Well…. 
It was supposed to work! Otherwise I wouldn’t be very helpful, eh?
I can’t take credit for that kind of solution, though. Well over a year ago, when I was still relatively new here, I was directed to another post where I learned about using Wyze Plugs this way, because I wanted to get doorbell button press announcements on Google Home devices. I’ve used the work-around with Wyze Plugs to link other things from time to time when there isn’t a direct integration for some task I want to accomplish. It’s a useful tool to have in the kit. (I’ve done similar things using a Tapo camera to turn on a Tapo smart plug in order to get Google Home to execute a routine, too.)
I have no idea why routing power through a smart plug would affect your camera’s motion tracking, but I also haven’t really messed with the Rotate speed setting. (I know there was some recent discussion in another topic about that setting, but I’ve never had a compelling reason to change it.)
I do like the smaller form factor of the TP-Link plugs, and using those for other things (like fans or lights) means that I can repurpose the Wyze Plugs as logical switches if needed. I’ve been pleased with a couple of the Tapo cameras I’ve tried, too.
My hands-on experience with Ring is limited to pressing a neighbor’s doorbell button, but I’d expect Alexa integration with Ring to be fairly tight since they’re both Amazon companies. That’d be the hope, anyway. I’ve been mostly satisfied with Google Home, especially since I can ask Google Assistant to stream cameras (Wyze and others) on the Home Hub, a Chromecast, and a Google TV, even when the connected home is in another state.
I’m also not sure why only one of my Cam Pan v3s is having microSD issues, but to me it feels like an issue last year with (non-Pan) Cam v3s that seemed to affect some cameras and not others and was apparently eventually resolved with a server-side fix. Since other Cam Pan v3 users have been having issues with microSD recording, I suspect this may be a similar situation, and I’m glad yours aren’t affected.
I think you’re right to do your own research, and I get the sense that you’ve done a lot already. If I can try to answer other questions, then feel free to ask.