Weekend 3 Count 12/24/17

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 ***

- Dolph Ziggler Wins Gold: If you missed WWE Clash of Champions this past Sunday night, Dolph Ziggler walked out of the event the new WWE United States Champion, defeating Baron Corbin and Bobby Roode in a Triple Threat Match.

- Dolph Ziggler Possibly Vacates Gold: This past week on Smackdown Live it appeared that Dolph Ziggler vacated the WWE United States Championship after promising to do something rememberable. Ziggler then proceeded to lay down the title in the ring and then walked out.

- Women's Royal Rumble Officially Announced: This past week on Monday Night RAW, Stephanie McMahon officially announced the first ever all women's Royal Rumble will take place at the WWE Royal Rumble.

- Dean Ambrose Injury: It was announced this past week that Dean Ambrose has been legitimately suffering from a right elbow injury but there's no word yet on the severity of the injury. Ambrose was scheduled to travel to Birmingham, Alabama this past Wednesday to have the injury checked out and dealt with.

- Jason Jordan And Seth Rollins Team Up: WWE announced this week, with Dean Ambrose more than likely out until next year with his elbow injury, Jason Jordan will take Ambrose's spot and team with Seth Rollins for the time being.

- #1 Contenders Announced: This past week on Monday Night RAW, RAW GM Kurt Angle officially announced both Braun Strowman and Kane as the #1 Contenders to the WWE Universal Championship. Both will battle Brock Lesnar in a Triple Threat Match at the WWE Royal Rumble.

- Hall Of Fame 2018 Rumors: This past week there was a list of names revealed that were rumored to be the five superstars going into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2018. Those names listed were Goldberg, Bam Bam Bigelow, Ivory, The Dudley Boys and Kid Rock. I'll keep you posted on the actual superstars picked when the inductees are officially announced.

** 205 Live Recap **

- Kalisto and Gran Metalik defeated Brian Kendrick and Jack Gallagher, by DQ. Kalisto hits Salida Del Sol on Gallagher, but Kendrick attacks Kalisto with boots until the referee calls the DQ. After the match, Kendrick drop kicks the steel steps into Metalik's leg.

- Hideo Itami defeated Colin Delaney, by pinfall. Itami squashes Delaney quickly in this match and hits the Go To Sleep for the pinfall.

- Cedric Alexander defeated Drew Gulak, by pinfall. Earlier in the night, Enzo Amore says that he has to lay into Drew Gulak and Ariya Daivari for letting Alexander win on RAW. Gulak promised Enzo that he'd annihilate Alexander tonight. Alexander confronts Enzo after Enzo says that Alexander needs to win twice to be the #1 Contender since he had two chances to get the win. Alexander tells Enzo that he should fight his own battles. Alexander hits the Lumbar Check on Gulak and scores the pinfall. After the match, Enzo distracts Alexander while Daivari tries to attack from behind. Alexander catches Daivari and hits the Lumbar Check to end the show.

*** NXT ***

- New Champions Crowned: This past week on NXT TV, Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish defeated SAnitY to win the NXT World Tag Team Championship.

*** RING OF HONOR ***

** ROH TV Recap **

- The Addiction defeated Coast To Coast, by pinfall. Kazarian is placed in a tree of woe by Ali, but Daniels makes the save. Kazarian with a Back Stabber and an Unprettier on Ali. LSG hits a springboard clothesline on Daniels and trades shots with Kazarian. The Addiction hit the Best Meltzer Ever on LSG and score the pinfall. After the match, LSG and Ali agree to have one more match as a team to see if it's worth going forward together or splitting up.

- Shane Taylor defeated Eli Isom, by referee stoppage. Taylor gets the quick victory, after hitting Isom right in the face with a knee, knocking Isom out cold. The referee decides to call the match, due to Isom being unable to continue. 

- "Six Man Tag Team Match": The Elite (Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks) defeated Rocky Romero and The Best Friends, by submission. Omega counters Sliced Bread by Romero and hits a fireman's carry slam. Omega with a knee to Beretta and then Omega lifts Beretta into a Tombstone position. Omega and Matt hit tombstone piledrivers on Beretta and Chuckie after Nick hits drop kicks on both. Omega hits the One Winged Angel on Romero and then The Bucks force Romero to tap out to the Cease and Desist submission.

- ROH Announces A New Championship: ROH announced this week that they will be creating an ROH Woman Of Honor Championship and developing a women's division in the company in 2018.

** Final Battle Recap **

- Rhett Titus and Will Ferrara defeated Cheeseburger and Delirious.

- Jonathan Gresham defeated Josh Woods.

- Matt Taven defeated Will Ospreay, by pinfall. Ospreay hits a moonsault that takes out all of The Kingdom. Ospreay blocks a Taven frog splash with his knees up. Ospreay goes for the OsCutter, but Taven counters and hits a arm trap headlock driver on Ospreay for the pinfall.

- War Machine defeated The Addiction, by pinfall. All four men start brawling and eventually lay each other out. Hanson hits a springboard elbow and then Thor's Hammer on Daniels. Hanson suicide dives onto Kazarian and takes him out. War Machine hit Fallout and score the pinfall.

- Jay Lethal defeated Marty Scurll, by pinfall. Lethal traps Scurll in a figure four leg lock submission. Scurll reaches the ropes and then grabs his umbrella. Lethal grabs it away, distracting the referee and Scurll grabs a second umbrella. Scurll hits Lethal with the umbrella, hits a release piledriver and gets a near fall. Referee grabs the umbrella away from Lethal. Lethal low blows Scurll while the referee is distracted and then hits the Lethal Injection to score the pinfall.

- "ROH World Tag Team Championship Match": The Motor City Machine Guns (c) defeated The Best Friends, by pinfall, to retain their titles. The Best Friends hit a dropkick/reverse piledriver and get a near fall. Shelley attempts Sliced Bread #2, but gets dropped with a Lawn Dart. Sabin gets hit with a piledriver, but Sabin rolls through and somehow scores the surprise pinfall on Beretta to retain the titles.

- "ROH Television Championship, Four Way Elimination Match": Silas Young defeated Kenny King (c), Punishment Martinez and Shane Taylor, to win the title. Shane Taylor was the first wrestler eliminated in the match. Taylor and Martinez were on the top rope together when Taylor gets chopped off. King with the Royal Flush on Taylor and Martinez with the top rope senton on Taylor for the pinfall. The champ, Kenny King, was the second man eliminated. King hits the Royal Flush on Martinez, but Beer City Bruiser distracts the referee allowing Young to bust a beer bottle over King's head for the pinfall. Martinez with a corner splash on Young. Young unloads with knees, but Martinez goes for a spinning kick. Young counters and hits Misery for the pinfall and the title. 

- "New York Street Fight Match": The Briscoe Brothers defeated Bully Ray and Tommy Dreamer, by pinfall. Dreamer hits a Spicoli Driver through a table on Jay as Bully hits a splash through another table for a near fall. Bully sets up another table and tries to light it on fire, but gets stopped. The Briscoes hit the 3D on Bully into the table, but the table doesn't break. Frog Splash through the table on Bully and The Briscoes score the pinfall.

- "ROH Six Man Tag Team Championship Match": Hangman Adam Page and The Young Bucks (c) defeated Dragon Lee, Titan and Flip Gordon, by pinfall to retain the titles. Gordon unloads on Matt and hits a Pele Kick. Gordon gets a three on one beat down. Gordon tries to fight back, but a triple super kick party lays him out. Lee and Gordon get double IndyTaker's on them and Page and The Bucks score the pinfall. After the match, Scorpio Sky and The Addiction attack everyone and hold up the titles afterwards. 

- "ROH World Heavyweight Championship Match": Dalton Castle defeated Cody Rhodes (c), by pinfall to win the title. Castle counters the Cross Rhodes, but Cody hits the referee on an attempted clothesline. Castle traps Cody in a submission and Cody taps out, but the referee is still knocked out. Cody counters the Bang A Rang and hits Cross Rhodes on Castle for a near fall as the referee wakes up. Cody hits the Beautiful Disaster on Castle. Castle is back up and hits the Bang A Rang on Cody out of nowhere and scores the pinfall to win the title.

*** Defiant Wrestling ***

- Austin Aries Wins Gold: Last week on an episode of Defiant Wrestling, Austin Aries defeated Marty Scurll to become the new Defiant World Heavyweight Champion.

*** SHINE ***

** SHINE 47 Recap **

- "20 Woman Survival Battle Royal": Rain defeated 19 other women to earn the right to face LuFisto for the SHINE Championship at SHINE 48.

- Natalia Markova defeated Aerial Monroe, by pinfall, with the Underhook DDT.

- "Fatal Four Way Match": Dynamite DiDi defeated Tesha Price, Kikyo, and Robyn Reid, by pinfall after hitting Price with a double stomp.

- Leva Bates defeated Dementia D’Rose, by DQ.

- "SHINE Nova Championship Match": Priscilla Kelly (c) defeated Aja Perera, by submission, with the Koji Clutch to retain the title.

- Shotzi Blackheart defeated Kiera Hogan, by pinfall, with the top rope senton.

- Jessicka Havok defeated Brandi Lauren, by pinfall, with a tombstone piledriver.

- "SHINE Tag Team Championship Match": Ivelisse Velez and Mercedes Martinez (c) defeated The Cutie Pie Club (Aria Blake and Candy Cartwright) to retain the SHINE Tag Team Titles.

- Stormie Lee defeated Rain, by referee stoppage

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 12/3/17

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 of the week goes to Braun Strowman.

*** WWE ***

- Matt Hardy Shows Signs Of Being Broken: This past week on RAW, Hardy suffered a loss to Bray Wyatt. After the match, Hardy began to snap and chanted "delete" repeatedly, appearing to be releasing the Broken Matt Hardy gimmick.

- Daniel Bryan Still Hoping For A Return To The Ring: This past week, Daniel Bryan's wife, Brie Bella, tweeted out that Bryan has been cleared by every doctor he's been to return to the ring to wrestle. WWE doctors, however, still have not given the ok to Bryan and have him currently still on the uncleared list.

- AJ Styles Silences Rumors: This past week a rumor began circling around Twitter that Styles was planning on retiring after Wrestlemania 34. Styles commented on the rumor and made the official announcement that the rumor was false and Styles wants to wrestle a few more years before he officially retires.

- Ford Suing John Cena: It was announced this week that Ford has filed a lawsuit against John Cena. According to the lawsuit, Cena was contractually obligated by Ford to hold onto the vehicle for at least two years. Ford, which is only producing 250 of the supercars a year that Cena purchased, carefully selected buyers out of an applicant pool of celebrities and Ford enthusiasts, alleges that Cena unfairly made a large profit from the unauthorized resale flip of the vehicle. Ford has suffered additional damages and losses, including, but not limited to, loss of brand value, ambassador activity and customer goodwill due to the improper sale.

- Marine 6 News: WWE announced this past week that The Miz will be taking time off to film the movie Marine 6. The movie will also guest star Becky Lynch. Both Miz and Becky Lynch have been written off WWE TV with injuries.

- Goldberg To Appear On CW's The Flash: WWE's Goldberg announced this week on his Twitter account that he will guest star in an episode of the CW show The Flash. It's unknown what character he'll be playing at the moment.

** 205 Live Recap **

- Rich Swann battled Noam Dar: The first match of the show saw, Rich Swann, who won the first Fatal Four Way Match to determine a #1 Contender on RAW, battle Noam Dar, who's still a loyal member of the Zo Train. WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore was at ringside and made it clear before the match that he was upset that the Zo Train allowed Swann to win on Monday. Enzo tried to run distraction and help Dar during this match, but Swann hits the Phoenix Splash on Dar and gets the win.

- Jack Gallagher battled Kalisto: The second match of the night saw Gallagher, who was accompanied to the ring by his current running buddy Brian Kendrick, take on Kalisto. Gallagher was in control of things until Kalisto makes the comeback and unloads. Kalisto sets Gallagher up for Salida Del Sol, however, Kendrick hits the ring, attacks and beats down Kalisto, getting Gallagher DQ'ed. 

- Tony Nese and Drew Gulak battled Cedric Alexander and Mustafa Ali: The main event of the show saw all four men that will battle it out in the second Fatal Four Way Match on this Monday's RAW battle in tag team action. Alexander and Ali showed a little bit of miscommunication in this match, as Gulak and Nese took advantage of it. Ali gets sent into Alexander, who flies off the apron and to the floor. Nese rolls up Ali during the mishap and gets the pinfall.

** Starrcade Recap **

WWE brought back the NWA classic event for a live house show last Saturday night in Greensboro, North Carolina. Greensboro has been the home of many classic NWA events in the past and was dubbed the heart of NWA Wrestling.

- Bobby Roode vs. Dolph Ziggler, Special Enforcer Arn Anderson: The opening match of the show saw Roode and Ziggler go one on one with NWA/WCW great and WWE Hall of Famer Arn Anderson serving as special enforcer. Ziggler would get two near falls on Roode with a Fameasser and a Zig Zag. Ziggler grabs a steel chair and looks to use it on Roode. Arn Anderson enters the ring and has a stare down with Ziggler, after stopping Ziggler from using the chair. Anderson lays out Ziggler with one of his trademarked spinebusters, which allows Roode to hit the Glorious DDT on Ziggler for the pinfall.

- "Twelve Man Tag Team Match": The Bludgeon Brothers, The Colons, Mike Kanellis and Rusev vs. Breezango, The Ascension, Tye Dillinger and Sin Cara: The second match of the night saw some classic multi men tag team action. The Bludgeon Brothers finally get involved in the match and destroy everyone in their path, including their own teammates. The Bludgeon Brothers hit their double team Crucifix Power Bomb and score the pinfall for their team. 

- Naomi vs. Tamina: The third match of the night turned to women's wrestling action. Naomi was able to fight off the powerhouse Tamina and pick up the pinfall with the split legged moonsault.

- "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes vs. Dash Wilder: Dustin Rhodes (Goldust) made an appearance with his WCW gimmick "The Natural", which he competed as at past NWA/WCW Starrcades. Rhodes gets a quick win over Wilder with the Bionic Elbow and the Bulldog. After the match, Dustin cuts a promo about his father, the late great Dusty Rhodes and how proud Dusty would be right now to see the NWA tradition of Starrcade back tonight.

- Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat Promo: NWA legend and WWE Hall of Famer Ricky The Dragon Steamboat makes a special appearance and talks about the NWA. Steamboat calls Greensboro Coliseum hollowed ground and it was known as the Madison Square Garden of the NWA. Steamboat talks about some of his great memories in the NWA and told stories of some of his NWA/WCW United States Championship matches.

- "WWE United States Championship Match": Baron Corbin (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura: The fifth match of the night saw Ricky Steamboat ring announce both men to the ring as Corbin defended his title against Nakamura. Nakamura hits a knee on Corbin and then goes for the Kinshasa. Corbin grabs a steel chair and hits Nakamura with it to get himself DQ'ed. Nakamura wins but Corbin retains his title.

- The Hardy Boys And The Rock N Roll Express: Current WWE icons the Hardy Boys and former NWA tag team and WWE Hall of Famers The Rock N Roll Express came out to give the fans some history on how important wrestling has been in North Carolina. The Hardy's tell the Rock N Roll Express that they were their heroes growing up. The Rock N Roll Express talk about all their great battles in the past at Starrcade. The New Day interrupt next and start dancing with The Hardy's and Rock N Roll Express. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn interrupt next and head to the ring for their tag team match next.  

- "WWE Smackdown Live World Tag Team Championship, Fatal Four Way Match": The Usos (c) vs. The New Day vs. Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn: The sixth match of the night saw The Usos defending their tag team titles and retaining, after unloading an Uso Kick party.

- Ric Flair Promo: 16 time world champion and 2 time WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair arrives. Flair was given an NWA tribute video and says that he's cried three times today already being back in Greensboro. Flair talks about his NWA memories and meeting with his legendary friends backstage. Flair introduces his daughter, the WWE Smackdown Live Women's Champion, Charlotte, for her title defense tonight. 

- "WWE Smackdown Live Women's Championship, Steel Cage Match": Charlotte (c) vs. Nattie Neidhart: In the first of two steel cage matches tonight, Charlotte defended her title against Nattie. Nattie lands a superplex off the ropes and gets Charlotte trapped in The Sharpshooter submission twice. Charlotte is able to hold on and escape the submission. Charlotte hits a spear on Nattie and then makes her tap out to the Figure Eight submission to retain her title. 

- "WWE World Heavyweight Championship, Steel Cage Match": AJ Styles (c) vs. Jinder Mahal: The main event of the show saw the second steel cage match of the show, as Styles defended his title against Mahal. The Singh Brothers climb into the cage and try to attack Styles. Styles hits the Styles Clash on both Singh Brothers. Mahal tries to escape through the cage door as Styles tries to escape by climbing over the cage wall. Styles meets Mahal on the other side and kicks the door into Mahal's head, stopping him from escaping. Styles jumps down to the floor and escapes the cage to retain his title.

*** NXT ***

- New Tag Team Champions Crowned: This week during NXT TV tapings, Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly defeated SAnitY to win the NXT World Tag Team Championship.

- Main Event For NXT Philadelphia Announced: This week during the NXT tapings, it was revealed that newly crowned NXT World Champion Andrade "Cien" Almas will defend his title against Johnny Gargano at NXT Takeover: Philadelphia, which takes place the night before the WWE Royal Rumble in January. 

*** Impact Wrestling ***

** Impact TV Recap **

- "Impact Knockouts Championship Tournament, Triple Threat Match": Laurel Van Ness vs. KC Spinelli vs. Madison Rayne: With Gail Kim officially vacating the title and retiring, Impact began a tournament to crown a new champion. KC lifts Madison into the air and hits the electric chair drop. Laurel grabs KC and lays her out with the Unprettier to score the pinfall and advance into the finals of the tournament.

- Hakim Zane vs. Taiji Ishimori: The second match of the night saw Hakim Zane and Taiji Ishimori battle in a one on one match. Zane attempts a hurricanrana, but gets countered and hit with knees to the face by Taiji. Taiji climbs the ropes and hits a 450 Splash on Zane for the pinfall. After the match, Trevor Lee and Caleb Konley hit the ring, attack and lay out Taiji.

- Sami Callihan vs. Randy Myers: The third match of the night is shown in Seattle, Washington with Defy Wrestling. Callihan hits a huge lariat on Myers to score the pinfall in this one. 

- KM Tries To Prove Himself To American Top Team: KM is spotted backstage attacking random people, trying to prove himself in joining Bobby Lashley and American Top Team. KM finds ATT arriving and asks them if he proved enough to them. Dan Lambert says they didn't see anything because they just arrived to the building. KM tries to talk to Lashley, but Lashley isn't listening.

- Texano vs. James Storm: The fourth match of the night saw James Storm continue in his feud with Texano. Texano targets Storm's back during the match. Storm attempts Eye of the Storm twice, but can't hit it due to his back pain. Storm finally is able to lift Texano on the third attempt, but Texano counters and hits a super kick. Texano puts on Storm's cowboy hat and taunts him. Texano walks right into The Last Call and Storm scores the pinfall. After the match, American Top Team hit the ring and attack Storm. Lashley sends Storm back first into the apron and then the steel steps. Storm tries to fight back, landing The Last Call on an ATT member. Lashley scoops up Storm and plants him on his bad back with a running power slam. Moose hits the ring with a steel chair and saves Storm from anymore damage. Dan Lambert announces that next week it'll be him and Lashley vs. Moose and Storm, so they can end Impact Wrestling once and for all.

- Tyson Dux vs. Matt Sydal: The fifth match of the night saw Tyson Dux battle Matt Sydal, as Ethan Carter looked on from the commentary table. Sydal climbs the ropes, going for the Shooting Star Press, when Dux cuts him off with a near fall DDT. Sydal hits double boots to the face and then hits the Shooting Star Press to score the pinfall. After the match, EC3 and Sydal have a stare down with EC3 stating that Sydal can't beat him. 

- Johnny Impact vs. Alberto El Patron: The main event of the show saw Impact and El Patron finally get their one on one match against each other. El Patron cost Impact the World Title at Bound For Glory and both men brawled all over the arena last week, as Impact looked for revenge. The referee goes down and El Patron hits a low blow on Impact. El Patron puts Impact in a tree of woe, rips Impact's tape off his arm and shoves it in Impact's mouth. Eli Drake suddenly appears and distracts El Patron. El Patron attacks Drake and beats him down on the floor. El Patron gets pulled back to the ring by Impact, who hits Starship Pain and scores the pinfall. After the match, Drake hits El Patron with his world title, as Chris Adonis attacks Impact. Petey Williams hits the ring and attacks Drake and Adonis. Drake attempts Gravy Train on Williams, but he counters it. Impact hits a super kick on Drake and Williams follows with the Canadian Destroyer to end the show.

- Anthem Announces They Have Dropped The Broken Gimmick Lawsuit: Anthem announced this week that they have dropped the lawsuit on Matt Hardy, banning him from using the "Broken" gimmick in the WWE or anywhere else. Anthem stated that they have now given all their wrestlers the right to use any gimmick they come up with and use it in other promotions.

- Laurel Van Ness Asks For Her Release: PWInsider announced this week that Laurel Van Ness has asked for her release from Impact Wrestling. As of this time Impact Wrestling has not agreed to release Laurel yet as her contract isn't up until the summer of 2018.

*** RING OF HONOR ***

** ROH TV Recap **

- "#1 Contender Match": Silas Young vs. Jonathan Gresham: The winner of this match received the final spot in the Fatal Four Way Survival Match at ROH Final Battle, for the ROH Television Championship. Beer City Bruiser gets involved and distracts the referee. Gresham comes off the top rope, but Young dodges it. Young hits Misery on Gresham and scores the pinfall to take the final spot.

- The Addiction Attacks War Machine: War Machine made their way to the ring for their match when suddenly Christopher Daniels and Kazarian jumped them from behind. Rowe picks up Kazarian and tosses him into the crowd, taking out a female fan at ringside. Both teams are separated and the fan, who was bleeding from the nose, was given medical attention.

- The Kingdom Continues To Blame Conspiracy: The Kingdom state that they should be ROH World Tag Team Champions and ROH Six Man Tag Team Champions, but there is a conspiracy within ROH holding them back. The Kingdom state that they will end that next week when they defeat The Motor City Machine Guns and take home the tag team titles.

- Coleman's Pulpit With Special Guest Kenny King: King is excited to be defending the ROH Television Championship at ROH Final Battle. Coleman tells King that ROH is using him as a pawn and only want the ratings that he's bringing. King says he's doing this for his daughter. Coleman accuses King of not being a good father, using his daughter for ratings and calls King a pimp. King calls Coleman a false prophet and is going to tell ROH officials to put his title on the line so he can get his hands on Coleman for talking about his family. After King storms off, Coleman smiles because he just baited King into a match for his title.

- Eight Man Tag Team Action: The main event of the show saw The Bullet Club battle Flip Gordon, Scorpio Sky and Coast To Coast in an eight man tag team match. Before the match The Bullet Club mocked their opponents, calling them spot monkeys and mocking Flip Gordon, stating he'll never flip again when they get done with him. Gordon attempted a suicide dive, but eats four Bullet Club super kicks. Sky hits a hurricanrana and Gordon with a 450 Splash gets the near fall. The Bullet Club hit an Indytaker, a Meltzer Driver and The Rite of Passage on Sky and Gordon to take the victory.

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 11/19/17

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 is "Greatest Show On Earth" by Kid Rock which is this year's theme song for WWE Survivor Series.

*** WWE ***

- Triple H Returns: Triple H arrived this passed week on RAW, took over an injured Jason Jordan's spot on Team RAW and announced that he will compete in the 5-On-5 Men's Elimination Match at WWE Survivor Series.

- New Champion Crowned On Smackdown Live: This past week on Smackdown Live, Charlotte defeated Nattie Neidhart to become the new WWE Smackdown Live Women's Champion.

- RAW Attacks Smackdown Live: RAW finally got some redemption from the attack Smackdown Live pulled off three weeks ago on RAW. Kurt Angle led Team RAW onto Smackdown Live this week and completely destroyed Shane McMahon and the entire Smackdown Live roster.

- James Ellsworth Released: WWE announced this week that they have released James Ellsworth from the company. Ellsworth was signed after becoming an underdog favorite. Ellsworth pulled off three straight victories over AJ Styles before turning heel and becoming Carmella's manager/errand boy.

- Survivor Series Recap: Just a reminder if you miss tonight's WWE Survivor Series event, I'll have the full recap for you on Monday afternoon.

** 205 Live Recap **

- Tornado Tag Team Action: Jack Gallagher and Brian Kendrick teamed up this week to kick off 205 Live against Cedric Alexander and Rich Swann in a Tornado Tag Team Match. Alexander's Lumbar Check gets countered as does Kendrick's Captain's Hook submission. Alexander is able to finally hit the Lumbar Check on Kendrick and get the victory for his team. 

- Mustafa Ali battled Ariya Daivari: Daivari and Ali battled it out in the second match of the night. Daivari hits a splash on Ali but can't put him away. Ali plants Daivari and then hits the 054 to grab the victory.

- Kalisto's Birthday Celebration: The biggest story throughout the show was that it was Kalisto's birthday as he battled Drew Gulak one on one in the main event. Kalisto goes to finish off Gulak, but Gulak tries to distract Kalisto by singing Happy Birthday to him. Kalisto isn't buying the distraction, hits Salida Del Sol and gets the victory. Enzo Amore and Drew Gulak attack Kalisto after the match. Kalisto fights back, lays out Gulak and chases Enzo backstage, where he dumps birthday cake on Enzo and lays him out to end the show.

*** Impact Wrestling ***

** Impact TV Recap **

- "Six Man Tag Team Match": Sonjay Dutt, Dezmond Xavier and Garza Jr. defeated Taiji Ishimori, Caleb Konley and Trevor Lee, by pinfall after Xavier hits a corkscrew senton on Konley.

- "Impact Grand Championship Match": Ethan Carter (c) defeated Fallah Bahh. Bahh took the first round by judges decision, going up 1-0. EC3 took round two by judges decision tying things at 1-1. EC3 scores the pinfall on Bahh in round three to retain his title after getting a cheap pinfall with his feet on the ropes.

- "Six Man Tag Team Match": LAX (Santana, Ortiz and Homicide) defeated oVe and Sami Callihan, by pinfall after Santana and Homicide hit a power bomb/blockbuster combo for the pinfall.

- Dan Lambert Promo: Lambert mocks Moose and pro wrestling forcing Moose to interrupt and start unloading on Lambert. Bobby Lashley and American Top Team hit the ring and attack Moose. James Storm hits the ring and busts a beer bottle over an ATT members head and helps Moose clear the ring. Storm says wrestling will be around long after Lambert is gone, recaps his time with Impact Wrestling, takes pride in being a pro wrestler and says that's something ATT will never understand. 

- Gail Kim Makes A Special Announcement: Allie immediately interrupts Gail Kim in the ring. Gail talks about growing up in Canada, watching wrestling and how much respect she had for Trish Stratus, Lita, Molly Holly, Awesome Kong, and Taryn Terrell for helping her along the way. Gail announces that she is vacating the Impact Knockouts Championship and officially announcing her retirement from wrestling. Gail thanks everyone to close out the segment.

- Grado gets confronted by a Mountie and deported into Canada.

- "Impact World Heavyweight Championship Match": Eli Drake (c) defeated Petey Williams by pinfall after countering the Canadian Destroyer and hitting the Gravy Train for the win. 

*** RING OF HONOR ***

** ROH TV Episode 321 Recap **

- Deciding A Number One Contender: This week's show kicked off with a #1 Contenders Match to determine the next competitor for the ROH Television Championship as Punishment Martinez battled Josh Woods. Martinez hits the South of Heaven choke slam on Woods to get the victory.

- Marty Scurll Challenges Jay Lethal: Jay Lethal says that everytime he focuses on getting the world title back someone gets in his way. Lethal has a victory over Cody Rhodes and wants his title shot. Marty Scurll interrupts and says Lethal is one of the best wrestlers he's always wanted to face, but he wanted the “villainous” Lethal, not the one who shakes hands and shows compassion. Scurll says that that Lethal was unbeatable, but since he doesn't want to be that guy anymore, he may as well go back to being Black Machismo. Scurll says he has been given the chance to chose his opponent for ROH Final Battle and chooses Lethal. Lethal accepts the challenge.  

- Jay Briscoe Screws Over His Brother: The second match of this week's show saw ROH Television Champion Kenny King defend his title against Mark Briscoe. Just as the bell rings, Jay Briscoe arrives at ringside and tosses a white towel into the ring, forcing the referee to call a forfeit on Mark Briscoe and allowing Kenny King to retain his title.  

- Punishment Martinez Targets Kenny King: After the ROH Television Championship Match, Punishment Martinez arrived and attacked Kenny King. Shane Taylor hits the ring and begins brawling with every one involved as well. 

- Coleman’s Pulpit With Shane Taylor: Caprice Coleman returned with this week's edition of Coleman's Pulpit. Taylor is asked why he's so violent now. Taylor says he's always been violent, but now it's about taking opportunities. Taylor also states that he has no problem taking money to do others dirty work. 

- The Best Friends Fight Off An Addiction: The main event of the night saw The Best Friends, Trent and Taylor battle Christopher Daniels and Kazarian in tag team action. The Addiction get a near fall with a neck breaker/power bomb combo. Trent hits a senton and Taylor hits the Awful Waffle to grab the victory.

- ROH Network Coming: ROH announced this week that in 2018 they will begin streaming the ROH Network. It hasn't been revealed as to what content will be available as of yet on the new network.

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!