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, DEFIANT 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
*** WWE ***
- Rich Swann Arrested: Last weekend, 205 Live superstar Rich Swann was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and battery, according to reports in Florida. Alachua County's Sheriff in Florida said the 26 year old faces allegations of kidnap/false imprisonment of an adult and battery. Kidnapping and false imprisonment in Florida is a third degree felony, punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Battery is a first degree misdemeanour in Florida, with penalties of up to one year in jail or 12 months probation and a $1,000 fine.
- Rich Swann Suspended: After the announcement of Rich Swann being arrested, WWE immediately announced that Swann was suspended indefinitely. WWE has a zero tolerance for matters involving domestic violence. Rich Swann was scheduled to face Drew Gulak on Monday Night RAW this week in a #1 Contenders Match, but those plans will obviously change.
- Christmas Title Match Rumors: According to sources, WWE may be planning a huge WWE Intercontinental Championship Match for Christmas Night on Monday Night RAW. As of right now rumors are stating that Roman Reigns will be defending his WWE Intercontinental Championship against John Cena.
- WWE Signs Superstar From Kuwait: WWE announced by Twitter that they made history and signed their first ever Kuwaiti wrestler, Nasser Alruwayeh, to a performer's contract. Triple H was part of the reveal process along with Shadia Bseiso who was the first Arab woman from the Middle East to sign with the company.
- Porn Star Takes Shots At WWE: Mia Khalifa is currently stirring the pot with the world of professional wrestling. The former adult film star recently made comments about Ronda Rousey jumping to the WWE. Mia stated that Ronda was committing career suicide by jumping to professional wrestling.
Mia stated the following: "This is where her career will go to die. I have no respect for the WWE, it's not a real sport. It's embarrassing. That's embarrassing, though, to go from real fights to wearing a sequin unitard to pretending to fight."
Hurricane Helms stated the following on Twitter about Mia's comments: "I'm not gonna get upset that a porn star doesn't respect Pro Wrestling. She's entitled to her opinion. Our bodies take a pounding and well... so does hers."
** 205 Live Recap **
- Ariya Daivari vs. Cedric Alexander: The first match of the night saw Zo Train member Daivari battle Alexander in a one on one match. Alexander will battle Drew Gulak next week in a #1 Contender match to determine who will go on and battle Enzo Amore for his WWE Cruiserweight Championship. Gulak is at ringside and guarantees he's defeated Alexander next week. Gulak gets involved and clotheslines Alexander outside while the referee is distracted. Gulak tells Daivari to get off the top rope, but Daivari leaps anyway and gets a near fall splash on Alexander. Alexander hits the Lumbar Check on Daivari and scores the pinfall.
- Jack Gallagher vs. Kalisto: The second match of the night saw Gallagher battle Kalisto. This match focused on Brian Kendrick and Jack Gallagher being angry that Kalisto keeps being handed opportunity after opportunity while they are passed over. Kalisto hurricanranas Gallagher into the mat. Gallagher tries to cheat with a thumb into Kalisto's eye and then a headbutt. Kalisto wraps up Gallagher in a rollup and scores the pinfall. After the match, Kendrick attacks and chop blocks Kalisto. Gran Metalik hits the ring and helps Kalisto fight off his attackers.
- Enzo Amore vs. Tony Nese: The main event of the show saw Enzo Amore battle fellow Zo Train member Tony Nese. Enzo has accused Drew Gulak, Tony Nese and Ariya Daivari of forming a faction behind Enzo's back, which all three denied. Enzo singled out Nese for this match, after Nese told Enzo to calm down. Before the match even begins, Enzo trash talks Nese, making Nese angry. Ariya Daivari then jumps in and attacks Nese from behind. Enzo and Daivari beat down Nese and remind him to know his place on the Zo Train. Enzo then orders Drew Gulak to help with the beat down. Gulak goes nose to nose with Enzo and finally backs down by kicking Nese in the face. Enzo orders Gulak to continue beating down Nese and then finally hits the JawDoneZo on Nese to end the show.
** Tribute To The Troops Recap **
- Lillian Garcia returned to sing the National Anthem.
- "Six Man Tag Team Match": The Shield defeated Samoa Joe, Sheamus and Cesaro, by pinfall after Roman Reigns spears Cesaro.
- "Triple Threat Match": Charlotte defeated Ruby Riot and Carmella. Charlotte trapped Ruby in the Figure Eight submission and got the tap out win.
- Cleveland's own, Machine Gun Kelly, made a special performance for the troops.
- "Eight Man Tag Team Match": The New Day and The Usos defeated Shelton Benjamin, Chad Gable, Rusev and Aiden English, by pinfall after The New Day hit the Midnight Hour.
- "Six Woman Tag Team Match": Absolution defeated Bayley, Mickie James and Sasha Banks, by pinfall after Paige hit the RamPaige on Mickie.
- "Six Man Tag Team Match": AJ Styles, Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Jinder Mahal, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, by pinfall after Nakamura hit the Kinshasa on Zayn.
- Announced WWE Pay Per Views For 2018:
** Jan. 28th: Royal Rumble, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
** Feb. 25th: Elimination Chamber (RAW), Las Vegas, Nevada.
** March 11th: Fastlane (SDL), Columbus, Ohio.
** April 8th: Wrestlemania 34, New Orleans, Louisiana.
** May 6th: Backlash (RAW), Newark, New Jersey.
** May 27th: Payback (SDL), Baltimore, Maryland.
** June 17th: Money In The Bank, Chicago, Illinois.
** July 15th: Battleground (RAW), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
** Aug. 19th: SummerSlam, Brooklyn, New York.
** Sept. 16th: Extreme Rules (RAW), San Antonio, Texas.
** Sept. 30th: Hell In A Cell (SDL), Nashville, Tennessee.
** Oct. 21st: TLC (RAW), Boston, Massachusetts.
** Nov. 18th: Survivor Series, Los Angeles, California.
** Dec. 16th: Clash of Champions, San Jose, California.
*** NXT ***
- Shayna Baszler Coming Soon: This past week, NXT revealed that the spade vignettes from the past few weeks is indeed MMA fighter Shayna Baszler. Baszler will be making her debut very soon.
** Jan. 27th: NXT Takeover: Philadelphia.
** April 6th: NXT Takeover: New Orleans.
** June 16th: NXT Takeover: Chicago.
** Aug. 18th: NXT Takeover: Brooklyn 4.
** Nov. 17th: NXT Takeover: WarGames 2, Los Angeles.
** Impact TV Recap **
- "Triple Threat, #1 Contenders Match": Allie defeated Sienna and KC Spinelli. Sienna goes for the AK47 on KC, but Allie sneaks in a rollup on Sienna for the pinfall.
- Taiji Ishimori and Dezmond Xavier defeated Trevor Lee and Caleb Konley, by pinfall after Ishimori rolls up Lee for the pinfall.
- "Six Man Tag Team Match": Alberto El Patron, Johnny Impact and Petey Williams defeated Eli Drake, Chris Adonis and Kongo Kong, by pinfall after Impact hits Starship Pain, but El Patron steals the pinfall after throwing Impact on the floor and hitting a splash.
- Moose and James Storm Promo: Moose and Storm say that American Top Team are pissing them off and Moose knows Bobby Lashley can't beat him one on one. Lashley and Dan Lambert interrupt and Lashley says he'll fight Moose anytime, anyplace, but on Lashley's time. Storm says he has no respect for Lambert and wants him in a one on one match. Lambert says Storm's love for wrestling makes him sick. Lambert says he'll wrestle Storm only if Storm puts his career on the line because Storm is an Impact original and Lambert wants to cut the head off of the snake. Storm accepts but only if Lambert and ATT leave Impact when Storm wins. Lambert spits in Storm's face as Lashley and Moose brawl to the back. KM tries to save Lambert, but gets a Last Call from Storm.
- "Impact Knockouts Championship Match": Laurel Van Ness defeated Rosemary, by pinfall to win the vacant title. Rosemary tries to mist Laurel in the face, but misses. Laurel uses the most on her hands to wipe in Rosemary's eyes to blind her. Laurel with the Unprettier on Rosemary for the pinfall.
- Sami Callihan and Konnan Face To Face: Callihan and Konnan agree to let LAX and oVe battle one more time for the tag team titles. Callihan says that if oVe win than LAX needs to leave Impact forever. Konnan agrees and then says that if oVe back out of the match than LAX will destroy everything that they love in Ohio.
*** RING OF HONOR *** *** ROH TV Recap **
- "ROH Television Championship Match": Kenny King (c) defeated Caprice Coleman, by pinfall to retain the title. Coleman countered the Royal Flush and shoved King into Shane Taylor. King hits a corkscrew plancha on Taylor and then the Royal Flush on Coleman for the pinfall. After the match, Punishment Martinez, Shane Taylor and Silas Young three on one attack King and then start brawling with each other.
- The Addiction Promo: The Addiction mock Rowe of War Machine for getting suspended 30 days for hitting a fan last week. Daniels demands that both Rowe and Hanson should be fired. Hanson hits the ring and attacks Daniels and Kazarian. Kazarian grabs a steel chair and unloads on Hanson. The Addiction tape Hanson to the ropes and then start cutting off his beard. Daniels goes to cut off Hanson's ear, but security hit the ring. The Addiction unload on security and then escape as Hanson gets free and chases them.
- The Briscoes/Bully Ray/Tommy Dreamer Face To Face: The Briscoes brag about ruining Bully's retirement speech, attacking Tommy Dreamer at one of his shows and trashing the 3D Wrestling School. Bully Ray and Dreamer appear, but are held back by security. ROH owner Jeff Koff tells Bully and Dreamer to back off. The Briscoes mock Bully and Dreamer for taking orders from Koff. Koff announces that Bully and Dreamer will battle The Briscoes at ROH Final Battle. Bully, Dreamer and The Briscoes brawl until security separates them.
- Matt Taven defeated Jay Lethal, by pinfall. Marty Scurll arrived and slid his umbrella into the ring. Lethal grabbed the umbrella, tossed it at Scurll and talked trash to him. Taven rolls up Lethal during the distraction and scores the pinfall.
- Cody Rhodes vs. Dalton Castle Final Battle Contract Signing: Cody arrived with meats, cheeses and champagne and told Castle to try them. Cody is questioned on not taking Castle seriously and Cody says he'd rather drink champagne with his wife Brandi. Castle says he's breaking Cody's heart at Final Battle and all Cody is....is overdressed, overpaid and overrated. Cody and Castle both sign the contract and stare each other down to end the show.
*** NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING ***
- Chris Jericho Attacks Kenny Omega: This past week at the NJPW World Tag League Finals Show, Chris Jericho made a surprise appearance and attacked Kenny Omega from behind. Jericho laid Omega out with a Code Breaker and then unloaded on Omega, busting Omega open. Jericho then proceeded to hit a Code Breaker on NJPW official Don Callis after Callis attempted to check on Omega's condition.
- Kenny Omega Gets Revenge: After the vicious attack by Chris Jericho, Kenny Omega got his revenge by attacking Jericho while he was at a press conference, promoting Wrestle Kingdom 12 and talking about his attack on Omega. Omega tackled Jericho and unloaded on him behind the press conference table until NJPW officials and press were able to separate both men.
*** EVOLVE ***
** EVOLVE 96 Recap **
- Dominic Garrini defeated Joey Lynch, by submission with the Mighty Mouse.
- Kyle the Beast and Shane Mercer defeated Matt Knicks and Stevie Fierce, by pinfall with Moonsault and Battery by Mercer on to Fierce.
- Jarek 1:20 defeated Stephen Wolf, by pinfall with a Doctor Bomb lift drop into a DDT.
- Zack Sabre, Jr. defeated DJZ, by pinfall with the European Clutch.
- AR Fox defeated Jason Kincaid, by pinfall with Lo Mein Pain and a 450 Splash.
- Darby Allin defeated Austin Theory, by pinfall with Last Supper.
- "EVOLVE World Tag Team Championship Match": Catch Point (Jaka and “Hot Sauce” Tracy Williams)(c) vs. The WorkHorsemen (Anthony Henry and James Drake) ended in a No Contest, after The End invaded and beat everyone down.
- "No Rope Breaks Match": Matt Riddle defeated Fred Yehi, by submission with the Bromission.
- "WWN World Championship Match": Keith Lee (c) defeated WALTER, by pinfall with Ground Zero to retain his WWN World Championship.
** EVOLVE 97 Recap **
- Dominic Garrini defeated Craig Mitchell, by submission after trapping Mitchell in the Mighty Mouse submission. After the match, The End arrive and attack both men. Parrow tosses Garrini at Odinson who lays out Garrini with a Pounce. Parrow plants Mitchell with a Blue Thunder Bomb. The End hit a double team powerbomb on Mitchell before leaving.
- Matt Knicks and Stevie Fierce defeated Brandon Watts and Stephen Wolf, by pinfall with a double team Unprettier on Wolf.
- Jared 1:20 vs. Jason Kincaid went to a time limit draw.
- The WorkHorsemen (Anthony Henry and James Drake) defeated Kyle The Beast and Shane Mercer, by pinfall after Drake hit a moonsault on Mercer.
- AR Fox defeated DJZ, by pinfall with the Foxcatcher.
- Darby Allin defeated Keith Lee and "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams in a Triple Threat Match. Darby pins Williams with the Last Supper. Allin earns any match of his choosing in 2018. After the match, Stokely Hathaway calls Lee garbage and then begs for forgiveness as Lee stalks him. Williams attacks Lee with elbows, but Lee fights back with his own elbows. Jaka hits the ring, but eats a Lee lariat. Chris Dickinson hits the ring and drops Lee with a German suplex. Dickinson and Jaka pick Lee up and lay him out with the Death Trap.
- "FIP World Heavyweight Championship Match": Austin Theory defeated Fred Yehi (c), by pinfall to win the FIP World Heavyweight Championship. Yehi gets a near fall in the end, but Priscilla Kelly saves Theory by putting his foot on the ropes. Theory hits the single underhook fisherman spinning reverse STO and scores the pinfall to take the title.
- "No Rope Breaks Match": Matt Riddle defeated WALTER, by stoppage after Riddle unloads a non stop series of elbow strikes on WALTER until the referee stepped in and stopped the match. After the match, Riddle offers a hand shake, but WALTER lays Riddle out with a boot.
- "EVOLVE World Championship Match": Zack Sabre Jr. (c) defeated Jaka, by submission with a calf killer/stretch muffler combination submission. After the match, The End arrives and attacks. Chris Dickinson hits the ring and german suplexes Parrow and hits a Michinoku Driver on Odinson. Drennan has a steel chair and unloads on Jaka's knee, injuring it. Dickinson with a suicide dive on The End. Dickinson and Tracy Williams chase off The End to end the show.
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!
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 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 of the week goes to the WWE2K18 official theme song. It's "Kickstart My Heart" by Motley Crue.
*** WWE ***
- WWE TLC Highlights: If you missed last Sunday's WWE TLC pay per view, be sure to check out my recap of the show. Read about Kurt Angle's return to a WWE ring for the first time in 11 years, Alexa Bliss retaining her WWE RAW Women's Championship, Enzo Amore becoming a 2 time WWE Cruiserweight Champion and the dream match of the night, Finn Balor vs. AJ Styles.
- WWE Survivor Series News: It was announced this week on RAW that this year's WWE Survivor Series as expected will be a RAW vs. Smackdown Live show. All RAW champions will battle Smackdown Live champions in matches. Also there will be a men's and women's 5-On-5 Elimination style match.
- Smackdown Live Fires First Shots: If you missed RAW this past Monday, check out my recap of the show and read about how Smackdown Live invaded and took over RAW.
- Health Updates: With the past mumps scare that has hit the RAW locker room this past week, WWE have forced all WWE superstars to get shots to fight mumps whether they have the illness or not. Roman Reigns, Bray Wyatt and Bo Dallas, who have caught the mumps illness have been rumored to be uncleared to wrestle until the beginning of November. WWE is taking safe precautions and will be monitoring Reigns, Dallas and Wyatt thoroughly until clearing them to return to work.
- Nia Jax News: As reported a few weeks back, Nia Jax had walked out of the company for personal reasons. This week reports are saying that Nia was upset with the fact that WWE originally scheduled her to lose to Sasha Banks at WWE TLC and also Nia has been upset with her paycheck and felt that she deserved more money.
** 205 Live Recap ** This week's main event saw WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore defend his title against Kalisto.
- Rich Swann and Cedric Alexander vs. Noam Dar and Tony Nese: The match closes out with Brian Kendrick and Jack Gallagher appearing. Swann kicks Dar and then hits a Phoenix Splash on him. Alexander hits the Lumbar Check and scores the pinfall.
Winners: Rich Swann and Cedric Alexander, by pinfall
- After the match, Gallagher says they're not here to fight, there here to recruit Alexander. Gallagher and Kendrick try to talk Alexander into dumping Swann and joining them. Kendrick and Gallagher inform Swann they're coming for him next week and Alexander needs to decide if he's in or out on joining them.
- Drew Gulak Promo: Gulak is still angry that his Power Point Presentation was dropped from WWE TLC. Gulak says he's staging a protest tonight and 205 Live is officially over. Gran Metalik interrupts and heads to the ring for their match.
- Drew Gulak vs. Gran Metalik: The match closes out with Metalik hitting a super hurricanrana on Gulak. Metalik catches Gulak on his shoulders, but Gulak counters and traps Metalik in a Dragon Sleeper for the tap out win.
Winner: Drew Gulak, by submission.
- After the match, Gulak tries to attack Metalik some more, but Akira Tozawa hits the ring and sends Gulak to the floor with a kick.
- Backstage, Kalisto is interviewed. Kalisto says he's confident that he'll beat Enzo Amore tonight and win back the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
- "WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match": Enzo Amore (c) vs. Kalisto: The match closes out with Enzo trying to run but gets kicked in the head and dropped with a tornado DDT. Kalisto goes to the top rope, but Enzo kicks the referee into Kalisto and takes the DQ.
Winner: Kalisto, by DQ. Enzo Amore retains the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
- After the match, Kalisto tries to attack Enzo, but officials try to hold Kalisto back. Enzo escapes to the 205 Live stage and gloats that he's still the champion....how you doin'.
*** NXT ***
- NXT WarGames News: This past week the Fatal Four Way Match for the vacant NXT Women's Championship was made official. It'll be Kairi Sane vs. Ember Moon vs. Peyton Royce vs. Nikki Cross. Also next week on NXT TV, NXT World Champion Drew McIntyre will sign a contract to defend his title against Andrade "Cien" Almas.
- Shawn Michaels and Johnny Gargano Make A Challenge: NXT Trainer Shawn Michaels and NXT superstar Johnny Gargano recently recorded a video together stating that they'd both be at NXT WarGames. Michaels and Gargano agreed to face each other one on one in an ab off challenge to see who has the better looking abs come WarGames. It's unknown if this will be shown on the actual pay per view or just a Pre-Show off live TV challenge.
*** Impact Wrestling ***
** Impact TV Recap ** This week Impact was taped in different cities for each match.
** Irapuato, Mexico **
- James Storm and Ethan Carter vs. Texano and Fantasma: The match closes out with Fantasma countering the One Percenter and hitting a compact driver on EC3. Texano tries to take the pinfall, which upsets Fantasma, who kicks Texano. Storm hits the Last Call on Fantasma and scores the pinfall.
Winners: James Storm and Ethan Carter, by pinfall.
- Backstage, Eli Drake is interrupted by Dutch Mantell, who asks Drake why he's not answering marketing calls. Drake says that there's 50 other dummies that work for Impact that can worry about that.
- Backstage, Dutch Mantell complains to Jim Cornette and Scott D'Amore about Eli Drake. Cornette says that if Drake loses the Impact World Heavyweight Championship at Bound For Glory then there problems will be over.
** Windsor, Ontario, Canada **
- "Impact World Tag Team Championship Match": oVe (c) vs. Phil Atlas and Brent Banks: The match closes out with Banks getting an elbow drop for a near fall. Dave Crist counters a hurricanrana, allowing Jake Crist to hit a super kick. oVe hit there double team finisher to score the pinfall and retain their titles.
Winners: oVe, by pinfall, to retain the Impact World Tag Team Championship.
- Backstage, Eli Drake ignores interview requests and walks off.
** Tokyo, Japan **
- "GHC World Heavyweight Championship Match": Eddie Edwards (c) vs Naomichi Marufuji: The match closes out with Edwards hitting a hurricanrana and follows that with a Boston Knee Party for a near fall. Edwards gets another near fall with a sitdown tiger bomb. Edwards finally scores the pinfall on Marufuji with Die Hard Flowsion.
Winner: Eddie Edwards, by pinfall to retain the GHC World Heavyweight Championship.
- Backstage, oVe says they need to bring their family to fight LAX’s family.
- Backstage, Eli Drake again turns down an interview because he's too busy.
** Windsor, Ontario, Canada **
- "Fatal Four Way Match": Petey Williams vs. Tarik vs. Keomia vs Idris Abraham: The match closes out with Williams suicide diving onto Keomia. Williams lands a head scissor into a russian leg sweep. Tarik hits a Detonation Kick on Keomia. Williams hits the Canadian Destroyer on Tarik for the pinfall.
Winner: Petey Williams, by pinfall.
** Impact Zone **
- Johnny Impact and Garza Jr. vs Eli Drake and Chris Adonis: The match closes out with Drake and Adonis double teaming Garza. Impact tags in and hits a corkscrew splash on Adonis. Adonis goes after Impact but accidentally knocks Drake off the apron. Impact rolls up Adonis and scores the pinfall.
Winners: Johnny Impact and Garza Jr., by pinfall.
** Tijuana, Mexico **
- "Impact X Division Championship Match": Trevor Lee (c) vs. Ultimo Ninja: The match closes out with Ninja hitting a drop kick and goes for a moonsault on Lee. Lee counters by getting a leg up. Lee hits a double foot stomp on Ninja and scores the pinfall to retain his title.
Winner: Trevor Lee, by pinfall, to retain the Impact X Division Championship.
** Impact Zone **
- Moose w/Steffan Bonnar vs Bobby Lashley: The match closes out with Dan Lambert entering the ring and hitting Moose in the head with a trophy. Lashley charges and nails Moose with a spear. Stephen Bonnar hits the ring, nails Lashley with a knee and then a clothesline. American Top Team hits the ring and goes to attack. Moose grabs a steel chair and fights everyone off. Moose power bombs one of American Top Team's guys over the ropes onto the rest of the team.
Winner: Moose, by DQ.
- After the match, Moose and Lashley agree to a Six Sides Of Steel Cage Tag Team Match against each other at Bound For Glory.
- Jeff Jarrett Let Go From Impact Wrestling: Two months ago, Impact Wrestling put Jeff Jarrett on an indefinite leave of absence from his position with the company to focus on personal matters. This week, Impact Wrestling announced that they have officially released Jeff Jarrett from Impact Wrestling. The following statement was released today by Impact Wrestling:
"Impact Wrestling announced today that it has terminated its business relationship with Jeff Jarrett and Global Force Entertainment Inc., effective immediately."
Impact again made it clear that they are also no longer promoting anything Global Force Wrestling related.
- Jeff Jarrett Enters Rehab: It was reported this week that Jeff Jarrett was at a wrestling show in Canada and was passed out drunk backstage. After waking up he insisted on wrestling his match while intoxicated, but was forced off the show by the promotion. Pro Wrestling Sheet recently reported that Jarrett has finally entered rehab and is looking to get help for his current alcohol abuse problem he has. Rumors have said that the rehab he's entered is a rehab sponsored by the WWE. Best wishes to Jarrett and his family and hopefully he can defeat this disease.
- Reno Scum Finished: The tag team known as Reno Scum that entered Impact Wrestling on the first episode of the GFW introduction have cut ties and exited Impact Wrestling already.
*** RING OF HONOR ***
** ROH TV Recap **
- Marty Scurll vs. Jay White: The match closes out with Scurll going for his umbrella, which he tossed to White. White gives it to the referee and gets a low blow from Scurll as the referee turns his back to get rid of it. Scurll cradles White and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Marty Scurll, by pinfall.
- The Addiction Promo: Christopher Daniels says that Jay Lethal is horrible when it comes to catering to the fans. Daniels says they'll solve that issue by putting Lethal on the shelf. Kazarian tells Kushida that he should stop hanging out with guys like Lethal and worship The Addiction.
- Jay Lethal Promo: Lethal says that he proudly represents ROH and he's sick of The Addiction spitting on ROH’s legacy. Lethal says The Addiction has cost him too much and he'll put an end to everything The Addiction represents in order to focus on regaining the world title.
- The Dawgs (Will Ferrara and Rhett Titus) vs. The Tempura Boyz (Sho and Yo): The match closes out with Yo hitting an enziguri on Titus, Sho with a lung blower on Titus and Yo with a kick to the face for a near fall. Titus lands a big boot on Yo. The Dawgs hit Yo with Who Let The Dogs Out and scores the pinfall.
Winners: The Dawgs, by pinfall.
- The Bullet Club Promo: Cody Rhodes brags about signing the most lucrative contract in ROH history. Hangman Adam Page, Marty Scurll and The Young Bucks laugh hysterically after Cody is asked how big is it.
- "Four Corner Survival Match To Determine A #1 Contender To The ROH World Television Championship": Shane Taylor vs. Chuckie T vs. Punishment Martinez vs. Mark Briscoe: The match closes out with Taylor hitting a knockout punch on Martinez. Chuckie T hits a piledriver on Taylor. Briscoe hits the Death Valley Driver on Chuckie T and then the Froggy Bow to score the pinfall.
Winner: Mark Briscoe, by pinfall.
- After the match, Jay Briscoe hits the ring and asks Mark Briscoe if they're still a tag team or if he's going solo and would rather hang out with a Dudley. Jay and Mark argue back and forth to end the show.
*** NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING ***
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 Poster Revealed: This past week NJPW officially released this year's poster for Wrestle Kingdom 12. You can check that out below.
*** EVOLVE ***
- Keith Lee Wins The WWN World Championship: If you missed EVOLVE 94, Keith Lee defeated Matt Riddle in a Last Man Standing Match to become the new WWN World Champion.
- Full Impact Pro Invades EVOLVE: After the Chris Dickinson vs. Jason Kincaid match concluded at EVOLVE 94, The End (Odinson, Drennen and Parrow) from FIP arrived and beat down both Dickinson and Kincaid. Later in the night, The End would return to beat down Brandon Watts and Darby Allin after their matches. The next night at EVOLVE 95, The End arrived again and beat down Shane Mercer, Mikey Webb and then started a huge brawl with the EVOLVE locker room emptying out to end the show.
** EVOLVE 94 Recap **
- Dominic Garrini defeated Rayo, by submission with a Kimura Lock.
- Chris Dickinson defeated Jason Kincaid, by pinfall with a Pazuzu Bomb into a jackknife pin.
- Austin Theory defeated Brandon Watts, by pinfall with the TKO.
- Darby Allin defeated Jarek 1:20, by pinfall with The Last Supper.
- "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams defeated Fred Yehi, by submission with a guillotine choke.
- Jaka defeated Zack Sabre Jr., by pinfall with a sitdown power bomb.
- "WWN World Championship, Last Man Standing Match": Keith Lee defeated Matt Riddle (c) to win the title. Lee hit an Avalanche Ground Zero on Riddle to put him down for the 10 count.
** EVOLVE 95 Recap **
- Shane Mercer defeated Mikey Webb, by pinfall with Moonsault and Battery.
- Jarek 1:20 defeated Brandon Webb, by pinfall with a Canadian DDT.
- Dominic Garrini defeated Cyrus Satin, by submission with a cross arm breaker.
- Austin Theory defeated Jason Kincaid, by pinfall with the TKO.
- Keith Lee defeated Darby Allin, by pinfall with a Spirit Bomb.
- "EVOLVE World Tag Team Championship, Triple Threat Elimination Match": Doom Patrol (c) defeated The Ugly Ducklings and The GymNasty Boys to retain their titles.
- "PAPW World Heavyweight Championship Match": Richard Holliday (c) defeated RJ Rude, by pinfall with the Market Crash to retain his title.
- Fred Yehi defeated Matt Riddle, by referee stoppage to the Koji Clutch submission.
- "EVOLVE World Championship Match": Zack Sabre Jr. (c) defeated "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams, by pinfall with the European Clutch to retain his title.
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!
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, GFW, ROH, Lucha Underground, NJPW, House of Hardcore, NWA, ICW, CZW, FIP, PWG, AAW, EVOLVE, PROGRESS, SHINE, SHIMMER 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 dedicated to the new WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore.
*** WWE ***
- Enzo Amore Wins Gold: If you missed WWE No Mercy last Sunday, Enzo Amore defeated Neville to become the new WWE Cruiserweight Champion.
- Asuka's Debut: This past weekend at WWE No Mercy it was announced that Asuka will make her official debut with RAW at WWE TLC in four weeks.
- Jeff Hardy Injury: Sources have stated this past week that Jeff Hardy may be taking some time off soon for a nagging shoulder injury. Sources are also saying that the shoulder injury may require surgery and it's unknown when Hardy plans to take time off for the surgery.
- Mike and Maria Kanellis Expecting: Mike and Maria Kanellis announced this past week that Maria is with child and they will be expecting their first born some time around Wrestlemania season.
- The Club Make A Challenge: This past week, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson went to Twitter and challenged The Rock N Roll Express to a tag team match at WWE Starrcade in November. Ricky Morton responded back and is all for the match.
** 205 Live Recap ** This week's main event saw Neville battle Ariya Daivari in one on one action.
- Enzo Amore Promo: Enzo comes out on a crutch after his ass kicking on RAW. Enzo says he's a star and a champion despite getting beat down on RAW. Enzo mocks Neville and says Neville has to look in the mirror every morning and see that he's an ugly man. Enzo says his mother was in the crowd and cried when he got beat down on RAW. Enzo reminds everyone that he had a no contact clause, Neville attacked him and then the entire 205 Live roster attacked him after RAW. Enzo announces that it looks like he's going to be the WWE Cruiserweight Champion for a long time because there is no one left to defend it against, to end the segment.
- Akira Tozawa vs. Tony Nese: The match closes out with Tozawa landing chops, a hurricanrana and a side suplex for a near fall. Nese rolls outside, but gets hit with a Tozawa suicide dive. Tozawa and Nese trade shots, Nese gets a near fall and then Nese drills Tozawa with a kick. Tozawa drops Nese, heads to the top rope, hits the senton splash and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Akira Tozawa, by pinfall.
- After the match, Drew Gulak marches around the ring and starts another protest. Gulak informs Tozawa that he's breaking Gulak's rules for a better 205 Live. Tozawa connects with a kick to shut up Gulak and sends him outside.
- Backstage, Ariya Daivari apologizes to Enzo for what happened to him on RAW, but Enzo doesn't accept the apology. Daivari says it was peer pressure from Neville that made him do it. Daivari continues to hype up Enzo as the next big thing, but Enzo says that Daivari has to prove himself. Enzo agrees to be in Daivari's corner tonight against Neville so Daivari can prove himself.
- TJ Perkins vs. Lince Dorado: The match never happens as Rich Swann hits the ring and beats down TJP. TJP escapes and retreats through the crowd.
Winner: No Contest.
- Backstage, Brian Kendrick and Jack Gallagher plot their next attack on Cedric Alexander.
- Neville vs. Ariya Daivari: The match closes out with Daivari placing Neville in the tree of woe and hitting a reverse cutter. Neville returns and drops Daivari. Neville goes outside and goes after Enzo Amore. Daivari connects with a baseball slide on Neville while distracted. Neville finally catches Daivari and locks him in the Rings of Saturn submission for the tap out win.
Winner: Neville, by submission.
- After the match, Enzo attacks and smacks Neville with his crutch repeatedly. Enzo talks trash as he ground and pounds Neville. Officials finally pull Enzo off Neville to end the show.
*** GFW Impact Wrestling ***
** Impact TV Recap ** This week's show was the made for TV Victory Road event. The main event of the show saw Eli Drake defend his Impact World Heavyweight Championship against Johnny Impact.
- "Impact X Division Championship Match": Trevor Lee (c) vs. Petey Williams: The match closes out with Williams hitting a suicide dive on Caleb Konley outside and then hits the Canadian Destroyer on Lee. Konley pulls the referee out of the ring to stop the pinfall and the referee tosses Konley from ringside. While the referee is distracted, Lee grabs the title and nails Williams with it, but gets a near fall. Lee counters another Canadian Destroyer and hits a double foot stomp on Williams to score the pinfall and retain the title.
Winner: Trevor Lee, by pinfall, to retain the Impact X Division Championship.
- At LAX's lair, they mock oVe and look forward to more partying after their match tonight.
- "Six Women Tag Team Match": Rosemary, Gail Kim, and Allie vs. Taya Valkyrie, Sienna, and Taryn Terrell: The match closes out with Taryn in control and beating down Gail. Taya tags in and goes for the Road To Valhalla on Gail, but Gail counters with a DDT. Allie and Taryn both tag in and Allie unloads with a series of clotheslines and a corner drop kick. Sienna tries to get involved, but gets attacked and suplexed by Rosemary. Allie traps Taryn in a submission as Sienna blind tags in without Allie noticing. Taya takes Rosemary out on the floor as Sienna rolls up Allie, puts her feet on the ropes for leverage and scores the pinfall.
Winners: Sienna, Taya Valkyrie and Taryn Terrell, by pinfall.
- Backstage, Eli Drake says Johnny Impact will not take his title tonight. Tomorrow the papers will read that Slam Town is burning.
- At a restaurant, Grado is seen sleeping at a restaurant before awaking. Grado tells Joseph Park that he has had him working so hard with this new schedule. Grado gets his first paycheck from Park and appears to be disappointed with what he was paid.
- Backstage, Johnny Impact hypes his title match tonight and taking Eli Drake to Slam Town.
- James Storm Promo: Storm says he doesn't appreciate the wrestlers from AAA coming in and disrespecting him. Texano Jr. interrupts and Storm dares him to make a move. Texano tries to attack, but gets beat down by Storm. El Hijo del Fantasma hits the ring and helps Texano beat down Storm. Texano takes out Storm with his rope and whips Storm with it. Fantasma declares AAA the better organization as Texano grabs Storm's beer bottle. Ethan Carter hits the ring and saves Storm from the bottle attack and clears the ring. Storm and EC3 go face to face, show hesitation of trust, but then finally shake hands.
- In Jim Cornette's office, James Storm gets a tag team match made official for next week. It'll be Storm/EC3 vs. Texano/Fantasma.
- "Impact World Tag Team Championship Match": LAX (c) vs. oVe: The match closes out with Santana heading to the top rope, but gets caught by Dave Crist and oVe turns it into a superplex/power bomb combo for a near fall. Ortiz breaks up the pinfall and gets attacked by oVe. Ortiz fights back and delivers a super kick to both oVe guys. Ortiz picks up Jack Crist and hits a DVD right on top of Dave in the corner. Santana goes to the top rope, but gets tossed outside and lands on the steel steps. Jake hits a spinning kick on Ortiz and Dave follows with a DDT to score the pinfall and win the titles.
Winners: oVe, by pinfall, to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship.
- At American Top Team's training facility, Bobby Lashley's coach mocks Impact Wrestling and says Lashley will reach his full potential now that he's fully focused on MMA.
- Backstage, Johnny Impact, Scott D'Amore, and Dezmond Xavier congratulate oVe on their title victory.
- "Impact World Championship Match": Eli Drake (c) vs. Johnny Impact: The match closes out with Drake accidentally taking out the referee with a clothesline. Impact lands a kick and calls for a new referee as Chris Adonis slides the title to Drake. Drake hits Impact with the title, but gets a near fall as the second referee arrives. Drake knocks out the second referee as Adonis gets in the ring and helps Drake beat down Impact. Drake swings the title again, misses Impact and nails Adonis. Impact plants Drake face first into the title and covers as the first referee returns. Drake just kicks out at two and a half. Impact leaps off the top rope, but Drake shoves the referee into his path, causing Impact to switch coarse to avoid the referee. Drake kicks Impact below the belt, hits Gravy Train and scores the pinfall to retain his title.
Winner: Eli Drake, by pinfall, to retain the Impact World Championship
- After the match, Drake and Adonis beat down Impact, but Garza Jr. hits the ring to make the save. LAX suddenly hit the ring and beat down Garza and Impact. LAX attack officials and Konnan shoves a fan as Impact ends in chaos.
*** RING OF HONOR ***
** ROH TV Recap ** This week, ROH held a 20 Man Ring of Honor Rumble, with the winner receiving a future ROH World Heavyweight Championship match.
- Josh Woods vs. QT Marshall: The match closes out with Woods hitting a series of Superman Punches on Marshall, an overhead belly to belly, and a near fall running knee strike. Marshall with an enziguri and then takes Woods up top. Woods counters out and german suplexes Marshall off the top rope. Marshall power bombs Woods, but Woods counters with a triangle lock submission. Woods turns the triangle into a knee bar submission and gets the tap out win.
Winner: Josh Woods, by submission.
- Caprice Coleman Interviews Mark Briscoe: Mark talks about The Briscoes and Bully Ray splitting up and how his brother Jay is in a dark place. Caprice accuses Bully Ray of taking away The Briscoes' thunder. Mark says The Briscoes aren't going anywhere, but Jay may need an attitude adjustment.
- The 20 Man Ring of Honor Rumble: Cody Rhodes was on commentary for this match. The match closes out with Glacier returning at #20. Glacier unloads chops as War Machine eliminates Taylor. Glacier unloads on War Machine, but War Machine toss out Glacier and Chris Sabin. Bully Ray eliminates both War Machine men and we're down to Bully Ray, Kazarian, Jay Lethal and Flip Gordon as the final four. Flip and Bully trade shots. Flip attempts a springboard, but gets eliminated by Kaz. Lethal and Kaz brawl to the top rope where Lethal sends Kaz flying off. Bully and Lethal deliver the Whazzz Up on Kaz. Bully and Lethal go face to face, but Kaz eliminates Bully. Lethal almost eliminates Kaz and then hits the Lethal Combination. Christopher Daniels hits the ring and distracts the referees as Lethal hits the Lethal Injection and eliminates Kaz. Kaz gets back in the ring unnoticed by all as Lethal hits the Lethal Injection on Daniels. Kaz grabs Lethal and tosses him to the floor for the elimination and the victory.
Winner: Kazarian
- Cody Rhodes Signs A New Contract: Ring of Honor announced this past week that Cody Rhodes has finally signed a new contract with ROH. Cody tweeted out on Twitter that it was a contract that will keep him around for years to come.
- The Bullet Club Fake An Invasion: This past Monday, Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks, Marty Scurll and Hangman Adam Page were all at an autograph signing at Hot Topic in the same city WWE was at. The Bullet Club called out the WWE and even posed outside of the arena where WWE held RAW this week and threatened a takeover.
- The Young Bucks Served A Cease And Desist: This past week, the WWE served The Young Bucks a cease and desist order on the brothers for using and making money off of the "too sweet" hand gesture. WWE claims to own the copyright and have ordered The Bucks to stop using the hand gesture.
* Death Before Dishonor XV Recap * Last weekend ROH returned with their pay per view, Death Before Dishonor. All of ROH's titles were on the line in this jam packed card.
- "#1 Contenders, Six Man Tag Team Match": The Kingdom vs. The Briscoes and Bully Ray: The winner of this match was scheduled to battle Hangman Adam Page and The Young Bucks for the ROH Six Man Tag Team Championship later in the evening. The match closes out with Marseglia missing a senton as Jay Briscoe gets the knees up and tags in Mark. Marseglia swings at Mark and accidentally nails Taven. Bully Ray comes in, grabs Marseglia and drills him with the Bully Bomb. TK tries to get involved, but gets planted with a death valley driver. Bully places TK on his shoulders as Mark flies off the top rope, hitting the Doomsday Device. The Briscoes and Bully score the pinfall and advance to the title match later.
Winners: The Briscoes and Bully Ray, by pinfall, to become the new #1 Contenders to the ROH Six Man Tag Team Championship.
- After the match, Jay Briscoe looks irritated that he wasn't included in the finish of the match and throws a steel chair in TK O'Ryan's face.
- Marty Scurll vs. Chuckie T: The match closes out with Scurll kicking Chuckie off the top rope and then snaps Chuckie's fingers. Scurll hooks Chuckie on the ropes, hits a superplex, but Chuckie counters into a near fall on the landing. Chuckie hits the Awful Waffle on Scurll and gets another near fall. Scurll gets into a heated argument with the referee and they begin shoving each other. Chuckie gets a near fall rollup on Scurll during the confrontation. Scurll finally traps Chuckie in the Crossface Chicken Wing submission and gets the tap out win.
Winner: Marty Scurll, by submission.
- "Street Fight Match": Punishment Martinez vs. Jay White: Steel chairs, garbage cans and garbage can lids played a huge part throughout this street fight. The match closes out with White getting a near fall on Martinez with a judo throw off the top rope. White hits the Kiwi Crusher, but Martinez kicks out at two and a half. White grabs a handful of steel chairs and starts tossing them into the ring. White stacks six steel chairs into a pyramid and goes after Martinez. Martinez low blows White and then power bombs White through the pyramid of steel chairs. Martinez hits the Psycho Driver on White on the steel chairs and gets another near fall. Martinez is stunned that White kicked out and goes to grab a bag of thumb tacks. Martinez dumps the tacks all over the ring and then sets White up for a choke slam. White breaks the hold, collapses and tries to grab a steel chair to defend himself. Martinez slaps White in the face, choke slams White on top of the pile of thumb tacks and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Punishment Martinez, by pinfall.
- "ROH Six Man Tag Team Championship Match": The Young Bucks and Hangman Adam Page (c) vs. Bully Ray and The Briscoes: Adam Page arrives with his hands tied and mouth tapped, mocking the fact that he's not allowed to use the nickname "Hangman" anymore, taking away his freedom of speech. The match closes out with Bully brawling with Matt and Nick Jackson, but falls victim to the Superkick Party, sending Bully outside. Page and Mark Briscoe brawl on the floor as The Bucks set Bully up for an aerial assault. Bully counters out and drills Nick with a mid air Bully Cutter. Bully holds Matt for Whazzz Up and Mark hits it, flying off the top rope. Bully calls for a table as Jay Briscoe goes to retrieve it. Jay returns, but shockingly turns and throws the table into Bully's face, knocking Bully out. Mark is stunned and asks his brother why he did that. As Mark and Jay face off, Page quickly covers Bully and scores the pinfall to retain the titles.
Winners: The Young Bucks and Hangman Adam Page, by pinfall, to retain the ROH Six Man Tag Team Championship.
- After the match, Jay tells Mark that they are the best damn tag team in the world, but they can't be that with Bully Ray holding them down. Jay walks out on his brother as Mark checks on Bully.
- "ROH Television Championship Match": Kushida (c) vs. Kenny King: The match closes out with King unloading a slap on Kushida, but gets trapped in the Hoverboard and driven into the mat. Kushida reapplies the Hoverboard Lock submission, but King is able to roll out of it to escape. Both men trade strikes back and forth until King hits a spine buster and both men lay knocked out. Both men are up and trade punches until King gets Kushida in an electric chair position. King counters the hurricanrana and hits the Royal Flush on Kushida. King covers, scores the pinfall and wins the title.
Winner: Kenny King, by pinfall, to win the ROH Television Championship.
- After the match, King celebrates with his daughter and gets a handshake from Kushida.
- "Last Man Standing Match": Silas Young vs. Jay Lethal: Very hectic match between these two, as weapons and tables came into play. The referee's belt came into play as Lethal whipped Young. Beer City Bruiser gets involved and helped Young with the 2 on 1 advantage. Bruiser misses a frog splash and crashes through a table. Lethal hits a modified cutter on Young through another table. Young is able to get the referees belt and a steel chair and beats Lethal with both. The match closes out with Lethal trying to tie Young to the ropes, but Lethal gets kicked into the referee, bumps heads and Lethal is busted open. Young hits Misery on Lethal, but Lethal is up before the 10 count. Young hits his version of the Lethal Injection, but Lethal beats the 10 count. Lethal hits the Lethal Injection on Young, but Young is up before the 10 count. Lethal lays Young on a table and climbs a ladder. Young is up, zip ties Lethal to the ladder and then trades punches. The ladder tips sending Lethal and Young crashing through a table. Both men are out cold, but Young just beats the 10 count and wins the match.
Winner: Silas Young, by knockout.
- "ROH World Tag Team Championship Match": The Young Bucks (c) vs. The Motor City Machine Guns: The match closes out with The Bucks unloading a super kick party and accidentally drop the referee too. Christopher Daniels and Kazarian hit the ring and attack The Guns. Daniels and Kazarian then attack The Bucks. The Guns and Bucks team up and chase Daniels and Kazarian from the ring. The Guns and Bucks continue the match and start brawling now that The Addiction are gone. The Bucks attempt More Bang For Your Buck, but it's countered. Matt Jackson gets released superplexed off the top rope allowing The Guns to score the pinfall and win the titles.
Winners: The Motor City Machine Guns, by pinfall, to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship.
- "ROH World Heavyweight Championship Match": Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki: The match closes out with Suzuki locking in an arm bar submission using the ropes for leverage. Suzuki releases and then unloads chops and a kick in the corner on Cody. Suzuki reapplies the arm bar submission, but Cody reaches the ropes this time. Cody drops Suzuki and then taunts the WWE's Daniel Bryan with his own "YES" chants. Suzuki attacks Cody and applies a series of different submissions. Suzuki applies the sleeper hold on Cody and then goes for a Gotch Piledriver. Cody counters, but Suzuki unloads more chops and punches. Cody drills Suzuki with a Beautiful Disaster Kick out of nowhere. Suzuki comes back and applies another sleeper hold submission. Cody is able to counter out and hit the Cross Rhodes to score the pinfall and retain his title.
Winner: Cody Rhodes, by pinfall, to retain the ROH World Heavyweight Championship.
- After the match, Cody makes Suzuki kiss his ring of honor before leaving. Suzuki knocks out an ROH official to close out the show.
*** Lucha Underground ***
** Ultima Lucha Tres Recap ** This week's episode of Lucha Underground was part 1 of the 4 part Ultima Lucha Tres season finale of Lucha Underground.
- "Texano's Contract On The Line: Texano vs. Famous B and Dr. Wagner Jr.: The match closes out with Famous B attacking Texano with his casted arm. Texano rips off the cast and tosses Famous B outside and into the steel steps. Texano with a senton on Wagner and then a power slam on Famous B, who tags back in. Texano hits a sit down power bomb on Wagner as Brenda tries to distract Texano. Texano grabs Brenda and plants a big kiss on her. Famous B rolls up Texano, grabs the ropes and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Famous B and Dr. Wagner Jr., by pinfall, winning Texano's Contract.
- "Hell Of War, 2 Out of 3 Falls Match": Dante Fox vs. Killshot:
- Match #1: First Blood Match: One point in the match, Fox smacks Killshot with a steel chair and hits a post moonsault while Killshot was laid on a ladder. More chairs and ladders come into play throughout the match. The match closes out with Fox landing a leg drop with chair on the face on Killshot. Fox grabs a sheet of glass and brings it to the ring. Fox with an enziguri, but Killshot returns with an Uranage. Fox hits the Lo Mein Pain on Killshot and then lays the sheet of glass on a stack of chairs. Both men fight up to the top rope where Fox back body drops Killshot right through the sheet of glass, ripping open Killshot's back and giving Fox the first fall.
- Match #2: No DQ Match: The match closes out with Fox hitting Lo Mein Pain on Killshot on a chair for a near fall. Fox lays Killshot on the ladder and hits a 450 splash. Killshot unloads a super kick and a DDT on Fox for a near fall. Killshot grabs a barbed wire board and places it in the corner. Killshot with a super kick, a series of running kicks and a double foot stomp on Fox for a near fall. Killshot powerbombs Fox into the barbed wire board and then hits the Storm Cradle Driver on the broken glass to score the pinfall and tie things at 1-1.
- Match #3: Medical Evac Match: Soldiers arrive with a stretcher and this match will basically be an ambulance match. Fox and Killshot brawl all over the arena and use the stretcher as a weapon as they get closer to the military ambulance. The match closes out with Killshot hitting a DVD on Fox, straps him to the stretcher and takes him to the military ambulance. Fox tries to escape, forcing Killshot to hit a double foot stomp on Fox while strapped on the stretcher. Fox escapes and brawls with Killshot into the crowd. Fox and Killshot brawl into the grand stand of the crowd and Fox chokes Killshot with a cable. Killshot busts a bottle over Fox's head causing Fox to fall off of the grand stand and land below through another sheet of glass laid out on a stack of chairs. Killshot picks up Fox and tosses him into the military ambulance to win 2-1.
Winner: Dante Fox, 2 falls to 1.
*** NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING ***
** Destruction In Kobe Recap ** NJPW returned with the last show of their Destruction tour. Kenny Omega, who's been battling a minor injury and actually had surgery on his knee, returned to defend his IWGP United States Championship against Juice Robinson.
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Hirai Kawato defeated Katsuya Kitamura and Tomoyuki Oka, by submission, after Tenzan locked Oka in an Anaconda Vice and got the tap out win.
Winners: Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Hirai Kawato, by submission.
- "Ten Man Tag Team Match": Togi Makabe, Tiger Mask, Jushin Thunder Liger, Ricochet and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Takashi Iizuka, Desperado, Taka Michinoku, Taichi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru, by pinfall, after Makabe hit the King Kong Knee on Michinoku.
Winners: Togi Makabe, Tiger Mask, Jushin Thunder Liger, Ricochet and Ryusuke Taguchi, by pinfall.
- Yoshi-Hashi and Hirooki Goto defeated Bad Luck Fale and Chase Owens, by pinfall, after Yoshi counters a package piledriver and hits Karma on Owens for the pinfall.
Winner: Yoshi-Hashi and Hirooki Goto, by pinfall.
- Baretta defeated Yujiro Takahashi, by pinfall, after Takahashi sent Baretta into the corner, but Baretta came back and hit a flying knee on Takahashi to score the pinfall.
Winner: Baretta, by pinfall.
- "IWGP Tag Team Championship, Triple Threat Match": The Killer Elite Squad defeated War Machine (c) and The Guerillas of Destiny, by pinfall, after TKS hits the Killer Bomb on Hanson and scores the pinfall to win the titles.
- Hiroshi Tanahashi and Michael Elgin defeated Kota Ibushi and David Finlay, by pinfall, after Elgin hits a lariat on Finlay then hits the Buckle Bomb and Elgin Bomb for the pinfall.
- After the match, Tanahashi and Ibushi had a stare down.
- "Six Man Tag Team Match": Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano and Rocky Romero defeated Tetsuya Naito, Sanada and Bushi, by pinfall, after Ishii hits the brain buster on Bushi.
- After the match, Ishii and Naito brawled.
- Kazuchika Okada and Will Ospreay defeated Evil and Hiromu Takahashi, by pinfall, after Okada hit the Rainmaker on Evil and Ospreay hit the Ozcutter on Takahashi for the pinfall.
- "IWGP United States Championship Match": Kenny Omega (c) defeated Juice Robinson, by pinfall. Omega kicked out of Pulp Friction, forcing Robinson to attempt another Pulp Friction. Omega counters into the One Winged Angel and scores the pinfall to retain his title.
*** EVOLVE ***
** EVOLVE 92 Recap ** EVOLVE was back in action this month with their usual double header weekend shows. EVOLVE 92 kicked off the weekend with the EVOLVE World Tag Team Champions The WorkHorsemen defending their titles against The Troll Boyz.
- Zack Sabre, Jr. defeated Jason Kincaid, by submission, with the Young Boy Killer.
- Austin Theory defeated Stephen Wolf, by pinfall, with the Theory KO.
- "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams defeated Darby Allin, by pinfall, with an eye rake, a lariat and a cheap pinfall.
- Fred Yehi defeated DJZ, by submission, with the Koji Clutch.
- Doom Patrol (Chris Dickinson and Jaka) defeated Keith Lee and Matt Riddle, by pinfall, with a Doctor Bomb into a folding press by Dickinson onto Riddle.
- "EVOLVE World Tag Team Championship Match": The Troll Boyz (ACH and "All Ego" Ethan Page) defeated The WorkHorsemen (Anthony Henry and James Drake) (c) by pinfall, after ACH hit the Buster Call on Henry to win the titles.
** EVOLVE 93 Recap ** EVOLVE returned for their second weekend show, EVOLVE 93. The main event of the show saw WWN World Champion Matt Riddle defend his title against "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams. Also EVOLVE World Champion Zack Sabre Jr. defended his title against Keith Lee.
- Fred Yehi defeated A Local Talent, by submission, with the Liu Kang bicycle kicks.
- Jason Kincaid defeated Anthony Henry, by submission, with Compassionate Release.
- Austin Theory defeated James Drake, by pinfall, with the Theory KO.
- "Freelance Championship, Fatal Four Way Match": Stevie Fierce (c) defeated Bryce Benjamin, GPA, and Matt Knicks, by pinfall, after Fierce hit the Unprettier on Benjamin.
- Darby Allin defeated DJZ, by pinfall, with the Last Supper.
- "EVOLVE World Tag Team Championship Match": Doom Patrol (Chris Dickinson and Jaka) defeated The Troll Boyz (ACH and “All Ego” Ethan Page)(c), by pinfall, with Death Trap on Page to win the titles.
- "EVOLVE World Championship Match": Zack Sabre, Jr. (c) defeated Keith Lee, by pinfall, after reversing Ground Zero into a pinfall to retain his title.
- "WWN World Championship, Anything Goes Match": Matt Riddle (c) defeated “Hot Sauce” Tracy Williams, by submission, with the Bromission retaining his title.
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** Theme Song Of The Week ** This week's theme song of the week is "Go For Broke" by Machine Gun Kelly. The song is this year's featured song for WWE SummerSlam 2017.
*** WWE ***
- Ric Flair Hospitalized: In case you haven't heard, last weekend Ric Flair went into the hospital with what was being called heart related problems. Flair was then placed into a induced coma and went into surgery on Monday. The Flair family have been very quiet on what is going on and how Ric is doing. Many rumors have stated that he was not good and in critical condition, had colon surgery and some even said that he was in stable condition. It is still unknown at this time what exactly happened and what the well being on Flair is at the moment.
- Ric Flair's Fiancee Comments: According to TMZ Sports, Ric Flair's Fiancée, Wendy Barlow, posted a message on her Facebook page, giving us all an update on Flair's status. The following is what she wrote:
"I took Ric to the hospital Friday night with severe abdominal pain. From that moment on it all seems like a nightmare, multiple organ problems. Not to go into too many details, I want everyone to know he still needs prayers as he is still in critical condition. And no, he did not have colon surgery, it was another surgery!"
According to PWInsider, the successful surgery was on his bowels due to a massive obstruction that was complicated by other health issues, including the heart. Things took a turn for the worse when his kidneys failed, he's currently undergoing dialysis to help fix the situation. Flair is still in a critical state that will require some time to recover from with at least one more surgery in the upcoming weeks.
- Sasha Banks Becomes #1 Contender: This past Monday on RAW, Sasha Banks defeated Nia Jax to become the new #1 Contender to the WWE RAW Women's Championship.
- Baron Corbin Cashes In On Smackdown Live: If you missed Smackdown Live this past Tuesday night, Baron Corbin cashed in his Money In The Bank briefcase on Jinder Mahal, however, lost thanks to John Cena distracting Corbin.
- Undertaker Spotted: A picture going around social media this weekend is one of The Undertaker getting off a airplane in New York City. Could we see The Deadman return again at WWE SummerSlam??
- Shelton Benjamin Set To Return: PWInsider announced this week that Shelton Benjamin has agreed to return to the WWE. Benjamin was supposed to return last summer, but a rotator cuff injury sidelined him. It's unknown when Benjamin will make his debut.
- Scott Dawson Update: According to sources, Scott Dawson underwent surgery to repair his torn biceps this past week. Dawson is expected to make his return to the ring in December.
- SummerSlam Recap: Just a friendly reminder WWE SummerSlam is tonight. If you can't see the show then be sure to check out my recap of the show right here on TripleThreatCLE.com.
** 205 Live Recap ** This week's show saw the new WWE Cruiserweight Champion Akira Tozawa celebrate his title win with his own celebration.
- Cedric Alexander and Gran Metalik vs. Tony Nese and Drew Gulak: The match closes out with Alexander landing drop kicks and an elbow on Nese. Nese drops Alexander then ends up outside brawling with Metalik. Alexander hits the Lumbar Check on Gulak and scores the pinfall.
Winners: Cedric Alexander and Gran Metalik, by pinfall.
- Backstage, Noam Dar, Ariya Daivari, Lince Dorado are laughing about Neville losing the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. Neville appears, angry, and throws a chair across the room.
- Brian Kendrick vs. Mustafa Ali: The match closes out with Kendrick sending Ali outside and attacks him. Jack Gallagher suddenly attacks Kendrick from behind and unloads knees and punches. Kendrick escapes and runs through the crowd.
Winner: Brian Kendrick, by DQ.
- Backstage, Ariya Daivari informs Rich Swann that he's taking TJ Perkins' place in their match tonight. Swann demands to know why, but Daivari tells Swann to worry about the match and not Perkins.
- Ariya Daivari vs. Rich Swann: The match closes out with Swann unloading kicks. Daivari drops Swann with a handful of hair and goes to the top rope. Daivari misses a splash and gets a spinning kick from Swann. Swann goes to the top rope when TJ Perkins' music plays. Perkins comes out on crutches and distracts Swann long enough for Daivari to get the pinfall.
Winner: Ariya Daivari, by pinfall.
- Backstage, Brian Kendrick is leaving the building and can't take Jack Gallagher anymore. Kendrick suggests a duel with Gallagher next week to settle things.
- Akira Tozawa's WWE Cruiserweight Championship Victory Celebration: Titus O'Neil introduces Akira Tozawa to the ring. Tozawa thanks the fans as Titus pops a bottle of champagne. Titus thanks Tozawa for achieving both of their dreams and then starts dancing. Neville interrupts the celebration and warns Tozawa that he has less than a week until Neville gets revenge and gets his title back. Titus says Neville with have to wait, but Neville charges the ring. Tozawa connects with shots and then tosses Neville into the barricade. Tozawa comes back with a suicide dive and then Titus lifts Tozawa onto his shoulders to celebrate to close the show
*** NXT ***
- Takeover: Brooklyn 3 Results: If you missed last night's show then be sure to check out my recap addition of Takeover: Brooklyn 3.
- Takeover: Brooklyn 4 News: WWE announced this week that NXT Takeover will officially be at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York for Takeover: Brooklyn 4 in 2018. This will be the 4th year in a row for the event.
- Adam Cole BAYYY BAYYY!!: WWE officially announced this week that former ROH World Heavyweight Champion Adam Cole has signed with the WWE and will join NXT soon.
- Asuka Breaks Another Record: This week, NXT Women's Champion Asuka passed Rockin' Robin's 502 day reign as WWE Women's Champion. Asuka is now the longest reigning women's champion of any kind and the longest reigning champion in WWE history (besides the years long reigns by Hulk Hogan, Bob Backlund, Pedro Morales and Bruno Sammartino that will likely never be surpassed).
*** GFW ***
** GFW Impact Recap ** This week's show was the made for TV Destination X pay per view. The main event of the show saw Bobby Lashley battle Matt Sydal with the winner receiving a title shot for any title they want.
- Backstage, an interviewer is trying to talk to Bruce Prichard. The door opens and she tells us that we are not going to believe who she just saw.
- "GFW Knockouts Championship Match": Sienna (c) vs. Gail Kim: The match closes out with Gail escaping a choke and nails Eat Defeat on Sienna. KM gets on the apron and Gail attacks him. While the referee is distracted, Taryn Terrell returns and lays out Gail with a Cutter. Sienna hits the AK47 on Gail next and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Sienna, by pinfall, to retain the GFW Knockouts Championship.
- Bruce Prichard Promo: Prichard is in the ring with the GFW Global Championship and announces that Alberto El Patron has surrendered the title to focus on his family. Prichard announces that he is giving the title back to Bobby Lashley, however, Jim Cornette arrives and heads to the ring. Cornette announces that Anthem called him to help fix things in GFW. Prichard demands security to remove Cornette. Cornette breaks the news to Prichard that he's fired and security takes Prichard away. Cornette announces that top name wrestlers will no longer come to GFW and be handed the world, they need to earn it like everyone else. Cornette announces a 20 man gauntlet next week to crown a new GFW Global Champion. LAX interrupt next and tell Cornette that Low Ki should be facing the Gauntlet winner not competing in it. Cornette says he feels for Low Ki, but he's still competing in the Gauntlet. LAX surround Cornette and he warns them that they'll all go to jail if they touch him. LAX step down, claiming to not be afraid of jail to end the segment.
- "Super X Cup Tournament Finals": Taiji Ishimori vs Dezmond Xavier: The match closes out with Xavier missing a 450 Splash and Ishimori hits a drop kick. Ishimori with a head kick, a head stand stomp, a gut buster and then gets a near fall 450 Splash on Xavier. Xavier counters an irish whip and connects with a back flip kick, knocking out Ishimori to score the pinfall and win the Super X Cup Tournament.
Winner: Dezmond Xavier, by pinfall.
- After the match, Xavier shakes Ishimori's hand, accepts the Super X Cup Trophy and promises that he's targeting who ever walks out the GFW X Division Champion tonight.
- Backstage, Bruce Prichard warns Karen Jarrett that she hasn't seen the last of him. Karen tells Prichard he'll never step foot in the Impact Zone ever again.
- Backstage, Joseph Park tells Grado he'll have to say goodbye to the Impact Zone next week.
- "GFW X Division Championship, Ladder Match: Sonjay Dutt (c) vs Trevor Lee: The match closes out with Dutt getting tossed into the barricade, but comes back and trips Lee into a ladder. Lee gets laid on a ladder and then Dutt hits a frog splash on top of him. Dutt climbs the ladder, but Caleb Conolly hits the ring, power bombs Dutt through a table and yells for Lee to go for the title. GFW icon Petey Williams suddenly hits the ring, hits the Canadian Destroyer on Conolly and yells for Dutt to grab the title. Lee climbs the ladder as Dutt springboards onto the ladder. Dutt sends Lee flying off the ladder and crashing onto another ladder below. Dutt grabs the title for the victory.
Winner: Sonjay Dutt, to retain the GFW X Division Championship.
- Backstage, Bobby Lashley says he's beating Matt Sydal tonight and regaining the GFW Global Championship.
- OVE vs Jason Cade and Wintz: OVE are Jake and Dave Crist from the independent promotions. The match closes out with OVE making quick work of their opponents for the pinfall.
Winners: OVE, by pinfall.
- Backstage, Moose and Ethan Carter ask to be in next week's Gauntlet. Jim Cornette says they are in. Eli Drake interrupts and mocks Cornette. Cornette enters Chris Adonis and Eli Drake in the Gauntlet. Cornette then tells Drake that since he thinks he's number one than he can enter the Gauntlet #1.
- "Winner Gets The Title Shot Of Their Choosing": Bobby Lashley vs. Matt Sydal: The match closes out with Sydal hitting a double knee on Lashley from the top rope. Lashley hits a spine buster on Sydal, gets a near fall and then hits a running power slam on Sydal for another near fall. Lashley hits the Dominator on Sydal and he again kicks out at two and a half. Lashley grabs a steel chair and the referee tries to take it from Lashley. Sydal catches Lashley off guard and kicks the chair in his face with a Van Daminator. Lashley counters the Shooting Star Press by getting his knees up on Sydal. Lashley goes for the spear, but Sydal dodges it, making Lashley hit the turnbuckle head first. Sydal rolls up Lashley and scores the upset pinfall.
Winner: Matt Sydal, by pinfall.
- After the match, one of Lashley's MMA corner men grab referee Brian Hebner and chokes him out. Lashley breaks it up to end the show.
- Alberto El Patron Stripped Of His Title: GFW announced this week that they have decided to strip Alberto El Patron of the GFW Undisputed Championship due to the altercation he had with Paige at the Orlando Airport last month.
- Alberto El Patron Comments On His Title Being Stripped: El Patron commented recently on GFW stripping him of the GFW Undisputed Championship. He had the following to say:
"My company Impact and I have come to an agreement that it's best for both parties if I be stripped from the championships. I came up with the suggestion just to show that Impact doesn't have favorites and everyone gets treated the same. Apologies to fans and my brothers and sisters in the company, even though I came out all clear and there was no wrong doing, it was still a scandal. So thanks for your support and let's move forward more positively. One day I hope to be your champ again! #SiSiSi"
- Tyrus Refuses To Do TV Tapings: Tyrus announced this week that he is now refusing to do TV tapings with GFW because he is unhappy with the way his character has been treated. Tyrus stated that he will not return to GFW until they figure out a better idea on where Tyrus' gimmick and character is going from here.
- Angelina Love Leaves GFW: GFW announced this past week that Angelina Love has asked for her release from the company, which GFW granted. Love's husband Davey Richards asked for his release last month as well, as he is looking at finishing up his degree to become a professional doctor.
*** RING OF HONOR ***
** ROH TV Recap ** The main event of the show saw ROH Television Champion Kushida defend his title against Kenny King.
- Kazarian Promo: Kazarian states that the fans lack respect for Christopher Daniels, the fans are smarks and none of them deserve to see Christopher Daniels compete. Kazarian promises to ruin everything the fans love about ROH.
- Punishment Martinez vs. Flip Gordon: The match closes out with Martinez choke slamming Gordon off the top rope and scoring the pinfall.
Winner: Punishment Martinez, by pinfall.
- After the match, Jay White hits the ring and attacks Martinez. White and Martinez brawl until security separate both men.
- Backstage, Colt Cabana sends out a challenge to Dalton Castle and The Boys for a shot at the ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championship. Cabana says The Tempura Boys will be his partners.
- Dalton Castle Promo: Castle arrives on stage and tells Colt Cabana he's sick of him running his mouth so he and The Boys will battle Cabana and The Tempura Boys next week with the ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championship on the line.
- "ROH Television Championship Match": Kushida (c) vs. Kenny King: The match closes out with Kushida locking King in the Hoverboard Lock submission, but Hangman Adam Page and Marty Scurll hit the ring and attack Kushida.
Winner: Kushida, by DQ.
- After the match, Kenny King says he's not letting The Bullet Club ruin his title match and not get revenge. King offers Kushida to team with him and battle Page and Scurll now. Everyone accepts the challenge.
- Kushida and Kenny King vs. Hangman Adam Page and Marty Scurll: The match closes out with King hitting the Royal Flush on Page and scoring the pinfall.
Winners: Kushida and Kenny King, by pinfall.
- After the match, Kushida and King shake hands and King asks for another title shot.
*** Lucha Underground ***
** Lucha Underground TV Recap ** This week's show saw the semi finals of The Cueto Cup Tournament take place.
- While working out, Cage gets confronted by Catrina, who demands Cage to hand over the Gauntlet before the evil takes him over. Cage refuses.
- Dario Cueto meets with Officer Joey Ryan. Ryan reveals that Veneno is actually Cortez Castro, an undercover cop. Dario announces Sexy Star vs. Veneno next week, in a mask vs. mask match.
- "The Cueto Cup Tournament Match": Prince Puma vs. Fenix: The match closes out with Fenix hitting a running kick on Puma. Marty The Moth suddenly appears and stalks ring announcer Melissa Santos. Fenix takes out Marty with a moonsault. Puma hits Fenix with a knee and then a Michinoku Driver for a near fall. Puma goes to the top rope and hits the 630 Splash on Fenix for the pinfall and advancing to the Finals.
Winner: Prince Puma, by pinfall.
- Mil Muertes is working out when Cage suddenly attacks him. Cage lays out Muertes with his Gauntlet glove and leaves. Catrina uses a magic rock to make Muertes rise and orders him to break Pentagon Dark in two later.
- "The Cueto Cup Tournament Match": Pentagon Dark vs. Mil Muertes: The match closes out with Muertes hitting a snap slam for a near fall on Pentagon. Pentagon blocks a corner clothesline and hits a backstabber. Pentagon hits a super kick on Muertes and then kicks Catrina away, trying to interfere. Pentagon hits the double stomp on Muertes and scores the pinfall, advancing to the Finals.
Winner: Pentagon Dark, by pinfall.
- After the match, Pentagon tries to break Muertes' arm, but he escapes.
- Johnny Mundo and Rey Mysterio Meet Face To Face: Mundo arrives with security and says he's crushing Rey's dreams next week. Mundo mocks Rey's family and asks if Dominick is really his son. Rey and Mundo start brawling. Security save Mundo and then the rest of Worldwide Underground attack Rey. Mundo hits a Curb Stomp on Rey, as The Mack, Sexy Star and Dragon Azteca hit the ring. Prince Puma and Pentagon hit the ring next and they brawl with each other. Mil Muertes and Cage hit the ring next, with Cage nailing Mundo with a power bomb. Marty The Moth, Fenix, Mariposa, Vinny Massaro and Joey Ryan all arrive and start brawling. The Rabbit Tribe watches on top of Dario Cueto's office as Dante Fox and Killshot hit the ring next and brawl. Puma hits a 630 Splash and takes out a pile of guys outside. Rey hits the 619 on Mundo and stands tall to end the show.
** G1 Climax Finals ** After a huge grueling three week tournament, the Finals of the G1 Climax is here. Kenny Omega battled Tetsuya Naito in the Finals, to crown the #1 Contender to the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, who will meet Kazuchika Okada at Wrestle Kingdom 12 on January 4th.
- "Eight Man Tag Team Match": Taka Michinoku, Desperado, Taichi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Kushida, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask and Hirai Kawato: The match closes out with Kawato getting triple teamed and beat down. Kanemaru hits a second rope DDT on Kawato and scores the pinfall.
Winners: Taka Michinoku, Desperado, Taichi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru, by pinfall.
- After the match, all eight men brawled throughout the arena.
- Guerillas of Destiny vs. Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi: The match closes out with Loa picking up Nakanishi and hitting a Rikishi Driver to score the pinfall.
Winners: Guerillas of Destiny, by pinfall.
- Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi vs. Togi Makabe and David Finlay: The match closes out with Yoshi hitting Karma on Finlay and scoring the pinfall in a quick match.
Winners: Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi, by pinfall.
- "Six Man Tag Team Match": Juice Robinson, Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzen vs. Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi and Chase Owens: The match closes out with Juice hitting Pulp Fiction on Owens to score the pinfall.
Winners: Juice Robinson, Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzen, by pinfall.
- "IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship Match": The Young Bucks (c) vs. Ryusuke Taguchi and Ricochet: The match closes out with Taguchi countering The Young Bucks' second attempt at a Meltzer Driver and hits a springboard hip attack. Ricochet climbs the ropes, hits a Shooting Star Press, covers and scores the pinfall to win the titles.
Winners: Ryusuke Taguchi and Ricochet, by pinfall, to win the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship.
- Katsuyori Shibata Returns For A Promo: In a surprise return Shibata made his way to the ring to let the fans know that he was alive after almost becoming paralyzed a few months back in his match against Kazuchika Okada, when a very stiff head butt caused Shibata to collapse backstage and cause serious internal injuries.
- "IWGP Tag Team Championship Match": War Machine (c) vs. Cody Rhodes and Hangman Adam Page: The match closes out with Hanson hitting a Swanton outside on Cody. Hanson and Rowe then hit Fallout on Page and score the pinfall to retain their titles.
Winners: War Machine, by pinfall, to retain the IWGP Tag Team Championship.
- "Six Man Tag Team Match": Minoru Suzuki, Zack Sabre Jr. and Takashi Iizuka vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi and Michael Elgin: The match closes out with Elgin destroying all of his opponents in his path. Sabre, however, is able to trap Tanahashi in the Octopus Stretch submission and get the tap out win.
Winners: Minoru Suzuki, Zack Sabre Jr. and Takashi Iizuka, by submission.
- After the match, Elgin and Suzuki brawl into the crowd and take out every official that try to separate them.
- "Eight Man Tag Team Match": Evil, Sanada, Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano and Gedo: The match closes out with Gedo getting destroyed by everyone's finishing moves. Hiromu traps Gedo in the Triangle Choke submission and gets the tap out win.
Winners: Evil, Sanada, Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi, by submission.
- After the match, Evil grabs Okada and lays him out with Darkness Falls right on top of a stack of steel chairs.
- "G1 Climax Tournament Finals Match": Tetsuya Naito vs. Kenny Omega: The match closes out with Naito countering the One Winged Angel and hits a reverse hurricanrana on Omega. Naito hits Destino, but Omega kicks out at two and a half. Naito goes for another Destino, but Omega counters, hits Croyt's Wrath and two V Trigger's. Omega goes for the One Winged Angel, but Naito counters and hits Destino. Omega is back up and hits another V Trigger. Naito comes back and plants a Koppo Kick on Omega. Omega counters Destino, but Naito is able to reverse the counter and nail Destino for the pinfall.
Winner: Tetsuya Naito, by pinfall, to win the G1 Climax Tournament.
- After the match, Naito was presented the trophy and the G1 flag from Masahiro Chono. Naito thanks everyone and says this was a victory for the fans.
- Champions Profile: RYUSUKE TAGUCHI: Taguchi teamed with Ricochet this past week and defeated The Young Bucks to win the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship.
- Ryusuke Taguchi made his professional wrestling debut in 2002, was trained by NJPW Dojo and was born in Iwanuma, Miyagi.
- Taguchi has wrestled for NJPW and CMLL.
- Top Titles Won:
** 1 Time CMLL World Welterweight Champion.
** 2 Time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion.
** 6 Time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion.
** 2 Time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion.
- PWI ranked Taguchi #102 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in 2015.
- Champions Profile: RICOCHET: Ricochet teamed with Ryusuke Taguchi this past week and defeated The Young Bucks to win the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship.
- Ricochet made his professional wrestling debut in 2003, was trained by Chuck Taylor and Brandon Walker and was born in Paducah, Kentucky. Ricochet was also known as the masked wrestler Prince Puma in Lucha Underground.
- Ricochet has wrestled for NJPW, Lucha Underground, CHIKARA, EVOLVE, PWG and other Indy Promotions.
- Top Titles Won:
** 1 Time DDT Pro-Wrestling
Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion.
** 1 Time Open the Brave Gate Champion.
** 1 Time Open the Dream Gate Champion
** 1 Time Open the Triangle Gate Champion.
** 2 Time Open the Twin Gate Champion.
** 1 Time Open the Freedom Gate Champion.
** 2 Time Open the United Gate Champion.
** 1 Time HOG World Heavyweight Champion.
** 1 Time IPW Junior Heavyweight Champion.
** 2 Time Lucha Underground World Champion.
** 1 Time Lucha Underground Trios Champion.
** 3 Time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion.
** 3 Time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion.
** 1 Time Revolution Pro Wrestling
Undisputed British Tag Team Champion.
- PWI ranked Ricochet #15 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in 2016.
*** EVOLVE ***
** EVOLVE 90 Recap ** Evolve returned this month with their usual two show weekend events. Live from Joppa, Maryland, the main event of the show saw WWN World Champion Matt Riddle battle Lio Rush in a non title match.
- ACH and Ethan Page defeated Chris Dickinson and Jaka. Page hit the RKEgo and ACH hits a spike brainbuster for the win.
- Darby Allin defeated Craig Mitchell, by pinfall, after turning the Gibson Lock into a pinfall.
- Austin Theory defeated Jason Kincaid, by pinfall, after Priscella Kelly distracted Kincaid allowing Theory to hit a TKO.
- "EVOLVE World Tag Team Championship Match": Anthony Henry and James Drake (c) defeated Tracy Williams and Rory Gulak, by pinfall, after Drake hit the TEK, to retain the titles.
- Keith Lee defeated Timothy Thatcher, by pinfall.
- "PROGRESS Atlas Championship Match": Walter (c) defeated Fred Yehi, by submission to a rear naked choke submission to retain the title.
- Matt Riddle defeated Lio Rush, by submission to the Bromission submission.
** EVOLVE 91 Recap ** The main event of the show saw WWN World Champion Matt Riddle defend the title in a Fatal Four Way Match against Keith Lee, Walter and Hot Sauce Tracy Williams.
- Ethan Page defeated ACH, by pinfall, with the ripcord finger thrust.
- Darby Allin defeated Timothy Thatcher, by pinfall with the Gibson Lock.
- "EVOLVE World Tag Team Championship Match": Anthony Henry and James Drake (c) defeated Fred Yehi and Jason Kincaid, by pinfall, to retain their titles.
- Mark Haskins defeated Austin Theory, by submission with the Sharpshooter.
- Chris Dickinson and Jaka defeated TK Cooper and Travis Banks, by pinfall with the Death Trap.
- "WWN World Championship, Fatal Four Way Match": Matt Riddle (c) defeated Keith Lee, Walter and Hot Sauce Tracy Williams, by submission, with the Bromission on Williams.
*** House of Hardcore ***
** HOH 32 Recap ** House of Hardcore 32 took place live in Freehold, New Jersey. The main event of the show saw MVP, Jake Hagar and Tommy Dreamer battle in a Triple Threat Match.
- Matt Striker defeated Vik Dalishus.
- Angelina Love defeated Katred.
- Joey Mercury defeated Bull James.
- Petey Williams defeated Alex Reynolds.
- Jeff Cobb defeated Nick Aldis.
- Bobby Fish defeated Rhett Titus.
- "Anything Goes Match": Bully Ray defeated Sami Callihan.
- The Spirit Squad defeated Bill Carr and Dan Barry.
- "Triple Threat Match": MVP defeated Jake Hagar and Tommy Dreamer.
** HOH 33 Recap ** House of Hardcore was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the second night of their weekend shows. The main event of the show saw Jeff Cobb battle Sami Callihan.
- Lance Anoa’i defeated Vik Dalishus.
- Nick Aldis defeated Bull James.
- "Six Man Tag Team Match": Bully Ray and The Rock N Roll Express defeated The Spirit Squad.
- Joey Mercury defeated Tommy Dreamer.
- MVP defeated Rhett Titus.
- "Fatal Four Way Match": Petey Williams defeated Bobby Fish, Anthony Blitz and Alex Reynolds.
- Dan Barry vs. Matt Striker went to a No Contest.
- Jeff Cobb defeated Sami Callihan.
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