| The Beast in the East | |||
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 Promotional poster featuring Brock Lesnar | |||
| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Date | July 4, 2015 | ||
| City | Sumida, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Ryōgoku Kokugikan | ||
| Attendance | 8,646[1] | ||
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The Beast in the East was a professional wrestling live event produced by the American promotion WWE. It took place on July 4, 2015, at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. In addition to its live broadcast on the WWE Network streaming service, J Sports also carried the event live in Japan.
Seven matches were contested at the event, with two of the matches shown exclusively on J Sports. The main event saw John Cena and Dolph Ziggler defeat Kane and King Barrett. In other matches, Chris Jericho wrestled his first televised match since Night of Champions in September 2014, defeating Neville, Finn Bálor (in his "Demon" persona) defeated Kevin Owens to win the NXT Championship, and Brock Lesnar, for whom the event was named after, defeated Kofi Kingston.
- ^ Namako, Jason (9 July 2015). "WWE Attendance (7/3-7/6, Japan Tour, Beast In The East)". wrestleview.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.