Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, 5.9.14: TNA IMPACT

What's up everyone, it's time for another TNA Impact recap edition of Wrestling Lockup with Brandon. There was a lot of action and highlights from last nights show. We found out the main event of TNA Slammiversary and more feuds within the company continued.

Highlights of Impact:
- TNA World Champion, Eric Young, announces he wants to be a fighting champion so he challenges anyone to a title match. Bobby Roode throws out their history together and asks for one more shot even though he lost to Young last week. Young accepts with a handshake but it'll be Roode's last shot if he loses. MVP calls off the match and tells Young to take the night off and enjoy the title and he will have him a new opponent he's never faced lined up at Slammiversary. Roode pissed about his match being called off ends up brawling with MVP. MVP has Roode escorted from the building and finally announces Eric Young's Slammiversary opponent as none other then MVP himself as he suckerpunches Young and beats him down.

- Bully Ray's attempt at revenge on Dixie Carter continued as he drove around Nashville looking for Dixie to put through a table. Bully Ray takes over Dixie's office at TNA headquarters and makes it his own, after Dixie sneaks out. Rockstar Spud tries to make Bully leave, but it wasn't happening. Bully eventually power bombs Spud through a table and gets Dixie's home address out of Spud's phone. Looks like Bully may be making a house call next week.

- The Beautiful People battled Madison Rayne and Brittany in an "Evening Gown Match". More BP high jinks of flashing the referee and perfume spraying in the eyes to secure the win.

- Magnus' new friend, Graham, that appeared last week talked to MVP and got an iron clad contract. Graham interferes in Magnus' match with Willow. Graham handcuffs Willow and beats him down with a spare turnbuckle bolt.

- Kurt Angle appeared to blow his knee out in his match against Ethan Carter III. The referee threw up the X that signals real injury in wrestling. Angle refused forfeiting but got his knee clipped more by Carter who took the win. Angle is told he'll have to have surgery by the TNA medical staff.

- The debut of Knux's misfit faction called Menagerie. Knux faced Kazarian in his first match.

- The Wolves put the TNA Tag Titles on the line against The Bromans in a "Ladder Match". Very good match, probably the best match The Bromans have ever had in their careers.

- Mr. Anderson and James Storm face off next week.

Quick Match Results:
- "Evening Gown Match": The Beautiful People def. Madison Rayne and Brittnay by pin.
- Ethan Carter III def. Kurt Angle by pin.
- TNA Tag Titles, "Ladder Match": The Wolves (c) def. The Bromans by retrieving the titles.
- Knux def. Kazarian by pin
- Willow def. Magnus by DQ

TNA News and Rumors:
- TNA Knockouts, Taryn Terrell and Brooke Tessmacher, were both in Orlando, FL taking part in photo shoots for TNA this week. Rumor is they will be returning to TV soon. Taryn Terrell was at one time the official knockouts division referee and had just gotten into wrestling in matches till her personal leave of absence in July of 2013 due to pregnancy. Miss Tessmacher is a former TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion, a two time TNA Knockouts Champion and was voted Knockout of the Year in 2012. Tessmacher was last seen in December of 2013 as a member of Aces and Eights.
- Bully Ray, Magnus, Samoa Joe, James Storm, Bobby Roode, Mr. Anderson and Eric Young are all being advertised for next year’s TNA Maximum Impact 7 tour of the United Kingdom.
- One name that didn't make the list for the tour was Kurt Angle. Angle's contract will be expiring in the fall of this year and rumor is Angle will either be GFW or WWE bound. Angle has stated that he would love to help be one of the building pieces in making GFW a household name. Angle has also stated that he guarantees he'll retire in WWE. Only time will tell what Angle chooses.

And that's a wrap my friends. Join me again next Friday for another TNA Impact recap as we move closer to TNA Slammiversary. Until then, tap or snap.

Browns Draft React, 5.8.14: 1st Round

Here comes the money!

The Browns and Johnny F'n Football made headlines nationally on all the major networks and newspapers this morning. The Browns were definitely the most active team in the 2014 NFL draft yesterday by making 3 trades and getting arguably the best cornerback and quarterback in the draft.

The night started with the Cleveland trading out of the 4th overall pick with the Bills, moving down to 9th overall. With that trade, they gained Buffalo's 1st and 4th round picks in the 2015 draft. Then, the Browns moved up one spot by trading this years 2014 5th round pick to the Vikings, to select cornerback Justin Gilbert of Oklahoma State.

The third trade came when Cleveland traded with the Phildelphia Eagles, moving from 26 to 22 and giving up the 83rd pick in the 3rd round to select quarterback Johnny Manziel. Just so we are all on the same page, Cleveland gave up a 3rd and 5th round pick in this years draft and gained Justin Gilbert, Johnny Manziel, a 1st round pick and a 4th round pick in the 2015 draft.

Ray Farmer made some great moves, while adding 2 areas of need and the best players on their board yesterday. What's wrong with having 2 first round picks in 2015? NOTHING! It's obvious that the Browns will build this team through the draft. Getting Manziel at 22 saved the Browns a lot in guarenteed money and salary. What's in store for Round 2 today? We will find out when the Browns will be picking early again If today was anything like yesterday, we are in for a treat! Give me your reactions by commenting below and come back tomorrow for thoughts on the 2nd and 3rd rounds.

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-Be on the lookout later today for Browns React where we cover the Cleveland Browns draft picks in the 2014 NFL Draft.

-The Miami Heat beat the Brooklyn Nets 94-82. King James had a game high 22 points, Chris Bosh added 18. Deron Williams couldn't hit a shot, going 0-9 from the field with 0 points for the Nets. Mirza Teletovic set a Nets playoff record, hitting six 3-pointers scoring a total of 20 points off the bench. Miami leads the series 2-0. Game 3 will be Saturday in Brooklyn.

-The Spurs topped the Blazers 114-97 to go up 2-0 in the series. As always, the Spurs played a great overall team game with Kawhi Leonard leading the way with 20 points. San Antonio had 7 players score double figures. Other notables for the Spurs, Tony Parker had a double-double scoring 16 points and 10 assists. The Blazers shot a dismal 43% from the field. Nicolas Batum had a team high 21 points for the Blazers. Game 3 will be on Saturday.

-The Indians racked up 15 hits in their 9-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins yesterday afternoon at Progressive field. Asdrubal Cabrera, Michael Brantley, David Murphy and Mike Aviles all had 3 or more hits in the game. Cabrera and Brantley both hit home runs for the Tribe. Justin Masterson improved to 2-1 on the season with the win. He went 6.1 innings giving up 4 hits and 2 earned runs in the series finale. The Indians open up their weekend series versus the Rays in Tampa on Friday at 7 PM.

TV Tonight 5.8.14

NFL
2014 NFL Draft, First Round (ESPN/NFL Network, 8 PM)

NBA
Nets @ Heat, Game 2, Heat lead 1-0 (ESPN 2, 7 PM)
Trail Blazers @ Spurs Game 2, Spurs lead 1-0 (ESPN 2, 9:30 PM)

NHL
Bruins @ Montreal, Game 4, Canadiens lead 2-1 (NBC Sports, 7:30 PM)
Ducks @ Kings, Game 3, Kings lead 2-0 (NBC Sports, 10 PM)

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Hollywood Game Night (NBC, 8 PM)
Hell's Kitchen (FOX, 8 PM)
The Big Bang Theory (CBS, 8 PM)

American Comedy Awards (NBC, 9 PM)
TNA iMPACT Wrestling (SPIKE, 9 PM)
Grey's Anatomy (ABC, 8 & 9 PM)
American Idol (FOX, 9 PM)
Bad Teacher (CBS, 9:30 PM)

The Challenge: Free Agents (MTV, 10 PM)
Black Box (ABC, 10 PM)

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-With Asdrubal Cabrera on third base and a Mike Avila liner to centerfield, the Cleveland Indians earned their first walk off win of the season over the Minnesota Twins, 4-3. Danny Salazar got the start for the Tribe, pitching 6.1 innings with 7 strikeouts, giving up 3 earned runs and 6 hits. John Axford earned the win with one inning pitched. The Indians will close out the 4 game set without the Twins this afternoon with a start time at 12:05 PM.

-Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman signed a 4 year extension for $57.4 million dollars with $40 million guaranteed. As I said last week, I expected Browns cornerback Joe Haden to sign his extension after Sherman's deal was complete.

-With Lob City up 0-1 in the series, the Oklahoma City Thunder came storming back with a 112-101 win. Russell Westbrook had a impressive night with his triple double, scoring 31 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Kevin Durant fell just short of a triple double, with 32 points, 12 boards and 9 assists. The Clippers had a chance to win but they lost the rebound game 52-36. Leaders for the Clippers include J.J Redick with 18 points, CP3 with 17 points, on top of 11 assists and Blake Griffin who scored only 15. The series is tied 1-1 with Game 3 on Friday in L.A.

-Roy Hibbert finally woke up in Game 2, scoring 28 points and 9 rebounds for the Pacers with a 86-82 win over the Wizards. Washington's John Wall had a rough night shooting 6-27 from the field. Marcin Gortat had a impressive 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Wizards. Washington also had a tough time from the free throw line, missing 7 of their 12 free throw attempts. I have always said it's fundamentals that win or lose a game. In this situation its all about the free ones. Game 3 for this series will be Friday night in Washington.

TV Tonight 5.7.14

MLB
Twins @ Indians (STO, 7 PM)
Cubs @ White Sox (ESPN, 8 PM)

NBA PLAYOFFS
Wizards @ Pacers, Game 2, Wizards lead 1-0 (TNT, 7 PM)
Clippers @ Thunder, Game 2, Clippers lead 1-0 (TNT, 9:30 PM)

NHL PLAYOFFS
Penguins @ Rangers, Game 4, Penguins lead 2-1 (NBC Sports, 7:30 PM)

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Arrow (The CW, 8 PM)
Revolution (NBC, 8 PM)
American Idol (FOX, 8 PM)

Modern Family (ABC, 9 PM)
Mixology (ABC, 9:30 PM)

Catfish: The TV Show, SEASON PREMIERE (MTV, 10 PM)
Legit (FXX, 10 PM)
Chicago PD (NBC, 10 PM)
Nashville (ABC, 10 PM)
The Americans (FX, 10PM)

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-Kevin Durant was named NBA MVP yesterday. He received 119 of 125 first place votes. The other 6 votes went to Miami Heat star Lebron James. Durant averaged 32 PPG 7 REB and 5.5 AST this season. Kevin Durant also won the scoring title. He is the first player since Allen Iverson to win MVP and the scoring title in the same season. Iverson accomplished his feat in the 2000-2001 season.

-The Golden State Warriors fired head coach Mark Jackson after finishing 51-31 and losing to the LA Clippers in 7 games in the NBA playoffs. Jackson led the Warriors to back to back playoff appearances for the first time in over 20 seasons. Honestly I don't see how a talent like this can be fired after a great season and taking the potential Western Conference Champions to 7 games. I'm not sure if there was conflict in the front office or management wanted to go in another direction. One thing for sure Jackson has two things working for him. Hopefully, find another coaching job or just go back to the television booth where the Clippers hired him from.

-The Cavs, Browns and Indians sin tax won! Voters came out to the polls Tuesday and voted yes on Issue 7, to pass the 20 year extension of the tax that would help towards the improvements of Downtown Cleveland's stadiums, arena and surrounding areas. Naysayers have said the tax should not have been renewed. But the tax payers didn't have to pay any additional money. Opponent's arguments were asking why should they renew the tax, when the leases are over before the tax. Cleveland loves their teams and they won't be going anywhere with the improvements that are sure to come. #goodkarma

- Cleveland starting pitcher Josh Tomlin made his season debut and picked up his first win, in the 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Tomlin went 6.2 innings with 4 strikeouts and only 1 walk. Nick Swisher may have found his bat again, going 2 for 4 from the dish with 1 RBI and a run scored. Bryan Shaw earned his first save of the year.

-The Miami Heat knocked off any rust they might have had immediately in their 107-86 blowout over the Brooklyn Nets in Game 1. LeBron James led the way with 22 points on 10-15 shooting from the field. Ray Allen added 19 points off the bench for the Heat. After a long 7 game series with Toronto, the Nets came out looking sluggish and were not in the game at all. Game 2 will be Thursday at 7 PM.

-The San Antonio Spurs beat the Portland Trail Blazers 116-92 in Game 1 of their series. Tony Parker led the Spurs with 33 points, while LaMarcus Aldridge had 32 for the Blazers. This game also wasn't a contest. San Antonio clearly out matched the Blazers all game. Game 2 will be Thursday in San Antonio at 9:30.

TV Tonight 5.6.14

MLB
Twins @ Indians (STO, 7 PM)

NBA PLAYOFFS
Nets @ Heat, Game 1 (TNT, 7 PM)
Trail Blazers @ Spurs, Game 1 (TNT, 9:30)

NHL PLAYOFFS
Bruins @ Canadiens, Game 3, tied 1-1 (NBC Sports, 7 PM)
Blackhawks @ Wild, Game 3, Blackhawks lead 2-0 (CNBC, 9 PM)

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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC, 8 PM)
The Voice (NBC, 8 PM)
Glee (FOX, 8 PM)
The Originals (CW, 8 PM)

The Goldbergs (ABC, 9 PM)
Faking It (MTV, 9 PM)

Fargo (FX, 10 PM)
Chicago Fire (NBC, 10 PM)

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, 5.6.14: WWE Raw

Welcome back to another edition of Wrestling Lockup with Brandon. It's RAW recap time and it's the first RAW after WWE Extreme Rules last night. What's next for WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Daniel Bryan? How will Evolution bounce back from their defeat to The Shield? Will Bray Wyatt and his followers continue to terrorize John Cena? What feuds will go down leading us to WWE Payback? Let's get this started!

Highlights of RAW:
- The Authority make Dean Ambrose defend his United States Championship in a 20 man battle royal. Ambrose survives to the final two with Sheamus, eliminating a decent amount of opponents on the way. Sheamus nails Ambrose with the "Brogue Kick" and dumps Ambrose to the floor to take Ambrose's U.S. Title. Triple H then puts The Shield in the main event later against The Wyatt Family and says Ambrose losing the U.S. Title is step one to The Shield's luck running out.
- RVD and Cesaro continued their feud as they battled in a one on one match.
- Bray Wyatt cut a promo on his victory on John Cena last night. Bray says he's doing what he's doing for the children, for the hungry, for the girls that think they are ugly. Bray says Cena will stand and fall alone and the children will look at Bray as a god.
- Cody Rhodes' losing streak continued.
- Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella are told by Stephanie McMahon to lay low in the locker room because Kane is angry at what happened last night. Bryan and Brie try to sneak out in a car but Steph tells Bryan he has a match and will be stripped of the title if he doesn't wrestle. After Bryan's match, Kane's music plays, the newlyweds run to the car, but it doesn't start. Bryan fixes the car problem but gets attacked by Kane who's waiting. Bryan ends up knocking Kane off the hood of his car after Kane jumps on top of it then drives off as Kane sits up.
- Bad News Barrett gave Big E a rematch for the IC Title.
- Adam Rose and his party posse debut as they interrupt Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger's promo on wrestlers they want deported. Rose sends Swagger out of the ring then chases Zeb off as Rose and his party posse party in the ring.
- Evolution get involved in The Wyatt Family vs The Shield match. The 6 on 3 distraction costs The Shield as Bray hits "Sister Abigail" on Reigns for the win. Evolution attack The Shield after the match and lay out the hounds of justice. Reigns tries to fight back solo on Evolution but gets laid out with an RKO from Orton, a pedigree from Triple H and a triple power bomb from Evolution as a whole. Evolution celebrate together to close out RAW.

Quick Match Results:
- WWE United States Championship, 20 Man Battle Royal: Sheamus wins, last eliminating current champ, Dean Ambrose, to win the U.S. Title.
- RVD def. Cesaro by DQ.
- Ryback def. Cody Rhodes by pin.
- Alexander Rusev def. Kofi Kingston by submission.
- Daniel Bryan def. Alberto Del Rio by submission.
- WWE IC Title Match: Bad News Barrett (c) def. Big E by pin to retain the title.
- The Wyatt Family def. The Shield by pin.

WWE News and Rumors:
- Sources are saying that Batista may be taking time off from WWE sooner instead of later like planned. Rumor is Batista is not happy with his current angle and constant storyline changes they gave his character. (Boo Hoo) Can you tell I'm not a Batista fan?
- RVD suffered minor bruising and a cut on his face at Extreme Rules after crash landing on a trash can, missing the "Five Star" in his match with Cesaro.
- Rumored match going around currently is a Daniel Bryan vs Kane "Buried Alive Match". If it's as brutal as their "Extreme Rules Match" was, then I'm all for it.

And that is a wrap! I will be back on Saturday for the Smackdown recap and more WWE News that comes my way. Till then, tap or snap.

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-The Indians fell to the Twins 1-0. The Tribe only mustered 3 hits in 10 innings. There is really not much to talk about with this game. So I guess the highlight will be Eduardo Escobar's homerun for the Twins at the top of the 10th for the win.

-The Los Angeles Clippers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-105 in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semi-finals. Chris Paul had a amazing 32 points including 8 3 pointers. Russell Westbrook led the Thunder with 29 points. Kevin Durant added a strong 25 points. The Clippers were hot, shooting 55% from the field. OKC had 18 turnovers in the game in their loss. Game 2 is Wednesday in Oklahoma City.

-The Washington Wizards showed their magic as they beat the Indiana Pacers 102-96. Trevor Ariza hit 6 3-pointers, scoring 14 of his 25 in the first quarter. Indiana's Roy Hibbert went scoreless again. For the Wizards, Nene had 15 points and John Wall had 13 points with nine assists. The Pacers failed to score in their last seven minutes of the game. The Wizards are up 1-0 in the Eastern Conferernce Semifinals. Game 2 is Wednesday in Indiana.

TV Tonight 5.5.14

MLB
Twins @ Indians (STO, 7 PM)
Cardinals @ Braves (ESPN, 7 PM)

NBA PLAYOFFS
Wizards @ Pacers, Game 1 (TNT, 7 PM)
Clippers @ Thunder, Game 1 (TNT 9:30 PM)

NHL PLAYOFFS
Penguins @ Rangers, Game 3, tied 1-1 (NBC Sports, 7:30 PM)
Kings @ Ducks, Game 2, Kings lead 1-0 (NBC Sports, 10 PM)

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WWE Raw (USA, 8 PM)
24: Live Another Day, SEASON PREMIERE (FOX, 8 PM)
The Voice (NBC, 8 PM)
Dancing With The Stars (ABC, 8 PM)

Louie, SEASON PREMIERE (FX, 10 PM)
The Blacklist (NBC, 10 PM)
The Boondocks (Cartoon Network, 10:30 pm)
This Is Hot 97 (VH1, 10:30 PM)

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.

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-After winning the first two of a three game series, the Tribe lost to the White Sox 4-3 on Sunday. Corey Kluber was lights out through 8 innings, striking out 13 and at one point set a team record by striking out 7 in a row. The Indians had a 3-1 lead heading into the top of the 9th inning. Closer John Axford came in and tried to record his 10th save of the season. With 2 runners on, Chicago's Dayan Viciedo hit the 3 run shot to put the Sox ahead 4-3. The Indians start a 4 game series at home against the Minnesota Twins tonight starting at 7:05pm.

-Over the weekend, the Browns picked up Phil Taylor's 5th year of his rookie contract. The deal will secure Taylor $5.5 million dollars entering into the 2015 NFL season. The Browns are still trying to hammer out a deal with cornerback Joe Haden. With Seattle's Richard Sherman due a new contract, expect Haden to sign after Sherman to ensure he gets his fair market value.

-It took the Spurs 7 games but they defeated their in state rivals the Dallas Mavericks 129-96 I'm San Antonio yesterday. Tim Parker led the Spurs with 32 points. Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 for Dallas. The Spurs will face the Clippers on Wednesday in the western conference semi-finals.

-Is Brooklyn is the house! Yes and beat the Toronto Raptors with a nail biting score of 104-103. Joe Johnson scored 15 of his 26 in the 4th quarter. Kyle Lowery led the Raptors in scoring with 28. The Nets will face Miami in the eastern conference semi-finals on Tuesday.

TV Tonight 5.4.14

MLB
Cardinals @ Cubs (ESPN, 8 PM)

NHL PLAYOFFS
Rangers @ Penguins, Game 2 (NBC Sports, 7:30 PM)

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Once Upon A Time (ABC, 8 PM)

Game of Thrones (HBO, 9 PM)
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (FOX, 9 PM)
Resurrection, SEASON FINALE (ABC, 9 PM)

Salem (WGN, 10 PM)
Mad Men (AMC, 10 PM)
Silicon Valley (HBO, 10 PM)
Veep (HBO, 10:30 PM)

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO, 11 PM)

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, 5.3.14: WWE Smackdown

Welcome back to another Saturday Smackdown recap of Wrestling Lockup with Brandon. Last night's Smackdown served as the last Smackdown before WWE Extreme Rules which takes place this Sunday May, 4th. Smackdown took place this week in Kansas City, Missouri. The main event of the show was announced on Main Event on WWE Network. Dean Ambrose would be defending his WWE United States Championship in a "Fatal Four Way Match" against Ryback, Curtis Axel and Alberto Del Rio. What's weird is this match was originally advertised as a 3 on 1 Handicap Match. Not sure if this was an error to begin with by WWE or if they just had no clue how to script it, causing the match stipulation change. Final buildup to the pay per view was mostly what last night's show was about. Nothing big really took place, just final matches before the big show Sunday for the wrestlers competing at Extreme Rules. Let's get the recap started shall we?!

Highlights of Smackdown:
- WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Daniel Bryan, cut one last promo on Kane, his opponent at Extreme Rules. Bryan says he'll make Kane pay for putting his hands on his wife, Brie Bella and take him straight to hell personally. Kane interrupts with fire pyro and cuts a promo on Bryan on the TitanTron. Kane says he likes hell and will give Bryan the tour when they get there together. #devilsfavoritedemon #yesmovement
- The Wyatt Family were victorious in their match, Bray Wyatt looks ahead to meet John Cena at Extreme Rules in the Steel Cage. #followthebuzzards
- Big E squared off with Titus O'Neil, as he prepped for his IC Title defense Sunday against Bad News Barrett.
- RVD, Cesaro and Jack Swagger continued their feud that will take place at Extreme Rules.
- Alexander Rusev continued his mission to destroy R-Truth and Xavier Woods.
- A contract signing took place for the first ever "WEE-L-C Match" between Hornswoggle and El Torito. The match will kick off the WWE Extreme Rules pre-show at 7:30pm. I'm assuming this will me a midget wrestlers version of a "T-L-C Match" involving tables, ladders and chairs? Guess we'll have to tune in on the pre-show and find out.
- Dean Ambrose successfully defended his WWE United States Championship in the fatal four way main event. The Shield sent a final warning to Evolution as they triple powerbombed Ryback to close the show. #houndsofjustice

Quick Match Results:
- The Wyatt Family def. Sheamus and The Usos by pin.
- Rob Van Dam def. Jack Swagger by pin.
- Alexander Rusev def. R-Truth by DQ. Xavier Woods interferes in the match.
- Dolph Ziggler def. Damien Sandow by pin.
- Big E def. Titus O'Neil by DQ.
- WWE U.S. Title "Fatal Four Way Match": Dean Ambrose (c) def. Ryback, Curtis Axel and Alberto Del Rio by pin.

WWE News and Rumors:
- The following have been announced for the WWE Network coming soon this year: WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014, The Monday Night War, WWE Total Divas. WWE Rivalries, WCW Clash of the Champions, WWE Saturday Morning Slam, Rock n' Wrestling (tentative), WWE Saturday Night's Main Event and WCW Nitro
- WWE Network is now available on XBox One video game and entertainment system.
- WWE officially announced the releases of the following: Mason Ryan, Oliver Grey, Danny Burch, and Shaul Guerrero.
- Rumor going around is that WWE may be interested in signing Japanese star, KENTA. KENTA has shown interest in the past of inking a deal with WWE.
- Bill Goldberg has stated that he may be interested in wrestling at Wrestlemania 31 for a one time deal. He has been in talks with Triple H and still on good terms with WWE. Goldberg who will be 48 by the time Wrestlemania season rolls around again, is still in great condition and works out everyday. #whosnext
- WWE is currently working on and will be releasing a new Batista DVD/Blu-Ray. #theanimal
- If you are a subscriber to DirecTV or Dish Network then as Bad News Barrett would say.....I'm afraid I have some BAD NEWS! DirecTV and Dish Network will not be showing WWE Extreme Rules this Sunday due to them claiming unfairness that WWE is showing their pay per views on their network. All about the money in simpler terms.

WWE Extreme Rules Card:
- WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Daniel Bryan (c) vs Kane.
- WWE Intercontinental Championship: Big E (c) vs Bad News Barrett.
- WWE Divas Championship: Paige (c) VS Tamina Snuka.
- "Six Man Tag Match": Evolution vs The Shield.
- "Steel Cage Match": John Cena vs Bray Wyatt.
- "Triple Threat Match": Cesaro vs Jack Swagger vs RVD.
- "Handicap Match": Alexander Rusev vs R-Truth and Xavior Woods.
- "WEE-L-C Match": Hornswoggle vs El Torito.

And that is a wrap my friends, I will be back for a special Monday edition as I recap WWE Extreme Rules. Till then tap or snap.