Legacy Arena – Birmingham, Alabama
Go-Home Show to the 40th Annual All Star Spectacular
Hosts: Michael Cole & Corey Graves; Guest Host "Too Smooth" Kai Hanson
Interviews: Tony Schiavone & Jackie Redmond
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Michael Cole: “Welcome to Prime Time Wrestling, live from Birmingham, Alabama! This is the last stop before All Star Spectacular!”
Corey Graves: “Five nights from now we will be inside U.S. Bank Stadium.”
Kai Hansen: “Birmingham. Of course. Heat, humidity, and a crowd that claps at anything that moves. Perfect place to watch people embarrass themselves before Minneapolis.”
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Promo 1 – Opening
Chris Champion and Brandon Myers open the show and say tonight is about finalizing All Star Spectacular.
Michael Cole: “The biggest show of the year is almost here.”
Corey Graves: “And every feud on this roster is coming to a head.”
Kai Hansen: “Finalize it. Then get me out of Alabama.”
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Match 1
Dragon Lee vs. Brian Keith
Athletic, fast-paced match. Dragon Lee wins with a high-impact finisher.
Winner: Dragon Lee
Michael Cole: “Dragon Lee continues to look like a star.”
Corey Graves: “Keith hung in there, but Lee was a step ahead the whole way.”
Kai Hansen: “Lee can actually wrestle. Keith should send him a thank-you card for making him look less useless.”
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Promo 2 – CM Punk vs Karrion Kross
Tony Schiavone interviews CM Punk. Punk says Scarlett can keep talking about AJ Lee. At All Star he is taking the title home and leaving Kross laid out.
Later, Karrion Kross and Scarlett respond. Scarlett keeps mocking Punk’s marriage and says Birmingham is the last place he’ll stand tall as champion.
Michael Cole: “Scarlett is making this as personal as it can get.”
Corey Graves: “Punk is stone-faced. That is not a good sign for Kross.”
Kai Hansen: “Scarlett has better lines than half this roster. Unfortunately she attached herself to Kross.”
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Match 2
Iyo Sky vs. Sol Ruca
Strong women’s match. Iyo Sky wins with a moonsault.
Winner: Iyo Sky
Michael Cole: “What a match between two of the best athletes in that division.”
Corey Graves: “Sol Ruca is getting better every week, but Iyo is just on another level.”
Kai Hansen: “Sky wins. Shocking. Next.”
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Promo 3 – Liv Morgan vs Rhea Ripley
Jackie Redmond is with Liv Morgan. Liv says Rhea can bring all the violence she wants — the title is staying with her.
Rhea Ripley interrupts from the stage and says All Star is where Liv’s luck runs out.
Michael Cole: “That rivalry is as heated as any on the card.”
Corey Graves: “Rhea looks like she’s been waiting for this one.”
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Match 3
British Strong Style (Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate) vs. The Creed Brothers
Stiff tag match. British Strong Style win when Dunne hits the Bitter End.
Winners: British Strong Style
Michael Cole: “That was a war.”
Corey Graves: “British Strong Style just keeps stacking up wins.”
Kai Hansen: “Dunne hits people like this state hits your sinuses. Unpleasant. Effective.”
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Promo 4 – Chad Gable vs Ethan Page
Ethan Page comes out and runs through the “Shorty G,” “Paul E. Dangerously,” and “Mr. YouTube Paul” insults again.
Chad Gable and Paul Heyman answer. Heyman says Page will learn manners in Minneapolis.
Michael Cole: “Ethan Page is not letting up.”
Corey Graves: “Gable looks like he’s had enough of the nicknames.”
Kai Hansen: “Shorty G. I didn’t come up with it. I just enjoy it.”
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Match 4
Scorpio Ayla (with Mark Henry) vs. Joe Gacy
Physical match. Ayla wins clean after a power sequence. Henry stands tall with him afterward.
Winner: Scorpio Ayla
Michael Cole: “Scorpio Ayla continues to rise.”
Corey Graves: “Hall of Pain is still standing strong even with Don Spinks out.”
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Promo 5 – The Black Roses / Women’s Tag Titles
Saraya Paige and Lyra Valkyria come out looking sharp and dangerous. Paige announces they are now officially The Black Roses.
They say they are done waiting. They want the PWA Women’s Tag Team Championships at All Star Spectacular.
H.A.T.E. comes out and says they want those titles too.
Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez appear with Dominik Mysterio and say anybody can get in line.
Chris Champion comes out and makes it official: a triple threat tag team match for the PWA Women’s Tag Team Championships at All Star Spectacular.
Michael Cole: “That division just got a lot more interesting.”
Corey Graves: “The Black Roses look like a real problem.”
Kai Hansen: “Three teams. One title. At least two of them will disappoint me. Possibly all three.”
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Promo 6 – Gunther vs Alexander Hammerstone
Gunther rants that he doesn’t need Kai Hansen and that Hammerstone will be destroyed at All Star.
Alexander Hammerstone answers and says Gunther already hesitated once. He won’t get a second chance.
Michael Cole: “That match is going to be violent.”
Corey Graves: “Hammerstone has been waiting for this exact moment.”
Kai Hansen: “Gunther’s still mad I fired him. Good. Stay mad you dumbass. Hammerstone, stay interesting.”
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Match 5
Penta vs. Eddy Thorpe
Hard-hitting match. Penta wins with the Package Piledriver.
Winner: Penta
Michael Cole: “Penta is a wrecking machine.”
Corey Graves: “Thorpe took a beating in that one.”
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Promo 7 – Cody Rhodes vs Drew McIntyre
Cody Rhodes says Drew McIntyre came back looking for a spotlight. In Minneapolis he’s going to find a fight.
Drew McIntyre comes out with Bullet Club members behind him and says Cody is the one who should be worried.
Michael Cole: “Two former world-level stars heading into a massive collision.”
Corey Graves: “This could steal the show.”
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Promo 8 – Roman Reigns vs Hikuleo / Tribal Fight
Roman Reigns, Solo Sikoa, and Jacob Fatu cut a strong promo. Roman says Hikuleo is family only until the bell rings.
Hikuleo, Tanga Loa, and Tama Tonga answer. The two sides stare each other down.
Michael Cole: “That Tribal Fight is going to be a war.”
Corey Graves: “Roman versus Hikuleo might be the most important title match on the card.”
Kai Hansen: “Giant angry men hitting each other. Even Alabama can follow that.”
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Match 6
Charlie Dempsey vs. Colin Delaney
Violent, personal fight. Stiff strikes throughout. Charlie Dempsey wins with a lariat after a chaotic exchange.
Winner: Charlie Dempsey
Michael Cole: “The crowd was into every second of that.”
Corey Graves: “Those two genuinely do not like each other.”
Kai Hansen: “Finally, two people who understand this is not ballet.”
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Final Card Reveal
Brandon Myers and Chris Champion come to the ring and officially finalize the card for the 40th Annual All Star Spectacular
September 5, 2026 – U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis
40th Annual All Star Spectacular
Official Card:
• PWA Heavyweight Championship: CM Punk (c) vs Karrion Kross
• WWA World Heavyweight Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs Hikuleo
• WWA World Tag Team Championships – Tribal Fight: Guerrillas of Destiny (c) vs Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu
• PWA Women’s Championship: Liv Morgan (c) vs Rhea Ripley
• PWA Tag Team Championship: The New Day (c) vs The Skyscrapers
• PWA Women’s Tag Team Championship – Triple Threat: Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez (c) vs H.A.T.E. vs The Black Roses (Saraya Paige & Lyra Valkyria)
• North American Championship: Chad Gable (c) vs Ethan Page
• AAA Mega Championship: Dominik Mysterio (c) vs Sami Zayn
• Cody Rhodes vs Drew McIntyre
• Gunther vs Alexander Hammerstone
• Finn Bálor vs Carmelo Hayes
• Jay White vs Ilja Dragunov
Michael Cole: “All Star Spectacular is official and stacked!”
Corey Graves: “That is a massive card for U.S. Bank Stadium.”
Kai Hansen: “Good. Get me out of Alabama and into a stadium where the matches might actually matter.”
End of Show
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