Weekend 3 Count 11/19/17

By Brandon Albright, @B_Rock1978

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, brought to you by Triple Threat CLE brings you the Weekend 3 Count. W3C brings you wrestling news, rumors and recaps from around the wrestling world. You'll find news rumors and recaps involving WWE, NXT, Impact, ROH, Lucha Underground, NJPW, House of Hardcore, NWA, ICW, CZW, FIP, PWG, AAW, EVOLVE, PROGRESS, SHINE, SHIMMER, BEYOND and any Indy promotion that I find an interesting story or a cool discovery in. Be sure to check out the W3C every Sunday afternoon at @TripleThreatCLE

** Theme Song of the Week **
This week's theme song is "Greatest Show On Earth" by Kid Rock which is this year's theme song for WWE Survivor Series.

*** WWE ***

- Triple H Returns: Triple H arrived this passed week on RAW, took over an injured Jason Jordan's spot on Team RAW and announced that he will compete in the 5-On-5 Men's Elimination Match at WWE Survivor Series.

- New Champion Crowned On Smackdown Live: This past week on Smackdown Live, Charlotte defeated Nattie Neidhart to become the new WWE Smackdown Live Women's Champion.

- RAW Attacks Smackdown Live: RAW finally got some redemption from the attack Smackdown Live pulled off three weeks ago on RAW. Kurt Angle led Team RAW onto Smackdown Live this week and completely destroyed Shane McMahon and the entire Smackdown Live roster.

- James Ellsworth Released: WWE announced this week that they have released James Ellsworth from the company. Ellsworth was signed after becoming an underdog favorite. Ellsworth pulled off three straight victories over AJ Styles before turning heel and becoming Carmella's manager/errand boy.

- Survivor Series Recap: Just a reminder if you miss tonight's WWE Survivor Series event, I'll have the full recap for you on Monday afternoon.

** 205 Live Recap **

- Tornado Tag Team Action: Jack Gallagher and Brian Kendrick teamed up this week to kick off 205 Live against Cedric Alexander and Rich Swann in a Tornado Tag Team Match. Alexander's Lumbar Check gets countered as does Kendrick's Captain's Hook submission. Alexander is able to finally hit the Lumbar Check on Kendrick and get the victory for his team. 

- Mustafa Ali battled Ariya Daivari: Daivari and Ali battled it out in the second match of the night. Daivari hits a splash on Ali but can't put him away. Ali plants Daivari and then hits the 054 to grab the victory.

- Kalisto's Birthday Celebration: The biggest story throughout the show was that it was Kalisto's birthday as he battled Drew Gulak one on one in the main event. Kalisto goes to finish off Gulak, but Gulak tries to distract Kalisto by singing Happy Birthday to him. Kalisto isn't buying the distraction, hits Salida Del Sol and gets the victory. Enzo Amore and Drew Gulak attack Kalisto after the match. Kalisto fights back, lays out Gulak and chases Enzo backstage, where he dumps birthday cake on Enzo and lays him out to end the show.

*** Impact Wrestling ***

** Impact TV Recap **

- "Six Man Tag Team Match": Sonjay Dutt, Dezmond Xavier and Garza Jr. defeated Taiji Ishimori, Caleb Konley and Trevor Lee, by pinfall after Xavier hits a corkscrew senton on Konley.

- "Impact Grand Championship Match": Ethan Carter (c) defeated Fallah Bahh. Bahh took the first round by judges decision, going up 1-0. EC3 took round two by judges decision tying things at 1-1. EC3 scores the pinfall on Bahh in round three to retain his title after getting a cheap pinfall with his feet on the ropes.

- "Six Man Tag Team Match": LAX (Santana, Ortiz and Homicide) defeated oVe and Sami Callihan, by pinfall after Santana and Homicide hit a power bomb/blockbuster combo for the pinfall.

- Dan Lambert Promo: Lambert mocks Moose and pro wrestling forcing Moose to interrupt and start unloading on Lambert. Bobby Lashley and American Top Team hit the ring and attack Moose. James Storm hits the ring and busts a beer bottle over an ATT members head and helps Moose clear the ring. Storm says wrestling will be around long after Lambert is gone, recaps his time with Impact Wrestling, takes pride in being a pro wrestler and says that's something ATT will never understand. 

- Gail Kim Makes A Special Announcement: Allie immediately interrupts Gail Kim in the ring. Gail talks about growing up in Canada, watching wrestling and how much respect she had for Trish Stratus, Lita, Molly Holly, Awesome Kong, and Taryn Terrell for helping her along the way. Gail announces that she is vacating the Impact Knockouts Championship and officially announcing her retirement from wrestling. Gail thanks everyone to close out the segment.

- Grado gets confronted by a Mountie and deported into Canada.

- "Impact World Heavyweight Championship Match": Eli Drake (c) defeated Petey Williams by pinfall after countering the Canadian Destroyer and hitting the Gravy Train for the win. 

*** RING OF HONOR ***

** ROH TV Episode 321 Recap **

- Deciding A Number One Contender: This week's show kicked off with a #1 Contenders Match to determine the next competitor for the ROH Television Championship as Punishment Martinez battled Josh Woods. Martinez hits the South of Heaven choke slam on Woods to get the victory.

- Marty Scurll Challenges Jay Lethal: Jay Lethal says that everytime he focuses on getting the world title back someone gets in his way. Lethal has a victory over Cody Rhodes and wants his title shot. Marty Scurll interrupts and says Lethal is one of the best wrestlers he's always wanted to face, but he wanted the “villainous” Lethal, not the one who shakes hands and shows compassion. Scurll says that that Lethal was unbeatable, but since he doesn't want to be that guy anymore, he may as well go back to being Black Machismo. Scurll says he has been given the chance to chose his opponent for ROH Final Battle and chooses Lethal. Lethal accepts the challenge.  

- Jay Briscoe Screws Over His Brother: The second match of this week's show saw ROH Television Champion Kenny King defend his title against Mark Briscoe. Just as the bell rings, Jay Briscoe arrives at ringside and tosses a white towel into the ring, forcing the referee to call a forfeit on Mark Briscoe and allowing Kenny King to retain his title.  

- Punishment Martinez Targets Kenny King: After the ROH Television Championship Match, Punishment Martinez arrived and attacked Kenny King. Shane Taylor hits the ring and begins brawling with every one involved as well. 

- Coleman’s Pulpit With Shane Taylor: Caprice Coleman returned with this week's edition of Coleman's Pulpit. Taylor is asked why he's so violent now. Taylor says he's always been violent, but now it's about taking opportunities. Taylor also states that he has no problem taking money to do others dirty work. 

- The Best Friends Fight Off An Addiction: The main event of the night saw The Best Friends, Trent and Taylor battle Christopher Daniels and Kazarian in tag team action. The Addiction get a near fall with a neck breaker/power bomb combo. Trent hits a senton and Taylor hits the Awful Waffle to grab the victory.

- ROH Network Coming: ROH announced this week that in 2018 they will begin streaming the ROH Network. It hasn't been revealed as to what content will be available as of yet on the new network.

And that's this week's W3C! Join me every Sunday afternoon as I bring you news, recaps and rumors all around the wrestling world!