Reality of Wrestling 5/3/2026 PLATINUM Episode 27

Reality of Wrestling 5/3/2026 PLATINUM Episode 27

The last show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/reality-of-wrestling-522026-glory.html

Danny Limelight comes out to talk with a "Zilla Killa" shirt on. He says he's not defending his title tonight, contrary to what Chris Russo about him fighting Niko Vance. Danny says he's still the ROW champ. He said they sent the best but he's still champ. He says he took the title around the world and asks where his WWE ID and NXT contracts are. He says it should be him on NXT and everywhere and says it will happen. He says to get your camera's out and enjoy it while it lasts. He says he won't be here much longer.

Max Castellanos is on the phone and says he's pressing charges on Jay Alexander for ruining his celebration and guitar. He says Jay is without one eye and he will take the other eye with him.

ROW Texas Title - Max Castellanos (c) vs Jay Alexander

Max hits him as he enters then he gets lariated. Max takes an overhead belly to belly. Max neckbreakers him and hits mounted shots. Max clubs him. Jay hits shots on Max in the corner. Max's girl Alexa trips Jay and Max ddt's Jay.

Jay is sent hard into the steps. Max chokes Jay on the 2nd rope. Max side slams him for 2. Max hits a big punch. Max superplexes him for 2. Max lariats him over the top. They trade shots outside. Max is backdropped on the apron. Alexa grabs Jay outside and tries to stick the cigar in his eye again. Max baseball slides Jay. Max backcrackers him for 2.

Alexa gives Max a chair. Max misses a shot and is hit with a pumping knee. Jay twisting drops Max from his shoulder on the chair and pins him.

Thoughts: Max had basically been ROW Texas champ forever. They had an angle where Max put a cigar in his eye and Jay got his revenge here. Jay's been getting over as a Bron Breakker type. I wouldn't say this was the wrong all here and we'll see what Jay can do with the title. It was fine

Skylar Rae is interviewed. She's making her debut in a title match. She says the sky won't just open, it will fall. She says Monica Monroe has held the title for 100 days. She says Haley J isn't one to mes with. She says neither realized she was coming. She says she didn't come here to test herself but to take what they have. She says the shooting star has arrived.

Booker T talks to Danny Limelight in his office. Booker asks how he's feeling. Booker says not to call him the OG but The Boss. He says he was given back his old job and they want things done differently around her. He says he has good news and bad news. He says he says the bad news is he's defending the title tonight. He then brings in Niko Vance. He says he talked about being ready for NXT. He says tonight it'll be Danny Limelight vs Niko Vance for the ROW Title.

ROW Women's Title - "Ladybird" Monica Monroe (c) vs Haley J vs Skylar Rae

This is Sky's debut in ROW. All 3 girls should really be in WWE already.

J nails Sky then gets thrown out by MM. Sky rolls up MM then rolls her into a pin. MM and Sky trade kicks. Sky clips her then gets tripped. J bangs Sky's head off the apron. MM dropkicks J through the ropes. J hits shots on MM. Sky top rope dropkicks both.

Sky suplexes J for 2. J backhands Sky and boots her in the corner. J forearms Sky down. J sends Sky down off the buckles. All 3 fight and J running facekicks Sky in the corner. MM hits punches on ehr opponents. She slingblades Sky. MM germans J. MM topes Sky and J outside.

Sky top rope frogsplashes J for 1. MM top rope swantons Sky. MM cradle shocks J and pins her.

Thoughts: It wasn't good. They forgot what to do about half way through this and everyone was just awkwardly standing here. It was a sloppy and just not anyone's best work. Sky hit a nice top rope frogsplash here.

ROW World Title - Danny Limelight (c) vs Niko Vance

This is Niko's ROW debut.

Niko goes for him and Dan slides out. Dan looks like he's almost crying. They lock up and Niko hits shots on him in the corner. Dan is thrown hard into the buckles and goes down. Dan's head is banged off the buckles. Niko slams him and headbutt drops him for 2. 

Niko chases him around the ring and is hit as he gets in. Niko lariats him then gutwrench slams him. Niko misses a helluva kick. Dan pulls Niko's crotch into the post. Niko's leg is banged off the post. Dan clips him then basement dropkicks him.

Dan ropewalk backcrackers him for 2. Niko picks him up like a slam and swings him into a ddt. Niko lariats and pump kicks him. Niko dominator's him for 2. Niko goes up top and Dan pushes the ref into the ropes which crotches him. Niko handstand hurricanrna's him in the corner then top rope splashes him for 2.

Niko back body drops him then hits a hidden blade for the win.

Thoughts: This was a big upset. Niko hadn't wrestled here before and took out Danny, who has been champ and basically the top heel for a long time. Booking wise it's a little disappointing as it seemed Zilla Fatu was destined to beat Danny. We'll have to see how it goes with Niko. The fans didn't react that much to him and it's kind of understandable since he's not used that often on NXT and hasn't been here before. The match was acceptable but not too much else. I kind of figured something up when Danny looked like he was going to cry before the match started.  

Overall thoughts: Everything on this show was already shown at The Last Stand Rumble show. That's fine. We were lucky to see that whole thing in full and it makes sense for them to use the footage from it for TV like usual. I won't hold that against ROW. Max and Danny losing their titles were big moments. Max's title loss was done better. The women's match didn't deliver like it was supposed to. This is definitely an important show to see if you hadn't seen it already on The Last Stand Rumble. I won't rate this one as I had already seen it.