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** Theme Song of the Week **
This week's theme song goes to Rosemary, who will battle Taya Valkyrie tonight at Impact Bound For Glory.
*** WWE ***
- Kurt Angle Announced As RAW Team Captain: This past week on RAW, Stephanie McMahon returned and informed Kurt Angle that he will lead Team RAW in the men's 5-On-5 Elimination Match at WWE Survivor Series. If Team RAW doesn't win then Kurt Angle will be fired.
- Shane McMahon Announced As Smackdown Live Team Captain: This past week on Smackdown Live, Shane McMahon announced that he will lead Smackdown Live in the men's 5-On-5 Elimination Match at WWE Survivor Series.
- Nia Jax Returns: After missing a few weeks back to back in what many were saying due to personal reasons, Nia Jax returned to action this past Monday on RAW.
- Luke Harper and Erick Rowan Return: This past week at a live event in Dublin, Ireland, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan made their WWE in ring return as The Bludgeon Brothers.
- AJ Styles Granted A World Title Match: This past week on Smackdown Live it was originally announced that AJ Styles would meet Rusev in a qualifying match for WWE Survivor Series this Tuesday on Smackdown Live. Shane McMahon, however, announced on Thursday afternoon that AJ Styles instead will meet Jinder Mahal for a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
- RAW 25th Anniversary: WWE announced this week that the 25th Anniversary of Monday Night RAW will take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York live on Monday January 22nd 2018. WWE have already promised that a bunch of legends will be present for the show.
- More RAW 25th Anniversary News: WWE announced that The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels and Kevin Nash have been signed for the 25th Anniversary. It's unknown if they'll appear on RAW or if it's for the Meet and Greet that takes place at the Manhattan Center on the same day. The Manhattan Center was the original arena used when Monday Night RAW began 25 years ago, it's only fitting that WWE would include it some how.
- Wrestlemania 35 News: According to sources the WWE are already in the voting process on deciding where Wrestlemania 35 will take place in 2019. As of right now the final 3 cities in the running are Philadelphia, Detroit and New York. Many think that Detroit will win due to the new sports arena that was built in the downtown area.
- Emma Released: WWE announced this week that they have released Emma from her WWE contract. This actually comes as a surprise because they recently pushed Emma into getting her match against Asuka at WWE TLC. Sources are also saying that Emma asked for her release from the company.
- Darren Young and Summer Rae Released: Moments after the announcement of Emma being released hit the internet, Darren Young and Summer Rae were announced as the next ones released. WWE tried to get Young over with his make Darren Young great again gimmick with Bob Backlund, but it never took off. Summer Rae hasn't been seen or heard from since last year, so her release wasn't a surprise.
- Ronda Rousey Begins Training: It has been reported that former UFC fighter Ronda Rousey has begun training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. Expect Ronda to make her WWE debut sometime in the near future.
** 205 Live Recap **
- Drew Gulak tries to get in a special Halloween Power Point Presentation about why kids shouldn't be eating Halloween candy until Akira Tozawa interrupts for their match.
- Drew Gulak vs. Akira Tozawa: The match closes out with Tozawa hitting a suplex on Gulak, sending Gulak outside. Tozawa hits a suicide dive and then tosses Gulak back into the ring. Tozawa drops Gulak, heads to the top rope and hits the senton to score the pinfall.
Winner: Akira Tozawa, by pinfall.
- Backstage, Cedric Alexander thinks it's funny that Brian Kendrick and Jack Gallagher really thought he'd turn on Rich Swann and join them tonight. Alexander hands Swann a clown nose and promises to give Kendrick and Gallagher a clown tonight.
- Brian Kendrick vs. Rich Swann: Swann and Cedric Alexander arrived dressed in clown suits. The match closes out with Swann countering the Captain's Hook submission and hits a super kick, sending Kendrick outside. Swann hits a suicide dive on Kendrick. Jack Gallagher tries to interfere, but Alexander stops him. Swann hits a super kick on Kendrick and then a Phoenix Splash to score the pinfall.
Winner: Rich Swann, by pinfall.
Winner: Mustafa Ali, by pinfall.
*** NXT ***
* Peyton Royce: "Wow kid. didn't you just get here? Professionalism goes a long way."
* Dash Wilder: "So busy trying to be a comedian, you forget you're a dumbass."
* Jack Gallagher: "Apologising because people didn't like your joke, not for joking about someone losing their job. Also, try the English classes at the PC."
* Bray Wyatt: "You ain't going to make it here with the wolves, kid."
- WarGames Rules Officially Announced: This past week on NXT tv, it was the official episode that made the announcement of WarGames returning at NXT WarGames. NXT announced the rules to this year's WarGames match.
* One member from each team will begin the match.
** All three teams will be contained inside separate shark cages by the entranceway, that didn't start in the match.
*** After five minutes, the remaining members from one team will be released from their shark cage and allowed to enter the match.
**** After three minutes, the remaining members from a second team are released from their shark cage and enter the match.
***** Following one more three minute period, the final team members are released from their shark cage and enter the match.
****** After all teams have entered, the first team to score a pinfall or submission win the match.
*** Impact Wrestling ***
** Impact TV Recap **
- Rosemary and Allie vs. Sienna and KC Spinelli: The match closes out with Sienna attempting a kick, but nails KC. Allie hits the Code Breaker and Rosemary hits a suplex, allowing Allie to score the pinfall.
Winners: Rosemary and Allie, by pinfall.
- Bobby Lashley And American Top Team Promo: Lambert says they will expose Moose and Bonnar as loud mouths who can't fight their way out of a paper bag. Lambert plans to expose wrestling and fans will then stop coming.
- Moose and Okabayashi vs. Nakajima and Kitamiya: The match closes out with Okabayashi going to the top rope and delivering a big splash to score the pinfall.
Winners: Moose and Okabayashi, by pinfall.
- At the LAX hideout, Eli Drake and Chris Adonis arrive and get pat down. Drake tells Konnan that he and Adonis will get rid of Johnny Impact and oVe later tonight and they won't be able to make it to Bound For Glory. LAX doesn't seem too confident in Drake's promise.
- "Six Pack Challenge Match": Trevor Lee vs. Dezmond Xavier vs. Sonjay Dutt vs. Petey Williams vs. Matt Sydal vs. Garza Jr.: The match closes out with Lee hitting a power bomb on Dutt for a near fall. Xavier hits a flip kick to the head on Lee and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Dezmond Xavier, by pinfall.
- Gail Kim Promo: Gail talks about becoming the very first TNA Knockouts Champion, Allie is her friend, but she'll be her enemy at Bound For Glory and Gail plans on taking home the Knockouts Championship after Bound For Glory.
- "Six Man Tag Team Match": Eli Drake and LAX vs. Johnny Impact and oVe: The match closes out with Jake Crist hitting a cross body on Drake as Impact takes out LAX. A six man brawl breaks out which sees Jake flip over the ropes and to the floor taking out Ortiz. Impact hits a sunset flip into a pinfall on Santana for the win.
Winners: Johnny Impact and oVe, by pinfall.
- After the match, oVe and LAX brawl as Drake and Adonis attack Impact. Santana leaps off the stage, taking out oVe. Drake sends Impact into a corner exposed turnbuckle. Adonis uses a box cutter to cut up the mat and exposing the wood floor under the mat. Drake plants Impact with the Gravy Train on the wood flooring. Drake celebrates as Impact is left laid out to end the show.
- James Storm Leaving?: Impact Wrestling announced this past week that James Storm's contract expires in January of 2018 and he's shown no signs of resigning with Impact Wrestling. Storm has finished up his scheduled tapings with Impact Wrestling leading into January.
*** RING OF HONOR ***
** ROH TV Recap **
- TK O'Ryan vs. Jonathan Gresham: The Kingdom and The Motor City Machine Guns both get ejected from the match for trying to interfere. The match closes out with Marseglia returning and pulling the referee out of the ring causing a DQ.
Winner: Jonathan Gresham, by DQ.
- After the match, The Kingdom beat down Gresham until The Motor City Machine Guns hit the ring and make the save.
- Cody Rhodes Promo: Cody says that since he's the top guy it's time to right some wrongs. Cody mentions The Addiction ruining a young up and comers chance and announces he's giving Scorpio Sky an ROH World Heavyweight Championship Match right now.
- "ROH World Heavyweight Championship Match": Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Scorpio Sky: The match closes out with Sky getting sent into the corner, but ducks a clothesline. Sky with a german suplex, but Cody comes back and rakes Sky's eyes. Cody applies the American Death Lock submission and gets the tap out win.
Winner: Cody Rhodes, by submission, to retain the ROH World Heavyweight Championship.
- Coleman's Pulpit With Special Guest Kenny King: King says he was willing to gamble on himself and he beat Kushida. King says he's a fighting champion and will defend his title anywhere. Coleman mocks King and says he heard he can get women but can't keep them.
- The Addiction vs. Jay Lethal and Kushida: The match closes out with Kazarian hitting an inverted DDT on Kushida, but Lethal connects with the Lethal Injection on Kazarian. Daniels grabs Lethal and hits the Angels Wings, but Kushida hits Daniels with a modified DDT. Kushida locks Daniels in the Hoverboard Lock submission and gets Daniels to tap out.
Winners: Jay Lethal and Kushida, by submission.
- Dalton Castle Wins Soaring Eagle Tournament: Last weekend Ring of Honor Wrestling held its yearly ROH Soaring Eagle Tournament. The tournament consisted of eight ROH wrestlers battling it out in tournament action with the last one left becoming the 2017 Soaring Eagle winner. Dalton Castle survived the tournament and became the 2017 Soaring Eagle winner. You can check out the quick recap of the event below.
** ROH Soaring Eagle Recap **
- "Soaring Eagle Cup First Round Match": Dalton Castle defeated Flip Gordon.
- "Soaring Eagle Cup First Round Match": Frankie Kazarian defeated Jay White.
- "Soaring Eagle Cup First Round Match": Matt Taven defeated Jay Lethal.
- "Soaring Eagle Cup First Round Match": Christopher Daniels and Cody Rhodes went to a time limit draw, eliminating both men from the tournament.
- "Soaring Eagle Cup First Round Match": Silas Young defeated Cheeseburger. Since Cody and Daniels went to a draw, ROH announced this match in the tournament to get it back to an even four wrestlers remaining.
- "ROH World Tag Team Championship, Triple Threat Match": The Motor City Machine Guns (c) defeated The Dawgs (Rhett Titus and Will Ferrara) and Hangman Adam Page and Nick Jackson.
- "Soaring Eagle Cup Finals, Fatal Four Way Match": Dalton Castle defeated Silas Young, Frankie Kazarian, and Matt Taven to win the tournament.
*** Beyond Wrestling ***
- Friction Between Brandon Watts and Zenshi: This past weekend at Beyond Apocalypse Dudes, Zenshi walked out on Brandon Watts after Watts submitted in their match, giving them the loss. Zenshi seemed upset over Watts submitting and walked out on Watts, refusing to help him to his feet. You can check out the Apocalypse Dudes Recap below.
- The Ace Romero And Josh Biggs Feud Heats Up: This past weekend at Apocalypse Dudes, Ace Romero challenged Josh Biggs to a future match. Biggs showed up right then and there and brawled throughout the arena with Ace. The Beyond locker room ended up emptying out to separate both men.
** Apocalypse Dudes Recap **
Apocalypse Dudes took place in Wooster, Massachusetts.
- "Open Challenge Match": Josh Briggs defeated Brian Milonas, by pinfall with a diving moonsault.
- The Amityville Project (Mike Verna and Ryan Galeone) defeated The American Gaijin (Jay Freddie and Rory Gulak), by pinfall with a powerbomb from Galeone into a Swanton from Verna on Gulak.
- Sage Phillips defeated Dante Caballero, by pinfall with Pure Dynamite.
- Hot Wheelz ("Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams and Wheeler Yuta) defeated Brandon Watts and Zenshi, by submission with an elevated Tombstone clutch deathlock from Yuta on Watts.
- Ace Romero defeated John Silver, by pinfall with a swinging slam.
- Team PAWG (Jordynne Grace and LuFisto) defeated The Hooligans (Devin and Mason Cutter), by pinfall with the ATM.
- "Supercop" Dick Justice vs. Orange Cassidy went to a No Contest after Justice "shot" and "killed" a camera man while trying to arrest Cassidy.
- Alexxis, Anthony Stone, and Da Hoodz (Davey Cash and Kris Pyro) defeated Anthony Green, Brick Mastone, Davienne, and Mikey Webb, by pinfall with a Hood Cutter on Webb
- Matt Riddle defeated JT Dunn, by submission with the Bromission.
- "Valhalla Rules Match": Doom Patrol (Chris Dickinson and Jaka) defeated The Viking War Party (Alexander Rudolph and Jake Parnell), by pinfall with a folding press on Rudolph.
- "Powerbomb Independent Championship Match": Jonathan Gresham (c) defeated Flip Gordon, by countout to retain the title.
- Zack Sabre, Jr. defeated Martin Stone, by pinfall with a bodyscissors Gedo Clutch.
- The Unbreakable F'n Machines (Brian Cage and Michael Elgin) defeated EYFBO (Angel Ortiz and Mike Draztik), by pinfall with the Drill Claw from Cage on Ortiz.
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!
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