NWA Powerrr 5/16/2026

NWA Powerrr 5/16/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/nwa-powerrr-592026.html

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

Wrecking Ball Legursky vs Carson Drake

CD is with Aron Stevens. Ball is over as usual. 

CD chops him then Ball chops him over the top rope. CD pulls Ball's throat over the top rope. Ball does a big wind up punch on him. CD cartwheels off the ropes then gets lariated down. CD boots him out of the corner. 

Ball bends over and is kicked. Ball shoulders him over. Ball hits punches in the corner and chops him. CD ends up crotching himself off the chop then Ball makes him ride the ropes. CD crawls away from Ball and crotches himself into the post. Ball then pulls him crotch first into the post.

CD tries chop blocks then hits mounted shots. CD pulls his neck forward. CD first drops him for 2. CD goes for the pin and Ball sends him out on the kickout. CD top rope double axe handles Ball in the neck. CD hits chops and punches and Ball fires up. Ball hits some shots then back body drops him. Ball hits a corner splash.

Ball corner hip attacks him. Aron Stevens throws his jacket in the ring. Aron then pulls CD out to save him from a splash. Ball chases Aron into the ring. Aron goes out then CD hits a stroke on Ball. CD pins him.

Thoughts: Ball is over and you really shouldn't mess with the over face. I actually did like the match though and thought it was good. Drake did some nice bumping and was cowardly here while Ball used his size against him. The crowd was into this.

Kyle Davis talks to Drake after. Drake says you can't beat him, laughs and leaves.

David Crockett talks about The Crockett Cup's history and puts over Flair vs Koloff. 

Crockett Cup 2026 Semifinals Match - The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) vs The Country Gentlemen (AJ and KC Cazana)

KC and Karl go at it. KC backs him up in the corner. Karl bangs his face off the buckles. Doc boots KC. KC chops him then Doc hits more punches. Doc lariats him. KC corner spears Karl then AJ hits corner spears as well. AJ slams Karl. KC struts into a legdrop on Karl.

KC and Karl trade shots. KC eye pokes him. AJ chokes Karl on the 2nd rope then Joe Cazana chokes Karl. AJ and Karl trade shots. AJ corner spears him. AJ chinlocks Karl. Karl jawbreakers AJ. KC hits back elbows and uppercuts on Karl. Karl chops him. KC takes a pump kick and a corner splash. 

Joe Cazana distracts Karl and Doc. AJ hits Doc with Joe's book and AJ rolls up Doc with the tights to win.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good. It was little but various punches and kicks. I was glad to see The Country Gentlemen win as they are going to be around here full time while The Good Brothers may not be. 

Crockett Cup 2026 Semifinals Match - The Titans of Calamity (Ren Ayabe and Talos) vs The Wrestling Machines (SLADE and Mike Mondo)

Aron Stevens is with The Machines.

Tal throws Slade into the corner then shoves Mike in the corner too. Mike side headlocks him and gets picked up. Tal shoulders him over. Ren running back elbows Mike then slams him. Ren elbow drops Mike for 2. Mike calls for timeout and Ren sleepers him. Slade chop blocks Ren to break it up.

Ren is held on the mat and Slade ddt's Ren's leg. Slade stomps Ren then Mike works Ren's leg. Slade knee drops Ren's leg. Slade half crabs Ren. Mike misses a top rope diving headbutt on Ren. Tal comes in and hits big lariats and facekicks. Tal corner splashes both opponents then side slams Mike. 

Tal goes for a chokeslam and is double clubbed on. Tal double lariats his opponents. Ren facekicks Slade. Mike is caught with a double chokeslam and is pinned.

Thoughts: Tal had a good showing here as he showed some fire and looked big and bad. But on the other side of that coin, that means Slade and Mondo didn't look so good. And that's a problem since they are supposed to be big and tough guys. Mike looked very small here against Tal. I'm not sure if this got enough time and I don't think The Machines got enough in be put over here. It wasn't a squash, but it almost came off as one. It was a hot match though and it wasn't boring.

Natalia Markova does a promo. She says she heard Sirena Veil likes blood. Nat says she likes a little blood too and it excites her. She says pain drives her. She says if Veil thinks she is the only one who can get violent, she's in for more trouble than she thinks. Nat says she will stay champ and have fun doing it.

Kyle Davis talks to The Southern Six (with Ricky Morton) and Bryan Idol in the ring. Ricky says Idol is on his 4th title shot. He says wouldn't a lot of guys like a title shot? Ricky asks if he's a stooge. Silas says he didn't have a good night as his friends didn't advance in The Crockett Cup. He says all he has to look forward to is kicking his @ss. He says if brains were gas, Idol couldn't drive a motorcycle around a BB. Silas says Idol has guts and says we will see the guts spill all over the ring. 

Idol says it is his 4th title shot. Idol says Silas has beaten him again and again. Idol says every time Silas beats him, he gets back up and learns more. Idol says Silas must be wearing a diaper as he's crappy his pants at the idea of facing him again. He says Silas has 3 people with him while he stands alone. Idol is asked if he has what it takes and he says he does.

David Crockett talks about some of the past Crockett Cup teams. He says The Midnight Express and Tully/Arn should have won The Crockett Cup.

Thom Latimer and El Dragon Nihan do a promo. Thom says they lost to 2 giants last week in The Crockett Cup. Thom says he has held all the titles but The Crockett Cup eluded him. He says he wanted it. He says The Titans of Calamity beat him up. Thom says let's brush it off and says he sees tag titles in their future. Nihan says he was disappointed but he has the perfect opponent in mind.  

NWA Women's Title - Natalia Markova (c) vs Sirena Veil

I don't know how Veil earned this shot. They stare down and trade forearms. They trade in the corner. Nat trips her then running boots her. SV boots her in the head. SV grabs a chair outside and Nat blocks a chair shot. Nat unfolds the chair. Nat is put on the chair and SV cannonballs her, sending both down. 

We go to break. David Crockett talks about the 1988 Crockett Cup. He says Sting and Lex Luger were an unlikely pair and said they had communication issues. He says Lex isn't the easiest person to work with but it all turned out well.

We return from break. SV throws her in and sentons her. SV hits Kawada kicks. SV hits forearms. Nat dropkicks her. Nat knees her in the face for 2. Nat misses a top rope dropkick. SV backdrops her then sitout waistlock bombs her. SV meteora's her for 2.

Nat boots her out of the corner. Nat top rope dropkicks her. Nat spinning heel kicks her in the corner and wins.

Thoughts: It didn't go long. Veil had a better showing than in other big time matches at least. It wasn't much of note and the spinning heel kick finish is a bit weak.

Gretta comes in the ring. She punches Nat then chokeslams her. Tiffany Nieves comes out with the Burke Bouquet, which guarantees her a title shot. Tiff cashes in her Bouquet.

NWA Women's Title - Natalia Markova (c) vs Tiffany Nieves

Nat is totally out of it. Tiff drops a rose on her and pins her with one foot.

Thoughts: I didn't like them having Tiff lose the TV Title, but at least there was a reason for it - she was winning the World Title. Tiff deserves it. She checks all the boxes and she's here week in and week out. This will set up an obvious rematch between these two.  

Tiff poses with TV-MA after. 

Overall thoughts: I liked Drake/Ball as Ball is over and both guys did what they were supposed to. The Good Brothers' match was simple and not too exciting. The Titans vs The Machines was a bit more exciting but I'm not sure if having The Titans outsize The Machines is a good look. Markova/Veil had an average bout then Tiffany Nieves cashed in on Markova after with The Burke Bouquet and won the title. That was a surprise. I'd give this a lower 6 out of 10 as it was acceptable overall.