The end is nigh for the Lock Up as the team present the final peek into the inner sanctum before the podcast goes to the great wrestling ring in the sky. WWE Editor Jefferson Lake is joined by Faz, TJ, Anton Toloui and Jas Marwaha for an emotional farewell to the intelligent conversation and hilarious bants as the team offer their thoughts on all things WWE for the final time. On the schedule for discussion today: What went wrong in the main event at TLC? Was Charlotte Flair to blame? Have...

The Lock Up crew make their penultimate trip to the inner sanctum for a “the end is almost nigh” offering of intelligent conversation and hilarious bants centred around this Sunday’s final Sky Sports WWE pay-per-view, TLC. The gang explore all of the confirmed matches so far as WWE rounds out both their 2019 schedule and life on that station which has been their broadcast partner for the past three decades. On the agenda for discussion: Would anyone make a worse Fiend than Bo Dallas? How...

After a week out, the Lock Up crew make a long overdue return to the inner sanctum, touching on Survivor Series whilst catching up on the latest SmackDown and last two Raw shows. Has The Fiend developed the power to transform superstars back to their former gimmicks? Where is Becky Lynch? Could Seth Rollins be about to form a faction with AoP – and does anyone care if he does? Check out in-depth answers to all of these questions and more, along with thrilling tangents about Peter Ndlovu,...

The Lock Up crew are back in the inner sanctum to run the rule over an action-packed Survivor Series card in which Raw, SmackDown and NXT stage their annual battle for brand supremacy. Survivor Series features competitors from NXT for the first time in its history and with them comes plenty of intrigue. Will Seth Rollins remain loyal to Raw? Will Charlotte Flair and Sasha Banks take the first steps on the road to renewing their Four Horsewomen rivalry? And will the midweek stand-off between...

The Lock Up crew return to the inner sanctum after their road trip to Manchester for the live tapings of Raw and SmackDown, where the arena experience was quite different to what the television audience saw! The gang take a deep dive into all things blue and red after seeing the shows unfold in the flesh. Bayley stops by for a world exclusive interview about the lack of respect WWE continues to show her and the team also speak to The Revival hours before their heart-breaking tag title loss...

The Lock Up crew are back to break down a superb pair of WWE episodes of Raw and SmackDown – which saw superstars from NXT leave their pre-Survivor Series mark on the main roster! With the invasion top of the agenda for discussion, was this the best episode of SmackDown in recent memory? And how much did WWE having their ‘backs against the wall’ because of the Saudi travel issues impact on booking? With some Rey Mysterio baseball bat chat and another passionate plea from TJ to stop the...

In this bonus episode of the Lock Up, we take a look back at WWE Crown Jewel! Tyson Fury makes his debut, Brock Lesnar beats Cain Velasquez and we have a new Universal Champion in The Fiend!

The Lock Up gang return as they look back at the past week’s offerings from the red and blue brands, plus we look ahead to Crown Jewel! We have an exclusive interview with Tyson Fury ahead of his WWE debut match with Braun Strowman and then the crew watch Wednesday’s Crown Jewel media event ahead of the Sky Sports Box Office showing this Thursday!

The Lock Up crew return once again for a slice of intelligent conversation and hilarious bants from inside the inner sanctum as the past week’s offerings from the red and blue brands get the deep dive treatment. The Crew run the rule over a curious episode of SmackDown and a crown jewels-less Raw in which the key talking point concerned the Crown Jewel pay-per-view. Cain Velasquez burst into a WWE ring once again and hit Shelton Benjamin with some ‘interesting’ punches and Seth Rollins held...

The Lock Up team are back in town with your weekly dose of intelligent conversation and hilarious bants about all things sports entertainment after WWE presented their annual roster reshuffle with the draft. The gang break down who went where – and why – and how successful the draft was. The crew also pick an overall winning brand and contemplate the potential – and enormously sad – destruction of the Firefly Fun House, Bayley’s drastic new look and even more drastic heel turn-confirming...

It’s back to a table for two on the Lock Up this week but there is no romance in the air at the Sky studios as a brutal assessment of a hugely controversial Hell In A Cell is delivered. The pay-per-view has been roundly criticised for a highly controversial ending to the main event match between Universal champion Seth Rollins and Bray Wyatt’s Fiend creation, and we dissect the hows and the whys of the non-finish to end all non-finishes. Did it damage the Fiend character? Has Seth Rollins...

The Lock Up team welcome a select group of international wrestling journalists in a Los Angeles hotel bar for an extra special panel edition to break down an action-packed and chaotic Friday night debut for SmackDown! The Rock was back to delight the Staples Center fans, providing a major ‘rub’ for both Becky Lynch and Baron Corbin, the Fiend was up to his usual menacing tricks, Brock is back in possession of championship gold and there was a bizarre special appearance from British boxer...

The Lock Up team present the first half of their double-header of episodes from the United States with an inside peek at the Performance Center and an in-depth chat with the godfather of NXT himself, Triple H! Listen in as Trips gave us his views on the new wrestling era which began this week, his hopes and dreams for NXT and SmackDown and the possibility of a return to the world of WWE for CM Punk. The Game also gave his views on whether or not The Rock’s appearance on Friday night will be...

The Lock Up team once again reunite the four-man crew for a lengthy look at this week’s Raw and SmackDown! Under the microscope this week: Has The Fiend become overexposed after his many appearances on this week’s Raw? Will the latest chapter of Rey Mysterio’s underdog story lead him to an unexpected Universal title reign? Have the Four Horsewoman consumed all of the energy the WWE writing team has for the women’s division? And surely we aren’t already facing up to the prospect of Daniel...

The Lock Up team are reunited for a bumper four-man breakdown of Clash of Champions and all of the action from the lively episodes of Raw and SmackDown which followed. The crew explore the awesomeness of The Fiend and whether or not the surprise appearance of Bray Wyatt ‘saved’ Clash of Champions. The apparent beef between Sasha Banks and Alexa Bliss is also discussed as well as determining what lies ahead for beaten challengers Randy Orton and Braun Strowman. The team ask the question...

The Lock Up crew are back and so is the traditional intro as the final episodes of Raw and SmackDown before Sunday’s pay-per-view event Clash of Champions are assessed. The crew deep dive into all 10 matches scheduled to take place on Sunday night’s Sky Sports Box Office event. Will Sasha Banks capitalise on her red-hot return to the company to take the Raw title from Becky Lynch? Will Randy Orton’s recent brilliance be rewarded with another WWE title run? And how will Seth Rollins fare in...

There was plenty to get stuck into this week with an epic episode of Raw. The boys take a – perhaps somewhat predictable – deep dive into Bayley’s turn to the dark side on Raw this week, with Jeff pushing the nuances displayed in her character, whilst also looking at what it might mean for the Four Horsewomen unit overall. An intriguing Firefly Fun House is broken down, Erick Rowan’s voice is heard for the first time and the team discuss the use of video refereeing during a perfectly...

The Lock Up crew return to the inner sanctum to take a long look at the latest chunk of sports entertainment from WWE as five hours of Raw and SmackDown are placed under the microscope. We take a look at a week which saw the full line-up for the King of the Ring quarter finals confirmed, five of the matches for next month’s Clash of Champions pay-per-view put in place, AJ Styles’ retirement plans announced and one WWE supersta’s quite frankly staggering confession that he LITERALLY doesn’t...

This week sees the long-awaited return of Anton as The Lock Up team look back on all things WWE since SummerSlam. King Of The Ring is back, but has it been missed? The guys discuss who they think should win the tournament and who would best pull off the regal gimmick. The prospect of Roman Reigns vs Daniel Bryan is an exciting one, but did we have to go through a weird whodunnit to get there? The team also discuss Sasha Banks’ heelish return, Samoa Joe being rocked by Cesaro, Rey Mysterio’s...

In this special edition of the Lock Up podcast, we bring you the interviews we conducted over SummerSlam weekend with Samoa Joe, Big E and Alexa Bliss!

The Lock Up crew are live in Toronto for a special in-depth analysis of WWE SummerSlam with every match under the microscope! Only one title changed hands on the night but there were still no shortage of questions to be answered in Canada and among them were: Who will rise up to face Seth Rollins for his newly-reclaimed Universal title? Is The Fiend about to become the new Undertaker for the next generation of WWE fans? What next for the women’s champions on the brand? Could we see a run-in...

The Lock Up O.C. are reunited inside the inner sanctum for a deep dive into Sunday night’s big Box Office event, SummerSlam! Among the questions we attempt to answer include ‘Is Samoa Joe about to undergo a revolutionary new character change?’, ‘Has Rowan become the first person on the WWE roster to ‘let in’ The Fiend?’ and ‘Could we see Kevin Owens competing on the independent scene when the dust has settled at SummerSlam?’ Other topics discussed is the scary idea of Goldberg’s return...

Does Brock Lesnar’s vicious assault of Seth Rollins indicate he may be making more regular appearances on Raw? Is Maria Kanellis’ treatment of her husband Mike simply not okay? And how big a deal is it that Andrade unmasked Rey Mysterio? These are some of the questions tackled this week, along with discussions of Trish Stratus returning for a singles match, The O.C. winning the Raw Tag Team Titles and even a wild tangent which sees TJ admit to staging NXT TakeOver-style matches in his living...

The Lock Up crew are back with the Raw Reunion and a very strong episode of SmackDown placed under the microscope. Is D-Generation X now being presented as the greatest faction in the history of professional wrestling? Will The Fiend unleash a barrage of absolute destruction on Finn Balor at SummerSlam? Would it be better to see Shawn Michaels face Dolph Ziggler of AJ Styles? And will we see the 2019 equivalent of Jack Tunney on WWE television next week to clarify an interesting (and perhaps...