Smackdown
Date: June 19, 2026
Location: T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Commentators: Joe Tessitore, Wade Barrett

It’s a big fight feel here as we have the World Title on the line, with Cody Rhodes defending against Gunther. That’s not all though as Sami Zayn, who isn’t happy with Rhodes, is the guest referee. That should make for a heck of a main event as we’re also closing in on Night Of Champions next Saturday. Let’s get to it.

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

We recap Gunther challenging Cody Rhodes for the World Title. Rhodes beat him at Clash In Italy but Gunther’s foot was underneath the rope. Gunther demanded a rematch and got to pick the stipulation, which is having Sami Zayn as guest referee, mainly because Zayn and Rhodes aren’t getting along either.

Smackdown World Title: Cody Rhodes vs. Gunther

Rhodes is defending and Sami Zayn is guest referee. Gunther knocks Rhodes down to start and works on the arm but Zayn breaks up Rhodes trying to throw a right hand in the corner. Zayn cuts Rhodes off again and this time Gunther boots Rhodes in the face. Gunther elbows him in the face and commentary isn’t pleased with Zayn not getting on Gunther as much.

A Cody Cutter connects out of nowhere and Rhodes follows up with a powerslam. Gunther is right back with a knockdown into the Figure Four but Zayn catches him grabbing the ropes. Rhodes’ rollup gets a fairly counted two and he follows it up with Cross Rhodes but Zayn sees Gunther’s boot underneath the rope. For some reason Rhodes complains and Zayn shoves him, right into a sleeper from Gunther.

Rhodes gets the rope as well and Zayn has to drag Gunther off the hold, which isn’t going well for Gunther either. Gunther shoves him so Zayn comes back with a slap, earning himself a powerbomb. Rhodes makes the big comeback and hits Cross Rhodes for two from a second referee. Gunther’s shotgun dropkick and powerbomb get two, with Zayn pulling the referee out. Back in and Rhodes tries a sunset flip, with Gunther grabbing the rope. Zayn kicks his hands away though and the fast count retains Rhodes’ title at 11:19.

Rating: B-. Much like their previous match, I was expecting something a bit bigger than this, which was pretty much just good enough. That ending all but guarantees a third match, and it wouldn’t surprise me to see Zayn added to make it a triple threat. That’s a good way to make it more interesting, and hopefully they go a bit bigger with the whole thing, as it deserves.

Post match Gunther yells at Nick Aldis and Zayn as Rhodes says get a proper referee out here and restart the match. Gunther decks Zayn and sprints to the ring with a regular referee and we’re back at it.

Smackdown World Title: Cody Rhodes vs. Gunther

Rhodes is defending again and they slug it out before trading sleepers. Gunther’s works a bit better until Rhodes escapes, only to get caught in it again. Cue Zayn to Helluva Kick Gunther for the DQ at 1:09 (Rhodes and Gunther were both in the corner so it wasn’t clear who Zayn was aiming for but he screams at Gunther after to make things obvious).

Post match Zayn grabs the title and decks the regular referee before hitting Rhodes with the belt by mistake (though I’m not sure who else it was supposed to be). An upset Zayn leaves, ripping up a fan’s sign in the process.

We look at the recent issues between Jade Cargill/her minions and Charlotte/Alexa Bliss.

Cargill isn’t worried about what is going on and wants the Women’s Title.

We recap the whole World Title situation.

Gunther blames Aldis for what happened and wants another title match at Night Of Champions.

Jacob Fatu comes in to see Solo Sikoa about Roman Reigns wanting him in the Bloodline. Sikoa turns him down again but Fatu says that’s a bad idea. Sikoa is running out of time, which leaves him confused. Fatu leaves and the MFT’s come in to say Sikoa’s family business is starting to mess with their family business. Sikoa says he has this.

You know how Blake Monroe has been teasing her…well return actually? She still is.

Tag Team Titles: Damian Priest/R-Truth vs. MFT’s

Priest/R-Truth are defending. Talla shoves Priest into the corner, where Priest gives him a crotch chop. Priest gets sent into the corner for some stomping as the War Raiders are watching backstage. Tama comes in and gets knocked into the champs’ corner, with R-Truth coming in for the flying shoulders. The John Cena sequence is cut off as R-Truth is sent to the floor for a big boot and apron chokeslam from Talla.

We take a break and come back with R-Truth kicking Tama down and making the diving tag to Priest. Talla gets knocked to the floor but Tama is back with a swinging neckbreaker. Cue Solo Sikoa to yell at Talla and then get taken down by Priest. R-Truth grabs a rollup on Tama to retain the titles at 10:10.

Rating: C+. This was another match where it felt like Priest and R-Truth should have lost the titles, though the Raiders might be the ones to take the belts off of them. At the same time the Bloodline Lite issues continue and that has to clash with the main version of the team sooner or later. I’m just not sure if that is a good thing or not.

Post match the MFT’s walk away from Sikoa.

Sami Zayn does his weekly rant to Johnny Gargano when Nick Aldis comes in to ask what that was about. Zayn says he’s the one who keeps getting cheated and he’s not going anywhere.

Jey Uso and Je’Von Evans jaw at each other before their King Of The Ring semifinals.

Carmelo Hayes vs. Ricky Saints

For a future US Title shot. Hayes starts fast with a clothesline but Saints is back up with the strutting Old School. Well most of it at least as he dives into an atomic drop but at least he looked good in the process. Hayes hits a slingshot DDT to the apron and we take a break. We come back with Hayes fighting out of a chinlock. Saints’ bulldog out of the corner is countered into a belly to back suplex and Hayes’ springboard DDT gets two.

They clothesline each other down but Hayes is back up with Dirty Diana. The suplex cutter gets two but Hayes misses Nothing But Net. Saints’ tornado DDT is blocked as well so Hayes throws him off the top, only to get crotched on an exposed buckle. The Roshambo is countered into the First 48 but Saints kicks him into an exposed buckle for the pin at 14:25.

Rating: B. I can go for Saints getting the title shot as Hayes vs. Trick Williams is likely going to be a big deal when it finally happens. For now though, Saints is still getting established around here so a win over a former champion, even one that came through less than fair means, is a good idea. It helps that they can both work this style rather well and they have some chemistry despite not having a ton of experience against each other.

Cody Rhodes wants and receives a triple threat against Gunther and Sami Zayn at Night Of Champions.

Charlotte wants her fifteenth World Title.

We look at Danhausen being discussed in the fallout from the New York Knicks winning the NBA Championship. Danhausen going from nothing more than a comedy goof to being discussed on the Tonight Show and being interviewed on ESPN is insane, but also evidence of what can happen when you stick with something and get to showcase your talent.

Danhausen is doing experiments on the still messed up Miz and Kit Wilson when Los Garza come in. They lost a lot of money on the NBA Finals because of the curse but Matt Cardona comes in to clear the out (he’s happy because his team finally won). Danhausen thanks “Zack”, who corrects him and then touches Miz, which gives him a shock. Cardona: “Woo woo woo!” Danhausen asks if Cardona is ok. Cardona: “You know it.” Danhausen is all giddy.

Finn Balor comes in to see R-Truth, who talks about dragons, Rikishi and the Wild Samoans. He’ll help Balor when he needs it because when you’re Judgment Day, you’re Judgment Day for life. Damian Priest comes in (with R-Truth thinking they need to play water polo) and says he’s out of any celebration for Balor, because he doesn’t celebrate with people he doesn’t trust. R-Truth doesn’t get why Priest doesn’t trust him when they’re partners.

We recap the World Title situation again.

King Of The Ring Semifinals: Jey Uso vs. Je’Von Evans

Evans rolls him up to start and hits an early dropkick out to the floor. We take an early break and come back with Uso still in trouble but hitting a pop up Samoan drop. Evans loses his shirt and reveals tape around his ribs so Uso has a target. A backbreaker stays on the ribs and Uso shoves him off the apron and into the barricade.

We take another break and come back with Evans still in trouble but catching Uso on the top. A super Spanish Fly plants Uso and they’re both down for a breather. Evans fights up and they knock each other down, where at least they can see the Fireflies for some reason. Back up and the spear gives Uso two but he charges into a superkick. The spinning kick to the head drops Uso again but he’s right back up with another spear. The Superfly Splash pins Evans at 17:57.

Rating: B. I’m not sure how much the result was in doubt here but it was nice to see Evans getting to hang in there against a former World Champion. Evans is pretty clearly becoming an established name around here and it’s working, which is a good sign. Uso is the bigger deal here though and him facing Oba Femi could be rather interesting.

Post match Uso shows respect. That’s a bit of a surprise.

Jacob Fatu goes to see Solo Sikoa, who thinks Roman Reigns sent Fatu here to mess with their business. If Reigns keeps messing with things, Sikoa will be coming to Raw to mess with him.

Giulia wants to face Kiana James next week in London.

Tiffany Stratton is ready to defend the Women’s US Title at Night Of Champions when Chelsea Green comes up to offer her help. Stratton appreciates it but she’s got this on her own.

NXT Origins video on Alexa Bliss.

Liv Morgan talks about how Charlotte is always talking about her success because she lives in the past. Morgan is the present.

Paige and Brie Bella are ready for Bayley/Lyra Valkyria.

Fatal Influence blame their loss last week on the referee so they want another chance.

Jey Uso runs into Cody Rhodes and warns him about Summerslam, which is fine with Rhodes. Sami Zayn comes in to praise Uso but thinks he’ll be the champion at Summerslam. Uso says he’ll do what he has to do, so Zayn says say hi to the family for him.

Night Of Champions rundown.

Charlotte runs into Jade Cargill/Michin/B-Fab but doesn’t seem worried. That doesn’t seem to be a good idea as the three of them jump her and damage her knee.

Post break, Charlotte is getting looked at when Liv Morgan comes in to say she’ll see you out there.

Queen Of The Ring Semifinals: Charlotte vs. Alexa Bliss

Non-title and Charlotte limps to the ring, earning her an early chop block from Morgan. The medics and Nick Aldis come out to check on Charlotte but she insists she can go. That just means Morgan can go after the knee again, including ramming it into the ring skirt board. We take an early break and come back with Bliss wrapping the leg around the post. A dropkick puts it into the post and a suplex sends it into the rope.

Charlotte reverses another suplex though and uses the good leg for a big boot. For some reason Charlotte goes up top for a high crossbody before winning a slugout. Morgan fights back but gets booted out of the air but Charlotte’s knee gives out as she tries a moonsault. We take another break and come back with Morgan kicking her into the corner and going after the knee again. Charlotte’s backbreaker out of the corner doesn’t get her very far as Morgan ties her in the Tree Of Woe.

Somehow Charlotte fights out and hits a super Natural Selection. The Figure Four has Morgan in trouble for a change so she rolls out to the rope. A half crab puts Charlotte in trouble again so she makes the rope, which has the medics checking on her. Charlotte wants to keep going and Oblivion out of nowhere gets two. Morgan grabs a rather hard half crab and Charlotte gives up at 18:57.

Rating: B. So we have the Raw Women’s Champion vs. another Raw star for a shot at either the Raw or Smackdown Women’s Title in the finals? Anyway, this was a classic story with Charlotte fighting through the injury but not being able to make it in the end. It’s good enough that I barely remembered Je’Von Evans and Jey Uso doing the same thing in the previous match.

Overall Rating: B+. This was a rather busy show with a bunch of stuff happening, including the rather fun World Title situation. The story jumped forward a long way in one night and they made it work, which isn’t something I was expecting. Other than that you had good action up and down the card, with only the Sikoa/Bloodline stuff being less than interesting. Rather good show here, with Night Of Champions looking better as a result.

Results
Cody Rhodes b. Gunther – Sunset flip with a fast count
Gunther b. Cody Rhodes via DQ when Sami Zayn interfered
Damian Priest/R-Truth b. MFT’s – Rollup to Tama
Ricky Saints b. Carmelo Hayes – Kick into an exposed turnbuckle
Jey Uso b. Je’Von Evans – Superfly Splash
Liv Morgan b. Charlotte – Half crab

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Best Of Tajiri
Commentators: Joey Styles, Cyrus, Joel Gertner, Michael Cole, Tazz, Mauro Ranallo, Daniel Bryan, Corey Graves, Tom Phillips

This is where this series gets somewhere interesting, as you have another talented star who never got a ton of attention. Tajiri might have been my favorite ECW star as he was the definition of “you know what you’re getting” but he did it really well. There are going to be a lot of kicks around here so let’s get to it.

Opening video.

From Anarchy Rulz 1999.

Tajiri vs. Little Guido vs. Super Crazy

Elimination rules, Big Sal is here with Guido and ECW ran this match roughly 839 times. Tajiri gets taken into the corner to start but kicks his way out, allowing him to send Guido out to the ramp. A headscissors puts Crazy out on the floor but a big dive is cut off. Crazy hits a springboard missile dropkick but Guido is back in with a springboard high crossbody for two. The camel clutch to Crazy lets Tajiri add a basement dropkick so Guido loads it up again, only for Tajiri to dropkick Guido in a smart move.

They head outside where Tajiri hits a great Asai moonsault but goes back inside where Sal gets to wreck people. Back in and Guido stomps away until Tajiri suplexes him for two. Tajiri sends Guido over the barricade but Crazy is right there for the huge springboard moonsault to take them both down. Back in and Sal gets dropkicked off the apron and through a table, leaving Tajiri to grab a Tarantula.

That’s broken up with a hard dropkick and we reset a bit. Crazy surfboards Tajiri and even rolls him around the ring a bit before adding in a dragon sleeper. We go to the double submission on Tajiri with a camel clutch from Crazy and a Boston crab from Guido, which somehow isn’t a submission.

Instead Guido chops away at Crazy and gets two off an Unprettier. Guido gets tied in the Tree Of Woe for a rather nasty dropkick, followed by Crazy’s moonsault for the pin on Guido at 9:20. Tajiri immediately kicks Crazy down but Crazy is right back with kicks of his own. That gives us a standoff until Crazy puts him down for a springboard moonsault.

Tajiri is back up with the handspring elbow for two but Crazy is right back with a sitout powerbomb for two. A tornado DDT drops Crazy, who is right back up with an inverted tornado DDT for a VERY delayed near fall. The first moonsault connects but Tajiri blocks the second and hits a heck of a running dropkick. The brainbuster gives Tajiri the win at 14:41.

Rating: B. These guys could do this match in their sleep and that’s not a bad thing. There is something fun about watching the three of them do their stuff and look awesome doing it, which is what you would always get out of this. Tajiri’s kicks are always painful to see and he stuck with them for the simple reason of they worked. Throw in a nice brainbuster and what else did he really need? Well other than mist but that should be standard equipment for a wrestler.

From ECW On TNN, January 21, 2000.

Tajiri vs. Super Crazy

This is a Mexican Death Match (anything goes) and we’re joined in progress for some reason. Tajiri kicks him into a headlock and we take a break. We come back with Tajiri hitting a baseball slide in the Tree Of Woe, meaning it’s time for the chairs. Three of those chairs are put into Crazy’s face for the baseball slide, which is enough to bust him open.

The table is loaded up inside and Tajiri slides the chairs down said table like a glass on a bar, with Crazy having to duck. The top rope double stomp hits Crazy but the table doesn’t break, so Tajiri does it again with some force for the snap. One heck of a kick to the head rocks Crazy again and he can’t stand up, with Tajiri mocking him in a rather hilarious bit. Crazy is back up with a backbreaker into a top rope moonsault and they head out into the crowd.

Tajiri is laid on a table and of course there’s a moonsault to drive him through. They get back inside so Crazy can hammer away in the corners, naturally with the fans counting in Spanish for a nice touch. The also bleeding Tajiri hits a quick handspring elbow but Crazy gets up first anyway. A spinwheel kick to the back of the head gives Crazy two but Tajiri kicks him low.

That means a bridging German suplex can give Tajiri two and he baseball slides Crazy out into the crowd. The Asai moonsault connects as well, with Tajiri looking rather insane. Back in and another table is set up but Crazy hits a heck of a springboard missile dropkick. Crazy gets his own table and tries a powerbomb, only to get misted. That’s fine with Crazy, who powerbombs Tajiri through a table for the pin at 12:53 shown.

Rating: B. This was in the Death Match family (thankfully the ECW version) as they beat the fire out of each other. They beat the fire out of each other and Crazy surviving the mist in the end was a good visual. These two, along with Guido, were the ones who could be put together in any combination to fill in a good deal of TV time in a rather successful way.

From Judgment Day 2003.

Chavo Guerrero is injured and Eddie Guerrero needs a new partner, so he picks….well I think you know here.

Smackdown Tag Team Titles: Tajiri/Eddie Guerrero vs. Team Angle

Team Angle is defending in a ladder match. It’s a brawl to start with Guerrero being sent into a ladder and Tajiri kicking Haas down. Benjamin makes the save and a double elbow puts Tajiri down. Guerrero can’t get very far as Benjamin gorilla presses him onto Haas’ knee. The ladder is loaded up and Guerrero tries to backdrop Tajiri onto the champs…but it really doesn’t work as Tajiri gets caught in the ropes.

Guerrero hits a quick dive to try and save things a bit but Haas and Benjamin are back up for a climb. Tajiri gets smart with a handspring elbow to take the ladder down and it’s a double basement dropkick into the ladder to double crotch Haas in the corner. Haas is sandwiched between some ladders for a slingshot hilo from Guerrero but Benjamin is back in for the save.

Guerrero gets powerslammed into a ladder in the corner and Tajiri is laid on a ladder on the ropes. Benjamin’s big dive off the ladder crushes Tajiri and Haas goes up, only for Guerrero to dropkick it out. Guerrero gets whipped hard into a ladder in the corner, with Tajiri dropkicking the same ladder into Benjamin’s face. Tajiri is back up with some rather hard kicks and some less hard ladder shots.

The Tarantula has Haas in more trouble, with Benjamin making the save with a ladder of his own. Back in and Guerrero gets beaten down in the corner but manages a monkey flip to send Benjamin into another ladder. It’s still too early to get too far up the ladder though as the champs cut Guerrero off again.

Guerrero knocks Benjamin down for a big crash into a frog splash and we need another breather. Haas and Guerrero go up the ladder, with Guerrero snapping off a heck of a sunset bomb. Benjamin tries to make a save but gets misted by Tajiri, allowing Guerrero to pull down the titles for the win at 14:16.

Rating: B+. They weren’t exactly reinventing the match here but what they did was get rather physical rather quickly. These guys beat the fire out of each other and it was cool to see the chemistry between Guerrero and Tajiri coming together pretty much out of nowhere. This is a bit of a hidden gem and it’s nice to see a talented guy finally getting a chance to show what he can do, even if it’s due to an injury.

From Smackdown, May 22, 2003.

Smackdown Tag Team Titles: Tajiri/Eddie Guerrero vs. Team Angle

Tajiri/Guerrero are defending without ladders involved this time. Tajiri and Benjamin start things off with the former kicking away at both Teams. Angles? Team Angles? Anyway Guerrero has to save Tajiri from a double suplex before coming in anyway. Some shoulders in the corner don’t do much to Guerrero, who snaps off a middle rope armdrag to take over. It’s back to Tajiri for the big kicks and Guerrero takes them down again. Tajiri hits a big dive to the floor and we take a break.

We come back with Benjamin neckbreakering Guerrero into a sunset flip, with Tajiri making a save. Another neckbreaker sets up some cravates, followed by a rather nice suplex from Benjamin. The Haas Of Pain has Guerrero in more trouble but Tajiri is in with the dropkick to the head for the save. Benjamin and Haas take turns putting on abdominal stretches but Guerrero is back up with a top rope wristdrag/headscissors to get out of trouble.

It’s back to Tajiri to fire off the kicks, setting up the handspring elbow. A tornado DDT gets two on Benjamin as everything breaks down. Haas breaks up the Tarantula and Benjamin catches Tajiri with a Dragon Whip. Guerrero grabs a chair and hits the referee before throwing it to Haas. Since Guerrero is smart enough to not blast the referee with the chair (so he can get back up quickly), Haas gets disqualified to retain the titles at 15:54.

Rating: B-. This was a very different kind of match than the one with the title change (obviously) and it wound up being a completely fine enough showdown. I’m not sure about going with the cute finish over having Guerrero and Tajiri get a pin in their first title defense but Guerrero can make anything work. Good TV match here, but the ending was a bit of a stretch.

From Smackdown, July 31, 2003.

New US Champion Eddie Guerrero comes out in his low rider but the hydraulics aren’t working. He goes to check some things…and Tajiri is in the trunk with the mist to blind him. Guerrero insists that he can’t wrestle, but the referee says compete or forfeit the title (geez that’s kind of ridiculous when Tajiri jumped him).

US Title: Tajiri vs. Eddie Guerrero

Tajiri is challenging and we’re joined in progress with Tajiri kicking away. This lets commentary recap their feud, as Guerrero turned on Tajiri after they lost the titles and put him through a windshield. Tajiri strikes away and they go outside, where Guerrero gets in a quick shot of his own to take over. Back in and Tajiri kicks away, only to get elbowed in the face.

The slingshot hilo gets two and the fans approve as the villain takes over. The chinlock goes on for a bit until Guerrero goes up. That earns him a big kick and a superplex back down for the nasty crash. One heck of a monkey flip sends Guerrero flying again and he rolls outside, with Tajiri sending him into the steps. Tajiri sends him into the announcers’ table and fires off a rather hard kick to take him back inside.

The handspring elbow and a tornado DDT drop Guerrero again but Tajiri can’t follow up. The rather delayed cover gets two so Tajiri is back to the kicks. Guerrero grabs the yet to be named Three Amigos with the third being reversed into the Tarantula. With that broken up, Guerrero distracts the referee and gets in a low blow. Back up and the mist hits the referee by mistake, meaning the Buzzsaw Kick doesn’t even get a cover. That means Guerrero can get in a belt shot and then steal Tazz’s water to wash the referee’s eyes. The frog splash retains the title at 12:17.

Rating: B. Again, you could kind of guess how well this one was going to go as they’re too talented to have it be bad. Tajiri was getting a rare chance to show what he could do on his own and he hung in there with Guerrero. At the end though, Guerrero’s cheating was too much for even the mist to overcome and Guerrero gets to retain. Solid match.

From Smackdown, September 25, 2003.

Cruiserweight Title: Tajiri vs. Rey Mysterio

Tajiri is challenging. They fight over wrist control to start until Mysterio snaps off a middle rope hurricanrana. La majistral gives Tajiri two and he sends Mysterio hard into the corner. The Tarantula has Mysterio in more trouble but he gets in a kick to break up the mist (which is running down Tajiri’s mouth). Mysterio sends him outside for a heck of a springboard dive and we take a break.

We come back with Tajiri kicking him out of the air and going after the ribs. Tajiri kicks him down for two more and it’s off to a bodyscissors to work on the ribs some more. Back up and a gutbuster gives Tajiri two and the bodyscissors go on again. This one doesn’t last long and it’s Tajiri kicking away at the ribs even more. Mysterio finally comes back with a sitout bulldog for two, plus a top rope moonsault press for the same. A wheelbarrow suplex gives Tajiri two of his own and he nails a running dropkick in the corner.

The Michinoku Driver gets two more as Mysterio is in big trouble. Back up and the referee almost gets bumped, with Tajiri’s kick to the head knocking said referee silly. Mysterio comes back with the 619 but Tajiri is back with a nasty superkick. Another referee comes in to count two before going to check on the first referee. That’s enough for Tajiri to get in the mist and a Buzzsaw Kick for the title at 15:06.

Rating: B. This was more about Tajiri getting to take Mysterio apart and eventually win the title through some shenanigans. There is something rather fun about watching Tajiri getting to rip someone apart piece by piece, which slowed Mysterio up enough. Then it was thrown out the window for the sake of mist to the face and a kick to the head, which fits in well after Tajiri’s recent heel turn. Good stuff here, again.

From the Cruiserweight Classic.

Second Round: Tajiri vs. Gran Metalik

Metalik grabs a headlock to start but has to flip out of a headscissors for a standoff. They trade armdrags and sweep the leg for two each and that’s another stalemate. Another headscissors has Tajiri down but he bridges up into a leglock and Bryan is rather impressed on commentary. That’s reversed into an ankle lock on Tajiri, which is reversed into a rollup for two more.

Metalik sends him outside and hits a heck of a superkick, only for Tajiri to get in an even harder kick. A neckbreaker gives Tajiri two and he grabs the chinlock. Metalik fights up but gets kicked into the corner. That’s reversed into a springboard missile dropkick to send Tajiri outside, setting up a heck of a rope walk dive (Bryan approves again).

Back up and another Tajiri kick is countered into a dragon screw legwhip over the rope. Metalik works on the leg but Tajiri is back up with a heck of a kick to the head. The baseball slide in the corner gives Tajiri two and he counters a middle rope hurricanrana into a powerbomb for two more. The reverse Rings Of Saturn has Metalik in more trouble but he escapes again. This time he’s back up with the Metalik Driver for the pin at 10:43.

Rating: B. This is why you bring Tajiri back in, as he puts over a star like Metalik on his way out of the tournament. He’s an established name and the kind of person who can make someone else look good. The fans might not know much about Metalik, but they know he can beat Tajiri so he has some status to him. That’s the point, and it came after a hard fought match.

From NXT, December 28, 2016.

Tag Team Titles: Tajiri/Akira Tozawa vs. DIY

DIY is defending and we’re in Japan. Gargano and Tozawa start things off and head to the mat, with Tozawa easily slipping out of a headscissors. They trade armdrags until Tozawa ducks a low superkick for a standoff. That means it’s off to Tajiri vs. Ciampa to fight over wrist control, with Tajiri slipping away for a clean break. Tajiri takes him down for an armbar and a technical off goes to another stalemate.

Tozawa comes back in and tries a slam but gets driven into the corner for a running knee. Ciampa is back on the arm but gives him a clean break of his own. Tozawa manages to get over for a tag and Tajiri grabs some rapid rollups for a bunch of near falls as we take a break. We come back with Tozawa kicking at Ciampa, who reverses one of them into a backbreaker out of the corner for two. It’s back to Gargano for the seated abdominal stretch but he dives into a gutbuster.

That’s not enough for Tajiri to come back in though as Ciampa cuts it off like a good champion should do. Tozawa kicks his way to freedom though and now it’s back to Tajiri to clean house. Everything breaks down and the champs are kicked to the floor for Tozawa’s big dive. It works so well that he does it again, followed by a suplex for two on Ciampa back inside. Gargano comes back in with the slingshot spear for two of his own but gets caught in the Tarantula.

Back up and Gargano’s rolling kick to the head gets two more and it’s back to Tozawa for the trading of forearms. Ciampa gets toll the German suplexes and everything breaks down, meaning it’s a string of German suplexes to leave everyone down. A discus lariat puts Tozawa down and Project Ciampa gets two with Tajiri making the save. Meet In The Middle finishes Tozawa to retain at 20:56.

Rating: B+. Here you had a fine example of a match where the result wasn’t in doubt, as DIY wasn’t about to lose the titles to a makeshift team, but the fans had a good time. The match wound up working well and Tajiri and Tozawa worked nicely together. If nothing else, it was nice to see the serious version of Tozawa, who is a lot better than the comedy version that he would wind up being for such a long time.

Overall Rating: B. There’s a reason I’ve always liked stars such as Tajiri. He was never going to be the top star in a major promotion, or even a top star almost anywhere outside of maybe a smaller place. What he was going to be was a dependable hand who could be slotted into just about any midcard spot. He’s a hard hitting, technically sound star who could hang with talented stars. I love seeing unheralded stars getting this kind of a spotlight and it showed just how good Tajiri could be (even with zero mention of William Regal and Torrie Wilson).

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Global Wars: Cincinnati
Date: June 18, 2026
Location: Andrew J. Brady Music Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Commentators: Ian Riccaboni, Caprice Coleman

This is one of those big shows with a bunch of guest stars as Ring Of Honor basically does its own version of Forbidden Door. The big match is Athena defending the Women’s Title against Syuri and the rest…well it’s hard to say as a lot of these matches aren’t advertised. In other words, how Ring Of Honor of the show. Let’s get to it.

Here are Tuesday’s results if you need a recap.

I was in attendance for part of this show, sitting in the ninth row on the floor with the entrance on my right.

Opening sequence.

The opening video looks at Lio Rush and Action Andretti challenging AR Fox for the TV Title. Rush and Andretti were partners but then split up, with Rush being all insane.

TV Title: Action Andretti vs. Lio Rush vs. AR Fox

Fox is defending. Andretti is outside to start and Fox isn’t sure what to do with Rush. This means Rush whispering something into Fox’s ear and it’s time for both of them to go after Andretti. Rush starts running the ropes and Andretti gets kicked out to the floor as the fans seem to like Rush over the champion. Andretti is back up but Fox moonsaults onto both of them on the floor.

Fox goes after Andretti on the ramp and avoids a 450 but gets planted with a DDT. Andretti goes after Rush but winds up breaking an umbrella and sending Rush into the barricade instead. Fox is back up to dive onto both of them but gets small packaged to give Andretti two. Andretti’s springboard clothesline hits Rush and a springboard twisting splash gets the same on Fox.

Back up and Fox dropkicks Andretti in the corner, followed by a cutter to Rush. Fox’s tornado DDT and anarchist suplex drop Rush for two but Andretti sends Fox outside. A springboard Stunner gives Rush two on Andretti and Andretti’s falcon arrow gets the same. The pumphandle Side Effect gets two on Fox so Andretti goes up, with the two of them catching him at once.

With everyone back down, a triple knockdown leaves all of them needing a breather. Fox slugs away at both of them to take over but Andretti cuts him off with a low blow. Rush Stunners him though and grabs a choke, with Fox diving in for the save. Fox is sent outside though and Black Thunder gives Rush the pin and the title at 14:53.

Rating: B. I get it. I’m not wild on Rush’s whole deal, but he is clearly popular with the crowd and being presented as a big deal. Giving him something, even as low as the ROH TV Title, is a smart thing to do. My bigger issue is Fox losing the title so soon, as I became a much bigger fan after some of his recent promos. As for Andretti….well Fox is rather awesome.

Lacey Lane/Viva Van vs. Red Velvet/Thunder Rosa

Van runs Velvet over to start and they trade bridging escapes. Lane and Van hit stereo dropkicks but it’s quickly off to Rosa for some chops and armdrags. Back up and Lane takes over on Rosa, allowing Van to come back in for a rolling kick to the head. Rosa neckbreakers her way out of trouble though and Lane is sent into the corner so Velvet can hammer away. Rosa gets caught in a fireman’s carry but Velvet tags herself back in, with Lane taking over again. Everything breaks down and we hit the parade of knockdowns before Van and Velvet trade rollups for two each. Rosa’s package powerbomb finishes Van at 7:40.

Rating: C. This was a weird one as it’s a cold match between a pair of teams who don’t really work together all that often. Maybe this leads to Rosa showing up here to take a run at Velvet (it’s not like either of them have anything else to do). Other than that though, this felt like a match that was just thrown out there to burn up some time.

We look at Syuri beating Athena in February.

Diamante vs. Maika

Diamante wrestles her to the mat in a hurry and gets in the slaps to the back of Maika’s head. Back up and Diamante pulls her down by the hair, meaning it’s time to hammer away on the mat. Some Kawada kicks have Maika in more trouble and Diamante grabs a headlock. Maika fights up and hits a dropkick in the ropes, followed by a delayed suplex for two. A big clothesline connects but Diamante reverses into a German suplex. Diamante misses a clothesline though and the Michinoku driver finishes for Maika at 6:25.

Rating: C+. This is where Global Wars/Forbidden Door runs into a problem. Maika is a talented star from Stardom but she was debuting here. Odds are she’s not staying for any significant amount of time so this was little more than a pit stop. The match was fine and that’s about all, but it’s kind of hard to get interested in people who haven’t been around here before in a match with no story.

We look at LFI winning the Tag Team Titles in December.

And now, to Arena Mexico for LFI’s first title defense in three and a half months.

Tag Team Titles: La Faccion Ingobernable vs. Los Villanos

Los Villains (El Hijo de Villano Tres (“Tres”) and Villano Tres Jr. (“Jr.”) are challenging. Guevara flips over Tres to start and sticks the landing on a hurricanrana. They trade nipups so Mortos comes in to run Tres over. Jr. comes in with a springboard knockdown but the champs are right back up for some posing. Guevara teases something off the top but drops down for a stomp instead.

The champs go after Jr.’s mask to no avail and it’s Tres back up to start the comeback. A spinning springboard dive hits Mortos and it’s a Codebreaker into a double stomp back inside. Guevara gets thrown from the ramp onto Mortos but Mortos clotheslines both of them down without much trouble. Guevara adds a dive of his own, followed by a corkscrew version from Mortos.

Back in and a rolling cutter drops Tres before Mortos wrecks Jr with a backbreaker and discus lariat. Tres is back in with a tornado DDT to Mortos, who is back up with a super gorilla press for two on Jr. A Doomsday Device doesn’t work though and it’s a poisonrana to Mortos. Guevara takes out Jr. on the floor though and a moonsault gives Mortos the pin on Tres at 14:39.

Rating: B-. Remember what I said about how it’s hard to care about people who aren’t around here and don’t do much in a promotion? That’s the case for both of the teams, as LFI haven’t been in a match in three and a half months but their title reign has to continue for whatever reason. It’s an entertaining match, but this might as well have been a bunch of guest stars doing high spots for about fifteen minutes.

We look at Athena beating Hyan.

AEW TV Title: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Lee Johnson

Takeshita is defending and Blake Christian/Jay Lethal are here with Johnson. I can’t even bother getting annoyed at commentary saying that Johnson is on a roll when his last singles win around here was in December. Johnson’s headlock doesn’t last long so he goes with a dropkick out to the floor. The suicide dive connects and Johnson hammers away back inside.

A hard whip into the corner has Takeshita in more trouble and Johnson grabs the chinlock. Takeshita fights up but his ankle is banged up, meaning he can’t get up top. Instead they knock each other down again, with Takeshita getting up to take over again. A big clothesline gives Takeshita two but the running knee is blocked. Johnson superkicks him down and ducks a clothesline, setting up a cradle for two. Takeshita is right back with the Blue Thunder Bomb into the running knee to retain at 9:30.

Rating: B-. Well at least we know these people. Takeshita is a great star and doesn’t have much to do with Ring Of Honor but I’ll take someone who is around on these shows one way or another. I have no idea why Johnson was the one getting a title shot here, but logic in title shots is not exactly Tony Khan’s strong suit.

The Opps want to fight Beef and the Premiere Athletes. Anthony Bowens wants violence and Hook thinks he’s starting to get it.

Takumi Iroha vs. Hyan

Iroha is Syuri’s partner. We get a hug to start but Iroha wants to get going so they fight over a lockup. Iroha’s big kick to the head misses though and Hyan realizes this isn’t going to be easy. Hyan misses a dropkick and she gets caught with a quick DDT for two. A sliding knee drops Hyan again but she slips out of a Razor’s Edge. That earns her a kick to the chest and Iroha grabs a quickly broken Scorpion Deathlock.

Hyan muscles her up with a suplex and a belly to back version gets two. Iroha is right back with a running knee to the face and they strike it out. Hyan is knocked down but avoids a Swanton, allowing them to go out to the apron. Iroha gets planted down and a spear gives Hyan two back inside. A big kick knocks Iroha silly but Hyan picks her up instead of covering, allowing Iroha to kick right back. The running Razor’s Edge out of the corner finishes Hyan at 9:49.

Rating: B-. Well, for someone who has never been around here before and likely won’t be again, Iroha looked good enough in beating a midcarder. That’s about all there is to this one, as it’s not like either of them are a big deal around here. The match was fine, but much like a lot of this show, it’s just there.

Lethal Twists/RPG Vice vs. Outrunners/Mike Bailey/Mistico

Mistico gets the big singalong entrance and while the fans wave their hands, I’m not sure if they knew the words (Bailey on the other hand sang every word to the thing multiple times, looking like he was having a great time). Vice teases walking off but comes back for the opening bell as Mistico and Romero start things off. A flying mare takes Romero down and a running hurricanrana does it again.

Everything breaks down though and Mistico gets beaten down, followed by the running clotheslines in the corner. The Outrunners and Bailey are back in for the save though and hammer away with ten right hands each in various corners. We settle down to the Outrunners taking over on Romero but Christian spears Magnum on the apron to cut him off. Lethal stomps him down in the corner and the Figure Four goes on. Christian adds a slingshot hilo but Magnum slams his way out of trouble.

Floyd comes in to clean house, including a swinging suplex to Lethal. The Mega Powers Elbow is broken up though and it’s Bailey coming in to clean house. The running shooting star press gets two on Beretta but Romero is back in with a Shining Wizard for two of his own. Mistico dives onto Romero, leaving Bailey to get cuttered. The Outrunners break up the Lethal Twist’s Mega Powers Elbow and the four of them brawl off to the back. That leaves Mistico to La Mistica Romero for the tap at 11:46.

Rating: B-. This was a wild match and that’s what it should have been, with the fans clearly understanding that it’s a big deal to have Mistico around. At the same time, RPG Vice are a good choice for foils as it’s not like they mean anything in AEW/ROH anyway. Throw in the Outrunners (though oddly not Dalton Castle) and this was fun. Granted so was getting a photo with Mistico to end the night but maybe that’s just me.

Ring Of Honor Women’s Title: Athena vs. Syuri

Only Athena is defending. They go with the grappling to start and it’s an early standoff. An exchange of wristlocks gives us an exchange of flipping escapes so Syuri knees her in the ropes. Somehow Athena manages to go from leaning on the ropes to powerslam her onto the apron.

Back in and Athena knees her down so a backsplash can connect for two. Syuri rolls her up for two more and a facebuster sends Athena out to the ramp. The slugout goes to Athena and she hits a Wasteland to drop Syuri again. Back in and Syuri gets sent hard into the corner for two but she grabs a sitout bulldog. A running knee and right hand give Athena two more but Syuri pulls her off the top into a hammerlock.

The double arm crank sends Athena over to the rope and she’s back up with a superkick. The Black Widow has Athena in more trouble so she faceplants her way to freedom. Syuri gets her cross armbreaker and even crashing over the top doesn’t break it up. A tornado DDT off the barricade plants Athena again and they both have to beat the count back in at nine.

Back in and they slug it out until Syuri grabs a German suplex. Athena snaps off one of her own but Syuri is back with a powerslam. A big knee and kick to the head put Athena down again but she pulls Syuri into a pumphandle Tombstone. The O Face retains the title at 16:18.

Rating: B+. This lived up to the hype of a main event and it felt like Athena’s title was in jeopardy more than once. That’s a good sign that the match is going well, as there was no reason to believe that Syuri was going to win here. This felt like a big time match and I got into what I was watching so rather well done.

Athena shows respect to end the show.

Overall Rating: B. This is one of the weirder shows that Ring Of Honor has, as there are parts of it that were good to even better than that (the opener, the eight man, and especially the main event), but there is a big chunk in the middle that is just there to stretch out the run time. I’m not at all saying these wrestlers are bad or untalented or anything close, but they’re just names on a list of people wrestling on this show and that is only so interesting. I’m not a fan of this concept but we’re nowhere near done, with seven more matches to go from the tapings.

Results
Lio Rush b. Action Andretti and AR Fox – Black Thunder to Andretti
Red Velvet/Thunder Rosa b. Lacey Lane/Viva Van – Package powerbomb to Van
Maika b. Diamante – Michinoku driver
La Faccion Ingobernable b. Los Villanos – Moonsault to Tres
Takumi Iroha b. Hyan – Running Razor’s Edge
Mike Bailey/Mistico/Outrunners b. Lethal Twist/RPG Vice – La Mistica to Romero
Athena b. Syuri – O Face

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Impact Wrestling
Date: June 18, 2026
Location: National Western Center, Denver, Colorado
Commentators: Tom Hannifan, Matthew Rehwoldt

We’re coming up on Slammiversary and that means things are mostly set for the pay per view. There is still time to change a few things though and we might get something done about that this week. Nic Nemeth is officially next up for World Champion Mike Santana and that won’t sit well for the champ. Let’s get to it.

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

Opening recap.

Opening sequence.

Here is Xia Brookside for a chat. She finds it amazing that the people think she did something wrong. Everything was always supposed to be about her but then it became about Lei Ying Lee more and more every week. Brookside should have done this a long time ago and Lee never saw it coming. That’s because Lee is a dumba** but here is Lee to interrupt. Lee isn’t impressed and rants in Chinese, which doesn’t bother Brookside. The brawl is on with Lee beating up security, allowing Brookside to escape. Granted Lee just standing there rather than following made it easier.

Mike Santana is ready for his tag match tonight and facing Nic Nemeth at Slammiversary. Yeah Nemeth attacked him last week but at Slammiversary, he’ll Spin The Block and retain the title. KC Navarro (Santana’s partner) comes in to say they have to win and Santana seems ready.

Mustafa Ali/Great Hands vs. KC Navarro/Nic Nemeth/Mike Santana

The rest of Order 4 is here with Ali and company and Nemeth and Santana can’t fight each other without getting in trouble. Santana and Skyler start things off and I’m just waiting on Nemeth to tag himself in and yeah there it is before anything can happen. Everything breaks down and Santana powerbombs Ali over the top onto the Hands as we take a break.

We come back with Navarro in trouble and a triple powerbomb planting him for two. Something like a Stundog Millionaire lets Navarro bring in Santana to clean house but Nemeth tags himself in for the near fall. A middle rope G9 gets two on Nemeth with Navarro making the save. Santana saves Nemeth from a double suplex and grabs a double rolling Buck Fifty on the Hands. The double Danger Zone sets up the double pin for Nemeth and Santana at 9:11.

Rating: C+. I’m not sure why Navarro and Ali needed to be in this but the finish was good with Nemeth and Santana working together despite not really being able to stand each other. It’s nice to see the feud actually getting some attention and so far that’s working well enough. Just let Navarro challenge Ali for the International Title at Slammiversary and it should be fine.

Post match Ryan Nemeth runs in to go after Santana, who hits Navarro by mistake. Nic takes Santana out again.

Post break Nic comes up to Navarro and says he knew they couldn’t trust Santana. Ryan comes in and blames Navarro but here is Santana, with security holding him back. With the Nemeths gone, Santana takes the blame for hitting Navarro, who seems to want to fight the Nemeths.

Here is Frankie Kazarian for the King’s Speech. He’s excited about the return of Ultimate X at Slammiversary because he has won more of them than anyone on the active roster. That brings him to his guests, with Leon Slater and Cedric Alexander joining him. Kazarian brings up Slater being only a day away from the longest X-Division Title reign in history and Alexander laughs at Slater.

It’s true that Slater failed, with Alexander having way too much fun about taking away Slater’s dream. The fight is almost on and Kazarian calms them down, saying he’s in Ultimate X as well. Now hit his music. Alexander going all over the top was rather funny though and I’ll take that from this thing.

We get an AJ Francis: Inside The Music, with Francis talking about how much he wanted to be in music…and now he owns the rights to everything Elijah has done. That’s certainly a unique way to go.

Ricky Sosa vs. Dak Draper

Eric Young is on commentary and Draper was a thing in the dying days of Ring Of Honor. They fight over waistlocks to start until Draper takes him down but misses a knee drop. Sosa can’t get a suplex so Draper knocks him down again and gets the knee drop this time. Back up and Sosa knocks him to the floor for the dive but stops to glare at Young, allowing Draper to break up the springboard. Back in and a tilt-a-whirl powerslam plants Sosa for two but he’s back up with a spinning kick to the head. A snap German suplex drops Draper again and the Blue Thunder Bomb finishes for Sosa at 5:55.

Rating: C+. I’m not sure I get it with Sosa, as he really hasn’t done much that makes him stand out thus far. Granted it hasn’t been much, but there is only so much there. On the other hand, TNA needs some fresh blood and Sosa is as good as any other option they have at the moment so let’s see what he has.

The Elegance Brand comes up to see Daria Rae, with the Personal Concierge hyping up Mr. Elegance. This is enough for Rae to put him in Ultimate X. Indi Hartwell comes up and gets in a bit of an argument with Ash By Elegance.

Elayna Black vs. Indi Hartwell

Mara Sade is on commentary. Hartwell jumps over Black in the corner to start and boots her down for an early two. Black avoids a charge though and kicks Hartwell down for two of her own. A springboard (off the bottom rope) double stomp connects as well and Black grabs the chinlock. With that broken up, Hartwell grabs a spinebuster, only to be distracted by the Personal Concierge and Ash. Black gets in a cheap shot but Sade cuts Ash off, allowing Hartwell’s backslide to get the pin at 4:41.

Rating: C. This was more about the women getting involved in the end and that’s probably better than having the match go long. These two are in a less than great place as are only so interesting, though at least Hartwell can deal with the Elegance Brand. As for Black…yeah I’m still not seeing it and I don’t see that changing.

Post match the brawl is on with Sade and Hartwell clearing the ring.

Fabian Aichner talks to Santino Marella and gets a spot in Ultimate X. Nic Nemeth comes in to get KC Navarro a spot of of his own.

Mike Santana commandeers a camera and wants to see Nic Nemeth face to face.

The System vs. Moose/Hardys

The rest of the System is here with the System…and Moose is Broken. Oh joy. Moose and Edwards start things off but of course Edwards hands it off to Myers instead. Matt comes in to tie Myers’ arm up in the rope and crank away before Jeff comes in to help. The System is sent outside and we take an early break.

We come back with Jeff in trouble and Edwards going over to mock Moose. This earns him quite the planting onto the apron but Bronson keeps Jeff in the corner. It’s back to Myers for a chinlock but Jeff gets up for a double clothesline. Moose gets to come back in and clean house, with the chokebomb out of the corner getting two on Edwards. Everything breaks down and we hit the big parade of knockdowns. Cue the Righteous with the ladder on the stage for a distraction and Moose accidentally spears a kendo stick. The Boston Knee Party gives Edwards the pin at 13:57.

Rating: B-. The action was fine, which shouldn’t be much of a shock, but my goodness how long is this Hardys vs. Righteous stuff going to last? It’s been going on for months now and now we get to have a ladder involved because the Hardys are part of the feud. It feels so lame and standard for them and the Righteous being the latest “creepy” team isn’t much.

Here is Mike Santana to call out Nic Nemeth. Instead he gets Ryan Nemeth and Santana isn’t interested in the MY BIG BROTHER stuff. Cue Nic to say that Santana is too emotional and his title reign is on borrowed time. Santana isn’t impressed and he’ll see Nic at Slammiversary. What a thrilling ending.

Overall Rating: C+. This was the show where we got closer to Slammiversary, which was mostly set outside of the Ultimate X participants. They did a nice job with the Brookside/Lee stuff and Santana vs. Nemeth does feel bigger. This was the kind of show that Slammiversary needed, though they still have quite a ways to go.

Results
Mike Santana/Nic Nemeth/KC Navarro b. Mustafa Ali/Great Hands – Double pin
Ricky Sosa b. Dak Draper – Blue Thunder Bomb
Indi Hartwell b. Elayna Black – Backslide
The System b. Hardys/Moose – Boston Knee Party to Moose

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Dynamite
Date: June 17, 2026
Location: Smart Financial Center, Sugar Land, Texas
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Taz, Excalibur

We’re less than two weeks away from Forbidden Door and the tournaments are on a roll. We have the two Owen Hart Cups and the qualifying matches for the upcoming Survival Of The Fittest, which is basically a tournament of its own. That’s in addition to the six on six cage match and tonight we’re getting that match minus the cage. Let’s get to it.

Here is Collision if you need a recap.

MJF and the Don Callis Family are in the back with MJF bragging about his abilities and now he’s ready for Mark Briscoe and company. Other than that though, he’s ready for Will Ospreay, who needs to realize that it isn’t 2024 and time has passed Ospreay by. As for Briscoe, it’s hilarious that he thinks he has a prayer to win the match tonight or at Forbidden Door. Callis introduces the rest of MJF’s team, which includes Kevin Knight, Kyle Fletcher, Jake Doyle, Kazuchika Okada and Andrade El Idolo. That’s quite a team, but Andrade isn’t happy with the move. Callis calms him down, again, and tells him to do the match.

Kenny Omega vs. Tony Nese

This is the result of Nese wanting a match. Omega wastes no time in taking over and hitting the Snapdragon. The V Trigger and One Winged Angel finish at 1:49. Now that’s how you properly use an ROH star, as Nese doesn’t do anything on his own and was perfect cannon fodder for Omega.

Post match Omega gets the mic but here are TMDK to interrupt. The three of them get in the ring so Omega wisely bails, with the Elite coming out to back him up. Omega explains that no one knows what TMDK means anyway but he’s ready for Zack Sabre Jr. at Forbidden Door. This is what it should have been, as it’s just another thrown out there Forbidden Door match and I’d rather they do this than have Sabre get a bunch of TV time to build him up at the last minute.

We look at the Dogs beating the Young Bucks on Collision.

We run down the rest of the card.

Death Riders vs. Brodido

Garcia shoves Bandido around to start and takes him to the mat for a slap to the back of the head. Back up and Bandido takes over on him rather quickly and hand it off to King for a slam. Garcia stops to dance and is double chopped down and it’s time for Moxley to come in. The big exchange of forearms (complete with intense glaring) goes to King as Moxley is sent outside for the dive from Bandido.

We take a break and come back with King and Moxley striking it out again. Moxley hits a cutter but King pops back up for a running clothesline. Bandido comes back in to suplex Garcia into the corner but King stops to yell at Marina Shafir, allowing Moxley to get in a suicide dive. A spike piledriver puts King down on the floor and Bandido is knocked down as well.

King is getting to his feet about 40 seconds after being spike piledriven on the floor so the Riders throw him back inside for two. Moxley plants King down again and we take a second break. We come back with Moxley knocking Bandido off the apron so King can’t escape. Moxley and Garcia fire off the corner clotheslines but he double clotheslines his way out.

It’s off to Bandido for the house cleaning, with Garcia and Moxley both having to be saved from delayed vertical suplexes. Instead Shafir is suplexed and Bandido hits a big dive to hit all three of them. Back in and everyone is knocked down again until Bandido catches Garcia with a pop up knee. King dives onto Moxley and the 21 Plex finishes Garcia at 22:04.

Rating: B. Well that was…random. I’m not sure where this came from but it wound up being a good match, King’s ridiculous selling of a spike piledriver on the floor aside. If nothing else, it was nice to see Bandido avoid taking a fall as it keeps the ROH World Title looking even remotely important. I mean it isn’t, but at least they’re giving it a bit of an impression.

Kyle Fletcher and Kazuchika Okada aren’t sure who they’ll be facing tonight, but it won’t be Tomohiro Ishii, who has been attacked. Oh no. Not that guy who never wins anything important!

Tommaso Ciampa talks about how he used to respect Chris Jericho. He loved the version who changed the wrestling world and took over New Japan. The version last week though? The one with all of the puns? Ciampa hates that one and offers to dance with Jericho if Jericho is interested.

The Dogs are coming to the ring for a chat but Adam Copeland and Christian Cage pop up to beat them down. Cage says he didn’t do anything to the Dogs’ mothers because he would never do anything to a team named after their mothers. Copeland talks about the things he and Cage learned over the years, including facing teams like the APA and learning from their beatings. The Dogs can walk through the Forbidden Door, but they’re walking back out as housebroken little pups.

Starlight Kid is ready to stand up for Stardom and beat Thekla. Thank goodness someone is standing up for…that other promotion.

Thekla talks about doing everything that Kid did and she got fired from Japan. Now it’s time for Thekla to beat Kid and take her mask.

Bandido is really happy about the win over the Death Riders. Bandido wants to face Jon Moxley for the Continental Title at Forbidden Door so Jon Moxley comes in to tell him to shoot his shot. This is going to be Bandido’s third pay per view out of four where he loses a singles match with the person beating him having no interest in being the ROH World Champion. As in the title he has defended once in America this year. Which absolutely needs to be a thing.

Women’s Owen Hart Tournament Semifinals: Hazuki vs. Mercedes Mone

They run the ropes to start until Hazuki slips on a springboard attempt but knocks Mone down. The threat of a running shot sends Mone bailing out to the ramp and she bails again from what looks like a rolling clothesline. We take a break and come back with Mone hitting a nasty gutbuster for two, with Hazuki rolling outside this time. Mone knocks her into the corner for two more but Hazuki gets in a toss to the floor. The suicide dives connect, as does a missile dropkick back inside.

Back in and Mone gets in two Amigos but the third is blocked, leaving Mone to snap the arm over the middle rope. A Meteora knocks Hazuki onto the ramp as we take a break. We come back with Hazuki firing away but getting sent face first into the middle buckle. Hazuki knocks her down again and drops the top rope backsplash, setting up the crossface. That’s broken up as well and they trade forearms from their knees with Hazuki getting the better of things.

They trade kicks to the face for a double down but Hazuki is back up with a kick to the face for two more. A brainbuster sends Mone out to the floor but she comes back inside for an exchange of rollups. The Statement Maker goes on and is broken up, leaving Mone rather frustrated. La majistral gives Hazuki two and they trade running shots to the face. Mone catches her with a Backstabber into the Statement Maker out of mostly nowhere for the tap at 22:28.

Rating: B. I never know what to say in a match like this because this whole thing was based on what these two did when they faced each other somewhere else. I’m sure that match was great, but basically we’re just told “yeah they had an awesome match”. Hazuki doesn’t mean anything in AEW (where she debuted last month) but Mone gets to have another match that I’m sure will be described as a classic.

Video on Maya World vs. Athena in the other semifinal.

Here is Will Ospreay, who is rather happy after getting married over the weekend. Yeah he has to go on his honeymoon so he took his wife upstairs, did various things, and told her to clean herself up because he was going to Houston. With that out of the way, here is Swerve Strickland as well, with Prince Nana mocking Tony Schiavone’s suit.

Strickland says it’s been awhile and Ospreay says the look on Strickland’s face is different. Actually Strickland thinks Ospreay has changed because no one knows why Ospreay is with the Death Riders. Ospreay says people need to let it go because he’s training with them and the training is working. That night where the Riders hurt him though, he didn’t see Strickland anywhere. Then they agreed to help Hangman Page get the World Title but where was Strickland there again? So where was Strickland?

Before he can speak, Ospreay takes the mic and says his own dream is bigger than Strickland’s explanation. Their match is going to be the semifinals of Ospreay’s World Cup. Strickland threatens to take Ospreay out and asks where Page is now. After everything they did, Page is just gone and now Strickland is supposed to step aside again?

Strickland is ready to get his title back because he’s better than Ospreay on his best day. Ospreay shoves him down so Strickland gets the chain out. Cue the Death Riders, with Strickland saying Ospreay really has changed. They got the point across well enough, but this was a rather lengthy exchange.

Chris Jericho wants to go face to face with Tommaso Ciampa on Collision.

Will Ospreay yells at Daniel Garcia when Jon Moxley comes in to ask if Ospreay feels in control. Moxley tells him he can’t lose control and Ospreay lets go of Garcia.

MJF and the Don Callis Family come to the ring for the main event but Mark Briscoe and the Conglomeration pop up. Briscoe introduces the rest of the team, including Konosuke Takeshita (who he introduces with a less than great name for someone Asian) and Darby Allin.

Maxwell Jacob Friedman/Don Callis Family vs. Conglomeration/Darby Allin/Konosuke Takeshita

Briscoe starts with MJF, who breaks new ground by tagging out at the bell. Andrade comes in and is sent outside for his regular photo, earning a dropkick through the ropes from Briscoe. Back in and the good guys take turns beating on Andrade in the corner but he’s able to take his pants off anyway. Fletcher and O’Reilly come in with Fletcher posing a lot before taking over.

O’Reilly rolls into an ankle lock and everything breaks down into the big brawl. Takeshita hits the big running flip dive but Allin gets jumped from behind inside. Fletcher and Knight almost get in a fight until it’s MJF coming back in to stomp on Allin’s ankle. We take a break and come back with Doyle working on Cassidy’s arm, only for Cassidy to feed him MJF’s arm instead. That’s enough for Strong to come in and clean house, including throwing Cassidy at various people.

Doyle is back in and gets knocked down to give Strong two as everything breaks down again. We get the parade of knockdowns until Takeshita and Fletcher fight over a brainbuster. Takeshita gives him a Blue Thunder Bomb instead and it’s off to MJF vs. Briscoe for the big showdown. Briscoe cleans house again but Knight breaks up the Jay Driller. Allin hobbles after Knight through the crowd but Doyle grabs Allin and sends him off the stage and into the post. The Jay Driller plants MJF so Don Callis distracts the referee. MJF takes Strong down into the Salt Of The Earth for the rather fast tap 17:23.

Rating: B-. This is one of the things that AEW does and I don’t get it. They have this match go over seventeen minutes and then expect me to be interested in seeing it again, albeit in a cage, in about a week and a half. I really do not get it and while the match was good enough, I don’t really need to see them do it even bigger at Forbidden Door. The result is fine enough, even with Strong tapping out so quickly.

Post match the good guys are beaten down, with Andrade and MJF almost getting into a fight. That’s broken up and Briscoe gets hit in the face with the diamond ring to end the show.

Overall Rating: B. This was the big push towards Forbidden Door and it accomplished that pretty well. The important thing here was setting up some matches for the pay per view while also advancing some of the stuff that is already set. You need to have shows like this and they did it with some good matches here, albeit with some parts which were less than enthralling.

Results
Kenny Omega b. Tony Nese – One Winged Angel
Brodido b. Death Riders – 21 Plex to Garcia
Mercedes Mone b. Hazuki – Statement Maker
Maxwell Jacob Friedman/Don Callis Family b. Conglomeration/Darby Allin/Konosuke Takeshita – Salt Of The Earth to Strong

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Evolve
Date: June 17, 2026
Location: WWE Performance Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Blake Howard, Peter Rosenberg

It’s the week before Succession III and at least the biggest matches on the card are put together. That should make for an interesting week here as we have the final push towards the event. If nothing else we should be getting some of the hard sell for the title matches, which often works well. Let’s get to it.

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

Timothy Thatcher is excited for Succession and runs down tonight’s card. Wendy Choo (Thatcher: “Come on in champ two!”) comes in and signs the card to face Nikkita Lyons at Succession but she’ll be watching tonight to see who might be her next contender.

Opening sequence.

Elijah Holyfield vs. Brooks Jensen

Jensen backs him up against the ropes and gets punched in the ribs for his efforts. Back up and Jensen fires off some forearms before sending him throat first into the middle rope. Things slow down, with Jensen kicking him to the mat and grabbing the chinlock. That’s broken up and Holyfield hits a heck of a shoulder, followed by the clothesline comeback. A whip out of the corner is blocked but Jensen pulls the turnbuckle pad off. The spinebuster drops Jensen and Holyfield hammers away in the corner, only to get dropped onto the turnbuckle. Jensen’s rollup gets the pin at 4:25.

Rating: C. This was very basic and you could see Jensen walking Holyfield through the match. That’s how you need to treat someone like Holyfield at this point, as he’s still so brand new and has no idea what he’s doing. The only thing that is going to make that better is experience and this kind of match, plus house shows, is the way he gets better.

Chazz Hall vs. Tristan Angels

Hall takes him down to start and Angels is frustrated, causing him to walk into an armdrag. Hall sticks the landing on a monkey flip but gets caught up top with a step up enziguri. Back in and Hall is sent into the buckle, setting up the chinlock. That’s broken up and Hall hits a middle rope clothesline, setting up a standing Sliced Bread.

The standing corkscrew moonsault gives Hall two and he hurricanranas Angels outside. A Lionsault connects on Angels, who catches Hall back inside with an apron superplex for two of his own. Angels’ powerbomb is countered into a DDT but the shooting star press misses as well. The Shire’s Kiss finishes for Angels at 7:13.

Rating: C+. Angels is someone that WWE clearly wants to have around in whatever way they can and that’s an interesting way to go for him. He’s getting time both in Evolve and on NXT, which isn’t surprising given how easy it is to dis like him in general. Hall losing is a bit of a surprise but Angels feels like the bigger priority, as he should be.

Post match Angels brags about his success and calls himself the definition of elegance, excellence and class.

Zena Sterling is glad to be back after everything that she has been through.

Zena Sterling vs. Anya Rune

Rune gets an insert interview, saying she wants people to get to notice her. Rune’s wristlock doesn’t work early on as Sterling takes her down into an armbar. That’s broken up and Rune flips her over by the wrist for a nasty crash. Rune goes up top and has to break up a superplex, only to fall off with no one touching her. She was shouting about flying so I’m assuming she was supposed to slip?

Either way, with that weird deal covered, Rune gets two off a small package and kicks her into the corner. Rune goes up top and slips again, then slips a third time (with the turnbuckle pad falling off) before going to the mat and hitting a running crossbody. Back up and Sterling sends her into the exposed buckle and a spinning side slam (ala Victoria, but nowhere near as smooth) finishes Rune at 3:56.

Rating: D. I’m not sure what in the world they were going for here but it didn’t work. The slipping off the top thing didn’t make me want to see Rune more. It just made me think that she wasn’t very good, which is hardly how you want to present anyone. Sterling being back is a good thing, but this really didn’t make me want to see her again, as she almost lucked into a win over someone in over her head. This was a big miss, and that’s a rarity in WWE these days.

Post match Gianna Capri comes out to yell at Rune, saying she doesn’t belong here. Masyn Holiday and Layla Diggs comes in to scare Capri off.

Earlier today, Harlem Lewis was training in the gym and is asked about his injured arm. Apparently Lewis is medically cleared but he was scared that he was going to be done with wrestling after his injury. He can’t stand Cole being all smug and rich when Lewis is trying so hard to make it to the next level to make his family financially secure. Therefore, he wants Cole in a No DQ match. Lewis and Howard talk about boxing as we wrap this up.

Nikkita Lyons, with Sloane Jacobs, signs for the Succession title match as well. It’s written in the stars for her to be the best champion ever. KevOnStage, an actor from a Tubi series, comes in to praise Timothy Thatcher, while Lyons says the it’s Kev’s honor to meet them. Kev tries to give Lyons some advice on going viral and the women leave in a huff. Thatcher says that he’ll be on a scouting trip in two weeks and invites Kev to run the show in two weeks. That works for Kev, who makes Harlem Lewis vs. Braxton Cole in the No DQ match.

Succession rundown.

Noam Dar/Romeo Moreno vs. Harley Riggins/Kam Hendrix

For some reason commentary seems surprised that Dar and Moreno are teaming, even though the match was mentioned earlier in the night. Riggins requests and receives Moreno to start, with a big boot putting Moreno down rather quickly. Moreno flips up with a headscissors before it’s off to Hendrix, who can’t keep up with Dar’s speed. Dar gets two off a left hand but gets taken into the wrong corner.

That’s broken up and it’s back to Moreno as the good guys clear the ring. Moreno hits a big dive but gets taken down by the ankle to slow him down. We take a break and come back with Moreno still in trouble as Hendrix grabs an ankle lock. With that broken up, Riggins comes in but gets knocked away, allowing Dar to get the tag.

Dar quickly takes over and locks Hendrix’s ankle, with Hendrix making a quick save. Everything breaks down and Riggins knocks Moreno down for two, followed by a spear for the same. We settle down to Moreno in trouble with his leg messed up so Riggins grabs a trashcan. Cue Tate Wilder to cut him off and Moreno gets two off a small package. Back in and Dar’s spinning backfist finishes Riggins at 8:56.

Rating: C+. Moreno continues to do nothing for me but I can see what they’re going for with Dar as a bit of an NXT/indy legend. The match was good enough and Dar gets a win to help establish the new team. At least Hendrix didn’t lose here, as that has been happening too much as of late.

We get the official faceoff between Evolve Champion Aaron Rourke and Max Abrams. Rourke talks about how great the ID Program has been and how much they have helped him get better. Then you have Abrams knocking the title out of Rourke’s hands, with Abrams going all the way back to Sean Legacy’s farewell. Legacy ignored him and that didn’t work for Abrams, because everyone around here is useless. Outside of the Vanity Project, who are now in NXT, no one here means anything.

Abrams says that Rourke’s family knows he’s a joke, which gets Rourke out of his chair. Security comes in to hold him back and Abrams gets in a slap to the top of the head to end the show. Abrams getting underneath Rourke’s skin there was a bit of a surprise as Rourke tends to keep his cool. That’s a good way to go for the title match and this did make it feel better.

Overall Rating: C-. This was the big preview for Succession and outside of the main event promo off, which lasted about three minutes, I wasn’t overly interested in a bunch of this show. The Sterling vs. Rune match was weird and the Holyfield match wasn’t going to be good due to his inexperience. This was a miss for the most part, but Succession is what matters the most and we’ll get to that soon enough.

Results
Brooks Jensen b. Elijah Holyfield – Rollup
Tristan Angels b. Chazz Hall – Shire’s Kiss
Zena Sterling b. Anya Rune – Spinning side slam
Noam Dar/Romeo Moreno b. Harley Riggins/Kam Hendrix – Spinning backfist to Riggins

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NXT
Date: June 16, 2026
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Vic Joseph, Corey Graves

We’re rapidly approaching the Great American Bash and that means one of the great NXT traditions: the big sitdown before a title match. In this case that’s between NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo and #1 contender Naraku, who are set to face off in twelve days. We’ll also find out the #1 contender for the North American Title so let’s get to it.

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

Opening recap.

Here is Zaria for a chat. She talks about how hard she worked to get here and all of the effort people saw, but they only talked about Sol Ruca. This title is a course correction and she doesn’t owe anyone any gratitude. Cue Kelani Jordan for an interruption but since Zaria doesn’t have the title Jordan wants, Zaria can’t do anything for her.

She does have some special advice though: Zaria is never going to be good enough for the fans but all Jordan needs is one shot at Lola Vice. This brings out Kendal Grey, who says the result is going to be the same anytime she faces Jordan. Cue Vice, who says that she’s still the Women’s Champion and can take out all three of the. Robert Stone, tag match, everyone is happy.

Tavion Heights vs. Jackson Drake

For a title shot against Myles Borne and the Vanity Project is here with Drake. They fight over some rollups to start but Heights is back up with some gutwrench suplexes. Heights works on the armbar before sending Drake crashing into the corner. Some clotheslines don’t do much to Drake though and a jumping knee sends Heights outside as we take a break.

We come back with the two of them hitting crossbodies at the same time, allowing Heights to snap off a backdrop. Drake grabs a handspring cutter though and snaps off a standing shooting star press for two more. Drake takes too much time going up though and gets tossed down, setting up Heights’ good looking top rope splash for two. A backdrop sends Drake crashing onto the Party and here is Borne to clothesline the Party down. The belly to belly finishes for Heights at 11:06.

Rating: B-. Drake was a good choice for a challenger here as he’s just dangerous enough to be a threat to Heights. At the same time, Heights vs. Borne has been built up for a few months now and is the logical way to go. Heights feels like a threat with that suplex and I want to see the title match so call this a nice success.

Post match Borne and Heights have a staredown, with Borne raising Heights’ hand and Heights not really approving.

Last week, Robert Stone talked to Evolve Champion Aaron Rourke, Hank & Tank and the comedian from last week’s Mr. NXT contest, with the comedian being surprised at how violent it is around here. Birthright comes in and doesn’t like the comedian mocking him so a tag match seems likely.

Women’s Speed Title #1 Contenders Tournament First Round: Thea Hail vs. Izzi Dame

Hail gets two near falls in the first ten seconds and Dame’s faceplant gets two more. Back up and Hail goes after the arm, with Dame bailing out to the floor. Some stomps to the arm have Dame in more trouble but she avoids the springboard backsplash. The running knee finishes for Dame at 2:10. Yeah Hail is never going to happen is she?

Kendal Grey wants Wren Sinclair by her side but Sinclair isn’t sure about her bad knee. Lola Vice comes in to suggest she’ll retain the title anyway.

Tony D’Angelo comes to see Naraku and accuses him of having nefarious motivations. Naraku doesn’t know what is going on but D’Angelo brings up Naraku’s history in Japan. D’Angelo accuses Naraku of having a bunch of people coming to help him. D’Angelo signs and leaves, with Naraku saying evil is coming but not signing.

Video on Nattie vs. Jaida Parker.

Keanu Carver and EK Prosper come in to see Robert Stone, who puts them in a match.

Nattie vs. Jaida Parker

Nattie runs from the power to start and the chase lets Parker take her down back inside. Parker grabs a waistlock but Nattie reverses into a headlock takeover. The grappling on the mat doesn’t get Nattie anywhere and Parker pulls her into the Rings Of Saturn. That’s broken up as well and they go outside for a double clothesline and we take a break.

We come back with Nattie running her over on the floor again and stopping to pose. That’s enough of a delay for Parker to slap on an STF back inside, sending Nattie crawling over to the rope. Back up and Parker wins a slugout to send Nattie into the corner for the Teardrop. The Rings go on again but Nattie escapes and they go outside, with Parker being sent into the barricade. Back in and the Sharpshooter (eventually) makes Parker tap at 15:13.

Rating: B-. As usual, Nattie gets to be in something that might make logical sense but isn’t the most thrilling match. Nattie is not interesting and hasn’t been for a long time, which is what causes whatever stories she has to be less than thrilling. Parker losing again doesn’t help either, but this isn’t likely to be wrapping up anytime soon. At least it shouldn’t be.

Mason Rook talks to Lizzie Rain but Tristan Angels interrupts them. Shiloh Hill is injured so Angels will have to be. Mr. NXT in his absence. Evolve Champion Aaron Rourke comes in to mock Angels (including his efforts in last week’s swimsuit round) and a match is set for next week.

Women’s Speed Title #1 Contenders Tournament First Round: Arianna Grace vs. Layla Diggs

They trade fast near falls to start until Grace gets two off a suplex. Back up and Diggs fires off some kicks, including a rolling kick to put her down. Diggs dives onto Birthright but the delay lets Grace small package her for the pin at 2:45.

Noam Dar talks to some of the new stars around here and names Romeo Moreno as his new partner. Dorian Van Dux and Sean Legacy are off to find opponents.

Tate Wilder talks about injuring his finger a few years back but it just made him go after his success that much more.

Saquon Shuggars talks about growing up in a rough neighborhood and how he had to get into wrestling to escape. Then he joined Darkstate, who kept chipping away at the good things he was doing. Now he’s out and he’s ready to face Dion Lennox. Good stuff here, as Shuggars has a nice story.

Zaria/Kelani Jordan vs. Lola Vice/Kendal Grey

Vice and Jordan go to the grappling to start before missing kicks to the head. It’s off to Grey, who dropkicks Jordan out to the floor and it’s off to Vice vs. Zaria for the showdown. Zaria counters a springboard bulldog into a suplex and it’s already back to Grey. That’s fine with Zaria, who knocks her outside for a cheap shot from Jordan and we take a break.

We come back with Vice hitting the running hip attack on Jordan, who goes back to Vice’s hand to take over. One Of A Kind is broken up but it’s back to Zaria to spear the now legal Grey in half. Grey gets in a Fujiwara armbar, which is broken up rather quickly and all four are knocked down. It’s back to Vice, who slips out of a powerbomb and slaps on a guillotine. That’s broken up and they head outside for the string of dives. Zaria loads up an F5 but Tatum Paxley pops up for a distraction. Back in and Vice’s spinning backfist finishes Zaria at 12:45.

Rating: C+ Good grief stop having Zaria get pinned so often. She has a reputation as someone who chokes in big matches and she loses in her first match as champion? That doesn’t exactly make things better for her and I’m not sure how it’s the best idea here. The match was rather energized, but the result leaves something to be desired.

Grey and Vice show some tentative respect as Paxley dives onto Zaria. Jordan comes back in for a distraction and Grey accidentally takes Vice down to end the show.

Overall Rating: C+. This show advanced a good bit towards the Great American Bash, but it didn’t help the fact that the Bash isn’t feeling all that important. NXT is still trying to get their new stars established and that makes for quite the stretch on a bigger stage. Hopefully things pick up both at and after the Bash, because while this stuff is perfectly fine, it doesn’t have much of a spark and that’s not going to work long term.

Results
Tavion Heights b. Jackson Drake – Belly to belly
Izzi Dame b. Thea Hail – Running knee
Nattie b. Jaida Parker – Sharpshooter
Arianna Grace b. Layla Diggs – Small package
Lola Vice/Kendal Grey b. Zaria/Kelani Jordan – Spinning backfist to Zaria

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