Wrestling Lockup with Brandon 3/21/17: RAW Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn, New York. After attacking Triple H last week, the fate of Mick Foley is decided. Sami Zayn battled Samoa Joe in a one on one match. Seth Rollins' doctor gives an update on Rollins after the Triple H attack last week. Charlotte battled Dana Brooke in one on one Women's Division action. WWE United States Champion Chris Jericho brings us another edition of The Highlight Reel. TJ Perkins battled Brian Kendrick in one on one Cruiserweight Division action. WWE RAW Women's Champion Bayley battled Nia Jax in a non title No DQ Match. Triple H comments on Seth Rollins' doctor's update. Sheamus and Cesaro battled Enzo, Big Cass, and the WWE RAW World Tag Team Champions Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson in a "Handicap Match", with their WrestleMania 33 spot on the line. Austin Aries battled Tony Nese in one on one Cruiserweight Division action. The main event of the show saw Braun Strowman battle Roman Reigns one on one.

** RAW **

- Mick Foley Promo: Foley thanks Triple H and Stephanie McMahon for the opportunity, apologizes for shoving Mr. Socko into Triple H's mouth last week, doesn't want the issues he had with Stephanie McMahon to distract us from Wrestlemania 33 and finally announces that he's stepping down and taking a leave of absence. Foley suddenly rips up the index cards he was reading from, says that Triple H made him say all that and they forgot that he's Mick friggin' Foley. Stephanie McMahon immediately interrupts Foley, mocks Foley, says all Foley cares about is himself and not the business, Foley can't even make big decisions and finally Stephanie has two words for Foley.....you're fired. Sami Zayn's music hits and he interrupts. Zayn says what she's doing to Foley is wrong, no one has the guts to tell Stephanie like it is and Foley has shown more integrity the 9 months he was GM than Stephanie's shown her whole life. Stephanie apologizes and says she wasn't listening, Zayn has talent, but isn't on a high level of importance to question her decisions. Stephanie orders Zayn to leave, but Zayn refuses and says that that would be the smart thing to do, but he wants to do the right thing. Samoa Joe suddenly arrives to back up Stephanie. Stephaine puts Zayn in a match with Joe and orders Foley to get out of her building.

- Samoa Joe vs. Sami Zayn: The match closes out with Zayn hitting the outside DDT dive through the ropes on Joe. Back in the ring, Joe counters the Helluva Kick and Uranage Slams Zayn into the mat. Joe traps Zayn in the Coquina Clutch submission and makes Zayn tap for the victory.
Winner: Samoa Joe, by submission.

- Backstage, Mick Foley tells Sami Zayn what he did was dumb, but he appreciates his courage. Foley says he did the best he could, but now the RAW Superstars need to make a stand. Cesaro and Sheamus thank Foley for believing in them, Bayley hugs Foley and then Triple H appears and mockingly tells Foley to have a nice day.

- Update On Seth Rollins: Seth Rollins' doctor says the Triple H attack last week reaggravated Rollins' knee injury, but it wasn't too serious thanks to Rollins' knee brace. Rollins' doctor says there is no way he'll clear Rollins for Wrestlemania 33. Rollins' doctor states that Rollins needs more time to rehab and if Rollins shows up at Wrestlemania 33 and tries to compete he may suffer a career ending knee injury.

- Charlotte vs. Dana Brooke: The match closes out with Dana in control and hits a Stunner on Charlotte. Dana traps Charlotte in the corner and then runs the ropes. Charlotte charges out and drills Dana with a big boot to score the pinfall.
Winner: Charlotte, by pinfall.

- Backstage, Stephanie McMahon mocks Bayley, asks if she needs a hug and puts her in a No DQ Match tonight against Nia Jax. If Nia wins she'll be included in the title match at Wrestlemania 33, making it a Fatal Four Way Match.

- The Highlight Reel With Chris Jericho: Jericho says his guest tonight is the "Real" Kevin Owens. Jericho says he never needed Owens to be his best friend because he has plenty. Jericho shows a photo of Owens when he was 16 in a Jericho shirt. Next Jericho shows a tweet from Kevin Owens asking for advice back in 2014. Jericho says when they face each other at Wrestlemania 33, Owens is going to regret what he got himself into. Samoa Joe appears on stage and distracts Jericho allowing Owens to attack from behind. Owens unloads on Jericho, plants Jericho with the Pop Up Power Bomb and then rips up Jericho's "List".

- TJ Perkins vs. Brian Kendrick: The match closes out with Kendrick countering the Detonation Kick and the referee almost gets hit. Kendrick hits Sliced Bread #2 and scores the pinfall. After the match, Kendrick reveals Akira Tozawa's passport and says he's the reason Tozawa isn't in the country tonight. Kendrick says this is another lesson to Tozawa.
Winner: Brian Kendrick, by pinfall.

- Backstage, Roman Reigns is confident he'll beat The Undertaker at Wrestlemania 33 because this is his yard now.

- Backstage, Stephanie McMahon confronts Sheamus and Cesaro and says she's not happy with them saying goodbye to Mick Foley. Stephanie announces that Sheamus and Cesaro will face Enzo, Big Cass, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson in a 4 on 2 match, if they lose they are out of Wrestlemania 33.

- "No DQ Match, If Nia Jax Wins She Gets Added To The WWE RAW Women's Championship Match At Wrestlemania 33": Bayley vs. Nia Jax: The match closes out with Bayley hitting a knee for a near fall. Bayley hits an elbow and a running clothesline for another near fall. Nia ends up taking control, dropping Bayley with a Samoan Drop and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Nia Jax, by pinfall.

- Triple H Promo: Triple H says he's disappointed that Seth Rollins can't make Wrestlemania 33, Rollins messed up when he stopped listening to Triple H and then shows footage from his beat down on Rollins last week. Triple H says he gave Seth Rollins the blueprint to success, but he chose to whine and complain. Triple H says he's finished dealing with Rollins just like he was finished being Rollins crutch to the top. Triple H then has second thoughts and offers Seth Rollins the opportunity to come to RAW next week and sign a document for an Unsanctioned Street Fight at Wrestlemania 33.

- "Handicap Match, If Sheamus and Cesaro Lose, They Lose Their Wrestlemania 33 Spot": Sheamus and Cesaro vs. Enzo, Big Cass, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson: The match closes out with Gallows and Anderson beating down their own partners Enzo and Big Cass. Enzo and Cass come back and unload on Gallows and Anderson, allowing Sheamus and Cesaro to steal the pinfall.
Winners: Sheamus and Cesaro, by pinfall.

- Backstage, The New Day promise to be fair hosts at Wrestlemania 33 and not show favoritism to RAW.

- Austin Aries vs. Tony Nese: The match closes out with Aries hitting a facebuster, followed by an STO. Aries cracks Nese with an elbow and then hits a rolling senton. Aries hits a missile dropkick off the ropes, and running punch and then puts Nese away by pinfall with the discus forearm.
Winner: Austin Aries, by pinfall.

- Neville Promo: After the match, WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville arrives on stage and stares down Aries. Neville says he's tempted to come to the ring and take Aries out like he's done to the rest of the Cruiserweight Division. Aries tells Neville to keep telling everyone that he's the King of the Cruiserweights, because after Wrestlemania 33 Aries will be the new champion and Neville will be nothing but a facade that ended.

- Backstage, Braun Strowman says he's going to destroy Roman Reigns tonight and The Undertaker will have to scoop Reigns off the mat with a shovel if he still wants him at Wrestlemania 33.

- Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns: The match closes out with Strowman attempting to use the steel steps, but gets stunned by Reigns with a Superman Punch. Reigns tries another Superman Punch, but Strowman blocks it. Reigns counters Strowman offense and connects with a big boot. Reigns hits another Superman Punch and puts Strowman down finally. Reigns goes for the spear, but suddenly The Undertaker's gong hits. The lights go out and the gong sounds again. The lights come back on and The Undertaker is in the ring staring down Reigns. Strowman tries to attack Undertaker, but gets grabbed and choke slammed. Undertaker turns his attention back to Reigns and eats a spear. Reigns leaves the ring as Undertaker sits up and stares Reigns down again. Undertaker does the cut throat motion to Reigns and continues to stare Reigns down as RAW ends.
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.

Weekend 3 Count 12.25.16

By Brandon Albright, @B_Rock1978

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, brought to you by Triple Threat CLE brings you the Weekend 3 Count. W3C brings you wrestling news, rumors and recaps from around the wrestling world. You'll find news and recaps involving WWE, NXT, TNA, ROH, Lucha Underground, GFW, NJPW, House of Hardcore 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 *** 

- WWE Roadblock: If you missed WWE Roadblock last Sunday be sure to check out my recap and see how Charlotte won the WWE RAW Women's Championship and see how Cesaro and Sheamus ended The New Day's longest WWE RAW World Tag Team Championship reign.

- Mick Foley Taking Time Off: According to Pro Wrestling Sheet, Mick Foley is taking the rest December off from appearing on WWE programming. According to a WWE representative, Mick is taking time off to spend the holidays with his family and do his volunteer work as Santa. He has not been released or fired. WWE officials stated that Mick will return to Raw on Monday, January 2.

- Mick Foley Surgery: According to Dave Meltzer, on his Wrestling Observer Radio show, Mick Foley will be undergoing hip replacement surgery. Meltzer said that Foley may be back on the January 2nd episode of RAW, but will be gone again regardless to recover from the surgery.

- Finn Balor Update: Finn Balor was recently interviewed by Sirius XM's Sam Roberts about his rehab status. The original prognosis for Balor’s return was six to eight months, which would have given Balor a return time of either February or March. Balor has stated that his goal is to be back before WrestleMania 33 in April. During the interview with Roberts, Balor stated that he might actually make it back in time for the 2017 Royal Rumble on January 29th. If Balor were to return at the Royal Rumble, he’d return well ahead of schedule.

- Rumored Wrestlemania 33 Match: According to many sources, WWE is looking at having Charlotte defend the WWE RAW Women's Championship at Wrestlemania 33 against fan favorite Bayley. WWE were originally going to start a storyline with Charlotte and Bayley a few months back, but those plans were put on hold. Now it appears the big payoff with Bayley winning the title will take place at Wrestlemania 33.

- New Signee: WWE announced the recent signing of former World Kickboxing champion Katya "Dominator" Kavaleva. Katya is 6'5" and will have a WWE tryout in February of 2017. Katya stated that she is very excited about this opportunity.

** 205 Live Recap **
The main event of the show saw WWE Cruiserweight Champion Rich Swann team up with TJ Perkins and battle Neville and Brian Kendrick in tag team action.

-- Ariya Daivari vs. Lince Dorado: The match closes out with Dorado and Daivari battling on the top rope. Daivari sends Dorado crashing to the canvas and follows that with a frog splash for the pinfall. After the match, Daivari mocks Jack Gallagher and insults the fans for liking Gallagher.

-- Backstage, Neville and Brian Kendrick meet up. Neville says he respects Kendrick because both he and Kendrick made names for themselves wrestling 300 pound men. Neville says they are partners tonight, but there is only room for one king in the cruiserweight division.

-- Cedric Alexander vs. Drew Gulak: The match closes out with Gulak shoving Alexander into Alicia Fox. Gulak attacks Alexander, as Noam Dar arrives and carries Alicia backstage. Alexander ends up hitting the Lumbar Check on Gulak and scores the pinfall. After the match, Alexander rushes backstage to find Alicia.

-- Backstage, Alicia Fox is being checked by doctors and Noam Dar is present. Cedric Alexander arrives and Alicia says her ankle is twisted, but is thankful Dar was there to help her. Dar says if she ever needs help, he'll be there.

-- Rich Swann and TJ Perkins vs. Neville and Brian Kendrick: The match closes out with Perkins leaping at Neville, but eating an enziguri. Kendrick delivers the tope suicida on Swann as Neville goes to the top rope. Neville hits the Red Arrow on Perkins and scores the pinfall. Neville and Kendrick celebrate to end the show.

*** NXT ***

- Samoa Joe Possible Injury: According to sources, Samoa Joe may be suffering from some kind of injury. He appeared at last Thursday's WWE NXT live event and announced that he was not cleared to compete. He then watched the main event from ringside. No word on whether or not Joe has a legit injury or if it's all storyline.

- NXT Takeover: San Antonio: The main event for NXT Takeover has officially been signed for the event. NXT World Champion Shinsuke Nakamura will defend the title against Bobby Roode.

- NXT 2 Hour Special: Triple H announced this past Friday that a 2 hour NXT special will air next Wednesday night with footage from the recent Osaka, Japan live event.

*** TNA Impact Wrestling ***

** TNA Impact Recap **
This week's TNA Impact was a best of 2o16 show. TNA Impact will return on December 29th with a new episode.

- TNA Announces TV Tapings: TNA announced that they will be having the next TV tapings January 5th-8th and January 10th-12th.

- Possible Jeff Jarrett Return?: Live Audio Wrestling recently reported that Jeff Jarrett and TNA Wrestling are exploring a possible reunion. It's been reported that Jarrett and TNA’s parent company, Anthem Sports, has had talks with Jarrett that are best characterized as “background information and it would be premature to assume Jarrett will have any role within the company. PWInsider.com reported that those talks began last week. If Jarrett were to be brought back, it's unknown if he'll have any kind of a management role. TNA did state that Jarrett would be allowed to bring his Global Force Wrestling roster with him if he were to return to TNA.

- Drew Galloway's Contract Expiring: According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Drew Galloway’s TNA contract expires in mid February. The company previously gave him an offer to stay several months back (at $200,000 per year), which he turned down because TNA would be in charge of his outside bookings. Galloway works in other independent organizations, especially in the UK. Galloway wouldn't be able to compete in other organizations by being TNA only. There have been minor rumors brewing of Galloway going back to the WWE with the new WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament beginning soon.

- Next Live Pay Per View: TNA recently announced that they will have a live pay per view coming up in January. No word on the name of the pay per view, but many think it'll just be a live One Night Only event.

*** Ring of Honor Wrestling ***

** ROH TV Recap **
This week's show was taped right after ROH Final Battle. The main event saw a Six Man Tag Team Match with The Bullet Club battling reDRagon and Dalton Castle.

-- Kyle O'Reilly Promo: The new ROH World Champion Kyle O'Reilly kicked off the show and listed his name as being apart of some of the greatest champions in ROH history, like Bryan Danielson, Samoa Joe and Nigel McGuinness. Adam Cole interrupts and says the only reason O'Reilly won was because the No DQ stipulation was added at the last minute and Cole didn't have time to prepare. The Young Bucks, Bobby Fish and Dalton Castle all interrupt next, claiming to deserve future title shots, and it sets up the Six Man Tag Team Match for the main event later.

-- "Decade of Excellence Tournament Match": Christopher Daniels vs. Mark Briscoe: The Decade of Excellence tournament is a #1 contenders tournament, which only wrestlers that debuted with ROH within the past 10 years could compete in. The match closes out with Briscoe missing the Froggy Bow, allowing Daniels to capitalize and hit the Angel Wings to score the pinfall and advance in the tournament. 

-- Lio Rush vs. Caprice Coleman: Before the match, The Rebellion cut a promo, trying to get Rush to join them, but Rush refuses. The match closes out with Rush scoring a quick rollup pinfall on Coleman. After the match, The Rebellion beat down Rush, until Jay White and Donovan Dijak hit the ring to make the save.

-- "Six Man Tag Team Match": The Bullet Club (Adam Cole and The Young Bucks) vs. reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish) and Dalton Castle: The match closes out with O'Reilly locking Nick Jackson in a gogoplata submission, then turns it into the Armageddon submission. Castle takes out Cole and Fish takes out Matt Jackson. Nick tries to escape the submission, but ends up tapping out. O'Reilly, Fish and Castle celebrate to end the show.

- Michael Elgin Done: According to Pro Wrestling Sheet, Ring of Honor and Michael Elgin will no longer be working together in the near future. Rumors are stating that Elgin is unhappy with how the company operates. Sources close to the situation tell us Elgin informed Ring of Honor this week that he no longer intends to work with them and he hasn’t heard back from them to confirm they received or accepted his request.

- Billy Corgan Meets With ROH: Dave Meltzer stated in the latest issue of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Billy Corgan and former TNA head writer Dave Lagana met with ROH three weeks ago in Baltimore, MD. Corgan and TNA's new owners, Anthem Sports & Entertainment, reached an agreement last month to pay back Corgan's loans to TNA and drop his lawsuit against the company. Corgan has expressed interest in continuing to be involved in the business.

*** Lucha Underground ***

** Lucha Underground TV Recap **
This week's main event saw Johnny Mundo defend the Lucha Underground Championship against Sexy Star inside a Steel Cage.

-- "Battle of The Bulls, Fatal Four Way Finals Elimination Match": The Mack vs. Cage vs. Jeremiah Crane vs. PJ Black:

** First Elimination: Cage is in control, but Texano jumps on the apron and smacks Cage with his bullrope. Crane lands a kick on Cage, Mack hits a Stunner on Cage and Black hits a 450 Splash on Cage to score the pinfall.

** Second Elimination: Crane hits the Cranial Contusion piledriver on Black, but Black rolls to the floor. Mack and Crane trade shots on the top rope. Mack hits a Super Stunner on Crane off the top rope and scores the pinfall.

** Final Elimination: Black hits a jawbreaker on Mack, but Mack quickly bounces back, hits the Stunner on Black and grabs the victory by pinfall, making The Mack the new #1 Contender.

-- Backstage, Aerostar and Fenix are looking for Drago. Kobra Moon appears and says Drago has gone home to his Tribe. Aerostar says Drago stated he'd never go back. Kobra says Drago is a broken man now and Pindar and Vibora will now break Aerostar and Fenix. A brawl breaks out and Aerostar and Fenix are left laid out. Kobra promises that Drago will leave them both for dead next time.

-- Backstage, Sexy Star congratulates The Mack for winning Battle of the Bulls.

-- Inside Dario Cueto's office, Jeremiah Crane appears and grabs a ouija board out of the ceiling, claiming to have left it there when he was younger.

-- Backstage, Jeremiah Crane meets up with Catrina, with his Ouija Board, and reminds her that they used to play with it when they were younger. Catrina makes fun of Crane for still playing games. Crane says he got a match made against Mil Muertes next week. Crane promises that once he kills Muertes, Catrina will be all his.

-- "Lucha Underground Championship, Steel Cage Match": Johnny Mundo (c) vs. Sexy Star: Mundo's faction, The Worldwide Underground, was banned from this match. The match closes out with Sexy and Mundo both climbing the cage wall and trading shots. Mundo almost escapes to the other side of the wall, but Sexy pulls Mundo back over the wall and onto the top rope. Mundo and Sexy trade more shots until Mundo grabs Sexy by the face and rips off her mask. Sexy falls to the canvas, covering her face and trying to hide her identity. Mundo quickly climbs out of the cage and to the floor to pick up the victory. Mundo celebrates with his title in hand, but suddenly gets jumped from behind by The Mack. Mack hits a Stunner on Mundo and celebrates with the title.

-- In Kobra Moon's Lair, Drago is chained to a wall. Kobra appears and asks to be called Queen. Drago refuses. Kobra was going to let Drago eat, but refuses. Drago says he'd rather starve anyway. Kobra says sooner or later a Dragon has to eat. The show ends with Kobra laughing as Drago blows out a ball of fire.

*** New Japan Pro Wrestling ***

- Matt Sydal Fired: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that Sydal was let go by New Japan Pro Wrestling after he was sentenced to prison in September following his legal issues in Japan. Sydal was arrested for possession of cannabis on September 23rd. Sydal was caught with a hidden pipe containing liquid cannabis two and a pipe containing cannabis two of a state of being attached to the electronic cigarette. Sydal has since been released from prison and is back home in the United States.

*** House Of Hardcore ***

** House Of Hardcore 22 Recap **
House Of Hardcore 22 took place at the old ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
-- "Broad Street Brawler" Steve Lombardi defeated Alex Reynolds
-- Taya defeated Jessicka Havok
-- Tony Nese defeated Lio Rush
-- "Six Man Tag Team Match": Dan Barry, Conor Braxton, and Kikutaro defeated Vik Dalishus, Eddie Kingston, and TJ Marconi
-- Sami Callihan defeated Brian Cage
-- Moose defeated Colt Cabana
-- John Hennigan defeated Fenix
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-- "Steel Cage Match": Broken Matt Hardy defeated Tommy Dreamer

** House Of Hardcore 23 Recap **
House Of Hardcore 23 took place at the MCW Arena in Joppa, Maryland.
-- Jessicka Havok defeated Taya
-- Eddie Kingston defeated Lance Anoa’i
-- "Six Man Tag Team Match": Matt Striker, Conor Braxton, and Kikutaro defeated Vik Dalishus, Benjamin Boone, and Hale Collins
-- Moose defeated Brian Cage
-- "Fatal Four Way Match": Alex Reynolds defeated Dan Barry, Sonjay Dutt, and Brandon Scott
-- Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman defeated The Spirit Squad
-- Fenix defeated John Hennigan.

*** Shine Wrestling ***

** Shine 39 Recap **
Shine 39 took place at The Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida.
-- Kiera Hogan defeated Lindsay Snow
-- Jessie Belle Smothers defeated Brandi Lauren
-- Leva Bates defeated Stormie Lee
-- Malia Hosaka defeated Priscilla Kelly
-- "Shine World Tag Team Championship Match": Raquel and Santana Garrett defeated Jayme Jameson and Marti Belle
-- Allysin Kay defeated Tessa Blanchard
-- Su Yung defeated Vanessa Kraven
-- "Eight Woman Tag Team Match": Las Sicarias (Amanda Carolina Rodriguez, Ivelisse, Mercedes Martinez and Thea Trinidad) defeated C4 (Amber O'Neal, Andréa, Kennadi Brink and LuFisto

*** Other ***

- Smith Hart Cancer Announcement: The oldest brother of the legendary Hart Family, Smith Hart, recently announced that he has been diagnosed with stage IV terminal cancer and he might only have a year left to live. Smith Hart posted the following on his Facebook page:

"The diagnosis is official, I have Stage 4 Terminal Cancer, I have been told that I could potentially have another year. To all of my siblings, I want you all to know how much I absolutely love all of you. We haven't always been the closest of siblings, but I do love you unconditionally. I grew up the son of an Icon and that shadow was insurmountable. I know my parents wanted big things from me. Where my father saw me as an heir apparent to his athleticism, I was never as dedicated as an athlete as he was. I always wanted to have my hand in the creative end though and while I often butted heads with my parents over this and other lifestyle choices, it never waned my respect and admiration for them."

- Chyna's Autopsy Report: This week, former WWE superstar Chyna's (real name Joan Marie Laurer) Autopsy report was finally made final as to what the former WWE Womens and Intercontinental Champion died from. Chyna passed on April 20, 2o16, due to a combined effect of alcohol and drugs, ET confirms. The official autopsy report obtained by ET states that Laurer had several substances in her system at the time of her death, including Ethanol, Oxycodone, Oxymorphone, Nordiazepam, Temazepam, Zolpidem, and Marijuana.

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