New Texas Pro Sin City Stampede (4.16.26) review 

 

April 16, 2026 

We’re in Las Vegas, once again, at the Swan Dive. Or the “Bizarre Bar” as it’s called on comms. Oh, sick, NEW BUILDING UNLOCKED! It’s like getting DLC. Hosts are Dan Miller & Cam Hawkins. Oh, shit, I think we’ve found my fucking level guys. This is 100% where I would have gone Wrestlemania weekend. What a shithole. I love it. Hardly anyone here, bar easy to access.  

 

WRESTLEMANIA WEEK REVIEW #26 

 

Starboy Charlie, Cosmo Orion & Epydemius Jr vs. Dragon Kid, Andrew Cass & Shimbashi 

Hell yeah, this is the real Wrestlemania right here brothers and sisters. This is proper. Getting Dragon Kid with a bunch of randos in front of 30 people. I fucking love this shit. Charlie looks pretty good here, compared to his boring WWE ID matches. This is where you learn your trade, motherfucker. DK politely eats heat before hitting a rana that’s so slick, so perfect, it almost causes everyone else to retire. You find out how good you really are when you’re suddenly in there with someone that outstanding. Shimbashi is at that hilarious point in his development where he’s given his fancy finisher a name and yells it out before hitting it. Haha. Get yourself over, kid! DK gets the pin on Orion, and everyone looked like they were having a blast here. **¾ 

 

1 Called Manders vs. Timur the Great 

We get some meat slapping as a contrast to the flippy opener. As they barrel into each other, the crowd get into it. This is Texas style. Big meaty boys doing damage. Timur occasionally is just standing there waiting, unsure of what to do next, but it rarely happens because the whole match is just chopping and shoulderblocks and shit. Man style. ***¼  

 

Devin Carter vs. Jak Calloway vs. Chris Marcell vs. Ethan Hunter vs. Travis Cudi vs. Prince Kxriuki vs. Jackpot 

Oh no, it’s the dreaded scramble. At least this is delayed entry so it’s somewhat different but honestly, the scramble is the ultimate ‘brain switch off’ match and this didn’t even make sense. It’s also awful. DUD 

 

Oli Summers vs. Vinnie Massaro 

Vinnie used to follow me on Twitter and doesn’t appear to be doing so anymore. I can only assume I said something about one of his mates that he didn’t appreciate. Not wanting to hazard a wild guess, but Sami Callihan? Anyway, his cartoonish Mario character battles up and coming Summers here. Massaro is good at certain things. Like the close in strikes and general presence. However, he’s totally unconvincing at moving around the ring and should stick to elbow duels in the middle of the ring, so I don’t have to watch him run. They do some near misses in this that are tragic. Again, Massaro far better when he’s in close contact. Maybe he can’t see. Massaro gets a cradle for the win. *½ 

 

Adam Priest vs. Dustin Nguyen  

We get a bit of taichi to start with. Dustin feels like he’s about to get his ass handed to him. Priest was only on two shows this weekend, which seems odd. A few years back, he was on everything. Dustin plays his character like an underdog but he’s bigger than Priest. His stuff is…not as clean as I’d like. He does try to incorporate martial arts into his approach, but it just looks untidy. I’m not sure about his footwork in particular. Priest wins with a half crab. This was fine. I appreciate Nguyen doing something different here. **¼ 

 

New Texas Pro Tag Team Championship 

Dream Team (Danny King & KC Kr’eme) (c) vs. LVJ & Maya World vs. Toxic Tour (Pac Ortega & Prince Ly) vs. The Meat Market (Cutlet & Isaac Morales) 

As I’m sat typing out these participants it’s fair to say I’m starting to get a bit worn down. I’ve been reviewing Wrestlemania shows for an entire week at this point and while I had a few tricks to keep me going, the steam is starting to run out. Seeing a bunch of guys from low tier indies work a match style I don’t care for, all slapping away at each other’s thighs isn’t helping. Then, to really piss me off, LVJ turns on Maya and hits her with a double knees. Presumably because she tagged in when he had the match won. You would THINK that would be the finish, but it isn’t. DUD 

 

And yes, that was the match that finally broke me. I had to stop and play Geoguessr for a while to reset. When that doesn’t work, I go outside for a walk. Basically watching 26 wrestling shows a week isn’t good for you. And yet I’m still getting recommended more shows by outlaw mud promotions running car parks and libraries. I appreciate the recommendations guys but I’m so tired.  

 

Dimitri Alexandrov vs. ISHIN 

Alexandrov, a Russian who wrestles out of Austin, is a large man. 6’3” and beefy. Everything’s bigger in Texas. ISHIN is a big old unit too. ISHIN is a dickbag so his comedy low blows and general cunty behaviour allow him to dominate the big man. Alexandrov doesn’t have the best instincts, but he does look like Bruiser Brody if you squint, so hey, I’m onboard. His discus lariat provokes a very nice bump from ISHIN.  

They clubber each other, and Alexandrov just wins with a side slam gimmick out of nowhere. Solid match with nice hard-hitting business, but the finish felt flat and the lack of reaction is telling that they didn’t quite land it right. **¾ 

 

Raychell Rose vs. Kitty Hisatomi 

This is really basic. Any time Rose tries something outside of the basic realm it looks poor. Kitty gets a flipover pin in under two minutes, and we can move on with our lives. 

 

New Texas Pro Women’s Championship 

Charity King (c) vs. Gabby Forza 

We get some rare LADY MEAT COLLISSIONS here. “I ain’t no bitch” says Charity after surviving a big shoulderblock. You’ve seen big beefy boys doing big beefy moves, now see big beefy girls doing the same. Considering the playful start of the match, the sheer heavyweight violence that follows is pleasing. “Damn that bitch strong” – Charity. She’s not quite strong enough to do a good Alabamaslam but fuck me, it was a good attempt.  

 

For the first time in the entire weekend, I get suckered on a near fall too. A big King powerbomb out of the corner and Gabby gets the shoulder up at the last second. I’ll be god damned. King survives a spear and retains with the World’s Strongest Slam. This fucking ruled guys. It was one of the best women’s matches all weekend. Fucking fair play. Shout out to both women for a great performance here. ***½ 

 

New Texas Pro Championship 

Danny Orion (c) vs. Bryan Keith 

This is technically proficient. Keith has always been solid without being spectacular. Wrestling needs people like that. People who are prepared to take all the bullshit spots and make other people look good. Keith gets more reaction here for one strike than most people do for a dozen flippydos. Like Danny Orion, for example. I also like Keith’s chops. He’s a good foil for Orion and would probably be the same foil for any other spotty worker. Especially as his stuff is so impactful and serious. Orion has some cool ideas but can’t execute the power stuff, only the aerial stuff. We start to get time calls, telegraphing the time limit draw. Which sucks and they miss a great chance to ring the bell on a near fall, which is right before the actual finish. *** 

 

The 411: 

Way more good than bad on this show, although the two big old spotfest matches really sucked and dragged everything down unfortunately. Still, a very good show from a small venue and I would have been happy to sit through that live. Should comfortably make my top ten shows for the weekend.  

 

 

Show Ranking:   

Effy’s Big Gay Brunch 8.0  

WWE Wrestlemania N2 7.8  

NJPW Death Vegas 7.5  

CMLL 7.1  

Stardom 7.0 

New Texas Pro 6.7  

TJPW 6.5  

Wrestlecon Supershow 6.3   

HOG Culture Clash 6.1 

MLP Multiverse 5.9  

Dragon Gate USA: Gate of Sin City 5.8   

Progress 5.6   

Bloodsport 5.5  

Spring Break 5.2  

Gringo Loco’s WRLD on Lucha 5.0  

Clusterfuck 4.6  

Ladies Night Out 16 4.5   

Hybrid x PWU Midnight Xpress 4.1   

MDK Fight Club 4.0   

Wrestlemania N1 3.8  

CCW High Rollers 3.4   

Podermania~! 3.1  

FSW Killer Kross Mecca XI 3.0  

FSW ID Showcase 2.8  

Boca Raton Vegas Vacation 2.4 

Juggalos 2.2   

  

Best Matches:   

Blue Panther vs. Ultimo Guerrero (CMLL) ****½  

Tremont & Gage vs. Takeda & Yamashita vs. Desperado & Kasai (NJPW Death Vegas) ****¼   

Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk (Wrestlemania N2) ****¼  

Brick Savage vs. Mad Dog Connelly (Effys Big Gay Brunch) **** 

Bandido vs. Amazing Red (HOG Culture Clash) **** 

Athena vs. Rina (Stardom) ***¾  

Zack Sabre Jr vs. Fuminori Abe (NJPW Death Vegas) ***¾   

Mark Davis vs. Masato Tanaka (Wrestlecon Supershow) ***¾   

Miyu Yamashita vs. Miu Watanabe vs. Mizuki (TJPW) ***½  

Man Like Dereiss vs. Michael Oku (Progress) ***½   

Charity King vs. Gabby Forza (New Texas Pro) ***½  

Tim Thatcher vs. Charlie Dempsey (Bloodsport) ***½  

Gisele Shaw vs. Persephone vs. Killer Kelly vs. Shotzi Blackheart (MLP) ***¼  

Manders vs. Timur the Great (New Texas Pro) ***¼  

Gunther vs. Seth Rollins (Wrestlemania N1) ***¼  

Persephone vs. Tessa Blanchard (CMLL) ***¼  

Manders vs. Thomas Shire (Hybrid/PWU) ***¼   

Zack Sabre Jr vs. Effy (Effys Big Gay Brunch) ***¼  

IC ladder match (Wrestlemania N2) ***¼  

Jacob Fatu vs. Drew McIntyre (Wrestlemania N1) *** 

Bandido vs. Galeno del Mal (Wrestlecon Supershow) ***  

Hechicero vs. Jonathan Gresham (MLP) *** 

Perry & Stunt vs. Stackhouse & Orso (Spring Break) *** 

Charles Mason vs. Michael Oku (HOG Culture Clash) *** 

Mascara Dorada & Neon vs. Capitan Suicida & Flip Gordon (CMLL) *** 

Ben K & Hyo vs. Aero Panther & Fight Panther Jr vs. Jordan Oliver & Alec Price (DGUSA) ***  

Fuminori Abe vs. Erick Stevens (Bloodsport) *** 

Thunder Rosa vs. Julissa Mexa (WRLD on Lucha) *** 

Dark Sheik vs. Nyla Rose (Effys Big Gay Brunch) *** 

10 person tag (Effys Big Gay Brunch) ***  

Bryan Keith vs. Danny Orion (New Texas Pro) *** 

Willow, Cameron & Statlander vs. AZM, Mei Seira & Starlight Kid (Stardom) *** 

Claudio Castagnoli vs. Atlantis Jr (CMLL) *** 

 

Sandman vs. Invisible Man (Spring Break) 

  

Matches watched: 198 

Number of coffees drunk; 16 

Number of Geoguessr seeds played as a welcoming distraction: 17 

Number of motivational/tactical Irn Bru’s drunk: 8