 | Beyond’s style is basically what would happen if stars of the 80’s collided with the Attitude Era with an emphasis on the competition and the combatants fighting spirit .... In Beyond, we settle things in the ring .... |
VENUE: The Beyond ‘Asylum’
Galen Center on the campus of University of Southern California
CITY: Los Angeles, California
CAPACITY: 10,258
ANNOUNCE TEAM: Mauro Renallo & Tony Schiavonne |  |
Huge pyro explodes from the stage and 10,000 strong are on their feet in the Beyond ‘Asylum’ .... Mauro Renallo and Tony Schiavonne join us ringside and it’s time to go ‘BEYOND’ .... We are 2 weeks away from Parade of Champions, and tonight we will hear from BOTH Kurt Angle and the Rock as they prepare to battle in a 2-day, 16 man tournament to crown the IWA world heavyweight champion ....
‘Quiet ... Quiet! ... QUIET!’ Chris Jericho is here! He’s not going to wait another minute because he is the star of this show .... No more Fozzy performances because you people don’t deserve it .... not until they personally thank him for putting Beyond on the map .... who else was going to do it? Dwayne? Jeff Cobb? Matt Riddle? It sure isn’t going to be Daniel Bryan and he’s going to prove that to the world tonight .... Daniel Bryan isn’t capable of carrying a company like he is .... Jericho says he’s making a list and tonight Daniel Bryan’s name gets marked off the list ....
‘FINAL COUNTDOWN’ by Europe hits and bring out Daniel Bryan to a monster pop! It looks like we are going to have this match right now!
Singles Match:
Chris Jericho
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada
music: Judas by Fozzy
finisher: Codebreaker, Walls of Jericho
‘American Dragon’ Daniel Bryan
Hometown: Aberdeen, Washington
music: ‘Final Countdown’ by Europe
finisher: Yes Lock, Cattle Mutilation, Busaiku Knee KickIt’s a set up! This match never gets started as Jericho kicks Bryan right between the legs as soon as the bell rings! Bryan drops to his knees, and then Jericho lays him out with the Judas Effect! Bryan is laid out, and Jericho puts him in the Walls of Jericho and won’t let go .... several referees are in to break it up, and Jericho finally lets go and leaves Bryan laid out in the ring ....
At the announce table, Mauro, Corey and Excalibur are disgusted .... Jericho comes over to them and demands that they thank him for Beyond being in existence .... He cuts a promo on Excalibur, saying people only wear masks because they have something to hide .... What does Excalibur have to hide? He tells Mauro and Excalibur that he’s adding both their names to his list .... but not Graves ....
IN THE BACK - The Rock arrives is shown walking through the hallway as he arrives .... Charly Caruso catches up with him and asks him about tonight ....
ROCK - ‘RANDY ORTON, this mission that you have been on week after week to get the ROCK’S attention . . . it’s working .... you want to come out here and give the ROCK the RKO? You want to run your mouth about how, in the past 7 years since the ROCK has traveled the globe electrifying like no other, that you’ve surpassed the Rock .... Randy Orton, you wanted the ROCK? .... Well, tonight YOU GOT THE ROCK!!!! You wanted to price to the world that you had surpassed the Rock, but you’ve proven something else .... and that is that you are the biggest piece of 3rd generation trash walkin!!!! You see, Randy Orton, tonight, the Rock says it’s not about beating you .... the Rock says it’s about whether you’re right .... Randy Orton, the Rock says, tonight, (*whispers*) ‘Just Bring It!’ .... IF YA SMELL ... WHAT THE ROCK ... IS COOKIN ....Singles Match:
Matt Riddle
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
music: Regulate by Warren G & Nate Dogg
finisher: Final Flash/ Bro-mission
Lance Storm
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta Canada
music: ‘El Phantasmo & The Chicken Run Blast-o-rama’ by White Zombie
finisher: Canadian Maple Leaf, Deep Impact piledriverStorm attacks the bare feet of Riddle, working the ankle .... Riddle comes back with a Exploder, then the rolling carelin suplexes for a 2 .... Bro-ton connects but Storm kicks out .... Storm stops Riddles momentum with a superkick, then catches him in the Canadian Maple Leaf but Riddle makes the ropes .... Riddle scoops Storm up for the Bro 2 Sleep, but Nick Aldis reaches in and grabs Storms leg, pulling him out of the move .... Riddle nails Aldis, but this allows Storm to roll Riddle up for the 3 count ....
Storm and Aldis celebrate together, indicating a possible alliance between the 2 ....
IN THE BACK - Melissa Santos interviews Rob Van Dam after his win over Damien Priest last week .... Priest interrupts the interview and wants another shot at RVD so his name can live forever .... RVD says Priests name WILL live forever and it will as it has been added to the long list of names that have lost to Rob Van Dam .... RVD accepts the challenge for next week ....THE DIRT SHEET w/ The Miz & John Morrison
The ring is set up for the DIRT SHEET segment with Miz, John Morrison & Maryse .... their guests are Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko, and they talk about how they were supposed to face Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson tonight but those two tried to hold management hostage for more money .... Miz keeps interrupting Benoit & Malenko and roasting them for not having any charisma .... Morrison keeps putting himself over as the most athletic person in Beyond Wrestling .... Benoit & Malenko have finally had enough and they are ready to fight ....
They are interrupted by Shane McMahon, who makes the announcement for that Beyond tag team title tournament that will begin next week .... it will be an 8 team tournament .... Benoit & Malenko want a match against the A-List TONIGHT! Cody & Dustin Rhodes come out on stage with Shane and says they are the only undefeated team in Beyond and they want some action tonight too! Shane says since we can’t have our original tag team match, we can have a triple threat tag match and it can start NOW!
Tag Team Match:
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko
Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta Canada & Tampa, Florida
music: ‘Whatever’ by Our Lady Peace
finisher: Crippler Crossface/ Texas Cloverleaf
The A-List (The Miz & John Morrison) w/ Maryse
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio/ Los Angeles, California
music: ‘AWESOME’ WWE theme
finisher: Skull Krushing Finale/ Morrison Starship
Cody & Dustin Rhodes
Hometown: Austin, Texas
music: ‘MY KINGDOM’ by Downstait
finisher: Cross Rhodes/ Lone Star State of MindThis match was made earlier tonight in the DIRT SHEET segment .... the announcers talk about the upcoming Beyond tag team tournament as these 3 teams tear into each other .... triple threat rules with 3 people in the ring at one time .... Benoit and Dustin team up on the Miz, who quickly tags in Morrison .... Morrison pulls off some athletic moves and takes out Dustin while Benoit tags in Malenko .... back and forth action now, but Benoit comes in a house of fire and takes out Miz & Morrison .... Cody comes in and battles Benoit but gets caught in the rolling Germans .... Morrison goes for the flying Chuck but Cody ducks and he takes out Benoit .... Cody hits the disaster kick on Morrison, but Malenko dumps Cody .... Wild sequence where we get a ton of finishers by everyone only for someone else to break up the pin .... Dustin nails the bulldog on Morrison but Benoit breaks it up with the diving headbutt .... Benoit and Cody take a tumble over the top to the floor, and Malenkt with the Texas Cloverleaf by to Dustin .... Miz slips in behind them and grabs Malenko .... SKULL KRUSHING FINALE! Miz covers Malenko for the 3 count!
Miz, Morrison and Maryse celebrate their win at the top of the ramp ....
IN THE BACK - Kurt Angle talks with Melissa Santos .... Angle says everyone is gunning for your olympic gold medalist .... He says he’s focused on his first round opponent, Shelton Benjamin, a man he has a long history with .... but then you’ve got Nikita Koloff apparently singling him out .... if you want to talk about him, that’s fine .... but when you disrespect America, that’s when your Olympic hero has a real problem .... he says the US is a free country, but the Koloffs aren’t going to come in and use the freedoms this country provides to run it down .... Angle says if they don’t like America, he has no problem helping them leave it .... and with a broken freakin ankle! It’s True!Back in the arena, Charly Caruso is at ringside to interview Lacey Evans, who is seated at ringside with her daughter and husband .... Charly congratulates her on signing with Beyond Wrestling and Lacey talks a little bit about herself and how it was an honor to serve her country in the Marine Corps .... She’s looking forward to testing herself against women like Asuka and Awesome Kong ....
Lacey is interrupted as Tessa Blanchards music hits and Tessa, Sasha Banks and Bayley come out to the ring .... Tessa was supposed to face Asuka last week but it was a set up, so this week Shane McMahon has booked Tessa vs. Kairi Sane .... As they pass by Lacey, Tessa looks at her and laughs, basically blowing her off ....
Womens Match:
Kairi Sane
Hometown: Yamaguchi, Japan
music: The Next Voyage WWE theme
finisher: In-sane Elbow
Tessa Blanchard
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
music: ‘Undeniable’ TNA theme
finisher: Buzzsaw DDT/ MagnumIts a battle back and forth .... Asuka isn’t here this week so Kairi is already outnumbered but she takes the fight to Tessa .... Kairi runs wild and hits the sliding forearm in the corner, then sets her up for the Insane Elbow but Sasha is on the apron .... This causes Sane to hesitate, and she flies off with the elbow but Tessa is out of the way! Tessa follows up with the Buzzsaw DDT and gets the 3 count ....
After the match, Tessa, Sasha and Bayley triple team Kairi 3 on 1 .... Lacey Evans has seen enough and jumps the rail to make the save for Kairi!!!! Tessa, Banks and Bayley escape up the ramp ....
AT RINGSIDE: Evans grabs a mic and cuts a promo and says her daughter is watching her and she is going to know that her momma has a responsibility to stand up to bullies like Tessa .... Tessa, Bayley and Banks want to try to run roughshod over the women of Beyond, but and as long as she’s around she won’t let that happen ....IN THE BACK - Melissa Santos is with Randy Orton .... Orton says that tonight he will take his time in destroying the legend that the ROCK has built for himself, so people can see him for the fruad he is .... he left for 7 years to be a Hollywood Star, but Orton has made himself a star throughout the UWF and now the IWA .... The Rock is living in HIS world now .... and the Rock will find out that Orton has surpassed him in every way ....PROMO:
We get a promo for the Parade of Champions kickoff on August 1st .... all IWA world champions will be crowned over a 2 day mega-spectacular including a 16 man tournament to crown the first IWA world champion! The show will be live from the brand-new SoFi stadium in Los Angeles, California .... Singles Match:
The Rock
Hometown: Miami, Florida
music: WWE theme
finisher: Rock Bottom/ Peoples Elbow
Randy Orton
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
music: ‘Voices’ by Rev Theory
finisher: RKOThere is no playing to the crowd this time as the Rock just goes right after Orton with right hands .... Rock shoots Orton off and hits a overhead belly to belly throw .... Orton rolls out but Rock is on top of him, and Orton fights back with a European uppercut, then drops the ROCK throat-first on the guardrail .... Orton tosses Rock in but gets hit with a Samoan Drop for another 2 count .... Orton hits the reverse headlock backbreaker and ground the Rock with a chinlock .... Rock battles back and hits a back suplex .... Each time the Rock goes for the Rock Bottom, Orton is able to escape, causing the Rock to question whether Orton is right .... has he lost a step? Orton has an innovative reversal as he reverses the Rock Bottom in mid-air into an RKO OUTTA NOWHERE! Both men are down! Orton is up first, and he sets for the punt kick determined to end the Rock once and for all! Orton charges but runs right into the Spinebuster! OFF COMES THE ELBOW PAD! Rock hits the ropes, but Orton rolls to the flood .... Rock follows him out but it’s a trap and Orton hits a back suplex into the barrier! Orton tosses Rock onto the announce table and he crouches ready for the RKO .... Rock blocks it .... ROCK BOTTOM THROUGh THE TABLE!!!! Rock rolls Orton back in the ring and hits the ropes .... PEOPLE’S ELBOW!!!!
Rock covers 1 ... 2 ... Nooooooo! Orton kicks out! Rock is determined this time, and he crouches waiting for Orton .... he hooks him ... ROCK BOTTOM!
1 ... 2 ... 3!!!!
The Rock’s music hits and he celebrates, standing tall to end the show ....
