Have you ever watched a wrestling match where the person that everyone believed was going to lose actually wins? That is an upset, and everybody loves it! It’s exciting, shocking, and really cool to see.

Surprisingly, bookmakers or people who bet on wrestling, like upsets too. Why? Because sometimes the wrestler with the least chance of winning is the one who gives the best return when they pull off an upset victory. Let’s dive into the wrestling culture of upsets.

What Is an Underdog in Wrestling?

In wrestling, an underdog is a wrestler whom everyone thinks will lose. They may be shorter, less well-known or just newer to the ring. Think about it, when a little tiny wrestler is going up against a huge champion with enormous muscles and a bad attitude, everyone thinks the latter will win.

But when the underdog trounces them all and wins, it’s just wow, especially for fans on a sports betting app like Betway. Everyone enjoys a comeback story. Underdogs illustrate heart, diligence, working hard and they’re never quitters. They fight to upset the norm. That’s what makes wrestling amazing!

What’s Wrestling Betting All About?

When betting on wrestling matches, fans predict who will win, and if they guess correctly, they receive good payouts based on what they stake.

Here’s where things become interesting. If they bet on the favorite or the wrestler everyone thinks will win, and he or she actually wins, they don’t win a lot of money. But if they bet on the underdog and the underdog wins, then the payout may be great.

It’s like picking the slowest turtle in a race and having it zip past everyone to win first place. You’d be surprised and really pleased if you bet on it.

Wrestling and Upsets Are Best Friends

Wrestling is different from other Betway sports in that it’s fifty percent sport, fifty percent story. That means the underdog occasionally ought to win so that the story will be interesting. Fans do not just want to watch the most powerful person win every single time. They crave drama, surprises and spectacular moments.

That is why a newcomer can beat a seasoned player, a lightweight can champion a behemoth and a “loser” can be a crowd favorite. For players on Betway betting on the fight, these surprises make it all the more thrilling.

What Bettors Look For

Smart gamblers do not just make guesses. They pay attention carefully and ask themselves important questions like: Is the underdog becoming trendy? Is the favorite losing lately? Does the story seem to be setting up a surprise upset? When they see an opportunity for an underdog to win, they bet and hope for a big surprise.

Final Thoughts

Wrestling is full of action, emotion and wonderful underdog stories. That’s why it’s perfect for fans and bettors. The culture of upsets and the shocking wins by the underdogs has everyone sitting on the edge of their seats.

You never know what’s going to happen next inside the ring. Whether you’re cheering in the stands or placing bets in backrooms, one thing’s for sure, everyone roots for an underdog.

NXT
Date: September 30, 2025
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Vic Joseph, Booker T.

We’re done with No Mercy and there was a surprise title change as Ricky Saints defeated Oba Femi to win the NXT Title. That’s a big enough story, but at the same time, we have a week to go before the next event, as TNA is coming for Invasion. That show’s lineup will be announced this week, which should be rather important. Let’s get to it.

Here is No Mercy if you need a recap.

We open with a recap of last week’s TNA invasion, which set up next week’s TNA Invasion.

Long No Mercy recap.

Here is Ricky Saints for a chat. Saints talks about how he wanted to bring reality around here and the reality is he is your new NXT Champion. Did he do it? Did WE do it? He bet everything on himself and that title is the proof that it works…and here is Jacy Jayne to interrupt. She brags about having the gold and now it’s time to deal with TNA. Cue Ava to interrupt, saying that Jayne is right, which is why the two of them are the captains for Invasion.

Cue Santino Marella, who says you can’t trust a man named TRICKY to be your captain so Mike Santana will be his captain instead. At the same time, NXT’s Kelani Jordan will be the women’s captain for TNA. They’re ready for a summit later but Jayne has no idea how Jordan makes sense as a captain. Saints says he’ll see Santana later tonight.

Je’Von Evans runs into TNA X-Division Champion Leon Slater, who he is set to face at Bound For Glory. They’re cool with each other and ready for their title match. The Culling comes in to say they don’t approve of this and a match seems to be made for later. Lyra Valkyria comes in and has a present for Tatum Paxley: a new doll! Screaming for joy ensues.

Jaida Parker vs. Lash Legend

Legend jumps her in the corner to start fast and a suplex drops Parker. A running shoulder puts Parker on the floor, where she gives Legend a Samoan drop. We take a break and come back with Legend grabbing a half crab, which is broken with a grab of the rope. Parker scores with a quick Blockbuster but Legend grabs the tights to cut her off (with the fans approving). The hip attack connects in the corner, only for Legend to pop up with a pump kick. Legend’s backbreaker faceplant is broken up though and the Hipnotique (more a running shoulder this time) finishes for Parker at 9:08.

Rating: C+. They were just starting to get going at the end but I can go with Parker picking up the win. She’s been needing that for a good while now and beating Legend clean feels like an important moment. At the same time, Legend losing isn’t great to see, but I’d be stunned if we don’t get another match between these two.

Trick Williams talks to the NXT roster and says he should be co-captain with Ricky Saints. That’s not quite cool with Saints, who says there are two spots left on his team and Je’Von Evans (next to him) is getting one of them. The other spot is going to Myles Borne, who impressed Saints at No Mercy. Williams, who seems to have some authority here, picks Josh Briggs, which makes Evans walk off. Saints says he’ll deal with Evans, and tonight it’s Briggs vs. Borne for a spot on the team. They really did not make this clear and I shouldn’t be this unsure of who is in and who isn’t.

Here is Ethan Page to brag about his title defense on Saturday, as he turned away an OLYMPIC level threat. Now it’s time to go south of the border and deal with El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. Page calls him out but instead he gets TNA’s Mustafa Ali, who is greeted with a WELCOME BACK chant.

Ali gets right to the point: two years ago he earned a North American Title shot but he was released before he got his shot. Page says cry to someone who cares, but Ali says he’ll be politicking for it. That’s why he’s talked to Ava and Santino Marella and the title is on the line next week at Showdown (not Invasion). Page isn’t happy but says bring it. The brawl is on and Page is cleaned out.

Fatal Influence is here to pick the women’s Survivor Series team. First up: Sol Ruca, who agrees. Lola Vice wants to be on the team but Fallon Henley says she’s getting the final spot. Lainey Reid comes in to say don’t trust Henley and the big argument is on. Jayne calms things down and makes Henley vs. Vice for the spot on the team. Zaria asks to talk to Ruca in private.

Video on the Hardys, who are back in a title vs. title match against Darkstate next week. They’re ready to win the only WWE titles they’ve never won and DELETE Darkstate.

Myles Borne vs. Josh Briggs

For a spot on the NXT Survivor Series team. The fans don’t like Briggs, who shoves away an early headlock. Borne knocks him down and hits a sliding forearm before sending Briggs outside. The big running flip dive connects but Briggs knocks him down back inside to take over. Briggs sends Borne into the corner but stops to acknowledge the fans chanting about him. A crossbody takes Borne down and a chokeslam gives Briggs two as we take a break.

We come back with Briggs fighting out of a chinlock and going up top. Briggs catches him though and hits a pair of backbreakers for two. Borne gets in a belly to back suplex but walks into a boot. That’s enough for Briggs to load up his chain but cue Matt Cardona to cut off the big swing. The distraction lets Borne hit Borne Again for the pin at 10:15.

Rating: B-. Borne has come out of absolutely nowhere and turned into a rather solid star. I’m not sure how far he’s ever going to go, but for someone who was little more than an extra hand in a stable, he’s come an incredibly long way. You can see the confidence in him and that’s an incredible sign for his future.

Jordynne Grace congratulates Kelani Jordan and wants to be on the TNA team but makes the mistake of mentioning Joe Hendry. Mike Santana comes in and wants to talk to Jordan, leaving Grace and Hendry to want in on next week.

Fallon Henley vs. Lola Vice

Vice starts fast but gets elbowed in the face, setting up a dropkick to the back for two. Henley sends her throat first into the ropes for a right hand, followed by a running elbow for two more. The comeback starts fast with some suplexes and Henley is quickly knocked outside. The spinning backfist finishes Henley at 3:50.

Rating: C. This was about all it needed to be as Vice shrugged off everything Henley threw at her (which granted wasn’t much) and then pinned her clean. Vice is still someone who can be around the title picture so putting her onto the team over Henley is a good move. I’m glad they didn’t extend this one out as there was no need for it to go any further.

Darkstate is ready for the Hardys.

Jacy Jayne says that was her fault as Fallon Henley wasn’t ready. Lainey Reid comes in to say she attacked Lola Vice and Jazmyn Nyx, who never belonged in Fatal Influence. The team is stunned.

Je’Von Evans/Leon Slater vs. The Culling

Slater headlocks Spears to start and hits a running clothesline in the corner. Vance comes in and gets his arm worked on, including Evans’ top rope ax handle. A spinebuster gets Spears out of trouble but he sees Izzi Dame yelling at Tatum Paxley for playing with the doll she got earlier. The Culling is sent outside and taken down by dives and we take a break.

We come back with Slater fighting out of a full nelson and kicking Spears away. A kick to the face drops Vance and the tag brings in Evans to pick up the pace. Vance manages to Alabama Slam him out of the corner for two and it’s already back to Slater. That means the big running flip dive over the post can drop the Culling but Spears knees Slater out of the air. Slater is back up with a double Lethal Injection and the Swanton 450 (exactly what it sounds like and it’s awesome) pins Spears at 10:51.

Rating: B-. Pretty standard tag match until it all went nuts at the end, which is where Slater took over. Slater is one of the most exciting stars going today and it would not surprise me at all to see him getting on a much bigger stage. His time in TNA has gone well so far and he needs a lot more experience, but dang he is fun to watch.

Team TNA is here (in a CYBERTRUCK of all things) and they’re confronted in the parking lot. We come back from a break with the big summit in the ring, with Trick Williams declaring himself co-captain. Ricky Saints shuts that down immediately and names the men’s NXT team: Saints, Williams, Je’Von Evans and Myles Borne (who has suited up since his match). Mike Santana says TNA has a locker room full of men ready to turn this place upside down. The TNA team: Santana, Frankie Kazarian, Moose and Leon Slater (no Hendry oddly enough).

Jacy Jayne doesn’t buy Kelani Jordan being loyal to NXT and picks herself, Sol Ruca, Jaida Parker and Lola Vice. Jordan counters that with herself, the IInspiration (apparently the new Knockouts Tag Team Champions) and “Jak…I mean Mara Sade!” (formerly known as Jakara Jackson). The huge brawl is on with Shawn Michaels coming out to watch to end the show. The only thing I got out of this: Jordan isn’t great with a live mic. Oh and the women’s match is looking like a total squash on paper.

Overall Rating: B-. They were in a very tricky spot here as they had to build to No Mercy in the previous weeks before turning all of their attention to Showdown. The invasion still feels a bit out of nowhere, but they’ve turned it into a pretty big deal in short order. I’m wanting to see the show, even if the build was pretty much done in the span of one night. It’s a one story show so if you don’t care about the invasion then you won’t care, but it walked a thin line fairly well.

Results
Jaida Parker b. Lash Legend – Hipnotique
Myles Borne b. Josh Briggs – Borne Again
Lola Vice b. Fallon Henley – Spinning backfist
Je’Von Evans/Leon Slater b. The Culling – Swanton 450 to Spears

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Bashed In The USA
Commentators: Gorilla Monsoon, Lord Alfred Hayes, Jim Ross, Randy Savage, Bobby Heenan
Host: Mr. Perfect

I’ve seen this tape before but it’s been such a long time that it’s worth another look now that the Vault has put it up. This is from 1993 so it’s not the greatest time in the company’s history but there should be some decent stuff in there. If nothing else, Bret and Shawn should be around to save things. Let’s get to it.

Out host is Mr. Perfect, who is looking for the perfect…stamp. Geez how bad were the ideas they rejected?

From December 14, 1992 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Razor Ramon vs. Big Boss Man

Ramon offers ring announcer Mike McGuirk a kiss before the match but she doesn’t seem interested. They stall a lot to start with Ramon wanting the nightstick gone (fair) and then promising to throw Boss Man out. Boss Man responds by SNAPPING THE TOOTHPICK but Ramon bails to the floor. After over two minutes of stalling, Boss Man wants to head outside as well, meaning it’s time for some stretching on the barricade.

Ramon invites Boss Man back inside so Boss Man shakes the ropes for a low blow, which I guess counts as contact? They finally lock up after over three minutes and they roll around the ropes. Ramon shoves him so Boss Man is back with a good right hand. Ramon’s headlock and shoulder don’t get him very far so Boss Man invites him to try it again.

We go to the test of strength, with Boss Man going down to a knee and Ramon kicks him in the ribs for daring to try a comeback. Boss Man fights up and hits the uppercut before elbowing him into a rollup for two. Some right hands in the corner have Ramon in more trouble but he grabs the nightstick. The big swing misses but Ramon gets a boot up in the corner. A rollup with feet on the ropes gives Ramon the cheap pin at 7:45.

Rating: D+. This wasn’t very good, as it was a bunch of stalling and then some very basic stuff. Boss Man was mostly done as a big deal at this point and wouldn’t even be around the company that much longer. Ramon on the other hand was brand new so giving him a win helped. Just maybe make it a bit better on the way there next time.

Mr. Perfect doesn’t think much of Ramon and we see a clip from Survivor Series 1992 of Perfect cleaning house with a chair.

From June 3, 1992 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.

Rick Martel/Money Inc. vs. Tatanka/High Energy

Jimmy Hart is here with Martel and company. Owen armdrags DiBiase down to start as commentary buries someone named Marty Applebaum, who apparently works for Coliseum Video. This isn’t the first time they’ve mocked him so we have a running joke, and it’s a long run as well as this goes on for a good while. DiBiase armdrags Owen right back and mocks him a bit but gets dropkicked, with everything breaking down and the villains getting cleaned out.

Back in and Martel turns his back on Owen, who brings Tatanka in to take him apart. The middle rope chop to the head sends Martel to the floor and it’s off to Ware for a dropkick to IRS. Monsoon buries him too by saying Ware has put on about 25lbs. A shot from behind puts Ware down but he’s up and over to Tatanka for the tag. DiBiase gets a boot up in the corner, though commentary would rather talk about French fries. Martel comes in for kicking and choking and it’s back to IRS with a middle rope fist to the head.

DiBiase gets in a snapmare into a chinlock as Hayes talks about which partner Tatanka should tag (he picks Hart). Tatanka fights up for a sunset flip but gets caught in the front facelock. Naturally he gets over to Ware but the referee doesn’t see the tag, meaning IRS can choke in the corner (Hayes approves, like the evil Englishman he is). Tatanka finally suplexes his way to freedom and the tag brings in Hart to clean hammer away. Everything breaks down and DiBiase trips Ware, who gets pinned by IRS at 12:13, despite neither of them being legal (which Monsoon does point out).

Rating: C. This was long and fairly dull, but I can go for a six man where they get some people out there and let them do their thing for a bit. Martel and Tatanka were in the middle of a fairly dull feud but at least the other match was fairly fresh. The ending left a good bit to be desired though, as it wasn’t hard to keep track of who was legal. Unless you’re a Hebner, but why would you ever trust one of them?

Mr. Perfect finally gets some help with the stamp and throws us to a profile on Shawn Michaels. The store employee not even turning her head when Perfect stops to talk to the camera is rather funny.

Shawn Michaels can’t believe he was asked to get his amazing career down to three matches but he’s the Wrestler of the 90s so it’s easy enough.

From January 26, 1993 in Fresno, California.

Intercontinental Title: Shawn Michaels vs. Kamala

Michaels is defending and Slick is here with Kamala. Some belly slapping has Michaels dodging as there are A LOT of empty seats opposite the camera. Michaels slides between the legs as we’re still waiting on the first contact. The offer of a handshake lets Michaels get in a right hand but a whip out of the corner gets him nowhere. Instead Kamala chops him out to the floor and takes a quick lap, with Slick telling him to stay in the ring, which Hayes DOES NOT like.

Back in and Michaels’ cheap shot doesn’t work so Kamala grabs a bearhug into a choke. That’s broken up and Michaels gets in a shot off the top for a knockdown. Kamala is right back with a superkick and the chops before just dumping him over the top. Michaels throws Slick down and just walks out, with Kamala following for the double countout at 4:30.

Rating: C-. They didn’t have much time here and it wasn’t exactly worth seeing. Michaels was an all time in-ring star but there is only so much that even he can do in a four minute match against Kamala with so much of the time being wasted. As usual, I don’t get the point in having matches in a profile go like this but that’s the Coliseum Video way.

Post match Kamala drags Michaels back to the ring and gives him a splash.

Michaels mocks Kamala and is ready for his next match, even if it’s against an odd opponent.

From December 14, 1992 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Intercontinental Title: Shawn Michaels vs. Skinner

Michaels is defending again in a rare heel vs. heel match. We get a slow start as Michaels has to take his entrance gear off, with Skinner sending him straight into the corner. A slam drops Michaels and a heck of a right hand puts him on the floor. Back in and Skinner knocks him down again, followed by a swinging neckbreaker.

Commentary tries to figure out if Skinner would rather have the title or Michaels stuffed on his mantle. A shoulder breaker gets two and they go outside, where Skinner misses a charge into the post. Back in and Michaels tries to jump over him but gets punched in the face. Some hard headbutts and a faceplant have Michaels in more trouble. Skinner throws him over the top but Michaels slides back in for the superkick to retain at 4:40.

Rating: C+. Skinner was oddly impressive as a de facto face here, as he beat Michaels up until a quick ending. This was better than I was expecting, even with the heel vs. heel setup. I’m not sure how far Skinner could have gone, but he was shockingly good in this kind of a role.

Michaels says it’s time to face off against a real human being.

From October 28, 1992 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Intercontinental Title: Shawn Michaels vs. Virgil

Michaels is defending and takes him down without much trouble as Heenan worries about Michaels chewing gun during the match. Some slaps to the back of the head annoy Virgil so much that he hits a dropkick for two. That’s cut off in a hurry and Michaels knocks him down again, setting up a quick chinlock.

Virgil gets back up so Michaels drops him with a clothesline, followed by a not great looking suplex. Michaels charges into a boot in the corner and gets clotheslined in the back of his head, allowing Virgil to start the snap jabs. A middle rope clothesline gives Virgil two but he misses a knee in the corner. The teardrop suplex retains the title at 7:10.

Rating: C. I know Virgil had a bit of a following around this time but my goodness he’s just so generic. There’s nothing to him that makes him stand out in any way and his big move here was a middle rope clothesline. Michaels never felt in danger and it was nice to see him get a win, but it would have been better with a higher level opponent.

Michaels brags about his success and goes to answer the door because his chicks are here.

Mr. Perfect knows a lot about stamps.

From May 18, 1992 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Battle Royal

Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, Sgt. Slaughter, Tatanka, El Matador, Virgil, Texas Tornado, Barry Horowitz, Jim Powers, Repo Man, Kato, Skinner, Dale Wolfe, Brooklyn Brawler, Brian Costello, Reno Riggins, Barry Hardy, Duane Gill, Chuck Casey, Tom Stone, Crush, Colonel Mustafa, Burt Spears, George Anderson, Ron Cumberledge, Mark Spears, Ted DiBiase, IRS, Jerry Sags, Brian Knobbs, Beau Beverly, Blake Beverly, Hawk, Animal, Owen Hart, Koko B. Ware, Earthquake, Typhoon

I missed some of the jobbers’ names and I can’t imagine that matters whatsoever. They start fairly slowly as there is only so much room to maneuver out there right now. A bunch of people get together to doss Earthquake and Typhoon early on, which does at least give us some extra room. Naturally Hart and Michaels get into it, as they are eternally required to do. Cumberledge is out (Savage: “I was going to say the unknown soldier.”) and another jobber who isn’t worthy of commentary’s attention is out too.

Someone else (“Another young man.”) is tossed and Hawk actually goes up for some right hands, because he’s not all there. You can see a lot of people just standing around waiting on something to do because there is only so much room and stuff going on. Hawk and Sags are both knocked out and brawl on the floor before their partners are out as well. The ring is slowly starting to clear out but there are still a bunch of people.

Two more jobbers are out and at least now there is something of a space in the middle where some action can take place. More jobbers, Repo Man and Tornado are out and it’s time for some people to rake backs. Crush goes after both Beverlys as Michaels and Hart go out at the same time. Mustafa tosses Horowitz and IRS gets rid of Slaughter. Powers is out and the bizarre team of DiBiase and Kato get rid of Crush.

Brawler is out too and Tatanka gently puts Mustafa out. Ware is backdropped out (thank goodness he’s wearing parachute pants) and Stone is out (as he was somehow still in). Kato, DiBiase and Virgil (the last two together) are out in a row. Stone is out again (ok then) and we’re down to Tatanka, Blake, Beau and IRS. Tatanka tries to fight all of them but IRS dumps Beau. Tatanka gets rid of IRS and then chops Blake out for the win at 13:17.

Rating: C-. Pretty bleh battle royal here but they ran this forty man version all over the place. It’s still cool to see as it has a lot of the midcard, plus a wide variety of jobbers. There’s nothing in the way of action though and nothing was really built up, save for maybe the Beverlys hanging in there. Nothing much to see here, but the concept is cool.

Perfect rips up a $2 million stamp because it’s not in perfect condition.

Bret Hart does a lot of art. This is pretty well known and he’s rather talented. He draws (mainly in caricature/cartoon style) the Undertaker, Paul Bearer, Yokozuna, Mr. Fuji, Money Inc. and Hulk Hogan while talking about how everyone has a gift. Nice little feature here.

From June 1, 1992 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Intercontinental Title: Rick Martel vs. Bret Hart

Hart is defending. Believe it or not they go technical to start, with neither being able to get an advantage. The headlock takeover into the headscissors sequence doesn’t go anywhere so Martel cartwheels away. Hart goes for the arm but Martel cartwheels away again, only to get clotheslined outside by an apparent gymnastics hater.

Back in and Martel gets in a few shots of his own to take over, only to miss a charge into the post. Hart works on the arm and gets two off a backslide before going back to the arm, as he is known to do. Martel gets out, misses an elbow, and gets armbarred again. That’s broken up as well and Martel knocks him down but the chinlock doesn’t last long. A sunset flip gives Hart two but Martel gives him a gutwrench suplex.

Another suplexes is broken up so Hart hits an atomic drop (you know the funny sell is included) and follows up with a clothesline. The Russian legsweep gets two but the referee gets bumped, allowing Martel to use the atomizer. The Boston crab goes on but here is Shawn Michaels to deck Hart for the DQ at 10:13.

Rating: C+. The ending actually makes sense, as Michaels was mildly obsessed with the idea of taking the title from Hart. Therefore, he didn’t want Martel to take the title, even if it meant screwing over a fellow heel. At the same time, this sets up Michaels vs. Martel in their bizarrely interesting No Punches To The Face match at Summerslam.

From June 30, 1992 in Binghamton, New York.

Beverly Brothers vs. Natural Disasters

The Genius is here with the Brothers. The Brothers jump them to start but the Disasters actually do a do-see-do to avoid a crash into each other. Stereo splashes in the corner crush the Brothers and Earthquake splashes Typhoon into them. Earthquake and Blake fight to the floor but the distraction lets Beau hit Typhoon with Genius’ scroll.

A double clothesline out of the corner gets Typhoon out of trouble but Beau manages to snapmare him down. The chinlock doesn’t last long and it’s off to Earthquake to clean house. The powerslam and elbow get two on Blake, with Beau making the save. Everything breaks down and Typhoon beats up the Genius, leaving Earthquake to get double teamed on the floor. Beau dives back in to beat the count at 7:13.

Rating: D+. This is one of those matches that isn’t interesting or important and then they have a bad finish on top of it. The Beverly Brothers were as mediocre of a team as you could get and they’re beating the Natural Disasters? I’m not sure I get this one but that is how Coliseum Video matches tended to go.

Mr. Perfect is still not pleased with the stamp selection but throws us to our main event.

From March 8, 1993 in San Antonio, Texas.

Undertaker vs. Yokozuna

Paul Bearer and Yokozuna are here too. They stare each other down for a good while before Yokozuna’s right hands don’t do much. Instead Undertaker hits a running DDT but a clothesline puts him on the floor. Undertaker goes after Fuji but gets sent into the steps for his efforts. Back in and Yokozuna crushes him in the corner before dropping the big leg. The belly to belly suplex gets two so Yokozuna gets the salt bucket for the DQ at 4:08.

Rating: D-. What in the world was that? They stalled a lot at the beginning and then the match itself barely breaks four minutes. I have no idea what they were thinking here as it’s more a match that annoys the fans than anything else. If you don’t want either of them taking a pin, just don’t put the match together in the first place.

Post match the beatdown is on but the Banzai Drop misses. Undertaker fights back and Yokozuna walks away.

Perfect shows his perfect stamp and it’s…a picture of him. Well of course it is.

Overall Rating: D+. I for one am shocked that the best matches on a tape from 1993 involved Bret and Shawn. What I am rather shocked about though is the fact that Skinner had the match of the tape for a good stretch. This was a pretty rough collection with absolutely nothing worth seeing. It’s definitely not a great era for the company and if this is the best they could offer, you could see why.

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As we look at one of the biggest messes of the era.

https://411mania.com/wrestling/halls-wwe-st-valentines-day-massacre-review/

Monday Night Raw
Date: September 29, 2025
Location: Lenovo Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
Commentators: Joe Tessitore, Wade Barrett

We’re getting closer to Crown Jewel and that means it’s time to continue focusing on the non-title matches between the World Champions. Other than that, we do have at least one title match tonight as Dominik Mysterio defends the Intercontinental Title against Rusev. We also have a Tornado Tag match so let’s get to it.

Here are last week’s results if you need a recap.

We open with a recap of Asuka attacking Iyo Sky last week and having Kairi Sane help destroy her to end the show.

Here is a ticked off Rhea Ripley to get things going. She knew this would happen with Asuka so the Kabuki Warriors can come get her. Instead, here is Iyo Sky, who looks near tears. Sky admits that Ripley was right about the Kabuki Warriors, but they are Sky’s family and she still loves them.

Cue the Warriors on the screen, with Asuka’s comments (in English and Japanese) being about how she’s mad at Sky for turning to Ripley instead of her family. Asuka is willing to forgive her though, if Sky will just apologize, but it’s too late for Ripley. Back in the ring, Ripley says she’s been betrayed by family before and wants Sky on her side. Sky isn’t sure and says she needs time before leaving.

Cue the Warriors to jump Ripley from behind. Sky isn’t sure what to do but eventually runs in for the save, throwing Asuka off of Ripley. Sane gets between them and Asuka blows the mist in Sky’s face. Ripley is back up but the numbers get the better of her (including what appeared to be Asuka’s kick missing), as the Warriors send her into some posts. Sane drops the Insane Elbow and the Warriors stand tall. This is still one of the better stories in WWE today.

Intercontinental Title: Rusev vs. Dominik Mysterio

Rusev is challenging and Mysterio is on his own. Judgment Day leaves Mysterio alone and Rusev starts throwing him around, followed by a right hand to make it worse. A low bridge sends Rusev outside and we take a break. We come back with Rusev missing a charge in the corner, allowing Mysterio to hit a slingshot hilo for one. The fans are behind Mysterio but a 619 attempt is cut off with a heck of a clothesline.

Mysterio hits a dropkick to the back though and now the 619 can connect. The frog splash misses though and Rusev’s Machka Kick gets two. The referee gets distracted so Mysterio grabs the title, which he throws to Rusev and falls down ala Eddie Guerrero. That’s not going to work for the referee (who saw Mysterio fall on his own), but the distraction lets Mysterio get in a low blow for a rollup with tights to retain at 8:53.

Rating: B-. The match itself was whatever, but this was all about Mysterio being the biggest hero in the world. The fans were absolutely going nuts here and it was very interesting to see the crowd embracing Mysterio like this. He’s not a good guy yet, but when the turn does happen, he’s going to be an even bigger star.

Earlier tonight, LA Knight and Adam Pearce argued about Knight’s refereeing abilities. Knight wants a title shot at Seth Rollins but New Day comes in to say they should get a Tag Team Title shot. Knight and Pearce aren’t interested and the former is ready to face Kofi Kingston tonight. Pearce is in.

Video on Seth Rollins vs. Cody Rhodes, as they started as enemies a very long time ago. Rhodes had to leave to become a bigger star, while Rollins took over in his absence. Then Rhodes returned and won their feud, which Rollins hates. More on this later.

We recap Bayley being nice to Lyra Valkyria last week and then going insane after the match.

Bayley, in a Valkyria shirt, comes up to Valkyria in the back and talks about how great things went last week. She wants Bayley out there with her tonight but that can’t happen.

Bayley vs. Raquel Rodriguez

Roxanne Perez is with Rodriguez. Bayley is a bit tentative to start but knocks Rodriguez into the corner for some right hands. A headlock takeover is thrown away but Bayley manages a Stunner over the middle rope. Bayley’s suicide dive connects and her diving dropkick under the ropes connects as well.

A hurricanrana off the apron is pulled out of the air though and Rodriguez sends her crashing into the barricade. We take a break and come back with Bayley’s top rope Swanton connecting for two. Rodriguez runs her over again but gets caught in a Figure Four. The referee checks with Rodriguez but Perez rakes Bayley’s eyes for the save. The big boot and Tejana Bomb finish for Rodriguez at 10:24.

Rating: C+. As interested as I am in the Kabuki Warriors vs. Rhea Ripley/Iyo Sky story, I’m rather torn on this one. At the end of the day, the idea is that Bayley is all over the place, but there is only so much to get out of the thing if Bayley is losing like this. Rodriguez has felt like a big deal in recent weeks, but she barely feels important. That needs to change, as she’s too good to just be in stuff like this, but at least she won.

Post match the beatdown is on again but Lyra Valkyria runs in for the save. Bayley laughs a lot and then screams that Valkyria GOT THEM. Bayley grabs her by the head, says COME ON YOU IDIOT, LET’S GET THEM, and has Valkyria very confused.

Jimmy Uso asks Jey Uso where he was last week when he needed help. Jey says he didn’t help because it was LA Knight out there, who cost them at Wrestlepalooza. Why did Jimmy help Knight? Jey talks about how you need to worry about yourself and brings up that Jimmy has never been World Champion. Jey seems to walk that back a bit and they’re ready for tonight.

Kairi Sane comes in to check on the still misted Iyo Sky, saying they can still be a family. Sky says leave her alone but has a photo of herself with Sane and Asuka.

LA Knight vs. Kofi Kingston

They jaw at each other to start and Kingston goes after him, earning a neckbreaker from Knight. Kingston goes to the throat and grabs an armbar, which is broken up rather quickly. Knight sends him into the ropes and they head outside, with Woods offering a distraction. Kingston gets in a dropkick through the ropes and posts Knight as we take a break.

We come back with Kingston tripping him down and heading up top for a shot to the head. Woods gets in a cheap shot but Knight fights up and slugs away. They head outside with Knight sending him into the barricade, followed by a slingshot shoulder back inside. Woods gets involved again though, with Kingston getting two off a rollup. Knight pops back up and spins into the BFT for the pin at 10:21.

Rating: C+. What has happened to New Day? They are one of the most successful teams of all time and they could not feel much less important. Kingston is one of the most successful and decorated stars in WWE history but this is the best thing he can do. I’m not sure how everything has gone this badly but it’s getting sad to see.

Maxxine Dupri and Akira Tozawa are interrupted by Becky Lynch, who doesn’t think much of Dupri. Lynch does her usual “Sports Illustrated is saying it” but Dupri brings up AJ Lee. That earns Tozawa and Dupri a beating, with Seth Rollins saying he has to deal with something.

Here is Rollins, but he’s cut off by chants for CM Punk, Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes. Rollins says that he is 0-3 to Rhodes but it doesn’t bother him because it doesn’t matter. Those matches were in the past and now it’s time to find the future of the industry at Crown Jewel. The match is to determine the future of the industry and some people actually want Rhodes. Some people actually want Rhodes to be the quarter back of WWE and….are they crazy?

Rollins talks about everything he’s done around here and you still cheer for Rhodes. Cue Rhodes to interrupt, saying that the people are really the ones who control everything. He brings up the Vision showing up on Smackdown and how that was probably Paul Heyman’s doing. So who is in charge of the Vision? Rollins says every decision, including the team being on Smackdown, goes through him. Rhodes asks if Rollins allowed Heyman to handle Brock Lesnar’s introduction. Rollins: “Every decision runs through me.”

The fans disagree and Rollins is annoyed so Rhodes brings it back to Crown Jewel. Where are they going to be in twenty years? Will they be in the chairs back there reminiscing? Either way, Rollins offered his hand to Rhodes at Wrestlemania XL despite all of their issues. Rollins tells him to shut up because they were never friends and Rhodes was just a means to an end.

Rollins is going to cleanse the timeline and forget their history. There is only one person set to lead them into the future and that is Rollins. The promo from Rollins was good and it told a story, but I absolutely cannot get into this Crown Jewel Title stuff. WWE has made it clear that it means absolutely nothing once the show is over and yet we have to hear about it over and over.

Rhea Ripley checks on the still blue Iyo Sky. They’re set for a tag match against the Kabuki Warriors at Crown Jewel, and yes Ripley can trust her.

AJ Styles/Dragon Lee vs. Los Americanos

Before the match, Lee talks about how much he likes teaming with Styles and is the #1 contender for the AAA Mega Title. Styles brings up having a match at Crown Jewel, where thanks to the fans, he gets to BEAT UP JOHN CENA. Anyway, El Grande Americano is here with Los Americanos (Bravo and Rio), as Bravo (who is so obviously Tyler Bate that there’s no point in the mask) starts fast on Lee.

We take a break and come back with Bravo’s super hurricanrana being blocked. The top rope double stomp sets up the diving tag to Styles and the fans approve. Everything breaks down and Styles cleans house, including a dive onto El Grande Americano. The Phenomenal Forearm sends Rio to the floor and Lee tosses Bravo into the Styles Clash for the pin at 7:25.

Rating: C+. There is something interesting about having this many Americanos around. If nothing else, it’s giving some wrestlers something else to do and it’s making things a bit better. At the same time, it keeps the main one out of the ring a bit and that’s going to give him some longevity. Styles and Lee don’t feel like a long term team, but they’re fine for beating up Americano’s minions.

Video on Crown Jewel.

Stephanie Vaquer is ready for Tiffany Stratton at Crown Jewel. Cue Stratton to say she respects Vaquer, but she’s been champion for 268 days. Someone brand new isn’t going to come in and shake things up.

The Vision is in the back, with Seth Rollins not looking confident that he can beat Seth Rollins, even with Paul Heyman offering some reassurances.

Usos vs. Vision

Texas Tornado match so Jey dives onto the Vision to start fast. Breakker shoulders Jey in the corner to start but Jimmy makes the save. The Usos slug away on Reed but Breakker is back up to take over on Jey again. Jey breaks up the dive onto the announcers’ table but Reed is there to send Jey into the steps. The Jagged Edge through the announcers’ table is broken up so Breakker is right there with a heck of a jumping clothesline to send Jimmy through the table.

We take a break and come back with Jimmy still down at ringside while Jey gets beaten up inside. A big running clothesline puts him down again but Jimmy is back up for the save. The Usos are stacked up for a double Tsunami….and Roman Reigns is back with a chair for the save. A bunch of chair shots have Reed down and some more put Breakker in trouble. Superkicks and stereo Superfly Splashes are good for the pin on Breakker at 12:48.

Rating: B. The big thing that stands out to me here is how much Breakker and Reed work together as a team. They have chemistry together and are feeling like a regular team rather than just Seth Rollins’ minions. At the same time, Reigns getting involved is the big deal, as you can see WarGames starting to come together from here.

Post match Reigns and Jey have a chat, with Jey saying he’ll smash them all and everything seems cool as Jimmy looks on to end the show.

Overall Rating: C+. The Crown Jewel season is causing me a lot of issues as usual, as it’s just hard to get interested in what they’re doing on top. The matches don’t feel overly important, but thankfully there is some stuff in there to fill in the gaps. I like the Usos/Vision stuff and Mysterio had a great showing here. Overall it’s not bad, but I’ll be glad when we move on to something else.

Results
Dominik Mysterio b. Rusev – Rollup with tights
Raquel Rodriguez b. Bayley – Tejana Bomb
LA Knight b. Kofi Kingston – BFT
AJ Styles/Dragon Lee b. Los Americanos – Styles Clash to Bravo
Usos b. Vision – Double Superfly Splash to Breakker

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NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #22
Date: November 20, 2002
Location: Tennessee State Fairgrounds, Nashville, Tennessee
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Don West

It’s a big time main event this week as Jeff Jarrett FINALLY gets his NWA World Title shot, which he’s wanted since he was a boy. Or maybe it just feels like that’s how long he’s been talking about the stupid thing. Other than that, the new Tag Team Champions re defending their titles, which should be dominance. Let’s get to it.

Here are last week’s results if you need a recap.

Opening sequence.

Commentary runs down the card.

Earlier today we got a sitdown interview with World Champion Ron Killings. He’s not thinking about Mr. Wrestling III and talks about being focused on the World Title because that is his passion. Tonight it’s about who is going to pay the ultimate price.

EZ Money/Sonny Siaki vs. Divine Storm

Storm is Chris Divine/Quiet Storm with Trinity. It’s a brawl to start with Money hitting a top rope clothesline to the floor, taking out Siaki and Storm in the process. Trinity moonsaults out onto Siaki and Storm and we settle down to Divine rolling Siaki up for two. Siaki suplexes him down for two before Money and Siaki plant Storm with a double slam.

A Spin Cycle sends Storm outside, where Siaki is right there with a kind of suplex. Trinity takes Siaki down with a hurricanrana but Money is right there to drop her with a clothesline. Back in and Storm cutters Money off the middle rope, allowing Divine to get the tag. That’s fine with Siaki, who gives him the fisherman’s neckbreaker for the fast pin at 5:50.

Rating: C+. This is following the standard classic idea of having a fast paced match to start the show. It works every time and it worked again here, with Money and Siaki doing well enough as a team. It’s not like they have anything going on, but there are far worse ideas for a show opening match.

Here are James Mitchell and Belladonna for a chat. Mitchell knows the wrestling world is watching the World Title match and now he wants the World Title too. Whoever wins tonight will face the New Church. Likely in the form of this man.

Malice vs. Kory Williams

Malice jumps him to start and they go outside with Williams being sent into the barricade. Back in and Malice…kind of hits a top rope shoulder, followed by a chokeslam for the pin at 1:57.

Spanish Announce Team vs. Harris Twins

For a future Tag Team Title shot.  The SATs start fast and jump the Twins during their entrances as we hear about some of the Twins’ previous gimmicks. Jose misses a dive though and the Twins take over, as they are so known to do. Ron spinebusters Jose but Joel is back in to take Ron down. The moonsault/guillotine legdrop combination gets two but Don is in to clean house. The big dive over the top takes the SATs out and the H Bomb finishes for Ron at 6:08.

Rating: D. You knew the Twins were going to get the title shot as soon as they were announced as being in the field as that’s just what they do. The team is presented as the most important, dominant thing in the division no matter who they’re facing and they squashed a perfectly fine team here. What luck that now we get to see them again.

April insists that she was NOT in the shower with Bruce last week. Cue Bruce, who insists that he’s gay so it wasn’t him. Lenny comes in to say Bruce is a fake gay guy so give him the Miss TNA crown. Cue Brian Lawler to jump Bruce, ending one of the dumbest segments I’ve ever seen.

BG James vs. Lenny

James says this won’t be a gay bashing, but just him beating Lenny up. Lenny shoulders him down to start but gets caught with a clothesline. The dancing punches are broken up and Lenny hits a standing moonsault from the top. Cue Bruce to beat Lenny up but Brian Lawler runs in to take Bruce out. James drops a knee on Lenny for the pin at 2:57, because none of that was a DQ. Well of course it wasn’t.

Post match Goldilocks comes out, kisses April on the cheek, and they leave while holding hands as Lawler is rather upset.

AJ Styles vs. Crimson Dragon vs. Jorge Estrada

For a future X-Division Title shot, Mortimer Plumtree is here with Styles and Priscilla is here with Estrada. They trade armdrags and hiptosses to start and a series of standing switches. Dragon superkicks Styles but Estrada powerbombs Dragon out of the corner. Back up and Dragon suplexes Styles into a Stunner before piledriving Estrada for two.

Styles is back with a brainbuster for two on Dragon with Estrada making the save. Dragon gets knocked into the corner so Styles kicks Estrada down for two. Dragon is able to kick Styles out of the air but Estrada takes Dragon outside for a whip into the barricade. Styles is whipped in for two as well but Dragon is back in with a double guillotine legdrop for two each.

Estrada rolls Dragon up and suplexes Styles for a double near fall, only to get crotched on top. Styles breaks up a near fall on Estrada but Dragon crotches him on top for a change. This time though the super hurricanrana is countered into a Styles Clash onto Estrada to give Styles the pin on Dragon at 11:02.

Rating: B-. Much like the opener, this worked just fine as Estrada and Styles were more than good enough to carry their part of the match. On the other hand you have Dragon (former ECW star Chris Hamrick underneath a mask) doing well enough as a warm body. Sometimes you need someone there to take the fall and that’s about the only reason to put him in there, which worked well enough.

America’s Most Wanted wants to beat up James Mitchell and get the Tag Team Titles back. James Storm also says “sorry about your d*** luck.”

Video on the Disciples Of The New Church winning the Tag Team Titles last week.

Tag Team Titles: Disciples Of The New Church vs. America’s Most Wanted

The Disciples are defending and it’s a big brawl on the floor to start again. AMW double teams Slash on the barricade and Lee is suplexed into the ring. Lee drops Harris to take over and it’s off to Slash for the right hands in the corner. We settle down to the champs taking turns beating up Harris, with Lee’s big boot connecting for two.

Harris finally fights out and gets in a middle rope clothesline, allowing the tag off to Storm. A reverse tornado DDT gives Storm two as everything breaks down again. Something close to a Tower Of Doom out of the corner leaves everyone down but Storm is up with a chair. A shot to Lee’s ribs sets up a spear from Harris for a rather close two so Lee grabs the spike. That’s taken away though and Storm uses it on Lee for the DQ at 10:46.

Rating: C. Yes after all of that brawling, there was actually a DQ. Not in the other matches around here, but in this one, because it’s what the script called for here. We’re probably setting up for a big violent blowoff match between these teams and I’ve heard worse ideas, as it’s an actual feud with stakes.

Post match Storm beats up Belladonna and Harris lays out a referee. Well we better get a violent rematch now. Security runs in to save James Mitchell so he can escape.

Video on the Amazing Red.

We get a sitdown interview with Red, who looks to be about 16 years old and is rather nervous. He wants to be the champion and will give it all he has. The idea here is that he’s quiet on the mic but loud in the ring and…I guess that makes sense.

Jerry Lynn is excited to face Amazing Red because he sees a lot of himself in him.

X-Division Title: Amazing Red vs. Jerry Lynn

Lynn is defending. They start slowly with both of them getting a quick take down to no avail. Lynn monkey flips him but Red sticks the landing on a hiptoss. A German suplex doesn’t work for Lynn either and Red snaps off a hurricanrana. Lynn finally catches him with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker and a surfboard works on Red’s back.

Back up and Red sends him to the floor but the flip dive off the apron is caught, allowing Lynn to ram Red’s ribs into the apron. Lynn ties up an arm and a leg for some cranking but Red gets up for a tornado DDT. That’s enough to send Lynn outside and the running flip dive takes him down again.

A 619 connects on Lynn and Red catches him with a kick to the head. Lynn manages a powerbomb out of the corner and then flips him over into another powerbomb for two more. Red is back up with something like a middle rope swinging Downward Spiral for two of his own and some frustration is setting in. A hurricanrana out of the corner gives Red another near fall but Lynn catches him on top with a super cradle piledriver to retain at 10:03.

Rating: B. Believe it or not, the X-Division guys continue to carry the show, with this being a nice story of the veteran Lynn being a bit overwhelmed by the young star. Red more than held his own out there and it was more a matter of him getting caught than getting beaten. That’s a good way to go (it worked two and a half years later for Shawn Michaels and Shelton Benjamin) and this was one of the better things I’ve seen from TNA in a minute.

Don West hypes up next week’s show.

Video on Ron Killings, who has been kind of forgotten in the last few weeks.

Video on Jeff Jarrett, who wants to be an all time great NWA World Champion.

NWA World Title: Ron Killings vs. Jeff Jarrett

Killings is defending. They go with the basics to start, with Killings grabbing a headlock and then a shoulder block, followed by some dancing. A dropkick puts Jarrett down and he’s not sure what to think here. The spinning forearm sends Jarrett outside and he yells at referee Scott Armstrong before making a fired up comeback. Some right hands and a dropkick have Killings in trouble but he hammers away and hits a Downward Spiral.

Killings powerslams him and hits the ax kick for two, followed by a Figure Four. Jarrett eventually manages to turn it over and everything is broken. They knock each other down before Jarrett is up with a powerbomb for two. The referee takes a thumb to the eye so Killings grabs a chair, which Jarrett uses for two more. Killings hits a sitout gordbuster for two but gets knocked off the top for a crash.

The Stroke gives Jarrett two so they head outside, where Killings gets in a posting. They fight into the crowd where Jarrett hits him with a chair, which Killings shrugs off. A splash off a balcony puts Jarrett through a table and he’s busted open. They go back to the ring, where the referee is of course bumped. The slugout leaves both of them down and Mr. Wrestling III comes in to guitar….Killings to give Jarrett the pin and the title at 17:38.

Rating: C+. The match was ok enough and felt like a big match, but egads why am I supposed to care about Jarrett winning the title? It’s treated like this huge important moment and…it’s still just Jarrett as World Champion, which wasn’t interesting in WCW and isn’t interesting here. Throw in the match being about as cookie cutter of a main event style match as you can get and there was a limited appeal here.

Post match Mr. Wrestling III is….Vince Russo. Well of course it is. Jarrett is shocked to end the show.

Overall Rating: C+. Maybe it’s that this show felt a bit bigger, but it was one of the easiest episodes of TNA thus far. There was less in the way of time being wasted and general dumb stuff, though those problems were still there. What matters the most here is having some nice action though and it helped make the show that much better. Not a great show, but it was enough to get by for a week, which is an upgrade around here.

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NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #21
Date: November 13, 2002
Location: Tennessee State Fairgrounds, Nashville, Tennessee
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Don West

We’re getting closer to the end of the #1 contenders tournament and it’s starting to feel like Jeff Jarrett might actually reach his destiny. In theory that’s a good thing as it means he might shut up, but that’s never been in the cards for him. Other than that, Jerry Lynn is once again the X-Division Champion, which is not a bad thing. Let’s get to it.

Here are last week’s results if you need a recap.

Goldilocks sings the National Anthem in honor of Veterans Day.

Opening sequence.

Commentary runs down the card.

Here are Mortimer Plumtree and AJ Styles for a chat. Styles knows that the fans want to see Jerry Lynn defending the X-Division Title match against Kid Kash, but there is some fine print in the contract (oh yeah it’s a Russo show). Styles is guaranteed a rematch so the title match is off. Cue Lynn, who says Kash has earned a title shot so he’s already gotten the title match turned into a triple threat. So he was just assuming Styles was going to be whiny and rewarded him anyway?

EZ Money vs. Tony Mamaluke

They go with the basic wrestling to start until Money misses a charge over the top to the floor. The big suicide dive takes him out again but another dive is dropkicked out of the air. Back in and Money hits what would become known as a Buckshot Lariat as the fans certainly approve. Mamaluke grabs a quick choke to send Money to the ropes, followed by a guillotine legdrop for two. Money is right back up with a Jason Jett Crash Landing for the pin at 4:51. Makes sense, as Money is in fact Jason Jett.

Rating: B-. This was a nice fast paced opener with two guys who are trying to become a thing around here. Money feels like someone who could be something if he had a bit of a better name, though it’s going to be a bit difficult to crack through the rest of the talent. For now though, good stuff here, even without much time.

Sonny Siaki vs. Chris Vaughn

Siaki jumps him to start and hits a quick belly to belly into the corner. Some shoulders in the corner have Vaughn in trouble and Siaki ties him in the Tree Of Woe. A Samoan drop sets up three straight rolling neckbreakers to finish Vaughn at 2:07.

Earlier today, Brian Lawler was annoyed at April for taking a shower. He didn’t seem to notice Bruce being there too.

Here is James Mitchell to talk about the difference between wrestling and sports entertainment. Of course none of that matters because the New Church is all about evil. He introduces the newest member of the team in Belladonna, plus the returning Malice.

Malice vs. Kaos

Malice jumps him to start and beats him up with quite the ease. Kaos is sent outside and then thrown back inside, with Malice choking away. An overhead belly to belly and big boot set up the chokeslam as Kaos is pretty much done. A top rope knee gives Malice the pin at 2:57.

Brian Lawler vs. Jorge Estrada

April and Priscilla are here too. Lawler dances a bit and stops for a kiss from April, followed by a backdrop to the floor. Back in and Estrada knocks him back, setting up a top rope leg lariat. Lawler tries a shot with April’s purse but Estrada takes it away and wraps it around Lawler’s neck. The springboard Fameasser staggers Lawler and Estrada goes after April, who gets slapped by Priscilla. The distraction lets Lawler get a rollup with tights for the pin at 3:24.

Rating: D. This was another quick match and nothing to see, as Lawler and his stuff with April continues to be absolutely nothing. I’m not sure what the point in having this stuff continue but I’m assuming the idea is that Lawler is a name with star power. That’s all well and good, but maybe come up with something actually interesting.

Jeff Jarrett is ready to do whatever it takes to get the World Title shot. He’s ready to beat BG James and win the tournament, as apparently he’s getting a bye to the finals.

Jimmy Yang vs. Amazing Red

For a future X-Division Title shot. Red backs him into the corner to start before they go to the mat to fight over arm control. With that not working, they get back up for a test of strength, only for Red to spin around him (a lot) into a headscissors. Yang is sent outside and a sliding headscissors takes him into the announcers’ table.

Back in and Yang shoulders away in the corner, setting up an STF. That’s broken up so Red dropkicks a springboard out of the air and the pace picks up. A spinning kick to the face drops Yang and a tornado DDT plants him again. The super Code Red gives Red two and something like a Whisper In The Wind gives Red the pin at 9:43.

Rating: B-. Red is rapidly rising up the ranks and you can see the talent on full display every time he’s in the ring. That is something that can always be useful in any company, but especially in one that is still getting started. Red is standing out and giving him a title shot is a good idea.

BG James is ready to face Jeff Jarrett for the World Title match next week. Jarrett comes in and says it’s the two of them next week. They have a history together and he wants to wish James good luck, man to man. Then Jarrett jumps him.

Tag Team Titles #1 Contenders Tournament Semifinals: Lenny/Bruce vs. Spanish Announce Team

Yes we’re having a three team tournament for a title shot. Joel and Lenny start things off with Lenny doing his rather enthusiastic running of the ropes. Joel trips him down and the other two get in a fight on the floor. That’s enough for Joel to knock Lenny onto the two of them in a big crash.

Back in and a double elbow and gutbuster get two on Joel but Jose is back in for a moonsault/guillotine legdrop combination for two on Bruce. Lenny is back in with a super hurricanrana for two but Joel hits a missile dropkick. Jose comes back in to clean house and we get the, ahem, comedy landing between Lenny and Bruce. Lenny low bridges Bruce to the floor (intentions unclear) and a super Spanish Fly gives Jose the pin at 7:21.

Rating: C. See, this is a bit more like it. The Bruce/Miss TNA stuff is horrible, but it’s even more annoying when you consider that Bruce is not bad at all in the ring. He’s capable of having a fine match and that was what we saw here, as this was perfectly acceptable. Just stop with the low brow unfunny stuff and things would get so much better.

Bob Armstrong says Don Harris is fired as the head of security…but he can wrestle. BECAUSE WE NEED THE HARRIS TWINS.

Tag Team Titles #1 Contenders Tournament Semifinals: Harris Twins vs. Hot Shots

The Twins jump them to start fast and it’s Ron beating up Stevens in the corner without much trouble. Commentary points out how hard it is to tell the Twins apart, ignoring that they’re in different style gear. O’Reilly comes in to fight back but gets knocked back without much trouble. Everything breaks down and the H Bomb finishes Stevens at 3:57.

Rating: D. Yep, the Harris Brothers are still a thing and they are still the most dominant team in the company. I have no idea what the point is in having them around at such a high level but they don’t seem to be going away anytime soon. The match was basically a squash and that made for another long, dull viewing.

That’s not good enough so the Twins beat the Hot Shots up after the match.

Here is a ticked off BG James, who isn’t surprised that Jeff Jarrett attacked him again. James wants Jarrett out here right now but Jarrett says they’ll fight next week. James says something censored and says Jarrett gets it from his parents and…let’s do this now I guess.

NWA World Title #1 Contenders Tournament Final: BG James vs. Jeff Jarrett

They brawl on the floor to start and go into the crowd, with James hitting him in the head with a trashcan. The fight heads into the balcony and walk around the arena, with James sending him into a table. Jarrett is back with a chair to the head to send James through another table, which is nearly enough for a countout as they both get inside for the first time. Jarrett hammers away again and hits a Stroke onto a chair for the pin at 7:19. They were in the ring together for about thirty seconds.

Rating: D-. What was that? Other than a way to get Jarrett his, ahem, long awaited title shot, what was the point of this? It was a brawl that took place in the crowd before a tacked on finishing move in the ring. Then again, none of that matters because the whole point of the thing is to get Jarrett into the title picture, which I guess now qualifies as interesting and important.

Tag Team Titles: Disciples Of The New Church vs. America’s Most Wanted

AMW is defending and run in through the crowd to start the brawl after last week’s beating. The fight heads to the floor and Slash is already busted open as Slash suplexes him on the stage. Back at ringside and a belt shot to the head busts Storm open, leaving Slash to give him the Eye of the Storm.

A spinning cutter gives Storm two of his own but Belladonna and James Mitchell offer distractions as everything breaks down. The distraction lets Slash hit Storm in the face with the belt for two but the referee gets bumped (like it matters). The Trash Compactor compacts Slash but Belladonna jumps on Storm’s back. That’s enough for Lee to hit Storm with the spike for the pin and the titles at 9:07.

Rating: C+. The lack of a DQ over the violence is just something you learn to live with around here. What matters the most is that it feels like we’re actually getting a story here. You can only get so far with AMW beating everyone in short order so they need some actual problems. That’s what they’re getting here and the Disciples are instantly a big deal. Nice job all around.

We look back at Kid Kash becoming the #1 contender to the X-Division Title last week. Then Jerry Lynn beat AJ Styles to win the same title.

X-Division Title: AJ Styles vs. Kid Kash vs. Jerry Lynn

Lynn is defending and Styles has Mortimer Plumtree in his corner. Styles gets dropkicked to the floor to start and then a double drop toehold does it again. Lynn and Kash trade armdrags for a standoff but Styles knocks Lynn outside. Plumtree offers a distraction so Styles can hit Lynn low but Kash gives Styles a twisting hurricanrana. Kash chops Lynn into the corner and hits a moonsault press for two.

Styles’ neckbreaker gets the same on Lynn, who gets back up to fire off forearms to Kash. Lynn is sent to the floor so Kash takes him down with a big dive, with Styles following with a springboard shooting star. Back in and Styles gets two but Kash clotheslines the other two down for a triple breather. A brainbuster drops Lynn, with Styles stealing the near fall. Lynn breaks up the Styles Clash with a clothesline before Kash backdrops Styles onto Plumtree. The cradle piledriver to Kash retains the title at 10:51.

Rating: B-. You could all but guarantee this was going to be good and that shouldn’t be a surprise. As usual, you have the group of wrestlers who dominate the division, but now we’re seeing some fresh blood enter the mix. Kash probably isn’t the next bit thing, but it’s nice to see another name added in here, just for the sake of some flavor if nothing else.

Bob Armstrong gives Don West next week’s card for the big over the top hype.

Jeff Jarrett talks about Ron Killings turning some heads as champion but for Jarrett, the title match is everything. This is what Jarrett has wanted to do since he was a boy so he’ll do whatever it takes to win the title, which is the absolute truth.

Overall Rating: C-. There were good parts here but you could also see some of the darker sides of the booking coming out this week. Stuff like Lawler and the Harris twins getting so much time is hard to watch, but that was at least somewhat mitigated by some fresh talent getting a change. There are still a lot of good things about the show, but they desperately need to refocus in some areas. If that happens, the talent will be enough to carry the rest, but I’m not sure I can see that taking place.

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Collision
Date: September 27, 2025
Location: Marshall Health Network Arena, Huntington, West Virginia
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Nigel McGuinness

We’re back to the regular Collision and that means we’re going to be seeing something interesting this week. In this case, we’re done with All Out and less than a month away from WrestleDream. That means we should be in for some nice action, as well as the build towards the next pay per view. Let’s get to it.

Here is Dynamite if you need a recap.

The Death Riders, Paragon/Matt Menard, Jamie Hayter, the Triangle Of Madness, Kommander and Hologram…well normally they’re ready to fight but Kyle Fletcher runs in and jumps Hologram (who was interrupted by the CLON deal anyway).

Death Riders vs. Paragon/Matt Menard

Garcia and O’Reilly get things going, with Garcia having to use the ropes to escape a headscissors. Castagnoli comes in to beat up Menard before it’s off to Moxley for a knee to the head. It’s back to Garcia, who gets taken into the corner for the alternating strikes, including O’Reilly firing off the knees. Menard hammers down the right hands in the corner and O’Reilly adds a running dropkick against the barricade. We take a break and come back with O’Reilly in trouble.

O’Reilly fights back but Castagnoli is right there to pull Menard down before the tag. Instead O’Reilly gets over for the tag off to Strong who strikes away at everyone. The Sick Kick hits Moxley for two but Castagnoli is back to swing Strong into Moxley’s dropkick for another near fall. Menard comes in for the big showdown with Garcia and hammers him down but it’s quickly off to Moxley to take Menard down. Garcia’s stomp finishes Menard at 14:23.

Rating: C+. The problem here is very simple: the big climax of the match is the goofy commentator getting his hands on one of the least interesting heels in the company. Simply put, it’s just not something that I cared to see and the live audience didn’t seem thrilled either. It doesn’t feel important and they are going to need something more interesting than that if they want Garcia to feel like a big deal. Oh and look: Paragon losing. What a novel concept.

Video on Bandido/Brody King.

King wants to get his hands on the Don Callis Family and wants to settle the score with Josh Alexander and the Young Bucks. On Dynamite. When he teams with Bandido. And Kenny Omega.

We recap the Opps/Hangman Page/Death Riders brawl from Dynamite but in a bit of a production gaffe, Nigel tries to throw it to a post show interview but we go to the ring instead.

Death Riders vs. Rachael Ellering/Rosario Grillo

Yuta jumps Grillo to start fast and stomps away in the corner. The elbows to the head have Grillo in more trouble and Yuta drags him over for the tag to Ellering. Shafir quickly kicks her down and Mother’s Milk gets the tap at 2:11.

Post match Yuta is not happy with Kris Statlander, who betrayed the people who cared about her the most. He’s the reason she’s the champion today and on Dynamite, she will pay for making the wrong choice. Speaking of people making the wrong choice, Darby Allin will not give up and go away. Allin saw a lot of dead bodies on Mount Everest, so the Death Riders will put him right next to them. Jon Moxley yells about the Opps a bit more.

We look back at Darby Allin challenging Jon Moxley for WrestleDream and the I Quit match is official.

Now we get the video from after Dynamite, with Hangman Page and the Opps being ready to destroy the Death Riders next week. Samoa Joe promises a lot more lessons in violence.

Anthony Bowens/Max Caster vs. Swirl

Bowens and Caster argue over who gets to start and keep changing places until Caster drops to the floor. Then Caster pulls Bowens out with him so they can argue some more, with Christian diving onto Caster to take over. Back in and Swirl rolls into a right hand to Bowens, who comes back with a snap suplex. What used to be Scissor Me Timbers is broken up and Caster gets chopped in the corner as we take an early break.

We come back with the fans getting behind Caster but Christian kicks him in the face to cut if off. Bowens goes to leave but Jerry Lynn comes out to yell at him, forcing Bowens back. The tag brings Bowens in to clean house, including something like a reverse Angle Slam to Johnson. Christian is back up with a running flip dive to Caster, followed by a handspring kick/brainbuster combination for two on Bowens. Caster tags himself in but Johnson shoves Bowens into him for the crash out to the floor. Bowens is back up with a heck of a right hand, allowing Caster to get the rollup pin at 11:15.

Rating: C+. I’m not sure if the former Acclaimed are going to get back together but I’ll take this over another loss. If nothing else, the division could certainly use the help, though I’m not sold on another old 90s veteran being what it takes to get them back together. If that’s what they’re doing, why not just have Billy Gunn in the role again?

Post match Lynn wants some scissoring but Bowens walks away despite a tease.

The Matriarchy isn’t happy with Luchasaurus being gone but Nick Wayne is ready to go after Christian Cage.

Women’s Tag Team Titles are coming.

Anna Jay and Tay Conti are very excited about the titles being introduced and this is what they have been wanting for years now.

Outrunners/Dalton Castle vs. Corey Sparks/Cowpoke Paul/KM

KM is a good eight inches taller than his partners. Paul (as in COWPOKE Paul) gets taken down by the Outrunners to start and it’s off to KM, who gets suplexed by Castle. The Mega Powers Elbow into the Bang A Rang finishes KM at 1:30. Eh I like it.

Video on Mark Briscoe beating MJF in a table n tacks match at All Out. Now Briscoe is back with the Conglomeration and they’re funny, but they’re no joke.

TNT Title: Kyle Fletcher vs. Kommander

Fletcher is defending and gets rolled up for a fast two. A sunset flip gets the same on Fletcher, who is right back with a slam to cut Kommander off. Some stomping and another slam give Fletcher two but Kommander kicks right back. The very bouncy springboard takes Fletcher outside and Kommander sends him into the barricade. Fletcher cuts off the charge though and powerbombs him onto the apron twice in a row as we take a break.

We come back with an announcement that Hologram is going to be out of action for “quite a while” so his TNT Title shot is off. Kommander gets two off a tornado DDT but Fletcher knocks him down again. They head to the apron, where Kommander has to escape a brainbuster and Tombstone.

Instead it’s a running headscissors to the floor but Fletcher is right back with a Michinoku Driver for two. Fletcher gets kicked outside for a step up twisting moonsault. Back in and a springboard Canadian Destroyer sets up a 450 for two Cielito Lindo hits raised boots though and Fletcher lawn darts him into the buckle. The brainbuster retains the title at 13:30.

Rating: B. I wasn’t expecting much here and they wound up having a heck of a match, with Kommander doing some amazing high spots but Fletcher kept reeling him in and eventually caught him. Above all else, you can see the star power in Fletcher growing every week and this felt like an important person getting a win. Kommander did his part too and I liked this a good bit.

We look at Hologram being attacked earlier, plus Kyle Fletcher’s win.

Fletcher says this was about reestablishing dominance and he’s just so upset about not facing Hologram. Now he has no one to face but he wants someone to step up to give him a challenge on Dynamite.

And it’s going to be Orange Cassidy.

Big Bill/Bryan Keith vs. Hook/Eddie Kingston

Hold on as Hook has talked to Tony Khan and this is now a Texas Tornado match. Sure why not. Hook throws Keith down to start as the other two fight on the floor. Kingston comes back in and gets side slammed by Bill but Hook and Kingston clothesline him out to the floor. Keith gets double shouldered as well but Bill pulls Kingston outside for a ram into the steps as we take a break.

We come back with Hook still in trouble, with Bill hammering away. Schiavone gives us some breaking news: Dynamite will be TWO AND A HALF HOURS this week. Well to be fair, it has been a full week since they’ve gone longer than two hours. Kingston crotches Bill, who pops back up to try a double chokeslam. That’s broken up and a double suplex puts him down for two. Back up and Bill boots Kingston and hits a clothesline for two, only for Kingston to dragon screw leg whip him down. Keith is knocked down as well and the spinning backfist sends him into Redrum for the pin at 10:18.

Rating: C. This was pretty much exactly what you would have expected, as it was a rather unnecessary stipulation with Bill getting to be a wrecking ball until his partner lost. Kingston’s return felt important enough but his stuff in the ring is only so good. At the same time, I guess Kingston is the latest person Hook will be attached to in a desperate attempt to get him over.

The Bang Bang Gang agrees that they need new numbers and Ace Austin comes up. He seems to be the newest member. I still want to know why they aren’t selling Ace Austin playing cards.

Here’s what’s coming on Dynamite.

Jamie Hayter vs. Julia Hart

Skye Blue is here with Hart. Hayter powers her down to start fast and a big boot drops Hart again. Hart gets thrown into the corner again but bails to the floor, allowing Blue to get in a cheap shot. We take a break and come back with Blue pulling Hayter outside again, only to get suplexed down this time. Hayter sends Hart into the buckle over and over and a dropkick sends her into the corner.

The Saito suplex gives Hayter two and she gives Hart a Samoan drop, which is countered into a crucifix for two. Hayter is right back with a fireman’s carry onto the knee but Hart manages a neckbreaker. Hart kicks her down and this the moonsault for two as Hayter’s foot is on the rope. An Octopus has Hayter in more trouble, which is reversed into a Tombstone for two. Hayterade gives Hayter the pin at 10:47 (because in AEW, you have to kick out of one big move before the pin).

Rating: B-. Nice main event here, with Hayter trying to get back the star power that was absolutely there before she got hurt. At the same time, the Triangle Of Madness is only looking so strong, though you know they’re going to be a factor in the Tag Team Title tournament. Hart’s moonsault still looks awesome though and it’s good to see her use it occasionally.

Post match Blue comes in to jump Hayter, who gets double superkicked. Queen Aminata runs in with a belt for the save. Thekla is here as well and Hayter says she had an idea. There is one simple way to solve this: Blood & Guts! You knew the women would get their own version at some point, which is fine, but PLEASE don’t let it be another 45 minute match which should be half of that at most. Schiavone says it might be on Wednesday, only to say actually it won’t be to end the show.

Overall Rating: C+. The Fletcher vs. Kommander match was rather good and the main event was fine enough, but dang that stuff with the Death Riders at the start was more than a bit tedious. Collision still feels like it would be a lot better as just an hour long show but that doesn’t seem to be happening anytime soon. Either way, not a bad show here, but it felt rather long multiple times, save for the TNT Title match.

Results
Death Riders b. Matt Menard/Paragon – Stomp to Menard
Death Riders b. Rosario Grillo/Rachael Ellering – Mother’s Milk to Ellering
Anthony Bowens/Max Caster b. Swirl – Right hand to Johnson
Outrunners/Dalton Castle b. KM/Cowpoke Pete/Corey Sparks – Bang A Rang to KM
Kyle Fletcher b. Kommander – Brainbuster
Hook/Eddie Kingston b. Big Bill/Bryan Keith – Redrum to Keith
Jamie Hayter b. Julia Hart – Hayterade

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No Mercy 2025
Date: September 27, 2025
Location: FTL War Memorial, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Commentators: Vic Joseph, Booker T.

It’s another special and the card is looking big enough. We have a nice mixture of title matches and grudge matches, which should make for a nice night. The main event is…well it could be a few different things actually, but in theory it’s Oba Femi defending the NXT Title against Ricky Saints. Let’s get to it.

The opening video is a pretty standard look at the card.

Josh Briggs vs. Je’Von Evans

Evans kicks him in the face to start fast but misses another boot and gets sent over the barricade. With Evans favoring his hip, Briggs sends him over the barricade but Evans is back with a ram into the steps. Back in and a springboard crossbody into a springboard hurricanrana has Briggs in trouble.

Briggs shrugs off a dropkick though and starts hammering away, followed by some backbreakers for two. A hard whip into the corner has Evans in more trouble but he fights out of said corner with the right hands. An enziguri staggers Briggs but he knocks Evans off the apron for a crash to the floor. A right hand seems to wake Evans up and he springs around for a German suplex.

Evans sends him outside for a heck of a dive, followed by a frog splash for two back inside. Briggs goes simple by hitting him in the back of the head for two more. Some big boots and another backbreaker set up a knee to the area near Evans’ head for another near fall. They go up top with Evans flipping out of a super chokeslam but getting caught with the regular version for two.

It’s back to the floor, where Briggs throws him into the ropes for a right hand. Back in and a hard lariat gets two, with Evans making the rope. Evans knees him in the face but a springboard is booted out of the air. The chokeslam is countered into a cutter (ala Randy Orton vs. Undertaker) and the top rope cutter finishes for Evans at 16:24.

Rating: B. Evans has turned me around on him with some of his recent stuff and it has been very nice to see. He’s no longer just someone who does his same basic stuff and has become a high flier who knows how to use his strengths. I got into seeing him take down the bigger guy here and it was a rather nice opener.

We look at Trick Williams vs. Dominik Mysterio at No Mercy 2023. Ok then.

Last night, Kelani Jordan won the TNA Knockouts Title after Ash By Elegance had to vacate the title.

Jordan is excited to be the champion and will fight like heck to keep it.

Lainey Reid is injured but Sol Ruca is still defending the title.

Women’s Speed Title: Sol Ruca vs. ???

Ruca, with Zaria, is defending against….Jaida Parker with a five minute time limit. They start fast and Ruca knocks her to the floor, where we get a mockery of Parker’s stepping taunt. Parker rolls to another part of the floor, where she cuts off a baseball slide and hits her in the face. Back in and a falcon arrow gives Parker two but the Hipnotique is countered into….we’’ll call it a tilt-a-whirl slam but it didn’t hit clean at all.

They head to the apron, where Parker gets in a forearm as we have two minutes left. Ruca reverses a suplex into a DDT for two and they fight outside again with a minute to go. Ruca’s moonsault off the steps misses and the Hipnotique connects but Parker would rather go after Zaria. Cue Lash Legend to go after Parker but Zaria spears Legend. The Sol Snatcher connects back inside to retain the title at 4:43.

Rating: C. The Speed Title is a nice idea that doesn’t work very well with the longer match. No five minutes isn’t a ton of time, but it also doesn’t make for the greatest matches. Parker was a last minute replacement, but it’s not like Reid would have done that much better. This is something that belongs on the pre-show rather than the main card and it showed pretty badly here.

Joe Hendry was disappointed by his most recent loss when Darkstate interrupted to threaten him again. Hendry seems intrigued by what sounded like an offer to join them.

We recap Blake Monroe vs. Jordynne Grace. They were friends for a few weeks but then Monroe turned on her, saying that Grace wasn’t good enough for her. Grace has come after vengeance and now it’s time for a weaponized cage match.

Jordynne Grace vs. Blake Monroe

In a cage with weapons. Grace swings a chair to start but misses, allowing Monroe to come back with some kendo stick shots (Joseph: “Like the Guardians against the Rangers!”). Grace knocks her down though and puts on a Boston crab, with the chair over the back of Monroe’s neck. The chair is wedged into the corner but Monroe sends her into the cage a few times.

Monroe goes after Grace’s injured thumb and then stabs at the hand with a kendo stick. A hairdryer is used to tie Grace’s wrists to the ropes and Monroe hacks off a bunch of Grace’s hair. Grace gets out and unloads on Monroe but the powerbomb is blocked with a grab of the cage. A weightbelt is used to give Monroe a whipping and it’s time for a pink trashcan. That takes too long though and Monroe hits her with the trashcan lid for two.

Monroe pours out a bag of diamonds but Grace manages to suplex her onto them for two instead. They go to the corner with Monroe hitting a double stomp into a trashcan for two. The fans want and receive a table, before the fight heads to the top of the cage. A metal bar shot to the face rocks Monroe but she loads up a powerbomb. Grace blocks that instead and switches into an Air Raid Crash through a table for the pin at 16:48.

Rating: C. This match didn’t know what it wanted to be, as it was designed to be all about the violence and the hatred but then wound up being a lot of less than serious spots. The weapons being pink and featuring stuff like a hairdryer and a bag of diamonds didn’t exactly help either. I’m glad Grace got a bit win, but dang I was wanting something a lot different than this.

Ava announces Invasion, with TNA facing NXT on October 7 in a pair of Survivor Series matches. Also, Darkstate vs. the Hardys, winner take all.

Lash Legend comes out to mock TNA and say she should be the captain of the NXT Survivor but will be back. Lola Vice comes in to say she’s sorry Reid is hurt Series team. Jaida Parker comes out for the brawl…and that’s it.

Lainey Reid is disappointed that she’s injured when Lola Vice comes in to console her. Reid thanks her…but knows Vice is losing anyway.

We look at another No Mercy classic, with Ethan Page beating Joe Hendry in 2024.

North American Title: Tavion Heights vs. Ethan Page

Heights is challenging and rams into him to start, with neither of them going anywhere. They head to the ramp where Page hits a quick backdrop to take over, followed by some elbows to the back inside. A belly to back suplex gives Page two and a regular suplex gets the same, with Page staying on the back. Page gives him a backbreaker onto the turnbuckle (OUCH) for a crash out to the floor.

Heights gets back to his feet and makes the comeback, including something close to a Sling Blade. An ankle lock puts Page in more trouble until he makes it to a rope. The leg is fine enough for Page to hit an Ego’s Edge for two before floating straight into a Boston crab. That’s broken up as well and they go up, with Heights grabbing a sleeper. Page reverses that into a super powerslam, followed by the Twisted Grin to retain the title at 10:19.

Rating: B-. I liked this one a good bit more than I was expecting, though Heights was only so much of a serious threat to take the belt. Page is on a bit of a roll right now and I could see him being something of a replacement Miz on the main roster. For now though, he gets to continue his second reign as a champion and that’s going well enough.

Post match AAA Latin American Champion El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. pops up to say he wants the North American Title.

Myles Borne is glad Lexis King made him tap into a different world. NXT is his family and he’s ready to go to war with TNA. He doesn’t care who comes after NXT, because they’ll be ready to defend their house.

TNA’s Mike Santana is ready to win the TNA World Title back and he’s not the only one in TNA who is ticked off. He’ll be back on Tuesday and he’s not coming alone.

Frankie Kazarian is going to be at NXT on Tuesday too.

From No Mercy 2024, Roxanne Perez b. Jaida Parker.

Women’s Title: Lola Vice vs. Jacy Jayne

Jayne, with Fallon Henley, is defending and Vice is the hometown star. We get the Big Match Intros before Jayne pulls her into a headlock. That’s reversed into a headscissors, which is reversed just as fast. Vice gets another headlock and stays on Jayne, who needs a breather in the corner. Henley offers a distraction and gets nowhere, as Vice is right back with a knockdown into a chinlock.

That’s broken up and they head outside, with Henley offering another distraction so Jayne can knock her into the steps. Back in and Vice fights back only for Henley to offer another distraction. A Backstabber gives Jayne two and we hit the chinlock with a knee to the back. Vice is able to reverse into a crossface, which is stacked up for two and the escape. Some kicks send Jayne into the corner for the running hip attack, with Jayne being sent outside. Vice’s flip dive connects (Henley seemed to take a big hit) but Jayne is back with a pump kick.

Back in and Vice’s spinning kick to the face gets two as Henley pulls the referee out. Henley is ejected but Vice misses a charge into the corner, allowing Jayne to hit a heck of a backfist for two. Vice is back up with a tornado DDT into a guillotine, which is broken up with a ram into the corner. A belly to back superplex into the running knee gives Jayne two and she’s stunned off the kickout.

The title is brought in but Vice rolls her up for two instead. Jayne kicks her in the arm but Vice kicks her in the face. They strike it out until Vice connects with a spinning backfist but falls out to the floor. Cue a woman in a hoodie to knee Vice down on the floor but she beats the count back in. The Rolling Encore retains the title at 18:40.

Rating: B-. I was thinking that Vice was going to win the title here, but at the end of the day, Jayne is in a great place as champion. It makes a lot of sense to keep the title on her, as someone is going to have to take the title from her sooner or later. I’m not sure where Vice is going from here, but she’s going to need a win to bounce back from this one way or another.

TNA’s Moose and Mustafa Ali are ready for the invasion.

We recap Ricky Saints challenging Oba Femi for the NXT Title. Saints has been around for a few months and has done well but he wants the top prize. Femi has talked about being the best of the best and is ready to make the Absolute look mediocre.

NXT Title: Ricky Saints vs. Oba Femi

Femi is defending and powers Saints into the corner to start. Saints gets a boot up to cut him off though and a rollup gets a quick two. A shot to the back has Saints in trouble but he’s up with some chops to slow it down. Saints poses a bit too much and has to slip out of a powerslam, meaning it’s a dropkick to stagger Femi. A running knee sends Femi outside but he’s back in with some Irish Curses to cut Saints off again.

Femi drops him with a clothesline out of the corner and Saints has to beat a count back inside. We hit the chinlock with a knee in Saints’ back, followed by a backbreaker to make it even worse. Saints fights up but springboards into a chokeslam for two. Back up again and Saints tries some running shots to the face, eventually managing to knock Femi down. The spear gives Saints two and it’s time for a double breather.

Femi catches him on top but Saints slips down and powerbombs him out of the corner for another near fall. Back up and Femi gets rolled up for two but he sends Saints flying for a crash. The Fall From Grace is countered into a hurricanrana for two and they knock each other down for another breather.

They go outside, with Femi loading up the announcers’ table, only for the Fall From Grace to be reversed into a DDT. A tornado DDT on the floor drops Femi again but he knocks Saints silly with a single shot. Back in and the Fall From Grace connects for two and Femi can’t believe it. Another Fall From Grace is countered into another DDT and another tornado DDT gives Saints the title at 17:23.

Rating: B. This was the story of Starks trying to fight through adversity because he had something to prove, which is exactly what he had to do. Other than spamming the DDT a bit, the match was put together well and it was definitely a big moment after a show without much in the way of title changes. Femi very well may be on his way up to the main roster too, as there isn’t much left for him to do in NXT.

Saints celebrates to end the show.

Overall Rating: B-. The opener and main event were both good (imagine: Shawn Michaels knowing how to book a match involving smaller wrestlers fighting monsters) but that Speed Title match and the cage match brought the show way back down. There’s nothing on here that is worth going out of your way to see but there is a good chance that this was Femi’s NXT swan song. Overall it’s a fine show, though not exactly a must see event. Check it out if you’re bored at best.

Results
Je’Von Evans b. Josh Briggs – Top rope cutter
Sol Ruca b. Jaida Parker – Sol Snatcher
Jordynne Grace b. Blake Monroe – Air Raid Crash through a table
Ethan Page b. Tavion Heights – Twisted Grin
Jacy Jayne b. Lola Vice – Rolling Encore
Ricky Saints b. Oba Femi – Springboard tornado DDT

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Victory Road 2025
Date: September 26, 2025
Location: Edmonton Expo Center, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Commentators: Tom Hannifan, Matthew Rehwoldt

It’s the last big stop on the way to next month’s Bound For Glory and that means this show is in a rather weird spot. I’m not sure what it is going to mean and hopefully the action is good enough to carry it over the line. The card is only so interesting looking and now we get to see how it plays out. Let’s get to it.

Kickoff Show: Zachary Wentz vs. Trey Miguel vs. Cedric Alexander

We get a VERY loud TNA chat and Miguel silences it by superkicking Wentz (ala Shawn Michaels and HHH at the 2009 Survivor Series, which commentary points out). Back in and Wentz’s superkick to Miguel is blocked but Wentz knocks him down anyway. Alexander takes over with some German suplexes and kicks Miguel in the back a few times to quite the reception.

It worked so well that Alexander German suplexes both of them at the same time before covering Miguel for a frustrated two. Back up and Wentz gives Alexander a Sling Blade, followed by Wentz and Miguel giving each other a Sling Blade at the same time. Alexander gets two off a Michinoku Driver but Miguel hits him with the Lightning Spiral into a Muta Lock. Wentz breaks it up with a Swanton though and the UFO Cutter finishes Alexander at 7:58.

Rating: B-. Let three guys go out there and fly around in a fast paced opener. That’s one of those things that will work every time and they pulled it off rather well here. I’m a bit surprised that one of the Rascalz got the pin as you would expect the singles start to win, though Alexander has mainly been around to put others over. Either way, nice start to the show here as they did what they needed to do and got out before they overstayed their welcome.

We continue the Kickoff Show with AJ Francis and the First Class Penthouse. Francis brags about being a famous star and his association with Trick Williams, who he supports because they’re both all about the money. The fans tell him to shut the f*** up but he reminds them that there are children here. Francis takes off his jacket, revealing a Florida Panthers (who beat the Edmonton Oilers in the last two Stanley Cup Finals) shirt.

Francis wants to give us a listen to his new album but gets Matt Hardy (his scheduled guest) instead. That doesn’t work for Francis because he wasn’t ready for Hardy, who says that no one wants to hear Francis. The reality is no one wants to see the Hardys and Team 3D, because it should be First Class in that match. Hardy laughs that off and brings up what the Hardys and Team 3D have done (elsewhere). Meanwhile, the only things Francis has created in wrestling are headaches and boredom. The challenge is on and Hardy is quickly chokeslammed through a table.

Here is the System, who wants to beat up Order 4 right now. Santino Marella comes out to make it so, even as the opener for the show.

And now, the show proper, with no intro video.

The System vs. Order 4

Agent Zero, in his in-ring debut, kicks Myers down to start and sends him flying off a suplex. Myers gets a boot up to stop a charge in the corner and brings in Edwards, who gets cut off just as fast. Zero takes him into the corner and hands it off to the Great Hands for the double standing in the Tree of Woe. Skyler misses a charge into the post though and JDC comes in to clean house. A Falcon Arrow gets two and Hotch is left alone for a double butterfly bomb, setting up Down And Dirty for the fast pin at 4:31.

Rating: C. Well that happened. This is the kind of thing that could have been on the pre-show but maybe they were running low on time or something. Either way, this was about Agent Zero getting to look dominant and they more than covered that, even with the System getting the fast win. Not much of a match here, but Zero got his time and that’s what matters.

Now we get the opening video, which is a pretty basic look at the show.

Here is Ash By Elegance for a chat, with Santino Marella and President Carlos Silva in the ring. Ash is clearly upset and talks about coming here a year and a half ago with a goal. She came here to prove herself but life can throw you some curveballs. That is what happened again and she is no longer able to compete. Therefore, the title is being held up but she knows the locker room will elevate it as she did.

Whether you cheered or booed her (and she knows most of them booed because she was “a stuck up b****.”), the people gave her the best moments of her life. Thank you and she’ll miss you. The title is handed over and the bosses hug her before she leaves to quite the emotional sendoff.

Santino announces that the Knockouts Tag Team Title match has been moved to this week on Impact. Instead, we will have a battle royal, with the last two facing off for the vacant title later tonight. I’m not sure what is going on with Ash, but that did not sound good in the slightest. Hopefully she can come back to the ring one day, but more than that, hopefully she’s healthy and safe.

Knockouts Battle Royal

Xia Brookside, Lei Ying Lee, Kelani Jordan, Jessie McKay, Cassie Lee, Dani Luna, M By Elegance, Heather By Elegance, Jody Threat, La Pescadita

The final two advance to a title match tonight. Luna runs mouth to start and gets beaten down, only to fight the pack off. That lets Luna go after Threat while the IInspiration poses, as they are known to do. The Personal Concierge gets in the ring and throws La Pescadita at the IInspiration, who tosses her out (commentary: “Whoever that was.”).

Threat goes after the Elegance Brand but gets clotheslined out by Luna with a hard shot. Brookside and Lee double team Luna, who throws Brookside out. Lee holds on though and a bunch of people get together to dump Luna. The IInspiration and the Elegance Brand get in a fight of their own…but Jordan and Lee dump all four of them out to win at 4:46.

Rating: C. The match wasn’t much to see, though they do deserve points for getting some sequences together in there. Luna looked like a monster and the ending was at least different. At the end of the day, this was probably thrown together on very short notice and it worked out about as well as could be expected, all things considered.

Post match a brawl is teased but Lee and Jordan show respect instead.

Indi Hartwell, guest referee in the Knockouts Title match, promises to call it right down the line before she wins the title at Bound For Glory.

Nemeths vs. Home Town Man/Matt Cardona

Ryan wants a test of strength with Cardona to start but the boot to the ribs is immediately cut off. Man comes in to kick Nic down in the corner and sends a charging Ryan outside. A jumping elbow gets two on Nic and we cut to the back where Joe Hendry has been attacked. Nic fights back with an elbow and hip swivel before handing it back to Ryan.

Since Ryan is totally inept, Man fights back without much trouble and brings Cardona back in. An Unprettier (with a Chelsea Green shoutout) gets two but Ryan manages a DDT. That doesn’t get him very far as it’s already back to Man, who is caught with a quick Hart Attack. Ryan tries a Sharpshooter…and gets small packaged for the pin at 6:27.

Rating: C+. The Home Town Man is growing on me more and more every week as he’s just goofy fun. Above all else, everyone is in on the joke and it’s working well for what it is. On the other hand you have Ryan, who is becoming one of my favorite people in TNA. He’s just so inept that seeing him getting beaten up is rather funny.

Post match the Nemeths jump Man again and steal his mask but we don’t quite see his face.

Mike Santana is in the concourse and says he’s ready for Ridge Holland tonight before he wins the title at Bound For Glory, because he’s been working to get here for seventeen years. He’s been trying to get to a concourse in Edmonton for seventeen years?

Mike Santana vs. Ridge Holland

Santana wastes no time in hitting a running dropkick into the corner to start fast. Holland is sent to the floor for the big running flip dive, followed by a whip into the steps. Back up and Holland sends him into the apron, followed by a spinning driver for two. Santana’s crossbody out of the corner gives him a breather but Holland is back with something like a northern lights bomb for two.

A quick rolling Buck Fifty is blocked so Santana settles for a Death Valley Driver. Spin The Block is blocked as well so now the rolling Buck Fifty connects. A superplex brings Holland off the top and Santana tries to go with Three Amigos, which is countered into a powerslam. Holland hammers away but walks into Spin The Block to give Santana the pin at 8:00.

Rating: C+. Santana feels destined to win the title at Bound For Glory and it’s nice to see him getting some wins like this to build him up on the way there. That’s all he needs to do, as Santana is clearly getting ready. At the same time, Holland is shut down again, which is kind of frustrating as he still feels like he has potential. Santana winning is good, but there was no one else to take this loss?

Post match Trick Williams comes in and lays Santana out with a belt shot.

Matt Hardy is banged up but cleared.

We recap Moose vs. Mustafa Ali. Their teams are set for war at Bound For Glory and this is the match for the advantage.

Moose vs. Mustafa Ali

The winner’s team gets the advantage in Hardcore War at Bound For Glory. Ali ducks a clothesline to start and bails outside, with Moose throwing him back in. This time Ali chops away, only for Moose to show him how it’s really done. A dropkick sends Ali outside but he slips out of a powerbomb. Ali’s superkick sets up a tornado DDT on the floor and they head back inside where Ali is looking rather cocky.

Moose catches him on top but the chokebomb is countered into a hurricanrana to the floor. Ali hits a big dive but Moose is right back with a clothesline inside. The powerbomb is countered into a Canadian Destroyer to give Ali two but he springboards into a chokebomb to give Moose two of his own. Moose still can’t hit the powerbomb, with Ali reversing it into a suplex this time. Instead Moose goes with the spear for two, as Ali’s foot is in the ropes.

They go outside and Moose charges into a backdrop onto the steps to put him in trouble again. Back in and Ali’s 450 connects, with Moose sitting up in quite the power display. Ali slips out and goes up but gets knocked out of the air. Moose counters a roll into the powerbomb for two as some dancers who came out with Ali get on the apron. One of them hits Moose low and now the 450 can give Ali the pin at 12:27.

Rating: B. Good back and forth fight here, with a bit of a weird inversion of the power vs. speed formula. You don’t often see the heel as the faster guy but it was working here. It’s nice as a preview for the match at Bound For Glory, with the interference giving Moose and the System even more reason to go after Order 4. Match of the night thus far.

Post match the woman who hit Moose low is indeed Tasha Steelz and since the bosses don’t watch the show, that will be fine.

We recap Joe Hendry vs. Eric Young. Hendry is popular while Young is doing his latest “I’m evil and mean and want to hurt people”, with Hendry as his target.

Joe Hendry vs. Eric Young

Before the match, Young talks about Hendry not being available to wrestle so he wins on his own. This is part of the Cleansing, but here is a charging Hendry to start fast. Hendry hammers away and throws Young over the top, followed by more right hands on the floor. Back in and Young gets in a cheap shot to take over, including a running elbow for two. The neck crank keeps Hendry in trouble and it’s off to a more standard sleeper.

Hendry fights up but gets sleepered again, this time with a bodyscissors. That’s broken up and Hendry muscles him over for a suplex, followed by the fall away slam. Young rakes the eyes to break up the Standing Ovation as we keep cutting to the one THE CLEANSING IS COMING sign in the crowd.

Young goes up and, after raking the eyes to knock Hendry down, drops the top rope elbow for two. The Death Valley Driver is broken up so Young hits the piledriver instead for two more. The referee is almost bumped, allowing Young to get in a low blow. Young tries to bring in a chair, but the Northern Armory runs in to cut if off. That lets Hendry hit the Standing Ovation onto the chair for the pin at 11:22.

Rating: C+. Hendry has fallen a good deal in the last few months, which might be due to him getting ready to move over to WWE full time. On the other hand you have Young, who is doing about the same stuff that he has done for a long time now and it’s only so interesting. At the same time, it’s nice to have Hendry get a win, though I’m almost scared of what Young is going to do to keep up with the whole Cleansing thing.

Hendry gets quite the nice ovation as he leaves.

We look back at the TNA invasion this week on NXT.

We look at AJ Francis attacking Matt Hardy on the Kickoff Show.

AJ Francis vs. Matt Hardy

Hardy is banged up but he makes a special announcement: this is a table match. Okey dokey. They go outside to start fast and Hardy sends him into the steps. Hardy is too banged up to stay at it though and Francis puts a table back before sending Hardy into the steps as well. Back in and Francis misses a backsplash, allowing Hardy to get the first table. Said table is put in the corner but Francis is right back, only to miss a charge through the table.

That doesn’t fit the “offensively drive your opponent through the table” rule though so we keep going, with Hardy wrapping a chair around Francis’ neck. Francis rams the chair into Hardy’s face to escape but takes WAY too long loading up a moonsault. Hardy chairs him down and hits a super Side Effect, meaning it’s time for another table. Back in and Francis hits a spear and grabs Hardy’s title. That’s cut off as Hardy hits a Twist Of Fate into a belt shot. Hardy’s top rope legdrop sends Francis through the table for the win at 9:42.

Rating: C. It felt like a bit of a thrown together match but Jeff Hardy can’t come to Canada in the first place so this is about as good as it was going to get. It’s also a bit of a preview for the Bound For Glory match, which will be even more tableish. The fans were into Hardy so this could have been a lot worse.

We recap the Knockouts Title situation.

Knockouts Title: Kelani Jordan vs. Lei Ying Lee

For the vacant title and Indi Hartwell is guest referee. They shake hands to start and fight over a lockup, which goes to the mat. That’s broken up so Lee grabs a headlock, which is countered with a rather snazzy armdrag. Lee knees her in the face for two before an exchange of rollups get two each.

Back up and more respect is shown as the fans are split between TNA and NXT. Lee’s spinning torture rack faceplant is broken up and Hartwell is almost decked, allowing Jordan to pull on a half crab. With that broken up, Lee snaps off a super hurricanrana to send Jordan crashing down. They slug it out with Jordan getting the better of things but Lee kicks her in the face. A basement dropkick gives Lee two, followed by a Blue Thunder Bomb for two more.

They go outside, with Jordan looking to try a hurricanrana off the apron (I think) but it’s just kind of a crash instead. Back in and Lee pulls her into an STF, with Jordan having to slip out. Jordan kicks her down and gets two off a frog splash. One Of A Kind (split legged moonsault) is loaded up but Jordan lands on Hartwell (despite not doing any actual moonsaulting). Lee’s Thunderstruck connects for a VERY delayed two and they trade some rollups for two more. Jordan is back with a splits Stunner and One Of A Kind is good for the pin and the title at 15:36.

Rating: B-. Much like the battle royal, there was only so much they could do as this had to be set up in a hurry. At the end of the day, another NXT star winning the title isn’t the most thrilling way to go, but at the same time, it feels like Hartwell is all but guaranteed to win the title at Bound For Glory anyway. I can’t imagine Jordan is anything more than a placeholder champion, which is fine enough for the given circumstances.

Post match Ash By Elegance comes out to hold up Jordan’s hand in a nice moment.

We recap Steve Maclin defending the International Title against Frankie Kazarian. Maclin has been champion for months but has been dealing with Kazarian, who decided he wanted the title and doesn’t like Maclin very much, including his military service.

International Title: Steve Maclin vs. Frankie Kazarian

Maclin is defending and they fight over an armbar to start. With that broken up, Kazarian has to escape from a quick KIA attempt. Maclin sends him into the corner for some hard shots to the back and Kazarian is sent outside, where the Scud misses. Back in and a clothesline gives Kazarian two but he charges into what looks like Rock Bottom out of the corner. Kazarian is right back with a cravate and some knees to the face.

A quick facebuster and clothesline get Maclin out of trouble, followed by a Thesz press. The Olympic Slam gives Maclin two and the Jar Headbutt gets the same. Kazarian is tied in the Tree Of Woe but sits up and cuts Maclin off with a cutter in a sweet counter. The chickenwing is blocked but Maclin gets his throat snapped across the top rope.

Maclin gets up top for a superplex into a brainbuster, only to get caught with the slingshot DDT for two. Back up and Kazarian catches him on top, where he gets shoved down. The Jar Headbutt misses again so Kazarian grabs the chickenwing, which is quickly shoved away. Kazarian crashes out to the floor, where the Scud…takes out an invading El Mesias. The distraction lets Kazarian kick the rope into a low blow and a slingshot cutter finishes Maclin at 15:35.

Rating: B. As usual, Kazarian is someone who can wrestle a good match with anyone and Maclin has been getting a lot better in recent months. The Maclin vs. Mesias stuff feels like it’s coming out of nowhere, but Kazarian getting the title is what matters the most. Kazarian has been needing to win something new and this title is about as good as he’s going to do at the moment.

Video on Bound For Glory.

Mickie James and the Beautiful People are going into the Hall Of Fame. Rather earned.

We recap Leon Slater defending the X-Division Title against Myron Reed in the main event. Slater is a fighting champion and Reed won a #1 contenders match. Not much of a story, but this is an interesting choice for a main event.

X-Division Title: Leon Slater vs. Myron Reed

Slater is defending. We get a fairly aggressive handshake to start before Reed starts in on the arm. That’s broken up so they go to a headlock takeover, which is quickly broken up. Reed hits a quick legdrop and Slater is not thrilled with having someone land on his head. Slater is backed into the corner where Reed teases a right hand but stops. Instead Slater hits him in the face and now it’s time to get serious.

Reed is back up with a slingshot monkey flip but Slater breaks up a springboard with a dropkick to the floor. A big slingshot dive drops Reed again and Slater hammers away back inside. Slater hits a middle rope crossbody for one and isn’t happy with the kickout. Back up and a hurricanrana gives Reed two, followed by a slingshot powerbomb for the same.

Reed tries a hanging faceplant but gets reversed, only to nip into Utopia to give Slater another near fall. Slater kicks him out to the floor and hits the big running flip dive, followed by a leg lariat for two back inside. Reed is back up with a suplex over the top though and a Stundog Millionaire drops Slater on the floor. Back in and Reed hits the running diving cutter (that always looks great) to put Slater outside again. A springboard 450 gives Reed two and Slater is banged up. Another cutter lets Reed put Slater on top, where he reverses into a swinging superplex. The Swanton 450 retains the title at 13:47.

Rating: B+. This worked very well, with both guys making the most of their chance in the main event. It’s one of those matches that would have done well at any point in the show but it felt more special here. It was two young, talented wrestlers leaving it out there until one of them got caught with a huge move. Reed looked great in defeat, but Slater is being treated as something very special, as he should be.

Post match respect is shown but here is Santino Marella. He’s very pleased with the match but has a special announcement. At Bound For Glory, Slater will be defending against…Je’Von Evans from NXT. Yeah that’s a big one.

Overall Rating: B-. It’s a good show for what it was, as there was only so much you could get out of this kind of card. At the end of the day, the show felt like a big warmup before Bound For Glory and they could only get so much out of that. The Knockouts Title situation was something that couldn’t be avoided and they did as well as they could have all things considered, but the whole show didn’t feel that important. Even with some title changes, the show felt like something that had to be covered before we got to Bound For Glory, which is only so interesting.

Results
Zachary Wentz b. Cedric Alexander and Trey Miguel – UFO Cutter to Alexander
The System b. Order 4 – Down And Dirty to Hotch
Lei Ying Lee and Kelani Jordan won a battle royal, last eliminating M By Elegance, Heather By Elegance, Jessie McKay and Cassie Lee
Matt Cardona/Home Town Man b. Nemeths – Small package to Ryan
Mike Santana b. Ridge Holland – Spin The Block
Mustafa Ali b. Moose – 450
Joe Hendry b. Eric Young – Standing Ovation onto a chair
Matt Hardy b. AJ Francis – Top rope legdrop through a table
Kelani Jordan b. Lei Ying Lee – One Of A Kind
Frankie Kazarian b. Steve Maclin – Slingshot cutter
Leon Slater b. Myron Reed – Swanton 450

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