The Lucas E Allen Show

In today’s episode of LimitsCenter, Lucas discusses

- ESPN was interested in hosting the 2025 WWE Draft
- Seth Rollins provides update on timeline for return from injury
- Jade Cargill has already planned her WWE WrestleMania 42 entrance
- WWE officials divided about potentially signing Danhausen
- Andrade El Idolo to make HOG debut at No Turning Back in NYC
- Harley Cameron reveals she almost signed with WWE
- This Day In Wrestling History

In this week’s WWE Smackdown review, Lucas discusses
- SmackDown opened with Paul Heyman, Bron Breakker, Logan Paul and Reed coming to the ring to hype their WarGames team. The Usos interrupted and exchanged some words with Heyman's team. Cody Rhodes was going to join Jimmy and Jey, but when he didn't show up, we got a backstage shot showing Drew McIntyre leaving him knocked out in his own tour bus. The Usos ran to check on him as the show went to a break
- Ilja Dragunov defeats JD McDonagh to retain the WWE United States Championship
- Carmelo Hayes defeats Bronson Reed in The Last Time Is Now Tournament
- DIY defeats Fraxiom thanks to Candice LeRae costing Fraxiom the match
- Penta defeats Finn Balor in The Last Time Is Now Tournament
- The show ended with Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley giving a promo to introduce the fifth member of their team, AJ Lee. Their WarGames opponents attacked them from behind and ended up taking out the babyfaces including Becky Lynch joining the heel team for War Games

In today’s podcast, Lucas discusses
- DoorDash named official on-demand delivery partner of WWE & TKO
- Brie Bella says she thinks she has another run in her in wrestling
- Bianca Belair signs with Creative Artists agency
- Backstage update on Matt Cardona & WWE following his Smackdown return
- Backstage news on Dolph Ziggler’s WWE contract status following his Raw return
- Backstage update on injury status of WWE star Chad Gable
- Several companies submit bids to buy AEW’s broadcast partner WBD
- Tony Khan addresses if WWE asked to use Adam Copeland in John Cena’s Last Time Is Now Tournament
- Tony Khan addresses the AEW absence of Chris Jericho
- Tony Khan discusses the affordability of AEW PPVs
- Anna Jay’s AEW contract set to expire very soon
- His AEW Full Gear 2025 predictions 

In this week’s AEW Wednesday Night Dynamite review, Lucas discusses
- Bobby Lashley defeats Ricochet to become the number 1 spot in the AEW National Championship casino gauntlet match at Full Gear
- The Young Bucks & Josh Alexander defeat SkyFly
- Shelton Benjamin defeats SpeedBall Mike Bailey to become the number 2 spot in the AEW National Championship gauntlet match at Full Gear
- Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli defeat Orange Cassidy & Roderick Strong
- Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa defeat Alex Windsor & Riho in the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship tournament
- Hangman Adam Page defeats Katsuyori Shibata
- Megan Bayne & Marina Shafir defeat Anna Jay & Tay Melo in the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship tournament
- Kazuchika Okada defeats Mascara Dorada to earn the Don Callis Family a CMLL World Trios Championship match
- Mercedes Mone defeats Red Velvet in the main event to become the Undisputed ROH Women’s World TV Champion

In this week’s WWE Monday Night Raw review, Lucas discusses
- The fans packed inside Madison Square Garden erupted as "The Time is Now" played and John Cena hit the ring to kick off the show. After several moments of well-deserved basking, Cena prepared to address the fans when Dominik Mysterio interrupted to a chorus of boos. Domink claimed to have worked for everything he has received and challenged Cena to a rematch for the IC title. Cena offered up the rematch for Monday night, but Mysterio said he wanted to wait until Survivor Series in his hometown of San Diego. Mysterio was soon joined by his Judgment Day teammates, JD McDonagh and Finn Bálor. A three-on-one beatdown ensued until Sheamus made the save. Rey Mysterio joined the fray to even the odds and set up a six-man tag team match
- John Cena, Sheamus, & Rey Mysterio defeat The Judgement Day
- Jackie Redmond introduced women's world champion Stephanie Vaquer, who was immediately jumped by Nikki Bella. Bella beat down Vaquer and vowed to take the Women's World Championship from her to close out the brief segment
- Solo Sikoa defeats Dolph Ziggler in The Last Time Is Now Tournament
- Alexa Bliss took to the squared circle to implore Charlotte Flair to join her, Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky for WarGames at Survivor Series on November 29. She called Flair her best friend and took exception to her leaving her hanging Friday, when she suffered a beatdown. Asuka, Kairi Sane, Nia Jax, and Lash Legend interrupted proceedings and circled the ring, teasing another assault until Rhea Ripley's music played and Ripley and Iyo Sky made their way to the squared circle. After the heels earned the upper hand with the four-on-three numbers advantage, Flair made her presence felt, unloading on the heels with a kendo stick. She stood tall and stared down Legend and Jax before checking on Bliss. The babyfaces stood tall to close things out
- Maxxine Dupri defeats Becky Lynch to win the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship thanks to AJ Lee returning to cost Lynch the match
- Gunther defeats Je’Von Evans in The Last Time Is Now Tournament 
- Paul Heyman introduced four of the men who will make up The Vision's WarGames team: Logan Paul, Drew McIntyre, Bron Breakker, and Bronson Reed. CM Punk interrupted, stalking to the ring and never taking his eyes off the heels inside of it. The Usos soon joined him to an ovation, making their way through the crowd. Cody Rhodes rounded out the babyface side of things, and the two teams brawled in and around the ringside area. Brock Lesnar arrived on the scene, clearly Heyman's secret weapon and the fifth member of the heel team for Survivor Series. Punk went after him and endured consecutive suplexes. Rhodes came face-to-face with Lesnar and quickly found himself sent flying in the same fashion as Punk. Just as credits rolled, Roman Reigns made his return, taking his time as he hit the ring, staring a hole through Lesnar along the way. The longtime rivals came face-to-face, Lesnar's dominance halted with a single Superman Punch. Security momentarily distracted Reigns, allowing Reed to get the jump on him. He teased a Tsunami but Reigns delivered another Superman Punch, this one knocking Reed off the top rope. Chaos ensued and the show went off the air with Reigns delivering a spear that sent Reed and NYPD through the timekeeper barricade

In this week’s WWE Friday Night Smackdown review, Lucas discusses 
- SmackDown opened with a recap of Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair losing the tag titles last week before Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky came out together to kick things off in the ring. They were soon joined by their WarGames teammates, Flair & Bliss. Flair said she trusts Bliss, but she does not trust Ripley and doesn't want to be on a team with her. The Queen left as Bliss, Ripley and Sky looked confused. That is how the segment ended
- Jey Uso defeats The Miz in The Last Time Is Now Tournament 
- Ilja Dragunov defeats Axiom to retain the WWE United States Championship 
- Sami Zayn came out to the ring to address Solo Sikoa in a promo. It didn't take long for Solo and the MFTs to come out and respond. Sikoa said he would wait until Zayn is medically cleared before coming for him. Zayn revealed he has been cleared and dared him to take a shot. The Motor City Machine Guns, Shinsuke Nakamura and Rey Fenix showed up to take out the MFTs while Zayn fought Sikoa in the ring. That babyfaces made the heels retreat
- LA Knight defeats Zack Ryder in The Last Time Is Now Tournament 
- Jade Cargill defeats B-Fab
- Cody Rhodes vs Bronson Reed for the Undisputed WWE Championship in the main event ends in a DQ after Logan Paul attacked Rhodes to cause that DQ & also after the match Drew McIntyre was revealed to be the 4th member of the Men’s War Games match

In this year’s AEW Blood & Guts 2025 review, Lucas discusses
- Megan Bayne, Marianna Shafir, Mercedes Mone, Julia Hart, Skye Blue, & Thekla defeat Kris Statlander, Mina Shirakawa, Toni Storm, Jamie Hayter, Willow Nightingale, & Harley Cameron in the Women’s Blood & Guts match to start the show
- Hangman Adam Page defeats Powerhouse Hobbs in a Falls Count Anywhere match. Afterward, Shibata and Joe struck, trying to trap Hangman in the Blood & Guts cage. Instead, Eddie Kingston and Hook arrived to save Page. Hangman then declared he would fight Joe at Full Gear inside a steel cage
- Tony Schiavone introduced Ricky Steamboat, who reflected on his wrestling history before FTR interrupted. Cash Wheeler, Dax Harwood and Stokely Hathaway teased Steamboat then threatened to beat him down, even after he was graciously leaving the ring.Bandido and Brody King saved Steamboat and even let him throw some classic chops at Dax
- Kyle O’Reilly, Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe, Roderick Strong, & Darby Allin defeat Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia, & PAC in the main event in the Men’s Blood & Guts match

In today’s podcast. Lucas discusses

- WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 to take place at the United Center
- WWE Smackdown moving back to three hours
- Joe Hendry signs with WWE
- Bianca Belair provides injury update
- Nikki Bella discusses negative comments she's been receiving since her WWE return
- Chris Jericho says TNA is the 2nd biggest company in all of wrestling
- MVP calls Triple H a liar & coward
- Backstage news on Adam Copeland’s AEW status & hiatus
- Jim Ross provides health update 

In this week’s NFL Power Rankings video/podcast, Lucas discusses his top 16 NFL teams in Week 11 of the 2025 NFL season.

As always let me know in the comments section what do you think of this week’s power rankings & as always let me know your top 16 NFL teams in Week 11:)

In this week’s WWE Monday Night Raw review, Lucas discusses 
- Triple H kicks off Monday's show with a passionate promo arguing that Boston's own was the greatest of all time before introducing the man of the hour, John Cena, who entered the TD Garden to a deafening ovation. Cena thanked the fans and revealed that on December 13, not only will he wrestle his last match, but that particular edition of Saturday Night's Main Event will also feature exhibition matches between main roster and NXT stars in an effort to open the door to the future while his door closes, Intercontinental champion Dominik Mysterio interrupted to a chorus of boos, talked trash, and threatened to put Cena down. A more colorful version of a "you messed up" chant rained from the stands and the Unseen 17 fired up, warning Dirty Dom he had messed with the wrong guy, at the wrong time, in the wrong place. "I'm not even at my peak and I'm better than you were at your prime," Mysterio insulted the hometown hero. Triple H interrupted, agreed with the fans' assessment of the heel's actions, and made an Intercontinental Championship Match between the two official
- John Cena defeats Dominik Mysterio to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship 
Rusev defeats Damian Priest in The Last Time Is Now tournament 
- A fired-up CM Punk hit the ring to address Logan Paul betraying him and aligning himself with The Vision's Paul Heyman, Bron Breakker, and Bronson Reed. Paul claimed his eyes had been opened to a whole new vision after suffered a Tsunami from Reed and the heels appeared by the social media megastar's side. A three-on-one beatdown ensued but Jey Uso made the save. When that was not enough to even the odds, Undisputed WWE champion Cody Rhodes hit the ring to make the save and stood tall with his fellow babyfaces
- Stephanie Vaquer defeats Raquel Rodriguez to retain the WWE Women’s World Championship & after the match Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez attacked Vaquer until Nikki Bella saved Vaquer ultimately to attack Vaquer herself.
- Sheamus defeats Shinsuke Nakamura in The Last Time Is Now Tournament
- The Kabuki Warriors defeat Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss to win the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships in the main event thanks to Nia Jax & Lash Legend costing Flair & Bliss the titles & after the match the heels beatdown the 2 babyfaces until Iyo Sky & Rhea Ripley made the save for Flair & Bliss to end the show