By @B_Rock1978
Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, brought to you by Triple Threat CLE, brings you this special recap edition. Saturday night, WWE held their Madison Square Garden house show and broadcasted it live on the WWE Network, as a pay per view.
- The event took place live in New York City at the historic Madison Square Garden arena. Some highlights of the show included: Brock Lesnar going one on one with Big Show. John Cena defended the WWE United States Championship against Seth Rollins in a Steel Cage. The Dudley Boys received a WWE World Tag Team Championship Match against The New Day. Chris Jericho returned and faced Kevin Owens for the WWE Intercontinental Championship, going for his own record breaking tenth I-C Title win. All that and a lot more.
- Randy Orton and Dolph Ziggler defeated Sheamus and Rusev, by pinfall: The match closes out with Orton making the hot tag and unloads on Sheamus. Orton hits the scoop slam, the hanging DDT and goes for the RKO on Sheamus. Rusev distracts Orton, forcing Ziggler to plant a super kick on Rusev. Sheamus tosses Ziggler to the floor and goes for the Brogue Kick on Orton. Orton dodges the kick and Ziggler steps in, hitting a super kick on Sheamus. Orton hits the RKO on Sheamus, covers and scores the pinfall. After the match, Rusev flips out on Sheamus for losing the match, calls Sheamus a "stupid non American" and slaps Sheamus in the face.
Rusev continues to belittle Sheamus until Sheamus finally Brogue Kicks Rusev in the mouth. Rusev is left laid out as Sheamus tells Rusev to kiss his ass.
- Backstage, Corporate Kane says his leg is healing, couldn't miss being inside historic Madison Square Garden, he came here tonight to torment Seth Rollins and would hobble if need be to keep Rollins from trying to get out of his steel cage match.
- Neville defeated Stardust, by pinfall: The match closes out with Stardust going for the Disaster Kick, but Neville dodges it and lands a series of kicks. Stardust ends up on the floor where Neville follows with a springboard moonsault. Back in the ring, Neville goes for Red Arrow, but Stardust knocks Neville down. Stardust gets a near fall on Neville and then mocks Neville by putting on Neville's cape. Neville drops Stardust, goes to the top rope, hits Red Arrow, covers and scores the pinfall.
- Backstage, Paul Heyman says he's honored to be home inside Madison Square Garden, compares Big Show to the Boston Celtics and says Brock Lesnar will be on defense. Tonight's home team will be "The Beast", Show will be taking a trip to City Hall inside Suplex City and be destroyed by the mayor....Brock Lesnar.
- Team Bella defeated Charlotte, Becky Lynch and Paige, by pinfall, in a Six Woman Tag Team Match: The match closes out with Charlotte taking out Nikki Bella with a neck breaker, a spear and applies the Figure Eight submission. Paige decides to tag herself in and she and Charlotte argue. Paige gets hit with an elbow by Nikki and Alicia gets a near fall northern lights suplex. Nikki and Alicia work over Paige, until Paige finally breaks away and goes for the tag. Charlotte and Becky both jump off the apron and walk away, leaving Paige all alone. Nikki hits the Rack Attack on Paige, covers and scores the pinfall.
- Paige Promo: Paige is shocked that Charlotte and Becky Lynch walked out on her, she thought they were friends, she'd never do that to them and doesn't know how she'd ever forgive them.
- Chris Jericho Promo: Jericho says today is his 25th anniversary of his wrestling debut, where it was at and who it was against. Jericho mentions his dad playing for the New York Rangers NHL team, introduced his friends in the front row and is looking at becoming a 10-Time WWE Intercontinental Champion.
- Kevin Owens defeated Chris Jericho, by pinfall, to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship: The match closes out with Jericho missing the LionSault as Owens got his knees up. Owens hits the cannonball but misses the Senton as Jericho got his knees up. Jericho applies the Walls Of Jericho submission, but Owens reaches the ropes. Jericho hits the Code Breaker and covers, but Owens gets the hand on the ropes. Owens plants a super kick and goes for the Pop Up Power Bomb. Jericho counters with a rollup and rolls through into the Walls Of Jericho submission. Owens rakes Jericho's eyes, rolls Jericho up and scores the pinfall, to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
- The Dudley Boys defeated The New Day, by DQ, The New Day retain the WWE World Tag Team Championship: The match closes out with Kofi Kingston and Devon tagged in. Devon unloads on Kofi with punches and a shoulder tackle. Devon takes out Big E and Xavier Woods with a clothesline. Bubba and Devon hit the 3D and cover. Woods makes the save and causes the DQ, saving New Day's tag titles. After the match, The New Day beat down Bubba and Devon and bring in a table. The New Day try to put Devon through the table, but Bubba makes the save. The Dudleys clean house and 3D Woods through the table.
- Brock Lesnar defeated Big Show, by pinfall: The match closes out with Lesnar going for a german suplex, but Big Show counters out and choke slams Lesnar. Show hits two more choke slams and covers Lesnar for a near fall. Lesnar dodges the Knockout Punch and returns with three straight german suplexes to Show. Lesnar goes for the F5, but Show powers out. Lesnar hits a fourth german suplex and finally hits the F5. Lesnar covers Show and scores the pinfall. After the match, Lesnar hits a belly to belly suplex and another F5 on Show before leaving.
- John Cena defeated Seth Rollins, by pinfall, to retain the WWE United States Championship, in a Steel Cage Match: The match closes out with Rollins jumping onto the top of the cage and slamming the cage door onto Cena's head. Rollins is in control, until Cena catches Rollins in the STF submission. Rollins reverses the submission, but Cena powers up with Rollins on his shoulders and goes for the AA.
Rollins counters out and low blows Cena. Cena is down and Rollins climbs up the cage, going for the win. Rollins is at the top of the cage when suddenly Demon Kane makes his way to the ring. Rollins decides to not try to climb out and instead goes for a Super Curb Stomp on Cena. Cena dodges it, plants Rollins with the AA, covers and scores the pinfall to retain the WWE United States Championship. After the match, Kane locks himself in the cage with Rollins, who's pleading for his life. Kane choke slams Rollins and follows that up with a Tombstone piledriver. Kane holds the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, lays it across Rollins unconscious body and leaves the cage to end the show.
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