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Smackdown will be up in the morning. I had to do NWA as it only aired live tonight. I apologize if you were looking for the review tonight.
There's a bunch of shows on tomorrow. I will definitely do NWA, Collision and the rest of Smackdown. I'd also like to do WWC and maybe tonight's CMLL show. I'm also very close to finishing the last AJPW Champion's Carnival show.
NWA Powerrr 5/1/2026
The last show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/nwa-powerrr-4282026.html
Note - This is the NWA's first show on Comet. This aired on a Friday at 10PM against WWE Smackdown.
Joe Galli, Danny Dealz and Tim Storm are on commentary.
Billy Corgan and Bryan Idol tells us NWA stars now.
They do a video talking about the history of the NWA then running down some of the NWA's titles and The Crockett Cup.
Jack n' Eddie (Eddie Grayson and Jack Valor) vs Titans of Calamity (Talos and Ren Ayabe) vs Death Row Militia (Leo Fox and Colt Killbain) vs Devastation Reborn (AJ Farat and Frank Stone)
No entrances here for anyone and that's a real problem since multiple people are debuting here.
Eddie gets beaten up by The Militia and Devastation to start. Eddie is slammed then tripped into a legdrop on the neck. Eddie takes falling headbutt drops. Eddie enzugiri's a DR member. Jack tags in and cleans up. Jack takes a forearm from Stone of DR. Stone then suicide dives out. Jack is double chokeslammed by Ren and Talos and pinned.
Thoughts: It was a very short one. Ren and Talos only tagged in at the end and won quick. This didn't go long because they have another match coming up. It was a waste of the various teams.
David Crockett talks about the formation of The Crockett Cup.
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.
Sins n Grins are interviewed. Izzy James tells ToC to get in the pit or get hit. Bam Bam Malone says he will fi fi fo fum them back to Japan
Crockett Cup 2026 First Round Match - Sins N Grins (Bam Bam Malone and Izzy James) vs Titans of Calamity (Talos and Ren Ayabe)
SNG run in and attack ToC. Talos is pulled over the top. Ren takes corner attacks and a claymore kick from Bam. SNG get caught on stereo planchas. Talos slams Izzy on the apron. Izzy is caught on a springboard and takes a fallaway slam.
Ren slams Izzy. Talos corner splashes Izzy then flying facekicks him for 2. Izzy stunners Talos. Izzy enzugiri's Talos. Bam tags in. Ren is pushed into Tal and Bam corner splashes both. Bam hits shots on Ren. Ren flying neckbreakers Bam for 2.
Tal hits a huge spinebuster on Izzy. Bam takes a double chokeslam and is pinned.
Thoughts: It was another shorter match. It went 100 MPH here and was full of action. It was entertaining at least. ToC won as expected.
ToC are interviewed after. Kyle tell them they face The Immortals next. Tal isn't impressed by The Immortals. He says they are the AJPW Tag League champs and the AJPW Tag champs. He says they are taking the trophy home with them. Ren's promo is translated. He says he came to win and says to watch out for the chaos they create.
Tiffany Nieves does a promo. She says her opponent is an outsider and a shadow in her way. She says she's the longest NWA Women's TV champ and the best at everything. She says she's the 1% and says she will take care of the trash.
The Paige Sisters talk about the NWA on Comet.
I will not be covering Tiffany Nieves' match. Tiffany shockingly lost. Her title loss was not built up well at all and it doesn't make a lot of sense. I'm sure they only did this because it's the debut show.
The McCord Collection does a promo. McCord says they are anti-establishment and says nobody is more anti-establishment than Damian Fenrir. Alex Misery says Fenrir fumbled his chance to become champ. He says his thirst for gold is getting exquisite. Alex hinted towards it but it seems like The Lost is done.
The Slimeballz do a promo. They say you can watch NWA on Comet. Rant says it's Slime Time.
The Slimeballz do another promo. They say they are the president of the US Tag belts. They say their duty is to win The Cup and defend the US. Rant says while their opponents walked, they ran past them. Sage says they are the champs. Rant says it's Slime Time.
The Country Gentlemen do a promo. Joe says they will leave no doubt vs The Colon's and say they are just the next victim on their list. Joe says they do things by the book.
Carson does a segment with Mike Mondo and SLADE. He says The Southern Six were supposed to be here but aren't. Carson asks how his guests are and if they are ready for The Southern Six next week. Slade says look at the year they had with the Jr. Heavyweight Title and the National Title. Slade says they are built differently and are built like machines. He says The Six can only tap out.
Mike Mondo says winning The Cup means everything to them and they will kick The Six's teeth down their throat. Mike says it's gut check time. Carson says he knows someone else who will be a #1 contender soon.
Crockett Cup 2026 First Round - The Immortals (Odinson and Kratos) vs Titans of Calamity (Talos and Rey Ayabe)
Ren and Kratos lock up. Kratos clean breaks him and welcomes him to the NWA. Kratos cartwheels while doing an armlock and Ren escapes. Talos and Kratos trade shots. Kratos corner splash Talos. Odin flying euros Talos. Odin sliding lariats Tal then hits knee drops. Tal does a corkscrew euro to the back of the neck. Tal pulls on Odin's neck around the top rope. We go to break.
Bryan Idol says NWA will be on tomorrow.
Natalia Markova does a promo. She congratulates the new NWA Women's TV champ. She says she knows something about being on the next level as she's the Women's champ. She says Sirena Veil has a lot of potential but a lot to learn.
We return from break. ToC foot chokes Odin. Odin euros and enzugiri's Ren. Odin takes a hart attack variation. Odin does a backdrop uranage to Tal. Ren and Kratos go at it. Kratos hits forearms then backdrops Ren. Kratos flying forearms him in the corner. Ren sits up top and takes a pele kick. Kratos falcon arrows Ren for 2.
Odin is caught coming off the top. Odin takes a double chokeslam and Ren pins him to win.
Thoughts: ToC winning was a bit of an upset. This wasn't super long as the NWA needed time for literally anything else but this one. They had the right idea from what we saw but it wasn't anything too special because it just didn't get the time.
Overall thoughts: This was not a typical Powerrr episode in any way and it may as well have been a different show. The 3 men's matches were all rushed and none were anything too special because of it. They wasted a bunch of time on bumpers and it seemed like the focus was on everything but the wrestling. They had one title change which was undoubtedly just to do it on the debut show on Comet. I didn't really like this episode that much and it kind of felt like a teaser more than a full ep. I'd give it a 4 out of 10 and wouldn't recommend it.
Ring of Honor on HonorClub 4/30/2026
Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/ring-of-honor-on-honorclub-4232026.html
We are in Jacksonville, FL. Caprice Coleman and Ian Riccaboni are on commentary.
Konosuke Takeshita vs Matt Menard
They lock up. MM backs him up in the corner. KT armdrags him then MM armdrags him. They shove each other and MM slams him. KT pulls him out and then facekicks him on the rails. KT hits punches inside. KT hits knees to the face against the ropes. MM hits chops.
KT chinlocks him. KT hits forearms. MM hits chops and forearms. KT forearms him down. MM hits lariats. MM hits mounted corner punches. MM ddt's him for 2. They try to double lariat each other and trade forearms. KT forearms him down and blue thunders him for 2. KT pumping knees him and wins.
Thoughts: It was short and they mostly traded strikes here. Matt went down very very easy and it felt like we only saw half of this one.
Shane Taylor vs. Mance Warner
Mance wants a handshake and Shane spits on his hands. Mance then rubs his hand with it. They trade forearms and chops. Shane hits forearms. Mance teases a tope but just eye pokes Shane. Mance flying knees him off the apron. Mance is caught jumping off the apron and sent into the post. Shane guillotine legdrops him on the apron edge.
They chop each other outside. Shane puts him in a chair and running forearms him. Mance hits punches and bites him in the ring. Shane hits a big lariat for 2. Mance hits shots to the gut then chops and slaps. Shane headbutts him then uranage's him. Shane splashes him for 2.
Shane slams him. Shane misses a 2nd rope splash. Mance hits facekicks and lariats. Mance facekicks him then backdrops him. Mance jumps off a chair and spinning ddt's him in the ring for 2. Mance running knees him. Shane blocks a 2nd running knee. Shane knees him in the face for 2.
Mance hits various strikes. Shane hits some shots back and package piledrivers him. Shane then pins him.
Thoughts: I liked it. It was a different type of match with them mostly sticking to hitting nice strikes. It worked and surprisingly, these two ended up being a very good match for each other.
The Premier Athletes are interviewed minus Josh Woods. Ari says everyone is always harassing Mark Sterling. Lexi then tries to ask Ari the question and Ari says to ask Mark. Mark says no one has touched him for 234 days. He says when your team is The Premiere Athletes, you aren't attacked but protected. Nese says if you touch Mark, you have to go through them. Stori says nobody gets through them. Tony says it's because Athletes rule.
Mark Sterling comes out for Stori Denali's entrance. He says he feels bad for the Jacksonville losers who have to cheer for people playing dress up in the back. He says he found a solution and it's Stori Denali, the human loophole. He says Stori is a walking lawsuit waiting to happen. He says if anyone looks at him wrong, she will show you what blunt force trauma looks like in the court of law then he will sue you for getting blood on his boots.
Stori Denali vs Jacey Love
They shake hands. SD shoves her off the lock up then she throws her on the lock up. SD chops her. JL dropkicks her in the knee. SD blocks her crossbody with her stomach. JL's head is banged off the buckles and SD foot chokes her.
JL is sat up top. JL grabs a guillotine but is thrown overhead. SD throws her on a slam. SD chokeslams her and stands on her chest to win.
Thoughts: It was all squash as expected. It wasn't anything too special but they did what they were supposed to here.
Lio Rush vs. Alan Angels
Lio's talking to himself in the corner and acting goofing. Lio offers a handshake and Al slaps him. Lio laughs.
Lio grabs him by the throat then Al flying headscissors him. Lio lariats him down then crawls towards him. Lio's throat is pulled over the top rope. Al spin kicks him in the gut. Lio armdrags him then spin kicks him in the head for 2.
Lio chops him outside. Al double stomps Lio on the apron. Al cannonballs him off the apron outside. Lio laughs after getting chopped and says he's not crazy. Al northern lights suplexes him for 2. Lio hits punches. Lio thesz presses him. Al misses a top rope splash and Lio bites his head.
Lio flying neckbreakers him then seated springboard stunners him for 2. Al dropkicks Lio's head into the buckles. Al powerbombs him. Al spin kicks him in the face for 2. They trade pin attempts. Al hits half-nelson suplexes. Al top rope splashes him for 2.
They fight on the apron. Lio stunners him there. Lio handspring kicks him then low topes him outside. Lio does a neat blue thunder variation and pins him.
Thoughts: Lio got over as a face here which was unusual. I don't think anyone expected that. It was a fun little match with them flying around and keeping up a fast pace.
ROH Women's Pure Title Proving Ground Match - Deonna Purrazzo vs. Remi Reade
They lock up. RR rolls and headflips out of a wristlock. RR reverses the wristlock. RR headscissors her on the mat and DP handstands out. DP rolls out of a wristlock. DP backslides her. RR rolls her into a pin attempt then bows. DP claps for her.
RR uses her first rope break to escape a lock up. RR euros her then snapmares her. RR running euros her for 2. RR superkicks her. DP totally misses a pump kick but it is sold anyway. DP powerbombs her then armbars her. RR taps out.
Thoughts: It only got a few minutes but wasn't bad. RR was moving well and showed off some technical skills. I could see her being used again.
Top Flight (Dante Martin & Darius Martin) vs Gringo Loco & Soleil
Darius and Loco go at it. Loco boots him in the gut then takes a side headlock takeover. Darius goes for a high kick and they stand off. Dante and Sol go at it. Sol backflips and foward handsprings out of lariats. He corkscrew crossbodies him. Dante lariats him down.
Dante flips over him off the bottom rope and forearms him down. Dante flying corner lariats him. Sol takes a suplex into a slingshot swanton for 2. Darius euros Sol then dropkicks him. Darius enzugiri's Loco. Sol jumps out of a slide by Darius then corkscrew crossbodies him off the apron.
Darius takes kicks from both opponents. Sol upkicks him into a Loco slam. Loco twisting split-legged moonsaults Darius for 2. Darius armdrags him off the buckles and flying lariats him. Dante hits running forearms on Sol. Dante springboard crossbodies Sol for 2.
Dante jumping knees Sol. Sol top rope twisting meteora's Dante and Loco top rope swantons Dante for 2. Sol cartwheels and Darius is caught with a german. Dante top rope diving twisting ddt's Loco. Loco takes a double team underhook ddt and is pinned.
Thoughts: It looked like a wild highflying match and it was. It was entertaining, fast paced and they didn't overdo it, so I was fine with it.
The IInspiration (Cassie Lee & Jessie McKay) vs B3CCA & Madi Maxx
MM waves at the camera's. Cass side headlocks MM and shoulders her over. MM takes double kicks. Becca then takes double kicks. Cass flying hip attacks Becca. MM takes a double boot and foot choke in the corner. MM's head is banged off the buckles.
Jess headbutts MM down. Becca is thrown in over the top. Cass scorpion kicks Becca from the apron. MM takes a double team then cutter. Cass and Jess hit stereo pedigrees on their opponents. Becca takes an idolizer and is pinned.
Thoughts: It was all squash here. The Iinspiration are limited and are basically having the same match every time out. And it's not any better the 5th or 6th time. Madi showed some personality and maybe they will try to use again her.
Caprice Coleman interviews Ian Riccaboni. Ian says he's busy helping with kids sports teams. Ian says they are the longest running commentary team in wrestling. Ian brings in Red Velvet then Ian leaves. Caprice is nervous and they cut away.
Viva Van vs. Sara Leon
Van wristlocks her. Sara tries to roll out and Van rolls with her. Sara armdrags her. Viva rolling armbars her. Vivan spinning heel kicks her for 2. Van misses a corner charge and upkicks her. Sara hurricanrana's her and running leg lariats her from behind on the ropes. Van stretch mufflers her then double knee drops the leg.
Van surfboards her. Van clubs her. Sara tries a crucifix and is caught with an air raid crash. Van ocean cyclone suplexes her and wins.
Thoughts: It was acceptable. There was nothing too great here but they kept it moving and it was competitive.
Paid In Full (Big Bill & Bryan Keith) vs Nick Halen & Vin Parker
The jobbers should be called "Vin Halen". BK has some new haircut that looks awful.
BK lariats Nick and then hits mounted shots on him. Nick running STO's him for 2. Nick comes off the 2nd rope and is forearmed down. BK overhead belly to belly suplexes him. BK eye rakes him.
Bill corner splashes Nick twice. Vin top rope dropkicks Bill then is hit with a black hole slam. Nick takes facekicks from both opponents and is pinned.
Thoughts: It as all squash here and wasn't much of note. Bill and BK won as expected.
Christyan XO vs Frankie B
FB is from Australia and is probably signed if she's here.
FB offers a hanshake and XO slaps her hand. XO wants a test of strength but FB can't reach the hand. FB stomps her foot then side headlocks her. XO shoulders her over. XO clubs her back. FB jumps on her back and is sent into the corner.
FB boots XO out of the corner. XO handstand hurricanrana's her from the mat while she's up top. FB kicks her in the knee then XO facekicks her. XO fameassers her and pins her.
Thoughts: It was a short one. XO's handstand hurricanrana spot from the mat was cool and she hit a nice big boot. Neither girl got all that much in on this though.
Don Callis Family (Mark Davis, Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta) vs TMDK (Bad Dude Tito, Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste)
Tito and RR go at it. They chop each other. Tito shoulders RR over. Mikey comes in and is rammed in the corner then takes corner spears. Tito chops and forearms him. Tito exploders him then kips up. Shane comes in and cleans house. TB takes a fist drop + standing moonsault for 2.
TB superkicks Shane off the apron onto Mark, who throws Shane into an RR kick. TB hits shots on Shane in the corner. TB double throat thrust Shane. Mark hits corner forearms on Shane.
RR boots Shane in the corner and poses. Shane boots RR as he poses. Shane euros Mark. Mark slams him then misses a senton. Shane hits a nice dropkick on RR. Mikey comes in and hits a double lariat. Mikey hits corner lariats then a double lariat. TB death valley drivers RR for 2.
RR takes a big ending + jumping ddt combo for 2. Tito and Mark go at it and trade forearms. Mark lariats him on the ropes. Tito spinning enzugiri's him. Mark germans him. Tito superkicks Mark. They trade forearms. Mark enzugiri's him.
Tito superkicks him in the gut and enzugiri's him. Tito superplexes Mark then brainbusters him for 2. Tito corner lariats Mark then Mark takes a powerbomb + double uranage. Tito takes a double knee. Tito is laid on the top rope for a top rope double stomp. Mark sentons Tito for 2. Tito spinning forearms TB. Mark over the shoulder piledrivers Shane.
TB flying knees Mikey. Mikey takes a b-driver + top rope double stomp. Tito takes a double jumping knee then hits a double lariat. Mark enzugiri's Tito. Mark running lariats Tito for 2. Mark lifting piledrivers Tito and pins him.
Thoughts: It was a good match. It got a lot of time, they had some nice double teams, they stiffed each other and we had some nearfalls before going home. It's what you would want out to this and they did good with it. They definitely tried to put Tito over some here.
Overall thoughts: It was your usual ROH episode. We only had one champ in action here and Bandido, the current ROH champ, hasn't been seen for a while. There were basically no storylines going on here and it was just a bunch of random matches. Most of the matches were good though and that helped things. The main was probably the best match of the night bu I liked Shane/Mance as well. I'd give it a 6 out of 10, solely for the wrestling and I'd give it a 1 out of 10 for the rest. It was an okay show.
Reality of Wrestling 4/23/2026 GLORY Episode 24
Mike Cunningham vs Clay Roberts
They lock up. Clay side headlock takeovers him. Mike does a headscissors and they stand off. Clay top wristlocks him. Mike armdrags him. Mike shoulders him over then armdrags him into an armlock. Clay eye rakes him then hits him in the gut. Mike chops him in the corner.
Mike dropkicks Clay for 2. Mike corner splashes him twice. Clay blocks a third splash and stun gun's him. Clay claymore kicks him for 2. Clay drops him with a punch then euros him down. Clay clubs on Mike's head and chinlocks him. Mike backslides him for 2. Mike hits him in the gut and backrolls him for 2. CLay air raid crashes him for 2.
Clay chinlocks him. Mike hits punches. He lariats him then spinebusters him for 2. Clay rolls him up and Mike blocks a cloverleaf. Mike forearms Clay. Mike misses a top rope crossbody. Mike rolls him up for 2. Mike hits a dangerous looking fameasser over the back and pins him.
Thoughts: It was about average. Mike was a total face here. It was a simpler match and didn't get a ton of time.
We get a video on HOKA. He says he doesn't wait for the moment and says he's chasing purpose, not hype. He says he's been counted and out and forced to reset, but it just sharpened him. He says he's showing up to take what is his - opportunity, momentum and glory. He says he's running through glory, not running to it. He says don't call it a comeback.
HOKA vs Cam Fox
Cam hits shots in the gut then hurts himself on a headbutt. Hoka hits him in the gut and throws him. Hoka lariats him for 2. Cam back elbows him out of the corner then Hoka powerslams him for 2.
Hoka misses a corner spear. Cam hits shots in the corner then hits mounted corner punches. Cam hits a springboard shot on him for 2. Hoka hits shots in the corner then running lariats him. Hoka hits snake eyes on him then does a flying headbutt at him. Hoka pins him.
Thoughts: It was an acceptable squash here with Hoka winning as expected. Hoka's flying headbutt finisher was cool. We hadn't seen Hoka for a while and I think he got injured.
Erik Lockhart and Rhys Maddox are working out. Rhys is late due to eating all the food Erik made him eat. Erik tells him this is part of shredding and asks where he's been. Rhys says he has a big test coming up. Erik says one "D" won't stop him and says he needs to focus in here. He says they need to do things as a team and they need to focus as one.
EK Prosper and Cappuccino Jones vs The Dirty White Boys (TY Shane and Jonny Lyons)
We haven't seen The Boys in some time.
TY wristlocks Cap then Cap reverses it. TY bridges then uses the ropes to flip out. TY clubs him then Cap hits him. TY back elbows Cap. Cap flying lariat him in the corner. Cap top rope double axe handles TY for 2. EK top rope double stomps TY's arm.
EK armlocks JL. JL forearms him then knees him in the gut. EK suplexes him. EK 2nd rope moonsaults into a dropkick on JL. EK side headlocks JL. Cap dropkicks JL then elbow drops him for 2. TY knees Cap from the apron. JL jawbreakers Cap then euros him. JL hits corner spears on Cap. JL slams TY onto Cap for 2.
TY knee drops Cap. TY abdominal stretchers Cap. Cap hiptosses JL. EK tags in but the ref didn't see it and doesn't allow it. Cap gets stomped on by the heels. JL suplexes Cap. Cap is hit with a double back elbow and a double elbow drop for 2. Cap michinoku drivers TY.
EK tags in and hits lariats on JL. EK jumping dropkicks JL then suplexes TY into him. EK top rope moonsaults JL for the win.
Thoughts: The faces won as expected and it was just a question of how long it would take. It was an okay bout. The heels cheated and did double teams and the faces made their comeback, flew around and won. There was nothing wrong with this one.
AJ Francis appears on the tron. He says he's the first ever GLORY champ and defended it for 300 days. He says EK Prosper took the title from him due to help from Zilla Fatu. AJ says he has help from his own and shows off the battle of the bell hammer. He says he come for EK soon and he will never see it coming.
Overall thoughts: It was a quicker show and an easy watch. The main was the best thing on here but nothing was must see. They furthered some stories here and the show was fine as a whole. I'd give it a higher 5 out of 10.
TNA Impact 4/30/2026
Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/tna-impact-4232026.html
We are in Syracuse, NY. Tom Hannifan and Matt Rehwoldt are on commentary.
Vincent vs Jeff Hardy
Jeff nails Vince before the bell. Vince's head is banged off the buckles and Jeff dropkicks him in the back of the head. Jeff flying lariats Vince off the apron. Jeff back elbows him. Jeff spin kicks him in the chest. Jeff is crotched up top.
Vince rams Jeff's back into the apron edge. Vince throws Jeff backwards. Vince stretches Jeff over this knee. Jeff jawbreakers Vince. Jeff and Vince trade shots then crossbody each other at the same time.
Jeff running lariats him, atomic drops him and legdrops him in the crotch. Jeff basement dropkicks him and elbow drops him for 2. Jeff hits a twist of fate on Vince for 2. Jeff russian legsweeps him then legdrops Vince's legs. Vince rolls him up for 2. Jeff sitout gordbusters him.
Vince hits Jeff in the back and side slams him. Vince goes up top and the lights go out. Matt Hardy appears in the ring as Broken Matt Hardy. The lights go out. Jeff appears up top while Vince is out. Jeff top rope swantons Vince and pins him.
Thoughts: That was an unusual finish. I was surprised it went as long as it did. Jeff won as expected though. I don't really see a need to continue this feud, but it's not going anywhere. I think Vince hit a new side slam move here. The match was average overall.
Frankie Kazarian is interviewed. He says no one has innovated matches like he has and talks about some of the first time matches he has been in. He says tonight in the Walk With Elijah match, we are walking with The King.
TNA International Title - Mustafa Ali (c) vs Adam Brooks
They lock up. Ali side headlocks him. Ali flying headscissors him. Ali flips over Max then hits a stiff spinning heel kick to the ace. Adam pump kicks him in the face. Adam up kicks him. Ali chops him then Adam back body drops him.
They fight outside and Ali is dropped with punches. Adam is caught with a bridging ddt on the floor. Ali rolls into neckbreaker for 2. Ali ddt's him in the ring. Adam enzugiri's him.
Ali ear claps him. Ali comes off the 2nd rope and is punched down. Adam low topes him. Ali superkicks him. Ali's head is kicked into the top buckle. Adam last ride powerbombs him. Adam hits Finlay's oblivion for 2.
Adam misses a flying corner move. Ali top rope 450's Adam and wins.
Thoughts: Ali won as expected. It was a bit more competitive which was good. Adam busted out some of his better offense here. The crowd didn't care so much because he just hasn't been around enough in a way where he could actually get over. It was alright.
Eric Young does a promo outside. He says heels EC3 hasn't changed while all he has done is adopt and change. He says they should sort this out next week in an anything goes match.
Allie, Mara Sade & Rosemary vs. The Diamond Collective (Mila Moore, Tessa Blanchard & Victoria Crawford)
Rose screams at VC. VC knocks Rose's opponents off the apron. VC boots Rose in the gut. Rose corner splashes her and hits forearms. Rose suplexes VC. Allie bites VC. Rose lariats Tess over the top. Mara top rope plancha's the heels outside.
We go to break and return. Rose takes a triple team shot in the corner and Tess gets a 2 count off of it. Mila pounds on Rose. Rose boots her away and tags in Allie. Allie lariats Tess and knee lifts her. Allie AA's her for 2. Allie and Rose do stereo hanging headscissors over the top rope. Mara springboard twisting crossbodies Mila. Rose spears Tess. Allie then pins Mila with a codebreaker.
Thoughts: It was short and not too much of note. It just didn't get the time to be anything special. The faces won so quick too that it's hard to even say there should be a rematch made off of this.
TNA Injury Report
Mike Santana and Rich Swann have been given the night off. Trey Miguel is out with a knee injury. Frankie Kazarian and Elijah are cleared.
Santino does a video from his home in Canada. He says he is no longer suspended. He says he has been cleared of all charges. He says he's back and they will get back to business. He says it'll be Slater and Moose vs Cedric and Eddie Edwards in a tag match. He says next week it'll be Nic Nemeth and KC Navarro vs The System in a tag title match. He says it'll be Arianna Grace vs Lei Ying Lee in a title match with Xia Brookside banned from ringside. He says a star witness helped him get him cleared and it's Indi Hartwell. He says she's cleared.
Indi Hartwell comes out to talk. She says she's glad to be back and says she has unfinished business with Arianna Grace. She says her goal is to still be champ. She says she's coming for Arianna first, title or no title.
Mike Santana does a promo. He says him and Rich Swann showed what it means to represent TNA last week. Nic Nemeth interrupts. He says his Call Your Shot trophy is always hovering around. He says he will be one half of the tag champs then will have the TNA Title. He says Mike will be left with nothing.
Daria Rae talks to TNA higher up's and is told Santino and Indi aren't suspended anymore. Indi Hartwell walks in. Daria says Indi's contract is coming up soon so tread lightly.
The Person Concierge/George Iceman introduces Mr. Elegance. He says he's better than everyone else and is a future champ.
Mr. Elegance vs The Home Town Man
Home wristlocks him and yanks on the arm. Home armdrags him into an armlock. Mr boots him in the gut. Matt says he'd like to be locked in a cage with Mr when they talk Lockdown. Home dropkicks him then stomps him in the corner. Home spinning TKO's him. Home then punches him over the 2nd rope as The Elegance Brand protest. Home then slides out and punches him.
Mr spinebusters him then shoulders him over. Mr hits knees to the body. Mr sits on him on the ropes. The Elegance Brand attack Home outside. The ref sees some of it but doesn't even issue a warning. Home gets hold of the Syracuse jersey he wore in and hulks up.
Home punches him with the jersey and lariats him. Home slams him then elbow drops him. Home top rope crossbodies him for 2. Ash By Elegance distracts Home and tries to get him to kiss her. Home shoves his hat in her face then puts the hat on her. Ash flips out. Mr spinning ddt's Home then sits on his crotch to pin him.
Thoughts: This was bad. This was just that low rent stuff TNA used to do in the early 2000's all over again. It wasn't believable and was too over the top.
Mara Sade, Rose and Allie celebrate their win. Rose tells them not to lose focus as there is a lot of work to do. Allie says she's excited as she likes to bite people's faces off. Rose asks how Mara liked the dead and Mara says she dug it. Mara and Allie then dance as then head off screen. Rose doesn't want to dance but then does.
Lei Ying Lee is at a restaurant and Gia interviews her. Lee says she doesn't want a title shot anymore. She says she's gonna talk to Santino. She says she wants to go home. Tommy Dreamer comes in. He says he had a friend turn on him at summer camp and they have been fighting since. Tommy says she's a warrior and someone who doesn't give up. Tommy says she will win and make everyone proud. He says they believe in her and she needs to believe in her. Lee says she's gonna win.
Leon Slater comes out to talk. He says he gets closer to breaking history again and getting his name in the records books. He says on May 15th, he will become the youngest and longest reigning X-Division champ of all time. He says if Cedric Alexander wants another opportunity, he will grant him it. He says he beat him twice and will have no problem doing it for a third time.
Cedric Alexander comes out. He says he deserves an opportunity. He says Santino has been making matches but Daria Rae wants to one-up him. Cedric says there will be no excuses in their match. He says he might not make it past tonight though as bad things can happen. The System then jump Leon Slater.
Moose comes out and beats up the heels. Moose and Leon clear off the heels and Brian Myers is powerbombed onto his partners outside. Alisha Edwards is left alone in the ring. Moose goes to spear her but Eddie saves Alisha.
Ryan Nemeth complain about KC Navarro and Nic Nemeth getting a tag match without him. He says he feels left out and taken advantage of. We then find out he's next to AJ Francis and he touches him. AJ says not to touch him and asks how he got here. Ryan says he got lost. AJ says The Nemeth's did all kinds of things to him last year. Ryan says it was awesome when he was doing it but now it sucks that it is happening to him. AJ says he doesn't care about the family drama and says leave KC to him.
Walk With Elijah Match - Elijah vs Frankie Kazarian
This is a guitar strap match. It's taking place somewhere in the back and you have to touch all 4 corners in the ring to win. Kaz complains Eli isn't in the back. Eli then walks out. They both put on the guitar strap. The ref says "let's walk" and the match starts. Light music plays during this.
Kaz immediately takes his guitar strap off. They hit each other. Eli sends Kaz into a rail. Eli boots him in the face and knocks a light over. Kaz is then thrown onto boxes. Kaz puts sanitizer in Eli's eyes and sends him into the wall. Kaz slams a door on eli's arm. Eli crotches him on a rail. Eli tries to drop a ladder n him but Kaz moves. Eli puts Kaz on some kind of cart on wheels and shoves him into boxes. Kaz is then thrown into a rollaway door. Eli then carries him to ringside and we cut away to go to break. This part was clearly pre-taped before the event.
We return and they are at ringside with fans there. Kaz is pulled into the rails. Eli chops him against the rails. Eli flying lariats him. Eli walks the top rope and diving sunset flips him. Eli touches 3 corner and Kaz whips him with the strap. Eli is thrown over the top but Kaz is pulled down with him.
Eli whips him in the body with the strap. Kaz hits him off the steps with the strap. Kaz springboard legdrops him on the apron. Eli and Kaz pull each other into the post. Kaz goes up and over and chickewings him. Eli touches the buckles with Kaz on him but finally falls down due to Kaz's chickenwing. Kaz then lets him go.
Kaz tries to do Eli's rope walk and says, "Walk with The King". Eli pulls him down and knees him in the face. Eli whips him with the strap and takes a backcracker. Eli pulls the strap into Kaz's crotch and the strap breaks. Eli tombstones Kaz. Eli touches 3 buckles. Eli then grabs a guitar and hits Kaz in the forehead with it. Eli then touches the 4th buckle to win.
Thoughts: This was pretty hokey just like the last segment. They clearly pre-taped the first half of the match. And during that, everything they got thrown on was covered in cardboard boxes to prevent them from either getting hurt or breaking things. The strap breaking during the match was very cheap and Eli barely even broke the guitar over Kaz's head to win. I don't know where TNA's budget has gone, but it certainly has not gone to various weapons in hardcore matches. When indies have a better budget for hardcore matches than a major company does, that's not a good look.
Overall thoughts: This episode didn't make TNA look good. There was a lot of hokeyness from the early 2000's that made TNA look bad here with matches being pre-taped, very cheap weapons and people doing horrible jobs acting. The company really came off bush-league here as the strap broke in the main event and the wrestlers were just throwing each other onto cardboard. There is absolutely no way I could give this one a good rating due to all of that, and I won't. The only good news coming out of this is that they seemingly have toned down Daria Rae's heel character a bit which was much needed, as she was humiliating everyone without giving anyone anything in return. I'd give this a 4 out of 10 and wouldn't recommend it. This was not good.
