A Live Professional Wrestling Show
I’m a little late in typing this up, okay I’m a LOT late, but I wanted to hop back in my time machine to late summer, when I attended Fountain City Pro’s The Show Goes On at the Ball Event Center in Olathe, Kansas. If you, like me, want to relive shows like this, be sure to check out Fountain City Pro’s Patreon page, where archived livestreams are available. The Show Goes On was the company’s third event of 2025 and, once again, it packed the house with fans eager for some super-indy–style wrestling. Founded just last year, Fountain City Pro is still the new kid on the block, but it already has a lot to offer. The promotion brings a noticeably different vibe compared to other local companies, leaning heavily into a party atmosphere that makes each show feel like an event rather than just another card. That energy has helped them build momentum quickly, and the crowd in Olathe was fully along for the ride.
The focus of The Show Goes On was the fallout from Fountain City Over You, particularly in setting up the contender picture moving forward and well into 2026. The show featured “The Grand Regent” Camaro Jackson squaring off against “Robo Ginger” Gary Jay after Jay came close to securing the One Way Ticket briefcase. “The Monarch” Jeremy Wyatt and Erik Surge were also given a spotlight, with the winner being named the next official challenger. Of course, looming over all of this was the ever-present threat of a J Fowler cash-in, which had the potential to upend everything at a moment’s notice. As with any Fountain City Pro show, anything could happen, but this card was already shaping up to be one of the promotion’s strongest outings yet.
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The Card:
From the Ball Event Center in Olathe KS, 8-15-25
- Preshow – Open for Business Battle Royal (Over the top elimination) – Burt Cameron defeated Cordell Caine, I.P. Mason, “The Lone Diamond” Jaxon King, Leon King, “The Aerial Attraction” James Moore, Noah Clover, and Jake Bosche.
- Singles Match – “Handsome” Scott Hansen Defeated “Must CTV” Colton Vaught by pinfall.
- Tag Team Match – The Team of “Shooter” Shylynn and “The Power Rough Girl” Ashlyn Alexander Defeated the team of “The Main Girl” Nixi XS and “The Ultimate Diva” Izzy B.
- Singles Match – “The God Damn Killing Machine” Luke Langley (w/ Greg Jovi) Defeated “Limb Ripper” Tommy Davis by pinfall.
- Singles Match – for the Fountain City Pro Championship – “The Grand Regent” Camaro Jackson (C) defeated Gary “F’n” Jay by pinfall.
- Tag Team elimination four way match – Team Double Stuffed (“The Realist” Calvin Aldridge and Tobias Storm) defeated The Standard (“Illustrious” Rey Leon and Chance Carrigan) and OnlyFriends (“The Spotlight” Logan Knight and Stormi Renee) and The Revolution (Quest Parker and Anthony Lopes) by pinfall.
- Singles Match – For the Destination Championship – Aaron Williams (C) defeated Heidi Howitzer by pinfall.
- Tag Team Match – The Premier (Campbell Myers and SK Bishop) Defeated ACFC (Austin Reddick and T2G Tommy 2 Good) by pinfall.
- Singles Match – for the #1 Contendership for the FCP Championship – “The Monarch” Jeremy Wyatt Defeated Erik Surge by submission.
- J. Fowler attempted to “Cash-in” his Fountain City Reserve one-way ticket, but Wyatt thwarted it, match never started.
DISCLAIMER:
I make it a point to cover most, if not all, of the matches and provide reports on what happened, along with any significance they may have to ongoing feuds. You might think some of my opinions are dumb, or the way I review things is dumb, and that’s OK! Diversity in preferences is what makes wrestling so great. I strive to maintain a positive outlook because there’s already enough negativity in the wrestling community (in my view), and we can all contribute to making it better. However, it doesn’t mean I won’t offer opinions or criticisms when warranted. Let’s cut the B.S. and, as the old saying goes, “Just enjoy Wrestling!”
My Thoughts:
The Show Goes On kicked off with a traditional over-the-top-rope battle royal featuring a mix of familiar Fountain City Pro faces and some new blood. Burt Cameron, Cordell Cain, IP Mason, Jake Bosche (in one of his final appearances before shockingly announcing his retirement from professional wrestling), James Moore, Jaxon King, Leon King, and Noah Clover rounded out the field. As soon as the bell rang, chaos took over. Cordell Cain and IP Mason appeared to be allies going into the match and briefly worked together – until their showboating got them both double eliminated. Leon King really stood out, dominating early and pulling off some impressive moves in a match full of them. The final three came down to Burt Cameron, James Moore, and Leon King, with King accidentally eliminating himself while attempting a top-rope move, leaving Cameron to pick up the victory. Burt later dubbed it the “Opening Match Main Event,” and honestly, he wasn’t wrong – it was a fun, unpredictable start to the night. Hopefully some of the fresh faces from this match make their way back to Fountain City Pro down the road.
You don’t get many friendly exhibition matches in wrestling today, but that’s exactly what this bout between “Handsome” Scott Hansen and “Must CTV” Colton Theron Vaught was. Before the bell, Hansen took the mic to introduce his friend to the Fountain City Pro crowd, many of whom may not have seen him before since Vaught primarily wrestles in southern Missouri and Arkansas. The match started as a fairly even contest, with both men trading offense through tests of strength and smooth chain wrestling exchanges before taking things up a notch with some top-rope action. Colton, also an MMA fighter outside of wrestling, stood out with his striking ability – mixing in martial arts and Muay Thai techniques that seemed to throw Hansen off balance for a bit.
Hansen nearly closed it out with an impressive springboard frog splash, but CTV rallied back with a burst of energy and a series of big suplexes. When Vaught went for what looked like a destroyer, Hansen countered into a sit-out powerbomb, setting himself up for a huge 450 splash off the top rope to secure the win. After the match, both men embraced in a great show of sportsmanship and friendship – a perfect end to a hard-fought, good-natured contest.
but this vibe did not last…
Next up was a women’s tag team match, with the team of “Shooter” Shylynn and “The Power Rough Girl” Ashlyn Alexander squaring off against “The Versace of Violence” Nixi XS and “The Ultimate Diva” Izzy B. This match was born out of a previous bout at Fountain City Over You, where Ashlyn won a fatal four-way against the same three women, something Nixi and Izzy did not take kindly to. An attempted beatdown followed, but Shylynn stepped up, did what was right, and helped Ashlyn out. Shylynn and Ashlyn complemented each other well. Shylynn is taller and capable of some serious power moves, while Ashlyn has a lower center of gravity and hits opponents like a wrecking ball, whether it be headbutts, hip attacks, or her devastating bottom-rope splash. Sure, Izzy and Nixi have all the attitude in the world, and they were more than willing to take a few shortcuts, but you cannot top the unified anger of the purple-clad women standing across the ring.
There were a few questionable referee calls that allowed some pretty blatant double-teaming from Nixi and Izzy, and the match eventually descended into something resembling tornado rules. Still, the fan favorites were able to get the last laugh, connecting with double fisherman suplexes and scoring a huge win. Here’s hoping we see this tag team continue. As for the other team, they got into it after the match, so I doubt we will see them teaming up again anytime soon.
Making his Fountain City Pro debut at this show was “Limb Ripper” Tommy Davis, squaring off against the self-proclaimed “God Damn Killing Machine,” “Black Diamond” Luke Langley. The dust seems to have settled from Luke’s altercations with Moonshine Mantell, as Greg Jovi was once again out with his client and back to his old self, berating the crowd and being damn near crucified by their boos. I knew cheering for this guy would not last long. Luke Langley came out with clear determination and a new, genuinely badass theme song (Coheed and Cambria’s “Welcome Home”), making it obvious he was putting everyone on notice. Langley looked like a man tired of wasting time while unworthy people were handed top spots in the company.
“Limb Ripper” Tommy Davis was impressive. He carries an old-school submission master vibe, a deliberate throwback to classical wrestling at the turn of the twentieth century. That is not to say he has an old-timey gimmick, but you can absolutely see him studying the likes of Frank Gotch and Ed “The Strangler” Lewis more than most modern styles. Langley is conditioned to hell and is brutal in every sense of the word, but whenever he began to build any sustained offense, Davis would explode into a fury of strikes and suplexes that clearly rattled him.
Davis focused heavily on Langley’s arm, setting up for a Fujiwara armbar, but Langley was able to protect himself, stay composed, and reach the ropes. Davis showboated just a bit too much and left himself susceptible to Langley’s second wind. A superkick followed by a brain buster was all she wrote. Better luck next time, Tommy Davis. In the end Langley goaded Mantell to the ring afterall, and got beat down for his trouble with Jovi trying to keep the peace the best he could.
“Robo Ginger” Gary Jay entered this show as the number one contender after being one of the final two competitors in the Fountain City Pro Reserve One-Way Ticket match, but he faced an uphill battle against “The Grand Regent” Camaro Jackson. Jackson is never an easy challenge, having defended the Fountain City Championship against all comers for nearly a year at this point. The match began on a somewhat friendly note, with both men trading chops and strikes while trying to one-up each other. Winks, nudges, and handshakes were exchanged early, but the novelty wore thin and both snapped into a far more serious mode. Jackson eventually slammed Gary Jay to the ground like he owed him money, and from that moment on it was on.
Both men proceeded to beat the hell out of each other, brawl into the crowd, and dive onto one another with reckless abandon. Jackson caught Gary mid-dive at one point and walked him around the ring, openly showing off his immense strength, but it only seemed to give Gary the opening he needed to regroup. From there, Jay launched into his wild and unorthodox offense, using his own body as a weapon – taking crazy dives at the drop of a hat. After a massive superplex and an equally huge lariat, “The Grand Regent” ultimately retained the Fountain City Championship.
Fountain City Pro has not only focused on establishing its main event stars throughout the year, but also on building a stacked tag team division. This match was a four corners elimination tag team bout featuring Team Double Stuffed (“The Realist” Calvin Aldridge and Tobias Storm), The Standard (“Illustrious” Rey Leon and Chance Carrigan), OnlyFriends (“The Spotlight” Logan Knight and Stormi Renee), and The Revolution (Quest Parker and Anthony Lopes). Over the past year, we have seen these teams cross paths in various multi-team matches, six-ways, and other combinations, but bouts like this clearly lay the foundation for something bigger in the near future. Fans were torn between OnlyFriends and Team Double Stuffed for much of the match, eventually settling into a unified dislike of The Standard after some of their actions earlier in the year, including Leon faking an injury and costing ACFC a major match.
The Revolution were the big surprise here, not only dominating stretches of the match but gradually winning over the crowd and cementing themselves as a team to watch. Had Quest Parker not previously aligned himself with The Standard back in March, the reaction likely would have been fiery from the start. The Standard wasted no time taking cheap shots and attempting to derail the match at every opportunity. The action spilled into the crowd multiple times, with The Revolution using their bodies as weapons and taking an early advantage. However, The Standard eliminated The Revolution first, using a dirty pin by Carrigan on Quest Parker. OnlyFriends were next to fall after a valiant effort, with Stormi nearly taking down Team Double Stuffed, but the rapid-fire offense of Double Stuffed and a sneak pin from The Standard sealed their fate.
The final two teams were Team Double Stuffed and The Standard. Fans expected another rule-bending victory from The Standard, but Aldridge and Tobias dug deep. Tobias ultimately pinned Rey Leon to secure the win. Aldridge still seemed unsure about fully embracing the Double Stuffed hand gesture, but this team has come a long way from being a thrown-together pairing of two former near-enemies.
The next bout featured St. Louis Anarchy Destination Champion Aaron Williams taking on Heidi Howitzer. Williams is a fixture across the Midwest and Appalachian wrestling scenes, even making appearances for the National Wrestling Alliance this year. His sheer volume of experience has made his nearly 390-day reign (as of this show) feel ironclad, a run Kansas City fans last saw in action at SLA Journey 2 Anarchy: Homecoming, when he successfully defended against former champions Christian Rose and Davey Vega.
With the Destination Championship being the former Journey Pro Wrestling title, Heidi could make a major statement by pulling the belt out of Williams’ hands. The match began in a seemingly lighthearted fashion, with Howitzer giving the impression that she wasn’t taking things very seriously. As it turned out, nothing could have been further from the truth. Heidi’s more “jokey” tendencies often serve to catch opponents off guard before she lays into them. Williams initially appeared willing to play along, engaging in chop-for-chop exchanges, tests of strength, push-up challenges, and even attempting submissions via finger holds – until he wasn’t. Suddenly, Williams sucker-punched Heidi after she slapped and mocked his bald head, and all bets were off.
After a sustained pummeling, Heidi nearly secured the victory with a superplex followed by a back fist and an Air Raid Crash, but Williams managed to turn the tide with a surprise spinning heel kick to score the win. For now, at least, the Destination Championship remains in St. Louis a little while longer.
The final tag team match of the evening saw The Premier (Campbell Myers and SK Bishop) take on ACFC (Austin Reddick and T2G Tommy 2 Good). Campbell Myers immediately set out to antagonize the crowd, running down the entire Fountain City tag division and dismissing ACFC as “some thrown-together team of two singles wrestlers.” Still claiming to be the self-appointed saviors of tag team wrestling in the Kansas City area, The Premier drew a loud reaction, with fans eager to see someone wipe the smug smiles off their faces.
The match nearly began in disaster for The Premier, as Myers almost lost via roll-up after facetiously chiding Austin Reddick for not holding the tag rope, a rich moment considering their obsession with the tag team rulebook. From there, SK Bishop found himself on the back foot, absorbing a quick succession of offense from both members of ACFC, who did an excellent job with rapid tags and keeping Bishop trapped near their corner.
Momentum shifted when T2G was pulled off the apron, tilting the scales in The Premier’s favor. In typical Premier fashion, Tommy was isolated from his partner, and every time he attempted to make the tag, one member of The Premier distracted referee Alex while the other took full advantage. Reddick eventually made it back into the match, but after an attempted electric chair European uppercut tag team move failed to seal the victory, all it took was one opening for one of the two snakes in the ring to capitalize.
That snake was Campbell Myers, who smashed ACFC’s heads together off an Irish whip before closing things out moments later. With yet another underhanded victory, The Premier once again proved that they might just be the best tag team in Kansas City.
The main event of the evening was a number one contender’s match between two competitors also involved in the aforementioned Fountain City Premiere match: OVW United States Champion Erik Surge and none other than “The King of Kansas City,” “The Monarch” Jeremy Wyatt. Surge weighs in at close to 300 pounds and is built like a freight train, so stepping in the ring with him is a challenge in itself. Still, with nearly 25 years of experience and a resume drenched in championship reigns, Wyatt has repeatedly proven himself capable of incredible performances. I had mentioned previously that Wyatt seemed to be softening a bit in recent appearances, but he was almost back to his old antics at this show, spending a good portion of the match heckling one of his longest-standing rivals in the local fan scene. At times, he nearly got too wrapped up in that to focus on the match itself.
Surge took advantage of the situation, whether out of chivalry or simply recognizing a weakness to exploit, and began laying into Wyatt. This was a classic battle of brains versus brawn, and for a while it looked as though Surge might twist the much smaller Wyatt’s head clean off. Any technical maneuver Wyatt attempted, such as a drop toe hold, was countered with a violent whip into the ropes or a corner reversal into a crushing strike or splash from Surge. After both men put on an absolute clinic of catch-as-catch-can wrestling and back-and-forth chain submissions, they pushed each other to their absolute limits. With little strength left, the closing stretch of the match became one of pure desperation. Wyatt landed a massive sunset flip powerbomb and nearly sealed the victory, then followed with a brutal crossface and a reverse chickenwing. Surge nearly reached the ropes, but Wyatt pulled back just enough pressure on the carotid artery to knock him out cold. Jeremy Wyatt will now presumably face Camaro Jackson in a future bout. This was one of the best matches in the entire territory all year.
Jackson emerged afterward to survey the wreckage and attempt to intimidate Wyatt, but he was not the only one to appear. Fountain City Premiere’s one-way ticket holder J Fowler attempted to cash in his briefcase at the end of the show. The effort was unsuccessful, however, as Wyatt knocked Fowler out before the match could ever officially begin.
Conclusion:
Like I said, the main event was easily one of the best matches of the year, but if that style of match isn’t your bag, you can rest assured there’s something for everyone at most Fountain City Pro shows. I’m glad I’ve been able to make it out to more of their events this year, especially since Fridays didn’t work for me last year, and I hope to keep that streak going in the future.
