Heel Turn: Pro wrestling's hot month should remind fans just how good they have it

It’s often hard to unrecorded up to the precocious expectations that pro wrestling fans have.

The diehards privation each lucifer to beryllium 5 stars, the storylines to marque implicit consciousness and the fans successful the arena to outcry and shriek arsenic if they’ve ne'er been to a amusement before.

Sometimes, they person to retrieve conscionable however bully they person it successful this era. Not everything is going to beryllium "Monday Night Wars" level of entertainment. Pro wrestlers are dealing with injuries, fatigue and the added unit that comes with trying to execute astatine each turn. Sometimes, it’s worthy remembering conscionable however overmuch wrestling determination is nowadays and conscionable however bully each instrumentality has it.

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Cody Rhodes enters the ringing during Clash successful Italy astatine Inalpi Arena successful Torino di Sangro, Italy, connected May 31, 2026. (Rich Freeda/WWE)

It brings america to June 1. The past 31 days of pro wrestling was a existent dainty for anyone who watches the sport.

Clash successful Italy, Backlash, Saturday Night’s Main Event, Double oregon Nothing, Fairway to Hell, Wrestling Dontaku and Noche de Los Grandes were conscionable immoderate of the large pro wrestling events that occurred successful May.

Is it harmless to accidental that May was 1 of the champion months of pro wrestling ever?

WWE hosted coagulated premium unrecorded events that saw Roman Reigns decision Jacob Fatu doubly and Sol Ruca triumph the Women’s Intercontinental Championship. Maxwell Jacob Friedman, Adam Copeland and Christian Cage captured championships astatine All Elite Wrestling’s (AEW) Double oregon Nothing portion Will Ospreay’s storylines with United Empire and the Death Riders grew astatine Wrestling Dontaku.

AEW besides hosted Fairway to Hell astatine the SoFi Center successful Florida – a venue successful which The Golf League matches are hosted. The lawsuit received praise and volition big Brawl astatine the Ballpark successful July astatine Target Field successful Minneapolis.

Meanwhile, Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide finished disconnected 1 of the champion feuds implicit the past twelvemonth successful El Grande Americano and Original El Grande Americano. El Grande Americano won the lucifer and Chad Gable was revealed to beryllium the Original El Grande Americano. It was wide praised arsenic a lucifer of the twelvemonth contender and we’re lone 5 months into the year.

MJF holds the AEW World Championship astatine AEW Double oregon Nothing successful Queens, N.Y., connected May 25, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)

Not to mention, Fox News Digital was successful New York for Awesome Championship Wrestling that delivered connected four-plus hours of wrestling fun.

May afforded pro wrestling fans immoderate of the champion enactment of the twelvemonth arsenic the large companies physique toward the summertime successful what should beryllium a chaotic one.

So, here’s to May. There whitethorn not beryllium different tally similar it this year.

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The Bloodline boils

Roman Reigns celebrates his triumph during Clash successful Italy astatine Inalpi Arena successful Torino di Sangro, Italy, connected May 31, 2026. (Andrew Timms/WWE)

Roman Reigns held beardown arsenic helium defeated Jacob Fatu successful a Tribal Combat lucifer astatine Clash successful Italy connected Sunday, retaining the World Heavyweight Championship successful the process. It was the 2nd clip the 2 had squared disconnected successful a calendar period with Reigns winning some times.

WWE seemed to person signaled that a caller inning of The Bloodline storyline was astir to unfold. As Reigns walked to the backmost with Fatu and Jey and Jimmy Uso, Solo Sikoa looked connected with his MFT stablemates Talla Tonga and Tama Tonga. The radical had divided from Reigns aft WrestleMania 40 wherever Sikoa declared himself the caput of his ain table.

Sikoa declared connected Instagram that Fatu should person stuck with his faction alternatively of the "Samoan Werewolf" being alleged neutered by Reigns.

The "Tribal Chief" has remained untouchable going into the archetypal "Monday Night Raw" of June. As the King of the Ring Tournament gets going, Reigns called retired LA Knight and Royce Keys specifically arsenic they’re looked astatine arsenic favorites to triumph and get a changeable astatine his rubric travel SummerSlam.

Will Ospreay’s angel and devil

Will Ospreay defeated Samoa Joe successful a wrestling lucifer astatine AEW Double oregon Nothing successful Queens, N.Y., connected May 24, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)

The latest "Dynamite" began with a backstage conception from Double oregon Nothing successful which Will Ospreay went to the aesculapian country to get checked out. He met with Kenny Omega, who was besides getting checked out.

"My interest is that you can’t spot those guys," Omega told Ospreay bluntly. "What they bash is what they accidental they volition do. They wanted to wounded me. They wounded me. … I volition bash thing for you, Will. For you to recognize your imagination of being champion, there’s thing I wouldn’t do. It would’ve been truthful casual for maine to assistance you."

Ospreay, who has worked with the Death Riders to get backmost to afloat strength, agreed with Omega to a constituent but said Omega didn’t amusement up. He questioned Omega failing to beryllium astatine AEW week successful and week out.

"I get the entreaty to the Death Riders. They’re serious. They mean business," Omega continued. "They get the occupation done. So, I’m not saying don’t spot them. All I’m saying is, beryllium careful, arsenic a friend."

Jon Moxley appeared and told Ospreay that was "good advice."

Ospreay is into the semifinals of the Owen Hart Men’s Tournament aft beating Samoa Joe astatine Double oregon Nothing. Should helium triumph the tournament, helium volition get a changeable astatine the AEW World Championship successful his location state astatine Double oregon Nothing.

As helium inches person to that dream, the Death Riders volition either beryllium determination to assistance him spot it done oregon effort to demolish it astatine the past moment.

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‘MLW Fusion’ premieres

Major League Wrestling launched a caller play of "Fusion" connected Saturday evening. It was a jammed treble occurrence that was newsworthy.

MLW satellite heavyweight champion Killer Kross signed an unfastened declaration for his adjacent challenger to his title. Matt Riddle took the accidental earlier an enraged Alex Hammerstone could marque his mark.

Elsewhere, an undefeated Shotzi challenged Shoko Nakajima for her MLW World Featherweight Championship. Shotzi defeated Priscilla Kelly and acceptable her eyes connected gold.

Meanwhile, Austin Aries and Trevor Lee enactment connected a amusement portion Zamaya made speedy enactment of her hostile successful her debut match. Aries besides called retired MLW openweight champion Blue Panther aft helium defeated Lee.

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Notes from the week successful pro wrestling:

• AAA revealed during Noche de Los Grandes that the archetypal nighttime of two-night TripleMania 34 volition instrumentality spot successful Las Vegas connected Sept. 11.
• AEW announced that Redemption volition instrumentality spot connected July 26 successful Montreal. It volition beryllium a large tuneup earlier All In takes spot the pursuing period astatine Wembley Stadium successful London.
• Pro wrestlers Nikki Gross and Big Damo announced their purchases of Progress Wrestling and Defy Wrestling.
• Bushiroad announced it had transferred each of its shares successful New Japan Pro-Wrestling to TV Asahi and CyberAgent. The institution said the determination volition assistance execute sustainable maturation for NJPW.
• Former WWE prima Joe Gacy booked 1 of his archetypal appearances since departing the company. He volition vie astatine Atomic Legacy Wrestling’s Star Spangled Slammer 10 connected July 25 successful Melbourne, Florida.