{"id":40895,"date":"2019-03-14T06:42:10","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T10:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=40895"},"modified":"2021-05-12T12:59:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T16:59:49","slug":"indie-watch-tuff-stuff-ricky-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/03\/14\/indie-watch-tuff-stuff-ricky-south\/","title":{"rendered":"Indie Watch: \u2018Tuff Stuff\u2019 Ricky South"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Indie Watch is our regular series that looks at all of the amazing talents working the independent circuits around the world. Some are veterans revitalizing their careers, some are indie prospects hitting their peaks, while others are names to be on the watch for! This edition looks at Australian star, and CHIKARA Young Lions Cup participant, Ricky South.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Although he is only a few short years into his professional wrestling career Australia\u2019s \u2018Tuff Stuff\u2019 Ricky South has rapidly risen through the ranks.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A product of the esteemed Pro Wrestling Academy in Sydney, a school which has also produced WWE stars <b>Peyton Royce<\/b> and <b>Billie Kay<\/b>. Pro Wrestling Academy head trainers <b>Robbie Eagles, Mick Moretti, <\/b>and <b>Madison Eagles<\/b> have provided South with world class training. However, South and many other fellow trainees are also putting in the hard work themselves in order to improve and be noticed by guest trainers.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Matty Wahlberg\/Grayson Waller vs Ricky South (30-MINUTE IRONMAN MATCH) - 16\/12\/18\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kNKmYAvcc-U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When speaking about his training regime with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamieappsmedia.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>J.A.M <\/i><\/a>in 2018 South said, \u201c<b>Matty Wahlberg<\/b>, myself and others have been training 6 days per week for the past 2 years to get to where we are today. I\u2019ve changed my entire life to suit wrestling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ricky South vs Matty Wahlberg vs Dalton Castle - 10\/8\/18\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sA-EPem8ZXY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This dedication to the craft and love for wrestling, in all of its forms, has allowed South to build a fantastic foundation for his career. South sights <b>Shawn Michaels<\/b> as his favorite wrestler \u201cwithout a doubt\u201d, which clearly comes through in his flamboyant persona. In-ring though South back up the flashy flamboyance with a hard-hitting style which is heavily influenced by the Japanese style.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gavin McGavin vs Ricky South - 18\/1\/19\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JnMPATYDqyY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In order to further his skills, South has not only relied on his foundational training from the Pro Wrestling Academy. Over the last 12 months, South has trained with <b>CHIKARA\u2019s Mike Quackenbush, Katsuyori Shibata <\/b>and <b>Scorpio Sky <\/b>at the <b>New Japan Pro Wrestling <\/b>Los Angeles Dojo, and most recently undertook a tryout boot camp with <b>All Japan Pro Wrestling.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/TSRickySouth\/status\/1103827335080370176<\/p>\n<p>In his short but highly successful career, South has faced off against opponents ranging from Robbie Eagles to <b>Bea Priestly <\/b>to<b> Eli Drake <\/b>and right through to the deathmatch master <b>Jimmy Havoc.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indie Watch is our regular series that looks at all of the amazing talents working the independent circuits around the world. Some are veterans revitalizing their careers, some are indie prospects hitting their peaks, while others are names to be on the watch for! 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