I turned into this week's show with trepidation, knowing how how thin ProSouth’s roster would be with so many top guys (Joe Black, William Huckaby Austin Towers and Tyler Cullprett) all at Southern Honor.
This was rough. The mic work was crucial on this show and much of it was compromised by that super annoying echo in the audio. To make matters worse, Ricky Cagle suffered a hip injury during match and is barely hobbling as of this writing.
(1) Brandon Whatley defeated Zero in 6 minutes. Whatley picked up the win with a rockbottom. This was the ProSouth debut for the Robert Gibson-trained Zero. He’s a lanky, flexible dude with a slacker vibe and fairly solid fundamentals. I’d like to see more of him. I hated Zero’s lackadaisical cover after the X Factor for his big near fall near the finish.
Whatley announced his entrance into the 11th annual Battle Rumble on September 11 as audio problems abound.
Roma Miller proposed a partnership to Alex Kane (with Wicked Nemesis). Thank God for effective use of facial expressions by all because the audio was useless.
After the introduction of Attempted Murder, a video from Cullprett aired wherein he took credit for getting them back on the right track and said now was their chance to prove they still had it in them.
(2) Attempted Murder (Alister & Dorian Crowe) defeated Roma Miller & Alex Kane (with Wicked Nemesis) in 11:09 on a decision reversal by Commissioner Amy Haven. The commentary by Shane Noles and James Hardy stood out here. It had such a nice flow. They were letting it breath and allowing the ambience of the building to be felt. From Noles saying Wicked had been COVID protected for years to Hardy’s expertise on energy drinks and bubble tea to Bullet Bob Armstrong.
I enjoyed the “when bloated egos collide” flavor of Kane and Roma. Kane eschewed the chance to tag to Miller and got his ass kicked by Attempted Murder. Kane answered with a double suplex. Miller entered with a superkick and mocked Ace Haven. Out came “The King and Queen of the South” Ace and Amy Haven. Ace chased Roma to the back. Kane pinned Alister with the Angle Sacrifice thanks to major interference by Wicked.
Amy reversed the decision then threatened to fire Wicked.
(3) Tricky Ricky Cagle defeated Shane Mako in 8:04. Match started out well enough but went rapidly downhill after Cagle’s injury, which appeared to occur on a springboard move. Noles informed us that Cagle is now the mayor of Parrish, Alabama. Mako hit a step up leg drop that was pretty good, then a dreadful botchomania into the ropes. Cagle did a full squat into a TKO. Impressive move but probably not the best idea. Mako got one finger on the ropes. Mako went for roll up using the tights. Cagle wasn’t able to kick out but referee Matthew Gibson waved off the pin. Cagle returned the favor, pinning Mako with the tights. Cagle really gutted this one out.
Eric Silva promo – The ProSouth Champion has been in the zone with his mic work lately. Silva put Trevor Aeon over as one of best in the Southeast, then invited him to drink a glass of bleach. Silva said he got his hand raised at Uprising didn’t feel like he walked out a winner because he didn’t walk out at all. He was left face down with blooding running out his ear by Cullprett, who now had his full attention, which was the good news and the bad news for Cullprett. Silva said he was going to shove Culprett’s umbrella down his throat and open it and advised Cullprett to get his affairs in order.
A second Cullprett video followed. Cullprett sang Silva happy birthday and said he had two gifts for him. #1 – he was cashing in his title shot on September 11. #2 – “Actually, I’m just going to give you that one in person.” Evil, ominous, calculating – this Cullprett character has the making of a great heel.
The promos served was an effective 1-2 punch to set up the Silva/Culprett title match.
(4) Robbie Vio defeated Scott Patterson to retain the You Tube Championship in 9:43. This match being in this position on the show told the viewers all they needed to know about ProSouth’s depth issues tonight. Patterson attacked Vio before the match. I wish he hadn’t given the way the main event was laid out. Patterson dominated until Vio hit am Air Raid Crash on the ring apron. Helluva spot that did damage to both men. Referee James Dewberry ate a dropkick from Patterson when Vio stepped aside. Patterson picked up the title but thought better of using it. Vio waited patiently as Patterson ascended to the top rope so he could catch him with a tornado kick to set up a huracanrana for the win. Not good but at least an improvement for Vio over the awfulness of last week.
(5) Dameon Ceretone & Ace Haven (with Amy Haven) defeated All-Out Champion Cameron Keast & Trever Aeon (with Roma Miller) when Ceretone pinned Keast at 7:13.
Before the match, Keast said breaking up the Left Hand Path was his idea. He heard Cullprett’s offer to Attempted Murder and wanted them to know he had two spots from them in his group. Two conniving heels interested in the services of Attempted Murder? I didn’t see that one coming.
I think this was a better delivery than Keast’s promo last week. Can’t say for sure because the audio was so messed up.
An uber extended and chaotic brawl took place before the bell that became a 3 on 2 when Miller showed up. It concluded with Ace taking a big bump from the ropes to the floor courtesy of Roma. Ace took heat with Wicked bringing up Ace’s legit history of concussions. A double missile dropkick by Ace led to double tags leading to Ceretone’s DVD on Keast. Aeon had to save Keast from being pinned. Ace hit plancha from the top to the floor, taking out Roma and Aeon. Ceretone pinned Keast clean with a brainbuster. A passable match. Aeon looked best of the four. The finish made perfect sense.
