Bullpen Pro Olin James Memorial -- Ranburne AL on December 6

Photos by Julie Puckett From: Jeremy "The Impact" York Olin James Memorial at Ranburne Elementarywith  estimated atttendance of 12...

Photos by Julie Puckett

From: Jeremy "The Impact" York

Olin James Memorial at Ranburne Elementarywith  estimated atttendance of 120.

Ring Announcer: Summer Blackfyre 

Official: Connor “Iron Ref” Parker 

GM: “Cowboy” Johnny Brown 

Match 1: Zander Whoric VS. Kyle Gunner (w/ Shane Noles) “Four-Corners Bullrope”— Gunner jumps the bell by rushing at Whoric early. Kyle uses the rope to his advantage for some chokes and strikes, then a leg drop. He goes to touch each corner turnbuckle but only barely gets two before Zander stops him. Whoric fights back, temporarily stunning Gunner as Whoric goes for the win but only gets to three turnbuckles. Noles on the apron to help thwart the fourth touch. This allows Gunner to take control again. Zander lands a wicked forearm. Noles tries to cheer on and direct Kyle to victory from the outside. Gunner gets to two buckles again then Whoric catches with a back elbow in the corner followed by a sling blade with assist from the rope. Zander touches three buckles again but fails to get the fourth as Kyle cuts him off. Kyle gets tangled in the rope as he ends up straddling it. Zander quickly pulls up on the rope dropping Kyle face first on the mat. Gunner tries to finish off his foe, however Whoric yanks on the rope. As Kyle is propelled towards him, Zander delivers a devastating super kick that floors Kyle, leading to Zander touching all corners for the win! 

Winner: Zander Whoric via Four Corners Touch 

Match 2: Brother Azriel, Julius Pryor VS. Lethal Gainz (BPW Tag Team Champions—Lamar Phillips, Chris Gainz)—Gainz and Azriel start. Gainz tags Lamar, who tags him back. Chris runs the ropes and tries to deliver a shoulder tackle to his opponent but instead gets sent flying across the ring. He tags Phillips who tries the same, garnering the same result. Gainz tags in and gets powerslammed. Lamar runs in and gets the same result. Julius jumps in to help his partner and gets slammed onto Phillips! Lethal Gainz rolls to the outside and takes their time returning to the ring. They jaw with some fans at ringside. Pryor tags into the match to face Gainz. Julius drops Chris then hits a springboard tornado splash from the second turnbuckle. He goes to the top rope, but Lamar grabs his leg until Chris arrives to snap mare him off the top! Lethal Gainz execute their Bicep smash a couple times. Phillips tags in. He grabs Julius in a delayed suplex that he held for close to twelve seconds. He sits Pryor on the top rope and tags Gainz. They attempt a double superplex. Julius counters by knocking them down then hitting a big splash! Hot tag to Azriel who levels his foes with clotheslines, a fallaway slam on Gainz and finally a German suplex to Phillips! Splashes in the corner for Chris and Lamar. Azriel sidewalk slams Gainz as Julius adds a flying knee drop. Phillips sends Pryor to the outside then in the confusion catches Azriel with the Lethal Lariat for the 1, 2, 3. 

Winners: Lethal Gainz (Lamar Phillips, Chris Gainz) via pinfall to retain the BPW Tag-Team Championships 

Match 3: Ryan Wyndell VS. Ethan Dallas (Tuxedo Match)—They brawl to start the match, with Ethan getting the better of the action. He clotheslines Ryan over the ropes and follows him outside. They fight outside as Ethan rips off his bowtie and crams it in the gullet of Ryan to the delight of the crowd. Back inside, Wyndell pulls off his own jacket and whips the younger Dallas brother with it. Ethan takes off his own belt and catches the backside of Ryan with it a handful of times. They rips a few articles of clothing off each other. They whip and choke each other with vests, ties, shirts and more. They tangle more in the ring as Ethan bounces off the ropes and performs a sunset flip on Wyndell but instead of going for the pin, he goes for the win as he snatches Ryan’s trousers down to get the victory. 

 Winner: Ethan Dallas via Tuxedo Strip. 

Match 4: Shane Noles (w/ Brad Lynch) VS. “Sunset” Sam McGraw (w/ “Santa” Johnny Brown)—Kyle Gunner is the special referee for this battle for Bullpen Pro Wrestling. If Noles wins, Bullpen shuts down. If McGraw wins, Bull gets control of the company again. Stakes could not be higher. Sam goes after Noles on the outside, all over the ringside area. He tosses Shane up the entrance ramp then back off of it. Back inside, Shane takes over with strikes and chokes to ground the bigger McGraw. Lynch adds in his own offense and shenanigans. Sam catches Shane with a headbutt and gets a one count as Kyle Gunner stops his count early to take a phone call. Noles excellently executes an elbow from the second turnbuckle then a body lock. As Gunner is asking Sam if he gives up, somehow Noles gets poked in the eye and releases the hold. He recovers to drop McGraw and follow up with a leg drop for a two count. Then he does it again for another two count. Shane dropkicks Sam’s knee and he stumbles into the corner where Noles works him over. Sam counters with quick jabs and works over Shane in the corner instead! Noles takes the low road with a low blow then a discus lariat. The members of Rebirth (Trey Jordan, Zack Buchanan, Ryan Wyndell) appear at ringside. Noles goes for the cover as referee Kyle counts one…two……he stops and starts laughing at Shane who is now confused. So is Brad Lynch on the outside. Kyle looks at Shane and stands up, continuing to cackle. McGraw sees his opportunity to hit Noles with a thunderous clothesline. “Iron Ref” Connor Parker runs down to count the three count and “Sunset” has won Bull’s company back! After the bell, Rebirth pounces on Noles. As Lynch considers the math, he explains to security that he’ll just watch and stay out of this skirmish. Zack and Kyle shake hands. “Sunset” Sam and “Santa” Brown make their way to the back. As the attack continues, Bull Buchanan runs to the ring. Rebirth scatters out of the ring, slowly backing up the entranceway. Noles demands from Bull what that attack was all about. Bull says he had nothing to do with it at all. Eventually, Bull extends his hand to Noles. After some time, Shane shakes Bull’s hand. 

Winner: “Sunset” Sam McGraw via pinfall (Bull now controls Bullpen again.) 

Match 5: “Frat Daddy” Bryce Cannon VS. JT Paradox (Match 1 of 3)—Bryce rushes at JT before the bell with quick strikes and kicks. He picks up the Television Title and parades around the ring with it. Cannon slams Paradox’s head into the mat. JT fights back with a flurry of punches that back Bryce into the corner. Cannon drops Paradox onto the top rope only to get a two count. Paradox does a schoolboy roll up into a German suplex then rams his foe into multiple turnbuckles. He stands over Bryce in the corner to rain down 20 punches with the crowd counting along. Cannon falls with flair after the barrage. As he recovers he goes for the Skull Crushing Finale but Paradox powers out and delivers a double axe handle. Spinning neck breaker from Cannon after a boot to Paradox gets a two and seventeen thirty-seconds count. Random guy walks from the entrance to the ring, seemingly to cheer on Paradox. As Bryce slightly diverts his attention to the stranger, JT drops him and locks on an ankle lock. Cannon breaks the loc briefly only for Paradox to slap it on tighter giving Bryce no choice but the tap. After the match, the random guy introduces himself as 3MP and says he has a history with Bryce Cannon. He also adds that JT Paradox is his nephew and that JT will rid Bullpen of Cannon just like he (3MP) did elsewhere. 

Winner: JT Paradox via submission 

Match 6: Trey Jordan, Zack Buchanan, Jay “Alpha” Miller, Rob Adonis VS. Dante Diamond, BK Bennet, Cody Windham, Aaron Dallas (Special Ref: “Showtime” Damon Thomas)—Cody and Rob to start. Solid display of chain wrestling from the ring veterans until Cody catches Rob with a clothesline to the outside. Zack tags as the crowd chants for “A-Aron” to tag in as well, so he does. They have a pose off with Dallas getting the bigger roar from the crowd. Zack takes exception and attacks Aaron. They trade waist locks until Dallas grabs a head lock. Zack counters into a leg scissors. As he battles out all eight competitors pile into the ring until all faces have all the heels into different corners for ten punches. Then they propel them all into the middle of the ring simultaneously to smash them together. As the match resets, it’s BK and Miller in the ring. Bennet with the Michinoku driver for a two count. BK misses a splash as Alpha takes control with a big clothesline for a two count of his own. Adonis tags in to deliver an exploder suplex to Bennet for a two and a half count. Jordan tags in to lock on a rear chin lock with a body lock on BK. Running senton from Jordan gets another near fall after Cody breaks it up. Zack back in with thunderous European uppercuts then a splash in the corner. Buchanan works over the arm of BK before using a sidewalk slam to weaken him more. Alpha back in to inflict more damage to BK, but Bennet finds a quick roll up for a two count. Adonis tags as BK catches him with a stunner followed by a crossbody from the second turnbuckle. Zack and Aaron get the hot tags. Sequence of maneuvers from all involved leave everyone laid out. Buchanan recovers first so he locks on the figure four to Dallas. Zack feels him self sliding so he stretches out a few times. The third time he stretches the referee says he is using the ropes and makes him break the hold! The crowd goes crazy. As Zack and Ref Damon go back and forth arguing, Thomas turns to Dallas and superkicks him! The crowd is erupting in protest! Buchanan covers Dallas for the victory! After the match, Ryan Wyndell waltzes out to celebrate with fellow Rebirth members, new member Thomas, plus teammates Alpha and Adonis. As they are attacking their opponents, they go after Rob Adonis too. Finally Ethan Dallas, Shane Noles, JT Paradox and 3MP run out to the ring to send the heels scattering. 

Winners: Zack Buchanan, Trey Jordan, Jay “Alpha” Miller, Rob Adonis via pinfall 

Match 7—Main Event: Judais (c) VS Xavier Cross—Two of the biggest monsters in the building squared off to prove who’s yard Bullpen Pro Wrestling belonged to. They lock up with a stalemate as each gathered no advantage early. They trade running shoulder tackles with each never leaving their feet. Judais grabs Cross in a towering chokeslam, only gets a one count. He works Cross over in the corner with strategic strikes. Judais goes for a splash on Cross in the corner but he moves out of the way and counters with a big boot to the mush of Judais. Cross chops Judais then catches him with a Black Hole Slam for a one count. Cross grabs a wrist lock on his foe then climbs the buckles in the corner. His Old School attempt of walking the ropes is thwarted though as Judais superplexes him off the top rope! They trade blows on the outside, then throw each other into the guardrails as fans scurry to avoid the carnage. Judais regains control once they return to the ring, however Cross blocks a chokeslam attempt. Judais executes a fallaway slam. Then another. Then a third as he tosses Cross across the ring. Judais blocks a chokeslam attempt, yet gets powerslammed instead. Cross goes for Old School again and succeeds this time. He finishes his walk across the ropes with an over castle neck breaker for a two and three quarters count. Both go for a running clothesline that connect. Both monsters are down now. “Iron Ref” Connor Parker gets knocked down. The members of Rebirth appear at ringside. Zach Buchanan grabs the Bull of the Woods title and leaps on the apron, ready to smash Judais with it as he gets to his feet in the corner. Instead Cross cuts him off, snatching the title from Buchanan. Cross stares down Zack….then charges into Judais as he exited the corner, ultimately clocking Judais in the head with the title! He tosses it to the side and covers Judais as Referee Connor rolls over to count…1…2….3. After the match, Rebirth attack Judais as it appears Cross has joined the power faction. Finally, after some time a handful of wrestlers run out to force the attackers to retreat. 

Winner: Xavier Cross via pinfall 

Takeaways: 

-Zander Whoric has a natural charisma that the fans gravitate to and get behind him in every match. Kyle Gunner may just be starting his journey, yet has some solid pillars to build on. 

-Lethal Gainz is the best tag-team around and bring something different each time they are in the ring. 

-Azriel and Pryor are actually an interesting team. With Azriel's agility and size plus Pryor’s maneuverability, this team could be a problematic match up if they stay as a duo.

 -Most of the time Tuexedo matches are clunky and weird. Ethan and Ryan kept this one short and to the point, utilizing each article of clothing as a weapon then moving on to get to the finish. Great pacing and timing to create an entertaining contest. 

-Sam gets the job done against Shane, albeit with the help of Rebirth. Bull was excited to get his company back. Biggest question to me is “Why did Rebirth help Bull win control back?” I feel like the answer will be far more interesting than even we could imagine. 

-Match one of three for Cannon and Paradox was a solid start for what they can build the trilogy to be. Paradox has a lot of ability and power. Cannon is one of the best wrestlers and workers anywhere he goes. Good chance he keeps this chip on his shoulder til match two between them with his goal to be to even the score. 

-To be so disliked, Jay “Alpha” Miller has only improved on his impressive rookie campaign last year that gained him Georgia Rookie of the Year honors. He mixes well with practically any opponent or group for a tag match and gets immediate response from the time he walks out. 

-Cross winning the championship was great. Judais has held that title since the summer and Xavier taking the reigns for now is a fresh direction for the Bull of the Woods path. 

-Take notice of power faction Rebirth because they could start taking over West Georgia and beyond very soon. With a mix of a little of everything they create such complex match up nightmares and have already shown together they stand. 

-The writing and booking for this show was incredible. A couple fantastic swerves and surprises made it truly an awesome card to see. Bullpen continues to deliver even when they spread across the state lines. With “Iron Ref” Connor Parker and the Siren Summer Blackfyre keeping everything on track, each show is a must watch if you’re in the area.