Recapping American wrestling since 2013. Not only following the current stuff in WWE, Impact and ROH but also going back in time and doing stuff from back then as well.
Before the first match, Dario Cueto shows up and says The Mack and Cage started off the first Ultima Lucha off with a bang with their Falls Count Anywhere, and admits that it was his favorite match of the first night. To ensure that this match is just as good and just as violent, he makes this match Falls Count Anywhere just like last year.
The Mack beats Cage in a Falls Count Anywhere match (that is a semi-final match for a unique opportunity from Dario Cueto) after Cage slips on beer spilled by The Mack and misses the curb stomp onto the cinderblock, allowing The Mack to reverse Cage's mistake into a pinfall.
There is a bar near the ring for the next match between Texano and Son of Havoc. Since there is a cowboy (Texano) and a biker (Son of Havoc) in the ring, and it makes Dario Cueto think of a bar fight, Dario Cueto makes this match a Boyle Heights Bar Fight.
Son of Havoc beats Texano in a Boyle Heights Bar Fight (that is a semi-final match for a unique opportunity from Dario Cueto) after sending Texano into wine bottle shards.
Before the next match, Dario Cueto says he is impressed with The Mack and Son of Havoc, and says his unique opportunity is so great he wants both of them to work for it. Therefore, this match is also Falls Count Anywhere.
Son of Havoc beats The Mack in a Falls Count Anywhere match (that is the finals for a unique opportunity from Dario Cueto). Dario Cueto then comes out of his office with two briefcases.
Dario Cueto gives Son of Havoc a choice between two briefcases. One contains more money than he'll ever see in his career...$250,000 to be exact. However, there is a twist: he can also pick the other briefcase, which puts him in the main event for the Lucha Underground Championship at Ultima Lucha Tres. Son of Havoc takes the contract without hesitation. Dario then tells him that he has to win one more match to get the match, and that he will offer the money to the person he has to face to get that match. Dario then takes both suitcases and walks off. Famous B shows up, and tells us he's got a brand new client. Unlike Mascarita Sagrada, this new client is already famous. He asks if Son of Havoc is sick to his stomach, then tells him there's a doctor in the house. Son of Havoc's opponent is none other than Dr. Wagner, Jr.
Dr. Wagner, Jr. beats Son of Havoc by dodging Son of Havoc's Shooting Star Press and hitting the Doctor Driver. As a result, Son of Havoc is not in the main event title match at Ultima Lucha Tres and Dr. Wagner, Jr. wins $250,000.
Bayley beats Alexa Bliss. After the match, Bayley says it's been a long road back into the ring, and expresses her anger at Nia Jax for taking her opportunity at the Women's title at NXT Takeover: The End. Nia Jax shows up and stares down with Bayley, then leaves.
We get a look at TM61 (Nick Miller and Shane Thorne).
Cathy Kelley interviews The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson). They're not worried about losing the NXT Tag Team Championships, and plan to retain the tag titles against American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable).
Blake and Murphy vs. The Hype Bros (Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley) comes to a very quick end when Rhyno makes a surprise return and tries to Gore everybody while Blake and Murphy argue with each other.
We hear other Superstars' respose to Finn Balor vs. "The King of Strong Style" Shinsuke Nakamura.
Cathy Kelley ineterviews American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable), who say they plan to wrestle their kind of match against The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) tonight.
Samoa Joe returns next week!
Rhyno is seen in Full Sail. He won't say why he's back in NXT.
The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) retain the NXT Tag Team Championships against American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable) two falls to one in a two-out-of-three falls match.
Reby Sky and Matt Hardy celebrate baby Maxel's first birthday, and Matt Hardy says he will bring honor back to the family name on this day by deleting Jeff Hardy.
Maria Kanellis and "The Miracle" Mike Bennett show up. Bennett declares himself the greatest X Division Champion ever, and says he wants to cash in Option C tonight. He then asks whoever he has to hand the title to to cash it in to come to the ring. He gets Dixie Carter, who isn't exactly in the mood to give him a World title shot. She tells him that he has disrespeted the X Division title and every man who has held it before him. Option C will be in effect later tonight, but he has to retain the title one more time...against the entire X Division roster in an Ultimate X match that happens right now. Bennett is livid.
Eddie Edwards dashes "The Miracle" Mike Bennett's World title dreams by fighting him off on the ropes as Bennett stands on a ladder to become the X Division Champion!
Drew Galloway confronted Ethan Carter III last week after the main event, and the two of them come to blows. Both men have to be separated by Grado, Mahabli Shera and The Tribunal (Judge Baron Dax and Basile Baraka).
"The Cowboy" James Storm beats Eli Drake by disqualification after Eli Drake uses the King of the Mountain title as a weapon. Eli Drake retains the TNA King of the Mountain Championship.
Marti Bell dares Jade to come out and play...
Eddie Edwards says the X Division title is back where it belongs, and he's thinking about Option C...
Jade beats Marti Bell in a Knockouts Street Fight by countering the steel baton with nunchaku and hitting Marti Bell with a package piledriver onto a steel chair.
We see Jeff Hardy at home. Unfortunately, Matt Hardy sends drones to send a massage to Jeff, saying that this all ends tonight. Matt Hardy then destroys Jeff's lawn.
"The Miracle" Mike Bennett and Maria Kanellis are in the ring again. Bennett calls himself the hero TNA needs to survive, and Maria tells Dixie to get in the ring right now. They get Billy Corgan. Maria says she is the one who deserves to be heard and to be president of TNA, and tells Dixie "it's either her or me." Dixie Carter shows up, and asks Dixie who it's going to be. Dixie Carter tells Maria that she is tired of her and Bennett of manipulating her and Billy Corgan. Bennett demands he be in the main event of Destination X or else he will walk. Maria asks repeatedly whether it's her or Dixie, and Billy Corgan has had enough and tells them to stop as they are acting like two spoiled, entitled children. He tells Bennett he blew it tonight, and says Dixie Carter has been more than fair. He tells them that if they want to quit, he points to the door and tells them he'll hold it for them. Bennett says they won't quit, but that he will ruin Destination X.
The battlefield for Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy is prepared.
Lashley saw tonight's Ultimate X, and tells Eddie Edwards to keep his title and continue his reign as X Division Champion as he's "not ready for this."
Before the next match, Jessie Godderz tells Robbie E what his secret and his play from Big Brother's playbook is: the camera footage of Rosemary kissing Bram.
The Bro Mans (Robbie, Jessie Godderz, Raquel) beat Decay (Rosemary, Crazzy Steve, Abyss).
Eddie Edwards is in the ring with Jeremy Borash. Lashley shows up before Eddie Edwards makes his choice on whether or not to cash in the X Division Championship. He says Eddie Edwards is a great tag team and X Division wrestler, but tells him not to cash in. Eddie reminds Lashley he's broken bones before and came to matches the next night and still won. Lashley tells him to either take the title and go home, or do a title versus title match where the winner gets both the World and X Division championships...and if Lashley wins, he says he will rip the heart out of the X Division. Eddie Edwards says he loves the X Division too much to give up, and he goes for the title versus title match. Lashley then attacks Eddie, but Eddie gets the last word and stands tall with both the X Division and World titles.
We hear from both Ethan Carter III and Drew Galloway, who are now both suspended. They both make it clear they want the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, and they both agree on a match against each other next week.
Matt Hardy beast Jeff Hardy in Cameron, North Carolina in what is called "The Final Deletion."
Tonight's show starts with a July 4th party from earlier today. The Vaudevillains ruin the proceedings with Aiden English singing the Declaration of Independence. English gets food thrown at him, but Miz and Maryse put an end to the food fight. After saying that SmackDown is going live on July 19th and saying that today isn't about food fights, Miz and Maryse get food thrown at them too, which starts a food fight. This ends with Kane and Big Show almost getting into a choke slam battle before Heath Slater gets involved and ends up being the one choke slammed into a table. Everyone laughs about it and leaves, then Kevin Owens, shows up and says this would never happen on Canada Day. He is then hit in the face with a pie, which makes Owens mad.
Lillian Garcia sings The Star Spangled Banner.
Rusev retains the WWE United States Championship against Titus O'Neil with the Accolade, then puts him in a second Accolade for a few seconds. Rusev then mocks the crowd.
The Bella Twins (Brie and Nikki Bella) are on this month's issue of Latina Magazine!
The Social Outcasts (Heath Slater, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel) are dressed like Revolutionary War Minutemen on the way to the ring. Before they can tell us why, Enzo Amore and Big Cass show up. Enzo then names all the Presidents of the United States of American in chronological order, which would probably make Bob Backlund proud.
Enzo Amore and Big Cass beat The Social Outcasts (Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel).
Charlotte and Dana Brooke are in the ring. Charlotte says jealousy is the strongest human emotion, and says everyone is jealous because she's become the best in everything she does and the proof is around her waist. She says Sasha Banks is jealous and that all she can aspire to is her fans, and that chants don't pay bills. She says that Sasha Banks is all hype. Sasha Banks then shows up, and tells Charlotte she may be champion, but she'll never be her and that she still hasn't beaten her this year yet. She says she will dominate when she ges in the ring with her, but Charlotte says she's delusional. Charlotte says the one-year anniversary of their debuts is coming up, and that she's been champ nearly the entire time. After Sasha tells Charlotte what a Boss really is, Dana goes for a cheap shot but it quickly taken care of. Charlotte hits Sasha with a big boot, but Sasha fights back with a Backstabber and a Banks Statement before Dana drags Charlotte out of the ring.
The Miz says his designer suit was ruined in the food fight earlier tonight. He then dedicates the next match to Maryse, who "cleans up very well" and recently celebrated St. Jean-Baptiste's Day.
Dean Ambrose beats The Miz. After the match, Seth Rollins shows up for his match as Dean leaves, and the two have a brief staredown. Before Dean leaves, his music plays and he returns to guest on commentary for the next match (and speak with the Spanish commentators both before and after the break).
Brock Lesnar's SummerSlam opponent will be announced this Thursday on SmackDown.
Seth Rollins beats Dolph Ziggler, then Seth Rollins grabs a microphone, stands on a commentary table and says this match leaves no doubt who the best man in The Shield is. He calls Roman Reigns' career a joke, and says Roman shouldn't be in the Triple Threat Match or the WWE Draft. As Seth Rollins says the fans are just like Reigns in that they cut corners and have never put effort into their lives, Dean Ambrose stands on a commentary table, and Seth says Dean stole the WWE Championship and his life from him and that he will beat Dean and Roman and take the title back at Battleground. Dean says Seth can have the title right now, and after he tosses it to him, Dean brawls with Seth before hitting Dirty Deeds on one of the commentary tables.
The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan, Braun Strowman) say that The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) come from a world that doesn't exist, and that the power of positivity doesn't exist. Wyatt says the pains of reality are constant, and invites The New Day to come to their world so they can deliver the truth to them: that the power of positivity is a fairy tale and that fear is real.
Vickie Guerrero makes a surprise appearance and wants to become the General Manager for SmackDown, saying that Kane, John Laurinaitis and Teddy Long aren't fit for the role. Security forces her off the top of the entrance ramp, however.
Dolph Ziggler lies to security, saying he's never met Vickie Guerrero in his life.
Big Show talks to Team USA (Zack Ryder, Apollo Crews, Kane, Bubba Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley, Mark Henry, Jack Swagger) and tells them that even though they don't get alone, they have to unite for their match.
The Cruiserweight Classic is this Wednesday at 9 PM Eastern/8 PM Central on the WWE Network.
Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango) are in the VIP lounge at ringside for the next match.
The Golden Truth (R-Truth and Goldust) beat The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch).
As part of helping Darren Young live a problem-free life, Bob Backlund gives Darren Young permission to use the Cross Face Chicken Wing.
John Cena shows up to address The Club (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson). Cena says that AJ Styles can't stand on his own two feet and instead has to lean on the shoulders of The Club. He now finds himself looking over his shoulder, even though he's still standing. He then calls out The Club, and The Club appears. AJ Styles says Cena is upset because things aren't going his way, and says that they not only run Tokyo, but soon the WWE...but they have to get rid of him first. He says The Club is his insurance policy, and that they're not going anywhere. Styles says nobody will help Cena, because Cena has put himself on an island that nobody can relate to. He then says that The Club will beat up John Cena every time he comes out here, because they're the only ones with the balls to do it. They then make fun of beating up John Cena, then head down to the ring to do it. As they beat up John Cena, Enzo Amore and Big Cass fight off The Club, and the odds are evened. Cena, Enzo and Big Cass clean house.
The Shining Stars (Primo and Epico) want us to come to Puerto Rico again.
Becky Lynch vs. Natalya is official for Battleground.
Becky Lynch beats Summer Rae with the Disarmher as Natalya watches the match from backstage.
The Multi-National Alliance (Chris Jericho, Sami Zayn, Cesaro, Alberto Del Rio, Kalisto, Sin Cara, Sheamus, Kevin Owens) can't get on the same page in the locker room, and the faces and heels in the team can't get along.
Enzo Amore and Big Cass advertise the $5 Sonic Boom Box.
The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) show up and make fun of The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan, Braun Strowman), but say they like the Wyatts and that they Wyatts like them too. After all, how else would they invite them to their compound. Suddenly, The Wyatt Family appear on the TitanTron, and tell them they can either march into the mouth of the machine with their jokes, or they can come into their world and face them. The New Day accept their challenge, but Xavier Woods has to remind them that the Wyatts are dangerous, and if they treat this like it's fun and games, The New Day may not survive.
John Cena, Enzo Amore and Big Cass will take on The Club (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson) at Battleground.
Team USA (Zack Ryder, Apollo Crews, Kane, Bubba Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley, Mark Henry, Jack Swagger) beats The Multi-National Alliance (Chris Jericho, Sami Zayn, Cesaro, Alberto Del Rio, Kalisto, Sin Cara, Sheamus, Kevin Owens) in a 16-man elimination match.
For Episode #250, Ring of Honor looks back at the best matches of 2016 so far. Matches include:
Bobby Fish vs. Tomohiro Ishii for the ROH World Television Championship (Global Wars; May 8, 2016)
The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi and "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin (14th Anniversary Show; February 26, 2016)
Dalton Castle vs. "The Last Real Man" Silas Young in a Fight Without Honor (April 13, 2016)
The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) vs. reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) vs. The Kingdom (Michael Bennett and Adam Cole) in a Philly Street Fight (January 20, 2016)
The Lucha Dragons (Sin Cara and Kalisto) beat The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor).
Fandango says that everyone is here to see Breezango (Fandango and Tyler Breeze). Tyler Breeze says it's time to pull our your cellphones, because it's time for thirty seconds of thrills.
The Golden Truth (R-Truth and Goldust) beat Breezango (Fandango and Tyler Breeze).
The Shining Stars (Primo and Epico) are in the ring, calling Miami "a poor man's Puerto Rico" and "a second-rate imitation."
The Shining Stars (Primo and Epico) beat Jack Swagger and Zack Ryder.
Enzo Amore and Big Cass beat The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley).
