Weekend 3 Count 1/7/18

By Brandon Albright, @B_Rock1978

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, brought to you by Triple Threat CLE brings you the Weekend 3 Count. W3C brings you wrestling news, rumors and recaps from around the wrestling world. You'll find news rumors and recaps involving WWE, NXT, Impact, ROH, Lucha Underground, NJPW, House of Hardcore, NWA, ICW, CZW, FIP, PWG, AAW, EVOLVE, PROGRESS, SHINE, SHIMMER, BEYOND, 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 ***

- John Cena Announces His Entry Into The Royal Rumble: This past week, the sixteen time WWE World Heavyweight Champion John Cena officially announced that he will compete in this year's Royal Rumble.

- The Balor Club Reunites: If you missed RAW this past week, Finn Balor, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson reunited and battled Elias Samson and The Miztourage in a six man tag team match. It's unknown if this was a one night only team up or if The Balor Club is officially back.

- WWE Monday Night RAW Coming Back To Cleveland: It was announced this past week that WWE is bringing RAW back to Cleveland, two weeks before Wrestlemania 34. RAW will be at the Quicken Loans Arena on March 26th.

** 205 Live Recap **

- Akira Tozawa vs. TJ Perkins: The first match of the night saw the return of TJP, who's been out with an injury the past few months. The match closes out with TJP sticking a thumb in Tozawa's eye and then hitting the Detonation Kick to score the pinfall.

- Hideo Itami vs. Jack Gallagher: The second match of the night saw Jack Gallagher getting a rematch against Hideo Itami, who put Gallagher's friend, Brian Kendrick, out with an eye injury. The match goes to a No Contest, after Gallagher tries to attack Itami with his umbrella, before the bell. Itami unloads on Gallagher, but Gallagher reveals a lead pipe that he uses to knock out Itami with. 

- Goldust and Cedric Alexander vs. Drew Gulak and Ariya Daivari: The main event of the show saw a rematch from this week's Monday Night RAW. The match closes out with Alexander hitting the Lumbar Check on Gulak and scoring the pinfall. 

*** NXT ***

- Candice LeRae Signing: According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Candice LeRae is expected to sign with NXT soon. Candice is currently going through the standard signing process but there's no word yet on when she might be signed.

- Official NXT Takeover: Philadelphia Card: The following has been announced for NXT Takeover: Philadelphia the night before the WWE Royal Rumble.

** "NXT World Championship Match": Andrade "Cien" Almas (c) vs. Johnny Gargano.

** "NXT World Tag Team Championship Match": Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly (c) vs. The Authors of Pain. 

** "NXT Women's Championship Match": Ember Moon (c) vs. Shayna Bazsler.

** "Extreme Rules Match": Aleister Black vs. Adam Cole.

** Lars Sullivan vs. Killian Dain.

*** Impact Wrestling ***

** Impact TV Recap **

- "Impact X Division Championship Match": Taiji Ishimori defeated Trevor Lee (c), by pinfall to win the title. Ishimori counters a suplex and hits a handspring kick for the near fall. Lee gets a near fall sit down power bomb. Ishimori knees Lee in the face and hits a 540 Splash on Lee to win the title. After the match, Dezmond Xavier congratulates Ishimori backstage and challenges him.

- "Impact Grand Championship, Triple Threat Match": Ethan Carter (c) defeated Matt Sydal and Fallah Bahh, by split decision to retain the title. Bahh took the first round from the judges. EC3 took round number two from the judges. Sydal hits the Shooting Star Press on EC3 in round number three, however, time expires to end the match before Sydal can get the pinfall. The judges give EC3 the third round and the win to retain the title. 

- "Career vs. Career, No Holds Barred Match": Dan Lambert defeated James Storm, by pinfall, ending Storm's Impact career. Storm goes to finish off Lambert, however, KM hits the ring and smashes a beer bottle over Storm's head. Lambert gets a near fall on Storm. KM and Lambert both smash beer bottles over Storm's head, helping Lambert score the pinfall.

- Chandler Park defeated Jon Bolen, by pinfall in his in ring debut. Park gets dominated for most of the match until Joseph Park interferes while the referee is distracted and punches Bolen in the face. Park rolls up Bolen and scores the pinfall.

- "Impact World Heavyweight Championship Match": Eli Drake (c) defeated Alberto El Patron, by pinfall to retain the title. Drake tries to hit El Patron with the title but misses. El Patron drops Drake head first on the title and gets a near fall. The referee gets knocked out allowing Drake to hit El Patron with the title to score the pinfall when the referee woke up.

- "Impact World Tag Team Championship Match": LAX defeated oVe (c), by pinfall to win the titles. oVe gets a near fall powerbomb/blockbuster combo. Jake and Santana meet on the top rope where Santana attempts a splash. Jake counters and hits a midair cutter on Santana. Jake gets hit with the Street Sweeper giving LAX the win and The titles.

*** NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING ***

** Wrestle Kingdom 12 **

- "New Japan Rumble": Japan's version of the Royal Rumble kicked off the show. Mashito Kakihara came out victorious, last eliminating Cheeseburger to take the victory.

- "IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Match": The Young Bucks defeated Roppongi 3K (c), by submission to win the tag team titles. The Bucks hit the Meltzer Driver on Yoh and then Matt Jackson makes Yoh tap out to the Sharpshooter.

- "NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championship, Gauntlet Match": Chaos (Beretta, Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano) came out victorious to win the titles.

** Suzuki Gun (Zack Sabre Jr, Taichi and Takahashi Izuka) defeated Michael Elgin and War Machine.

** Chaos (Beretta, Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano) defeated Suzuki Gun.

** Chaos defeated Taguchi Japan (Juice Robinson, Ryusuke Taguchi and Togi Makabe)

** Chaos defeated The Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale and Guerillas of Destiny) to win the Gauntlet and the titles.

- Kota Ibushi defeated Cody Rhodes, by pinfall. Ibushi hits the Last Ride power bomb and the straight jacket german suplex. Ibushi then hits a Phoenix Splash and scores the pinfall.

- "IWGP Tag Team Championship Match": EVIL and SANADA defeated The Killer Elite Squad (c), by pinfall, to win the tag team titles. Evil and Sanada hit the Magic Killer on Davey Boy Smith Jr. Sanada hits a moonsault off the top rope to score the pinfall.

- "NEVER Openweight Championship, Haircut Match": Hirooki Goto defeated Minoru Suzuki (c), by pinfall to win the title. Goto hits two straight head butts, a super ushigoroshi off the ropes and two GTR's to score the pinfall. After the match, Suzuki refused to get his head shaved, but eventually returned to the ring and shaved his own head.

- "IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship, Fatal Four Way Match": Will Ospreay defeated Marty Scurll (c), Hiromu Takahashi and Kushida, by pinfall to win the title. Ospreay hits the OsCutter on Scurll to score the pinfall.

- "IWGP Intercontinental Championship Match": Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeated Jay "Switchblade" White, by pinfall to retain the title. Tanahashi hits two straight frog splashes on White to score the pinfall.

- "IWGP United States Championship, No DQ Match": Kenny Omega (c) defeated Chris Jericho, by pinfall, to retain the title. Omega hits the One Winged Angel, but Jericho survives by grabbing the ropes. Jericho hits the Code Breaker on Omega, but Omega kicks out at two and a half. Omega hits the One Winged Angel on Jericho on top of a steel chair and scores the pinfall to retain.

- "IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match": Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Tetsuya Naito, by pinfall to retain the title. Naito counters the Rainmaker and hits Destino. Naito attempts another Destino, but Okada counters into a tombstone piledriver. Okada hits the Rainmaker on Naito and scores the pinfall.

** New Year's Dash Recap **

- "Eight Man Tag Team Match": Manabu Nakanishi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima and Yuji Nagata defeated Ren Narita, Shota Umino, Tetsuhiro Yagi and Tomoyuki Oka, by pinfall, after Kojima hits a lariat on Umino.

- "Ten Man Tag Team Match": El Desperado, Taichi, Taka Michinoku, Takashi Iizuka and Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Henare, Hirai Kawato, Jushin Liger, Tiger Mask IV and Togi Makabe, by pinfall after Desperado hit the Pinche Loco on Kawato.

- “Switchblade” Jay White defeated Katsuya Kitamura, by pinfall with the Blade Runner.

- "Six Man Tag Team Match": Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson Nick Jackson defeated Cheeseburger & Roppongi 3K (SHO & YOH), by pinfall with an assisted Indytaker on Cheeseburger.

- "Ten Man Tag Team Match": The Bullet Club (Chase Owens, Cody Rhodes, Leo Tonga, Marty Scurll and Yujiro Takahashi defeated Taguchi Japan (David Finlay, Juice Robinson, Kota Ibushi, Kushida and Ryusuke Taguchi), by submission with the American Nightmare from Rhodes on Finlay. After the match, The Bullet Club attack Ibushi, but Kenny Omega makes the surprising save and argues with Cody. Omega and Cody begin shoving each other until Omega grabs a microphone and says he's sick of Bullet Club’s infighting and he had the solution. Omega announces Switchblade Jay White as the newest member of The Bullet Club. White arrives, accepts the Bullet Club t-shirt, but then fakes out The Bullet Club by hitting the Blade Runner on Omega.

- "NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championship Match": The Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga and Tonga Roa) defeated Chaos (Beretta, Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano) (c), by pinfall with a Gun Stun from Tama on Beretta to win the titles.

- "Eight Man Tag Team Match": Suzuki-gun (Davey Boy Smith Jr., Lance Archer Minoru Suzuki and Zack Sabre, Jr.) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Michael Elgin and War Machine, by pinfall with Killer Bomb from Smith and Archer onto Hanson. After the match, Suzuki attacks Tanahashi and celebrates with Tanahashi's IWGP Intercontinental Championship.

- "Ten Man Tag Team Match": Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Evil, Hiromu Takahashi, Sanada and Tetsuya Naito) defeated Chaos (Gedo, Hirooki Goto, Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay and Yoshi Hashi), by pinfall with Destino from Naito on Yoshi Hashi. After the match, LIJ continue to attack and Sanada chokes out Okada with the Skull End.

- Chris Jericho Attacks Tetsuya Naito: Before the show ended, Naito cut a promo to talk about his loss to Kazuchika Okada at Wrestle Kingdom 12. Chris Jericho suddenly hits the ring and attacks Naito from behind and beats him down 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!

Weekend 3 Count 12/31/17

By Brandon Albright, @B_Rock1978

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, brought to you by Triple Threat CLE brings you the Weekend 3 Count. W3C brings you wrestling news, rumors and recaps from around the wrestling world. You'll find news rumors and recaps involving WWE, NXT, Impact, ROH, Lucha Underground, NJPW, House of Hardcore, NWA, ICW, CZW, FIP, PWG, AAW, EVOLVE, PROGRESS, SHINE, SHIMMER, BEYOND, 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 ***

- John Cena's Return: This past week on Monday Night RAW, John Cena returned to action as he battled Elias Samson. According to reports, Cena is expected to stick around for a few more weeks leading into the WWE Royal Rumble at the end of January.

- New Tag Team Champions Crowned: If you missed Monday Night RAW this past week, there were new WWE RAW World Tag Team Champions crowned. Seth Rollins and Jason Jordan defeated Sheamus and Cesaro to close out 2017 the new tag team champions.

- Jason Jordan Makes History: After winning the WWE RAW World Tag Team Championship this past Monday, Jason Jordan has made some history as well. Jordan currently is the first and only superstar to win the NXT World Tag Team Championship, the WWE Smackdown Live World Tag Team Championship and the WWE RAW World Tag Team Championship.

- Dolph Ziggler Stripped Of The WWE United States Championship: This past Tuesday on Smackdown Live, GM Daniel Bryan announced that Dolph Ziggler was being stripped of the WWE United States Championship, after Ziggler laid down the title in the ring, walked out and hasn't been heard from since.

- WWE United States Championship Tournament Announced: This past Tuesday on Smackdown Live, GM Daniel Bryan announced a tournament to crown a new WWE United States Champion. Bobby Roode defeated Baron Corbin and Jinder Mahal defeated Tye Dillinger to start it off. The winner of Aiden English vs. Xavier Woods will face Mahal and the winner of Zack Ryder vs. Mojo Rawley will battle Roode in the final four.

- Batista Return Possible?: According to Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Batista has stated that he would love to return to the WWE for one more full time run with the company. Batista stated that he's been eyeing a lengthy return to the WWE, one that could last up to a whole year. Batista stated that he has already met with Vince McMahon about the idea and Batista would love to have a long feud with Triple H during that year. I'll keep you posted on this news as more is revealed.

- Randy Orton Taking A Hiatus?: According to PWInsider.com, Randy Orton could be out of action for most of February and all of March and will also work a light schedule in January. Rumors are stating that this could be leading to Orton eventually stepping down into a part time role with the company as well with Brock Lesnar, John Cena and Chris Jericho.

- Dean Ambrose Update: The Tuesday before Christmas, Dean Ambrose underwent successful surgery to repair a high grade triceps tendon injury. The procedure was performed by Dr. Jeffrey Dugas in Birmingham, Ala., and took around 40 minutes. Ambrose has begun physical therapy, starting with light range of motion exercises. Ambrose is expected to miss Wrestlemania 34, as he will be out for at least 9 months.

- Brian Kendrick Injured: This past Monday on RAW, Brian Kendrick was sent to local hospital to be checked for a potential injury, after taking a stiff Go To Sleep from Hideo Itami during their match. After tests came back it was discovered that Kendrick suffered a fractured orbital bone and a fractured nasal bridge. It's unknown at this time how long Kendrick will be out for.

- Paige Injured: This past Wednesday night at a live WWE event, Paige suffered a kick to the back by Sasha Banks which caused the match to be stopped and Paige in need of assistance. According to fans in attendance, initially, a stretcher was brought out, but Paige was able to walk to the back with the help of the doctors.

- Go To Sleep Banned: It was announced this week that after Hideo Itami accidentally injured Brian Kendrick delivering the Go To Sleep, Vince McMahon officially has banned the move from being used.

- Ronda Rousey News: After the announcement of the first ever Women's Royal Rumble at the WWE Royal Rumble, rumors began on a possible Ronda Rousey appearance in the match. Sources have said, however, that Rousey is still in training for her WWE debut and will also be filming a movie with Mark Wahlberg during the Royal Rumble time frame. It looks like her debut at the WWE Royal Rumble is false unless things change up to match time.

- Possible Fastlane Main Event Spoiler: The Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio has recently announced a Fatal Five Way Match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at the Smackdown Live pay per view WWE Fastlane on March 11th. WWE have not confirmed this match to be true at the moment, but if it pans out to be true then it'll be WWE World Heavyweight Champion AJ Styles defending his championship in the Fatal Five Way Match against Shinsuke Nakamura, Randy Orton, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens.

** 205 Live Recap **

- Jack Gallagher vs. Hideo Itami: The first match of the night saw Gallagher looking to get revenge on Itami after Itami injured Brian Kendrick on Monday Night RAW. Itami locks in a submission on Gallagher and makes him tap out to get the victory.

- Tony Nese vs. Akira Tozawa: Earlier in the night Nese stated that he wanted to take out everyone in the Zo Train, but understands that Enzo Amore is the star of 205 Live and Nese has learned his place. Tozawa mocked Nese for that decision and ended up getting slapped in the face by Nese. The match closes out with Nese hitting the running knees on Tozawa and scoring the pinfall.

- Ariya Daivari and Drew Gulak vs. Cedric Alexander and Mustafa Ali: Earlier in the night, Cedric tries to talk sense into Gulak that Enzo Amore is just using him. The match closes out with Ali hitting the 054 Splash on Daivari and scoring the pinfall.

*** NXT ***

- Johnny Gargano New #1 Contender: This past week on NXT TV, Johnny Gargano officially became the new #1 Contender to the NXT World Championship, after defeated Aleister Black, Lars Sullivan and Killian Dain in a Fatal Four Way Match.

- NXT Takeover Philadelphia: With Johnny Gargano winning the Fatal Four Way Match, the official main event at NXT Takeover Philadelphia will be Andrade "Cien" Almas defending the NXT World Championship against Johnny Gargano. NXT Takeover Philadelphia will take place the night before WWE Royal Rumble.

- Shayna Bazsler Debuts: This past week on NXT TV, Shayna Bazsler made her official NXT debut, by attacking and choking out Kairi Sane.

- WWE Adds A 5th NXT Yearly Pay Per View: WWE announced this week that NXT will get a 5th yearly Takeover Pay Per View, starting this year. WWE will be including WWE Money In The Bank as their 5th main pay per view that will include all of RAW and Smackdown Live stars. NXT will get their pay per view the Saturday before Money In The Bank.

- James Storm Asked About Signing With NXT: Former Impact wrestler James Storm was interviewed recently and was asked about whether or not he would return to NXT if he was offered a spot on the roster again. Storm stated that he has been hitting the gym daily and keeping in excellent shape, just in case he was made an offer by any promotion out there right now. Storm stated that NXT in his eyes is a huge promotion on its own now and any wrestler should be honored to accept a roster spot with the company. Storm stated that he would love to have a good run in NXT and also help out the up and comers in the company. Will we see The Cowboy return?? Will have to stay tuned and find out.

*** Impact Wrestling ***

- Ethan Carter Files Documents To Trademark His Name: Impact Wrestling star EC3 has filed documents this past week in an attempt to legally own his character’s name. EC3 filed trademark documents which state that he wants to use the name for “Entertainment services, namely, wrestling exhibits and performances by a professional wrestler and entertainer. The documents also note that he wants to use the name for “conducting fitness classes.” Impact Wrestling announced a few weeks ago that they were allowing all Impact Wrestlers past and present the opportunity to keep their gimmicks that they created in Impact Wrestling. This opened the door to allow Matt Hardy to debut his Broken/Woken gimmick finally in the WWE.

*** NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING ***

- Young Lion Cup Winner: Last week the 11th Annual Young Lion Cup Tournament finished up at NJPW Lion's Gate Project 10. Katsuya Kitamura came out victorious in the tournament and claimed the Young Lion Cup Trophy. The following is the final standings of the tournament.

- Katsuya Kitamura 10
- Hirai Kawato 8
- Tomoyuki Oka 6
- Shota Umino 4
- Ren Narita 1
- Tetsuhiro Yagi 1

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!

Weekend 3 Count 12/17/17

By Brandon Albright, @B_Rock1978

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, brought to you by Triple Threat CLE brings you the Weekend 3 Count. W3C brings you wrestling news, rumors and recaps from around the wrestling world. You'll find news rumors and recaps involving WWE, NXT, Impact, ROH, Lucha Underground, NJPW, House of Hardcore, NWA, ICW, CZW, FIP, PWG, AAW, EVOLVE, PROGRESS, SHINE, SHIMMER, BEYOND, 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.

Coming soon to @WWENXT.@QoSBaszler #QueenOfSpades pic.twitter.com/CsZ0xtjtKE

— WWE Southeast Asia (@WWESEAsia) December 15, 2017

- Announced NXT Pay Per Views For 2018:

** 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!

Weekend 3 Count 12/10/17

By Brandon Albright, @B_Rock1978

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, brought to you by Triple Threat CLE brings you the Weekend 3 Count. W3C brings you wrestling news, rumors and recaps from around the wrestling world. You'll find news rumors and recaps involving WWE, NXT, Impact, ROH, Lucha Underground, NJPW, House of Hardcore, NWA, ICW, CZW, FIP, PWG, AAW, EVOLVE, PROGRESS, SHINE, SHIMMER, BEYOND, 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 ***

- Sheamus News: This past week it was reported that Sheamus has been dealing with serious neck issues for the past six months and has been diagnosed with spinal stenosis. Sheamus has been rehabbing his neck for quite some time, and even took a brief hiatus to recover in his home country of Ireland. Spinal stenosis is a serious injury that has shortened and ended the wrestling careers of WWE Hall of Famers Edge and Stone Cold Steve Austin. I'll keep you posted on this news in week's to come.

- WWE Testing Out "Woken" Matt Hardy: Last week at WWE live events, WWE began testing out the "Woken" Matt Hardy gimmick and as expected it has become a hit with the live audience. It may now only be a matter of time before we see the gimmick arrive on RAW now that Matt Hardy is clear from the lawsuit from Impact Wrestling and now can use the gimmick of being Broken. 

- WWE Testing Out Live Cruiserweight Shows: Vince McMahon announced during his weekly conference call that the WWE will run three live shows in January, featuring the 205 Live roster only. PWInsider reported that the 205 Live tours in January and potentially February will be an experiment by WWE to determine if it's a financially viable concept

- R-Truth Injury Update: WWE announced this week that R-Truth underwent successful shoulder surgery on Monday morning. Truth had bone removed from his shoulder and there currently isn't a official return time as of yet.

- WWE Composer Jim Johnston Officially Released: Last week, there were rumors circulating on whether or not WWE composer Jim Johnston had been released or not. This week it was made official that Johnston was in fact released from the company. Johnston had worked for the company for over 32 years and had composed legendary themes for The Undertaker, DX, The Rock and many others. Over the past 3 years WWE had been using new comers CFO$ to compose theme music, leaving Johnston with limited work. Johnston wanted to stay with the company, but had a very high contract and WWE chose to let Johnston go.

- Ronda Rousey News: According to two sources close to Ronda Rousey, she is almost ready to make the announcement that she will be joining WWE as a full time wrestler. Two friends very close to Rousey told USA Today that she will be making the full time jump to WWE announcement very soon and is currently finalizing her contract. 

- Nia Jax Appearing With 205 Live Soon: According to advertisements, Nia Jax will be making special appearances with 205 Live soon to continue her new storyline with Enzo Amore. Nia will begin having a crush on Enzo and follow him around on 205 Live.

** 205 Live Recap **

- With WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore not in the building tonight, Drew Gulak took charge of the Zo Train.

- Noam Dar vs. Cedric Alexander: This match was originally supposed to be Alexander vs. Drew Gulak, but Gulak used his temporary leader of the Zo Train power and made Dar fight in his place. Dar went to the top rope and was immediately told to get down by Gulak, because he was breaking Gulak's "No Fly Zone" policy. Alexander hits the Lumbar Check on Dar while he's distracted and gets the pinfall. 

- Brian Kendrick vs. Gran Metalik: The second match of the night saw Kendrick battle Metalik in a one on one match. Kendrick distracts the referee allowing Jack Gallagher to shove Metalik off the ropes. Kendrick locks Metalik in the Captain's Hook submission and gets the tap out win.

- Tony Nese vs. Rich Swann: The main event of the show saw Swann battle Zo Train member Nese in a one on one match. Drew Gulak tries to help Nese, but Cedric Alexander arrives to help Swann. Swann gets the pinfall victory and then Gulak signals for Noam Dar and Ariya Daivari to hit the ring. Akira Tozawa and Mustafa Ali hit the ring to help Alexander and Swann to end the show. 

*** NXT ***

- Mystery Wrestler Coming: NXT showed a teaser this past week on NXT TV for an "ominous force" that will be coming to NXT soon. Rumors are saying it could either be Donovan Dijak, former TNA wrestler Gunner, former TNA wrestler Rockstar Spud or Shaya Baszler, who has the nickname "Queen of Spades". Spades were shown during the teaser trailer. 

- NXT To Be Broadcast On The USA Network: WWE announced that the December 13th episode of NXT will be aired on the USA Network, which will include a week of wrestling. That week, WWE will show Tribute To The Troops, RAW, Smackdown Live and NXT all on the USA Network.

*** Impact Wrestling ***

** Impact TV Recap **

- Caleb Konley vs. Taiji Ishimori: The first match of the night saw Konley and Taiji go one on one. Konley attacked Taiji from behind a few weeks back, setting up this match. Trevor Lee gets in a few shots on Taiji while the referee is distracted. Taiji escapes a Konley submission and ends up hitting a 450 Splash on Konley for the pinfall. After the match, Konley and Lee attack Taiji until Dezmond Xavier hits the ring to make the save.  

- "Knockouts Tournament, Triple Match Match": Sienna vs. Rosemary vs. Allie: The second match of the night saw the second triple threat match in the Knockouts Championship Tournament. Sienna gets taken out by Rosemary. Rosemary hits Allie with the Red Wedding and scores the pinfall to advance. Rosemary will battle Laurel Van Ness in the Finals to crown a new Impact Knockouts Champion.

- oVe And Sami Callihan Promo: The trio mock Canada because it's not Ohio. Callihan says things with LAX have gotten out of hand, they'll give LAX a rematch but it'll be under rules that they choose. A local Canadian tag team called TDT interrupt and mock oVe and Callihan in French. TDT kick Callihan and then splash oVe in the corner. Callihan grabs a kendo stick and unloads on TDT. LAX hit the ring and start brawling with oVe and Callihan. LAX clears the ring, Konnan throws a kendo stick at oVe and Callihan, misses and accidentally hits a fan at ringside. 

- KM films himself walking into a random gym and beating up the students inside, trying to prove himself to American Top Team. 

- "Grand Championship Match": Ethan Carter (c) vs. Matt Sydal: EC3 takes round number one and leads 1-0. Sydal takes round number two and ties things at 1-1. Sydal counters the One Percenter and lands knees on EC3. EC3 stops Sydal climbing the ropes and slaps Sydal in the face. Sydal misses the Shooting Star Press, both he and EC3 bang heads and knock each other out. The third round ends and the match is called a draw. EC3 retains his title.

- Bobby Lashley and Dan Lambert vs. Moose and James Storm: An ATT member jumps on the apron and gets axe kicked off by Moose and into two other ATT guys outside. Lashley hits the spear on Storm and Lambert tags in. Lashley isn't happy as Lambert covers Storm and steals the pinfall.

- Eli Drake and Chris Adonis vs. Petey Williams and Johnny Impact: Williams goes for the Canadian Destroyer, but Adonis locks Williams in the Adonis Lock submission. Impact hits a springboard kick and then dumps Drake outside. Impact hits Starship Pain on Adonis and scores the pinfall. After the match, Alberto El Patron attacks Drake from behind and sends him into the ringpost. El Patron then lays out Drake with a DDT right on the world title. 

- More Content Added To The Network: Impact Wrestling announced this week that they have added DEFY Wrestling and Future Stars of Wrestling as the latest promotions that are being apart of Impact Wrestling’s “Global Wrestling Network” service. GWN includes all the past TNA/Impact pay per views, Border City Wrestling, SMASH Wrestling and much more.

- Laurel Van Ness News: It was revealed this week that Laurel Van Ness apparently didn't inform anyone in Impact management that she wanted to leave Impact Wrestling before the recent Impact tapings, where Laurel ends up winning the Impact Knockouts Championship. Laurel has been showing interest in signing with the WWE and Impact still has yet to grant Laurel her release as of yet considering she is their current Impact Knockouts Champion.

- More Talent Contracts Set To Expire: According to Impact Wrestling, it was made known this week that Ethan Carter, Bobby Lashley and Eddie Edwards all have contracts that are set to expire soon in Impact Wrestling. Rumors have begun that WWE is highly interested in Eddie Edwards to add to the NXT roster. There has been no word on whether WWE is interested in EC3 or Lashley at this time.

*** RING OF HONOR ***

** ROH TV Recap **

- Marty Scurll vs. Beer City Bruiser: The first match of the night saw Scurll battle Bruiser in a one on one match. The referee goes down in the match which allows Scurll to grab his umbrella and use it as a weapon on Bruiser to score the pinfall. Jay Lethal appeared during the match and watched from the ramp.  

- The Briscoe Brothers Trash The Dudley Boys' Wrestling School: Mark and Jay Briscoe arrived at Bully Ray and Devon's Wrestling School. The Briscoes attack the students in the dojo and in the ring and hit a 3D on a student. The Briscoes destroy and trash everything throughout the school before finally leaving.  

- Coleman's Pulpit With Caprice Coleman: Coleman interviewed himself and talked about how he will defeat Kenny King and win the ROH Television Championship.

- "ROH World Tag Team Championship Match": The Motor City Machine Guns (c) vs. The Kingdom: The Motor City Machine Guns went on to defeat The Kingdom to retain their tag team titles in this match. 

- Flip Gordon vs. Hangman Adam Page: Gordon defeated Page by pinfall, but gets attacked and laid out, after the match, by The Young Bucks with super kicks. 

*** NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING ***

- Wrestle Kingdom 12 Tickets Going Fast: NJPW announced this week that tickets for Wrestle Kingdom 12, live at the Tokyo Dome on January 4th, are selling at a rapid pace and they are expecting a sell out. Wrestle Kingdom is NJPW's version of Wrestlemania. This year's show is highlighted with three huge main events, IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada defends his title against Tetsuya Naito, IWGP United States Champion Kenny Omega defends his title against WWE Legend Chris Jericho and IWGP Intercontinental Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi defends his title against Jay White. More matches for the event will be announced soon.

*** House of Hardcore ***

** HOH 36: Blizzard Brawl Recap **

- Tommy Dreamer's 36th edition of House of Hardcore returned last weekend at the Waukesha Expo Center in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

- Guido Maritato defeated Nick Cutler, by pinfall with a bridged roll up.

- MVP defeated Jay Bradley, by pinfall with Drive By Kick.

- Nick Aldis defeated Carlito, by pinfall with a top rope elbow. Former ECW World Heavyweight Champion Shane Douglas arrived with Aldis and officially named himself his manager. 

- "Fatal Four Way Match": Bull Dempsey defeated Curt Stallion, Conner Braxston, and Arik Cannon, by pinfall with a seated senton. 

- Willie Mack defeated Brian Cage, by pinfall with a frogsplash.

- Al Snow and Swoggle defeated “The Squad World Order” (Kenny and Mikey), by pinfall after Swoggle hit the Tadpole Splash.

- "Hardcore War Match": Abyss defeated Tommy Dreamer, by pinfall after Abyss hits the Black Hole Slam onto thumbtacks on Dreamer. Nick Aldis also got involved, helping Abyss.

- "Candice's Retirement Match": Candice Michelle defeated Lisa Marie Varon, by pinfall with a spinning DDT.

- Austin Aries defeated Joey Mercury, by pinfall with a rolling 450 Splash. Shane Douglas was in Mercury's corner. Tommy Dreamer came out to help Aries get the win.

*** Defiant Wrestling ***

- Defiant Wrestling Becomes Official: This past Monday, December 4th, WCPW officially dropped its name and has officially been repackaged as Defiant Wrestling. WCPW made the announcement of the change a few months back and also announced Stu Bennett (Wade Barrett) as Defiant's first General Manager.

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!

Weekend 3 Count 11/12/17

By Brandon Albright, @B_Rock1978

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

** Theme Song of the Week **
This week's theme song goes to Power Trip with their song Executioners Tax, which will be one of the NXT WarGames theme songs.

*** WWE ***

- Roman Reigns Update: WWE announced this week that due to Roman Reigns' viral infection, there is still a possibility that he won't be back for WWE Survivor Series.

- Team RAW's 5 Man Team Finalized: It was announced this past week on RAW that the following five men will represent Team RAW at WWE Survivor Series: Kurt Angle, Braun Strowman, Samoa Joe, Finn Balor and Jason Jordan.

- New Champions Crowned On RAW: This past Monday on RAW, Sheamus and Cesaro defeated Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins to win the WWE RAW World Tag Team Championship.

- New Champion Crowned On Smackdown Live: This past Tuesday on Smackdown Live, AJ Styles defeated Jinder Mahal to become the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

- Two More Women Added To Team RAW's 5 Women Team: This past week on RAW, team captain Alicia Fox and team mate Nia Jax added Bayley and Sasha Banks to their team for WWE Survivor Series. There is still one spot left open.

- John Cena Added to Team Smackdown Live: Shane McMahon announced this past week that John Cena will take the fifth and final spot on Team Smackdown Live at WWE Survivor Series.

- Josh Bredl Released: PWInsider reported last week that Tough Enough winner Josh Bredl was released from WWE. Bredl was supposed to be performing under the name Bronson Mathews after winning a contract in 2015, however he never actually got things started in NXT.

- Issues With Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens: Sports Illustrated, Pro Wrestling Sheet and PWInsider reported this week that Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens were both sent home from the current WWE European tour after this week's SmackDown in Manchester, England. Sources confirmed that Zayn and Owens both have heat for "going into business for themselves" during Smackdown Live. According to sources Zayn and Owens were scripted to take a beat down by The New Day after the Zayn vs. Kofi Kingston match, however, both Owens and Zayn made the decision to go off script and leave the ring instead. Reports are also claiming that both Zayn and Owens have been upset with their current storyline and places in the company. 

- WWE Signs Rockstar Spud: WWE announced this week that they have signed former Impact wrestler Rockstar Spud to a WWE contract. Spud will immediately be added to the 205 Live roster and show.

- The Montreal Screwjob: This week marked the 20th Anniversary of one of the most famous stories in WWE history, The Montreal Screwjob. Bret Hart, who was the WWE World Heavyweight Champion at the time, signed with WCW and was on his way out of the company. Hart promised to vacate the title on his last scheduled appearance on Monday Night RAW. Vince McMahon didn't want to take the chance of Hart no showing his last scheduled appearance and taking the title with him to WCW, because WCW President Eric Bischoff pulled that stunt in the past with Alundra Blayze and the WWE Women's Championship. Vince McMahon ended up going behind Bret Hart's back at WWE Survivor Series 1997 and made the decision to give Shawn Michaels the title. Vince worked out a plan with Michaels and referee Earl Hebner to ring the bell and award Michaels the title when Michaels applied the sharpshooter on Hart. The idea went as planned and Hart was screwed out of the title at WWE Survivor Series in Montreal. To this day many wonder if all parties, including Hart, knew this was going to happen or if Hart was really screwed over without knowing it was happening.

** 205 Live Recap **

- The Enzo Show: WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore kicked off 205 Live with his new talk show The Enzo Show. Enzo's guests were superstars from the United Kingdom division in the WWE. Enzo introduced the superstars one by one to see which ones wanted to get on the Zo Train. Enzo gets to Tyler Bate and insults Bate to his face. Bate drops Enzo with a punch and leaves him laid out to the delight of the Manchester, England fans.

- Jack Gallagher Turns On His Hometown Then Battled Kalisto: In the first match of 205 Live, #1 Contender to the WWE Cruiserweight Championship, Kalisto, battled Jack Gallagher. Before the match Jack Gallagher insulted his own hometown of Manchester and caught heat from the fans. Kalisto takes the match with Salida Del Sol on Gallagher for the pinfall.

- The UK Division In Tag Team Action: The second match of the night saw Cedric Alexander team up with the UK's Mark Andrews and battle the UK's Joseph Conners and James Drake. Andrews hits a Shooting Star Press on Connors and gets the pinfall for the team.

- Enzo Amore Strikes Back: The main event of the show saw WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore battle Tyler Bate in a non title match. Amore got his revenge on Bate from his cheap shot earlier in the show and scores the pinfall. After the match, Enzo continues the beat down on Bate until Kalisto hits the ring and makes the save to close out the show.

*** NXT ***

- Pete Dunn Defending The WWE United Kingdom Championship: NXT announced this week that Pete Dunne will defend his WWE United Kingdom Championship at NXT WarGames against Johnny Gargano.

- New Match Added To WarGames: NXT announced this week that Kassius Ohno will battle Lars Sullivan at NXT WarGames.

*** Impact Wrestling ***

** Impact TV Recap **

- Eli Drake and Chris Adonis are in the ring. Drake brags about retaining the title at Bound For Glory and calls it a perfect night accept for Alberto El Patron returning. Petey Williams interrupts, says Drake has never beaten him and both men begin brawling. Williams attempts a Canadian Destroyer on Drake, but Adonis pulls Drake to safety. 

- Matt Sydal defeated Sonjay Dutt, by pinfall with a Shooting Star Press.

- Ethan Carter confronts Matt Sydal and calls him a choker because he loses in the big matches. EC3 calls himself the grandest champion of them all with the Impact Grand Championship. Sydal challenges EC3, but EC3 says no. 

- "GHC Championship Match": Eddie Edwards (c) defeated El Hijo del Fantasma, by pinfall with an enziguri and Die Hard Fusion to retain the title. 

- "Six Man Tag Team Match": oVe and Sami Callihan defeated Phil Atlas, Ray Steele, and Marcus Burke, by pinfall after Callihan tosses Atlas to Jake Crist, who hits a Cutter on Atlas.

- LAX attack oVe and Sami Callihan from behind. oVe get tossed outside as Homicide beats down Callihan. Homicide goes for his finisher, but Callihan counters it and escapes to the floor.

- Allie defeated KC Spinelli, by pinfall with the Allie Valley Driver.

- Johnny Impact and Alberto El Patron Confrontation: Impact finds Alberto El Patron backstage and a brawl breaks out. Braxton Sutter and Caleb Konley arrive and start brawling too. Impact and El Patron brawl outside the building and through the backstage area, as security try to separate both men. Impact leaps off a soda machine and takes out all the security men. El Patron and Impact brawl to the ring where Impact is sent into the steel steps. El Patron tells security to do their job and keep Impact away from him. Impact taunts El Patron by stating that El Patron's father is embarrassed of him. El Patron shoves past security and the brawl continues in the ring. El Patron takes control and DDT's Impact. El Patron shoves security away and then locks Impact in the cross arm breaker submission. El Patron is finally pulled off Impact to end the show. 

- Bram Leaves Impact Wrestling: Impact Wrestling announced this past week that Bram has left Impact Wrestling.

** Bound For Glory Highlights **

- Taya Valkyrie vs. Rosemary Match Cancelled: Impact Wrestling announced on Saturday that the Taya Valkyrie vs. Rosemary match at Impact Bound For Glory had been cancelled. According to reports Taya Valkyrie dropped out due to personal reasons. 

- Alberto El Patron Returns: Last weekend at Impact Bound For Glory, Alberto El Patron returned. El Patron appeared to return as a heel as he claimed to have given his heart and soul to Impact, but he was screwed over by the company. El Patron accused Impact Wrestling of listening to bs internet rumors instead of learning the facts. El Patron claimed that no one cared about him or his family and he promised to make the night unforgettable.

- Chaos In The Monster's Ball Match: Last weekend at Impact Bound For Glory, Grado battled Abyss in a Monster's Ball Match. Laurel Van Ness gets involved, low blows Grado and pounds on him while he's down, for breaking off their marriage. The lights go out and return with Rosemary in the ring. Rosemary mists Laurel in the face then tries to talk down Abyss, who goes after her. It works as Rosemary goes to help Abyss by misting Grado. Grado ducks and Rosemary mists Abyss on accident. Abyss is able to fight off a pinfall and finishes Grado off with the Black Hole Slam on barbed wire for the win.

- Sami Callihan Debuts In Impact: Last weekend at Impact Bound For Glory, oVe promised us that they would bring family of their own to battle LAX in the 5150 Street Fight Match. Sami Callihan made his Impact Wrestling debut as he arrived and helped oVe defeat LAX to retain the tag titles.

- New Champion Crowned: Gail Kim was able to do what she said she was going to do at Impact Bound For Glory. Gail Kim defeated Sienna and Allie in a Triple Threat Match to become the new Impact Knockouts Champion.

- American Top Team Get Their Revenge: American Top Team made sure that they got involved during the Six Sides Of Steel Cage Match between their clients Bobby Lashley and King Mo vs. Moose and Stephan Bonnar at Impact Bound For Glory. ATT was able to get into the cage and beat down Bonnar, while Moose was locked outside. Moose was able to climb the cage, leap off and onto ATT inside the cage. Moose's save wasn't good enough though as Lashley hits a spear for the victory.

- Alberto El Patron Makes Good On His Promise: Earlier in the evening at Impact Bound For Glory, Alberto El Patron promised that he would make the night unforgettable. El Patron arrived during the Johnny Impact vs. Eli Drake match for the Impact World Heavyweight Championship. El Patron pulled the referee out of the ring, stopping Impact from getting the pinfall. El Patron hit Impact in the head with a steel chair and then hit Drake in the head with his own world title. El Patron then laid Drake on top of Impact, which allowed Drake to get the victory to retain the title.

** Bound For Glory Quick Results **

- "Impact X Division Championship, Six Pack Challenge Match": Trevor Lee (c) defeated Petey Williams, Dezmond Xavier, Matt Sydal, Sonjay Dutt and Garza Jr.

- Taiji Ishimori defeated Tyson Dux.

- "Monster's Ball Match": Abyss defeated Grado.

- Team Impact (Eddie Edwards, EC3 and James Storm) defeated Team AAA (El Hijo del Fantasma, Pagano and Texano) in a Six Man Tag Team Match.

- "Impact World Tag Team Championship, 5150 Street Fight Match": oVe (c) defeated LAX to retain the titles.

- "Impact Knockouts Championship, Triple Threat Match": Gail Kim defeated Sienna (c) and Allie to win the title.

- "Six Sides Of Steel Cage Match": Bobby Lashley and King Mo defeated Moose and Stephan Bonnar.

- "Impact World Heavyweight Championship Match": Eli Drake (c) defeated Johnny Impact to retain the title.

*** RING OF HONOR ***

** ROH TV Episode 320 Recap **

- Mark Briscoe Injury: Originally this week Mark Briscoe was set to battle Kenny King for the ROH Television Championship. However, due to an elbow injury that match has been cancelled and will take place on a later date.

- The Kingdom Demand ROH World Tag Team Title Shots: The Kingdom defeated Coast To Coast and The Dawgs this week in a Triple Threat Match, to kick off this week's show. The Kingdom demand a tag team title shot against The Motor City Machine Guns due to a past pinfall victory over Chris Sabin. The Kingdom state that there's a conspiracy within the company against them that is also keeping them out of the title picture.

- Cody Rhodes Gives Out Another Title Shot: ROH World Champion Cody Rhodes announced that he would give a title shot to the man everyone wants to see Cody face tonight, which got the fans pumped for Dalton Castle. However, Cody brings out ROH trainee Ryan Nova and gives him a title shot instead. Cody makes Nova tap quick to the American Death Lock submission. Dalton Castle appears after the match and demands a title shot. Cody tells Castle to go hang out with his buddies in NXT, prompting Castle to deck Cody with a punch. 

- The Addiction Continue To Ruin ROH: The main event of the show saw The Motor City Machine Guns defend the ROH World Tag Team Championship against War Machine. War Machine looked to be on their way to winning the titles when suddenly Christopher Daniels and Kazarian interrupted the match and shot Hanson in the face with silly string. Sabin rolled up Hanson and got the pinfall to retain the titles.

*** NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING ***

** NJPW Power Struggle Highlights **

- Chris Jericho Challenges Kenny Omega: Last weekend during the NJPW Power Struggle pay per view, Chris Jericho made a surprise appearance on the big screen and challenged Kenny Omega to a match at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 in January. Kenny Omega accepted Jericho's challenge.

- NJPW Returning To The States: During NJPW Power Struggle it was announced that NJPW plans to return to the U.S. on March, 25th 2018, in Long Beach, California at the Walter Pyramid.

- Roppongi 3K Wins Super Junior Tag Team Tournament Finals: During NJPW Power Struggle, Roppongi 3K won the Super Junior Tag Team Tournament Finals, becoming the first team to ever win the tournament while holding the IWGP Junior Tag Team Championship. The Young Bucks appeared after the tournament win and challenged Roppongi 3K to a title match at a later date, which Rocky Romero accepted.

- Switchblade Revealed: After weeks of build up to a mysterious wrestler named Switchblade debuting soon. NJPW Power Struggle saw Switchblade revealed to be Jay White, who immediately challenged Hiroshi Tanahashi for a shot at his IWGP Intercontinental Championship at a later date, which Tanahashi accepted.

- New Champion Crowned: This past weekend at NJPW Power Struggle, Marty Scurll defeated Will Ospreay to become the new IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion.

* NJPW Power Struggle Quick Recap *

- David Finlay defeated Katsuya Kitamura.

- The Young Bucks defeated Titan and Dragon Lee.

- Juice Robinson, Tiger Mask IV, Jushin Thunder Liger, Kushida and Hirai Kawato defeated Zack Sabre Jr, El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Taichi and Taka Michinoku in a Ten Man Tag Team Match.

- Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Cody Rhodes, Chase Owens and Yujiro Takahashi in a Six Man Tag Team Match.

- "Super Junior Tag Team Tournament Finals Match": Roppongi 3K (SHO and YOH) defeated Ryusuke Taguchi and ACH to win the tournament.

- Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, Yoshi-Hashi and Gedo defeated Tetsuya Naito, Evil, Sanada, Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi in a Ten Man Tag Team Match.

- "NEVER Openweight Championship, Bullrope Match": Minoru Suzuki (c) defeated Toru Yano to retain the title.

- "IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship Match": Marty Scurll defeated Will Ospreay (c) to win the title.

- "IWGP United States Championship Match": Kenny Omega (c) defeated Baretta to retain the title.

- "IWGP Intercontinental Championship Match": Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeated Kota Ibushi to retain the title.

- Wrestle Kingdom 12 Card So Far: NJPW announced the following card so far for Wrestle Kingdom 12 in January.

- Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito (IWGP Heavyweight Championship)

- Kenny Omega (c) vs. Chris Jericho (IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship)

- Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Jay White (IWGP Intercontinental Championship)

- Marty Scurll (c) vs. Hiromu Takahashi vs. KUSHIDA vs. Will Ospreay (IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship)

- Roppongi 3K (SHO and YOH) (c) vs. The Young Bucks (IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship)

- Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Kota Ibushi (ROH World Championship)

*** ICW ***

- Triple H Surprise Appearance: Last weekend Triple H made a surprise appearance alongside WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne at an Insane Championship Wrestling live show. Triple H made the special appearance to thank the crowd and talk about promotions outside of WWE. Triple H stated the following:

"This is where our business starts, every single night in a place like this, with guys like this, and a group like ICW. That's where it goes, ICW, PROGRESS, places like that, that's where you see this stuff grow. That's where you see it start. That's where you see it boil up."

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