Rev Pro Live In Southampton 21 Review (12/11/2022)

On Sunday December 21st, Rev Pro aired the 21st edition of Rev Pro Live In Southampton we got 6 matches main event is a 8 Man Tag Team Elimination Match.

Shaun Jackson vs. JJ Gale

Shaun Jackson & JJ Gale throw some blows before the bell as Jackson took some verbal digs at Gale.

Jackson with a springboard shoulder tackle for an early two count, before a monkey flip and a dropkick from Gale turned the tide. Gale eventually adds a triple jump rana before a bulldog took Jackson outside for a flip senton into the aisle.

Gale pulls the referee down as Jackson went for a crossbody aimed at both of them but Jackson’s able to force his way back in as he charged his shoulder into Gale’s back after trapping him in the buckles. A suplex throw chucks Gale across the ring as Jackson followed up with a STO for a near fall before Gale wheelbarrowed Jackson into a stomp.

An enzuigiri drops Jackson, as did a springboard twisting European uppercut out of the corner, before a pop up slam dumped Gale in the middle of the ring. Back & forth slaps follow but it’s Gale who remained ahead with a superkick and a Whisper In The Wind into the aisle.

Back inside, a senton bomb’s good for a near fall before Jackson swatted away a twisting cutter then hit a backbreaker and an Emerald Flowsion for a near fall. Gale rana’s out of a Jackson Falls but got cut off in the ropes amid another springboard before a roll up and a big handful of tights gets Jackson the win.

Winner: Shaun Jackson (10:03)

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Non Title Match

British CuriseWeight Champion Luke Jacobs vs. Chris Bronson

Match starts off with Chris Bronson spin down Luke Jacobs to the mat, only to get kicked into the corner before Jacobs offered a handshake after a stalemate. Chops from Jacobs were returned in kind, before a surprise ‘rana and dropkick from Bronson took Jacobs down. A suplex from Bronson is escaped as Jacobs hits a Death Valley Driver and back senton combo to turn the match around.

Jacobs with dropkick into the corner and a northern lights out of it adds a two count before things headed outside as Bronson took a front kick in the front row. They traded strikes after thatbefore Bronson escaped a powerbomb and returned with capture headbutts, following with an overhead belly 2 belly out of the corner.

Forearms from Bronson and a spinebuster lead to a two count before he sat down on a sunset flip from Jacobs. Bronson’s back senton misses as the pair were going for a quick finish, leading to a lariat from Jacobs, then a brainbuster for a near fall.

A back body drop gives Bronson hope, as did a powerslam before Bronson took Jacobs up top for a superplex but Jacobs pushes his way free only for Bronson to regain his footing and hit the superplex anyway.

Bronson lifts up Jacobs for a press slam into a Samoan Driver that almost got the upset but Jacobs nails Bronson with a Sit Out Powerbomb to get the win.

Winner: British CuriseWeight Champion Luke Jacobs (12:58)

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Leon Slater vs. Callum Newman 

Callum Newman tries a cheap shot in response to a Spinaroonie, as they ended up hitting the ropes, swinging and missing with kicks, before Leon Slater connects with a springboard back elbow out of the corner.

Slater adds a Spinaroonie into a frog splash for a two count before some head kicks had Newman rocked by the ropes. Newman throws Slater to the outside but gets his legs swept ahead of a slingshot frog splash back in from Slater before Newman hung up Slater in the ropes and added an enzuigiri.

A PK from Newman then a springboard uppercut to the back adds a two count, as did a springboard enzuigiri, before Slater tried his luck with an Octopus Stretch but Newman popped out of it. Slater has more luck with a crossbody for a two count then a twister suplex before Slater took too long and got rana’d off the top rope.

A springboard cutter followed for a two count for Newman, before Slater tried the Octopus hold once more. Slater avoids a rope break as they see sawd on sunset flips leading to a European Clutch to score the win

Winner: Leon Slater (7:29)

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Will Kaven vs. Cameron Khai

Match begins with Will Kaven & Cameron Khai locking up into the ropes then Kaven starts using the hair but ended up getting caught in an armbar before a standing moonsault got Khai an early two count.

A headlock takedown snapped Khai to the mat, as did a suplex while a teardrop suplex dumped Khai into the corner. Khai’s taken into the ropes, then the corner before he burst back in with a crucifix and a low clothesline to Kaven. Khai keeps going with a ripcord forearm, before a leg sweep and a low kick to Kaven led to a northern lights for a near fall.

Khai followed up with a death valley driver, then with a roll through into a Falcon Arrow for another two count, before Kaven hung up Khai in the ropes again. A flying knee drop to Khai in the ropes turns it around as did a brainbuster before Khai snuck back in with a German suplex. Another slingshot in gets countered into a dragon suplex from Kaven, but Khai’s cutter keeps things even ahead of a slingshot cutter for a near fall.

Khai takes too long on the top rope as he then had to fight out of an avalanche Dragon suplex, before his crossbody off the top saw him crash into Kaven’s knee. A Curb Stomp Knee and the Regal Plex gets the win.

Winner: Will Kraven (10:25)

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Dani Luna vs. Maya Matthews

Match starts off with a lock up before Dani Luna took Maya Matthews into the corner, then rag dolled her to the mat as a side headlock had Matthews in trouble. Maya goes for a crossbody, but it’s caught by Luna who ended up taking down Matthews with a diving forearm for an early two count. A slingblade from Matthews caught Luna off guard, who clotheslines Matthews out of a handshake as Maya’s made a rookie mistake.

A 2nd slingblade goes to a sleeper hold but Luna breaks free then hit a chop block to Matthews’ knee as she began to ground things some more. On the outside, Luna uses the edge of the ring to her advantage, before she wrapped Matthews’ leg around the ring post. Back inside, Matthews went for an inside cradle that Luna easily kicked out of, as she resumed the offensive by going for a Sharpshooter then switching it to a single leg DDT for a two count.

Matthews cradles her way out of a Sharpshooter for a two count, but Dani’s able to add a Cloverleaf that turned into a cover for a two count. Luna stays on the bad leg, sweeping Matthews to the mat before Maya fought back with a shotgun dropkick before a gamengiri traps Luna in the corner, ahead of a cutter attempt but Matthews ends up hitting a Bull lariat instead.

Luna kicks out at two from that, before a delayed cover from a running cutter led to a near fall for Matthews. Matthews gets caught in the ropes with a rebound Blue Thunder Bomb as Luna pushed on some more, only to get caught with a rana and a spear from Matthews.

After kicking out, Luna trades strikes with Matthews, as Maya then came close to the win with a Victory roll, before Luna’s low dropkick and a Darkness Falls led to a near fall with Dani adding a Scorpion Crosslock to get the submission win.

Winner: Dani Luna (14:28)

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8 Man Tag Team Elimination Match

British Tag Team Champions Greedy Souls, Lucian Phillips & Connor Mills vs. Sunset Machine, David Francisco & Michael Oku

We started this match off with a brawl with both teams before the bell with action spilling around the venue and up to the bar. We’d had dives from David Francisco & Chuck Mambo, before Michael Oku’s Fosbury flop wiped out the pile as a froggy crossbody from Oku to Connor Mills finally got the match underway.

A rana and a dropkick sends Mills flying, as Oku spear keeps him before Mills broke free and tagged out. Brendan White & Francisco come in with Francisco winding up White en route to a clothesline in the corner and an inside cradle for a two count.

Francisco adds a clothesline as Lucian Phillips tagged in to trade shoulder blocks. Phillips plants Francisco with a slam as TK Cooper came in to rattle Phillips with Dusty punches only to run into a spinebuster. Mambo’s in next & he hits some clotheslines were shrugged off, as Phillips wild back elbow and powerbomb prompted Mambo to tag out to Oku.

Oku makes a dent against Phillips, at least until his crossbody was caught but Oku wriggles out to hit a dropkick, only to get caught with a standing F5 from Phillips. Francisco tags in and was bulldozed with a clothesline from Phillips. A 2nd one looks to follow but Francisco ducks and back body dropped Francisco over the top rope to the floor for our first elimination.

A furious Phillips refused to go to the back, and after Connor Mills & Greedy Souls distracted the referee, he got some revenge after laying out Francisco with a chair shot. In came Mills to pick up the pieces, waiting for Francisco to get back up so he could pin him after a head kick.

Oku’s in to go after Mills with a superkick, which garners a near fall, before Mills kicked away a half crab. They come to blows, leading to Oku hitting a Cactus clothesline to eliminate each other. We’re down to the Greedy Souls & Sunshine Machine, with both of them squaring off. A double clothesline drops White while Danny Jones takes a pair of back elbows as Sunset Machine looked to surge ahead.

Things settle down with Cooper charging out of the corner with clotheslines to Greedy Souls before a slam from Cooper led to an elbow drop from Mambo for a two count. Chops from Mambo take White into the corner for some mudhole stomping, before Mambo eliminated himself as he vaulted over the top rope to the floor to hit Brendan White with the stun gun.

With Mambo gone, TK Cooper is by himself and almost lost to a roll up as the referee had given up enforcing tags in this one. Settling down, White stays in with Cooper sending him into the corner as Greedy Souls exchange quick tags while stomping away on Cooper. Cooper hits back with a double clothesline, then went corner 2 corner on Greedy Souls following with an Exploder to White as Cooper.

Cooper evades a Soul Breaker and manages to eliminate Danny Jones with an O’Connor roll but ran into a Brendan White backbreaker and Twister suplex straight after that. White charges at TK by the ropes, only to get low bridged & that gets the win.

Winners: Sunset Machine, David Francisco & Michael Oku (17:37) 

After the match Greedy Souls hit the ring to beat up TK Cooper some more before Chuck Mambo appeared on the balcony and hit a crossbody to Greedy Souls sending them packing as Sunshine Machine stood tall to close Live In Southampton.

Uprising Card (Dec 16th)

Michael Oku vs. Connor Mills

Will Ospreay vs. Tomohiro Ishii

British Heavyweight Title Match
Zak Knight (defending on behalf of current champ Ricky Knight Jr) vs. Great O Khan

British Tag Team Title Street Fight
Greedy Souls (c) vs. Sunset Machine

CuriseWeight Title Triple Threat Match
Luke Jacobs (c) vs. 2022 British J Cup Winner Robbie X vs. Will Kraven

Women’s Title Unification Match
Alex Windsor (British Women’s) vs. Kanji (Southside Women’s) 

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