Wrestling Lockup With Brandon 4/25/17: RAW Kansas City Recap

By Brandon Albright, @B_Rock1978

We're back at it this week with the Monday Night RAW recap! One thing you think WWE would have learned by now is to reinforce the ring every time Big Show wrestles someone around his size, as we saw last week when Big Show and Braun Strowman collapsed the ring. Shout out to the referee of the match who probably took the best bump of the night when he fell out of the ring! What did we have in store for us this week, as RAW was live in Kansas City, Missouri for their go home show to this Sunday night's WWE Payback pay per view.

** This Weeks Card **
- WWE RAW World Tag Team Champion Matt Hardy battled Sheamus.
- WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville and TJ Perkins battled Austin Aries and Jack Gallagher.
- Braun Strowman battled Kalisto in a Dumpster Match.
- Alicia Fox battled Dana Brooke.
- Seth Rollins, Enzo and Big Cass battled Samoa Joe, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson in a Six Man Tag Team Match.
- Sasha Banks battled Alexa Bliss.
- Apollo Crews battled Curt Hawkins.
- Chris Jericho and WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose battled The Miz and a Mystery Opponent. 

- Promos By: Alexa Bliss

- Chris Jericho, The Miz and WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose battle over Jericho's Highlight Reel, The Miz's Miz TV and Ambrose's Ambrose Asylum.

** RAW **

- The Highlight Reel With Chris Jericho: Jericho says this will be the last RAW Highlight Reel because he's winning the WWE United States Championship from Kevin Owens at WWE Payback and will be moving to Smackdown Live. Jericho mocks Owens and calls Owens the Hemorrhoid of America. The Miz and Maryse suddenly interrupt, mock Kansas City, announce that the Highlight Reel is officially cancelled and it's now time for Miz TV on RAW. Dean Ambrose suddenly interrupts, agrees with Chris Jericho that The Miz is a stupid idiot and no one in KC wants to see Miz TV.

Ambrose welcomes us to the Ambrose Asylum and welcomes Jericho, Miz and Maryse as his guests. Ambrose says he's rooting for Jericho even though they've had their differences in the past. Jericho reminds Ambrose he still owes him $15,000 for his light up jacket. Ambrose says he had it but lost it at the blackjack table. Ambrose gives Jericho a new jacket with Christmas lights on it and Jericho loves it. Miz finally interrupts and mocks both Jericho and Ambrose and demands presents from other superstars as well. Ambrose says he has a gift for Miz too and lays Miz out with Dirty Deeds. Jericho then adds Maryse to The List for being married to a stupid idiot. 

- Matt Hardy vs. Sheamus: The match closes out with Sheamus countering the Twist of Fate, sends Matt to the floor and hits a rolling senton on Matt. Jeff Hardy checks on Matt, but gets shoved away by Sheamus. Jeff gets on the apron and argues with Sheamus, forcing Cesaro to pull Jeff off the apron. Matt hits the Twist of Fate on Sheamus and scores the pinfall. After the match, Cesaro isn't happy that Jeff cost Sheamus the match. Sheamus calms Cesaro down and says it's ok. Both teams shake hands.
Winner: Matt Hardy, by pinfall.

- Backstage, Kurt Angle is on the phone and says he'll ask Kalisto if he really wants to compete in his Dumpster Match tonight against Braun Strowman. Miz and Maryse interrupt, angry about what happened earlier. Angle tells Miz to go find a partner and he can battle Dean Ambrose and Chris Jericho later.

- Neville and TJ Perkins vs. Austin Aries and Jack Gallagher: The match closes out with Gallagher landing forearms and an uppercut on Neville. Neville unloads kicks on Gallagher, but Gallagher lands a big head butt. Gallagher counters a Perkins kick, allowing Aries to drop Perkins. Aries hits the Discus Five Arm on Perkins to score the pinfall.
Winners: Austin Aries and Jack Gallagher, by pinfall.

- "Dumpster Match": Braun Strowman vs. Kalisto: The match closes out with Strowman unloading chest shots on Kalisto and sends him to the mat. Strowman tosses Kalisto over the ropes, but he hangs on from falling into the dumpster. Strowman clubs Kalisto and lifts him into the air. Kalisto counters out, kicks Strowman in the legs and causes Strowman to land in the dumpster still standing. The referee gives the win to Kalisto even though Strowman didn't fall in the dumpster, he was still legally in it. After the match, Strowman beats down Kalisto, tosses Kalisto into the barricade, tosses Kalisto into the dumpster and rolls him up the ramp. Strowman ends up shoving the dumpster off the stage with Kalisto still inside.
Winner: Kalisto

- Backstage, they show Kalisto being loaded into an ambulance.

- A video highlight plays of Bray Wyatt hyping the House of Horrors Match at WWE Payback.

- Alicia Fox vs. Dana Brooke: Emma shows up at ringside to watch the match. The match closes out with Dana unloading on Alicia, but Alicia fights back. Alicia misses the scissors kick and gets hit with a modified Michinoku Driver to score the pinfall. After the match, Emma gets in the ring, hugs Dana then leaves. 
Winner: Dana Brooke, by pinfall.

- Backstage, Samoa Joe and The Club talk about how they're beating Enzo, Big Cass and Seth Rollins tonight. Joe promises to break Rollins other leg tonight.

- "Six Man Tag Team Match": Samoa Joe, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson vs. Seth Rollins, Enzo and Big Cass: Before the match can even start, Samoa Joe jumps Cass from the crowd. The Club attack Enzo and lay him out with the Magic Killer. Seth Rollins finally arrives and makes the save as WWE Medical check on Enzo. Kurt Angle arrives and announces that Enzo can not continue so he got Rollins and Cass a new partner. Angle announces Finn Balor as Balor heads to the ring.
Winner: No Contest.

- "Six Man Tag Team Match": Seth Rollins, Big Cass and Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson: The match closes out with Anderson getting tossed outside and Rollins hitting a suicide dive. Joe attacks Rollins until Balor hits Joe with a drop kick. Rollins with a flying clothesline on Anderson and then goes for the Pedigree. Rollins holds back, hits a knee to Anderson's face instead and scores the pinfall.
Winners: Seth Rollins, Big Cass and Finn Balor, by pinfall.

- Alexa Bliss Promo: Alexa says every week everyone comes out, talk about who they want to wrestle, living their childhood dreams and it makes Alexa want to vomit. Alexa says she'll be the next WWE Women's Champion because she came to RAW to win. Bayley interrupts and heads to the ring. Bayley says Alexa has always been the type to talk behind someone's back. Bayley says she works her butt off everyday and will do whatever it takes to keep the WWE Women's Championship. Alexa is glad that WWE Payback is in Bayley's hometown so she can beat her in front of Bayley's family. Sasha Banks suddenly interrupts and heads to the ring. Alexa mocks Bayley and Sasha's friendship and Sasha calls Alexa a troll doll. Sasha tells Alexa she has a match right now against Alexa. Alexa says she's going to go get Kurt Angle to cancel it before it can happen. Sasha drops Alexa and the match starts now.

- Sasha Banks vs. Alexa Bliss: The match closes out with Sasha unloading on Alexa. Sasha counters a kick and lands a knee on Alexa. Sasha goes for the Banks Statement submission, but Alexa reaches the ropes. Alexa escapes outside and takes the countout loss. After the match, Bayley chases Alexa backstage. Alexa comes back, attacks Bayley from behind and leaves Bayley laid out.
Winner: Sasha Banks, by countout.

- Backstage, Dean Ambrose asks Chris Jericho if he can be taken off The List now. Jericho says Ambrose still owes him  $15,000 and still owes him for dropping him on thumb tacks in their Asylum Match a few months back. Jericho then says that he really does like his new jacket and takes Ambrose off The List.

- Backstage, Heath Slater and Curtis Axel promote Marine 5. Miz interrupts and asks if one of them could be his partner tonight. Both men turn Miz down. Miz suddenly gets a letter and smiles because he now has a partner for tonight.

- Curt Hawkins vs. Apollo Crews: The match closes out with Crews making quick work of Hawkins and scores the pinfall with the Apollo Bomb. After the match, Titus O'Neil arrives, takes a selfie with Crews and says that Crews is on his way with the Titus Brand.
Winner: Apollo Crews, by pinfall.

- Backstage, Austin Aries proposes a match idea to Kurt Angle for 205 Live.

- Backstage, The Miz tells Kurt Angle he's got his partner and everyone will be sorry once they see who it is. Elias Samson suddenly appears, playing his guitar. Angle tells Miz that that's an interesting choice and walks off. Miz says he has no clue who Elias Samson is and Samson is not his partner tonight. 

- Chris Jericho and Dean Ambrose vs. The Miz and ????: The Miz arrives, says his partner is late so he'll have to cancel the match. Kurt Angle arrives and says with or without a partner the match is still on. The match starts with The Miz in a 2 on 1 disadvantage. The match closes out with Ambrose setting Miz up to go through the announcers table. The lights suddenly go out, pop back on and Bray Wyatt is here. Bray lays out Ambrose with Sister Abigail right into the LED board. Bray and Miz double team Jericho back into the ring. Bray lays Jericho out with Sister Abigail and poses in his crab walk position. Bray suddenly pops back up, grabs Miz and lays Miz out with Sister Abigail. Bray poses over the carnage and tells us to follow the buzzards to end the show.
Winner: No Contest.

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon 3/14/17: RAW Detroit Recap

By Brandon Albright, @B_Rock1978

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, brought to you by Triple Threat CLE, brings you the RAW Recap for the week.

This week RAW was live in Detroit, Michigan. As Wrestlemania 33 gets closer, Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman prepare for the WWE Universal Championship Match against Goldberg. RAW GM Mick Foley is ordered by Stephanie McMahon that he must fire a RAW talent by the end of the show. Who did Foley choose? Sasha Banks battled Dana Brooke in one on one Women's Division action. TJ Perkins and Akira Tozawa battled Brian Kendrick and Tony Nese in Cruiserweight Division tag team action. Sami Zayn and Chris Jericho teamed up to battle Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe. Enzo and Big Cass battled Sheamus and Cesaro in a #1 Contenders Match. Roman Reigns battled Jinder Mahal in a one on one match. Austin Aries battled Ariya Daivari in one on one Cruiserweight Division action. Big Show battled Titus O'Neil in a one on one match. WWE RAW Women's Champion Bayley battled Nia Jax in a one on one non title match.

** RAW **

- Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman Promo: Paul Heyman makes fun of Goldberg for getting an F5 last week, says Lesnar is taking the WWE Universal Championship at Wrestlemania 33, Goldberg will suffer another F5 and will be conquered by the beast.

- Backstage, Stephanie McMahon promises to teach Mick Foley things she's learned over the years that made her the boss she is today. Stephanie says Foley's first test will be to go over the RAW roster and fire the worthless talent so they can improve RAW. Stephanie gives Foley till the end of the show to make his final decision.

- Sasha Banks vs. Dana Brooke: WWE RAW Women's Champion Bayley and Charlotte were on commentary. The match closes out with Sasha getting the quick win on Dana with a rollup pinfall. After the match, Charlotte mocks Dana Brooke and says Dana isn't good enough to be in Charlotte's corner. Dana nails Charlotte and then beats her down. Charlotte finally escapes the ring and is in shock that Dana attacked her.
Winner: Sasha Banks, by pinfall.

- It's announced that Rutgers Football stand out Eric LeGrand will receive the 2o17 Warrior Award at the WWE Hall of Fame.

- TJ Perkins and Akira Tozawa vs. Brian Kendrick and Tony Nese: The match closes out with Perkins hitting a DDT on Nese for a near fall. Tozawa plants a kick on Kendrick. Nese shoves Perkins into Tozawa and then rolls Perkins up with a handful of tights for the pinfall.
Winners: Brian Kendrick and Tony Nese, by pinfall.

- Backstage, WWE RAW World Tag Team Champions Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson state that they don't care who wins the #1 Contenders Match tonight because the spotlight belongs on The Club.

- Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe vs. Sami Zayn and Chris Jericho: The match closes out with Zayn brawling with both Owens and Joe, sending them both outside. Zayn suicide dives onto Joe and Owens and grabs his knee in pain. Back in the ring, Owens takes out Zayn's knee and he and Joe double team Zayn. The referee calls the DQ as Joe and Owens refuse to let up. After the match, Jericho makes the save as Joe goes for the Coquina Clutch on Zayn. Jericho and Owens brawl until Joe attacks Jericho. Jericho gets double teamed and then planted with an Owens Pop Up Power Bomb.
Winners: Sami Zayn and Chris Jericho, by DQ.

- Backstage, Stephanie McMahon offers to help Mick Foley pick someone to fire and suggests Sami Zayn. Nia Jax appears and demands justice against Sasha Banks. Stephanie agrees that Nia deserves the spotlight and gives her a non title match against WWE RAW Women's Champion Bayley.

- Backstage, Jinder Mahal approaches Mick Foley and is worried he's getting fired. Foley puts Mahal in a match against Roman Reigns.

- Backstage, The New Day introduce their new talk show New Day Talks and interviews Big Show about his new Jetsons cartoon movie. Titus O'Neil interrupts, says he doesn't care about The New Day's talk show, or Big Show, he just wants to talk about The Titus Brand. Titus shoves Show and walks off.

- "#1 Contenders Match": Enzo and Big Cass vs. Cesaro and Sheamus: The match closes out with Cass countering Sheamus' Ten Beats and lands back elbows. Cass with the Big Boot sending Sheamus flying off the apron. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson suddenly appear from the crowd and attack everyone getting the match thrown out. After the match, Cass gets tossed into the barricade and Sheamus gets beat down. Enzo gets beat down next and then Cesaro gets planted with the Magic Killer.
Winners: No Contest.

- Backstage, Mick Foley confronts Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson and isn't happy with what they did. Foley threatens to fire both of them no matter if they're champions or not. Foley announces that The Club will defend their titles at Wrestlemania 33 against both Enzo and Big Cass and Sheamus and Cesaro.

- Jinder Mahal vs. Roman Reigns: The match closes out with The Undertaker's gong going off and distracting Reigns. Mahal tries to take advantage, but eventually eats a Superman Punch from Reigns and Reigns scores the pinfall.
Winner: Roman Reigns, by pinfall.

- Roman Reigns Promo: Reigns says he's not playing around, he's calling The Undertaker out right now. Mr. Wrestlemania himself Shawn Michaels interrupts instead and meets with Reigns. Michaels tells Reigns that Undertaker is already in Reigns' head and if he continues to let Taker do that than Taker will defeat Reigns easy at Wrestlemania. Reigns says it's not happening and people keep asking him what it's like to be in the ring with Taker....they should be asking Taker what it's like to be in the ring with Reigns. Reigns says that Taker retired Michaels and come Wrestlemania, Reigns will retire Taker. Reigns drops the microphone and heads up the RAW stage. Braun Strowman suddenly comes out of nowhere and lands a cheap shot on Reigns, laying him out. WWE Officials check on Reigns as Strowman threatens to do the same to Michaels.

- Backstage, Mick Foley tries to talk Stephanie McMahon out of firing someone. Stephanie again says Foley needs to pick someone or she'll pick someone for him and he won't like it.

- Austin Aries vs. Ariya Daivari: The match closes out with Aries hitting a shinbuster, dumps Daivari to the mat then hits the running elbow to score the pinfall. After the match, WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville is shown watching the match.
Winner: Austin Aries, by pinfall.

- Big Show vs. Titus O'Neil: The match closes out with Titus delivering a slam to Show. Show gets back up and delivers three straight choke slams to Titus to score the pinfall.
Winner: Big Show, by pinfall.

- Backstage, Sasha Banks tells Bayley that Nia Jax is beatable and not to listen to the people that think she's not championship material. Sasha wishes her luck and can't wait to steal the show with Bayley at Wrestlemania 33.

- Backstage, Chris Jericho says next week he's having a special Highlight Reel and he's going to tell the world about the REAL Kevin Owens.

- Bayley vs. Nia Jax: The match closes out with Nia trapping Bayley in a bear hug and then dumps Bayley outside. Nia brings Bayley back inside and hits two splashes in the corner. Nia unloads a headbutt on Bayley and a series of shoulder thrusts. The referee warns Nia to back off, but she refuses, forcing the referee to DQ Nia. After the match, Nia continues to beat down Bayley as the referee tries to help her. Nia takes Bayley outside and tosses her into the barricade.
Winner: Bayley, by DQ.

- Stephanie McMahon And Mick Foley Face To Face: Stephanie is in the ring with Mick Foley so he can announce who he's firing. Foley says he knows this decision will make him a better General Manager, so he's chosen to fire....Stephanie McMahon. Foley yells at Stephanie for the way she treats the RAW roster, calls Stephanie a liar and a very bad person. Foley rips on Stephanie some more, then rips on Triple H and says he will not be silenced. Triple H's music hits and out comes Triple H to confront Foley. Triple H dares Foley to say something to his face. Triple H and Foley trade insults back and forth with each other and Triple H says if it was up to him Foley never would've been his choice for RAW GM.

Triple H says he spends his time creating talent in NXT so he doesn't have to have pathetic has beens like Foley around. Triple H compares Stephanie to Vince McMahon because she is a professional business woman. Foley says he doesn't need this job and doesn't care what people think of him. Triple H rips on Foley's daughter Noelle wanting to be a wrestler and rips on his son Dewey who works at WWE Head Quarters. Triple H says that maybe Foley can give Dewey a ride to the unemployment office and then tells Foley to get the hell out of his ring. Stephaine says to let that be a lesson to everyone.

Foley suddenly attacks Triple H and shoves Mr. Socko into Triple H's mouth. Stephanie low blows Foley allowing Triple H to take control. Seth Rollins suddenly appears, drops his crutch, showing that he might be at 100% and hits the ring. Rollins and Triple H brawl and Rollins sends Triple H outside. Triple H grabs the crutch and catches Rollins in his bad leg with a crutch shot. Triple H unloads more crutch shots, locks in a Figure Four leglock and connects with another crutch shot to the leg as WWE Officials break things up. Rollins is grasping his leg in pain as RAW ends.

WWE Hell In A Cell Preview

By Brandon Albright, @B_Rock1978

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, brought to you by Triple Threat CLE, brings you the WWE Hell In A Cell preview.

WWE Hell In A Cell takes place live at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts and of course can be viewed on the WWE Network. WWE Hell In A Cell will be the eighth event under the Hell In A Cell name. Hell In A Cell originally started out as it's own stipulation match, but grew into its own pay per view and highlighted the match as its main attraction. If you can't catch WWE Hell In A Cell, just check out Triple Threat CLE on Monday afternoon and I will have the whole recap of the show for you.

- "WWE Universal Championship, Hell In A Cell Match": Kevin Owens (c) vs. Seth Rollins: The Kevin Owens Show continues to roll on through the RAW roster. Last month at WWE Clash Of Champions, Owens battled and defeated Seth Rollins with the WWE Universal Championship on the line. The feud, however, did not stop there, as Rollins continued to try to get into Owens' head and get a rematch. Owens wasn't having it and refused to grant Rollins a rematch for the championship. RAW GM Mick Foley saw things differently than how Owens saw it and felt Rollins deserved another shot at the champion. Foley made the match official at WWE Hell In A Cell and made the stipulation that the match would take place inside the Hell In A Cell. The main reason is to keep out Owens' best friend, Chris Jericho, from interfering, causing controversy and making it an unfair match. Chris Jericho attempted to defeat Seth Rollins and earn a spot in the match too, making it a triple threat match, however, Jericho came up short as Rollins won the match and kept things one on one with Owens. Can Kevin Owens defeat Seth Rollins and continue to run RAW with the Kevin Owens Show? Will Seth Rollins complete his goal of winning the WWE Universal Championship in his quest to take down the WWE machine piece by piece?

- "WWE United States Championship, Hell In A Cell Match": Roman Reigns (c) vs. Rusev: Roman Reigns and Rusev have been in a heated feud throughout the summer over the WWE United States Championship. Last month at WWE Clash Of Champions, Reigns defeated Rusev to become the new WWE United States Champion. Rusev got his rematch the next night on RAW, however, both men were counted out and it settled nothing. Rusev's wife, Lana, sent a challenge to Reigns to meet Rusev inside the Hell In A Cell structure at WWE Hell In A Cell and defend his title. Reigns ended up brawling with Rusev throughout the arena and then accepted the challenge to battle Rusev one on one inside the Hell In A Cell, with the WWE United States Championship on the line. Can Reigns dominate the Bulgarian Beast and retain the championship? Can Rusev regain the championship and finally get his revenge for Lana?

- "WWE RAW World Tag Team Championship Match": The New Day (c) vs. Sheamus and Cesaro: Last month at Clash Of Champions, The New Day defeated Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson to retain the WWE RAW World Tag Team Championship and are now closing in on a close to 450 day title reign. Also at Clash Of Champions, Cesaro and Sheamus had match number seven in their best of seven series to determine who was the better athlete. Their match, however, went to a draw and their was no clear cut winner. Both Sheamus and Cesaro felt that they deserved a title shot for proving that they were the better athlete. RAW GM Mick Foley agreed, but instead of a singles title shot, Foley put both Sheamus and Cesaro together in a tag team and gave them a tag team title shot at WWE Hell In A Cell. Sheamus and Cesaro hated the idea and spent the weeks leading into the pay per view arguing with each other. Can The New Day retain their titles and get closer to becoming the longest reigning champions? A record currently held by Demolition. Can Sheamus and Cesaro put their arguing and complaining with each other aside and win the tag team championship?

- "WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match": TJ Perkins (c) vs. Brian Kendrick: Last month, TJ Perkins won the Cruiserweight Classic tournament and became the new WWE Cruiserweight Champion. Perkins then went on to successfully retain his title against the veteran Brian Kendrick at Clash Of Champions. Kendrick showed his true colors after the match by giving Perkins a cheap shot after their hand shake. Kendrick challenged and defeated Perkins in a non title rematch the next night on RAW and became the #1 contender to the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. Perkins confronted Kendrick and dared him to show up at WWE Hell In A Cell as the Brian Kendrick that is a competitive wrestler and not the Brian Kendrick that takes cheap shots and looks for the easy win. Can Perkins retain his championship and defeat Kendrick? Will Kendrick prove that he is still competitive without taking short cuts to win matches?

- "WWE RAW Women's Championship, Hell In A Cell Match": Sasha Banks (c) vs. Charlotte: Last month at Clash Of Champions, Charlotte defeated Sasha Banks and Bayley in a triple threat match to retain the WWE RAW Women's Championship. Sasha Banks, however, earned a one on one rematch for the title with Charlotte, main eventing an episode of RAW. Sasha defeated Charlotte and became the new WWE RAW Women's Champion for a second time. A week after winning the championship, Sasha challenged Charlotte to a rematch, but not in a regular one on one title match. Sasha dared Charlotte to make history with Sasha, as Sasha agreed to give Charlotte a title rematch inside the Hell In A Cell structure, the first in women's division history. Charlotte accepted the challenge and RAW GM Mick Foley made it official for WWE Hell In A Cell. Can Sasha defeat Charlotte inside the cell, now that she won't have to worry about Charlotte's protege Dana Brooke interfering? Can Charlotte defeat Sasha alone in the cell and regain the WWE RAW Women's Championship for a third time?

- Enzo and Big Cass vs. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson: Back in the beginning of October, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson made it their mission to take the fun out of the RAW Tag Team Division. The Club started this mission by attacking and beating down and unsuspecting Enzo and Big Cass on an episode of RAW. The following week, Big Cass got a little bit of revenge on The Club as he defeated Karl Anderson in a one on one match. The week after that, Enzo got his revenge too as he also defeated Karl Anderson in a one on one match, with some help from Big Cass. The week before WWE Hell In A Cell, this tag team match was made official for the event. Can Enzo and Big Cass continue their great luck against The Club and pick up another victory? Will The Club finally defeat Enzo and Big Cass and continue to take apart all that is fun in the RAW Tag Team Division?

- Bayley vs. Dana Brooke: This feud began last month, as Bayley was supporting Sasha Banks and Dana Brooke was supporting Charlotte in their WWE RAW Women's Championship feud. Dana attempted to impress her mentor Charlotte and chose to begin to pick at Bayley, which Bayley refused to stand for. Bayley and Dana met in a one on one match where Dana targeted and injured Bayley's shoulder. Like a shark smelling blood, Dana granted Bayley a rematch on RAW, but made it an arm wrestling match and Bayley had to use her arm with her shoulder injury. Dana easily defeated Bayley, but then granted Bayley redemption by allowing her to use her good arm. Before Bayley could defeat Dana, Dana landed a cheap shot and beat down Bayley. Bayley returned fire and hit Bayley To Belly on Dana, chasing Dana from the ring. This match was made official for WWE Hell In A Cell, as both NXT recruits look to make a name for themselves on the RAW roster.

Kickoff Pre-show: WWE Hell In A Cell also promises action from the Cruiserweight Division as Sin Cara, Lince Dorado and Cedric Alexander battle Tony Nese, Ariya Daivari and Drew Gulak in a "Six Man Tag Team Match, to kick off the pay per view.

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon: #NXTTakeover: Respect #NXT

By @B_Rock1978

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, brought to you by Triple Threat CLE, brings you the NXT Takeover: Respect recap

- NXT Takeover: Respect took place live at Full Sail University in Orlando Florida. Some highlights of tonight's show included: The debut of Japanese women's wrestler Asuka, as she went one on one with Dana Brooke. The semi-finals and finals of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament. For the first time ever, Bayley defends her NXT Women's Championship against Sasha Banks in a 30-Minute Iron Woman Match. All that and more, let's get to the NXT Takeover: Respect recap.

- Finn Balor and Samoa Joe defeated Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder, by pinfall, in the Semi-Finals of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament: Dawson and Wilder do a number on Balor's knee throughout the match. The match closes out with Balor finally hot tagging Joe in and Joe explodes with an inverted atomic drop, a big boot and a senton. Joe hits the uranage on Wilder and goes for the Muscle Buster. Balor begs Joe to tag him in, hurt knee and all and Joe surprisingly does. Joe hits the Muscle Buster on Wilder and Balor follows with the double stomp off the top rope. Balor covers and scores the pinfall. Balor and Joe advance to the finals of the tournament. After the match, Balor looks like he's seriously injured as he can barely walk on his injured knee.

- Baron Corbin and Rhyno defeated Jason Jordan and Chad Gable, by pinfall, in the Semi-Finals of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament: The match closes out with Rhyno missing a top rope splash and Gable hot tags Jordan. Jordan cleans house on Corbin and Rhyno and takes control of the match. Corbin charges out of the corner and hits a huge lariat on Jordan. Gable tries to regain control, but gets dropped with a Boss Man Slam by Corbin. Gable is back up and hits the Chaos Theory on Corbin and goes for a corkscrew DDT. Corbin counters, plants Gable with the End of Days, covers and scores the pinfall. Corbin and Rhyno advance into the finals of the tournament.

- Asuka defeated Dana Brooke, by submission: The match closes out with Emma getting involved and trapping Asuka's foot in the ring apron skirt. Dana takes over on offense and looks to be in control. Asuka regains herself and explodes on Dana with a knee bar into an ankle lock and follows that up with a nice german suplex. Asuka stays on the offense and hits a jumping arm bar and takes Dana down into a seated arm bar. Asuka applies a chicken wing, follows that with a kick to Dana's head and then locks in the Asuka Lock submission. Dana has no choice but to tap out. After the match, Dana tries to attack Asuka, but catches another kick to the face instead. Asuka stares down Emma, who steps aside and avoids eye contact with Asuka.

- Apollo Crews defeated Tyler Breeze, by pinfall: The match closes out with Breeze hitting the Beauty Shot, but Crews kicks out at two. Breeze goes for a top rope splash, but Crews catches Breeze and power slams him. Crews with the gorilla press, but Breeze grabs Crews' legs, blocking the standing moonsault. Crews lands a kick, but misses the standing moonsault, as Breeze gets the knees up. Breeze small packages Crews and gets a near fall. Crews hits a power bomb out of nowhere on Breeze, covers and scores the pinfall.

- Finn Balor and Samoa Joe defeated Baron Corbin and Rhyno, by pinfall, to win the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament: Corbin and Rhyno targeted Balor's injured knee immediately. The match closes out with Balor fighting for his life, but walks into a Corbin Boss Man Slam. Corbin runs the ropes, but Balor hits Sling Blade on Corbin and tags in Joe. Joe unloads and hits a uranage on Rhyno. Joe delivers the STO to Corbin, but Rhyno hits a crushing Gore on Joe. Rhyno covers, but Balor breaks up the pinfall. Joe is back up and hits the Muscle Buster on Rhyno while Balor punt kicks Corbin. Balor heads up top, hits the double stomp, covers, scores the pinfall and Balor and Joe win the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament. After the match, Cody Rhodes, Dustin Rhodes and the rest of the Rhodes Family present Samoa Joe and Finn Balor with the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Trophy.

- Bayley defeated Sasha Banks, 3 Falls to 2, in a 30-Minute Iron Woman Match, to retain the NXT Women's Championship: Sasha takes the 1-0 lead after both Bayley and Sasha nearly take out the referee. During the chaos, Sasha pokes Bayley in the eye and rolls her up for the pinfall. Bayley ties the score at 1-1, after Sasha goes to the top rope. Bayley rips Sasha off the ropes and hits Bayley-To-Belly for the pinfall. Sasha takes the 2-1 lead, after brawling with Bayley on the floor.

Sasha talks trash to Bayley's family at ringside and then tosses Bayley into the LED board on the NXT stage. Sasha skips around the ring as Bayley gets counted out. Bayley ties things up at 2 after Sasha applies a crab submission. Bayley reaches the bottom rope to break the submission and pulls a pinfall out of no where. The match closes out with Sasha getting a near fall with a Sasha-To-Belly. Bayley kicks out, but gets put right into the Bank Statement submission. Bayley tries to escape, but Sasha continues to re-apply the submission. Bayley finally escapes by slamming Sasha's injured hand into the mat, forcing her to break the hold. Bayley applies an arm bar submission and then modifies it into the Rings Of Saturn submission.

Sasha fights the pain and refuses to tap out, until Bailey starts kicking Sasha repeatedly in the back of the head, which forces Sasha to tap out. Time expires and Bayley wins 3-2 to retain the NXT Women's Championship. After the match, Triple H, Stephanie McMahon and the whole NXT locker room come out. Triple H and Stephanie group hug the girls and give them both flowers for putting on one hell of a main event to close out the show.

#WCW 4.15.15: Dana Brooke (@DanaBrookeWWE)

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