Wrestlers yall should know

[Ultimo Gallos]

Sadly even though the deep south has a pile of very talented wrestlers they aren't well known outside the area. So figured every few days I would post a few matches from some of hte best we have down here.

Up first is Rey Fury.

Rey Fury is based out of Jackson MS area. Wrestled for almost 10 years now. And even made an appearance on AEW Dark,maskless under a different name.

Rey works a style that is a blending of modern indie style mixed with Lucha Libre.



From last may's BIW event in Natchez. I missed this show. But saw that Rey filmed the match.



From Last year Here is Rey Fury vs Angel Camacho from a BIW event. Camacho is part of a family of 5 wrestlers.



And a short interview Ultimo Gallos and Philip Searchy did with Rey Fury last year.

[Ultimo Gallos]

Up next is Barrett Brown. Barrett is signed to NJPW. Good high flyer and a guy I have been watching since was a young man wearing a mask and wrestling as Americos in TCW.


July BIW show in West Monroe LA. Caleb is a vet. T Ray is a beast



Talked to Barrett about this match. He claimed it is in his top matches ever.


2018 Barrett and the guy currently known as Izzy James g3t squashed by AOP

[Ultimo Gallos]

Today's wrestler is Apoc Adam Asher.

He started off in Texas in a stable with Tim Storm and Lance Archer. The above is an interview Ultimo Gallos did with him before a BIW event in January 2020.

Now Apoc had been working in BIW for a long time and the crowd liked him but he wasn't the #1 face in BIW. But during a tag match Andy Dalton caught APoc wrong with a move. Busted Apoc's sinus,Apoc rolls out of the ring and bled a big puddle on the floor. SInce then Apoc has been huge in my town.

Well when I did that interview Apoc had been chasing the BIW southern heavyweight title for close to a year. Steve Anthony was the champ. Apoc was suppose to win the belt in May of 2020. And well thanks to the pandemic that got put off for a bit.



That is from late October 2020. BIW held a show in the rodeo arena behind the civic center they normally run. Watch closely cause when they brawled outside the ring,Anthony got flipped into a corral filled with hay and horse crap. So Steve grabs a handfull of the hay and crap and throws it at Apoc. Apoc dodges and I got hit.


This was the match BIW had been building up to. Steve was still champ and if he loses he loses his title and his hair. If Apoc loses he has to retire from BIW. So the promoter went all out with this event.

Now about 10 minutes into the video you will see Steve just drop to the mat. NO ONE KNEW HE WAS GONNA DO THIS. You will see the ref,DJ,throw up the X and hollar for Josh,the BIW owner. Then out comes Vordell Walker,an EMT,and Cassiedy Riley,a nurse. Look closely and you will see Riley put his hand in Steve's hand and say something to him. Cassiedy told Steve "look your kid is in the crowd if you are ok squeeze my hand. If you dont do that we are calling for an ambulance." Steve didnt squeeze Riley's hand and look closely on the left side of the screen you will see a bald guy pull out his phone. He called 911. An ambulance was on it's way.

What you dont see is that once Steve popped back up Vordell and Cassiedy went back to the locker room. Vordell was pissed. "Brothers dont work brothers. I'm gonna go out that and kick Steve's ass." Gotta give Josh this he stood in the hallway and stopped Vordell from coming out and beating up Steve.

This was the last match as of now that Steve Anthony has worked. What I have been told is Steve was planning on retiring and wanted to go out on a bang.

And one final match. And this is my second favorite Apoc match. Before he feuded with Steve Anthony ,Apoc wwas in a feud with local heel Nightmare Jeremiah.



So to end the feud they had a dog collar match.

[Ultimo Gallos]

And one more for today.

While APoc is the big face in my local fed the most hated heel is King Rob Love. After Steve Anthony retired Rob Love took over the heel stable,Southern Royalty. And for over a year has been trying all he can to get the BIW Southern Heavyweight title off Apoc.

Rob is known as "The Burger King" and a few shows a pile of us would goto Burger King before the shows and get a pile of the paper crowns to hand out to the crowd.



This was from May 2019. Cam Cole is best known for his time in Booker T's ROW fed. This was the first and only time I have seen Cole work as a face. Good match and showed that Rob could work with anyone.



From Oct 2019 we got a great match from West Monroe LA. Barrett Brown,fresh off a trip to the NJPW LA Dojo,vs King Rob Love. While we are all so happy Barrett got signed to NJPW,knowing he has wanted to work there since he got started in wrestling,it sadly means we don't get to see him that often.



From June 2021 got a tag match.

After Steve Anthony retired and King Rob took over Southern Royalty,Rob was looking for a 4th member for the group. He had Angel Camacho,who I wil profile soon,and Nightmare known as Jeremiah,another I will profile soon,but he tired out a pile of people.

One of whom was Kaleb with a K aka Caleb Konley. When Caleb first showed up in BIW most of the crowd had no clue who he is. Because most of the crowd watchs WWE and maybe AEW. But after 2 shows the crowd came to hate Kaleb. In this match Kaleb and King Rob Love face BIW Southern Champ Apoc and long time Southern indie vet Vordell Walker.

I love the venue BIW used in Natchez. It was a fire department years ago. But now is used as a community center. Place looked great. But had a tiny locker room and for some reason the crowd was never huge. Some shows there would be 300 fans,some shows there was barely 100. So Natchez got removed from the BIW touring towns.



King Rob Love vs Luigi Primo

Rob is based out of San Antonio Texas. And figured since so many people now know about Luigi this would be a good match to place here. Was looking for some of Rob Love's work in Elite outta Pensacola FL. Mostly cause that is the only fed I know of where King Rob is a face.

Rob is a known heat magnet. At the last event in West Monroe there was a guy and his wife sitting right by the entrance. King Rob came out saw the guy,who had a Hitler stache,saw the lady by him and told him "that must be your brother or your father cause no way is that a lady next to you sir!" Of course this pissed the dude off.

After the show I was hauling my tubs and table and gear to the car. Saw the Hitler stache dude standing in the parking lot. "I am gunna gut DA KING!". And this dude,that we had dubbed Methitler(because he looks like his diet is 90% meth plus the hitler stache),was holding in his hand a big ass buck knife. Worst part was there was a carload of drunks there egging Methitler on.

I went back inside to get my last tub,saw Rob and warned him. So Rob went out the back door. All of us met up at a local bar and grill,which sadly has no closed. Rob came in and everyone yelled BURGER KING. I had done great at my table so walked over ordered me a beer and bought one for the King.

Then in walked Bam Bam Malone,he will be profiled soon,who was feuding with Southern Royalty. Rob Love turned around and him and Bam Bam for a second pretended like they were about to fight.

But the best heat getting I have seen Rob do was the last show in my town,was August. There was an elderly lady sitting front row. Who was pissed that Rob had just cheated to help Angel Camacho get a count out victory over Apoc. She was yelling at Rob. Rob grabbed the mic and went off on her. She got up followed Rob as he was heading to the back. Rob turned around saw her "Hurry up your geezer." She got pissed picked up a chair and threw it at ROB!!!

Hope yall are enjoying these. And yes I will cover people from Outside BIW. Just that BIW is pretty much the PWG of the Deep South,in that they use the best talent in the south.

[Ultimo Gallos]

Today's pick has a tiny connection to this forum.

Bam Bam Malone is a Texas based indie wrestler. Does a 80s Hard Rock gimmick. Dude is good in the ring and on the mic. And is smart and every show will go find the vets and ask them to watch his match and give him pointers.



From last year. Memphis has a weekly tv show now for 2 years. Van Vicious is a great heel. Does a kind of Rick Rude like gimmick.

Not long after this match,Memphis films 4 weeks of tv at once,I saw Bam Bam at a show. "Gallos it is great get paid get free food and get a chance to be on TV. Plus got ot meet Dustin and Maria Starr."



BIW 2021 Here is Bam Bam Malone tagging with at the time fellow Southern Royalty member Nightmare Jeremiah vs Rey Fury and Barrett Brown.

This was suppose to be Rey Fury and Danny Chance vs Bam Bam and Nightmare. But on the way to the show,Danny travels 14 hours,Danny had car issues. So Barrett did 2 matches that show.


From back in Feb this year. Natchez MS BIW King Rob Love vs Bam Bam Malone. Before Bam Bam turned face in BIW he was trying to join Rob Love's Southern Royalty stable. Bam Bam was in a pile of tag matches,with Nightmare Jeremiah,and Malone is the one that always got pinned. So King Rob Love threw Bam Bam out of the stable. This was Bam Bam's revenge match.



Last month the BIW event fell on Bam Bam's birthday. So aafter his tag match I got the crowd to start singing happy birthday.

Now at the start of this post I mentioned Bam Bam had a tiny connection to this place.

After I posted the first Bam Bam match I filmed here learned from Madison Carter that Bam Bam is his cousin. So next time I saw Bam Bam I mentioned this and Bam Bam asked how I knew Madison. Explained this place and all that.

[Can you afford to pay me, Gah]

I love this thread. I've been following a page on FB that really introducing to different talents that haven't really gotten a chance yet at the level of WWE, AEW, MLW, NWA, or Impact.

[Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃]

No Damien Wayne??

BLASPHEMOUS!!

[Ultimo Gallos]

Sept 26, 2022 17:22:39 GMT -5 Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 said:

No Damien Wayne??

BLASPHEMOUS!!

He is on the list. Been trying to do 1 face and 1 heel each day. Damien is a heel locally so he will pop up soon.

[Ultimo Gallos]

Sept 26, 2022 17:02:38 GMT -5 Can you afford to pay me, Gah said:

I love this thread. I've been following a page on FB that really introducing to different talents that haven't really gotten a chance yet at the level of WWE, AEW, MLW, NWA, or Impact.

Thx. It was 10 years ago we started filming matches. Cause at the time there was no info about the modern Deep South Indie scene online.

And since then I have worked with 15 feds across 4 states. Sometime next year will add a 5th state to the list when I make a BIW event in Fountain Hill.

But I got lucky. At the 3rd show I went to I talked to the ringside photographer Jon Paul Leblanc. And him and indie manager/rapper/actor Big Ramp helped open up a lot of doors for me.

Plus they taught me all the rules. "If a vet walks into the locker room you get up go over introduce yourself shake hands and offer them your seat." Or "For every hour on the road the passengers give the driver 5 bucks. And whoever rides shotgun never sleeps. Their job is to keep the driver awake."

And the #1 rule "Once you get into the building you go find the promoter thank him/her for inviting you. Then go around shake everyone's hands and introduce yourself to those you have never met. Ask if they need any help with anything. If they don't need help then go talk to the guys learn who is fighting outside the ring so you know where to be with the camera."

Been lucky,got to meet a pile of the guys I grew up watching. And so far there is only one person I don't get along with. Thankfully this person got bought out of the fed they created and while they started up another fed I doubt this new fed last that long.

[Ultimo Gallos]

And since someone requested it I will do Damien Wayne next.

Damien is a long time vet of the indie scene. I first heard about him back in the early 2000s. When the main guys behind DVDVR were raving about him. Looked up some of his matches once people starting uploading wrestling to Youtube and saw why they were raving.



Last year BIW booked Damien Wayne for a show. I reached out my Mr WWayne and asked if he would do a short interview before the show. Now Mr Wayne lives in Eastern TN. He drove down. When he came into the arena I walked over introduced myself "Nice to meet ya Mr Wayne i'm Ultimo Gallos let me know when you are ready for the interview." He walked to the locker room sat his bags down and then came and did it.



And here is Damien's match from that Show. Him and Vordell have had a pile of matches. And it showed in this one.




From an AML show from 6 years ago we got Damien Wayne vs a former WWE World Champion..



From a recent Pro Wrestling 225 show,225 runs southern LA. Here is Damien vs local guy Xtian Blake.

Pretty much Damien is one of the nicest dudes in wrestling. The show were I interviewed him during intermission I walked over to his table was gonna buy a signed 8x10 off him,every show I try to buy one 8x10 off someone and another piece of merch. Damien refused to charge me. So I laid a 5 on his table and told him I refused to not pay.

I do know that Damien is the favorite of another poster here. If he wants he can tell the story. But when I heard the story it just increased Damien's standing in my mind.

[Can you afford to pay me, Gah]

Sept 27, 2022 9:48:17 GMT -5 Ultimo Gallos said:

Sept 26, 2022 17:02:38 GMT -5 Can you afford to pay me, Gah said:

I love this thread. I've been following a page on FB that really introducing to different talents that haven't really gotten a chance yet at the level of WWE, AEW, MLW, NWA, or Impact.

Thx. It was 10 years ago we started filming matches. Cause at the time there was no info about the modern Deep South Indie scene online.

And since then I have worked with 15 feds across 4 states. Sometime next year will add a 5th state to the list when I make a BIW event in Fountain Hill.

But I got lucky. At the 3rd show I went to I talked to the ringside photographer Jon Paul Leblanc. And him and indie manager/rapper/actor Big Ramp helped open up a lot of doors for me.

Plus they taught me all the rules. "If a vet walks into the locker room you get up go over introduce yourself shake hands and offer them your seat." Or "For every hour on the road the passengers give the driver 5 bucks. And whoever rides shotgun never sleeps. Their job is to keep the driver awake."

And the #1 rule "Once you get into the building you go find the promoter thank him/her for inviting you. Then go around shake everyone's hands and introduce yourself to those you have never met. Ask if they need any help with anything. If they don't need help then go talk to the guys learn who is fighting outside the ring so you know where to be with the camera."

Been lucky,got to meet a pile of the guys I grew up watching. And so far there is only one person I don't get along with. Thankfully this person got bought out of the fed they created and while they started up another fed I doubt this new fed last that long.

Thats awesome. Really cool story. I enjoy this kind of stuff. Myself is working to interview wrestling talent. Doesn't matter the level from just starting to a legend. Ive done one so far but I have some leads for others.

[Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃]

Sept 27, 2022 16:07:24 GMT -5 Ultimo Gallos said:

And since someone requested it I will do Damien Wayne next.

Damien is a long time vet of the indie scene. I first heard about him back in the early 2000s. When the main guys behind DVDVR were raving about him. Looked up some of his matches once people starting uploading wrestling to Youtube and saw why they were raving.



Last year BIW booked Damien Wayne for a show. I reached out my Mr WWayne and asked if he would do a short interview before the show. Now Mr Wayne lives in Eastern TN. He drove down. When he came into the arena I walked over introduced myself "Nice to meet ya Mr Wayne i'm Ultimo Gallos let me know when you are ready for the interview." He walked to the locker room sat his bags down and then came and did it.



And here is Damien's match from that Show. Him and Vordell have had a pile of matches. And it showed in this one.




From an AML show from 6 years ago we got Damien Wayne vs a former WWE World Champion..



From a recent Pro Wrestling 225 show,225 runs southern LA. Here is Damien vs local guy Xtian Blake.

Pretty much Damien is one of the nicest dudes in wrestling. The show were I interviewed him during intermission I walked over to his table was gonna buy a signed 8x10 off him,every show I try to buy one 8x10 off someone and another piece of merch. Damien refused to charge me. So I laid a 5 on his table and told him I refused to not pay.

I do know that Damien is the favorite of another poster here. If he wants he can tell the story. But when I heard the story it just increased Damien's standing in my mind.

Thank you my brother....Damien Wayne will always have a special place in my family's heart because of his kindness.

I've been following his matches for years, and I appreciate his no-nonsense approach to wrestling and how he can tell a great story in the ring without any flash or gimmick. And while he does play a heel and play it well, in my daughter's mind she sees him as the one who "beats all the bad guys" and to her, that puts him on a high pedestal.

With her being on the autism spectrum, she sometimes tends to latch on to things or people because it gives her a sense of comfortability or pride. Damien just happens to be one of those people and he was one of the first "heroes" of her childhood. So when she was seven years old or so, she said she wanted to have him call her on her birthday so she could talk to a "super hero".

Long story short, he agreed to give her a call on that day and she beamed from ear-to-ear and it made her day....she would not stop talking about it that evening and the day after. Her and Damien have formed a great friendship and he continues to call her on her birthday and asks how she's doing in school and personally as well as telling her which bad guys he's beaten up.

So for that, he's a damn asset to the sport and to life as well as a great family friend.

[Ultimo Gallos]

The above is another reason why yall should know Damien Wayne. Dude is just super nice and wants to help anyone he can.

[Ultimo Gallos]

Sorry been busy so took some days off. But today got a good one.

Jeremy Awesome/Nightmare Known as Jeremiah/Nightmare Jeremiah

Back in August of 2012 Last Rites Championship Wrestling held their first show. And while it was fun in that I paid 5 bucks for a front row ticket. And got to see 5 hours of wrestling. Some of the matches were way to long and had way to many rookies. But one match stood out.

Jeremy The Bourbon Street Brawler Awesome ,with valet Jenna Awesome vs The Memphis Mauler Nathan Lawler(Nathan is legit a distant cousin of Jerry lawler.

Loved the match. Would keep up with Jeremy Awesome online. Then he went down for a Wildkat tryout. Won 3 matches,opneing matches on the next 3 wildkat shows. And gone was The Bourbon Street brawler and after a trip to Georgia we got The Nightmare Known as Jeremiah. A overalls wearing murderous man from the swamps of SW Mississippi.

Now of course Nightmare Jeremiah is heel. His is part of the Southern Royalty stable in BIW. And in feds like DCW,BZ and SWO he is a monster heel.



From a recent Battlezone show in Richland MS. Gio Savage is a north MS based wrestler. Works for CWF Memphis on their weekly tv. And is down in my area better known for being part of the Muddy Waters tag team.

You will see during the match Jeremiah does a spinarooni. We start a one more time chant and he does another.

During intermission walked over to talk to Gio. "Man Jeremy was like Gallos knows my old ass is gonna blow up doing two spinaroonis ONE MORE TIME my ass"

Then after teh show Jeremy found us as we were leaving and jokingly fussed at myself and Coach Bayless for the one more time chant. "I want to do more stuff like that in BIW. But BIW wants me a pure heel and you see here at BZ I get some cheers."



From a BIW event in Brookhaven . Got a three way match. Impact's Cody Deaner vs Bam Bam Malone vs Nightmare Jeremiah.

Love how quickly Cody realizes myself and like 2 other people know who he is. So he starts trying to work with Jeremiah to double team Bam Bam.



From a decade ago PRo Wrestling EGO,betting this match happened in one of the many tiny towns surrounding Jackson. Jeremy Awesome vs Vordell Walker. If you dont know Vordell go look him up. He has been around 20 years and can get a good match out of anyone.

But hope yall watch the matches and see that Nightmare Jeremiah is more than "Ginger Abyss" Had many times I would poster an event poster with Nightmare on it and people see his red hair and his old mask and think Ginger Abyss. He is more like a horror slasher killer mixed with Bam bam Bigelow. Dude has lost 40 lbs this year and it really helped his speed and agility.