Hurricane Pro: Unleashed

Ford Park Exhibit Hall, Beaumont, TX

Hurricane Pro’s latest event, Unleashed, went down on Saturday, February 22nd. It featured seven solid matches and one of the biggest crowds that I’ve witnessed at an HP show.

Things started off quickly with the first of three title defense matches. Reigning Cruiserweight Champion, Bu Ku Dao, successfully defended his belt against the more-than-capable Barrett Brown. In fact, Brown dominated the match early and never really lost momentum until late in the match. I have a feeling that he’ll be back at HP soon enough.

Next up was Tama Ku in a handicap match. Ku is undefeated so far and has won all of his matches in dominating style. Saturday night was no different, as challengers Bobby Black and Jet Danger generated almost no offense against Tama Ku. With directions from his valet, Stacey Rae, Ku easily defeated Black and Danger (who apparently go by the collective name of JetBlack). Hopefully they’ll return to HP in a more even match. For now, it looks as if no one can stop Tama Ku.

Edgrin Stone and Justing “Bulldog” Walker faced off next, with Stone constantly taunting Walker for being an old man. Walker held his own at first, but a miscue involving his dog chain cost him the match.

Following Stone and Walker were Fortune 5K and the Pump Patrol. Fortune 5K were in town hoping to steal away the Tag Team Championship from the Pump Patrol, but Jared Wayne and Curt Matthews were more than ready to defend their belts against Reginald Gates and Nathan Bradley. The match was uneven from the start, as the Pump Patrol took control early on and despite one sequence in which Fortune 5K cornered and abused Jared Wayne for an extended amount of time. There was also a lot of humor in this match, especially when Gates and Bradley attempted to mimic some of the Pump Patrol’s signature moves.

Heather Monroe and Gino Medina squared off in an intergender match next. Gino immediately drew heel heat from everyone. I even loudly blurted out “Gino, you suck!” and he singled me out in the crowd. We had a brief but funny face-off but he eventually headed into the ring. When Heather entered the arena, the crowd popped hard for her. As the match ensued, Gino endured numerous “Gino Sucks” chants (some of which may have been started by yours truly), and attempted to get Heather’s personal photographer to take some bad photos of her. He also tried to steal kisses from her but failed miserably. In the end, Heather came out as the victor and Gino had to go to the back and ice down his tenders.

The next match of the evening was intended to put an end to the feud between Great Sexy Love (The Great Ones, Sexy Steve DeMarco, and Loverboy Nate Andrews) and the New Warriors (Make Your Own Path, Jordan Jensen, and Don Rodrigo). Instead, the match only fueled the hatred between them even more. The stable match was chaotic from the opening bell and Hurricane Pro referee supreme, Radio, had a hard time of settling down the competitors. Jordan Jensen eventually penned Steve DeMarco for the win, but this feud is far from over in my opinion.

The final match of the evening saw reigning Hurricane Pro Heavyweight Champion, Ruthless Ryan Davidson, defend his title against Super Tex Brent McKenzie. McKenzie appeared to be nervous at the beginning of the match, but he quickly began breaking Davidson down. After a number of massive power moves by both men, Davidson finally penned Super Tex for the win and his first successful HP title defense.

Here’s a summary of the night’s matches:

Bu Ku Dao (C) defeated Barrett Brown in a Cruiserweight Title Match.

Tama Ku defeated JetBlack (Bobby Black and Jet Danger) in a Handicap Match.

Edgrin Stone defeated Justin “Bulldog” Walker.

The Pump Patrol (C) defeated Fortune 5K in a Tag Team Title Match.

Heather Monroe defeated Gino Medina in an Intergender Match.

The New Warriors defeated Great Sexy Love in a Stable Match.

Ruthless Ryan Davidson (C) defeated Super Tex Brent McKenzie in a Heavyweight Title Match.

The next event will take place in May. The exact date was announced, but I didn’t take note of it. Once Hurricane Pro announces the date on their Facebook page, I’ll be sure to let everyone know here.

As always, thanks for reading my post. I’ll be posting again real soon!