WWE NXT 9/2/2025

WWE NXT 9/2/2025

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/wwe-nxt-8262025.html 

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/wwe-nxt-992025.html 

We see various stars arrive. 

Jaida Parker vs Lash Legend

They shove each other and JP slaps her. Lash rams her in the corner and hits corner spears. JP hits corner spears. Lash shoulders her over. Lash splashes her for 2. Lash hits the double dribble on JP.

JP chest forearms her and yanks on the arm. JP la magistral's her for 2. JP armlocks her. We see Je'Von Evans arrive during the match. JP slips off the top but dives on Lash inside for 2. JP goes for a buttpress but Lash catches her with a chokeslam for 2.

We go to PiP break and return. Lash slams her then misses a splash. JP hits shots and shoulders her over. JP backcrackers her. JP headhunters her for 2. Lash swinging pendulum backbreakers her for 2.

Lash misses a corner charge. JP clubs on Lash on the 2nd rope and buttpresses her down. Lash pump kicks her outside. Lash swinging drops her on the commentary table. Lash back rack drops her (they now call it the lash extension) and pins her.

Thoughts: Neither of the two are the best in-ring workers so this wasn't that great quality wise. The trip outside near the end lost some of the flow here.

Lash taunts JP as she leaves and JP goes after her. Lash is sent into the buckles. JP running hip attacks her through the rails.

Arianna Grace and Blake Monroe talk in the back. Grace looks like a different person with her hair up. She gives Blake some make-up. Blake says she thought she was done with Jordynne Grace until she interfered in her match. Arianna says she doesn't love Jordynne and they aren't related. Jordynne comes in and the wrestlers try break it up. Kali Armstrong gets mad at Jordynne. She says she messed up her NXT debut and now this. She says this place doesn't revolve around here and never will. She says she thought she had problems with Blake but now she has problems with Kali.

Je'Von Evans comes out to talk. Evans says he's expected to talk about the positives but can't do it after Heatwave. He said he felt nervous and felt like the walls were talking to him. He said if there was a night he was gonna be champ, he thought it would be Heatwave. 

Evans says he let everyone down and wants to apologize. He said he let himself down. We then see someone arriving on a motorcycle on the tron. The Undertaker's gong hits but Josh Briggs comes out. Josh asks if we were expecting someone else. He says Taker isn't here to save him with words of wisdom. He says Evans is immature and everything he hates about NXT.

He says Evans is 21, getting title matches and main eventing PLE's. He says Evans' problem is he thinks it's just okay to wait. He said he's from the generation where they just tweet about stuff. He said he should have gotten in Oba's face and asked for a title shot but Ricky Starks now has the shot. 

Josh says he's been waiting for an opportunity for years knowing he's better than everyone in the locker room. Evans says he's not in the mood for Josh to big bro him. Josh says he won't ever beat Oba as he's good but not good enough. Evans says, "oh you know me?" and Josh facekicks him. Josh then chokeslams Evans through an open chair.

Thoughts: Josh pretending to be Taker was good stuff here and the crowd really reacted.

We get a video on Xia Brookside. She says she was in NXT UK and the Mae Young Classic and now she's in TNA. She says she will make her debut in NXT and says LeRae won't stop her from becoming the next Speed champ.

Candice LeRae says she's in NXT to reclaim what is hers. She says she's just a stepping stone in her path.

Oba, Starks, Hank and Tank talk. Hank says it's a moment for all of them. Tank says they can get tag title shot if they want. Hank puts over Starks. Tank says Oba is the most dominant NXT champ of all time and says Oba has his back. 

Saints tells Oba to be locked in and Oba says to be worried about yourself. 

WWE Women's Speed Title Tournament 1st Round - Xia Brookside vs Candice LeRae

Well Xia finally made NXT, just 3 years late. Xia rolls her up to start then sunset flips her. CL knees her in the gut  then Xia flying headscissors her. Xia misses a corner charge and 2nd rope diving headscissors her.

Xia dropkicks her. Xia corner meteora's her and russian legsweeps her for 2. Xia is on the ropes and is pushed down hard to the floor. Xia rolls her up for 2 and CL low single leg dropkicks her. CL misses an asai moonsault.

Xia codebreakers her for 2. The lights go red as we have 1 minute left. Xia hits corner spears. CL blocks an iconoclasm and hits a tornado ddt. CL step up sentons her then asai moonsaults her for the win.

Thoughts: It was short as all Speed matches are. Xia had a good night here and definitely put a bit more effort in than usual before going down. They had some new colors and graphics up here and the format kind of works for this show so we will see where things go.

Josh Briggs talks to the men's locker room. He says they don't have the balls to say anything. Chase U then gets up and says he bullied Evans. Josh says he will do what he wants and they won't do anything about it. Andre Chase comes in and defends them. Chase's students say he will teach Josh respect tonight and school him.

Ava talks to Fatal Influence, The Culling, Sol and Zaria in the back. She says she wants a team from NXT to get a Tag Title shot. The girls make their cases for why they should get one. Ava says there will be a triple threat next week and the winner will get a shot.

DarkState talk. Griffin says they are being stepped over and disrespected. Dion says they are four renegades. Dion says Griffin was passed up by the NFL. Cutler says Bubba passed him up on LFG and tried to end his career. Griffin says it took Shugars 6 years to get to WWE for being a wildcard. Dion says he watched, got pushed around by Trick and was told he wasn't championship material by Oba. Griffin says they were then security . Shugars says they played the game and says Dion wasn't trying to wait to go from security to superstars. Shugars says potential doesn't pay the bill but violence will. Dion says look at what he got in his hands when he was told he's not championship material. They say when DarkState strikes, ain't nobody safe.

Thoughts: I liked them bringing up all the stuff from the past here and showing clips. That was cool.

Trick Williams comes out to talk. Trick says he said things he meant last week. Trick says he said he was the greatest NXT star but no one had anything to say on the contrary. He says they may know what he knows that he's the hottest star to ever live or they don't care about NXT anymore. 

Trick says he doesn't blame them one bit. He says when he gets his contract, we won't see him again. Trick says the crowds favorites don't love them.

DIY then came out. The crowd chants "welcome home". Johnny says they do love the fans. He says today is the 10 year anniversary of their NXT debut. Johnny calls Trick the greatest NXT start in history. They say he's a 2x NXT champ but Ciampa says he is too. They say Trick held the NXT North American Title and Johnny did too, three times. Ciampa says Trick is the current TNA champ and they didn't win that. Ciampa says Johnny won the NXT Tag Title and says he bets his partner was great.

Johnny says Trick's resume speaks for itself but the jury is out on Trick being the greatest of all time. He makes references to Undisputed Era and Bobby Roode. Ciampa says they bled black and gold and paved the way for Trick. 

Trick puts them over but says not to touch him. Trick says he came in, took their accolades and kicked it to medieval times where it belongs. He says he's still carrying Melo and still the greatest NXT star. Ciampa pushes Trick, Trick goes after him. Johnny superkicks Trick and Trick takes a meet in the middle. 

Thoughts: Eh, DIY were kind of jerks here for interrupting Trick and attacking him. I'm on Trick's side.

Je'Von Evans is being worked on by a doctor. Ava comes in. She says he can face Josh Briggs if he doesn't interfere in his match. We saw Drako Knox and the one blonde guy from Evolve (who I think only appeared once or twice) in this.

We get a video on Kali Armstrong.

Ethan Page and Tavion Heights talk with Ava in between. Tav gives Page the Canadian flag he put on him last week. Page wants to make a flag match thinking Ava will make it then she does.  

Kali Armstrong vs Jordynne Grace

Kali misses a corner charge and gets booted. Kali hits gut shots in the corner and foot chokes her. Kali back body drops her. Kali hits a corner spear. JG goes up and over and chops her. JG hits chops then flips her with a side slam. JG camel clutches her. 

Kali snapmares her and back elbows her. Kali throws her backwards into the buckles. We go to break and return. Kali stretches JG over her knee. JG rams Kali into the buckles from the backslide then lariats her. JG springboard lariats her. Kali powerslams her for 2.

Kali runs the ropes into a spinning back elbow. JG hits a made in japan and wins.

Thoughts: I don't like Kali losing here since she's Evolve champ and is this is one of her first full length matches on NXT but I'm not shocked. What we got was acceptable but not too much more.

Blake Monroe comes out after and fights Grace. Blake is sent into the steps and Grace hits mounted shots. Security comes to break it up. Blake's mouth is busted open.

Lola Vice talks about growing up in Miami in a video.

Josh Briggs vs Andre Chase

Josh back elbows Chase. Chase back elbows him and 2nd rope diving headscissors him. Chase superkicks him from the apron. Josh catches his dive and rams his back into the post.

We go to PiP break and return. Chase spinning ddt's JB for 2. JB side slams and splashes him for 2. They fight on the 2nd buckle. JB sidewalk slams him. JB goes for a suplex but is stunnered. Chase top rope crossbodies him for 2.

Chase hits kicks. JB chokeslams him. Josh running facekicks him and wins.

Thoughts: It didn't get a ton of time and was just a match for the most part. Chase got some offense in before being put down as expected.

Josh attacks Kale Dixon then chokeslams Uriah Connors through the commentary table after.

Trick is asked about DIY attacking him. He says he won't let it slide and will see them next week.

Oba Femi, Ricky Saints, Hank Walker and Tank Ledger vs DarkState (Sayquon Shugars, Osiris Griffin, Dion Lennox and Cutler James)

DarkState jumps in and all 8 go face to face. Shugars jumps on Tank and hits shots. He headlock takeovers him. Dion flying lariats Tank for 2. Tank crucifixes James. Hank corner back splashes James and bulldogs him. Tank sentons James for 2.

Saints hits chops on James, rope walks and tags in Oba. Oba hits short arm shoulderblocks on James and then takes a big punch. Oba then drops James with a forearm. Oba does Saints' pose and gets a pop from everyone. Oba hits a big ending on James. James takes a four person bodyblock. 

We go to PiP break and return. Hank is quadruple teamed on the ropes. James punches down Hank. Hank takes corner attacks. Griffin powerslams Hank then twists his head. Hank is sent hard in the corner. Hank is choked on the ropes. Griffin euros Tank in the corner. 

Hank hits a big lariat on Griffin. Tank comes in and cleans house on the heels. He hits a nice lariat on Dion then atomic drops him. Tank 2nd rope twisting shoulderblocks him then topes outside. Saints tornado ddt's Dion. Oba tags himself in on Saints and they argue. Saints is knocked into Oba. Shugars is thrown into Saints. Saints then punches Oba and Oba lariats him over the top. They then fight to the back.

Shugars takes a double team bodyblock. Tank is crotched into the post. Shugars eye rakes Tank. Tank sends Griffin into the steps. James knocks down Hank. James tells Hank no one is saving him and Hank says, "Joe Hendry". Joe's music hits and he appears. James takes a back elbow + powerslam and is pinned.

Thoughts: I don't like DarkState losing here. Joe appearing was a surprise and definitely random. I would think this would lead to DarkState heading back to TNA. I popped for the spot where Oba did Saints' taunt and they did the four person bodyblock.

Hank and Tank wave their hands with Joe to his song after. Oba and Saints are fighting in the back and security tries to break them up. 

Overall thoughts: This wasn't one of the better NXT episodes. Nothing was that great here but they did get me interested in seeing Saints/Oba and Josh Briggs.. It was a very average episode and I'd give it a 5 out of 10.

NWA Powerrr 9/2/2025

NWA Powerrr 9/2/2025

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/nwa-powerrr-8262025.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/nwa-powerrr-992025.html 

C-Lo says The Colon's haven't run into a skyscraper like PB. The Colon's say Team Exodus Pro met their match. EC3 says Orlando is the worst city in the world. The Colon's say they have been tagging their whole lives and Exodus Pro has no shot. The Immortals have been in the NWA for a long time and the time is now. C-Lo says The Colon's won't smell that great when they are done with them. Knox and Murdoch say there's nothing they won't do to be Crockett Cup champs. The Immortals say we will feel the power of them.

2025 Crockett Cup Semifinal Match - The Colon's (Primo and Epico) vs Team Exodus Pro (EC3 and PB Smooth)

Epico waistlocks PB and is thrown off. He tries again and is hip attacked in the gut. Epico gets on the 2nd rope to better battle PB. They lock up and PB lets him drop down. Epico and PB shake hands. PB won't let go and shoulders him over three times. PB slams Epico.

EC side headlock takeovers Epico then shoulders him over. EC hiptosses him then thesz presses him. Epico slides out and we go ot break. Rhino does a promo. He says he has the advantage in the 2300 Arena as it's the place where he became hardcore. He says he will show how extreme he can get and will leave NWA champ. Thom Latimer does a promo. He says he doesn't need to get beat in that match. He says Colby Corino is stepping up and Rhino gored his way to the top. He says he will dismantle the war machine and put Colby back in his place. Thom says he will burn the building to the ground as he will walk out "and still".

We return from break and Epico stomps on EC. Primo slides down EC's back on the ropes then knee drops him. Primo kicks the rope into EC's arm. Primo eye rakes EC then pounds on his arm. EC's arm is codebreakered then he takes a dropkick for 2.

Epico grabs EC's arm then trips him backwards from the ddt position. PB comes in and shoulders over Primo then STO's him. Epico is slammed onto Primo. PB lifts EC for a cutter on Primo. EC TKO's Primo for 2. Epico grabs a chair, C-Lo takes it then is caught by the ref and ejected. EC takes a low blow + backcracker and is pinned.

Thoughts: It didn't get a ton of time and it was about average. The Colon's shockingly got the win here and I assume it was just so they can lose to the winner of the other match.

Alex Misery talks. He says he's been overlooked for so long and says they won't overlook him anymore. He says all hell will break loose and The Lost have been found He says he's ready to pull out any opponents eyeballs or rip out any opponents tongue and eat it. He says don't get left behind.

We go to Uncle Thrill's Watering Hole with The Cazana's, Mims, Silas Mason and others. Joe talks about how everyone wants his autograph. AJ says Hunter only weighs 145 after eating. Kenzie Paige talks with Tommy Henry (her dad) and tells him to act like a man. Tyler Franks and Hunter are hyped for their first autograph signing and argue over who will sign more autographs. Kenzie tells them to act like a professional or at least pretend to be one. Silas and Mims argue about being the greatest National champ and try to sign autographs faster than the other one. 

Silas tells Mims he's looking at the next World champ and can stick his National champ where the sun don't shine. KC tells Joe to apologize to Tommy Henry for how great they are. AJ says with Joe getting around during the territory days, who knows how many siblings he has. Joe says this is all for them here and says he will climb to the mountain top which is the NWA.

Thom Latimer says he doesn't even need to be pinned to get beaten in the 3-way for the title. He says this is where Rhino made himself. Rhino says he has the home field advantage. Colby says his dad made his name in the 2300 Arena. Thom says he's putting Colby in his place. Colby says he wants to show that the king doesn't need to die for the prince to become king. Thom says he will leave with the ten pounds of gold. Rhino says he will leave champ. Thom says he will walk out "and still" champ. 

Silas Mason does a promo. He says he told everyone that he can't be beat, even by Alexander Hammerstone. He says Hammer hits hard and says when Hammer hits him, he just gets back up while Hammer doesn't move when he hits him. Silas says every muscle and bone in Thom's body must be aching with all weight of expectations. He says the crown on his head might be too heavy and he says he's the man that will snatch it from him. He says the title belongs to him and says he will take it in NYC. 

Colby Corino says The Prince gets his opportunity to challenge for the title next week. He says it's not about his dad next week but him showing the world that the king doesn't need to die for the prince to become king. 

2025 Crockett Cup Semifinal Match - The Immortals (JR Kratos and Odinson) vs Knox and Murdoch (Mike Knox and Trevor Murdoch)

Eric Smallz is with Knox and Murdoch.

Odin and Knox lock up. Knox side headlocks him. Odin hits euros then Knox hits punches. Odin hits more euros Knox eye rakes him then Odin dropkicks him. Odin knee drops him and does his corkscrew euro to the back of Knox's neck.

Kratos and Murd get in. They trade forearms then chop each other. Kratos slams and splashes him. Murd hits a nice lariat. Knox elbow drops Kratos and headbutts him. Knox hits punches and chokes him. 

Murd hits Kratos in the gut. Murd misses a lariat and is hit with a gamengiri. We go to break and get a Rhino video. We return and Odin twisting neckbreakers Murd. Odin misses a corner euro. Odin boots Murd out of the corner and 2nd rope flying corkscrew euros him in the back of the head. Kratos is sent into the post shoulder first.

Odin takes a high/low. Murd goes for the pin on Odin but Odin is not the legal man in. Kratos jumps out of a high low and neckbreakers Knoxk off of it. Kratos goes for the pin but Murd kind of splashes the ref. Murd low blows Kratos.

Murd grabs his poncho and chokes Kratos with it. Kratos is down and Knox just watches. Murd chokes him more. Eric Smallz is shocked by this and tries to get Murd to stop. Eric says "we're gonna lose". Murd then boots Eric over.

Murd stomps on Eric. Murd then goes to choke Eric but Knox stops him. Knox then chokes Eric with the poncho as Murd laughs. Eric's mouth is bleeding and he is double teamed on the ropes. Odin then backrolls Murd and pins him.

Thoughts: There's a lot of things the NWA is known for and bad finishes in big matches is one of them. The finish here was really stupid. Knox and Murdoch had this won and instead of finishing it, they turn on Smallz and beat him up. I could maybe buy them booting him to make him go away but they really looked like idiots here for doing that. If they had to have Knox and Murdoch lose, they should have just had Smallz rat on them for cheating or have him try to cheat and screw up. Then they could have just beaten him up after and we would have gotten to the same endzone. The match wasn't anything too special but I liked the counter spot to the high/low.

They then talk about next week's show.

Overall thoughts: There were only 2 new matches here along with recaps and hype for next week's show. Neither match was that good (despite this being the finals of a big tournament) and the main had a stupid finish. I wouldn't recommend this one and would only give it a 4 out of 10 overall. It wasn't a good show.

TNA Xplosion 8/29/2025

TNA Xplosion 8/29/2025

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/tna-xplosion-8222025.html

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Around The Ring with Gia Miller

Cedric Alexander is this week's guest. They both like cartoons. Ced says he likes Looney Tunes. Gia says she likes Spongebob and Ced does too. Gia talks about the Spongebob club she mentioned in past episodes. Ced says he likes Patrick from Spongebob the best and says he's a genius. Gia says she likes Squidward the best. 

They talk about their favorite Spongebob quotes. Gia invites him to the club and says he's in. She says they need to evaluate Joe Hendry, who she says just saw his first episode of it. Gia promises Ren and Stimpy talk with Ced next time.

Lei Ying Lee vs M By Elegance

George Iceman comes out. He says the town is filled with criminals like the fans. He then brings out M By Elegance. M has Heather and George with him and Lee has Xia Brookside with her.

M backs up Lee in the corner and shoves her. M then mocks Lee's kicks. Lee then does kicks at her and M slides out. Lee chases M  and M boots her as she gets in. Lee headscissors her into a double stomp. Lee flying dropkicks her.

Lee hits mounted corner shots. M's buddies distract the ref and Lee is pulled down face first on the buckles. M stomps on Lee for 2. Lee is laying on the 2nd rope and M double footstomps her down for 2.

 M chokes Lee on the ropes the Heather gets a choke in too. Heather then basement dropkicks her there. M pulls Lee's arms back then suplexes her. M does another karate pose and misses a flipping senton. M misses a springboard twisting crossbody. Lee hits a punch and kick combo. Lee hits lariats then front kicks her. Lee basement dropkicks her for 2.

M knees her out of the corner and is hit while up top. Lee hits mounted corner shots then hurricanrana's her down. Lee spinning high kicks her. Heather distracts Lee and Xia takes her down. Lee spinning drops M on her chest and pins her.

Thoughts: It was fine for what it was. There was nothing wrong with it and M got to show a little personality here. I think Lee put a little weight on.

Xia and Lee then pose on the ropes to end the show.

Overall thoughts: There was only one new match and one new interview as usual. Neither were must see but the Lee/M match was fine.

CMLL 8/29/2025 Grand Prix Internacional 2025

CMLL 8/29/2025 Grand Prix Internacional 2025

The announcers talk with the Grand Prix trophy in the ring.

Capitán Suicida & Valiente Jr. vs Raider & Vegas Depredador

Veg and Val take each other over. Val pump kicks him. Raid springboard crossbodies Val then flying lariats him. Cap spinning headscissors Raid then Veg spinning heel kicks Cap. Veg and Raid then do stereo dives outside.

Veg powerslams Val. Raid running powerbomb throws Cap into his partner. Raid and Veg get 2 counts on their opponents. Veg and Raid take stereo superkicks. Cap is back body dropped into a spinning headscissors on Raid. Val does a step up into a headscissors on Veg.

Val step up tope con hilos out and Cap 2nd rope reverse topes out. Raid springboard dropkicks Cap. Val is popped up and dropkicks Raid. Val then takes a facebuster. Cap spinning ddt's Veg. Raid racks Cap into a backbreaker. Val standing spanish flies Raid. Veg then rolls Val into a double stomp. Raid is popped up into a tornillo outside on Val. Cap flip dives into a headscissors on Raid outside.

Val hangs from the top rope outside and Veg hits a top rope moonsault on Cap and Raid. Val then springboard swantons out onto people. Cap does a top rope inverted flip dive on Veg and Val top rope ssp's Raid. Cap and Val get stereo pins to win the fall.

Thoughts: It was a spot fest here with not much else but dives. Some of the dives were nice and I guess it was an okay way to open the show, but it got close to being overkill. There were a couple moments here where wrestlers ended up doing dives onto their partners which was dumb.

We have ambassadors here from the Philippines, Canada and Britain.  

Dragón Rojo Jr. & Esfinge vs Bárbaro Cavernario & Valiente

1st Fall - Esf gets nailed while posing on the ropes by Val. Barb lariats Rojo and throws him out. Val chops Esf and bangs his head off the buckles. Val then rips at Esf's mask. Esf takes corner attacks, a spinebuster then a giant swing into a basement dropkick. Barb kicks Rojo in the knee then does the same to Esf. Barb sunset flips Esf into a basement dropkick from Val.

Rojo faces a double team and gets chopped in the back. Val then chops Rojo in the head. Esf is double teamed then he takes a pop-up powerbomb. Esf is pinned by Val. Val electric chair drops Rojo forward then Barb bottom rope springboard splashes Rojo. Barb pins Rojo and Barbaro's team wins the fall.

2nd Fall - Val rips at Esf's mask. Val chops him down and stands on his throat. Esf shotgun dropkicks Val then Rojo top rope crossbodies Barb. Rojo rolls up Barb and pins him then Esf pins Val with a corkscrew kick. Esfinge's team wins the fall.

3rd Fall - Barb chops Rojo and Rojo chops back. Esf rips at Val's mask outside. Rojo flying shoulders Barb. Rojo is double hiptossed into the ropes but lands on his feet. Barb dropkicks Val on accident, runs into Rojo's boot and does the worm. Rojo chops Barb up then flying lariats him for 2.

Esf tilt-a-whirl backrbeakers Val twice. Esf rips up Val's mask. Val then rips at Esf's mask. Esf pumping knees him then monkey flips him. Barb trips Esf then Val topes Esf. Rojo top rope dives on Esf and Val outside. Barb step up springboard crossbodies everyone outside. 

Val AA's Esf then elbow drops his back. Val is supposed to interrupted a Barb pin but is slow about it and the ref just stops counting. Rojo is spinebustered. Val and Barb have a miscommunication and Val chops him down. Esf superkicks Val then corner lariats Barb. Rojo corner dropkicks Barb. Esf superkicks Val. Esf springboard splashes Val and Rojo top rope double stomps Barb. Esf and Rojo pick up stereo pins to win the fall and match.

Thoughts: The never ending Esfinge/Valiente feud continued here. They definitely pushed that Barb and Val had problems and that lead to the finish. I thought it was just so-so as it had a lot of moments that could have been cleaner.

Rey Bucanero & Último Guerrero vs Averno & Felino

1st Fall - Ave hits shots on UG outside before he even enters. Fel sends Rey into and over the rail. Ave whips UG with clothing then Rey is sent into the rails. UG takes corner attacks then he is double thrown off the buckles. UG takes a double basement dropkick and shoulderblock. Rey is double teamed. Rey is hurricanrana'd off the top by Fel then takes a basement dropkick.

Ave chops up UG outside while Fel armbars Rey. UG is put in tree of woe then Rey is thrown into him. UG is then double stomped as he hangs. Ave's team ignores the ref's instructions to let off and the ref awards Rey and UG the fall.

2nd Fall - Fel pounds on Rey between falls. Fel hits kicks to his chest. Ave running boots UG in the corner. Ave chops up UG then double stomps on him. UG is tripped into a basement dropkick. Rey's head is banged off the buckles then he is dropkicked. Rey's supposed to kick out but he forgets and the ref just stops counting.

UG is stomped on by Fel and Ave. UG does a double spinebuster. Rey hits lariats on Ave and Fel. The heels take baseball slides then UG monkey flips Rey over the top onto them. UG then top rope dives on everyone outside.

Fel is laying on UG's knees and Rey twisting sentons Fel off the top. Ave takes a double pendulum drop and kicks out at 2.

Fel sunset bombs Rey off the buckles for 2. UG 2nd rope powerbombs Ave then Rey elbow drops Fel at the same time. Rey and UG win the fall and match in 2 straight falls.

Thoughts: It wasn't good. Rey kept forgetting to kick out of pins and the ref was letting up when Rey didn't move. It was really one-sided for most of this as well and Rey didn't look good here.  

Grand Prix Internacional 2025 Torneo Cibernetico Match - Team International (Action Andretti, Donovan Dijak, Lio Rush, Michael Oku, Mike Bailey, Robbie X, Rocky Romero, Taiji Ishimori, The Beast Mortos & TJP vs. Team Mexico (Angel de Oro, Atlantis Jr., Difunto, Mascara Dorada, Mistico, Neon, Templario, Titan, Volador Jr. & Zandokan Jr.)

TI = Taiji Ishimori, MD = Mascara Dorada, Dif = Difunto, Mort = The Beast Mortos

They have the military band there and they do the national anthem.

Temp shoulders over TI to start. They trade armdrags and try to dropkick each other at the same time. Dif dropkicks and stomps on Rocky. Dif handstands in the corner and is spin kicked in the gut by Rocky. Dif powerslams Rocky then dropkicks him out. TJP and Vol go at it. Vol wristlocks him, TJP cartwheels then headstand spinning headcissors him. TJP handstands out of a headscissors then Vol flying headscissors TJP out.

Lio boots Oro and double upkicks him. Lio 2nd rope headscissors him but Oro cartwheels out. Lio spinning heascissors Oro then is chopped down. Oro dropkicks Lio. Titan headscissors Action but Action lands on his feet. Action pump kicks him. They legsweep each other and try dropkicks at the same time. They shoulder each other over then kip up together.

Zand and Dijak go at it. Dijak chokes him and chops him. Zand hits chops and is caught on a springboard. Zand slaps him then Dijak superkicks him. Zand lariats him over the top and goes with him.

Neon and X go at it. X flying snapmares him then is shouldered over. X goes up and over and cartwheels out of a headscissorrs. They try to dropkick each other at the same time and headflip up together. They then push each other.

Mort and Atlantis fight. Mort headbutts Atlantis down. Mort backrolls and is kicked. Atlantis monkey flips Mort then 2nd rope diving headscissors him. Mort spin kicks Atlantis in the gut then powerslams him. MD comes in and corkscrew kicks Mort out.

Oku and MD go at it. Oku flying headscissors him but MD handsprings out of it. MD walks up the buckles, flips into them and armdrags him. MD springboard tornillo armdrags Oku.

Mike and Mistico go at it. Mike front kicks Mist. Mike hits a kick combo on Mist and enzugiri's him. Mist flying headscissors Mike then walks up the buckles and corkscrew armdrags Mike down. Mist tornillo's Mike outside and is stomped by the foreign team before a big brawl breaks out.

Rocky and Vol hug then Temp gets in instead of Vol. Temp flips over Rocky's back then is lariated. Rocky corner lariats Temp multiple times. Temp knocks him over then springboard dropkicks him out.

Vol flying headscissors TI then satellite headscissors Mort. Lio and Titan go at it. Titan goes up and over and dose headflips. Titan limbos out of a lariat and jumping back kicks Lio. TJP trips Titan. He ties up Titan's legs while doing a northern lights suplex to Dif for 2.

Dif ducks a sliding lariat then does a sit-up like he's coming out of a coffin. Dif spinning heel kicks TJP. TJP tries to spit mist at Dif but Dif blocks it with hand and licks it.

Action and Oro get in. Action does a sunset flip for 1 then spinning enzugiri's him. Oro superkicks him. Action springboard tornillo's him. Oro hits punches on Action. Oro goes to springboard but is knocked down. Action asai moonsaults him outside. 

X and Zand trade chops. Zand chops him over the top then X backflip kicks him. X stunners Zand over the top rope and cannonballs him off the apron. Dijak and Neon go at it. Neon tries to shoulder him and gets nowhere. Dijak shoulders him over then hits mounted punches.

Dijak misses a corner splash and goes out. Neon runs the ramp, springboards and blind springboard moonsaults Dijak outside. Mist springboard back elbows Mort then does a silly string variation into a headscissors on him. Mist satellite armdrags Mort out. Mist walks up the buckles and plancha's Mort outside. 

Oku spin kicks Atlantis in the gut then he PK's him. Oku hits more kicks. Atlantis catches him on an asai moonsault but falls over. Atlantis spinning package tombstones him for 2.

Oku tries to take Atlantis' mask off and foot chokes him. Oku takes a double hiptoss into a neckbreaker + sitout powerbomb combo for 2. Atlantis, MD, Oku and Mike all fight at the same time. MD and Atlantis are put in stereo half-crabs. MD and Atlantis are sent out then Mike and Oku do stereo top rope moonsaults on them. The other wrestlers then all fight.

TI and Titan fight. Titan spin kicks him in the gut. X pulls Titan down from the apron and takes a pele kick. Titan double stomps TI then tope con hilos him and X. Lio and Vol go at it. Lio runs the ropes and Vol superkicks him. Vol is held for a step up enzugiri to the chest. Action topes Neon outside then Lio topes Vol outside. Lio asai moonsaults Neon and Vol outside.

Temp and Rocky trade forearms. Temp is between the ropes and takes kicks and a rewind kick. Rocky double stomps him off the apron to the floor. Rocky spinning ddt's Temp for 2. Temp wheelbarrow germans Rocky for 2.

Titan and Rocky hit pumping knees. Titan wasteland's Rocky. Temp flying space tigers from the ramp into the ring on Rocky for 2. Rocky stomps on Temp and TJP stops him. TJP and Oro go at it. They shoulder battle and Oro knocks him over. TJP slingshot headscissors Vol. Vol spinning headscisssors TJP then topes him. Dif pulls Mort down by the mask, springboard dropkicks him then springboard lariats him. Dif walks up the ropes and flip dives Mort outside.

Dif rope walks and dropkicks Mort in the corner for 2. Mort backbreakers Dif then powerbomb backbreakers him. Mort spinning lariats Dif and pins him. Difunto is eliminated.

Mike and Neon go at it. Mike rolls him into an armbar. Neon rolls him up for 2. Neon double jumps in the corner to escape from him then jumps over the top and headscissors him off the apron. MD and Dijak go at it. MD corkscrew headscissors him. Dijak superkicks him off the apron then 2nd rope corkscrew moonsaults outside.

Action and Mist go at it. Mist flying bodyscissors him then enzugiri's him on the apron. Mist is on the 2nd rope and kicked. Action 2nd rope hurricanrana's him for 2. Mist headscissors Action into a crucifix and pins him. Action Andretti is eliminated. 

Titan and Rocky go at it. Rocky uppercuts him. Titan spin kicks him. Titan enzugiri's him from the apron and springboard crossbodies him. Titan dropkicks him out and goes out after him. Titan headscissors him on the floor. 

Oro and TJP go at it. TJP top rope crossbodies him for 2. Oro superkicks him from the apron and slingshot asai moonsaults him for 2. TJP double boots Oro out of the corner then michinoku drivers him for 2. Oro hits shots on TJP. TJP spin kicks him and Oro superkicks him. TJP christo's Oro and submits him. Angel de Oro is eliminated.

Zand catches Oku in mid-air. Oku kind of does an armdrag then top rope frogsplashes him for 2. Oku half-crabs Zand. Zand back body drops Oku into a sitout bomb and seemingly pins him. Michael Oku is eliminated.

Temp and TI trade. Temp powerslams him then asai moonsaults him for 2. TI rolling death valley drivers Temp and superkicks him for 2. Temp spinebusters TI. TI is yanked up and does a canadian destroyer. TI 450's Temp off the top and pins him. Templario is eliminated. 

Neon and X fight. Neon standing moonsaults him for 2. X walks up the ropes, handsprings then cutters Neon for 2. Neon is laid on the top rope and X rope walk double stomps him. Neon canadian destroyers X. Neon then top rope inverted flip dives him and pins him. Robbie X is eliminated.

Lio and Vol trade shots. Vol rolls him up for 2. They lariat each other. Vol canadian destroyers him and pins him. Lio Rush is eliminated. 

Mort and Atlantis go at it. Atlantis top rope crossbodies him then superkicks him. Atlantis tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him twice. Atlantis tope con hilos Mort. Mist handspring back elbows TI. Mist springboard crossbodies TI then headscissors him out. TI headscissors Mist out. TI 2nd rope asai moonsaults Mist outside.

Zand top rope crossbodies Dijak then dropkicks him in the knee. Zand la magistral's him for 2. Zand puts his flag over Dijak's head then basement dropkicks him. Dijak hits a GTH on him then top rope moonsaults him for the pin. Zandokan Jr. is eliminated. 

Atlantis is triple stomped on by the heels. Atlantis headscissors TJP down. Atlantis powerslams Dijak. Atlantis top rope frogsplashes Dijak and pins him. Donovan Dijak is eliminated.

MD top rope crossbodies Rocky then wastelands him. MD misses a 450. Rocky trips him then camel clutches him. Rocky straightjackets him and pulls back but MD ropebreaks. MD beachbreakers him for 2. Rocky and MD fight up top. MD hangs from the top and headscissors him down. MD top rope ssp's him and pins him. Rocky Romero is eliminated. 

Neon spinning fisherman's neckbreakers Mike for 2. MD 2nd rope poisonrana's Mike for 2. Mike PK's Neon then standing moonsault double knees him. Mike canadian destroyers him and pins him. Neon is eliminated.

Atlantis and Mort trade forearms. Atlantis superkicks him then enzugiri's him from the ramp. Atlantis runs the ramp and crossbodies Mort for 1. Atlantis goes for a top rope frogsplash but Mort gets his knees up. Mort spears Atlantis and pins him. Atlantis Jr. is eliminated.

Mort powerbomb backbreakers and spinning lariats Titan for 2. Mort is on the buckles and takes an enzugiri. Titan top rope superplexes him. Titan springboard double stomps him. Titan top rope double stomps him and pins him. The Beast Mortos is eliminated.

TJP christos MD when they get in then MD backbreakers him off of it. MD misses a 450 off the top. TJP christos him and submits him. Mascara Dorada is eliminated.  

TI springboard la silla's Vol. TI handspring corkscrew kicks him for 2. Vol backbreakers him and canadian destroyers him for 2. TI la mistica drops him then border city stretches him. Vol taps. Volador Jr. is eliminated.

Mist springboard crossbodies TI. TI canadia destroyer ddt's Mist. Mist top rope spanish flies TI for 2. Mist springboard splashes TI and pins him. Taiji Ishimori is eliminated.

Mike snapmares Titan, goes for a legsweep and is double stomped on the back. Titan does a ripcord twisting drop on him for 2. Titan is cradled for 2. Mike superkicks Titan. Titan spin kicks him down. Titan goes up top and takes a spinning high kick. Mike hits a half-electric chair driver and pins Titan. Titan is eliminated. 

TJP, Mike and Mist are the last 3 left. Mist takes a shot from behind then a crane kick from Mike. Mist 619's TJP then springboard crossbodies both opponents. Mist flying headscissors Mike then superkicks TJP. Mist topes Mike outside. TJP plancha's Mist outside. TJP top rpe frogsplashes Mist for 2.

TJP and Mist trade chops. Mist spin kicks him in the gut and TJP misses a spinning high kicks but it is sold anyway. TJP corner lariats him then Mist corner lariats him. They high kick each other at the same time and both go down.

Mike trips Mist from the outside and TJP basement dropkicks Mist. Mike and TJP rip at Mist's mask. Mist is in tree of woe and takes a basement + a top rope double stomp. Mist top rope spanish flies TJP. Mist pins TJP. TJP is eliminated. 

Mike and Mist are the final two. Mike spin kicks him in the gut then canadian destroyers him for 2. Mike armbars him. Mist tries a pin and Mike then tries a pin. Mike misses a standing moonsault double knee on Mist.

Mike rolls out and calls for timeout. Mike then top rope moonsaults him outside. Mist hits chops on the apron. Mike standing moonsault double knee drops him on the apron. Mike superkicks him. Mist canadian destroyers him. Mist does la mistica and Mike taps out. Mistico wins.

Mist gets a trophy, confetti and streamers after for winning then his team comes out as does the military band. 

Thoughts: It was a very long match at 82:06 (yes, that's 82:06) and it was easily one of the longer matches I have reviewed. There were a ton of people in this which really limited things. Two wrestlers would do a sequence, someone else would get in and the pattern just repeated itself for 82 minutes straight. We got some okay flying but we didn't get any cool multi-person spots or any real dive trains. I didn't think this match was that good and it just became a drag to watch after a while.

Overall thoughts: We had 3 matches and the 82 minute long cibernetico here. The opener was a bit spotty and some things could have been done better but I'd still say it was okay. The second match was just so-so and continued on the year long Esfinge/Valiente feud. The semi-main wasn't good at all with Rey Bucanero forgetting to kick out of pins and not being that mobile. The main was very long and just not that good. 2 wrestlers would get in, work for a little then tag out and the process just kept repeating which made it impossible to really get anything going. The main was one of the longest matches I have ever reviewed. I wouldn't recommend this one and would only give it a 4 out of 10 overall.

WWE Monday Night Raw 9/1/2025

WWE Monday Night Raw 9/1/2025

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/wwe-monday-night-raw-8252025.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/wwe-monday-night-raw-982025.html 

This aired at 2PM. We are in Paris, France.

CM Punk is waiting for Seth to arrive. Adam Pearce says let's wait inside. Punk says he'll wait out here. 

We see various wrestlers arrive. Jey Uso comes out through the crowd. Jey says we aren't running back his song tonight. He says he's supposed to have the title around his waist but just has some medical tape on his waist. He says if he had stayed out of Roman's match and listed to his advice, he might have been alright. He says he doesn't play about his family though.

He says don't disrespect his family and calls out The Vision. LA Knight comes out instead. LA says he believed he would win last night but he stands here a loser and says we all lost that match. LA said they had a chance to put Seth through a table all together but Jey spoiled it. 

LA says he's sick of being left laying and sick of not being champ. He says he can get him up to speed quick if he has a tough time understanding. Jey tells him to get him up to speed. 

Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed come out. LA questions if they have enough brain cells and Bron says he beat him twice so he does. Bron says people should only be concerned about Paul Heyman's health as Roman put him there. Bron says there's no one to hold them back without Paul here.

Bron says they are a couple of dogs off leash. Bron says they will put them in the hospital next to Roman. Reed asks for the crowd to acknowledge them. Reed says they put Roman in the hospital as Seth has a vision and it doesn't include Roman, Jey or LA. Reed says they are next. Bron challenges them to a tag match. LA agrees.

Asuka and Kairi Sane talk. Iyo Sky comes in. She says she's sorry about last week. Asuka says it's okay and says they are family. They hug. Iyo asks if they want help tonight. Sane yes but Asuka says they don't need help unlike Rhea. Iyo tries to talk more but Asuka cuts her off. Sane says everything will be okay.

The Judgment Day (Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez) vs The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane)

Asuka and RP lock up. Asuka side headlocks her. They shoulderblock each other and RP slaps her. RP goes out to avoid a kick. RR gets in then she takes kicks from 
The Kabuki's.

Sane hanging headscissors RR over the top rope then hurricanrana's RR. RP gets in and is swept. Asuka dragon screws her for 2. Sane headscissors RP using the ropes. Sane chops RR then RR stunners her off the casadora. RR catches her off the ropes and corner splashes her. RP sends Sane into the rails.

We go to break and return. RR corner splashes Sane then RP and Sane botch a headscissors. Sane takes a russian legsweep + headkick for 2. RR misses a corner splash and Asuka is tagged in. Asuka hits a top rope dropkick on RR. Asuka knees RP in the face and superkicks her in the gut. 

Asuka flying back elbows RP then rolling armbars her. RR lariats Asuka hard then RP cartwheel double knee drops Asuka for 2. RR slingshot jackhammers Asuka. RP double jump moonsaults Asuka for 2.

Sane triangles RR over the top. RP backrolls Asuka then is caught in a grounded chickenwing. Asuka spin kicks her in the gut. Sane top rope flying elbows RR outside. RP spin kicks Asuka. RP totally botches a spinning heel kick then botches a pin attempt. Asuka chickenwings RP and RP taps.

Thoughts: It almost got cooking in the 2nd half but then they ran into some botches and sloppy moments which prevented that. The Warriors run here likely to continue whatever is going on with them and Iyo. Iyo oddly didn't come out for this.

Adam Pearce does a taped video. He says the question has been who is the next Women's champ. He says he has Stephanie Vaquer and Iyo Sky. He says they will fight for the title in 3 weeks at Wrestlepalooza.

Thoughts: I get why they are doing it but that's quite a while with the women's title being vacant.

Finn Balor vs Dragon Lee

Finn takes him down by the wrist. Lee flips out using the ropes and Finn armdrags him. Finn back elbows him. Lee walks up the ropes and diving armdrags Finn. Lee does combinacion cabron. Finn backbreakers him.

Finn chops him. Lee flying headscissors him and dropkicks him out. Lee tope con hilos him. We go to break and return. Finn side headlocks him. Lee chops him then rebound germans him. Lee facekicks him then superkicks him. Lee sitout powerbombs him for 2. Finn stops destino then Lee slides down and kicks him. Finn final cuts him for 2. 

Lee top rope crossbodies Finn for 2. Lee finlay rolls him then is john woo'd in the corner. JD gets on the apron and Lee jumps over the top and hurricanrana's him down to the floor. Finn then gets him down and hits a top rope double stomp for the win.

Thoughts: It was fine with Finn winning as expected. 

Nikki Bella and Iyo talk in the back. Nikki says she's a fan of her. The Kabuki Warriors walk in and interrupt. Asuka is hard to understand but offers to help with Vaquer. Iyo says she can beat her alone. Asuka says she didn't win at Summerslam alone. Asuka says they will be champs again. Sane tries to talk to Iyo and is pulled away.

Dom, JD and Finn talk in the back. Dom says AJ Styles is still on his case. Adam Pearce comes in. He says he saw what happened with Dragon Lee and JD/Finn are banned from ringside during Dom's title match tonight. 

Grayson Waller and The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) vs Penta and The War Raiders (Ivar and Erik)

Woods grabs a fan's phone and Waller stomps it. Waller then rips of a picture of him selling fruit that a fan has. 

Penta hits shots on Woods and flying headscissors him. GW and Kofi get hit on the apron. Erik hits a diving forearm off the apron then Ivar cannonballs off the apron. Penta top rope dives on everyone outside.

We go to break and return. Woods facekicks Erik for 2. GW and Ivar get in. GW is back body dropped then side slammed. Ivar low crossbodies him. Ivar does a la silla in the corner. Woods and Penta get in. Penta hits lariats on Woods. He superkicks GW in the leg then slingblades him. Penta is then rolled into a ddt on GW.

Penta handstand double pendulum kicks Woods in the corner for 2. Woods hits kicks on Erik then bulldogs him. GW rolls in and flatliners Erik. Kofi top rope frogsplashes Ivar's back for 2. 

GW jumping knee's Penta. Ivar spinning high kicks GW. Woods tornado ddt's Ivar off the ropes. Woods spinning forearms Erik. Woods is thrown into a top rope splash from Ivar. Penta canadian destroyers Woods and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a fast paced match as expected. It didn't get a ton of time and we didn't see a ton of anyone but what we got was fine.

Rhea Ripley is interviewed in the back. Rhea says she will do whatever it takes to earn a title shot. Asuka and Sane come in. Asuka complains about Rhea wanting a title match. Rhea says she wants to be champ like everyone else and it has nothing to do with her friendship with Iyo. Asuka tells her to stay away and says she's not friends with Iyo. Rhea tells her not to push her. Asuka says she will push anyone she wants and Rhea says try me. Sane just looks surprised at Rhea.

Adam Pearce talks to Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez in the back. Perez says she beat Iyo and should be added to the title match. Adam says she just lost tonight. 

Lyra Valkyria comes in. Perez says she's not done tonight and says Lyra should talk to her bestie Bayley. Raquel says Bayley hasn't showed up to Raw after how Lyra yelled at her. The three girls argue and Adam tells the heels to leave. Adam says he talked to Bayley and she sounded great but said weird things. Lyra asks if that's all he's got. Lyra says she needs to get back in the ring and asks for Judgment Day and tells him to decide. He says he can make it happen and says welcome back. They then do a handshake.

WWE Intercontinental Title Match - Dominik Mysterio (c) vs AJ Styles

Dom nails AJ during the intros and stomps on him. AJ bends over and is kicked. AJ dropkicks Dom. AJ plancha's Dom ouside. We go to break and return. 

Dom sits up top and AJ hits him. Dom rope walks and diving headscissors AJ. Dom slingshot swantons AJ. Dom stomps on AJ. AJ hits kicks and a spinning lariat. AJ sliding forearms him. AJ corner lariats Dom then AJ ushigoroshi's him for 2.

AJ gets kick on the ropes then Dom headscissors him off the apron to the floor. Dom baseball slides Dom. Dom tries a headscissors from the apron and Dom is powerbombed on the commentary table.

We go to break and return. Dom ddt's AJ. They trade forearms. AJ neckbreakers him off a suplex for 2. Dom headbusters him for 2. AJ suplexes Dom into the buckles. Dom boots AJ out of the corner then sends him shoulder first into the post. Dom michinoku drivers him for 2. 

Dom hits 3 amigos then top rope frogsplashes AJ for 2. AJ blocks a 619 and hits a styles clash for 2. AJ hits a high angle ddt. AJ goes to springboard then El Grande Americano pulls him down. Grande hits a loaded headbutt on AJ. Dom frogsplashes AJ off the top and wins.

Thoughts: It was a decent match. Dom took a nasty ddt on his head and had one of his better matches here. He did what he was supposed to do just fine. I didn't think Dom should really lose here and this will keep the belt on Dom for a while more. I'm not sure how Grande factors into this. 

We are told Roman Reigns has multiple fractured ribs and is out indefinitely. 

LA Knight is interviewed. He says he doesn't think going out tonight is the best decision but he doesn't know how to quit. He says if it's his path to get to the title then he has to do what he has to do. He says if Jey does dirt, he will get dirt and says not to make him give him dirt. Jey gets in LA's face. He says they got his cousin and tells LA to stay out of his way and they won't have problems. LA then interrupts his "Yeet" line so he can say "Yeah".

Rhea Ripley and CM Punk talk. Rhea says she's sorry for what happened at The Clash. Adam Pearce comes in. He says he was told Seth is here. Punk says he will go handle it and Adam wants to know what that means.

We get a Rusev video. He said Sheamus called him a bully but he is no bully. He says he's an example for the kids. He says it's impossible to be good when he's destined to be great. He says to be tough and unstoppable like Rusev. He says Sheamus brought the Irish party but his French spirit showed up. He says maybe they can be friends now that Sheamus knows his place. He says he was scary when he was held back but he's devastating now that he's free.

CM Punk comes out to talk. He says he's been too patient with Seth. He says he's hijacking this show until Seth comes out. 

Becky Lynch comes out to Seth's music. She says she's not the man he was looking for but the man he will deal with. Punk says this has nothing to do with her. Becky says this has everything to do with her. Becky said she had to listen to Punk tell lies about him. Punk says he's a coward.

Becky says Seth is everything Punk will never be and says he never interrupts her. Becky says the fans didn't get her to the main of Mania, she got herself there. Becky says her and Seth got the business to where it is today. Becky says they will need Punk to get out of the way and says he's not what the business needs. She says he doesn't fit the vision.

Punk says the vision is blurry. Punk says he's the best in the world. Punk talks about the fans chanting his name. Punk talks about recent events he was on and said he didn't see Seth and Becky on them. He says Seth only runs from adversity and he hides behind a bunch of people. Punk puts her over but says she married a bum.

Punk says he needs Seth to know he's a paper champ and their feud will never be over. Seth Rollins comes out on the ramp. Seth says he's been looking for Punk all night. Seth challenges him to come say something in his face. Becky blocks Punk's path. Seth leaves and Becky slaps Punk around. Becky tells him to do something about it and says he's pathetic. Punk says he will regret making Seth cash in on him and says she will regret putting her hands on him. Punk then leaves.

Thoughts: This was a dumb segment and hopefully it leads to something bigger.

We go to break and return. Adam Pearce tells Punk that Seth is gone. Adam says Punk knows where Seth works. Punk asks where Smackdown is on Monday and Pearce says "Chicago". Pearce asks why and Punk says "tremendous".

Jey Uso and LA Knight vs The Vision (Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed)

Jey hits punches on Reed. Jey and LA hit punches on Reed. Reed takes a double punch. LA neckbreakers Bron off a suplex attempt then stomps him in the corner. LA and Uso hit corner attacks on Bron.

Bron hits shots on Jey's gut. Bron overhead throws Jey outside. We go to break and return. Reed headbutts Jey. LA comes in and hits shots on Reed. He hits running lariats. Reed throws him in the corner. LA jumping neckbreakers Reed. LA double jump elbow drops Reed. 

Reed splashes LA from behind in the corner. LA is sent into the steps. Reed stands on LA's gut. Reed sentons LA for 2. Bron overhead suplexes LA then does a normal suplex. Bron suplexes LA then chinlocks him.

Bron release germans LA. LA back elbows Reed out of the corner. Reed misses a senton on LA. Jey hits lariats on Bron and punches. Jey spinning enzugiri's him in the corner then corner hip attacks him. Jey hits a big spear on Bron then superkicks Reed. Reed is double clotheslined over the top.

Jey topes Reed outside. LA stops Bron's spear then hits a BFT. Jey to rope splashes Bron and Reed pulls Jey out on the pin attempt. LA dropkicks Reed through the ropes. LA is sent into the post.

Reed misses a corner charge and is superkicked. Jey hits 2 more superkicks and a spear. Jey top rope splashes Reed then Bron spears Jey for the win.

Thoughts: It was nice to see Bron get the win here. It was an okay match but not too much of note. They definitely didn't go all out here.

LA saves Jey from a top rope splash and Bron spears LA. LA is thrown over the commentary table. Bron hits a big spear on Jey. Reed top rope splashes Jey. Jimmy Uso then comes out with a chair and the heels back off. 

Bonus Segment - The New Day Tag Division Funeral

Note - I don't believe this aired on the US version of the show but it aired somewhere:

The New Day are at a funeral parlor at the altar. Kofi says they are here to converse about life. Woods says it's a beautiful life that was lifted away from them on 6/30/2025. Kofi says they are talking about the life of the tag titles. Kofi says the titles were stolen from them by The Judgment Day. Woods says the titles will go locked away in a clubhouse and covered in grease from low quality chicken tenders. Woods says there's not even ketchup or BBQ sauce on them. He says we know Finn Balor hasn't had a carb in 15 years.

Woods says this is a travesty for all of WWE. Kofi says they put on good examples for the kids and now the kids have to see Judgment Day, who have no loyalty or bond. Woods says they have to slap hands away when people try to touch them on the street. He says this is a two man job. Kofi says they got rid of Big E but the bald headed tyrant got rid of a bigger E - efficiency. 

Woods says they believe in the tag divsion more than anyone can believe in in their existence. He says they will put tag wrestling back on the map. Woods says you are backing the wrong horse with The Judgment Day. Woods says it's a horse they will have to put down. 

Kofi says they have always been the unicorns of WWE. He says they continue to bring magic to your homes and families where it didn't exist before. He says the titles won't be seen on red carpets and photoshoots like it did with them. 

Woods says the worst thing is the people wanted this. He says the people complained they didn't defend the titles enough. Woods says they put the titles on the map.  Kofi says they will resurrect like the phoenix. He says they give light to everything they touch. Kofi says they poured the concrete and came up with the design.

They talk about grass. Kofi says from a small seed grows a strong tree. Kofi says the ungrateful people can't even give them a thank you. Kofi says they are the greatest of all-time but they are still unicorns. Woods says the blessings will be everlasting. Woods says he sees nothing but big backs and small minds. He says they are here to change this. 

Woods says there is nobody like them and there never will be. Kofi says we will recognize that they are what we need. Woods says it's time to get on your knees, raise your hands and scream, "Thank God for The New Day". 

Thoughts: It was a long segment and I can see why it didn't air. I'm not sure why they didn't air this months ago when they lost the tag titles.

Overall thoughts: It was a longer Raw that went over 2 hours and 40 minutes. The opener got sloppy and wasn't that good. Lee/Finn was okay and the 6-man was fine. Dom/AJ had a decent match. We had a dumb segment with Seth/Punk/Becky and we had a lot of focus on the Iyo/Rhea/Asuka/Sane situation. The main was fine but we've seen it a million times. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 total and just thought it was okay and nothing more.

WWE LFG 8/31/2025 Season 2, Episode 10

WWE LFG 8/31/2025 Season 2, Episode 10

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/wwe-lfg-8242025-season-2-episode-9.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/wwe-lfg-972025-season-2-episode-11.html 

Shawn Michaels greets the coaches and wrestlers. He says the playoffs and eliminations begin in 2 weeks. Shawn says he wasn't the most likeable guy at one point and says it's up to them to put on the best performance they can and yell, "Can you follow that?" like he used to.

Taker says he needs Drake test and McCool offers Anthony Luke. Booker offers Penina vs Sirena. Bubba puts over Zena and Taker says Dani should face her. Booker and Taker set up Shiloh vs Harlem. 

Booker tells Sirena it's playoff season and that's when people get cut. He says everyone is banking on Penina but he banks on her.

Mccool talks to her team. She tells Penina that everyone thinks she's up at the top and is looking for her to go down. She says Zena's not that spicy and it's The P-Nasty Show.

Booker brings up Sirena's debut vs Penina where she botched a hurricanrana. Booker tells her that they are walking away winning tonight.  

Sirena Linton vs Penina Tuilaepa

PT backs her up in the corner and SL shoves her from behind. PT back elbows her down then blocks an armdrag. PT slams her. SL cradles her. PT is pulled out. PT catches SL's hurricanrana off the apron and swings her into the rails.

We go to break and return. PT cranks SL's head. PT misses a corner charge then punches her down. PT goes for a suplex and SL does a pendulum ddt out of it. SL headscissors her off the buckles. 

SL does a top rope molly-go-round and pins her.

Thoughts: It was fine. SL needs to work on her execution a bit but they had the right idea here with PT being the bigger hoss and SL being the face high flyer.

PT beats up SL after and samoan drops her. Penina says it's not over until she says it is.

Zena is working out in the back. Bubba says something is wrong with her. Bubba asks what she did. Zena said she helped put girls through matches. Bubba says she's helping someone else win Season 2. Zena says she's been putting others before herself and Bubba says to stop f*cking around.

Taker tells Dani and Shiloh to separate themselves from the rest of the pack. He says Dani needs to show everyone who she is and put fear in Zena's eyes. Dani says it's time for her to show who the front runner of the competition is.

Dani Sekelsky vs Zena Sterling

Dani has some new white and blue gear on it. Zena blocks a trip then side headlocks her. Zena shoulders her over and armdrags her. Dani headflips and cartwheels out of a wristlock. Zena flips her by the wrist. Dani pulls Zena's arm down over the ropes and boots her.

Dani pulls Zena's arm around the ropes and hits punches in the corner. Dani yanks on the arm and sends Zena into the corner shoulder first. Dani armbars her around the buckles. Dani single arm ddt's her then hits mounted shots. 

Dani sits on Zena's shoulder with an armbar. Zena lifts her and drops her backwards. Zena hits chest forearms and lariats. Zena backdrops her and backsplashes her in the corner. Zena's arm gives out and Dani rolls her up while holding her dress to win.

Thoughts: I liked it. Dani worked the arm here and Zena was fine as the face. The finish could have been better though. 

Booker talks to Harlem in the empty arena. He says no one but him thinks Harlem is the guy. He tells Harlem to be stiff and dogwalk his opponent. He says it means to crack his @ss. He says Harlem will be a champ and tells him to do it for him tonight.

Shiloh says he knows people like Harlem who bark and expect you to bow down. He says he will beat Harlem and be the one on top. 

Shiloh Hill vs Harlem Lewis

Hill is more ripped than usual here and now has abs. 

HL side headlocks him then shoulders him over. Hill shoulders him over then does a standing inverted flip on him. HL htis a hard lariat on the apron. Hill pump kicks him on the apron. Hill then cannonballs him off the apron.

Hill is sent into the rails. HL grounds and pounds him then running facekicks him for 2.  HL slaps Hill's head and neck. HL knees him in body and stands on his head. They trade and Hill spears him out of the ring. They then fight on the floor and trade shots. Hill giullotines him on the floor and various people try to break it up. 

Thoughts: It was a worked shoot here but I liked what we got. They made it look like they were really fighting and it was stiff. 

Taker complains about HL taking liberties and Booker says Hill ain't got it. Taker says HL needs someone who can work. 

Hill says he doesn't know if HL was trying to injure or disrespect him. We then see them fight backstage and it gets broken up. HL asks what he thought would happen. HL says Hill lives rent free in his head but he's focused on the championship.

Anthony Luke is with Maxxine Dupri says he needs to get the win for McCool. He says nobody is compared to him in the ring. He says he will be known as Anthony Luke and Drake will just be Roxanne Perez's boyfriend. Roxanne Perez chimes in and her and Max push each other.

Anthony Luke vs Drake Morreaux

This is in front of a real crowd. Roxanne and Max are in the crowd. McCool and Taker are on the riser. Drake's back to being a face here.

Luke armbreakers Drake and wristlocks him. Luke armlocks him, Drake rolls out and hits shots on the arm. Luke shoulders him over and dances. Drake shoulders him over and dances. Luke hits a single leg flying dropkick and Drake no sells it.

Drake throws him and Luke boots him out of the corner. Drake slams him then bottom rope splashes him. Luke stunners Drake over the top rope then back elbows him. Luke pulls him down by the hair and poses for McCool.

Drake rolls up Luke for 2. Luke hits a nice flying facekick for 2. They trade shots. Drake fires up and hits lariats. Luke's head is banged off the buckles. Luke facekicks him. Luke hits an ore ga taue and wins.

Thoughts: It was alright. These two are pretty seasoned and know what they are doing. It was one of Luke's better performances. Drake never really stands out for whatever reason.

It's time to award points. Booker votes for Sirena. Bubba votes for Zena. Taker gives Dani a vote. McCool gives Zena her vote and Zena gets the point. 

Booker votes for Harlem. Booker asks why Hill lost his cool. Taker says Harlem took liberties and says that's how you end up on the future endeavored list. Harlem says Hill was being soft. Taker says Harlem worked dangerous. Taker votes for Shiloh. McCool says Hill/Lewis didn't finish and says Luke gets her vote. Bubba asks who went wrong and Harlem says both of us. Bubba gives Luke his vote. Luke gets a point.

Thoughts: I think everyone was pretty close to each other this week and everything was at least okay. I'd have to give my point to Anthony Luke as he stepped up, hit some nice kicks and showed more character than usual. I would give my point to Dani for the women as she is working hard at being more aggressive and is doing stuff out of her comfort zone well.

Coaches Standings:

Team McCool - 7 points
Team Undertaker - 5 points
Team Booker and Team Bubba - 3 points

Men's Standings:

Shiloh, Anthony and Elijah - 2 points
Harlem, Drake and Trill - 1 point

Women's Standings:

Penina - 4 points
Sirena and Dani - 2 points
Zena - 1 point

Luke is happy about getting the point. Zena says she's excited as she feels like she was letting Bubba down.

Next week's show has Summer vs Bayley, Trill vs Island and Haze vs Tatyanna. 

Overall thoughts: As I've said many times, this season is a lot more watchable than last season's was. The matches were mostly all fine and we got some worked shoot stuff with Harlem and Hill. There was nothing must see on this one but it was not hard to get through and it wasn't bad.

Stardom 8/2/2025 5★STAR Grand Prix 2025 Day 4

Stardom 8/2/2025 5★STAR Grand Prix 2025 Day 4

Day 3 is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/stardom-812025-5star-grand-prix-2025.html

5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block D Match - Sayaka Kurara vs. Rian

Saya side headlocks her. Ri reverses it. Ry armdrags her and basement dropkicks her. Saya dropkicks her and camel clutches her. Ri is tied up in the ropes and dropkicked. Ri crossbodies her then Ri headscissors her out of the corner. Ri basement dropkicks her.

Ri gets on her back with a sleeper. They trade forearms. Saya slams her then corner dropkicks her. Saya flying forearms her for 2. Saya 2nd rope dropkicks her for 2. Saya runs at her and is cuttered. Ri slams her for 2. Ri sleepers her and Saya ropebreaks.

Ri top rope crossbodies Saya for 2. They trade pin attempts and Saya twisting fisherman neckbreakers her. Ri cradles her several times for 2 counts. Saya running dropkicks her then spears her for 2. Saya falcon arrows her and wins.

Thoughts: It was kind of like a young lions match. I had no issues with it. They didn't do anything dangerous but what they did looked fine and they kept things moving. 

5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block C Match - Bea Priestley vs. Waka Tsukiyama

Waka running dropkicks her then stomps her foot. Waka drops down and they each try pin attempts. BP blocks a sunset flip and they try more pins. Waka backslides her for 2. BP flying neckbreakers her for 2. BP facekicks her then basement dropkicks her from behind for 2.

Waka running dropkicks her then flying knees her against the ropes for 2. They fight on the buckles and BP is knocked off. Waka top rope dropkicks her for 2. BP facekicks her. BP misses a kick and is rolled up for 2. BP germans her. BP tries a pumphandle suplex but Waka turns it into a pin then BP reverses it to pin her.

Thoughts: It was all about Waka going for the upset here before BP turned her pin attempt around on her and pinned here. It was fine for what they were doing and it had a clear story.

5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block D Match - Natsupoi vs. Tomoka Inaba

TI side headlock takeovers her. and Poi tries a pin attempt. TI trips her and ankle locks her. TI misses spin kicks. They try to forearm each other at the same time and stand off. Poi cartwheels into an armdrag on her then basement dropkicks her.

Poi misses a dropkick on the ropes and has the rope kicked into her gut. TI running facekicks Poi. TI kicks Poi in the back for 2. TI elbow drops Poi's leg then bangs it off the mat.

Poi running headhunters her then dropkicks her between the ropes. They fight on the buckles and Poi is kicked down. TI dragon screws her. Poi is irish whipped but her leg gives out. TI then dragon screws her again.

TI hits leg kicks. Poi hits chest forearms then TI punches her in the gut. TI chest kicks her down for 2. TI sitout gordbusters her. Poi spinning high kicks her. TI trips her into an ankle lock. Poi release germans her. Poi then superkicks her.

Poi misses a top rope corkscrew splash. Poi hits spin kicks and drops her. TI ankle locks her then leg locks her. TI hits a leg and head kick for 2. Poi rolling la magistrals her and pins her.

Thoughts: TI worked the leg here and Poi could have maybe sold it a bit better. I would have liked a more epic finishing stretch than what we got and kind of thought it ended a bit earlier than it needed to. It wasn't bad or anything but I would have liked to have seen this get to develop further.

5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block C Match - Saya Kamitani vs. Azusa Inaba

They lock up. AI hits chest forearms. Saya pulls her down by the hair then AI does it to her. Saya hits a big forearm and AI eye pokes her. AI cradles her for 2 then Saya basement dropkicks her. Saya stomps her then stands on her head on the bottom rope.

AI hits chest forearms then Saya forearms her down. AI flips out of a snapmare and superkicks her. AI kicks her in the back for 2. AI ankle locks her and Saya ropebreaks. AI pump kicks her for 2.

They pump kick each other then Saya pump kicks her. Saya top rope dropkicks her. Saya hits a northern lights suplex for 2. Saya corkscrew kicks her. AI does some suplexes for 2. Saya spinning high kicks her then AI backdrops her for 2.

AI hits a kamigoye then top rope moonsaults her for 2. Saya pump kicks her twice and AI cradles her for 2. AI chest kicks her down then Saya rolls her into a blue thunder for 2. Saya ki krushers her and wins.

Thoughts: It was okay with AI being the underdog and going for the win before being put down. AI busted out a rare top rope moonsault here and did a decent job here. Both these two are in the same stable which added some interest to this.

5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block C Match - Yuna Mizumori vs. Lady C

They shoulder battle to start and trade chest forearms. C shoulders her over. Yuna shoulders her over. Yuna top rope diving shoulders her for 2. Yuna hits chest forearms. Yuna running lariats her on the ropes then legdrops her for 2.

C running facekicks her. C cobra twists her. C does some horrible looking chokeslam type of move and grounded cobra twists her. Yuna ropebreaks. C running facekicks her for 2. Yuna springboard dropkicks her then does a weird neckbreaker for 2.

C chokeslams her and Yuna hits a sitout AA. Yuna hits two lariats for 2. C facekicks her for 2. Yuna rolls her up for 2. C running facekicks her. C does a twisting dominator on her and pins her.

Thoughts: It was a mini heavyweight battle here as expected. Some of the moves could have connected better but I liked it. There were a lot of lariats and facekicks here as expected. 

5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block C Match - Hanan vs. Mei Seira

Han and Mei trade fast forearms to start. Mei hits a big forearm then slaps her in the back of the head. Mei hair throws her twice. Han leg lariats Mei on the ropes for 2. Han chinlocks her then does a bridge where she pulls on her chin.

Mei grounded chinlocks her. Han slams her for 1. Han stomps on her head. Mei facekicks her back. Mei hits a bunch of corner dropkicks on Han. Han hip throws her. Mei superkicks her in the gut then Han running euros her. Mei runs up the buckles and is pushed down to the floor. Han crossbodies Mei off the apron outside.

Mei superkicks Han then running dropkicks her off the apron. They fight outside and trade forearms. They then get in together to beat the count. They trade forearms inside. Han fallaway slams her then Mei release germans her.  

Mei and Han trade forearms and both go down. Mei does an STF chinlock. Han running euros her then running euros her from behind. Han fameassers her for 2. Han does a nice cuty special for 2. Mei dropkicks Han then superkicks her. Mei then does an STF chinlock. Han backdrops her. Mei rolls her up for 2. Han does a ddt for 2. Mei flips out of a backdrop and rolls her up as the time limit expires.

Thoughts: Once they started calling out how much time was remaining, it was obvious that it was going the time limit. It was a sprinty and fast paced match as expected. The two matched up well and the match probably would have stuck out more if the rest of the card didn't have similar types of matches on it. It was one of Hanan's better matches. 

5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block D Match - Natsuko Tora vs. Rina

Rina dropkicks Tora during intros then boots her outside. Tora is sent into the seats then Rina chokes her with a weapon. Rina running facekicks her then gets pulled over the top.

Tora throws Rina into the seats and throws chairs at her. Tora slams Rina. Tora corner splashes Rina then shoulders her over. Tora misses a senton. They trade forearms inside.

They attack each other on the ropes. Rina hip throws her for 2. Rina does an octopus on the ground and Tora rope breaks. Tora misses a green mist spot then Rina whips her. Rina northern lights suplexes her.

Rina top rope double knee drops her for 2. Tora lariats her then running lariats her for 2. Tora death valley drivers her but Rina kicks out of the pin. Tora corner cannonballs her for 2. 

Tora hits a big top rope splash but pulls Rina up on the pin attempt. Tora misses a top rope swanton then Rina rolls her up and wins.

Thoughts: This was one of the better Rina matches I've seen. There's no other way to say this - they just got this one right. It was a heel vs heel match with two stablemates. They roughed each other up, they cheated and Rina was going for the upset here. Tora had the win but got too cocky and pulled her up on the pin attempt then Rina capitalized and pinned her. This was a good match.

Rina talks on the mic after and gets some pops for the win.

5STAR Grand Prix 2025 Block D Match - AZM vs. Starlight Kid 

We have more stablemates going at it here. They start off fast and Kid gets a 2 count on her. Kid armdrags her off the casadora and they stand off. AZM kicks her in the back. Kid bangs AZM's knee into the mat. Kid handstand knee drops AZM's knee then standing moonsaults it. Kid reverse figure fours her. Kid reverse dragon screws AZM's leg over the middle rope.

AZM sweeps her then headkicks her while she lays on the apron. AZM PK's her from the apron. AZM top rope dropkicks her for 2. AZM armbars her then does a rings of saturn. AZM goes up top and is armdragged down. Kid hits a big forearm and AZM high kicks her. AZM suplexes her.

Kid dropkicks AZM in the back of the knee. Kid ddt's AZM over the 2nd rope on the apron. Kid top rope plancha's AZM outside. Kid fisherman suplexes her then holds on for a second one. 

They fight on the buckles and AZM armbars her up there. Kid is in tree of woe and AZM top rope double stomps her. AZM top rope diving double stomps her for 2. Kid does a stretch muffler then AZM grabs an arm. Kid turns it into a pin attempt then dragon screws AZM.

Kid stretch mufflers AZM. Kid misses a top rope moonsault and AZM gets a 2 count on her. Kid flying double knees her from behind. Kid top rope moonsaults her for 2. AZM canadian destroyers her for 2. Kid rolls her up then AZM pulls back on her arms. Kid michinoku drivers her for 2. The time limit then expires.

Thoughts: It's a shame they had to go to a draw here. Kid worked AZM's leg and AZM worked Kid's leg. It wasn't perfect in between all of that, but I would have liked to have seen where it went. It was a fast paced match just like every match on here has been so far. I didn't like the canadian destroyer not meaning much but the rest wasn't bad. 

They talk on the mic after and pose together.

Overall thoughts: It was a pretty good show full of fast paced action and stablemates doing battle. Rina/Tora was the best match on here and the main event had potential to be more if it hadn't gone to a draw. I really liked this show and found it super easy to get through. There were no truly bad matches on this show but the matches had a lot of similarities. I'd give this an 8 out of 10 as there was just nothing to really complain about and it went about as well as it could have.