We're so, so, so very close to Starrcave now (in fact, it's just over 2 weeks away) and the last stop on the road to Starrcave weekend was This Isn't Murder, It's Just Grenoside. It looked like it would be an extremely entertaining evening of wrestling, would it live up to the hype? Read on to find out!
Our card opened with a bit of a shock. Our Women Of Steel champion Ivy came out to gloat over the fact that she would be going into Starrcave as the WOS champion and that there was nothing that anyone could do about it. Much to Ivy's dismay, Lucy informed her that she would in fact be defending her title against Shax. Ivy was furious and stormed to the back. With that out of the way, we started the card proper. First up and it's The Leader Of The New Breed champion Joe Nelson taking on Luke Jacobs with the winner choosing their opponent for Starrcave and also getting the LOTNB belt. So this all came together in the aftermath of the 'champion vs champion' match between Nelson and TK Cooper at Independence. Jacobs came in to fend off Cooper, who was attacking Nelson, only to attack Nelson himself. Jacobs looked to be making quick work of Nelson and used his power to gain an early advantage. Th action spilled to the outside and Nelson managed to get some breathing room by knocking Jacobs into the ring apron. Jacobs soon reasserted himself on the bout and it looked like it would be curtains for Nelson. But Nelson doesn't go down that easily and after a late rally came away with the victory after hitting a Death Valley Driver and Sliced Bread No.2 combo. Afterwards, Jacobs and his partner Ethan Allen squared up to Nelson and looked like they'd jump him but JJ Barker came in with a lovely bright orange chair to keep the peace. All Allen and Jacobs wanted to do was shake Nelson's hand and once that was done, Nelson was about to pick his opponent when Barker struck him with the chair and went on to proclaim that in Breed he is nothing and that he is nothing because he has been busy carrying Nelson. Barker had put Nelson's ankle in the chair and stated that he would break the ankle if Nelson didn't pick him for the match at Starrcave. Nelson relented but Barker still snapped his ankle. So we're having a replay of a match from all the way back at The Colossal Tussle and if it's anywhere near as good as that one, we're in for a treat. It's open challenge time! Not only that but it's Session Moth Martina time! So this match was set to be Martina against Big Guns Joe but, unfortunately, Joe had a muscle injury and couldn't make it. So in a bit of last minute negotiations that have to be up there with the signing of Mo Besic, Breed only went and got John bloody Cena! Although he did look a little bit different... Turns out that Big Match John was in fact Big Match Joe and that surprise led to Joe Cena (thanks Connor) getting the early exchanges of the match. However, Joe didn't count on the power of the Cenation and that that power flowed strongly through Martina. Martina picked up the win with her new move the Keep Calm and Jaeger bomb. So Martina continues her momentum to her deathmatch with Gene Munny and Big Joe has to go back to the drawing board. It's the penultimate match of the first half and it's Women Of Steel championship time! The champ Ivy took on her long time rival Shax with the winner booking their place in the cave. Ivy was on a warpath after learning she would be defending her title earlier on in the night and took it hard to Shax early doors with Ivy wrapping up Shax in the ring apron and letting loose. Shax did mount a comeback though and did look like she would be punching her ticket to Starrcave. However, Ivy is still our WOS champion but she did have to use a kick to the private parts as she secured the win with a facebuster. Who will take the WOS championship from Ivy? At this minute, it's hard to see how she'll lose the belt. But I'm sure she'll slip up in the future. It's first half main event time and its trios action with the two dominant trios of Breed finally clashing. ETM have been undefeated since day one. Not only that but their ranks contain the Breed Champion in TK Cooper. More Than Hype have been on a similar undefeated streak and are going to the cave to take on the trio of Chris Brookes, Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher aka Schadenfreude. So both teams came out but ETM were missing a member. Spike Trivet was apparently caught up with a polo match and he would be replaced by Rocky Mac. This match was simply incredible. I think at this point it's safe to say that Breed have one of the strongest trio divisions in British wrestling at the moment and More Than Hype have been a big part of that. Every show they come in and usually put on one of, if not the, best matches on the card. They are an absolute joy to watch and if they ever come to a company near you, please, go and see them. The match was wrestled at a breakneck speed and was just brilliant. Go and see this match. I won't spoil the ending for you because it was that bloody good. Serious well done to everyone. We're back from the break and it's another absolute banger of a match. Catch Point's Rory Gulak took on Scotty Davis in something of a dream match. If you love technical wrestling, this match is your jam. Both men gave it their all and put on a masterclass in mat based wrestling. This is another match that I would rather you, the reader, go out of your way to see because it was incredible. So, no spoilers again. I'm very sorry but this was incredible and needs to be seen to be believed. More singles action up next and it's Jay Joshua taking on Nico Angelo. This was a contender for sleeper hit of the night. Joshua is an incredible athlete and showed off his versatility here busting out devastating kicks and suplexes to Angelo. Angelo however was mighty impressive in his Breed debut and showed off incredible athleticism with moon saults to the outside and hurricanranas on the inside along with a variety of different springboards. It wouldn't be Angelo's day however and Joshua picked up the win with a chokehold. This was a lovely little match and was a brilliant showcase for both men, especially the debuting Angelo. It's the penultimate match of the night and it's one that I was looking forward to. It was a late edition to the card but my god, was it a good one. Tate Mayfairs took on a returning Shay Purser. Now, I love Shay Fu, so when this match was announced I was very excited and it didn't disappoint. Tate tried to take it to Shay early on but this only angered Shay. This led to Mayfairs falling victim to another choke hold and with that, Shay Fu picked up a win on his return to Breed. It was so good to see Shay back in a Breed ring and I certainly hope it isn't the last time we see him at Breed. It's main event time and it's Rampage vs Brady Phillips. This was for a place in the elimination four way at Starrcave and this was another absolutely incredible bout. Both men beat the ever loving crap out of each other and risked life and limb all for a place at Starrcave. It's not an overreaction when I say this is one of the best matches I've seen live. Seriously, again, go and see this match when it comes out. It won't disappoint. All I'll say about the ending is that it was very unexpected. Seriously, big well done to both men, you were both incredible. Was this perhaps the best all round Breed show to date? Probably so, it has three matches on it that I would highly recommend you go out and see and the rest of the card is pretty good too! All in all, as a precursor for Starrcave it did it's job and then some. It was an incredible night of wrestling and I look forward to Starrcave weekend!
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