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VENUE: The AEW ‘Asylum’
Galen Center on the campus of University of Southern California
CITY: Los Angeles, California
CAPACITY: 10,258
ANNOUNCE TEAM: Mauro Renallo & Corey Graves |  |
BACKSTAGE SEGMENT w/ THE RHODES BOYS
Cody is in the back and he is wrapping up his knee getting ready to compete …. Dustin comes in and says he knows Cody isn’t 100% and he chastises him for being Scott Steiner’s partner last night without tell him …. He says that’s not their fight .... Cody says he wanted payback on the Revival for hurting him .... Dustin tells him to focus because they have a big opportunity tonight to win the tag titles …. Cody tells him that he’s got it under control and not to worry …. Dustin says we are talking about the Beyond tag team titles here and tells Cody to check his ego and get focused ....Huge pyro explodes from the stage and 10,000 strong are on their feet in the Beyond ‘Asylum’ in SoCal .... Mauro Renallo and Corey Graves join us ringside and it’s time to go ‘BEYOND’!!!! ...'Hangman' Adam Page def. Damien Priest …. Great opening match between 2 rising stars …. Page hits the Buckshot Lariat but Priest kicks out! South of Heaven connects, but Page kicks out this time .... Page comes back and hits the Dead Eye to get the pin ....
Lance Storm comes out and cuts a promo on Aliester Black for showing up last night and laying him out with the Black Mass …. Storm wants a match with Black …. We get Aliester Black’s entrance in it’s full glory, but Storm stops him in his tracks because he says he is the Pure Champion and the best pure wrestler in the IWA today. He only competes in pure wrestling matches ….
Aliester Black def. Lance Storm by DQ …. Black agrees to the pure rules stipulation …. We get some great back and forth wrestling between them, with Black busting out some submission holds to make Storm use his rope breaks …. Meanwhile, Storm works the leg of Black setting up for the Canadian Maple Leaf. Black takes charge later in the match and sets up for the Black Mass, but Storm hits Black with a low blow for the DQ finish ….
IN-RING SEGMENT . . . .
CM Punk and Paul Heyman come out to the ring for a promo and they are full of themselves after last night . . . Punk gloats and says he beat Hulk Hogan straight up because he is the better wrestler …. He made Hogan tap out because the Anaconda Vice is HIS move …. He says he wanted a ‘Best of 3’ series so he could have the pleasure of beating Hogan multiple times and proving that he is the Best in the World …. He says that he wants match #2 to be a straight up wrestling match because he is the best WRESTLER on the planet …. And he is going to beat Hogan 2 matches to none ….
The fans are in shock as appearing on the ramp is NICHOLAS DEVANNES! DeVannes comes out and talks to Punk, saying that him and his ‘boys’ have Punk’s back and he knows he will beat Hogan 2-0 and show the World that the UWF world title, ‘Devannes’ title’ is the real world title …. Devannes shakes hands with Paul Heyman and then goes to shake hands with Punk, but Punk declines …. Punk says he is going to beat Hogan because he is the ‘Best in the World’ …. He doesn’t need anyone’s help …. DeVannes says he didn’t get this far by leaving things to chance …. His hands are in everything, and he says that his boys are going to take over this organization and prove that the UWF is the one true power in wrestling …. He tells Punk to make the right decision, because they have his back …. DeVannes extends his hand again and Punk shakes it this time …. DeVannes says “See you in Chicago, Champ.”The A-List (John Morrison & The Miz) w/ Alexander Hammerstone, Maryse & Taya Valkyrie def. The Rhodes Legacy (Dustin & Cody) to retain the BEYOND tag team titles …. Miz and Morrison target the knee of Cody through most of the match …. Dustin gets the tag and comes in and runs wild while trainers come down and check on the knee of Cody …. Dustin tries to make the tag but Cody is down on the floor …. Dustin makes his comeback, but Cody pushes past the trainers and gets in the corner, tagging himself in …. Cody is hobbled but runs wild on Miz and Morrison …. He hits Cross Rhodes on Miz, but Dustin actually stops him from making the cover! Dustin argues with Cody about why he wasn’t in the corner to tag him! Morrison pushes Cody into Dustin, knocking Dustin out of the ring and Morrison rolls Cody up for the 3 count! The champs retain!
POST MATCH: Cody and Dustin argue some more …. Dustin is mad that Cody wasn’t there to tag when Dustin needed him, then wanted to come in and steal the pin. Cody tries to calm Dustin down, but Dustin kicks him in the knee (like Owen Hart & Bret Hart at The Royal Rumble) …. Cody is down holding his knee, and Dustin looks for a second like he regrets it, but then walks off ….
JEREMY BORASH is standing outside the locker room with the ROCK! The fans pop huge! BORASH starts to say something, but ROCK holds his hand up to silence him. ‘ROCKY! ROCKY!’ chants come up from the crowd.
ROCK: ‘FINALLY . . . THE ROCK SAYS . . . FINALLY! THE ROCK . . . HAS COME BACK . . . TO WHOOP SHAWN MICHAEL’S CANDY ASS!!!! And tonight is the night. Tonight, THE ROCK . . . SHAWN MICHAELS . . . Brahma Bull Strap match!!!! SHAWN MICHAELS, the ROCK said last night that we ain’t even. We ain’t even now, and we ain’t going to be even tomorrow. Hell, New Years Day in the year 3000 we still ain’t gonna be even. But tonight, the ROCK is gonna go out there and do what the ROCK does best and that is whoop your monkey ass all over Los Angeles!!!! And after it is all said and done, after the ROCK has beaten you till the white meat shows, the ROCK is moving on to what the Rock was born to do, the Rock was bred to do, and that is be the IWA World Heavyweight Champion! IF YA SMEEEEELLLLLLOW . . . WHAT THE ROCK . . . IS COOKIN!’ Chris Jericho def. Finn Balor to retain the ELITE title …. These guys tear it up for nearly 20 minutes …. Jericho kicks out of the Coup De Grace, but Balor is able to escape the Walls of Jericho …. Jericho hits the Judas Effect and knocks Balor to the floor, then demands that the ref count Balor out …. Balor makes it back to the ring at the count of 9 …. Balor comes back with the Shotgun dropkick and goes back to the top for another Coup De Grace, but Jericho clips the knee and causes Balor to fall …. Jericho misses a Lionsault as Balor gets the knees up, and Balor goes for the Bloody Sunday but the knee buckles and Balor drops him …. This allows Jericho to hit the Judas Effect and fall on top of Balor for the pin ….
Jericho has the title and is screaming at the fans after the match that he is a god of wrestling .... He reaches the top of the ramp and holds up the title one more time before turning to go to the back when ....
WHAM! Jericho gets taken out by Sweet Chin Music out of nowhere!!!! Shawn Michaels stands over Jericho, making good on his promise from last night, then gives Jericho the DX crotch chop .... HBK continues to the ring accompanied by DIESEL, while Jericho is trying to shake off the cobwebs ....
Brahma Bull Strap Match: THE ROCK vs. SHAWN MICHAELSThe crowd is buzzing already from HBK's run-in with Jericho, and this one has a real big-time atmosphere to it. HBK refuses to put on the strap at first, and then gets a cheap shot in on the ROCK. With the ROCK down, HBK puts the strap on his wrist and starts to whip the ROCK. ROCK fights back quickly with right hands, and the action spills outside the ring. ROCK yanks on the strap, sending HBK into the ring steps, then he slams his head into the announce table multiple times. ROCK grabs a chair, but HBK hits Sweet Chin Music and kicks the chair right back into the face of the ROCK!!!! The ROCK is busted open now …. HBK takes ROCK onto the announcers table and tries to piledrive him, but ROCK elevates HBK off the table to the concrete floor!!!! Now a bloody ROCK starts to whip HBK, and huge whelps quickly raise on HBK’s back. ROCK wraps the strap around HBK’s neck and hang him, but MICHAELS grabs the ring bell and KO’s ROCK with it! HBK slides back into the ring and starts to try to touch all the corners, but ROCK is still down outside and HBK can’t reach. MICHAELS goes back outside and whips the ROCK with the strap. ROCK takes out his legs and then slingshots HBK into the ring post and he smacks his head! Now HBK is a bloody mess!
Now not only are both guys busted open, but their backs have huge whelps from being whipped by the strap. ROCK plants HBK on the ramp with a spinebuster! ROCK grabs HBK’S legs and punches him in the groin repeatedly! He tosses HBK back in the ring and kicks his arm in to his side, then hits the ropes and drives the ‘People’s Elbow’ into the heart of MICHAELS!!!! ROCK touches the first corner. ROCK touches the 2nd, and then the 3rd, but before he touches the 4th DIESEL takes ROCK out with a clothesline! DIESEL hammers the ROCK while HBK pulls the strap off his wrist. SWEET CHIN MUSIC TO THE ROCK! HBK fetches a chair from ringside and DIESEL holds ROCK as HBK is going to hit him …. ROCK MOVES! HBK HITS DIESEL WITH THE CHAIR INSTEAD!!!! ROCK BOTTOM TO HBK!!!! Shawn rolls out of the ring and Rock looks to see DIESEL down, ROCK hits the ropes and delivers the PEOPLE’S ELBOW TO DIESEL!!!! MICHAELS is back up and low blows the ROCK from behind! HBK starts tuning up the band! He sets for Sweet Chin Music but out of nowhere CHRIS JERICHO is back and KO's MICHAELS with the steel chair!!!! JERICHO tosses the chair down and walks out, getting his revenge from earlier! ROCK is back up and sees HBK on the mat .... He kicks the arms in and hits the ropes .... PEOPLE'S ELBOW TO HBK!!!! ROCK takes the strap and ties it BACK onto HBK’S wrist and starts to drag him around the ring, ROCK touches the 1st . . . the 2nd . . . the 3rd . . . and then the 4th corner to win the match!!!!
POST MATCH: A bloody ROCK celebrates on the ropes while DIESEL helps SHAWN MICHAELS from the ring ....
LIGHTS OUT STEEL CAGE MATCH: Kurt Angle def. Nikita Koloff . . . This is presented as a ‘lights out’ match that takes place after the main show …. They bust out all the big moves, including Angle missing a moonsault off the top of the cage …. Ivan Koloff comes out and tosses a steel chair over the top of the cage to Nikita, but Angle gets it and wears out Nikita with chair shots …. Angle slaps on the ankle lock but Rusev is out with a pair of bolt cutters and cuts the lock off the cage door …. The Russians in the ring and beat down Angle 3 on 1 …. Ivan locks the cage door back, but Benjamin and Haas come out and start to climb the cage! BENJAMIN WITH A DIVE OFF THE TOP OF THE CAGE TAKES OUT ALL THE RUSSIANS!!!! Angle unfolds the steel chair and hits an Olympic Slam on Nikita onto the unfolded chair! He picks him up and does it again … THEN A 3rd TIME! Angle covers Nikita and gets the 3 count to get a measure of revenge on The Russians ….
POST MATCH: Team Angle stands tall as the show ends, and Angle and Benjamin are face to face in the middle and things are tense …. Angle extends his hand, and they shake hands and bury the hatchet much to the delight of the fans as the show ends ….
