WWE Survivor Series Recap #SurvivorSeries

By Brandon Albright, @B_Rock1978

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, brought to you by Triple Threat CLE brings you the WWE Survivor Series Recap.

The weekend of wrestling action continues into day 2, as WWE brings us Survivor Series. WWE Survivor Series took place at the Air Canada Centre, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This year's Survivor Series brought us three traditional Survivor Series Elimination Matches as Team RAW battled Team Smackdown Live, bringing their best men, women and tag teams to the dance. "THE MAN" Goldberg made his return to the ring after a 12 year hiatus and battled "THE BEAST" and mayor of Suplex City, Brock Lesnar. Smackdown Live's WWE Intercontinental Champion, Cleveland's own, The Miz, put his title and the titles show rights on the line against RAW's Sami Zayn. RAW's WWE Cruiserweight Champion Brian Kendrick put his title and the titles show rights on the line against Smackdown Live's Kalisto. Pre-Show Survivor Series action saw TJ Perkins, Rich Swann and Noam Dar battle Drew Gulak, Tony Nese and Ariya Daivari in a Six Man Tag Team Match. Also, Kane battled The Wyatt Family's Luke Harper.

WWE Survivor Series brings you The Weeknd's "False Alarm" as the shows theme song. Give it a listen and read on with my Recap afterwards. Thanks!

** WWE Survivor Series Pre-Show **

- Backstage, Becky Lynch compares Nia Jax to the giant in Game of Thrones. Charlotte and Dana Brooke interrupt. Nikki Bella tells Charlotte that she's been looking forward to wiping the stupid smile off Charlotte's face and tonight Nikki's Squad burns down Charlotte's Kingdom. Charlotte says to never look over your head because you never know who's going to strike.

- Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho In The Social Media Room: Owens changes the Social Media Lounge name to the Kevin Owens Show. Owens is singled out by interviewer Todd Phillips for wearing Smackdown Live blue colors, even though it's a Toronto Maple Leafs shirt. Owens says Phillips' iPad password is "Disgusting". Jericho says it should be "2112"(Shout out to Toronto's own, the band Rush). Owens and Jericho mock Phillips, promise to beat up James Ellsworth, call Phillips a bully and finally Jericho puts all the stupid idiot question asking fans on "The List".

- "Six Man Tag Team Match": TJ Perkins, Rich Swann and Noam Dar vs. Drew Gulak, Tony Nese and Ariya Daivari: The match closes out with Nese hitting a leaping leg drop and a suplex on Dar for a near fall. Gulak tags in and goes after Dar's leg and then applies an Indian Death Lock submission. Daivari tags in and drops an elbow on Dar. Dar fights back, sends Gulak flying off the apron and finally tags in Swann. Swann sends Nese off the apron, plants a spinning back kick on Daivari and then gets a near fall hurracanrana off the ropes. Gulak gets a shot in on Swann, but Dar comes in, tosses Nese outside and then hits a suicide dive on Gulak. Nese fights with Dar outside and hits a plancha on Dar. Perkins flies and lands a Somersault Plancha to the floor, taking out Gulak and Nese. Inside the ring, Swann connects with a spinning leg lariat on Daivari and follows that up with a standing 450 Splash to score the pinfall.
Winner: TJ Perkins, Rich Swann and Noam Dar, by pinfall.

- Kane vs. Luke Harper: The match closes out with Kane unloading a series of clotheslines on Harper and a couple splashes for good measure. Kane with a near fall side walk slam on Harper. Harper comes back and gets a near fall of his own with a super kick. Kane plants a boot, but Harper hits a drop kick in return and gets another near fall. Harper plants a gut kick and gets a near fall sunset flip on Kane. Kane plants a boot on Harper and then a running DDT for a near fall. Harper dodges a charging Kane and plants Kane with a spinning side walk for a near fall. Harper goes for a discus clothesline on Kane, but Kane counters it, plants Harper with the choke slam and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Kane, by pinfall.

** WWE Survivor Series 2016 **

- "Survivor Series Elimination Match": Team RAW (Charlotte, Bayley, Sasha Banks, Nia Jax and Alicia Fox) vs. Team SmackDown Live (Nikki Bella, Carmella, Alexa Bliss, Becky Lynch and Naomi): Nikki Bella no shows, it's announced that someone attacked her backstage and she is unable to compete. Daniel Bryan lets Nattie Neidhart take Nikki's spot in the match.

** First Elimination: Alicia Fox dodges a Bronco Buster by Carmella and unloads a series of strikes to the back of Carmella. Alicia hits the ropes, drops Carmella with the scissors kick and scores the pinfall. RAW leads 5-4.
** Second Elimination: Alexa Bliss immediately takes control and drops Alicia to the mat. Alexa goes to the top rope and hits Twisted Bliss on Alicia to score the pinfall. Tied 4-4.
** Third Elimination: Naomi hits a drop kick on Nia, a cross body block and then a leg lariat. Nia takes Naomi, throws her face first into the ring post and tosses her off the apron to the floor. Naomi gets counted out. RAW leads 4-3.

** Fourth Elimination: Sasha unloads on Nattie, but Nattie gets a near fall roll up. Nattie goes for a suplex, but Sasha counters out and goes for the Backstabber. Alexa stops it from happening and Nattie rolls Sasha up from behind to score the pinfall. Tied 3-3.
** Fifth Elimination: Nattie plants Charlotte with a sit down power bomb, but Nia stops the pinfall attempt. Nattie traps Charlotte in the Sharpshooter submission, but Dana Brooke helps Charlotte reach the ropes from the outside. Charlotte drills Nattie with a running boot and scores the pinfall. RAW leads 3-2.
** Sixth Elimination: Becky Lynch and Alexa Bliss begin to argue with each other and Nia Jax looks to take advantage. Nia blocks a double team suplex and suplexes both Alexa and Becky. Becky continues to argue with Alexa, but then catches Nia, traps her in the Dis-Arm-Her submission and makes Nia tap out. Tied 2-2. 

** Seventh Elimination: An angry Nia Jax pulls Becky outside and tosses her into the barricade. Charlotte knocks out Alexa with a charging boot to the face and scores the pinfall. RAW leads 2-1.
** Eighth Elimination: Becky goes for the Dis-Arm-Her submission on Bayley, but Bayley escapes and plants Becky with a suplex. Becky fires back and again goes for the Dis-Arm-Her submission, but Bayley again escapes, hits the Bayley To Belly and scores the pinfall for the victory.
** After the match, Charlotte attacks and beats down Bayley. Charlotte tosses Bayley into the barricade and then plants a running boot to Bayley's face. Charlotte and Dana Brooke celebrate and leave ringside.
Survivors: Team RAW, Charlotte and Bayley.

- Backstage, The Club mock James Ellsworth until Mick Foley arrives and tells them to get lost. Foley asks Ellsworth to join RAW, but he says he's dedicated to Smackdown Live. Braun Strowman arrives and asks Ellsworth if he knows him, cause he looks firmiliar. Ellsworth gets scared and runs away.

- "WWE Intercontinental Championship Match: The Miz (c) vs. Sami Zayn: The match closes out with Zayn getting a near fall Blue Thunder Bomb on Miz. Miz escapes outside as Zayn readied for the Helluva Kick. Miz slingshots Zayn neck first off the ropes. Zayn counters the Skull Crushing Finale and gets a near fall roll up on Miz. Zayn hits the exploder suplex, but misses the Helluva Kick, as Miz traps Zayn in the Figure Four Leg lock submission. Zayn reverses the submission, forcing Miz to release the hold. Miz unloads Daniel Bryan "Yes" kicks on Zayn and mocks Bryan while doing it. Miz misses a roundhouse kick and Zayn traps Miz in a Figure Four Leg lock submission. Miz reaches for the ropes for the hold break, but can't quite reach them. Maryse distracts Zayn by ringing the bell and making Zayn think he won. Zayn starts celebrating, as the referee yells at Maryse to knock it off. Miz grabs the distracted Zayn, rolls him up from behind and steals the pinfall, to retain the title. After the match, a confused Zayn argues with the referee as Miz and Maryse celebrate on the Survivor Series stage.
Winner: The Miz, by pinfall, to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship. 

- Backstage, Dean Ambrose and AJ Styles start taunting and arguing with each other. Shane McMahon arrives, tells them to knock it off and get on the same page because Smackdown Live can't afford another loss tonight.

- "Survivor Series Elimination Match": Team RAW (The New Day, Enzo and Big Cass, Primo and Epico, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, Sheamus and Cesaro) vs. Team Smackdown Live (Heath Slater and Rhyno, Tyler Breeze and Fandango, The Usos, Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley, Jason Jordan and Chad Gable):

** First Elimination: Fandango starts off the match for his team, but wastes time playing fashion police and passes out fashion violation tickets to everyone. Kofi takes advantage and scores a quick pinfall on Fandango. RAW leads 5-4.
** Second Elimination: Jey Uso catches Kofi off guard and drops him with an Uso Kick, scoring the pinfall. Tied 4-4.
** Third Elimination: Ryder takes control and unloads on The Club. Gallows pulls Anderson out of the way, as Ryder went for the Broski Boot. Ryder hits drop kicks on The Club, but Anderson finally lands a knee to the head of Ryder. The Club drop Ryder with the Magic Killer and score the pinfall. RAW leads 4-3.
** Fourth Elimination: The Shining Stars tag in and double team Gable for a near fall. Epico hits three straight suplexes on Gable and gets another near fall. Gable scores a surprise pinfall and The Shining Stars are gone. Tied 3-3.
** Fifth Elimination: Cesaro grabs Jordan and spins him in the Cesaro Swing, but Gable stops it and a brawl breaks out on the floor. Jordan tosses Gable onto everyone outside. Jordan goes for a suicide dive, but Gallows comes out of nowhere and boots Jordan. The Club drop Jordan with the Magic Killer and score the pinfall. RAW leads 3-2.
** Sixth Elimination: Gallows unloads elbows on Slater, then sends his own partner Enzo off the apron and acts like it was an accident. Gallows and Big Cass argue as Rhyno tags in. Rhyno hits the Gore on Gallows and scores the pinfall. Tied 2-2.
** Seventh Elimination: Cass hits the ring and lays out Slater and Rhyno with boots. Enzo goes to the top rope and Enzo and Cass hit the Rocket Launcher to score the pinfall and eliminate Slater and Rhyno. RAW leads 2-1.

** Eighth Elimination: The Usos, Enzo and Cass begin brawling with each other. The Usos take down Enzo, hit the Uso Splash and score the pinfall. Tied 1-1.
** Ninth Elimination: Cesaro goes for the Cesaro Swing on Jey and spins him around. Cesaro goes for the Sharpshooter submission next, but takes a Uso Kick from Jimmy, right in the leg. Jimmy takes out Sheamus, as Jey locks Cesaro in the Tequila Sunrise leg lock submission. Cesaro counters out and locks Jey in the Sharpshooter submission. Sheamus stops Jimmy from breaking the submission and Jey taps out, giving RAW the win.
Survivors: Team RAW, Sheamus and Cesaro

- Backstage, Stephanie McMahon and Mick Foley are celebrating their win and announces The New Day vs. Sheamus and Cesaro for RAW on Monday night.

- "WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match": Brian Kendrick (c) vs. Kalisto: The match closes out with Kalisto going to the top rope, but Kendrick crotches Kalisto on the ropes. Kendrick climbs to the top rope to meet Kalisto, but Kalisto fights Kendrick off and goes for a Super Salida Del Sol. Kendrick counters and sends Kalisto crashing to the mat. Kendrick grabs Kalisto and applies the Captain's Hook submission. Kalisto tries to escape, but Kendrick readjusts and tightens up the submission. Kalisto finally makes the ropes and breaks the submission. Kendrick charges at Kalisto in the corner, but eats a boot. Kalisto unloads a series of kicks and then plants a knee into Kendrick's gut. Kalisto hits Salida Del Sol, but Kendrick kicks out at two and a half. Kalisto goes to the top rope and measures up Kendrick, but Baron Corbin suddenly hits the ring, attacks Kalisto and gets Kalisto DQ'ed. Kalisto tries to escape, but gets laid out with End of Days by Corbin. 
Winner: Brian Kendrick, by DQ, to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.

- Backstage, Daniel Bryan confronts Baron Corbin and is furious that Corbin cost Smackdown Live the Cruiserweight Division. Corbin says little pests like Kalisto need to be dealt with. Bryan tells Corbin to leave and he'll deal with him on Tuesday.

- "Survivor Series Elimination Match": Team RAW (Kevin Owens, Chris Jericho, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman) vs. Team SmackDown Live (AJ Styles, Dean Ambrose, Shane McMahon, Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt):

** First Elimination: Styles and Ambrose clear the ring and then start shoving each other. Shane comes in and orders them to stop. Ambrose tackles Styles as Shane tries to pull Ambrose off Styles. Styles gets a shot in from behind on Ambrose, as Strowman grabs Ambrose, power slams him and scores the pinfall. RAW leads 5-4.
** Second Elimination: Orton and Bray work over Strowman and lay him on the announcers table. Shane leaps from the top rope to the announcers table and elbows Strowman right through it. Reigns and Rollins brawl with Orton and Bray, as Styles helps Shane back into the ring. Strowman tries to get back in the ring, but doesn't make the 10 count as James Ellsworth holds onto Strowman's leg. Tied 4-4.
** Third Elimination: Jericho goes for the Walls of Jericho on Styles, but gets rolled up for a near fall. Styles unloads on Jericho, until Owens busts Styles in the back with Jericho's "The List" clipboard and takes the DQ. Owens plants Styles with a pop up power bomb before finally leaving.  Smackdown Live leads 4-3.

** Fourth Elimination: Jericho scrambles to gather up all of his papers from "The List" and ends up eating an Orton RKO. Orton covers Jericho and scores the pinfall. Smackdown Live leads 4-2.
** Fifth Elimination: Shane unloads on Reigns and hits a DDT. Shane drops Rollins and then sends Reigns into the ring post. Shane sets Rollins up for the coast to coast drop kick and climbs the ropes. Shane leaps at Rollins, but Reigns spears Shane in mid-air, knocking Shane out cold. Shane somehow kicks out at two and a half, but the referee checks on Shane and decides to eliminate Shane, due to stoppage, as WWE Medical also check on Shane. Smackdown Live leads 3-2.

** Sixth Elimination: Reigns and Rollins work on Orton outside and head over to the announcers table. Styles stops The Shield power bomb through the table and unloads on Reigns and Rollins. Dean Ambrose returns and unloads on Styles. WWE Security try to stop Ambrose, but Reigns and Rollins take them out. Reigns, Rollins and Ambrose reform The Shield for a brief moment and triple power bomb Styles through the announcers table. Rollins tosses Styles back in the ring and scores the pinfall. Tied 2-2.
** Seventh Elimination: Luke Harper hits the ring and attacks Reigns. Rollins hits a Sling Blade on Bray and a suicide dive on Harper. Rollins lands an enziguri on Orton and a super kick on Bray. Rollins goes for a frog splash, but Orton catches Rollins in mid-air with the RKO outta nowhere. Orton covers Rollins and scores the pinfall. Smackdown Live leads 2-1.

** Eighth Elimination: Harper tries to clothesline Reigns, but Reigns counters with the spear. Reigns counters Bray with an attempted Sister Abigail and drops Bray with a Superman Punch. Reigns goes for the spear on Bray, but Orton shoves Bray out of the way and sacrifices himself and takes the Reigns spear. Bray grabs Reigns, hits Sister Abigail and scores the pinfall, winning the match for Smackdown Live.
Survivors: Team Smackdown Live, Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt

- Brock Lesnar vs. Goldberg: In what was probably the biggest surprise of the night, Goldberg squashes Lesnar quickly to pick up the victory. Lesnar took Goldberg into the corner. Goldberg shoved Lesnar on his butt and then drilled Lesnar with two straight spears. Goldberg hit the Jackhammer on Lesnar and scored the pinfall.
Winner: Goldberg, by pinfall.

- Survivor Series ended with Goldberg celebrating with his family in the ring. 

WLWB Special: My Top 5 Favorite WWE Moments In 2016, So Far

By Brandon Albright, @B_Rock1978

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, brought to you by Triple Threat CLE brings you my latest wrestling blog.

It's been quite sometime since I last sat down and wrote a blog for the website, but here I am. I was recently tweeted by the Vince McMahon of Triple Threat CLE, Raven, and he wondered what my top 5 moments in wrestling were for 2016. After thinking long and hard, there are way too many moments to try to pick a top 5 throughout the wrestling world. So I'm going to share with you my top 5 moments in the WWE at the moment.

#5: Sting Enters The WWE Hall Of Fame: Now as I was writing this blog I was really going back and forth between this being number five and this being number four. The Stinger has done so much in the wrestling business and it was really an honor to see this man get inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this past April. I remember growing up being a huge fan of Sting watching his memorable feuds against Ric Flair, Nikita Koloff, Vader, Hulk Hogan, The Great Muta, Rick Rude, Lex Luger and so many other great wrestlers of the 80s. The Stinger has done it all in the wrestling business, he has won pretty much every major championship in the business, of course the WWE World Heavyweight Championship being the only exception. The Stinger may have officially announced his retirement, but myself and I'm sure many other wrestling fans are still hoping for that one last dream match against the Undertaker at Wrestlemania.

#4: Shane McMahon Returns: It was a huge night to remember back in March when Vince McMahon and Stephanie McMahon were interrupted by that famous "Here Comes the Money" intro of Shane McMahon. Shane McMahon returned to the WWE after a seven-year hiatus from the company, performing other business ventures on his own. Shane McMahon returned by stating that he still had some power in the WWE and he was actually next in line to take over the WWE when Vince McMahon stepped down. This infuriated the whole McMahon Family and even Triple H, as Vince McMahon forced his prodigal son into a Hell in a Cell match at WrestleMania against the Undertaker, to earn his power. Shane McMahon unfortunately came up the loser against the Undertaker and lost his spot in line to take over, but he has gone on to become the commissioner of SmackDown Live and is attempting to defeat Raw on a weekly basis.

#3: The Shield All Hold The World Title In One Night: This was a huge memorable night back at WWE Money in the Bank, as all three former members of The Shield held the WWE World Heavyweight Championship all in the same evening. The main event consisted of WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns defending the title against Seth Rollins in Seth Rollins' return match from his leg surgery. Seth Rollins went on to defeat Roman Reigns to capture the WWE World Heavyweight Championship when the match was all said and done. What Seth Rollins wasn't expecting though was Dean Ambrose cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase on Seth Rollins. Ambrose went on to hit Dirty Deeds on Seth Rollins, score the pinfall and become the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion, making all three members of The Shield a world champion in one night.

#2: The Rise of Kevin Owens and Finn Balor: Triple H has created a huge money making machine down in Orlando, Florida called NXT. NXT has steered away from the entertainment part that the WWE gives us on a weekly basis and instead offers us wrestling matches. Two guys that have made it big in NXT and now are making it big in the WWE are Kevin Owens and Finn Balor. Finn Balor who has made a name for himself in New Japan Pro Wrestling as Prince Devitt and a former leader of The Bullet Club, has taken the WWE by storm after winning the NXT World Championship and then becoming the first ever WWE Universal Champion at SummerSlam.

Kevin Owens meanwhile, who made a name for himself on the independent wrestling scene and Ring of Honor wrestling as Kevin Steen, has had a great run of his own. Within a two year time frame, Owens has won the NXT World Championship, the WWE Intercontinental Championship, and is now the current WWE Universal Champion. Finn Balor is currently suffering from a shoulder injury and Kevin Owens is still going strong, but I expect huge things from both of these men in 2017.

#1: AJ Styles Signs With The WWE: Whoever would have thought that former TNA World Heavyweight Champion and IWGP Heavyweight Champion AJ Styles would ever step foot in a WWE ring. Last January at the Royal Rumble all that came true as Styles entered and did fairly well in the Royal Rumble. Since entering the rumble, Styles has gone on to feud with Chris Jericho, Roman Reigns, John Cena, Dean Ambrose, turned heel, created the WWE version of The Bullet Club with Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, has become one of WWE's highest merchandise seller and now has become the face of WWE Smackdown Live as the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Styles has accomplished a lot in his 10 month time frame considering he came from TNA, which WWE is known to not care about pushing wrestlers from other promotions that made that wrestler famous.

So there you have it that is my Top 5 favorite moments that have happened so far in 2016. Now we do still have October, November and December left of the year, so this top 5 may possibly change before the end of the year. Thank you for taking the time to read my blog, please follow me at @B_Rock1978 as I tweet a lot about sports, wrestling and entertainment and of course please follow @TripleThreatCLE as we provide you with many great writers that consistently blog about sports and entertainment as well.

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, 10.20.15: #RAW Recap

By @B_Rock1978

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, brought to you by Triple Threat CLE. It's time for this week's RAW recap. 

- RAW was live this week in Dallas, Texas and served as the go home show to this Sunday's WWE Hell In A Cell. Some highlights to this weeks show included: The Legends! Hall of Famer's "Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and "Nature Boy" Ric Flair were in attendance. The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar had one last face to face before they step inside the Hell In A Cell together on Sunday. The Authority put Corporate Kane on suspension. Main event time saw The Wyatt Family face off with a one time only forced Shield reunion. All that and a lot more, let's get to some RAW recap.

- Stone Cold, Stone Cold, Stone Cold!!!: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin kicks off RAW inside the ring. Austin plugs his podcast with special guest, Brock Lesnar, tonight after RAW and then calls out The Undertaker. Undertaker arrives and says he'll make Brock Lesnar's worst fears look like heaven at Hell In A Cell. Lesnar's music hits and out comes "The Beast" and Paul Heyman, onto the stage. Heyman says it's ironic that both Taker and Lesnar are going into the cell looking for revenge. Taker says that when you take everything from a man, then he now has nothing to lose. Lesnar heads to the ring and hops onto the apron. Heyman is able to talk Lesnar down and Lesnar backs off to end the segment.

- The New Day defeated John Cena and The Dudley Boys, by pinfall, in a Six Man Tag Team Match: The match closes out with Big E landing a sidewalk slam on Cena, fighting off a Cena drop kick and then dropping Cena with a belly to belly. Cena hot tags Devon, after Big E misses a splash. Devon cleans house, until Xavier Woods sneaks in a roll up for the pinfall. After the match, Cena hits an AA on Woods. The Dudley's and Cena finish off Woods with a triple power bomb through a table.

- Michael Cole and the announce team inform us that Randy Orton is MIA and think that The Wyatt Family may have had something to do with it.

- Backstage, Dean Ambrose now needs a new partner with Randy Orton missing, but says he'll go it alone if he has to.

- Nikki Bella and Alicia Fox defeated Naomi and Sasha Banks by pinfall: The match closes out with Nikki Bella going for the Rack Attack on Naomi. Naomi escapes, but gets sent into the corner by Nikki. Nikki finally hits the Rack Attack and scores the pinfall.

- Michael Cole and the announce team inform us that The Authority have suspended Corporate Kane for his actions running RAW last week.

- Shawn Michaels and Seth Rollins Go Face To Face: The "Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels is in the ring hyping up Hell In A Cell. Seth Rollins interrupts and says Michaels was sent to the ring to introduce Rollins, complains about Michaels talking about other Hell In A Cell matches besides Rollins' and Rollins considers himself Shawn Michaels 2.0. Michaels says it's funny that people all want to be like Shawn Michaels, cause when Michaels was coming up, he was worried about being the best professional wrestler to ever live and not try to be like someone else. Rollins says he's done talking and goes to leave the ring. Michaels tells Rollins not to go to far cause he has a match with Ryback, right now.

- Seth Rollins defeated Ryback, by pinfall: The match closes out with Rollins hitting a suicide dive that sends Ryback into the announcers table. Ryback regains offense, hits a back body drop and a tilt-a-whirl slam on Rollins. Ryback has Rollins by the hair, however, Rollins lands a solid boot to Ryback's gut. Rollins hits the Pedigree on Ryback, covers and scores the pinfall.

- Rusev, King Barrett and Sheamus defeated Dolph Ziggler, Cesaro and Neville, by pinfall, in a Six Man Tag Team Match: The match closes out with Ziggler getting a near fall Fameasser, then misses a super kick, as Barrett blocks it. Ziggler reverses Winds of Change into a crucifix pin for another near fall on Barrett. Ziggler lands a super kick and Cesaro boots Sheamus. Rusev thrust kicks Cesaro, but gets tossed to the floor by Ziggler. Sheamus hits a Brogue Kick out of nowhere on Ziggler, allowing Barrett to score the pinfall.

- The Nature Boy, Roman Reigns and The Wyatts: Ric Flair is in the ring for a promo. Flair hypes up Wrestlemania 32, which takes place in Dallas, Texas. Flair next announces that Roman Reigns will team with Dean Ambrose, tonight, against the Wyatt Family, sincsyiye Randy Orton is still MIA. Roman Reigns arrives and is ready to go. Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman suddenly arrive with a returning Eric Rowan, making them four now. Reigns sets up two chairs in the ring, one for him and one for Bray Wyatt to sit in to talk things out. Reigns says Bray is a bully, picks on people when they're down, is scared, can't go it alone and surrounds himself with the other Wyatts. Reigns says he's ending this at Hell In A Cell and Bray should be afraid. Reigns shoves and lands a punch on Bray, then lands chair shots on Rowan and Strowman. Dean Ambrose hits the ring and helps Reigns fight off the Wyatt Family.

- Backstage, Seth Rollins criticizes to Triple H and Stephanie McMahon on what Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose just did. Shawn Michaels stops by and suggests Rollins teaming with Reigns and Ambrose against The Wyatt Family, tonight. Triple H is hesitant, but Michaels says Rollins is treated like a baby. Rollins agrees to the match and says he's going to be Mr. Show Stopper.

- Charlotte defeated Brie Bella, by submission: The match closes out with Brie landing kicks to the chest of Charlotte. Charlotte grabs Brie's leg, lands chops, clotheslines, a forearm, a corner splash, a neck breaker and spear. Charlotte applies the Figure Eight and Brie taps out. After the match, Paige is watching backstage on the monitor.

- Backstage, Paige denies attacking Nattie Neidhart and claims it could have been anyone that hates the Divas Revolution. Maybe it was Lita, or Alundra Blayze.

- Kevin Owens defeated Mark Henry, by pinfall: The match closes out with Henry landing an irish whip and a kick to Owens' ribs. Henry hits a big splash in the corner and looks to put Owens away. Owens, however, lands a super kick and the pop up power bomb, covers and scores the pinfall. After the match, Ryback hits the ring, but Owens escapes to the floor. Henry grabs Owens and sends Owens back into the ring. Ryback grabs Owens and plants him with a power bomb.

- Backstage, Seth Rollins says tonight is not a Shield reunion, he's just proving that he's the man and if need be he'll take out Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose both.

- The Wyatt Family defeated The Shield, by DQ, in a Six Man Tag Team Match: The match closes out with Reigns tagging in and landing a Superman Punch on Strowman. Reigns with a kick and clothesline to Rowan. Reigns hits the leaping apron drop kick on Rowan. Reigns sends Strowman into the announcers table. Reigns hits a samoan drop and a Superman Punch on Rowan. Ambrose gets dumped to the floor as Strowman applies the Bear Hug/Sleeper combo submission on Reigns. Ambrose grabs a kendo stick and cracks Strowman with it, causing the DQ. After the match, Reigns and Ambrose brawl with The Wyatt Family. Reigns hits a spear on Bray and Rowan to close out this weeks RAW.

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, 5.31.14: NXT Takeover & WWE Smackdown

Saturday afternoon is upon us and it's time for the Smackdown recap. Now before we get into the Smackdown recap, let's kick things off with the NXT Takeover pay per view recap.

NXT Takeover took place this past Thursday night live at Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida. I must say I know it would cost WWE a lot of money, but I honestly wish they would consider showing their live shows in smaller venues like this. You hear and feel the crowds intensity during every match. I'd take a small crowd over 20,000 dead silent fans any day. Make RAW and Smackdown small venue then do arenas for special events. Just my opinion.

- Adam Rose vs Camacho. Rose returned to NXT for a one on one match with Camacho. Adam Rose hit the "Party Foul" to score the pin on Camacho.

- NXT Tag Team Championship Match: The Ascension (c) vs Kalisto and El Local. For those that don't know El Local is Ricardo Rodriguez, Alberto Del Rio's former ring announcer. The Ascension hit the "Fall of Man" to get the pin and retain the NXT Tag Team Titles.

- #1 Contenders Match to the NXT World Title: Sami Zayn vs Tyler Breeze. Breeze hits the "Beauty Shot" on Zayn to pick up the pin. Before the "Beauty Shot" it looked like Breeze low blowed Zayn when he went for a running kick in the corner.
- Rusev returned to NXT looking for a fight. He found a challenger as Mojo Rawley threatened to stick Rusev's flag where the sun doesn't shine. Rusev makes quick work of Mojo, however, locking him in "The Accolade" camel clutch. Rusev punishes Mojo more by locking on "The Accolade" again on the ramp before finally leaving.
- NXT Women's Title: Charlotte Flair w/Ric Flair vs Nattie Neidhart w/Bret Hart. If only the WWE's Divas Division was as entertaining as this match was. Nattie reverses Charlotte's version of the "Sharpshooter" into an attempt of her own. Charlotte counters with a kick to the head and a somersault cutter to score the pin and win the vacant NXT Women's Championship. Good sportsmanship afterwards as the Harts and Flairs shook hands and hugged it out. Only 15 more World Title wins to go to match the old man's record of 16, Charlotte.

- NXT World Title: Adrian Neville (c) vs Tyson Kidd. Neville hits Kidd with  a hurricanrana and follows up with the "Red Arrow" to score the pin and retain the NXT World Title.

Now over to Smackdown. This is the last WWE show before this Sunday's "Special Event", WWE Payback.

Highlights of Smackdown:

- The Shield arrived to kick off Smackdown. The Shield cut a promo on Evolution stating that they will defeat the legendary faction in their "Elimination/No Holds Barred Match" at Payback.
- Alicia Fox (I've nicknamed her the new A.J. Lee, since she's been acting nutty the past month) came out during WWE Divas Champion, Paige's match against Tamina Snuka. Fox tried to cost Paige the match by distraction but it didn't work as Paige was victorious making Snuka tap.

- Another 3MB/Los Matadores match. (Enough already.....please)
- Bo Dallas made Xavier Woods a "Bo-Leiver". Well not really, but Dallas stayed undefeated with the win on Woods.

- Incase anyone forgot, Paul Heyman's client, Brock Lesnar, ended Undertaker's streak at Wrestlemania 30. Heyman was sure to continue to remind us. 

- Champion vs Champion took place tonight as U.S. Champ, Sheamus, battled I-C Champ, Bad News Barrett, one on one. Cesaro's manager, Paul Heyman, was guest commentator. Heyman predicted his client, Cesaro, would defeat Sheamus for the U.S. Title at Payback. Sheamus hits the "Brogue Kick" on Barrett for the W.

- Rusev and his manager Lana were present and keeping an eye on Big E in Big E's match against Titus O'Neil. Big E made quick work of Titus.
- Adam Rose finally faced Jack Swagger one on one. Rose picked up the win with a cheap roll up and stays undefeated.

- Bray Wyatt went one on one with Jimmy Uso in a "Last Man Standing Match", a preview of what we would see this Sunday in the Wyatt vs Cena match. Wyatt came out victorious. The Wyatt Family try to get involved but Uso takes them out. Bray hits "Sister Abigail" putting Uso down for the ten count. And that wrapped up the show.

Quick Match Results:

- Cesaro def. Kofi Kingston by pin.

- Paige def. Tamina Snuka by submission.

- Bo Dallas def. Xavier Woods by pin.

- El Torito def, Jinder Mahal by pin.
- Sheamus def. Bad News Barrett by pin.
- Big E def. Titus O'Neil by pin.
- Adam Rose def. Jack Swagger by pin.

- "Last Man Standing Match": Bray Wyatt def. Jimmy Uso by ten count.

And that my friends is a wrap. Again be sure to follow me on Twitter at @BSA1978. Like and Follow Triple Threat Podcast on Facebook and Twitter. I'll be back next Saturday afternoon for another Smackdown recap. I will also be recapping WWE Payback this Monday afternoon, so keep an eye out for that. 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.

Tap or Snap.

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, 5.20.14: WWE Raw

Cheerio!

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon comes to you today with the WWE RAW recap from last night. RAW took place last night in jolly old England. Last week, Daniel Bryan, announced to the WWE Universe that he would need neck surgery, and wasn't sure what the outcome would be. Stephanie McMahon, announced that tonight on RAW, the status of Bryan's WWE World Heavyweight Championship would be revealed. The Shield dominated Evolution and the RAW heel locker room last week. How will Evolution retaliate tonight? John Cena and Bray Wyatt continued their feud that will lead towards a "Last Man Standing Match" at WWE Payback. Over in the Divas Division, Alicia Fox, showed a dark side last week on current WWE Divas Champion, Paige. Here is last night's recap.

Highlights of RAW:
- RAW opened up with another promo and sing along by Bray Wyatt on John Cena. Cena hit the ring and cleaned house on The Wyatt's, chasing them from the ring. Cena will face Luke Harper later in the main event.
- Stephanie McMahon orders WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Daniel Bryan, to be at RAW next week. Stephanie will do a final evaluation on Bryan on whether his neck surgery will cause him to not be able to compete in title defenses. If Bryan can't compete then he will be stripped of the championship.
- The Shield vs Evolution feud heated up as Rollins faced Batista. Triple H was special guest ring announcer and Orton special guest time keeper. Reigns and Ambrose evened the odds for Rollins as they did special guest commentary. Rollins wins by DQ as both factions brawled.
- A "Beat The Clock" Tournament was held with the superstar who wins their match with the best time receiving a WWE I-C Title Match at WWE Payback against WWE I-C Champion, Bad News Barrett. RVD, Alberto Del Rio, Dolph Ziggler, Mark Henry, Ryback and Big E were the six competitors. RVD would go on to finish with the best time. Bad News Barrett arrived and gave some "Bad News" to RVD as he laid out "Mr. Monday Night".
- More Adam Rose shenanigans with Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter.
- Summer Rae returned and interfered in Fandango's match. Rae and Layla had a CATFIGHT!!
- Alicia Fox dominated WWE Divas Champion, Paige.
- Rusev crushed Heath Slater and remains undefeated.
- Main Event saw John Cena defeat Luke Harper by DQ. The Wyatt Family attacked Cena in and out of the ring. Bray delivered "Sister Abigail" to Cena on the stage. Bray sang to the fans as Harper made a ten count on John Cena hyping the Last Man Standing Match to close the show out.

Quick Match Results:
- Cesaro def. Sheamus by pin.
- "Beat The Clock": Big E def. Ryback by pin in 5:02
- R-Truth and Cameron vs Fandango and Layla went to a no-contest.
- Rusev def. Heath Slater by submission.
- "Beat The Clock": RVD def. Alberto Del Rio by pin in 4:88.
- Seth Rollins def. Batista by DQ.
- Alicia Fox def. Paige by pin.
- "Beat The Clock": Dolph Ziggler def. Mark Henry by pin. Ziggler failed to beat 4:88 making RVD the winner.
- John Cena def. Luke Harper by DQ.

WWE News and Rumors:
- WWE is already talking about a small price raise on the WWE Network monthly price. I personally would still keep the Network even if it happened. I have enjoyed every bit of my WWE Network.
- I mentioned on Saturday that The Rock, Rikishi and Mickie James are possible candidates for the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2015. You can now add Kevin Nash's name to that list of possible choices.
- WWE took a hit in the stocks this weekend. It was reported that Vince McMahon lost $350 million dollars on Friday, knocking Vinnie Mac out of the billionaire bracket.

And that wraps up this edition. I'll be back with more WWE News and the Smackdown England recap Saturday. Till then, bloody tap or snap.

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, 5.13.14: WWE Raw

"Boo-tista, Boo-tista, Boo-tista!"
What's up gang, hope everyone had a nice weekend. And I hope everyone stayed safe and everyone wasn't too flooded by the huge storm we had last night in the Cleveland area. I suffered a flooded basement but thankfully nothing major.
Moving ahead, It's Tuesday, that means it's RAW recap time in this edition. Last week Kane tried to attack Daniel Bryan as Daniel and his wife, Brie Bella, left the arena. Bray Wyatt played more mind games with John Cena. Sheamus captured the U.S. Title from Dean Ambrose. The Shield were laid to waste in the center of the ring by Evolution after battling The Wyatt Family. Adam Rose and his party posse made an in ring debut, interrupting Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger. What would this week's RAW have in store?

Highlights of RAW:
- RAW kicked off with The Shield jumping Evolution in the parking garage, right as they arrived in their limo. WWE officials rush in to pull apart the two factions. The Shield again jump Evolution from behind in the ring, later in the show, after Triple H announces Evolution vs The Shield at WWE Payback. Reigns and Batista will meet in the main event later.
- WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Daniel Bryan, announces to the WWE Universe that as of this Thursday he will have to have neck surgery. Bryan isn't sure how long he'll be gone and says how this could possibly be the end of his career. Bryan says he'll beat the odds and promises to be back. Later in the show Stephanie McMahon orders Daniel Bryan to forfeit his title to her. Kane instead came out, dragging Daniel Bryan's battered and beaten body and left him on the stage unconscious. Bryan is stretchered out of the arena. No word before RAW went off the air on what will become of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
- John Cena and The Usos faced The Wyatt Family in a rematch from Smackdown. Cena and The Usos win and Bray thanks Cena for winning the match. Bray says he now knows what he has to do to Cena.
- Newly crowned U.S. Champ, Sheamus, pulls double duty.
- Big E saved Hall of Famer, Hacksaw Jim Duggan from getting "crushed" by Rusev.
- Adam Rose and his party posse arrive again and continue to be a thorn in Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger's side as Rose cost Swagger his match against RVD.
- Reigns vs Batista ends in a no contest as all hell broke loose. The Shield beat down Evolution until Stephanie McMahon sends out all the heels in the RAW locker room to help Evolution. The Shield with steel chairs in hand fight off the whole heel locker room and chase Evolution from the ring. RAW closes out with The Shield triple power bombing Ryback as Evolution looks on from the entrance ramp.

Quick Match Results:
- RVD def. Jack Swagger by pin.
- Paige def. Alicia Fox by pin.
- "Six Man Tag": John Cena and The Usos def. The Wyatt Family by pin.
- Nikki Bella def. Nattie Neidhart by pin.
- Sheamus def. Curtis Axel by submission.
- Sheamus def. Ryback by pin.
- Dolph Ziggler def. Fandango by pin.
- Cody Rhodes def. Damian Sandow by pin.
- Reigns vs Batista ends in a no contest.

WWE News and Rumors:
- There is backstage talk about WWE throwing around the idea of unifying the WWE U.S. Title and WWE I.C. Title again. My opinion is they may as well, considering at one time Dean Ambrose held the U.S. Title for almost a year and probably defended it as many times as you could count on one hand. For some reason the mid card titles just aren't as credible as they were back in the day.
- More Sting rumblings this week. Rumor is, Sting may, for the first time ever, appear in a WWE ring as SummerSlam gets closer. Nothing official has even been mentioned and nothing official about Sting even signing a contract with WWE yet has been mentioned. Sting has been appearing on WWE Network shows however making you wonder if he in fact is a WWE employee now. Many hardcore wrestling fans are still clamoring for a Sting vs Undertaker match at Wrestlemania 31. With Undertaker's current injury status and the streak being over, not sure if there is an interest or even enough gas in Taker's tank to do it.
- The Miz and Summer Rae are expected to make their return to WWE soon. Sources say as soon as the European tour kicks off this week. Both The Miz and Rae were involved in the filming of The Marine 4. The Miz reprises his role from The Marine 3.

That will do it for the RAW recap in this edition of Wrestling Lockup with Brandon. I will be back with more WWE action Saturday for the Smackdown recap. Till then, tap or snap.

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, 5.5.14: WWE Extreme Rules

What's up gang, it's time for another special Monday edition of Wrestling Lockup with Brandon. This edition is a special recap pay per view or "special event" which WWE likes to call them now. Last night, WWE Extreme Rules took place at the IZod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Daniel Bryan defended the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against the devil's favorite demon, Kane. The past, present and future squared off in a faction vs faction match with Evolution battling The Shield. John Cena went to war in a steel cage with the psychotic leader of The Wyatt Family, Bray Wyatt. Three solid main event matches for the show plus many others, let's get the recap started.

- "WEE-L-C Match": Hornswoggle vs El Torito. The first ever "WEE-L-C Match" had everything a little person could ask for. Mini tables, ladders and chairs. A midget referee and a midget announcer team at a midget announcers table. Jinder Mahal took a gore in the jewels. Hornswoggle puts El Torito through the mini announcers table as 3MB brawl with Los Matadores in the aisle. Heath Slater and Los Matadores all go through tables during the match. The match closes out with El Torito putting Hornswoggle through a table in the ring for the pin.
WINNER: El Torito

- "Triple Threat Elimination Match": RVD vs Jack Swagger vs Cesaro. A huge arsenal of trademark moves by RVD early in the match until Cesaro power bombs him on the floor. Cesaro gets Swagger in the "Cesaro Swing" until RVD breaks up with a kick. "Patriot Lock" by Swagger to RVD until Cesaro breaks it up. Cesaro superplexes Swagger and RVD follows up with a "Five Star Frog Splash" for the pin, eliminating Swagger. RVD does more trademark moves on Cesaro then grabs a trash can. The trash can comes into play in the match as a weapon. RVD eventually goes for the "Five Star". RVD misses and Cesaro hits "The Neutralizer" on the trash can for the pin.
WINNER: Cesaro

- "Handicap Match": Alexander Rusev vs R-Truth and Xavier Woods. Woods gets taken out of the match by Rusev early, as medical staff check on him. R-Truth gets a good amount of offense in but it's not enough as Rusev goes into "crushing" mode and makes R-Truth tap out to the camel clutch.
WINNER: Alexander Rusev

- WWE IC Title Match: Big E (c) vs Bad News Barrett. Back and forth match, nothing memorable or special. Barrett ducks a Big E irish whip and connects with the "Bull Hammer" for the pin and the IC Title.
WINNER: New WWE IC Champion Bad News Barrett.

- Evolution vs The Shield: Very entertaining match that had the crowds full attention. One point in the match Reigns speared Batista into the barricade. Evolution dominated each member of The Shield one by one until Reigns got the hot tag and took out each Evolution member. Evolution got the near pin with a pedigree and RKO combo from Triple H and Orton. Triple H, Orton, Rollins and Ambrose began brawling through the arena as Reigns and Batista went at it in the ring. Batista hits a spear on Reigns for the near fall. Reigns fought back and nailed a huge spear of his own on Batista to score the pin.
WINNERS: The Shield

- "Steel Cage Match" John Cena vs Bray Wyatt. The cage comes into play as a weapon a few times during the match helping Bray gain the upper hand. Cena tries to escape the cage for the win a few times in the match however Harper and Rowan of the Wyatt Family are there to road block him. One point in the match Harper climbs to the top of the cage and trades punches with Cena and ends up inside the cage with Cena and Bray. Cena locks in the STF and hits a middle rope "Attitude Adjustment", both victory attempts are broken up by The Wyatts. Cena hits a top rope leg drop on Bray and goes for the exit when the lights go out and come back on. The momentary distraction is used to reveal a boy in a sheep's mask singing "Whole World In His Hands" with a monster sounding voice on a microphone. Cena creeped out, gets nailed by Bray with "Sister Abigail" and walks out of the cage the winner.
WINNER: Bray Wyatt

- WWE Divas Title: Paige (c) vs Tamina Snuka. Honestly? Not a good match at all. Very sloppy. Confusion on a three count that was a three count with the announcers "claiming" Snuka kicked out. Crowd was silent and probably happy when Paige made Snuka tap out to "The Page-Turner". Not a good way to jump start the Divas Division with Paige.
WINNER: Still WWE Divas Champion, Paige

- WWE World Heavyweight Championship, "Extreme Rules Match": Daniel Bryan (c) vs Kane. Brawling in and out of the ring, kendo sticks and a steel chair come into play early with Bryan getting slammed on a chair. Kane and Bryan brawl to the back where cars come into play. Bryan gets slammed on a car as Kane gets his hand put through a window and hit in the head with a tire iron. More brawling backstage that ends with Bryan bringing Kane back to the ring on a forklift then hitting a diving headbutt from the top of the forklift. Bryan gets chokeslammed through the announcers table. The match closes out with Kane lighting a table on fire and getting put through it by Bryan. WWE medical put Kane out with fire extinguishers just in time for Kane to catch Bryan's flying knee in the face for the pin.
WINNER: Still WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Daniel Bryan.

And that is a wrap my friends. My opinion, all three main event matches delivered and it was a decent pay per view. Really loved the ending to the Kane vs Bryan match, reminded me of the Edge vs Foley flaming table ending. Good to see WWE shedding the PG stuff just a little bit. I'll be back tomorrow for the Tuesday RAW recap. Until then tap or snap.

Wrestling Lockup With Brandon,4.29.14: WWE Raw

What's up gang?! Welcome back to another edition of Wrestling Lockup with Brandon. It's RAW Review Tuesday and what a RAW it was last night. Last night's RAW was the WWE Extreme Rules "go-home" edition and it took place in St. Louis, Missouri, "The Viper" Randy Orton's hometown. Let's get things started, shall we?!

Highlights of RAW:

- Daniel Bryan returned this week in a neck brace after his brutal attack from Kane last Monday. Stephanie McMahon publicly apologizes to Bryan after his vicious attack from Kane last Monday. Bryan says Steph is full of crap and that she's a liar. Steph gives Bryan's wife Brie Bella a WWE Divas Title Match trying to buy forgiveness. The match ends in a no-contest as Kane pops up through the ring, tries to grab Brie and drag her under. Bryan hits Kane with a monkey wrench however Kane gets back up and choke slams Bryan. The segment ends with WWE officials helping Bryan as Brie escapes another Kane attempted kidnapping and joins her husband. #devilsfavoritedemon #yesmovement

- The finals of the #1 Contender to the WWE Intercontinental Title took place with RVD facing Bad News Barrett. Barrett advanced to Extreme Rules to face Big E. for the IC Title after RVD was distracted by Cesaro who came to the ring to fight with Jack Swagger who also came out. RVD, Cesaro and Swagger all brawled with each other after the match.

- John Cena stands inside a steel cage and asks the WWE Universe why they voted a 3 on 1 Handicap Match last week and why do they side with Bray Wyatt after everything Cena has done for the WWE Universe. The fans rained down boos and "You Suck" chants. Cena is interrupted by a choir of kids surrounding the ring with sheep masks on and The Wyatt Family singing "Whole World In His Hands" Bray Wyatt rocks in his chair and laughs hysterically to close out the segment. Very creepy segment.
#followthebuzzards

- The Usos defended the WWE Tag Team Titles against Curtis Axel and Ryback. Jey Uso hurts his leg diving over the top rope early in the match but fought through the pain.

- Hugh Jackman......yes actor Hugh "Wolverine" Jackman appeared to sell his new X-Men movie in a segment with Dolph Ziggler and Damien Sandow who was dressed as Magneto. Filler comedy skit.

- Adam Rose debuts next week.

- Ric Flair returned making Evolution a whole four again. Flair however turned his back on Evolution and let it be known he'd be supporting The Shield. Roman Reigns battled Randy Orton in the main event. The match ends in a no-contest as a brawl between the two factions breaks out. Evolution gains the upper hand and viciously attacks The Shield. The Shield fight back and chase Evolution from the ring to close the show.

Quick Match Results:
- WWE Tag Team Titles: The Usos (c) def. Curtis Axel and Ryback by pin to retain the tag team titles.
- Sheamus def. Titus O'Neil by pin.
- Cesaro def. Jack Swagger by pin.
- Alberto Del Rio def. Cody Rhodes by submission.
- Alexander Rusev def. Xavier Woods by DQ.
- 3MB def. Los Matadores by pin.
- WWE Divas Title: Paige (c) vs Brie Bella went to a no-contest.
- IC Title #1 Contender Finals: Bad News Barrett def. RVD by pin.
- Roman Reigns vs Randy Orton went to a no-contest.

WWE News and Rumors:

- Sources are saying that the USA Network is looking to keep WWE on board for RAW programming regardless of what other networks offer them. A recent Ad Age article stated that the WWE have profited over $1 billion dollars in the past two years for the USA Network. My only gripe is, push more talent in the 3 hour time slot or go back to 2 hours please.

- The hottest free agent in wrestling, CM Punk, was spotted last week at a Chicago Blackhawks playoff game with his real life girlfriend AJ Lee. Still unknown if Punk will ever return to the wrestling scene or if he's officially retired.

- Dean Ambrose is now the longest reigning WWE United States Champion under the WWE banner, clocking in at 344 days, as of April 28th. He'll actually defend that title for once (which he doesn't do often if ever) this Friday on Smackdown in a 3 on 1 Handicap Match.

- WWE has signed Leyvonna Zakari, an actress and model from California to a developmental deal with the company. She reported this week to the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. I've always hated this idea of WWE hiring non-experienced women wrestlers. 75% of them end up becoming horrible wrestlers, just my opinion.

And that's a wrap! I'll return with more WWE News and Rumors Saturday as I review WWE Smackdown. Until then tap or snap.