WWC Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre 7/18/2026

WWC Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre 7/18/2026

The last show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/wwc-superestrellas-de-la-lucha-libre_01526660793.html

WWC Summer Madness is tonight. It has:

WWC Universal Title - Zcion RT1 (c) vs Lightning

Andrade El Idolo vs Chicano

Ray Gonzalez vs Alberto El Patron

WWC Caribbean Title - John Hawking (c) vs Hijo de Dos Caras

WWC Puerto Rican Title - Xavant (c) vs "La Amenaza" Bryan vs Joe Bravo

WWC Tag Titles - Amaddeo Sole and Lou Forza (c) vs Los Matadores Celestiales (Mike Nice and Oscar Benabe) 

WWC TV Title - Wilfredo "Lynx" Rivera vs El Informante 

Special Ref: Stephany Amalbert  - Kamila and La Guerrera Amazona vs Sai Perez and Elena Negroni 

WWC Jr. Heavyweight Title - "El Hostil" Jovan vs Brandon The Skater

Jc Jexx and Diego Luna vs Los Hermanos Fortuna

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Axel Cruz and Abel Durant are our hosts. 

We get another Orlando Colon video. He talks in the mirror. He says Carlito's and Chicano's statements were out of this world. He talks about Chicano saying Ray wouldn't help him out when his wife was sick. Orlando says his plan is going well and he needs to celebrate. He says Eddie Colon won't be at Summer Madness and he hopes he doesn't come. Orlando says it's time for him, Carlito and Eddie to run the business. 

He says he was a good friend of Andrade's but he went with Eddie. He says the most important thing today is what will happen. He says Ray Gonzalez's time is running out and he knows it. He says what's coming is coming. 

The hosts talk about tonight's show. 

WWC Women's Title - Natalia Markova (c) vs La Guerrera Amazona

We join this from the start. La Tigresa is with Amazona. Nat hits forearms on Ama and Ama rolls her up for 2. Ama drops her with a forearm and hits punches. Ama running knees her in the corner and basement dropkicks her for 1.

Nat eye pokes Ama and clubs on her. Nat drops her with leg kicks, dances and split leg drops her for 2. Nat boots her and foot chokes her in the corner. Nat leg chokes her on the ropes. 

We go to break. El Hostil Jovan does a promo. He says he showed Brandon The Skater what he's made of all over PR and took his Jr. Title. He says he will show him once again why he's the best and most complete junior in PR. He says he will prove he is the best again.

Wilfred Rivera does a promo. He says he will face El Informante for the TV Title. He says they don't talk to informants where he's from. He says he will let his passion and wrestling talent speak for him. He says he will let his fists talk to him. He says he hopes Informante is ready. 

We return to the match. The girls trade forearms. Nat superkicks her and Ama superkicks back. Nat running knees her. They double clothesline each other. Ama hits forearms. Ama fallaway slams Nat. Ama pump kicks her for 2. 

Nat spinning heel kicks her in the corner for 2. Nat swings at Tigresa and Tigresa slaps her. Ama spears Nat and pins her.

Thoughts: Amazona won as expected here as she's full time, it's the big show and Nat is the guest. It was average. Nat didn't have the greatest looking offense here in this one.

Lou Forza does a promo. Lou says he will be quick and invite us to the show tonight. He says we will witness the failure of Mike Nice and Oscar Benabe. He says they will fail and says it's easy and simple. He says his opponents will fall at their feet and says nobody can stop The Perfect Aura.

Mike Nice does a promo. He says they (he and Oscar Benabe) lost their titles due to an oversight. He says they will go there fired up as they will once again be tag champs.

Special Ref: Orlando Toledo - If Pelayo loses, he is suspended from ref duties for 90 days - Pelayo Vazquez vs El Informante 

They already spoil the result and say Pelayo is back in the Dominican Republic. PV throws his shirt in Toledo's face then Toledo and Info stomp on the shirt. The announcers talk about the new WWC Premium Youtube channel, but it actually doesn't exist yet if you go to Youtube. PV armdrags him twice. 

Info hits him in the gut and chops him. PV slingshot sunset flips him and Toledo just moves Info out of the pin attempt. PV goes to hit Info, Toledo grabs PV and Info hits PV. 

We go to break and return. La Amenaza Bryan does a promo. He talks about the 3-way match. He says we are tired of listening to Joe Bravo's rambling and says his nice words don't win titles. He says Xavant is a lost soul. He says he is told all these big things about him but what does he care? He says he has a chance to become champ tonight and won't waste it. He says there will be a new champ tonight.

Xavant does a promo. Xavant tells us to buy ringside tickets for tonight' show and says he has to be on the lookout for all the foreigners in WWC. He says when he defends the PR Title, he defends it as if it was his homeland. He say he will fight with all his heart and persevere until he succeeds.

We return from break. PV cradles Info and Toledo doesn't count it. Info and PV chop each other. Info boots PV then slaps him around. PV gets some shots in and topes the other Informante outside. Informante then nails hi partner on a tope con hilo when PV moves. 

PV goes after Toledo next. Info grabs PV from behind. Toledo tries to hit Toledo but nails Info. PV dropkicks Toledo. The other Info full nelson's PV on the apron. El Paparazzi comes out and beats up the other Informante and sends him to the back. PV superkicks Info then top rope splashes him. There's no ref to count the pin so another comes out. Toledo pulls that ref out and stomps him.

Info low blows PV. PV holds onto the ropes, Toledo kicks his hand away and Info rolls up PV for the pin.

Thoughts: It was all BS as expected here. Pelayo was really dumb in kayfabe to agree to this and paid for it. I didn't really enjoy this that much as Pelayo was basically fighting off Informante and Toledo all match long.

Abel Durant talks about Summer Madness tonight. We get a video on the Orlando Colon vs Ray Gonzalez feud with Carlito and Chicano talking. 

Abel talks about going to San Antonio and says Ray Gonzalez's son was attacked there. We then see clips of Alberto El Patron vs Ray Gonzalez. Alberto does a promo and says Ray Gonzalez is corrupt. Al says he's the greatest of all time and changed the industry. Al asks if Ray will need 20 men or a corrupt ref to beat him and tells him to watch out tonight.

Ray Gonzalez does a promo. He says he has a message for Chicano, Orlando Colon and Carlito Colon. Ray says this is just the beginning. He says each of them will pay for what they did. He says at Summer Madness, he's facing Alberto El Patron. He says Al keeps talking trash and saying things that are low for an athlete like him. He says he needs to show more respect. He says he's a great fighter but they have unfinished business to settle. Ray says they will settle it at summer Madness. He tells him to come prepared to survive as he is coming to break that dirty mouth of his. He says he will show him some respect and will checkmate him. We saw this already.

Abel then talks about Zcion RT1 vs Lightning. We see clips of Lightning attacking him in the bathroom.

Zcion RT1 does a promo. He says Lightning made the worst mistake of his life and pressed the panic button. He says he gave him one of the greatest battles and defeats in his life. He says there's a war and says Lightning crossed the line. He says Lightning must pay the price. He tells him he will have to knock him out of the race to become Universal champ. He says he's coming to rip out Lightning's soul later tonight. He says he is the ultimate leader and the revolution.

We get clips of an Andrade El Idolo vs Carlito match that is probably old.

El Paparazzi and Pelayo Vasquez talk in the bathroom. Papa says he was looking for him and he knows what's on his mind. Papa says there's always a way out. Papa tells him not to worry and says let's talk to the committee about this. Pelayo doesn't believe it. Papa tells him to calm down and says they will solve this.

Axel and Abel then shill tickets for tonight's show. They then tells us to tune in tomorrow.

Overall thoughts: There were 2 new matches here. Markova/Amazona was average. Pelayo/Informante was mostly BS as the heels screwed Pelayo. There was also a lot of last minute hype for tonight's show here. This was average overall and I'd give it a 5 out of 10.

WWE Monday Night Raw 7/20/2026

WWE Monday Night Raw 7/20/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/wwe-monday-night-raw-7132026.html

We are in Detroit, MI. Corey Graves and Michael Cole are on commentary.

We see various wrestlers arrive and hangout.

Je'Von Evans and Dragon Lee vs The Vision (Bron Breakker and Austin Theory)

Evans knocks Bron off the apron, Lee tope con hilos out and Evans topes Bron. Evans flying knees AT. Lee corner dropkicks AT for 2. AT hits corner spears on Lee. Lee flying headscissors AT. Evans top rope double axe handles AT's arm then seated springboard headscissors him. Evans dropkicks AT.

AT hits knees to Evans' gut. Evans takes a double pop up drop. Bron hits mounted punches on Evans. Bron overhead throws Evans. Evans boots Bron in the face and Lee gets in. Lee enzugiri's Bron from behind and superkicks him. Lee toyota rolls into a ddt on Bron. 

Logan Paul distracts Lee. Lee is caught off the top and slammed down by Bron. We go to break and return. Bron spears the corner when Lee moves. Lee step up enzugiri's AT and throws him out. Evans hot tags in. Evans punches Bron then AT. Evans corkscrew kicks AT from behind, kips down out of a lariat and kips up into a stunner on AT. Evans suicide dives AT outside. Bron runs into and over the rail when Evans moves.

Evans jumps over the rail and dives on Bron. Evans springboard lariats AT for 2. AT is in tree of woe and Lee top rope double stomps him down. Max trips Lee and Bron lariats Lee. AT hits oblivion on Lee for 2. Bron spears Evans. AT holds Lee and Bron spears Lee. Bron pins Lee.

Thoughts: I was a little surprised The Vision won here which isn't a good thing. Bron did win but being in this was a step down for him. The match was fine with a lot of flying s expected.

The Vision beat up Lee after. Alpha Academy come down and beat upon The Vision. Tozawa topes Bron and Otis slams down AT. Max slaps Otis. Otis lariats Bron and corner splashes Bron/AT. He then splashes both together and lariats AT over the top. Bron spears Otis outside. AT forearms Tozawa down. Bron then hits a hard spear on Otis. 

Judgment Day grab Danhausen in the back and want their money. Dan says to let him go and he will find it. Dom says he has 30 seconds or they will break his neck.

We get a video on Big Cass with headlines showing his release. He says even if you reach the top, you have no idea how far you can fall.

Danhausen comes out. He says he thought he took care of Judgment Day at SNME but they still want their money back. He says he doesn't want the money but doesn't want Judgment Day to have it. He says let's give it to the fanhausen's. 

Judgment Day comes out and says to give them the money. Dan says he has one thing to say and curses them. Judgment Day stomp Dan and Liv hits Dan. Joe Hendry comes out and sends JD out. Joe fallaway slams Dom. Liv takes Dan's sack with the money. The heels are sent out and they head to the back. 

We get another Seth vs Roman video.

Judgment Day, Hendry and Dan argue in the back. Adam Pearce interrupts. JD look at the money and it's fake. Oba Femi shows up behind JD and asks whose bag it is. It seemingly belongs to Oba. Adam says they should settle this now between JD and Oba. Dom says this isn't fair. Adam says Dom can face Hendry tonight. 

Oba Femi vs JD McDonaugh

JD doesn't want this match and Adam tells JD to get in the ring. Hendry and Dan then grab Dom and JD and throw them in. Oba double lariats Dom and JD then throws Dom out. JD boots Oba in the gut. Oba back body drops him. Oba running corner euros him then running euros him down. Oba backdrop throws JD. Oba sitout last rides him and wins.

Thoughts: It was just a short squash as it should have been. The premise to this was amusing.

Oba says he's sick of the BS in the camera and says the real stuff is at Summerslam. 

LA Knight and Royce Keys talk in the back but we can't hear them.

Solo Sikoa comes out. He says he's not supposed to be here but he has a proposition to make. He tells Seth Rollins to come out. Seth comes out. Seth welcomes him and asks what he can do for him. Seth asks if they are talking or fighting. 

Solo says he's here to talk. He says he knows Seth is focused on getting ready for Roman at Summerslam. Solo says it's not 1v1 but but him vs The Bloodline. He says he knows what they will do as he was a part of it. He says they will make sure Seth has no chance at Summerslam. Solo says it doesn't have to be like that. 

Solo says he can watch Seth's back at Summerslam. Seth says to let him think about it. Solo stops him from walking away. Solo says the plan will work and he can do the same thing Seth did for Cody at Mania in the past.

Jacob Fatu comes out. Solo exits and Fatu says he knows what he has to do. Fatu says he will dogwalk him. Seth then superkicks Fatu. Seth leaves and Fatu gets up. 

We see clips of Chad Gable talking to Penta at the Summerslam Kickoff. Chad says he will take the title and Penta says he will prove why he is champ.

Ethan Page and Rusev vs Penta and Chad Gable

The faces get hit and stomped to start. Page facekicks Penta for 2. Penta takes a double suplex and Rusev corner splashes Penta. Page hits mounted shots on Penta. Penta hits kicks on his opponents. Chad top rope diving double lariats his opponents. Page is lariated out and Rusev back body drops Penta on the apron. Penta is sent into the steps.

We go to break and return. Rusev misses a headbutt drop. Penta forearms Rusev and Penta boots him out of the corner. Penta top rope crossbodies him. Chad and Page get in. Chad hits 2 germans on him then overhead belly to belly suplexes Rusev. Chad germans Page again then angle slams him for 2. 

Chad misses a top rope moonsault. The heels hit kicks on Chad and Rusev swinging uranage's Chad for 2. Penta springboards into a Chad forearm. Penta tope con hilos Page outside. Cha and Rusev trade shots. Rusev camel clutches him. 

Rusev stomps Page's back. Chad ankle locks Rusev and submits him.

Thoughts: It was an okay tag as expected. It was nothing particularly memorable but I had few issues with it. I don't like Rusev losing over Page but Rusev hasn't won a lot lately. 

We get another Seth vs Roman video.

Seth Rollins dares Jacob Fatu to hit him in the back. He says Fatu is under strict orders not to lay a finger on him. Seth asks if he gets Roman's title and his bag boy when he beats him at Summerslam. Fatu says Seth got one up on him and says if there's anything left of him after Summerslam, he will beat his @ss.

Paul Heyman does a video and talks Brock Lesnar. He says he was told not to use the word "violence" about Hell in a Cell and asks how he can do that. He says the cell is unforgiving and talks about the violence. He says Oba is overrated and says Brock has never lost in Hell in a Cell. He says Oba had the best rookie year in WWE since Brock. 

He says Oba can't beat Brock in HIAC. He says Oba's rookie year won't go down like everyone thinks. He says it goes down in history as it comes to a violent end at the hands of Brock Lesnar.

Joe Hendry vs Dominik Mysterio

Dom clubs and boots Joe in the corner. Joe shoulders him over and hiptosses him. Joe euros and headbutts Dom. Joe then stomps him. Joe delay suplexes Dom. Dom boots him off the ropes and sends Joe out. Dom's tope is caught and Joe drops him onto the commentary table. Liv Morgan sends Joe into the post. Danhausen comes out and Liv drops him with a forearm. We go to break and return.

Dom chinlocks Joe and gets on his back with it. Joe suplexes him. Joe hits punches and fallaway slams Dom. Joe spinning lariats Dom for 2. Dom tornado ddt's Joe. Danhausen and Iyo Sky ride out in Dan's car. Iyo and Liv fight and Iyo sends her into the apron edge. Iyo top rope dropkicks Liv. Iyo apron crossbodies Liv. Dan gets in the ring and reverse ddt's Dom. Joe then pins Dom.

Thoughts: We had a lot of interference from Liv here. It was acceptable. I felt like both Joe or Dom could have won this one. 

We see clips of CM Punk piefacing Cody Rhodes at Summerslam Kickoff.

Joe Hendry and Danhausen will do a concert next week which should be something. 

LA Knight talks before his match.  

LA Knight vs Jacob Fatu

He asks if he just saw Solo Sikoa come out here and says Solo is now talking about helping Seth Rollins after LA said it was hard to trust him. He says Seth vs Roman at Summerslam makes him sick. He says he's everything Roman wanted to be and everything people in the back wanted Roman to be. He says Solo is focused on the wrong thing. LA says it's going too far to trust Seth. he says they will destroy Bloodline at Summerslam. 

He says Fatu's Mortal Kombat music will play soon and he will test his might. He says Fatu can't stop LA Knight. He says he has the cure for Fatu's shakes and it's him smacking him back to factory settings. 

We join this in progress. They trade punches. LA flying lariats him. They trade more shots. LA hits a bunch of punches and corner spears. Fatu drop LA with a shot. Fatu's leg is banged off the post. LA clips Fatu. Fatu boots him out and topes him. 

LA's head is banged off the rails and Fatu is sent into and over the steps. LA jumps off the steps onto him and is samoan dropped on the apron. LA dropkicks Fatu through the ropes. LA bangs Fatu's head off the commentary table. Fatu sends LA backwards into the steps. Fatu goes into the post when LA moves. Fatu's head is banged off the steps. LA flying lariats him off the apron.

We go to PiP break and return. Fatu does a trapezius hold to him. LA hits punches and takes an uppercut and a headbutt. Fatu misses a splash and is neckbreakered off of it for 2. LA goes up top and is superkicked onto there. Fatu elbow drops him on the top rope and gets a 2 count. 

LA hits punches on the buckles. LA jumps up to the top and superplexes him down. Jimmy Uso comes out. Solo Sikoa gets behind him and hits him. Fatu topes Solo. LA hits punches on Fatu in the ring. LA hits a BFT. Jimmy Uso distracts the ref. Royce Keys then lariats Jimmy and throws him over the commentary table. 

Jey Uso comes out and superkicks Keys three times. Jey dumps keys over the rail. LA dropkicks Jey through the ropes. Fatu superkicks LA then pop-up samoan drops him. Fatu double jump moonsaults LA and pins him.

Thoughts: Loses Always Knight dropped another one here. Nobody needed to lose here and both could have avoided it, but they did it anyway. There was a lot of outside fighting in this and no great logic before the interference. It went okay enough though.

Solo attacks Fatu after and The Uso's take out Solo. Keys double lariats The Uso's. Keys and Fatu trade shots and Keys spinebusters Fatu. The Uso's double superkick Keys and 3D him. LA gets an edge over the heels and Fatu tongan death drip's LA. Jey, Jimmy and Fatu hit corner hip attacks on LA. Jey top rope splashes LA. 

Overall thoughts: The women didn't wrestle here (and Liv/Dupri were the only girls we even saw) and we had a lot of talking on this show. You could have skipped this one and not missed too much as next week's Raw is the go-home show and that'll be the one to watch. The show was okay overall and had a lot of decent wrestling. I'd give this a 6 out of 10, but it was nothing too memorable. The main was the match of the night.

WWE LFG 7/19/2026 Season 3, Episode 13

WWE LFG 7/19/2026 Season 3, Episode 13

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/wwe-lfg-7122026-season-3-episode-12.html

Tristan Angels talks to Johnny Russo. Russo says it's time to come up with a new name for him. TA says he likes his name but he can't wrestle with it. Russo tells him to put together some first and last names, mix them up and see what he likes the best. Russo says they will find names they like then take it to legal. TA says he wrote the name he liked on his car and made some gear with the name on it. Russo tells him that's a risk and says fingers crossed for his name. 

Matt Bloom, Booker T, Natalya and Bubba Ray talk. Booker has Harley Riggins vs Tate Wilder. Bloom says Tate does a lot and he doesn't want him to get bored with the basics. Bloom says he's an adrenaline junkie and Booker says there's a difference between being that and a flipper. Natalya has Masyn Holiday vs Nikkita Lyons. Bloom says he has high hopes for Masyn. He says he doesn't think she knows how to listen to the crowd. Bloom says Lyons is a star and wants her to put equity in her offense. Nat wants to see more conviction in Lyons' offense. Bubba has Nathan Cranton vs Jaime Garcia. Bloom wants NC to work on being a heel and wants JG to work on how to sell. Bloom says the Cole/Garcia match wasn't good and Bubba says it crumbled.

Booker T talks to Harley Riggins and Tate Wilder. HR wants to give him a wet willie and be a high school bully. Tate says Booker shut it down and Booker says it's a bunch of sh!t. HR tries to do the wet willie spot and Booker says no. 

Harley Riggins vs Tate Wilder

We are at the Evolve arena for this. They lock up and Tate side headlock takeovers him. HR side headlocks him then shoulders him over. Tate dropkicks him and armdrags him. Tate top wristlocks him. HR knees Tate in the gut in the corner. HR kicks him in the back and chest.

Tate slips out of a slam and rolls him up. HR lariats him for 2. HR pounds on him. Tate swinging neckbreakers him. Tate goes up top and HR superplexes him down for 2. Tate suplexes him. Tate hits a top rope moonsault and pins him.

Thoughts: I'm sure this was probably clipped as it wasn't long. What we got was acceptable but it was too brief. 

Booker tells them not to think about moves after and says it's about doing little things. Booker says they did a good job. Tate says he could have done more with the selling. Bloom says this is all about characters with them and says the truest characters are the real life ones. 

Natalya talks to Nikkita Lyons and Masyn Holiday. Nat says she loves NL and says she has a positive attitude. NL says she worked Nat in NXT and it was fun. Masyn says she loves NL. Nat wants NL to be rough on her to start and wants them to shove each other. Masyn says Nat showed them new holds and techniques. Nat says she likes getting hands on in the ring. Nat says Masyn has a great attitude. NL says Nat isn't afraid to get in your face and she loves it. NL says Nat shows you what she wants instead of telling you.

Nikkita Lyons vs Masyn Holiday

Masyn is already long gone from WWE. 

NL backs her up on the ropes and faceshoves her. Mas shoves her back then armdrags her twice. Mas dropkicks her out. NL hits Mas outside then hits shots to the gut. NL hits corner spears. NL snapmares her and stands on her. NL butt drops her. 

NL chinlocks her. Mas ankle locks her. NL forearms her down and hits mounted forearms for 2. NL cobra twists her. They double clothesline each other. They trade forearms and punches. NL hits corner spears. Mas backrolls her and elbows her over.

Mas flying shoulders her. Natalya says she's not buying it. NL corner spears Mas and rolls her. Both go for pin attempts. NL buzzsaw kicks her for 2. Mas then cradles her and pins her.

Thoughts: It wasn't anything special. Masyn needed a better comeback and better offense. NL was the better wrestler here.

Masyn Holiday is on the ground after the match. NL joins her. They then get up. NL says wrestling cardio is hard. Nat says it's hard too and says 6 minutes in the ring is the same as a 45 min run. Nat says the match structure was fine and says Masyn needs a better comeback. She says Masyn needs to do more matches to learn better. Bloom says both girls looked tired and it affected the match. Bloom says it's not easy, but you gotta do your part and get in shape. 

Bubba talks to Jaime Garcia and Nathan Cranton. He says JG didn't have a good week 2 weeks ago. Bubba tells JG to live in the moment and not worry about spots and moves. They want to tell the story of NC working JG's arm. Bubba yells at JG's selling and tries to explain selling to him. 

Nathan Cranton vs Jaime Garcia

JG is on the buckles and NC throws him down. NC hits mounted shots on him and running knees him. NC stomps on him and the ref separates them. The bell rings and NC lariats JG. JG boots him out of the corner then claymore kicks him.

NC back elbows him and JG hits a corner spear. JG overhead throws him. JG's arm is pulled over the top rope on the exposed metal (NC pulled the pad off). NC pushes JG off the apron and into the commentary table.

JG rolls up NC for 2. NC leg kicks him and drops him arm first on the top rope. NC kneedrops and kicks the arm. NC faceshoves JG and JG hits shots to the body. JG misses a dropkick then hits one. 

JG hits flying lariats on NC then hiptosses him over the top. JG spaceman plancha's him outside. JG top rope dropkicks him in the back for 2. JG is up top, NC knocks the ropes out under him and JG does down. NC does a curbstomp with the knee and pins him.

Thoughts: I didn't love it. NC worked the arm early and then stopped. JG didn't sell that well as usual.

Bubba asks NC and JG how they thought they did. Bubba says they did a great and he says he enjoyed the match. We see TJP shaking hands with them.

JG says he wants to be on NXT and plays with the boom mic. NC says he's happy with the match. Johnny Russo gives him an envelope with his name. NC is pleased with it but doesn't say what it is. We then see him drive his car which says, "Tristan Angels" on it. He says it's the most important name in WWE history through a megaphone. He says he feels like he is angelic and wanted his name to reflect it. 

Overall thoughts: It was the usual show. The coaches helped set up the match, the wrestlers performed it then they critiqued them on it after. Riggins/Tate was acceptable. Lyons/Masyn wasn't that good and neither was the main event. There was nothing you really needed to see here and I'd give it a 4 out of 10. It was a little below average. 

LM52 Lucha Libre Mexicana on Discovery Espanol 7/19/2026

LM52 Lucha Libre Mexicana on Discovery Espanol 7/19/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/lm52-lucha-libre-mexicana-on-discovery_01436955291.html

Leobardo Magadon and Alberto Zamudio are on commentary.

The hosts talk to open the show. 

We see clips from last week of various people talking to Dr. Wagner Jr. We then get clips of last week's trios main event.

Super Nova vs Mamba

Mamba kisses people in the crowd during his entrance. 

They take a while to get going. Nova takes him down and Mamba armdrags him twice. Mamba side headlocks him then shoulders him over. Nova armdrags him and gets armdragged. Nova then backs off. Mamba trips him and bends over, making Nova run into him. Mamba tries it again and is dropkicked in the butt. 

Nova stomps him then lariats him for 2. Nova chinlocks him. Nova punches him with a rope then whips him with it. The ref takes it from Nova. Nova basement dropkicks him. Nova hits a corner lariat. Nova misses a corner charge. Mamba dropkicks him out of the ring.

Mamba plancha's him off the apron. Mamba chops him outside and gets a 2 count on him inside. Mamba armdrags him off a hiptoss attempt. Mamba 2nd rope diving armdrags him then half crabs him. Nova ropebreaks. Nova kicks Mamba then jumping kicks him for 2. 

Mamba wastelanda Nova then misses a top rope swanton. Nova la magistral's him but Mamba turns it into a double arm submission. Nova ropebreaks. Nova armdrags him into an armlock. Nova goes up and over then is slapped in the head. Mamba kisses the ref when Nova moves. Nova northern lights suplexes Mamba and pins him.

Thoughts: I didn't like it that much. It had Mamba's exotico comedy and neither really did anything too flashy here. It got a bit more time than needed and was an average match.

Some of the girl wrestlers talk in the back. Sagitarius tries to touch the other girls' hair and has her hand pushed away. The two girls who got touched leave. Those two girls then run into the janitor and seem to say it's okay to go in to clean the room.

Sagitarius and Diosa Quetzal vs Estrellita and Lolita

Lolita and Estrellita became friends on the 6/28 episode when Sagitarius hit them. 

DQ and Est slap hands. DQ rolls out of a lock up. DQ hammerlocks her and is side headlocked. Est armwringers her then DQ does the same.

Est armdrags her and pulls her arms back. DQ pushes down on Est's legs and Est reverse surfboards her. DQ pulls on her hair and Est snapmares her. Est kicks her in the back. DQ throws her down by the arm and crucifixes her for 2. They trade side headlocks. Est shoulders her over. 

Loli gets in and armdrags DG. Sag gets in and wristlocks Loli. Loli armdrags her out of it. Loli armdrags her again then Sag armdrags her. They get in each other's faces and pull each other's hair. DQ breaks it up and all 4 girls fight. Sag boots Est over and chinlocks her. Est is tripped into the ropes and takes a 619.

Sag and DQ throw Loli by the hair. Sag superkicks Loli and DQ codebreakers Loli. Est walks up the buckles and twisting crossbodies her opponents. Loli hits a 2nd rope double dropkick. Sag and DQ go out. Est dropkicks DQ and dances. DQ boots her and dances. DQ then tiger feint armdrags her. Est springboard diving armdrags her.

Loli pulls Sag down by the hair. Sag boot her out of the corner and flips into an armdrag on her. Loli flying headscissors Sag then armdrags her. Sag is on the 2nd rope and Loli codebreakers her for 2. DQ stomps on Loli in the corner then basement dropkicks her. Loli basement dropkicks DQ. Est does a bad backslide. Est and Loli pick up stereo pins and wins.

Thoughts: It wasn't that bad, but the finish was botched a little. Estrellita had some sloppy moments here. It was a little faster paced than you would think.

The two girls who Sagitarius messed with earlier come out. They seem to join Sag's side and leave with her. 

The announcers talk.

We go to the back. Lolita and Estrellita find that their stuff has been picked through by someone. They ask the janitor guy what happened. He says something about 2 girls but seems to defer blame otherwise. 

The announcers then close the show.

Overall thoughts: There were two matches here. The opener was average. The women's match was a little better but nothing you need to see. There wasn't a lot going on otherwise except for Lolita and Estrellita having their bags messed with. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 and would say it was average. I wouldn't recommend this one.

AAA on Fox 7/18/2026

AAA on Fox 7/18/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/aaa-on-fox-7112026.html

We are in San Luis Potosi. JBL and Corey Graves are on commentary. Savio Vega and Rey Mysterio do some translations.

We see various wrestlers arrive.

Rey Mysterio comes out to talk. He asks the fans to raise their hands if they've been fired before. He says the fans can't always fix the injustice but he's the GM and he can. He asks Andrea Bazarte to come out.

Andrea Bazarte comes in. Rey apologizes for all she has been through. He wants to compensate her and offers her a new contract. He says it's like the last one but with more money for the inconvenience. Andrea says she can't believe all the great moments she has experience since she has gotten here. She says AAA showed they are the best company in the world and have the best fans in the world. She accepts the new contract and thanks Rey. 

Rey then talks about the vacant AAA Latin American Title. He says El Hijo de Vikingo will be out for a while. He says if you want something, you have to win and fight for it. He says here will be 4 three-way matches for those with La Parka vs Mecha Wolf vs Dragon Lee. He says it'll also be La Fiscal vs Cruz del Toro vs Psycho Clown. He says there will then be Omos vs Damian Priest vs Galeno del Mal. He says the first match will happen tonight. Omos and Dorian Roldan were watching this in the back and Omos thought he wouldn't be included. 

AAA Latin American Title Qualifier - Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. vs Abismo Negro vs Texano Jr.

Negro pushes his opponents and is double chopped down. Doc armdrags and reverse headscissors Tex. Tex sweeps him and they stand off. Negro double lariats his opponents and throws Doc out. Negro slaps Tex. Negro back elbows Tex and spinebusters him. Negro tries to pin him with his feet on the ropes and gets caught.

Doc hits forearms on Negro and is dropkicked in the knee. Negro rips at doc's mask and Tex rolls up Dox. Doc rolls up Tex. Doc hits kicks on Tex and superkicks him out of the ring. Doc rope walk flip dives both opponents outside. 

Doc goes up and over Negro then slaps him in the back of the head. Doc spinning forearms Negro and death valley drivers him for 2. Tex chops Doc and corner lariats him. Tex forearms Doc and kicks him in the back. Tex ushigoroshi backbreakers Doc for 2.

Tex and Negro trade chops. Negro backdrops him for 2. Doc and Negro trade shots. Doc pump kicks him. Negro goes for a tombstone and Tex breaks it up. Tex superkicks Doc out. Tex chops Negro and forearms him in the corner. Tex headbutts Negro on the buckles and superplexes him. Doc top rope splashes Negro on the landing for a 2 count.

Doc throws Tex out and Negro tries to pin Doc while using the ropes. Negro pulls at Doc's mask. Negro grabs knucks and hits Tex with them, knocking off the apron. Doc spinning forearms Negro and michinoku drivers him. Doc pins Negro.

Thoughts: I don't think this was designed for Texano Jr. to get the most over, but that's what happened as he had a good night and threw hard shots. None of these guys are big flyers, so it was a different type of three way than usual. It was fine enough but nothing too special. I can get why they like Doc so much on paper, but in real life, there's a lot of people who are better than he is.

La Hiedra and Laredo Kid talk to Lola Vice and Mr. Iguana. Lola and Iguana don't care. Hiedra says she figured out why she hasn't been able to win the Mixed Tag Titles. She says it's because she had the wrong luchador by her side. She says she has a champ and someone who can show her the ropes now. She says they are both from Laredo. She says they will win tonight and then says the next show can't happen without them. Lola tells Iguana that Hiedra is still in love with him. Iguana spits something out and says he can't blame her.

We see a hidden cam of Psycho Clown hugging The Psycho Circus in the back.

#1 Contender's to the AAA Mixed Tag Ttiles - La Hiedra and Laredo Kid vs Faby Apache and Joaquin Wilde

Lola Vice and Mr. Iguana are at ringside on Spanish commentary for this, but not English commentary.

JW and Kid lock up. Kid waistlock takedowns him and Kid flips out of an armdrag. JW spinning reverse headscissors him from the mat. JW casadora armdrags him then tilt-a-whirl armdrags him. Hiedra and Faby get in. 

Faby pulls her down by the hair and armdrags her. Faby low step up enzugiri's her. Faby hits mounted corner shots on Hiedra. Hiedra pulls Faby's hair and they forearm each other. Faby rolls he into a leglock then JW and Faby both put STF's on. 

Faby slides out and Hiedra sends her into the steps. Hiedra hip attacks her against the steps. Faby rolls up Hiedra for 2. They double clothesline each other. JW and Kid get in. JW flips over Kid then JW tilt-a-whirl ddt's him. Kid slaps him and uppercuts him. 

JW spin kicks him in the gut and is thrown down off a headscissors attempt. Kid basement dropicks him and hits mounted shots on him. Heidra pulls JW's hair in the corner and Kid slaps JW. Kid brainbusters JW for 2.

Hiedra pulls the ropes open on JW and JW goes out. Kid throws JW back in and taunts Lola/Iguana. Kid michinoku drivers JW. Kid bottom rope corkscrew moonsaults JW. He tries it off the 2nd rope but JW gets his feet up. JW superkicks Kid. 

Faby and Hiedra get in. Faby headscissors her and superkicks her. Faby top rope dropkicks Hiedra. JW top rope diving headscissors Kid off the apron to the floor. Faby top rope swantons outside. Faby top rope crossbodies Hiedra for 2. 

Hiedra back elbows Faby. JW springboard dropkicks Kid. JW hits a GTH on Kid for 2. Kid and JW trade shots. Kid superkicks him. Kid flying corner forearms him. Kid rolls into a ddt on JW. Kid topes Jw outside. Hiedra and Faby get in. Faby backslides Hiedra with a bridge for 2. Faby axe kicks Hiedra on the head. Kid trips Faby and Faby boots him hard in the head. Hiedra stunners Faby and pins her.

Thoughts: It went pretty well. I'm a long time fan of Faby and she's a real vet at what she does. This couldn't have gone much better than it did and I would have been fine with this going even longer. Hiedra's team won here as expected and they kind of have to win the Mixed Tag Titles or the story ends. This was an okay match.

Rey Mysterio does a press conference. He says he's surprised by Dominik Mysterio's actions vs Perros del Mal and he can't wait to see what happens. He talks about next week's Verano de Escandalo card. Rey says Octagon Jr. suffered a neck injury and has a long way to go to recover. He says he sends his best wishes to him and says a spot will be waiting when he returns.

Rey is asked if Triplemania is sold out and Rey says it's almost sold out. He says to buy your tickets for that and the 7/25 show soon. 

Los Perros del Mal come out. They talk. Daga says he has been asked what happened to Perros del Mal many times. He says everyone would lose time finding the answer. He says everyone wants to become popular on social media instead of becoming dangerous. He says Perros weren't born to be in war with Mexico but were born because the business was become weak. He says that's why people like Damian 666 and Halloween reminded people how to fight and get what you deserve. Daga says that's why they are back. Daga says when you are a Perro, you will always be a Perro. 

He says Angel and Berto were born to become stars and re two men that are accustomed to have what they deserve. He says Bronco Nima is the most dangerous man in the industry and doesn't have  to ask for permission for anything. He says if you look at Karmen Petrovic, you are screwed. Daga says he's one of the chosen and the last man that Perro Aguayo Jr. trusted to take the Perros flag. 

Daga says they didn't come here to ask for opportunities or respect, they came to become the nightmare to everyone in the locker room. Daga says they are the ones that make the rules. He says he wants to see if Dominik Mysterio is brave enough to face them in person like he was on camera. Daga says he accepts Dom's challenge for the Dom/Grande vs Perros match. He says God forgives and Perros don't.

Dominik Mysterio comes out and El Grade Americano follows. Rayo and Bravo Americano get on the commentary table. Everyone fights in the ring and Karmen cheers on Perros from the outside. The show then ends.

Overall thoughts: There were only 2 matches here and both were fine. I liked the mixed tag match best. We also had some announcements, some talking from Perros del Mal and a big fight to close the show. It was a simple one and all roads lead to next week's Verno de Escandalo event. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 as the show was fine overall.

Stardom 7/19/2026 5★STAR GP 2026 Day 2

Stardom 7/19/2026 5★STAR GP 2026 Day 2

Natsupoi and Saori Anou vs Matoi Hamabe and Ema Maishima

Poi's team is dropkicked to start. Poi and Anou dropkick and superkick them back. Matoi takes double kicks and a double basement dropkick. Matoi slams Poi for 2. Poi takes running corner attacks. Poi is getting double teamed and Anou just watches. She then mocks her by putting a birthday hat on her head and a sash. They then shoot streamers off for Poi. Poi is double dropkicked in the back. 

Poi armdrags and basement dropkicks Matoi. SA top rope dropkicks Matoi then basement dropkicks her. Matoi hits chest forearms on her. SA facekicks Matoi. Matoi dropkicks SA. Ema hits dropkicks on SA and drops her. SA suplexes Ema. 

Poi dropkicks Ema then dropkicks her through the ropes. Poi top rope crossbodies Ema then armbars her. Poi stomps Ema. Matoi comes in and dropkicks Poi. Ema swinging spinebusters Poi. Ema and Matoi hit dropkicks on their opponents. Ema slams Poi for 2.

Poi superkicks Ema. Ema and Poi try pins on each other. Ema gets a 2 count on Poi. Poi ties up both Ema's arms and pulls. Poi submits her.

Thoughts: I didn't like it at all. They goofed around early to celebrate Poi's birthday then actually had a real match after. It'd be one thing if they did the goofing around before the match, but they did it during the match. So clearly, no one was worried about winning or losing here.

Poi and SA talk on the mic after and SA gives Poi "31" balloons for her age.

5STAR Grand Prix 2026 Blue Stars Block B Match - Hanan vs Kikyo Furusawa

They lock up. KF hits forearms on the ropes on Han. KF dropkicks her twice and Han dropkicks her back. Han slams KF for 2. Han grounded cobra clutches her and KF ropebreaks. Han diving euros her in the back of the neck for 2. Han leg lariats KF on the ropes. KF dropkicks Han for 2. 

Han forearms KF. KF dropkicks her in the knee and rolls her into an ankle lock. KF twists her ankle with her feet. KF slams Han for 2. Han running euros her. KF ankle locks her. Han superkicks KF. Han then fameassers her for 2. KF rolls her up for 2 counts.

Han step up enzugiri's KF then twisting ddt's her for 2. Han cuty specials her with a bridge and pins her.

Thoughts: It was short and I didn't care for it. KF did ankle locks to Hanan. Hanan didn't sell them and just did her usual stuff. It was only after the match ended that she sold a little. 

5STAR Grand Prix 2026 Blue Stars Block B Match - Koguma vs Ami Sohrei

Kog ducks a lock up and does her kuma dance. Ami boots her and Kog dropkicks her in the knee. Kog then camel clutches her and does her taunt on her. Ami splashes her and shoulders her over. Ami ties up Kog in the ropes and chops her. 

Ami splashes her on the ropes. Ami is pulled over the top. Ko crossbodies her off the apron. Kog tornado ddt's her on the floor. Kog top rope dropkicks Ami for 2. Kog sleepers her then gets caught coming off the 2nd rope. Kog grabs a guillotine on her in mid-air and Ami suplexes her.

They trade forearms. Ami splashes her on the ropes and Kog cutters her. Ami black hole slams her. Kog code red's her but Ami tries a pin off of it. Ami lariats her. Kog tries a pin off of it. Ami blue thunders Kog for 2. Ami landslides her and Kog no sells again with a pin attempt on her. Kog then rolls her up and pins her.

Thoughts: This was terrible. Kog goofed around a bit as usual. Ami hit all of her big moves at the end. Kog took them then just tried pin attempts off of them seconds later, no selling any of the effects from the moves.

5STAR Grand Prix 2026 Blue Stars Block A Match - Ruaka vs Rian

Ruaka boots her in the gut. Rian armdrags her then dropkicks her. Ruaka slams her and tries to pin her with a foot on the chest. Ruaka sentons Rian for 2. Ruaka shoulders her over. 

Rian hits chest forearms. Ruaka is tripped into the ropes and Rian dropkicks her from behind for 2. Rian gets on her back with a sleeper. Rian headscissors her out of the corner and crossbodies her. Rian hits a big slam for 2.

Ruaka distracts her and punches her in the face. Rian distracts her and stomps on her foot. Ruaka lariats her. Rian cradles her for 2 counts. Ruaka fisherman suplexes her and Rian cradles her for 2. Rian running cutters her for 2.

Ruaka lariats Rian then sky high's her for 2. Ruaka 2nd rope splashes Rian and pin her.

Thoughts: It wasn't bad. Rian mostly went for pins here and Ruaka used her size against her. They kept the pace up here too which helped it. This beat my expectations.

5STAR Grand Prix 2026 Red Stars Block B Match - Maki Itoh vs Mei Seira

Mei dropkicks Itoh from behind as she sings and rolls her up for 2. Mei handsprings over her and is armdragged. Mei slaps her. Itoh goes out and Mei throws her back in. Itoh running facekicks her off the apron. Itoh slams Mei on the floor.

Itoh slams Mei for 2. Itoh stomps Mei. Itoh forearms her in the spine for 2. Itoh boots her around and Mei hits chest forearms. Itoh does a weird neckbreaker for 2. Itoh pulls Mei's leg backwards and Mei ropebreaks.

Itoh stomps on Mei's back. Mei 2nd rope dropkicks Itoh. Mei does a bad running headhunter for 2. They forearm each other on the 2nd rope and Mei goes down to the apron. Itoh forearms her on the apron and Mei fires back with chest forearms. Itoh bridging ddt's Mei on the apron.

Mei throws Itoh off the ropes. Itoh headbutts her in the chest then Mei suplexes her. Mei trips her and Itoh rolls her up for 2. They trade pin attempts. Mei suplexes Itoh. Itoh texas cloverleaf's her. Mei gets a 2 count on her then dropkicks her. Itoh ddt's her.

Itoh does like a double stomp on Mei's head for 2. Mei superkicks her then germans her. Itoh high angle texas cloverleafs her and submits her. 

Thoughts: It was alright. They both worked hard here and Maki hit some stiff stuff on her. Mei was fast and hit hard like usual. It could have been a little shorter though.

5STAR Grand Prix 2026 Red Stars Block A Match - Tomoka Inaba vs Natsuko Tora

Tora shoulders TI over during her entrance to big boos. Tora corner splashes her. Tora hits mounted shots on TI. TI step up knees her in the corner and dragon screws her from the 2nd rope. The match slows down and TI pump kicks Tora against the 2nd rope. Tora's head is banged off the buckles.

TI stomps Tora's knee then kicks the 2nd rope into it. TI elbow drops the leg and bangs the leg off the mat. TI ankle locks Tora. TI kicks the knee. TI irish whips her and Tora goes down. Tora suplexes her. 

Tora misses a senton and TI kicks her in the back. Tora lariats her. Tora misses a 2nd rope splash. TI goes back to the ankle lock. TI leg kicks her several times. TI rolls her into an ankle lock. TI figure fours her. 

Something happens to the ref and Ruaka comes in. Ruaka breaks the hold up and TI takes a double sitout chokeslam for 2. TI kicks out of a pin and headkicks her. Ruaka and Tora both hit TI with weapons and the ref actually calls for the DQ. Tomoka wins by DQ.

Thoughts: It was a decent match so of course we had a DQ finish at the end. The ref seemingly got pulled out during a pin attempt, but we didn't see it and he didn't seem to mind as he did nothing about it. At least he did DQ the heels for using weapons on Inaba in front of him. This was mostly all Inaba working Tora's leg.

5STAR Grand Prix 2026 Blue Stars Block A Match - Suzu Suzuki vs Hina

They lock up. Hina chest forearms her on the ropes. Hina side headlocks her. Hina takes her over, gets headscissored and Hina dropkicks her. Suzu shoulders her over. Suzu hair throws her and foot chokes her. Suzu kicks her in the back for 2. 

Suzu chest forearms her then running back elbows her. Suzu running knees her. Suzu boots her while she's down. Hina hits chest forearms. Suzu poses then drops her with a forearm. Hina hip throws her. Hina low dropkicks her for 2. Hina STF's her then half-nelson uranage's her for 2. 

They trade chest forearms. Suzu drops her with one. They trade chest forearms. Suzu germans her. Hina half-nelson side suplexes her. Suzu then lariats her down and both go down. 

Hina running neckbreakers her. Hina bridging twisting suplexes her for 2. Hina fisherman jackhammers her for 2. Hina misses a top rope splash. Suzu running knees her. Suzu headbutts her. Hina spinning forearms her. Suzu hits a tequila shot on her for 2. Hina trips her and gets a 2 close 2 count on her. Suzu buzzsaw kicks her. Suzu germans her and pins her.

Thoughts: They had a heated battle here. Hina showed some spirit and tried a bit harder than usual. The selling could have been a bit better but I liked it and thought it was one of Hina's better showings. There was a lot of high impact moves here and both girls got slammed around. I liked this one and thought it was a good match.

They grab each other by the hair after. Hina hits her then is dropped with a slap. 

5STAR Grand Prix 2026 Red Stars Block B Match - Rina Yamashita vs Utami Hayashishita

They run at each other and lock up. They do the side headlock takeover > headscissors spot and get back up. Rina reverses a wristlock and side headlocks her. They shoulderblock battle and Utami knocks her over. Utami lariats her over the top and goes with her. Rina suplexes Utami on the floor. Rina does Utami's pose and runs into Utami's lariat outside.

Utami stomps her and running back elbows her. They trade chest forearms. Utami basement dropkicks her. Utami does a half camel clutch. Utami stomps and clubs her. Utami air raid crashes her for 2. Utami forearms her. Rina slams her.

Utami slams her back. They trade forearms and hit each other at the same time. Rina backdrops her. Rina comes off the top and lands on Utami's double knees. Utami 2nd rope dropkicks her. Rina suplexes Utami then Utami suplexes her back. They trade forearms and lariat each other at the same time. Utami lariats her down then Rina lariats her down for 1.

Utami samoan drops her. They trade shots and Rina headbutts her down. Rina top rope splashes her for 2. Utami germans her and headbutts her. Utami lifts her for a delayed german for 2. Utami sleepers Rina. They lariat each other and Rina germans her. Utami then lariats her down. Utami hits a spinning sitout torture rack bomb for 2. Rina b-drivers her for 2. Rina runs at her and gets lariated as the time limit expires.

Thoughts: It was a good bout. They hit each other with a lot of stiff shots. They got aggressive and they generally filled their time well. It was a heated bout and the two worked well together.

5STAR Grand Prix 2026 Red Stars Block A Match - Sayaka Kurara vs Rina

They trade forearms to start. Rina side headlocks her and takes her over. Saya headscissors her and basement dropkicks her. Saya goes up top and is knocked down to the floor. Rina sends Saya into the post. Rina slams her on the floor. Rina walks on her then double knee drops her off the apron. 

Rina stomps and foot chokes Saya. Rina slams her for 2. Rina armbars her and Saya ropebreaks. Rina pulls Saya's arm around the bottom rope. Rina facekicks Saya and bangs Saya's head off the buckles. Saya dropkicks her. 

Saya springboard twisting back elbows her for 2. Saya puts a choke on her and Rina does an octopus to her. Rina rolls her up for 2. They trade chest forearms. Saya club flurries her then Rina forearm flurries her. Saya dropkicks her then Rina hip throws her. 

Rina overhead supelxes her then Saya low flying knees her. Rina no sell it and low flying knees her. Saya twisting fisherman's neckbreakers her for 2. Saya 2nd rope dropkicks her then corner spears her for 2. Saya pulls her down with a sleeper. 

Rina trips her and yanks Saya's arm backwards. Rina does an octopus to her. Rina 2nd rope double knee drops her. Rina top rope double knee dops her for 2. They go for pins and Rina gets a 2 count on her. Saya spears her. Saya shiranui's her for 2. Saya falcon arrows her for 2. 

Rina facekicks Saya. Rina does a grounded octopus. Rina then pulls on her leg as well and Saya gets a 2 count off of her. Rina blocks a spear and gori bombs her. Rina facekicks her down and Saya spears her for the win.

Thoughts: It started off well but went on too long and lost some of it's luster. Saya spammed the spear as usual near the end here. Rina had a better showing than usual. I'd still say it was acceptable overall. 

Saya talks on the mic after. 

Overall thoughts: It was a longer show here. Hina/Suzu and Rina/Utami were the big highlights of this one and both were good. I also mostly liked Mei/Itoh and Inaba/Tora. I hated the opener and Koguma/Ami. Hana/Kikyo wasn't too good either. This had 6 bouts I was positive on though and I'd give this a 7 out of 10 as there was a lot of good wrestling to be had here. This was a good show. 

New Japan Pro Wrestling 7/19/2026 G1 Climax 36 Day 3

New Japan Pro Wrestling 7/19/2026 G1 Climax 36 Day 3

A local airport official is in in the ring with Hiroshi Tanahashi. They announce that New Japan will have a show at the airport in Hokkaido on 9/18. 

United Empire (Jake Lee & Zane Jay) vs. Goto Revolutionary Army (Hirooki Goto & Tatsuya Matsumoto)

Jake is at the bell ringer's desk as the match starts. Zane ducks Tat's lock up and both tag out. Goto backs up Jake on the ropes. Jake clean breaks him and poses. Goto boots and clubs him. Goto is tripped and Jake hits Goto from behind. 

Jake grabs his medical glove and sticks his finger in Goto's mouth. Goto hits forearms on Zane. Zane misses a dropkick then takes a double shoulderblock. Zane is double clubbed on. Zane thesx presse Tat and pounds on him.

Jake tries to put the glove in Tat's mouth. Tat dropkicks him twice. Goto is sent out and Zane clubs on Goto outside. Jake running knees Tat in the gut for 2. Jake then quickly submits him with a guillotine.

Thoughts: This was short and crap for the most part. Jake screwed around and there was little of value in this. We did not need to see this.

United Empire (Great-O-Khan & Jakob Austin Young) vs. TMDK (Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa)

Khan and Oiwa start us off. Oiwa gets hit in his taped up spine. Khan stomps him. Jake chops Oiwa then Oiwa shoulders him over. Oiwa hiptosses and slams him. Khan taunts Oiwa outside, Oiwa goes for him and Jake knees him. Jake knees Oiwa in the gut. 

Oiwa hits forearms on Jake and Khan trips Oiwa. Khan sends Oiwa into the rails. Khan chains Oiwa in the gut and back. Khan stomach claws Oiwa then kneels on his gut. Khan mongolian chops Oiwa.

Oiwa ddt's Khan. Hart corner splashes Khan then lariats him for 2. Khan bites Hart's head and spits on him. Hart crossbodies Khan then misses a senton. Jake shining wizards Hart for 2. Hart powerslams Jake then sentons him for 2. Oiwa spinning lariats Khan. Jake enzugiri's Hart then shiranui's him for 2. Hart death valley drivers Jake and pins him.

Thoughts: This was mostly about Khan going to work on the taped-up Oiwa. It was average and it ended as it was starting to pick up.

Oiwa and Hart sit on the apron after and Khan kicks Oiwa. 

Konosuke Takeshita & Toru Yano vs. Unbound Co. (Gedo & Yuto-Ice)

KT and Ice trade forearms. Ice pounds on him in the corner with fast forearms. Ice leg kicks him and KT lariats him. They bump chests outside, throw the ref aside and trade forearms. Ice is sent into the rails and seats. KT sits in a seat and Ice hits chest kicks. Ice then sits down and lets KT forearm him. They continue to fight outside and this goes to a double countout.

Thoughts: Well, this was stupid, but at least the Takeshita/Ice battle was good.

KT and Ice battle in the crowd more and it gets broken up. KT then chases him, hits him with more forearms. They end up fighting again and Ice is pulled away.

House Of Torture (SANADA & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) vs. Unbound Co. (Daiki Nagai & Yota Tsuji)

San dropkicks Yota in the knee. San boots him out of the corner, misses a moonsault and Yota tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. Yota is dragon screwed over the 2nd rope. Sanada boots Yota's leg around the rail. Yota's legs are split.

Yota is dropkicked in the knee for 2. YK yanks on Yota's leg and bangs it off the mat. Yota step up enzugiri's YK. Nagai comes in and he running forearms YK. Nagai pounces YK.

Nagai running back elbows him then corner dropkicks him. YK kicks Nagai in the knee then dropkicks him in it. Nagai dropkicks San. San takes running corner attacks and a spinebuster for 2. 

Nagai misses a top rope diving headbutt. San shining wizard's him and Nagai cradles him for 2. San spining dragon sleepers him and Nagai taps out.

Thoughts: Sanada worked Yota's leg here a bit. Nagai then came in and did a good job. He did some hard hits and showed some energy before going down. It was acceptable, mostly due to the Nagai.

Unbound Co. (Shingo Takagi & Taiji Ishimori) vs Oleg Boltin and Masatora Yasuda

Shingo and Oleg lock up. Shingo side headlcks him and they shoulder battle. Shingo hiptosses him then Oleg shoulders him over. TI and Masa get in. Masa hits forearms then shoulders TI over. Masa slams TI and TI ropebreaks. TI pulls Masa out then sends him into the rails. 

Masa takes a double back elbow then a basement dropkick from TI. Shingo suplexes Masa for 2. Masa hits forearms on Shingo and Shingo forearms back. Shingo knees Masa in the gut then Masa dropkicks him. Shingo knees Oleg in the gut. Oleg's head is banged off the buckles. Oleg rams Shingo into the buckles then slams him. Oleg splashes Shingo for 2. 

Oleg chops Shingo. Shingo pulls Oleg's arm around the top rope and suplexes him. Shingo hits forearms and a lariat on Oleg. They lariat each other at the same time. Shingo shoulder throws him. Oleg double shoulders over his opponents. 

Masa dropkicks TI then hits forearms on him in the corner. Masa hits 2 suplexes on TI then eventually hits a 3rd. TI boots Masa and eye rakes him. TI handspring corkscrew kicks Masa. TI shoulderbreakers Masa. 

Shingo pulls Oleg over the top and punches him outside. Masa hits forearms on TI then TI la mistica drops him. TI does a border city stretch and submits him.

Thoughts: I liked the Shingo vs Oleg sections here as they hit each other hard. That should be a good one. TI vs Masa was a little less exciting. It was acceptable.

G1 Climax 2026 Block B Match - Drilla Moloney vs. HENARE

They lock up twice. DM side headlock takeovers him and Hen headscissors him. DM handstands out. They trade forearms. DM facekicks him and Hen shoulders him over. DM shoulders him over. 

DM kicks him in the back and dropkicks Hen. DM is rammed back first into the post and slammed on the apron. DM is sent into the rails. Hen stomps DM. They trade forearms. Hen kicks him in the back and sentons him. 

They trade shots in the corner. Hen chokes him in the corner. DM step up enzugiri's him. DM forearms him and brainbuters him. DM dropkicks Hen through the ropes. DM top rope elbow drops Hen for 2. Hen facekicks him and pop-up samoan drops him. 

They trade some shots. They lariat battle. Hen hits him in the gut and running lariats him for 2. Hen step up knees him in the corner. DM powerbombs him for 2. Hen blocks a drilla killa and diving headbutts him in the face for 2. They trade shots. Hen spin kicks him in the face and jumps into a DM cutter. DM flying facekicks him for 2. DM spears Hen. Hen headbutts him in the chest and sitout powerbombs him for the win.

Thoughts: It wasn't quite as good as it could have been. It just got very slow in the middle of the match and lost some momentum. They did mostly do what you'd want them to do though and it was alright enough. They mostly traded strikes and stiff moves here.

G1 Climax 2026 Block B Match - Gabe Kidd vs. OSKAR

Gabe hits slaps and Os chops him. Gabe hits more slaps and Os chops him back. Gabe rebound lariats him and hits him so hard that he shoot drops him. Gabe slaps Os' back and Os hip throws Gabe across the ring. Os running back elbows Gabe then slams him. 

Os chops Gabe outside and they trade shots. Gabe is sent into the seats. Gabe bites and headbutts him. Gabe slaps him. Gabe grabs a chair and Os kicks the chair in Gabe's face. Os misses a legdrop inside and Gabe knees him in the face. Gabe hits another knee to the face for 2. 

Gabe does young lion push up exercises to taunt Os. Gabe headbutts Os and slaps him. Os back body drops him. Os leg drops Gabe for 2. They slap each other. Os chokeslams him for 2. Gabe drops Os shoulder first on the mat. Gabe piledrivers Os. Os gets back up and gets mad. Gabe forearms him and Os lifts him up by the throat. Gabe forearms and punches him. Gabe hits another piledriver. Gabe then pins him.

Thoughts: I didn't like the angle on those piledrivers as Gabe couldn't lift him all the way. I liked it otherwise though. They really hit each other hard and Os got to do more than generic big man offense. I'd like to see Gabe work on his punches though instead of doing slaps/open hand shots all the time as those don't look as good. It was an okay bout and they might have a great one in them on another day.

Gabe holds his title up at Taichi at the commentary table. Gabe then throws the title and tells him to come in and hit him. 

G1 Climax 2026 Block B Match - Ren Narita vs. Callum Newman

CN facekicks Ren out then he forearms him outside. They trade forearms there. Ren eye rakes him. Ren is sent into the rails and CN facekicks him over them. CN puts Ren in the seats. Dick Togo blocks CN then Ren hits CN with  chair. CN's head is banged off the bell ringer's table then Ren hits CN with the chair edge. CN is then sent into the seats.

Ren boots CN in the ring. Ren stomps CN in the corner. Ren flying neckbreakers him then kimura's the arm. Ren eye rakes CN. Ren kicks him in the arm. CN sweeps him and knees him in the ribs. CN hits mounted forearms on Ren. 

CN boots a chair into Ren's face. CN dropkicks Ren into the seats, jumping over Dick Togo. CN double stomps Ren's back in the ring for 2. Ren bangs CN's arm over the top rope then cobra twists him around the ropes. Ren sits up top and CN enzugiri's him. Ren facekicks him. CN pulls him down with a sleeper. Dick Togo rings the bell and CN lets go as he thinks he has it won. Ren grounded kimura's CN then Zane Jay rings the bell to make Ren break. CN flying lariats Ren and underhook suplexes him for 2.

CN lariats Ren for 2. CN PK's Ren. The ref gets knocked over. CN has powder thrown in his eyes by Togo. Ren low blows and facebusters CN. The ref goes to make the count and Zane pulls the ref out. Togo comes in and chokes Zane and CN with a weapon. CN takes a magic killer. Ren gets a 2 count on CN.

Ren drives CN's arm into the mat with his shoulder. Ren then submits CN with cattle mutilation. Ren wins.

Thoughts: Despite the HoT tactics, it wasn't bad. Because we had 2 sets of heels here, the heels weren't stupid like the faces and actually cheated back. That was more believeable and made more sense. They had an okay story here going on with Ren working CN's arm too.

G1 Climax 2026 Block B Match - Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Yuya Uemura

They do some amateur wrestling. Yuya takes him over. Yuya wristlocks him. Zack bridges out, goes between his legs and escapes. Zack full nelson's him. Yuya snapmares him into an armlock. Zack pulls Yuya's arms back. 

Zack escapes a full nelson twice and side headlocks Yuya. Yuya armdrags him and Zack side headlock takeovers him. Yuya headscissors him. Yuya gets a 2 count on him and armdrags him into an armlock. Yuya armlocks him. 

They trade abdominal stretches and Zack twists Yuya's neck with his feet. Zack euros him and cravates him. Zack goes between the legs and headbutts him in the gut. Yuya armdrags him and dropkicks him. 

Yuya tries a slingshot plancha but Zack cravates him off of it. Zack then twist Yuya's neck with his feet. Yuya yanks the arm and twists it with his legs. Yuya bangs Zack's arm off his shoulder. Zack sleepers him and Yuya backdrops him. Yuya goes for the armbar. Zack backrolls out and ankle locks him. Yuya rolls him into an armbar. Yuya triangles him and Zack tries a pin off of it. We are now 15 minutes in.

They trade forearms and Zack hits some euros. Zack uses facekicks on him. Yuya then goes for pins and Zack grounded sleepers him. Zack does a bridge pin with the legs trapped for 2. Zack hits euros. Yuya armdrags him into a crucifix for 2. Yuya wristlocks him. Zack tries to roll out but Yuya keeps it on. 

Zack michinoku drivers him for 2. Zack hits chest kicks on Yuya. Yuya enzugiri's him and michinoku drivers him. Yuya misses a top rope crossbody. Zack headscissors him with an armlock. Zack drops the hold. Zack lays on Yuya's back, ties his legs up and headscissors him. Yuya ropebreaks.

Zack euros Yuya. Yuya wristlocks him and germans him. Zack PK's him. Yuya dragon suplexes him for 2. Zack pele kicks the arm and euros him. Yuya front suplexes him. Yuya frogsplashes Zack for 2. Yuya top rope crossbodies him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a longer one and was almost all technical wrestling. It wasn't that exciting and it really showed how limited Yuya's offense is. It always feels like Yuya is holding back in his matches and he just never gets the time to do a great match. He got the time here and it was mostly just the same stuff with the armdrags, armlocks, dropkicks and crossbodies. I thought this was a bit boring. As he often is, Zack wasn't real focused on any particular body part and just did random submissions, pin attempts and kicks during it.

Yuya talks on the mic after and high fives people in the crowd.  

Overall thoughts: We had the usual waste of time lower card tag matches to start. Sanada's match was acceptable, as was Shingo's tag. Drilla/Henare was alright but could have been better. Gabe/Oskar was okay and I think they maybe have a great one in them someday. Ren/Newman wasn't bad. Zack/Yuya was a bit boring. It was a bit of a weird card as some things were better than I expected and some things that were locks weren't as good as expected. I'd give it a lower 6 out of 10 as the G1 matches mostly delivered. The show was okay as a whole.

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XLV 7/18/2026

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XLV 7/18/2026

The last SNME is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/wwe-saturday-nights-main-event-xliv.html

Pre-show Thoughts: The card for this is super weak. This would be a weak line-up even for a Raw or an SD, yet alone a special show like this. The last SNME was weak too. There's no excuse for it. It's just sadly what WWE has been doing all year long - squeezing the fans and doing the bare minimum. I'm happy we are getting an extra show, but what's the harm in getting some other big names on here? 

This show is going up against AEW Collision. 

Countdown to SNME:

Trick Williams vs Laredo Kid

Random isn't even the word for this one, but good for Laredo Kid. I'm interested to see how this goes.

Trick grabs the crowd on Kid's mask and throws it in the crowd. Kid pushes Trick and Trick shoves him down. Trick shoulders Kid over. Kid hits leg kicks on Trick and is shoved down. Kid top rope dropkicks Trick. Kid hits corner spears and pulls Trick's leg around the 2nd rope.

Trick spinning roundhouse kicks Kid. Trick punches Kid in the corner and gets a 2 count on him. Trick deadlift suplexes him. Trick hits mounted corner punches. Trick is swept and goes face first into the top buckle. Kid flying forearms Trick and superkicks him.

Kid bottom rope corkscrew moonsaults Trick then does it off the 2nd rope for 2. Kid trips him into a half-crab. Trick boots him away and Kid PK's him. Trick jumping neckbreakers him. Trick hits punches and leg lariats him. Trick flapjacks him. 

Trick stomps on him. Trick slams him. Kid rolls him up for 2. Trick is pulled over the top rope. Kid dropkicks Trick through the ropes. Kid swantons off the post outside. Kid misses a top rope corkscrew moonsault. Trick hits a trick shot and pins him.

Thoughts: It wasn't anything special. Kid was pretty slow here and there was too much downtime during the match.

Oba Femi talks to Stephanie McMahon in the crowd. Oba says his last match against Brock didn't go in his favor. He says he's miles above Brock in the mental game and says he lives in his head. Oba says Brock has been hiding and running. He says the tides are changing. Oba says he's not locked in there with Brock at Summerslam, Brock is locked in there with him. 

Main show: 

We are in NYC at Madison Square Garden. Michael Cole and Wade Barrett are on commentary.

We get a video on MSG to start. 

We see various wrestlers arrive. 

Stephanie McMahon and Jose Tessitore talk at the podium. Steph says she's excited to be here. Steph says she doesn't know what will happen but it will be good. 

WWE Women's Tag Team Title Match - Brie Bella & Paige (c) vs. Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley & Lainey Reid) 

Jacy Jayne is with Fatal Influence.

Paige sends Fallon out then Reid pounds on Paige. Paige thesz presses Reid and hits mounted punches. Reid takes a double kick and a double codebreaker. Brie dropkicks Reid then Reid forearms her down. Brie knees her in the face. Paige flying knees Fallon then Fallon takes a double bulldog. Paige is dropped throat first onto the top rope into a german. 

Reid legdrops Paige. Paige takes shots in the corner. Reid chinlocks Paige and Paige jawbreakers her. Paige's head is banged off the buckles. Brie gets in and hits a double lariat. Brie lariats Fallon then russian legsweeps her. 

Brie hits chest kicks on Fallon. Brie high kicks Fallon then running knees her and Reid. Brie top rope dropkicks Fallon. Paige puts a yes lock on Fallon and Fallon ropebreaks. Fallon swinging facebusters Paige. 

Paige knees Fallon over the 2nd rope. Jacy gets on the apron and Paige nails her. Fallon double throat thrusts Paige. Fallon sliding germans Paige. Brie sends Fallon into the rails and Reid misses a top rope moonsault.

Paige slaps Fallon and throws her out. Reid rolls up Paige for 2. Reid punches Paige. Paige high kicks Reid. Jacy gets on the apron and Fallon flying lariats Paige. Reid is sent into the post. Paige backrolls Reid for 2 when Jacy Jayne blatantly interferes. Jacy pushes Reid over onto Paige and Reid pins her.

Thoughts: The finish sucked as there was no way the ref didn't see that one. It was right in front of her. It went okay otherwise though and beat my expectations. It really wasn't that bad at all. Paige's team losing is kind of random but their random was random in general.

Sami Zayn is interviewed. He says he is trying to choose his words carefully. He doesn't want to call himself a victim but says everything that has happened since he won the title has been egregious. He says Cody and Punk just had to ask to get in the Summerslam main and he had to bang his head off the ceiling. He says he then had to beg Nick Aldis to get this. Gunther comes in and tells Sami to stay out of his way and not to ruin Summerslam for him. 

Trick Williams is in the crowd. 

The Judgment Day talk in the back but we can't hear it. They are then interviewed. JD says Danhausen is the curses. He says he will rid judgment Day and WWE of Dan. He says there's no more games.

No Disqualifiation Match - JD McDonagh vs. Danhausen

Dan comes out in his car and has a stuffed cat toy in a cage on his car. Dan is wearing Knicks colors.

Dan goes to curse JD and JD slides out. Dom distracts Dan and JD hits Dan from behind. JD chops Dan and foot chokes him. Dan is sent into the rails and post. Dan's head is banged off the commentary table by JD and Dom many times. 

JD suplexes Dan. JD 2nd rope elbow drops Dan for 2. Dom wipes his shoes with Danhausen's Knicks jersey. Dan is sent into the buckles twice and goes down.

Dan hits JD with chops and mounted corner punches. JD sweeps Dan on the top rope then brainbusters him for 2. JD misses a top rope moonsault. Dan puts his Knicks jersey on. JD slaps Dan and Dan no sells it. Dan hits punches and atomic drops him. Dan running lariats him. Dan overhead suplexes Dom. 

Dan running back elbows JD. JD rolls up Dan for 2. Dan cutters JD off a suplex attempt for 2. Dom hits Dan from behind and stomps him. Dan is double teamed. JD headbutts Dan while Dom holds him. Dan's jersey is ripped up and ripped off.

Dom does the "get the tables" line to JD. Dan walks to the back. A table is pulled out and Minihausen's appear. JD takes a hurricanrana from one of them then the midgets crossbody them. Dom and JD are pounded on by the mini's. A mini is sent into the rails and another is sent into the steps. Dan then puts his stuffed cat toy into his cloning machine. 

JD elbow drops a mini. Dan's cloning machine makes sounds and shoots off sparks. Karl Anthony Towns of the Knicks then appears out of the box. Karl gets in the ring with Dan. Dan curses the heels. Karl chokeslams JD then chokeslams Dom through a table (with his sunglasses on). Karl curses JD and Dan reverse ddt's JD. Dan pins JD.

Thoughts: It had a lot of shenanigans as expected. Dan didn't really impress here and this was really all about the big spots with the Minihausen's and Karl Anthony Towns coming out. It had some entertainment to it but it could have been better.

Towns, The Minihausen's and Dan pose together. 

Lyra Valkyria is interviewed in the back. She says her and Bayley wrestled for the tag titles last time in this building. She says she wanted to make it to the top and be proud of how she did it. She says now, here we are. She says she can't stop thinking of how she might have been if Bay was who she needed her to be. She says Bay will be out of her head forever after tonight.

Bayley is interviewed in the back. She says she thought Lyra was different but she's the different one. She says she's been making history for a decade and will end Lyra before she gets started.

Bayley vs. Lyra Valkyria

Bay backs up Lyra in the corner and slaps her. Bay pounds on Lyra and Lyra throws her down. Bay takes her down and pounds on her. They go out. Bay bridging suplexes her on the floor. Bay busts open Lyra's nose with a forearm. The ref checks on Lyra and they fight on the floor.

Lyra hits gut shots on Bay and Lyra's head is banged off the apron. Bay is pulled into the ropes. Lyra bangs Bay's head off the mat. Lyra hits corner spears. Lyra is thrown into the corner and sends herself over the top. 

Bay low topes Lyra. Lyra hiptosses Bay. Lyra knee drops her. Lyra boots Bay out of the corner. Lyra stands on Bay's head on the bottom rope. Bay hits forearms on Lyra then Bay back body drops her. Bay goes up and over and rolls up Lyra for 2. Bay crabs her. 

Bay stunners Lyra over the 2nd rope. Bay takes a neckbreaker over the top rope. Lyra kicks Bay over the 2nd rope. Lyra top rope legdrops her on the back of the neck over the 2nd rope. Bay and Lyra hit each other. Bay blocks a spin kick and backdrops Lyra. Bay sunset bombs her into the buckles. Bay crossfaces her.

Bay is sent into the top rope throat first. Lyra throws Bay over her back and bulldog chokes her. Bay is out and Lyra wins.

Thoughts: It was rough early on, likely due to Lyra busting her nose open. It wasn't that good and it should have been better than it was.

Lyra kicks Bay out of the ring after. Bay is pushed into the post and Lyra bulldog chokes her on the floor. 
Lyra AA's Bay on the bottom part of the steps.   

CM Punk and Cody Rhodes are interviewed. Cody says him and Punk will co-exist and he wants Punk to have no excuses when he beats him for his 4th title. Punk says it's not personal, just business. Punk says they have to make sure it's a 1v1 match so none of them have excuses. Cody asks who goes out first and Punk says he will go out with him. Cody then comes out. 

Cody Rhodes and CM Punk vs Sami Zayn and Gunther

Sami and Gunther get added to the Summerslam title match between Cody and Punk if they win here. 

Punk hits Sami before he fully enters and the fight starts. All 4 men fight. Sami takes a top rope double axe handle from Cody. Cody knees Sami in the gut. Punk top rope double axe handle's Sami's arm. Punk is double teamed in the corner and sent out with a chop. Gun backdrops Punk on the timekeeper's rail.

Sami hits mounted shots on Punk then punches him in the corner. Punk top rope crossbodies Sami. Cody and Gun tag in. Cody hits punches and powerslams him. Cody hits a disaster kick. Cody punches Sami and bionic elbow's him. Cody cody cutter's Gun. Cody topes Sami outside. 

Cody walks up the ropes and cody cutter's Gun for 2. Sami rolls up Cody for 2 then blue thunders him for 2. Sami misses a helluva kick. Punk top rope diving lariats Sami then swinging neckbreakers him. Punk step up knees Sami then bulldogs him. Punk top rope elbow drops Sami for 2. 

Punk does an anaconda vice on Sami while Cody figure four's Gun. Gun eye rakes Punk to break it up. Sami punches Cody then exploders Punk in the corner. Sami helluva kick's Punk. Cody hits a cross rhodes on Sami. Gun rainmakers Cody. Punk hits a GTS on Gun and all 4 men are down.

Punk is pushed into Cody and Gun grounded sleepers Punk. Cody hits a cross rhodes on Gunther for 2. Sami hits mounted shots on Punk and Cody. Punk hits a GTS on Sami. Gun takes punches from both opponents. Cody springboards on Punk when Gun pushes Punk into Cody. Gun facekicks Cody.

Gun hits Cody with the title. Gun powerbombs Cody and another ref has to run down. Nick Aldis pulls the ref out on the count. Nick then hits Gun with the title belt. Punk hits a GTS on Gun and drags Cody onto Gun. Nick brings the original ref in and Cody pins Gun.

Thoughts: It was an okay match with a surprise ending. Work wise, they didn't go all out or do anything crazy. They kept a good pace though and kept it interesting. Nick officially attacking Gun for sure means they will fight at Summerslam. They didn't play up any kind of friction between these teams internally much.

Cody gives Punk the belt after and they hug. Punk puts the title on his shoulder and slaps Cody with it in the process on accident. 

Stephanie McMahon and Joe Tessitore talk. They then run down the Summerslam card so far.

Oba Femi is in the crowd. 

Jalen Brunson and Roman Reigns come out together. Roman says this is where greatness acknowledges greatness and says NYC is the home of WWE. Roman says there's only one tribal chief and one captain. Roman says every champ in WWE needs a title, so he made some moves. He gives Jalen a title belt. Roman says he deserved it and earned it. Roman says, "acknowledge us". 

Seth Rollins' music hits. Tyrese Hailburton, an Indiana Pacers player, comes out with a chair. Seth then attacks Roman from behind. Seth is given the chair and he superkicks Roman. Seth says this is his world and he doesn't acknowledge a thing. He says this is the end for Roman. Seth goes to stomp Roman's head into a chair and Jalen gets in the way. Roman superman punches Seth then spears him. Seth then leaves with Tyrese. 

Jalen then has the NBA Larry O'Brien trophy brought in. Roman holds up the NBA trophy and Jalen holds up the WWE Title. Fireworks then shoots off.

Thoughts: This was really more of a localized thing for the New York market. I get it but if you aren't from NYC, you are going to wonder why you care. And Seth came off poorly as he was the heel this time around, he sneak attacked Roman and lost the fight.

Overall thoughts: Trick/Laredo Kid wasn't that good. The Women's Tag Title match wasn't bad outside of the finish. JD/Danhausen was all entertainment. It could have been better. Bayley/Lyra wasn't that good. The main was fine, just nothing super memorable. I doubt anyone outside of New York really cared about the final segment. I'd give this a 4 out of 10 overall. The wrestling didn't really deliver, the card was weak and they really tried to give away as little as possible here. If you told me this a WWE Main Event on Ion show from the early 2010's, I'd believe you. This was below average.

AEW Collision 7/18/2026

AEW Collision 7/18/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/aew-collision-7112026.html

We are in Boston, MA. Tony Schiavone and Paul Wight are on commentary.

Jack Perry vs. Nick Wayne

They lock up and Nick is backed into the corner. Jack rubs his head there. Jack hammerlocks him then takes him down by the arm. Jack side headlocks him then shoulders him over. Nick jumps up and Jack dropkicks him. Jack dropkicks him through the ropes. Jack chops him against the rails. Nick ddt's Jack on the steps. We go to PiP break and return.

Jack bangs Nick's head off the buckles and pushes his head into the buckles with his boot. Nick is seated on the 2nd rope and Jack 2nd rope legdrops him. Jack powerbombs him on the apron. Nick full nelson suplexes him. Jack poisonrana's him. Jack rebound lariats him. 

Nick facekicks him off the apron. Nick topes into a diving canadian destroyer on him on the floor. Nick springboard splashes Jack's back and fisherman busters him in the ring for 2. Nick comes off the 2nd rope and Jack germans him. Jack superkicks him and flying knees him. Jack pins him.

Thoughts: I hated it. They did an apron powerbomb and a canadian destroyer on the floor. Both men were still able to get up and fight when they should have been done. This was awful indy crap and it was just the opener!

The Young Bucks do a video. They say all is right in wrestling again. They say they are on the hunt to get their tag titles back. They say The Elite will be back on top again. The Bucks say this thing with Will Ospreay feels like a set up with The Death Riders. They say they know how Moxley thinks. They say they don't trust Mox or Ospreay. They say Mox hasn't changed and Kenny Omega need to be shown that he can't trust Ospreay since he's a Death Rider. They challenge Mox and Ospreay to a tag match at Redemption.

Adam Copeland and Christian Cage do a video on The Death Riders. Cope says Claudio keeps sticking their nose in their business. Cage says he knows Pac will get involved soon too. Cage challenges them to a tag title match at Redemption.

AEW TNT Title Match - Kevin Knight (c) vs. AR Fox

Tony says Kevin Knight wanted this match.

KK hits AR on the buckles and hits mounted shots on him. KK stomps him. KK is thrown out. AR is sent into the rails. KK poses on the commentary table. AR boots him out of the corner and headscissors him down. AR rolls into a neckbreaker on him.

AR chops him and forearms him. AR back elbows him on the apron and hits superkicks there. AR is pulled down from the apron. AR 619's him under the bottom rope and misses a moonsault. KK jumps off the commentary table and lariats AR.

We go to PiP break, full break and return.  AR armdrags him and back elbows him. AR rolls him and mule kicks him. AR walks him into a cutter. AR top rope swantons KK for 2. AR is pulled to the ramp. KK goes to springboard and is cuttered over the top rope. KK sits on the 2nd rope and AR jumps over the top inside and canadian destroyers him.

AR 450's him for 2. KK sits up top. AR takes a 2nd rope uranage. KK hits his top rope 180 splash and wins it.

Thoughts: We are 2 matches in and 2 canadian destroyer have been used already. It was all flying as expected. AR did a million flips and rolls here and KK won as expected. It wasn't that good and was rather indy.

KK goes to the commentary table after. He says that was a preview of what will happen vs Darby on Wednesday. He says it's an appetizer for when he becomes Jet 2 Belts. He says his partners will make quick work of their opponents.

Don Callis Family (Brian Cage, Hechicero & Jake Doyle) vs Gino Medina, Nic Nolan & Tome Filip

Jake bodyblocks Tome then fallaway slams him. Gino comes in and Hech step up knees him. Hech hiptosses him then cranks his arm and neck. Cage does a weird reverse ddt twist into a cutter on Nic. Jake apron powerbombs Tome. Cage hits GTH/Z360 on Nic and pins him.

Thoughts: It was all squash and the squashers looked fine here. Their jobbers have all been around a bit as Nic did IWA-PR, Tome has done NJPW and Gino has done ROW/MLW.

The jobbers get beaten up after and Rocky Romero and Trent Baretta join in. Mike Bailey, The Conglomeration, Komander and The Rascalz run out and the heels run off. The Lethal Twist are then shown in the stands.

Will Ospreay and Jon Moxley do a promo. WIll says he feels cold prior to Wembley. He says he asked Tony Khan for a sparring partner. He says he used to battle with Adam Brooks 8 years ago and says he's an old friend. He says Adam used to live at his house with his mom. He says Adam has done well and so has he. Will tells him not to take it personal.

Mox says The Bucks and The Death Rider territories share borders and sometimes they are allies or enemies. Mox says he has disdain for all things. Mox says it will be a little bit personal at Redemption.

The Dogs do a promo. They say The Bang Bang Gang isn't what they pretend to be. They say Juice is an unhinged maniac and says The Gunns have a history of misogyny. DF says Jay White's dad is a nobody. They say to join them in their campaign to say, "Guns Down".

Will Ospreay vs Adam Brooks

This is random. I thought Adam might have been signed by TNA as they had used him a little but I guess not. This is Adam Brooks' 2nd AEW match as he was on the unaired Australian house show.

They shake hands and hug. Adam pump kicks him from the side then hits chops and punches. Adam rakes his eyes on the top rope. Will chops Adam. Adam knees him in the gut and Will flying headscissors him. Will slingshot plancha's him outside.

Will chops him outside and backdrops him on the rail top. Will springboard forearms him inside for 1. Will flips out of a back drop and kicks him in the gut. Will blind springboards and Adam throws him down. Adam hits knees and mounted shots on the mat. 

Adam back elbows him. Adam rebounds the ropes into Will's crotch. Adam boots him off the apron. Adam low topes him.  

Adam hits a pump kick in the corner and hits oblivion on him for 2. Will handspring corkscrew kicks him from the ropes. Will jawbreakers him. Will standing corkscrew moonsaults him for 2. Will hits Kawada kicks. Adam puts the ref in the way and step up enzugiri's Will. Adam belly to belly overhead suplexes Will into the buckles.

Adam corner dropkicks Will for 2. Adam tells him to stay down. Will forearms him. They trade shots. Will spinning forearms him and hook kicks him. Adam backcrackers Will. Will standing spanish flies him for 2. Adam spits at Will's gut. Will drops him with a forearm and hits downward forearms onto the back of Adam's neck. Will submits him/the ref stops it.

Thoughts: It was fine but nothing too special. Adam is just not a super exciting worker and you are only going to get so much out of his matches. He's not bad, just very average.

We get a Darby Allin video. He spray paints a car. He says the first time he met Kevin Knight, he told him he has potential and needs to stay humble. Kevin told him he wouldn't change and will always be humble. He says he knows that guy is gone when Kevin put him in the hospital. We then see Darby use a flamethrower on  a car. He says let's see how Kevin will go on Dynamite.

Athena vs. Ava Everett

Ath germans her three times to start. Ath pump kicks her out of the ring. Ath PK's her. Ava forearms her. Ath swings Ava into the rails. Ava stunners her then Ath pump kicks her. Ath deadlift powerbombs her twice. Ath running forearms her. Ath then submits her with a koji clutch.

Thoughts: It was all squash as expected here and not much more.

Ath is on the ramp and The Brawling Birds come out before she leaves. Ath stares at them and mocks her. Alex gives her the finger.

The Brawling Birds (Alex Windsor & Jamie Hayter) vs Kayla Lopez & Tiara James

The jobbers get hit to start then they get thrown out. The jobbers are sent into the rails. The jobbers are sent into each other. Alex hits hits Tiara in the gut. Tiara double chops her. Alex backslides her and rams her with a headbutt.

Jamie chops Tiara down. The jobbers are pushed into each other. Alex lariats Tiara. Tiara takes a headbutt and pump kick then a sandwich lariat. Tiara is held in the air and takes a hart attack. Jamie pins Tiara.

Thoughts: It was another squash here with the jobbers getting nothing in before going down. It went longer than expected.

The Bang Bang Gang talk in an apartment. They mock The Dogs and make jokes. Jay says Finlay doesn't want any of him and challenges Clark Connors on Dynamite. 

Tommaso Ciampa vs. Myron Reed

Reed backs him up in the corner and backs off. TC chops him and Reed hits chops and forearms. TC eye pokes him and stomps him in the corner. Reed springboard dropkicks TC. Reed is pumping knee'd on the apron. Reed superkicks him.

Reed flips out of a german. Reed slingshot backdrops him. Reed facekicks TC on the apron. Reed jumping kicks TC then TC ddt's him on the apron over the 2nd rope. We go to PiP break and return.

TC drops him with a knee. Reed enzugiri's TC. Reed suicide dives TC. Reed springboard diving euros him for 2. TC 2nd rope air raid crashes him for 2.

TC chops Reed down. Reed cutters him. Reed jumps over the top and diving cutters him on the stage. Reed runs the stage then diving cutters him in the ring for 2. TC chops him and kicks him. Reed stunners him. Reed slingshots in and is knee'd in the face. TC powerbomb backbreakers Reed. TC pumping knees him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was an alright match. Reed did a lot of flying and hit his signature spots as usual and Ciampa pounded him down. They didn't overdo it too much and it made enough sense. Ciampa win as expected.

Ciampa goes up to the commentators after. Paul Wight says we aren't going to do that when Ciampa stares at Tony. Ciampa stands on a chair and says he knows Paul is best friends with Chris Jericho. He tells him to send a message to Chris. He says he's better than Chris and he's not afraid of him. Ciampa says Chris can have a fight if he wants it but it'll be no holds barred.

Andrade El Idolo is interviewed. Idolo tells Renee to look at his new piece of jewelry. He says he needs to add the National Title to it. Mark Davis comes in, nails Idolo and puts him in a choke. 

Mercedes Mone is interviewed in the ring by Renee. Renee asks who will win the AEW Women's Title match coming up. Mone says they don't celebrate second place, they collect titles. Mone says the AEW Women's Title is coming home to her at All In. Mone says she doesn't care who wins in Thekla vs Willow as the title will be hers. She says Thekla and Willow both ran to Japan after she hit them. She says neither can hide when the bell rings. She says it doesn't matter who walks in to All In with the title but who walks out and says it's her.

We then see the same Copeland and Cage promo we saw earlier without the video clips. The Young Bucks walk in. They say they haven't seen them in a long time and say the titles look great on them, but looked great on them too 3 different times. Cage says maybe they lost them 3 times as they are just things to them. Cage says they are championships to them. Cage walks away and Cope fist pounds them.

ROH World Title Match - Bandido (c) vs. Adam Priest

I have no idea how AP earned this shot.

They shake hands. AP side headlocks him and shoulderblocks him. Band germans him twice. AP does his finger gun pose at him. AP shin kicks him and dropkicks him. AP chops him. Band pump kicks him and superkicks him. Band is thrown shoulder first into the buckles then thrown shoulder first into the post. AP flying knees him off the apron. We go to PiP break and return.

They trade chops. Band germans him twice then one-armed gorilla press slams him. Band one-armed germans him. AP hits a big lariat. Band alley oops him. AP blocks a 21plex. Band armdrags him and spinebusters him. Band moonsaults into a german on AP and pins him.

Thoughts: What we got was alright but it only got so much time and they only got to do so much. Both guys did fine here and Band won as expected.

Julia Hart and Skye Blue do a promo. They say they are 2/3rd's of the Stardom Trios champs (they won them today) and are thirsty for more. They say Bayne and Kross are big and strong and shouldn't be afraid of weapons. They challenge them to a Women's Tag Title Hardcore match.

AEW TBS Title Match - Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Queen Aminata

They trade forearms and hockey fight. They hit more forearms. Shida eye pokes her and cradles her for 2. Queen kicks her in the back then bangs Shida's head off her butt. Queen PK's Shida. Shida is put in a chair and Queen dropkicks her from the apron. 

Shida is on the ramp and Queen misses a top rope double stomp there. Shida slaps her. Shida's head is banged off the buckles. Queen headbutts her. Queen tries it again and headbutts the buckle. Shida b-drivers her on the ramp. We go to PiP break and return.

Queen crabs her. Queen forearms her and kicks her in the chest. Queen knees her in the face. Queen hits a nasty twisting fisherman's neckbreaker. Queen 2nd rope double stomps her for 2. Shida slides out.

Shida hits her in the gut and grabs her kendo stick. The ref takes it from Shida. Shida eye pokes Queen and sends her into the rails. Shida top rope diving meteora's Queen. Shida falcon arrows her for 2. Shida bangs Queen's knee off the mat. Queen cradles her for 2. 

They trade pin attempts. Shida dragon screws Queen and Queen headbutts her. Queen running knees her on the ropes. Shida grabs her ankle and cradles her while using the ropes. Shida then pins her.

Thoughts: I liked it. It was a hard hitting match with them stiffing each other. Queen headbutting the buckle was a new spot. I liked that they included the ankle work into the finish too. I thought it was good.

Shida hits Queen after then beats her with the kendo stick. Maya World comes down. She superkicks and forearms Shida. Shida runs out.

Overall thoughts: I didn't like the first two matches at all. We had a lot of filler here with 3 different squashes. Will/Brooks was fine. I was also fine with Reed/Ciampa. Bandido/Priest was okay but needed more time. I thought the main was the best match on the show and I thought it was a good match. It was the usual Collision with mostly random matches, a lack of stars and more wrestling over non-wrestling stuff, but at least they did some building here to future things and there was a lot of news about future matchups here. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 as it had a mix of good, bad and just stuff that was there. It was average overall.