Hey everyone! Outspoken Owen here, excited to be doing my first of what I hope are many write-ups on local rasslin’ shows in town. I’m not too sure how often I’ll post these, but I do intend to make it out to as many shows as I can this year. If you know of a show in Nashville’s area that you’d like me to check out, please pass it along!
For my first show of the year, Pro Wrestling Symphony held their “Sweet Victory” on Sunday, February 1st at the East Side Bowl. The show was opened by Echo Piece, an alt-rock band from Nashville, to set the tone for the day. I always love PWS’s unique musical performances that separate it from every other local show, and this band did not disappoint.
Symphony advertised this as the conclusion of their tournament to crown the first Pro Wrestling Symphony Men’s Champion. The first match of the day had Memphis’ own, Tim Bosby, accompanied by the always entertaining Dylan Hales, taking on Colby Carter, the local favorite amongst the PWS crowd. You could’ve heard a pin drop when Colby was choked out with Bosby’s wrist tape, only for the ref to catch Bosby with the smoking gun in his hand. The match was restarted, and “The Code” quickly got the three count, restoring everyone’s hopes and sending Carter into the championship finals.
The opposite end of the Championship bracket had Shane Mercer, legit one of the strongest people I’ve ever seen wrestle, take on “The Crocodile” Adrian Thomas. Mercer ended up getting the win after pulling off his “Moonsault and Battery” finisher that is a sight to behold any time he hits it.
Our next segment saw WNSR’s own and sports podcaster “Crazy” Charlie Saunier attempt to interview one half of the Mistresses of Mayhem, Sigrid, Scourge of Odin. Sigrid clearly wanted no parts of Crazy Charlie’s antics, quickly beating him down and putting him in a camel clutch before claiming the PWS women’s championship for Freya The Slaya. The conclusion to the women’s tournament will be at Symphony’s next show on March 8th.
We then went into our fourth match, where Jake Painter, easily the show’s most disliked wrestler, announced his tag partner couldn’t make it, and would be replaced by Damon Stryker. Their opponents would be The Seyden Twins, who would pick up the win. Painter would take out his anger on Stryker and attack him post-match, making for a short-lived team.
We saw two returning competitors face off when Jameson Shook took on “The Chicano Kid” Alejandro. Shook, who tags with Jaden Newman as 4825, met both Alejandro and the audience with great vigor, but Alejandro prevailed.
WWE ID champion Laynie Luck accompanied her tag partner Shazza Mckenzie to take on Alexis Littlefoot, with Laynie’s presence being a little more than luck, as Shazza pulled off the win with some foul play.
Our main event saw the Pro Wrestling Symphony Men’s championship find a home, as Colby Carter took on Shane Mercer. When I say Colby had home field advantage, I mean a good three quarters of the room was fervently cheering him on; there was even an “If Colby Loses We Riot” sign. After a great back and forth match, the crowd was sent into an absolute frenzy as Colby won.
Over all, I thoroughly enjoyed my afternoon with Pro Wrestling Symphony. Between having my favorite, Tennessee Brew Works “Hippies and Cowboys” IPA on tap, a solid crowd that was friendly, fun and energetic, and a roster boasting a Who’s Who of independent wrestling, this show checked every box for me for a great Sunday of live rasslin’.
Thanks for reading this, and make sure to get out the house and go check out pro wrestling as it’s meant to be, live and in person!
Pro Wrestling Symphony’s next show will be Sunday, March 8th at the Eastside Bowl. For tickets, merch and more info, be sure to visit pwsymphony.com
