If you’ve been to a show in the middle Tennessee area in the last few months, you’ve probably seen Peyton Polson.
He’s been featured by promotions like SUP, Resolute Wrestling, and just about everything in between. “The Human BB Gun” is all about making just about any town he can just to get some action. That’s what separates Peyton from so many others who are fresh in the business…he’s here to do the work. I was able to catch up with him earlier in the week for an in-depth look at his journey so far.
Mose: What was it that attracted you to pro wrestling?
Peyton: Man, that’s such a hard question no matter how many times you hear it. To this day, I honestly couldn’t tell you what drove me to want to spend at least two nights a week slamming my organs against my ribcage for people’s entertainment. There’s nothing in this world that makes me feel more happy and free than pro wrestling. I saw guys like The Hardyz, Edge and Christian, Raven, Rob Van Dam, and AJ Styles, and it just hooked me dude. I wanted to be those guys.
M: Tell us what it was like going through the Tried N True school?
P: I remember seeing the initial announcement and just had a feeling that this was it, this was my in. I had a few sessions with Brett Ison before where he taught me the basics – rolls, bumps, lots of ring cardio, even hitting the ropes, but he’s always been a busy man with a lot of responsibility. I knew he wanted me to keep going and I knew I still had the itch and the drive to do it.
Crimson spent the past few years really building a brand out in Clarksville and it didn’t hurt that I grew up watching him in TNA. Needless to say, when the school opened I wanted in. What sold me on training there was Jeremiah Plunkett. He’s an old friend of my dad’s and everyone knows he’s an incredible worker. I couldn’t have asked for a better coach. I never dreamed I would end up training at TNT with people like Crazzy Steve, Rebel and Jax Dane. I even did seminars with Dr. Tom Prichard and James Storm.
That program allotted so many incredible opportunities. It was welcoming. They didn’t run everyone to death to “weed out the weak.” It was designed so that if you had the drive, you’ll be fine. If you left, you left.
M: You squared off recently with Brett Ison down at Resolute Wrestling. What did that specific matchup with Brett mean to you? Along with the post-match moment.
P: Stepping in the ring with Brett was surreal. That guy is a big fucking deal in a lot of places, one of those places being my home town of Nashville. I’ve watched him grow for almost three years now, and everywhere he goes, people look at him in absolute awe. He has an aura that’s almost extinct in wrestling today.
Getting to step in the ring with him after all the work I’ve put in, getting the chance to show him what I’ve become, the kid he brought into this business…in my mind, that became the most important thing I’d ever do.
He brings his best every time, and he brings out the best in me. That match was grueling. He’s a lot bigger and a lot stronger (I thought maybe I had speed on him until he Shotgun Dropkicked me in the mush), but to go through all that and then have him in the ring holding onto me saying “This kid is mine! You hear me?!” … Just didn’t even feel real man. I felt accomplished. I felt I was doing the right things.
M: You also got a crack at A.C. Mack, and minus him kicking you in the unmentionables, it was really all you. What was it like coming out of that curtain in The Basement East for that match and the match itself?
P: That A.C. Mack. My poor unmentionables, man. I seriously can’t put into words how much I fucking love SUP and Nashville. That’s my home. Those people are my people. Coming through that curtain I never expected to hear those people go the hell off.
Coming through for that match, the first thing I saw was Stoney pop, which just shot my confidence through the roof. I’m always exceptionally nervous when I’m at SUP. It’s so important to me that I represent myself the best I can in Nashville, but going in there against A.C. Mack was different. I felt at home. Hearing Nashville cheer for me, seeing that absolutely GORGEOUS logo on the canvas, it just all felt like a dream.
And yea, I had A.C. on the ropes until he proceeded to rack my bollocks, but honestly that didn’t hurt the worst. He took a moment from me. The pop from everyone after I’d run him ragged in the first minute of the match was the loudest I’ve ever heard from inside the ring. I couldn’t believe it honestly. I was kind of in shock. Any time I get cheered at SUP is one of those “You like me! You really like me!!” moments, I was on top of the world.
Then he stole it all from me.
End of the day, he got me this time, he underestimated me, I made him pay for it, and he cheated. But I’m never going to stop. I’ll keep busting ass at SUP until everyone in Nashville knows my name. And I know I’ll see AC again, and I know he’ll probably underestimate me again. But he won’t get so lucky again. I’ll stand on two broken legs to look AC Mack in the face and tell him to bring it.
M: We’re about halfway through the year so I’ve got to ask what are your goals for the rest of 2019?
P: 2019 has been the craziest year of my life and it’s not even a contest. I’m up to 29 matches since January 27 (as of June 15) and I’m not slowing down any time soon.
A big, big goal now is to find new adventures. I’ve been a regular a few places which has been a blessing beyond belief, having only been at this for less than five months, but I’m dying for some new challenges. There’s a lot of places I’ve only gotten to wrestle for once or twice, and a lot, I haven’t got the chance to be a part of yet. Looking to change all that.
So many great promotions running right now, Crux just had a killer show that I would have driven to Chattanooga to see if I hadn’t been booked in Lewisburg. KFW and Dare Devils of Wrestling in Sevierville is bringing in a lot of good talent and drawing good crowds from what I’ve seen. There’s also shows out of state I’m wanting to get out and be a part of; Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Florida, I want at all of them. I want to keep getting better, keep getting my name out there, keep working with as many great guys as I can.
Y’all know by now we’re huge fans of Peyton here at SoBros HQ. He’s a hard worker, great listener and is always trying to get better. I just can’t say enough good things about this young man. Congrats on everything so far Peyton!
John Mosley is the independent wrestling and TV aficionado of the SoBros Network. He graduated from ETSU with a degree in Radio, TV and Film along with a minor in Film Studies. Since graduating he’s done pretty much nothing but watch, film, edit or commentate for local wrestling promotions and is the current color commentator for Resolute Wrestling. #Preds #Titans #DefendOrVacateConor Follow on Twitter: @SoBroMose.
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