From Larry Goodman: ProSouth #509 streaming live on Youtube from Piedmont, Al on July 31. Shane Noles and The Wicked Nemesis are yo...
ProSouth #509 streaming live on Youtube from Piedmont, Al on July 31. Shane Noles and The Wicked Nemesis are your commentary team.
(1) Brandon Whatley pinned Scott Patterson with a Rockbottom at 4:15. A much needed dominant win for Whatley.
New Era Open Champion Ricky Cagle said his challenger was a no-show and issued an open challenge that was answered by Roma Miller. There's no shortage of open challenges at Pro South.. Roma is a number 1 asshole. His t-shirt read "Daddy!" and he said the match was dedicated to Harley Haven.
(2) The title match between New Era Open Champion Ricky Cagle and Roma Miller (with Cameron Action) was a declared a no contest at 7:19 when Ace Haven interfered. A showcase for Cagle's offense and it all looked good. Miller feigned an ankle injury. Action distracted Cagle. Miller gave Action a low blow followed by his face plant finisher and went for an insulting one foot cover. Ace hit the ring with the chair.
Action said he had been bored at home for 5 months waiting for someone to take the real All-Out title from him and challenged Ace to a match. Ace accepted and maybe he would slap Action's eye straight for him. Wow, Ace, you had to go there.
(3) Black Lariats Matter (Joe Black & William Huckaby) defeated former champions Attempted Murder (Alister Crowe & Dorian Crowe) to retain the ProSouth tag team title in 7:53. Attempted Murder jumped the bell. Silly boys. Huck had Alister pinned with a spinebuster in no time flat. Black said not so fast. The torture was just beginning. BLM beat the hell out of Alister who made a miraculous tag. The miracles continued as Dorian got two near falls on Huckaby, before a BLM lariat sandwich spelled doom for Alister.
Huck had a piece of sage advice for Commissioner Amy Haven -- "Do better with your tag division."
(4) Ben Buchanan and Alex Kane (with Wicked Nemesis) wrestled to a 10 minute draw. I loved the matchmaking - two young lions with amateur backgrounds and loads of upside. Ben's power ruled early, but he ate the post on an overzealous charge. Kane was ruthless on Ben's ankle to set up an ankle lock. Ben made the ropes the first time and countered with an enzuigiri when Kane tried it again. Ben's offense was compromised by the gimpy ankle. Kane cinched the ankle lock in tight and grapevined the leg. Ben desperate struggle to get to the ropes was compelling. He made it but Kane was relentless with the ankle lock. Buchanan tried to counter with another enzuigiri. Kane was ready for it and had the hold firmly applied when the bell rang.
I first thought Buchanan verbally submitted because the time limit was never mentioned. The element of surprise and the ensuing confusion added to the fun. This was my favorite match of the weekend. It took three men to make this match what it was. Referee Matthew Gibson was outstanding.
They continued to go at it after the bell and had to be pulled apart. Wicked egged on the "5 more minutes" chant. Such a teaser.
Cameron Action said his previous incarnation was a character but he would be known as the "Tragic Prince" Cameron Keast from now on. Keast informed Ace Haven that he would be sorry for what agreed to. Christian Pierce attacked Ace from behind. So we've got a Prince, a King and the Bun.
(5) "Tragic Prince" Cameron Keast & "The Bun" Christian Pierce defeated King of the South" Ace Haven (with Amy Haven) in a handicap match when Ace passed out in Keast's submission at 8:24. What's not to like about a prince, a king and a bun? Does Amy have no power here? Are we to believe the commissioner stood idly by while her husband was subjected to a handicap match because the heel said so? Ace had his hands full against the odds. Noles said with the bun undone, Pierce looked like Lash Leroux. Had me laughing out loud. Ace kicked out of a fine looking frog splash by Pierce. The spot yearned for a big reaction from Keast as it looked like a finisher. Ace superkicked Pierce and was moving in for the kill. Pierce bailed and Keast came from the blindside with a sleeper variation. James Hardy announced it as a tap out but Ace wasn't tapping nothing.
Action/Keast seems to be messing with every babyface on the roster. Pierce's personality overshadowed Keast's during the match.
Keast brought a chair into the ring. Amy sprung into action. She was on the ramp when Roma came from behind and dragged her to the back by the hair.
Tyler Cullprett debuted. In a mind bending change of character, Tyler Rivera has reinvented himself as a dapper gentleman. When I saw the umbrella I thought Marty Scurll but this is not that. Cullprett called out ProSouth Champion Eric Silva, said Silva couldn't trust his friends and if anyone knew about being turned on by his brother it was him. Silva admired the drive but Culprett had done nothing to deserve a title shot. Culprett proposed a non-title match and if won he got a title shot in the future. "You know some people are always trying to ice skate uphill. You got it," said Silva. A promising debut for Cullprett and a well played segment all the way around.
(6) Tyler Cullprett defeated ProSouth Champion Eric Silva via count out in a non-title match (8:35). No point in doing the match if Cullprett isn't going to win, right? Silva aggressively dominated Culprett in the opening minutes Cullprett used a bit of chicanery to get the advantage and worked on Silva's leg. I was digging the Culprett character but his offense against the champion was problematic. Silva regained the upper hand with arguably the best looking move in his arsenal - a snap suplex into the buckles. The light went out and we heard a promo from Trever Aeon, talking how the Left Hand Path had gotten soft by allowing the cheers to get into to their heads. As referee Gibson continued to star at the screen like he was in a trance, Cullprett used his umbrella on Silva outside the ring leading to the count out.
I'm not a fan of matches stopping cold for a video, but the lights being out made that less troubling. After being a pillar of credibility in the Buchanan/Kane match, Gibson looked beyond stupid here.
(7) Geter defeated Austin Towers in 14:14. Towers worked Geter over but unable to get him off his feet. Geter turned things in his favor with a devastating capture suplex. Geter went to his ground game, then used his weight to wear Towers down and take away his wind. Noles said he looked like Lord Littlebrook next to these guys. Referee James Dewberry got bumped. Geter scored a visual fall on Towers with a belly to belly suplex. After Geter went to check on Dewberry, Towers finally got the monster off his feet with a codebreaker. Second referee Matthew Gibson was Johnny-on-the-spot to make the count but Towers kicked out. Tower struck up the band for the Kobiya kick. Geter countered with a Walls of Jericho. Only a dude as big as Geter could make that hold look effective on a seven footer and it did. Towers grabbed the ropes and caught Geter in Hell's Gate. Geter pressed Towers' shoulders to the mat and Gibson counted three just before Geter tapped.
This was a really good in a very different style than Towers/Creed. How refreshing to see a match that never left the ring. Towers had one hell of a month of July with matches against Joe Black, Logan Creed and Geter.
Towers requested five more minutes. Geter said he already won (good point).
Towers proposed a last man standing match to settle their differences. After beating Towers twice, what on earth would motivate Geter to accept the match?
