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Sunday, May 3, 2026

New Japan Pro Wrestling 5/3/2026 Wrestling Dontaku 2026 Day 1

Ryusuke Taguchi, Taisei Nakahra & Tiger Mask vs. Master Wato, Toru Yano & YOH

Yano's team is attacked before the bell. Yano takes a double shoulderblock. Yano blocks a hip attack with an atomci drop then he atomic drops Tai. RT misses a hip attack. RT is atomic dropped for 2. Yoh misses a flying hip attack. Tiger kicks Yoh in the butt. Tiger suplexes Yoh for 2. Tiger spin kicks Yoh in the gut then Yoh dropkicks him in the knee.

Wato comes in. He double flipping mule kicks Wato. Tai comes in and hits forearms on Wato. Tai dropkicks him. Tai boots Wato then chops him. Wato leg lariats him for 2. Wato springboard euros Tai and wins.

Thoughts: It was a total waste of time. It was half-comedy and Taisei got pinned off a simple springboard euro.

Masatora Yasuda & Tomoaki Honma vs. Knockout Brothers (OSKAR & Yuto-Ice)

Masa dropkicks Ice off the apron to start. Os sleepers Masa and Honma breaks it up. Os takes a double team but bangs their heads together. Os elbow drops Honma. Honma misses a falling headbutt drop. Os shoulders over Honma then slams Masa.

Ice forearms Masa down. Masa chops and slaps him around. Masa dropkicks Ice then running forearms him for 2. Masa jack knifes him for 2 then runs into a facekick. Ice hits a hard knee to the face while Masa is on his knees. The ref says Masa is out and stops the match.

Thoughts: I think the ending was planned here. It worked though and Ice looked like a tough guy because of it. This was quick. I want to see Masa vs Ice again.

El Desperado, Mistico, Taichi & Yuya Uemura vs. TMDK (Hartley Jackson, Kosei Fujita, Robbie Eagles & Ryohei Oiwa)

Kosei and Despy fight on the mat. Kosei wristlocks him. Depsy reverses it then Kosei chops him. They trade chops. Despy slaps him and Kosei chops back. Despy is thrown out. Mist and Rob go at it. They trade forearms and chops. Mist handspring back elbows him. Mist enzugiri's him from the apron then springboard crossbodies him. Mist walks up the ropes and springboard corkscrew diving armdrags him.

Rob takes a double boot then Kosei takes one too. Hart shoulders over Tai then elbow drops him. Hart suplexes Tai for 2. Oiwa boots Tai in the knee then drops back on it. Tai and Rob trade shots. Tai side kicks him.

Yuya comes in and armdrags 2 opponents then goes up and over to armdrag Hart. Yuya then dropkicks 3 opponents. Yuya corner splashes and bulldogs Oiwa for 2. Yuya hiptosses Oiwa then Oiwa abdominal stretches him. Oiwa shoulders over Yuya the nsplashes him.

Yuya takes running corner attacks then a double kick. Hart sentons Yuya for 2. 4 of he 6 trade shots. Despy and Mist hit superkicks to the gut. Mist is popped up into a double dropkick. Hart double lariats Mist and Despy. Hart corner splashes Yuya then lariats him for 2. Hart crossbodies Yuya for 2. Yuya hurricanrana's Hart and pins him.

Thoughts: It was an okay random midcard tag. Yuya had a good night here and brought a lot of energy to this one. It wasn't anything too memorable or anything but it was fine enough for being filler.

Rob and Kosei taunt Mist and Despy after. Mist talks to Rob in Spanish and points at him. Rob says he doesn't speak Spanish. He says he knows Mist wants a match. Rob offers to put the IWGP Jr. Tag Titles on the line tomorrow. Rob says they are the mighty and the mighty don't kneel.

United Empire (Great-O-Khan, HENARE & Will Ospreay) vs. Goto Revolutionary Army (Hirooki Goto, Tatsuya Matsumoto & YOSHI-HASHI)

Will and Goto go at it. Will takes a double shoulderblock. Goto hiptosses his partners onto Will. Will's back is triple clubbed on. Will and Tat trade and Will drops him. Will slams Tat. Goto is sent into the seats by Khan then Khan sits on a chair on him.

Hen sentons Tat then pounces him. Tat hits elbows on Hen then dropkicks him. Yoshi and Hen go at it and trade shots. Hen drops him with a forearm. Yoshi dropkicks him in the knee. Yoshi shoulders Hen over. Goto hits lariats on oppponents. Hen spinning heel kicks Yoshi. Will and Goto trade forearms. Will handspring corkscrew kicks him.

Yoshi superkicks Khan. Tat water wheel drops Khan for 2. Tat crabs him and Khan ropebreaks. Tat hits forearms on Khan. Khan spinning claw slams Tat for 2. Khan flatliners Tat. The ref checks to see if Tat is knocked out. Khan bangs Tat's head off the mat then Khan pins him.

Thoughts: It started off good with Will and Goto but went a little downhill as it continued. I'm not sure what happened with Tatsuya at the end here. It was average.

The two sides argue after.

Konosuke Takeshita & Shota Umino vs. House Of Torture (Chase Owens & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)

KT gets nailed by Chase before he can lock up with Yujiro. Chase euros KT. KT goes to leapfrog and falls. KT then leg lariats him. Chase hits elbows on KT. KT boots him off the ropes then Shota shoulders Chase over. Shota stares KT down.

Shota is pushed into KT. Chase boots Shota out of the corner then spinning backdrops him. Yujio falling headbutt drops Shota. Chase shoulders Shota over. Shota takes a double throat thrust from Chase. Shota dropkicks Chase.

KT comes in and drops Chase with forearms. KT flying lariats him. KT slingshot plancha's Yujiro outside. KT exploders Chase for 2. Chase hits forearms on KT. Chase spinning back elbows him then hits a snapmare driver for 2. Chase pumping knees KT then KT flying knees him.

Shota and Yujiro get in. Shota hits forearms and takes a stun gun. Yujiro eye pokes him. Shota dragon screws him then STF's him. Shota lariats Yujiro then stomps him. Yujiro fisherman busters him. Chase running knees Shota for 2. Yujiro short ddt's Shota for 2. Shota lariats Yujiro down.

KT and Shota run into each other. Yujio hits KT with a cane as Shota gets sent into the ref. Shota running lariats Yujiro. Shota fisherman busuters Yujiro and pins him.

Thoughts: This went over 10 minutes and Yujiro and Chase were treated as being equal opponents to KT and Shota and honestly, the heels got put over for most of this. They pushed that KT and Shota were having issues all match long. This felt like it never would end.

United Empire (Callum Newman, Francesco Akira, Jake Lee, Jakob Austin Young & Zane Jay) vs. Unbound Co. (Daiki Nagai, Drilla Moloney, Robbie X, Shingo Takagi & Taiji Ishimori)

Shingo's team gets hit before the bell and thrown out. Shingo is sent into the rails. TI flips X onto Young. Akira takes a double superkick for 2. Nagai hits shots on Akira then corner dropkicks him. They trade shots. Akira trips him and bangs his face off the mat.

Lee bangs Nagai's face off Newman's foot. Newman ties up Nagai and punches him. Newman stands on his face. Nagai dropkicks Newman. Shingo comes in and cleans house on his opponents. Shingo ddt's Newman. Newman forearms Shingo and Shingo forearms him back.

Newman spin kicks Shingo in the gut. They double lariat each other twice and go down. Zane comes in and fallaway slams Shingo for 2. Zane dropkicks Shingo then Shingo shoulders him over. Zane takes a double punch from his opponents. Shingo lariats Zane down.

Akira step up enzugiri's Young. Akira takes a spin kick from X and TI is pushed into X. TI handspring corkscrew kicks Akira. Shingo overhead belly to belly suplexes Newman then lariats him over the top. X hits a big moonsault off the top to the floor. Drilla and Zane fight. Drilla suplexes Zane then spears him. Drilla hits a drilla killa on Zane and pins him.

Thoughts: It didn't get that much time. I don't know if I'd ever say everyone got their own segment here as there were so many people involved. It wasn't anything special. Jake Lee was acting normal here after acting goofy for so long.

Shingo and Newman end up fighting after and Newman goes out.

Don Fale vs. Aaron Wolf

Don nails Wolf before intros. They shoulderblock battle. Wolf flying hits flying forearms. Don slams Wolf. Don stomps Wolf then stands on his back. Wolf is sent into the rails then into the seats. Wolf then sits on him on a chair. Don does a trapezius hold in the ring.

Wolf elbows Don in the gut and Don clubs him down. Don stands on his back. Don is sent into the rails outside. Wolf chops Don then judo throws him. Wolf elbow drops Don for 2. Wolf top rope splashes Don for 2. Chase gets on the apron and Wolf slingshots him in. Chase begs off then Don pushes Wolf into the ref. Don corner splashes Wolf and Don samoan drops him for 2.

Don misses an elbow drop on Wolf. Wolf slams him. Wolf rips his shirt off then olympic slams Don to win.

Thoughts: It wasn't good as expected. It was full of shenanigans and outside fighting. I'm not sure how this was supposed to be any better than it ended up being.

NEVER Openweight Title Match - Ren Narita (c) vs. Oleg Boltin

Ren and Dick Togo beat up Oleg before the match begins. They choke him with a weapon. Ren boots Oleg in the gut then Oleg sends him into the rails. Oleg comes in and soulders over Ren twice. Oleg goes after Togo outside. Ren chairs Oleg. Ren takes Oleg into the crowd and throws him into the seats. Ren flying neckbreakers Oleg for 2.

Ren armbreakers Oleg then sends him shoulder first into the exposed buckles. Ren armbars Oleg around the bottom turnbuckle connector. Ren armbreakers Oleg. Ren flying armbars Oleg. Oleg powerbombs him out of it. Ren shoulders Oleg's arm then Oleg belly to belly suplexes him. Oleg karelin's lifts Ren.

Oleg slams Ren then splashes him for 2. Ren tries to make Oleg hit the ref. Ren rolling armbars Oleg. Oleg is sent over the top. Ren pults Oleg's arm in a chair then Oleg lariats him with it. Ren escapes a powerbomb inside then takes a corner splash. Ren eye rakes Oleg and sends him into the ref. The ref is sent out. Ren crossfaces Oleg.

Kanemaru comes in to help out Ren. Togo comes in too then Kanemaru is thrown into Togo. Oleg hits a big powerbomb on Ren for 2. Oleg torture racks Ren. Ren taps out but Sho has the ref distracted. Oleg drops the hold and goes after Sho. Aaron Wolf comes down and carries Sho to the back.

Ren grounded guillotines Oleg. Ren facebusters Oleg for 2. Ren is caught coming off the top. Oleg finlay rolls him. Oleg F-5's Ren for 2. Ren rolling armbars Oleg off the 2nd rope. Oleg ropebreaks. Ren drives Oleg's soulder into the mat then armbars him. Ren triangles him, Oleg lifts him and Togo low blows Oleg. The ref somehow misses it and Ren wins by submission.

Thoughts: It was painful to watch as expected. The heels cheated before and during the match. The ref didn't care when he saw them beating up Oleg prior to the match and absolutely no action was taken when he got ran into or sent out of the ring. It was just nothing but stupid heel tactics with Aaron Wolf being the only one in the entire backstage area who tried to do something about it. This was awful.

The heels beat up Oleg after. Wolf makes the save and challenges Ren.

IWGP Global Heavyweight Title Match - Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Andrade El Idolo

They lock up. Yota clean breaks him and shoves him. Idolo and Yota chop each other. They escape each other's attacks and stand off. Idolo shoulders Yota over. Idolo springboard 2nd rope crossbodies him. Idolo lariats him out. Yota armdrags Idolo.

Idolo poses on the ropes. Yota hits knees to Idolo's gut then gutbusters him. Yota corner splashes Idolo. Yota hits mounted forearms in the corner then Idolo pulls him down into the buckles. Idolo stomps and slams him. Idolo low sliding dropkicks Yota then chinlocks him.

Idolo chops and boots Yota in the corner. Yota is put in tree of woe and Idolo double stomps him down for 2. Idolo hits forearms on Yota. Yota ducks a corner meteora. Idolo and Yota trade forearms and chops. Yota tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. They trade chops. Idolo 2nd rope flipping russian legsweeps Yota.
Yota 2nd rope diving armdrags Idolo. Yota tilt-a-whirl armdrags him. Yota topes him. Yota flying pumping knees Idolo. Yota 2nd rope hurricanrana's Idolo for 2. Idolo flying forearms him. Idolo corner meteora's Yota for 2.

Yota gets his knees up on an Idolo split-legged moonsault. Idolo powerslams him on the apron over the 2nd rope. Idolo triangle springboard tornillo's Yota outside. Idolo does a top rope moonsault into a standing moonsault for 2. Idolo superplexes Yota. Yota orange crushes him for 2. Idolo hangs on the ropes and Yota top rope double stomps him down.

They fight on the apron. Yota flying headscissors him off the apron. They fight on the buckles. Yota top rope spanish flies him for 2. They shove each other. Yota flying pumping knees him. Yota does a spinning wrist-clutch muso for 2. Idolo spinning back elbows him down.

They get back up and chop each other. Yota headbutts him down. They trade pin attempts. Yota hits a big spear for 2. Idolo single arm powerbombs him. Idolo hammerlock ddt's him for 2. Idolo hits a canadian destroyer. Yota does his curbstomp combo to Idolo. Yota alley oops him. Yota crabs him.

They sit up top and Idolo ddt's him into the ring post. Idolo twisting double underhook drops him and pins him.

Thoughts: Yota said something negative about Bushiroad (NJPW's owners) and less than 2 months later, he is now title less. I don't know how Idolo did it, but congrats to him. His stock as at an all-time low in AEW and WWE then he leaves WWE, is getting put in big AEW matches, wins the WWC Puerto Rico Title then wins the NJPW Title. I didn't like the match that much. It was very long and slow. They did a bit much but they did sell it. I expected a much worse match and it was honestly almost the opposite of the match I expected them to have.

Idolo thanks everyone after. I think he says he was the better man. He says he knows fans don't support him because he works in AEW, but he says it's NJPW's Title and he's working for both companies. He asks who wants to challenge him? Drilla Moloney and Shot Umino both come out. They argue on the ramp. Idolo asks if they want the title. Idolo suggests a three-way match and says to tell him where and when. He then says to call him.

Idolo leaves and comes back down so he can raise his title and get streamers.

Overall thoughts: You didn't need to see this show to know what it would look like. The line-up said it all. The line-up looked bad and the show wasn't much better. We had a bunch of time filler tags that weren't special. The 2nd and 3rd matches from the top were filled with interference and HoT crap. The main got a lot of time and was a slower and longer match where Yota lost his second title in a row. I'd give this a 4 out of 10. It was a poor and lazy offering from NJPW and it wasn't good. I'd pick Yuya Uemura's 8-man tag as the best thing on here which should tell you about the quality of this.

AAA on Fox 5/2/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/aaa-on-fox-4252026.html

We are in Queretaro, Mexico. Corey Graves, JBL and Rey Mysterio are on commentary.

We see various wrestlers arrive and hang out.

El Ojo talk in the back. Dorian says Penta can only beat Vikingo by cheating. Dorian says Vikingo will face Wagner on 5/30 for the AAA Latin American Title. Vikingo says Wagner's legacy is trash and says he's a nepo baby. Vikingo says he will be Latin American champ and Dorian will be GM.

El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. then walks in, taps Dorian on the shoulder and asks what Dorian knows about family.

El Hijo del Vikingo vs Mini Vikingo

Hijo throws his jacket on Mini and stomps on him before the bell. Hijo dropkicks Mini then stands on him in the corner. Hijo corner basement dropkicks Mini then sits on his head on the ropes. Hijo basement dropkicks him in the back of the head for 2.

Hijo hits forearms on Mini. Hijo still has his jacket on and he camel clutches Mini. Hijo bodyscissors takesdowns Mini. Hijo ties up Mini's arms and bangs his face off the mat. Hijo stands on Mini for 2. Mini slaps him then Hijo slaps back. Mini pump kicks him. Hijo spinning heel kicks him then meteora's him through the ropes, sending him to the floor.

Mini is sent into the steps. Hijo suplexes Mini on the ramp. Hijo throws Mini on a powerbomb onto the ramp. JBL calls for the match to be stopped. Hijo picks up Mini on the pin attempt in the ring. Hijo slaps him and tells him to slap back. Hijo then pounds on him more. Hijo misses a corner charge. Mini corkscrew kicks him. Mini toyota rolls him for 2. Mini hits a wild tornillo into a crucifix driver on the floor.

Mini springboards inside but Hijo gets his knees up. Hijo corkscrew kicks him. Hijo powerbombs Mini for 2. Hijo hits mounted shots and chokes him. Hijo takes the 2nd turnbuckle pad off. Mini sends Hijo into the exposed buckle. Mini top rope 450's Hijo for 2.

Hijo overhead belly to belly suplexes Mini into the ref, sending the ref out. Mini hurricanrana's Hijo but the ref is down. The bell rings, but nobody knows who rang it. Hijo lariats Mini. They go up top. Hijo does a top rope uranage but again, the ref is down and can't count. Hijo seems to have hurt his arm on the top rope uranage.

Hijo grabs a chair. El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. runs down and michinoku drivers hijo on the chair. Mini hits a 630 phoenix splash on Hijo on the chair and pins him!

Thoughts: Yeah, this was great. Hijo did a great job of whooping Mini. Mini's tornillo crucifix driver to the outside was amazing and Mini pulling off the upset to win was big. The commentators were fantastic here too and really sold Mini's beating well. I really liked this one.

Omos comes in and lariats Wagner and Mini after. Omos rams Mini into the post and throws Wagner in. Omos lariats Wagner and chops him in the corner.

Wagner's brother Galeno del Mal comes out and hits Omos with a chair. The Wagner's double headbutt Omos then double lariat him out of the ring.

Thoughts: It was said that Galeno got signed and he debuted here. I like Galeno more than Wagner as he's a fat guy that can do some impressive flying.

Laredo Kid vs. Rey Fenix

Kid was on WWE Main Event this week.

Kid side headlocks him and shoulders him over. Rey kips up and flying armdrags him but Kid headflips out. Kid flying headscissors Rey and they stand off. Kid trips him and they stand off. Rey walks up the ropes and springboard corkscrew armdrags him.

Kid lariats Rey for 2. Kid kicks Rey in the back then slaps him in the back of the neck. Kid basement dropkicks Rey for 2. Rey hits shots. Kid sitout tilt-a-whirl slams him for 2. Kid top rope splashes Rey for 2.

Rey high kicks him out of the corner. Rey rope walk kicks him for 2. Rey enzugiri's Kid off the apron. Rey bottom rope springboard diving headscissors him outside. Rey double jump springboard moonsaults Kid for 2. Rey springboard spin kicks Kid.

Kid flying forearms Rey in the corner then slams him. Kid bottom rope corkscrew moonsaults him. Kid misses a 2nd rope moonsault then canadian destroyer ddt's him for 2. Kid slaps Rey. Rey rolls into a cutter on him for 2. They chop each other on their knees then get up and trade forearms. Kid is up top and is hit with a euro. Rey hits a mexican muscle buster and pins Kid.

Thoughts: They overdid it a bit here with the canadian destroyer ddt not finishing this. It was mostly flying and cool moves. Fenix really doesn't feel like all that big of a star right now and if you went into this blind, you wouldn't see much of a difference here starpower wise between these two.

Rey tries to help Kid up after. Kid pushes him away. Kid then clutches his AAA Cruiserweight Title. The fans throw coins in the ring as they enjoyed the match. Rey offers a handshake but Kid rams him with his shoulder.

They do a contract signing for El Grande Americano Original vs El Grande Americano II in a mask match. They have Dorian Roldan and the female interviewer there.

Both Grande's are brought out. Dorian says his family put the best lucha matches on and says the most significant is a mask vs mask match. He says the loser has to take off their mask and reveal their identity. Grande Original has a letter from his attorney. It says Grande Original will not face Grande II unless they accept his petition. The petition says there should not be any physical attacks until 5/30 and if there is, the attacking wrestler loses his mask before the bout. Grande II is asked if he's okay with that. Grande II signs the contract. Dorian says security can leave since the contract has been signed (Grande Original didn't sign it). Dorian says there's another clause - Grande Original said that the female interviewer (Andrea Bazarte) attacked him and says the female interviewer must leave AAA (she is Grande II's girlfriend). Grande Original asks that she be removed from AAA. The female interviewer agrees if it's required for Grande II to take Grande Original's mask.

The female interviewer leaves. Grande Original signs the contract and throws the pen at Grande II. Grande II says Grande Original has no idea what he has done. Grande II then gets jumped by Julius and Brutus Creed, who were Gable's/Grande's partners in WWE. Grande II then takes a double spinebuster through the table. The Creed's then hold up a US flag. Los Americanos then come out to help Grande II.

Thoughts: WWE/AAA made 2 big errors with this segment. The first was that a lot of this was built around Grande Original accusing Andrea of attacking him. They didn't explain why this was significant - Andrea is Grande II's girlfriend. They didn't explain this on TV and it came off as a very random segment without knowing that. I'm sure they'll explain it next week, but the segment didn't work without that key bit of information. I also thought that Grande Original throwing his pen at Grande II should count as a physical attack. Maybe it will, but it hasn't yet.

Overall thoughts: We started off hot with a great Mini Vikingo vs Hijo del Vikingo match. Laredo Kid/Rey Fenix overdid it in their match and they had an indy style bout. The closing segment had issues as they forgot to mention that Grande II is dating the interviewer, which was the key part to the segment. They may have also technically broken the no-contact clause already that they agreed to when Grande Original threw his pen at Grande II. I'd give this a 5 out of 10 as the main event segment really got botched bad and messed things up. I enjoyed the show overall though.

WOW Women of Wrestling 5/2/2026 Season 6, Episode 30

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/wow-women-of-wrestling-4252026-season-6.html

We are in Las Vegas, NV. David McLane and Nigel Zane are on commentary.

We see clips of the Best 4 Business vs Strike/Blaze feud.

They show us a clip from security footage of Miami's Sweet Heat being at the scene where Best 4 Business' gear got burned.

Top Tier come out. Coach says she needs to assess the individual skills of Top Tier. She says Krush and Glitter need to have singles matches. Krush says Coach wrestle and lost with them and should have a singles match too. Coach says she's the coach and doesn't need to be evaluated, but she too will wrestle a singles match. She says she wants to make sure there is no doubt as to who the weak link is.

WOW World Trios Titles - Monsters and Metal (Daisy Lane, Fury and Chainsaw) (c) vs The Enlightened (Miranda the Mindful, Nova Sky and Dr. Pam Demonium)

Miranda boots Chain to start. She tags in Pam. Chain blocks Pam's takedown. Chain corner splashes her. Fury running knees Pam in the corner. Lane bronco busters Pam. Chain hits corner spears on Pam. Chain swinging neckbreakers her for 2.

Lane is dropped into a legdrop on Pam. Pam jawbreakers Lane. Lane spinning headscissors Miranda then flying double knees her in the corner. Lane springboard legdrops Miranda for 2. Lane armdrags Miranda. Nova comes in and chops Lane. Nova elbow slices her for 2 then back elbows her for 2.

Nova boots Lane in the gut and suplexes her. Nova corner lariats Lane. Pam slams Lane and Miranda split leg drops Lane for 2. Miranda chinlocks Lane and Lane bites her way out of it. Lane's face is banged off the mat then Pam camel clutches her.

Lane gets a 2 count on Pam. Lane enzugiri's Miranda. Fury gets in and cleans house on the heels. Fury backdrops Nova for 2. Lane basement dropkicks Miranda. Pam neckbreakers Lane. Chain takes a double boot and a double ddt. Samantha Smart comes in and Chain scares her off. Nova takes the triple team gori special and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was an okay tag match here. There were no botches. The heels worked the faces over until the faces made their comeback and won. It got enough time to play out too. I don't love The Enlightened losing already but I wouldn't have had them win the titles here either.

Gloria Glitter vs Xena Phoenix

Coach Campanelli is on commentary for this. Xena limps to the ring.

Xena fireman's carry takeovers her and goes for the armbar. Xena rolls her up and holds onto her knee. Xena goes for a suplex and holds her knee. Glitter stomps on Xena's knee then ddt's it. Glitter pump kicks her. Xena's leg is banged off the post.

Glitter goes for a figure four but Xena cradles her. Xena boots her out of the corner. Glitter cloverleafs Xena and Xena taps out quick.

Thoughts: This was an unusual one with Xena selling her knee before it even started then tapping out quick.

Coach talks on the mic and says that was an interesting match. She says Glitter beat Xena in record time. She says Xena coming out limping is not the type of match Glitter had in mind though. Coach says she wants her girls to beat others at their best. Coach says Krush is next up and says the coach knows best.

Lana Star and Miami's Sweet Heat come out. Lana says they dispute the footage. Lana says that was defamation. Lana says they will make sure their names aren't dragged through the mud anymore.

Next week's show has Penelope Pink vs Kalaki the Island Girl in a WOW Title match.

Best 4 Business (Kara Kai and Sandy Shore) vs Ashley Blaze and Tara Strike

The faces run in and take down B4B. Everyone fights outside. They all get in. Blaze sends Shore out. Kai handstand kicks Tara. Tara leg kicks her and armlocks her. Kai is tripped into a running knee and senton for 1. Blaze armdrags Shore a few times then rolls into a cutter on her.

Tara double lariats the heels. She hits a ton of strikes on Shore then running knees her in the corner. Tara is tripped into the buckles. Shore rolls her up for 2. Shore hits corner spears. Shore backhands Tara.

Kai boots Tara then sits on her neck on the 2nd rope. Shore slaps Tara. Tara takes a high kick from the apron by Kai. Tara is snapmared and takes a double hip attack. Tara's head is banged off the mat. Tara knees Shore in the gut then is thrown down backwards. Shore hits mounted shots on Tara then slaps her around. Kai straightjackets Tara. Kai blocks an enzugiri and running knees Tara for 2.

Kai hits mounted shots on Tara. Kai takes a double team stroke for 2. Tara is double booted in the corner. Tara and Kai high kick each other at the same time. Blaze tags in and hits shots on Shore then running back elbows her. Blaze superkicks her for 2. Blaze knees one of the heels in the face. Lana Star gets on the apron. Miami's Sweet Heat hit Tara and Blaze with fire extinguishers. Shore then picks up the win on Blaze.

Thoughts: They did what they were supposed to do here. They got rough with each other and showed some aggression. Miami's Sweet Heat got involved since they were blamed for setting B4B's gear on fire. I would have liked a more concise result though since these two teams have been feuding for a while.

Lana Star's crew comes in after. Lindsay says they were blamed for things they didn't do and says B4B's old costumers were a tragedy. MSH then hold up their titles to show B4B who the champs are. B4B then nail MSH from behind and hit them with the tag titles.

Overall thoughts: It was an okay WOW episode. There was nothing great but it made enough sense. It looks like B4B vs Miami's Sweet Heat is going to be the next feud and it looks like Top Tier may be breaking up as well. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 as it was average to okay but nothing you really need to see. The trios titles match was the best bout on here.

Saturday, May 2, 2026

AEW Collision 5/2/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/aew-collision-4252026-playoff-palooza.html

We are in Peoria, IL. Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness are on commentary.

The Dogs (Clark Connors and David Finlay) and The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, PAC and Claudio Castagnoli) vs The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz, Dezmond Xavier and Myron Reed) and Top Flight (Dante and Darius Martin)

The faces dive on the heels to start. Everyone fights all over the place. Claudio gorilla presses Reed. Reed enzugiri's him. Reed suicide dives Claudio. Everyone fights outside.

Clark hits shots on Zach. Zach hits chops and forearms on him in the corner. Zach 2nd rope springboard tornillo's Clark for 2. DF stomps on Zach in the corner. DF gets kicked by Dez and Reed when he gets in. Dez standing ssp's DF. Darius armdrags Pac. Mox lariats Darius down. Mox corner lariats Darius then hits mounted corner punches. Mox then bites him.

Darius dropkicks Mox. Dante flying corner lariats Mox. Mox takes a suplex into a slingshot swanton. Reed and Mox trade chops. Reed springboard dropkicks Mox. Reed is thrown out. Shafir kicks Reed outside. Dez flying ddt's Claudio off the apron. Dez is thrown into the post by DF. Clark pounces Zach over the commentary table. Darius swings off the post to kick Pac. Reed legdrops Mox over the 2nd rope. Reed comes off the top and Claudio euros him. We go to PiP break and return.

Reed and Clark fight. Clark suplexes him. Reed hits upkicks on Clark. The heels knock the faces off the apron. Reed hits a double cutter on the heels. 3 faces hit stereo topes on the heels outside.

Dez cutters DF. Dez cardiac kicks Clark for 2. Clark is catapulted into a superkick and held for a top rope double stomp. DF dominators Zach and Clark spears Zach for 2. Clark knees Zach in the gut. Zach handspring jumping knees him.

Darius and Pac go at it. Darius backslides him for 2 then la magistral's him. They trade pin attempts. Dante springboard crossbodies Pac for 2. Dante superkicks Pac. Darius bottom rope flatliners Pac for 2. Claudio double suplexes Top Flight. Claudio giant swings Dante and Mox basement dropkicks Dante as he swings.

Claudio takes superkicks to the knee and a 5 person basement dropkick. DF takes a triple superkick then corner attacks. Dez takes a high/low. Reed and Zach hit stereo bottom rope springboard codebreakers. Darius tornado ddt's Mox. Pac superkicks Dante. Darius rolls up Pac for 2. Darius takes corner attacks. Pac running lariats Darius then submits him with the brutalizer.

Thoughts: It was a good tag. It was full of action, creative multi-person spots and one of the longest runs outside I've ever seen where people would just take one big move after enough. This delivered and was a lot of fun.

We see Luchasaurus diving Jack Perry around in a bus. Jack takes the mic and says the road is long. Jack says they aren't stopping for anyone. We then see them stopping to urinate. Jack says he's the National champ and says f*ck you if you don't like it. Jack then pushes the camera man out of the bus.

AEW National Title - Jack Perry (c) vs Mascara Dorada

They lock up. JP wristlocks him and MD cartwheels and flips out. MD armdrags him. JP trips MD then side headlocks him. JP akes him over with it. JP shoulders him over. MD reverse monkey flips him then dropkicks him.

MD corkscrew headscissors JP. MD walks up the ropes, does a flip and armdrags him down. MD then walks up the ropes and does a similar spot into an armdrag. MD tornillo's him over the top. MD is sent into the post and JP wraparound kicks him on the post. They fight on the rail. MD canadian destroyers him on the rail top.

We go to PiP break, full break and return. MD flips off the top. JP superkicks him then is superkicked back. JP poisonrana's him. MD code red's him. MD hits forearms. JD spinning side slams him for 2. MD enzugiri's him from the apron. MD goes for a springboard and is forearmed down. JP top rope moonsaults him outside.

JP gutwrench sitout powerbombs him for 2. JP hits mounted corner punches. MD 619's his leg. MD electric chairs him and flips him into a neckbreaker for 2. JP is knocked off the 2nd rope. MD top rope 450's him for 2. They fight on the apron and Jack 2nd rope diving headscissors him down to the floor. Jack comes off the top and takes a pumping knee. MD sitout dominators him for 2.

MD top rope moonsaults and JP gets his knees up. They fight on the buckles. JP top rope hurricanrana's him and pins him.

Thoughts: I didn't like this at all. They did too much, they didn't sell much and it just went on and on. Jack won as expected because this company just loves him. This was tiring to sit through.

Renee tries to interview Kris Statlander and Hikaru Shida after Dynamite. Shida gets mad about losing and says it wasn't her fault. Stat says she didn't listen and kept tagging herself in. She slams her against the wall and says Shida cost her everything. Shida says she will make it up to her and gets shoved.

The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong and Kyle O'Reilly) vs MxM TV (Madden, Mansoor and Johnny TV)

Mansoor mocks Kyle then takes a leg kick. Kyle leg kicks Madden, who then tags out. JTV takes a chest kick from Kyle. Kyle hits mounted corner punches on JTV. RS then hits some. OC goofs around and tries to but is brought down.

JTV tornillos out onto Kyle and RS. MxM then pose. OC poses with them. OC takes a leg lariat + german suplex. JTV hits starship pain on OC for 2. Mansoor is up top and gets crotched then Madden is pushed into him. Madde double chops OC down.

RS hits chops on Madden. RS olympic slams Madden. OC is on RS' shoulders and he ducks a lariat somehow. OC then punches Mansoor while Mansoor is on the ropes. OC pushes him off onto an opponent outside. OC top rope elbow drops JTV for the win.

Thoughts: It was short. OC goofed around like always and I didn't appreciate that. MxM were basically used as jobbers like always.

Tomasso Ciampa comes out after.

The announcers talk about Rebel having health problems and say they are praying for her.

AEW TBS Title - Willow Nightingale (c) vs Anna Jay

Willow blocks a roll up and side headlock takeovers her. Anna headscissors her. Willow puts her on the top rope and tells her to show her her fire. Anna hits forearms then Willow shoulders her over. Anna sunset flips her for 2. Anna cradles her for 2 twice.

Willow hits lariats in the corner then misses a senton. Anna flipping neckbreakers her for 2. Anna basement dropkicks her for 2. Willow sweeps her on the apron. Willow cannonballs her off the apron. We go to PiP break and return.

Willow spinebusters her. Anna back elbows her and forearms her. Anna bulldogs her for 2. Willow backsplashes her in the corner. Willow superplexes her then death valley drivers her for 2. Anna side kicks her then facebusters her for 2. Anna sleepers her. Willow rams her in the corner to break it. Willow doctor bombs her and wins.

Thoughts: They are pushing this gimmick where Willow beats girls who are returning being out. She beat Anna here who was returning from being out. What we got was acceptable but nothing too special. Willow won as expected.

Shida, Statlander, Harley and Mina Shirakawa are interviewed by Renee. Shida tells Statlander she's sorry and says she has got her a tag match vs Harley and Mina to make it up. Harley mocks her about not being on her level. Mina asks how she can trust Stat and asks where she was when Toni Storm was attacked.

The Death Riders (Wheeler Yuta and Daniel Garcia) vs The Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson and Ace Austin)

Yuta and JR go at it. JR is hit from behind and double teamed. JR takes a double back elbow. Ace tags in. He hits shots on The Riders and russian legsweeps DG. Ace legdrops DG. Yuta superkicks Ace in the gut.

Ace kicks Yuta on the mat. Ace basement dropkicks Yuta. Ace handstands on the apron but Yuta dropkicks him down. Shafir and DG beat up on Ace outside. Yuta fisherman suplexes Ace for 2. We go to PiP break > full break and return.

Ace takes corner attacks. Ace takes a double basement dropkick. DC headscissors Ace on the mat. Ace spears DG in the gut. DG rolls through a slingshot sunset flip. Ace death valley drivers DG.

JR tags in. He hits shots on the heels then sentons Yuta. Yuta topes DG on accident outside. Yuta's head is banged off the commentary table and he gets busted open hard and fast. JR hits jabs on Yuta. Shafir distracts JR. Yuta is pushed into Shafir. JR backrolls Yuta for 2. JR leg lariats Yuta for 2.

DG back body drops Ace over the top and Ace hits his head off the steps. DG piledrivers JR. DG rocket launchers Yuta onto JR for 2. We get some fast action. Yuta suplexes Ace. JR ddt's Yuta and pins him.

Thoughts: This was notable for Yuta getting busted open randomly. This had happened to him before a few years ago. This was fine. Ace was in for a while then Juice got the hot tag and pulled out the win.

JR points at Mox after. DG nails JR from behind then stomps and foot chokes him. Yuta stomps on Ace. Mox gets in the ring. The Gunn's (Austin and Colten) then come in. Colten returns. They get the edge on the heels and Shafir pulls Mox out. Yuta takes a 310 to Yuma.

Colten says The Colllision Cowboys are back and says this is their show. They then do their Gunn's Up line.

Lexi interviewed Megan Bayne and Lena Kross. Lena says they just beat Stat and Shida. They say the only hope this division has is if both of them are struck down. They tell the other girls to just stop trying.

Skye Blue vs Nixi XS

SB running facekicks Nix then boots her in the back of the head. Nix boots SB from the apron. SB boots Nix off the apron then bangs her head off the steps. SB bridging twisting neckbreaker her on the floor. SB running powerbombs her then pumping knees her for 2. SB does a grounded dragon sleeper variation and submits her.

Thoughts: It was just a squash. They seemed to have fell off track a bit near the end. Sky won as expected. Nixi is starting to become a regular.

AEW TNT Title - Kevin Knight (c) vs Hook

Hook pulls him down off the lock up. Hook wristlocks him. KK headflips out then rolls him. KK knee drops Hook's arm. Hook hip throws him. Hook flips out of a hiptoss then KK does as well. KK armdrags him twice. They each hit shots in the corner. Hook hits shots to the gut and a headbutt.

KK dropkicks Hook off the apron. KK goes after Hook outside and Katsuyori Shibata goes after him. Hook overhead suplexes KK into the front row onto a planted fan. We go to PiP break and return.

Hook nrothern lights suplexes him for 2. KK running lariats him twice. KK jumping lariats him. KK slams him then standing splashes him for 2. Hook is on the 2nd rope and KK jumps from the mat to hurricanrana him down. KK dropkicks him against the bottom buckle.

KK goes up top and Shibata crotches him. Hook 2nd rope overhead suplexes him. Hook does a nasty head and arm suplex for 2. Hook PK's him for 2. KK backrolls him for 2 then knocks Shibata off the apron. KK nearly dies on a release german then lariats him. KK jumping ddt's him. KK top rope ufo splashes Hook and pins him.

Thoughts: I really don't want to put this over because Hook threw some dangerous looking suplexes and Kevin got very very lucky to survive the one release german he threw. This is wrestling. It's fake. We want everyone to make the next show. Getting hurt isn't worth it. It was easily the best match Hook has had in a long long time though besides that.

Overall thoughts: We had a good opener to start things which was the match of the night. Jack/Dorada overdid it. Orange Cassidy screwed around in his match and brought it down like always. That bout was also one-sided. Willow/Anna wasn't bad. Yuta bled bigtime in his tag match and that had the return of Austin and Colten Gunn. Skye Blue won a quick squash. The main was Hook's best match but Kevin nearly got hurt bad in it. It was okay overall and I'd give it a 6 out of 10.

NWA Powerrr 5/2/2026

Yesterday's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/nwa-powerrr-512026.html

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

#1 Contender to the NWA Jr. Heavyweight Title - Damian Fenrir vs Alex Misery

Brandon McCord is with Alex. Alex wristlocks him and DF water wheel drops him. Alex side headlock takeovers him. DF headcissors him. Alex rolls him up for 2. DF rolls him up for 2. DF armdrags him twice.

DF gorilla press drops him then standing moonsaults him for 2. DF enzugiri's him in the corner. Alex walks up the buckles and flips over him. DF blocks a boot and overhead belly to belly suplexes him into the buckles.

DF goes up top and McCord trips DF. Alex gets a 2 count on DF and bites him. We go to break.

TV-MA talk. Ms. Starr says they need to do what's best for TV-MA and Nieves. Starr says they need to do whatever it takes. Nieves says it means it's done, but doesn't specify what that is.

The Federations of Champions do a promo. Aron says he's partnered with Comet to get his face on TV each week. He does a poem and yells at The Slimeballz for laughing.

Thom Latimer and El Dragon Nihan talk. Thom says he will smash The Titans of Calamity between the eyes next week then take his giant if it doesn't work. Nihan says it's battle of the kaiju's next week.

We return from break. Alex chokes DF on the ropes. DF chops him. DF catches his crossbody and suplexes him for 2. Alex hits some shots and hurricanrana's DF over the top. DF holds onto the top rope and they fight on the apron. Alex headbutts him. DF powerbombs him on the steps.

Gaagz the Gymp gets on the apron and DF flying knees him. Alex rolls up DF and DF backslides him. Alex backrolls him. McCord trips DF. DF then sends Alex out. DF tries to plancha Alex but nails McCord instead. Alex springboard dropkicks DF. Alex top rope frogsplashes DF and pins him.

Thoughts: There were a lot of shenanigans here and it brought down the match. We didn't quite get the athletic bout we should have because of all that. Either guy really could have won this one.

It's Me...The Carson Drake Experience

The Slimeballz are this week's guest. They are eating food, drinking water and making a mess as usual. Sage says they are wrestling The Good Brothers next week. Sage asks if they have a sister. Sage says The Good Brothers are new here and says they are the vets. Sage says they will teach them a thing or two about tag wrestling. Sage says they are in The Crockett Cup for the 3rd time and the 3rd time is the charm. Sage keeps talking and Drake says it's time to go.

The Paige Sisters talk about the NWA on Comet.

The Southern Six and Ricky Morton are interviewed in the ring. Kerry says he wouldn't want to be anywhere else on his birthday than here. He says he's 25 and is in the hottest faction in the NWA. Kerry says there are here to win The Cup again and continue the streak. Alex says they rented out the clubhouse and says the fans are all invited. Alex says God bless The Southern Six and Texas. Silas says there are stars in the southern sky and The Six ain't ever gonna die.

Crockett Cup 2026 Quarterfinal Match - The Southern Six (Kerry Morton and Alex Taylor) vs The Wrestling Machines (SLADE and Mike Mondo)

Silas Mason is on commentary for this. Mike puts some holds on Alex and misses an elbow drop. Alex shoulderblocks him and gets nowhere. Mike lariats him. Mike hits a corner spear. Alex ear claps Slade. Alex goes up and over then hits armdrags. Alex dropicks him.

Slade takes a double slingshot suplex for 2. Kerry 2nd rope twisting crossbodies Slade. Slade jawbreakers him. Slade misses a corner splash. Kerry boots and punches him. Alex goes up top and Aron Stevens pushes Alex down.

Slade euros Alex down then boots him in the corner. Mike joins in. Mike elbow drops Alex twice for 2. Slade overhead belly to belly suplexes Alex. Alex takes a claymore kick + russian legsweep combo for 2. Mike front facelocks Alex. Mike clubs on Alex. Kerry tags in. He hits shots on The Machines then dropkicks them.

Kerry hits running back elbows on his opponents in the corner. Kerry powerslams Slade. Mike is hit with a flying pumping knee + drop from the shoulders (the six speed). Slade pushes Alex into Kerry. Kerry and Alex push each other. Slade jumping knees Alex and sends him into Kerry. Slade ankle locks Alex. Alex tap out and Kerry just seemingly watches him tap out. Silas asks, "What was that?".

Thoughts: It was an okay bout here. We haven't gotten to see The Six work face maybe ever and they were fun here. They did Ricky Morton's armdrags and dropkicks. The bout went fine. The ending was interesting and they definitely have been pushing that there's been some issues with The Six.

Kerry and Alex push each other after and Silas says this is not how The Six works.

The Slimeballz do a promo for the NWA on Comet.

Natalia Markova does a promo. She says she's excited to be on commentary for the Burke Invitational Gauntlet Match. She says it's exciting that the winner of it can face her for the title at any time. She says she will be watching closely.

The Cazana's are interviewed in the ring. Joe complains about the seeding this year. He says Billy Corgan screwed them last year. He says they will win The Cup this year and he guarantees it. Joe says they will take the trophy back to East Tennessee and take it out of Texas. Joe says they always do it by the book.

Crockett Cup 2026 Quarterfinal Match - The Country Gentlemen (AJ and KC Cazana) vs The Colon's (Primo and Epico)

Eddie/Primo was actually on TV earlier today on WWC.

Primo and AJ start us off. AJ side headlocks him then shoulders him over. Epico dropkicks AJ and gets him tied up in the ropes. The Colon's hit punches on AJ and KC tries to chase them off. KC then unties AJ. Primo topes AJ outside. We go to break.

Bryan Idol says Silas Mason's time is almost up. He says he almost beat him last time before Carnage interrupted. He says he will take the title from him as someone has to restore the legacy and tradition of the NWA. Idol says he's that man and says Silas will wonder who will save him now when they fight.

We get more NWA on Comet hype promos.

We return from break. Epico dropkicks AJ into the ropes and Joe Cazana trips Epico. AJ lariats Epico then chokes him. AJ slams Epico. KC does his white lightning legdrop on Epico. AJ 2nd rope elbow drops Epico for 2.

Epico hits shots to AJ's gut. Epico backslides him for 2. AJ lariats Epico. AJ flapjacks KC onto Epico for 2. KC chinlocks Epico. Epico jawbreakers him. KC delay suplexes Epico. They trade shots. KC leapfrogs Epico and goes into AJ. Primo tags in. Primo 2nd rope diving lariats KC then flying elbows and dropicks him. Primo figure fours KC and AJ breaks it up.

Epico is thrown out. Primo's throat is pulled over the top rope. Primo take a russian legweep + polish hammer shot and is pinned.

Thoughts: This is the furthest The Canzana's have made it in The Crockett Cup. The match was fine. I'd almost say The Cazana's winning was an upset. Epico mostly got worked on during this before his team lost.

Jack and Eddie say the NWA is now on Comet.

Trevor Murdoch vs Pretty Boy Smooth

PB has Pastor C-Lo with him.

Trev misses a corner charge and takes shots in the corner. PB boots him out of the corner. PB hits a hard STO. Trevor hits shots in the corner then russian legsweeps him. Trev hits crossface shots.

Trev eye rakes him from the apron. Trev top rope diving bulldogs him for 2. Galli says it's the first time anyone has kicked out of it. PB gets up and hits a big punch on Trev. PB standing blue thunders him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a short one and was definitely surprising. PB pretty much ran over Trev. This was a random bout. Galli really got hyped over PB pinning Trev.

Trevor Murdoch is interviewed in the ring after. Kyle asks what's going through his mind. Trev says he's not sure if he can do this anymore. He says he's been wrestling for 27 years and has seen guys only come for a payday. He says he told himself that if he gets to that point, he wouldn't be that guy. He says he doesn't want to embarrass himself or his family or Harley Race. He says he's announcing his retirement from wrestling. He thanks the fans. He says he was able to put his kids through college due to the fans. He also thanks Billy Corgan. He says Billy believed in him and gave him an opportunity when wrestling didn't want him. He says Billy extended his career for 7 years and thanks him.

Trev leaves and the crowd claps for him.

Thoughts: Part of the problem of the NWA taping all these shows at once is that it can be months between when we hear about something and actually see it. Even if you don't actively seek out results, someone will mention them. I knew Trev had announced his retirement already.

The NWA was one of the only promotions to really give Trev his due. TNA gave him an awful gimmick and he just didn't get to do a lot of note in WWE. The NWA made him champ at one point and he was always a regular. I had no problem with him and it's a shame we won't see him around anymore.

Overall thoughts: This felt like more of a normal episode of Powerrr than yesterday's show did, for both good and bad reasons. The opener wasn't as good as it should have been due to interference. The Six/The Wrestling Machines was okay and they revived the internal issues The Six have sometimes had. The Colon's/Cazana's was also find but not too special. Trevor Murdoch shockingly and randomly got squashed by PB Smooth then announced his retirement after. I'd give this one a 5 out of 10. There was nothing you really needed to see here. We had some randomness as usual and none of the matches were that great. This was average.

WWC Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre 5/2/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/wwc-superestrellas-de-la-lucha-libre_27.html

The next show is on Saturday, May 2nd (today). It has:

WWC Universal Title - Intelecto Cinco Estrellas vs John Hawking

Ray Gonzalez and El Paparazzi vs Joe Bravo and Lightning

Xavant vs Tony Leyenda

WWC Tag Titles - Los Matadores Celestiales (Mike Nice and Oscar Benabe) (c) vs Los Inmortales (Orly Jr. & Tapia)

WWC TV Title - Amaddeo Sole vs Wilfredo Rivera

El Payaso Makabro vs El Informante

WWC Women's Title - Kamila (c) vs Elena Negroni

WWC Jr. Heavyweight Title - El Hostil Jovan (c) vs Bradon The Skater

El Cafe del Mileno

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Abel Durant and Axel Cruz are on commentary.

An Informante talks to Eddie Colon in the back. Informante says Brian just arrived. Eddie says to find security quickly.

The commentators discuss the Informante/Eddie situation and the 53rd Anniversary show.

WWC TV Title - Amaddeo Sole (c) vs Wilfredo Rivera

We join this in progress. Wil chops Sole and hits forearms. Will hits running lariats and Sole begs off. Will is on the 2nd rope and Sole pumping knees his back. Sole blue thunder's him for 2. Sole pedigrees him on the apron and both fall to the floor.

Wil nearly gets counted out. Sole hits a GTS for 2. Sole seems to have a weapon. The ref grabs it. Sole tries to hit Wil with a title belt but Wil stops him. Wil michinoku drivers him. Wil hits a top rope frogsplash and wins.

Thoughts: They did a bit too much here. You don't hear me saying that a lot in WWC. Wil should not have survived that pedigree on the apron. Sole was a total heel here. We didn't really see a lot of this but it was more action packed than the usual WWC match.

Brandon the Skater does a promo on El Hostil Jovan.

Brandon says he hasn't wrestled Jovan for 140 days. He says he's been keeping track and says he's coming to Jovan's filthy town tonight. He says he will show him and the hypocrites that support him that he's the best junior on the Caribbean. He says it's his problem if he doesn't like it.

El Hostil Jovan does a promo. Jovan says he's counting on the fans support tonight. He says Brando has it complicated. He says Brandon will face the entire town tonight. He says he will be waiting for him tonight.

Kamila does a promo on Elena Negroni. She says today's the day when Elena has to make her words become a reality. She says she will make an example of her and make her respect her.

Eddie Colon, El Informante and Orlando Toledo talk to the refs in the back. Eddie says he wants to check on the refs. Toledo says Informante is going to grade the refs and give them the grade they deserve. He gives them an F. Toledo says things are getting serious here. Eddie says he won't be around for the week so what's the real result? Informante changes the grade to an A+.

We get a graphic for Furia Extrema, which is a show that is coming up soon

La Amenaza Bryan arrives. Eddie Colon tells La Amenaza Bryan that he dumped him 15 years ago. He tells him not to be a clown and has the refs kick Brian out.

Kamila vs Elena Negroni

We join this in progress. KAm slaps her and gets booted. They trade punches and Elena eye pokes her. Elena poses and Kam hits a hard spear for 2. Kam hits some forearms and shots. Kam boots her in the corner then low crossbodies her against the bottom buckle for 2. An Infomante comes out. Elena ddt's Kam. Elena is supposed to miss a top rope swanton but Kam rolls and gets nailed with it anyway. Kam dropkicks her from behind into the ropes. Kam misses a 619 and pins her.

Thoughts: We didn't get to see a lot of it. They looked like they were throwing real punches at each other but the work was a bit ugly. Kam hit a stiff spear.

Amaddeo Sole does a promo from his car. Sole says Wilfredo Rivera got lucky. Sole says he's not perfect but he was born knowing almost everything. He says he knows tonight that he'll be crowned TV champ again and will become a 2x champ. He says he has the face that represents WAPA TV and says there will be a new dawn tonight.

Wilfredo Rivera does a promo. He congratulates Sole on his long reign and says he raised the bar. He says after he wins, he will move forward and end the feud. He says he knows important the title is to him. He says he will have to give his all. He says he doesn't plan on losing the title anytime soon.

Los Inmortales do a promo. They say they are on a mission to become tag champs again. They say Nice and Benabe's luck ran out tonight. They tell them to bring the fans as they will need them today.

A security guy tells Victoria Jovica he got La Amenaza Bryan out of here as per Eddie Colon's orders. Victor wants Bryan here and says Eddie Colon isn't the boss. He says he will call Bryan and get him back in. He then calls Bryan and tells him to come back. He says Eddie doesn't give orders here and he can't do anything to him.

El Cafe del Mileno

El Paparazzi and Ray Gonzalez ask Bryan to come out. Eddie Colon and Joe Bravo come out instead.
Ray says he invited La Amenaza Bryan here but says Eddie Colon was throwing tantrums all week about it. He says Victor Jovica authorized Bryan to be here. They call for Bryan to come out but Eddie Colon and Joe Bravo come out instead. Eddie says he threw Bryan out like the trash he is and threw him out like he did 15 years ago. Eddie says the segment is over and it's time for the #1 Contender's Match. Eddie says to get a ref out here.

WWC Universal Title #1 Contender's Match - Zcion RT1 vs Joe Bravo

We join this in progress. RT hits punches on Joe. RT back body drops him then running lariats him twice. Joe calls for a timeout. RT boots him in the head and neckbreakers him for 2. Joe grabs the ref and low blows RT. Joe tries to pin RT with his feet on the ropes but the ref catches him. Joe STO's him for 2.

RT is catapulted in to the buckles face first and Joe gets a 2 count on him. Joe jacknives him for 2. Eddie Colon distracts the ref and Joe punches RT with a knucks. Joe then pins him. Another ref comes down and tells the original ref what happened. We go to break.

Tony Leyenda does a promo. He says he was unprepared for Xavant last time. He says Xavant is always looking for support of the fans because he likes tension. Tony says he came alone to dominate. Tony says he's the only hero in WWC. He says Xavant can't handle him and he says he doesn't care how much support he has. Tony says he's cooler and smarter than Xavant. We then see Tony work out.

Xavant does a promo. He says the champ has arrived in Humacao tonight. He says he's excite to represent his town. He says Tony Leyenda has a big problem tonight as he's facing the nation's hero. He says he will fight with all his heart and triumph because that's what a hero does.

We return from break. The original ref has found the brass knucks and we see that John Hawking helped tell the ref what happened. RT cutters Joe and pins him.

Thoughts: We didn't see much of this one and it was joined in progress. John Hawking telling the ref what actually happened during the match should lead to something.

Intelecto Cinco Estrellas then runs in and beats up RT1 with a chain. Lou Forza and two other wrestlers help beat up Rt1. El Payaso Makabro tries to help out. RT1 gets busted open. Estrellas chokes him with a chain then leg locks him. Oscar Benabe joins the fight and gets put down. Estrellas chokes RT1 with the chain more.

La Amenaza Bryan comes down and beats up on the heels. Eddie yells at Bryan. Bryan hits a death valley driver on him then butts heads with Estrellas.

La Amenaza Bryan does a promo after. He says he's a product of WWC. He says he's in his hometown and says let's make this interviewed. He challenges Estrellas to a Universal Title match on 5/16.

Thoughts: The war between Estrellas and RT1 continues almost 4 month later. I wonder if they will do some big match together at the Anniversary show.

Intelecto Cinco Estrellas does a promo. He tells John Hawking to lower his gaze when he looks at him. Estrellas says there will be an execution tonight. He says the fans will see another witness fall like Zcion RT1. He says he will erase Hawking's name from WWC with the soles of his shoes.

John Hawking does a promo. He says he's always said Estrellas is a coward. He says Estrellas cost him the title last time. He says he has no escape tonight. He says he will make history and become the triple champ tonight. He says the title will be around his waist.

Joe Bravo does a promo. He says you can love or hate him but he knows the fans long to see him. He says tonight he's teaming with Lightning vs Gonzalez and Paparazzi. He says there's no personal feud but he's been dying to slap Paparazzi for years because he begs for it. He says he will get Ray too and make it a 2-for-1 deal. He says Lightning is good in pairs. He says to come see the final Mileno del Cafe tonight. He says Ray and Paparazzi won't want to do it again when they embarrass them tonight.

El Paparazzi and Ray Gonzalez do a promo. Ray says it will be a war tonight and they will do everything to win. They say they both have gas in the tank and have a lot to give. They say they will do it for the enjoyment of the fans tonight. Ray says there will be a checkmate in their favor tonight. Papa says he wants Intellecto 5 Estrellas to be on Cafe del Millenio. Ray says to invite someone else as he has his hands full. Ray says he trusts him though and knows he will get the answers.

Axel and Abel close the show. They discuss the power struggle between Eddie Colon and Victor Jovica then talk about tonight's show. They say they will see us tonight.

Overall thoughts: It was the usual WWC show. We only saw the second half of a few matches, some promos and lots of hype for tonight's show. It wasn't anything too special. They did a decent job in making La Amenaza Bryan seem like a big deal but didn't make Joe Bravo look all that amazing. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 as it was average.

CMLL 5/1/2026 Function Internacional: CMLL vs MLW

The CMLL announcer and Dario Cueto/Cesar Duran are in the ring with some of the MLW titles. He says he hears more noise at his niece's brithday parties and more passion at Ohio high school gyms than the cathedral of lucha. He says to drink a lot of beer because alcohol makes you feel lass sad. He says this is the place of tradition but tradition doesn't win battles. He says he's brought in people he found in other promotions and from the streets. He says he's the best promoter in the world. He says thanks for bringing in MLW to humiliate CMLL wrestlers. He then tries to get an MLW chant started.

Ikuro Kwon & Okumura vs. Los Hermanos Calavera (Calavera Jr. I & Calavera Jr. II)

A Cal bends over and Kwon kicks him. They trade wristlocks. Kwon armdrags him into a chinlock. Cal and Kwon double lariat each other. Oku omes in with the other Cal. They trade shots. Cal kips down, up and jumping back kicks him. Oku tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. The other Cal springboard crossbodies Oku then flying headscissors him.

Kwon head kicks a Cal. Kwon and Oku are stomped on by The Cal's outside then sent into the rails. Oku takes a double flying elbow. The Cal's do stereo backflips and a double basement dropkick. Kwon takes a high/low. Kwon and Oku are sent into each other on the ramp. Kwon is double gorilla press slammed from the ramp to the ring.

Oku exploders a Cal on the ramp. Oku then cannonballs the other off the ramp. Kwon uppercuts a Cal then rakes his back. Kwon slingblade neckbreakers a Cal. Oku cutters the other Cal. Kwon superkicks a Cal then germans him. Oku chops a Cal.

A Cal flying headscissors Kwon then Oku takes a springboard dropkick. The Cal's hit asai moonsaults outside. The Cal's hit top rope swantons on their opponents for 2 counts. The Cal's are then rolled up for 2 counts. Kwon and Oku are tied up and have their arms pulled on. They both submit and Los Calavera Jr. win.

Thoughts: It was acceptable. It ended at about the right time. The Cal's did a little more flying than usual and are improving some.

Lady Frost vs. Olympia

They lock up. Lady rolls her into a crucifix. Lady trips her then shoulders her over. Olym kips up. Lady backflops into a spinning reverse headscissors. Lady is caught on the up and over and she armdrags Olym from the electric chair. Lady cannonballs her off the apron.

Olym chops her inside and facekicks her. Olym slingshots into a basement dropkick on her then slingshot elbow drops her for 2. Olym hits corner spears. Olym squats her and drops her. Olym tries some random holds then gives up on them. Olym chokes Lady on the ropes.

Olym corner lariats Lady then basement dropkicks her for 2. Lady hits knees then flying lariats her. Lady forward handspring cannonballs her in the corner. Lady tornillo's her outside. They trade forearms. Olym spinning alabama slams her. Olym rolls into an indian deathlock on her and Lady ropebreaks.

Lady hits kicks on Olym and Lady spinning drops her backwards. Lady takes a gorilla press sitout slam and is pinned.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good. The two didn't really click all that well. They seemed to have some communication issues and there wasn't much of a flow going on.

MLW Women's World Featherweight Title Match - Shotzi (c) vs. Garra Negra

The run the ropes early and Garra rolls her into a pin attempt. Shotzi sunset flips her for 2. Garra rolls her up for 2. Shotzi flying headscissors her. Garra throws her by the arm and rolls her up for 2. Garra does a grounded octopus. They shove each other and trade forearms.

Shotzi brazilian kicks her then Garra superkicks her. Garra dropkicks her over. Garra goes for a dive and gets hit. Shotzi low topes her and drives her into the floor. Shotzi top rope crossbodies Garra.

Shotzi tiger suplexes her. Shotzi then does cattle mutiliation to her. Garra forearms her then backcrackers her. Garra hits a high angle pedigree for a close 2. Shotzi hits a shiranui off the ropes for 2. Garra germans her for 2. They try to dropkick each other at the same time.

Shotzi koppo kicks her. Shotzi misses a corner meteora. Garra pumping knees her from behind in the corner. Garra hits forearms in the corner then hits mounted shots. Shotzi hanging headscissors her over the top rope.

Shotzi high kicks her. Shotzi top rope sentons her and pins her.

Thoughts: It wasn't that bad. They worked alright together and had more of an indy style match than a lucha match. It didn't go too long either which helped it. Garra's stock is definitely rising in CMLL when she get to do matches like this.

Cesar Duran and some CMLL officials congratulate Shotzi after. Cesar puts the belt around her waist.

MLW World Tag Team Title Match - The Skyscrapers (Bishop Dyer & Donovan Dijak) (c) vs. Los Infernales (Averno & Euforia)

BD and Av go at it. Av slaps him twice. BD facekicks him down and out. Euf comes in and pulls BD out. Euf lariats Dijak. Euf is pulled over the top. BD boots both opponents outside then Dijak tope con hilos them both.

Euf is sent into the rails. BD corner splashes Av. BD stands on Av's face. Av hits punches on BD then BD spinning backdrops him. BD beats up Av on the ramp and knees him in the gut.

BD chokes Av on the bottom rope. Dijak chops Euf outside. BD punches Av on the ramp. BD stomps and foot chokes Av in the corner. Dijak corner facekicks Euf. Dijak corner splashes Euf. Dijak misses a splash. Av top rope dropkicks BD in the knee. Euf facekicks Dijak.

Dijak is double tripped and takes a double basement dropkick. Dijak is sent into the rails. Av chops BD in the corner. BD takes corner attacks then a spinebuster. Dijak superkicks Euf on the apron. Av hits shots on Dijak then Dijak spinning facekicks him. Euf's top rope crossbody is caught by Dijak.

Dijak tries a top rope hurricanrana but Av 2nd rope powerbombs him for 2. Av and Euf fight back. BD lariats Av down. Av armbars BD out of nowhere then Euf rolls up Dijak for 2. Dijak is dropkicked out. Euf's tope is caught outside then Av tope con hilos Euf when The American's move.

BD AA's Av. Dijak top rope moonsaults Av and pins him.

Thoughts: Dijak and BD won as expected. The first half was better than the 2nd half. It was a little one sided in the American's favor. It was mostly various strikes here. It was about average. Av and Euf worked as the faces here but didn't get a ton of offense in.

Neon vs Diego Hill

They lock up and Hill shoulders him over. Neon shoulders him over. Neon superkicks him in the gut. Hill goes for a flying headscisors but Neon ducks when he's not supposed to and Hill goes sliding over his back. That was hilarious. Hill dropkicks Neon.

Hill flatliners Neon into the buckles, 619's him there and springboard flying elbows him for 2. Hill corner lariats Neon. Neon double jump springboard dropkicks him out. Neon blind springboard moonsaults him outside. Neon springboard crossbodies him then flying headscissors him. Hill handspring corkscrew kicks him for 2.

Hill is laid on the top rope and Neon springboard dropkick him. Hill hits kicks on Neon then tornillo kicks him for 2. Hill misses a top rope 450. Neon is popped up and he dropkicks Hill. Hill tope con hilos him outside. Hill top rope dropkicks Neon. Hill springboard spin kicks him in the face. Hill 2nd rope moonsaults him for 2. Hill misses a top rope move then Neon overhead belly to belly suplexes him into the buckles. Neon top rope inverted flip dives him and wins.

Thoughts: Hill had a bad first half here. He had funny botch where Neon ducked his hurricanrana on accident and he went sliding down his back. Hill was also rushed. The second half was a little better but the damage had been done already.

Austin Aries & Trevor Lee vs. Angel de Oro & Soberano Jr.

KeMalito is with the Mexican's.

Sob takes AA's title then AA slaps him. AA ducks a shot from Oro and lays on the top rope. AA rolls out of a lock up and stalls outside. Oro chases him then AA shoulders him over twice. Oro dropkicks him. Lee nails Oro from behind then stomps him.

Sob flips over Lee's back and flying headscissors him. All 4 men fight outside. Oro is sent into the rails. Sob is crotched on the rail top. AA then beats up KeMalito on the ramp. AA neckbreakers Oro over the 2nd rope. AA rips at Sob's mask. Oro is double teamed in the corner. Lee backbreakers Oro.

Oro is catapulted into a shot from AA. AA then slingshot elbow drops Oro. Sob takes a double forearm. Lee sliding forearms Sob for 2. AA 2nd rope elbow drops Sob for 2. Lee brainbusters Sob for 2. AA neckbreakers Sob over the 2nd rope. Lee euros Sob outside. Oro then topes Lee outside. AA is enzugiri'd on the 2nd rope then Sob rolls into a superkick on him. Sob topes him outside. Sob is on Oro's shoulders and he splashes his opponents. Oro and Sob get nearfalls.

The Mexican's are sent into each other and take nearfalls. Lee PK's Oro from the apron. Sob is up top and Lee jumps to the top rope and release germans him down. Oro takes a corner dropkick then Lee M. Bison stomps Oro for 2. AA spinning forearms Lee on accident. Oro slingshot swantons AA and sends him out.

Lee and Oro trade kicks. Sob top rope tornillo's Lee inside. Oro slams Lee then topes AA. Sob top rope splashes Lee and pins him.

Thoughts: I think they had the right idea but it had some slower and less exciting points to it. Aries definitely was a bit more over the top than usual as a heel. It was acceptable but I think the faces needed to be a bit more exciting here to really make this work. As always with CMLL tags, it was basically a tornado tag match.

MLW World Middleweight Title Match - KUSHIDA (c) vs. Templario

Kush has Hakushi style writing on his face and body.

They do a double knuckle lock and Temp gets the edge. Temp top wristlocks him. Kush armlocks him. Temp surfboards him and Kush turns it into a pin attempt. Temp armdrags him.

Kush slaps him on the ropes and they trade shots. Kush backrolls out of a sunset flip and basement dropkicks him. Kush eye rakes him in the corner. Kush bangs Temp's arm over the top rope. Kush then armbars him on the bottom rope.

Temp is sent into the rails. Kush hiptosses him then cartwheel basement dropkicks him. Kush unties Temp's mask. Kush then chokes him with his belt. Kush throws Temp out then pushes him into the post. Kush is pulled into the post. Temp flying headscissors him. Kush moonsaults off the rail, gets caught and pushes Temp into the post. Kush chokes Temp on the buckles then baseball slides him. Temp goes out and Ikuro Kwon beats up Temp outside.

Kush chinlocks Temp on the ramp then bulldogs his shoulder into the ramp. Kush hits shots on him inside then bulldogs his arm into the mat. Kush slingshots outside and Temp dropkicks him in mid-air. Temp topes Kush twice.

Temp rope crossbodies Kush. Temp pumping knees him. Temp then walks up the ropes and springboard dropkicks him for 2. Temp superkicks Kush. Kush handspring kicks him. Kush top rope swantons him outside.

Kush rolls into a ddt on him. Kush kimura's him in mid-air then ddt's him off of it for 2. Temp dominators Kush. Temp flying space tigers from the ramp into the ring but Kush moves. Kush top rope moonsaults Temp for 2. Kush armbars him. Kush and Temp trade pins. Temp hits a GTS on Kush for 2. Kush's handspring kick is blocked. Temp wheelbarrow germans him for 2. They trade shots on the apron. Kush flying headscissors him off the apron to the floor.

Kush top rope diving headscissors him inside but Temp rolls through and gets a 2 count. Temp sits up top and Kush handspring kicks him. Temp 2nd rope powerbombs him for 2. Temp pwoerbombs him. Kwon distracts the ref and Kush low blows him. Kush cradles Temp for 2 twice. Temp catches Kush's top rope diving headscissors. Temp knees him in the face and powerbomb backbreakers him. Temp then pins him.

Thoughts: It went longer than it needed to. Kush worked the arm for most of it but stopped a little towards the end. I expected Temp to win here because why else would this really be in the main? I would say it was acceptable but had they out some of the stuff towards the end, I would have rated it as okay.

Everyone on the show poses for a photo after.

Cesar Duran talks. He says this isn't the end and is the beginning of the story. Cesar says he will be back to get the titles.

Overall thoughts: They try but these interpromotional shows usually don't work that well. The styles are just too different and the American's always end up doing basic heel stuff while the Mexican's do their usual stuff. That can work but it's not the most exciting. There were a bunch of quasi acceptable matches on this and there was nothing I'd really recommend checking out. I'd say maybe the main was the best thing on here. I'd give this a 5 out of 10 total and thought it was average.

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