Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, 9.8.15: #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. Hope everyone had a safe and happy Labor Day as the last holiday of the summer closes out.

- RAW was live this week for Labor Day in Baltimore, Maryland.

- Seth Rollins Isn't So Mad Anymore: Seth Rollins kicks off RAW in the ring for a promo. Rollins says he's special, lists all of his accomplishments, Sting resents Rollins so Sting stole his statue and John Cena pulling backstage politics got him a WWE United States Championship Match. Rollins was upset at first, but realized he'll own both Sting and Cena at Night Of Champions. Sting interrupts Rollins on the Titantron with Rollins' statue. Sting says he's here with the statue and Rollins should come get it. Rollins is about to head to the back to get it when Sheamus interrupts. Sheamus sends a warning to Rollins, stating that if he survives Sting and Cena, Rollins may have to have a third match, cause Sheamus might cash in his Money In The Bank briefcase.

- Backstage, Stephanie McMahon tells Seth Rollins she has a plan. Rollins says he would rather have Triple H come up with a plan. Triple H appears and says Rollins will fight Ryback and then compete in a Six Man Tag Match in the main event. Stephanie says she was going to suggest just going after Sting, but she likes Triple H's plan better.

- Sasha Banks defeated Paige, by pinfall: Team BAD and Team PCB were all at ringside for this match. The match closes out with Paige going for Ram-Paige on Sasha, but Sasha escapes and gets to the floor. Paige lands a rolling senton off the apron and takes out Tamina on the floor. Back in the ring, Paige goes for the PTO submission on Sasha, but Naomi gets in the ring. The referee stops Naomi as Sasha pulls Paige's hair and rolls Paige up to score the pinfall.

- Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose defeated The Ascension, by pinfall: Reigns and Ambrose make quick work of the former NXT World Tag Team Champions. The match closes out with Reigns hitting the apron drop kick on Viktor. Reigns, next, hits a Superman Punch on Viktor, joins Ambrose, and lands a double team doomsday device. Reigns hits a spear on Konnor and Ambrose hits Dirty Deeds to score the pinfall. After the match, The Wyatt Family appear on the Titantron. The Wyatts warn anyone that want to join Reigns and Ambrose in this war will be doomed.

- Backstage, Ryback cuts a promo and states that Seth Rollins isn't a fighting champion. Kevin Owens interrupts and tells Ryback to make sure he doesn't bite off more than he can chew.

- Ryback defeated Seth Rollins, by pinfall: The match closes out with Rollins tossing Ryback to the floor and hitting a series of suicide dives. Ryback avoids getting counted out, gets back in the ring and plants Rollins with a spine buster. Sting suddenly appears on the Titantron again, still with Rollins' statue and distracts Rollins. Ryback rolls up Rollins and scores the pinfall. After the match, Sting puts a Sting mask on the Rollins statue, making Rollins angry.

- Backstage, Seth Rollins bumps into The New Day. The New Day tell him not to fret cause New Day Rocks. Rollins turns to leave and bumps into Edge and Christian. Edge dares Rollins to try to break his neck like he tried to last time Edge was at RAW. Rollins leaves as Christian and Xavier Woods have an instrument battle. The Dudley Boys interrupt and announce that next week it's the Prime Time Players vs. The New Day and the winners of that match defend the WWE World Tag Team Championship against The Dudleys at Night Of Champions.

- Summer Rae Apologizes To Rusev: Summer Rae is in the ring for a promo. Summer says this has been a horrific week, Rusev is the true victim and owes Rusev an apology. Rusev comes out to the ring to meet Summer.  Summer says Dolph Ziggler has been after her for weeks and apologizes, while crying. Rusev says she betrayed him, but forgives her, blames Ziggler and says Summer and Lana are the real victims in this. Rusev says that Lana now has a broken heart thanks to Ziggler. Dolph Ziggler interrupts and heads to the ring. Ziggler says that everyone knows, including Lana that Rusev and Summer are liars. Ziggler says Lana has a message for Rusev and then proceeds to super kick Rusev in the mouth.

- Backstage, we see Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Randy Orton talking together.

- Randy Orton defeated Sheamus, by pinfall: The match closes out with Orton getting a near fall on a second rope super plex. Sheamus comes back and hits White Noise on Orton, but gets a near fall. Sheamus tries to roll up Orton for a pinfall, but Orton kicks out, pops back up and hits the RKO on Sheamus. Orton covers and scores the pinfall. After the match, The Wyatt Family arrive, target Randy Orton and proceed to beat Orton down. Braun Strowman chokes Orton out with ease and then plants Orton with the inverted shoulder slam. Bray Wyatt sits in the corner and laughs as Orton is left laid out.

- The Dudley Boys defeated Los Matadores, by pinfall: The match closes out with Fernando getting into an argument with El Torito. Fernando slaps El Torito, turns around and gets laid out with the 3D, scoring the pinfall for The Dudleys. After the match, Diego attacks El Torito for costing them the match. The Dudleys make the save and put Diego through a table.

- Cesaro defeated The Miz, by count out: The match closes out with Miz in control and working on Cesaro's rib area. Big Show makes his way to the ring and targets Miz. Miz escapes the ring, jumps the barricade and escapes through the crowd, taking the count out loss. After the match, an angry Show knocks Cesaro out with the knockout punch.

- Nikki Bella Invites Us To A Party: Team Bella is in the ring for a promo. Nikki Bella announces that next Monday on RAW she's throwing a huge party when she officially breaks A.J. Lee's longest reigning WWE Divas Champion record. Team PCB interrupt and Charlotte announces that The Authority have granted her the WWE Divas Championship Match next week on RAW and she's planning on stopping Nikki from breaking the record. Charlotte attacks Nikki and traps her in the Figure Eight submission.

- John Cena and The Prime Time Players defeated Seth Rollins and The New Day, by pinfall, in a Six Man Tag Team Match: The match closes out with Xavier Woods attempting to distract Titus. Darren Young hits the Gut Check on Woods and both Cena and Rollins tag in. Rollins escapes a Cena AA attempt, but gets caught in the STF submission. Rollins escapes and tags in Kofi Kingston. Kofi leaps off the top rope with a cross body.

Cena rolls through and hits the AA on Kofi to score the pinfall. After the match, Sting appears on the Titantron again. Sting is standing with the Rollins statue next to a garbage truck. Rollins loses his mind in anger as Sting shoves the statue into the garbage truck, crushes it in the compactor and rides off on the back of the garbage truck to close out RAW.

On The Mark 9.8.15: Ohio State #Buckeyes vs. Virginia Tech Recap

Cardale Jones, Braxton Miller shine for the Buckeyes in 42-24 revenge win against Virginia Tech
By @MarkW2112

Hello and welcome to another season of Buckeyes football!  It's been 8 long months since the Buckeyes won the first ever National Championship trophy and their first game of the 2015 season was a rematch against the Virginia Tech Hokies, who beat the Buckeyes in the second game of the year in Columbus. This year, it was the number 1 ranked Buckeyes who pulled out the big win, 42-24 in Blacksburg, VA.

Urban Meyer kept his starting quarterback a secret until the very first play of the Buckeyes offense.  But it really came as no surprise to see Cardale Jones, who had 3 of the greatest games in college history to end last season, as the starting quarterback.  And he started off this season where he left off, throwing amazing passes and running with power.  He finished the game 9/18 for 186 yards, 2 touchdowns and interception while carrying the ball 13 times for 99 yards and 1 touchdown.  While Jones was mostly solid, with an excellent pass and touchdown catch to Curtis Samuel, it was Braxton Miller who stole the show with 2 show stopping touchdowns.  The converted wide receiver caught 2 catches for 78 yards, including a fantastic 54 yard where he kept his balance while staying inbounds.  His second touchdown was on a spectacular 53 yard run which included an amazing spin move.  J.T. Barrett did come in during "garbage" time to throw a touchdown to Michael Thomas, making it 42-17. 

The defense struggled some after the Buckeyes went up 14-0 early in the first half, especially the secondary.  The Hokies, led by Michael Brewer at quarterback, scored 17 unanswered points before halftime.  While taking some big hits, Brewer was in control throwing some big time throws including a 51 yard touchdown to fullback Sam Rogers and another 1 yard TD before halftime to Ryan Malleck.  However, to start the second half, after saying during halftime that it would "take a hell of a lot more than that to take me out", Brewer was knocked out of the game with a shoulder injury on a big hit by Adolphus Washington.  Junior quarterback Brenden Motley came in to the game and the Buckeyes defense were able to easily shut him down.  Motley finished 4 of 9 for 36 yards passing, a touchdown and an interception.

Thoughts:  The Buckeyes started out quickly on offense, lagged a little bit after being up 14-0 and showed in the second half  how powerful the  offense can be with 28 unanswered points until the very last few minutes where the Hokies scored a garbage time touchdown to make it 42-24 final.  Braxton Miller proved that he is still a dynamic player with his 2 show stopping touchdown plays.  Ezekiel Elliot was able to break away for an 80 yard touchdown run himself and finished with 122 rushing yards on 11 carries.  The possibilities are endless once Jalen Marshall and Cory Smith return next week.  As far as the defense, they were able to hold their own without Joey Bosa.  But with him coming back, look for a more disruptive defense to appear.  That said, there is work to be done in the secondary which got burned multiple times in the first half.

Player Of The Game:  Braxton Miller, who's conversion to receiver/h-back proved to be fluid with his big day both catching and running the ball for touchdowns.

Biggest Factor: The Hokies losing Michael Brewer was deflating for their offense, especially after getting them up 17-14 before the end of the first half.  

Up Next For The Buckeyes: the home opener at "The Shoe" in Columbus against Hawaii

The Raven Report 9.8.15: On #Browns #Buckeyes #Indians

By @nevaRWilliams

The Cleveland Browns have filled out their practice squad over the weekend. In case you missed it, running back Terrance West was traded to the Tennessee Titans for a 2016 7th round draft pick. With the trade of West and the concussion history of Duke Johnson, running back Shaun Draughn earned himself a place on the practice squad.

Wide receiver Darius Jennings also made the team. Jennings caught a touchdown from Johnny Manziel during the preseason, while also showing solid work as a kick returner. He averaged 23.3 yards per return on 9 attempts, including a 54 yard return in the first preseason game.

Offensive linemen Andrew McDonald, Erle Ladson and Darien Miller were also added to the practice squad.

Seventh-round pick Hayes Pullard made the squad after having a strong performance at the end of camp and in preseason games. The 6’1”, 240 lbs. Pullard will likely get the call up to the team if something happens injury-wise with the inside linebackers.

In the secondary, the Browns kept corner Kendall James and safety De’Ante Saunders.

As of right now, preseason fan favorite Josh Lenz is not with the team. 2015 4th round pick Vince Mayle has been signed by the Dallas Cowboys to their practice squad.

Cleveland has also signed defensive lineman Dylan Wynn and center Garth Gerhart to the practice squad. Former Jaguars offensive lineman Austin Pasztor was also claimed off of waivers.

The Browns have signed quarterback Austin Davis to be their 3rd QB on the roster. Davis, 26, is 6’2”, 220 pounds. Last season, he was with the St. Louis Rams and started eight games, putting up 2,001 yards, 12 touchdowns and 9 interceptions, with an 85.1 QB rating. Davis was cut Saturday by the Rams. Hopefully, Davis will have more success with the team than recently cut Thad Lewis, who had a 56.8 rating in the preseason and took SEVEN sacks in the final preseason game against Chicago last Thursday. Johnny Manziel is also on track to be available and ready for the season opener on Sunday versus the New York Jets.

On the rumor side of things, the Browns may look into signing recently cut runnings Jonas Gray, who was with New England, and Montee Ball, who last played with Denver.

Linebacker Nate Orchard, running back Duke Johnson and cornerbacks Pierre Desir, Justin Gilbert and Charles Gaines did not practice on Monday. The team also put Charles Gaines on the IR/Designated Return list with a hamstring injury. Gaines is able to return in Week 8.

Lastly for the Browns, they have suspended offensive line coach Andy Moeller indefinitely. It’s said that the incident is a very serious assault situation. Moeller has a history of drinking-related issues going back to his days with the Baltimore Ravens. In 2011, the Ravens suspended him for two games. Here is the official statement from the Browns:

The Ohio State Buckeyes opened up their season last night in Blacksburg, Virginia, facing off against the Virginia Tech Hokies. The Buckeyes were led by starting QB Cardale Jones who had 186 yards passing and 2 touchdowns, along with 99 yards rushing and a rushing touchdown. On his first touch of the game, Heisman candidate Ezekiel Elliott had an 80 yard touchdown run, and finished with 112 yards rushing. The highlight star of the game was quarterback-turned-receiver Braxton Miller. In his first game at his new position, Miller had 6 rushess for 62 yards with a touchdown, and 2 catches for 78 yards and a touchdown that was topped off with a spectacular spin move that left Hokies players and fans in jaw dropping awe. Receivers Michael Thomas and Curtis Samuel each had touchdowns of their own. Check out the full “On The Mark: Buckeyes Recap” later today here on TripleThreatCLE.com.

In early Labor Day baseball Monday, the Cleveland Indians took a win from the Chicago White Sox, 3-2, at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. Ryan Raburn and Trevor Bauer led the way for the Tribe. Raburn drove in a pair of solo home runs off of White Sox starter Chris Sale, as Bauer pitched seven innings of two hit baseball in the win that ended the White Sox four game win streak. Bauer earned his 11th win as he allowed just the two runs on two hits, while striking out six and walking five “Pale Hose”. Cody Allen came on in the 9th for his 29th save on the season.

Tonight’s game will see the Indians’ Carlos Carrasco (12-9, 3.53) face Carlos Rodon (6-6, 4.10) of the White Sox. First pitch is at 8pm EST.

TV Tonight 9.7

By @nevaRWilliams

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
College Football Countdown (ESPN, 7pm)
Ohio State @ Virginia Tech (ESPN, 8pm)

MLB
Dodgers @ Angels OR Twins @ Royals (MLB Network, 9pm)

BASKETBALL
FIBA Americas Championship: Canada vs. Uruguay (NBA TV, 6:50pm)
FIBA Americas Championship: Mexico vs. Venezuela (NBA TV, 9pm)

TENNIS
2015 US Open Tennis, Round of 16 (ESPN 2, 7pm)

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WWE Raw (USA, 8pm)
American Ninja Warrior (NBC, 8pm)
So You Think You Can Dance? (FOX, 8pm)

Bachelor In Paradise SEASON FINALE (ABC, 9pm)
Awkward (MTV, 9pm)
Faking It (MTV, 9:30pm)

Running Wild With Bear Grylls (NBC, 10pm)
Bachelor In Paradise: After Paradise SEASON FINALE (ABC, 10pm)
Todrick (MTV, 10pm)
Girl Code Live (MTV, 10:30pm)

TV Tonight 9.6

By @nevaRWilliams

MLB
Pirates @ Cardinals (ESPN, 8pm)

NASCAR & RACING
Sprint Cup Series: Bojangles’ Southern 500 (NBC, 7pm)

TENNIS
2015 US Open, Round of 16 (ESPN 2, 7pm)

SOCCER
MLS: FC Dallas @ Columbus Crew SC (FOX Sports 1, 7pm)

WNBA
Tulsa Shock @ Los Angeles Sparks (NBA TV, 5pm)
New York Liberty @ Minnesota Lynx (NBA TV, 7pm)

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Bachelor In Paradise (ABC, 8pm)
Big Brother (CBS, 8pm)

Ray Donovan (Showtime, 9pm)
The Last Ship SEASON FINALE (TNT, 9pm)

Masters Of Sex (Showtime, 10pm)
The Strain (FX, 10pm)

#Buckeyes Preview 9.6.15: Ohio State @ Virginia Tech #Hokies

By @jddisantis

This Labor Day get the family time out of the way early because Monday night the National Champion Ohio State Buckeyes will try to avenge their only loss of last year by traveling to Blacksburg for a showdown with the Virginia Tech Hokies.   There is no shortage of storylines attached to the Buckeyes and their first test of the 2015 season.  Here is a breakdown of four areas of this game that I will be watching closely as the Buckeyes will attempt to extend the nation’s longest winning streak to 14.

1.   Who’s under center?:   Everyone has heard the age-old-adage, “If you have two quarterbacks, you have no quarterbacks.”   Well, that’s not the case for the Buckeyes.  In the 2014 season we saw something that movies are made of as Ohio State had TWO quarterbacks go down to injury yet their third string QB, Cardale Jones, stepped up and won the Big Ten Championship, National Semifinal and National Championship with a combination of size and arm strength reminiscent of JaMarcus Russell.   With 2-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year Braxton Miller moving to WR, J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones have been battling it out this summer for the starting job.   After watching Cardale in the final three games of last year many fans forget that J.T. Barrett was himself a Heisman contender before getting injured late in the season. 

Urban Meyer said that both quarterbacks will play in this game and reports have said that he will notify Barrett and Jones on Saturday who will start, although he will not tell the team until Monday night before the game.   Both men have been very humble during this process and have shown 100% support for the other so whatever the outcome I don’t anticipate any animosity towards the other.  Personally I would go with Barrett (who was recently named a team captain) but how could you argue with either player. 

2.  How badly will the recent suspensions hurt Ohio State?:   This offseason four Ohio State players received one game suspensions for “violating Department of Athletics policy.”  It is believed that the violations involve marijuana and academics.  The biggest impact the Buckeyes will be missing is potential #1 overall pick in next year’s NFL draft, junior defensive end Joey Bosa.  Sophomore H-back Jalin Marshall, senior WR Corey Smith and junior H-back Dontre Wilson will also be missing in action against the Hokies.  With WR Noah Brown down for the year with a broken leg the suspensions of Marshall, Smith and Wilson hurt even more.  We can expect to see a healthy dose of newly transitioned Braxton Miller to make up for the loss along with the emergence and continued growth of WR Michael Thomas. 

Redshirt sophomore Sam Hubbard will be starting in place of Joey Bosa, with Jalyn Holmes getting time as well.  Despite not playing all last year Hubbard was compared to J.J. Watt by former assistant coach Kerry Coombs and coach Meyer has mentioned that he thought about burning Hubbard’s redshirt year because he knew Hubbard was an NFL caliber player who won’t end up staying for four years.  Hubbard had two sacks in the spring game and exhibited the type of talent that has coaches excited to see what he can do on the main stage.  The Buckeyes may not have Joey Bosa out there Monday night, but they just might have the next best thing.   

3.  Braxton Miller’s switch to WR/H-back:  This offseason was filled with rumors and questions about the two-time Big Ten Offensive POY.  Will Braxton compete for the starting QB at Ohio State?  Will he transfer to Oregon or FSU to play QB there?  All of those questions were answered when Braxton Miller said he would be staying at Ohio State and make a transition to WR.  This was a great business decision for Miller as his potential at QB in the NFL was minimal but as one of the best athletes in college football he will have an opportunity to showcase that athleticism and playmaking ability at a different position.  Due to his recent injuries I think many fans have forgotten just how dynamic a playmaker Braxton Miller is and he should get ample opportunities to remind the nation Monday night against the Hokies. 

4.  Michael Thomas vs. Kendall Fuller:  One of the best battles you will see this opening weekend and maybe all year will be between Ohio State’s top wide-out Michael Thomas and Virginia Tech’s All-ACC cornerback Kendall Fuller.  We’ll have to wait and see if Fuller is going to follow Thomas throughout this game but they will definitely see a lot of each other.  Fuller is a fluid athlete who has football in his DNA as all three of his brothers have played (two are currently playing) in the NFL.  Michael Thomas also has NFL DNA as he is the nephew of former NFL wide-out Keyshawn Johnson.  Thomas is a technician at the position and will try and use his 6-3, 210 pound frame to his advantage against the smaller, faster Fuller.  Kendall Fuller is being touted as a sure fire first rounder while ESPN’s Todd McShay has Michael Thomas ranked as his #1 WR on his big board.  Keep your eyes on these two players as this battle will surely have game, and draft implications. 

The Raven Report 9.6.15: The #Browns & #NFL Cut Day

By @nevaRWilliams

Welcome everyone to The Raven Report for Sunday, September 6, 2015.

As many of you know, Saturday was the final cut down day for the upcoming NFL season. While I’ll get to some notable cuts in a bit, I’d like to go over the cuts made by the Cleveland Browns.

First of all, in case you missed it earlier in the week, the Browns had to cut down from 90 players to 75. The big names of that group were 2011 draft pick but oft injured defensive lineman, Phil Taylor. While Taylor seemed to get mixed reactions about his play from fans and media alike, he seemed to have trouble staying on the field due to injuries suffered every season. Along with that, the selection of Danny Shelton in this past year’s NFL draft made Taylor expendable, since Shelton has shown off his power, drive and fresh legs in the preseason. Other names in the 75 cut, was local Cleveland fan favorite, wide receiver Shane Wynn.

Onto the cuts down to 53. If you watched Thursday’s Browns vs. Bears preseason game, then you know the lackluster performance that quarterback Thad Lewis put on. Lewis, in his second stint with the Browns, finished the game poorly with just 100 yards passing, one interception and took on 7 sacks. Any QB who puts on that showing deserves to be cut, and thats what the Browns did on Saturday afternoon. Other recognizable names cut Saturday afternoon were wide receivers Josh Lenz, Darrius Jennings and Vince Mayle. Mayle was a 4th round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, but did not give anything worth noting throughout four preseason games.

Josh Lenz on the other hand proved to many in the Browns organization and fellow teammates that he just might have what it takes to become an NFL wide receiver. But with the Browns keeping four tight ends, Gary Barnidge, Jim Dray, EJ Bibbs and Rob Housler, younger players like Lenz, Jennings and Mayle became expendable. For me, I still feel like there is a chance that Lenz, Jennings or Mayle may still find a spot on the Browns practice squad.

The rest of the Cleveland Browns cuts are as follows:

QB Thad Lewis, OL Karim Barton, QB Pat Devlin, RB Shaun Draughn, DB Landon Feichter, RB Tim Flanders, DB Kendall James, WR Darrius Jennings, OL Erle Ladson, WR Josh Lenz, WR Vince Mayle, DL Jacobbi McDaniel, OL Andrew McDonald, OL Darrian Miller, DB Robert Nelson Jr., OL Vinston Painter, LB Hayes Pullard III, DB Joe Rankin, LB Mike Reilly, DB De'Ante Saunders, DL Dylan Wynn, OL Eric Olsen, DT Phil Taylor, TE Anthony Ezeakunne, WR Shane Wynn, LB Everette Brown, LB Moise Fokou, RB Jalen Parmele and DB Aaron Ross.

With the cutting of so many offensive linemen and both Thad Lewis and Pat Devlin, I fully believe that the Browns will look at the waiver wire to see if they can find a suitable back up quarterback, as well as a few linemen.

In what some believe to be a “stunner cut”, the San Francisco 49ers cut defensive lineman Darnell Dockett after giving him $2 million in guaranteed money in the offseason. It’s believed that Dockett may retire and even begin an on-air broadcasting career.

Elsewhere around the league, the Philadelphia Eagles cut QB Tim Tebow, despite a solid showing in the fourth preseason game. The Eagles also recently traded QB Matt Barkley to the Arizona Cardinals.

Former Colt receiver Reggie Wayne was let go by the New England Patriots. Some industry insiders believe that Wayne could opt for retirement.

Speaking of former Indianapolis Colts, the Tennessee Titans parted with Hakeem Nicks after having just three receptions for 59 yards in his two preseason games with the Titans.

Other notable cuts around the NFL:

DT Devon Still, Bengals
QB Matt Cassel, Bills
RB Jonas Gray, Patriots
WR James Jones, Giants
WR AJ Jenkins, Cowboys
FB Henry Hynoski, Giants
DE Jason Babin, Jets
QB Matt Flynn, Jets
DT Red Bryant, Bills
K Nick Novak, Chargers
LB Jameel McClain, Giants
OL Derek Sherrod, Chiefs

QB Christian Ponder, Raiders
S Taylor Mays, Raiders
P Steve Weatherford, Giants
WR Duron Carter, Colts
DE Da’Quan Bowers, Buccaneers
DE IK Enemkpali, Bills
QB Logan Thomas, Cardinals
DE Quentin Groves, Bills
LB Philip Wheeler, 49ers
QB Matt Simms, Bills
DB Will Blackmon, Seahawks

DB Charles James, Texans
WR EZ Nwachukwu, Texans
LB Kourtnei Browns, Texans
DT Jerel Worthy, Packers
DE Corey Wootton, Packers
LB Jo-Lonn Dunbar, Rams
QB Rex Grossman, Falcons
QB TJ Yates, Falcons
QB Josh Freeman, Dolphins
K Caleb Sturgis, Dolphins

DL Louis Nix, Texans
RB Storm Johnson, Jaguars
DL Josh Chapman, Colts
LB Matt Shaughnessy, Cardinals
QB Ryan Lindley, Patriots
LB James-Michael Johnson, Chiefs
FS Sanders Commings, Chiefs
OL Isaiah Battle, Rams
DB Stanley Jean-Baptiste, Saints

Lastly, be sure to check out the Triple Threat CLE Radio Show on No Static Radio, Friday nights at 9pm EST on NoStaticRadio.com. This coming Friday, September 11, we will break down the Browns schedule for the season and go over the rest of the leagues games and much more.

TV Weekend 9.4 - 9.5

By @nevaRWilliams

New Japan Pro Wrestling (FRI, AXSTV, 8pm)
Cold Justice (FRI, TNT, 8pm)

Cold Justice: Sex Crimes (FRI, TNT, 9pm)
New Japan Pro Wrestling (FRI, AXSTV, 9pm)
Strike Back (FRI, Cinemax, 10pm)

Uncommon Sense With Charlemagne Tha God (FRI, MTV 2, 11pm)
Kingin' With Tyga (FRI, MTV 2, 11:30pm)
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Hell On Wheels (SAT, AMC, 9pm)
Blunt Talk (SAT, STARZ, 9pm)
Survivor's Remorse (SAT, STARZ, 9:30pm)
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Baylor @ SMU (FRI, ESPN, 7pm)
Michigan State @ Western Michigan (FRI, ESPNU, 7pm)
Kent State @ Illinois (FRI, Big Ten, 9pm)
Washington @ Boise State (FRI, ESPN, 10pm)

Stanford @ Northwestern (SAT, ESPN, 12pm)
Illinois State @ Iowa (SAT, Big Ten, 12pm)
Louisiana-Monroe @ Georgia (SAT, SEC, 12pm)

Penn State @ Temple (SAT, ESPN, 3:30pm)
BYU @ Nebraska (SAT, ABC, 3:30pm)
Virginia @ UCLA (SAT, FOX, 3:30pm)
Auburn vs. Louisville (SAT, CBS, 3:30pm)

Arizona State vs. Texas A&M (SAT, ESPN, 7pm)
Texas @ Notre Dame (SAT, NBC, 7:30pm)
New Mexico State @ Florida (SAT, SEC, 7:30pm)
Alabama @ Wisconsin (SAT, ABC, 8pm)

Mississippi State @ Southern Mississippi (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 10pm)

MLB
Indians @ Tigers (FRI, STO, 7pm)
Pirates @ Cardinals OR Twins @ Astros (FRI, MLB Network, 8pm)

Rays @ Yankees (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 1pm)
Pirates @ Cardinals (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 4pm)
Indians @ Tigers (SAT, STO, 7pm)
Twins @ Astros OR Braves @ Nationals (SAT, MLB Network, 7pm)

MMA & BOXING
UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2 - Prelims (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 8pm)

NASCAR & RACING
XFINITY Series: VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 (SAT, NBC, 3:30pm)

TENNIS
2015 US Open Tennis, Third Round (FRI, ESPN 2, 6pm)
2015 US Open Tennis, Third Round (SAT, ESPN 2, 11am)

FOOTBALL
LFL Football Night: 2015 Legends Cup, Seattle Mist vs. Chicago Bliss (SAT, FUSE, 9pm)

SOCCER
International Friendly: United States vs. Peru (FRI, FOX Sports 1, 7:30pm)

OTHER SPORTS
Dew Tour: Los Angeles Skateboard Streetstyle (SAT, NBC, 1:30pm)

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, 9.4.15: #NXT & #SmackDown

By @B_Rock1978

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, brought to you by Triple Threat CLE. It's this week's NXT and Smackdown recap for the week.

*** NXT ***

- This week's NXT was at their home base at Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida.

- Baron Corbin and Rhyno defeated The Ascension, by pinfall, in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament: The match closes out with Rhyno taking down Viktor and then Corbin follows up with a swinging slam on Viktor. Viktor hits an STO and gets a tag to Konnor. Konnor takes down Rhyno, but takes his attention away from Rhyno for a split second. Rhyno drills Konnor with the Gore, covers and scores the pinfall. Rhyno and Corbin advance in the tournament.

- Backstage, Neville and Solomon Crowe will team up tonight for the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament. Neville says Dusty was instrumental in his career. Crowe is pumped up to team with Neville, stating Neville was the greatest NXT World Champion ever.

- Alexa Bliss defeated Blue Pants, by pinfall: The match closes out with Alexa putting an end to any attempted comebacks by Blue and staying in control of the match. Alexa hits double knees on Blue and follows that with the Sparkle Splash. Alexa covers and scores the pinfall.

- Backstage, Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano are talking to NXT GM William Regal about the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament. Tyler Breeze interrupts and demands to be put in the tournament. Regal agrees to Breeze's demands and pairs him with Bull Dempsey.

- Apollo Crews defeated Martin Stone, by pinfall: Simple squash match victory for Crews. The match closes out with Crews hitting a press slam on Stone and the standing moonsault for the pinfall.

- Backstage, Chad Gable and Jason Jordan guarantee victory tonight on Neville and Solomon Crowe.

- Backstage, NXT World Champion Finn Balor states he'll be defending the title at the NXT Texas shows. Samoa Joe appears and we learn Balor and Joe will team together in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament.

- Eva Marie defeated Billie Kay, by pinfall: The match closes out with Billie landing clotheslines and a hip toss on Eva. Billie gets a near fall on Eva, that actually looked like a botched pin. Eva fires back, hits Sliced Red on Billie and scores the pinfall.

- Chad Gable and Jason Jordan defeated Neville and Solomon Crowe, by pinfall, in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament: The match closes out with Neville cleaning house and goes for Red Arrow on Jordan. Gable reaches in and pulls Jordan to safety. Neville hits a flying moonsault on Jordan while Crowe hits a suicide dive on Gable. Back in the ring, Neville and Jordan go at it until Crowe tags himself in. Crowe gets planted with a belly to belly and then hit with Gable and Jordan's double team finisher for the pinfall. Gable and Jordan advance to the next round of the tournament, to close out NXT.

*** Smackdown ***

- This week's Smackdown took place in Miami, Florida.

- Save The Tables!: The New Day kick off Smackdown still campaigning with anti-Dudley chants and telling us how important tables have been in American History. The Dudley Boys and Prime Time Players interrupt. PTP tell the Dudleys they have to earn their place here. Bubba says their here to break tables and win titles.

- The Dudley Boys defeated Prime Time Players, by pinfall: The New Day watch this one from ring side. The match closes out with Darren Young hot tagging Titus and Titus cleans house on the Dudleys. Bubba lands an elbow to the face on Titus and sets things up with Devon for the 3D. Bubba covers and scores the pinfall. After the match, Kofi Kingston hits Devon from behind as The New Day retreat to the back.

- Backstage, The New Day are still celebrating getting one over on the Dudleys when they are told they have to face Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose later in the main event.

- Stardust vs. Neville Is A No Contest: Neville makes his way to the ring, but gets jumped from behind by The Ascension. Stardust announces that The Ascension are now aligned with him. The Ascension finish Neville off with the Fall of Man.

- Backstage, Cesaro hypes his match against Sheamus tonight. Sheamus interrupts and says Cesaro will just disappoint his fans again like he always does. Cesaro tells Sheamus he looks stupid before walking away.

- Sheamus defeated Cesaro, by pinfall: The match closes out with Cesaro sending Sheamus into the barricade and hitting a cross body. Sheamus hits the Irish Curse back breaker and applies the Cloverleaf submission. Cesaro escapes, but gets laid out with a Brogue Kick. Sheamus covers and scores the pinfall.

- Miz TV With Summer Rae, Dolph Ziggler and Lana: Miz calls the Ziggler/Lana/Summer drama a soap opera. Summer is out first and says she has more to say about what happened on RAW. Summer says Ziggler kissed her and she feels guilty because Rusev is a great man. Dolph and Lana are out next. Summer says Dolph has had a crush on her, plays the clip of them kissing and says her and Dolph have been staying in hotels together. Lana goes after Summer, then leaves as Summer tells her it's all true.

- Bo Dallas defeated R-Truth, by pinfall: Dallas wants a match with Truth after Truth laughed at Dallas when he got laid out by Brock Lesnar on RAW. The match closes out with Truth hitting a side kick on Dallas. Dallas comes back and hits the spinning hangman's cutter and scores the pinfall.

- Backstage, Charlotte says Team PCB is supporting her in her match against Nikki Bella for the WWE Divas Championship. The Bellas interrupt and Nikki says the only thing that matters is Nikki's countdown to being the longest reigning WWE Divas Champion. Charlotte says she petitioned to get her title match before the record gets broken, this way Nikki loses her title and her record. Nikki says she can't do that, but Charlotte says she already did.

- Charlotte defeated Tamina, by pinfall: Quick Divas match. The match closes out with Charlotte hitting a spear on Tamina and nailing Natural Selection for the pinfall.

- Backstage, Kevin Owens says that since he silenced the Cesaro section it's time to stop another movement. Owens says he's been frowned upon for his looks his whole career, he has natural God given ability for wrestling and it's time to Feed Me More.

- Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose defeated The New Day, by DQ: The match closes out with Ambrose hitting the rebound clothesline and suicide diving onto Big E. Kofi hits a kick on Roman and goes for a springboard. Reigns nails the Superman Punch and goes for the pin. Xavier Woods breaks up the pin and causes the DQ. After the match, Ambrose hits Dirty Deeds on Woods as Reigns spears Big E. Ambrose and Reigns next double power bomb Woods. Ambrose dares Braun Strowman of the Wyatt Family to come out so he and Reigns can take another shot at him. Bray Wyatt appears on the titantron and says they can do it at Night Of Champions and Strowman ends Smackdown by telling Ambrose and Reigns to run.

TV Tonight 9.3

By @nevaRWilliams

NFL
Preseason: Browns @ Bears (WEWS Cleveland, 8pm)
Preseason: Buccaneers @ Dolphins (NFL Network, 7pm)
Preseason: Chargers @ 49ers (NFL Network, 10pm)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
FIU @ Central Florida (CBS SportsNet, 6pm)
Oklahoma State @ Central Michigan (ESPNU, 7pm)
Alcon State @ Georgia Tech (STO, 7:30pm)
Western Kentucky @ Vanderbilt (SEC, 8pm)
Michigan @ Utah (FOX Sports 1, 8:30pm)
TCU @ Minnesota (ESPN, 9pm)

TENNIS
2015 US Open Tennis, Second Round (ESPN 2, 7pm)

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