Wrestling Lockup with Brandon: WWE Payback Recap #WWEPayback

By Brandon Albright, @B_Rock1978

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon brought to you by Triple Threat CLE brings you the WWE Payback recap.

WWE Payback took place at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois and was also live on the WWE Network. The WWE World Heavyweight, Intercontinental, United States and Women's Championships were all on the line. We also seen a couple of heated feuds come to their boiling point. We also found out who the new #1 contenders were to the WWE World Tag Team Championship.

*** Pre-Show ***

- Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler: The match closes out with Ziggler applying a sleeper, but Corbin escapes and blocks a Ziggler super kick. Ziggler is able to hit the Fameasser on Corbin and gets a near fall. Both men go to the floor, where Ziggler leaps off the steel steps, but gets booted in mid-air by Corbin. Ziggler gets tossed into the ring post and then back into the ring. Corbin steps on Ziggler with his boot and wastes time arguing with the referee. Ziggler pops up, rolls up Corbin and steals the pinfall.
Winner: Dolph Ziggler, by pinfall. 

- "WWE United States Championship Match": Kalisto (c) vs. Ryback: The match closes out with Kalisto ducking a Meat Hook and plants some kicks on Ryback. Kalisto goes for Salida Del Sol, but Ryback counters it into Shell Shock. Kalisto counters Shell Shock and rolls up Ryback for a near fall. Ryback hits a spine buster on Kalisto for a near fall and then goes to the top rope. Kalisto meets Ryback up top and lands a series of kicks. Ryback fights back, lifts Kalisto into the air and tosses him to the mat for a super gorilla press slam. Ryback goes back up to the top rope, but misses a flying splash on Kalisto. Kalisto is up, plants Ryback with Salida Del Sol, covers, scores the pinfall and retains the championship. 
Winner: Kalisto, by pinfall, to retain the WWE United States Championship.

*** WWE Payback 2016 ***

- The New Day Promo: The New Day is out and announce they will be ringside for the finals of the #1 contenders tournament, which is sponsored by Booty-O's cereal. New Day send a shout out to Beyonce and announce a new era has begun in the WWE cause NEW DAY ROCKS!

- "Finals Of The #1 Contenders Tournament": Enzo and Big Cass vs. The Vaudevillains: Simon sends Enzo into the ropes, where Enzo lands throat first and snaps his head back. Enzo is down and hurt, as WWE medics rush the ring to check on him. The referee throws the match out as Enzo needs to be loaded onto a stretcher and given more medical attention.
Winner: No Contest

- Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens: The match closes out with Zayn countering the pop up power bomb and gets a near fall rollup on Owens. Owens counters a Zayn tornado DDT with a back breaker. Zayn and Owens trade shots back and forth after Owens tries to talk trash to Zayn. Owens lands a kick and goes for the apron power bomb on Zayn, but Zayn back body drops Owens on the apron. Zayn flies and hits the suicide DDT on Owens on the floor. Back in the ring, Zayn has Owens rocked in the corner and goes for the Helluva Kick. Owens dodges and drops Zayn with a super kick. Owens next hits Zayn with the pop up power bomb and scores the pinfall. After the match, Owens beats down Zayn some more before tossing Zayn to the floor. Owens tells commentator Byron Sexton that he just proved he's the better man and can now focus on getting back his WWE Intercontinental Championship.
Winner: Kevin Owens, by pinfall.

- "WWE Intercontinental Championship Match": The Miz (c) w/Maryse vs. Cesaro: Kevin Owens never leaves ringside and instead sits in on commentary. Miz spends some time in the match working over Cesaro's surgically repaired shoulder. The match closes out with Miz sending Cesaro shoulder first into the ring post and gets a near fall Skull Crushing Finale. Sami Zayn hits ringside and immediately goes after Kevin Owens. Zayn and Owens brawl around ringside and into the time keepers area. Miz gets distracted and ends up in the Cesaro Swing. Cesaro locks Miz in the cross face submission and Miz taps out...BUT...the referee is still distracted by Zayn and Owens and misses the tap out. Cesaro gets Owens and Zayn off the apron, but gets rolled up by Miz. Miz has a handful of Cesaro's tights for leverage and steals the pinfall. After the match, Cesaro nails Miz with a running uppercut and then plants Miz with The Neutralizer. Owens attacks Cesaro from behind, but Zayn makes the save. Owens grabs Zayn and plants him with a pop up power bomb. Owens goes for a pop up power bomb on Miz, but Maryse helps Miz escape.
Winner: The Miz, by pinfall, to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship.

- Backstage, Stephanie McMahon is spotted talking to Apollo Crews.

- Michael Cole announces that Enzo is resting and able to communicate at the local hospital, but still under medical care.

- Dean Ambrose vs. Chris Jericho: The match closes out with Jericho blocking a super plex and head butts Ambrose to the mat. Jericho catches a mid-air boot from Ambrose off the top rope. Jericho counters Dirty Deeds and gets a near fall rollup. Jericho applies the Walls Of Jericho, but Ambrose fights it, escapes and near fall rollups Jericho. Jericho takes control and talks trash to Ambrose. Ambrose and Jericho trade punches, slaps and chops. Jericho drops Ambrose with an elbow and goes for the Lionsault. Ambrose blocks the Lionsault and goes for Dirty Deeds, but Jericho blocks it. Ambrose lands a series of knees on Jericho, hooks Jericho and finally hits Dirty Deeds to score the pinfall. After the match, Jericho throws a fit over his loss at ringside.
Winner: Dean Ambrose, by pinfall.

- Backstage, AJ Styles says he's having the match of his life and winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship tonight.

- "WWE Women's Championship Match": Charlotte (c) w/Ric Flair vs. Nattie Neidhart w/Bret Hart: The match closes out with Nattie going for the Sharpshooter submission, but Charlotte counters and hits Natural Selection for a near fall. Charlotte hits a top rope moonsault on Nattie, gets another near fall and gets frustrated. Charlotte applies the Figure Four submission, but Nattie fights it, stopping Charlotte from bridging into the Figure Eight. Nattie reverses the Figure Four, but Charlotte escapes and slaps Nattie in the face. Charlotte applies Nattie's own Sharpshooter submission and referee Charles Robinson pulls a Chicago Screwjob and calls for the bell. Nattie is furious as she never tapped out and Bret Hart begins arguing with Ric Flair. Nattie attacks Charlotte as Bret punches Flair. Both Nattie and Bret lock in the Sharpshooter submission on Charlotte and Flair until they let them go.
Winner: Charlotte, by stoppage, to retain the WWE Women's Championship.

- Vince McMahon's The Decision: The Chicago crowd erupt with "CM Punk" chants as Vince arrives and Vince mocks the fans to chant louder. Vince begins to talk about the past RAW's, his favorite era and now the current RAW needs a new leader. Vince calls out Stephanie McMahon to the ring first. Vince says Stephanie is beautiful and the fans are animals for cheering when she was speared at Wrestlemania by Roman Reigns. Stephanie says it's ok cause she doesn't need the fans sympathy. Stephanie says she's a leader and runs down a list of things The Authority have done on RAW. Stephanie reminds Vince that she's been by his side, never ran away like Shane McMahon did and reminds Vince that Shane did lose to The Undertaker. Stephanie says that Vince needs her because she's the smartest, savviest and most experienced leader he can have. Shane's music hits and out comes Shane McMahon. Shane says he doesn't brag about himself like Stephanie, talks about all the major sports channels he was on promoting the company in the past and says Stephanie had nothing to do with all the WWE Network subscribers that she takes credit for. Shane reminds Vince he came back to guarantee a future for his kids, Stephanie's kids and the fans.  Vince makes his official announcement and says both Shane and Stephanie will have equal say on RAW and they need to figure things out. Vince wants to see them both destroy each other cause it would be great for the family and for RAW ratings.

- Michael Cole says that Enzo has a concussion, but all other tests came back negative.

- "WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match": Roman Reigns vs. AJ Styles: The match closes out with Styles hitting a running forearm on Reigns for a near fall. Styles gets Reigns on his shoulders and drops Reigns over his knees and gets another near fall. Styles gets Reigns trapped in the Calf Crusher submission, but Reigns escapes to the floor. Styles hits a Phenomenal Forearm on Reigns out to the floor which puts Reigns through the announcers table. Reigns can't make the ten count and is counted out. Shane McMahon's music hits and out comes Shane. Shane says title matches won't end like this in the new WWE era and restarts the match with no count outs. Styles hits a Pele Kick on Reigns, but misses a 450 splash after Reigns gets his knees up.

Styles comes off the second rope, but gets low blowed in mid-air by accident by Reigns and Reigns gets DQ'ed. Stephanie McMahon's music hits and out comes Stephanie. Stephanie says as usual Shane forgot one important thing, this match will now be no count outs and no DQ's and the match is again restarted. Reigns dodges the Phenomenal Forearm and hits two Superman Punches on Styles, but Styles kicks out at two. Reigns goes for the spear, but Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson hit the ring and beat down Reigns. Styles hits the Phenomenal Forearm and covers, but Reigns somehow gets his foot on the rope at two and a half.

The Usos hit the ring and brawl with Anderson and Gallows. Styles gets shoved off the top rope by Reigns and takes out all four guys on the floor. Reigns suicide dives outside and wipes out everyone. Styles hits a shooting star press on Reigns for a near fall. Reigns counters the Styles Clash with a back drop. Styles dodges the Superman Punch and Reigns dodges the Phenomenal Forearm. Reigns finally spears Styles, covers and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Roman Reigns, by pinfall, to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

- Backstage, Vince, Shane and Stephanie McMahon are very pleased with the Reigns vs. Styles match. Vince is proud of both Shane and Stephanie and they all decide that at WWE Extreme Rules it'll be Reigns vs. Styles in an Extreme Rules Match.

- This ends WWE Payback.

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon 8.19.14: WWE Raw

Eat...Sleep...Conquer....CHAMPION!

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon is here, brought to you by Triple Threat Podcast. Last night on RAW began the "Era of The Beast" as the newly crowned WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Brock Lesnar's, run as champ began. Lesnar destroyed John Cena at SummerSlam with his UFC style ground and pound, 16 german suplexes and 2 "F-5's". What are we in for with Lesnar as the face of the company now? Will John Cena be the same after taking probably the worst beating of his life? Let's get this week's RAW recap started live from Las Vegas, Nevada.

- In Ring Promo: RAW kicked off with Daniel Bryan's music playing, however, no Daniel Bryan. It is instead Stephanie McMahon mocking the "Yes" chants with "Steph" chants. Stephanie talks about SummerSlam's success, being more popular on social media then Wrestlemania, Brock Lesnar getting a new world title awarded to him later and talks about Lesnar's brutal beating on John Cena. Steph calls Chris Jericho, Dean Ambrose and Brie Bella losers and thanks her husband Triple H, who isn't a cheater like Daniel Bryan. Steph next calls out Nikki Bella. Nikki Bella comes out to the ring to "You Sold Out" chants. Nikki says Brie never turned out to be the sister that Nikki hoped she'd be and talks about Daniel Bryan cheating on Brie. Nikki pretends to get emotional, says she's stressed out and says she's free now without Brie. Brie Bella arrives to "Yes" chants. Brie tells Nikki she loves her and forgives her for what she did to their family. Nikki slaps Brie to the mat and says she'll never forgive her. Brie leaves crying.

- Big Show and Mark Henry vs Harper and Rowan: Harper and Rowan double-team Henry. Big Show enters the ring and lands the knockout punch on both Wyatt's. Henry follows up with "The World's Strongest Slam" for the pinfall.

- Backstage Segment: Dolph Ziggler and Ric Flair are talking when The Miz interrupts. Miz says he's winning back the WWE I-C Title tonight because he's a Hollywood A-Lister. Ziggler says he's not an A-Lister he's an A-Hole.

- Backstage Promo: Seth Rollins cuts a promo and says he did exactly what he said he would in not running away and beating Dean Ambrose. Rollins says he's not just the future World Champion but the future of the WWE. Dean Ambrose appears and dumps a bucket of ice water over Rollins head and said it was for charity then beats the hell out of Rollins before WWE officials pull them apart.

- Backstage Segment: Triple H and Kane are talking when Seth Rollins interrupts, wanting to get rid of Dean Ambrose once and for all. Triple H gives Rollins a match tonight against Ambrose with the fans voting on the stipulation. Triple H says when Rollins takes out Ambrose his blood will be on his hands.

- Nattie Neidhart vs Paige: Paige says she loves A.J. Lee and dedicates this match to her. Match ends with A.J. skipping down to the ring for the distraction. Neidhart rolls Paige up for the pinfall. After the match A.J. takes a mic to the sound of "CM Punk" chants and says she loves and respects Paige and dedicates her whole life to her. A.J. gets in the ring to shake Paige's hand but Paige leaves not trusting A.J.

- In Ring Promo: Triple H and Stephanie McMahon announce the new champ. Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman make their way to the ring for Lesnar's new world title presentation. The Authority present Lesnar with the new World Title and everyone poses for a photo-op. The fans chant "Thank You Lesnar" as Heyman takes the mic. Heyman says John Cena is not here tonight because he physically can not be here. Heyman says he respects Cena for the beating he took last night, says he'd love to make Cena a "Paul Heyman Guy" unfortunately in Brock's world, Cena is a nobody. Heyman continues to build up "The Beast" and calls it's basic Brock-a-nomics then repeats "Eat, Sleep, Suplex, Repeat a good 15 to 20 times.

- "WWE Intercontinental Championship Match": Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. The Miz: Ziggler hurts his knee during the match. Miz works on the leg and locks in the figure four. Ziggler escapes and rolls out to the floor in pain. Ziggler can't answer the 10 count as he's counted out. Miz, mad he won but didn't win back his title, attacks Ziggler after the match. Ziggler hits a "Zig Zag" out of nowhere and escapes still with a battered leg.

-Backstage Promo: Jack Swagger cuts a promo. Swagger says he loves America and how everyone unites when things are rough. Swagger says he's going to dust off his loss from last night and come back stronger because that is "We The People".

- Jack Swagger vs. Cesaro: Cesaro works on Swagger's ribs throughout the match. Swagger hits the "Swagger Bomb" but Cesaro kicks out. Swagger locks in the "Patriot Lock" however he's on the apron so he eventually has to break the hold. Cesaro hits "The Neutralizer" on Swagger and gets the pinfall. After the match Bo Dallas comes down with a mic. Dallas says Swagger let down American, lost his manager, lost his self respect and dignity but he can get it all back as long as he "Bo-Lieves".

- Backstage Promo: Chris Jericho cuts a promo. Says he's never faced anyone like Bray Wyatt, the WWE fans have Jericho's back and that is something Bray will never take away from Jericho.

- "Six Man Tag Match": Randy Orton, Curtis Axel and Ryback vs Roman Reigns, Sheamus and Rob Van Dam: Sheamus "Brogue Kicks" Ryback, Randy Orton "RKO's" Sheamus, RVD hits an enzuigiri on Orton which is followed up with a spear by Reigns. Axel sends Reigns into the ring post. Axel catches a heel kick then the "five star frog splash" from RVD for the pinfall.

- Backstage Segment: Ric Flair tries to talk to Randy Orton about Roman Reigns. Orton tells Flair to back off or he'll find out why he was called the legend killer.

- Backstage Promo: Bray Wyatt appears on the titantron. Says a pair of horses came for Chris Jericho last night at SummerSlam and the rider was Bray. He told Jericho it would happen cause he's a man of his word. Bray is the new face of salvation.

- The Usos vs Goldust and Stardust: Stardust scores the pinfall with a sunset flip.

- In Ring Promo: Rusev and Lana arrive. Lana says President Putin is proud of Rusev and having the Russian Flag raised in victory. Mark Henry interrupts and makes his way to the ring. Henry says he competed in the U.S. Olympics twice which were proud moments and never had a problem with people representing their home countries except for you two jackasses. Henry threatens to take Rusev to the Hall of Pain. Rusev and Henry go nose to nose. Rusev and Henry trade punches, Henry blocks Rusev's super kick and plants Rusev with the "World's Strongest Slam".

- Dean Ambrose vs Seth Rollins: The WWE fans vote for a "Falls Count Anywhere Match". Rollins and Ambrose rip into each other at the bell and trade back and forth blows. Both men end up in the crowd and brawl up to the stage. Ambrose counters a power bomb and suplexes Rollins on the stage. We're back in the ring where Ambrose slams Rollins on a chair and drives an elbow on Rollins off the ropes. Ambrose gets tossed into a chair wedged in the corner. Rollins unloads with kendo stick shots. Ambrose returns the favor with the kendo stick. Both men beat the hell out of each other with weapons and aerial moves and avoid each others finishers as Corporate Kane arrives. Ambrose suplexes Rollins through a table as Rollins was looking for the "Curb Stomp". Ambrose knocks Kane off the apron, tosses Rollins on the floor, then suicide dives onto both men. Ambrose hits "Dirty Deeds" but Kane pulls Ambrose out of the ring. Kane and Ambrose trade shots with the steps and announcers table playing parts in the chaos. Rollins ends up in the crowd where Ambrose hits a running splash off the announcers table on Rollins. Ambrose goes for "Dirty Deeds" on Rollins on the announcers table but gets choke slammed on the table by Kane. Rollins hits the "Curb Stomp" on Ambrose as Kane has a cinder block. Kane holds Ambrose as Rollins "Curb Stomp's" the cinder block on Ambrose's head. Ambrose is unconscious as the referee stops the match. RAW closes out with the medical staff working on Ambrose with Rollins standing on the announcers table celebrating.

And that closes out the RAW recap. Till next time, tap or snap.

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon: SummerSlam 2014

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, brought to you by Triple Threat Podcast, brings you the SummerSlam recap! Last night's event served as the last big event of the summer before the leaves begin to change. SummerSlam took place live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

- The preshow to the special event kicked off with some one on one action between the "King of Swing" Cesaro and ECW icon "Mr. Monday Night" Rob Van Dam.

- Cesaro vs Rob Van Dam: RVD attempts a "Five Star Frog Splash" but misses giving Cesaro the match advantage. Cesaro hits his big European uppercut and goes for "The Neutralizer" but RVD escapes. Cesaro slaps RVD, RVD responses with a spin kick to Cesaro. RVD climbs the ropes and hits the "Five Star Frog Splash" for the pinfall.

- In Ring Promo: SummerSlam 2014 kicks off with the "Immortal" Hulk Hogan arriving and heading to the ring. Hogan says history will be made tonight and that tonight and every other pay per view for the year is only $9.99 a month on the WWE Network.

- "WWE Intercontinental Championship Match": The Miz (c) vs Dolph Ziggler: Miz cuts a usual Hollywood promo and rips on the Lakers as Ziggler heads to the ring. A lot of near falls in the match from both superstars. Ziggler catches Miz with the "Zig Zag" and scores the pinfall to become the NEW WWE Intercontinental Champion.

- Backstage Promo: Brie Bella talks about her arrest on RAW, she's pissed at Stephanie for picking on Daniel Bryan, for terrorizing her sister Nikki and is going to take Stephanie out tonight cause that is what's best for business.

- "WWE Divas Championship Match": A.J. Lee (c) vs Paige: "CM Punk" chants....go figure. A.J. does a very impressive clothesline off the top rope and onto the floor on Paige. A.J. applies the "Black Widow", however, Paige finds a way to escape and plants A.J. with a DDT and scores the pinfall to become the NEW WWE Divas Champion.

- "Flag Match": Rusev (w/Lana) vs Jack Swagger (w/Zeb Colter): Lana throws out more anti-American slander and dedicates this match to Russian President Putin. Swagger and Colter make their entrance led by American soldiers. Swagger gets the "Patriot Lock" on Rusev before the match even starts. The match finally starts with Rusev fighting an injured ankle. Swagger misses a "Swagger Bomb" and now has injured ribs. Rusev locks in "The Accolade" but Swagger fights out and locks in the "Patriot Lock". Rusev refuses to tap and until finally breaking the hold. Rusev attacks Swagger's ribs more and locks "The Accolade" on again. Swagger refuses to tap and eventually passes out from the pain. The referee stops the match and Rusev is declared the winner. After the match Rusev knocks Colter out with a super kick. The Russian National Anthem plays and the Russian Flag is raised. Rusev and Lana stand victorious over Swagger and Colter's unconscious bodies.

- "Lumberjack Match": Seth Rollins vs Dean Ambrose: Rollins tries to escape twice, early in the match, but is tossed right back in the ring. Rollins and Ambrose spill out of the ring and brawl right through the lumberjacks and out into the crowd. The lumberjacks actually follow Ambrose and Rollins into the crowd and try to force both back into the ring. Rollins tries to escape but is picked up and carried back to the ring where Ambrose suicide dives off the ropes and takes everyone out. Ambrose hits Rollins with his own finishing move the "Curb Stomp" and goes for the pin. Corporate Kane gets in the ring and breaks up the pin. Goldust gets in Kane's face and gets decked by Kane. We have chaos erupt as all the lumberjacks begin brawling. Rollins grabs his briefcase and hits Ambrose with it to score the pinfall.

- Chris Jericho vs Bray Wyatt (Rowan and Harper Banned From Ringside): Usual weird antics from Bray during the match. Jericho catches Bray with a "Code Breaker" but the match continues. Bray hits Jericho with "Sister Abigail" on the floor then a second "Sister Abigail" in the ring and scores the pinfall. Bray has the "Whole World In His Hands" sing along after the match.

- UFC Fighter Ronda Rousey and her Four Horsewomen group are shown in attendence. Rumors were circulating a few months back that Rousey would love to work a match with WWE.

- Stephanie McMahon vs Brie Bella: Brie with the "Yes Lock" on Stephanie but she avoids it. Triple H makes his way to the ring as Brie gains offense in the match. Triple H distracts Brie allowing Stephanie to get the "Pedigree" hooked. Brie reverses the "Pedigree" into the "Yes Lock". Triple H pulls the referee out of the ring just before Stephanie taps out. Brie baseball slides Triple H to the floor as Nikki Bella arrives. Nikki and Brie surround Stephanie in the ring and are both ready to take out the billion dollar princess. Nikki turns on sis instead and knocks Brie out. Stephanie with a smile "pedigrees" Brie and scores the pinfall. After the match Triple H and Stephanie make out as Nikki looks down on her knocked out sister.

- Roman Reigns vs Randy Orton: Back and forth match in this one, in and out of the ring. Reigns gets slammed on the announcers table and it partially collapses. Reigns hits a huge Samoan Drop on Orton off the top rope. Reigns hits the "Superman Punch" then goes for the spear. Orton catches Reigns charging in and power slams Reigns to the mat. Orton with the drop DDT but misses the "RKO" as Reigns avoids it and goes for another spear. Orton again dodges the spear and hits the "RKO". Reigns somehow kicked out at two and a half. Orton goes for the punt to the head, however, Reigns jumps up, spears Orton and scores the pinfall.

- "WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match": John Cena (c) vs. Brock Lesnar (w/Paul Heyman): The bell sounded and Cena was immediately pounded to the canvas by "The Beast". Cena wildly fights back but a knee to the gut and another pounding to the mat resumes. Cena tries a second come back and gets the same results, beaten to the mat. After taking a huge amount of punishment, Cena somehow reversed the "F-5" into the "AA" and hits it. Lesnar kicks out at two and the beat down on Cena continues. Cena tries to mount some offense but Lesnar is just too much for Cena to handle. Lesnar hits the "F-5" and scores the pinfall. Brock Lesnar is the NEW World Heavyweight Champion. After the match the show closes out with Lesnar celebrating with Paul Heyman and WWE officials and medics working on Cena.

My Final Thoughts: Dolph Ziggler winning the I-C Title and Paige winning the Divas Title actually caught me by surprise. With The Miz promoting "Marine 4", I figured he'd stay the champ. A.J. just won the Divas Title a month and a half ago, wasn't expecting her to drop it yet. Bray Wyatt needed to beat Jericho, good to see it happened. Rusev/Swagger and Ambrose/Rollins I could've seen go either way. And Lesnar, we all knew he was leaving the champ unless WWE wanted to pull one over on us. But I was surprised at how easily Lesnar did it. Honestly it looked like we were watching Lesnar vs a rookie, Lesnar destroyed Cena tonight.

That about wraps up this year's SummerSlam. I will be back Tuesday afternoon for RAW recap. Till then, tap or snap.

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon: SummerSlam Preview

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, brought to you by Triple Threat Podcast, brings you a special pre-show rundown of tonight's card. Tonight's show will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. You can see tonight's show live on the WWE Network, kickoff show at 7:30 and the event starts at 8:00. The special event is pretty stacked with some good matches, a few of them might be the final payoff and a few of them might be just to continue the story.

- "WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match": John Cena (c) vs Brock Lesnar: This is the headliner and probably WWE's most talked about match at the moment. Brock Lesnar is coming off of his win on The Undertaker at Wrestlemania, breaking the dead man's undefeated streak. Lesnar has basically been hired by Triple H as a one-man assassin to take out John Cena. Cena is standing by his never give up, never surrender attitude and isn't backing down from the former UFC Fighter. Cena still holds a victory over Lesnar when he returned at Extreme Rules in 2012. Lesnar says it won't happen again.

- "WWE Intercontinental Championship Match" The Miz (c) vs Dolph Ziggler: Two hometown Cleveland boys go at it in this match. The Miz and Ziggler's heat with each other started at last month's WWE Battleground special event, when Miz outsmarted Ziggler and eliminated him in the I-C battle royal. The Miz has bought into his "Mr. Hollywood" gimmick as he feels every movie director wants him in their movies. Ziggler, who's been on a rough road this past year looks to get revenge on Miz and leave as the new WWE I-C Champ.

- "WWE Divas Championship Match": A.J. Lee (c) vs Paige: What started as a friendly rivalry with these two ended in hated. A.J. returned and surprised Paige with a victory to win Paige's Divas Title. Paige accepted the defeat and showed respect to A.J. as they began teaming together. Paige however fooled everyone as she attacked A.J. after a match and left the champ laid out. Paige continued to play mind games with A.J., mocking her, attacking her and then saying that she loves her in the process. A.J. is looking forward to SummerSlam to finally get her hands on Paige.

- "Flag Match": Jack Swagger vs Rusev: For months Rusev has been running over opponents as his manager, Lana, runs down America. Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter have stepped up to the plate in defending America, both being true blue Americans. Rusev and Lana have dedicated this victory to Russian President Putin. Swagger and Colter have dedicated this match to every American from sea to shining sea. If this is a traditional "Flag Match" then the first person to grab their opponents flag wins. There are a few variations of this match so we'll see.

- Chris Jericho vs Bray Wyatt: This feud began when Chris Jericho returned to the WWE and was immediately attacked by The Wyatt Family. Jericho picked up the win on Bray at WWE Battleground last month, but it hasn't stopped the sadistic leader from getting revenge. Bray claims Jericho is not a savior and will prove it at SummerSlam. Jericho, meanwhile, defeated Harper and Rowan, banning both Wyatt members from the match tonight. Jericho says he never claimed to be a savior and will follow the buzzards to shove them down Bray's throat.

- Brie Bella vs Stephanie McMahon: This match has been brewing for months. Brie quit the company to protect her husband, Daniel Bryan, from The Authority's plans of stripping Daniel of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Brie was in attendance to cheer on her sister Nikki when Stephanie McMahon arrived and ordered Brie to be escorted out. Stephanie slapped Brie which led to Stephanie's arrest for assault. Brie got her job back and a match with Stephanie as long as she dropped the charges of assault. Stephanie terrorized Brie and even went as far as getting Daniel Bryan's physical therapist to admit having an affair with Bryan. This sparked Brie to slap the physical therapist and get arrested herself for assault. These two ladies finally meet tonight to settle their feud

- Roman Reigns vs Randy Orton: Orton is blaiming Reigns for costing him what should have been Orton's main event match with Cena tonight. Reigns looks to add another dent in The Authority's armor as he sets his sights on "The Viper" and former face of the company. Reigns and Orton have been beating the hell out of each other leading up to this match.

- "Lumberjack Match": Dean Ambrose vs Seth Rollins: Ambrose finally gets his hands on his former partner in crime, Seth Rollins. Ambrose won the right to pick this match stipulation. Ambrose chose Lumberjack Match so Rollins couldn't run from Ambrose. Rollins looks to finally take out Ambrose so he can concentrate on his money in the bank opportunity. Ambrose looks to take Rollins out permanently.

So there you have it, the match by match preview of tonight's SummerSlam. I'm sure the pre-show will probably have a match as well but there's no word as to what that match is yet. Be sure to check out Triple Threat Podcast tomorrow afternoon as I will have the SummerSlam recap for you all. Till then, tap or snap.

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon 8.12.14: WWE Raw

It's Tuesday afternoon and it's time for another Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, brought to you by Triple Threat Podcast. Last night's RAW served as the go home show to SummerSlam this Sunday, live on the WWE Network. Last night's RAW was also the "Immortal" Hulk Hogan's birthday celebration! The former nWo leader turned 61 today. Yes even I was a Hulkamaniac when I was little....BROTHER!

- RAW kicked off live from Portland, Oregon. The stage was setup with a load of Red and Yellow wrapped presents for the Hulkster. Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman make their way to the ring for a promo. Heyman builds up Lesnar for his match against John Cena at SummerSlam, brags about Undertaker's streak being broken at Wrestlemania by Lesnar, brags about Lesnar at one time taking out The Rock and Hulk Hogan and says after Sunday no one will see John Cena around anymore. We see clips of Extreme Rules 2012 when Lesnar fought Cena, Heyman says Cena only won that match because Lesnar was not at 100% but Lesnar is 100% now. Heyman cuts a freestyle rap on Lesnar beating Cena at SummerSlam. Heyman lets everyone know that this is Brock Lesnar's house now.

- "2 on 1 Handicap Match": Roman Reigns vs Ryback and Curtis Axel: Corporate Kane returns and announces this match before it starts. Reigns wins by DQ after getting double teamed into the outside ringpost. Reigns lays out Ryback and Axel with "Superman Punches" and spears. Reigns cuts a promo after the match talking about his SummerSlam match with Randy Orton.

- Corporate Kane and Randy Orton are backstage. Orton says he'll end Roman Reigns at SummerSlam. Kane says The Authority put Orton in a match against Sheamus tonight cause it's what's best for business.

- Rob Van Dam vs Seth Rollins: Rollins hits the "Curb Stomp" on RVD for the pinfall. Rollins walks past Hulk Hogan's presents just a little paranoid, looking for Dean Ambrose. Ambrose pops out of the life sized present and unloads with punches on Rollins. Rollins runs for his life and escapes through the crowd. Ambrose says for $9.99 he'll get his money's worth out of Rollins at SummerSlam when he beats his ass.

- Stephanie McMahon is out to cut a promo. Stephanie calls out Daniel Bryan's physical therapist, Megan, and she claims that she slept with Daniel Bryan. Daniel Bryan's wife, Brie Bella, storms the ring and slaps Megan as Stephanie eggs her on. Brie spear tackles Stephanie and puts her in the "Yes Lock". WWE officials pull Brie off of Stephanie, Stephanie says they'll finish this tonight instead of at SummerSlam.

- Cesaro vs Jack Swagger (w/Zeb Colter): Former Real Americans went one on one. Cesaro works on Swagger's injured ribs from Rusev last Monday. Swagger makes Cesaro tap out to the "Patriot Lock". After the match Zeb cuts a promo on how Swagger will beat Rusev at SummerSlam. Rusev and Lana interrupt and wave the Russian flag on the stage.

- A one on one interview segment from earlier today is shown between Bray Wyatt and Chris Jericho, building up their SummerSlam match. Wyatt says Jericho isn't a savior just a scared little boy. Jericho says he never said he was a savior. At SummerSlam he's following the buzzards and shoving them down Bray's throat.

- A.J. Lee vs Eva Marie: Paige arrives, skipping down to the ring. Eva rolls up A.J. on the distraction and scores the pinfall. Paige reads a poem she wrote for A.J. about punching her and leaving SummerSlam with her Divas Title. A.J. goes into "crazy" mode and attacks Eva.

- John Cena is in the ring for a promo on his match with Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam. Cena says he's winning at SummerSlam and not laying down for Lesnar cause he doesn't deserve the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Cena calls Lesnar uncaring, unprofessional, undeserving and a bully. Cena says if this is Lesnar's house then Cena is a stranger in his house so come get some. Lesnar doesn't show, Cena says he must be suffering from "punk-bitch- itis" and says he's leaving SummerSlam still the champ.

- Stephanie McMahon vs Brie Bella: Stephanie comes out and says they're waiting till SummerSlam, that is if Brie makes it there. Daniel Bryan's therapist, Megan, pressed charges on Brie. So Stephanie calls out the police to arrest Brie.

- Dolph Ziggler vs Heath Slater: The Miz is on commentary. The Miz distracts Ziggler after Ziggler hit the "Zig Zag". Ziggler beats up and chases The Miz from ringside. Ziggler, however, gets counted out in the process. Slater has a two match winning streak going! Ziggler lays Slater out with another "Zig Zag" after the match.

- Randy Orton vs Sheamus: Orton catches Sheamus with a mid air "RKO" as Sheamus came off the top rope for the pinfall.

- Hulk Hogan's Birthday Celebration! The RAW locker room is emptied out and on stage for the Hulkster's celebration. "Mean" Gene Okerlund and manager "Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart introduce Hogan. We see clips of Hogan's life on the titantron. Hogan says thank you to everyone and says Vince McMahon gave him a birthday card with $9.99 inside. Hogan says he loves everyone and thanks everyone again. "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, nWo running buddies Kevin Nash and Scott Hall all arrive to celebrate. Scott Hall does a survey, Hogan rips his shirt off to reveal an nWo shirt and Kevin Nash begins to sing happy birthday when suddenly Brock Lesnar's music hits. Lesnar and Heyman get in the ring and Lesnar eyeballs all the legends in the ring. Lesnar gets in Hogan's face and says "parties over grandpa". John Cena hits the ring for the save and we have a Lesnar/Cena standoff. Lesnar backs down and leaves the ring with Heyman as RAW closes out.

***** SummerSlam Card *****
- "WWE World Heavyweight Championship": John Cena (c) vs. Brock Lesnar
- "WWE Divas Championship": A.J. Lee (c) vs. Paige
- "WWE Intercontinental Championship": The Miz (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler
- "Lumberjack Match": Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose
-"Flag Match": Rusev vs. Jack Swagger
- Chris Jericho vs. Bray Wyatt
- Stephanie McMahon vs. Brie Bella
- Randy Orton vs. Roman Reigns
************

And that's that, another recap for RAW in the books. Next stop, Smackdown recap on Saturday and of course I'll be recapping SummerSlam on Monday. Until then my friends, tap or snap.

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon 8.5.14: WWE Raw

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon is here again, brought to you by Triple Threat Podcast. In this edition I'll be recapping last night's RAW. Last week Randy Orton viciously attacked Roman Reigns, Stephanie McMahon agreed to face Brie Bella at SummerSlam and John Cena gave his opinion to Paul Heyman about facing his client, Broooocccckkkk Lesnar! Let's go to the recap!

- Monday Night RAW kicked off live from Austin, Texas, with The Authority in the ring. Triple H plugs the WWE Network for only $9.99 so many times I lost count. Triple H runs down the SummerSlam card so far then announces Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose will have "Beat The Clock" matches tonight with the winner getting to pick their SummerSlam match stipulation. Stephanie McMahon takes the mic and announces a contract signing tonight for her match with Brie Bella. Randy Orton grabs the mic and trash talks Roman Reigns until Reigns arrives. Reigns says he took everything Orton gave him last week and is still standing. Reigns wants Orton tonight. Triple H says no and instead makes a "Last Man Standing Match" between Reigns and Kane......now.

- "Last Man Standing": Roman Reigns vs Kane: Alot of brawling on the floor, use of the barricades, ring steps and even a kendo stick, early in the match. Reigns goes for a "Superman Punch" but Kane blocks and choke slams Reigns through a table. Reigns barely gets up at 9. Kane goes for the tombstone but Reigns escapes and DDT's Kane on a chair. Reigns blocks another choke slam and wins the match after hitting the "Superman Punch" and a spear, causing Kane to not answer the 10 count.

- Mark Henry vs Damien Sandow (Dressed as an Oklahoma Sooner): Sandow rips on the Texas crowd till Mark Henry, a Texas University alumni, comes out. Henry "World Strongest Slams" Sandow for the pinfall.

- Hulk Hogan returns next week on RAW for his Birthday Celebration.

- "Beat The Clock Match": Dean Ambrose vs Alberto Del Rio: Del Rio goes for the cross arm submission but Ambrose reverses into "Dirty Deeds" for the pinfall at 15:42.

- Rusev and Lana arrive. Lana compares President Obama's faults with the Russian President's greatness then sings Happy Birthday in Russian to President Obama. Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter arrive. Zeb goes on a tirade about America's greatness and puts over our troops. Zeb and Swagger lead the fans in a "We The People" chant. Rusev attacks Swagger with his Russian flag and lays Swagger out. Rusev and Lana corner Zeb, Lana mocks the "We The People" chant and the Russian couple leave.

- Cesaro vs Dolph Ziggler: The Miz was on commentary. Ziggler escapes a Cesaro suplex and hits the "Zig Zag" for the pinfall. The Miz enters the ring and has a stare down with Ziggler. The Miz drops to the mat as Ziggler fakes Miz out with a super kick attempt.

- Backstage Paige cuts a promo about her match with A.J. Lee at SummerSlam and wishes her a speedy recovery.

- Ryback and Curtis Axel vs Goldust and Stardust: Stardust hits the "Dark Mirror" on Axel for the pinfall.

- Backstage Kane interrupts Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. Kane takes his mask off, hands it to Stephanie and leaves.

- Chris Jericho vs Luke Harper: If Jericho wins then Harper will be banned from the Jericho vs Bray Wyatt match at SummerSlam. Jericho with the "Walls of Jericho" on Harper. The lights go out with the Wyatt blip and Bray Wyatt is at ringside when the lights come back on. Jericho hits a "Code Breaker" on Rowan and Harper but gets hit in the throat then hit with "Sister Abigail" by Bray.

- Diego (w/El Torito, Summer Rae and Layla) vs Fandango (w/Hornswaggle): Fandango runs into Hornswaggle which causes Fandango to get a "Back Stabber" from Diego for the pinfall. Hornswoggle leaves with Diego and company after Fandango knocks Hornswoggle down for costing him the match and Diego lays Fandango out.

- Backstage Randy Orton gives his thoughts on Kane taking his mask off and builds up his match with Roman Reigns.

- Bo Dallas vs R-Truth (Round 3): Losing by pinfall and DQ this past week to Truth, Dallas gets another rematch. Dallas ends his losing streak as he rolls up Truth for the pinfall with a handful of tights. Truth attacks Dallas after the match but Dallas "Bo-Dogs" Truth on the floor.

- Backstage Bray Wyatt cuts a promo on his match with Chris Jericho at SummerSlam.

- "Beat The Clock Match": Seth Rollins vs Rob Van Dam: Before the match starts The Authority announces that Heath Slater is Rollins' real opponent putting Rollins as the favorite to win. Dean Ambrose shows up and steals Rollins' briefcase. Ambrose rips up Rollins money in the bank contract, dumps pop, popcorn and JBL's hat in the briefcase. Rollins gets distracted, rolled up and pinned by Slater. Ambrose wins the right to pick the stipulation for their SummerSlam match.

- Stephanie McMahon (w/Triple H) and Brie Bella (w/Nikki Bella) are in the ring for the contract signing for their match at SummerSlam. Stephanie makes jokes about Brie's husband, Daniel Bryan. Brie makes jokes about Stephanie being arrested. Brie dedicates this match to all of the roster that have been screwed over by The Authority (starting a CM Punk chant lol). Stephanie calls Brie pathetic and will end her at SummerSlam. The contract is signed as Stephanie knocks Nikki to the canvas. Triple H corners Brie and is forced to watch Stephanie "Pedigree" Nikki. Brie slaps Triple H and goes for Stephanie. Stephanie slams Brie head first into the table then lays her out with a "Pedigree". Stephanie and Triple H make out and celebrate as RAW closes out.

**** SummerSlam Card ****
- "WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match": John Cena (c) vs Brock Lesnar
- "WWE Intercontinental Championship Match": The Miz (c) vs Dolph Ziggler
- "WWE Divas Championship Match": A.J. Lee (c) vs Paige
- Randy Orton vs Roman Reigns
- Dean Ambrose vs Seth Rollins
- Chris Jericho vs Bray Wyatt
- "Flag Match": Rusev vs Jack Swagger
- Brie Bella vs Stephanie McMahon

And that closes out this week's RAW recap. I'll be back next Tuesday with another edition. Next week on RAW will be the go home show to SummerSlam. Till then tap or snap.

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon 7.28.14: WWE Raw

I'm back with another Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, brought to you by Triple Threat Podcast. Today's edition is the RAW recap from last night's show. Last week, "Plan C" went into play as Triple H accepted Paul Heyman's offer of his client, Brock Lesnar, facing John Cena at SummerSlam for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Stephanie McMahon, was escorted out of the building in handcuffs, after slapping Brie Bella who was in attendance as a fan. Cesaro approached Triple H and asked to be in The Authority. Xavier Woods, Big E and Kofi Kingston looked to have created an Alliance together. And Bray Wyatt continues to stalk "The Ayatollah of Rockin' Rollah" Chris Jericho.

- RAW took place this week live in Houston, Texas. RAW kicked off with the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, John Cena, cutting a promo. Cena talks about "Plan C", Brock Lesnar, being chosen as his next opponent, admits to probably getting a beating at SummerSlam but claims that he'll beat Lesnar just like he did two years ago. Paul Heyman arrives on stage with mic in hand. Heyman talks about Lesnar taking Cena's title, Cena about to become a victim, brags about Undertaker being MIA since Lesnar took him out and states that Cena will be beaten, victimized and conquered at SummerSlam. Cena rebuttals with how hard he works for the company, his passion, he has heart and guarantees leaving SummerSlam with the title. Cesaro arrives on the stage with mic in hand. Cesaro tells Cena that he's a walking muscled up billboard that can't wrestle, which gets a chant started from the crowd. Cesaro challenges Cena and we have an impromptu match kicking off RAW.

- John Cena vs Cesaro: Cena and Cesaro connect with boots to each other's faces. Cesaro climbs the ropes but Cena is there and delivers an "AA" off the top rope on Cesaro for the pinfall.

- Backstage Stephanie McMahon is embarrassed that she was arrested last week. Randy Orton is upset that he was taken out of his title match with Cena. Triple H tells Orton he has to take care of Roman Reigns before getting another shot at the title but not tonight cause it's Reigns vs Kane. Orton has a problem with Kane and Triple H now.

- Paige is in the ring cutting a promo. Paige promises she'll never act the way she did last week when she attacked A.J. Lee ever again. A.J. enters the ring to "CM Punk" chants. A.J. says she knows how Paige feels to lose her title, doesn't play little girl games and will tell someone to their face if she has a problem. Paige insults A.J. by calling her "crazy" and "mental". This sparks A.J. as she tackles Paige and we have a catfight! Paige escapes as A.J. dares her to get back in the ring.

- Triple H and Stephanie McMahon head to the ring to cut a promo. The fans chant "jailbird" at the misses. Triple H is angry that the fans laughed that Steph was arrested last week, will never forgive the fans for that and says how humiliated Steph is when she was just defending herself against Brie Bella. Brie Bella who was invited to RAW by Stephanie is called out to talk this out. Chris Jericho arrives on the stage with mic in hand and says he feels bad at what happened so he sings "Bad Boys", the theme from COPS, with the fans. Jericho rips on Stephanie some more then demands Bray Wyatt tonight. Triple H says Jericho will have to wait till SummerSlam for Wyatt cause he has Seth Rollins tonight. Rollins comes from behind and hits Jericho in the back with his briefcase.

- "Six Man Tag Match": The Miz, Curtis Axel and Ryback vs Dolph Ziggler and The Usos. Xavier Woods, Big E and Kofi Kingston arrive and watch from ringside. Miz tries to distract Ziggler but Ziggler avoids the distraction and hits Ryback with the "Zig Zag" for the pinfall.

- R-Truth vs Bo Dallas: R-Truth rolls Dallas up for the pinfall and the undefeated streak is over! Dallas shakes Truth's hand after the match and accepts defeat. Dallas then snaps and viciously attacks Truth with clubbing forearms then lays Truth out with a double arm DDT.

- Rusev and Lana are in the ring cutting a promo about mother Russia, disrespecting the U.S., president Obama and even former president Bush. Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter arrive and give Rusev and Lana a history lesson on what the American Flag stands for. Swagger rushes the ring and a brawl with Rusev erupts. Rusev throws Swagger into the barricade before going for "The Accolade" in the ring. Swagger reverses into a "Patriot Lock" but Rusev escapes from the ring.

- Damien Sandow (dressed as an Astronaut) vs Adam Rose: "Party Foul" on Sandow for the pinfall and Rose parties with the Erotic Express.

- Kane vs Roman Reigns: Randy Orton attacks Reigns from behind on the way to the ring. Kane and Orton 2 on 1 Reigns. Reigns lays Orton out with the "Superman Punch" but gets choke slammed by Kane. Kane leaves the ring as Orton viciously attacks Reigns with punches, kicks, tossing Reigns into the ring steps, drop DDT'ing Reigns off the barricade and finishes with an "RKO" twice on the announcers table.

- Fandango vs Diego: Layla and Summer Rae come out with Los Matadores. El Torito and the ladies distract Fandango as Diego steals the rollup pinfall. El Torito gores Fandango after the match.

- Backstage Stephanie McMahon knocks on Nikki Bella's locker room door looking for Brie to express herself. Nikki says Brie will express herself too later. Nikki says it's not often that someone like Steph has to eat a plate of crap and she hopes she likes it.

- Another weird Goldust and Stardust promo, looking for the cosmic key.

- Nattie Neidhart and Naomi vs Alicia Fox and Cameron: Naomi makes Cameron tap out to a head scissors submission.

- Chris Jericho vs Seth Rollins: Jericho catches Rollins with a "Code Breaker" as Rollins came off the top rope. The lights go out and a Wyatt clip plays on the titantron. Lights are back on and Jericho is surrounded by Bray Wyatt, Rowan and Harper. Rowan and Harper beat down Jericho to soften him up. Bray hits "Sister Abigail" and stands over Jericho's body.

- Stephanie McMahon is in the ring for another promo. Stephanie is humbled for being arrested and says her kids are scarred by this. Brie Bella arrives and gets in Stephanie's face. Stephanie wants the charges dropped cause she doesn't deserve this. Brie says Stephanie deserves to go to hell. Brie says she'll drop the charges as long as she can have her job back. Stephanie says it's a deal and starts to walk away. Brie stops her and says she's not done. She'll drop the charges with her job back and a match at SummerSlam against Stephanie. Stephanie whines and refuses until finally agreeing, says Brie will be her "bitch" at SummerSlam and slaps Brie in the face. Brie spear tackles Stephanie and we have a cat fight. WWE officials and Triple H rush the ring to seperate both ladies as RAW closes out.

**** SummerSlam Card ****
- "WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match": John Cena (c) vs Brock Lesnar
- Chris Jericho vs Bray Wyatt
- Brie Bella vs Stephanie McMahon

And that wraps up this edition of RAW recap. I'll be back with more RAW action next Tuesday afternoon. Till then, tap or snap.

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, 7.22.14: WWE Raw

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon is here again and it's brought to you by Triple Threat Podcast. Today's edition is the RAW recap for last nights RAW. Last night we seen the aftermath of WWE Battleground from Sunday night. John Cena is still the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, The Miz is the newly crowned Intercontinental Champion, Paul Heyman introduced a "Plan C" idea to The Authority (even though it's obvious what that was going to be) and Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins still want to destroy each other in the worst way.
Last night's RAW kicked off the road to Summer Slam in August, live in Miami, Florida. RAW also had a special musical guest, Florida's own, hip hop musician, Flo Rida, in attendance. Let's go to the highlights.

- RAW kicked off with Triple H heading to the ring for the opener. Triple H says that no one in the back can look him in the eye over what happened last night, admits to being mad, having options to fix it, tweeting his issues, crying and rioting if he doesn't get what he wants, he could fire everyone or he could just relax. Triple H says that sooner or later he'll win and if he has to wait till SummerSlam for John Cena to lose his title then so be it. Triple H promises that Cena will not leave SummerSlam the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Randy Orton interrupts Triple H and heads to the ring. Orton says he's still owed his rematch from Wrestlemania. Triple H says he wants someone impressive to face Cena at SummerSlam and Orton is the front runner. Orton says he should be champion if not for Kane last night. Kane's music hits and out comes the devil's favorite demon. Kane says he hopes to be a consideration cause he feels he can be the champion as long as he's not babysitting Orton. Roman Reigns' music hits and out comes Reigns. Reigns says Cena vs Reigns is what everyone wants to see so his name deserves to be in it. Reigns lands a "Superman Punch" on Kane as Triple H and Orton flee. Triple H makes Reigns face Kane and Orton now.

- "Handicap Match": Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton and Kane: Reigns connects with the "Superman Punch" and then the "Spear" on Kane to score the pinfall. After the match Orton fakes getting in the ring and leaves instead.

- Backstage Stephanie McMahon announces a 4 on 1 Divas Match with Alicia Fox, Eva Marie, Rosa Mendes and Cameron facing Nikki Bella.

- "Handicap Match": Alicia Fox, Eva Marie, Rosa Mendes and Cameron vs Nikki Bella: Sister, Brie Bella, is in the front row and hugs Nikki before the match. Stephanie McMahon comes out and insults Brie to her face saying she gave up being a Diva for Daniel Bryan, now she's just another face in the crowd. Brie calls Stephanie a "bitch" and Stephanie retaliates by slapping Brie and having Brie escorted from the building. The match starts and Fox pins Nikki with a scissor kick. After the match Stephanie McMahon makes fun of Nikki and says she will be just like her sister eventually and quit.

- Bo Dallas vs. Damien Sandow: Sandow dressed up like LeBron James and messed with the Miami crowd. Dallas hits the "Bo-Dog" for the pinfall.

- The Wyatt Family arrive and welcome everyone to Chris Jericho's Highlight Reel, Jericho is unable to make it however. The Wyatts play a video on the titantron showing them attacking Jericho in the locker room. Bray gives Jericho a "Sister Abigail" right into a locker and tells Jericho that sooner or later they all fall down. Back in the ring Bray cuts a promo. Bray says that Jericho isn't here for them, but he is, he has been here for everyone since day one. Bray says Jericho won the battle but not the war, they've brought giants to their knees, claims to be the Eater of Worlds and that Bray Wyatt is forever. It cuts backstage where we see Jericho being checked on.

- The Miz vs Dolph Ziggler: Miz goes for the "Skull Crushing Finale" but Ziggler blocks it. Ziggler attempts a superkick but Miz shields his face and turns around. Ziggler hits the "Zig Zag" and scores the pinfall.

- Backstage Triple H tells Seth Rollins he doesn't have to face Cena at SummerSlam because he has the Money in the Bank contract. Cesaro appears and says that he is not a Paul Heyman guy anymore, he wants to be a Triple H guy and asks to face Cena. Triple H tells Cesaro he can face Dean Ambrose tonight.

- A.J. Lee and Paige vs Emma and Natalya: A.J. hits the "Shining Wizard" on Nattie then followed it with the "Black Window" submission. Nattie taps out. After the match A.J. and Paige celebrate their victory. Paige suddenly turns on A.J. and attacks her from behind. Paige tosses A.J. to the mat, to the floor, against the barricade, and then over the announcers table. Paige yells "this is my house", then mocks A.J. by skipping away.

- Zack Ryder (w/Summer Rae and Layla) vs Fandango: Ryder hits the "Rough Ryder" and covers, but Fandango gets a foot on the rope. Layla knocks Fandango's foot off the rope allowing Ryder to get the pinfall.

- Backstage Flo Rida and Heath Slater have an altercation. Slater shoves Flo Rida, Flo Rida shoves Slater back and makes Slater hit the floor. Flo Rida performs for the crowd next.

- Stephanie McMahon is confronted by two police officers and they arrest her for assaulting Brie Bella because Brie Bella is technically a fan. Brie Bella appears and has a shouting match with Stephanie. Stephanie says that she is going to pay for this. Triple H appears and tries to talk the officers out of taking her away, but it doesn't work as they put her in the back seat and drive off.

- Ryback and Curtis Axel vs Big E and Kofi Kingston: Kofi connects with the SOS on Ryback but Axel breaks up the pinfall. Kofi hits a cross body from the top rope on Ryback but Ryback rolls through and scores the pinfall on Kofi. After the match Xavier Woods gets in the ring and tells Big E and Kofi that their time is now and from now on they're just going to take what they want.

- Rusev vs The Great Khali: Rusev connects with the super kick then locks in "The Accolade" and makes Khali tap out.

- Goldust and Stardust with a weird promo about a cosmic key.

- Cesaro vs Dean Ambrose: Ambrose goes into lunatic mode and throws Cesaro into the ring post over and over. Ambrose grabs a steel chair and slams it on Cesaro's arm forcing a DQ.

- Triple H is backstage and he's heading to the ring to announce Cena's opponent at SummerSlam

- Triple H comes to the ring and he announces that Cena's opponent at SummerSlam is Randy Orton. Orton makes his way to the ring, but is suddenly jumped by Roman Reigns. Orton and Reigns fight all the way backstage as Paul Heyman appears. Heyman says it appears that "Plan A" and "Plan B" may not happen anytime soon so he introduces "Plan C"........BROCK LESNAR! Triple H shakes Heyman and Lesnar's hand and it's official John Cena vs Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Heyman talks up Lesnar conquering The Undertaker's streak and why Lesnar is a beast. Paul Heyman says that Lesnar will conquer and destroy Cena at SummerSlam and strip Cena of his dignity as he takes his title. Lesnar poses as RAW comes to a close.

And that wraps of this edition of the RAW recap. Until next time, tap or snap

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, 6.24.14: WWE Raw

The last RAW before Money In The Bank took place last night in our nations capital, Washington D.C.
We now know the seven competitors that will face off in the ladder match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Tonight we will find out who will join Seth Rollins, in the traditional ladder match, for the briefcase containing a contract for a WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match anytime, anyplace.

- RAW kicked off with Stephanie McMahon calling out Vickie Guerrero. Steph blames Vickie for Roman Reigns getting into the World Title Ladder Match. Vickie promises her screw up won't happen again and apologizes. Stephanie says Vickie has been riding her late husband, Eddie's, coat tails for 9 years and the WWE had pity for her. Stephanie gives Vickie two options, get fired or fight for her job in a match against Steph later. Vickie accepts the match.

- Luke Harper vs. Jimmy Uso. Match closes with Jimmy hitting the ropes but gets distracted by Erick Rowan. Jimmy turns his attention back to Harper and catches a clothesline by Harper for the pinfall. After the match Jey Uso flies over the ropes onto The Wyatt Family and we have match two of The Usos vs The Wyatts.

- Erick Rowan vs. Jey Uso. Match closes with Rowan charging Jey but catches all ring post as Jey moves. Jey then connects with a superkick. Jey climbs the ropes and leaps off the top with a splash for the pinfall. The Wyatts attack The Usos after the match and lay the champs out. The Wyatts pose with the tag titles as Bray Wyatt appears on the titantron and says that he's proud of his boys and this Sunday when it's over The Wyatts will be united and roam the earth as giants.

- Naomi vs Alicia Fox. Naomi connects with her finisher and scores the pinfall. WWE Divas Champion, Paige, shakes Naomi's hand after the match

- Titus O'Neal vs. Bo Dallas. Match closes with Bo getting whipped into the corner. Bo moves as Titus charges and hits the "Bo-Dog" for the pinfall. Bo is now 9 and Bo.

- Triple H arrives to announce who will be joining Seth Rollins in the traditional ladder match for the briefcase containing a contract for a WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match. The participants are Seth Rollins, Kofi Kingston, Jack Swagger, Dolph Ziggler, Bad News Barrett and Rob Van Dam. Seth Rollins comes out and talks about turning on The Shield, how he created The Shield, he's moved on and the WWE Universe should thank him. RVD interrupts with his opinion, talks about injuring Triple H at the first Elimination Chamber Match, winning Money in the Bank once and winning the WWE Title afterwards. Triple H sets up a match between Rollins and RVD.

- Seth Rollins vs Rob Van Dam. Match closes out with RVD going for the "5 Star Frog Splash". Rollins moves and connects with his turn buckle power bomb and the "Curb Stomp". Dean Ambrose hits the ring and attacks Rollins. Referees rush the ring to seperate both men. Ambrose tells Triple H to put him in the ladder match and if he doesn't he'll interfere, smash Rollins' face and take the briefcase.

- "Intercontinental Championship Match": Bad News Barrett (c) vs Dolph Ziggler. Match closes with Ziggler leaping at Barrett and taking a "Bull hammer" in mid air. Barrett scores the pinfall and retains the IC Title.

- Vickie Guerrero vs Stephanie McMahon. Stephanie tells Vickie that she will be fighting Alicia Fox, Layla and Rosa in the match and it'll be a match where you win by throwing your opponent into a pool of some substance. Vickie ends up throwing all three in and celebrates. Steph sneaks up behind Vickie and throws her in the pool. Steph fires Vickie. Vickie shoves Steph into the pool and does the Eddie Guerrero strut and salutes her deceased husband.

- Jack Swagger vs Kofi Kingston. Match closes out with Swagger making Kingston tap to the "Patriot Lock".

- Damien Sandow vs Big E. Match closes with Big E hitting the "Big Ending" for the pinfall. After the match Big E says he's sick of Rusev and challenges him. Rusev comes out and attacks Big E, then locks in "The Accolade".

- "4 on 3 Handicap Match": Randy Orton, Bray Wyatt, Alberto Del Rio and Cesaro vs John Cena, Sheamus and Roman Reigns. Match closes with Cena hitting "AA" on Orton and Del Rio, Cesaro hits his tossing uppercut to Cena. Sheamus hits Cesaro with the "Brogue Kick" for the pinfall. After the match Kane arrives and throws Reigns into the barricade, then choke slams Del
Rio, Sheamus and Cena. Triple H arrives and announces that Kane has been added to the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Ladder Match at Money in the Bank. Just as Kane goes to do his pyro he eats a spear by Reigns. Reigns stares down Orton and Triple H to close RAW.

And that wraps up another edition of Wrestling Lockup with Brandon. I will be back Saturday afternoon for the SmackDown recap until then, tap or snap.

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, 6.17.14: WWE Raw

Best of luck in your future endeavours.....

WWE shook up the company and did some major roster cuts this week. The following got their pink slips to close out their careers (for the moment) with the company: JTG, Drew McIntyre, Jinder Mahal, Aksana, Curt Hawkins, Theodore Long, Camacho, Brodus Clay, Evan Bourne, Yoshi Tatsu and Referee Marc Harris. Honestly all the above names I can't say I'm surprised were let go. All have been either jobbers, MIA, or wasted talent on the roster. Best of luck to you all in TNA or GFW.

Monday Night RAW recap is upon us. RAW took place live, in Triple Threat Podcast's hometown of Cleveland, Ohio, at Quicken Loans Arena. I didn't get to experience it live this time but I'm sure it was a blast as always.

- RAW kicked off with the whole locker room on stage. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon enter the ring and talk about the WWE Universe deserving a WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Triple H and Stephanie announce a battle royal tonight for a spot in Money in the Bank. Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and John Cena are banned from the battle royal. John Cena however will get a Money in the Bank shot in a "Stretcher Match" with Kane.

- Dolph Ziggler vs Seth Rollins. Ziggler is a Cleveland native, representing St. Edwards alumni. Match closes with Rollins hitting Ziggler with the "Curb Stomp". Dean Ambrose hits the ring and spear tackles Rollins and unloads on him. Rollins retreats and Triple H puts Ambrose in a match with Bad News Barrett.

- Bad News Barrett vs Dean Ambrose. Match closes with Seth Rollins distracting Ambrose. As they brawl in the crowd, Ambrose gets counted out. Ambrose again chases off Rollins and hits "Dirty Deeds" on Barrett after the match.

- Sheamus vs Bray Wyatt. The Usos come out to stand in Sheamus' corner. Match closes with a six man brawl. Sheamus and The Usos use a ladder to clean house. The Usos walked a ladder and leaped to the floor on The Wyatts.

- Rusev vs Heath Slater. Once again a "One Man Band", Slater was squashed as Rusev locks in "The Accolade" and stays undefeated.

- Roman Reigns talks Vickie Guerrero into putting him in the battle royal later. Reigns spiked Stephanie's coffee, causing her to get sick and forcing Triple H and Stephanie to leave the arena, leaving Vickie in charge.

- "Oh my god...Keevvviiinnn!!" Comedian Kevin Hart did commentary as Fandango and Layla faced Adam Rose and Summer Rae. "Party Foul" by Rose on Fandango for the pin. Hart partied with Rose's Party Posse after.

- "Money in the Bank, Battle Royal": Match comes down to Rusev and Roman Reigns as the final two. Reigns delivers the "Superman Punch" to Rusev who's standing on the apron. Rusev falls to the floor giving Reigns a spot in Money in the Bank.

- Paige vs Cameron. Match closes with Paige making Cameron tap out to the "PTO".

- Goldust and Stardust vs Curtis Axel and Ryback. Match closes with Stardust (Cody Rhodes) hitting an inverted cutter on Axel for the pin. Looks like Cody found a way to break his losing streak by dressing like his brother.

- "Money in the Bank, Stretcher Match": John Cena vs Kane. Match closes out with Randy Orton and Seth Rollins attacking Cena. Dean Ambrose hits the ring and helps Cena chase off Orton and Rollins. Cena knocks Kane out with the ring steps and pushes him up the ramp on the stretcher. Kane rises up and sets Cena up for a choke slam. Cena blocks and hits "AA" on the stretcher and pushes Kane past the line for the win. Cena advances to Money in the Bank. Cena celebrates to close out this week's RAW.

And that closes out this week's WWE RAW recap. More WWE recap action coming your way Saturday afternoon with the Smackdown recap. Till then, tap or snap.

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, 6.3.14: WWE Raw

It's Tuesday afternoon and its another edition of Wrestling Lockup with Brandon. Last night's RAW served as the first live event after Sunday night's WWE Payback. WWE's next event will be WWE Money In The Bank on June 29th. What feuds developed last night? Read the recap below and find out!

Highlights of RAW:
- The show kicks off with Triple H promising that Evolution will give The Shield what is coming to them tonight. Batista interrupts and tells Triple H that he's done fighting The Shield and wants his WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match that he was promised. Triple H says Daniel Bryan is still injured and no one is getting what they want until The Shield is finished. Triple H reminds Batista that he is the boss and what he says goes. Triple H apologizes for getting out of hand with his power but Batista quits. Triple H asks Batista if he's going to run back to Hollywood and if he does he will never work for the WWE again.
- Sheamus teams up with Rob Van Dam and takes on their Payback opponents from last night, Cesaro and Bad News Barrett. Sheamus and RVD pick up the victory. Cesaro and Paul Heyman walk out on Barrett in the closing moments of the match.
- Damien Sandow now dressed like Indiana Pacer, Lance Stephenson, comes out and rips on the Indiana crowd and calls LeBron James the best player of all time. Big Show comes out and knocks Sandow out with the left punch.
- Bo Dallas rips on the Indiana crowd saying that the Miami Heat won because they all "Bo-Lieve". Dallas beats Kofi Kingston and stays undefeated.
- Stephanie McMahon announced that Daniel Bryan will defend the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Money In The Bank against Kane in a Stretcher Match. If he cannot defend the title then he will be stripped of the title and it will be put up in the Money In The Bank ladder match. John Cena comes out and stands up for Daniel Bryan and says if Stephanie was evaluated as a boss she'd get a zero. Stephanie makes Cena fight Kane. The match ends in a DQ when Kane refuses to let up on Cena in the corner. Kane and Cena brawl after the match until WWE officials separate both men.
- Adam Rose stays undefeated with a pinfall victory on Jack Swagger.
The Wyatt Family continued their feud with The Usos as Harper and Rowan faced Jimmy and Jey in tag team action. The Wyatt's pick up the win.
- Goldust teams with Sin Cara in his rematch with Curtis Axel and Ryback from Payback. Cody Rhodes hand picked Sin Cara to team with his brother tonight. Axel and Ryback are victorious.
- Rusev and his manager Lana announce that Rusev has been given the Russian Hero Award and Golden Star Award by Mother Russia. The Russia national anthem played and confetti fell from the rafters as the fans booed and chanted "USA".
- Main Event of the evening was supposed to see Roman Reigns going one on one with Randy Orton. The Shield came out together and said they won last night because they are close like brothers unlike Evolution that didn't work well together. Randy Orton comes out with Triple H who has his sledgehammer in hand. Rollins grabs a steel chair as The Shield are ready to go at it with Evolution again. Triple H says one thing he does best is adapt. Last night was plan A and tonight is plan B. Out of nowhere, Rollins connects with chair shots on Reigns and Ambrose, turning his back on The Shield. Triple H, Randy Orton and Seth Rollins drill Reigns and Ambrose with chair shots over and over. Rollins hits the "Curb Stomp" on Ambrose and Orton hits an "RKO" on Reigns. The show closes out with Triple H, Randy Orton and Seth Rollins celebrating as the new Evolution.

Quick Match Results:
- Sheamus and RVD def. Bad News Barrett and Cesaro by pin.
- Bo Dallas def. Kofi Kingston by pin.
- John Cena def. Kane by DQ.
- Los Matadores def. 3MB by pin.
- Alicia Fox and Aksana def. Nikki Bella by pin.
- Adam Rose def. Jack Swagger by pin.
- The Wyatt Family def. The Usos by pin.
- Alberto Del Rio def. Dolph Ziggler by submission.
- Curtis Axel and Ryback def. Goldust and Sin Cara by pin.
- Randy Orton vs Roman Reigns never starts.

And that wraps up this edition of Wrestling Lockup with Brandon. I will be MIA for next week's RAW recap as I will be in Las Vegas for my honeymoon. I will return Tuesday June 17th with the RAW recap for the June 16th show, which takes place live in Triple Threat Podcast's hometown of Cleveland! Till then tap or snap!

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, 6.2.14: WWE Payback

Welcome to a very special "Special Event" recap on this Monday afternoon edition of Wrestling Lockup with Brandon. Last night, WWE held their "special event" entitled Payback, live at The Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. Being near Chicago, I'm sure you can imagine how many "CM Punk" chants were heard throughout the night. He's retired and he's not coming back fans, time to face that realization.

Any who, let's get the recap started shall we?

"Hair vs Mask Match": Hornswoggle vs El Torito. El Torito picked up the pin in the preshow match. El Torito hits a moonsault on Hornswoggle to score the pin. Hornswoggle gets held down in a barber chair by Los Matadores and gets his head shaved by El Torito.

"United States Championship Match": Sheamus (c) vs Cesaro. Before the match Paul Heyman angers the rowdy Chicago crowd by telling them CM Punk isn't here and that he is across town at the Blackhawks hockey game instead. The match ends with Cesaro swinging Sheamus but gets small packaged unexpectedly by Sheamus afterwards for the pin. Sheamus retains the U.S.Title.

The Rhodes Brothers vs Curtis Axel and Ryback. Cody goes for the "Disaster Kick" on Ryback, Ryback catches Cody and hits "Shell Shock" for the pin. After the match Cody tells Goldust that maybe it's best that Goldust finds a new tag team partner.

Rusev vs Big E. We have a flag off before the match starts, as Big E and Rusev wave their flags back and forth. Big E hit an awesome spear right through the second ropes on Rusev sending both men crashing to the floor, mid match. Rusev takes Big E's head off with a side kick and locks in "The Accolade" for the submission victory.

Bo Dallas vs Kofi Kingston. Match never happens as Kane arrives and choke slammed then tombstone piledrives Kofi. Bo Dallas tells Kofi that he'll be back on his feet in no time as long as he "Bo-Lieves".

"WWE Intercontinental Title Match" Bad News Barrett (c) vs. Rob Van Dam. RVD misses the "Five Star Frog Splash". Barrett misses the "Bullhammer" and instead connects with the ring post. Barrett fights off the pain and connects with the second attempt at the "Bullhammer", scoring the pin and retaining the I-C Title.

Stephanie McMahon arrives to make Daniel Bryan make his announcement on if he's forfeiting the title or Brie Bella being fired. Another "CM Punk" chant erupts. Steph tells Bryan that even the fans want to see him quit like CM Punk did. Daniel is about to hand over the titles and save Brie's job when Brie stops Daniel from forfeiting, quits the company then slaps Stephanie right in the face. Steph runs to the back, humiliated. Daniel Bryan apparently still remains as the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

"Last Man Standing Match": Bray Wyatt vs John Cena. This match was all out chaos. Before the match The Wyatts surround Cena until The Usos hit the ring to back up Cena. Bray and Cena finally go one on one as the bell sounded. Chairs, the ring steps and tables get involved. The Usos and Wyatts brawl. Cena gets suplexed through a table, Bray gets hit in the face with the ring steps. We see The Usos go airbourne over the ropes on the Wyatts, taking them out. Luke Harper's massive frame even suicide dives through the ropes taking out The Usos. The Wyatts and The Usos put each other through tables. Cena hits "AA" on Bray the floor. Bray puts Cena through the barricade with a spear. Cena picks up the win by hitting "AA" on Bray right through a large tv production case, throws another production case on top and stands on it causing Bray to not be able to get up before a ten count.

"WWE Divas Title Match": Paige (c) vs. Alicia Fox. Paige defeats Fox by submission to retain the title. Fox flips out and runs to the back as the fans chanted "You tapped out".

"No Holds Barred Elimination Match": The Shield vs. Evolution. "Bluetista" began trending on Twitter. Look up Batista's ring gear from tonight and you'll see why. Both factions brawl throughout the arena to kick off the match. This match was an all out war throughout the whole thing. Evolution triple powerbombed Reigns through the announcers table. Evolution dismantled Rollins and Ambrose on the floor. We seen Orton DDT Rollins on the floor and Ambrose get back body dropped on a steel chair. Evolution surround Reigns in the ring and take turns caning him on his bare back. Reigns then takes repeated chair shots to the back. The action returns to the entrance ramp where Ambrose jumps all three Evolution members till getting beat down. Rollins leaps off the top of the stage prop below the titantron taking out all of Evolution. We're eventually back in the ring where a seriously wounded Shield pull a trifecta of pins to win the match. Reigns speared Batista allowing Rollins to score the pin, Ambrose reverse DDT's Orton onto a steel chair for the pin and after Triple H nails Ambrose with his sledgehammer, Triple H gets nailed with a Rollins top rope knee then gets speared by Reigns for the final pin to win the match. The Shield barely able to stand, celebrate as Payback comes to an end.

And that wraps up the pay per view. My opinion Bray Wyatt vs John Cena and The Shield vs Evolution were matches of the night. I'll be back Tuesday with the RAW recap. Till then tap or snap.

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, 5.27.14: WWE Raw

Happy Tuesday, ladies and gents. Hope everyone had a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend. Welcome back to another edition of Wrestling Lockup with Brandon. It being Tuesday you know what that means....RAW recap baybaaaayyy! Last week on RAW, Stephanie McMahon, made it clear to Daniel Bryan that he was required to be on RAW tonight, so a final decision could be made on whether he would be stripped of his title or not. John Cena was left laid out on the stage by Bray Wyatt and The Wyatt Family. RVD won a beat the clock tournament making him #1 Contender to Bad News Barrett's I-C Championship. Alicia Fox dominated WWE Divas Champion, Paige. Summer Rae returned. Shield/Evolution brawling, Rusev crushing and Adam Rose partying!
Let's get this week's recap started.

Highlights of RAW:
- RAW opened with GM, Brad Maddox, getting fired, then fed to Kane by Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, for allowing Ambrose and Reigns to be commentating last week during the Rollins vs Batista match. Kane choke slammed then tombstoned Maddox. (Honestly will anyone miss Maddox? I mean what exactly did he do as GM?)
- WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Daniel Bryan, officially said NO! to forfeiting the title to Stephanie McMahon even though his neck injury needs a long period of time to heal. Stephanie reminds Daniel that his wife, Brie, shoved Stephanie a few weeks back and you never put your hands on the boss. Stephanie tells Bryan that he either forfeits the title at WWE Payback or Brie Bella will be fired. (Judging by what sources are saying, Bryan will have to give the title up eventually due to injury. Be interesting to see if he gets screwed or does it his way.)
- The Wyatt Family terrorized announcers Michael Cole, JBL and Jerry Lawler. JBL gets taken out by Rowan and Harper. Bray makes Lawler sit in the ring and take the blame for Cena's popularity because Lawler and Cena are good friends. The Wyatts are ready to attack Lawler but Cena hits the ring for the save. Cena is eventually out gunned and beaten down. Harper and Rowan make Cena watch as Bray sets Lawler up for "Sister Abigail". The Usos hit the ring and help Cena chase the Wyatts out. Cena tells the Wyatts that they just crossed a huge line and at WWE Payback, payback will be a bitch. (Segment of the night in my opinion!)
- Bad News Barrett distracted RVD costing him his match against Cesaro. Sheamus hit the ring after the match and "Brogue Kicked" Cesaro's head off. Cesaro got revenge later as he attacked Sheamus from behind and laid Sheamus out with "The Neutralizer". (Liking both Barrett and Cesaro right now. They need to put the U.S. Title on Cesaro.)
- Rusev stayed undefeated as he crushed Zack Ryder. Big E hit the ring after the match and got the upper hand on Rusev as he sends Rusev to the floor. (How much longer will Rusev be undefeated until Super Cena beats him?)
- Orton and Batista sent a message to The Shield as they worked over The Rhodes Brothers first in an "Elimination Match" then a "2 on 1 Handicap Match".
- Bo Dallas debuts on RAW defeating Sin Cara in a rematch from Smackdown. (Bo-Lieve)
- Adam Rose defeated Damien Sandow (dressed as Davy Crockett) in his wrestling debut. Jack Swagger attacks Rose after the match. Rose fights back and chases Swagger from the ring. (Swagger seriously had The Lemon in Rose's Party Posse held hostage as a way to distract Rose in his match.)
- Evolution and The Shield closed out RAW with a contract signing for their "No Holds Barred Elimination Match" at WWE Payback. Contract signed by both factions and a brawl broke out as expected. The Shield owned Evolution in the brawl until Triple H brought in his sledgehammer. The Shield were laid out with the sledgehammer and Reigns was triple powerbombed through the announce table. Evolution celebrates as the show ends.

Quick Match Results:
- Cesaro def. RVD by pin.
- Eva Marie def. Summer Rae by pin.
- El Torito def. Drew McIntyre by pin.
- Rusev def. Zack Ryder by submission.
- "Elimination Match": Evolution def. The Rhodes Brothers by pin.
- "Handicap Match": Evolution def. Goldust by pin.
- Bo Dallas def. Sin Cara by pin.
- Emma def. Alicia Fox by pin.
- Adam Rose def. Damien Sandow by pin.
- Sheamus def. Alberto Del Rio by pin.

WWE News and Rumors:
- Ric Flair is being advertised for this week's Smackdown. Both Ric Flair and Bret Hart are being advertised for NXT Takeover on Thursday.
- If Daniel Bryan ends up forfeiting the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, sources are claiming it will be on the line in one of the "Money in the Bank" ladder matches at WWE Money In The Bank.
- Be sure to check out NXT's second pay per view of the year, NXT Takeover, this Thursday. I will have a recap on the pay per view Saturday in my Smackdown recap.

Before closing out this edition of Wrestling Lockup, I want to take a quick moment to remember a man taken too soon, and had a great future still ahead of him in the WWE.
May 23rd was the 15th anniversary of the death of Owen Hart. Owen, tragically died when a equipment malfunction occurred during his entrance from the rafters of Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. Owen was only 34 and would've been something special in the WWE. R.I.P. Owen, we all still miss you.

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