From The Shelf – Beyond Wrestling: Tournament for Tomorrow 3

Beyond Wrestling: Tournament for Tomorrow 3
11-30-14
Providence, RI

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Tournament for Tomorrow Quarterfinal Match- Da Hoodz (Kris Pyro and Davey Cash) vs. Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson)
Nick and Pyro start. Tilt-a-whirl head scissors by Pyro and we reach a stalemate. Cash and Matt tag in. Matt fires away and Da Hoodz double team Matt to come back. They double team Nick and lay him out with a back suplex/neck breaker combo for 2. PK kick from the apron by Nick to Pyro and back in, Nick tags in. Double back elbow by the Bucks and they hit the gut buster/swinging neck breaker combo for 2. Pyro catches Nick with a tilt-a-whirl DDT to come back. Tag to Cash and he cleans house. Exploder suplex off the top by Cash to Matt gets 2. Spiked Tombstone to Matt gets 2 as Nick saves. Nick tags in and Pyro catches him with a super kick. Pyro goes up and leaps but he eats a superkick. Spear by Matt and Nick hits the basement knee strike for 2 as Pyro saves. Pyro goes for a springboard moonsault but he eats the double super kick!!!! Indytaker to Cash gets 3.
Winners- Young Bucks **3/4 (Solid sprint to kick things off. The Bucks didn’t go all out since they were in for a long night but it was a still a good outing on their parts. They had some stuff fall apart during the final stretch but they pulled things together nicely to close a decent opener.)

Tournament for Tomorrow Quarterfinal Match-Team Tremendous (Dan Barry and Bill Carr) vs. Gentlemen’s Club (Chuck Taylor and Orange Cassidy) w/Swamp Monster
Carr and Taylor start. Carr overpowers Taylor to start and Taylor comes back with a second rope dropkick. Tag to Cassidy and Barry. Cassidy has desire to do anything but then catches Barry with a roll-up for 2. Back elbow by Barry but Cassidy comes back with a tilt-a-whirl head scissors. Slow motion hilo/splash by the Gentlemen’s Club gets 2. Dropkick by Taylor and Cassidy tags in. Clothesline by Barry and Taylor gets a cheap shot in. Barry catches Cassidy with a suplex and he hits a suicide dive to Taylor on the floor. INTERROGATION TIME~!!!!! Hard chop by Carr and Barry catches him with a Hilo. Tag to Carr and he hits a leg drop for 2. Tag to Barry and he goes up. Cassidy keeps rolling out of the way when Barry wants to go for his moonsault. Barry misses a second rope dropkick and Taylor tags in. He cleans house and hits a Urinage. Flying forearm to Carr and he bails. Taylor looks to dive but CASSIDY CATCHES THEM WITH A SPRINGBOARD CORKSCREW PLANCHA TO THE FLOOR!!!! Back in, Swamp Monster and Taylor charge at Carr in the corner. Suicide dive by Taylor to Barry and Swamp Monster hits a tilt-a-whirl head scissors to Carr. Cassidy goes up and hits the Drunk Splash for 2. Cassidy’s strikes are not working since he’s gassed and he catches Team Tremednous with super kicks. Cassidy catches Taylor with a clothesline by mistake and Team Tremendous catches Cassidy with Doomsday Sliced Bread for 3.
Winners- Team Tremendous *** (This was all comedy and it was a blast. These two teams are such unique acts to the indy scene and they can take a total joke of a match like this and still make it incredibly engaging. )

Tournament for Tomorrow Quarterfinal Match- The Osirian Portal (Amasis and Ophidian) vs. Juicy Product (JT Dunn and David Starr)
Ophidian outsmarts Starr to start and the Portal hypnotize the Juicy Product and the ref, forcing them to dance!!! Juicy Product eventually collapsed and the Portal covers for 2. Dunn catches Amasis with a hard forearm and he hits a back elbow for 2. Tag to Starr and he works over Amasis in their corner. Tag to Dunn and the Juicy Product hit stereo basement dropkicks for 2. Dropkick by Dunn gets 2. Amasis blocks the pelvic thrust but Starr comes down into the groin of Amasis in the aftermath!! Tag to Ophidian and he catches Dunn with an enzuigiri. Head scissors takeover on the floor to Dunn and he hits a Lionsault on Starr for 2. Sloppy assisted flatliner by the Portal to Starr gets 2. Starr trips up Ophidian into a double stomp to the back by Dunn. Ace Crusher by Dunn to Ophidian and he hits the Suck It Bomb for 2 as Amasis saves. Amasis knocks Starr into the double knee strike in the corner by Ophidian. Wheelbarrow backstabber by Dunn gets 2. Both teams throw strikes at each other and Dunn lays out Amasis with a spin kick. Ophidian goes for a suicide dive but Starr catches him and puts Ophidian on the stage. Guillotine leg drop off the apron by Dunn to Ophidian!!!! Dunn super kicks Amasis and hits the Canadian Destroyer on the apron!!!! Ophidian goes up and leaps but Starr catches him. Botched Alabama Slam by Starr and they trade roll-ups for near falls. Wheelbarrow face buster by Ophidian gets 2. Dunn catches Ophidian with the Canadian Destroyer for 3.
Winners- Juicy Product **1/2 (Not a fan of this one. They did the typical Osirian Portal comedy early and the rest of the match was chaotic and kind of a mess. They were going for a mile a minute action fest but this match just lacked some consistency and they didn’t build into the wild final stretch.)

Tournament for Tomorrow Quarterfinal Match- Doom Patrol (Chris Dickenson and Jaka) vs. Da Hit Squad (Maff and Monsta Mack)
Jaka and Mack start. They trade forearms and Jaka hits a release German suplex. Dickenson and Maff tag in. Dickenson mocks him but immediately tags out to Jaka. They trade blows and Mafia throws some chops. Muscle Buster by Maff and Jaka bails. Suicide dive by Maff onto the Doom Patrol!!!! Back in, Mack tags in and Da Hit Squad overpower Jaka. Corner dropkicks by Jaka and Dickenson tags in. Dickenson works over Mack and Jaka tags in. He works over Mack in the corner and Mack catches him with an Avalanche in the corner. Jaka goes for a sunset flip but Mack blocks with a seated senton. Cannonball in the corner by Maff and he puts Jaka on top. Mack follows up but Dickenson catches him with the Burning Hammer for 1!!! Pounce by Maff to Dickenson. Jaka works over Maff in the corner and Maff catches him with a release German suplex. Spinning enzuigiri by Dickenson to Maff and Maff comes back with a half and half suplex. Flying forearm by Maff gets 2. Back senton by Maff gets 2 as Jaka saves. Maff backdrops Jaka and Mack goes up. Dickenson catches Maff with an enzuigiri and the Doom Patrol go up. Double superplex by Doom Patrol and Maff trades slaps with Dickenson. Basement kick by Jaka and he face busters Maff into an enzuigiri by Dickenson. Spinning heel kick by Jaka and Dickenson hits a spinning enzuigiri for 3.
Winners- Doom Patrol *** (This was a MANLY match. Definiatly not the best worked match I’ve ever seen but damn these two teams weren’t afraid to throw bombs at each other. The nostalgia of seeing Da Hit Squad elevated the match and made me want to see a Dickenson/Maff showdown. )

Pinkie Sanchez vs. Brian Cage
Cage overpowers Pinkie to start and a crossbody by Pinkie has no effect. Springboard Pele by Pinkie and he hits a spinning heel kick. Spinebuster by Cage gets 2. They head to the floor and Pinkie shoves Cage into the post. PK kick from the apron by Pinkie and he leaps off the apron but Cage catches him and walks around the ring before hitting a delayed suplex on the floor!!!! Powerbomb into the post by Cage!!!! He presses Pinkie back into the ring for 2. Half nelson by Cage but Pinkie fights out and hit san enzuigiri. Small package by Pinkie gets 2 and he catches Cage with a hurricanrana for 2. Powerbomb onto the knee by Cage and he grabs the surfboard. Tilt-a-whirl back breaker by Cage gets 2. Jawbreaker by Pinkie and he catches Cage with an enzuigiri from the apron. Water Wheel by Cage gets 2. Cage puts Pinkie on top and follows up but Pinkie escapes his clutches and hits the hangman’s Whoopee Cushion for 2!!! Missile dropkick by Pinkie gets 2. Tornado DDT by Pinkie gets 2. Basement hip check by Pinkie gets 2. Pinkie goes up and lepas but Cage catches him with a powerbomb on the way down. Buckle Bomb by Cage but Pinkie comes back with a reverse hurricanrana for 2. Super kicks by Pinkie and he hits a spin kick. Cage catches him with a powerbomb to come back. Weapon X by Cage gets 3.
Winner- Brian Cage ***1/4 (I loved the early portion of the match where Pinkie through causion to the wind to try and catch Cage off guard and just survive. I think this went a little too long for what they were going for and Pinkie got too much offense in at the finish but this was still a really fun giant vs. underdog contest.)

Tournament for Tomorrow Semi-Final Match-Doom Patrol (Chris Dickenson and Jaka) vs. Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson)
Matt and Jaka start. Dropkick by Matt and they trade blows. Overhead belly to belly suplex by Jaka gets 2. Tag to Dickenson and the Bucks double team him. Jaka cheap shots Nick, allowing Dickenson to hit a suplex for 2. Tag to Jaka and the Doom Patrol work over Nick in the corner. Surfboard by Dickenson but Nick starts to fight out so Dickenson catches him with a powerbomb for 2. Nick knocks the Doom Patrol into each other and Matt tags in. Matt cleans house and he hits the wheelbarrow bulldog on Dickenson. Super kick to Jaka and Matt goes up. Flying elbow drop by Matt gets 2. Matt goes up but Jaka crotches him. Doom Patrol goes up but Matt fights them off. He leaps but the Doom Patrol catch him and toss him down. Dickenson goes for the enzuigiri but hits Jaka by mistake. Sliced Bread #2 by Matt and Nick hits a basement super kick. Standing moonsault/frog splash combo to Dickenson gets 2. Double super kick to Jaka and they hit the superkick/package piledriver combo on Dickenson for 3.
Winners- The Young Bucks **3/4 (Another short but crazy sprint from the Bucks. I prefer this to the opener but I know these two teams have a better match in them. But since the Bucks were booked for three matches, it’s totally understandable why the first two matches had to be so short.)

Tournament for Tomorrow Semi-Final Match- Team Tremendous (Dan Barry and Bill Carr) vs. Juicy Product (JT Dunn and David Starr)
Barry and Dunn start. Barry with the early control and he works a side headlock on Dunn. Tag to Carr and Starr catches him with an enzuigiri from the apron. Double clothesline by Carr and Barry goes up. Double missile dropkick by Barry and he hits a suplex on Dunn. Suicide dive to Starr on the floor and Carr tags in. He slams Dunn into a slingshot Arabian press by Barry for 2. Starr tags in and he catches Barry with a Northern lights suplex for 2. Starr stomps away in the corner and he pulls Barry out for 2. Tag to Dunn and he hits a double stomp off the top onto the arm of Barry. Back elbow by Dunn gets 2 and Starr comes in for a big splash for 2. Pelvic thrust by Starr and he mocks Carr, allowing Barry to catch him with a crucifix for 2. Tag to Carr and he cleans house. Side Effect to Dunn and he hits the Black Hole Slam on Starr. Bicycle kick by Dunn knocks Carr to the floor and he hits a slingshot seated senton to the floor onto Carr!!! O’Connor roll by Barry to Starr gets 3!!!
Winners- Team Tremendous **1/2 (I heard good things about Juicy Product’s work as a team but I was disappointed by their matches on this show. This wasn’t even half of what both these teams were capable of and for Team Tremendous’ sake I’m hoping they held back to have a killer match with the Bucks in the finals. )

After the match, Dunn yells at Starr about the loss. Kimber Lee tries to cool him down but Dunn decides to walk off. Starr blames their issues on Kimber Lee and he walks off as well.

Texas Bull Rope Match- Stockade vs. Matt Tremont
They trade blows to start and Tremont overpowers Stockade. Stockade wraps the rope around Tremont’s neck and attempts to hang him. They brawl on the floor and Tremont backdrops Stockade onto the floor. Tremont sends Stockade into the support beam and he fires away on Stockade. Back in, Stockade nails Tremont with the cowbell, knocking Tremont back to the floor. Stockade hammers the cut of Tremont and he touches two corners before deciding to go back to the attack on Tremont. He drives the cowbell into the head of Tremont and hammers him with the cowbell. Stockade touches the corner three times but Tremont pulls him into the Samoan Drop to come back. Bionic elbows by Tremont and he touches three corners before Stockade broke it up with a Urinage. Stockade goes up but Tremont pulls the rope forcing Stockade to crash to the mat. Tremont tosses some chairs into the ring and he nails Stockade with the cowbell. Tremont goes up but Stockade stops him and follows up. He takes Tremont down with a side Russian leg sweep onto the pile of chairs!!! They trade blows again and Stockade sends Tremont into a chair placed in the corner. He nails Tremont with the cowbell again and he hits the Michinoku Driver onto a chair. Stockade touches all four corners for the win!!!
Winner- Stockade *** (Solid battle of the bulls style match. They focused on having a brawl rather than the four corner rule which was good as these two had a heated fight that, while not pretty at times, was a blast to watch. I really like what I have seen from Tremont in Beyond. )

After the match, Tremont says they are now even so since he entered Stockade’s world, Stockade must enter his. At the next Beyond show, he wants a Fans Bring the Weapons match and Stockade accepts.

Tournament for Tomorrow 3:16 Finals- Ninjas with Altitude (Kitsune and Shynron) vs. Milk Chocolate (Brandon Watts and Randy Summers) vs. Garden State Gods (Eric Corvis and Myke Quest) vs. Biff Busick and Drew Gulak
This is a secondary tournament held at the RWA Chop Shop shows and this is an elimination match. Shynron and Watts start. Tilt-a-whirl head scissors by Shynron and Kitsune tags in. PK kick by Kitsune gets 2. Tag to Summers and Gulak. Gualk controls Summers on the mat and Summers comes back with a back elbow. Tag to Watts and Milk Chocolate double tams Gulak. Quest comes in and Milk Chocolate double teams Quest. Dropkick by Quest and Corvis tags in. Double press by the Gods and Corvis hits a suplex for 2. Tags to Kitsune and Watts. Knee to the midsection by Watts and Kitsune fires back with kicks. Discus lariat by Summers gets 2 and Watts tags in. Kitsune fights back and he hits a suicide dive onto everyone on the floor!!! Summers goes up and hits a crossbody to the floor. Vader Bomb to the floor by Corvis. Twisting press off the top by Watts!!!! SPRINGBOARD DOUBLE SUMMERSAULT SENTON ONTO EVERYONE BY SHYNRON!!!!! Back in, Kitsune catches Milk Chocolate with a double DDT off the top. T-Gimmick by the Gods to Kitsune. Hiptoss bomb by the Gods to Watts gets 3. Milk Chocolate is eliminated.

Assised ace crusher by the Gods to Shynron. Quest and Kitsune fight on the apron and Quest sweeps the legs from under Kitsune. Double stomp/neckbreaker combo on the apron by the Gods!!! Crusade for Change come out and distract the Garden State Gods. Suddently, two masked men appear and reveal themselves to be the M1nute Men. The distraction allows Shynron to catch Quest with a spinning ace crusher for 3. Garden State Gods are eliminated.

Kitsune throws some kicks to the chest of Busick and Busick comes back with an uppercut. Moonsault powerslam by Kitsune gets 2. Double knee moonsault by Kitsune gets 2. Kitsune springboards but Busick catches him with an uppercut. Hurricarnna by Kitsune and he catches Busick with a high kick. Tag to Gulak and he eats a high kick. Tag to Busick and he hits a lariat for 2. Reverse hurricanrana by Kitsune and Shynron tags in, 450 clothesline by Shynron and he hits a handspring neck breaker on Gulak for 2. Springboard corkscrew press by Shynron and Gulak comes back with a powerbomb for 2. Shynron rolls Gulak into the Sharpshooer but Busick breaks it up. Enzuigiri by Shynron and Kitsune tags in. He slams Gulak in to a twisting Hilo by Shynron for 1. Dropkick by Gulak to the Ninjas and Busick tags in. Kitsune catches him with an enzuigiri and SHYNRON JUMPS ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE RING WITH A COAST TO COAST/BACK SENTON COMBO ON BUSICK AND GULAK FOR 2!!!! The Ninjas go up and Shynron misses a second rope 630 splash. Kitsune hits the Shooting Star Standing knee drop for 2 as Gulak saves. Busick and Gulak powerbomb the Ninjas into each other for 3!!!
Winners of the Tournament for Tomorrow 3:16- Biff Busick and Drew Gulak ***1/2 (The final stretch brought this to another level. The Busick/Gulak vs. Ninjas final was fantastic and I wish we got a proper tag with them instead of having the other teams just to host that random angle in the middle segment that killed the momentum of the match. )

Tournament for Tomorrow Finals- Team Tremendous (Dan Barry and Bill Carr) vs. Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson)
The Bucks throw super kicks right at the bell to knock Team Tremendous to the floor and they hit a suicide dive to the floor!!! Carr hits a summersault pescado the floor!!! Both teams brawl on the floor and Barry hits a summersault plancha off the stage onto everyone!!! Barry suplexes Matt but Nick catches him with a super kick. Tornado DDT on the floor by Nick to Carr and he hits the Guillotine Swanton Bomb on Barry for 2!!! The Bucks double team Barry and Barry catches Matt with a jaw breaker. Tag to Nick and he works over Barry. Tag to Matt and he goes to the rear chin lock. Barry fights out and they go up. Frankensteiner by Barry and Carr tags in. He cleans house and Nick ends that with a corner knee strike. Missile dropkick by Matt and Carr comes back with a double clothesline on the Bucks. Inverted Splash Mountain into a flatliner by Team Tremendous gets 2 as Nick saves!!! Moonsault off the apron by Barry to Matt and he goes up. Doomsday Sliced Bread gets 2 as Matt pulls the ref out of the ring!!! Matt misses a superkick on Barry and he hits the ref!!! Superkicks by Matt but Carr comes back with a Black Hole Slam. Nick goes low on Carr and the Bucks throw some super kicks. Four super kicks by the Bucks and they finish it with a double super kick. Barry begins to fight back and the Bucks catch him with the Buckle Bomb/enzuigiri combo. Indytaker by the Bucks gets 2!!! The Bucks argue with the ref and the ref tells them to suck it, so they super kick him. Package piledriver/super kick combo on Barry gets 2!!! Matt goes to super kick the ref but he misses and hits Nick!!! SUPERKICK BY THE REF!!! Super kick by Carr and Team Tremendous hit the Doomsday Sliced Bread for 3!!!! The Bucks put over Team Tremendous after the match.
Winners- Team Tremdnous ***3/4 (Great main event and this was the type of match I wish I saw consistently throughout this tournament. They went into overbook mode and it absolutely work, as Team Tremendous survived the Bucks shenanigans and got the biggest win of their careers. They followed up Barry’s resilience against the Bucks from Alive and Kicking and it made for a great story for the finish of the match.)

6.0

The final score: review Average

The 411

This was a step down from Alive and Kicking the night before. The tag team tournament had some fun matches but overall I felt the match quality didn't reach the level I expected out of it considering the quality of talent in the tournament. The non-tournament matches were pretty good and I felt that Team Tremendous winning was a great moment as they had really become a featured act in the promotion and were beginning to pick up some steam in the independents. Overall, this is a decent wrestling show and worth a glace but the tournament not reaching the level the quality I felt it could have reach keeps me from giving this a true recommendation.