The Dirty South vs. The Harvard ConnectionThe Dirty South | Team | The Harvard Connection |
365 lbs | Combined Weight | 473 lbs |
2012 | Pro Debut | 2008 |
N/A | Finisher | High Honors |
"Here for the Party" by Gretchen Wilson blasts over the PA as The Dirty South steps through the curtain to cheers from the crowd. Johnny Royal takes one side of the aisle while Dixie takes the other. The tag champs make their way around ringside, slapping hands with the luck fans in the front row. After making their rounds, the duo, enters the ring, heads into opposite corners, climbs up onto the middle turnbuckle and raises their PSW Tag Team Titles to cheers from the crowd.
Cruz: The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, representing Peach State Wrestling... Coming in at a combined weight of 365 pounds. They are currently the reigning PSW Tag Team Champions. They are the team of Dixie Leigh and Johnny Royal, THE DIRTY SOUTH!
Hunter: The Dirty South have been the Tag Team Champions since Spring Fever when they defeated the team of Blaine Harrison and Mr. Krinkle.
Clement: I've kept my eye on these two and they are definitely one hell of a team. But The Harvard Connection can never be counted out.
Hunter: They truly can't. I've heard some stories about those guys. Totally untrustworthy, those two. Very sneaky. Very devious. They're like Tusken Raiders in the way that they attack.
Clement: Tusken who?
Hunter: Star Wars reference. I'll lend you some of the DVDs after the show.
Clement: Oh, why thank you.
The classic beginning notes of "Ride of the Valkyries" plays over the PA as the fans in attendance know who are about to grace them with their presence. Out through the curtain steps the Harvard Connection, along with Madison Stewart, to boos from the crowd. Chandler and Preston raise their arms in the air to continued boos. After being dissatisfied with the reaction they're getting, they make their way towards the ring. As they come down the aisle, they raise their index fingers in the air, letting everyone know who is truly number one.
Cruz: And their opponents, being led to the ring by Madison Stewart... Representing Frontier Grappling Arts... coming in at a combined weight of 473 pounds. They are the team of Preston Blake and Chandler Scott, THE HARVARD CONNECTION!
Chandler hops up onto the apron while Preston walks up the steps. After Preston wipes his feet off on the apron, the duo step into the ring. Chandler heads in one corner while Preston heads into the opposite one. Chandler climbs up onto the second turnbuckle. He stretches his arms out and tilts his head back. A big smile comes across his face as he closes his eyes, basking in his glory. On the other side of the ring, Preston climbs up onto the second turnbuckle and scans the crowd, looking down at the people below him in disgust.
Clement: The Harvard Connection, full of bravado as always. They're looking to make a big statement in this match right now. Of course, Chandler made a huge statement of his own two weeks ago with that non-title win over Blaine Harrison.
Hunter: I was lucky enough to get an advanced copy of the dvd for that show. Chandler is definitely a good wrestler. But for him to say that Blaine purposely ducked him is a bit of a stretch. I've seen Blaine down in Peach State for nearly a year now. And Blaine Harrison is the farthest thing from a coward.
Clement: Oh I agree. Chandler, and The Harvard Connection as a whole, love to throw out all types of rude and harsh comments towards their opponents. But The Dirty South is fixing to humble the two of them.
The bell sounds as Chandler and Preston start things off. The two men circle the ring. After inching closer to each other, they lock up. After jockeying for position, Royal places Chandler in a side headlock to cheers from the crowd. The ref asks Chandler if he wants to give up. Chandler responds by shoving Royal off of him and into the ropes. When Royal comes back, Chandler knocks him down with a shoulderblock. The crowd boos as Chandler flexes before running into the ropes. Royal gets back up to his feet. When Chandler comes back, Royal leap frogs over him. Chandler continues to run into the ropes. When Chandler comes back, Royal throws him down with a hip toss. The crowd cheers. Chandler gets back up, but Royal throws him down with an arm drag. The crowd cheers. As Chandlers gets up, Royal runs over and brings him down to the mat with a double leg takedown. He then mounts himself on top of Chandler and hammers away with lefts and rights to the head. Chandler tries to cover up, but the blows still connect.
Hunter: Johnny Royal is really giving it to Chandler, wouldn't you say?
Clement: He definitely is. Royal has a bit of an MMA style. So you know he's more than comfortable taking things to the mat and he's proving it right now.
Royal then gets up from off of Chandler and delivers a stomp to the chest. He then turns to the crowd and plays up to them, waving his hands up and down to get the crowd fired up. The crowd cheers. But the cheers turn to boos as Chandler gets on his knees, scurries over to his corner and tags in Preston Blake.
Hunter: I take it Chandler has had enough?
Clement: The Harvard Connection is known for talking loud, only to run away from a fight when it doesn't benefit them.
Preston gets in the ring. After he and Royal circle the ring. They go to lock up. But Preston pulls away at the last second. He then points over at Dixie Leigh. The crowd boos.
Hunter: This guy can't be serious.
Clement: Believe me, he's very serious.
Royal stands there with his hands on his hips, pissed and disappointed with Preston's actions. But Preston won't back down. He insists on Royal tagging in Dixie. Royal then looks over at Dixie, who is jumping up and down and is dying to be tagged in. After a shrug of the shoulders, Royal heads over into the corner and tags in Dixie Leigh. The crowd cheers as Dixie gets in the ring. Preston smirks as he motions for her to bring it. After sizing Preston up, Dixie makes her way over to him and locks up. After jockeying for position, Preston quickly shoves her down to the canvas. The crowd boos as Preston points at Dixie and chuckles. Dixie gets from off of her knees and tells Preston to bring it. After circling the ring. The two lock up again. After jockeying for position, Dixie quickly places Preston in a side headlock. But he quickly picks her up and delivers a belly to back suplex. The crowd boos as Preston gets up and flexes in front on Dixie. Dixie just shakes her head in disgust.
Hunter: This Preston guy is something else, huh?
Clement: He's something else, alright. He's real proud of himself because he's stronger than a woman. Yeah, big tough guy he is.
Dixie gets up and circles the ring. The two inch closer to each other and go to lock up. But Dixie ducks the collar and elbow tie up and grabs Preston from behind with a waist lock. Preston quickly reaches down, slips one of his arms in between Dixie's and counters with an arm wringer. The crowd boos. Preston takes her by the wrist and delivers another arm wringer. Dixie cringes in pain as the crowd boos. But the boos soon turn to cheers as Dixie rolls forward, leans back, kips up and counters with an arm wringer of her own. The crowd cheers. Preston takes her by the wrist and counters with an arm wringer. But Dixie quickly does the same to cheers from the crowd. After another arm wringer by her, she brings Preston into the corner. After climbing up onto the top turnbuckle, Dixie walks along the ropes, leaps off and delivers a chop to Preston's arm, knocking him down to cheers from the crowd. Dixie pushes him over and makes the cover.
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Preston kicks out.
Dixie picks him up and places him in a side headlock. But he quickly shoves Dixie off of him and into the ropes. When Dixie comes back, Preston goes for a clothesline. But Dixie ducks and runs into the ropes. When she comes back, she delivers a tilt-a-whirl headscissors takedown. The crowd cheers. As Preston gets up, Dixie runs over and connects with a dropkick, knocking him through the ropes and to the floor. Dixie then gets up and points to the outside. The crowd cheers. So Dixie runs into the ropes. As her back hits the ropes, Chandler moves over and knees her in the back. The crowd boos. But the boos turn to cheers as Dixie turns around and pops Chandler right in the mouth with a right hand.
Clement: Alright, Dixie!
Hunter: She may not look like it, but Dixie packs one hell of a punch.
As Preston gets up on the outside, Dixie runs towards the ropes and goes for a baseball slide. But Preston moves out of the way. After Dixie lands on her feet, Preston goes for a running clothesline. Dixie ducks, but Royal runs along the apron and nails Preston with a swift kick to the face that knocks him down. The crowd cheers. Dixie then climbs back up onto the apron. As Preston gets up and turns around, Dixie runs off the apron and connects with a flying front dropkick, knocking Preston down to cheers from the crowd.
Clement: What a dropkick by Dixie! The Dirty South has got this crowd riled up!
Hunter: They’ve really taken control of this match and seem to have taken The Harvard Connection by surprise.
Dixie then picks up Preston and rolls him into the ring. After climbing back up onto the apron, she grabs a hold of the top rope with both hands and delivers a somersault leg drop. The crowd cheers as she turns over and makes the cover.
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Preston gets his foot on the bottom rope. The crowd boos.
Clement: Good ring presence there by Preston.
Hunter: You do have to know where you're at at all times.
Dixie then picks up Preston, brings him into her corner and slams his head into the top turnbuckle. She then turns him around and tags in Royal. The crowd cheers as Royal gets back into the ring. He delivers a series of knife-edge chops that echo throughout the arena. He then tags Dixie back in. Dixie gets in the ring and unleashes a series of knife-edge chops of her own to cheers from the crowd. Dixie tags Royal back in. Once Royal gets in, The Dirty South stomps Preston down into the corner to cheers from the crowd.
Hunter Some quick tags here by The Dirty South, Kevin.
Clement: They're trying to stay as fresh as possible. They're showing why they are the top team in Peach State.
After Dixie heads to the outside, Royal reaches down, pulls up Preston and nails him with a series of shoulder thrusts to the midsection. While Preston is doubled over, Royal grabs him by the back of the neck with both hands and nails him with a series of Muay Thai knee strikes to the face. One knee strikes sends Preston tumbling to the canvas. Royal quickly drops down, turns him over and makes the cover.
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Preston gets his shoulder up.
Hunter: Those knees to Preston's face really seemed to have knocked him silly.
Clement: Royal is known for that bit of MMA in his arsenal. And he showed it once again.
Royal then picks up Preston and whips him into the ropes. Chandler quickly makes the blind tag. When Preston comes back, he slides through Royal's legs. When Royal turns around, Chandler knocks him down with a clothesline to the back of the neck. The crowd boos.
Hunter: The Harvard Connection showing their sneaky side once again by using the blind tag.
After delivering a series of stomps to the back of the neck, Chandler picks up Royal and whips him into the ropes. When Royal comes back, Chandler knocks him down with a back elbow to the face. He then runs into the ropes. When Chandler comes back, he connects with a jumping knee drop. The crowd boos as he makes the cover.
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Royal kicks out. Annoyed, Chandler hooks the leg and makes the cover again.
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Royal kicks out. Annoyed, Chandler picks up Royal and throws him down with a scoop slam. He makes the cover again.
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Royal kicks out. Frustrated, Chandler slaps the canvas and throws up three fingers to FGA senior official Bruce Mitchell. But the ref shakes his head at Chandler and tells him that it was only a two count.
Clement: Chandler now growing visibly frustrated with his inability to keep Royal down.
Hunter: He's going to have to try much harder than that to keep Royal down.
Chandler then picks up Royal and whips him into the ropes. When Royal comes back, Chandler bends over to set up a back body drop. But Royal stomps and counters with a kick square to the face. The crowd cheers. While Chandler is dazed, Royal quickly reaches back and tags in Dixie. Once Dixie hops in through the ropes, she runs at Chandler and goes for a clothesline. Chandler ducks, sending Dixie into the ropes. When Dixie comes back, she goes for a cross body block. But Chandler catches her in mid air to boos from the crowd. After walking around the ring with her, Chandler delivers a rib breaker. He makes the cover.
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Dixie gets her shoulder up.
Preston can be seen placing his foot across the top turnbuckle. Chandler sees this, so he grabs Dixie, runs into the corner and slams her headagainst the sole of his boot. The crowd boos. Chandler then tags out to Preston. After Preston gets back in, he turns Dixie around in the corner and delivers a series of knife-edge chops to boos from the crowd. After a series of shoulder thrusts to the midsection, he then takes Dixie, places her in a side headlock and rakes her eyes along the top rope, sending her stumbling into the adjacent corner. The crowd boos. Preston goes back over and tags Chandler back in. Once Chandler gets in, he sizes Dixie up before running into the corner and nailing her with a running European Uppercut.
Clement: My god what impact on that uppercut!
Hunter: I'm surprised a fan in the front row doesn't have a souvenir right now.
He then takes Dixie and whips her into the opposite corner. Chandler charges into the corner, but Dixie nails him with a boot to the face sending him stumbling back. Chandler shakes off the blow and runs right back into the corner. But he eats another boot from Dixie that sends him stumbling back. The crowd cheers. After shaking off the blow, Chandler runs into the corner and goes for a jumping body splash. But Dixie dives out of the way as Chandler collides head-first with the top turnbuckle.
Hunter: And nobody's home!
Clement: This is her opening.
The crowd cheers. As Chandler stumbles back, Dixie steps through the ropes and climbs the turnbuckles. Once she reaches the top, she leaps off, going for a missile dropkick. But Chandler moves out of the way and swats her down. The crowd boos as Dixie can be seen holding the back of her head in pain. As she slowly rolls over and tries to get up from off of all fours, Chandler runs over and nails her with a Knee Trembler to the side of the head. The crowd boos as he rolls her over and makes the cover.
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Dixie gets her shoulder up.
Chandler then picks her up, snapmares her over and delivers a stiff kick to the back. The thud from the blow can be heard throughout the venue. Meanwhile, Dixie moans as she arches her back in pain. Chandler goes over and tags Preston back in. Once Preston's in, The Harvard Connection picks up Dixie and whips her into the ropes. When she comes back, Chandler scoops her up from the side. Preston then jumps up and brings her down as The Harvard Connection delivers a backdrop suplex/neckbreaker combination. The crowd boos as Preston makes the cover.
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Dixie gets her shoulder up.
Clement: Dixie has been absolutely manhandled for the past several minutes.
Hunter: But she won't stay down. She won't quit. She may look smaller than the average wrestler, but she's got one of the biggest hearts.
Preston goes over and tags Chandler back in. Chandler gets in and whips Dixie into the ropes. When she comes back, Chandler knocks her down with a Textbook Dropkick. The crowd boos. He makes the cover.
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Dixie gets her shoulder up. The crowd cheers.
But the cheers turn to boos as Chandler sits her up and applies a sleeper hold. The ref asks Dixie if she wants to give up. But Dixie refuses to quit. So Chandler cinches in the hold, squeezing as tight as he can. After a few, the ref checks again and asks Dixie if she wants to give up. No answer. The ref asks her again if she wants to give up. Again, no answer.
Hunter: Oh no. This doesn't look good.
Clement: No it doesn't. She may be out of it. This match may be just a couple seconds from being over.
The ref raises her arm. It falls down. The crowd boos. The ref raises her arm for a second time. It falls again. The crowd boos. Preston and Madison can be seen smiling while Chandler has a sinister grin on his face. The ref then raises her arm for a third time. It starts to fall, then shoots right back up. The crowd cheers.
Hunter: Alright!
The shock on Chandler's face is priceless. Preston has his hands on his head in disbelief as Madison shakes her head, trying to convince herself that this isn't happening. Royal can be seen slapping the top turnbuckle. The crowd then stomps their feet in unison. Dixie can be seen slowly shaking her arm, clearly feeding off the energy from the crowd.
Clement: They thought it was over and done with. But Dixie Leigh still has some life left in her!
She slowly turns over onto her knees. After she few, she slowly gets up to her feet. Meanwhile, Chandler shakes his head in disbelief. Dixie then delivers five elbows to the midsection. The fifth elbow breaks the hold. She then runs into the ropes. When she comes back, Chandler goes for a clothesline. But Dixie ducks and runs into the ropes. When she comes back, Chandler throws the Harvard Hammer. But again, Dixie ducks and runs into the ropes. When she comes back, she knocks Chandler down with a spinning heel kick.
Hunter: They're both down, Kevin!
With both wrestlers down, the ref starts his count.
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Chandler is the first to slowly sit up. After shaking off the effects from the kick, he slowly turns over and begins to crawl towards his corner. Meanwhile, Dixie pushes herself up on all fours and begins to scratch and claw her way into the corner. Chandler reaches up and tags Preston back in. The crowd boos.
Clement: Oh boy...
Hunter: Can she make the tag.
Preston smirks as he slowly stalks Dixie. As Dixie is just about to make the tag, Preston quickly goes down and snatches up her ankle. He then pulls her up on one leg and taunts her to boos from the crowd. But the boos turn to cheers once Dixie nails him with an enziguiri that turns him inside out.
Clement: Did you hear that!?
Hunter: I think I saw a couple of teeth flying!
Dixie then gets up, rolls over, leaps up and tags in Royal. The crowd cheers as Royal gets in the ring.
Clement: Oh here we go!
A wide-eyed Preston slowly gets up to his feet and begs and pleads with Royal. But Royal is having absolutely none of it. After realizing that he backed himself up in the corner, Preston runs towards Royal. But Royal ducks and sends him flying with a back body drop. The crowd cheers. Preston gets up, but Royal knocks him down with a running clothesline. The crowd cheers. Preston gets back up, only to get knocked back down by another running clothesline. The crowd cheers. Royal then picks him up and whips him into the ropes. When Preston comes back, Royal throws him down with a powerslam. The crowd cheers as he hooks the leg.
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Chandler breaks up the pin with a kneeling double ax handle smash to the back. The crowd boos.
The crowd continues to boo as Chandler puts the boots to Royal. But the boos turn to cheers as Dixie gets in, turns Chandler around and lights him up with a series of right hands that send him stumbling back. Dixie then runs into the ropes. When she comes back, she charges forward, dives and connects with a cross body block, sending both her and Chandler tumbling over the top rope and to the floor. The crowd cheers.
Hunter: This match is insane, Kevin. Dixie just sent herself and Chandler falling over the top rope.
Clement: These two teams are not holding anything back. Could you imagine if the belts were actually on the line?
As Royal gets back up to his feet, Madison climbs up onto the apron, garnering both Royal's attention and the ref's. The crowd boos.
Clement: Not this again.
Hunter: What is she doing?
Clement: What she always does: sticking her nose in business that it doesn't belong.
After luring Royal into the trap, Preston runs up from behind and knocks him down with a flying knee strike to the back of the neck, knocking Royal down. Madison climbs back to the floor as the crowd boos. Preston then picks up Royal and goes for an irish whip, but Royal reverses, sending Preston into the ropes. When Preston comes back, Royal lifts him up and delivers an inverted atomic drop. The crowd cheers. Royal then runs into the ropes. When he comes back, he spears Preston down to cheers from the crowd. He then gets up, lifts up Preston's legs, wraps his arms around Preston's legs and leans back, catapulting Preston into the corner. The crowd cheers. As a dazed Preston turns around, Royal runs into the corner and connects with a dropkick. The crowd cheers. Royal then picks up Preston, brings him back into the corner and hoists himself up onto the middle turnbuckle. He then grabs a hold of Preston, spins out and plants him with the Royal Flush. The crowd cheers. Royal turns over and makes the cover.
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Cruz: Here are your winners, Dixie Leigh and Johnny Royal.... THE DIRTY SOUTH!
"Walk" by the Foo Fighters blasts over the PA as Dixie rolls back into the ring. The ref then raises Royal's arm in victory to cheers from the crowd. He then goes to grab the PSW Tag Titles as Royal goes over and helps up his partner. After they congratulate each other, the ref hands them their titles. The Dirty South then raises the PSW Tag Team Titles in the air as cheers and applause can be heard throughout the crowd.
Hunter: They did it! Dixie and Johnny beat The Harvard Connection!
Clement: They most certainly did. I know we're supposed to remain unbiased. But I am very proud of The Dirty South and am glad that they gave The Harvard Connection exactly what they had coming to them. But, that's three wins in a row for Peach State Wrestling.
Hunter: Can Kit Kelsey make it four? I am by no means a fan of Kit Kelsey and I think the fans of both Peach State and Frontier would hate to see that cheat walk away with another victory, especially over someone the likes of Blaine Harrison.
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