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!
Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, brought to you by Triple Threat CLE brings you the Weekend 3 Count. W3C brings you wrestling news, rumors and recaps from around the wrestling world. You'll find news rumors and recaps involving WWE, NXT, GFW, ROH, Lucha Underground, NJPW, House of Hardcore, NWA, ICW, CZW, FIP, PWG, AAW, EVOLVE, PROGRESS, SHINE, SHIMMER and any Indy promotion that I find an interesting story or a cool discovery in. Be sure to check out the W3C every Sunday afternoon at @TripleThreatCLE
** Theme Song of the Week **
This week's theme song is the official WWE TLC song. "Legendary" by Welshly Arms
*** WWE ***
- Changes To Tonight's WWE TLC Event: Due to the current outbreak of meningitis that has been going around the locker room, Bray Wyatt, Roman Reigns, Bo Dallas and backstage interviewer JoJo have been sent home, which will change tonight's pay per view. Instead of "The Demon King" Finn Balor vs. "Sister Abigail" Bray Wyatt, it'll now be The Demon King vs. AJ Styles. Also RAW GM Kurt Angle will now take Roman Reigns spot in the TLC Match and team with Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose against The Miz, Braun Strowman, Kane, Sheamus and Cesaro.
- Jinder Mahal Throws Out A Challenge To Brock Lesnar: This past week on Smackdown Live, WWE World Heavyweight Champion Jinder Mahal threw down a challenge to WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar to face him at WWE Survivor Series.
- Brock Lesnar Response: Paul Heyman announced this past week that Brock Lesnar will be on RAW tomorrow night to answer the challenge of Jinder Mahal.
- Nia Jax Leave: Rumors have stated that WWE have accepted Nia Jax's request to take a permanent leave of absence from the company. It's unknown why this was brought on, but some sources are saying that Nia was upset with the direction her character was going in the company.
- More Neville News: According to reports this week, there is more news to the reasoning behind Neville walking out two weeks ago. According to reports, Neville has been upset with royalties of DVD sales not being paid to him, due to his matches being on the PreShow, which isn't on the DVD. Also Neville has been upset with his character direction and rough WWE schedule.
- Kevin Owens Sent Home: WWE posted this past week that Kevin Owens was recently sent home due to personal reasons while on WWE's current tour. I'll keep you updated on this story when I learn more.
- WWE Tables, Ladders And Chairs: Just a reminder, if you miss WWE TLC tonight on the WWE Network, be sure to check out Triple Threat CLE tomorrow afternoon for the recap of the show.
** 205 Live Recap ** This week's main event saw WWE Cruiserweight Champion Kalisto and Mustafa Ali battle Enzo Amore and Ariya Daivari.
- Enzo Amore Promo: Enzo mocks Seattle, grunge rock, Starbucks and Kalisto. Enzo says he's winning back the WWE Cruiserweight Championship at WWE TLC. Kalisto hits the ring and attacks Enzo, chasing him from the ring.
- Jack Gallagher vs. Rich Swann: The match closes out with Swann getting a near fall Tiger Driver on Gallagher. Gallagher bails to the floor. Swann goes for a suicide dive, but Kendrick steps in the way and hits Swann with the ring bell causing a DQ.
Winner: Rich Swann, by DQ.
- After the match, Cedric Alexander, Swann, Kendrick and Gallagher all brawl until order is restored.
- Drew Gulak's Power Point Presentation: Gulak is in the ring and talks about "Drewtopia", a place where unnecessary chants and top rope dives are non existent. Gulak says he refuses to let Akira Tozawa and his awful "Ah" chants ruin 205 Live. Gulak mocks the crowd after getting "This is boring" chants. Gulak promises us another Drew Gulak Championship Power Point Presentation this Sunday at WWE TLC.
- Kalisto and Mustafa Ali vs. Enzo Amore and Ariya Daivari: The match closes out with Ali attacking Enzo and getting a near fall rolling neck breaker. Enzo misses a drop kick off the top rope as Kalisto tags in. Enzo counters a cross body for a near fall. Kalisto hits Salida Del Sol on Enzo and scores the pinfall.
Winners: Kalisto and Mustafa Ali, by pinfall.
- After the match, all four men brawl until Enzo escapes to end the show.
*** NXT ***
- World Title Match Announced: NXT announced this week that one night before NXT WarGames, Drew McIntyre will defend the NXT World Championship against Adam Cole at a live event in San Antonio, Texas. It was also announced that Shawn Michaels will be the special guest referee for the match.
*** Impact Wrestling ***
** Impact TV Recap ** This week's main event saw Rosemary battle Taya Valkyrie.
- Moose and Stephen Bonner arrive with American Top Tag Team's championship belts.
- Chris Adonis vs. Johnny Impact: The match closes out with Adonis and Impact fighting on the ropes. Impact drops Adonis off the ropes and hits Countdown to Impact to score the pinfall.
Winner: Johnny Impact, by pinfall.
- After the match, Eli Drake tries to attack Impact. Impact rips off Drake's pants and beats Drake with his own belt until Adonis attacks Impact from behind. Drake chokes Impact with his pants and beats Impact with his belt. Garza Jr. hits the ring with a steel chair and makes the save.
- "Fatal Five Way Match": James Storm vs El Hijo del Fantasma vs. Ethan Carter vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Texano: The match closes out with Storm and Texano trading punches and then teaming up on Fantasma. Texano scores the pinfall on EC3 to take the victory.
Winner: Texano, by pinfall.
- oVe is shown arriving in Mexico to defend the Impact Tag Team Championship against LAX.
- Backstage, James Storm and Ethan Carter argue about losing. Eddie Edwards tells them that they need to learn how to work together as a team.
- In Jim Cornette's office, Scott D'Amore, Cornette, and Dan Lambert are all arguing about what Moose and Stephen Bonner did to the ATT's facility last week.
- Andrew Everett vs. Dezmond Xavier: The match closes out with Trevor Lee distracting Xavier. Everett lands a boot, but Xavier comes back with a springboard kick and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Dezmond Xavier, by pinfall.
- In Mexico, oVe are searching for Konnan, but are told if they want to see him, they have to defend the titles. oVe says it isn't a problem
- Grado Promo: Grado is mad that he's been paid poorly working for Joseph Park the past few weeks. Park comes to the ring and tries to defend his actions, but Grado wants none of it. Park says if it wasn't for him then Grado would've gotten deported back to England. Park offers Grado a contract that says if Grado wins he can stay in America, but if he loses he has to go back to England. Grado quickly accepts and signs the contract. Park then breaks the news that the contract says Grado will face Abyss in a Monster's Ball Match.
- In the parking garage, Grado rushes to his car and can't believe he signed to face Abyss. James Mitchell appears and tells Grado that Abyss will send Grado straight to hell.
- "Impact World Tag Team Championship Match": oVe (c) vs. Black Diamond and Black Danger: The match closes out with Diamond attempting a hurricanrana, but gets caught in the face with a super kick by Jake Crist. oVe hit a spike piledriver and score the pinfall.
Winners: oVe, by pinfall, to retain the Impact World Tag Team Championship.
- American Top Team Promo: Lambert says Bobby Lashley worked for Impact as a favor to Jeff Jarrett. Lambert says he's a huge fan of wrestling and brags about all the memorabilia he has. Lambert says Moose and Stephen Bonner made a huge mistake trashing their facility and taking championship title memorabilia. Lambert dares Moose and Bonner to show up at Bound For Glory and fight Lashley and King Mo. Moose and Bonner interrupt with all of ATT's titles they stole. Lashley suddenly attacks from behind and sends Moose into the steel steps. Lashley then spears both Moose and Bonner as security hits the ring. Lashley takes out security as Lambert mocks Moose and Bonner. Moose gets to his feet and takes another spear from Lashley.
- In Mexico, oVe find Konnan and want their pay for tonight's match. Konnan talks oVe into defending the titles against LAX at Bound For Glory.
- Taya Valkyrie vs. Rosemary: The match closes out with Taya hitting a suplex and double knees on Rosemary. Rosemary dodges a second attempt at double knees and lands a release german suplex. Taya unloads kicks on Rosemary, but Rosemary is back up and goes for Red Wedding. Taya counters, hits a northern lights suplex and then a double foot stomp to the face for the pinfall.
Winner: Taya Valkyrie, by pinfall.
- After the match, Taya goes for Road to Valhalla, but Rosemary counters and mists Taya in the face. Rosemary challenges Taya to a match at Bound For Glory and promises that it could get bloody to end the show.
*** RING OF HONOR ***
** ROH TV Recap ** This week The Kingdom battled Seek and Destroy in a Six Man Tag Team Match main event.
- Kushida vs. Scorpio Sky: The match closes out with Kushida trapping Scorpio in a cross arm breaker submission. Scorpio fights from tapping and reaches for the ropes. Christopher Daniels suddenly hits the ring with an air horn and distracts everyone. Kazarian jumps Kushida from behind and the match is thrown out.
Winner: No Contest.
- After the match, The Addiction lay out Scorpio with Celebrity Rehab and then go after Kushida. Jay Lethal hits the ring and makes the save.
- Jay Lethal says he's sick of The Addiction trying to ruin Ring of Honor. Lethal along with Kushida challenge The Addiction to a future tag team match.
- Bully Ray Promo: Bully continues his concussion/retirement speeches. Bully says the doctor has ordered him to not wrestle anymore because head trauma is a serious condition. As much as he'd love to get revenge on Jay Briscoe, he just can't physically do it. Bully says he has to do what's best for his family, thanks the fans and hints at retirement. As Bully leaves the ring, Mark Briscoe confronts him. Mark shakes Bully's hand, gives him a bro hug and tells him that he doesn't have an issue with Bully, it's only Jay that does.
- Cody Rhodes Signs His ROH Contract: Cody Rhodes along with The Bullet Club are in the ring as Cody finally officially signs an ROH contract. The Club all shake Cody's hand and his wife Brandi kisses him. Cody says that even though he's dressed in a suit, he's willing to defend the ROH World Heavyweight Championship tonight. Cody calls out his #1 Contender, Cheeseburger. Cody applauds Cheeseburger and calls out a referee.
- "ROH World Heavyweight Championship Match": Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Cheeseburger: The match closes out with Cody unloading knees on Cheeseburger. Cody charges, misses and hits the turnbuckle. Cheeseburger hits a springboard knee and gets a near fall. Cody ducks a Cheeseburger charge and hits Cross Rhodes, but Cody doesn't cover. Cody tries to use his boot as a weapon, but Cheeseburger hits Cody with a belt and gets a near fall. Cody runs to the corner, grabs his dress jacket and throws it in Cheeseburger's face. Cody catches Cheeseburger while distracted and makes him tap out to the American Death lock submission.
Winner: Cody Rhodes, by submission, to retain the ROH World Heavyweight Championship.
- Coleman’s Pulpit: Caprice Coleman is in the ring for his next edition of Coleman's Pulpit. Coleman calls out Rhett Titus and Will Ferrara as his guests. Coleman talks about how they beat down Cheeseburger. Ferrara says everytime he sees a real cheeseburger he gets pissed off. Rhett and Ferrara have no regrets on what they did to Cheeseburger because he was selfish. Rhett and Ferrara warn everyone that they are about to become the most feared tag team in ROH.
- "Six Man Tag Team Match": The Kingdom vs. Seek and Destroy: The match closes out with Taven hitting a suicide dive, but takes out the rest of The Kingdom by mistake. Gresham goes to the apron and hits a moonsault to the floor on The Kingdom. Sabin hits a missile drop kick and then he and Shelley unload kicks in the corner. Shelley goes to the top rope, but O'Ryan grabs his baseball bat and distracts the referee. Vinnie trips up Shelley and then tosses Taven his stick. Taven blasts Sabin with the stick, rolls up Sabin with a handful of tights and scores the pinfall.
Winners: The Kingdom, by pinfall.
- The Bullet Club Brings In The Freebird Rule: This past weekend during the 4 night Global Wars tour, The Bullet Club officially brought in the Bullet Club Rule when defending the ROH Six Man Tag Team Championship. Similar to the old Freebird Rule, it means that any three members of The Bullet Club can defend the ROH Six Man Tag Team Championship.
** Global Wars Buffalo Recap ** This past week Ring of Honor Wrestling invaded Buffalo for a special live event. The main event of the show saw The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega defend the ROH Six Man Tag Team Championship against The Kingdom. Alot more action took place as well in this quick recap of the show.
- Deonna Purrazzo defeated Sumie Sakai, by submission with an armbar.
- Rhett Titus and Will Ferrara defeated Coast to Coast, by pinfall with the top rope suplex/splash combo.
- Kushida defeated Hangman Adam Page, by submission with the Hoverboard submission.
- Jay Lethal defeated Kazarian, by pinfall with the Lethal Injection.
- "Six Man Tag Team Match": Minoru Suzuki and The Killer Elite Squad defeated War Machine and Mark Briscoe, by pinfall after Suzuki hit the Gotch Piledriver on Briscoe.
- Bully Ray gave thanks to Buffalo for following his career and announced that he may have to retire due to injuries suffered at Death Before Dishonor.
- Mandy Leon defeated Jenny Rose, by pinfall with a modified pump handle driver.
- Hiromu Takahashi defeated Christopher Daniels, by submission after Takahashi countered a hurricanrana into a Triangle Choke submission.
- Cody Rhodes and Marty Scurll defeated Toru Yano and Yoshi Hashi, by pinfall after Cody low blowed Yano and then hit Cross Rhodes.
- Punishment Martinez defeated Will Ospreay, by pinfall with his finisher.
- "ROH Six Man Tag Team Championship Match": The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega (c) defeated The Kingdom, by pinfall after hitting a One Winged Angel/Meltzer Driver combo.
** Global Wars Columbus Recap ** This past week, Ring of Honor Wrestling invaded Columbus, Ohio for a special live event in the Buckeye Nation! Cody Rhodes defended the ROH World Heavyweight Championship against Kushida plus a lot more action took place. Here is the quick recap of the show.
- The Addiction defeated Jay White and Jonathan Gresham, by pinfall, after hitting Celebrity Rehab on White.
- Jay Lethal defeated Hiromu Takahashi, by pinfall, after hitting a Stunner and following that up with the Lethal Injection.
- "ROH World Tag Team Championship Match": The Motor City Machine Guns (c) defeated Silas Young and The Beer City Bruiser, by pinfall, after hitting Skull and Bones on Bruiser.
- "Six Man Tag Team Match": CHAOS (Will Ospreay, Toru Yano and Yoshi Hashi) defeated Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki and The Killer Elite Squad), by pinfall, after Yoshi rolls up Lance Archer.
- Sumie Sakai defeated Holidead, by pinfall, with a cradle.
- Shane Taylor defeated Josh Woods, by pinfall, with a sitdown piledriver.
- Kenny King and Colt Cabana defeated Marty Scurll and Hangman Adam Page, by pinfall after King hit the Royal Flush on Page.
- "ROH World Heavyweight Championship Match": Cody Rhodes (c) defeated Kushida, by pinfall after countering Back to the Future into the Cross Rhodes.
- "ROH Six Man Tag Team Championship Match": The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega (c) defeated Flip Gordon, Trent Beretta and Chuck Taylor, by pinfall after hitting the One Winged Angel/Meltzer Driver combo.
** Global Wars Pittsburgh Recap ** This past week Ring of Honor Wrestling invaded Pittsburgh for a special live event in the Steel City. The main event of the show saw Kenny Omega, Cody Rhodes and Marty Scurll defend the ROH Six Man Tag Team Championship against CHAOS. Here is the quick recap of the show.
- Hiromu Takahashi defeated Mark Briscoe, by referee stoppage. It appeared that Briscoe dislocated his elbow while taking kicks from Takahashi.
- Best Friends (Trent Barreta and Chuck Taylor) defeated The Dawgs (Rhett Titus and Will Ferrara), by pinfall after Best Friends hit their combo finisher.
- Jay Lethal defeated Jay White, by pinfall with the Lethal Injection.
- "ROH World Tag Team Championship, Triple Threat Match": The Motor City Machine Guns (c) defeated The Kingdom and The Young Bucks, by pinfall after Chris Sabin cradled Mark Jackson.
- "Six Woman Tag Team Match": Deonna Purrazzo, Mandy Leon and Jenny Rose defeated Faye Jackson, Britt Baker and Sumie Sakai, by submission after Deonna made Faye tap out to an armbar.
- "Proving Ground Reward Match": Kenny King defeated Josh Woods, Punishment Martinez, Hangman Adam Page, Matt Taven, and Kushida after scoring the pinfall on Woods with two Royal Flushes.
- War Machine defeated The Killer Elite Squad, by pinfall after War Machine hit the double team backbreaker/knee drop combo on Lance Archer.
- Bully Ray gave thanks to the Pittsburgh crowd. Bully isn't sure if he'll ever wrestle again so he wanted to give thanks to the Steel City one last time.
- Minoru Suzuki defeated Silas Young, by pinfall after Davey Boy Smith Jr. helped Suzuki. Suzuki hit the Gotch Piledriver on Young and scored the pinfall
- "ROH Six Man Tag Team Championship Match": Kenny Omega, Cody Rhodes and Marty Scurll (c) defeated CHAOS (Will Ospreay, Toru Yano and Yoshi-Hashi), by submission after Scurll made Yano tap out to the Chicken Wing submission.
** Global Wars Chicago Recap ** This past week Ring of Honor invaded Chicago for a special live event in the Windy City. The main event of the show saw Kenny Omega defend his IWGP United States Championship against Yoshi Hashi. Here is the quick recap of the show.
- Cody Rhodes kicked off the show by taking credit for the success of the Global Wars tour, mocking the WWE's Roman Reigns and then chooses a fan in the crowd in a mask to kiss his ring. The fan turns out to be Dalton Castle, who attacks Cody and chases him from the ring.
- Silas Young and The Beer City Bruiser defeated Trent and Chuck Taylor, by pinfall after Young hits Taylor with Misery.
- Marty Scurll defeated Hiromu Takahashi, by submission with the Chicken Wing.
- The Addiction defeated Cheeseburger and Kushida, by pinfall after the Best Meltzer Ever on Cheeseburger.
- The Addiction look to put Cheeseburger through a table, but Bully Ray makes the save and choke slams Kazarian through the table.
- Bully Ray gave thanks to the Chicago crowd and states that it may have been the last table he'll ever put anyone through as he hints retirement. Bully puts over the fans, ROH and God.
- "Eight Man Tag Team Match": Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks and Hangman Adam Page defeated The Motor City Machine Guns, Jay White and Jonathan Gresham, by pinfall after Gresham gets taken out with the Rite of Passage.
- Titus and Ferrara defeated One Mean Team, by pinfall with a suplex/high cross combo.
- Jay Briscoe attacks One Man Team. Jay states that he tried to tell Mark Briscoe that they need to get back as being the best team in the business, but now Mark is injured. Jay tells Mark to hurry up and heal so they can take shit over.
- "Six Man Tag Team Match": Minoru Suzuki and The Killer Elite Squad defeated Shane Taylor, Jay Lethal and Kenny King, by pinfall after Suzuki hits the Gotch Piledriver on Taylor.
- Colt Cabana defeated Toru Yano, by pinfall with an elbow.
- Will Ospreay defeated Flip Gordon, by pinfall with the OsCutter.
- "IWGP United States Championship Match": Kenny Omega (c) defeated Yoshi Hashi, by pinfall after hitting the One Winged Angel.
*** Lucha Underground ***
** Lucha Underground TV Recap ** This week was the 4th and final part to Ultima Lucha Tres, the season finale of Season 3.
- "Steel Cage Match": Matanza Cueto vs. Dragon Azteca Jr.: The match closes out with Matanza suplexing Azteca right through the cage wall and to the floor for the win. Dario Cueto arrives, restarts the match and states that it's not ending like that. Cueto than changes the rules to pin and submission only. Azteca attacks Cueto and rips his tuxedo off until Matanza saves his brother. Back in the cage, Matanza hits a german suplex and a clothesline. Azteca fights back, but Black Lotus climbs to the top of the cage, leaps off and takes out Azteca. Matanza hits Wrath of the Gods on Azteca and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Matanza Cueto, by pinfall.
- After the match, Black Lotus goes after Dario Cueto after finding out Cueto lied about who killed her parents. Matanza again saves his brother and lays out Lotus.
- "Battle For The Gauntlet, Elimination Match": Cage vs. Mil Muertes vs. Jeremiah Crane:
** First Elimination: Crane hits Cage in the head with a couple of wooden stakes. Crane slams Muertes right through a sheet of glass. Muertes comes back and apron power bombs Crane. Cage grabs a hammer and starts beating Muertes with it. Muertes gets laid on a table and Cage goes to the top rope. Crane cuts off Cage and trades shots with him on the ropes. Cage superplexes Crane off the top rope, on top of Muertes and right through the table. Cage then hits Weapon X on Crane and scores the pinfall.
** Final Elimination: Cage and Muertes trade kicks. Muertes hits a powerslam on Cage for a near fall. Cage with a suplex and a top rope elbow for a near fall. Jeremiah Crane returns and brawls with Cage. Cage takes out Crane, but gets laid out by Muertes with the Flatliner right on a steel chair for the pinfall.
Winner: Mil Muertes.
- After the match, Dario Cueto presents Mil Muertes with the gauntlet glove. King Cuerno suddenly returns and attacks Muertes. Cuerno lays out Muertes and takes the gauntlet glove as his prize.
- "Lucha Underground World Championship, Career vs. Title Match": Johnny Mundo (c) vs. Prince Puma: The match closes out with the referee going down. Jack Evans and PJ Black hit the ring and attack Puma. Taya brings out a second referee and Mundo gets a near fall. Mundo, Black and Evans beat down the second referee for failing to count to three. Angelico hits the ring and helps Puma fight off Worldwide Underground. Puma gets a near fall springboard 450 on Mundo. Angelico lays out Ricky Mundo and chases off WU. The action continues with Mundo getting a near fall Moonlight Drive on Puma. Mundo hits End of the World twice on Puma, but Puma somehow kicks out at two and a half. Puma unloads kicks, knees and hits a dropkick on Mundo. Puma hits the 630 on Mundo, scores the pinfall and wins the title.
Winner: Prince Puma, by pinfall, to win the Lucha Underground World Championship.
- After the match, Dario Cueto arrives and ruins Puma's celebration by informing him that he's defending the title right now in another Career vs. Title Match against Pentagon Jr., who's cashing in his Gift of the Gods Championship.
- "Lucha Underground World Championship, Career vs. Title Match": Prince Puma (c) vs. Pentagon Jr.: The match closes out with Puma and Pentagon trading shots. Pentagon hits a super kick, but Puma counters the Destroyer with a Destroyer of his own. Puma hits the Benadryller and gets a near fall. Puma goes for the 630, but Vampiro turns on Puma by pulling Pentagon out of the way. Pentagon hits the running package piledriver on Puma scores the pinfall, wins the title and ends Puma's career.
Winner: Pentagon Jr., by pinfall, to win the Lucha Underground World Championship.
- Season 3 closing credits show Puma leaving the building, King Cuerno has the gauntlet glove, a box with a spider inside is delivered to Sexy Star, The Rabbit Tribe is still worshiping Mascarita Sagrada, Fenix and Melissa leave together with Jeremiah Crane watching, DAGA has a sword and takes his place as Kobra Moon’s queen, Drago is still imprisoned and Pindar is executed for losing the trios titles, Vampiro meets his master, who is pleased that Puma is gone, Matanza is caged up, Rey Mysterio is still alive and Dario Cueto gets shot by the new management that will fix Cueto's mistakes.
- Season 4 News: At this time there still is no word on when and if there will be a Season 4 of Lucha Underground. LU is having issues getting many of their wrestlers to return and there are also production issues to even begin filming at the moment. I will keep you posted on when and if LU season 4 happens.
*** NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING ***
- Yuji Nagata Celebrates 25th Anniversary: This past weekend, Yuji Nagata celebrated his 25th anniversary at Day 3 of Road To Power Struggle. Nagata gave his thanks to the fans, NJPW, received a sealed envelope and is given a very special tribute video. Later in the night, Nagata went on to defeat Manabu Nakanishi in his 25th Anniversary Match
And that's this week's W3C! Join me every Sunday afternoon as I bring you news, recaps and rumors all around the wrestling world!
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** Theme Song Of The Week **
This week's theme song goes to the new WWE Cruiserweight Champion Kalisto. Kalisto defeated Enzo Amore this past week on RAW to win the title.
*** WWE ***
- The Usos Win Tag Team Championship: If you missed WWE Hell In A Cell last weekend, The Usos defeated The New Day inside the Hell In A Cell to win the WWE Smackdown Live World Tag Team Championship.
- Baron Corbin Wins United States Championship: If you missed WWE Hell In A Cell last weekend, Baron Corbin defeated AJ Styles and Tye Dillinger to win the WWE United States Championship.
- Kalisto Wins WWE Cruiserweight Championship: If you missed RAW this past week Kalisto defeated Enzo Amore to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
- The Shield Reunite: The Shield officially reunited this past week on RAW and took out The Miz, Sheamus, Cesaro and Braun Strowman.
- Sami Zayn Turns Heel: If you missed WWE Hell In A Cell last weekend, Sami Zayn made a heel turn as he assisted Kevin Owens in his victory over Shane McMahon.
- Bray Wyatt Introduces Sister Abigail: This past week on RAW, Bray Wyatt officially introduced Sister Abigail to Finn Balor. Bray appeared in a black veil and spoke in a demonic woman's voice. It appears that Bray will dress and act like Sister Abigail as his split personality.
- Neville Asks For Release: Rumors stated on Tuesday that Neville asked for his release from WWE after he was originally booked to face Enzo Amore and lose this past Monday on RAW. It's unknown if this is the main reason why Neville requested his release or if there is more reasons.
- Neville Update: As the week has gone on there has been no legit story as to whether or not Neville asked for his release and whether it's been granted or not. There have been many wrestlers on Twitter, however, trying to convince Neville to make the jump to either Ring of Honor or NJPW.
- Survivor Series News: According to sources, WWE may be planning a RAW vs. Smackdown Live theme for this year's event. Two matches that have already been talked about is a Non Title Champion vs. Champion match between Brock Lesnar and Jinder Mahal. Another match that has been talked about is Team Kevin Owens vs. Team Shane McMahon.
- Big Show News: According to sources, Big Show was originally stated to be retiring in January of 2018. Rumors are that Show is rehabbing his current injury and wants to make a return next year.
- Conor McGregor In Talks With WWE: Sources have stated that UFC fighter Conor McGregor is currently in talks with the WWE for a one time only appearance at Wrestlemania 34.
** 205 Live Recap ** The main event of the show saw WWE Cruiserweight Champion Kalisto and Mustafa Ali battle Enzo Amore and Ariya Daivari.
- Kalisto Promo: New WWE Cruiserweight Champion Kalisto is in the ring to celebrate his title win on RAW. Kalisto says it's a dream come true, he did it on Eddie Guerrero's birthday and he will bring honor and respect to the title. Enzo Amore interrupts. Enzo says he put 205 Live on his back, Kalisto can't do it and calls Kalisto a hypocrite for using Mustafa Ali to help him win the title. Enzo guarantees he's winning the title back at WWE TLC. Ariya Daivari tries to attack Kalisto from behind, but gets caught. Enzo and Daivari 2 on 1 beat down Kalisto until Mustafa Ali hits the ring for the save.
- "Two Out of Three Falls Match": Rich Swann vs. TJ Perkins:
** First Fall: Perkins goes for the knee bar submission on Swann, but Swann counters it and scores the pinfall to take the 1-0 lead.
** Second Fall: Both men take each other out with double clotheslines. Perkins cuts off Swann on the top rope. Perkins takes down Swann and applies the knee bar submission. Swann escapes and gets a near fall running Phoenix Splash on Perkins. Swann goes to the top rope and hits another Phoenix Splash to score the pinfall and sweep the match 2-0.
Winner: Rich Swann.
- Backstage, Drew Gulak applauds Enzo Amore for sticking to his guns. Gulak can't stand Kalisto and thanks Enzo for finally waking him up to this realization.
- Akira Tozawa vs. Drew Gulak: Before the match can even start, Gulak attacks Tozawa on the stage. Gulak stomps on Tozawa, hits him with his protesting sign in the throat and sends Tozawa into the LED board before walking out.
Winner: No Contest.
- Backstage, Cedric Alexander is interviewed. Alexander says he's not afraid to get his hands dirty against Brian Kendrick and Jack Gallagher. He's not backing down and he will be ready for their next attack.
- Mustafa Ali and Kalisto vs. Enzo Amore and Ariya Daivari: The match closes out with Kalisto hot tagging and unloading on Enzo and Daivari. Ali and Kalisto hit double suicide dives. Back in the ring, Kalisto gets distracted as Enzo sends Ali face first into the ring post. Kalisto kicks out of a Daivari pinfall and hits Salida Del Sol for his own pinfall.
Winners: Kalisto and Mustafa Ali, by pinfall.
*** NXT ***
- New Undisputed Era Member: This past week on NXT TV, Taynara Conti was revealed as the fourth member of the Undisputed Era faction, as she arrived with Adam Cole, Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly before attacking Nikki Cross.
*** Impact Wrestling ***
** Impact TV Recap ** This week's main event saw Johnny Impact battle Garza Jr. to determine a new #1 Contender to the Impact World Heavyweight Championship.
- LAX Promo: LAX are ready for their 5150 Street Fight Match against oVe at Bound For Glory. Santana wants to fight someone tonight. oVe arrives with steel chairs and state they fight tonight in any kind of match. Diamante says they're fighting all of them in a 5150 Street Fight Match at Bound For Glory and then slaps Dave Crist in the face. A brawl breaks out which ends with Dave getting laid out with a cutter on a chair and Jake getting tossed through a table.
- Rosemary vs. Anna Harper: The match closes out with Rosemary making quick work of Anna with the Red Wedding for the pinfall.
Winner: Rosemary, by pinfall.
- After the match, Rosemary invites Taya Valkyrie to come dance with the devil. Taya arrives and goes face to face with Rosemary. Rosemary attempts to mist Taya, but Taya blocks it and mists Rosemary in the face. Taya lays out Rosemary with Road to Valhalla to end the segment.
- Taryn Terrell Promo: Taryn mocks Gail Kim and her husband which immediately brings Gail out. Gail says the mind games won't work and karma will eventually slap Taryn in the face. Gail slaps Taryn and stomps away on her until she escapes the ring to end the segment.
- Backstage, Sienna plans to destroy Allie tonight. Texano promotes AAA Wrestling. Caleb Konley is out next and says their match tonight is dedicated to his friend Trevor Lee.
- In a parking lot, Grado seems to have more issues with Joseph Park as Park refers to Grado as being a meal ticket towards him.
- "Six Person Tag Team Match": Sienna, Caleb Konley, and Texano vs. Allie, Dezmond Xavier, and James Storm: The match closes out with Konley slapping Xavier. Xavier comes back and kicks Konley in the face. Xavier goes to the top rope, but gets tripped up by Trevor Lee. Storm hits the Last Call on Konley and scores the pinfall.
Winners: Allie, Dezmond Xavier and James Storm, by pinfall.
- At LAX's Headquarters, LAX laugh that they got oVe to accept their match at Bound For Glory.
- Moose is shown with former MMA fighter Stephan Bonnar, both with metal pipes and arriving at Bobby Lashley's MMA Fight Team's facility.
- "#1 Contenders Match": Johnny Impact vs. Garza Jr.: The match closes out with Garza going to the top rope, but gets kicked by Impact. Impact goes for a superplex, but Garza shoves him away. Garza gets a near fall drop kick on Impact. Both men trade offense and pinfall until Impact holds a pinfall for the victory.
Winner: Johnny Impact, by pinfall, to become the new #1 Contender to the Impact World Heavyweight Championship.
- After the match, Chris Adonis hits Impact in the back of the head with a piece of wood.
- At Bobby Lashley's MMA Fight Team's facility, Moose and Stephan Bonnar destroy the trophy cases, trophies and dump all their memorabilia on the floor before leaving to end the show.
- Global Wrestling Network News: This past week Impact Wrestling officially kicked off the Global Wrestling Network. GWN will highlight the entire 16 year history of NWA/TNA/Impact/GFW history. The cost for the network is 7.99 a month.
*** RING OF HONOR ***
** ROH TV Recap ** The main event of the show saw The Young Bucks and Hangman Adam Page defend the ROH Six Man Tag Team Championship against Silas Young, The Beer City Bruiser and Minoru Suzuki.
- Silas Young and Beer City Bruiser Promo: Silas shows off his scars from battling Jay Lethal at Death Before Dishonor and says they're scars of a real man. Young announces that he and Beer City are going after the Six Man Tag Team Championship and have found the perfect partner in Minoru Suzuki. The Young Bucks and Hangman Adam Page interrupt, mock the trio and promise to see them in the main event tonight.
- "ROH Television Championship Match": Kenny King (c) vs. Josh Woods: The match closes out with Woods applying a choke hold on King. King is able to counter out of it and get the rollup pinfall to retain his title.
Winner: Kenny King, by pinfall, to retain the ROH Television Championship.
- After the match, King says he'll take on all comers and defend the title against anyone. Shane Taylor, Chuckie T, Punishment Martinez and Mark Briscoe all interrupt and demand title shots. King says they'll all have to bow down to the King if they want title shots.
- Jay Briscoe Promo: Jay Briscoe is about to explain why he attacked Bully Ray at Death Before Dishonor, but gets interrupted by Tommy Dreamer. Dreamer tells Jay old stories about how tough Bully Ray is, but after what Jay did to Bully at Death Before Dishonor, Bully's career may be over. Dreamer tells Jay that he messed up and this will come back on Jay and he has no idea what hell will come with it. Jay looks a little concerned and walks out to end the segment.
- "ROH Six Man Tag Team Championship Match": The Young Bucks and Hangman Adam Page (c) vs. Silas Young, The Beer City Bruiser and Minoru Suzuki: The match closes out with Hangman hitting the Indytaker on Young outside. Hangman hits the Rite of Passage on Bruiser and scores the pinfall to retain the titles.
Winners: The Young Bucks and Hangman Adam Page, by pinfall, to retain the ROH Six Man Tag Team Championship.
- After the match, Bruiser blames Suzuki for their loss and they begin brawling. ROH officials have to separate Young, Bruiser and Suzuki to end the show.
*** Lucha Underground ***
** Ultima Lucha Tres ** This week was part 3 of 4 of the Lucha Underground season finale.
- "Last Luchadora Standing Match": Taya vs. Sexy Star: The match closes out with both ladies brawling into the crowd. Taya unloads chops and then grabs a table. Taya stacks some tables and then trades kicks with Sexy. Both ladies fight into the upper balcony and trade chops. Both ladies fight into the camera deck area and both end up falling and crashing through the stacked tables. The referee counts to 10 with Sexy Star barely answering the count for the win.
Winner: Sexy Star.
- "Lucha Underground Trios Championship Match": The Reptile Tribe (Drago, Vibora, Pindar)(c) vs. The Mack, Killshot and Dante Fox: The match closes out with Fox hitting a suicide dive. Drago follows with a suicide dive of his own. Vibora hits a lariat on Killshot. Mack hits a pounce on Vibora. Fox and Killshot team together and hit suicide dives. Kobra Moon slides Pindar a weapon, but Mack stops it from being used. Fox hits Lo Mein Pain and Mack hits a Stunner. Killshot hits the double foot stomp and Mack scores the pinfall to win the titles.
Winners: The Mack, Dante Fox and Killshot, by pinfall, to win the Lucha Underground Trios Championship.
- "Lucha Underground Gift of The Gods Championship, Ladder Match": Pentagon vs. Son of Havoc: The match closes out with Havoc beating down Pentagon and then stacking steel chairs. Pentagon hits the package piledriver on the chairs. Pentagon sets up a bridged ladder against the ropes and then sets up a table. Havoc is laid on the table and then Pentagon climbs the ladder. Havoc cuts off Pentagon, Pentagon unloads kicks and both men brawl while on the bridged ladder. Pentagon tosses Havoc off and right through a table. Pentagon climbs the ladder and grabs the title for the victory.
Winner: Pentagon, to win the Lucha Underground Gift of the Gods Championship.
- At Vampiro's Lair, Vampiro tells Prince Puma to defeat Johnny Mundo so he can save his career and win the title. Puma agrees with his mission. A mystery voice applauds Vampiro on doing a great job. Vampiro thanks the voice and calls it master.
*** NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING ***
** King of Pro Wrestling ** NJPW returned with their King of Pro Wrestling pay per view. Kazuchika Okada defended his IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Evil. Tetsuya Naito defended his Wrestle Kingdom 12 briefcase against Tomohiro Ishii.
- "Six Man Tag Team Match": Sanada, Hiromu Takahashi and Bushi vs. Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi and Leo Tonga: The match closes out with Bushi misting Fale in the face and getting the roll up pinfall.
Winners: Sanada, Hiromu Takahashi and Bushi, by pinfall.
- Toru Yano and Hirooki Goto vs. Minoru Suzuki and Zack Sabre Jr.: The match closes out with Yano and Suzuki brawling outside. Yano lands a low blow on Suzuki and beats the 20 count for the win.
Winners: Toru Yano and Hirooki Goto, by countout.
- "IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship Match": Ryusuke Taguchi and Ricochet (c) vs. Roppongi 3K (Sho Tanaka and Yohei Komatsu): The match closes out with Ricochet getting a rollup into a double foot stomp. Roppongi 3K regain control, hit the double team Flatliner, score the pinfall and win the titles.
Winners: Roppongi 3K, by pinfall, to win the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship.
- "IWGP Tag Team Championship, Tornado Rules, Elimination Match": The Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer and Davey Boy Smith Jr.) (c) vs. War Machine (Hanson and Rowe) vs. Guerillas of Destiny (Tanga Loa and Tama Tonga): KES score the first fall elimination on GOD. Loa crashes into a steel chair wedged in the corner and gets pinned with the Killer Bomb. The match closes out with War Machine attempting to put Archer through a table. Smith makes the save, KES hit a Killer Bomb right through the table, score the pinfall and retain their titles.
Winners: Killer Elite Squad, to retain the IWGP Tag Team Championship.
- "Six Man Tag Team Match": Yoshi Hashi, Beretta and Jado vs. Kenny Omega, Cody Rhodes and Marty Scurll: The match closes out with all six men brawling. Jado traps Scurll in a cross face submission. Scurll counters out of it, applies the chicken wing submission and gets Jado to tap out.
Winners: Kenny Omega, Cody Rhodes and Marty Scurll, by submission.
- Hiroshi Tanahashi and Togi Makabe vs. Kota Ibushi and Juice Robinson: The match closes out with Makabe going for the King Kong knee drop, but comes up empty. Juice hits Pulp Friction and scores the pinfall.
Winners: Kota Ibushi and Juice Robinson, by pinfall.
- "IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Match": Kushida (c) vs. Will Ospreay: The match closes out with Kushida countering the OsCutter into the Hoverboard Lock submission. Ospreay escapes, counters Back To The Future, but gets hit with a Kushida Cutter. Ospreay catches Kushida with a flapjack and follows with the OsCutter to score the pinfall and win the title.
Winner: Will Ospreay, by pinfall, to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.
- After the match, Hiromu Takahashi arrives but so does Marty Scurll, who breaks Takahashi's fingers. Scurll makes an open challenge to Ospreay.
- "WrestleKingdom 12 Briefcase Match": G1 Winner Tetsuya Naito vs. Tomohiro Ishii: The match closes out with Naito countering a brain buster and gets a near fall Destino on Ishii. Naito hits a second Destino on Ishii and scores the pinfall, to retain his briefcase.
Winner: Tetsuya Naito, by pinfall, to retain the Wrestle Kingdom 12 Breifcase.
- "IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match": Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Evil: The match closes out with Evil countering the Rainmaker with a head butt and a near fall. Okada counters Everything Is Evil and hits the Rainmaker on Evil. Okada hits a Tombstone and another Rainmaker to score the pinfall to retain his title.
Winner: Kazuchika Okada, by pinfall, to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
And that's this week's W3C! Join me every Sunday afternoon as I bring you news, recaps and rumors all around the wrestling world!
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** Theme Song Of The Week **
This week's theme song is "Breakin' Outta Hell" by Airbourne, which is the official theme song for tonight's WWE Hell In A Cell pay per view.
*** WWE ***
- The Shield Reuniting: This past Monday on RAW, the show went off the air with Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose sharing screen time together and giving a nod to each other after Reigns suffered a beat down from The Miz, Sheamus and Cesaro earlier in the night. Rumors are stating that it may lead to The Shield finally reuniting and battling Miz, Sheamus and Cesaro at the upcoming WWE TLC pay per view.
- Sister Abigail Debuting: This past Monday on RAW, Bray Wyatt hinted at us finally getting a Sister Abigail debut as Bray stated that she's still alive and will guide him in his current feud with Finn Balor.
- Sister Abigail's Identity: Rumors are saying that Sister Abigail may be portrayed by Sage Beckett when the time comes for the reveal. Sage posted a teaser on Twitter showing a woman on fire with the tag line "They're All Lies Darling".
- Sister Abigail As A Split Personality: Yep you read that right. WWE is also throwing around the idea of Sister Abigail being a split personality of Bray Wyatt, kinda how The Demon is Finn Balor's split personality.
- Brock Lesnar's Next Opponent: According to many sources, WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar may possibly be defending his championship next against Finn Balor. It's unknown when the match will take place if it does, but it's being rumored to be at either Survivor Series or Royal Rumble.
- John Cena's Next Opponent: According to many sources, John Cena's next opponent for WWE Survivor Series will be Bray Wyatt.
- Bradley Cooper Possibly Playing Mr. McMahon: According to reports, actor Bradley Cooper is in talks to play the man himself, Vincent Kennedy McMahon, in an upcoming biopic about the billionaire promoter.
** 205 Live Recap ** Kalisto made his 205 Live debut. The main event of the show saw Cedric Alexander look to get revenge on Jack Gallagher for turning on him a few weeks back.
- Kalisto Promo: Kalisto says he jumped at the opportunity to join 205 Live. Enzo immediately interrupts and mocks Kalisto. Kalisto mocks Enzo on how he won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship, Enzo mocks Kalisto about the time he was destroyed by Braun Strowman and dumped in a trash can. Enzo mocks the fans because they make fun of Enzo yet ask for his autograph at airports. Enzo introduces Ariya Daivari and shakes his hand.
- Kalisto vs. Ariya Daivari: The match closes out with both men trading offense. Daivari counters Salida Del Sol and hits a spine buster. Daivari hits a frog splash on Kalisto for a near fall. Daivari picks up Kalisto, but gets caught out of nowhere with Salida Del Sol for the pinfall.
Winner: Kalisto, by pinfall.
- Drew Gulak heads to the ring and immediately begins his power point presentation on how to change 205 Live for the better. Mustafa Ali interrupts and their match is next.
- Drew Gulak vs. Mustafa Ali: The match closes out with Akira Tozawa distracting Gulak with his "Ah" chants. Ali with a neck breaker for a near fall. Gulak shoves Ali into the turnbuckle and then suplexes Ali into the turnbuckle. Ali lands a kick on Gulak as he's distracted by more "Ah" chants from Tozawa. Ali hits the 054 on Gulak and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Mustafa Ali, by pinfall.
- Backstage, Brian Kendrick says he feels bad for helping attack Enzo Amore last week because he has realized that Enzo is carrying the 205 Live flag and is making the show great. Kendrick apologizes for his wrong doings and says he stands with Enzo Amore and Ariya Daivari. Cedric Alexander suddenly attacks and beats down Kendrick.
- Jack Gallagher vs. Cedric Alexander: The match closes out with Gallagher landing chest kicks. Alexander with a rolling elbow sending Gallagher to the floor. Alexander hits a suicide dive and unloads punches on Gallagher. Alexander tosses Gallagher into the barricade as Gallagher tried to escape. Gallagher crawls under the ring to escape, crawls out by the steel steps and drops Alexander. Gallagher tries to use his umbrella, but Alexander grabs it first and unloads umbrella shots on Gallagher, getting himself DQ'ed.
Winner: Jack Gallagher, by DQ.
- After the match, Alexander tosses Gallagher into the barricade and into the timekeepers area. Both men trade shots until Alexander tosses Gallagher over the announcers table. Referee's finally get things under control as Gallagher crawls away and Brian Kendrick arrives to help Gallagher escape to end the show.
*** NXT ***
- WarGames Returning: NXT announced this week that the next NXT pay per view originally entitled Takeover: Houston, will now be called NXT Takeover: WarGames. It will present the return of the double ring cage match that the NWA and WCW made famous. The WarGames Match will be The Undisputed Era vs. Roderick Strong and The Authors of Pain vs. SAnitY.
*** Impact Wrestling ***
** Impact TV Recap ** This week's main event saw Texano and El Hijo del Fantasma battle Ethan Carter and James Storm.
- Eli Drake and Chris Adonis Promo: Drake brags about beating Johnny Impact last week and claims that Impact won't be back. Drake then taunts Jim Cornette, accusing him of trying to get the world title off of Drake. Drake says he's celebrating with the night off while Adonis wrestles. Garza Jr. arrives to wrestle Adonis as Adonis isn't happy that he has to wrestle tonight.
- Chris Adonis vs. Garza Jr.: The match closes out with the cameras cutting backstage and finding that Johnny Impact is here and headed to the ring. Garza hits a series of clotheslines on Adonis, but misses a moonsault. Impact suddenly hits the ring, attacks and beats down Adonis to end the match.
Winner: Chris Adonis, by DQ.
- After the match, Impact attacks Adonis as Garza Jr. tries to calm Impact down. Jim Cornette arrives and announces that Impact will face Garza Jr. next week with the winner meeting Eli Drake at Bound For Glory. Impact and Garza start shoving each other and then begin brawling to end the segment.
- Backstage, Moose is shown on the phone telling someone that he doesn't need their help and he's going to find Bobby Lashley and finish things once and for all.
- At the LAX Hideout, Konnan is angry because they don't have the money coming in that they had when LAX were the tag team champions. LAX argue as Konnan tries to figure out a plan.
- "Impact World Tag Team Championship Match": oVe (c) vs. John Bolen and Trey Miguel: The match closes out with Dave Crist hitting a moonsault. Bolen goes for a suplex, but gets kneed in the face. oVe hit their high/low kick and score the pinfall to retain their titles in a quick squash match.
Winners: oVe, by pinfall, to retain the Impact World Tag Team Championship.
- Sienna Promo: Sienna says that she doesn't have a match for Bound For Glory yet, but she's destroyed all the ladies and might have to start wrestling guys next. Sienna mocks Gail Kim, forcing Gail to interrupt. Gail demands her rematch for the Impact Knockouts Championship at Bound For Glory because Gail says she would've won if not for the interference last time. Taryn Terrell interrupts next and brags that she's the longest reigning Knockouts Champion in history. Allie interrupts next and wants her own big achievement. Karen Jarrett interrupts next and announces that Sienna will defend her title against Gail, Taryn and Allie in a Fatal Four Way Match.
- Joseph Park and Grado are at a VIP signing party. Grado is meeting fans while Park collects money. Park gives Grado some money and he looks a little happy.
- "Six Man Tag Team Match": Trevor Lee, Caleb Konley and Andrew Everett vs. Sonjay Dutt, Petey Williams and Matt Sydal: The match closes out with Williams unloading and gets a near fall side Russian leg sweep on Konley. Everett attempts a moonsault, misses Williams and hits Konley. Sydal tags in and unloads. Everett goes to the top rope, but Sydal hits a standing hurricanrana, sending Everett flying. Sydal hits the Shooting Star Press on Everett and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Matt Sydal, Sonjay Dutt and Petey Williams, by pinfall.
- After the match, Dutt, Williams and Sydal all argue with each other that they want a title match against Trevor Lee.
- In Jim Cornette's office, Sydal, Dutt and Williams are still arguing that they want a title shot against Trevor Lee. Cornette ignores all three of them and leaves his office.
- At American Top Team's Training Facility, Moose arrives looking for Bobby Lashley. Moose and Lashley brawl inside a cage as both men are attempted to be separated. King Mo lands a cheap shot on Moose as Lashley throws Moose against the cage. Lashley and his training team all attack and beat down Moose before finally tossing him out of the building.
- Texano and El Hijo del Fantasma vs. Ethan Carter III and James Storm: The match closes out with Fantasma going to the top rope, but Texano gets tossed into him. Storm heads up top, but gets cut off and we get a tower powerbomb/suplex from everyone. Pagano gets involved and tosses EC3 into the ring post. Storm goes for a suplex on Fantasma, but Pagano trips up Storm causing Fantasma to fall on Storm and score the pinfall.
Winners: Fantasma and Texano, by pinfall.
- Robbie E Exits The Company: This past week, Robbie E announced on Twitter that he has left Impact Wrestling.
- Eddie Kingston Exits The Company: This past week, Eddie Kingston announced that he has left Impact Wrestling. Kingston was used for a short time as apart of The DCC faction.
*** RING OF HONOR ***
** ROH TV Recap ** This week's main event saw Cody Rhodes defend his ROH World Heavyweight Championship against the #1 Contender Kazarian.
- "Triple Threat Match": War Machine (Hanson and Rowe) vs. Coast To Coast (LSG and Shaheem Ali) vs. Tempura Boyz (Sho and Yo): The match closes out with Sho hitting a german suplex on Hanson and LSG hits a corkscrew moonsault on Sho, Yo and Rowe outside. Hanson hits a senton off the ropes and to the floor, taking everyone out. Tempura Boyz get a near fall on Rowe after a spike piledriver. Hanson hits a splash from the top rope on Yo for the pinfall.
Winners: War Machine, by pinfall.
- After the match, War Machine state that we've seen the end of War Machine's good behavior and we won't like the new version of War Machine.
- Corey Hollis vs. Flip Gordon: The match closes out with Hollis getting a near fall single arm DDT on Gordon. Gordon comes back, hits the Kinder Surprise and then the Four Nifty to score the pinfall.
Winner: Flip Gordon, by pinfall.
- Backstage, Kazarian threatens the fans, ROH management and Cody Rhodes. Kaz says he's winning the title tonight, pissing everyone off in ROH and becoming Cody's new nightmare.
- ROH shows a Women of Honor video package highlighting what's been going on with the Women's Division.
- "ROH World Heavyweight Championship Match": Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Kazarian: The match closes out with Christopher Daniels arriving and distracting the referee. Marty Scurll arrives next and goes after Daniels, but gets shoved into the ring post. Daniels distracts the referee again and misses the rollup pinfall Cody has on Kaz. Kaz counters the figure four leg lock submission and kicks Cody right into the referee. The referee is down as Kaz hits a lung blower on Cody and Daniels smacks Cody in the head with the world title. Kaz hits the Unprettier on Cody and covers Cody as the referee comes to, but Cody somehow kicks out at two and a half. Kaz climbs the ropes, but gets knocked off by Scurll. Scurll then attacks Daniels and lays him out. Cody hits Cross Rhodes on Kaz and scores the pinfall to retain his title.
Winner: Cody Rhodes, by pinfall, to retain the ROH World Heavyweight Championship.
*** Lucha Underground ***
** Lucha Underground TV Recap ** This week's show was part 2 of the 4 part Ultima Lucha Tres season finale.
- Backstage, Jeremiah Crane tells Ivelisse that he loves Catrina while they are arguing. Crane calls Ivelisse a bitch and ends up getting superkicked into the bathroom.
- "Unique Opportunity Battle Royal": The match closes out with everyone brawling and eliminations are quick. Escarlata eliminates London, Sagrada eliminates Saltador and then Escarlata eliminates himself with Argenis. PJ Black eliminates Sagrada, as The Mack hits a Stunner on Black and tosses him out for the win.
Winner: The Mack.
- After the match, Dario Cueto arrives and congratulates Mack. Mack is given an opportunity to wrestle for the Lucha Underground Trios Championship. The catch is Cueto gets to chose Mack's partners. Cueto choses Dante Fox and Killshot, who both just litterly killed each other in their Three Stages of Hell Match.
- Catrina vs. Ivelisse: The match closes out with Ivelisse and Catrina brawling into Dario Cueto's office and Ivelisse gets busted open after getting two bottles busted over her head. Both ladies brawl back to the ring where Catrina hits a spear on Ivelisse and then a near fall double hook DDT. Catrina grabs a stone out of a box she brought to the ring, but gets laid out with a spine buster by Ivelisse for a near fall. Ivelisse and Catrina fight over the stone, until Ivelisse nails Catrina with it. Ivelisse hits a DDT on Catrina and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Ivelisse, by pinfall.
- After the match, Jeremiah Crane hits the ring, attacks Ivelisse and tries to break her leg with a hammer.
- "Hair vs. Mask Match": Fenix vs. Marty "The Moth" Martinez: The match closes out with Fenix hitting a Lethal Injection, but Marty hits a lariat in return. Fenix cuts Marty off on the top rope and hits the Spanish Fly for a near fall. Marty and Fenix trade shots and offense until Marty hits the Curb Stomp for a near fall. Marty grabs a pair of scissors and scrapes away at Fenix's forehead with them. Melissa Santos distracts Marty by yelling to him that she loves him and will run away with him. Melissa gets grabbed by Marty, so Melissa slaps Marty and then kicks him below the belt. Fenix takes out Marty and then hits the 450 Splash to score the pinfall.
Winner: Fenix, by pinfall.
- After the match, Marty tries to escape his haircut. Marty's sister, Mariposa, turns on Marty by hitting him with a steel chair and handcuffing him to the barricade. Mariposa gives the hair cut supplies to Melissa and allows them to cut and shave Marty's hair to end the show.
*** NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING ***
- Final Card For NJPW King of Pro Wrestling: NJPW announced the final card for NJPW King of Pro Wrestling on October 9th. I'll have the recap of the show for you next Sunday.
- "IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match": Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. EVIL
- "IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Match": KUSHIDA (c) vs. Will Ospreay
- Hiroshi Tanahashi and Togi Makabe vs. Kota Ibushi and Juice Robinson
- "Six Man Tag Team Match": YOSHI-HASHI, Baretta and Jado vs. Kenny Omega, Cody Rhodes and Marty Scurll
- "IWGP World Tag Team Championship, Triple Threat Match": The Killer Elite (c) vs. War Machine vs. The Guerrillas of Destiny
- "IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Match": Ryusuke Taguchi and Ricochet (c) vs. Roppongi 3K
- Toru Yano and Hirooki Goto vs. Minoru Suzuki and Zack Sabre Jr.
- "Six Man Tag Team Match": Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi and Leo Tonga vs. SANADA, Hiromu Takahashi and BUSHI
*** WCPW/Defiant Wrestling ***
- WCPW Changes Name: This past week What Culture Pro Wrestling announced that they will now be known as Defiant Wrestling after key members of the WCPW staff resigned from the company.
- Wade Barrett/Stu Bennett Announced As The New GM: Defiant Wrestling announced that Stu Bennett aka Wade Barrett has signed on as the new GM of Defiant Wrestling.
** Defiant Refuse To Lose Recap **
- Mike Bailey defeated David Starr in a #1 Contender Match.
- Primate (c) defeated Jimmy Havoc, Bad Bones and BT Gunn to retain the WCPW Hardcore Championship in a Fatal Four Way Match.
- Liam Slater defeated Johnny Moss.
- The Prestige (Travis Banks and Joe Coffey) defeated The South Coast Connection (Ashley Dunn and Kelly Sixx).
- Kay Lee Ray (c) defeated Bea Priestley to retain the WCPW Women's Championship. After the match, Veda Scott attacked both women and demanded a title shot.
- Marty Scurll defeated El Ligero in a Magnificent 7 Briefcase Match.
- Martin Kirby defeated Alex Gracie, by DQ in a Kiss My Arse Match. After the match, Kirby brought out Fat Ligero for Gracie to kiss his arse.
- War Machine defeated The Young Bucks to retain the WCPW World Tag Team Championship.
- Marty Scurll cashes in his Magnificent 7 Briefcase and makes the WCPW World Heavyweight Championship Match a Triple Threat Match.
- Marty Scurll defeated Joe Hendry and Will Ospreay in a Triple Threat Match to win the vacant WCPW World Heavyweight Championship.
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!
