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

It’s often difficult to unrecorded up to nan precocious expectations that pro wrestling fans have.

The diehards want each lucifer to beryllium 5 stars, nan storylines to make complete consciousness and nan fans successful nan arena to outcry and shriek arsenic if they’ve ne'er been to a show before.

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

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Cody Rhodes enters nan 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 nan sport.

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

Is it safe to opportunity that May was 1 of nan champion months of pro wrestling ever?

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

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

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

MJF holds nan AEW World Championship astatine AEW Double aliases 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 nan champion action of nan twelvemonth arsenic nan awesome companies build toward nan summertime successful what should beryllium a chaotic one.

So, here’s to May. There whitethorn not beryllium different tally for illustration 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 he defeated Jacob Fatu successful a Tribal Combat lucifer astatine Clash successful Italy connected Sunday, retaining nan World Heavyweight Championship successful nan process. It was nan 2nd clip nan 2 had squared disconnected successful a almanac period pinch 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 nan backmost pinch Fatu and Jey and Jimmy Uso, Solo Sikoa looked connected pinch his MFT stablemates Talla Tonga and Tama Tonga. The group had divided from Reigns aft WrestleMania 40 wherever Sikoa declared himself nan caput of his ain table.

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

The "Tribal Chief" has remained untouchable going into nan first "Monday Night Raw" of June. As nan King of nan 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 title travel SummerSlam.

Will Ospreay’s angel and devil

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

The latest "Dynamite" began pinch a backstage conception from Double aliases Nothing successful which Will Ospreay went to nan aesculapian room to get checked out. He met pinch Kenny Omega, who was besides getting checked out.

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

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

"I get nan entreaty to nan Death Riders. They’re serious. They mean business," Omega continued. "They get nan 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 nan semifinals of nan Owen Hart Men’s Tournament aft beating Samoa Joe astatine Double aliases Nothing. Should he triumph nan tournament, he will get a changeable astatine nan AEW World Championship successful his location state astatine Double aliases Nothing.

As he inches person to that dream, nan Death Riders will either beryllium location to thief him spot it done aliases effort to demolish it astatine nan past moment.

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‘MLW Fusion’ premieres

Major League Wrestling launched a new play of "Fusion" connected Saturday evening. It was a jammed double section that was newsworthy.

MLW world heavyweight champion Killer Kross signed an unfastened statement for his adjacent challenger to his title. Matt Riddle took nan opportunity earlier an enraged Alex Hammerstone could make his mark.

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

Meanwhile, Austin Aries and Trevor Lee put connected a show while Zamaya made speedy activity of her force successful her debut match. Aries besides called retired MLW openweight champion Blue Panther aft he defeated Lee.

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Notes from nan week successful pro wrestling:

• AAA revealed during Noche de Los Grandes that nan first nighttime of two-night TripleMania 34 will return spot successful Las Vegas connected Sept. 11.
• AEW announced that Redemption will return spot connected July 26 successful Montreal. It will beryllium a awesome tuneup earlier All In takes spot nan 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 nan move will thief execute sustainable maturation for NJPW.
• Former WWE prima Joe Gacy booked 1 of his first appearances since departing nan company. He will compete astatine Atomic Legacy Wrestling’s Star Spangled Slammer 10 connected July 25 successful Melbourne, Florida.