Oh boy was this good. Breed continue to knock it out of the park with an event that had some absolutely cracking matches on it, including a new contender for my favourite match that I've ever seen live. Once again, Hex was the venue for our monthly mid week graps get together and it was extremely surreal to have the lovely people who work the ticket desk know who I am. It's such a heart warming thing that the people who run this great promotion know who I am. It really does mean the world to me and I would like to thank everyone at Breed for being so lovely! Anyway, my friend and I took our seats and soon after the first match begun.
Opening up the night was JJ Barker and Connor Mills. The last time we saw Barker in action was when he answered the Young and Reckless open challenge back at Breeding Ground 1 alongside his mate Joe Nelson. Barker was part of the winning team that night and was coming up against Mills who comes into this on the back of his 'Leader Of The New Breed' title loss to Joe Nelson at Out Of The Box. This match started off with some technical offence with the taller Mills using his height to his advantage and getting the upper hand early on. Barker soon used his speed to his advantage and fought back in an aim to turn the tide of the match however, Mills was able to bust out a move that had put away Maverick Mayhew back at Sunday Night Yeet with his avalanche back kick garnering a near fall. Although Barker fought back valiantly, it wasn't to be with Mills putting away Barker to get back to winning ways and perhaps putting himself back into the Leader Of The New Breed title picture. It's tag team action up next with Young And Reckless taking on The N.I.C. Young And Reckless are 0-1 in Breed after losing their open challenge at the last Breeding Ground to JJ Barker and Joe Nelson however they have managed to retain their swingball tag belts (it's a legitimate tag team sport!). The N.I.C have also had a pretty tough time as of late losing last time out to Spike Trivet and Chuck Mambo of E.T.M. So who would get back on track with a victory? The match started with The N.I.C taking the early part of the match however that soon changed when swingball reared its head. Delaney of N.I.C was being cut off from Carter by Young And Reckless and whilst he was held off, he was hit by the dreaded swingball pole and Young And Reckless began to assert themselves on the match, cutting Delaney off from Carter. Delaney did mange to get the tag though and this change of pace was the eventual tide turner in the match with The N.I.C picking up their first victory in Breed after a succession of tag team offence. So The N.I.C are off the mark with a victory and its back to the drawing board for the Young And Reckless. At least they've still got the swingball belts though! Its grudge match time. Leon Blade and Henry Faust have not had the best time together in Breed so far with this rivalry starting at the last Breeding Ground. Faust stole a victory from Blade in the triple threat match on that show and ever since then they have been in each other's faces whenever they've been in the same room. Blade comes into this on the back of that stolen victory back at Breeding Ground and Faust isn't faring much better, losing a Leader Of The New Breed title match at This House Is A Circus to champion Joe Nelson. This match started with a bang, with Blade flooring Faust and some ring crew members with a flying senton before the bell even rang. After this it was almost all Blade with his hot start being stopped after missing a 450 and Faust began to take control and slow the pace down a little. This slow pace wasn't to last and Blade picked up a decisive victory after hitting a devastating looking 450 knee strike to the back of Faust. Blade gets his first victory in Breed in impressive fashion and you'd have to assume he is going to slot in nicely to the Leader Of The New Breed division. Faust however, seems rudderless now after losing so comprehensively so it'll be interesting to see where the Geordie goes next. It's first half main event time and what a way to go into the break! A real battle of the behemoths here with Matthew 'Operamania' Brooks taking on the biggest, henchest guy in British pro wrestling Big Guns Joe. Joe was showered with various chants questioning how big he really is and this wasn't helped by Brooks admittedly amazing entrance performance. Once the theatrics were over it was time to wrestle and Big Joe wanted to prove to everyone that he truly was bigger than Brooks with a test of strength leading to Joe being backed into a corner and becoming victim to Brooks loud lunges. Joe soon proved that he is massive when he manged to get Brooks down, and began a ground and pound style of offence. This all came to a head after Brooks looked to have the match won, Joe however, had other ideas. After loading his hand with lifting powder (?) Joe looked like he would use his protein shake to blind Brooks, that wasn't the case however and as the ref was busy disposing of the protein, Joe blinded Brooks and picked up the win with a roll up. Joe is beginning to build momentum in Breed with this being his second victory on the trot. Who knows what this could lead to for Joe? Perhaps he could be aiming at the Breed championship? Either way, he'll have to get past Jurn Simmons first. It's another loss for Brooks however, he continues to be popular in Breed and would be welcome back anytime, even if it's just to sing! Coming back from the break, we were treated to an absolute corker of a match between local lad Sam Kenny and Toronto born Brent Banks. Both men were making their Breed debuts and both men impressed hugely. Banks is such a joy to watch in the ring with his style of wrestling being very fluid and fast paced. Kenny on the other hand was more powerful and methodical. Banks seemed to have the match won on multiple occasions however, he wouldn't stop going to the top rope and this allowed Kenny to take advantage. This tenacity to go to the top would be Banks undoing with Kenny kicking Banks in the nether regions after one too many attempts at a top rope move. So Kenny begins his Breed career with a controversial victory however he won't mind, because a win is a win. Banks however, can't be two disheartened with his performance and was showered with please come back chants. Women's action up next and it's another grudge match with Ivy and Evelyn clashing after events at This House Is A Circus. After forcing Evelyn into a match, Ivy dominated the match and came away with the victory. This time Ivy came out and wasn't best pleased about the brand new Women Of Steel belt being paraded before the show. So Ivy took matters into her own hands and held ring announcer Lucy hostage until owner Mitch would make the match for the Women Of Steel belt. Mitch relented and absolutely launched a water bottle against the soft seats. Evelyn came out with a head of steam and looked to have the jump on Ivy. However Ivy soon took control of the contest. After a confusing turn of events involving the belt, Ivy picked up the victory and the belt with her signature stomp to the back of Evelyn's head. We'll have to wait and see what happens next in regards to the Women Of Steel tournament that was due to conclude at Starrcave. But for now, your first Women Of Steel champion is Ivy. The penultimate match of the night was triple threat elimination action with Alec Mikaels facing off against a returning Adam Bolt and a debuting Vaughn Vertigo. Mikaels comes into this match on the back of another loss to Brady Phillips at This House Is A Circus. Although Mikaels lost, he found something more important. Love. Celebrating his one week anniversary with Kayleigh-Ann he was high on confidence against a man who has previously beat him in Bolt and the highly impressive Vertigo. This was another cracking match with all three men showing off lots and lots of their various move sets. After Bolt eliminated Vertigo, it seemed like it would be another loss for Mikaels after he was incapacitated for much of the closing stages of the fight between Bolt and Vertigo however the unthinkable happened. Alec Mikaels won. It was a genuine feel good moment for Mikaels and after months of losing, Mikaels is up and running in Breed. The real lesson learned here is that above all else, love conquers all. Now its time for the main event and oh. My. God. This was incredible. Joe Nelson and The O.J.M.O tore the house down with a match that went about 25 minutes and what a 25 minutes it was! Both men gave it their absolute all and told an exciting and compelling story. This match had it all, it had hard hitting strikes, it had high flying action, it had technical offence, it had everything. I don't really want to describe this match too much because I think everyone who reads this article should go and see this match when it comes out because it really was something incredible and it was an absolute pleasure to watch this match live. Joe Nelson has been a stand out star in Breed and has very quickly become one of my favourite wrestlers on the British independent scene. He is a worthy Leader Of The New Breed champion and long may he reign. Let's not forget about The O.J.M.O though who put in an absolutely incredible performance and is a joy to watch in the ring. He really is a special talent and deserves to be blowing up on the British scene like he has been doing. This is one of the best matches I have ever seen live and please, see. This. Match. You won't regret it. It was another cracking night of wrestling with Breed and I can't believe that I only paid £8 to see this incredible night of wrestling. The main event of the night was worth the price of admission alone. It's events like tonight that have really hammered home how good Breed are becoming. The fact that they continue to put on stellar cards is testament to everyone who works hard behind the scene to bring great pro wrestling to Sheffield. Once again guys, serious well done and I look forward to the next event!
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Last time out, we reviewed the first half of Breed's version of 'Super Sunday' in Hybreed and now we move on to the more traditional wrestling part of the day in 'This House Is A Circus' lets get right into it!
So kicking off the show was some tag team action with Spike Trivet and Chuck Mambo of ETM (accompanied by 'The Daddy Of The North TK Cooper) taking on The N.I.C. N.I.C came into this match on the back of a controversial loss to The Anti Fun Police back at Out Of The Box whereas the ETM boys came after a very impressive win over Schadenfreude members Lucky Kid, Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher. ETM came out looking very stylish with all three boys rocking sunglasses with N.I.C rocking their signature face paint. Anyway, enough about looks, lets get onto the action! It was quick out of the blocks with Mambo and Charlie Carter of The N.I.C locking up and trading blows early on. After the initial scuffle The N.I.C began to take control of the bout however their early dominance was soon slowed as Trivet came into the fold. The end came when Trivet and Mambo hit a wheelbarrow into a codebreaker combination for the win. So ETM's win streak continues to go on'n'on whilst The N.I.C continue to search for that elusive first win in Breed. Second on the card and its fatal four way time! Not only that, but it's a little mixture of competitors from Hybreed earlier in the day so, if you missed that, you get a little taster of the action here. Who were the four competitors then? Well, first up, it's a future no.1 contender (more on that later...) for the Breed Championship Scotty Davis! He was facing off against MK McKinnan, who was coming off his first win in Breed earlier in the day. Damon Moser, still searching for his first win in Breed and 'The Hybrid Athlete' Jay Joshua. This was a great match with hard hitting action being mixed in with a match contested at an breath-taking pace. Blows were traded, grapples were dealt out and at the end of it all, Scotty Davis came out on top hitting a big suplex for the win. After the match, Davis mentioned that despite his good record in Breed, he didn't have anything of note to really validate his domination. So, he's going to join Chris Ridgeway in cashing in his no.1 contender opportunity in the four way dance at Starrcave in September! So the suplex machine has thrown his hat in the ring for the title but who would the champion be at that time? Find out if the belt changed hands later on... It's New Breed championship time with defending champion Joe Nelson (who now has his lovely new belt) facing off against the returning Henry Faust. Both men come into this bout on the back of victories with Nelson having won the New Breed belt at Out Of The Box against Connor Mills and Faust controversially winning a three way at Breeding Ground at the expense of Leon Blade. Faust was very eager to point out the fact that he had earned a shot at the New Breed title to Blade with Blade doing well to restrain himself from attacking Faust. So the match began and it was a pretty even contest with both men feeling each other out in the early stages. However, Faust began to take control and it looked like we would have a new New Breed champion but it wasn't to be for Faust with Nelson securing the win and continuing his reign as leader of the New Breed. Just before the first half of the show ended, we were treated to trios action! And what a treat it was, with More Than Hype making their Breed return after not appearing as a threesome since Never Fight A Man With A Perm in March. They were coming up against M.O.B otherwise known individually as Dan Moloney, Omari and Jack Ball. The match kicked off with Moloney pointing out that he was once in NXT which didn't impress MTH much and they took advantage of Moloney's cocky nature and made quick tags followed by impressive tag team offense. Their dominance didn't last however and soon M.O.B had split the ring in half and were denying Nathan Martin the tag to Cleary and Kearney. Martin did eventually get the tag and from then on in it was a mad dash to the finish with bodies flying everywhere. It was More Than Hype's day however with the boys picking up another win to keep their moment going. Coming back from the break it was time to see if Alec Mikaels could find his first win in Breed. He was pitted against Brady Phillips. Phillips was also searching for his first win in Breed after losing out at The Colossal Tussle. Phillips appeared angered by the fact that he hadn't been booked on the show sooner and was even more angry that his opponent was Mikaels. Mikaels however, was determined to grab that first win and almost secured the win with a surprise roll up. It wasn't to be and the match continued with Mikaels trying to wrestle at a quick pace whilst Phillips was working at a controlled, calculated pace. Mikaels almost secured the win again with a moonsault garnering a close count. Phillips however, soon secured the victory with an elevated DDT. So although Mikaels has now gone 0/5 in Breed, he's getting ever closer to that first win and when it does come, we will all rejoice and we will celebrate to the early morning. Next up it was supposed to be Shax against Raven Creed in a qualifier for the Women Of Steel final at Starrcave. That didn't happen however, because Raven was having a try-out at the NXT UK performance centre near London. First off, congratulations to Raven Creed on having the try-out and hopefully we'll either see you at the next show or at the cave? Either way, big well done! (Side note: another big congratulation to Session Moth Martina on also participating in the try-out, she's been in Breed since the beginning and has been apart of the British scene for even longer and it's been a long time coming for her to get on the big stage, so well done Martina!) So no women's match? Oh there would be one with Ivy coming out and asking for competition. After asking various members of the crowd if they'd like to wrestle, Ivy settled on a member of the ring crew. Evelyn was thrown into the ring and was unprepared for a match but put up a brave fight. It wasn't to be for Evelyn however with Ivy dominating the match and putting Evelyn down with stomps to the back of the head. After securing the win, Ivy continued to attack Evelyn but was chased off by a waiting Shax before more damage could be done. Afterwards, Shax proclaimed that she and Raven would be fighting for the opportunity to fight at Starrcave at the next event. Penultimately it's a big one, prepare yourself people because this match is massive. And that's not just because it had the biggest henchest guy in British pro wrestling in it. It was time for Big Guns Joe to take on one half of Club Tropicana Aidan. Big Guns Joe has had a tough time in Breed. Not only has he struggled to win, but he's been constantly harassed due to his size and now he was coming up against Aidan, who was competing in his first ever singles match! So after some entertaining action, there's one thing I want to talk about and that's the spank. If you were there, you know what I'm talking about. So for those who weren't, I'll explain. Aidan managed to tie up Joe in a knot and thusly, Big Guns Joe's rear end was exposed. After distracting the referee, Aidan brought his signature paddle into play and proceeded to spank Big Guns Joe. The noise was something else. If you've ever heard the sound barrier being broken, it was louder than that. It was glorious. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to get the win. Big Guns Joe secured the win and further proved that he is indeed big and indeed hench. It's main event time ladies and gents! And it's our daddy of the north TK Cooper taking on a debuting Rampage. Rampage was hugely popular with the Sheffield crowd and was extremely aggressive with Cooper with a particular highlight being when Rampage lit up Cooper with devastating chops. ETM attempted to get involved in the match but were sent to the back by the referee, surely now was the time for a new Breed champion? No it wasn't. The ref took a hefty hit from Rampage and Cooper and ETM came back out and began to lay into Rampage. Rampage kicked out but it was in vain. After taking a hit from the belt, TK secured the win with the ref coming back around just in time to count the three. Although ETM won the belt, they were still left out cold at the end of the night with Rampage taking them all out to send the crowd home happy. It was another solid show from the Breed guys and once again I'm extremely happy that these guys are bringing top quality wrestling back to Sheffield. Come to the next show on June 26th, it's going to be good! It was a double show weekend for the Breed bunch and first up on the agenda was the intriguing Hybreed show. The rules of Hybreed are pretty simple. No ring ropes, only way to win is through knockout or submission. at The Colossal Tussle we saw a taster of Hybreed and it was interesting. So how would 2 hours of it compare to 15 minutes? Well, lets have a look at the card...
The day kicked off with The Prodigy Scotty Davis taking on Luke Jacobs who was a competitor in the very first Hybreed match (more on the other competitor in that match later.) Hex was deathly silent as the two engaged in various holds and grapples. Davis and Jacobs were both looking for the tap out rather than a KO and it was pretty evenly matched until Davis made Jacobs tap... I think? I'll be honest I didn't see how this match ended because a dog did a surprise run in right as the match was ending and during that one moment when I took my eyes away from the action it was over. I deeply apologise to both men for my lapse in concentration and I congratulate Davis on a first win in Hybreed! Next up was a returning Danny Jones (minus dragon tail, but he has a pretty swish jacket now which is equally as cool) vs Kevin Lloyd. This match was a technical spectacle with Jones and Lloyd feeling each other out for long periods of the bout. That was until Jones made Lloyd tap. So a first win in Breed for Jones and an impressive debut showing for Lloyd who got a lovely sporting applause on his way to the back. Third on the card and its Jay Joshua vs Dan Moloney. Now, this was a big hitter battle with Joshua and Moloney beating the absolute daylights out of each other. There was no way this one was ending in submission and it didn't with Moloney knocking Joshua out with a strike to the head. After being checked by ring crew, Joshua was able to leave the ring unaided but it was a statement win for Moloney as he put himself 1-0 in Hybreed. The last match before the interval was never announced as the man with a thousand muscles, Big Guns Joe, interrupted Lucy on ring announcing duties and demanded a match to prove he is the biggest, henchest? Man around. Joe demanded competition and he got it in the form of 2/3 of More Than Hype with LJ Cleary and Darren Kearney answering the call! Despite Big Joe insisting he could take on Cleary and Kearney all alone, (he is hench after all), he was forced to find a tag partner for the first shoot style tag match in Hybreed history. After being turned down by Scotty Davis and Dan Moloney he found his partner... Aidan of Club Tropicana! Although they would be taking each other on later in the day, the two put aside their differences to face MTH. Despite there being no ropes, the guys put on an absolutely brilliant match with highlights including Aidan being ceremoniously dumped to the floor and then hitting a super, sexy slip n slide with ref assistance! Despite this, More Than Hype secured the win with Big Joe surprisingly tapping out. After the match, Joe lashed out at Aidan and MTH came back to help their Irish compatriot. After the break, it was time for Omari vs the final third of More Than Hype Nathan Martin. This match was pretty brutal with the bloodcurdling screams of Martin sticking in the mind. It was Omari who eventually picked up the win with a move I can best describe as a twisty ball of death with Martin tapping out not long after the hold was locked in. So in the early battle of MTH vs M.O.B It was M.O.B who got the early advantage. The main event was a cracker. MK McKinnan was looking to register a first Breed win after his loss to Man Like Beano last month at Out Of The Box by taking on the man who won the first Hybreed match back in March Damon Moser. These men legitimately tried to kill each other. stiff strikes were the order of the day with both men lighting up the other by targeting any body part they could kick/punch. After a flurry of blows, McKinnan got that first win after laying out Moser. This was a brilliant match and both men can be proud of their performance. Really would recommend seeing this when it comes out. So... was the show good? Of course it was! Although I'll be honest, I wasn't to keen on Hybreed after the taster match at Colossal Tussle but this show was brilliant. The atmosphere, the matches, it really was special and I'm really looking forward to the next Hybreed show! |
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