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Monday, May 4, 2026

Pro Wrestling NOAH 5/2/2026 Spring Mayhem Ryogoku 2026

Eita vs. Katsumi Inahata

Kat running back elbows him to start. Kat boots him from the buckles and 2nd rope dropkicks him for 2. Eita PK's him then double stomps him. Eita headbutts him then Kat suplexes him for 2. Kat backrolls him for 2. Eita burning hammers him on his stomach. Kat hits a nice dropkick. Eita hits a Z360 then superkicks him. Eita then pins him.

Thoughts: Kat is being used a rookie here. He's been wrestling since 2021 and has been wrestling longer than some of the non-rookies here. It's ridiculous. He hit a nice dropkick though. Eita's Z360 looked nice though and he won easily.

Daiki Odashima, Kazuyuki Fujita & Mohammed Yone vs. White Raven Squad (HAYATA, KENTA & Tetsuya Endo)

Kenta and Dai butt heads. Dai slaps him and Kenta side headlocks him. Dai side headlocks him then armdrags him. Dai running forearms him. Ken backdrops him then kicks him while he's down. Haya gets in and slams Dai. Haya cobra twists Dai. Dai legrolls him around the ring for 2.

Fujita gets in and hits slams on Haya. Yone running corner lariats Haya. Yone misses a corner charge and Haya enzugiri's him. Endo gets in. He handspring kicks his opponents on the apron corner. Endo springboard flying forearms Yone. Endo then standing moonsault double knee drops him for 2.

Endo headbutts Yone then Yone claymore kicks him. Endo takes running corner lariats then takes a double shoulderblock. Fujita suplexes Endo. Dai comes in and sends Endo into Haya. Dai takes 2 atomic drops then an electric chair powerbomb backbreaker on the knee. Dai takes running corner lariats then Kenta corner dropkicks him. Kenta top rope double stomps Dai for 2.

Dai rolls Kenta into a bridge pin then does a head and armlock. It gets broken up. Dai and Kenta trade shots. Dai spinning chops him then takes a kick from Endo from behind. Endo handspring double backflip kicks Fujita and Yuta. Dai deadlift germans Endo. Kenta hits a GTS on Dai and pins him.

Thoughts: It was an acceptable tag. They kept things moving here. Daiki looked good and showed some confidence. Endo got a couple of his nice flips in.

Two On One Handicap Match - Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos I & Kid Lykos II) vs. Knull

Knull is double teamed and he pushes them away. Knull throws them into each other and double lariats them. Knull corner splases I then corner lariats II. I springboard double stomps Knull then II PK's Knull. I standing moonsaults Knull. Knull catches II's plancha and slams him on the apron. Knull then swats away I's plancha's.

Knull goes for a move and one of the young boys distracts Knull. Knull chops him down. I and II roll up Knull for 2. Knull takes a superkick to the face and a low flying knee. II 2nd rope moonsaults Knull and I top rope swantons Knull for 2.

Knull flying facekicks I for 2. II clubs on Knull. Knull then powerbombs II onto I and pins both.

Thoughts: It went as expected with Knull destroying the smaller guys. The smaller guys got as much in as they could flying wise. It didn't go too long thankfully.

All Rebellion (Alejandro, Harutoki & Kaito Kiyomiya) vs. Passionate RATEL'S (Manabu Soya & Saxon Huxley) & Yuki Iino vs. Team 2000X (Masa Kitamiya, Tadasuke & Takashi Sugiura)

Iino and Soya have double mohawks and some kind of ethnic gear on. They look ridiciulous.

Masa and Kaito trade forearms and chops while Iino shakes the ropes. Iino shoulders Kaito over. Masa and Iino shoulder battle. Masa eye rakes him then Iino shoulders him over. Kaito clubs on Iino. Kaito jumps up in the air and is slammed by Iino. Iino shakes the ropes.

Haru clubs on Iino then Iino slams him. Yoshitatsu trips Iino from the outside. Sugi knees Iino in the gut. Sugi facekicks Haru then Haru dropkicks him. Iino double shoulders Ale and Haru over.

Sax comes in and shoulders oer opponents. He slams Sugi and Masa then black hole slams Ale. Soya tags in and shoulders over Tada. Soya takes a triple basement dropkick. Tada then takes a triple team powerbomb. Kaito and Sugi trade forearms. Sugi spears him then Kaito flying knees him. Masa backdrops Kaito then Ale tope con hilos outside.

Haru step up enzugiri's Masa. Ale top rope splashes Tada. Soya deadlift suplexes Ale. Iino samoan drops Ale. Soya death valley drivers Ale for 2. Ale takes a ddt + big ending combo and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was a short waste of talent. They have a lot of people who could go here and they threw them all into this where no one got to to stand out that much. Iino and Soya's new look is absolutely awful. They said Iino is now joining NOAH. He'll have better opponents here but it's just one more reason not to watch DDT.

Soya talks on the mic after and yells and poses.

Team 2000X (Alpha Wolf & Kai Fujimura) vs. Los Tranquilos de Japon (Angel Reyes & RYUSEI)

AR and Ryu do the LIJ pose.

Ryu dropkicks Kai and pounds on him in the corner. He then stands on his face. Kai chokes him then Ryu flying headcissors him. Ryu flying forearms him. Ryu hits forearms on Kai. Ryu is tripped into a basement dropkick. Ryu has a cable yanked up into his crotch.

Wolf back elbows and elbow drops Ryu. Wolf then bites Ryo's finger. Ryu takes a back elbow then is dropped. He takes an elbow drop then Kai rakes his face with his boot. Ryu dropkicks Kai after taking an eye rake.

AR comes in and superkicks Kai. He enzugiri's Wolf. AR hits a double handspring cutter. AR top rope moonsaults his opponents outside. AR spin kicks Kai in the face. Kai superkicks him in the face and screams.

Wolf forearms AR down. AR hits a bad leg lariat the standing moonsaults him. Ryu running ssp's him. Wolf and AR trade shots. Wolf hits a corner lariat then backbreakers him for 2. Wolf lariats AR then slaps him around.

Ryu takes corner attacks then a superkick from Wolf. AR takes a superkick + trapped arms piledriver and is pinned.

Thoughts: Reyes is your typical indy wrestler. Ryusei is a bit small and not in the best shape. I think Kai's new heel character is a bit over the top. I thought this was just average.

No Disqualification Match - BUSHI vs. Jun Masaoka

Bushi takes a low shot on the ropes before this begins. Bushi is then sent into the rails. Jun hits Bushi with a sign then drive by kicks him. Jun double stomps Bushi for 2. Jun unties Bushi's mask.

Bushi and Jun trade chops. Jun facekicks him then Bushi dropkicks him in the knee. Bushi dropkicks him off the 2nd rope then ddt's him for 2. Bushi dropkicks Jun in the knee then backcrackers him. Bushi is on the 2nd rope and Jun throws a chair at his face. Jun superkicks Bushi.

Jun boots Bushi out of the corner then 2nd rope double stomps his back. Jun superkick Bushi for 2. Bushi mists the ref when Jun moves. Jun kicks Bushi in the crotch. Yoshi then comes in to help stomp on Bushi.

Bushi powerbombs Jun onto multiple chairs. Bushi then poses Yoshitatsu outside. Bushi backslides Jun into a bridge but the ref was down and the count is delayed. Bushi dropkicks Jun.

Jun double stomps Bushi and unties his mask again. Jun then takes off Bushi's mask. Bushi superkicks him while he's on a chair. Jun puts chairs on Bushi then chairs the chairs. Jun top rope double stomps the chairs into Bushi for 2. Bushi mists Jun. Bushi gets a mask back on and codebreakers Jun. Bushi 2nd rope diving codebreakers him and pins him.

Thoughts: It wasn't that much of a hardcore match. They used chairs and a sign of some sort. I feel like they did an acceptable job without going into blood, but it wasn't quite as aggressive or violent as you'd want. It was alright but not much else.

Shinjiro Ohtani, who is paralyzed, is brought out.

Kenoh & Naomichi Marufuji vs. Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson)

Doc and Ken go at it. Doc shoves him. Ken facekicks him. Doc uppercuts him. Doc lariats a lariat from Maru and facekicks Ken out. Karl comes in. He side headlocks Maru then shoulders him over.

Maru chops Karl and Doc superkicks Maru from the apron. Maru is thrown into the rails. Doc hits a high back body drop on Maru. Karl tries pins on Maru for 2 counts. Karl chops and eye rakes Maru. Doc hits shots on Maru in the corner. Doc suplexes Maru for 2.

Karl chinlocks Maru. Maru misses a dropkick. Maru cartwheels into a dropkick on him. Ken comes in and pump kicks Karl. Ken running facekicks Doc in the corner then puts Karl on top of Doc. Ken 2nd double knee drops both of them. Karl and Ken trade forearms. Ken germans him and takes a pump kick.

Doc corner splashes Ken for 2. Doc misses an elbow drop and Maru tags in. Maru hits chops and boots on Doc. Maru back kicks him then boots him out of the corner. Maru tornado suplexes Doc for 1.

Doc twisting drops Maru from his shoulder for 2. Ken hits kicks on The Bros then takes a Karl cutter. Maru avoids a magic killer then cradles Doc and pins him.

Thoughts: I was surprised to see Marufuji's team win here. It was average. Doc and Karl don't do a lot but various strikes and neither do Ken or Marufuji anymore. It was a pretty simple and basic match without too many big highlights.

Marufuji shakes Ohtani's hand after.

Tetsuya Naito vs. OZAWA

Oz ducks a lock up and laughs. Naito rolls out of a back elbow and poses. Oz then flips and tries a pose but Naito gets a 2 count on him. Oz then does Naito's pose and is basement dropkicked for it. Naito rams Oz into the rails and bangs his head off the apron.

Oz and Naito send each other into the rails. Oz charges at Naito and goes into and over the rails. Naito bridging neckbreakers Oz on the floor. Naito cravates Oz and hits back elbows. Naito neckbreakers him. They trade shots. Naito sleepers him. Naito then puts his legs around Oz's head and pulls his arm.

Oz is given a weapon by Yoshitatus. Naito koppo kicks Oz and Oz rolls out of a sunset flip with a basement dropkick. Oz corner dropkicks him. Oz top rope dropkicks him for 2. Oz standing moonsaults him for 2. Naito hits a bad tornado ddt. Naito hits a diamond dust.

They trade forearms in the ring. Oz hits a kick combo. Naito step up enzugiri's him then Oz spinning heel kicks him. They botch and Naito spits in his face. Oz licks it then corkscrew kicks him in the face. Both men go down and Oz kips up.

Oz does combinacion cabron on Naito. Oz does a top rope corkscrew moonsault for 1. Naito hits back elbows and spinebusters him. Naito hits destino and Yoshitatsu pulls the ref out on the count. Team 2000X beat up Naito. Naito's crew helps fight off the heels. Naito goes for destino and Oz landslides him.

Oz dropkicks him then hits a sitout bomb for 2. Oz misses a phoenix splash. BUSHI mists Ozawa then Naito does a cradle from the destino position. Naito northern lights bombs him. Naito tries desinto but can't get up. Ozawa backslides him and pins him.

Thoughts: It went well early and was looking like the dream match it should have been. Then it kept going. Naito got tired, couldn't hit destino on multiple tries and it got sloppy. It was still a nice win for Ozawa and the two are natural opponents. Had Naito not even tried destino, it would have been a lot better. I still liked it but this had the potential to be great if Naito had been less sloppy.

Oz does Naito's eye pose after as Team 2000X poses over Naito. Oz talks on the mic after. He says Noah is a fradulent promotion. He says he will change Noah. He tells Naito to join him under his wing and says they will merge with LTJ.

GHC Junior Heavyweight Title Match - AMAKUSA (c) vs. Dragon Bane

Ama flying headscissors him but Bane flips out. Bane flying headscissors him out then tope con hilos him. Bane corner dropkicks him. Bane PK's him but Ama gets his knees up on Bane's standing moonsault. Ama top rope diving headscissors him. Ama corkscrew topes him into the rails.

Ama top rope dropkicks him from behind in the ring for 2. Bane chops him then gets knocked down. Ama hurricanrana's him and Bane rolls into a sunset flip. Bane superkicks him. Bane flips out of a german and enzugiri's him from the apron. Bane springboard diving back elbows him.

Bane PK's him then standing moonsaults him. Bane slingshot ddt's him on the apron. Bane walks up the ropes and blind moonsaults him outside. Bane goes into the commentary table off of it.

Bane handspring corkscrew kicks him then poisonrana's him for 2. Ama spinning ddt's him. Ama buzzsaw kicks him then Ama takes an overhead throw into the buckles. Bane top rope ssp's him for 2. Bane hits kicks to the head. Bane hits slaps Ama crucifix bombs him for 2 then tries more crucifixes.

Ama back body drops him over the top rope. Ama top rope spiral taps him outside. Ama spinning ddt's Bane for 2. Ama top rope spiral taps him inside for 2. They go up top and Bane top rope poisonrana's him. Bane standing spanish flies him for 2. Bane hits a made in Japan for 2. Bane spinning electric chair drivers him and pins him.

Thoughts: I didn't like it. They were kicking out of crucifix bombs, top rope poisonrana and other head dropping moves. It was fine when they stuck with the flying but the head drops brought it down. The flying did stick out a bit more here though since we saw so few dives on this.

Eita comes out and claps for Bane after. They end up agreeing to a title match. Bane thanks him.

GHC Heavyweight Title Match - Yoshiki Inamura (c) vs. Shane Haste

They shake hands and lock up. Shane backs him up on the ropes. They do a double knuckle lock. Shane side headlocks him and they shoulder each other. Shane dropkicks him in the back of the head. Shane hits chops and boots on him. Shane knees him in the gut. YI boots him out of the corner and dropkicks him.

YI shoulders him over. YI chops him outside and sends him into the rails. YI tries to dive on him off the apron but Shane moves and YI goes into the rails. Shane slams him on the apron edge. Shane neckbreakers him then backdrops him. Shane bridging neckbreakers him over the knee.

Shane head and arm takedowns him and does a submission off of it. YI back body drops him on the apron. They fight outside. YI back body drops him on the rail top. YI corner splashes him then hits chops and punches to the chest and back. YI suplex throws him. YI spinning slams him then elbow drops him for 2.

YI misses a corner charge. YI catches Shane's corner cannonball and sitout powerbombs him for 2. Shane pump kicks him. YI release germans him. YI goes for a muso and is ddt'd. They trade forearms on their knees.

They hold each other by the wrist and trade lariats. Shane does a border city stretch. Shane uranage's him for 2. Shane orange crushes him for 2. YI spinning forearms him. YI tiger drivers him for 2.

YI goes up top and is hit. Shane cannonballs him as he hangs over the top buckle. Shane top rope coast to coast dropkicks him as he hangs. Shane uranage's him. Shane hits a bomb valley death on him for 2. Shane is caught in tree of woe and YI flying headbutts him as he hangs for 2.

YI runs the ropes and runs into a dropkick. Shane hits euros. YI hits lariats to the front and back. YI throws him, lariats him from behind then hits a running lariat for 2. YI muso's him for 2. YI misses a top rope splash. Shane running knees him from behind then running knees him in the chest for 1. Shane high kicks him and backdrops him. Shane lariats him for 2. Shane hits bomb valley death and pins him.

Thoughts: Welcome to NOAH. 40 year old Shane Haste is apparently the answer, but I'm not sure what the question was. I have no idea why they did this, other screwing over younger talent being a NOAH tradmark and NOAH not liking talents that aren't over 40. The match was okay but not that memorable outside of the result.

They shake hands after.

Shane says it's been a long journey to get here but now he's on the top. Shane thanks everyone and Kenta translates for him. Shane says he wants to defend the title against Kenta. Kenta asks if he wants a match with him. They talk about having a match 13 years ago and Shane says he wants to beat him. Kenta says he's happy for him and this is his time.

Overall thoughts: Ozawa/Naito had issues but was still my favorite match on here and the main was okay enough. We had a lot of Team 2000X interference clogging up the card as usual here and a lot of Noah's stars were stuck in undercards for some reason. I'd give it a 5 out of 10. The show was acceptable as a whole but not great.

WWE LFG 5/2/2026 Season 3, Episode 2

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/wwe-lfg-4262025-season-3-episode-1.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/wwe-lfg-592026-season-3-episode-3.html

We are at the Performance Center.

We see Shiloh Hill making his NXT TV debut vs Lexis King. He says he feels great.

Matt Bloom, Natalya, Kevin Owens, Bubba Ray and Booker T talk. Bloom says Carlee Bright needs to lean into her shots. Bloom says Layla Diggs wants to try some heel work. Bloom says he wants to see proper tag psychology in the Lewis/Van Dux vs Riggins/Jax Presley match. Bloom says less is more for Riggins and Jax and says they need to understand that emotion builds the connection. Booker has Nathan Cranton/Tristan Angels. Booker says he doesn't like reality starts. Bloom says Angels has his character down but Bloom wants him to come off scary. They say they all see something in Drake Morreaux. Bubba asks if Drake will get another shot if he fails tonight and Bloom says no.

Drake says he's been here for 3 years and doesn't know what will happen next. He says he sees his friends getting opportunities and wonders when his turn will come. He says he dreads getting the call to be let go.

We hear from Layla Diggs. She talks about doing track. She says she's been here for 2 years and makes her own gear. Owens talks to her about working heel. Owens says some people think being a heel is being less interesting. Owens says he wants her to be more expressive.

Carlee talks to Natalya. She's been here 3 years. Carlee says she was a gymnast and a cheerleader and it brought her here. She says she's tired of seeing people pass her by. Natalya says Diggs called her a pushover and a doormat. Nat says the biggest thing is being relatable and tells Carlee to throw some sound into it. Bloom says Carlee is an amazing athlete but connecting is the key. He says she needs to tell a story.

Carlee Bright vs Layla Diggs

We are the Evolve arena for this. Carlee was cut 2 weeks ago. Diggs wristlocks her. CB kips up, cartwheels out and writ throws her. CB then dances and spanks herself. CB flying headscissors Diggs but Diggs lands on her feet. CB hits armdrags and a dropkick. CB armlocks her.

CB goes for a crossbody and is dropkicked in mid-air. Diggs bangs CB's head off the mat and elbow drops her. Diggs flying knees her in the corner. Nat says CB is selling well. Diggs bodyscissors her. CB hits lariats and a swinging neckbreaker.

CB tornado bulldogs her for 2. They go up on the buckles. CB knocks her down and top rope crossbodies her. Diggs rolls through for 2. Diggs corkscrew kicks her for 2. CB headscissors her into an overdrive and pins her.

Thoughts: As always with these matches, this was a somewhat clipped version of the match. What we saw looked fine. CB can do the basic face stuff fine but I think she was running out of things to do at the. Diggs didn't show much as a heel but it was fine.

Diggs says she feels good after and wishes she was more in the moment. Owens says they had energy and says she's a good heel. Owens tells her matches are like a rollercoaster. Diggs says she thought it was bad but Owens liked it so she's doing something good.

Nat says she felt something different in Carlee and says to do 1% more next time. Carlee says it was a statement made. She says she's here to be great.

Jax Presley is from Middletown, Maryland. Riggins says he's the baddest man from CLE. Both played fooball. Riggins says he has a mentally handicapped sister. Jax says he wants to be the greatest of all time. Riggins says he wants to level up. Booker tells them the playbook is important. He says it's all x's and o's.

We see Harlem Lewis and Mike DeRudder/Dorian Van Dux. Lewis is from New York. He went to Japan after LFG Season 2. Van Dux/Mike talks. Mike says he's a second gen wrestler and he's unique with his size and how he moves. Owens talks to both.

Lewis says they were told they look alike. Lewis thinks they have good chemistry. Matt Bloom says we have 4 big personalities.

Harlem Lewis and Mike DeRudder vs Harley Riggins and Jax Presley

We are at the Evolve arena for this.

Booker says Lewis was the best on LFG 2 and he likes his attitude. Lewis and HR go at it. HR yanks on the arm then Lewis armdrags him into an armlock. Lewis short arm lariats HR. Mike hits HR in the gut and works his arm. HR throws him down backwards and knee drops him.

Jax bangs Mike's head off the buckles. Jax side slams him for 2. Jax wristlocks Mike. Mike walks up his knee to escape. Mike's crossbody is caught. Jax blocks a sunset flip and is forearmed. Mike dropkicks HR.

We go to break and return. HR pulls back on Lewis' arms. Booker says his guys know how to make themselves look good but can't make the others look good. Lewis back body drops HR. Mike springboard lariats in. Mike flips over HR then spinning backdrops HR. Mike lands on his feet on a moonsault and sicide dives both opponents.

Mike doctor bombs HR for 2. Jax and Lewis trade. Jax is thrown out and brings Lewis with him. HR rolls up Mike then double throat thrusts him. HR drops Mike face first from his shoulders and pins him.

Thoughts: Again, it was definitely clipped up. It was nice to see 4 alpha male types go at it. Mike shined here. They spent a bit too much on armwork for how long this was. It was acceptable.

HR tries to pick a fight with Lewis after. They hit each other.

Owens tells them the work was solid but it was boring and they didn't know who was the face and heel. Booker says HR and Jax had 4 minutes of heat and didn't get the faces over. Lewis complains about HR spitting on him. HR says it felt like the right thing to do. Booker says he doesn't fight back in front of the fans and says he handles it in the back.

Booker talks to Tristan Angels/Nathan Cranton. Tristan is 22 and a 7th gen sheep farmer. He says his granddad only stopped working to watch wrestling. He says he can sheer a sheep in a minute. Booker asks if he thought it was real or entertainment. Tristan says he knew but didn't care. Booker says he sees big things for him and thinks he can take LFG 3 by storm.

Bubba talks to Drake Morreaux. He says he believes in him and wants him to succeed. Bubba says it has to happen now. Bubba tells him he wants it to work for him and chops him.

Bloom says he needs Drake to become a big dangerous guy.

Nathan Cranton vs Drake Morreaux

We are the NXT arena for this.

NC side headlocks Drake then poses. NC is shoved down twice. DM side headlocks him. DM shoulders him over a few times. DM hiptosses him. DM misses a facekick and NC clips him. NC punches him then kicks him in the leg. NC twists his leg nd tries to pin him.

DM then twists his leg and is hit in the knee. DM kneelifts him then throws him down backwards. DM drops him with forearms and a slam. DM's leg gives out on him. NC rolls him up with his feet on the ropes and is caught. DM spinning lariats him. DM hits a big chokeslam and wins.

Thoughts: I thought this was a decent bout. They didn't get a ton of time but Drake got his leg worked on and sold it before winning.

Bubba complains about Drake dancing after with the hurt leg. Bubba says Shawn watched the whole match and asks if Drake accomplished what he was supposed to. Bubba asks if he could have done better and he says no.

Drake goes to a meeting with Shawn Michaels the next day. Shawn says he's been here 3 years and says his time at the PC is going to be over with. We go to break and return. He says they have to make decisions on how long to keep someone. Shawn says they don't have a place for him right now in NXT but says there's a huge opportunity for him in AAA. Drake is excited to go to AAA. Shawn says he will be in front of big crowds and will come into his own. He says he will go down there and find incredible success.

Bubba says he's been a big fan of Drake since LFG 1. He says great job to Drake and says best of luck. Drake says his time on LFG was amazing. Drake says he has grown as a performer and is excited to build on what he started. He says he loves LFG and says to keep up with him in AAA. He says it's not goodbye but see ya later, alligator.

Thoughts: This show is taped, so we are watching these shows with knowledge of what actually happened already. Drake has yet to appear on AAA as of May 4th, 2026.

Overall thoughts: The show is definitely a bit different than the last few seasons. The competition aspect is gone and every episode is kind of separate from the other. It's a bit weird to watch it though because we already know what happens to most of these wrestlers and we know what we are told on here isn't always what actually happens. What we got wrestling was fine and they are doing a decent job of letting us know who everyone is. There's nothing you need to see on this show, but it was okay enough for what it was. This is definitely more of a documentary than past seasons.

Sunday, May 3, 2026

New Japan Pro Wrestling 5/3/2026 Wrestling Dontaku 2026 Day 1

Ryusuke Taguchi, Taisei Nakahra & Tiger Mask vs. Master Wato, Toru Yano & YOH

Yano's team is attacked before the bell. Yano takes a double shoulderblock. Yano blocks a hip attack with an atomci drop then he atomic drops Tai. RT misses a hip attack. RT is atomic dropped for 2. Yoh misses a flying hip attack. Tiger kicks Yoh in the butt. Tiger suplexes Yoh for 2. Tiger spin kicks Yoh in the gut then Yoh dropkicks him in the knee.

Wato comes in. He double flipping mule kicks Wato. Tai comes in and hits forearms on Wato. Tai dropkicks him. Tai boots Wato then chops him. Wato leg lariats him for 2. Wato springboard euros Tai and wins.

Thoughts: It was a total waste of time. It was half-comedy and Taisei got pinned off a simple springboard euro.

Masatora Yasuda & Tomoaki Honma vs. Knockout Brothers (OSKAR & Yuto-Ice)

Masa dropkicks Ice off the apron to start. Os sleepers Masa and Honma breaks it up. Os takes a double team but bangs their heads together. Os elbow drops Honma. Honma misses a falling headbutt drop. Os shoulders over Honma then slams Masa.

Ice forearms Masa down. Masa chops and slaps him around. Masa dropkicks Ice then running forearms him for 2. Masa jack knifes him for 2 then runs into a facekick. Ice hits a hard knee to the face while Masa is on his knees. The ref says Masa is out and stops the match.

Thoughts: I think the ending was planned here. It worked though and Ice looked like a tough guy because of it. This was quick. I want to see Masa vs Ice again.

El Desperado, Mistico, Taichi & Yuya Uemura vs. TMDK (Hartley Jackson, Kosei Fujita, Robbie Eagles & Ryohei Oiwa)

Kosei and Despy fight on the mat. Kosei wristlocks him. Depsy reverses it then Kosei chops him. They trade chops. Despy slaps him and Kosei chops back. Despy is thrown out. Mist and Rob go at it. They trade forearms and chops. Mist handspring back elbows him. Mist enzugiri's him from the apron then springboard crossbodies him. Mist walks up the ropes and springboard corkscrew diving armdrags him.

Rob takes a double boot then Kosei takes one too. Hart shoulders over Tai then elbow drops him. Hart suplexes Tai for 2. Oiwa boots Tai in the knee then drops back on it. Tai and Rob trade shots. Tai side kicks him.

Yuya comes in and armdrags 2 opponents then goes up and over to armdrag Hart. Yuya then dropkicks 3 opponents. Yuya corner splashes and bulldogs Oiwa for 2. Yuya hiptosses Oiwa then Oiwa abdominal stretches him. Oiwa shoulders over Yuya the nsplashes him.

Yuya takes running corner attacks then a double kick. Hart sentons Yuya for 2. 4 of he 6 trade shots. Despy and Mist hit superkicks to the gut. Mist is popped up into a double dropkick. Hart double lariats Mist and Despy. Hart corner splashes Yuya then lariats him for 2. Hart crossbodies Yuya for 2. Yuya hurricanrana's Hart and pins him.

Thoughts: It was an okay random midcard tag. Yuya had a good night here and brought a lot of energy to this one. It wasn't anything too memorable or anything but it was fine enough for being filler.

Rob and Kosei taunt Mist and Despy after. Mist talks to Rob in Spanish and points at him. Rob says he doesn't speak Spanish. He says he knows Mist wants a match. Rob offers to put the IWGP Jr. Tag Titles on the line tomorrow. Rob says they are the mighty and the mighty don't kneel.

United Empire (Great-O-Khan, HENARE & Will Ospreay) vs. Goto Revolutionary Army (Hirooki Goto, Tatsuya Matsumoto & YOSHI-HASHI)

Will and Goto go at it. Will takes a double shoulderblock. Goto hiptosses his partners onto Will. Will's back is triple clubbed on. Will and Tat trade and Will drops him. Will slams Tat. Goto is sent into the seats by Khan then Khan sits on a chair on him.

Hen sentons Tat then pounces him. Tat hits elbows on Hen then dropkicks him. Yoshi and Hen go at it and trade shots. Hen drops him with a forearm. Yoshi dropkicks him in the knee. Yoshi shoulders Hen over. Goto hits lariats on oppponents. Hen spinning heel kicks Yoshi. Will and Goto trade forearms. Will handspring corkscrew kicks him.

Yoshi superkicks Khan. Tat water wheel drops Khan for 2. Tat crabs him and Khan ropebreaks. Tat hits forearms on Khan. Khan spinning claw slams Tat for 2. Khan flatliners Tat. The ref checks to see if Tat is knocked out. Khan bangs Tat's head off the mat then Khan pins him.

Thoughts: It started off good with Will and Goto but went a little downhill as it continued. I'm not sure what happened with Tatsuya at the end here. It was average.

The two sides argue after.

Konosuke Takeshita & Shota Umino vs. House Of Torture (Chase Owens & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)

KT gets nailed by Chase before he can lock up with Yujiro. Chase euros KT. KT goes to leapfrog and falls. KT then leg lariats him. Chase hits elbows on KT. KT boots him off the ropes then Shota shoulders Chase over. Shota stares KT down.

Shota is pushed into KT. Chase boots Shota out of the corner then spinning backdrops him. Yujio falling headbutt drops Shota. Chase shoulders Shota over. Shota takes a double throat thrust from Chase. Shota dropkicks Chase.

KT comes in and drops Chase with forearms. KT flying lariats him. KT slingshot plancha's Yujiro outside. KT exploders Chase for 2. Chase hits forearms on KT. Chase spinning back elbows him then hits a snapmare driver for 2. Chase pumping knees KT then KT flying knees him.

Shota and Yujiro get in. Shota hits forearms and takes a stun gun. Yujiro eye pokes him. Shota dragon screws him then STF's him. Shota lariats Yujiro then stomps him. Yujiro fisherman busters him. Chase running knees Shota for 2. Yujiro short ddt's Shota for 2. Shota lariats Yujiro down.

KT and Shota run into each other. Yujio hits KT with a cane as Shota gets sent into the ref. Shota running lariats Yujiro. Shota fisherman busuters Yujiro and pins him.

Thoughts: This went over 10 minutes and Yujiro and Chase were treated as being equal opponents to KT and Shota and honestly, the heels got put over for most of this. They pushed that KT and Shota were having issues all match long. This felt like it never would end.

United Empire (Callum Newman, Francesco Akira, Jake Lee, Jakob Austin Young & Zane Jay) vs. Unbound Co. (Daiki Nagai, Drilla Moloney, Robbie X, Shingo Takagi & Taiji Ishimori)

Shingo's team gets hit before the bell and thrown out. Shingo is sent into the rails. TI flips X onto Young. Akira takes a double superkick for 2. Nagai hits shots on Akira then corner dropkicks him. They trade shots. Akira trips him and bangs his face off the mat.

Lee bangs Nagai's face off Newman's foot. Newman ties up Nagai and punches him. Newman stands on his face. Nagai dropkicks Newman. Shingo comes in and cleans house on his opponents. Shingo ddt's Newman. Newman forearms Shingo and Shingo forearms him back.

Newman spin kicks Shingo in the gut. They double lariat each other twice and go down. Zane comes in and fallaway slams Shingo for 2. Zane dropkicks Shingo then Shingo shoulders him over. Zane takes a double punch from his opponents. Shingo lariats Zane down.

Akira step up enzugiri's Young. Akira takes a spin kick from X and TI is pushed into X. TI handspring corkscrew kicks Akira. Shingo overhead belly to belly suplexes Newman then lariats him over the top. X hits a big moonsault off the top to the floor. Drilla and Zane fight. Drilla suplexes Zane then spears him. Drilla hits a drilla killa on Zane and pins him.

Thoughts: It didn't get that much time. I don't know if I'd ever say everyone got their own segment here as there were so many people involved. It wasn't anything special. Jake Lee was acting normal here after acting goofy for so long.

Shingo and Newman end up fighting after and Newman goes out.

Don Fale vs. Aaron Wolf

Don nails Wolf before intros. They shoulderblock battle. Wolf flying hits flying forearms. Don slams Wolf. Don stomps Wolf then stands on his back. Wolf is sent into the rails then into the seats. Wolf then sits on him on a chair. Don does a trapezius hold in the ring.

Wolf elbows Don in the gut and Don clubs him down. Don stands on his back. Don is sent into the rails outside. Wolf chops Don then judo throws him. Wolf elbow drops Don for 2. Wolf top rope splashes Don for 2. Chase gets on the apron and Wolf slingshots him in. Chase begs off then Don pushes Wolf into the ref. Don corner splashes Wolf and Don samoan drops him for 2.

Don misses an elbow drop on Wolf. Wolf slams him. Wolf rips his shirt off then olympic slams Don to win.

Thoughts: It wasn't good as expected. It was full of shenanigans and outside fighting. I'm not sure how this was supposed to be any better than it ended up being.

NEVER Openweight Title Match - Ren Narita (c) vs. Oleg Boltin

Ren and Dick Togo beat up Oleg before the match begins. They choke him with a weapon. Ren boots Oleg in the gut then Oleg sends him into the rails. Oleg comes in and soulders over Ren twice. Oleg goes after Togo outside. Ren chairs Oleg. Ren takes Oleg into the crowd and throws him into the seats. Ren flying neckbreakers Oleg for 2.

Ren armbreakers Oleg then sends him shoulder first into the exposed buckles. Ren armbars Oleg around the bottom turnbuckle connector. Ren armbreakers Oleg. Ren flying armbars Oleg. Oleg powerbombs him out of it. Ren shoulders Oleg's arm then Oleg belly to belly suplexes him. Oleg karelin's lifts Ren.

Oleg slams Ren then splashes him for 2. Ren tries to make Oleg hit the ref. Ren rolling armbars Oleg. Oleg is sent over the top. Ren pults Oleg's arm in a chair then Oleg lariats him with it. Ren escapes a powerbomb inside then takes a corner splash. Ren eye rakes Oleg and sends him into the ref. The ref is sent out. Ren crossfaces Oleg.

Kanemaru comes in to help out Ren. Togo comes in too then Kanemaru is thrown into Togo. Oleg hits a big powerbomb on Ren for 2. Oleg torture racks Ren. Ren taps out but Sho has the ref distracted. Oleg drops the hold and goes after Sho. Aaron Wolf comes down and carries Sho to the back.

Ren grounded guillotines Oleg. Ren facebusters Oleg for 2. Ren is caught coming off the top. Oleg finlay rolls him. Oleg F-5's Ren for 2. Ren rolling armbars Oleg off the 2nd rope. Oleg ropebreaks. Ren drives Oleg's soulder into the mat then armbars him. Ren triangles him, Oleg lifts him and Togo low blows Oleg. The ref somehow misses it and Ren wins by submission.

Thoughts: It was painful to watch as expected. The heels cheated before and during the match. The ref didn't care when he saw them beating up Oleg prior to the match and absolutely no action was taken when he got ran into or sent out of the ring. It was just nothing but stupid heel tactics with Aaron Wolf being the only one in the entire backstage area who tried to do something about it. This was awful.

The heels beat up Oleg after. Wolf makes the save and challenges Ren.

IWGP Global Heavyweight Title Match - Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Andrade El Idolo

They lock up. Yota clean breaks him and shoves him. Idolo and Yota chop each other. They escape each other's attacks and stand off. Idolo shoulders Yota over. Idolo springboard 2nd rope crossbodies him. Idolo lariats him out. Yota armdrags Idolo.

Idolo poses on the ropes. Yota hits knees to Idolo's gut then gutbusters him. Yota corner splashes Idolo. Yota hits mounted forearms in the corner then Idolo pulls him down into the buckles. Idolo stomps and slams him. Idolo low sliding dropkicks Yota then chinlocks him.

Idolo chops and boots Yota in the corner. Yota is put in tree of woe and Idolo double stomps him down for 2. Idolo hits forearms on Yota. Yota ducks a corner meteora. Idolo and Yota trade forearms and chops. Yota tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. They trade chops. Idolo 2nd rope flipping russian legsweeps Yota.
Yota 2nd rope diving armdrags Idolo. Yota tilt-a-whirl armdrags him. Yota topes him. Yota flying pumping knees Idolo. Yota 2nd rope hurricanrana's Idolo for 2. Idolo flying forearms him. Idolo corner meteora's Yota for 2.

Yota gets his knees up on an Idolo split-legged moonsault. Idolo powerslams him on the apron over the 2nd rope. Idolo triangle springboard tornillo's Yota outside. Idolo does a top rope moonsault into a standing moonsault for 2. Idolo superplexes Yota. Yota orange crushes him for 2. Idolo hangs on the ropes and Yota top rope double stomps him down.

They fight on the apron. Yota flying headscissors him off the apron. They fight on the buckles. Yota top rope spanish flies him for 2. They shove each other. Yota flying pumping knees him. Yota does a spinning wrist-clutch muso for 2. Idolo spinning back elbows him down.

They get back up and chop each other. Yota headbutts him down. They trade pin attempts. Yota hits a big spear for 2. Idolo single arm powerbombs him. Idolo hammerlock ddt's him for 2. Idolo hits a canadian destroyer. Yota does his curbstomp combo to Idolo. Yota alley oops him. Yota crabs him.

They sit up top and Idolo ddt's him into the ring post. Idolo twisting double underhook drops him and pins him.

Thoughts: Yota said something negative about Bushiroad (NJPW's owners) and less than 2 months later, he is now title less. I don't know how Idolo did it, but congrats to him. His stock as at an all-time low in AEW and WWE then he leaves WWE, is getting put in big AEW matches, wins the WWC Puerto Rico Title then wins the NJPW Title. I didn't like the match that much. It was very long and slow. They did a bit much but they did sell it. I expected a much worse match and it was honestly almost the opposite of the match I expected them to have.

Idolo thanks everyone after. I think he says he was the better man. He says he knows fans don't support him because he works in AEW, but he says it's NJPW's Title and he's working for both companies. He asks who wants to challenge him? Drilla Moloney and Shot Umino both come out. They argue on the ramp. Idolo asks if they want the title. Idolo suggests a three-way match and says to tell him where and when. He then says to call him.

Idolo leaves and comes back down so he can raise his title and get streamers.

Overall thoughts: You didn't need to see this show to know what it would look like. The line-up said it all. The line-up looked bad and the show wasn't much better. We had a bunch of time filler tags that weren't special. The 2nd and 3rd matches from the top were filled with interference and HoT crap. The main got a lot of time and was a slower and longer match where Yota lost his second title in a row. I'd give this a 4 out of 10. It was a poor and lazy offering from NJPW and it wasn't good. I'd pick Yuya Uemura's 8-man tag as the best thing on here which should tell you about the quality of this.

AAA on Fox 5/2/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/aaa-on-fox-4252026.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/aaa-on-fox-592026.html

We are in Queretaro, Mexico. Corey Graves, JBL and Rey Mysterio are on commentary.

We see various wrestlers arrive and hang out.

El Ojo talk in the back. Dorian says Penta can only beat Vikingo by cheating. Dorian says Vikingo will face Wagner on 5/30 for the AAA Latin American Title. Vikingo says Wagner's legacy is trash and says he's a nepo baby. Vikingo says he will be Latin American champ and Dorian will be GM.

El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. then walks in, taps Dorian on the shoulder and asks what Dorian knows about family.

El Hijo del Vikingo vs Mini Vikingo

Hijo throws his jacket on Mini and stomps on him before the bell. Hijo dropkicks Mini then stands on him in the corner. Hijo corner basement dropkicks Mini then sits on his head on the ropes. Hijo basement dropkicks him in the back of the head for 2.

Hijo hits forearms on Mini. Hijo still has his jacket on and he camel clutches Mini. Hijo bodyscissors takesdowns Mini. Hijo ties up Mini's arms and bangs his face off the mat. Hijo stands on Mini for 2. Mini slaps him then Hijo slaps back. Mini pump kicks him. Hijo spinning heel kicks him then meteora's him through the ropes, sending him to the floor.

Mini is sent into the steps. Hijo suplexes Mini on the ramp. Hijo throws Mini on a powerbomb onto the ramp. JBL calls for the match to be stopped. Hijo picks up Mini on the pin attempt in the ring. Hijo slaps him and tells him to slap back. Hijo then pounds on him more. Hijo misses a corner charge. Mini corkscrew kicks him. Mini toyota rolls him for 2. Mini hits a wild tornillo into a crucifix driver on the floor.

Mini springboards inside but Hijo gets his knees up. Hijo corkscrew kicks him. Hijo powerbombs Mini for 2. Hijo hits mounted shots and chokes him. Hijo takes the 2nd turnbuckle pad off. Mini sends Hijo into the exposed buckle. Mini top rope 450's Hijo for 2.

Hijo overhead belly to belly suplexes Mini into the ref, sending the ref out. Mini hurricanrana's Hijo but the ref is down. The bell rings, but nobody knows who rang it. Hijo lariats Mini. They go up top. Hijo does a top rope uranage but again, the ref is down and can't count. Hijo seems to have hurt his arm on the top rope uranage.

Hijo grabs a chair. El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. runs down and michinoku drivers hijo on the chair. Mini hits a 630 phoenix splash on Hijo on the chair and pins him!

Thoughts: Yeah, this was great. Hijo did a great job of whooping Mini. Mini's tornillo crucifix driver to the outside was amazing and Mini pulling off the upset to win was big. The commentators were fantastic here too and really sold Mini's beating well. I really liked this one.

Omos comes in and lariats Wagner and Mini after. Omos rams Mini into the post and throws Wagner in. Omos lariats Wagner and chops him in the corner.

Wagner's brother Galeno del Mal comes out and hits Omos with a chair. The Wagner's double headbutt Omos then double lariat him out of the ring.

Thoughts: It was said that Galeno got signed and he debuted here. I like Galeno more than Wagner as he's a fat guy that can do some impressive flying.

Laredo Kid vs. Rey Fenix

Kid was on WWE Main Event this week.

Kid side headlocks him and shoulders him over. Rey kips up and flying armdrags him but Kid headflips out. Kid flying headscissors Rey and they stand off. Kid trips him and they stand off. Rey walks up the ropes and springboard corkscrew armdrags him.

Kid lariats Rey for 2. Kid kicks Rey in the back then slaps him in the back of the neck. Kid basement dropkicks Rey for 2. Rey hits shots. Kid sitout tilt-a-whirl slams him for 2. Kid top rope splashes Rey for 2.

Rey high kicks him out of the corner. Rey rope walk kicks him for 2. Rey enzugiri's Kid off the apron. Rey bottom rope springboard diving headscissors him outside. Rey double jump springboard moonsaults Kid for 2. Rey springboard spin kicks Kid.

Kid flying forearms Rey in the corner then slams him. Kid bottom rope corkscrew moonsaults him. Kid misses a 2nd rope moonsault then canadian destroyer ddt's him for 2. Kid slaps Rey. Rey rolls into a cutter on him for 2. They chop each other on their knees then get up and trade forearms. Kid is up top and is hit with a euro. Rey hits a mexican muscle buster and pins Kid.

Thoughts: They overdid it a bit here with the canadian destroyer ddt not finishing this. It was mostly flying and cool moves. Fenix really doesn't feel like all that big of a star right now and if you went into this blind, you wouldn't see much of a difference here starpower wise between these two.

Rey tries to help Kid up after. Kid pushes him away. Kid then clutches his AAA Cruiserweight Title. The fans throw coins in the ring as they enjoyed the match. Rey offers a handshake but Kid rams him with his shoulder.

They do a contract signing for El Grande Americano Original vs El Grande Americano II in a mask match. They have Dorian Roldan and the female interviewer there.

Both Grande's are brought out. Dorian says his family put the best lucha matches on and says the most significant is a mask vs mask match. He says the loser has to take off their mask and reveal their identity. Grande Original has a letter from his attorney. It says Grande Original will not face Grande II unless they accept his petition. The petition says there should not be any physical attacks until 5/30 and if there is, the attacking wrestler loses his mask before the bout. Grande II is asked if he's okay with that. Grande II signs the contract. Dorian says security can leave since the contract has been signed (Grande Original didn't sign it). Dorian says there's another clause - Grande Original said that the female interviewer (Andrea Bazarte) attacked him and says the female interviewer must leave AAA (she is Grande II's girlfriend). Grande Original asks that she be removed from AAA. The female interviewer agrees if it's required for Grande II to take Grande Original's mask.

The female interviewer leaves. Grande Original signs the contract and throws the pen at Grande II. Grande II says Grande Original has no idea what he has done. Grande II then gets jumped by Julius and Brutus Creed, who were Gable's/Grande's partners in WWE. Grande II then takes a double spinebuster through the table. The Creed's then hold up a US flag. Los Americanos then come out to help Grande II.

Thoughts: WWE/AAA made 2 big errors with this segment. The first was that a lot of this was built around Grande Original accusing Andrea of attacking him. They didn't explain why this was significant - Andrea is Grande II's girlfriend. They didn't explain this on TV and it came off as a very random segment without knowing that. I'm sure they'll explain it next week, but the segment didn't work without that key bit of information. I also thought that Grande Original throwing his pen at Grande II should count as a physical attack. Maybe it will, but it hasn't yet.

Overall thoughts: We started off hot with a great Mini Vikingo vs Hijo del Vikingo match. Laredo Kid/Rey Fenix overdid it in their match and they had an indy style bout. The closing segment had issues as they forgot to mention that Grande II is dating the interviewer, which was the key part to the segment. They may have also technically broken the no-contact clause already that they agreed to when Grande Original threw his pen at Grande II. I'd give this a 5 out of 10 as the main event segment really got botched bad and messed things up. I enjoyed the show overall though.

WOW Women of Wrestling 5/2/2026 Season 6, Episode 30

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/wow-women-of-wrestling-4252026-season-6.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/wow-women-of-wrestling-592026-season-6.html

We are in Las Vegas, NV. David McLane and Nigel Zane are on commentary.

We see clips of the Best 4 Business vs Strike/Blaze feud.

They show us a clip from security footage of Miami's Sweet Heat being at the scene where Best 4 Business' gear got burned.

Top Tier come out. Coach says she needs to assess the individual skills of Top Tier. She says Krush and Glitter need to have singles matches. Krush says Coach wrestle and lost with them and should have a singles match too. Coach says she's the coach and doesn't need to be evaluated, but she too will wrestle a singles match. She says she wants to make sure there is no doubt as to who the weak link is.

WOW World Trios Titles - Monsters and Metal (Daisy Lane, Fury and Chainsaw) (c) vs The Enlightened (Miranda the Mindful, Nova Sky and Dr. Pam Demonium)

Miranda boots Chain to start. She tags in Pam. Chain blocks Pam's takedown. Chain corner splashes her. Fury running knees Pam in the corner. Lane bronco busters Pam. Chain hits corner spears on Pam. Chain swinging neckbreakers her for 2.

Lane is dropped into a legdrop on Pam. Pam jawbreakers Lane. Lane spinning headscissors Miranda then flying double knees her in the corner. Lane springboard legdrops Miranda for 2. Lane armdrags Miranda. Nova comes in and chops Lane. Nova elbow slices her for 2 then back elbows her for 2.

Nova boots Lane in the gut and suplexes her. Nova corner lariats Lane. Pam slams Lane and Miranda split leg drops Lane for 2. Miranda chinlocks Lane and Lane bites her way out of it. Lane's face is banged off the mat then Pam camel clutches her.

Lane gets a 2 count on Pam. Lane enzugiri's Miranda. Fury gets in and cleans house on the heels. Fury backdrops Nova for 2. Lane basement dropkicks Miranda. Pam neckbreakers Lane. Chain takes a double boot and a double ddt. Samantha Smart comes in and Chain scares her off. Nova takes the triple team gori special and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was an okay tag match here. There were no botches. The heels worked the faces over until the faces made their comeback and won. It got enough time to play out too. I don't love The Enlightened losing already but I wouldn't have had them win the titles here either.

Gloria Glitter vs Xena Phoenix

Coach Campanelli is on commentary for this. Xena limps to the ring.

Xena fireman's carry takeovers her and goes for the armbar. Xena rolls her up and holds onto her knee. Xena goes for a suplex and holds her knee. Glitter stomps on Xena's knee then ddt's it. Glitter pump kicks her. Xena's leg is banged off the post.

Glitter goes for a figure four but Xena cradles her. Xena boots her out of the corner. Glitter cloverleafs Xena and Xena taps out quick.

Thoughts: This was an unusual one with Xena selling her knee before it even started then tapping out quick.

Coach talks on the mic and says that was an interesting match. She says Glitter beat Xena in record time. She says Xena coming out limping is not the type of match Glitter had in mind though. Coach says she wants her girls to beat others at their best. Coach says Krush is next up and says the coach knows best.

Lana Star and Miami's Sweet Heat come out. Lana says they dispute the footage. Lana says that was defamation. Lana says they will make sure their names aren't dragged through the mud anymore.

Next week's show has Penelope Pink vs Kalaki the Island Girl in a WOW Title match.

Best 4 Business (Kara Kai and Sandy Shore) vs Ashley Blaze and Tara Strike

The faces run in and take down B4B. Everyone fights outside. They all get in. Blaze sends Shore out. Kai handstand kicks Tara. Tara leg kicks her and armlocks her. Kai is tripped into a running knee and senton for 1. Blaze armdrags Shore a few times then rolls into a cutter on her.

Tara double lariats the heels. She hits a ton of strikes on Shore then running knees her in the corner. Tara is tripped into the buckles. Shore rolls her up for 2. Shore hits corner spears. Shore backhands Tara.

Kai boots Tara then sits on her neck on the 2nd rope. Shore slaps Tara. Tara takes a high kick from the apron by Kai. Tara is snapmared and takes a double hip attack. Tara's head is banged off the mat. Tara knees Shore in the gut then is thrown down backwards. Shore hits mounted shots on Tara then slaps her around. Kai straightjackets Tara. Kai blocks an enzugiri and running knees Tara for 2.

Kai hits mounted shots on Tara. Kai takes a double team stroke for 2. Tara is double booted in the corner. Tara and Kai high kick each other at the same time. Blaze tags in and hits shots on Shore then running back elbows her. Blaze superkicks her for 2. Blaze knees one of the heels in the face. Lana Star gets on the apron. Miami's Sweet Heat hit Tara and Blaze with fire extinguishers. Shore then picks up the win on Blaze.

Thoughts: They did what they were supposed to do here. They got rough with each other and showed some aggression. Miami's Sweet Heat got involved since they were blamed for setting B4B's gear on fire. I would have liked a more concise result though since these two teams have been feuding for a while.

Lana Star's crew comes in after. Lindsay says they were blamed for things they didn't do and says B4B's old costumers were a tragedy. MSH then hold up their titles to show B4B who the champs are. B4B then nail MSH from behind and hit them with the tag titles.

Overall thoughts: It was an okay WOW episode. There was nothing great but it made enough sense. It looks like B4B vs Miami's Sweet Heat is going to be the next feud and it looks like Top Tier may be breaking up as well. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 as it was average to okay but nothing you really need to see. The trios titles match was the best bout on here.

Saturday, May 2, 2026

AEW Collision 5/2/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/aew-collision-4252026-playoff-palooza.html

The next Collision is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/aew-dynamitecollision-562026.html

We are in Peoria, IL. Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness are on commentary.

The Dogs (Clark Connors and David Finlay) and The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, PAC and Claudio Castagnoli) vs The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz, Dezmond Xavier and Myron Reed) and Top Flight (Dante and Darius Martin)

The faces dive on the heels to start. Everyone fights all over the place. Claudio gorilla presses Reed. Reed enzugiri's him. Reed suicide dives Claudio. Everyone fights outside.

Clark hits shots on Zach. Zach hits chops and forearms on him in the corner. Zach 2nd rope springboard tornillo's Clark for 2. DF stomps on Zach in the corner. DF gets kicked by Dez and Reed when he gets in. Dez standing ssp's DF. Darius armdrags Pac. Mox lariats Darius down. Mox corner lariats Darius then hits mounted corner punches. Mox then bites him.

Darius dropkicks Mox. Dante flying corner lariats Mox. Mox takes a suplex into a slingshot swanton. Reed and Mox trade chops. Reed springboard dropkicks Mox. Reed is thrown out. Shafir kicks Reed outside. Dez flying ddt's Claudio off the apron. Dez is thrown into the post by DF. Clark pounces Zach over the commentary table. Darius swings off the post to kick Pac. Reed legdrops Mox over the 2nd rope. Reed comes off the top and Claudio euros him. We go to PiP break and return.

Reed and Clark fight. Clark suplexes him. Reed hits upkicks on Clark. The heels knock the faces off the apron. Reed hits a double cutter on the heels. 3 faces hit stereo topes on the heels outside.

Dez cutters DF. Dez cardiac kicks Clark for 2. Clark is catapulted into a superkick and held for a top rope double stomp. DF dominators Zach and Clark spears Zach for 2. Clark knees Zach in the gut. Zach handspring jumping knees him.

Darius and Pac go at it. Darius backslides him for 2 then la magistral's him. They trade pin attempts. Dante springboard crossbodies Pac for 2. Dante superkicks Pac. Darius bottom rope flatliners Pac for 2. Claudio double suplexes Top Flight. Claudio giant swings Dante and Mox basement dropkicks Dante as he swings.

Claudio takes superkicks to the knee and a 5 person basement dropkick. DF takes a triple superkick then corner attacks. Dez takes a high/low. Reed and Zach hit stereo bottom rope springboard codebreakers. Darius tornado ddt's Mox. Pac superkicks Dante. Darius rolls up Pac for 2. Darius takes corner attacks. Pac running lariats Darius then submits him with the brutalizer.

Thoughts: It was a good tag. It was full of action, creative multi-person spots and one of the longest runs outside I've ever seen where people would just take one big move after enough. This delivered and was a lot of fun.

We see Luchasaurus diving Jack Perry around in a bus. Jack takes the mic and says the road is long. Jack says they aren't stopping for anyone. We then see them stopping to urinate. Jack says he's the National champ and says f*ck you if you don't like it. Jack then pushes the camera man out of the bus.

AEW National Title - Jack Perry (c) vs Mascara Dorada

They lock up. JP wristlocks him and MD cartwheels and flips out. MD armdrags him. JP trips MD then side headlocks him. JP akes him over with it. JP shoulders him over. MD reverse monkey flips him then dropkicks him.

MD corkscrew headscissors JP. MD walks up the ropes, does a flip and armdrags him down. MD then walks up the ropes and does a similar spot into an armdrag. MD tornillo's him over the top. MD is sent into the post and JP wraparound kicks him on the post. They fight on the rail. MD canadian destroyers him on the rail top.

We go to PiP break, full break and return. MD flips off the top. JP superkicks him then is superkicked back. JP poisonrana's him. MD code red's him. MD hits forearms. JD spinning side slams him for 2. MD enzugiri's him from the apron. MD goes for a springboard and is forearmed down. JP top rope moonsaults him outside.

JP gutwrench sitout powerbombs him for 2. JP hits mounted corner punches. MD 619's his leg. MD electric chairs him and flips him into a neckbreaker for 2. JP is knocked off the 2nd rope. MD top rope 450's him for 2. They fight on the apron and Jack 2nd rope diving headscissors him down to the floor. Jack comes off the top and takes a pumping knee. MD sitout dominators him for 2.

MD top rope moonsaults and JP gets his knees up. They fight on the buckles. JP top rope hurricanrana's him and pins him.

Thoughts: I didn't like this at all. They did too much, they didn't sell much and it just went on and on. Jack won as expected because this company just loves him. This was tiring to sit through.

Renee tries to interview Kris Statlander and Hikaru Shida after Dynamite. Shida gets mad about losing and says it wasn't her fault. Stat says she didn't listen and kept tagging herself in. She slams her against the wall and says Shida cost her everything. Shida says she will make it up to her and gets shoved.

The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong and Kyle O'Reilly) vs MxM TV (Madden, Mansoor and Johnny TV)

Mansoor mocks Kyle then takes a leg kick. Kyle leg kicks Madden, who then tags out. JTV takes a chest kick from Kyle. Kyle hits mounted corner punches on JTV. RS then hits some. OC goofs around and tries to but is brought down.

JTV tornillos out onto Kyle and RS. MxM then pose. OC poses with them. OC takes a leg lariat + german suplex. JTV hits starship pain on OC for 2. Mansoor is up top and gets crotched then Madden is pushed into him. Madde double chops OC down.

RS hits chops on Madden. RS olympic slams Madden. OC is on RS' shoulders and he ducks a lariat somehow. OC then punches Mansoor while Mansoor is on the ropes. OC pushes him off onto an opponent outside. OC top rope elbow drops JTV for the win.

Thoughts: It was short. OC goofed around like always and I didn't appreciate that. MxM were basically used as jobbers like always.

Tomasso Ciampa comes out after.

The announcers talk about Rebel having health problems and say they are praying for her.

AEW TBS Title - Willow Nightingale (c) vs Anna Jay

Willow blocks a roll up and side headlock takeovers her. Anna headscissors her. Willow puts her on the top rope and tells her to show her her fire. Anna hits forearms then Willow shoulders her over. Anna sunset flips her for 2. Anna cradles her for 2 twice.

Willow hits lariats in the corner then misses a senton. Anna flipping neckbreakers her for 2. Anna basement dropkicks her for 2. Willow sweeps her on the apron. Willow cannonballs her off the apron. We go to PiP break and return.

Willow spinebusters her. Anna back elbows her and forearms her. Anna bulldogs her for 2. Willow backsplashes her in the corner. Willow superplexes her then death valley drivers her for 2. Anna side kicks her then facebusters her for 2. Anna sleepers her. Willow rams her in the corner to break it. Willow doctor bombs her and wins.

Thoughts: They are pushing this gimmick where Willow beats girls who are returning being out. She beat Anna here who was returning from being out. What we got was acceptable but nothing too special. Willow won as expected.

Shida, Statlander, Harley and Mina Shirakawa are interviewed by Renee. Shida tells Statlander she's sorry and says she has got her a tag match vs Harley and Mina to make it up. Harley mocks her about not being on her level. Mina asks how she can trust Stat and asks where she was when Toni Storm was attacked.

The Death Riders (Wheeler Yuta and Daniel Garcia) vs The Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson and Ace Austin)

Yuta and JR go at it. JR is hit from behind and double teamed. JR takes a double back elbow. Ace tags in. He hits shots on The Riders and russian legsweeps DG. Ace legdrops DG. Yuta superkicks Ace in the gut.

Ace kicks Yuta on the mat. Ace basement dropkicks Yuta. Ace handstands on the apron but Yuta dropkicks him down. Shafir and DG beat up on Ace outside. Yuta fisherman suplexes Ace for 2. We go to PiP break > full break and return.

Ace takes corner attacks. Ace takes a double basement dropkick. DC headscissors Ace on the mat. Ace spears DG in the gut. DG rolls through a slingshot sunset flip. Ace death valley drivers DG.

JR tags in. He hits shots on the heels then sentons Yuta. Yuta topes DG on accident outside. Yuta's head is banged off the commentary table and he gets busted open hard and fast. JR hits jabs on Yuta. Shafir distracts JR. Yuta is pushed into Shafir. JR backrolls Yuta for 2. JR leg lariats Yuta for 2.

DG back body drops Ace over the top and Ace hits his head off the steps. DG piledrivers JR. DG rocket launchers Yuta onto JR for 2. We get some fast action. Yuta suplexes Ace. JR ddt's Yuta and pins him.

Thoughts: This was notable for Yuta getting busted open randomly. This had happened to him before a few years ago. This was fine. Ace was in for a while then Juice got the hot tag and pulled out the win.

JR points at Mox after. DG nails JR from behind then stomps and foot chokes him. Yuta stomps on Ace. Mox gets in the ring. The Gunn's (Austin and Colten) then come in. Colten returns. They get the edge on the heels and Shafir pulls Mox out. Yuta takes a 310 to Yuma.

Colten says The Colllision Cowboys are back and says this is their show. They then do their Gunn's Up line.

Lexi interviewed Megan Bayne and Lena Kross. Lena says they just beat Stat and Shida. They say the only hope this division has is if both of them are struck down. They tell the other girls to just stop trying.

Skye Blue vs Nixi XS

SB running facekicks Nix then boots her in the back of the head. Nix boots SB from the apron. SB boots Nix off the apron then bangs her head off the steps. SB bridging twisting neckbreaker her on the floor. SB running powerbombs her then pumping knees her for 2. SB does a grounded dragon sleeper variation and submits her.

Thoughts: It was just a squash. They seemed to have fell off track a bit near the end. Sky won as expected. Nixi is starting to become a regular.

AEW TNT Title - Kevin Knight (c) vs Hook

Hook pulls him down off the lock up. Hook wristlocks him. KK headflips out then rolls him. KK knee drops Hook's arm. Hook hip throws him. Hook flips out of a hiptoss then KK does as well. KK armdrags him twice. They each hit shots in the corner. Hook hits shots to the gut and a headbutt.

KK dropkicks Hook off the apron. KK goes after Hook outside and Katsuyori Shibata goes after him. Hook overhead suplexes KK into the front row onto a planted fan. We go to PiP break and return.

Hook nrothern lights suplexes him for 2. KK running lariats him twice. KK jumping lariats him. KK slams him then standing splashes him for 2. Hook is on the 2nd rope and KK jumps from the mat to hurricanrana him down. KK dropkicks him against the bottom buckle.

KK goes up top and Shibata crotches him. Hook 2nd rope overhead suplexes him. Hook does a nasty head and arm suplex for 2. Hook PK's him for 2. KK backrolls him for 2 then knocks Shibata off the apron. KK nearly dies on a release german then lariats him. KK jumping ddt's him. KK top rope ufo splashes Hook and pins him.

Thoughts: I really don't want to put this over because Hook threw some dangerous looking suplexes and Kevin got very very lucky to survive the one release german he threw. This is wrestling. It's fake. We want everyone to make the next show. Getting hurt isn't worth it. It was easily the best match Hook has had in a long long time though besides that.

Overall thoughts: We had a good opener to start things which was the match of the night. Jack/Dorada overdid it. Orange Cassidy screwed around in his match and brought it down like always. That bout was also one-sided. Willow/Anna wasn't bad. Yuta bled bigtime in his tag match and that had the return of Austin and Colten Gunn. Skye Blue won a quick squash. The main was Hook's best match but Kevin nearly got hurt bad in it. It was okay overall and I'd give it a 6 out of 10.

NWA Powerrr 5/2/2026

Yesterday's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/nwa-powerrr-512026.html

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

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

#1 Contender to the NWA Jr. Heavyweight Title - Damian Fenrir vs Alex Misery

Brandon McCord is with Alex. Alex wristlocks him and DF water wheel drops him. Alex side headlock takeovers him. DF headcissors him. Alex rolls him up for 2. DF rolls him up for 2. DF armdrags him twice.

DF gorilla press drops him then standing moonsaults him for 2. DF enzugiri's him in the corner. Alex walks up the buckles and flips over him. DF blocks a boot and overhead belly to belly suplexes him into the buckles.

DF goes up top and McCord trips DF. Alex gets a 2 count on DF and bites him. We go to break.

TV-MA talk. Ms. Starr says they need to do what's best for TV-MA and Nieves. Starr says they need to do whatever it takes. Nieves says it means it's done, but doesn't specify what that is.

The Federations of Champions do a promo. Aron says he's partnered with Comet to get his face on TV each week. He does a poem and yells at The Slimeballz for laughing.

Thom Latimer and El Dragon Nihan talk. Thom says he will smash The Titans of Calamity between the eyes next week then take his giant if it doesn't work. Nihan says it's battle of the kaiju's next week.

We return from break. Alex chokes DF on the ropes. DF chops him. DF catches his crossbody and suplexes him for 2. Alex hits some shots and hurricanrana's DF over the top. DF holds onto the top rope and they fight on the apron. Alex headbutts him. DF powerbombs him on the steps.

Gaagz the Gymp gets on the apron and DF flying knees him. Alex rolls up DF and DF backslides him. Alex backrolls him. McCord trips DF. DF then sends Alex out. DF tries to plancha Alex but nails McCord instead. Alex springboard dropkicks DF. Alex top rope frogsplashes DF and pins him.

Thoughts: There were a lot of shenanigans here and it brought down the match. We didn't quite get the athletic bout we should have because of all that. Either guy really could have won this one.

It's Me...The Carson Drake Experience

The Slimeballz are this week's guest. They are eating food, drinking water and making a mess as usual. Sage says they are wrestling The Good Brothers next week. Sage asks if they have a sister. Sage says The Good Brothers are new here and says they are the vets. Sage says they will teach them a thing or two about tag wrestling. Sage says they are in The Crockett Cup for the 3rd time and the 3rd time is the charm. Sage keeps talking and Drake says it's time to go.

The Paige Sisters talk about the NWA on Comet.

The Southern Six and Ricky Morton are interviewed in the ring. Kerry says he wouldn't want to be anywhere else on his birthday than here. He says he's 25 and is in the hottest faction in the NWA. Kerry says there are here to win The Cup again and continue the streak. Alex says they rented out the clubhouse and says the fans are all invited. Alex says God bless The Southern Six and Texas. Silas says there are stars in the southern sky and The Six ain't ever gonna die.

Crockett Cup 2026 Quarterfinal Match - The Southern Six (Kerry Morton and Alex Taylor) vs The Wrestling Machines (SLADE and Mike Mondo)

Silas Mason is on commentary for this. Mike puts some holds on Alex and misses an elbow drop. Alex shoulderblocks him and gets nowhere. Mike lariats him. Mike hits a corner spear. Alex ear claps Slade. Alex goes up and over then hits armdrags. Alex dropicks him.

Slade takes a double slingshot suplex for 2. Kerry 2nd rope twisting crossbodies Slade. Slade jawbreakers him. Slade misses a corner splash. Kerry boots and punches him. Alex goes up top and Aron Stevens pushes Alex down.

Slade euros Alex down then boots him in the corner. Mike joins in. Mike elbow drops Alex twice for 2. Slade overhead belly to belly suplexes Alex. Alex takes a claymore kick + russian legsweep combo for 2. Mike front facelocks Alex. Mike clubs on Alex. Kerry tags in. He hits shots on The Machines then dropkicks them.

Kerry hits running back elbows on his opponents in the corner. Kerry powerslams Slade. Mike is hit with a flying pumping knee + drop from the shoulders (the six speed). Slade pushes Alex into Kerry. Kerry and Alex push each other. Slade jumping knees Alex and sends him into Kerry. Slade ankle locks Alex. Alex tap out and Kerry just seemingly watches him tap out. Silas asks, "What was that?".

Thoughts: It was an okay bout here. We haven't gotten to see The Six work face maybe ever and they were fun here. They did Ricky Morton's armdrags and dropkicks. The bout went fine. The ending was interesting and they definitely have been pushing that there's been some issues with The Six.

Kerry and Alex push each other after and Silas says this is not how The Six works.

The Slimeballz do a promo for the NWA on Comet.

Natalia Markova does a promo. She says she's excited to be on commentary for the Burke Invitational Gauntlet Match. She says it's exciting that the winner of it can face her for the title at any time. She says she will be watching closely.

The Cazana's are interviewed in the ring. Joe complains about the seeding this year. He says Billy Corgan screwed them last year. He says they will win The Cup this year and he guarantees it. Joe says they will take the trophy back to East Tennessee and take it out of Texas. Joe says they always do it by the book.

Crockett Cup 2026 Quarterfinal Match - The Country Gentlemen (AJ and KC Cazana) vs The Colon's (Primo and Epico)

Eddie/Primo was actually on TV earlier today on WWC.

Primo and AJ start us off. AJ side headlocks him then shoulders him over. Epico dropkicks AJ and gets him tied up in the ropes. The Colon's hit punches on AJ and KC tries to chase them off. KC then unties AJ. Primo topes AJ outside. We go to break.

Bryan Idol says Silas Mason's time is almost up. He says he almost beat him last time before Carnage interrupted. He says he will take the title from him as someone has to restore the legacy and tradition of the NWA. Idol says he's that man and says Silas will wonder who will save him now when they fight.

We get more NWA on Comet hype promos.

We return from break. Epico dropkicks AJ into the ropes and Joe Cazana trips Epico. AJ lariats Epico then chokes him. AJ slams Epico. KC does his white lightning legdrop on Epico. AJ 2nd rope elbow drops Epico for 2.

Epico hits shots to AJ's gut. Epico backslides him for 2. AJ lariats Epico. AJ flapjacks KC onto Epico for 2. KC chinlocks Epico. Epico jawbreakers him. KC delay suplexes Epico. They trade shots. KC leapfrogs Epico and goes into AJ. Primo tags in. Primo 2nd rope diving lariats KC then flying elbows and dropicks him. Primo figure fours KC and AJ breaks it up.

Epico is thrown out. Primo's throat is pulled over the top rope. Primo take a russian legweep + polish hammer shot and is pinned.

Thoughts: This is the furthest The Canzana's have made it in The Crockett Cup. The match was fine. I'd almost say The Cazana's winning was an upset. Epico mostly got worked on during this before his team lost.

Jack and Eddie say the NWA is now on Comet.

Trevor Murdoch vs Pretty Boy Smooth

PB has Pastor C-Lo with him.

Trev misses a corner charge and takes shots in the corner. PB boots him out of the corner. PB hits a hard STO. Trevor hits shots in the corner then russian legsweeps him. Trev hits crossface shots.

Trev eye rakes him from the apron. Trev top rope diving bulldogs him for 2. Galli says it's the first time anyone has kicked out of it. PB gets up and hits a big punch on Trev. PB standing blue thunders him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a short one and was definitely surprising. PB pretty much ran over Trev. This was a random bout. Galli really got hyped over PB pinning Trev.

Trevor Murdoch is interviewed in the ring after. Kyle asks what's going through his mind. Trev says he's not sure if he can do this anymore. He says he's been wrestling for 27 years and has seen guys only come for a payday. He says he told himself that if he gets to that point, he wouldn't be that guy. He says he doesn't want to embarrass himself or his family or Harley Race. He says he's announcing his retirement from wrestling. He thanks the fans. He says he was able to put his kids through college due to the fans. He also thanks Billy Corgan. He says Billy believed in him and gave him an opportunity when wrestling didn't want him. He says Billy extended his career for 7 years and thanks him.

Trev leaves and the crowd claps for him.

Thoughts: Part of the problem of the NWA taping all these shows at once is that it can be months between when we hear about something and actually see it. Even if you don't actively seek out results, someone will mention them. I knew Trev had announced his retirement already.

The NWA was one of the only promotions to really give Trev his due. TNA gave him an awful gimmick and he just didn't get to do a lot of note in WWE. The NWA made him champ at one point and he was always a regular. I had no problem with him and it's a shame we won't see him around anymore.

Overall thoughts: This felt like more of a normal episode of Powerrr than yesterday's show did, for both good and bad reasons. The opener wasn't as good as it should have been due to interference. The Six/The Wrestling Machines was okay and they revived the internal issues The Six have sometimes had. The Colon's/Cazana's was also find but not too special. Trevor Murdoch shockingly and randomly got squashed by PB Smooth then announced his retirement after. I'd give this one a 5 out of 10. There was nothing you really needed to see here. We had some randomness as usual and none of the matches were that great. This was average.

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