The Beast in the East

The Beast in the East
Promotional poster featuring Brock Lesnar
Information
Promotion	WWE
Date	July 4, 2015
Attendance	8,646
Venue	Ryōgoku Kokugikan
City	Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
WWE Network event chronology
Money in the Bank (2015) The Beast in the East Battleground (2015)

The Beast in the East was a professional wrestling event produced by WWE. It took place on July 4, 2015, at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It aired live on the WWE Network and live on J Sports in Japan. The replays aired on J Sports 4 in Japan. Additionally, it would be available on demand on both the WWE Network and J Sports. It was also the first WWE event to be broadcast live from Japan. The Beast in the East was available to subscribers of the WWE Network, in over 140 countries.

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, defeating Neville, Finn Bálor defeated Kevin Owens to win the NXT Championship, and Brock Lesnar defeated Kofi Kingston.

The Beast in the East consisted of professional wrestling matches involving wrestlers from scripted feuds or storylines that played out on WWE's primary television programs, Raw, SmackDown and NXT. Wrestlers portrayed heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.