DT: Well, we’re back again. After the craziness of that last match, the return of Steve Savoy or Shawn Hart….or whatever he’s going by nowadays…and a win by Troy Windham….we’re gonna switch gears and have a match that’s been brewing for some time. 

DM: Beast and Joey Melton have had dealings for some time, but not nearly enough direct confrontation in the ring in some time. Of course, they met in the big three way dance while Beast was World Champion but since then it’s been mostly fought in the background. 

DT: Let’s go to Tony Fatora for the introductions! 

TONY FATORA: Th’ following contest is set for one fall. Introducing first 

[CUE UP: “I Need A Hero” by Bonnie Tyler] 

TONY FATORA: Making his way to the ring, hailing from New York City and weighing in at two hundred and ten pounds - he is the “Sexual All American” - JJJJJJJOOOOOOOOEEEEEYYYYY…MMMMMEEEEEELLLLLLLTTTTTT OOOOOOOOONNNNNN!! 

DT: Melton’s been on a bit of losing streak of late, and I’ve got to think that gives the advantage to Beast here. 

DM: Never count out Joey Melton, though - he’s no spring chicken but he can still go with the best of them. 

TONY FATORA: And his opponent, weighing in at two hundred and eighty seven pounds - 

[CUE UP: The monks chanting before “Figure You Out” by Nickelback] 

TONY FATORA: From Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, he is the number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship… BBBBBBBEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTT!!! 

DT: You know Beast’s going to look to impress Dan Ryan to speed up his title shot tonight. 

MN: I still can’t believe what he did to Ryan - our boss. He should b done for assault with a deadly weapon! 

DT: Beast and Melton standing eye to eye in the centre of the ring, and there’s the bell to start the match. They lock up, Beast with the go behind, but Melton ducks under. Beast reversing again, nice waist-lock takedown, floating over, but Melton ducks out. 

DM: Both men back up quickly but there’s the shoulder block from Beast. Beast now trying to pick Melton up, but Melton with a wristlock on the canvas. Standing up now, still with the wrist lock, and Melton shaking beast there with the forearm. Melton’s experienced, so he knows he won’t be able to keep up with the power of Beast. 

DT: Melton with the Irish whip off the ropes, but he’s taken down again by the shoulder of Beast! Melton looking up at Beast, who’s simply staring down at him. 

MN: He knows he’s in the ring with greatness, Dave. Even Loafy can see that Melton’s a legend. 

DT: He may be a legend, but at the moment he seems to be struggling against the power of Beast. Joey now getting to his feet, and both men quickly into a collar and elbow. Beast pushing Melton back with ease here, but Melton reversing it into the corner, pushing the head back as the referee now calling for the clean break. He gets it… No! Joey Melton dove in there but Beast ducked out of the way, hammering Melton now in the corner with the right hands!! 

DM: Irish whip across the ring, charging in with the hard clothesline. Taking Melton down now with a hard belly-to-belly take down. 

DT: The cover… just a one count there before Joey Melton gets the shoulder up. Beast now picking Melton up, and a scoop slam takes him back down again. Beast’s power really showing in the early going, as Beast drops the knee across the chest of the sexual All American. 

MN: Joey’s just letting Loafy tire himself out, you’ll see. 

DM: Melton’s a cagey wrestler, but Beast has shown time and again that he can keep going until the match is done. This is the same man who defeated Christian Sands inside a steel cage, after all. 

DT: Beast with Melton back up, wrist-lock and an arm twist there – hard snap down there by the big man, taking Melton down to a knee. Beast with a clubbing arm across the shoulder there, and if Melton’s going to have any luck here tonight he’s got to get away from this hold. 

DM: Easier said than done. 

DT: Not with a thumb to the eye like that one. Melton now scoring with a forearm smash-uppercut there, staggering Beast, and a quick headlock take-down there. Into the cover… 

Kickout before the count of one by Beast. Joey Melton now with a hard right hand as Beast gets to his feet, pushing him back into the corner and a kick to the gut. Melton with a stiff chop there to the chest, and another kick to the gut. Snap mare out of the corner, and Melton with a kick to the back of the head there. 

DM: The thumb to the eye earlier was a smart move – it’s hard to fight someone if you can’t see them, and even if it’s just for a few seconds that’s all someone with Melton’s experience needs. 

DT: Melton now with a headlock locked in, but Beast still too fresh able to push the arms away, spinning away and out. Melton up and charging in, ducks under the clothesline from Beast, and HUGE flying shoulder there! Melton with an elbow drop there, before picking Beast up, and a nice suplex there near the ropes. Cover… 

TWO… 

And Beast easily kicks out there. Joey Melton with the advantage, a quick stomp to the chest, now pushing Beast to the outside under the bottom rope. Beast on the apron, as Melton now off the ropes… baseball slide into the ribs of Beast taking him down to the floor. 

DM: Melton now following Beast to the outside, pushing him up against the ringside barrier, and a chop across the chest. 

Crowd: WOOOOOOO!! 

DT: And again there. 

Crowd: WOOOOOOO!! 

DT: Melton hits another BUT BEAST DRIVES HIM ONTO THE APRON!! 

DM: You can hear Melton from here! That back’s going to be hurting him. 

DT: Beast now pushing Melton back into the ring, follows him in and an Irish whip… HARD sidewalk slam there! Cover… 

TWO… 

Kickout by Melton there. Beast picking the smaller man up, and throwing him back into the corner! Stiff right hand there 

MN: CHEAT!! 

DT: It was an open hand, Mike. Another hard right hand there, picking Melton out of the corner and a shortarm clothesline takes him down. Beast picking Melton up again, and a belly-to-back suplex into the centre of the ring there. Goes for another cover… kickout quickly there by Melton. 

DM: And Beast now trying to work over the back, as Melton tries to get to his feet. Beast with an elbow to the small of the back. Rolls him over again, and another quick kickout by Joey Melton. 

DT: Melton trying to get to his feet, holding the ropes as Beast comes in with another hard shot! Whip off the ropes, Melton under the clothesline… HUGE powerslam! Beast not going for the cover there, instead he picks Melton up and applies an abdominal stretch, 

[The crowd starts to murmur, several standing up and looking towards the entrance] 

MN: Looks like we’ve got a visitor. 

DT: What on earth is Dan Ryan doing here? 

DM: The boss is walking down to the ring with a chair in hand. 

DT: He’s already given Beast his word he’ll get a title shot, what more does he want? 

[Dan Ryan walks around the ring to the side opposite the main camera, positioning the chair and sitting down as Beast finally notices the owner of the company] 

DT: Beast shouting down at Dan Ryan! 

DM: I wouldn’t if I were him. He’s letting up the pressure on the hold, and Melton’s getting some breathing space, which is all he’ll need. 

DT: Beast now trying to cinch in the hold, staring right down at Dan Ryan, but Melton with a hip-toss takes him down! Beast looking surprised as he gets to his feet, and he’s met with a kick to the face by Joey Melton! Melton holding his back as he comes in now, dropping an elbow on the top of Beast’s head. 

DM: Told you. Beast needs to focus on this match and not Dan Ryan – in a match for the worlds title you need to be able to focus. Maybe that’s what Ryan’s testing? 

DT: But he gave him a title shot! 

MN: Hey, he said he had a shot, not when the shot would be. 

DM: He’s got a point. Melton now with an arm-wringer, snapping the arm down and keeping Beast on one knee. Melton now stepping over, bending the arm and applying an armbar in a good position. With his weight on Beast’s shoulder, and by pulling up at the same time, he’s amplifying the pressure. 

DT: Joey Melton with the advantage then as Dan Ryan looks on. Joey Melton, the veteran, working over the arm and shoulder there. 

DM: Beast though trying to get to the ropes, but Melton jumping up and slamming his weight right onto the shoulder. Smart move against a power wrestler, especially someone like Beast who needs both arms to use his preferred finisher. 

DT: Melton now picking Beast up, still holding onto the wristlock. He backs him against the ropes, and NICE throw out of the ropes, has Beast on his back with the flip there and drops the leg straight across the arm. Going for the pin… 

TWO!! 

No! Beast getting the shoulder up there, as Melton continues to work the arm over. Joey Melton would like nothing better than to win here tonight and get out of the recent rut he’s been in. 

DM: But you’ve got to know that Beast has the momentum going into this match, and we’ve already seen before when Dan Ryan’s promised someone a match and delayed it because of results – look at what happened to Troy Douglas. 

DT: That’s true, Dean, but Beast has been on a roll of late. Beast trying to get to his feet, he’s up to a knee but Melton still has the arm-bar locked in. Beast now trying to push back the head of Joey Melton with the palm of his hand, forcing Melton to stand up and giving Beast a vertical base. 

MN: You’ve got to know Lindsay’s loving this match in the back, her ex and her current in the same ring and all. 

DT: Be that as it may, Beast is forcing Melton into the corner. The referee calling for a break, but Beast drives the knee straight into the gut of Joey Melton there, and a whip across the ring sends Joey Melton down to the canvas!! 

DM: For older fans you might recognise that maneuvour from nineteen eighties British wrestling. Beast’s using it to get a quick respite for his shoulder, and Melton’s slow to get up as Beast charges in with a shoulder, driving Melton back into the corner! 

DT: Beast now with a hard right hand, and another to the gut. Beast hooks Melton, and a BIG suplex there!! Beast now trying to gain momentum, picks Melton up and PLANTS him with a Russian Leg Sweep. 

One… 

TWO… 

THR…NO! Joey Melton gets the shoulder up there. Beast picks Melton up, sending him into the corner again. Beast charging in but Melton with the boot to the face! Joey Melton with a right hand, but he’s shut down by a knee lift from Beast there! Beast now looking for something big, setting Melton on the top rope… 

DM: MUSCLE BUSTER!! The drop-down neckbreaker has Joey Melton a broken wreck in the middle of the ring!! 

DT: The cover… 

TWO!! 

THRNOO!! Joey Melton BARELY gets the shoulder up after that hellacious muscle buster!! 

MN: Hellacious? You been at the barbecue sauce again Thomas? 

DM: Dave’s choice of words aside that move is dangerous, and Joey Melton showed great tenacity to kick out there. That move can very easily break your neck. 

DT: And Beast does not look happy. Beast picking Melton up, front face lock… hangman’s breaker!! Another cover, but Melton AGAIN kicks out before the three!! Beast is signalling for the end of the match!! 

DM: Beast with Melton in a standing head-scissors, tries to lift him 

DT: BUT MELTON’S BLOCKING IT!! Joey Melton wisely grabbed hold of Beast’s leg and stopped the big man from hooking his arms!! Joey Melton just blocked the Absolution!! 

MN: And Loafy’s starting to look peeved. 

DT: Beast slugs away on the back of Melton’s neck. Picks him up, sends him into the ropes, and a BIG back body drop there. Joey Melton, who had such control with the armbar earlier, looks in really trouble here. 

DM: Just like that, momentum in these types of matches can change. Beast firmly in control, sends Melton to the outside and follows him out. Whips him into the barricade, and he’s looking straight at Dan Ryan. I’d love to hear what he’s saying down there. 

DT: Whatever it is, Ryan’s just sitting there with a smile on his face! Beast now with Melton by the hair, Irish Whip REVERSED!! BEAST JUST WENT SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE STEEL POST!! 

DM: He wasted too much time with Dan Ryan there, gave Melton too long to recover. 

MN: As stupid as you’d expect from Big Loafy Uncool. 

DT: The referee now telling Melton to get back into the ring, but Melton’s looking tired out there, holding his neck as Beast holds the shoulder on the floor. Melton now wisely interrupting the referee’s count before going back after Beast with a kick to the shoulder. Joey Melton hammering on the shoulder with the fist, before pushing Beast back into the ring. Cover. 

One… 

TWO 

THRNO!! Beast this time barely getting the shoulder up!! 

DM: Joey Melton huffing and puffing as he picks Beast up, takes him down with a headlock takedown, and another cover. 

DT: TWO!! 

NO!! Beast still manages to stay alive!! 

DM: Melton again trying to pick Beast up, scoring with a right hand, but Beast manages to retaliate with a right of his own! Melton with another right, but Beast replies again. Melton with a right hand, but Beast with another, staggering Melton. Another right hand, and a third – no way Melton was going to beat Beast in a slug-fest there. Beast with the Irish whip, and a BIG tilt-a-whirl backbuster! 

DT: Beast holding his shoulder there, but still manages to get the cover. 

The count… 

TWO 

THRNO!! SOMEHOW Melton gets the shoulder up!! Beast looking distressed here, as he’s done a lot but can’t seem to do enough to beat the legend! 

DM: He’s got to keep his cool. 

MN: Not likely with Loafy. 

DT: Beast whipping Melton into the corner again. Melton staggering out of the cor GORE!! GORE!! GORE FROM BEAST!! 

DM: MELTON WAS JUST FOLDED IN HALF THERE!! 

DT: BEAST WITH THE COVER!! 

ONE!! 

TWO!!! 

THREE!! BEAST’S DONE IT 

MN: NO!! MELTON HAD THE FOOT ON THE ROPE!! 

DT: HOW DID HE DO THAT? 

DM: Joey Melton with the presence of mind there to get the foot onto the bottom rope after that gore from Beast. Beast is REALLY looking mad at himself here. 

DT: Beast going to the outside here!! 

MN: There’s goes Tony. 

DT: Beast pushing Tony Fatora out of the way, grabbing the chair from under him? What on earth’s he planning? 

DM: Whatever it is, it’s bad. He’s back in the ring now, as the referee’s trying to get the chair off him. Beast looking straight at Dan Ryan now, dropping the chair near Melton. 

DT: Beast now with a hard kick to the jaw of Joey Melton, dragging him to the chair!! He’s got Melton in a standing head-scissors over the chair!! Don’t do it!! 

MN: DO IT!! 

DT: BEAST GOING FOR THE ABSOLUTION!! Hooking the arms MELTON SLIPS OUT!! MELTON WITH A DOUBLE LEG TAKE DOWN, WITH THE COVER!! 

MN: ONE!! 

DT: HE’S GOT HIS FEET ON THE ROPES!! 

DM: TWO!! 

DT: NO! 

MN: THREE!! THREE!! JOEY MELTON PULLS IT OFF!! 

[sfx: dingdingdingding] 

TONY FATORA: Th’ winner of the match by pinfall…. JJJJJOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEYYYY…MMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEELLLLLL LLLTTTTTTTTTTTTTTOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNN!!! 

DT: What an amazing finish! Joey Melton pulls off a HUGE upset! 

MN: Upset my ass, Thomas! Joey Melton is a legend and don’t forget it! 

DT: Huge huge win for Joey Melton! We’ll be right back!!