WWE Money in the Bank 2026 10/10/2026

WWE Money in the Bank 2026 10/10/2026

 

Note - This ran partially against AEW Collision.

We are in New Orleans, LA. Michael Cole and Corey Graves are on commentary. Byron Saxton is doing the in-ring intros.

We see various wrestlers arrive. 

World Heavyweight Title - Roman Reigns (c) vs LA Knight

They talk to each other in the ring. RR side headlocks him.  RR shoulders him over. RR holds his finger up then LA gives him in the finger. LA side headlocks him and shoulders him over. 

RR stalls and LA side headlocks him. RR hiptosses him. RR side headlocks him. RR blocks a hiptoss and LA lariats him down. RR's head is banged off the buckles. LA hits mounted corner punches on him. 

LA corner lariats him and RR hits lariats on him. RR flying lariats him. RR hits corner lariats. RR running facekicks him. LA hits punches and drops him. LA atomic drops him and lariats him. LA jumping neckbreakers him. LA lariats him over the top rope. 

RR's head is banged off the apron and the rail. RR is sent face first into the post. RR bangs LA's head off the post. RR running boots him in the head. RR foot chokes him. LA's head is banged off the buckles.

LA flying lariats RR then russian legsweeps him. LA slams him. LA elbow drops him for 2. LA boots him in the corner. LA has a small cut on the top of his head. RR superman punches him for 2. LA leapfrogs a spear and RR's shoulder goes into the post. LA sits him up top and punches him. 

They fight on the buckles and RR headbutts him down. LA jumps up top and superplexes RR down. LA burning hammer's RR for 2. LA reverse ddt's him. RR uranage's him for 2. 

RR boots LA out. RR is sent into the steps. They trade shots outside and beat the count in. RR superman punches him. RR runs at him and is hit with a BFT for 2. LA hits mounted shots on RR. LA mocks RR's taunt, runs at him and gets speared for 2. RR hits mounted shots on LA. 

RR runs the ropes and LA spears him for 2. LA runs around the ring and RR superman punches him. RR runs at him and LA sends him into the rails. LA powerbombs him through the commentary table. LA double jump elbow drops RR for 2. 

LA goes for a BFT. RR crotches him up top. RR superman punches him twice. RR spears him and pins him.

Thoughts: Yeah, Roman won in the end like always and Loses Always Knight lost another big one. The result doesn't really help anyone and yet again hurts any momentum LA might have gotten. And even worse, this time, he lost totally clean. It was alright and they really did try to sell the viewer on the idea that LA could do it, but he didn't. I would have liked the burning hammer to mean more and the opening part of this could have been better as it was nothing but punches and people getting their heads banged off the buckles.

946 appear in the crowd after. Bloodline appear behind them. 946 see them and they fight in the stands. They go into the bar area. Jey's head is banged off a wall and tables. Jey is sent into a wall. Solo hits Keys with a trash can. Price is thrown into a trash can. Jey hits Nima with a trash can. Jimmy is sent into a trash can. 

They head outside the arena to fight. Nima is sent into rails. Solo's head is banged off a window. Jaida Parker drives a car up and drives 946 off.

Women's Money in the Bank Ladder Match - Tiffany Stratton vs Sol Ruca vs Lola Vice vs Roxanne Perez vs Jacy Jayne vs Lash Legend

JJ superkicks Lash and everyone gangs up on Lash. Lola knees Sol in the corner. Lash lariats Tiff down then forearms Vice down. RP casadora armdrags Sol. RP's tope is caught by Lash and she is swung into the rails. Vice meteora's Lash off the apron. Tiff climbs a ladder outside and does a bad swanton where she hits her head off the floor.

JJ sets up a ladder in the ring. JJ bangs Tiff's head off of it with her feet. Lola hits kicks on JJ. Lola hits spin kicks on Sol. Lola corner hip attacks her, JJ and Tiff. RP grabs a mini ladder and hits Lola with it. Lola uses it like a chair on her back and Lash's back. Lash pump kicks the ladder into Lola.

Sol springboard dropkicks the ladder into Lash. Sol flips out of a hurricanrana. Sol drops Tiff face first on a ladder. JJ catapult's Sol's face into the ladder. JJ cannonballs Sol into the ladder. Lola hits JJ in the gut.

Lola throws JJ down on a ladder. RP see-saw's a ladder into Lola's face. RP satellite headscissors Lash into the ladder. RP step up enzugiri's Sol. RP double jump asai moonsaults Lash and Sol while they lay on a ladder. Tiff cartwheel alabama slams RP. Sol and Tiff fight on the ladder. Sol's head is banged off the top of the ladder. JJ tips the ladder and Sol ends up hanging from the briefcase. Sol falls onto 3 girls.

A ladder bridge is set up. Lash pump kicks RP. Lash uranage backbreakers Sol. Lash rams the ladder into JJ's gut. Lash chokeslams RP and Tiff on a ladder together. Lash and Sol climb the ladder. They go for a sunset bomb but Sol puts her down nicely instead. Lash is laid on a ladder bridge from the apron to the commentary table. Sol top rope splashes Lash through the ladder bridge.

JJ climbs the ladder inside. Vice climbs the ladder bridge to stop her. Vice sleepers her while she's on the ladder and JJ falls back onto the ladder bridge. The ladder slips out of the ring and they both fall down with the ladder to the floor. 

Tiff and RP trade forearms. Tiff's head is banged off a ladder. RP spin kicks Tiff in the gut then hits a code red on her. RP climbs the ladder and Sol stops her. RP's head is banged off the ladder. Sol flips off the ladder into a stunner on RP. 

Lash pulls Sol off the ladder then powerbombs her onto a ladder on the 2nd rope. Tiff climbs the ladder with Lash and they hit each other. Tiff hits Lash with the briefcase and knocks her off. Tiff then grabs the briefcase to win.

Thoughts: I don't know what it's going to take for them to learn their lesson with these women's ladder matches. They are a recipe for injuries and we had 2 very dangerous botched spots here. If you ignore 3 girls almost getting hurt bad here, it was okay. The ladder bridge botch was pretty scary and Tiff came close yet again to hurting herself bad on a ladder swanton. They teased that RP might win here and the crowd was into the idea.

Oba Femi vs Bronson Reed

They trade punches to start. Reed headbutts him and knees him in the gut. Reed lariats him and Oba no sells it. Reed headbutts Oba and Oba shoulders him over. 

Oba throws Reed on a suplex. Oba hits shots to the gut. Reed goes out to stall. Reed is on the apron and Oba chops him there. Oba punches Reed on the apron. Oba hits elbows to the back of the neck. They headbutt each other on the apron. Reed backdrops him on the apron.

Oba is sent into the steps. Reed tope forearms Oba. Reed sentons him inside 3 times for 2. Reed hits mounted shots on him. Reed running steamrollers Oba's back for 2. They trade shots. Oba hits him in the gut. Reed forearms him on the ropes. Oba facekicks him. Oba goes for a backdrop and Reed sentons him. Reed hits another senton. 

Oba running euros Reed in the corner. Reed corner splashes him. Reed ddt's him. Reed misses a top rope splassh. Oba running euros him in the corner a few times. Reed corner splashes him. 

Oba spinebusters Reed for 2. Austin Theory comes out and distracts Oba. Logan Paul comes in the ring with a chair and he's ejected. Reed grabs brass knucks from Maxxine Dupri. Reed punches Oba with them twice. Reed top rope splashes Oba for 2.

Reed death valley drivers Oba. Reed misses a top rope moonsault. Oba flying euros him in the corner. Oba chokeslams Austin on the apron. Oba backdrop throws Reed then pop-up sitout powerbombs him. Oba pins Reed.

Thoughts: It was an okay match here. Reed mostly stuck to sentons and Oba did a lot of euros here. Reed's moving a lot better without his extra weight, but losing the weight kind of kills his gimmick. Oba thankfully won this one.

Women's World Title - Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs Liv Morgan vs Becky Lynch

Liv gets dropped to start. SV shoves BL and BL shoves her back. SV takes her down and rolls her up. SV sunset flips her for 2. SV backdrops Liv. SV goes for the devil's kiss and BL breaks it up. BL and SV pieface each other. BL sends her out.

Liv is sent out and sent into the rails. BL spin kicks SV in the gut. SV flying headscissors BL into a pin attempt. BL baseball slides Liv. SB top rope plancha's both opponents outside. SV gets a 2 count on Liv. Liv throws SV down backwards.

Liv sunset bombs BL on the floor. Liv sends SV into the steps butt first. Liv boots SV in the corner and stomps her. Liv hits three amigo's on SV, dropping her on BL for the 3rd one. Liv step up enzugiri's SV for 2.

BL is put in tree of woe. Liv stomps her. SV is sent into BL. Liv hits mounted shots on SV. SV backdrops Liv. SV then does the devil's kiss on Liv. SV dragon screws Liv on the buckles for 2. 

BL crossbodies SV off the buckles. SV backbreakers BL for 2. BL and SV are on the buckles. BL is gordbustered on Liv from the top. SV top rope plancha's inside for 2. SV hits an SVB on Liv for 2.

BL exploders SV. BL double ddt's her opponents for 2. BL grabs a table outside. SV and BL hit Liv. Liv takes a double suplex on the floor. SV and BL set up a table. Liv bangs SV's head off the table and BL's head is banged off the commentary table. Liv back splashes BL. SV corner meteora's Liv. 

SV tornado ddt's BL off of Liv for 2. SV powerslams Liv. SV final cuts her for 2. Liv handstand hurricanrana's BL on the ropes then backrolls SV. Liv single leg crabs SV. SV then half crabs her. Liv is put in armbars by both opponents. SV and BL headbutt each other. SV superkicks her and Liv rolls up BL for 2. BL uranage's Liv for 2. 

BL chops SV in the corner. BL flying forearms her in the corner. SV triangles BL over the top but BL ends up going to the floor to break it. SV meteora's Liv and BL against the steps. SV top rope skytwister presses Liv for 2. BL pulls the ref Jessica Carr out, who she has had issues with.

BL and SV trade shots. SV is sent into the rails. BL high kicks SV. SV corner lariats BL. SV corner meteora's BL. SV hits headbutts on BL. She superkicks BL off the apron onto a table (which doesn't break). Liv hits a surprise oblivion on SV and pins her.

Thoughts: The ending was a bit of a surprise as things were slowing down and Liv won in quick fashion. They had some interesting stories here with SV and BL going at it and both disliking Liv. It went well and I thought it was an okay match. I have to think this is probably the end of Steph as champ for a while.

Men's Money in the Bank Ladder Match - Bron Breakker vs. Je'Von Evans vs. Trick Williams vs. Penta vs. CM Punk vs. Kevin Owens

Penta does his taunt and Bron nails him during it. Evans and Trick are thrown out. KO and Punk hit each other. Penta superkicks Bron. Bron takes a double superkick. Trick hits a bad double flapjack on Evans and Penta. Trick leg lariats Punk. Punk topes Trick.

KO bangs Punk's head off a ladder. Evans jumps over a bridged ladder onto Punk outside. KO swings a ladder into Bron. KO is sent into the rail. Penta tope con hilos Punk outside. 

Bron germans Penta and Evans. Bron drops Trick throat first on the top rope. Bron hits punches on KO. KO is whipped into a ladder. Bron hits a corner spear on Punk. 

Bron asks Punk if he remembers him and says he took everything from him. Bron sends Punk into the ladder. Penta enzugiri's Bron from the apron. Penta's head is banged off a ladder. Punk knees Penta in the corner then step up knees him. Penta step up knees KO in the corner. KO backdrops Punk on a ladder.

KO corner cannonballs Bron. Penta superkicks KO then step up enzugiri's him in the corner. Penta handstand double pendulum boots KO. Penta lifts Punk in the air and Bron double germans them.

Evans is pulled down from a ladder and sent out. Punk climbs a ladder and KO bangs Punk's leg off the ladder. KO stomps Punk's leg. Bron and Trick hit shots on each other. 

Bron belly to belly overhead suplexes Evans. Bron pulls Penta off a ladder and knees him in the face. Bron sends KO into the post. Bron runs on the rail top and commentary table then spears Trick. KO sweeps Bron on the commentary table. KO and Punk hockey fight. Punk high kicks KO then throws a chair at him. Penta hits forearms on Punk. Penta is sent over the timekeeper's rail. Punk and Trick get put there too. 

Evans runs around the ring and gets speared hard from the side by Bron. Bron climbs a ladder and Punk russian legsweeps him off of it. Evans is being put on a stretcher. Punk hangs off a ladder in the ring and Penta superkicks him there. Trick backhands Penta down. 

Trick stomps on Punk. Owens drops a ladder on Punk's knee. KO stomps Punk in the nuts then stands on his nuts. Punk hits foreamrs on KO then KO pop-up drops Punk onto a ladder. Trick corkscrew facekicks KO. Penta hits superkicks on Trick. 

Evan is loaded into an ambulance and Pearce helps. Punk back body drops KO on a ladder. Penta hits a made in Japan on Punk. Bron gorilla press gutbusters Penta. Bron climbs a ladder and Lil Yachty joins him. Trick uranage's KO. KO stunners Trick. Yachty climbs a ladder then KO stunners him too .

KO and Punk fight on the ladder. Punk bangs KO's head off the ladder top and KO goes down. Penta pulls Punk down. Punk hits a GTS on Penta. KO eye rakes Punk on the ladder. Bron spears Punk then spears KO onto a ladder.

Penta hits leg kicks on Bron. Bron spears Penta outside. Bron runs around the ring and spears Trick. Bron spears Punk through the timekeeper's rail. The ambulance drives back into the arena then down the aisle to ringside. 

Bron goes up to the ambulance door and Evans is driving the ambulance. Evans knocks Bron over with the door and says he's about to beat his @ss. Evans pounds on Bron. Evans springboard diving lariats Penta. Evans superkicks Penta. Evans corkscrew kicks Trick in the back of the neck. Evans superkicks Penta. Evans running shirnaui's Penta.

Evans hits an OG cutter on Trick. Bron has Evans in the fireman's carry and gutbusters him off of it. Bron runs the ropes and Evans dropkicks him. Evans climbs a giant ladder.  Bron tips the ladder over and Evans ends up going through the roof of the ambulance in a wild spot.

Bron then climbs the giant ladder. Penta pulls him down and superkicks him. Penta bangs Bron's head off the ladder then canadian destroyers him onto a bridged ladder. Penta climbs the ladder and grabs the MITB briefcase to win.

Thoughts: I didn't like this. It was slower. Everyone was hesitant to take bumps when being pulled off the ladder and it slowed this match down bigtime. Owens and Punk in particular took almost no risks here. I'm fine with people taking it easy, just there's ways to limit Owens and Punk without creating slow and awkward moments. This also went longer and just didn't impress. The big spot was Evans going off a ladder through an ambulance roof which was wild. 

Overall thoughts: The show was long and it dragged. There was probably only 90 minutes of wrestling and it dragged out over 3 hours. There was so much downtime here and I felt like I could have done something else while watching it. Watching this live was a big mistake.

LA/Roman was okay and LA lost like usual. The Women's MITB match was dangerous with 2 big spots going haywire. Other than that it was fine. Oba/Reed was an okay heavyweight bout. The women's 3-way went well. The main didn't impress as it was slow and Punk/Owens were very careful doing anything involving the ladder. I'd give it a higher 6 out of 10 overall. It was an alright and a borderline good show. 

WWE Wrestlemania 19 3/30/2003

WWE Wrestlemania 19 3/30/2003

Note: I originally reviewed this in 3 parts and wanted to put this into one post. My original reviews are here:

Part 1 - https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/wrestlemania-19-review.html

Part 2 - https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/wwe-wrestlemania-19-review.html

Part 3 - https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/wwe-wrestlemania-19-review_3.html

Wrestlemania 19 was the first ever Wrestlemania I ordered on PPV. I really loved WWE around this time. Okay, Raw wasn't the greatest but Smackdown had a pretty legendary roster. Every week there would be a mix of stuff from the famed Smackdown Six of Rey Mysterio, Edge, Eddie Guerrero, Chavo Guerrero, Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit. We also had the up and coming Brock Lesnar who was turning into a heck of a worker, A-Train who had good performances at times, Tajiri and Rhyno. While we did get crap like Mr. America, there was more than enough good stuff to make up for it.

The big story going into this was whether Kurt Angle would actually be able to wrestle or not. Kurt Angle has always been banged up and broke his neck coming into the show. The rumor was that Chris Benoit was going to be his replacement if he was too injured to wrestle. I was legit worried for Kurt Angle and was hoping not for a good match, but for Kurt Angle to not get injured any worse.

The other big news was that Stone Cold Steve Austin was hospitalized the night before. He was under a lot of stress and overdid it with energy drinks and almost ended up missing Wrestlemania completely. I didn't really know much about this though at the time.

Hulk Hogan vs Mr. McMahon was a heavily pushed match for this show and some would say it led to the show not doing as well as it should have.

Wrestlemania 19 is one of my favorite Wrestlemania's. I usually have it at #2 below Wrestlemania 17. The match quality was top notch and it had a great mix of stars and wrestling.

One final note is that Bill Goldberg debuted on Raw the night after this show. Why they had Goldberg not debut at Wrestlemania is beyond me, but whatever.

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Pre-show Match -  WWE World Tag Team Championship -  Kane and RVD vs Sean Morley and Lance Storm

Ah, Kane makeshift tag team #1000. The Dudley Boyz were at ringside here.

Storm got the win here after Bubba Ray Dudley hit an elbow on RVD. Odd match here which I could definitely use some help in understanding. Apparently the Dudleys were siding with the faces for some reason but then turned on them anyway? I dunno. I also don't know why the ref didn't DQ someone when the Duds were in the ring. The faces looked good here with Kane busting out a dive which was cool, but the storyline was dumb.

Main Show

We are in Seattle, WA. Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler are on commentary for some matches and Tazz/Michael Cole are on commentary for the others.

WWE Cruiserweight Title - Matt Hardy vs Rey Mysterio

Matt Hardy got the win with a reverse of a roll-up from the Electric Chair position. Good match here with a fast pace. This was all action and both guys looked pretty good. There was a little too much interference from Shannon Moore but it's hard to complain about anything else here. Rating:***1/4

The Miller Light Catfight Girls argued over which match they wanted to see more.

Nathan Jones was laid out by The Big Show and A-Train. I'm not sure what the reasoning behind this was other than, it's Nathan Jones. Nathan Jones had everything you would want in a wrestler, except for the fact that he was clumsy and couldn't work to save his life. They pushed him as this deranged ex-con but after seeing him in the ring, my interest waned. He had a really cool background though being in the World's Strongest Man, PRIDE FC and being a ripped 6'10 guy.

Handicap Match - The Undertaker vs A-Train and The Big Show

The Undertaker got the win with a tombstone on A-Train. The match wasn't bad at all with the heels doing holds on Taker until Taker made his big comeback with some help from Jones. A-Train was in shape here and actually had abs, which you know meant this was old. Show looked fine and Taker did a fine job as a face. The crowd liked it too. Rating:**3/4

The girls talked about how much they loved each other. Stacy Keibler brought up her advertising campaign with Test with the fans of Test being called "The Testicles" and she said she had some idea for the girls.

WWE Women's Title - Jazz vs Victoria vs Trish Stratus

Jazz was one woman I never got. She wasn't good looking and she wasn't a good worker. I thought she was too small to be Chyna and I thought Jacqueline was better.

Trish Stratus beat Victoria with a kick to the stomach/ribs. Good match here surprisingly. They kept the pace high, everyone made the extra effort and they hit some nice stuff. The crowd was into it and it really wasn't bad at all. Trish wasn't bad at all here and neither was Jazz or Victoria. Rating:***

The Rock was angry that the fans were calling him a sell-out and booing him. He said he was here to fulfill his destiny and beat Steve Austin at Wrestlemania. He was 0-2 against Austin at this point at Wrestlemania. 

The Rock said this was the last chapter of their feud and The Rock said he would win.

WWE Tag Titles - Team Angle vs Chris Benoit and Rhyno vs Los Guerreros

Team Angle got the win after Rhyno gored Chavo and Shelton got the pin. This was disappointing. There were too many people out there and they got under 10 minutes which wasn't close to enough time at all.

Stacy and Torrie argued over whether McMahon or Hulk created Wrestlemania, then the catfight girls argued over it as well and then argued over whether to do it in ring or in bed. You know, when you have to have other people argue your case for your own ego, you have severe ego problems.

Shawn Michaels vs Chris Jericho

I remember being really excited for this one and hoping for Jericho to get the big win that he could have used.

Shawn Michaels got the win with a reverse on a backdrop. Excellent old-school match. There were lots of submissions with Jericho launching a nice gameplan of working on HBK's back and HBK trying to fight through it. Jericho got cocky and mocked HBK's mannerisms and just couldn't put him away en route to losing. Good heat here and a very good performance and smart match from both guys. Rating:****1/2

I do think the wrong person won here though. HBK had little to gain and a loss to Jericho would have done him little harm. Jericho losing showed WWE's lack of faith in him and the fact that while they did try to push him before, he was always a secondary guy. 

Jericho hugged HBK after the match then kicked him in the nuts.

Sylvan Grenier was in referee attire and looking for Vince.

They did a commercial for Goldberg, saying he would come to Backlash.

Limp Bizkit performed and they did a catfight thing with Stacy Keibler, Torrie Wilson, The Coach and The Catfight Girls. The less said the better.

World Heavyweight Championship - Triple H vs Booker T

Ah, the infamous long crawl match. This was during Triple H's never ending title reign of terror. I was hoping Booker T would win this going into it, but I would have cheered Nathan Jones if he had a title match at that point.

There was some really awful commentary during the early portions with both JR and King agreeing that WCW was a joke.

Triple H beat Booker T with a pedigree. The pin to get there wasn't as long as its made out to be but it was kind of silly. The match just wasn't that great. They didn't click and Triple H wasn't that interesting. The commentary was really bad though. King made Booker seem like such a loser that he telegraphed the finish. He really buried him.

Street Fight - If Hulk Hogan loses, he retires - Mr. McMahon vs Hulk Hogan

Hulk Hogan got the win with the legdrop. This was a long brawl but it wasn't too bad. Both men bled a lot and you have to give them credit for going all out at their old ages. Roddy Piper came down to get some shots on Hogan and McMahon and Sylvan Grenier came down to help Vince out too. IT wasn't enough though. Vince made some great evil faces and with his blood, it made for good shots. His legdrop off the ladder was also pretty cool. Good match, surprisingly. Rating:***1/2

Shane McMahon came down to check on his dad after.

The Rock vs Stone Cold Steve Austin

I wasn't really interested in this one going into it. Austin had just returned and The Rock had just returned as well. The Rock fought Hogan a little bit before this and got mad that Austin won the "Superstar of the Decade" Award. It was Rock/Austin III at Wrestlemania but we kind of already had been there and done that and the match seemed to be thrown together. There wasn't much build to it either. Starting in 2002, Steve Austin just kind of felt like old news to me in WWE and it was clear that his best days were gone.

I should also state again that Steve Austin was hospitalized the night before this. He was stressed and had too many energy drinks and ended up in the hospital from it.

One last note is that this ended up being Stone Cold Steve Austin's last match.

The Rock beat Steve Austin with 3 Rock Bottom's. Good match here with great crowd heat and Rock really stepping it up with big bumps. They mostly relied on mocking each other and stealing finishers, but it worked. They both brought their A-Game here and The Rock was on fire. I loved Rock's selling and the cameras captured all of it well. Austin mostly got dominated here en route to losing. This wasn't the WM 17 classic, but it was very good and a nice way to cap off their feud. Rating:****1/4

WWE Championship - Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar

As I stated, Kurt Angle broke his neck a few weeks before this and I was mostly hoping he would make it out alive. I was very excited to see this one though as Lesnar and Angle just seemed like natural opponents for each other.

Brock Lesnar got the win with an F-5. Excellent match here. They mostly wrestled and exchanged holds and it was great. Kurt Angle was pretty awesome here with all of his submissions and represented wrestling well. Brock Lesnar's failed Shooting Star Press was really memorable and I thought he was dead after it. This was a great wrestling match with an old school feel to it. Good stuff here that is worth a look. Rating:****1/4

Overall thoughts: This is still my second favorite Wrestlemania of all-time. Great show from top to bottom. Only Triple H's match was bad and even then, it wasn't that bad. The main, Austin/Rock, HBK/Jericho and Hogan/Vince were all pretty good and it was a great effort altogether. I really loved WWE at this time and if I could go back in time and watch a few shows live, this would have been one of them. This is a must see show and it is great from top to bottom!

WWE Summerslam 2026 Night 2 8/2/2026

WWE Summerslam 2026 Night 2 8/2/2026

Night 1 is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/wwe-summerslam-2026-night-1-812026.html 

We are in Minneapolis, MN. Michael Cole and Wade Barrett are on commentary.

They sing the national anthem to start. 

We see various wrestlers arrive.

Nick Aldis comes out before the Finn/Sami match starts. He says he's reinstated as Smackdown GM. He has a black eye. He says he's adding a participant to this matchup and it's Gunther. Why he would do this is unknown since he's been feuding with Gunther for months, but this story has never made sense. Gunther gets in the ring. He says he's adding another participant as well to make this fatal four way. It's Kevin Owens.

#1 Contender to the Undisputed WWE Title - Sami Zayn vs. Finn Balor vs Gunther vs Kevin Owens

KO hits shots on Finn and corner lariats Gun. Sami is shocked in the corner. KO corner cannonballs Finn and Gun. Sami and KO hug then punch each other. KO lariats and sentons him. KO top rope swantons everyone outside. KO top rope swantons Gun inside. Gun sleepers him. 

Gun facekicks Finn then KO on the apron. Gun knees Sami in the gut and chops him down. Finn hits shots on Gun. Finn elbow slices Gun. Gun chops Finn down. Finn slingblades Gun and Sami. Gun shotgun dropkicks Finn then powerbombs him for 2. Gun crabs him and KO facekicks Gun. KO hits shots on Gun then boots him in the corner. 

KO lariats Gun. KO 2nd rope twisting suplexes Finn. Sami throws KO out and gets a 2 count on Finn. Finn knocks Sami off the buckles then KO knocks Finn off the buckles. KO tries a top rope swanton but Sami gets his knees up. KO holds his neck/head. The ref backs up Sami. Gun intercepts Sami's helluva kick with a sleeper. Finn top rope double stomps Sami. 

Gun chops Finn and Finn gets a 2 count on him. KO stunners Finn and then Gun. Sami blue thunders KO for 2. KO superkicks Sami then stunners him. KO pins Sami.

Thoughts: It was a shorter but entertaining bout here. There was lots of fast action and lots of things happening. This was totally random and I assume Sami/KO will have some words over this. It was a good choice for an opener. Gunther loses yet another match where either a title or title shot is on the line and there's no way you can justify him being in contention for a title right now.

WWE United States Title - Trick Williams (c) vs. Baron Corbin

Trick hits shots on Baron and flapjacks him. Trick backhands him down and stomps him. Trick lariats Baron over the top. Baron is sent into the rails. Trick pulls out a Slim Jim Table. Baron hits a deep six on the floor. Baron sends him into the rails, post and steps. 

Baron hits mounted shots on Trick. Baron hits punches in the corner. Baron lariats him down and hits mounted shots on his neck. Baron bangs Trick's face off the mat. Trick fights back from the apron and Baron eye rakes him. Baron grabs Little Yachty and sends him into the rails. Yachty grabs a kendo stick and Baron backs off. 

Trick back elbows him in the ring then jumping neckbreakers him. Trick hits leg lariats and uranage's him. Baron rakes the eyes. Yachty hits Baron with the kendo stick and Trick cradle shocks Baron for 2. 

Trick corkscrew facekicks him for 2. Baron pulls Trick's throat over the top rope. Baron grabs the US Title outside and Yachty grab sit. Baron grabs him and Yachty gets knocked off the apron through a table. Baron hits Trick with the US Title then hits an end of days for the win.

Thoughts: Big upset here as I did not see Baron winning. What we got was acceptable and worked a little better than I thought it would. It didn't get a ton of time.

Interim WWE Women's Title - Ladder Match - Tiffany Stratton vs. Jade Cargill vs. Chelsea Green vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Lash Legend

Jade goes after Flair in the aisle. Jade is sent into the rails and Flair is sent into a ladder. Jade's head is banged off a ladder. Tiff is caught jumping off the steps and Lash powerbombs her into a ladder. Green's tope is caught by Lash and she is chokeslammed into a ladder.

Green is thrown over the rail. Flair kicks Lash and chops her. Lash blocks a forward handspring lariat. Lash slams Flair onto a ladder. Tiff and Green hit superkicks on Lash and Jade. They hit attacks on the ropes on Lash and Jade. Tiff and Green hit stereo mounted corner punches. Jade and Lash pump kick them down.

Jade germans Lash. Flair top rope crossbodies Jade. Flair hits Jade in the gut with a ladder. Lash gorilla press drops Flair. Tiff jumps off a ladder and codebreakers Lash. Tiff and Flair trade forearms. Tiff is dropped face first on a ladder. Green top rope dropkicks Flair. Flair is flapjacked onto a ladder on the ropes. 

Green climbs a ladder and Jade jade end's her onto a ladder laying on the 2nd rope. Tiff backcrackers Jade. Tiff's head is banged off a ladder. Tiff rams a ladder in Lash's gut in the corner. Lash's head is banged off a ladder. Lash 2nd rope pop-up drops Tiff on a ladder on the 2nd rope.

Lash is sent into a ladder. Flair hangs from the belt holder in the air. Lash and Jade pull her down. Jade throws Flair into a ladder in the corner. Lash pump kick Jade. Lash and Tiff are on the ladder. Lash is knocked off. Lash pulls her down and is headscissored into a corner ladder. 

Tiff climbs the ladder and Green appears below her. Green tips the ladder over and Tiff swantons onto 3 girls outside. Green climbs the ladder then B-Fab and Michin come out to stop her. Green hangs upside down on the ladder and has her headbanged off of it. Fab running boots her in the head.

Jade gets help to climb the ladder. Flair sends Michin and Fab out. Flair and Jade climb the same ladder. Lash and Tiff climb a ladder 2 ladders over. Tiff and Lash are pushed over. Jade and Flair fight on a ladder and both fall down. Green climbs a ladder and grabs the title. Chelsea Green wins.

Thoughts: Big upset here with Green winning. I figured Tiff was a lock since this is closer to her hometown. Green winning was not built up that well at all. The match was alright and went a lot better than I expected. They didn't have any big botches and it was mostly safe.

Human Monies on a Pole Match - Danhausen vs. Dominik Mysterio 

The money is in a white sack with a dollar sign on it. It's not too high up. Dan rides his car out and he has Bret Hart inspired tights.

Dom hits him and goes for the money. Dan hits punches. Dom knees him in the gut and dropkicks him into the ropes. Dan overhead suplexes him. Dan corner lariats Dom twice. Dom then lariats Dan down. Dom stomps Dan in the corner. Dom suplexes Dan twice. Dan reverse ddt's him. 

JD McDonaugh pulls Dan off the buckles and pounds on him. JD boots Dan in the head. JD top rope moonsaults Dan. The minihausen's appear and jump JD. JD boots one, slams another and chokeslams another. A mini dropkicks JD and springboard twisting headbutts him. We are told that one is the former El Torito and they call him "Toritohausen". JD takes a spinning ddt.

One of the mini's climbs the pole. Dom stomps the other Mini. Toritohausen top rope diving headscissors Dom then tope con hilos him through the ropes. JD throws Dan out and sends a mini into the rails. Joe Hendry then comes out with a guitar. Joe boots JD and hits him in the back with the guitar.

Dom boots Dan and they fight on the 2nd rope. Dan gets crotched. Dan curses Dom and fireworks shoot out of the pole on Dom. Dan then grabs the money and wins.

Thoughts: It was mostly all shenanigan here and nothing too great wrestling wise. At least Dom didn't eat a pin over this. Joe has really lost rank as he is now stuck doing this.

Dan throws money into the crowd after.

The Killer Bees, Rick "The Model" Martel, Greg Gagne and Molly Holly are in the crowd. 

WWE Intercontinental Title - Penta (c) vs Chad Gable

They shake hands and Penta holds on to talk. Chad takes down Penta and ankle locks him. Penta flying headscissors Chad. Chad russian legsweeps him and koppo kicks him. Penta boots Chad out of the corner and facebusters him. Penta rib breakers him for 2. 

Penta chops Chad. Penta's springboard is caught and Chad germans him. Chad hits 2 more germans for a 2 count. Chad is pulled into the bucklers shoulder first. Penta's up and over is blocked. Chad top rope moonsaults but is superkicked in mid-air for 2. 

Chad rolls him into ankle lock but Chad is sent out. Penta tope con hilos him outside. Penta hits a made in Japan for 2. They trade chops. Chad overhead belly to belly suplexes him into the buckles. Chad comes off the top, Penta blocks it and cranks his arm back for 2. Chad's head is busted open.

Penta hits kicks on him while he's down. Penta superkicks him. Chad backrolls him into an ankle lock. Chad armbars him over the top rope. Penta kicks him in the gut. Chad germans him on the apron. Chad top rope moonsaults him outside. Chad top rope diving headbutts him for 2.

Penta 2nd rope diving canadian destroyers him on the apron for 2. Chad ankle locks him again. Chad grounds him and Penta submits.

Thoughts: Chad won since he's in his home state. I didn't think this was good. Penta's selling was bad and the canadian destroyer on the apron should have finished Chad. Hopefully this title win helps out Chad here as he's been dead in the water since returning without his mask.

Chad cries. Penta takes the belt from Chad after and puts it around his waist. Chad's family joins him in the ring after. Chad talks on the mic. He says his name is Chad Gable and says he was born, raised and lives in Minneapolis. He says this is his family who has stood by him. He says he can finally say he is the IC champ. We then get some MUG Root Beer dog mascot that gives hi root beer.

Joe Tessitore, Corey Graves and Big E talk about the main event.

World Heavyweight Title - Roman Reigns (c) vs Seth Rollins

Seth comes out with The Shield's intro. He has a Shield mask on and white/purple/green gear.

They have words with each other to start. RR backs up Seth in the corner and shoves him. Seth side headlocks RR and RR shoulders him over. They side headlock each other and Seth slingblades him. 

Seth chops and punches him. Seth chops him in the corner then hits mounted corner punches. RR hits lariats. Seth superkicks him. Seth misses a corner splash and RR jumping lariats him. RR hits lariats in the corner. RR facekicks him. 

Seth spinning forearms him then lariats him over the top. Seth topes him into the rails twice. Seth then topes him into the commentary table. Seth goes for another tope and is hit. RR drive by kicks him on the apron. RR lariats Seth over the rail and into the crowd. They fight in the crowd. Seth's head is banged off a rail. Seth hits him with a post. Seth is suplexed onto some steel on the floor.

Seth throws him over the timekeeper's rail back into ringside. Seth flying knees him off the rail. Seth's spear is blocked outside and Seth is powerbombed onto the commentary table. Seth then powerbombs RR through the other commentary table. They beat the count in and Seth pedigree's RR for 2.

Seth runs at him and RR superman punches him for 2. RR misses a spear and goes into the buckles. Seth curbstomps him for 2. RR is up top and Seth superplexes him. RR guillotines him and grounds him with it. RR hits a spear after escaping a brainbuster. RR gets a 2 count on Seth.

RR says he's #1 and Seth is #2. RR hits mounted shots on Seth. Seth spears RR for 2. Seth says he takes the #1 spot from him tonight. Seth buckle bombs RR. RR buckle bombs him. RR curb stomps Seth for 2. They talk to each other more and get up. They hit each other. RR uppercuts him and the ref is knocked over. Seth rebound lariats him (channeling Mox). RR double underhook ddt's him (channeling Mox). RR goes to spear him but nails the ref. Seth curbstomps RR.

Seth grabs a chair. RR drops him with an uppercut. RR grabs the chair but throws it down. They stare down and hockey fight. They trade more shots. Seth slaps him around and RR headbutts him. RR clubs on him. Seth superkicks him in the gut and hits Kawada kicks. RR uppercuts him. Seth superkicks him and RR superman punches him.

RR goes for a spear and Seth pedigrees him in mid-air. Seth curbstomps RR. Seth misses a top rope stomp and is speared. RR spears him. RR spears him and pins him.

Thoughts: Roman won totally clean here. It got enough time. They did some callbacks to The Shield and did each other's moves here. It was a slower match and they did a lot of talking here. They started with the finisher trading at about the midpoint of the match after some weak brawling in the crowd. It was alright but nothing too great and it was similar to other Roman big main event matches. I figured Seth would win here to continue the angle they were pushing about Roman not being able to beat Seth, but that was not the case. I'm not sure where this leaves Seth now and it seems like a Smackdown run may be in his future.

Roman wants to do The Shield fist pose after and Seth does it with him. 

Overall thoughts: The opener was entertaining. Trick/Baron was acceptable and the ladder match was alright. Dom/Danhausen was all shenanigans. I didn't like Penta/Gable that much. The main was alright but it was slower and had a lot of finishers. The main was probably the match of the night due to a lack of other candidates. The show really could have used a stronger semi-main event and some bigger moments as this was nowhere close to WWE's best work. I liked Summerslam Night 1 more than Night 2 but would give it the same rating of a 6 out of 10. It was okay overall. 

WWE Summerslam 2026 Night 1 8/1/2026

WWE Summerslam 2026 Night 1 8/1/2026

Night 2 is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/wwe-summerslam-2026-night-2-822026.html 

We are in Minneapolis, MN. Wade Barrett and Michael Cole are on commentary.

We see various wrestlers arrive and hang out. 

Women's Title - Liv Morgan (c) vs Iyo Sky

Iyo backs her up in the corner and is thrown down backwards. Liv stomps and clubs on her. Iyo knees her in the gut and stomps her in the corner. Iyo headstand pendulum double knees her in the corner. Liv is sent out and pulls down Iyo on a dive attempt. Iyo drops her with a forearm. Iyo stands on the rail and is swept on it. Iyo is then sent into the LED board rails.

Liv basement dropkicks Iyo in the ring then stomps her. Liv kicks her in the ribs. Liv suplexes her three times. Liv enzugiri's her for 2. Liv backsplashes her and step up knees her in the corner. Liv rolls her into a double stomp. Iyo flapjacks her and buzzsaw kicks her. 

Iyo pulls Liv's arm down over the top rope. Iyo top rope dropkicks Liv. Iyo corner meteora's her. Iyo then sunset bombs her on the floor. Iyo goes up top and Raquel/Perez come out. Raquel pushes Iyo off the top rope. Iyo knocks Perez off the apron and back body drops Liv onto Raquel. Raquel catches Liv and Iyo top rope moonsaults Perez and Raquel outside.

Liv headscissor spikes Iyo over the middle rope. Liv is up top and gets hit with a shotei. Iyo top rope spanish flies Liv. They trade forearms. Liv pounds on her and Iyo hits an angel's wings. Iyo double underhook backbreakers her.

Iyo misses a corner meteora. Iyo twisting reverse ddt's her. Iyo hits Liv's oblivion for 2. Iyo misses a top rope moonsault and hodls her ankle. Liv 2nd rope diving codebreakers her for 2. Iyo germans Liv on the apron. Iyo meteora's her against the post on the apron.

Liv goes for a moonsault off the top but Liv gets her boots up. Iyo headflips out of oblivion and is codebreakered. Liv hits oblivion again and pins her.

Thoughts: There wasn't a great story or anything but I liked what we got. Both girls tried a bit harder than usual, they didn't botch and things went well for the most part. I was a little surprised to see Liv win and am curious as to where this leaves Iyo now.  

The Bloodline are in the back and Jey hypes up Jimmy.

We see some legends in the crowd like X-Pac, Dan Spivey and Jimmy Hart.

We get a Gears of War video game ad before the next match with some rubble on the stage and some skull graphics on the tron.

LA Knight, Solo Sikoa, and Royce Keys vs. The Bloodline (Jacob Fatu, Jey Uso, and Jimmy Uso)

Fatu comes out with a wolf's mask.

The faces run in and the fight starts. 4 of the 6 fight in the ring. LA back body drops Jimmy over the top. Jimmy then suicide dives out. Jey hits punches on Solo and Solo punches back. Solo does Jey's punch and dance. Solo then does Jey's yeeting with taunts and music.

Solo shoulders over Jey. Solo samoan drops Fatu and does his dance. Fatu then superkicks him. Fatu pop-up samoan drops him. Fatu sentons him and hits mounted punches. Fatu chokes Solo on the ropes. Jimmy stomps Solo in the corner. Jey corner splashes Solo. Solo is then abused on the ropes.

Fatu stomps and headbutts Solo. Fatu running corner hip attacks him. Solo hits punches on Fatu then they double clothesline each other down. Keys comes in and hits lariats on Jimmy. Keys corner splashes him then lariats him. Keys world's strongest slams Jimmy. Keys then sky high's Jey. 

Keys hits punches on Jimmy and Jimmy superkicks him three times. Keys 2nd rope spinning slams Jimmy. LA comes in and hits shots on Jey. LA pop-up slams him. LA elbow drops Jey. Jey spears LA for 2. 

Jey goes up top, LA jumps up there and superplexes him. Jey top rope splashes LA. Solo uranage's Jimmy then Fatu impaler ddt's Solo. Keys spinebusters Fatu. Fatu superkicks Keys outside. Keys powerslams Fatu over the timekeeper's rail. LA rolls up Jey for 2. Jey spears LA. Jimmy top rope splashes LA for 2. LA hits a BFT on Jey and pins him.

Thoughts: It was okay but more suitable for a Raw match than a big show like this. They just didn't go all out or get to do anything special. The match did flow well though and probably worked out as good as it was going to go. Keys' powerslam over the rail was the highlight of this. 

Gunther vs. Nick Aldis

They lock up. Gun wristlocks him. Nick kips up out of it and reverses it. Gun side headlocks him. Gun shoulders him over then side headlock takeovers him. Gun slides out and poses on the commentary table. Gun backs him up in the corner and chops him. Nick punches back. Gun jumps at him and is caught with a suplex for 2.

Nick sits up top and is chopped down. Fatu sends Nick into the post then talks smack to Mickie James, Nick's wife. Gun chops Nick down. Nick hits punches and chops on Gun. Nick is thrown hard into the buckles. 

Nick backbreakers Gun. Gun sleepers him. Gun lariats Nick down. Nick 2nd rope superplexes Gun. Nick hits punches on Gun and Gun chops him. Nick lariats him then Gun lariats him back. Nick flying lariats him then powerslams him for 2. Gun misses a corner facekick and Nick kicks him in the leg. Nick slams Gun then top rope elbow drops him twice. Nick cloverleaf's Gun and Gun ropebreaks.

Gun goes for a sleeper then Nick goes for one. Gun saito suplexes him and powerbombs him for 2. Gun hits downward elbows on Nick and grounded chokes him. Nick then taps out.

Thoughts: It was an okay bout here. Nick looked fine though he was definitely getting a little tired by the end. Gun got the win as expected. It's nice to see Nick finally get to wrestle in WWE after never getting a chance despite checking all the boxes.

Nick's wife and kid come into the ring after to hug him. 

Tommy Dreamer and Bubba Ray Dudley are shown in the crowd as part of Busted Open Radio.

The Bella Twins (Nikki Bella and Brie Bella) and Paige vs. Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Lainey Reid, and Fallon Henley) 

Fallon forearms down Brie (long pants). Brie knees her in the gut and russian legsweeps her. Brie hits chest kicks on Fallon. The heels have their heads banged off the steps (not Jacy though). Paige and Nikki dive off the apron on their opponents.

Brie goes up top and is pulled down by Jacy. LR stomps Brie's face into the steps. Jacy cannonballs Brie against the steps. Jacy sentons Brie for 2. LR running euros Brie in the corner and chinlocks her. Brie back elbows LR. 

Brie lariats LR. Nikki hits running lariats on LR. Nikki neckbreakers Jacy, forcing her to ddt Fallon. Nikki facebusters LR for 2. LR cradles Nikki for 2. Nikki forearms LR. Paige cannonballs Fallon from the apron. 

Jacy superkicks Paige in the ring. Brie surprises Jacy with a forearm. LR sunset flips Nikki then pumping knees her. Nikki takes like a double team fisherman's suplex for 2. Fallon swinging facebusters Brie then dances. Nikki and Fallon forearm each other down.

Paige slingshot sunset flips Jacy. Jacy spinning forearms Paige  and pins her.

Thoughts: It was an average match. They didn't botch too bad but the work just wasn't great. I'm kind of surprised the faces lost since The Bella's are re-united again here.

The Bella then beat up Paige after in a surprise turn. Brie TKO's Paige and The Bella's leave Paige laying. Nikki says "lesson learned, you'll never take my spot".

We get a cool Street Fighter style character select screen with WWE wrestlers. 

Undisputed WWE Title - CM Punk (c) vs Cody Rhodes

Cody comes out to Guile's Street Fighter music with a helmet with Guile's hair on it. Cody is lifted up from under the stage. Punk comes out in Minnesota North Stars themed attire.

They stare down and lock up. Punk double chops him on the break then Cody does the same. They trade chops. Punk hiptosses him and flying headscissors him. Punk kicks and boots Cody in the arm. Punk whips him down by the arm and hammerlocks him. 

Punk side headlocks him and Cody shoulders him over twice. Cody side headlock takeovers him. Cody shoulders him over and side headlock takeovers him again. Cody chops Punk and Punk whips him down by the arm. Punk hits chest kicks and yanks the arm. 

They trade hammerlocks and Punk is sent out of the ring. Cody topes him outside. Punk is sent into and over the rails. Punk flying lariats him off the rail. Punk top rope double axe handles him. Punk suplexes him for 2. Cody hits a drop down punch and Punk leg lariats him. Punk then holds his left knee. Punk step up knees Cody in the corner. Cody kneebreakers Punk then kicks him in the leg. 

Cody dragon screws Punk. Cody hits corner spears and kicks him in the leg. Cody dragon screws Punk again. Cody twists the ankle and Punk boots him in the head. Cody springboards and is kicked in mid-air. Punk slams Cody. They fight up top and Cody goes down. Punk top rope elbow drops Cody.

Cody hits a cody cutter for 2. Cody hits a disaster kick for 2. Cody walks up the buckles and diving cody cutters him for 2. Punk upkicks Cody then rolls him up for 2. Cody blocks a go to sleep then Cody figure fours Punk. Punk rolls to reverse the figure four and they ropebreak. Punk puts him in the anaconda vice. 

Punk hits punches and chops on Cody. Punk does another anaconda vice. Cody hits a cross rhodes for 2. Punk is crotched up top. Punk tries a top rope moonsault but he misses and it looks terrible. Punk lariats him down for 2. Punk double axe handles Cody and hits a go to sleep for 2. 

Punk bangs Cody's head off the commentary table. Punk is swept on the commentary table. Punk is sent into the steps. Punk hits a GTS on Cody in the ring for 2.

Cody is on the commentary table. Punk misses a top rope elbow drop and goes through the table. Cody walks up the buckles and dives on the ref when Punk moves. Punk hits a GTS on Cody. Cody hits a cross rhodes and Punk rolls out. Randy Orton returns, runs in and RKO's Cody. Punk hits a GTS on Cody and pins him.

Thoughts: It got a lot of time and had a little bit of a slower pace to it (maybe too slow at times). It was a good match overall with Punk working the arm and Cody working the leg. Randy Orton returned, bringing back his Mania feud with Cody, and at least gave Cody an out here. Punk's top rope moonsault was bad and I was very surprised he tried that dive through the commentary table. 

Corey Graves, Big E and Joe Tessitore talk about the Cody/Punk match then hype up the main.  

Hell in a Cell Match - Oba Femi vs Brock Lesnar

Paul Heyman stands on the commentary table and does the intro for Brock. 

Oba boots and euros him. Oba hits corner spears then running corner euros him. Brock germans him three times but Oba no sells the 3rd. Brock is lariated over the top and goes into the cage. Brock's head is banged off the apron and he is sent into the cage. Oba is sent into the steps.

Oba suplexes Brock on the floor. Brock is sent into the steps. Oba leans a table against the cage and Brock is whipped into it. Brock hits Oba in the head with steps in the ring. Brock then hits him hard with them. Brock germans him twice and chairs him. Brock suplexes him. Brock suplexes him on chairs. Oba blocks an F-5 and pop-up spinebusters him. Oba hits shots to the gut and running euros him in the corner. 

Oba chokeslams him and throws him on a backdrop. Oba sitout powerbombs him for 2. Brock laughs in his face and double boots him. Brock F-5's him. Oba gets up then gets up on another F-5. Brock hits a third F-5 for 2. Brock chairs Oba.

Brock rips the ring canvas and pulls the mat away. Brock does Taker's throat slit and tombstones Oba on the exposed wooden boards. Brock then gets a 2 count while trying to pin him Undertaker style. 

Oba punches through a chair and pop-up sitout powerbombs Brock on the mat. Oba pins him.

Thoughts: It wasn't quite a classic. There was no blood and the wildest spots was Oba's bump on the wooden planks. They just never really tried to get this to the next level or do anything too crazy. It was a shorter bout also. It was alright but it could have been a lot more.

Brock hugs Oba after and raises his arm. Brock gets on the mic and says Oba is the future of WWE. They shake hands. Brock says he's the past and Oba is the future.

Overall thoughts: Liv/Iyo was okay. The trios match was also okay but would have been better suited for Raw or SD. Gunther/Aldis was fine. The women's match was average. Cody/Orton was good and was the match of the night. The main was alright but it was shorter and the risks were kept to a minimum.

Sadly, this was show pretty typical of recent WWE PLE's. The days of classic PLE's with everyone giving their all, getting longer matches and making the show special are long gone and do not seem like they will be coming back. There were tons of commercials breaks and probably as much downtime as there was wrestling. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 overall as the wrestling was fine, but there's nothing you'd need to see here and this isn't something I would ever rewatch. Skip this one.

WWE Night of Champions 2026 6/27/2026

WWE Night of Champions 2026 6/27/2026

We are in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Michael Cole and Corey Graves are on commentary.

We see various wrestlers arrive. 

King of the Ring 2026 Finals - Oba Femi vs Jey Uso

Oba throws Jey in the corner. Jey hits punches. Oba no sells his punch and shoulders him over. Jey slides out and Oba double axe handles him from behind. Oba is pushed into the post. Jey topes him twice. He tries again and gets forearmed. 

Oba shoulderbreakers Jey. Oba hits corner spears. Jey is thrown hard into the corner. Jey superkicks him. Jey avoids a powerbomb and superkicks him twice from behind. Jey top rope splashes him for 1. Oba chokeslams him for 2. 

Jey superkicks him twice. Jey running corner spears him then hits another spear. Jey top rope splashes Oba. Jey hits another splash for 2. Jey grounded sleepers Oba. Jey superkicks Oba. Oba running corner euros him twice. Oba backdrop throws Jey. Oba hits a sitout powerbomb and pins him.

Thoughts: Oba won quick here. It wasn't anything particularly special. Jey got a lot of offense in, didn't get too far with it and Oba made his comeback and won. Jey getting to this point helped him out some after he got re-demoted to being Roman's lackey this year. I don't mind Oba looking strong but they don't have enough names for him to do this with forever.

Nick Aldis gives Oba the crown after. Byron interviews Oba in the ring. Oba says it feels so good to go from The Ruler to The King. He says Jey thought he was fighting just one man. Oba says you can't beat destiny and you can't beat him. 

Danhausen comes out to talk. Dan says he has come into a large amount of money lately. Liv Morgan comes out. Liv says Dan owes Judgment Day a lot of money and bad things will happen to him if he doesn't give them it, bad things will happen. Dan says he doesn't know what she means and the only bad things will happen is that Liv is cursed. Liv slaps Dan and heads down the aisle.

Queen Of The Ring 2026 Finals - Iyo Sky vs. Liv Morgan

Both girls are fully covered except for their hands and heads. They lock up. Iyo side headlocks her then shoulders her over. Iyo hiptosses her. Liv flying headscissors her. 

Liv corner backsplashes her and step up knees her. Liv stomps her in the corner and foot chokes her. Iyo sweeps her then basement dropkicks her. Liv blocks a sunset bomb outside. Iyo gets on the rail and top rope crossbodies Liv.

Iyo's head is banged off the post. Liv punts Iyo in the ribs and boots her over. Liv step up knees her in the corner. Liv hanging chokes her in the corner. Liv top rope diving facebusters her. Liv then hits mounted shots. Liv hits triple suplexes. Liv step up enzugiri's her for 2.

Liv chinlocks her. Iyo hits forearms. Iyo's 2nd rope dropkick is blocked. Liv stomps her and crabs her. Iyo double stomps her. Iyo spinning back elbows her and shotei's her. Iyo flapjacks her. Iyo bangs Liv's arm off the top rope. Iyo top rope dropkicks Liv. Iyo corner meteora's Liv for 2. Liv backcrackers Iyo. Liv goes for a tope and is hit with a forearm. Iyo asai moonsaults Liv outside.  Iyo double underhook backbreakers Liv for 2. Iyo goes up top, gets pushed to the steps and Iyo holds her knee.

Liv half crabs her. They trade shots. Iyo's leg gives out as she runs the ropes. Liv springboard codebreakers her for 2. Liv hangs on the 2nd rope and Iyo misses a 2nd rope double stomp on her. Iyo top rope spanish flies Liv. Iyo top rope moonsaults Liv and pins her.

Thoughts: They tried to push that Iyo hurt her leg here but it was at the end and it wasn't focused on. Liv had a better performance than usual but didn't add a ton to this one. The crowd was not super into this and that didn't help it. I thought it was acceptable.

Iyo is given the crown after by Nick Aldis. Byron interviews Iyo. Iyo says, "I am the queen". Iyo says she will see Liv at Summerslam.

Steel Cage Match - Seth Rollins vs. Bron Breakker

They both sit in chairs in the ring and stare at each other. Seth says they will find out what kind of man Bron is. They trade shots and Bron knees him in the gut. Bron tries to catapult Seth into the cage. Seth saves himself then jumps on Bron with punches. Bron germans him three times. 

Seth is thrown into the cage. Seth is thrown into the cage. Bron gorilla press throws Seth into the cage. Bron side slams Seth on an open chair for 2.

Seth chops Bron then Bron rams Seth into the cage. Bron jumping knees Seth. Seth powerbombs Bron. Seth and Bron trade shots on their knees then get up and trade. Seth hits lariats and drops Bron with one. Seth hits Bron in the gut and back with a kendo stick. 

Bron is sent into the cage multiple times. Bron's head is banged off the cage. Seth running lariats Bron then throws a chair in his face twice. Seth gets on the 2nd rope. Bron walks up the buckles and hurricanrana's him down onto chairs for 2. 

Seth is put in a chair and Bron springboard flying lariats him. Bron stands on his throat and tells Seth he's gonna die. Bron puts Seth's head in the opening of a chair. Bron misses a chair shot there. Seth superkicks Bron twice. Seth superkicks a chair into Bron's face. 

Bron spears Seth for 2. Bron and Seth climb up top on the cage and fight. Bron hangs off the top of the cage and Seth superplexes him through a table. Seth runs at Bron and is lariated. Bron has a ton of blood around his eye. Bron running spears Seth for 2. 

Bron goes to escape the cage. Seth grabs Bron. Bron slams the cage door into Seth's head. Bron misses a corner spear and goes into a table in the corner. Seth pedigrees him and curbstomps him for 2. Seth goes for another curbstomp but backs off. Seth 2nd rope curbstomps him for the win.

Thoughts: It checked all the boxes here and it was an okay match. I don't think it got close to great though. I think they needed a bit more intensity, some blood would have helped it and they could have just sped things up at times as it was a slower paced match. I didn't think it had any real major flaws. I was a bit surprised to see Bron lose and I'm curious where things go with either guy from here.

WWE United States Title Match - Trick Williams (c) vs. Ricky Saints

RS hits Trick before intros are over and pounds on him. Trick flying lariats RS. Trick hits chops and punches. Trick stomps RS in the corner then spinning heel kicks RS. RS grabs Lil Yachty's kendo stick outside and pretends like Yachty hit him with it. The ref ejects Yachty.

RS rams Trick back first into the rails then throws him into the steps. RS works on Trick's spine in the ring and hits mounted shots. Trick hits chops. RS running lariats him for 2. Trick is sent into the buckles.

RS running euros Trick in the corner. RS rope walks and clubs Trick off the top. RS backdrops Trick. RS sunset flips Trick for 2. RS low euros him for 2. RS knees Trick in the back. RS suplexes him. Trick suplexes him. Trick hits punches and leg lariats RS twice. Trick flapjacks RS and kips up. Trick backhands him. Trick uranage's him for 2. Trick misses a pump kick and RS 2nd rope diving lariats him. RS hits a bladerunner for 2.

Trick back body drops him. They trade shots. Trick pump kicks him then RS running forearms him. Trick upkicks him then neckbreakers him for 2. RS tornado ddt's Trick. RS 2nd rope Tenryu diving back elbows Trick for 2.

RS' lip is busted open. RS boots Trick in the face. RS jumping knees Trick. Trick hits a flying trick shot and pins RS.

Thoughts: The crowd sucked here for this and the match wasn't anything too special. Trick did a little more than usual. There wasn't any great logic to this and Trick winning was never really in doubt. It was average.

RS gets behind Trick.. Trick backhands RS. Lil Yachty hits RS with a kendo stick. Yachty hits a people's elbow on RS.

WWE Women's United States Title Match - Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Jade Cargill

Both girls are wearing full body suits here.

Tiff hits forearms and a shin kick on Jade. Tiff basement dropkicks her. Tiff goes up and over with a sunset flip for 2. Jade chest forearms her. Tiff trips her into the ropes and hip attacks her there. Tiff topes Jade but is caught and takes a knee to the face. 

Jade running back elbows Tiff. Jade sitout powerbombs Tiff for 2. Tiff's head is banged off the apron. Jade does push up's on Tiff. Tiff hits forearms on Jade. Jade black hole slams Tiff for 2. Tiff hits chest shots on Jade.

Tiff back elbows and boots her. Jade pops Tiff up and Tiff dropkicks her. Tiff cartwheel back elbows her in the corner. Tiff basement dropkicks her for 2. Tiff hurricanrana's Jade into the buckles. Tiff finlay rolls her. Jade gets her knees up on Tiff's double jump moonsault. Jade sitout spinning torture rack bombs her for 2.

Tiff stunners her. Tiff crucifixes Jade for 2. Tiff goes up top. Michin and B-Fab come out. Jade chokeslams Tiff for 2. Chelsea Green comes out from under the ring. Green sends Mich into he steps and sends Fab into the title podium. Jade pump kicks Tiff down in the ring. Jade throws Green into the corner.

Jade tries to grab the Women's US Title. Charlotte Flair comes out, takes it from Jade and hits her with it. Tiff double jump moonsaults Jade and pins her.

Thoughts: I was glad Tiff won. Tiff mostly did all the work here and Jade mostly caught her and threw her around. I found the various outfits to be ridiculous here. Why would Fab, Green and Charlotte wear bodysuits when they even wrestling on this show? Wouldn't they just wear normal long sleeve clothing instead? The match wasn't anything too special. After they do Jade/Charlotte, I wonder what is left for Jade on SD.

Undisputed WWE Title Triple Threat Match - Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Sami Zayn vs. Gunther

Sami comes out in full Middle Eastern attire.

Cody punches Gun and is back elbowed down. Sami clubs on Gun. Gun is pulled over the top by Sami. Cody side headlocks Sami then shoulders him over. Cody drop down punches Sami. Sami side headlocks Cody. Gun trips Sami and sends him into the steps. 

Gun boots Cody and chops him. Gun elbows Cody in the face. Gun hits chops on Sami and throws him out. Cody chops Gun in the corner. Gun clubs Cody from behind. Gun knees Cody in the gut then chops him down. Sami comes off the 2nd rope and Gu nchops him down. 

Gun backdrops Sami. Cody hits a cody cutter on Gun. Cody running forearms Gun then he powerslams him. Cody hits a side effect on Sami for 2. Cody hits a double os cutter on his opponents. Cody topes Sami. Cody slingshot sunset flips Gun. Gun powerbombs Cody for 2. 

Sami throws Gun into the steps outside. Cody hits punches on Sami. Sami blue thunders Cody for 2. Gun pulls Sami crotch first into the post. Gun and Cody fight on the buckles. Cody hits a cross rhodes on Gun for 2 when Sami pulls the ref out. 

They trade shots. Sami brainbusters Cody. Gun powerbombs Sami then powerbombs Cody onto Sami. Sami code red's Gun for 2. Gun misses a corner facekick on Sami. Sami helluva kicks Gun for 2 when Cody pulls the ref out. Cody tells Sami to come on.

Cody bangs Sami's head off the commentary table. Cody's head is then banged off of it. Cody and Sami get on the commentary table. Sami is back body dropped from one commentary table through the other.

Gun powerbombs Cody on the commentary table then does it again to send him through it. Cody lands on some kind of camera man behind it. Gun does a grounded sleeper on Cody in the ring. Cody drops him backwards to break it up but Gun puts it back on. The ref goes to check Cody's arm 3 times. Sami stops Cody's arm from falling down. 

Gun chops Sami and Sami slaps back. Sami exploders Gun into the corner. Sami helluva kicks Gun for 2. Gun lariats Sami down. Cody walks up the buckles and cody cutter's Gun. Cody goes for a cross rhodes on Sami but Sami reverses it. Sam runs and Gun catches him with a sleeper. Sami sleepers Gun. Cody hits a cross rhodes on Sami and Gun together. Sami slips out of a cross rhodes and pins Cody! Sami Zayn is the new Undisputed champ!

Thoughts: Sami's story for the last few years has been that he's the guy who couldn't win the big one. He finally won it here. Why? I'm not sure other than WWE being low on starpower. He's definitely not at his peak popularity wise and the build to him winning wasn't that strong. But it is done and there's no going back. I really would have done this in Canada where the response would have been 10x higher. It was your usual 3-way. Every time something would get going, the next guy would come in and things would reset. I thought there was a lot of story here with Sami and Cody but they only got into it a little. The match was alright enough but not too memorable aside from the result. The back body drop through the commentary table that Sami took was a pretty big bump. I assume we get Cody/Sami at Summerslam off of this. Gunther again has lost pretty convincingly and I don't really see an obvious direction for him here.

Sami says he's been challenging for 10 years and says he was told he would never do it. He says here it is.

Overall thoughts: The crowd either was not mic'd up well or they were just quiet for most of the night. That hurt all the matches. Additionally, Michael Cole had audio issues all night long which hurt things some. On paper, there was a lot at stake here but it didn't really feel like a huge PLE. Oba/Jey was a bit one-sided and Oba won. Iyo/Liv was acceptable and one of Liv's better matches...mostly due to Iyo. Seth/Bron checked all the boxes and was fine but never got close to being great. Trick/Saints was average. Tiff really worked hard against Jade but the match was nothing special. The main event was alright but really was only notable for Sami winning and ending his long run as the guy who couldn't win the big one. One thing I felt was noticeable is that a lot of people are kind of in the hole booking wise after this like Gunther and Bron and they are going to have to do some heavy work to pull them out. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 overall as it was okay and it was definitely better than some of their other Saudi PLE efforts. I really only see people remembering Sami winning the title here and not a lot else. I wouldn't recommend this one.

WWE Clash In Italy 5/31/2026

WWE Clash In Italy 5/31/2026

We are in Turin, Italy. Michael Cole and Corey Graves are on commentary. 

WWE Undisputed Title - Cody Rhodes (c) vs Gunther

Cody backs him up in the corner then cartwheels out. They do a double knuckle lock. Gun chops Cody down. Cody drop down punches him. Cody springboards into a chop. Gun knees him in the gut then chops him down. 

Gun ducks an armdrag and is thrown off a choke attempt. Gun facekicks him down. Gun boots him. Cody hits punches and is shouldered over. Cody flying forearms him then powerslams him. Cody hits a bionic elbow then a pedigree for 2. Gun shotgun dropkicks Cody then powerbombs him for 2. 

Gun comes off the top and runs into Cody's knees. Cody hits a disaster kick and a cross rhodes for 2. Cody walks up the buckles and jumps backwards. Gun grabs a sleeper and Cody goes for a pin. Gun grabs another sleeper and grounds him. Gun hits downward elbows on Cody then sleepers him again. Cody rope breaks.

Gun clubs him and Cody hits punches. They chop each other. Gun hits a hard lariat and Cody lariats back. Gun drops him with a lariat. Gun blocks a cody cutter then Cody hits one on the 2nd  attempt. Cody running lariats him. Cody hits a cross rhodes and pins him even though Gun's foot touched the bottom rope and was under it.

Thoughts: If you were looking for an epic, this wasn't it. Things were picking up some then the match ended. It was very even early on and Gun didn't really get to beat down Cody as expected. What we got of this was alright but it was disappointing and unfulfilling. 

Gunther complains after and argues with the ref. Gun walks off mad.

LA Knight and Montez Ford are in the crowd having snacks and looking like geeks. The Judgment Day girls are also in the crowd.

WWE Women's Undisputed Title - Rhea Ripley (c) vs Jade Cargill

They lock up. RR tries to roll her but Jade holds on. Jade boots and slaps her. RR boots her in the gut then Jade slams her. RR slaps her. RR dropkicks her through the ropes. Jade catches her canonball off the apron. Jade drops RR face first on the apron. She then throws her into the ropes from the outside and kenes her in the face. 

Jade fallaway slams her on the floor. Jade boots her and chokes her on the ropes. Jade foot chokes her in the corner. Jade forearms her and RR is sent into the corner and down. Jade suplexes her for 2.

Jade euros her down. RR hits chops. Jade chokes and forearms her. Jade chinlocks her. Jade throws her down backwards. Jade slams her and misses an elbow drop. Jade misses a corner spear and goes into the post. RR hits short arm lariats. RR superkicks her and drops her face first on the mat. RR low dropkicks her.

RR germans her then cannonballs her off the apron. RR top rope dropkicks Jade for 2. Jade back body drops her. RR upkicks her and drops her. They trade shots. RR headbutts her. RR hits a bad enzugiri. RR does a razor's edge to Jade then sliding kicks her for 2. Jade is in the electric chair, she rolls RR to the outside but RR hangs on. RR drops Jade's head into the apron for 2.

RR goes for riptide and Jade ddt's her out of it. Jade misses a corner charge and Jade blue thunders her for 2. Jade sits up top and is hit. RR 2nd rope backdrops her. Michin and B-Fab head down to the ring.

Jade pump kicks RR. RR rolls Jade into a double stomp. RR hits riptide on Jade for 2. Fab is supposed to put Jade's leg on the bottom rope but misses and the ref just doesn't count 3. RR goes up top Fab and Michin. Charlotte Flair jumps off the rails onto Mich and Fab. Fab is sent into the post. Jade hits a jade end on RR and Flair puts RR's leg on the ropes.

RR headbutts Jade then hits riptide on her. RR wins.

Thoughts: Rhea thankfully won here. B-Fab had one drop and she botched it, leading to a situation where Rhea had Jade down for the pin but the ref didn't count it. Jade didn't add a lot here though she took more bumps than she ever had taken before. It was just average at best.

Brock Lesnar vs Oba Femi

Brock hits Oba as he takes off his necklace. Brock F-5's him 4 times for a 2 count. Brock kimura's him. Oba rams him in the corner to escape. Brock F-5's Oba for 2. Oba chokeslams him for 2. Oba lariats him over the top and goes with him. 

Oba is sent into the post and Brock kimura's him. Oba slams Brock into the post to escape. Brock F-5's Oba through the commentary table. Oba gets up and gets in the ring. Oba running corner euros him three times. Oba throws Brock on a backdrop. Brock hits another F-5 and wins.

Thoughts: It was a shorter bout. It wasn't much but F-5's and kimura's. It was basically a sprint. I didn't love it and I thought Oba kicking out of all the F-5's devalued that move some. Brock wins here and it surely will set-up another bout between them. 

Brock says "1+1, you're done b!tch".

We see Bron Breakker and Austin Theory sitting in the stands. We also see Giulia and Santino Marella.

They show us clips from last night's incredible El Grande Americano vs El Grande Americano mask match.

We get an awful commercial for the new Scary Movie movie with various WWE wrestlers.

WWE Women's Intercontinental Title - Becky Lynch (c) vs Sol Ruca

BL yells at the ref. Sol kips down out of a lariat then lariats BL over. BL hides behind the ref. Sol drops her chest firsto n the mat. Sol curbstomps BL into the buckles. Sol backsplashes BL then standing moonsaults her for 2. Sol yanks on the arm. 

BL lariats Sol over the top rope. BL baseball slides her. Sol handstands on the apron near the post. BL tries to punch her but hits the post. Sol top rope hurricanrana's BL outside. Sol rolls her up off an up and over. Sol is tripped on a springboard. BL pounds on Sol.

Sol is pulled over the top rope. BL diving forearms her off the apron. Sol is sent into the rails. BL top rope legdrops her for 2. BL euros her and they trade euros. BL spin kicks her in the gut. Sol hits back elbows. Sol germans her. Sol dropkicks her off the buckles. Sol running knees her for 2. Sol dropkicks her. Sol goes for a sol snatcher and BL armbars her. 

Sol STF's her. They backroll each other. BL facekicks her and reverse ddt's her for 2. BL argues with the ref. Sol flips out of a uranage and dropkicks her. Sol's head is banged off the post. Sol top rope facebusters her for 2. BL pulls on the ref's arm, sending her into the ropes, which gets Sol crotched. BL superplexes her. Sol headflips out of a ddt then superkicks her. Sol tries a flying space tiger but undershoots and just falls into BL. BL blocks a springboard 450 lariat and uranage's her for 2.

Sol uranage's BL for 2. BL has her on her shoulders and Sol sunset flips her. Sol avoids a uranage and sol snatcher's BL. Sol pins BL and wins.

Thoughts: Sol winning was a surprise. I don't think they did a good job getting Sol into this spot as she hadn't won a single match yet on the main roster. It was a faster paced bout and they didn't waste a lot of time. This was an okay match. I assume we are getting a rematch off of this.

Page, Iyo, Lyra and Evans are in the crowd.

World Heavyweight Title - Tribal Combat - Roman Reigns (c) vs Jacob Fatu

They lock up and let go. Fatu side headlocks him then shoulders him over. RR leapfrogs him and lariats him. Fatu's head is banged off the buckles. Fatu flying forearms him. Fatu topes RR outside. RR is thrown over the rails then Fatu headbutts him outside. They fight in the open area in the seats. RR pounds on him on the steps. 

RR's head is banged off a rail on the steps. RR's head is banged off a chair. RR hits him with an ice bucket. RR's head is banged off a pole. Fatu foot chokes him at ringside. Fatu's head is banged off the post. 

Fatu hits him from behind. RR facekicks Fatu. RR's head is banged off the steps then he is sent into the steps. RR is in the ring and throws steps at Fatu's head (and connects). RR drive by dropkicks him into the post. RR lariats Fatu then flying lariats him. 

RR hits corner lariats. RR running facekicks Fatu. Fatu hits punches. RR kicks him as he bends over. Fatu lariats him and sentons him. Fatu corner splashes him. Fatu corner hip attacks him. Fatu pops up RR and RR superman punches him. 

RR runs into Fatu's superkick. Fatu does the tongan death grip to him. Fatu pushes RR over the top. Fatu goes for a tope and RR punches him. RR grabs a toolbox and slams it down on Fatu's hand against the commentary table. Fatu then says he "can't do sh!t now", implying he can't do the Tongan death grip. RR then hits Fatu in the hand again with the tool box.

RR stomps Fatu's hand in the mat. Fatu corner splashes RR then corner hip attacks him. Fatu runs around the ring outside and RR superman punches him. RR spears Fatu through what looks like heavily padded crash pad rail. RR spears Fatu in the ring for 2. Fatu talks more trash. RR pulls turnbuckle pads off. 

Fatu does the tongan death grip. RR superman punches him twice and Fatu fires up both times. Fatu's head is banged off the exposed buckles. Fatu spears him for 2. Fatu misses a double jump moonsault. Fatu pop-up samoan drops RR. Fatu double jump moonsaults RR for 2. RR low blows him on the kick out. 

They trade shots on their knees then get up and trade. Fatu does the tongan death grip. Fatu's head is banged off the exposed buckles. RR spears Fatu through a table. RR running spears him and pins him.

Thoughts: Roman won here definitively and talked a bunch of trash while doing it. There were no run in's and it hurt Fatu. There was no real need for this to be done the way it was, but this is why I dreaded Roman winning the title again. Roman does not help people out all that much by beating them and Fatu in particular needed protected since he's pushed as a bad @ss. Cole also hurt Fatu here saying that Roman "neutered" him. 

The first half of this bout was very boring with some weak and slow brawling around the arena. It picked up some in the second half but really didn't compare at all to what we saw in the mask match night before. There was no blood, only one table spot and the most painful spot was probably Fatu getting the steps launched at his head. It was an acceptable to maybe okay main but it was not the classic showdown it could have been. Fatu's also now totally dead in the water coming out of this.

Jey Uso puts the ula fala on Roman. Jimmy comes out with him and they congratulate Roman. We see The MFT's in the crowd looking at Roman. Roman tells The Uso's he's got something for Solo. Jey tells Fatu to come with them. Fatu is hesitant and Jey tells him to hurry up like he's a little b!tch.

Overall thoughts: It was a weak PLE. We had two matches with sketchy finishes to start things. Cody/Gunther was shorter and didn't get to be anything great. Rhea/Jade had a botched moment near the finish that really hurt things and that match was average. Oba/Brock was short finisher spam. Becky/Sol had a faster pace to it and it was okay. Sadly, I'd say it was the best match on here. The main was slower, longer and buried Fatu. It was acceptable but was nothing memorable. I thought this show was a waste of my time. It's a PLE. These are supposed to be big shows where everyone goes all out and we get definitive conclusions to various feuds. We didn't really get that and this was clearly there to build up other shows down the line. I thought it was also lame that they had people like Bron, LA Knight, Liv and others literally eating popcorn and drinking soda instead of wrestling. I'd give this a 4 out of 10 overall and I thought it was below average. I don't recommend this one.

WWE Backlash 2026 5/9/2026

WWE Backlash 2026 5/9/2026

 

We are in Tampa, FL. Michael Cole and Wade Barrett are on commentary.

We see various wrestlers arrive.

Seth Rollins vs Bron Breakker

Seth comes out with a facemask on. 

Seth lepfrogs a spear, facekicks Bron out then topes him. Seth pounds on him outside then sends him into the rails. Seth lariats Bron over the top then topes him. Bron throws Seth over the rail. Seth then jumps over the rail onto him. Seth is caught off the top and Bron belly to belly suplexes him over the top to the floor. 

Bron bangs Seth's face off the apron. Bron takes him down outside and pounds on him. Bron hits corner spears on Seth. Bron suplexes Seth for 1.  

Seth hits punches and Bron germans him twice. Bron grounded chinlocks him. Seth jawbreakers him and hits chops. Bron tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him for 2. Bron trash talks him. Seth backdrops him. Seth hits punches and Bron running lariats him for 2. 

Bron hits germans on Seth for 2. Bron hits corner spears. Seth is up top and Bron slips as he top rope hurricanrana's him down. Bron throws Seth out. Bron runs around the ring, flies at Seth and is caught with a spear. Seth hits short arm lariats on Bron and then hits forearms. Seth running lariats him for 2. Seth pump kicks him for 2. Seth hits reverse curbstomps on Bron. 

Bron blocks a stomp. Seth gorilla press gutbusters him. Seth misses a move and lands on his neck. Bron standing moonsaults him for 2. Bron hits mounted corner punches on Seth. Seth buckle bomb Bron. Bron hits a hard lariat. Seth's face is banged off the commentary table. Bron jumps off the apron and lariats Seth over the commentary table.

Bron goes up top, Seth walks up the buckles and superplexes him. Bron holds on and falcon arrows him for 2. Bron walks up the buckles and hurricanrana's Seth down. Seth lands on his feet off a hurricanrana from the buckles. Seth superkicks Bron twice then pedigrees him. Seth curbstomps him. Paul Heyman gets on the apron and challenges Seth. Seth grabs a chair outside. Austin Theory and Logan Paul go after Seth and are hit with chairs. Seth curbstomps Austin on the floor then chases Logan away with a chair.

Seth rolls in and gets speared for 2. Bron goes for a spear and Seth kind of turns it into a pedigree. Seth comes off the 2nd rope and Bron spears him. Bron hits another spear and pins Seth.

Thoughts: It was nice to see Bron get the win. It was a good match with them having a lot of near falls. Bron spammed the spear a bit much and the selling could have been a little better but I liked it. Seth going after Logan and Austin was a dumb kayfabe move and hard to even believe to be honest. They had a couple of sloppy moments here. Bron hit a nice lariat here. I was surprised they had Bron win relatively clean when a dirty win would have sparked a rematch.

Trick Williams and Lil' Yachty are interviewed. Trick says Sami is lying when he says he feels great. Trick says he's been running this and is the puppet master. He says the games are over tonight.

WWE United States Title - Trick Williams (c) vs Sami Zayn

They lock up. Sami backs him up in the corner and hits chops. Sami side headlocks him and Trick flying lariats him. Trick hits chops on him. Trick stomps him in the corner. Sami slides out. Trick lariats Sami from behind. Trick is sent into the steps.

Sami chases Lil Yachty then hits mounted shots on Trick inside. Sami chops Trick then lariats him for 2. Sami slaps Trick around. Trick upkicks him and jumping neckbreakers him. Trick leg lariats him and slams him. Trick pump kicks him. Trick uranage's Sami for 2.

Sami clubs on Trick on the buckles then sunset bombs him from the top for 2. Trick facekicks him then Sami blue thunders him for 2. Sami goes over him then goes down holding his knee. Sami cradles Trick for 2. Sami hits Trick with the candy cane stick Yachyt had for 2. Sami stomps on Trick in the corner. Yachty hits Sami with the candy cane stick and Trick spinning facekicks Sami for 2. Sami throws Trick out. Sami knocks Yachty down with a punch then hits him with the stick outside. 

Trick lariats Sami on the steps. Sami ddt's Trick on the steps. Sami running kicks Yatchy from behind outside. Sami misses a helluva kick and Trick hits a trick shot to win.

Thoughts: Sami was on full on heel here. He pounded on Trick a lot and beat up Yatchy. It was a bit one-sided at times but Trick picked up the win as expected. I wouldn't say it was great or anything but I don't think the type of match they were doing here was really going to be. Trick still really needs some exciting offense and I don't know if we will ever see it. It was average.

Yachty throws money up in the air as Trick poses on the ropes.

The Miz and Kit Wilson vs Danhausen and Minihausen

Dan has a cloning machine in the entrance. He opens it up and a midget comes out in Danhausen gear. The midget then rides to the ring with Dan in his car. Cole calls the midget "Minihausen".

Kit boots Mini over then gyrates. Mini hits kicks on Kit then springboard reverse topes him. Mini flying headscissor spikes him. Mini the satellite headcissors Miz. Mini hits leg kicks on Kit. Mini walks up the buckles, rope walks and Kit blocks his hurricanrana. Mini headscissors Kit out. Mini gets on Dan's shoulders then plancha's the heels outside.

Miz sends Dan into the post. Kit running knees Mini from behind. Miz punches Mini. Miz gorilla press powerslams Mini. Mini takes a delayed Kit suplex for 2. Mini is put in tree of woe and Kit hits headbutts on him. Kit misses a flying headbutt in the corner. Mini top rope moonsaults him.

Dan comes in and atomic drops and lariats Miz. Dan overhead suplexes Kit then hits corner lariats on the heels. Dan germans Kit then spinning ddt's Miz. 

Dan pump kicks Kit. Miz rolls up Dan for 2 then facekicks him down. Mini top rope diving headscissors Kit out. Mini topes Kit. Kit goes up the entrance way and boots Mini when Mini follows him. Kit throws Mini into the cloning machine and closes the door. We see someone walk in the back of it dressed like Dan. Lights shoot out of the machine and a bunch of minihausen's attack Kit. Minihausen airplane spins Kit and wasteland's him. Mini tries to curse Kit but Kit holds his mirror up at him. Miz gets a 2 count on Mini.

Miz slaps Dan. Dan thesz presses him and hits mounted shots. Dan lariats Kit over the top then lariats Kit over as well. Miz grabs a fire extinguisher and goes to spray it but nothing comes out. Miz then sprays himself and Kit on accident. Mini top rope plancha's Kit outside. Dan pump kicks Miz and pins him.

Thoughts: This was Doink and Dink reincarnated. It was all comedy and goofing around here and was way over the top. Vince would be proud of this one. Someone with booking power is having way too much fun with Dan.

Dan and the midgets dance after. They all then struggle to run away together.

Iyo Sky vs Asuka

They lock up and Iyo is rolled down. Iyo then rolls her from the bottom rope but the lock up stays on. Iyo tries to clean break her and Asuka pushes her. Asuka side headlocks Iyo. We get a "We Want Kairi" chant. Iyo side headlocks Asuka. They shove each other and Asuka hits forearms. Asuka spin kicks her in the gut. Iyo cartwheels off the ropes, sweeps her and basement dropkicks her.

Iyo stomps Asuka in the corner. Asuka hits forearms and Iyo headflips out of a throw. Iyo pendulum double knees Asuka in the corner for 2. Asuka bangs Iyo's head off the post and rail top. Asuka hits Kawada kicks on Iyo as she hangs off the apron. Asuka pulls on Iyo's legs. Asuka chokes her with her leg. 

Asuka facekicks Iyo around as we get more Kairi chants. Iyo hits forearms and Asuka chest kicks her down for 2. Asuka armlocks her. Asuka throws her down backwards and pounds on her. Asuka chest kicks her while she is on her knees. Iyo forearms her then rolls her into a double stomp. Iyo hits shotei's and bangs Asuka's arm over the top rope. Iyo top rope dropkicks her. Iyo corner meteora's her for 2. Asuka hits some strikes and sliding kicks her for 2.

Iyo superkicks her in the face for 2. Iyo germans her for 2. Asuka turns it into an AT lock and an armbar. Iyo spin kicks her in the face and both go down. Iyo stunners her. Asuka armbars her. Iyo grounded chickenwings her. Iyo's head is banged off the post.

Iyo uppercuts her. Iyo hurricanrana's her off the top but Asuka rolls through and gets a 2 count on her. Asuka misses a hip  attack and is stuck in the ropes. Iyo dropkicks her. Iyo goes for a tope and is forearmed. Iyo's head is banged off the commentary table. Iyo blocks a blue mist with a notebook on the commentary table. Iyo sweeps her on the commentary table. Iyo crossbodies her off the commentary table. Iyo asai moonsaults her outside. 

Iyo misses a top rope moonsault. Asuka ends up grabbing an armbar off of it. Asuka grounded chickenwings her. Iyo turns it into a pin attempt. Iyo hits a slap flurry on her. Asuka germans her. Iyo germans her then corner meteora's her. Iyo top rope moonsaults her and pins her.

Thoughts: It was a good, long match. They stiffed each other, Iyo flew around and the spot where Iyo blocked the mist was pretty cool. There were a few sloppy moments but it was nothing bad. These are two girls who have been working together for over 10 years and this was never going to be bad. It was nice to see them get a ton of time to do their thing. We got a couple rounds of "We Want Kairi" chants here, though the rumor is she left WWE on her own accord.

They hug after and Asuka kisses her. They both then walk out without any trouble. 

They show Dan Spivey and Steve Keirn in the crowd but Cole stupidly confuses the two.

John Cena comes out to the ring. Cen says this is cool and thanks everyone. Cena says moments like this make him think of the next phase of his WWE career. The crowd chants for one more match. He says he thinks about his last match and was happy but says others were upset by it. He says it was an evening of opportunity. Cena says we saw Sol Ruca, Je'Von Evans and Oba Femi at that show. 

Cena says debuted 4 months ago and was strutting and kicking Brock's @ss at Mania. Cena says it hit him and they gotta do this again. Cena announces "The John Cena Classic". He says it'll have the best of today competing vs the best of tomorrow in the hopes of being crowned a champ. He says it's a brand new event and a brand new championship in the WWE. He says it's a title he's putting his name on. He says he's striving for a certain level of excellence and wants to make it special. 

Cena says our voice will be heard louder than ever before as the fans will vote to crown the champ. He says every participant qualifies. He says a star may not win the match but could win the vote and become champ. Cena says he doesn't want to just do it for just one year and says the sky is the limit. The crowd chant for Oba and Cena says he's watching so let him hear you. 

Cena thanks WWE for taking the chance on this idea. He thanks the fans and thanks Tampa. 

Cena says this city means a lot to him and you can add this to the list. He thanks the fans for the noise. Cena says he will see us at the John Cena Classic and says it's time for the main event.

Thoughts: The most popular wrestler is probably going to win this thing. It depends on how they set up but if it's truly a legit vote, we could get some odd results off of this. 

The commentators shill root beer with a dog mascot.

World Heavyweight Championship - Roman Reigns vs Jacob Fatu

Fatu has one of those Hawaiian flower necklaces on. 

They lock up and RR side headlocks him. RR shoulders him over and Fatu gets up as RR poses. They lock up again and Fatu side headlocks him. Fatu shoulders him over. RR lariats him then Fatu lariats him down. Fatu lariats him over the top but RR lands on his feet. 

RR catches Fatu's tope and Fatu goes for the tongan death grip. He rams RR into the post with it. RR pulls Fatu's throat over the top then RR pulls on Fatu's arm around the post. RR pulls on Fatu's fingers and bangs his hand off the post.

RR yanks on the arm then pulls it around the ropes. Fatu headbutts him several times. RR uppercuts him. RR hits mounted corner punches on Fatu. RR hits corner lariats on Fatu. Fatu grabs the arm and lariats him down.

Fatu misses a corner splash and goes into the post. RR hits lariats. RR funning facekicks him. RR superman punches him for 1. Fatu makes faces and RR is shocked. Fatu hits punches on RR. Fatu lariats and sentons him. 

Fatu corner lariats him then hits mounted corner headbutts. Fatu corner hip attacks him. RR superman punches him. RR driveby kicks him on the apron. Fatu does the tongan death grip. Fatu powerbombs RR on the commentary table. 

They get back in, Fatu charges at him and is speared. Fatu pop-up samoan drops him. Fatu double jump moonsaults him for 2. Fatu does headbutt drops on RR. Ftu hits mounted punches. Fatu top rope swantons and RR gets his knees up. They trade shots on their knees then get up and trade. Fatu corner hip attacks him twice.

Fatu does the tongan death grip on RR. RR breaks free and squashes the ref in the process. RR hits 2 superman punches then Fatu superkicks him. Fatu pop-up superman punches him and spears him for 2. 

Fatu grabs the tongan death grip. RR takes the turnbuckle pad off, bangs Fatu's head off of it and spears him. RR pins him.

Thoughts: It was a good match and probably the best match of the night. The two matched up well, they kept up a good pace and they did some smart stuff here with Roman working the fingers and needing shortcuts to win. I don't love Fatu losing and I probably would have just had Fatu win by countout. But that's really only complaint about this. 

Fatu puts the tongan death grip on Roman after. The ref breaks it up twice and Fatu pop-up samoan drops him. Officials come in to break it up. Fatu superkicks Hurricane Helms thn throws Adam Pearce out. Fatu puts the hold on again. 

Fatu yells, "I told him", a few times. Fatu leaves then comes back to do the death grip again. Fatu then holds the title up over Roman. 

The show ends. Cathy tries to interview Roman but it is cut off. Fatu says he kicked Roman's @ss and says he told us how wild he is. He asks when the last time you saw somene like him get crashed out. He says Roman's punk @ss just realized he's all gas and no breaks with it.  

Overall thoughts: I liked the opener and thought it was good. Trick/Sami was a bit one-sided and average. The Danhausen tag was something out of Vince's brain and was too over the top and unserious. Iyo/Asuka was a good wrestling match. The main was very good with Fatu and Roman really clicking well. I'd give this a 6 out 10 as we had some good, bad and average stuff here. I thought it was a good show overall and was better than I expected going in.