By Chris Vetter, ProWrestling.net Contributor (@chrisvetter73)
Maple Leaf Pro “Mayhem – Episode 4”
Taped July 13, 2026, in Windsor, Ontario, at St. Clair College
Aired August 6, 2026, on TSN2 and streamed free on MyAEW.com
The setup looks absolutely no different than a TNA taping in this venue. The crowd looks good, maybe 500 to 700. Mauro Ranallo and Don Callis provided commentary.
* Johnny TV cut a backstage promo, telling us how incredible he is. Ratings spike when he’s on TV! To the venue!
1. Johnny TV vs. Evil Uno vs. TJP vs. Jonathan Gresham in a four-way. Johnny got an on-screen intro; the other three were already in the ring. Callis gives the edge to TJP. Everyone fought in the ring, and Ranallo talked about Adam Copeland competing on the Oct. 3 show. Uno splashed onto everyone in a corner, then hit a clothesline on each of them. Gresham and TJP applied stereo Octopus Stretches at 2:00. TJP hit a springboard 619, and Ranallo reminded us that TJP won the WWE Cruiserweight Classic. Gresham knocked TV down on the floor as we went to a commercial at 3:30.
Everyone was back in the ring when we returned from the two-second blackout. Uno was on the bottom of a Tower of Doom, earning a Ranallo “Mamma Mia!” and a “This is awesome!” chant from the crowd. TJP hit a spin kick to Uno’s jaw at 5:00. TJP hit a facewash in the corner on two guys, then a tornado DDT on Gresham. Gresham went for a crossbody block but just bounced off Uno’s chest. Uno missed a senton and suddenly everyone was down, and we got a “Fight forever!” chant. Johnny and Gresham got up and traded forearm strikes at 6:30. Gresham hit an enzuigiri, so Johnny hit a Moonlight Drive kick. He went to the corner, but TJP tripped him. Uno hit a DDT on TJP, then a spinning Flatliner for the pin on TJP. A great way to open any show.
Evil Uno defeated TJP, Johnny TV and Jonathan Gresham at 7:57. (The live report had the match at 11:14, according to cagematch.net).
* In a backstage vignette, Adam Copeland talked about looking forward to competing in the Maple Leaf Gardens. He talked about seeing pro wrestling there as a kid, and the history of the building, such as hockey events. He will finally compete there Oct. 3! Tickets are on sale now! A truly awesome segment.
2. Taylor Rising (w/Kris Chambers) vs. Big Alice Crowley. No intros for either; they were already in the ring after the Copeland segment. Again, I’ve compared Crowley as a mix of a young Elayna Black and Skye Blue. She’s taller than Taylor (think Heather Reckless). Crowley hit some chops in the corner and a hip-toss. She hit a basement dropkick to the ankle. (Yes, the ankle). Taylor repeatedly slammed Big Al’s head into a turnbuckle at 2:30. She mounted Crowley and repeatedly punched her and was booed. Rising hit a snap suplex for a nearfall. Crowley hit some discus forearm strikes and a Saito Suplex for a nearfall at 4:30. Alice got a rollup for the flash pin!
Big Alice Crowley defeated Taylor Rising at 4:58.
* Rising immediately attacked Crowley. Chambers was going to put Crowley in a Sharpshooter. However, the lights went out, and we had lightning sounds. Someone wheeled out a casket and electrocuted PCO, who sat up! He’s alive! Callis and Ranallo urged Chambers to run. PCO got in the ring. Chambers swung a chair at PCO, but PCO blocked it with a punch. PCO set up for a moonsault, but Rising helped Chambers escape, and they fled. [C]
* Another vignette with Mo Jabari. Like last week, we also heard from Bret Hart, who has been helping to train Jabari.
* Zach Gowen joined commentary.
3. Michael Allen Richard Clark vs. Luigi Primo. The pizza crust-spinning Primo is one of my least favorite wrestlers. (He’s undoubtedly a talented juggler, but he’s bluntly an awful pro wrestler.) They tied up while Primo was still spinning the crust. Clark threw the crust on the floor and was booed. Clark hit a plancha onto Primo. He dragged Primo into the ring and repeatedly punched Luigi. Primo hit a swinging neckbreaker. He leapt off the ropes, but Clark caught him and hit a powerslam for the pin. Really rather pointless.
Michael Allen Richard Clark defeated Luigi Primo at 3:54.
* A vignette aired for Buphinder Gujeer, showing him running and training, as we hear Ranallo’s voice that “something just doesn’t connect.”
4. “First Faction” Sheldon Jean and Brent Banks (w/Bryce Hansen) vs. “Subculture” Flash Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews (w/Dani Luna) for the MLP Tag Team Titles. Banks and Andrews opened, and Brent has a significant height advantage. Jean entered at 1:00 to face Webster. Subculture hit a team armdrag, and they took turns hitting backflips on Sheldon. At 2:30 they went to a [C].
Back from the three-second blackout, the champs were working over Andrews. Webster got a hot tag almost immediately, and he hit a flip dive to the floor onto the champs. In the ring, Webster hit a moonsault press on a standing Banks, then an Angels Wings faceplant for a nearfall at 4:00. Andrews hit a Falcon Arrow. He clotheslined Jean to the floor and went to the top rope, but Banks avoided a double stomp. Jean hit a flying sidekick to Andrews’ jaw, then hit a powerslam. Banks hit a frog splash onto Andrews for a nearfall, but Webster made the save at 6:00.
All four got up and brawled. Subculture hit stereo flip dives to the floor. Andrews threw Banks into the ring and hit a flipping stunner. Webster hit a modified Swanton Bomb on Banks, but Bryce put Brent’s foot on the ropes. Dani went over and struck Bryce! Gisele Shaw appeared and attacked Luna; those two fought to the back! Meanwhile, Webster and Banks fought in the ring. The champs hit a neckbreaker-and-powerbomb combo to pin Webster. Good action.
“First Faction” Sheldon Jean and Brent Banks (w/Bryce Hansen) defeated “Subculture” Flash Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews (w/Dani Luna) for the MLP Tag Team Titles at 9:06. (The live report had the match at 11:56).
* A vignette aired where we heard from Stu Grayson about his upcoming match with Rohan Raja.
Final Thoughts: Four episodes in and I’m really liking what I’m seeing. That opener was great — four guys, probably an average age of 42, with an average of 20 years of in-ring experience. Just coming up with those numbers off the top of my head, but the point being — they are all talented pros who can put together a dazzling four-way. The main event was pretty good, too, but I never once sensed that Subculture was on the verge of pulling off the win.
Based on the live review match times, I would have shown more of the first and last match, and scrapped the Clark-Primo match entirely. I’ll reiterate that there are enough good, talented wrestlers out there that I don’t think D’Amore needs to use AEW talents — even if they are really good wrestlers like Johnny TV or Blake Christian. I give a pass to using Evil Uno and any other Canadians on the AEW roster, though. The Copeland segments work. The Mo Jabari/Bret Hart segments have been great. The Gujeer vignette worked. I love the commentary team. Like I said… cut the skippable match, show more of the good matches, and you have a near-perfect hour of televised wrestling.
Once again, the episode clocks in at 44 minutes — perfectly timed for an hour of broadcast TV.
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