A.W.A.C. Above And Beyond

**Above And Beyond** was a CPV mega-event produced by A.W.A.C. It replaced the long-running CPV, the Royal Crumble, as A.W.A.C.'s premier "Rumble" event leading up to their biggest show of the year Anarchy Rulz. This is the sixth CPV of the A.W.A.C. brand split, but the second CPV to take place under the co-production of both Anarchy and Liberty. This was the 26th CPV mega event in A.W.A.C. chronology.

## Card

30-Man Match Beyond - Winner gets an A.W.A.C. Championship match at Anarchy Rulz III20-Woman Match Beyond - Winner gets an A.W.A.C. Women's Championship match at Anarchy Rulz IIIDaas Wheedon (c) VS. Rabid - Final Destination Deathmatch for the A.W.A.C. ChampionshipStar Lord (c) VS. Holly Rood VS. Milo Elasovic - Triple Threat Elimination Match for the A.W.A.C. Intercontinental ChampionshipTeam Brazil (Christie Monteiro & Laura Matsuda) (c) VS. Hammerlock (Alex Quinn & Kendra Kloss) - Tag Team Match for the A.W.A.C. Women's Tag Team Championship
## Background

The main event of Above And Beyond is The Match Beyond, a match where 30 men fight in an over-the-top-rope elimination rumble and the winner gets a main event match for the A.W.A.C. Championship at Anarchy Rulz. In addition to a men's Match Beyond, for the first-time-ever in A.W.A.C. history, a women's version of the Match Beyond will be held. However, this will only feature 20 women due to many factors such as potential injuries, hiatuses, double bookings, or a general lack of women available on the current roster. The announcement was made by Liberty General Manager Hugo Strange (on behalf of A.W.A.C. COO Triple H) on Liberty #13. To promote the Women's Match Beyond, on Anarchy #59, a special 6-Woman Over-The-Top-Rope Battle Royal was won by Captain Marvel. On that night's main event, Zarya defeated Juri Han to become a 2-time A.W.A.C. Women's Champion. At Anarchy Rulz 3, the winner of the Women's Match Beyond will now face Zarya (or whoever the champion is by the date of the show).

On Anarchy #57, Anarchy General Manager Rabid announced that he will be Daas Wheedon's next challenger for his A.W.A.C. Championship. Rabid stated that his match against Daas would the same match that caused Rabid to "rethink his career and take up the role of Anarchy General Manager". Their title match would be a Final Destination Deathmatch. After this announcement, Daas ran out and attacked Rabid, putting him through a flaming table and knocking him out with 3 Daas Lariats in a row. On Anarchy #58, Rabid ended his interview with Beast Boy almost going insane and laughing maniacally towards Daas en route to their match at Above And Beyond. On Anarchy #59, the show ended with a brawl backstage between Daas and Rabid, culminating in Rabid spearing Daas through an electrical box; the same thing that happened before the Final Destination Deathmatch at Final Destination 2018.

On Anarchy #56, Star-Lord returned and defeated the man who injured him, Milo Elasovic to win the A.W.A.C. Intercontinental Championship. On Anarchy #57, Milo tried to broker a deal with Holly Rood to get the belt back but Holly refused, instead stating that he would take it for himself. On Anarchy #58, Holly defeated Milo to become the #1 contender and face Star-Lord at Above And Beyond for the Intercontinental Championship. On Anarchy #59, Milo attacked both Holly and Star-Lord, before attacking Anarchy General Manager Rabid and demanding a title shot as well. Rabid eventually caved in (more and less out of annoyance rather than fear) and announced that at Above And Beyond, Star-Lord will defend the A.W.A.C. Intercontinental Championship against both Holly Rood and Milo Elasovic in a Triple Threat Elimination Match.

With Alex Quinn & Kendra Kloss reconciling after their match at Descendance, they decided to become a tag team. Quinn & Kloss, now collectively known as Hammerlock, defeated the Paradise Angels (R. Mika & Yamato Nadeshiko) on Anarchy #58. After the match, the two proclaimed they've grown stronger together as a team and they challenged Team Brazil (Christie Monteiro & Laura Matsuda) for their A.W.A.C. Women's Tag Team Championships at Above And Beyond. On Liberty #14, Team Brazil questioned their decision, implying that Quinn & Kloss "spent more time in the gym and less time focusing on their brainpower". Nonetheless, Team Brazil looked to prove why they are the most dominant female tag team in A.W.A.C. and accepted Quinn & Kloss' challenge for Above And Beyond.

Also announced for Above And Beyond was the Fury Pre-Show between Anarchymus and Archie Andrews. Before Anarchy #59 went on the air, Archie mocked Anarchymus during an unseen conversation. Later in the show, the two alongside Vittore Timoteo fought in Men's Match Beyond qualifier. Vittore came out victorious, whereas, through Anarchy General Manager Rabid, the match between Anarchymus and Archie was made official for the Fury Pre-Show.

## MEN'S MATCH BEYOND QUALIFYING MATCHES

A.W.A.C. announced the inclusion of qualifying matches for the Men's Match Beyond.

* Colt Draven defeated Derek Weaver **(Anarchy #57)**
* Darth Maul defeated Anakin **(Anarchy #57)\***
* Freddy Krueger defeated Biff Andreas (c) to win the A.W.A.C. Wildside Championship **(Anarchy #57)**
* Hush defeated War Bacon **(Liberty #13)**
* Kevin Owens announced that he will enter the Men's Match Beyond **(Liberty #13)**
* TJ Nicholson (c) defeated Armor King to retain the A.W.A.C. Online Championship **(Liberty #13)**
* The Force (Cade Skywalker & Luke Skywalker) defeated Primate Party (Spot Monkey & Beefy Magnum) in an Escape-Only Steel Cage Match **(Anarchy #58)**
* Manji Gaiden (Ryu Hayabusa/Yoshimitsu) defeated The Movement (Chris Danger/James Fatal) **(Liberty #14)\*\***
* Rick Grimes defeated William Wallace **(Liberty #14)**
* Metallo defeated TBO and Bane in a Triple Threat Match **(Liberty #14)**
* Vittore Timoteo defeated Anarchymus and Archie Andrews **(Anarchy #59)**
* Bray Wyatt announced that "The Fiend" and El Noveno will both enter the Men's Match Beyond **(Anarchy #59)\*\***
* Wrigley Dodger defeated Tank Davis, Lance Maverick, and Giant Gonzalez in a 4-Man Over-The-Top-Rope Battle Royal **(Liberty #15)\*\*\***
* Cell & Roman Reigns defeated The Slashers (Jason Voorhees & Michael Myers) (A.W.A.C. United States Tag Team Champions) in a Non-Title Tag Team Match **(Liberty #15)**

\*Anakin later won the Desperado Tournament on **AOD #9** to officially qualify for the Men's Match Beyond.

**\*\***El Noveno suffered a concussion at the Challenge Of The Immortals crossover event between SCAW and A.W.A.C. and was therefore taken out of the Men's Match Beyond.

\*\*\*Wrigley Dodger has been taken out of the Men's Match Beyond due to "personal reasons". His replacements in the match are The Movement (Chris Danger/James Fatal), who previously lost their qualifying match.

## Results

* 2. After he was eliminated, Milo Elasovic laid out interviewer Beast Boy with the M.E.T. out of frustration. It was later stated that Milo won the A.W.A.C. All Out War Championship from Beast Boy via KO due to the 24/7 Rule, albeit unintentionally.
* 3. Near the end of the match, Kendra Kloss wanted to tag in but Alex Quinn didn't do so. Christie then punched Kloss off the apron and hit the Brazilian Destroyer on Quinn to retain the titles for her team. After the match, Kloss argued with Quinn in the locker room. She berated Quinn for hogging the spotlight all to herself when she should have made the tag. Kloss then hit Quinn with a forearm before leaving the locker room and refusing to accept her apology, which caused Quinn to become frustrated and trash the locker room with a steel chair.
* 4. Rabid was rushed to a local hospital due to suffering broken ribs and a bruised spine in the Final Destination Deathmatch against Daas Wheedon.

## Match Beyond

#### **Women's Match Beyond Results**

* Akali made her A.W.A.C. debut. She was later signed to the Anarchy brand.
* Ada Wong was supposed to be in the match but laid out backstage by Bra Brief, who took her place as the #2 entrant.
* Bra Brief and Tracer made their returns to A.W.A.C. during this match. Tracer returned to Anarchy while Bra Brief signed a new A.W.A.C. contract and was drafted to the Liberty brand.

#### **Men's Match Beyond Results**

* Johnny Gat made his shocking return and went after Firestar Hart, his former best friend who betrayed him at A.W.A.C. Summer Slamboree 2018. As soon as the match started, Gat eliminated Hart before immediately eliminating himself. The two brawled in the crowd until they were forcefully broken up by referees and security off-screen. In addition, Gat also returned to the Anarchy brand.
* Firestar Hart now holds the all-time record for the shortest time spent in The Match Beyond with 1 second.
* The Joker (in his 2019 Joaquin Phoenix attire) was a guest entrant in the match. He was later signed to an A.W.A.C. contract to the Liberty brand.
* John Wick and Bryan Fury made their A.W.A.C debuts in this match. They were later drafted to Liberty.
* King made his return from his injury that he suffered at A.W.A.C. Deadly Sin 2019 by the hands of Daas Wheedon. In addition, King returned to the Anarchy brand.

### Miscellaneous

* Before the pre-show, A.W.A.C. paid tribute to Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman and TNA voice-over narrator Barry Scott, both of whom sadly passed away.
* Raven ambushed Chun-Li in the parking lot as Chun-Li was leaving the arena.
* During the show, the CNW Global Legacy Champion Smokey issued an open challenge to anyone for his title at Anarchy Rulz 3.
* Before the main event, Liberty General Manager Hugo Strange announced the upcoming ZERO1 Classic Tournament where 32 men unsigned to A.W.A.C. will battle in a single-elimination tournament. The semi-finals would take place at the Liberty-exclusive special event in Tokyo, Japan called "Freedom Navigation", and the finals would take place at Anarchy Rulz 3 where the winner would become the first-ever A.W.A.C. ZERO1 Champion.