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Views from the Hawke’s Nest: Free Matches of Beyond Wrestling Part 2

May 12, 2012 | Posted by TJ Hawke
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Views from the Hawke’s Nest: Free Matches of Beyond Wrestling Part 2  

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Aaron Epic vs. Drew Gulak from the Tournament for Tomorrow 2011

Sugar Dunkerton and Pinkie Sanchez came out with Epic as his corner men. Gulak came out without kneepads, which I disapprove of. Protect your knees boys. Also, it just looks weird. They traded holds for the first part of the match, with neither man getting the advantage for very long. Epic got control of Gulak’s left arm on an armdrag, and held onto it for a while. Epic then started to work over that arm. Gulak locked in a leg submission…and the bell just rang out of nowhere. No one had any idea what was going on. The ref called for the match to restart again, and Gulak kicked Epic’s leg out and went back to work on that leg. Epic tried to escape a leg submission with clubbing blows to the back and then locked in a CROSS ARMBREAKER ON THE INJURED ARM! Gulak escaped though and hit a leg DDT on Epic’s injured leg. Gulak started jawing with the ref, and Epic pounced and got an armbar, but Gulak made the ropes again. Both men to their feet, and Gulak quickly hits a bulldog for a nearfall. Gulak then locks in another leg submission, and Epic screamed and screamed before making the ropes. Epic came back with some chops, but Gulak cut him off with a headbutt to the chest. They started trading rollup nearfalls, and Epic was able to get the win with a backslide variation.

Solid match with real good psychology (which was a good idea since they had to follow the ridiculous opener of ACH vs. AR Fox). Both men went after a body part throughout the match hoping to land a submission victory. I wish Gulak sold the arm a little more throughout the match, as they probably could have gotten more drama on the late arm submissions by Epic. Also, they spent the whole match building to a submission victory and then it ended during a rollup sequence. Sure, that could happen in a shoot fight theoretically, but in entertainment it is not the best idea for dramatic tension.
Match Rating: **3/4

Chase Burnett vs. Jonny Mangue from Gospel of the Boards 2011

Burnett used his quickness to stay competitive early, but Mangue cut him off with an Argentinian Backbreaker. Mangue worked Burnett over after that. Mangue went to the top rope, but Burnett met him up there. Mangue tried for a super double handed chokeslam, but Burnett reversed it into a Frankensteiner! Burnett made a big comeback after that. Burnett hit a slingshot crucifix driver: 1…2…3! That looked sick. Mangue cut him off with a devastating powerbomb. DOUBLE HANDED CHOKESLAM: 1…2…NO! Good nearfall. These two have incredible chemistry. Both men went to the top rope and Burnett hit a double knees to the back-sunset flip powerbomb combo and then a Pele kick to the back of the head! WTF! 1…2…NO! Mangue went for another Argentinian Backbreaker, but Burnett reversed it into a crucifix pin: 1…2…3! AHH! What a match!

As I said in the recap, these two had tremendous chemistry and this was instantly one of my favorite Beyond matches that I have watched. Holy Shit. Make sure you watch this match.
Match Rating: ***3/4

Mark Angel vs. Anthony Stone from World of Hurt 2011

Angel stepped up the day before to defend Nick Talent against the Doom Patrol, when Talent’s regular partner, Stone, couldn’t make that day’s taping. This match was set up so that Stone could test Angel.

Nick Talent comes out with Stone. He takes off his hoodie and reveals a referee shirt. He offers to ref so that the match has the best referee possible. Talent promptly forgets to ask for the bell to be rung, signally the start of the match. I laughed. They started out on the mat, trading headlocks and such. Stone went for a kick, but Angel caught him and hit a nasty wheelbarrow German suplex into the turnbuckle: 1…2…NO! Angel pulls him into the air by his legs and powerbombs him: 1…2…NO! Angel hit a big backbreaker for another nearfall. Stone tries to come back and manages to hit a diving back elbow, but Angel cuts him right back off with a German suplex. Angel hits a big back drop spinebuster for another nearfall. Angel hits a standing moonsault for another nearfall. Angel’s standing moonsault looks like Terry Funk’s top rope moonsault. Stone is able monkey flip Angel, which sends Angel to the outside. However, Angel was able to drag Stone outside and gave him a Butterfly Suplex Backbreaker. Back in the ring, Stone went for another diving back elbow, but Angel caught him and dropped him on his head with another German Suplex. Holy Shit. Stone locked in a Guillotine out of nowhere to slow down Angel. Angel was able to power out of it and give him a spinebuster. Angel went for another German, but Stone landed on his feet and kicked Angel in the head. Both men struggled to their feet, and Stone made a comeback. Angel cut him off with an arm-trap German suplex. Stone came back with some strikes and a reverse STO. Angel got a couple nearfalls and then called for a superplex. I’ve never heard anyone call for a superplex before. Stone is able to fight out of it and hit a nice crossbody, but Angel rolled out of it and got Stone up on his shoulders. Angel went for a move, but Stone reversed it into a DDT! That was sick. Stone got a couple of pinning combinations, but then ran into a powerbomb: 1…2…NO! They traded some more pinning combinations. Angel rolled him up with a fireman’s carry: 1…2…3

This match came out of nowhere and really entertained me. Angel has been one of the brightest prospects in Beyond for a while and matches like this are the reason why. I haven’t seen as much of Stone in singles matches, but he sold his ass off here, and I look forward to seeing more of him in the future.
Match Rating: ***1/2

Super Smash Bros. (Player Uno & Player Dos) vs. The Doom Patrol (Chris Dickinson & Jonny Mangue) from World of Hurt 2011

Dickinson and Mangue try to jump the SSB before the match starts, but the SSB actually get the advantage quickly enough. Jonny Mangue is YOUR heel in peril. Dickinson made a blind tag, and the Doom Patrol was able to cut off Uno. They started to work over Uno after that. Uno was eventually able to escape and made a hot tag to Dos. This was a motherfucking comeback by Dos. Everyone copy what Dos did here (in theory, no exact execution). He wiped out Mangue, Pitboss, and Roller with a somersault plancha and then almost had Dickinson pinned with a top rope diving knees press. Dickinson came back though and hit SSB with back-drop suplexes at the exact same time. That was kind of stupid, but OK. Doom Patrol had Dos pinned with a double team powerbomb, but Uno made the save. The Doom Patrol hit Dos with a double Burning Hammer, but again, Uno made the save. Uno had Dickinson had up in a Gory Special. Dos then hit Dickinson with a diving flip Cutter: 1…2…3! Pitboss attacked the SSB after the match, but they were able to chase him off with his chain.

This was a really good action packed match. The SSB who shined most in this match, as they in no way phoned this match in. Super Smash Bros. are greatly underexposed at this time and it’s a coup for Beyond to be able to book them as often as they do.
Match Rating: ***1/2

The Super Smash Bros. vs. Corvis Fear and Zack Novak from World of Hurt 2011

Fear and Dos start the match off. Lots of happy-go-lucky joking around to start. Uno and Novak tagged in. Uno sent him to the floor and he then wiped out Novak and Fear with a tope con hello. Dos then connected with a no-hands somersault plancha. Back in the ring, the SSB worked over Novak for a bit. Fear and Novak cut off of Dos though with a Northern Lights suplex/neckbreaker double team move. Novak and Fear started to work over Dos. Dos came back with a middle rope moonsault and a reverse DDT on Novak. Dos then hit Fear with a standing moonsault. Novak hit Dos with a standing shooting star. Uno came in to give the SSB the advantage back. All four men started trading some big moves. Novak got a nearfall on Uno with a vertical suplex. Eventually all four men were down after Uno hit Novak with a double stomp, Fear gave Uno a German, and Dos gave Fear a frog splash. SSB then hit the Alabama Slam/Backstabber combo on Novak. Fear came back with a springboard Ace crusher on Dos and Uno. Eventually, the SSB hit Fear with a double team piledriver: 1…2…3

Novak slapped Fear after the match. Novak joined the Doom Patrol and beat down Corvis Fear. Nick Talent, TJ Marconi, and Denver Colorado ran in to chase them off.

This match was fun, but I think it went too long. Basically, there should have a longer heat sequence or a shorter finishing sequence.
Match Rating: **3/4

Pinkie Sanchez vs. The Pitboss from the Tournament for Tomorrow 2011

The Pitboss jumps Pinkie before the bell rings. I just noticed that Pitboss’s belt is made up of rifle bullets. Fantastic. The two start brawling around the ring. Pitboss went to throw a big right hand, but Pinkie open a door to block Pitboss’s arm. Pinkie tried to jump off a chair onto Pitboss, but Pitboss caught him and send him into the ring apron. Pitboss then lifted Pinkie up and tossed him back in the ring on his head. That looked brutal, but apparently, Pinkie was ok.

Pitboss is confronted by several crowd members, which gives Pinkie a chance to recover. Pinkie then hit a springboard DDT. The bell finally rings, and Pinkie gets a two count. Pinkie gives Pitboss three kneeling superkicks. Pinkie goes for some running move, but Pitboss caught him and cut him off. Pitboss went for a German suplex, but Pinkie landed on his feet and delivered a forearm and a dropkick to Pitboss’s leg. Pinkie went to the top rope, but Pitboss met him up there. Pinkie forearmed Pitboss down and hit a flying ass splash. SHINING WIZARD: 1…2…NO! Pitboss missed a lariat, and Pinkie hit an Ace Crusher for another nearfall. Pinkie went for a moonsault, but Pitboss rolled out of the way. Pitboss hit a big lariat and a Jay Briscoe-Spinebuster for a nearfall. Pitboss followed that up with a DOMINATOR: 1…2…NO! Pitboss went for powerbomb, but Pinkie reversed it with a hurricanranna. Pitboss hit a Stinger Splash. The referee gave Pitboss a 5 count, but Pitboss threw him down for the DQ. That’s the first DQ I have seen in Beyond. Pitboss started to choke Pinkie out, but Sugar and Epic chased him off.

This was a fun, heated brawl. It’s disappointing (if not annoying) to have a DQ in a tournament match, but it was foreseeable given the violent and brawling nature of the match. Pitboss isn’t as crisp or as smooth in the ring as the other guys in this tournament, but he has a good personality and seems to have a talent for getting under people’s skin. Pinkie is always a lot of fun to watch, and it’s interesting to watch him in Beyond because he is treated a lot more seriously by the promotion.
Match Rating: ***

The 411: This set of matches serves as a good introduction to Beyond Wrestling. Beyond offers their wrestlers a great combination of exposure and creative freedom, and that was clearly on display here. The Chase Burnett vs. Jonny Mangue match is one of my favorite matches in Beyond history, and you should definitely jump at the opportunity to watch any free Super Smash Bros. match. If you want to sample Beyond Wrestling some more, check out the Beyond Wrestling page at FreeProWrestling.com.
 
Final Score:  6.8   [ Average ]  legend

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