Live from the Melrose Memorial Hall in Melrose, MA.
First match is for the Young Lion’s Cup as Cam Zagami defends against Thief Ant. Green Ant is in Thief Ant’s corner, while Brian Milonas is in Zagami’s corner. Zagami throws his jacket at Thief Ant. Thief Ant throws it right back and hits a dropkick. Ant goes for a series of early pins but is unable to get a 3 count. He almost picks up the victory with a superkick but Milonas pulls the referee out of the ring. While the ref is distracted with Milonas and Green Ant, Zagami hits a low blow on Thief Ant and pins him for the victory.
Matt Riddle is in the middle of the ring. Riddle grabs the mic. He’s not booked for Beyond Wrestling and at first he was mad, then he was disappointed. He says that it’s the best house he’s seen in a while and he’s not even booked. Once Nick Gage comes out Riddle says he’s not getting paid to be there and he exits the ring.
AR Fox is Gage’s opponent. Fox has Ayla and the Skulk at ringside. Gage takes out the Skulk with a crossbody to the outside. Fox comes out of nowhere with a tope suicida on Gage. Gage later tries to get back into the match but the Skulk pull him to the outside. Fox follows up with a dive over the ropes. Gage goes for a chokebreaker but Fox flips out of it and hits a springboard cutter. A lariat from Gage sends Fox head first into the mat. Gage follows with a piledriver. Instead of making the pin, Gage attempts a powerbomb which Fox counters with a rana. Fox sets up Gage on the top rope and attempts to hit the low mein pain but Gage hits a chokebreaker off the ropes for the win. Riddle comes out and locks in the bromission on Gage. Gage taps out.
The following is the first tag team match of the night to see which teams end up on the Americanrana ’18 card. Massage Force fka. Massage NV, take on the Throwbacks, Dasher Hatfield and Mr. Touchdown. Both teams use their unique tag moves. Dorian Graves get worked on for most of the match until he makes the hot tag to VSK. Massage Force pick up the victory with a shatter machine on . Massage Force becomes the first team to be apart of the fatal four way tag team match at Americanrana ’18.
Next up is a Women’s Wrestling Revolution featured match as Kimber Lee and Skylar face the team of Jordynne Grace and Penelope Ford. Unfornately Lufisto had to drop out due to health reasons. Skylar takes the early advantage on Grace but Grace comes back with a huge pounce. Although it was sloppy at times, there was a bunch of action in this match. Penelope misses a handspring cutter to Skylar and Skylar hits the pedigree for the win.
The Beaver Boys (Alex Reynolds and Jon Silver) are taking on American Strong (Rory Gulak and Jay Freddie). There is a Thick Boys reunion as opponents Silver and Freddie hug in the ring, but it is shortlived as Silver clotheslines Freddie. Beaver Boys almost pick up the victory with a codebreaker and German suplex combo but Rory breaks it up. A leaping DDT off the top rope is unable to put Silver away. American Strong look to finish the match but Reynolds pulls out Rory and sends him into the ring post. Beaver Boys hit their tag team finisher on Freddie for the win. Silver puts his hand out for Freddie, Freddie goes for a hug but Silver pushes him. Beaver Boys punch their ticket for Americanrana.
David Starr is set to face Powerbomb.TV Independent Wrestling Champion “Hot Sauce” Tracy Williams in a non title match. During Starr’s ring introduction he’s attacked by Williams. Williams takes the early advantage in the match. Both men end up trading stiff shots in the middle of the ring. First forearms, then lariats but neither man goes down. Starr sets up Williams on the top rope but Williams comes back with a DDT onto the top turnbuckle and a leaping DDT from the 2nd rope. After some cheap tactics from Starr, he is able to hit the Han Stanson and his signature arm trap piledriver to pick up the victory.
The team of Dan Barry and Bill Carr are back as Team Tremendous. This will be the first time Team Tremendous are back in Beyond Wrestling since Beyond Caffeine from April 1, 2017. Their opponents are Rex Lawless and Mike Verna. Lawless and Verna do a great job at cutting Barry off from tagging in his partner. Barry eventually makes the tag and Carr cleans house. He hits a huge black hole slam on Lawless. Verna is unable to put away Tremendous with their signature powerbomb/powerslam/heart attack move. Verna goes for a crossbody off the second rope but Carr catches him and turns into a jackhammer. Carr attempts to get Lawless on his shoulders but is unable to. With an assist from Dan Barry he is able to and they hit the doomsday sliced bread for the win.
“The Bad Boy” Joey Janela’s opponent is Bad Bones. Bones starts off quick with a dropkick and a spear but only gets a two count. Bones controls the match until he goes for a spear through the ropes and he eats a knee to the face. Janela continues his momentum with a tope sending Bones into the guardrail, along with a elbow drop. Bones stops the momentum when he hits sorta like a falcon arrow onto the ring apron. Bones almost gets the count out victory but Janela makes it into the ring at the last minute. Janela runs right into a codebreaker but Bones only gets a two count out of it. Bones starts to show frustration. Bones ends up receiving a superkick and Janela picks up the victory.
Post match Janela grabs the mic and says that when he said that he wanted the ropes taken off at Americanrana for his match with David Starr, he didn’t want a no ropes match. He wants the ring surrounded by barbed wire. The no ropes barbed wire match will be Joey Janela’s last deathmatch.
Rich Palladino makes an announcement that Dick Justice’s gun is banned from the match. It’s hard to describe everything that happens in this match. This match is comedic wrestling at it’s finest. They had pretty much the entire crowd laughing the entire match. Plus there’s an appearance from Doctor Swamp Monster. The Gentleman’s Club end up picking up the victory at the end. This match is a must see.
Everyone in the Dream Team are matching in purple except for Jonathan Gresham. Everyone in the Dream Team receive superkicks from Team Pazuzu except for Gresham. At one point MJF and Gresham have communication issues. They can’t figure out what type of suplex they want to give Santana. Both MJF and Gresham end up brawling to the outside. Stokely Hathaway ends up hitting Santana with a huge Pearl River Plunge. Hathaway goes for a superman punch on Santana but it has no effect. Santana puts Hathaway in a fireman’s carry but Chris Dickinson takes him down and mentions Catch Point. Dickinson shakes Hathaway’s hand but he never lets go. He gives him a huge sitdown powerbomb and that’s followed up with a German suplex from Jaka. Ortiz follows up with a stinger splash and then Santana joins in with their signature double team cannonball. They pick up the victory.
Stokely grabs the mic and asks for both Gresham and MJF to come out. Gresham comes out. MJF comes out shortly after. Stokely says that they are a family. Stokely shakes Thomas Sharp’s hand and Gresham’s hand. MJF then low blows Gresham. Stokely says that sometimes family sucks.
This would be another big opportunity for Josh Briggs in Beyond, taking on PWG Champion WALTER. The two men trade chops early into the match. WALTER gains the advantage in that exchange. WALTER ends up attacking his opponent’s legs. Briggs gives WALTER a backbreaker but ends up getting hurt in the process. WALTER finishes the match with a powerbomb and half crab combo. Briggs is forced to tap because of the injured leg. At the end, WALTER shakes his opponent’s hand out of respect.
Overall: Vitality was another great show from Beyond Wrestling. Comedy wrestling. Technical wrestling. Women’s wrestling. Beyond has it all. Every show from them is entertaining, and this is no exception. David Starr and Tracy Williams had the match of the show in a hard hitting contest. While the Gentleman’s Club vs. Justice and Cabana match is a 7 star match in my opinion. This is another quality show from Beyond, and it has been released in full for FREE.
Quick Results/Star Ratings:
- Cam Zagami (w/ Brian Milonas) def. Thief Ant (w/ Green Ant) to retain the Chikara Young Lions Cup **½
- Nick Gage def. AR Fox ***¼
- Massage Force def. The Throwbacks (Dasher Hatfield and Mr. Touchdown) **¾
- Kimber Lee and Skylar def. Jordynne Grace and Penelope Ford **½
- Beaver Boys (John Silver and Alex Reynolds) def. American Strong (Rory Gulak and Jay Freddie) ***
- David Starr def. Powerbomb.TV Independent Wrestling Champion Tracy Williams in a non title match ***¾
- Team Tremendous (Dan Barry and Bill Carr) def. Rex Lawless and Mike Verna **¾
- Joey Janela (w/ Penelope Ford) def. Bad Bones ***½
- Gentleman’s Club (Chuck Taylor and Orange Cassidy) def. Dick Justice & Colt Cabana ***½
- Team Pazuzu (Chris Dickinson, Jaka, Santana and Ortiz) def. The Dream Team (Stokely Hathaway, Jonathan Gresham, MJF and Thomas Sharpe) ***
- WALTER def. Josh Briggs ***½
You can watch the whole event below and on YouTube for absolutely FREE. You can watch other Beyond Wrestling events on Powerbomb.tv. Check them out FREE for 20 days using the code PWP20 at no obligation to stay.