ProSouth Wrestling Friday The 13th Part II - October 13

Photos by Aubrey Phoenix Gilbert From Larry Goodman: The King of the Dead isn't gone and dead after all. Shean Christopher returned ...

Photos by Aubrey Phoenix Gilbert

From Larry Goodman:

The King of the Dead isn't gone and dead after all. Shean Christopher returned in a big way during this Friday the 13th flavored episode. 

The finals of the YouTube title tournament never happened. Christopher reclaimed the championship and successfully defended it against finalist Saul Wright. 

But the story is far from over. Ravenna Vein has neither accepted or rejected Dameon Ceretone's offer to join Atonement. Vein was not in synch with her man  and walked out on Christopher during his match. And that's not all -- Ceretone and Christopher will square off in a Buried Alive match at Wicked Havoc.

Cameron Keast will get Caeden Ooten at Wicke Havoc. ProSouth's babyface sensation also invited ProSouth viewers to tune in for Harley's Tragic Birthday Bash Take II next week. 

The women of ProSouth were in full effect -- Kylie Alexa, Amethyst, Amy Haven, Ravenna Vein and Harley Haven all played key roles...and Aubrey Phoenix Gilbert is one of the best ringside photographers in the game. 

Aaron Dallas and Ayden Andrews went at it on the mic to further their rivalry for the title match with ProSouth Champion Brandon Whatley at Annivesary SuperShow.

KLT Champion Chris Kamikaze scored a big win over Ace Haven and his presence was looming over Whatley, Dallas and Andrews as the episode closed.

ProSouth's sound and lighting is several cuts above typical indy fare. Eat your heart out IWTV.

The Wicked Nemesis was back in the announcer's booth with Mathias Darkthorne. James Hardy ring announced in his Jason Voorhees flannel shirt.  The referees were Kevin Tubbs, Adam Hunter and Gavin Pell. 

 

The memorium for Shean Christopher. Dameon Ceretone came to the ring where a coffin awaited him. Ceretone peaked inside the coffin to make sure there would be no surprises, then called out Ravenna Vein. A video package was shown. It was in black and white with solo piano as background music. Ceretone talked about how much Atonement had done for Christian Pierce, Dorian and Charlie Punk and reiterated his offer to Vein to be join Atonement. 

The video was a work of art in itself.

Ceretone could not see Christopher rising out of the coffin behind him. Christopher pounded on Ceretone until  Dameon bailed out of the ring. Christopher said he was beyond the point of hurting Ceretone, he wanted to put him in the ground. Christopher challenged Ceretone to a Buried Alive match at Wicked Havoc on October 27. 

I guess casket matches are old hat at ProSouth. I have no idea how they are going to pull of a Buried Alive match but I'm here for it.

Saul Wright came out for the YouTube tournament final vs. Vein and wanted to know what the hell was going on. Christopher said the premise of the tournament was nobody could find him but he was fresh out of grave and feeling better than ever.  Wright did win his match last week and therefore deserved YouTube Championship match and that match was going to happen right now. Ravenna did not look thrilled with this turn of events. 

Christopher has developed into an A1 promo guy -- well spoken, confident and projects an specific identity. 

(1) "King of the Dead" Shean Christopher (with "Vampire Baddie" Ravenna Vein) defeated Saul Wright (with Chris Kamikaze) to retain the YouTube Championship via referee stoppage in 9:06. Christopher handed Wright his ass until Saul cut him off with a belly to belly throw off the ropes. Darkthorne noted Ravenna's lack of enthusiasm. Saul went on the attack. After a nod to Bray Wyatt during his comeback, Christopher set up for Dirty Pretty but got distracted by Kamikaze up on the apron. Saul kicked out of a double stomp off the ropes. Kamikaze got up on the apron again. As Ravenna came over the pull Kamikaze down she got hit by Christopher's baseball slide. Wright clobbered Christopher with Gold Rush Briefcase. Christopher barely kicked out before the three and Vein walked out on him. Christopher pounded the base of Wright's skull until referee Tubbs stopped the match. 

A good match, especially considering Christopher had to go straight to it after being cooped up inside a casket for an hour. Saul has a good looking lariat. Loved the finish. Did not see the need for the close near fall with the briefcase. 

So not a forgone conclusion that Ravenna will stand by her man and reject Ceretone's offer. Ravenna was was miffed about  Christopher taking away her chance to go for the title and Shean's screw up added fuel to the fire.

Eric "The World" Walker promo. Walker said he was only professional wrestler to compete on all seven continents. He was in demand in Europe, Korea and England but it seemed nobody in the South wanted to step up and face him.  Walker said he would defend his All Antarctic Championship next week at ProSouth. 

For readers that were unaware, Walker actually has wrestled on all seven continents and did go to Antarctica for a match. 

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(2) NWA Women's World Tag Team Champion Kylie Alexa & Amethyst defeated House of Harley (Christian Garrett and Ozzy Owens with Caeden Ooten & Harley Haven) in 9:17.  Alexa had the early offense. She broke Owens down to his knees before lettting him have it. Amethyst took the heat. Ooten posted Alexa as she was reaching fo the hot tag. Keast ran to ringside and laid Ooten out with a running knee. Owens chased Keast to the back. Amethyst pinned Garrett with a spinning double underhook drop.

They got about much upside out of this as possible and avoided most of the  downside. Alexa was well protected. She took almost no punishment and looked good on offense without the men having to sell  ridiculous stuff for a small woman.  Ooten got a measure of revenge on Alexa. Amethyst scored a much needed pinfall. The downside was HOH's reluctance to lay them in on the women so a lot of their offense looked weak. 

Harley said she was tired of hearing Keast speak and had a mystery opponent guaranteed to shut him up. Keast wanted Harley to give him Ooten at Wicked Havoc. Harley was confident that wasn't going to happen and out came the returning Mongrel. 

(3) Cameron Keast defeated Mongrel (Britt Jackson) in 7:30. Harley was on color commentary.  Keast was throwing everything he had at Mongrel. He had him rocking but could not get this strange being off his feet. Keast hit a twisting springboard crossbody but Mongrel rolled through and stayed on the attack. Keast gave Mongrel a fliatliner and transitioned to the Koji Clutch. Mongrel was closing to tapping but he powered out and reversed into a Kimura. Keast got Mongrel's shoulders to the mat. It looked like Mongrel rolled a shoulder at the last split second. Wicked called it as two count. Confusion reigned as referee Hunter signaled something Keast's shoulder.  The bell rang. Wicked said Mongrel won by ref stoppage because Mongrel popped Keast's shoulder out of place. Wicked was wrong again. Hardy announced Keast as the winner.

That was one fucked up finish. The match was OK. Mongrel brings a distinct element but he's gots to be more vicious. I am loving Keast as an unapologetic, pandering babyface getting a chance to do thing's he's never gotten the chance to do. 

Mongrel threatened to choke slam Keast. Harley started chanting "die, Cam, die" from the announcer's booth. Mongrel raised Keast's hand instead.

Keast told Harley she had Keast vs. Ooten to look forward to at Wicked Havoc. But next week was a certain special little girl's birthday. Keast cordially invited Harley and everyone else to Harley's Tragic Birthday Bash Take II and promised to give Harley a birthday she would remember FOREVER. The crowd chanted for him. Harley said it was idiotic for Cam to invite her to her own birthday. 

Keast performed this this magical nonsense on the mic while selling a dislocated shoulder. I loved Harley no selling the birthday party to get a dig in on Cam.

(4) Chris Kamikaze (with Saul Wright) defeated Ace Haven (with Amy Haven) in 11:16.  They chain wrestled in the opening minutes. Ace opened up his attack. A wheel barrow bulldog sent Kamikaze to the floor to regroup. Wright got involved and that spelled trouble for Ace. Kamikaze got him with the Red Ryder eye poke. Kamikaze methodically worked over Ace's back and gut with Ace gamely fighting up from the bottom. Ace hit the Windwaker and both men stayed were down. Ace nipped up at the count of seven. Kamikaze short-circuited Ace's comeback with the Hadouken and followed up with the Mavericksault for a near fall. Ace went to the floor. Saul  picked up a chair. Amy snatched the chair out of Saul's hand, gutted him and waffled his back. But inside the ring, Kamikaze caught Ace with a backstabber and finished him with a 450. Amy had to help Ace to the back.

A solid match that made a clear statement - Kamikaze over the man in charge clean in the middle of the ring without Saul's help.  A few things: Check out the way the Havens entered the ring. The way they spread the ropes for each other was like butter. Whatever else is going on, Kamikaze sticks with sound ring psychology on offense. Amy used that chair with authority. 

(5) "The Ghost" Eric Silva defeated "Sleazy C" Caeden Ooten (with Harley Haven) in 8:44. Ooten said he he was put an end to ProSouth's ghost problem with a little Ghostbusting, except Sleazy C said it way more rambling Southern style than I can write it. 

Ooten's one cocky young SOB and Alabama accent is something else. I miss those kind of accents. It's all so homogenized in Atlanta. But I digress.

ProSouth Champion Brandon Whatley arrived after the bell to take his throne at ringside.  Ooten ducked under the ropes and sucker punched Silva on the break. Silva sent Ooten packing with flurry of blows. Ooten said that was luck. Looked like somebody getting their ass beat to me. Ooten hid behind Harley. Did't help him much. 

Silva got preoccupied with Harley. Ooten capitalized and was landing stiff shots. Silva answered with the Hellplex and unleashed his arsenal. Silva tried for Collateral Danage but Ooten has it scouted and countered with the Loaded Gun Complex (pumhandle powerbomb). Ooten looked shocked when Silva kicked out. Ooten ran his mouth like a damn fool. Collateral Damage. 1-2-3. 

Competitive to a point, but not like Silva was seriously threatened, nor should he have been since he's got the title match with Whatley at Wicked Havoc. Bobcat's work with the rover camera is always top drawer. He really had it dialed in here. 

Co-number one contenders Ayden Andrews and All-Out Champion Aaron Dallas collide on the mic...joined in progress by Kamikaze.  Andrews said he respected what Dallas had accomplished at ProSouth but he had beaten Whatley three three times. He came back to ProSouth to win the championship and Dallas was in his way. 

Dallas said he knew it looked like he didn't need another belt. This wasn't about a belt, the title of ProSouth Champion is mattered to him.  Dallas said he had all the respect in the world for Andrews, but he was dealing with a rock star in a belt collecting era. 

They dropped the mics and tested each other, both going for signature moves and coming up empty. They were shoving and jawing when Kamikaze appeared on the ramp waving his Gold Rush briefcase. Andrews and Dallas were acknowledging Kamikaze's presence as the screen went to black. 

A crucial segment in this story and both men came through. They got across how much the ProSouth Championship meant to them, made the title more than a prop and spiced it up with just a touch of physicality. Andrews has been something of an opaque character. It was great to see more of his personalit, while Dallas continues to expand his range on the mic.