Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Wrestling duo makes stop in Rogers to perform
ROGERS — Derec Pemberton and Ashley Waterhouse, who go by the stage names “Syko” and “Pinkie Shortcake,” have dated for two years.
Which is the length of time they have wrestled together, each year, putting on more than 270 shows while they tour the country with the rest of their wrestling troupe, Extreme Midget Wrestling.
Their visit to Rogers is their second show on their tour since shutting down for three months because of the pandemic.
Pemberton made his start as a collegiate wrestler before going into entertainment in smaller gigs portraying leprechauns and Christmas elves.
He’s wrestled for five years now, meeting Waterhouse on a tour to London where they first wrestled together.
Neither mind the name midget. “We’re trying to turn that around,” he said. “Midget came from a stage name from dwarf from the 1900s so there’s nothing wrong with it.”
Like many wrestlers, Waterhouse followed the footsteps of her father who wrestled for the WWF under the stage names “Queezy” and “Little Louis.”
She’s now in her eighth year as a wrestler.
Together with her troupe and Pemberton, they have visited 48 states and several countries.
“We just kind of clicked,” she said of her first time meeting Pemberton. “It’s been a fairytale most people dream of. It’s nice because I can beat up my boyfriend and not get a domestic violence charge.”
They’ll continue their tour through Tulsa, Okla., Austin, Texas, and Springfield, Mo., through the weekend and will end their tour in December.