11.15 Beyond the Mat

Title	Beyond the Mat
Episode #	Season 11, Episode 15
First aired	February 24, 2016
Directed by	Jerry Wanek
Written by	Andrew Dabb John Bring
On IMDB	Beyond the Mat
Outline	After attending a wrestling show in honor of a recently deceased wrestler, Sam and Dean find themselves with a case when more dead bodies begin popping up.
Monster	Crossroads Demon
Timeline	One week since 11.14 The Vessel
Location(s)	Brimson, Missouri Lebanon, Kansas
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Characters

• Sam Winchester
• Dean Winchester
• Crowley
• Lucifer
• Simmons
• Gunner Lawless
• Shawn Harley
• Rio
• Duke

Definitions

• Alcohol
• Aliases
• Angel Blade
• Crossroads Demon
• Crowley's Lair
• Crowley's Lock-up
• Deals and Pacts
• EMF
• Hellhound
• Holy Water
• Impala
• Men of Letters Bunker
• Rod of Aaron
• Ruby's Knife
• The Supernatural Books
• Table of Death
• Unconscious

Music

• "Brazil" by Edmundo Ros

(playing in Crowley's Lair as Lucifer is directing the demons)

• "Modern Day Cowboy" by Tesla

(playing during Gunner Lawless' entrance and match)

Quotes

Dean: You remember Top Notch Wrestling?

Sam: Yeah. Those wrestling shows Dad took us to when we were kids.
Dean: Right. Came across an obituary last night. Larry "The Hangman" Lee died.
Sam: Oh no. Wasn't he-

Dean: He was Dad's favorite. Anytime that noose would come out, Dad would be on his feet. It was one of the few times I ever saw him actually happy.

Dean: You know, when I was-when I was ten I got my first B&E 'borrowing' some family's pay-per-view so I could watch the cage match with you and Tower of Power.

Dean: You know they're having a memorial show tonight. I know you're itching to get back-

Sam: We should go to it.
Dean: Really?

Sam: Why not? The world is still gonna be screwed tomorrow, right?

Dean: You think about that. Town after town putting your ass on the line for next to nothing. No money, no glory. Wow.
Sam: You realize you just literally described our jobs.

Gunner: I've been beat up, spit on, stabbed, roughed up. But I will be damned, if I didn't always get back up. One thing I learned, you gotta keep on grinding no matter what's thrown your way.

Sam: What happened?
Dean: Mostly tequila. Cut with holy water. I bought drinks for all the wrestlers, and then they were all 'well you gotta drink too.' Man they could drink. Especially Rio. I think I heard my liver screaming at me.

Crowley: The Rod of Aaron. Created by God on the sixth day and given to Aaron, brother of Moses. I knew it was powerful but had no idea it was a-

Simmons:' Hand of God. Can I touch it?
Crowley: With all due respect Simmons, I don't think you can handle my rod.

Lucifer: I bet I can. Is it just me or is it getting a little phallic in here?

Lucifer: You really thought you could double cross me? Me!? You know I invented the double, like literally.

Crowley: So this is what it feels like to be God. Not bad. Tingly.

Dean: Lawless was a good guy he didn't deserve to go out like that, you know?

Sam: Dean, you know he made a bad decision. We've been there.
Dean: Yeah. You, me, now Cas.
Sam: Dean we'll get him back, we will we just gotta-
Dean: Keep grinding. No matter how much it hurts, how hard it gets, you gotta keep grinding.
Sam: Right.
Dean: And That's how we're gonna win. And we're gonna win. We're gonna save Cas, we're gonna ice the Devil and we're gonna shank the Darkness. And anyone that gets in our way, well God help 'em.
Sam: Damn right.

Dean: Damn right.

Trivia & References

Beyond the Mat is a 1999 documentary about pro wrestling, it takes a look behind the scenes and life outside the ring of three wrestlers -- Mick Foley, Terry Funk and Jake "The Snake" Roberts.

Lucifer: Remember, ABC. Always be closing.

A quote from the chacrter Blake (Alec Baldwin)in the David Mamet movie (based on his play of the same name Glengarry Glen Ross. "Always be closing" is a strategy used in sales.

Always be closing.

Lucifer: Alright. You're gonna look high, look low, far and wide. Search every warehouse, every farmhouse, every hen house, outhouse and doghouse.

Dean: Hello? FBI I got some questions. Bueller?

When Dean gets in the wrestling he first does a strut and screams "Woooo!" which is reminiscent of "Nature Boy" Ric Flair. Followed by climbing the ropes and yelling, "Oh, yeah!" Which is reminiscent of "Macho Man" Randy Savage.

Dean uses the alias "Agent Roussimoff," a reference to wrestler André the Giant, born André René Roussimoff.

Lucifer: You made me bleed my own blood.

Minutiae

Aleks Paunovic, who played Gunner Lawless, previously played Boyden's Friend in 2.08 Crossroad Blues & Skinwalker #2 in 6.08 All Dogs Go to Heaven.

Paul Lazenby, who played Hellrazor, does stunt work and fight choreography for Supernatural.

Sides, Scripts & Transcripts

• 11.15 Beyond the Mat (transcript)

Promotion

• Synopsis from KsiteTV
• Photos via BuddyTV
• Promo
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