but you don't need to see this one.