Wrestling Lockup with Brandon 2/1/17: Smackdown Live Corpus Christi Recap

By Brandon Albright, @B_Rock1978

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, brought to you by Triple Threat CLE, brings you the Smackdown Live Recap for the week.

This week Smackdown Live was live in Corpus Christi, Texas. WWE World Heavyweight Champion John Cena and Luke Harper battled Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton in tag team action. Carmella battled Delilah Dawson in one on one Women's Division action. Dolph Ziggler battled Kalisto in one on one action. WWE Smackdown Live Women's Champion Alexa Bliss and Mickie James battled Becky Lynch and Naomi in Women's Division tag team action. WWE Smackdown Live World Tag Team Champions American Alpha issued an open challenge for tonight. WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose battled AJ Styles in a one on one non title match.

*** Smackdown Live ***

- Backstage, Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan brag about the success Smackdown Live had at the WWE Royal Rumble. AJ Styles demands a one on one rematch with John Cena. Shane and Bryan decline Styles' request and instead announce he along with Bray Wyatt, Baron Corbin, Dean Ambrose and The Miz will face John Cena for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in the Elimination Chamber. Dean Ambrose interrupts, mocks Styles and Styles storms off.

- John Cena Promo: New WWE World Heavyweight Champion John Cena kicks off the show. Cena talks about his WWE Royal Rumble victory over AJ Styles and also gives Styles credit. Cena hypes defending the title inside the Elimination Chamber when suddenly The Wyatt Family interrupt. Bray says it's the same old thing with John Cena and guarantees he's taking Cena's title at Elimination Chamber because it's Bray's destiny. Randy Orton reminds Cena that he won the Royal Rumble match, so if Cena makes it out of the Chamber alive and is still the champ then he has to face Orton at Wrestlemania 33. The Wyatts promise that one way or the other they will set the title free. Bray and Orton surround Cena when the lights suddenly go out. The lights pop back on, Luke Harper is in the ring and joins Cena's side. Shane McMahon arrives and announces Bray and Orton vs. Harper and Cena to kick off Smackdown Live.

- John Cena and Luke Harper vs. Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton: The match closes out with Cena hitting the Five Knuckle Shuffle on Orton, but Orton comes back with a power slam. Harper gets in and stares down Orton as Bray tries to keep both men separated. Harper punches Orton and then he and Bray both counter Sister Abigail attempts. Orton hits Harper and helps set up Bray to hit Sister Abigail on Harper. Orton then hits the RKO on Cena and scores the pinfall on the champion.
Winners: Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton, by pinfall.

- Carmella vs. Delilah Dawson: The match closes out with Carmella making quick work of Delilah. Ellsworth trips up Delilah which sets up Carmella to lock in the Code of Silence submission for the tap out victory.
Winner: Carmella, by submission.

- Dolph Ziggler vs. Kalisto: The match closes out with Ziggler taking control and hitting a super kick on Kalisto for the quick pinfall. After the match, Ziggler attacks Kalisto and tries to rip Kalisto's mask off. Apollo Crews hits the ring to make the save as Ziggler escapes into the crowd.
Winner: Dolph Ziggler, by pinfall.

- Backstage, Becky Lynch and Naomi hype their up coming match against Alexa Bliss and Mickie James.

- Becky Lynch and Naomi vs. Alexa Bliss and Mickie James: The match closes out with Naomi hot tagging and unloading. Mickie and Alexa double team Naomi until Becky makes the save and tackles Mickie out of the ring and to the floor. Naomi takes out Alexa with the Split Legged Moonsault and scores the pinfall on the champion.
Winners: Becky Lynch and Naomi, by pinfall.

- Backstage, WWE Smackdown Live World Tag Team Champions American Alpha throw out an open challenge to any tag team tonight.

- "American Alpha Open Challenge": Jason Jordan and Chad Gable are in the ring awaiting their opponents. The Usos, The Ascension, The Vaudevillains, Tyler Breeze and Fandango, and Heath Slater and Rhyno hit the ring and a huge 12 man brawl breaks out. The brawl continues with referees trying to separate everyone and no official match taking place.

- Backstage, Daniel Bryan calls a meeting with both Nattie Neidhart and Nikki Bella. Bryan announces that Nikki will battle Nattie at WWE Elimination Chamber. Nattie storms off furious with the decision.

- Dean Ambrose vs. AJ Styles: The Miz and Baron Corbin are on commentary for this match. The match closes out with Ambrose countering the Styles Clash and then both men counter pinfalls. Styles hits the Pele Kick, but Ambrose rebounds with the lariat. Styles escapes outside, but gets hit with the Ambrose elbow off the ropes. Miz and Corbin start brawling at ringside which distracts the referee. Ambrose lays out Corbin and Miz, but gets hit by Styles with the Styles Clash for the pinfall. After the match, Miz lays out Ambrose with the Skull Crushing Finale. Corbin lays out Miz with End of Days and then picks up Ambrose and lays him out with End of Days to end the show.
Winner: AJ Styles, by pinfall.

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, 8.30.14: Smackdown

By @BSA1978

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon is here, brought to you by Triple Threat Podcast. Today's edition is the Smackdown recap edition. The show kicks off with a Shield/Wyatt Family feud renewed.

- Roman Reigns vs Bray Wyatt (w/Rowan and Harper): Reigns gets attacked on the floor by Rowan and Harper causing the DQ. Big Show and Mark Henry hit the ring for the save. Reigns hits a "Superman Punch" and the Wyatt Family retreat.

- It's announced that the main event tonight will be Roman Reigns, Big Show and Mark Henry vs The Wyatt Family.

- Seth Rollins vs Rob Van Dam: RVD misses the "five star frog splash" and gets hit with an enziguiri. Rollins and RVD trade blows on top of the turnbuckle. Rollins hits RVD with two turnbuckle power bombs and finishes it with a "curb stomp" for the pinfall.

- Emma vs Paige: Paige makes quick work of Emma before she can "steal" one. Paige makes Emma tap out to the "PTO". A.J. Lee comes out after the match and plays more mind games with Paige. A.J. gives Paige a box of chocolates and tells Paige to eat one. Paige spits it back at A.J., smirks and skips away.

- "Submission Match": Jack Swagger vs Rusev (w/ Lana): Swagger with the "Patriot Lock" but Rusev escapes to the floor. Swagger gets the "Patriot Lock" applied a few more times but Rusev again escapes all attempts. Rusev works on Swagger's ribs and locks on "The Accolade", Swagger refuses to tap out. A white towel is thrown in the ring, causing confusion. As the referee has his back turned, Bo Dallas slides in the ring and drops Swagger from behind. Rusev reapplies "The Accolade" forcing Swagger to tap out. Dallas gives Swagger a "Bo-Lieve" inspirational speech after the match then lays Swagger out with a "Bo-Dog".

- Backstage Segment: The Miz is on the phone with his agent, talking about starring in a new movie. Corporate Kane interrupts, takes Miz's phone and tells his agent he won't make it because he's fighting Sheamus tonight.

- Stardust (w/ Goldust) vs Jimmy Uso (w/ Jey Uso): The Rhodes Brothers apologize to The Usos for attacking them after the match on RAW. Jimmy gets the surprise rollup for the pinfall on Stardust. After the match The Rhodes Brothers again attack The Usos and leave them laid out.

- The Miz vs Sheamus: The Miz again uses Damian Sandow as his stunt double for the match. Sheamus hits "white noise" on Sandow for the pinfall. After the match, Miz hits Sheamus then runs away. Dolph Ziggler comes out and throws Miz back in the ring. Miz ducks Sheamus' "brogue kick" and escapes. Sheamus hits Sandow with a "brogue kick" instead.

- Roman Reigns, Mark Henry & Big Show vs The Wyatt Family: Reigns hits the spear on Harper for the pinfall. Reigns, Show and Henry celebrate as Smackdown comes to an end.

And that's this week's Smackdown recap. Till next time, tap or snap.

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon 8.26.14: WWE Raw

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, brought to you by Triple Threat Podcast has arrived with your RAW recap for the week.

- RAW kicked off live from Anaheim, California with Hall of Famers, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels seated in the ring. The trio review John Cena's rematch with Brock Lesnar coming up at Night of Champions. Michaels and Flair say Cena has no chance of winning against Brock. Hogan says Cena has plenty in the tank to go again. Flair doesn't want to see Cena face Brock again. They all agree they like Cena but Michaels says that doesn't mean he has a chance. Hogan says Cena will find a way to win. John Cena's music hits and out returns the ex-champ. Cena says he took an ass- whooping at SummerSlam, that changes a man, but he wants Brock at Night of Champions in the biggest rematch of his life. Cena says he's beating Brock's ass and leaving the new champion.

- Rusev vs Jack Swagger: Swagger with the "Patriot Lock" but Rusev escapes the ring. Rusev blocks the "Swagger Bomb" but Swagger reverses the block into the "Patriot Lock" again. Rusev escapes to the floor where he gains offense on Swagger. Rusev goes for "The Accolade" but Swagger reverses into the "Patriot Lock" again. Rusev escapes a third time then begins to light up Swagger with kicks, punches and stomps to Swagger's gut. The referee stops the match as Swagger can't continue from the beating on his chest and rib area.

- Backstage Segment: Jack Swagger is getting checked on by the WWE trainers. Bo Dallas shows up and tells Swagger to just "Bo-Lieve"

- "#1 Contender's Match for the United States Championship": Cesaro vs Rob Van Dam: U.S. Champ, Sheamus, is at ringside for this match. Cesaro scores "The Neutralizer" and the pinfall in this back and forth match. After the match Cesaro grabs Sheamus' title, throws it in his face, then leaves before Sheamus can retaliate.

- Nattie Neidhart vs Paige: Nattie with the "sharpshooter" but Paige escapes by grabbing the ring apron curtain. Paige goes for the "PTO", Nattie escapes and goes for another "sharpshooter". Paige escapes and hits the "Paige-Turner" for the pinfall. After the match A.J. Lee comes out and distracts Paige. Paige receives a lariat from Nattie. A.J. helps Paige up, says she loves her, hugs her and kisses Paige's hand. A.J. skips around Paige as Paige is left confused.

- The Dean Ambrose Eulogy: Corporate Kane and Seth Rollins are in the ring at a podium with a portrait of Dean Ambrose beside them. Rollins says he was the leader of The Shield, last week he proved The Authority always prevails when he took out Ambrose. Rollins wonders what went through Ambrose's mind when he stomped the cinder block on his head. Rollins says Ambrose's career can be summed up with two words....what if? Rollins says he created The Shield now he just destroyed it. Roman Reigns' music hits and out comes Reigns through the crowd. Reigns sends Kane into the ring steps. Reigns and Rollins brawl in the ring. Reigns hits Rollins with the podium then drops Rollins with a clothesline. Reigns goes for the "Superman Punch" but Kane pulls Rollins out of the ring with the save.

- Backstage Segment: Goldust and Stardust cut a promo. Tonight they claim the stars will align and they will leave the new WWE World Tag Team Champions.

- "WWE World Tag Team Championship Match": The Usos (c) vs. Goldust and Stardust: Jey suicide dives over the ropes onto Stardust. Jey's knee gives out when he stands up. Jey and Stardust trade punches. Stardust slides into the ring and beats the ten count as Jey gets counted out. After the match Goldust demands a rematch now and then the Rhodes Brothers attack The Usos. Goldust and Stardust leave The Usos laid out.

- Backstage Segment: Seth Rollins and Kane are in the back. Rollins says something has to be done about Roman Reigns. Rollins says Reigns will suffer the same fate as Ambrose. Kane announces a handicap match with Kane and Rollins vs Reigns later.

- Video Interview: A video filmed earlier today showing an interview with Brock Lesnar. Lesnar says winning the World Title was a great accomplishment, Cena should have laid down and not taking the beating he did and the only reason Cena survived was because Lesnar showed pity for him. Triple H appears and announces Cena wants a rematch at Night of Champions. Paul Heyman says Cena is out of his mind. Lesnar says that at Night of Champions it'll be Cena's last night in this universe.

- Dolph Ziggler vs The Miz: Miz comes down with Damien Sandow and says that Sandow is his stunt double tonight and he's not wrestling. Ziggler hits the "Zig Zag" on Sandow for the pinfall.

- In Ring Segment: Jerry Lawler is in the ring with Brie and Nikki Bella. Brie apologizes to Nikki for everything that she's ever done to upset Nikki. Nikki calls Brie's apology crap. Nikki says all Brie ever cared about was herself, was always holding her back and wants nothing to do with Brie or the rest of the Bella family anymore. Nikki calls Brie a sad excuse for a sister and wishes she'd died in their mothers womb. Nikki throws Brie down and slams her head into the mat. Nikki slaps Lawler then rains punches down on Brie until Lawler and WWE officials pull Nikki off of Brie. Nikki leaves as Brie is left crying in the ring.

- "Handicap Match": Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins and Kane: Reigns goes for the "Superman Punch" but gets grabbed by the throat by Kane. Reigns escapes and spears Kane. Reigns covers for the pin but Rollins hits Reigns with the briefcase, causing a DQ. After the match Kane and Rollins set Reigns up for a cinder block blow to the head. Reigns escapes with punches, a "superman punch" to Rollins then tosses Kane into the time keeper area. Reigns tosses a cinder block at Rollins but Rollins dodges it and runs. Reigns hits Kane with a "superman punch" as Rollins watches from the stage.

- Video Promo: The Wyatt Family appear on the screen. Bray says John Cena is a shell of a man that never existed, his shell is cracked, he's a wounded animal and things are much nicer on the other side.

- Los Matadores vs Heath Slater and Titus O'Neil: Slater goes for a clothesline but Diego counters into a crucifix for the pinfall.

- Kofi Kingston vs Bo Dallas: Kofi goes for a springboard in the corner but Bo pushes him away. Bo hits Kofi with the "Bo-Dog" for the pinfall. After the match Dallas grabs a mic and tells Kofi that he's not like Jack Swagger. Kofi let himself down, Swagger let his whole country down. Swagger hits the ring and lays Dallas out with an Olympic slam.

- John Cena vs Bray Wyatt: Cena sending a message to Brock Lesnar as he used the German suplex a few times in this match on Bray. Rowan and Harper hit the ring and attack Cena, causing the DQ. Big Show and Mark Henry hit the ring for the save. We have a six man brawl break out and an impromptu match signed.

- "Six Man Tag Match": John Cena, Big Show and Mark Henry vs The Wyatt Family: Cena hits a German Suplex on Harper. Cena locks in the STF on Harper and makes him tap out for the win. After the match Rowan attacks Cena but Cena lands "AA" on Rowan. Show and Henry throw Bray in the ring and Bray gets laid out with a Cena "AA". Cena hits Harper with "AA" and celebrates in the ring over the fallen Wyatt Family. RAW closes out with Cena telling Lesnar "I'm coming for you, you son of a bitch".
And that's your RAW recap for the week. Cena and Lesnar is a lock for Night of Champions. I'm predicting Cena wins back the WWE World Heavyweight Championship but gets his ass handed to him while doing it and then Seth Rollins cashes in money in the bank and walks out of Night of Champions the new champion.

Till next time, tap or snap.

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, 7.1.14: WWE Raw

The Champ Is Here!

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon on this Tuesday afternoon is here! Brought to you by Triple Threat Podcast. Last night was the first RAW after Money in The Bank. John Cena is the new face of the WWE, as he holds the WWE World Heavyweight Championship for an incredible 15th time. Seth Rollins is Mr. Money in the Bank. Now the "when will he cash it in and on who" game begins. Maybe he cashed it in on RAW last night, guess you'll have to read the following RAW recap to find out.
Before RAW, Triple H sent out a tweet on Twitter that said the following: "Coming off of #MITB, let's keep the momentum going. Tonight a #WWE Champion returns on #RAW..." Who was "The Game" referring to? Again read on to find out.

- RAW kicked off live from WWE's home base of Hartford, Connecticut with Triple H and Stephanie talking about the highlights of Money in the Bank. John Cena is called out as he is referred to as an A+ player. Cena will be on the cover of the new WWE 2K15 video game. Cena says The Authority is being too nice and reminds them that they won't control him just cause he's the champ. Triple H tells Cena he's never had a problem with him but he needs to carry the title with professionalism and he can do things the easy way or the hard way. Cena chooses the hard way. Triple H announces that Cena will defend the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WWE Battleground in a "Fatal 4-Way Match" against Kane, Randy Orton and Roman Reigns. Triple H reminds Cena that if he survives that then there is always "Plan B" as well. Seth Rollins comes out with his Money in the Bank briefcase and stands next to Triple H and Stephanie celebrating.

- Seth Rollins vs Rob Van Dam. Rollins connects with the "Curb Stomp" on RVD for the pinfall. After the match Rollins cuts a promo about being the new Mr. Money in the Bank. Dean Ambrose interrupts and tells Rollins that when ever he attempts to cash in, Ambrose will be there to stop him.

- Rusev and Lana are in the ring talking down America and talking about superior Russia. Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter arrive and let it be known they are sick of hearing them talk bad about America. Swagger chases Rusev from the ring after a minor fight breaks out.

- Sheamus and The Usos vs The Wyatt Family. Match closes with Jey going for a superkick on Bray but Bray slides out of the ring. Jey then turns right into a clothesline from Harper for the pinfall.

- Stephanie McMahon puts Nikki Bella in a "Handicap Match" against Cameron and Naomi for inviting Brie Bella to Money in the Bank.

- Bo Dallas asks for sixty seconds of silence for injured wrestlers Bad News Barrett and Daniel Bryan. Never stop "Bo-Leiving".

- "Handicap Match": Cameron and Naomi vs Nikki Bella. Naomi tags herself in and pins Nikki after her finisher. Cameron and Naomi have a shoving match and argument after the match.

- It's announced that Bad News Barrett will be out of action for a few months. The IC Title will be vacated and put up in a Battle Royal at WWE Battleground.

- Cesaro vs Kofi Kingston. Kofi pins Cesaro during the commercial break. Cesaro viciously attacks Kofi after the match and doesn't let up until WWE officials hit the ring to pull Cesaro off of Kofi.

- The Great Khali vs Damian Sandow. Sandow came out dressed like Mr. McMahon and imitated the owner of the WWE. Stephanie, not finding it funny at all made Sandow fight Khali. Sandow is hit with the "Big Chop" as Khali scores the pinfall.

- The Miz makes his return to the WWE. The Miz brags about being a Hollywood A-lister now and how everyone wants him. Miz gets cut off by a returning Chris Jericho! Miz gets in Jericho's face and yells at him for ruining "his moment". Jericho hits the "Codebreaker" and lays Miz out. Jericho is about to cut his promo when the lights go out and The Wyatt Family arrives. Harper and Rowan attack Jericho and help set him up for Bray's "Sister Abigail". The Wyatts pose over Jericho's body as Bray screams "Follow the Buzzards".

- Dolph Ziggler vs Fandango. Summer Rae makes out with Ziggler, distracting Fandango. Ziggler hits the "Zig Zag" for the pinfall.

- Goldust and Stardust vs Curtis Axel and Ryback. The Rhodes Brothers score the pinfall again in this rematch from last night.

- WWE Divas Champion, Paige cuts a promo but gets cut off by a returning A.J. Lee! A.J. cons Paige into giving her a shot at the Divas Title.

- "WWE Divas Championship": Paige (c) vs A.J. Lee. A.J. slaps Paige in the face and gets a quick rollup for the pinfall. A.J. Lee is the NEW WWE Divas Champion.

- John Cena and Roman Reigns vs Kane and Randy Orton. Reigns and Orton fight back to the dressing room. Kane hits Cena with the ring steps and gets DQ'ed. Triple H tells Kane to "finish him". Kane tombstoned Cena leaving Cena motionless. WWE medical and Triple H check on Cena as it looks like he has a neck injury. Triple H waves to the dressing room and out runs Seth Rollins with his briefcase. Rollins is cashing in his Money In The Bank contract on Cena. Just before the match can start and be a legit match, Dean Ambrose hits the ring and spear tackles Rollins. Ambrose and Rollins fight through the crowd as Kane grabs a chair and looks to finish off Cena himself. Roman Reigns runs back out and spears Kane. RAW closes out with Triple H and Reigns in a stare down.

And that closes out the RAW recap for this week. I'll be back Saturday afternoon with the Smackdown recap. Till then, tap or snap.

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, 6.30.14: WWE Money In The Bank

Cue the Donald Trump theme music..."Money, Money, Money Money......Mooonnnneeeyyy!"

It's a special pay per view Monday edition of Wrestling Lockup with Brandon. Last night, live from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts the WWE held Money In The Bank. A new WWE World Heavyweight Champion was crowned along with a current Money in the Bank briefcase case holder.

- The Money In The Bank preshow was on first with Daniel Bryan, who's still on the shelf with his neck injury. Bryan says that he is not sure when he'll be back, as he might need to have more surgery done. Bo Dallas interrupts Bryan and gives him his inspirational "Bo-Lieve" shtick. Bryan calls Dallas a "Bo-ner" which starts a chant from the crowd. Bryan's music plays and he exits to the "Yes-Movement" chants.
The "special event" begins as we have the tag titles on the line to kick off this year's Money in the Bank!

- "WWE World Tag Team Championship": The Usos (c) vs The Wyatt Family. The Wyatt's get a near fall on a seated power bomb. Match closes out with The Usos delivering a double superplex off the top rope on Rowan, then connect with a double splash for the pinfall. The Usos retain their tag team titles.

- "WWE Divas Championship": Paige (c) vs Naomi (w/Cameron). Naomi comes close to a near fall as she hit the "Rearview". Naomi comes up short in the end as Paige hits her finisher for the pinfall and retains her Divas Championship.

- Adam Rose vs Damian Sandow. Sandow is dressed as Paul Revere, basically mocking the Boston fans.
No one told Paul Revere that the "Party Foul" was coming as Rose hits it in the end for the pinfall. Rose is still undefeated.

- "Traditional Money in the Bank Match": Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Jack Swagger vs. Kofi Kingston.

- Match Highlights: Kofi connects with a dive over the ropes bowling over all the other superstars on the floor. Major spots from all of the superstars in the match. The giant size ladder makes an appearance as RVD and Rollins fight atop it. Swagger climbs up and power bombs RVD off the ladder. Ambrose gets his hands on Rollins on top of the giant sized ladder and super plexes Rollins off of it. Later in the match Rollins and Ambrose take another bump off the ladder, Ambrose holding his shoulder this time. WWE medics force Ambrose out of the match due to the injury and escort him to the back stage area. Another huge spot takes place as we have a ladder set up like a bridge across another ladder. Kofi puts Rollins through the bridged ladder as both men fought on top of it. Swagger with a "Patriot Lock" on Ziggler while he climbed the ladder. Rollins climbs the ladder as Ambrose runs back out and blasts Rollins with a chair. Ambrose all alone, climbs the ladder to the briefcase and is about to win it when.......Kane's pyro explodes and out comes Kane. Kane choke slammed then tombstoned Ambrose as Rollins climbed the ladder and grabbed the briefcase winning Money In The Bank.

- Goldust and Stardust vs Curtis Axel and Ryback. Match closes with Stardust getting the hot tag and getting the pinfall on Ryback. Axel has a fit after the match but gets laid out by the Rhodes Brothers.

- Layla and Summer Rae are backstage arguing over Fandango again.

- Rusev vs Big E. Big E gets near falls a few times on Rusev in this match. Match closes out with Rusev connecting with a kick and locking in "The Accolade". Big E almost fights out of it but eventually taps out.

- Stephanie McMahon finds Daniel Bryan's wife, Brie Bella, backstage. Brie mentions she loved when Vickie Guerrero threw Steph in the mud on RAW. Steph calls for security to escort Brie out of the building because she no longer is a WWE employee.

- Summer Rae vs Layla (Guest Referee: Fandango). Match closes with Layla scoring the pinfall from Fandango. Layla and Fandango make out as Summer lays in the ring. Fandango and Layla leave together.

- "Money In The Bank, WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match":

- John Cena vs. Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton vs. Cesaro vs. Kane vs. Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio.
Match Highlights: Triple H and Stephanie McMahon are present for the match. Sheamus and Cesaro hang from the loop holding the titles at one point in the match without a ladder under them. Sheamus and Cesaro trade punches in mid air until Sheamus falls to the mat. Cesaro eventually falls as well. Orton gets busted open in the match as WWE medical work on him. A ladder is bridged from the ring to the announcers table, where we see Sheamus fall onto the bridged ladder. Orton grabs the giant sized ladder and everyone takes turns climbing it only to get pushed off. Sheamus comes close to grabbing the titles but Kane stops him. Orton and Kane are alone at one point until Reigns spears Kane but then Reigns catches a ladder shot by Orton. Cena and Reigns are alone at one point and we see a trading of punches. Cena goes for "AA" but Reigns counters with a spear. Reigns and Orton end up climbing the ladder and trade punches. Reigns and Orton take turns slamming each other's faces into the ladder, Orton is busted open. Reigns knocks Orton off the ladder, Kane knocks Reigns off. Cena hits "AA" on Orton and Kane both, climbs the ladder and grabs the titles. John Cena is the NEW World Heavyweight Champion!
John Cena is now a 15 time World Champion. One reign away from tying Ric Flair's all time record of 16.
And that closes out this year's Money in the Bank. Sadly both ladder matches were predictable. Seth Rollins is the next rising star so it made sense to give him the briefcase. WWE leaked the SummerSlam poster showing John Cena vs Brock Lesnar which kinda made it obvious that Lesnar was finally getting his title shot and Cena was going to be the one with the title.

That about wraps up the recap, I'll be back Tuesday for RAW 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, 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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Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, 5.24.14: WWE Smackdown

Cheerio again.....BROTHER!!

Let me tell you something brother, it's Saturday, brother and it's time for another Smackdown recap brother! Yeah...anyway...This week's Smackdown, just like RAW, took place in England. Last week we saw more build up to the John Cena and Bray Wyatt feud with it made official that they would face off in a "Last Man Standing" Match at WWE Payback. The Usos backed up John Cena in his feud with The Wyatts. Batista viciously attacked Dolph Ziggler after their one on one match. Damien Sandow cut a promo about being held back until his mic got cut off. More Rhodes Family fighting as Cody Rhodes grows frustrated with losing. Let's get this week's recap started...brother!

Highlights of Smackdown:

-The Immortal one himself, Hulk Hogan, appeared to kick off the show. Hogan was the official host of Smackdown this week. Hogan cut a promo advertising the WWE Network and building it up coming to the UK soon. Nothing special....brother.
- Dolph Ziggler got another shot at Batista in a "No DQ Match", after Ziggler was taken out by the animal last week. Ziggler had no better luck this week as Batista picked up the victory.
- Bo Dallas (I.R.S.' son and Bray Wyatt's brother, for those that didn't know) made his long awaited debut. Bo Dallas tried to turn Sin Cara into a "Bo-Leiver" as they went one on one. Dallas wins in his debut.
- More party shenanigans from Adam Rose and his party posse as they targeted Vickie Guerrerro. Vickie in my opinion is a life long lemon, judging by the sour face she sells all the time.
- Bray Wyatt cut a promo calling John Cena a monster and a liar. Accused Cena of using The Usos to help him and he'll just cast them aside when he's done using them.
- Sheamus and Cesaro continue their feud as Cesaro attacked Sheamus in his match with Alberto Del Rio.
- The main event saw The Usos in tag team action against The Wyatt Family. The Usos win by DQ when Bray Wyatt gets involved. John Cena hits the ring and hits "Attitude Adjustment" on Erick Rowan. Bray and Cena stare down to close the show.

Quick Match Results:

-"No DQ Match": Batista def. Dolph Ziggler by pin.

-The Funkadactyls def. Nikki Bella and Eva Maria by pin. Summer Rae served as the referee. 

-Bo Dallas def. Sin Cara by pin.

-Sheamus def. Alberto Del Rio by DQ.

-The Usos def. The Wyatt Family by DQ.

WWE News and Rumors:

-The WWE Tag Team Titles almost changed hands while on their European Tour this week. Luke Harper and Erick Rowan def. The Usos to win the titles. The Wyatt Family, however, cheated to do it. WWE backstage personnel agent, Dave "Fit" Finley, told the referee what happened and the referee restarted the match allowing The Usos to pick up the win. Exactly what kind of pull backstage does Finley have that a referee would listen to him and restart a match? Hmmm
- Sources are stating that former WWE Divas Champion, AJ Lee, will not be returning to WWE TV anytime soon. AJ will be marrying the "Cult of Personality" himself, CM Punk, in a few weeks. AJ and Punk will be doing the married couple thing for the next few months. It's being reported AJ might be back in time for either Money In The Bank or SummerSlam.

And that's a wrap my friends, I'll be back Tuesday for the RAW recap. Again follow me on Twitter at @BSA1978. Like and Follow Triple Threat Podcast on Facebook and Twitter. Till then, tap or snap.