PreGame with BWO: Warrior Wrestling Thunderstruck 2026
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(TGBH) What is up to all my good people of the interwebs! If you haven’t been keeping up, we have been covering the last few Warrior Wrestling events and this will be no different! We got a stacked card and we just recently jumped in a new member into our ranks, our day one pal from the On The Mark Wrestling Podcast, Ian G!
(PCM) Huge thanks to Warrior Wrestling for the continued support for the bWo and MEWN. Also shoutout to the newest member of the bWo, Ian G! We keep growing and what better way to debut his skills than on such a stacked show.
(DSS) It’s time for another Warrior Wrestling predictions blog! These are incredibly fun blogs to do, and I’m glad it will be Ian G’s first predictions blog with us. Time to put some predictions out to the world and keep the bWo rolling. We’re on top of these predictions this year, and we ain’t stopping now.
(IG) Hi hello! This is weird, I’m used to doing my Warrior predictions through a microphone… So glad to join the bWo guys in my first ever prediction show, let alone a prediction show for the hottest Indie in Chicago!
(TGBH) Shouts out to our good friends over at Warrior Wrestling for all the work that they do. It’s a big card with big matches so no more small chat, lets get to it!!
PreGame w/bWo:
Warrior Wrestling / Thunderstruck 2026
KJ Orso vs. Jason Hotch
(IG) Well well well, look who gets to kick this bad boy off…
KJ Orso (fka Fuego Del Sol) has been RED HOT this year so far. Since being recently unmasked in GCW, Orso has had himself quite the start to 2026 and has completely rejuvenated his career. And he has already been announced for the next Warrior event. However, he’s coming into a match with a man who just recently defeated Mustafa Ali in the middle of the Warrior Wrestling ring… TNA star Jason Hotch.
I've got to go with the in-ring momentum on this one, and take Jason Hotch going 2-0 in Warrior Wrestling in 2026.
Ian G’s Pick:
Jason Hotch via Pinfall
The Great Brown Hope’s Pick:
Jason Hotch via Pinfall
PaperClip Mike’s Pick:
KJ Orso via Pinfall
Darkstar Shady’s Pick:
KJ Orso via Pinfall
Bustah and The Brain vs. Latinos Most Wanted
(TGBH) Latinos Most Wanted has wrestled everywhere and anywhere, including the land of All Elite. They step into this match with an impressive 4-2 record in Warrior Wrestling competition and look to add a fifth win tomorrow night. But dont sleep on Bustah and the Brain neither, they’re a team you’ll see on AEW more often. I am allowed to be biased because these are OUR prediction blogs, so im going with my Latino brothers for this one.
The Great Brown Hope’s Pick:
Latinos Most Wanted via Pinfall
PaperClip Mike’s Pick:
Bustah and the Brain via Pinfall
Darkstar Shady’s Pick:
Latinos Most Wanted via Pinfall
Ian G’s Pick:
Bustah and the Brain via Pinfall
Warrior Wrestling Lucha Championship
Gringo Loco(c) vs. Arez
(DSS) Gringo Loco is out here making sure that the Lucha Championship is an important piece of War Wrestling. It’s gonna be a great match, probably one that can steal the night in most people‘s eyes. And Gringo Loco isn’t gonna give up the title easily. In fact, he won’t give it up at all. It’s gonna be a fun matchup and I guarantee the crowd will be losing their mind at some of the moves these two will be pulling off.
(IG) If you want to see an amazing lucha match, go watch any Gringo Loco match. If there was a Warrior Mount Rushmore, Gringo would be on there. He does so much Warrior Wrestling: in the ring and even backstage. This is also not the first time Arez has wrestled for the promotion, as he had previously participated in the first ever Warrior War of Attrition Match back in 2021, and has wrestled for Warrior twice since. Arez has most recently had a glitch in his career, as he now works for one of the three major companies on US television (I won’t spoil because IT’S STILL REAL TO ME DAMNIT). Anyways, I don’t see Gringo dropping the Warrior Wrestling Lucha Championship for a loooong time.
(TGBH) Gringo Loco is on an insane run as Warrior Wrestling’s Lucha Champ. I’m familiar with Arez, i’ve seen his work in AAA a couple years back and it looks even better looking back today. The Lucha Championship continues to gain prestige with each defense and Gringo Loco reaps all the benefits, deservingly so. Arez will be another worthy challenger, but not worthy of the win, just not on this night.
(PCM) I don’t know how people are still sleeping on Gringo Loco, dude is money. If you get to see him live, take the chance. Arez is a strange cat, and I am here for it. I saw some of him in MLW, and he is one of the more original luchdores out here. Look for some crazy shit you have never seen before from these guys. But I got my money on Gringo.
Darkstar Shady’s Pick:
Gringo Loco via Pinfall
Ian G’s Pick:
Gringo Loco via Pinfall
The Great Brown Hope’s Pick:
Gringo Loco via Pinfall
PaperClip Mike’s Pick:
Gringo Loco via Pinfall
Mad Dog Connelly vs. Mance Warner
(PCM) This match was made for me. This gives Memphis vibes. This gives me Mid South vibes. And if you follow me here or on the internet, this is a huge compliment. I have been a Mance guy for years, and thanks to Warrior, I have seen a lot of Connelly and like what I see. This is gonna be ugly in a good way. Let me get to brawlers doing what they do, and I will be happy. I will have to give the slight edge to Mance Warner, but could see it go either way.
PaperClip Mike’s Pick:
Mance Warner via Pinfall
Darkstar Shady’s Pick:
Mad Dog Connelly via Pinfall
Ian G’s Pick:
Mad Dog Connelly via Knockout
The Great Brown Hope’s Pick:
Mad Dog Connelly via Knockout
Joseline Navarro vs. Steph de Lander
(DSS) This one is gonna be a really great match. Steph de Lander is so incredibly talented, and she has a pretty great online presence. She’s exactly the kind of woman who could’ve been one of the pillars of TNA’s women division. Well, their fuck up is the rest of the worlds gain. Navarro is going to give her a competitive match, but I don’t see Steph taking a loss here. She’s too good and too much of an attraction, and Navarro taking the loss in a competitive will help her stocks rise.
Darkstar Shady’s Pick:
Steph de Lander via Pinfall
Ian G’s Pick:
Steph de Lander via Pinfall
The Great Brown Hope’s Pick:
Joseline Navarro via Pinfall
PaperClip Mike’s Pick:
Joseline Navarro via Pinfall
No Disqualification Match
Perminator Sam Beale vs. Trevor Outlaw
(PCM) This is one of the bigger feuds here at Warrior, and it comes to a head. I don’t know how you can top it. Trevor has shown he will do what it takes to keep a man down and smile while doing so. But don’t count Sam out. Behind the Busch Light and the perm, dude is not afraid to scrap. And with their history, both men will do what it takes to get the job done. Let me get Sam on this one.
(DSS) This match up right here should not be a stranger for anyone. These two have been going at it for a while now, and seem to be a big focus for Warrior Wrestling. Trevor Outlaw won the last one, and I don’t see him taking this one. This is definitely where Sam Beale gets his win so that this feud can really go to the next level. This won’t be the last match between these two and that’s perfectly fine. When you have two guys that are made to wrestle each other, all you can do is let them do their thing and put on a great show for the crowd.
(IG) I want to start off by saying, I still like Trevor Outlaw… but I absolutely love Sam Beale. (Please don’t tell Outlaw I said that). Both of these guys are On the Mark Podcast alumni. Just last month we had BOTH of these guys on the show, and it was as much chaos and shittalking as you would expect. There is genuine animosity between these guys. Outlaw outsmarted Sam last time at Logan Square for Warrior Madness. But, I think Beale will finally learn that Outlaw will stop at nothing to get himself over in Warrior. This one is going to a third match… Give me the Perminator and bring out the beer!
(TGBH) Stuff and thangs are getting heated up between these two and we all get to watch. Their previous encounter shows these two have great chemistry together and will use that to take this rivalry to the next level. If you’re not keeping up with these shows, you’re missing out on some quality wrestling. This one’s gonna be a match you don’t wanna miss. Both of these cats are 2-1 this year in Warrior Wrestling competition, but Outlaw owns a pin over Beale. The Perminator needs a big win here to set up Round 3!
PaperClip Mike’s Pick:
Sam Beale via Pinfall
Darkstar Shady’s Pick:
Sam Beale via Pinfall
Ian G’s Pick:
Sam Beale via pinfall
The Great Brown Hope’s Pick:
The Perminator via Pinfall
Warrior Wrestling Women’s Championship
Tootie Lynn(c) vs. Janai Kai
(IG) Tootie Lynn has been a complete godsend for Warrior Wrestling. She is a bonafide star in the making, a complete badass, and another On the Mark alum as well! I genuinely couldn’t think of a better opponent to really test Tootie’s title reign so far than Janai Kai. Janai is another lethal badass, but she has that killer mentality. One kick and this match really could be over. I think their odds in personality could be the X factor for this match. All I know is I hope we get to see these two face off again.
(TGBH) Janai Kai is a name I have seen come up alot, most recently announced in a match against Shayna Baszler, the baddest woman on the planet (she beat Ronda, check the facts). That’s huge. Janai Kai is on the rise, and she’s challenging Tootie Lynn for the Warrior Wrestling Women’s Championship. So far Tootie Lynn is 4-0 in title defenses with no signs of slowing down. This one’s tough to call, I can’t see either of them losing. This could be Lynn’s biggest challenge to date, and they’ll only get bigger from here.
(PCM) You set them up, Tootie has been knocking them down. She has not been afraid to go up against anyone here, but I think it ends here. She can take and dish out some damage, but Janai Kai’s nickname of “Kick Demon” is there for a good reason. I have seen her end matches with one single strike. This will be a tough one and worthy of a main event slot. But I think in the end, Janai will prevail
(DSS) This one’s looking scary for Tootie Lynn. Janai Kai has been featured plenty lately, and her last win solidly moves her up into the main picture. Lynn has been doing great, taking all of the wins lately defending her title. Kai is definitely going to be the most dangerous opponent to date. This is really going to be a close one, but I think that Tootie Lynn will take the win in a very close competition, to set up a second match between the two of them that Kai will eventually win.
Ian G’s Pick:
Janai Kai via Pinfall
The Great Brown Hope’s Pick:
Tootie Lynn via Pinfall
PaperClip Mike’s Pick:
Janai Kai via Pinfall
Darkstar Shady’s Pick:
Tootie Lynn via Pinfall
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