Well after the simply stupendous Never Fight A Man With A Perm, Breed put on their Wrestlemania weekend show tonight and once again, they absolutely killed it. I sound like a broken record at this point but Breed are putting Sheffield back on the map of British pro wrestling and I couldn't be happier for them. I won't go into as much detail as last time, instead I'll just look at the highlights of a show that had so many of them.
Lets start with a regular feature of my reviews, the venue! So where did we watch some Sunday night graps this time I hear you ask? Well it was Sheffield's Walkabout (a stone's throw away from the magnificent Sheffield City Hall) which was once an old church but is now part of the aforementioned Walkabout chain of pubs. The venue is brilliant with things like old pews from when it was a church being incorporated into the layout of the main floor. It leads to a real intimate feeling, especially when watching wrestling. From my balcony space I got to witness the wrestling from an elevated angle which is quite different from the usual floor layout of most shows. It really felt like you were on top of the wrestling and made moves seem more brutal due to the proximity. The fans were once again brilliant with a lot of long chants going over incredibly well with those gathered (the guy who managed to piece together a rendition of 'Rio' deserves extra credit) along with a general buzz of excitement as match's went on. So, the wrestling, it was a 7 match card with highlights including the fatal four way between Sugar Dunkerton, Man Like Dereiss, Callum Corrie and Gene Munny for Munny's mysterious briefcase which happened to include Dunkerton's work visa and, more interestingly, a contract for a match for any championship in any company the owner wished. It was a fast paced encounter with Man Like Dereiss particularly impressing however, it would be Sugar Dunkerton who would pick up the victory and the briefcase. With champion TK Cooper looking on from nearby booth, Dunkerton cashed in his contract but before the match could properly start an allegedly absent Spike Trivet showed up and helped his ETM stablemate beat up Dunkerton. The match started and although Dunkerton tried to fight back valiantly, it was ultimately for naught as Cooper secured the win and therefore kept hold of the title. After a very good Women Of Steel encounter between Kanji and Rhio, it was time for the battle of Yorkshire with the North's Martin Kirby taking on the South's (and Sheffield's own) Alec Mikaels. It was a minor technical classic with both men matching each other move for move until Kirby managed to pick up a hard fought win. Although Mikaels is 0-2 in competition so far he has been mightily impressive and I can see big things for this man in the future. The first half ended with a hard hitting encounter between Brady Phillips and Will Kroos which started off slow but when it got going it was breathless and included some incredible feats of power and strength that I won't spoil here. The second half kicked off with an early contender for my match of the year and its perhaps one of, if not the greatest match I've seen live. JJ Barker and Joe Nelson tore. The. House. Down. It was an absolute high flying masterclass with code red's and a Canadian destroyer just a flavour of some of the incredible things these two guys put themselves through. The fact that both men are younger than me is a little sobering but it shows that British wrestling will be in good hands for many years to come if these two are anything to go by. Seriously guys, well done. You were incredible. After that, there was an intriguing exhibition match showcasing the match stipulation of the upcoming Hybreed1 tournament between Damon Moser and Luke Jacobs. The stipulation of the match stated that there are no pinfalls, only knockouts or submission will do to win, and competitors have three rope breaks each. It was fascinating to watch a blend of MMA meets amateur wrestling with Jacobs coming out the eventual winner via submission. Its an interesting concept that certainly interested my friend and I. After a match between Big Guns Joe and Fraser Thomas it was time for the main event between Chris Ridgeway and Scotty Davis with the winner getting a chance at the Breed title at a later date. After a technical start to the bout, ETM (minus Chuck Mambo) once again interrupted and caused the double DQ however, that wasn't the end of the show, with management coming out to make an impromptu tag match (playa) with Ridgeway and Davis both getting shots at the Breed title if they could beat ETM. A highly entertaining encounter saw cracks seemingly forming between Cooper and Trivet as Ridgeway and Davis picked up the win. It was another absolutely cracking night of wrestling with something for everyone. I think the second half just about edged the first half but that was only because of the incredible Barker/Nelson match it was another great show and I can't wait for the next show in May. Now excuse me as I go and contemplate my life decisions for 7 and a half hours.
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